Beating Heart of the Volturi

A/N: Ciao guys! Here is chapter 14! And there are some slight changes as Bella is now 14! Ironically this is chapter 14! I suggest listening to 'I'm in love with a zombie' by Natalia Kills whilst reading this!

On with the chapter!

Chapter 14 Monster!

Bella POV

My feet made a crunching sound as I walked across the pure white snow. It was absolutely freezing, the ice cold air whipping my face harshly. I wrapped my arms around myself in an attempt to conserve as much body heat as I can.

The place looked unfamiliar there were a ring of evergreen pine trees coated in snow, surrounding the clearing, and as I looked around there was a smell of incense in the air, I lifted my nose. Lots of different smells flooded my nostrils; I could smell Belgian chocolate, fresh oranges, Japanese blossom, ginger bread and lemons.

My eye brows furrowed at how I was able to discern those smells so easily, my eyes squinted looking to the distance, I could see large piles of objects piled up in heaps, fire crackled and flickered over the piles creating curling, billowing, white smoke to rise into the freezing air, dissipating into the atmosphere and emitting beautiful smells.

I was confused as to what those piles consisted of, and why they were making those homely smells. I trudged further on but as I walked closer deathly loud crashes were heard, I stopped, my heart began to pick up pace, fear rushed through my veins as I cautiously began to walk again, clutching my coat to me feeling the sharp icy air hit my bare skin hard.

I neared one of the piles; I was now able to identify what they were. They were bodies, not human bodies, but none other than vampire bodies. I recoiled and fell on the ground, the snow cold and harsh beneath me as I tried to crawl away from the pile.

They looked so scary, so real, their cold, dead and emotionless eyes were staring straight into mine. I let out a whimper as the snow beneath me felt like jagged ice.

The crashes stopped suddenly. My breath hitched and my heart rate increased dangerously. I then heard a blood curdling laugh resonate throughout the snow covered clearing.

I quickly scampered behind the pile, looking around trying to find the source of that cold laugh. The laugh was unfamiliar but inhuman; it definitely didn't belong to a human at all.

I took a shaky breath to try and calm myself down; surely this was all one big dream? This can't be real, who is this malicious monster, who went on a rampage like this?

A scream escaped me as I felt a heavy weight push onto me; knocking me back first in to the cold snow blanketed ground. Their stone cold hands gripped mine painfully placing them above of my head, their cool breath travelling down my exposed neck. I kept my eyes shut too scared to look directly into my attackers eyes.

I could feel the rumble of his chest against mine as he laughed coldly again, something about that laugh made him very familiar...

I could feel my attackers tongue as it licked my neck, causing me to jump at the sudden sensation my eyes opened and stared into the crimson devilish irises of Demetri, his dirty blond hair dishevelled, his skin a more deathly pale than it usually was, a sardonic grin upon his face, dried blood trailing from the corners of his mouth.

"Bella, my dear, I missed you so much," he murmurs suavely into my ear. I whimpered when he then kissed my neck.

My heart pounded against my ribcage, rhythmically, as I stared, in to his bright red eyes. "Get away from me you monster!" I screamed at him trying and failing to kick him off. Demetri only chuckled darkly at my failed attempts, he seemed to be enjoying this.

"I won't let go of you my dear, because. You. Are. Mine." Demetri says roughly plunging his teeth into my neck as I scream out in pain.

I was startled awake suddenly, my heart rate fast and my breathing ragged. My whole body was hot beneath the covers, my long hair stickling to my face, cold sweat still trickling down my face, my back, chest and my arms.

My eyes adjusted to the darkness of my room, my breathing still strained and shocked from the terrifying dream. My chest rose and fell frantically.

Three years had passed since I last saw him, and yet he still haunts my dreams.

Tears began to trickle down my cheeks as I sat up in the large bed. I began to fruitlessly wipe away the tears away with my clammy hands but they kept coming and coming.

This was not the first time that I dreamt of Demetri in this way, It's been happening fairly recently. I didn't tell anyone of what my dreams consisted of. Alec tried to get it out me when he came to comfort me, he said that it was good to tell your nightmares to someone, I however told him on one occasion, He didn't say anything as he rubbed my back comfortingly; his eyes seemed to be staring into space.

I checked the small digital clock on my bedside table it read two fifty A.M! I groaned, it was still so early in the morning and my head throbbed painfully in my skull.

