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Previously on Ch.39:
His eyes were wide with fright as he stared back at me. By this time, every vampire in the room was on alert. One was even trying to use their ability against me because I felt an awful stabbing pain against my shield, but nothing could penetrate its defenses now.
"You. . ." Aro gasped out, and the entire vampire guard fell into a crouch as if to attack me.
Now, Ch.40:
"STAND DOWN NOW!" Aro ordered severely, and by the stunned expressions of his guard, Aro clearly never raised his voice. Until now.
He stared back at me as I studied him.
"Do not threaten Bella Swan, or we will all be destroyed," he spoke in a grave voice.
It became utterly still and quiet.
"Aro, what is the meaning of this? What did you see?" The white-haired ancient vampire asked.
"My dear Caius. . ." Aro spoke in a whisper, turning around to face him on his high pedestal. "I saw. . ." He then looked back at me. "Too much. I saw pain, sadness, and. . . destruction."
I stifled a sigh of relief that he did not see the darkness I buried deep inside me. . . kept hidden from everyone.
"Bella, you are free to go." Aro acknowledged but Caius snarled in protest.
"What? What has you trembling before this woman, Aro?" he hissed.
"Everything. . . her power, her immortality, the fact that there is something very sinister lurking in her mind. . ." Aro trailed off, lost in my gaze.
Before Caius could speak, there was a sharp growl from within the group of vampires to my left. And everyone turned their attention to a small girl with lank, pale brown hair trimmed short wearing a shorter, darker cloak and round, red eyes.
"If she is such a threat to us then why won't we just kill her, and be done with it?" she shrilled in a high voice.
"Jane. . ." Aro murmured, still gazing at me, but before he could finish, I intervened.
"Because. . ." I spoke softly, and then released a large physical pulse with my mind that made the group of vampires smack right into the wall behind them as if someone had directly pushed them.
The Ancients stared open-mouthed at their fallen vampires, but then that girl - Jane - whipped back up with a growl and lunged for me.
I quickly stepped away, making her miss me, spun around her, and then grabbed her by her throat.
"Because I have been destroying many creatures including vampires for the past millenniums." I stressed, my tone growing dark and frightening that even made me have chills. "And in my eyes, you are nothing but a child," I said coldly and released her and she fell in a heap on the floor and I began walking away.
And they did not stop me as I left, because no one could.
. . .
The Cullen's were speechless by the end of it. But finally, Carlisle was the one who spoke.
"So you have not met with them since then?"
I sighed.
"I've only encountered them once before. . . a few years back. And once they take a whiff of me, they instantly leave. Not wanting to provoke me and start a battle, they're terrified of me. . . which they have every right to be." I glanced up at the Cullen's, wanting them to see just how dangerous I truly was. . . yet my. . . selfish side wanted them to overlook my past and just to continue to accept me for who I am. Looks like my selfish side is winning.
"We're not afraid of you Bella," Edward spoke for everyone with a fierce determination in his eyes.
I looked down, keeping my thoughts to myself.
Yeah, until you know the REAL me.
The next chapter will be a fun one! I hope you all enjoyed this! Plz rate and comment! ^_^
Previously on Ch.39:
His eyes were wide with fright as he stared back at me. By this time, every vampire in the room was on alert. One was even trying to use their ability against me because I felt an awful stabbing pain against my shield, but nothing could penetrate its defenses now.
"You. . ." Aro gasped out, and the entire vampire guard fell into a crouch as if to attack me.
Now, Ch.40:
"STAND DOWN NOW!" Aro ordered severely, and by the stunned expressions of his guard, Aro clearly never raised his voice. Until now.
He stared back at me as I studied him.
"Do not threaten Bella Swan, or we will all be destroyed," he spoke in a grave voice.
It became utterly still and quiet.
"Aro, what is the meaning of this? What did you see?" The white-haired ancient vampire asked.
"My dear Caius. . ." Aro spoke in a whisper, turning around to face him on his high pedestal. "I saw. . ." He then looked back at me. "Too much. I saw pain, sadness, and. . . destruction."
I stifled a sigh of relief that he did not see the darkness I buried deep inside me. . . kept hidden from everyone.
"Bella, you are free to go." Aro acknowledged but Caius snarled in protest.
"What? What has you trembling before this woman, Aro?" he hissed.
"Everything. . . her power, her immortality, the fact that there is something very sinister lurking in her mind. . ." Aro trailed off, lost in my gaze.
Before Caius could speak, there was a sharp growl from within the group of vampires to my left. And everyone turned their attention to a small girl with lank, pale brown hair trimmed short wearing a shorter, darker cloak and round, red eyes.
"If she is such a threat to us then why won't we just kill her, and be done with it?" she shrilled in a high voice.
"Jane. . ." Aro murmured, still gazing at me, but before he could finish, I intervened.
"Because. . ." I spoke softly, and then released a large physical pulse with my mind that made the group of vampires smack right into the wall behind them as if someone had directly pushed them.
The Ancients stared open-mouthed at their fallen vampires, but then that girl - Jane - whipped back up with a growl and lunged for me.
I quickly stepped away, making her miss me, spun around her, and then grabbed her by her throat.
"Because I have been destroying many creatures including vampires for the past millenniums." I stressed, my tone growing dark and frightening that even made me have chills. "And in my eyes, you are nothing but a child," I said coldly and released her and she fell in a heap on the floor and I began walking away.
And they did not stop me as I left, because no one could.
. . .
The Cullen's were speechless by the end of it. But finally, Carlisle was the one who spoke.
"So you have not met with them since then?"
I sighed.
"I've only encountered them once before. . . a few years back. And once they take a whiff of me, they instantly leave. Not wanting to provoke me and start a battle, they're terrified of me. . . which they have every right to be." I glanced up at the Cullen's, wanting them to see just how dangerous I truly was. . . yet my. . . selfish side wanted them to overlook my past and just to continue to accept me for who I am. Looks like my selfish side is winning.
"We're not afraid of you Bella," Edward spoke for everyone with a fierce determination in his eyes.
I looked down, keeping my thoughts to myself.
Yeah, until you know the REAL me.
The next chapter will be a fun one! I hope you all enjoyed this! Plz rate and comment! ^_^