What Shoul Have Happened

Dear Edward
If you are reading this then it means that I am already gone. I could not sit by and allow your family to be slaughtered because of me. So instead of sitting by I have decided to take some action. By the time you read this I will already be on my way to Italy. Know that I have done this because I love you more than life itself. You and your family have done so much to keep me safe. I must now do what I can to keep all of you safe. It was me they were after not you or your family. It must now be me that it ends with.
I now beg you not to be mad at me, I could not bare to have you mad at me. This is something that I had to do. No longer will I put you or your family in danger. Though I know that it matter not that I say this but I must say it any way. Please do not come after me. If you come after me and get yourself killed then my sacrifice will have been for nothing. So please do not follow me.
Forever Your Love
Bella







Edward could not believe what he had just read, she could not have done this, not after everything they had done to keep her safe. After all he had done to keep her safe. He only hoped that he was not too late.
"Edward we need to talk, Bella is going..."
"Bella is going to Italy to turn herself in. I know Alice I just found the note she left behind."
When Edward looked into Alice's eyes he saw a deep pain in them. It was a kind of sadness that he had never before seen in her eyes. It sent off warning signs within himself, but he ignored them for they could not be true.
"Edward if we leave now then there is a chance that we could get to her before she turns herself in. We need to leave now though."
"Alice I can read your mind and even if I could not I can see it in your eyes. There is but the slimmest chance that we could get to Bella before she gets to them."
"What is wrong with you, we still have a chance if we act now. Think about Bella Edward, think about what they will do to her when they get her."
"I did not say that I was not going to get her."
Edward ran out of the door and down the stairs. He could not let them come, the chance of success was too low and the chance they would die was too high. This was something that he had to go do on his own. Bella was his responsibility and not there's. Before he could get far the rest of his family was running by his side.
"Go home all of you! This is my responsibility not yours, go!"
Edward growled at the rest of his family but they seemed to ignore him for they did not stop following him. Instead Emmet let out a throaty laugh as if to say: "And let you have all the fun haa!". The laugh was followed by Carlisle thoughts filling Edwards head.
"This is our fight Edward because you and Bella are our family."
Edward knew that arguing with them would get him no where so instead he simply ran faster. In fact he ran faster then he could ever remember running in his entire vampire life. It suited him well enough though because it put more distance between him and his family and less distance between Bella and himself.
Before long he came to the edge of the forest and the beginning of the road that led to the city. Edward stopped running so the rest of his family could catch up with him, which within seconds they had. Though once every one was there, there  were two less than there should have been. Jasper and Alice were no where to be seen, nor could he hear their thoughts.
"Where are Alice and Jasper? Did they stay behind?"
It was Esme who responded to Edward's question.
"They should be here any minute with the cars. Alice and Jasper had to gather what we would need to travel and said they would pick up us here. It should not be long before they arrive."
Edward was annoyed that he was being delayed by his family, but secretly was happy that they came with him. Even though he knew that this was something that in the end he had to do on his own it was good to have them here for the ride.
"So what is the plan then? We go in there kick some butt then ride off into the sunset with fair maiden in tow."
"This is not a joke Emmet. When we go in there we will be out matched and out numbered. I for one do not see why we do not do as Edward asked and let him do this on his own."
Carlisle stood up and walked over to were Rosalie was standing.
"Rosalie we have been over this before, Bella is part of our family now. We protect our family."
"So even when she runs straight into danger, on purpose none the less, we are still supposed to risk our lives for her?"
            "Rosalie she is part of our family end of discussion. Now stop it Alice and Jasper are almost here."
Rosalie stopped talking but the look of disgust and anger never left her face. She had never gotten used to Bella and resented that she had to risk her life and Emmet his own in order to protect some one she did not like. Edward could not entirely blame her for feeling the way she did. There was no time to deal with that now though for Alice rounded the corner followed closely by Jasper. As the cars reached the rest of the Cullens Edward could hear Alice's thoughts on what was going to happen.
"If we do not get there soon it will be too late. Maybe if I had talked to Bella told her about my plan, maybe she would have stayed. Oh dear God I hope we are not too late. Okay I have to calm down and close off my mind. I can not let Edward see me panic."
Despite the panic of her thoughts Alice's face remained smooth and calm as she stepped out of the car and towards the rest of her family. Edward wanted to ask her what her "plan" had been but now was not the time for that. Now was the time to get on a plane and get to Bella before she got to them. He only hoped that some one had some sort of plan because all he could think of was to fly over and burst into the Volturi hide away and demand they give Bella back to him. All in all not a wonderfully thought out plan, but that is all he had at the moment.
"You have the money and passports then Alice?"
"Yes Carlisle I have everything we are going to need. I have even come up with a plan, though it is not all that well thought out it is the best I could do."
"That is fine go get the bags and then you can tell us of you plan."
Alice went from the car and back in less than a second. When she came back she had three duffle bags in her arms. As soon as she put them down Carlisle and Esme set on to the task of separating everything into separate piles for each of the Cullens. While they did this Alice told her plan to the group.
"Well there is only one thing I could think of, but it is not a surefire thing."
"Just tell us your plan, we are running low on time."
