18Well, hi there :]
This is my little fic that I just started on a whim. This is actually my first fic...but I write all the time.
Each chapter is going to have a song that goes along with it...I already have a few planned out :P
I honestly have no idea what else to put here, so, go ahead and just read, please. :P
-KM
***Hey hey hey. So! Big changes! There's a new name...Alternatives! I decided it was a little more relevant. And Someone to Love just seemed WAYY too...cliche or something. Overused? That sounds good. And I have a new penname! RyleighFTW. Because that's pretty much my favorite name in the world, and it is FOR THE WIN! :D
Anyways, I'm EDITING EVERYTHING! Sorry if you get alerts on new chapters. I read through these chapters one night and thought to myself...Wow...this writing is pure, liquid shit. So I'm editing everything now.
There WILL be a new chapter up today or tomorrow! I PROMISE! I have, like, ONE PARAGRAPH LEFT ON IT! I SWEAR I WILL WRITE IT!
In other news, there should be a poll on my profile! (If it's not up there, PM me or whatever and I'll go batshit crazy and get all up in 's business and then break my computer and then fix it and then fix the poll) I'm getting kinda bored with this story and I have a ton of new ideas racing around in my head. I MIGHT put this on hiatus, but I just find it so hard to write new chapters on this story. It's been, what, 7 months since I last updated? Yeah. Can you tell it's been hard to update?
So, yeah! I hope you like the new-ish direction I'm taking.***
-RyFTW
P.S. I forgot to add this: I'm not doing chapter titles anymore. They annoy me. Because whenever I come up with one, they're usually only 1% relevant to the story, and the other 99% is just me making up random words that I think sound like what a chapter should be called.
DISCLAIMER: The original idea isn't mine. 'Nuff said.
Tell me what you want to hear
Something that were like those years
I'm sick of all the insincere
So I'm gonna give all my secrets away
Secrets by OneRepublic
Chapter One
BPOV
I heard a light tap on my door. I twitched my hand and it flew open, courtesy of telekinesis, just one of my powers. I was a shield, I controlled minds,* and I had telekinesis. Gianna entered trustingly, with a beaming smile on her face. "Ma'am, Master Aro wishes to see you in the main hall."
I sighed in reluctance, and waved Gianna off with a muttered "thanks." I vaguely remembered the first time I saw her, and thought of her as naïve, but I related to her. She was a human, working with vampires instead of fearing them, and wishing to someday become one. Now I knew that she had no chance, and that soon enough she would become dinner. She was becoming less able for the job as she aged. She was nearing thirty or thirty-five or whatever, I didn't really care. She didn't smell too appealing, she seemed to fancy this new perfume that smelled absolutely terrible.
I gracefully stood up off of the couch and grabbed my cloak as I walked lazily to the large room where we met other vampires who had requests or needed judgment. I pushed open the great doors with ease and entered as I pulled up my hood. I enjoyed these cloaks, when the hood was up, it was nearly impossible for anyone, immortal or not, to see your face.
I bowed to Aro, Caius, and Marcus before I hopped up the steps, and placed my hand in Aro's. I knew he heard my curious questions. Who's coming? Why am I here? I was not always present for these sessions, because I was rarely needed. If anyone caused trouble, they could usually be handled by the rest of the guard. I was only called upon in times when the person coming posed a threat to us, but I didn't see how anyone could pose a threat to every single one of us.
Aro thought, knowing I was listening to his thoughts because he preferred to converse through mind with me, We need you to shield us all. The one coming has…gifts. I could hear the reluctance in his thoughts, but he covered it up well. Please wait for my signal to act, dear. Aro was such a kind person, but he was quick to punish if you acted out, were rude, or were just plain stupid. I nodded obediently and took my place alongside the other guard.
My position was closest to Aro, if he were to need me at any time. I stood next to Jane, and I nodded a hello to her. She smiled back at me. We would talk normally, but not in the hall when we were here to be serious.
I had fit in perfectly with my Volturi family. Heidi and Jane were like the sisters I never had, Felix was like my big brother, Alec like my little brother, and Demetri…Demetri was inexplicable. I leaned over a centimeter and flashed a smile at my love, and he automatically noticed me and grinned back. Demetri was so sweet.
"Ah, our guest will be here momentarily," Aro announced in a sing-song voice.
