Chapter Twelve: Heart of Black
"Someone sounds afraid..." Toby said with a chuckle. Bella shot him a glare and Toby raised his hands in defense.
"Do I get to learn your real name?" Bella asked. Toby muttered something under his breath and ran his pale hand through his sandy colored hair.
"Eventually. Have patience, Isabella." Toby promised. Bella's teeth mashed together in annoyance. Toby checked his watch and cursed quietly. "We're going to be late for our flight." Toby started to walk to the main road, his hands in his denim pockets.
Bella sighed and closed her eyes, wishing she had never gone to seen Matt in the first place. None of this wouldn't be happening. She wouldn't be a spy, she wouldn't have fallen in love and she wouldn't have been a vampire.
"It's happened. Get over it," Bella whispered to herself. Bella ran a hand through her hair and jogged over to Toby. Toby was walking towards a 2009 Harley Davidson that was parked on the road. Bella cleared her throat and Toby turned his head. "Flight?" she asked. "We're flying?"
Toby nodded. "I thought it might be easier than swimming across the ocean," Toby remarked. He placed on leg over his motorcycle and revved the engine. "Are you coming?" He snapped.
"Yes," Bella said in a small voice. Bella placed on leg over the Harley and sat down on the back. Toby placed a helmet over Bella's petite head and she wrapped her arms around his waist with a scowl on her face. Toby rolled his eyes and squeezed on the gas. The motorcycle purred and shot forward. The wind blew on Bella's face, sending her hair flying behind the helmet.
Bella bit her lip. She shouldn't be here. She should be with the Cullens'. She should be with Edward and Renesmee. Not some motorcycle junkie ass. Bella turned her head and swore she saw a pair of golden eyes watching her.
Bella shook her head and looked forward. She could see the airport ahead with her crystal clear vision. A few minutes later, Toby pulled into a parking spot. Bella got off and took the helmet off, shaking her hair. Bella took a few steps towards the front entrance, but Toby grabbed her wrist.
"We have a private flight," Toby said. "We don't have to go through customs." Bella followed Toby to a gated place. Toby pulled a key out of his pocket and opened the lock. His hands swiftly opened the metal gate and the walked towards the huge jet.
Toby walked towards three men and started talking to them quietly. He walked back to Bella and placed a hand on her back and led her into the plane. It was beautiful. The seats were a creamy leather. Yellow flowers sat in vases which sat on the tables. There was even a chandelier. Bella sat down on one of the seats and buckled up.
Toby's phone went off and he quickly answered it, making his way to the bathroom. Bella could hear him, perfectly. A woman's voice yelled at him through the phone.
"You better hurry up! They're getting anxious," The woman hissed.
"I can't make an airplane move any faster," He snapped.
"You know what happens when they doesn't get what they wants," Toby sighed.
"I'll do my best. We should be there by sunrise, tomorrow," Toby said. He hung up his Nokia and walked back. He stormed up to the pilot and demanded he start the plane. The pilot argued that they weren't ready but Toby didn't listen. The pilot's heart sped up and Toby grabbed him by the neck.
"You need to hurry up," He snapped. The pilot's face started to turn blue.
"Toby..." Bella warned. Toby dropped the pilot and walked back to sit. He buckled up and watched the pilot scramble to flip switches. in the next ten minutes they were in the air. Bella looked out of the window and thought about Toby's conversation.
"They're getting anxious." the woman had said. They. Who could they be? Was the woman talking about Bella's master? Did Bella have more than one master? Did her master have other soldiers? Toby interrupted her thoughts.
"We should be landing in France soon," Toby said. "After we land, we are taking a boat to our destination." France? Why in hell were they landing in France? Bella had always wanted to go to France, but not like this. Bella sighed as a woman walked up to her. Bella turned her head and saw the fear cloud the attendant's face.
"They're contacts," Bella said, pointing to her crimson red eyes. Bella could hear the woman's heartbeat speed up and down. "What's your name?" Bella asked.
"Tayl-" She started but Toby snapped his head around and stood up.
"You do not have permission to talk," He said, a growl rising up from his throat. The woman's heartbeat sped up to many beats per second. A dribble of sweat rolled down the side of her face and she nodded her head. Toby sat back down and mumbled something about humans and how stupid they were.
The woman pointed to a name tag. Taylor. Bella smiled. "Nice to meet you Taylor." Taylor handed Bella a cup of warm liquid. Bella sniffed. It was blood. Bella looked up at Taylor. Taylor gave a worried smile. Bella took a glimpse at her neck; She had a band-aid that was soaked with blood. Had she given up her blood for Bella? Bella casted a look at the blood and shook her head. She placed the blood back on the tray. Taylor's face went emotionless.
