Disclaimer-I do not own Twilight or New Moon ( that includes the characters in it). I could only wish to write that well. That said, the character Sage is mine.

Chapter 23- A Bientot!

Sage's POV

I watched Bella and Edward practically skip down the stairs. Rain pattered on the roof, I wouldn't have to wear a cloak today thankfully. Everyone was gathered in the living room, chattering happily. Edward left Bella talking with Alice in the living room and walked over to me. I was sitting on a kitchen chair, twirling a cup around.

" Bored?" He asked me.

" Eh, a little. So, you and Bells look happy."

" We are."

" A little too happy." I smirked. His mouth opened in shock at what I said and he whipped another glass at me, I just raised my hand and it flew to the other side of the kitchen. I wiggled my eyebrows and jumped up when he came over to me.

" You know you have a big mouth." His eyes glowed with playfulness. I laughed and shrugged my shoulders.

" What can I do?" I sighed. He pounced on me, my back hit the floor. I rolled over and kicked him off, he went flying onto the stairs. Everyone was crowding around, watching us ' fight'. Even Bella was laughing. I quickly stood up and braced myself, he ran into me and we went tumbling out the sliding door into the backyard. Soon, everyone was involved, except for Esme and Carlisle of course. I felt Emmett's elbow dig into my arm as he was fighting Jasper, I had to throw him off me. All of a sudden I saw everyone's head turn towards me. " Hey now, this would not be a fair fight!" I exclaimed. They all smirked and I started to run, fast. But of course they were right behind me, Edward was beside me trying to knock me down.

" Give up Sage!" He yelled.

" Yeah, right!" I yelled back. " May I ask just why everyone is attacking me?"

" Because you're leaving and who knows when we'll see you again, might as well attack you while we can." Emmett shouted. I couldn't help but laugh.

" I see how much you people love me."

" Oh of course." I turned my head around, I was running backwards; it's a talent few possess. Then I leaped up and grabbed the branch of a nearby tree. I swung around and landed on the other side of Edward. He quickly faced me and smirked.

" Nice trick."

" I know, go me." I replied, but quickly set off in the other direction. I came to a complete stop when I saw who was standing in front of me though. " Aro?" I questioned. He smiled and nodded his head.

" You look like you're having fun." He said. I threw my arms around his neck and hugged him tightly.

" What are you doing here?" I asked once the hug was broken.

" Thought I'd come to pick you up. Carlisle told me you were running around back here so I figured I'd watch on the sidelines."

" Until I naturally somehow ended up running right into you."

" Exactly." I smiled and kissed him softly.

" I'm glad you're here." I whispered.

" As am I." The rest of the gang reached us, Edward had an amused look on his face. ' Hey, wipe that grin off your face.' I thought. That only made him smile bigger. Alice stepped forward and looked at me.

" You have to leave?" She asked.

" Yeah. I do. It's been fun though. Hey Bells?" Bella emerged from the group of people and raised her eyebrow towards me.

" Yeah?"

" So, when are you thinking the wedding is going to be?"

" Hmm. . I'm thinking around Christmas time."

" Snowy Winter? Nice. Well, call me with the exact date and I'll be there. Oh shoot, I'm going to need a dress and everything."

" Actually, Alice and I already took care of that?"

" Oh really?"

" Yeah. So , no need to worry about that. Just bring yourself."

" Will do." I noticed Bella became flustered.

" Oh Aro, sorry. You can come too if you want." I smirked, seeing as how Edward's smile fell as soon as those words passed Bella's lips. Aro shook his head, which relaxed Edward a tad.

" Thank you Isabella, but that's not my place." Hmm, that wasn't a bad answer. I felt his arm wrap around my waist and he pulled me a little closer to him. " We should get going." He whispered in my ear.

" Ah fine. Okay guys. Wait, my bags."

" Already in the plane."

" You do want to leave don't you?" I looked into his eyes, there was something there. He had something to tell me, something big. I turned back to the Cullens and smiled. " Alright guys, gotta go. I'll see everyone of you at the wedding no doubt." Surprisingly everyone wanted a hug, even Esme. I had to check to make sure she didn't have like a knife behind her back or something. She didn't. Not that it would do any good; but still. It was nice to see she possibly didn't want to kill me.

" Thanks for everything." Edward said softly while we were hugging. " I owe you one."

" No, don't worry about it. Just don't mess this up." I replied. " You better be good to her."

" Of course. That's not even questionable. I love her."

" I know you do." Carlisle was next. . . I'd given everyone a hug except him. I embraced him tightly, remembering the fugitive kiss not so long ago.

" I'll see you soon." He whispered.

" That you will. Good bye Carlisle." My voice cracked a little, it was always hard saying goodbye to him.

" Oh. . .and it's not completely gone. But I think you knew that." He told me quietly. My eyes opened wide, it seemed like everyone else was talking about something; no one heard yes. I smirked and playfully swatted his arm.

" That's what you think." I teased with a wink and walked towards Aro. I entwined my hand in his and we walked off after one final goodbye. Carlisle's words echoed in my head. . . Was he simply joking? Was he serious? Damn him!

I jumped into the plane, which was sitting in the center of the meadow. Aro instructed the pilot to take off and we were in the air. I turned to him and sighed, laying my head against his shoulder. " So, you needed to tell me something?" His deep red eyes flickered with amusement.

" I never remember you're good at reading people."

" Yes. I am. Now spill."

" Jasmine is back." I jolted up. " She's looking for you Sage."

" Jasmine, as in Jasmine I killed her mate as a human Jasmine?"

" That's the one."

" Why now?"

" I don't know. . But she dropped off something for you at Volterra, it's just for you. A letter or something."