"Okay well when Bella first gets to Italy she will go to some low end hotel, and she will spend the rest of the day and a good part of the next day in the hotel room. In thirty hours or so from now she will leave her room and set out to go to them. Now what I propose we do is set up a sort of perimeter around their hide away, discreetly of course. That way before she can go in we can grab her and leave."
"Yes and then the clouds will open up and it will rain lemon drops and gum drops. This is hopeless."
"Rosalie stop it right now!"
" Edward is right stop. Unless you have a better plan then we will go with Alice's plan. Now come over here all of you and grab your pile. There is cash, a credit card, passport, and some baggy clothes in each pile."
"The clothes are for when we get down there. That way when we do the surrounding perimeter it will look like we are beggars."
Edward walked over to his pile and picked up the traveling things and the baggy clothes. He could hear Rosalie thoughts as they complained about the plan and how it was going to get them all killed.  If he had been honest with himself he would have been thinking the same thing. There was no way that a set of baggy clothes would hide the fact that they were foreign vampires on enemy territory, but they had no other choice. This was the only way to save Bella so Edward was going to throw all his effort on the plan. That was the only way that they had a chance of succeeding.
"There is no way that this plan will work and you know it Edward. You are willing to sacrifice your entire family for some girl. Well are you willing to do it?"
Rosalie's thoughts cut through Edward's mind like a knife. She was right after all, if they went through with this then people were going to get hurt. So he had to ask him self the same question that she had just asked him. Was he willing to sacrifice his family for Bella. The answer hit him fast and hard, no he was not willing to sacrifice his family for Bella. He was however willing to sacrifice him self to save Bella and that is what he was going to do.  
The only problem left was keeping his family safe and out of harms way. If he was to leave without them he knew they would follow him to Italy. He had to think of some way to keep them here safe in Forks long enough to go rescue Bella and bring her back. But how was he going to do it? There was no other way but to tell them that he was to go alone and then go.
"There is something I need to say and I want you all to listen."
"Alright the battle moral speech! Well lets hear it, we have a damsel to go save after all."
"Emmet stop it Edward has something to say before we set out."
"Sorry Esme it was just a joke."
Esme nodded her head at Emmet and then motioned for Edward to continue. In fact she had smiled at him like a proud mother would smile at her son. That smile is what confirmed his thoughts that he could not, no would not, put any of their lives in danger. He would be the one to go after Bella. If need be he would be the only one to die for her. Not them, it was not their fight.
"I understand that you all want to go with me to save Bella, but you can not. Bella is my responsibility and not your own. I will not let any of you get hurt or die because of her. This is not your fight it is my own."
"Edward we have been over this already, Bella is part of our family. We protect our family, do we not?"
"I know Carlisle but we do not even know if we will get to her before she gets to them. If we do not get to her first then they will catch us in the area and kill us. I will not let you sacrifice your life for her."
For the first time that night Jasper spoke up. During most of this exchange he had stood by Alice, listening but never speaking. Until now that is, and what he said made Edward choke up for the first time that night.
"We can not let them get to her Edward and you can not do this on your own. I know the things they will to do her Edward. They will do things to her that I would not want done even to my worst enemy. Then when they do change her into one of us, which they will have no doubts, they will take her and train her as a weapon. God only knows what abilities she will have as a vampire. We have to stop her from going to them, not only for her sake or ours but for every vampire out there. Something tells me that Bella as a vampire weapon that they command would be a devastating thing. I will not let that happen."
This threw Edward off for a moment. It was the most emotion he had ever seen Jasper show towards anything related to Bella. He knew that Jasper was more concerned with the powers that Bella might posses and how they would use them and her as a weapon. The same thought had entered Edwards mind when he had read her letter. That was one thing he would not let happen, that is why they needed to go now. Since they would follow him even if he asked them not to he decided to allow them to come and help.
Even though he did not want to put his family in danger it was reassuring to know they would be with him. There was strength in numbers, and they needed all the strength they could get to save Bella.
"You are right Jasper we can not let that happen to her. If I am going to save her then I will need all of the help I can get...."
Whispering as low as his vampire voice could go Edward finished his sentence.
"Thank you all, I would not be able to do this with out you."
Some how Alice had heard his whispered comment. In response she sent him a silent word of comfort.
"You made the right choice Edward. We will get to her in time."
With that last thought lingering in his head Edward lead the rest of his family toward the nearest airport. Edward could hear the sound of his families foot falls surrounding him. It was comforting to know that no matter what happened his family was by his side. With their help he would get to her in time, he hoped.
As they approached the airport the sound of the plane engines hummed around them. Even though they were still a good distance away their vampire hearing amplified ever noise. Once they reached the airport it would be even worse. The only option was to tune out the noise, which when they were on alert was easier said then done.  
When they finally reached the edge of the forest around the plane station they all stopped. Surveying the are Edward notice that there were four international planes sitting at the terminal gate. If they were to get onto one headed for Italy they would have to hurry up. Time was one thing that they did not have.
"Alice do you have the tickets and times?"
Edward did not take his eyes off of the planes. He feared that if he was to look away for even a second the planes would take off without him. Even though he did not turn around he could hear Alice open up one of the back packs and pull out some papers. Walking around she handed one to each of them.
"These are our tickets, round trip to Italy. The plane loads in terminal D4 and is scheduled to leave within the next hour."