I pushed my shield out to cover everyone like a blanket. It enveloped the guard, the elders, and I found Heidi down in the lobby, and shielded her mind, too. I curiously searched for our guest, and then froze when I recognized the thoughts running through his mind.
Peace, child. Aro soothed. I broke formation and strode towards Aro. Caius hissed at me, but Aro silenced him, letting me approach. I nearly slapped my hand down on his awaiting hand, but controlled myself.
How could you, Aro? You know what he's done. What happened to us being family? Families don't do this to each other!
Aro flinched away from me because of the assault of words that immediately entered his mind. I had my back turned to our guest, and was even happier about the hood covering my face. I would prefer to know what he was here about, instead of having him angst the whole day. Calm, my dear. Hear him out.
I growled, but retreated to my spot in the formation.
Edward watched me ghost back with curious, dead eyes. His brow furrowed, he stared at me harder, if that were possible, and then broke down. He fell on the marble floor, on his knees, sitting down on the ground. I cocked my head, and read his thoughts. Just like…just like her. He thought, pained beyond belief. A flash of my human face went through his mind and he curled inward, banishing the image. I was shocked, why the hell was this man falling apart at the simple memory of me? He didn't want me when I was a fragile human!
Aro ghosted forward, and requested Edward rise. Slowly, he did. He placed his hand in Aro's and let him know what he wished mentally. I was happy again to be able to read minds. I saw inconsequential things of Edward when he was absent of Forks. I paid no attention to them; I didn't care what he did in his free time. Then he got to why he was here, and I held back a shock. Edward wanted to…to die? Not that I was going to try to be a part of his life again, hell no. I didn't want to be connected to the little twerp's pitiful existence at all.
Then Aro sifted through Edward's thoughts, and realized why. He wanted to die because I wasn't with him anymore? Because I'd died?
Aro then released Edward's hand, and was silent for a moment. "Let me confer with my brothers." I internally sighed, this might take a while. Aro exited the room with Caius and Marcus so they could talk in private, and the rest of us waited, silent and still.
Edward's eyes gazed over all of us and lingered on me a second more than the others. I concentrated on his mind, but immediately let go of it, not wanting to hear the self-loathing and miserable thoughts.
Suddenly the door opened, and Heidi rushed in. Bella, we need you, there's an emergency. I sighed aloud and slowly walked past Edward and followed Heidi. The door slammed shut behind me, and I made my way downstairs. I met her and Gianna in the waiting room, only to find the rest of the Cullen family there.
"What do you want me to do?" I asked Heidi lazily.
Stop them, she replied simply through her thoughts. The big one was trying to break through, earlier.
I laughed at that, and used my telekinesis to raise Emmett up in the air. "What the—" but he was cut off as I flicked him into a wall. We had enough money to fix the gaping hole that was now in it. And if we didn't want to pay for it, we could just have the humans who fixed it as a meal when they were done. That fixed everything.
"Hey!" Emmett cried out, jumping out of the wall. I grinned and laughed sadistically. He started marching towards me, visibly irritated, but I stopped him from moving as soon as I was with in his punching distance.
"Don't even try it," I warned with a smile.
"What the hell are you doing?" Rosalie burst out, immediately coming to her mate's aid. "What's your problem?"
"Well, to the first," I answered slowly, "I'm protecting myself; and to the second, my problem is you."
Carlisle stepped forward cautiously, trying to show that he meant no harm. Always the peacemaker, Carlisle was. "What did we do to you?"
Alice gasped, and I smirked. I could tell from the blank look on her face that she knew exactly who I was. A second later, she was back in the present, and her face was layered in shock, guilt, shame, and most of all, confusion.
I immediately let my mind range, and immediately found Jane. She was worried about what was going on down here, everyone had heard the loud crash, but they could only faintly hear our talking. Jane, dear, I said, placing my thoughts in her mind. Could you come down here?
She told me she was on her way, and within seconds she was by my side.
I wrapped my arm over her shoulders. "Now, if any of you step one toe out of line, I'll have Jane dear let you know that you were too bold." I said icily, with a sadistic grin on my face.
I reached up and pulled the hood away from my face. Gasps came from all of the Cullen family, excluding Alice.