"No thanks," Bella mumbled. Taylor smiled a heart warming smile.
"Thank you," she mouthed. Bella nodded and Taylor went over to Toby, offering him some of her fresh blood. Toby gladly accepted and drank it all in one sip. Bella could see her knees about to buckle.
"You can go," Bella demanded. Taylor turned around, smiling and rushed away.
"Awe, Someone's a party pooper." Toby said.
"C'mon babe, she's a party pooper." That's what the girl had said when Bella told Matt to leave the homeless man alone. Bella gritted her teeth and clenched a vase that was beside her. The vase shattered and the flowers and water spilled on to the carpet. Taylor came running out with a new vase and a dust pan and broom. Bella bent down and took the dust pan and broom from Taylor.
"I'll clean it up. It's my fault," Bella stated. Taylor nodded and grabbed the flowers putting them into the new vase. Bella swept the glass into the dustpan and handed the dustpan and broom back to Taylor. Taylor smiled and walked back to the other flight attendant. Bella sat back down in her seat and looked through the window for the whole flight.
A few hours later, the pilot spoke."Ladies and Gentleman, we have now landed in France," he said over the speaker. Bella stood up and followed Toby out of the plane. They were greeted by two smiling french men. Toby cleared his throat.
"Êtes-vous nos conducteurs de bateau?" Toby said. The two men looked at each other and laughed.
"We speak English, dude," The first man said. "In fact, I'm from Canada. My fellow partner here is from Japan." The man beside him grinned.
"Kon'nichiwa!" He said with a huge smile.
"That means Hello in Japanese," The first man stated, his voice cracking. "Anyways, we are your boat drivers. Now, follow us." Toby growled under his breath but followed the men, Bella right behind him. They walked to a canal and the two men jumped into a tiny boat.
"Hop on!" The first man said. Toby hopped in and held out a hand for Bella. Bella took it reluctantly. He pulled her into the boat and she crashed into him. Her chest hit his and his lips weren't too far from hers. Toby leaned forward.
"You're stepping on my foot," Toby hissed. Bella backed away and took her foot off his. Toby rolled his eyes and muttered something about being immature. Bella sat down and the first man started the boat. The second man stared at Bella's eyes,
"Contacts," Bella said. The man nodded but didn't take his eyes off of her. Bella could tell he didn't trust her. Bella looked at her hands and the boat sped into the ocean
"Are you going to tell me where we are going?" Bella asked. Toby chuckled. It wasn't a warm chuckle. It was a dark chuckle.
"Would you feel better if I told you?" Toby inquired.
"Yes, actually it would. It would ease my mind, because you could easily be kidnapping me. But how would I know unless you tell me?" Bella said crossing her arms.
"Italy. We're going to Italy. And in fact, it seems we are here," Toby said. "Good driving, Albert. I'll let them know that you have done your job. You should be able to see your wife later this evening." The first man, Albert nodded.
"Thank you," Albert said quietly, his voice shaking. Toby chuckled and exited off the boat. He pulled Bella up and out of the boat.
"I love to see humans tremble in fear." Toby said with a smirk. Bella sighed and ran her fingers through her brown hair. Plip, Plop. Bella looked up and saw grey clouds gathering. Rain drops fell from the sky, landing on the pavement. The moon glowed, highlighting the drops of rain falling. Bella touched her neck and started to panic.
Her necklace wasn't there. Her hand frantically moved around her neck. It must've unclasped when Emmett was holding her down against the snow. That was her only reminder of Edward. Bella dropped her hand and caught up to Toby.
"Can you tell me your name now?" Bella asked. Toby sighed. He was tired of Bella pestering him. It was annoying and childish. As they always say, Curiosity kills the cat. Toby smirked at that thought. He turned his head towards Bella.
"Demetri. My name is Demetri." Demetri said. Bella nodded. Her eyes wandered the city. It was surprising how many people were out at three o'clock in the night. But then again, the timezone was different. It wasn't three o'clock in Italy. It was in fact six o'clock in the morning. Life filled up the street, everywhere. Bella could hear all of their heartbeats. Dong. Bella looked up to see a giant clock tower that faded into a castle.
"Are we going there?" Bella asked, pointing towards the castle.
Demetri nodded. "Yes indeed we are. Welcome to Volterra, Isabella." After rushing through crowds of people, Bella and Toby made it into the castle/clock tower. A buff man greeted them. His eyes were crimson as well. He was a vampire. He opened the doors and Bella and Toby walked in, the man following.