Reaching back into the back pack she pulled out a stack of passports and I.D.. Again she walked around handing them out as she explained things further.
"We are all going on a family vacation to Italy. Your fake name and information is on the I.D. card. If any one asks we do not have luggage because we are visiting family and they will have everything we need down there. Well we better hurry up and get going if we are going to make it to the plane in time."
The state of control and calm Alice was in surprised Edward. He had always known that Alice was always the one to be prepared, but this was different. It was as if she had known what was going to happen. Edward would have to ask her about that on the plane ride there.
As each of them looked over their papers another thought popped into Edwards head, what if Bella had never really went to Italy. What if the note was something meant to through them off her trail. He did not know why but some thing about this all did not sit right with him. The pieces did not seem to fit together properly.
Shoving the thought to the back of his mind he folded the papers in his hand and stuffed them into his pocket. Leading his family they made their way to the entrance of the airport. Upon entering the building Edward tensed up. This was one part of the plan were things could go horribly wrong extremely fast.
Getting through the security check points were a breeze. The only trouble they had had was that Rosalie had insisted on keeping her metal necklace on even after it set off the machines. In the end Esme had convinced her to take it off and let it go through the x-ray machine.  After that minor set back they were making their way towards their planes gate.
Once they got to the gate they saw that most of the people on the flight had already boarded the plane. Quickly they got in line for boarding, each of them taking out their fake I.D. and boarding pass. Edward had gone to the back of line, so all of his family could get onto the plane first. Everything was going fine, everyone else had been allowed to board the plane. That is until it was Edward's turn to board the plane.
"May I please see your boarding pass and I.D?"
"Of course you can, here it is."
Flashing his stunning smile at the woman he handed her his fake I.D. and boarding pass. She spent a good time looking at the I.D. and then back up at him. Something bad was about to happen Edward could sense it. Using his powers he quickly read the girl's mind.
"This says here that he is twenty one but he does not look that old. The I.D. does not look fake and this is his picture, maybe he just looks young for his age. I better call my manager, just in case."
Before the woman had a chance to pick up the phone Edward started talking to her.
"Is there something wrong with my I.D.? I know I look young for my age, it gets quiet annoying being carded all the time at the bar. Well at least when I get to be forty I will still look thirty."
The woman looked Edward straight in the eyes. As if she could read his eyes and detect a lie. He kept his face calm and smooth. Showing no emotion save for friendliness.
"No there is nothing wrong, it is just you look much younger is all. I guess it is better for you, to always look younger than you really are. Well have a nice trip to Italy."
Smiling at Edward she handed him back his I.D. and boarding pass. Thanking her for her help he scooped up the papers and headed for the gate. Before he even reached the plane he could hear Emmet's thoughts, he was laughing at what had just happened.
"I just look young is all. Man that was SO funny. If she only knew how young you looked for your age, she would be floored. Hahaha that was awesome man."
Despite himself Edward smiled at Emmet's joke. He was after all right, if only that woman had really known just how young he was for his real age. What if she had told him that he was really over one hundred and ninety years old. She would think he was a nut case and call the cops.
When he reached the rest of his family he shot Emmet a warning look. As much as he loved him he could be very annoying at times. The look was not lost upon Emmet. In fact it only made him think more about what had happened. He even went as far as to act out the scene in his head. Edward ignored him and took his seat with the rest of his family.



    The plane ride was excrutatingly long and cramped. Edward was relieved when they had landed in Italy. He was even more relaxed by the fact that he was now running through the dark alleys of Italy with his family. Bella was now merely a days worth of heavy travel from them.
     As he ran Edward thought of an array of possibilities of how things would pan out. Alice had been communicating with him through thought for the past half hour. She had told him exactly what she had seen in her vision. About how Bella was now on her way to the Volturi and would arrive there by the end of the day. If they got there before she did they could save her without it ending in a fight. That was if they got there before she did.
No matter how much Alice insisted that they would get there in time Edward was not so sure about it. There was something about this whole thing that did not add up. Why would Bella go put herself in harms way? Did she not know how much she meant to him? Then it hit him.

"Edward what is it, what is wrong?"
Esme was kneeling beside him. A look of worry was covering her face, she had no idea what was going on. How would she know what was going on, even he had not realized what had been done.

By this time the rest of his family was standing around him . They all looked down at him in confusion. None of them had yet realized what he had realized. He had to explain it all to them but he could not find the words to say. The whole world seemed as if it had been tossed upside down.


How could he explain any of this to them? There were no words that he knew of that could explain this to them all. But he had to try. They all had to understand the truth of it all. Before time ran out they had to understand it all.
"Alice you see what a person chooses to do right?"
"Yes I see the what course they have chosen to take. What difference does that make? I saw her go to them, we need to stop her."
"Don't you see Alice it is too late to stop her. She has already been changed, not by them of course but by some one else. That is why she is going to them."
This time it was Carlisle who spoke up.
"How is that even possible? We all just saw her two  weeks ago she was human then. There is no way she could have been changed and traveled all the way here."
"Yes there is. We saw her two weeks ago right? Who is to say she was the one who left the note? She could have had some one leave it for her."
Alice opened her mouth to speak but Edward put up a finger to silence her.
"Think about for a minute, Bella would never turn her self in if she was human right? She would fear them and what they could do to her. What if she found some one else to change her so she could after them?"