I sniffed as I wiped my nose on my arm, more tears streaming out of my eyes. I must look like a state right now I couldn't believe I was having these dreams, why were they portraying Demetri as a cold and heartless monster? He had never treated me like that before, so why am I dreaming that he does? I tried to think of other things to occupy myself with, it sometimes helps me to feel better, so I thought about my family, the Volturi:

Aro and Marcus were like uncles, they were funny to talk to, especially Aro. We would spend hours looking at cookbooks together and when we found a recipe that we'd like we would make it in the kitchens, I even remember convincing Aro to try some of the Spaghetti Bolognese that we both made together and he actually did, but then he had to regurgitate it for obvious reasons. And then Heidi would get annoyed at us for making such a huge mess of her pristine kitchen.

Then there was Caius, he was such a sweetie! We would take long walks in the beautiful Volturi gardens; we would talk about a multitude of different things.

Sometimes when Caius was in a good mood he would teach me how to draw in his personal art room, which was absolutely beautiful as it had a view of the Volturi gardens. Caius taught me how to hold pencils properly and how to paint using techniques he had picked up and developed through decades. Sometimes I would just be content with watching him work silently on some of his pieces.

Then there was Marcus, we would have long games of chess in the royal hangout, he would always beat me much to my chagrin, But Marcus would also give me tips on where to move but still he won! When Marcus and I were not playing chess, he would invite me to his music room where he taught me how to play the grand piano.

Marcus was exceptional at the piano, the music that he produced was so smooth and elegant, and it was a pleasing sound. Marcus even confessed that he taught Demetri how to play and apparently he was very skilled with the piano.

Then there was Alec, he was lovely as well, we would have hours of playing video games and watching awesome movies together in the guards hangout. Alec sometimes tutored me; he taught me French, Spanish as well as Italian, he was fluent in all languages and many more.

Sometimes Alec can be fairly uptight like his sister Jane, who doesn't really like me, I have even questioned Alec about it but he only gives vague answers like 'I don't know' or that she's had a bad day.

And then I would go to Heidi for reassurance and just to have a motherly figure there for comfort. Heidi would frequently take me shopping, she always insisted that I needed new clothes; she bought me dresses, accessories, shoes, skirts and shirts.

She never allowed me to wear trousers because she said they were 'un-lady like' I however didn't really complain about it, I liked most of the dresses that she gets me anyway.

Tears pricked my eyes again as I thought of them: Felix and Demetri, I missed them so much. They were still on their mission which they left for approximately three years ago. I was only eleven and nobody told me that they would be gone for this long until Heidi finally spilt. I cried for months because I missed them both so much, and that's when the nightmares started.

For the first couple of months life felt so boring, so dull without my two favourite vampires. They didn't even contact me at all, which I was deeply saddened about, as I felt that they didn't care about me at all. They may have tried to contact me but I didn't know about it...but that seemed unlikely.

I even tried to ask Aro, Marcus and Caius where they were, they would always look at me sadly and say that they were just very busy.

I could feel tears again gathering in my eyes as I tried to remember my fondest memories with them both, but to no avail. Whenever I thought of Demetri I would think about that soulless demon in my dreams.

The other Volturi members made it their 'duty' to make sure my mind was diverted away from them both in a way to cheer me up. It actually worked, but at night I was lonely and that was when I would cry for Felix and Demetri and then I would have those terrible nightmares.

Sometimes Alec would come in and comfort me, but it didn't make me feel any better at all.

"No...I won't cry..." I murmur wiping away the flood of tears now cascading down my flaming cheeks again.

I sniffed again and thought how strange it was that Alec hadn't heard me, usually when I had those dreams he would burst through my door and rock me in his arms, whispering sweet Italian in my ears. It's not like I missed it, it was just that I found it odd.

Alec was supposed to have super hearing, strength and speed, so why wasn't he here?

I flipped the covers off of myself completely and made a move to get out of bed, my feet hitting the cold floor lightly; I stand up, straightening out my blue night dress.

I rubbed my eyes roughly and then ran my fingers through my knotted hair. I then hesitantly padded over to my door and gripping the brass handle tightly I pushed it down and winced at the creak my door made as it opened.

I took small breaths and stepped outside, shutting my door quickly. I looked down the illuminated hallway carefully, it was so quiet, and it was far too quiet. I could only hear the small crackles of the flames in the torches.

I took a small walk down the hallway, turning a sharp right I descended the large staircase, my feet slapping against the stone steps, (quite loudly in my ears)

I reached the very bottom of the stairs; I was now on the ground floor. I pushed open the heavy oak door slowly. After stepping out, the hallway was illuminated again, causing shapes and shadows to dance on the ancient walls. I carefully look around; honestly I didn't know who to go to.

The masters are probably busy and are working; Heidi is no doubt working as well. The others I didn't have a clue of what they did during the night, but it certainly wasn't sleeping.