" A bomb most likely." I muttered. Oh, this was not going to be a good day.

Bella's POV

My jaw dropped when I saw Edward in his suit, everyone was leaving for my funeral. They all looked so nice, it almost brought tears to my eyes, if I could even cry that is. I hugged Edward goodbye and watched them leave. I sat on the couch and opened a book, maybe I could catch up on some reading. . . Yeah right. I tossed the book aside and got up, walking into the kitchen. Something flicked past the sliding doors that caught my eye. I opened the door and peered outside. " Hello?" I said. Who could it be? Suddenly a hand whipped out of nowhere and placed itself over my mouth.

" Where's Sagelle?" A woman sneered, her French accent thick.

" Not here at the moment." I mumbled. She let go and was gone. I looked around, she was nowhere to be seen. Who in the world was that? I quickly headed back inside and locked the sliding door. I walked into the living room and sat down, not moving until everyone was back from my funeral. When they did get home I quickly told them what happened. Carlisle tried to call Sage but she didn't answer.

" Sage can handle herself, we shouldn't worry about this." Edward muttered. " I mean, she's Sage."

" Bella, what did the woman say exactly?" Carlisle asked me.

" She said, ' Where's Sagelle?' I said she wasn't here and she was gone. She had a really thick French accent, and she smelled like. . Some kind of flower, I can't name it off the top of my head." Carlisle's face darkened and he put the phone down.

" Jasmine. . That was Jasmine." He said softly. The rest of us looked at him with confused faces. He noticed that and cleared his voice. " She's a vampire that's been after Sage for quite some time now."

" How long?" Emmett asked.

" 800 years."

" Talk about a grudge, what did Sage do?" Jasper said, kind of scaring me because he was so silent when Sage was here.

" She killed Jasmine's mate, umm. . What was his name. . I think it was Jonathon or something. Anyways, Sagelle was a hunter back then, she was very strong, which is why she's strong now. She mistook him for a vampire and killed him."

" He wasn't?"

" No, he hadn't been changed yet. Jasmine didn't want to change him, she was worried he would leave her after a couple hundred years or something. . She never got the chance. Sage took it hard because he was a human, she felt he didn't do anything wrong. Then she learned he was a murderer and didn't feel so bad."

" He was a murderer?"

" Yes, that's how him and Jasmine met. He was getting ready to kill a young lady and Jasmine was hungry. For some reason they were attracted to each other, I think Jasmine liked the killer in him or something."

" That's love." Alice mumbled.

" Have you ever met her?" I asked.

" Yes. Once. . She tried to kill me, but Sage lit her arm on fire and we got away."

" Is Sage afraid of her?" Rosalie spoke up.

" Scared enough to not want to confront her." Carlisle admitted. " Jasmine is older then Sage. At least a couple of hundred years." Carlisle tried to call her again, no answer. I sank my head into Edward's shoulder and exhaled deeply.

" If it isn't one thing." I said softly. " On a brighter note, how was the funeral?"

" How in the world is that a brighter note Bella?" I just gazed into his eyes and shrugged my shoulders. He smiled faintly and kissed my forehead. " It was good, many people there."

" How were my parents?"

" The best you can expect."

" They were beside themselves."

" Yes." He whispered. That hurt me, but I couldn't let myself be guilty. I was allowing my life to begin, it wasn't my fault it had to begin with my death.

Sage's POV

I walked into Volterra with Aro, glancing around every time something moved. Gianna glanced up quickly, but saw it was us and just went back to her work. " You going to kill her anytime soon?" I asked Aro.

" Actually, no. We like her. So, she's okay for right now." We pushed open the doors to the library and I instantly see Marcus, Caius, and Jane standing there.

" You actually managed to get him to change her. Bravo." Caius told me. I smiled and sat on Aro's lap. He was seated in his chair, which was pretty much in the center of the room. They didn't have the most wonderful decorating sense.

" Well thank you. I'm glad someone had faith in me." I smirked at Marcus and Jane. " Unlike some people." Caius laughed quietly, Marcus glared at him. Jane whipped the letter from Jasmine onto my lap, a scowl on her face.

" Don't be bringing your problems into Volterra." She spat.

" Sage is going to do what she can to get rid of this Jane." Aro said. " But, if she needs our help, she will receive it."

" Thank you Aro." I turned around and kissed him. I could hear Marcus hiss in the background, which only made me deepen the kiss that much more. When the kiss was broken I slid the letter out of the envelope and quietly read it. " Hmm. Seems she wants to kill me. What else is new. She's searching for me and will find me. That's about all."

" You know Jasmine will stop at nothing." Marcus said. " You need to leave."

" Marcus." Both Caius and Aro spoke up. Which surprised even Jane.

" We owe Sagelle greatly, she's dealt with our problem at hand." Caius said. I always did like him, he was cool.

" So what do we do?" I asked no one in particular.

" We wait." Aro told me. I leaned against him more and closed my eyes. . So, that's it. . We wait; like sitting ducks. . That didn't settle right with me, but I was tired, and who am I to argue? Oh damn, " We can't just sit here Aro." I said softly. I sat up and rubbed my eyes, no rest for the wicked.

" What are you thinking?" Caius questioned me.

" I go where I know she'll be."

" And that would be where?"

" Paris, France. . Home."

A/N Okay, that's it for this story! I know, I hate to end it too. Sage is of course going to be in the sequel. It's going to have to do with Jasmine and the wedding, things like that! I've decided on a title. I'm going to keep " In the Flames and water". That one had just a bigger response to it. Umm, I'll just probably use the other titles as chapter titles because I still liked them :) Thanks for reading Fire and Ice! The first chapter of ' In the flames and water' should be written in a couple days!

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