"Even if she did find some one else who would be willing to change her two weeks is not long enough to learn control enough to go through with a plan like that."
"There is no way in knowing that for sure. But I know Bella she would do anything to protect us. I also know she wanted nothing more than to become one of us. If there was a way for her to get both of those things at once she would do it in an instant."
"If you are right about this Edward then she is in serious trouble right now. We need to get to them before she does."
"You are right either way we need to get there. But what we do when we get there will now be changed. If she is set on fighting them then she will do so no matter what I say. So unless you are ready for a fight to the death then I would not come."
"Edward how can any of what you just said be true? The mere fact that it has only been two weeks since we last saw Bella makes it impossible."
Edward ran his fingers through his hair. How could he possibly explain it all to his family? There was no way they would believe that what he was saying was true. There was just so much that they did not know. So many small pieces of information that completed the puzzle.
"I just know that is what has happened to her. There is no time for me to explain it all to you."
Jasper stepped foward and took hold of Alice's hand. Alice was burning with the desire to argue with Edward's reasoning. To her it simply made no sense whatsoever, there was no way that it could be true. Before she could speak any objection Jasper spoke, cutting off her argument before it had even started.
"Listen either way we need to get to the Volturi. Whether or not she has been changed or not she is still going to go to them. We need to be there before she starts something she is not yet ready to handle."
"Jasper is right, no matter what either of us think Bella is in danger. We need to get to the Volturi before they can get a hold of her. Do we all understand this?"
Both Alice and Edward nodded their heads in agreement. Both Jasper and Carlisle had been right. No matter what state Bella was in when she got there the fact was she was going to go to them. Even if she was a vampire there was no chance that she could go up against them all and come out alive. No matter what state they found her in when they got to her, they had to get to her first.  
"Well what are we still standing here for? There is a girl we need to save, vampire or not, she is family. Personally I want to get there ASAP so I can see which one of you guys were right."
And with Emmet's last comment they were all off again, full steam. What had he been thinking, Jasper was right. Even if she was a vampire now she was still Bella and she was still in danger. The thought of the time he had wasted by sitting there set a fire to his soul and only pushed him to run faster.



By the time they all reached the Volturi the sun had long since sunk into the horizon. Had it not been for the vampire sense they would have had to stop some time ago. There were some good things about being a vampire after all.
As they had approached the are they had spilt up into pairs so they could cover more ground and try and catch any hint of Bella's scent. So far Alice had not caught any of Bella's scent. She also could not see where Bella was or how she was doing. All she knew for sure was that something was wrong, but she refused to pass it off on Bella already being changed.
"There is no way that what Edward said could be true. She could not have been changed and traveled here all in two weeks."
Jasper turned his attention towards Alice, measuring her words. During the many years they had spent together Alice had never been wrong about something this serious. There was something about this time, however, that made Jasper think that Edward might just be right. He wished it was not true but he feared that Alice might for once be wrong.
"I am not so sure that Bella is human any more. She knows more than enough about the Volturi to know not to go to them as a human. Alice she might just have gotten herself changed just so she could go up against them."
"She would not have had time to get changed and travel all the way here. You know better than I that a young vampire could never be that close to humans this soon."
"That is true but maybe she was not changed back home. It could be possible that she was changed here in Italy, that way she could go after them as soon as the venom set in and the pain went away."
"Bella would never do that to Edward, she would never go behind his back and ask another vampire to change her. As for that matter not many vampires could stop them selves from draining her."
"All I know Alice is that Bella is not stupid, she would not walk into their lair without any protection. She left a note saying that this is where she would be going, and you saw her coming to them in your visions."
"It just can not be, she can not be changed."
Alice sank into Jasper's arms and sobbed heavily. Everything seemed to be falling down around her. Could it be that her first vision was coming true? No she could not even think of it, that was simply not an option. They would get Bella back alive and safe.
"It will be okay Alice we will find her before they get to her."
"Jasper if she has been changed then there is no hope of us finding her alive."
"What do you mean Alice, no way of us finding her alive?"
"I had another vision on the plan ride here. I could feel it coming on so I went to the bathroom."
"Tell me what you know Alice."
"When I had the vision I saw Bella as a vampire, she was so beautiful. I thought it was like the one I had before, of her and Edward together, but this one was completely different. I saw her as a vampire but she was not in the woods she was in a dark hall. Then she followed one of the guards into the main room of the Volturi. When she entered everything went quiet, they were watching each other waiting for the other to make the first move. Finally Bella made the first move and took out three of the guards in ten minutes flat. She was like nothing I have ever seen before, so strong."
By this time Alice was on the ground weeping. She should have said something to one of them, maybe they could have done something. There was nothing to be done now, time had already run out on them. Alice could not stand the thought that what she had seen was really what would happen to Bella. It just could not be true, this had to be some sort of trick.
"Alice we need to go know. It might not be too late to stop this from happening. Lets go now while we still have time!"
"There is no point Jasper, it is already too late. In my vision this happened at dusk we have already missed our chance to save her."
By this time Jasper knew that any hope for Bella lay in their hands. If they were to act fast them maybe they could save her. However if they did not get there in time... well Alice did not need to tell him what would happen to her he already knew. There was no way he would sit by and let that happen to her.