Suddenly a joyous giggle resonated from the end of the hallway. My heart stopped cold as my head whipped to the source.

I could see that the throne rooms' door was slightly ajar and a dull flickering light came from within the room. I shivered it must be Aro laughing about something, but then I remembered that I have never heard Aro laugh like that, Ever.

Curious, I decided to investigate. I stealthily padded along the stone steps trying to keep my breathing even. I wiped some sweat from my forehead as I neared the gold sheathed doors; I carefully placed both hands upon its cool, smooth surface. Hesitantly, I peeked through the small gap, hoping that I will not be caught in the process.

From inside, I could see two figures with their backs to me. One of them was fairly large, his build looked muscular and he had on a grey cloak, it seemed as if his short hair was black. The second one who stood to the right was smaller than the first one but he was still tall. Unlike the first figure, he wore a midnight black cloak. My eyes travelled up to his head were there were awfully familiar dishevelled dirty blond locks...

Realisation dawned on me... they must be Felix and Demetri... they must be! They were actually here! But then fear coursed through me. This was Demetri... the cause of my nightmares, the reason that I couldn't sleep well at night, and I was actually happy to see that he had returned? How could I be so foolish?

I was supposed to be scared of Demetri, all I could remember of him were those awful nightmares that he starred in, portraying him as a blood thirsty, evil and demonic being.

"Say it again Demetri, enlighten me, I couldn't believe my ears!" Aro cackled from within the throne room causing me to jump violently in shock. I quickly clasped a hand over my mouth to quiet myself. My eyes fixed themselves upon the scene.

The smaller of the men took a hesitant step forward and gave a cough. "Master, they have all been eliminated, we have killed every last one of those putrid beings, we burnt them all last night just as you requested." Demetri says confidently, no hint of remorse or guilt in his voice at all, in fact his voice was so cold and vacant that I wasn't even sure whether it was him or not...

But the fact that he had killed, my heart began to pick up pace, my worst nightmare was coming true. Demetri is a Killer meaning that he was dangerous and normally you would keep away from things that were dangerous, just how he was in my night mares.

That sweet man who looked after me, who listened, who used to rock me to sleep, is a Killer? I suddenly felt sick, would he hurt me? Is he going to hurt me?

Tears began to prick painfully at my already sore eyes. I couldn't believe that he would do something like that; even if they weren't innocent or were it was still bad. I felt anger boil within me at his actions including Felix who I guessed helped Demetri with their Killing spree.

At the same time I was dead frightened, scared to ever face those two vampires ever again, I was afraid of what they would do to me if I ever angered them or not.

Aros laugh pierced the silence of the throne room again as he clapped his hands as if congratulating them. Why was Aro doing this? This was bad behaviour!?

They were not the Vampires that I used to know.

"YOU'RE A MONSTER!" A voice shouted as the door was pushed open fully as everyone's eyes turned to me, it turns out that that sudden outburst came from me, and that my hand was on the open door.

Demetri's head turned quickly to me... his red irises were wide, his emotions were scrambled there was hurt, pain, relief, sadness and guilt. My breathing was ragged as anger coursed through my very veins my cold gaze on Demetri, my eyes narrowed, I could feel heat rising in my face and tears spilled down my cheeks, blurring my vision, I hastily blinked them away.

I could see that Aro had an expression of surprise his mouth slightly agape. Caius stood beside him, his face emotionless, but his eyes looked concerned and fearful. Marcus was stood in front of his throne. Felix was looking at me also, his eyes scanning me like what Demetri was doing now.

Self consciously I pulled down the hem of my night dress. Still glaring at Demetri as I did so his eyes followed my movements...he was even a pervert now!? I caught sight of Alec who was being restrained by Jane.

"You're a monster, you're...evil," I muttered darkly towards Demetri, whose eyes widened at my statement, his eyes seemed to soften, his face looked at me sadly. I took a deep breath and turned away, I couldn't take it anymore, and it was all too much with all of their calculating stares on me.

"Bella. Please!" Demetri called after me, I didn't look back, and I was far too scared right now, I wanted nothing to do with any of them anymore.

"Go away! I hate you!" I screeched back turning the corner and hastily began running up the stairs, not stopping once, I could feel the tears falling fast now rolling down my cheeks blurring my vision.

I finally reached my room; once I was inside I locked the door and collapsed onto my bed, sobbing into my cushion.

What have I done?

Ohhh... much unexpected I know but don't worry it's still a Demetri X Bella story, I just wanted to reintroduce him and Felix back into the story in a plot twisting way... Tell me your thoughts on chapter 14 and please review, favourite and follow!