He grabbed a black cloak and placed it over Demetri's shoulders. Demetri smiled and fastened the cloak up. A golden chain with a V on it rested upon the cloak. "Thank you Felix." Demetri said. Felix nodded. A small, blonde girl with bright red eyes approached Bella and Demetri.
"They're ready," she said. Was this the girl that was on the phone with Toby? Her piercing eyes eyed Bella. Bella grew a lump in her throat. Another young man who looked the same age as the blonde girl walked over. He was wearing the same V necklace, along with the blonde, Demetri and Felix.
"They wanted to know what was taking so long, sister," He snapped. The blonde raised her head.
"Follow me," She commanded. The girl turned around and walked away. Bella followed after her, admiring the castle. It was ancient. Old paintings hung up on the wall and everything was marble. The girl's heels clicked against the marble. Bella turned her head to see a woman at a desk. Bella inhaled. She was human.
'Why would they keep a human here?' Bella wondered in her head. The woman stood up and placed her hands behind her back.
"Jane. Demetri. Felix," The woman said, nodding her head after she said their names.Jane. She had heard about Jane and her gruesome power. Jane walked up to big doors and opened them. Before Bella entered, a painting caught her eye. It was a painting of vampires. A vampire was drinking the blood from a nude woman. Bella scrunched up her nose and walked into the huge room.
It was a throne room. Three black thrones sat at the end of the room. Bella moved her eyes and saw a woman with a crack in her forehead. The woman groaned in pain. Her red hair covered her face. The man's grip around the woman's neck tightened and Bella heard another loud crack.
"It wasn't my fault!" she screamed. "I did the best I could!" Crack. A man with slim, long black hair approached the woman and man.
"That's enough, Caius," The man said. Caius dropped the woman. "You know what to do." the man with black hair said. Caius grinned. He turned around and ripped the woman's head off. She was a vampire, so her body broke like glass. Caius dropped the head and it rolled away.
"We have visitors," a man with long brown hair said. He was perched up on his throne. The black haired man turned his head and appeared in front of Demetri.
"You have done well Demetri," He said. Demetri bowed his head.
"Thank you master," Demetri replied. Master. Bella froze as the black haired man approached her.
"Isabella...We meet again. Everyone calls me Aro, but you will call me Master." Aro grinned and held out his hand. Her master was the leader of the Volturi. Why would the leader of the vampire world be controlling her? Bella took in a rattled breath. She stared at her master, wide eyed.
"Give him your hand." Demetri snapped in a hushed whisper. Bella shakily raised her pale hand and placed in in her Master's palm. Aro closed his eyes with a frown on his face.
"It seems I can not see anything.." Aro mumbled. He turned his head to Jane and Jane nodded.
"Pain," She said, staring into Bella's eyes. Bella could feel a tingling sensation hitting her, but it wasn't enough to bring her down. Her shield was protecting her. Jane huffed in frustration.
"It seems my dear, that you have the power of a shield," The brown haired man said.
"It seems so, Marcus," Aro said. "It's fascinating." His eyes dazed back to Bella. "You would be a impressive member of our guard.."
Bella clenched her fists. No way in hell was she joining. Aro chuckled. "Now if you excuse us Isabella-"
"Bella," Bella said interrupting. Aro cleared his throat and shot Bella a glare. She could tell she wasn't supposed to talk back to her Master.
"Well if you excuse us, Bella," Aro snapped. "I have to talk to Demetri, privately." Bella could see the fear in Demetri's eyes. Bella nodded and quickly exited out of the throne room.
"Where am I supposed to go?" Bella questioned loudly. A voice must've heard her because someone replied.
"You have a room upstairs," The woman at the desk said. Bella nodded and zipped up the stairs in vampire speed. Bella opened a door randomly and assumed it was her room. Before she could even take a step into it, a body tackled her to the ground. Bella grunted as her head hit the marble.
"I've finally found you!" the woman exclaimed in a whisper. Bella struggled under the woman's grip.
"Get off," Bella grunted. The woman got off of her and Bella could see her attacker more carefully. The woman's eyes shined red. Her dark brown hair framed her face and her slim jaw.
"Who are you?" Bella snapped. The woman raised a finger to her lips,telling her to be quieter.
"If you're any louder, they will hear us. They wanted to make sure we didn't interact," She mumbled. Bella sighed.
"Who the hell are you?" Bella repeated in a whisper. The woman pushed some hair away from her face.
"My name is Nora." She stated. "But you will know me as Tessa."
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Bella's master is finally revealed!! Were you expecting Aro to be her master? What about Toby/ Demetri? I would love to hear your thoughts.
Tessa is back! What do you guys think she is doing in the Volturi? How do you think she survived giving birth?
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