"We still have to try Alice there is no way around it. I am going to go ahead and keep on trying until I know for sure there is no way to succeed. Are you coming or are you going to stay here all night?"
"No you are right, I will go with you Jasper. You must first promise me one thing, swear to me upon it."
"What is it Alice?"
"If things seem off at all we will get out of there, or if I say we need to leave that you will leave with me. Promise me Jasper."
"I promise you if things get rough then I will get us out of it. Now no more standing around here we need to get going."
Jasper took off down the dark alley leaving Alice to chase after him. Within a few seconds Alice had caught up to him. They were both running full speed ahead. All the while Alice silently prayed that they could get to Bella before they could get to her. The thought of what they would do to her was more than she could bear. Trying to put distance between herself and the horrifying images in her mind she ran faster. Jasper kept steady pace with her, pre paring him self for the now inevitable fight.


Edward ran full speed towards the Volturi, pushing his limits farther than he had ever done before. A mere five minutes ago he had met up with the rest of his family and learned some disturbing news, his fears of Bella being changed were most likely correct. Then as if to add to his panic Alice had told him that if they did not get to her before she got to them then there was no hope for her. It was this fear that fueled his sudden burst of speed. He had to get to her before she could get to them.
Within the next ten minutes he was at the front entrance of the Volturi. Edward had run so fast that the rest of his family was some were behind him still heading for the Volturi. He did not have time to wait for him, and so he did not. After taking a second or two to collect himself he burst into the main door.
In the main entrance there was a smiling woman sitting behind a office desk. Upon his entrance she looked up and flashed a even bigger smile at Edward, if that was even possible. It looked as if the woman had been expecting him, which was not a good sign.
"They are all waiting for you in the main hall. You can go in now."
Edward payed no attention tot he smiling woman behind the desk. Instead he burst through the double doors that lead to the main hall. When he entered the room his stomach hit the floor. In the middle of the room lay a pile of limbs and gore. Rising from the pile of gore was a pole and atop the pole rested Bella's head.  
A wave of rage, unlike he had ever felt before, ran through Edward's entire body. He had been too late to save her. There was only one thing left for him to do. Avenge Bella's death with their deaths. Before he could move however a wave of pain washed over him.
"Well well, I thought you would never arrive. I knew of course you would eventually come to us, but your tardiness slightly appalls me. I thought this girl was your mate, and you did not come to save her you just let her die."
Although he could not stand up to look he knew the comment had come from James. Edward fought against the ripples of pain running through his body and stood up. No matter what they would do to him he would kill James before he died.
"I am here now, and I will kill you!"
He could hear the laughter from the line of vampires in front of them. All of them were laughing at him all of them but James. Looking into his eyes Edward could see fear in them. The fear in those eyes only gave him more drive. Standing up completely straight he forced the pain to the back of his mind. Still there but merely an annoying sting from a bee.
"You are a very peculiar creature Edward. With the pain that is being set upon you, well you should be writhing on the ground. Why is it that you can stand against the wave of pain?"
"It seems that you have forgotten one thing James, Bella was my love. I would go through the fires of hell in order to save her. Now that she is gone I will go through twice as much to avenge her. Know that I do not intend to leave with out your head on a pike."
Again lofty laughter came from the row of seat in front of him. He stood there for a second or two listen to their laughter. Calculating his next move, and every move after that. Once he had a basic plan laid out he prepared him self to lunge. Before he could spring and attack the double doors opened wide and the rest of his family entered. The commotion that ensued was unlike anything he had ever seen before.
As his family entered they saw the remains of Bella and her head on the pike. Each one of his family members let out a loud and soul ripping growl. In the next instant his family had lunged themselves at the ten Volturi members in front of them. A second later Edward threw himself into the mix. He lunged with all his strength towards James. James had been the one who had killed Bella so Edward would be the one who killed him.



Everything happened all at once.  Alice had gone after two of the guards that had stood in between her and the Volturi. She had one of them torn to bit and was almost done with the second one when two of the guards attacked her from behind. Pinning her arms to her side and carrying her towards the fireplace. Before they could get her to the fire Jasper tore himself away from the fight he was in and quickly dispatched one of the two guards.
Just as it looked like Alice would be safe another group of vampires set upon her and Jasper. One of the vampires had a long stake of wood in his hand. Running full force ahead he thrust the wood through Jasper's stomach pinning him to the wall. In the next instant the vampire had ripped off Jasper's head and tossed both his head and body into the fire.
At seeing Jasper being thrown into the fire Alice let out a fierce growl and lunged for the vampire who had killed him. As soon as she reached him she jumped onto his shoulders and ripped his head off. Tossing the head into the fire she tore the rest of his body into pieces. As each piece became small enough she threw it into the fire.
On the other side of the room Emmet and Rosalie were in hand to hand combat with two of the Volturi elders. Rosalie was losing ground, being backed into a corner, but she was too quick to be caught. Right before the vampire went for her killing blow Rosalie ducked and slid under the girl's feet. During the few moments that the vampire stood with her back to Rosalie she sprang up and ripped the vampires head off.  Once she had the head off she tore of the legs and arms in the next instant.