"Bella?" Rosalie sneered. Oh, fantastic, I heard her mental voice lament. Even when she's a vampire she has more than me! She's obviously got powers, and she's prettier than me!
"Thank you," I said with a grin on my face.
Oh, great, she can read minds too! I threw my head back, laughing.
Esme ran forward. She was going to try to hug me, but I stopped her before she could. "Don't think you can just hug me; tell me how sorry you are, and then it'll be all better, Esme; because you can't make it better."
"We're so sorry, dear. We never wanted to leave. It was better for you."
"Better for me?" I snorted. "You have no—" I was cut off by Aro's mind calling for me. We have decided, please come. You may let the rest of the Cullens know they are welcome to join us. I growled at his open invitation, but passed it on. They all immediately said they were going. Even Rosalie, to my surprise. When I searched her head, I realized she really did care about Edward, as much as it annoyed her to have to come all the way to Italy for him and not for herself.
Jane, Heidi, and I led them to the main hall and told them to stand by the door.
I had quickly raised my hood as soon as I saw Edward, and checked my shield.
"Edward," Aro said slowly. "We have decided to decline you request." A quiet sigh of relief came from the Cullens. "But, while you are here, we would like to ask if you would feel inclined to join us?" I hissed, but quickly restrained myself. Edward shot me a look of curiosity and Caius gave me a warning look.
"I'd rather not," he said quietly. "I would like to leave now."
"What a pity. Alice? Jasper?"
Edward turned is head, shocked to see his whole family there. He had a confused look on his face, but then he turned, and looked at me. I entered his mind in time to hear him think: shield. Looks like Eddikins isn't as stupid as he seems.
Alice and Jasper exchanged a look, and said "No thank you" at the same time.
"How sad. Edward, I do believe one of my guards would like to speak with you, am I correct, dear?" Aro glanced over at me, smiling.
"Yes, master. Thank you. Do you wish me to escort the Cullens out?"
"Thank you, yes. Goodbye, all of you. I'm sorry we couldn't have a pleasant conversation."
"Come." I ordered, immediately outside of the door, running. This was a conversation I would like to have alone, without all the other vampires in the castle being able to listen in. I climbed over the wall that wrapped around the city, and landed in the forest. I sat on a limb of a tree, my feet dangling in the air.
With my mind, I followed the Cullens, and then released the vampires in the castle from my shield, knowing when Edward wouldn't be able to hear them. Three seconds later, seven vampires had grouped below me.
"Well, well, well," I said monotonously. I hopped down to the ground. "Hello, Ed."
"Why do you want to talk to me?" He replied, resigned. He seemed…dead.
I laughed, and then shook my head, letting my black hood fall around my shoulders.
Edward froze. "B—Bella?"
I nodded with a sadistic smile on my face, then reared back, and punched him right in the jaw.
So? How was that? Please review and tell me :]
I actually already have the first paragraph for the next chapter written. It was going to be the first paragraph for this chapter, but I knew that if I kept it, I would have to write a humongous chapter. This one's already 2k words, so I thought it was long enough.
Feedback on my writing, the character interactions, and the song that I used and songs that I could use in later chapters would be loved.
Also, if you have any ideas on the name for this story, just put that in the review. I suck at naming stories :/
Oh! And what do you think of the Bella/Demetri couple? I thought it would add a cool twist to it. And it would be amusing to write about when "Eddie boy" finds out about it.
Well, back to writing for me, I guess!
Ciao,
-KM
* Mind control: She can read minds, insert her thoughts into minds, and can erase memories.
** Techopathy is the ability to control technology.
***So, techopathy is out. I would never use it, so Bella no longer has that power.
Can you believe that there are no A/N's in this chapter? I'm usually an A/N whore.
So, I really hope this doesn't delete the reviews...if it does...well DAMN. You better re-review or I'll be all "WTF, YOU AIN'T REVIEWIN? YOU LITTLE JERK." *tacklepouncekill*
Oh yeah, forgot to mention before. I got the inspiration for this story from the story "New Soul" by Nyx Nuit. It's COMPLETE and a "Bella joins Volturi" story. And it's AMAZING. I've read it twice to keep up the inspiration for writing this.
So...if the reviews are deleted...review, bitches! If you do, I'll...I'll marry you! And you know you want me ;D***
-RyFTW