When she was satisfied that the vampire was dead she went back over to help Emmet with his fight. By the time she reached him he was fighting off two of the Volturi and one of their guards. Throwing herself into the mix she took out the guard and then set her sites upon the other Volturi member.  But before she could get to him a sudden wave a pain washed over. The pain was followed by the feeling of flames on her skin. She was being burned but was left paralyzed by the pain. All she could do was yell in pain as she burned to ash.  
"You will no longer soil this world, non of you shall! All of you shall die today!"
The voice had come from behind the row of chairs at the front of the room. All of the fighting around the room had stopped at the sound of the voice. The Volturi were all backing away, while the Cullens were left gaping in disbelief. Could it really be true, there was no way the voice could be from who they thought it was. Edward thought it was another one of their tricks. A way to catch them off guard, but it was not a trick. As she walked out from behind the chairs he could not believe what he was seeing. There was no way Bella could be alive!
"Bella is that really you?!"
"Yes you know my name and I know your James. What you do not know is that I am here as a vampire to kill you. No longer will you corrupt the beautiful world that we vampires live in!"
Edward could not believe what he was seeing and hearing. There was no way that this could be Bella, and yet some where deep inside he knew that it really was her. What he could not understand is why she thought that he was James. He could only imagine what they had done to her. No matter what they had done he would get through to her and show her the truth. Before he could say another word James stepped out of the shadows and spoke.
"Bella I am so happy to see you. Let us now stand together and eliminate them all once and for all. Once they are dead we can be free, just you and me together."
Edward could no longer contain the rage that was bubbling up inside of him. Using all his strength he lunged for James. His course was changed however midway to James. Bella had lunged for Edward preventing him from getting to James. As they hit the floor silence around them was broken by a fresh wave of fighting.
"Bella it is me it is Edward, don't you recognized me?!"
"Nice try James, but my Edward is fighting off the rest of your Volturi filth over there!"
"Please Bella I do not want to have to hurt you! Try and focus on my face, try and see the truth of the situation! It is me Edward, don't you recognize me?"
"I have had enough of your vile lies! It is time to end this once and for all. This is for Edward!"
Bella reached to pull off Edward's head but he was too quick for her. Before she could get a grip on his head he had jumped up and fled to the other side of the room. He had to find some way of getting through to her. There was no way he would be able to hurt Bella, even if it meant he had to die.
"Bella you need to listen to me, they have done something to you. Try to really look at me, listen to my voice!"
Standing up Bella turned to face Edward, he fists were in tight balls and rage was painted across her face. Other than that though she looked more beautiful then he had ever seen her. Where it another time and place he would have been captivate by her beauty. Keeping his mind on the present situation however he focused on breaking the hold on Bella's mind.
"Stop it, stop it now! You could never be Edward, never be his match! He is kind and courageous! While you are a cruel and conniving little snake! I do not like snakes, other than the ones I squish with my boots!"
Again Bella lunged for Edward, the rage and blood lust in her eyes was spine tingling. Edward had only just escaped the reach of her fingers in time. Bolting for the other side of the room, he tried to put some distance between himself and Bella. Knowing his time was running short he tried the only thing he could think to do. He came to halt midway across the room and turned to face Bella. This was his last chance, he had to make it work.
"Fine if you really want to kill me then kill me where I stand. I could never lay a finger on you Bella, even if it means I will die. If I must die in order to save my loves life then let it be! So kill me Bella, cut me down where I stand!"
Raising his arms Edward sank to his knees on the floor. Cautiously approaching him Bella remained ready to attack. She thought that this might be one of James tricks, a way to make her drop her guard. She got spitting distance from him and then stopped. Her curiosity over why he had stopped fighting over whelmed her and she dropped her guard ever so slightly.
"Why is it you will not fight me? Is this another one of you sick tricks, calling me your love, letting me kill you?!"
"I am not the one who has been tricking you it has been them!"
Bella lunged at Edward tossing him across the ground, slamming into a wall. Edwards fighting instinct kicked in but he stopped him self from fighting back. If he had any hope of convincing her of who he really was then he could not defend himself at all. Instead he stood back up and faced Bella head on.
"The Volturi has some sort of hold on your mind. Making you think the ones you love are the bad guys. Try and listen to my voice Bella, I mean really listen. It is me Edward."
Again Bella threw Edward across the room, and again he picked him self back up. Something in Edward pushed him to keep on trying to convince her. Listening to that small voice he kept on talking to her.
"It is me Edward, Jacob calls me the blood sucker. So does the rest of his wolf pack family."
"Enough! I have heard enough of your vile lies! Do you think that just because you can read a couple of mind I will believe you are Edward?! I am done hearing your lies it is time for you to die!"



Preparing him self for the blow Edward closed his eyes, but the blow never came. Edward listened to the fighting around him trying to listen for the sound of Bella, but he could not. Opening his eyes wide he scanned the room for Bella. What he saw released all the rage that had been stored away inside of him. A mere twenty feet in front of him Emmet and Alice where locked in combat with Bella. Their grief and rage over the loss of their partners fueling their attack. They saw Bella as the reason for all of this happening, they were out for revenge, they were out for blood.
Letting the rage that flowed from him guide him he sprang foward and split the fight up. With one attack he sent Alice flying across the room. With the next he tossed Emmet across the ground and into the nearby wall. Both Alice and Emmet sprang up and lunged for Bella again, unfazed by the minor set back Edward had presented himself as.
"Alice Emmet this is not Bella's fault, we all chose to come here knowing very well what could happen to us! Do you think that this is what Jasper would want Alice? Emmet you know Rosalie would rip your head off if she saw you trying to kill Bella. We came here to save her and they laid down their lives to do so. Killing her will make their deaths be for nothing."
Edward pleads did not stop them from coming after them. Bracing himself for the impact Edward crouched low to the ground. There was no way he was going to let them kill Bella. Not after the sacrifice that had been made by his family for her. He only hoped he could get through to them before it came to a fight. No matter how much he wanted to protect Bella he knew he would never be able to kill one of his own family members to do so.
Bracing himself for the impact from the two enraged vampires he tensed his muscles and planted his feet to the ground. Just before they could reach him Carlisle and Esme were in front of him. Esme positioned herself in front of Alice while Carlisle stood in front of Emmet. Holding them back from their attack both of them were trying to calm down the two distraught vampires. Esme tried first with Alice.
"Listen to me Alice this is not the way to go! If you kill Bella then Jasper's  sacrifice will have been for not. Think of what Jasper would want you to do. Deep inside you know he would want you to get Bella and the rest of the family out of here safely."
Then  Carlisle tried his luck with Emmet.
"Son you need to listen to me killing Bella will not bring Rosalie back! She died to save Bella and now you are going to go ahead and kill her! If you kill Bella then you might as well have been the one who killed Rosalie!"
Neither Esme nor Carlisle attempt at calming them down work. It instead seemed to do the direct opposite. The mention of the deceased loved ones names only seemed to fuel their anger even more. From their thoughts Edward knew that this was not going to end unless they killed Bella or they died themselves. All he had to do now was pick the lesser of two evils and help their cause.
He knew that he could never live with himself if he did not protect Bella. But how could he live with himself if he hurt his family. Two of their deaths already laid on his shoulders, he did not need to add any more. Then he realized that if he could get Bella out of here then he could possibly save three live today. Turning around to grab hold of Bella he instead grab hold of air. Bella was no longer standing behind Edward.
Scanning the room he tried to locate where Bella had gone to. When he finally located Bella his stomach turned inside out. In the far corner of the room Bella was standing encased by James' arms. He was whispering soft words into her ears, but Edward could not hear them above the commotion of the room. Instead he turned to James' thoughts in order to figure out what was going on.
"This is all working better than I could have hoped for. Soon the entire Cullens clan will be dead and Bella will be mine. All we need to do now is retreat and let her deal with the rest of them. Well at least that Cullens boy will keep her safe until she can finish the job."
The sound of his smug superiority in his thoughts sent a boiling wave of rage through Edward, but he knew that James was right. There was no way that Edward would let any one hurt Bella family or not. All though he knew deep inside that he would never be able to kill one of his family members never mind two of them. The only option left to him was to take his family and run. Another time he could come back alone and save Bella.
"You guys must  leave now! The only thing here for you is your death!"
At the sound the sound of Bella's voice all of the Cullens turned to her. Esme and Carlisle were still restraining Emmet and Alice. Edward turned to face Bella, and upon seeing her face recoiled. Bella's face was white as snow, and splashed across her white skin was scarlet red blood. It was at this point that Edward finally realized that this person standing before them was no longer Bella. The Volturi had taken Bella from him, the girl in front of him was merely a copy of her.  Regardless he still had to try and reason with her, if there was any way of avoiding a fight he had to find it.
"Bella listen to me please I do not want to have to hurt you. Do you remember the day out in the valley when you told me that you wanted to be a vampire like me so we could live together? We can still have that Bella, all you need to do is come with me now and we can still have that."
For what seemed like an eternity Bella seemed to contemplate what he had said. It was as if some small part of her knew that what he was saying was true. Edward only hoped that, that small part would be enough to help break what ever hold the Volturi had over her mind. After two minutes the look of contemplation left her face and was replaced by rage. The small glimmer of hope that had been there was now gone. Bella was now lost to him forever.
"You know you had me going there for a minute. What with all that superb acting and all, but I am smart enough to see through you lies. They say imitation is the greatest form of flattery, but coming from the Volturi I see it as an insult. Edward is a great man, he loves me and would never do anything to hurt me. You on the other hand have your men held back so you can kill me on your own, always the over achiever. Well I am sorry to say that I can see through you lies and tricks. I am not sorry to say however that your rule of fear and terror shall soon be coming to an end."
In a flash Bella sprang from her position and lunged for Edward. As she landed on him his family came running to help him. Before they could reach him he yelled at them to stay away, in between the dodges and punches.
"Go now and save yourself. This is between me and Bella, if any of you step any closer I will cut you down. Go now and leave this to me."
Before any one had the chance to make any objections James stepped out of the shadows. As he walked towards Bella the rest of the Volturi and their guard emerged from the shadows. When James reached Bella he scooped her up out of the fight and into his arms giving her a passionate and seemingly forever lasting kiss. Edward had to fight against the immeasurable rage inside of him in order to stay where he was and not attack James. When they finally did part their lips James spoke to Bella in a sickly sweet voice. His tone made Edward want to rip his throat out to stop him.
"The time has come Bella for us to end their evil ways. We can not let any of them leave, do you understand?"
"Yes my love I understand."
"Good, our friends will help us eliminate the rest of them. What we shall do is kill James. The only force left who can stop our love."
"No!!"
The sudden pained out burst from Bella made a flower of hope bloom in Edward's chest. Could it be that whatever hold the Volturi had on her had been broken? Ever so slowly Edward stood up and faced Bella. With the power of the sudden hope within him he looked Bella squarely in the eyes. Waiting to see what she would say or do next.
"I want to be the one who kills him. He is after the reason I turned my self to a vampire so soon. Let me take care of him myself my love."
"Of course you can kill him on your own, all you had to do was ask. If you need any help I will be here to help you."
"Thank you, but this is one thing that I have to do on my own."
Leaning foward Bella gave James another long and passionate kiss on the lips. As soon as their lips parted Bella sprang foward and attack Edward. The next instant the entire room broke out in fights. The remaining twenty remaining Volturi guards swarmed the four remaining Cullens.
Two of the guards went after Esme, but she dodged their first attack. Posing herself for an attack she was taken off guard by a third vampire attacking her from behind. The three vampires grabbed Esme and began to drag her to the open fireplace.
From where he was fighting Carlisle could hear his wives panicked screams. Spinning around he saw his wife being carried to the fire. Quickly he dispatched the vampire attacking him and escaped the grasps of the other two. Running full speed ahead he knocked one of the three vampires carrying her across the room. In a flash he ripped another vampire off of her and tossed him into the fire.
Grabbing a hold of his wife he prepare himself to run off with her. Before he could start running a group of three vampires grabbed him and his wife. Pinning Carlisle down to the ground they grabbed Esme and brought her near the fire. At the very last instant, right before she was tossed into the flames Carlisle broke free of the vampire restraining him and lunged for his wife. By the time he reached her she was mid way into the flames. Knowing he would not be able to save her from the flames he enclosed her slim body in his arms, and kissed the top of her head. Both Esme and Carlisle fell into the flames. In each others arms they went off to their death.
Upon seeing them being tossed in the fire both Alice and Emmet broke free of their individual fights and ran to the fire. When they got their they saw that it was too late to save either of them, so instead they turned to the vampires responsible for their deaths. With a speed and strength that had never been seen before they quickly killed two of the closets vampires. As they turned to attack the third one they ran into some problems.
The third vampire had broken apart one of the benches in the room and set it afire. Brandishing it in front of him he slowly backed away from the two enraged vampires. Seeing that he meant to leave the main room Emmet lunged for his throat. Midway through his lunge he was wacked across the head with the burning piece of wood. The flames spread down to his clothes and the to his flesh. Rolling around on the ground he tried to put out the flames, but it was of no use. Running over to help Emmet Alice was also hit with the burning wood. Dropping to the ground in misery she thrashed around as the flames consumed her body.
When finally both Emmet and Alice where dead the rest of the guard retreated from the room. Noticing that things had gone silent both Edward and Bella stopped fighting and scanned the room with their eyes. After searching the room and realizing everyone had either died or fled Edward fell to his knees. It was all over now, everyone of his family members had died, and now it was his turn. Bella seemed to be thinking the same thing.
"Well would you look at that, looks like all your Volturi pals are dead now James. I would wager a guess and say that it is now your time to join them."
Even though he knew it was hopeless he once again tried to show Bella the truth. There was no way he was going to part this world without knowing if he could have saved her. He had to try, for he still loved Bella no matter what had happened. No matter how furious he was at her he still loved her.
"Bella it is not too late to stop this. You do not need to go through with this just because he told you to."
"No that is where you are wrong James I have to do this. This is the only way that me and the Cullens will ever be able to live a free and happy life."
All of the sudden Edward burst out into a hearty laugh, he could not help himself. She was sitting there saying she was doing this all for the Cullens when all the Cullens save for him were dead. Edward was sure that the irony was not lost on the real James at all, who was undoubtedly watching from the shadows. Even though his world had been turned inside out and he was about to die at the hands of his only love he could not help but to laugh.
"Go ahead and laugh James, it will be the last thing you do."
Springing from her position across the room Bella slammed Edward into the wall by the fire place. Instead of fighting back he laid limp in her hands. There was no way he would be able to kill Bella, so if he had to die instead then so be it. Even though ever fiber of his being was screaming at him to fight back he remained calm.
"Look big bad James is a limp as a wet noodle. And to think it was you who caused us so much pain and suffering. Well that all ends now."
With the conclusion of her sentence she took Edward and pushed him towards the fire. Fighting with everything he had he held back his instinct to fight and save his life. If this is how he was to die then at least it would be at the hands of the one he loved. Right before his body hit the flames he mildly wondered if he would go to heaven like Bella had always insisted he would. Where ever he did end up he wanted to make sure that Bella knew that he loved her. As the flames consumed his legs he fought back the pain and looked Bella straight in the eyes, he had to let her know.
"Bella know that no matter what you do I love you."
At that moment the hold on her mind broke and she saw who it was that she was killing. Upon seeing Edward in the flames she dove foward to try and save him from the flames. Instead of saving him she herself fell into the flames. Letting out a pain filled growl she writhed in pain as the flames traveled up her body. The flames consumed her and ashes were left where she had just stood. Then everything was silent it was all over.