Was I That Gullible

Never Build Your House On Quicksand!

A/N: You didn't think I'd make it that easy, don't you know me at all lol xx Alexis

"Stop this madness now Aro! Do you really not value your guard's life's at all, you'd throw them away on a whim? Well okay then, pick one to die, as your punishment for attempting to take my mate? Pick one now!" Bella was beyond livid.

Aro and Caius were confused how the tables had been turned on them, nobody could get at those under Marie/Bella's shields and they were now being ordered to sacrifice one of their own to her!

"Wow, too bad Felix old man, you're it! Not having a power and all! Congratulations Demetri, you're the new leader of the guard" Edward's slightly slurred voice filled the silent room,

As all the Volturi turned to look at the bath that held him, Bella pulled Felix into her shield,

"Choice is yours my friend, them or us?" Jasper asked, causing all heads to swing back to them, making them look like they were watching a tennis match.

Aro looked apoplectic, Edward had given their thoughts away and now they were down one guard and sure to lose another,

"Now Felix don't be so hasty, that was Caius' decision not mine!" he spluttered,

"Big fat Lie!" Edward mumbled, but everyone heard,

"My Turn, who would you least want to lose? Eeny, meany, miney, mo!" Bella said pointing at Jane, Alec, Chelsea and Afton,

"Chelsea, it's Chelsea" Edward shouted gleefully,

Caius, by now had lost his patience with the boy and threw his ornate lighter at the bath Edward was in, but Alice was there before him, scooping up the newly reattached Edward and fled the building before anyone could stop her, since most of their guard was in disarray, in the throne room.

"Well damn! This was a wasted visit, we're gonna have to round them up all over again!" Peter said yawning as if bored by the whole thing,

"Oh Aro, your greed has outdone you once again," Marcus said shaking his head, "If you'll excuse me, I want no part of this travesty! I warned you brothers" with that Marcus sailed out of the room, leaving the other two with stunned expressions.

"So why not Chelsea?" Charlotte asked,

"She has bound so many to Aro, not to the three brothers, but him alone, including Marcus! He fears the result of them being freed" Felix stated and Caius was glaring at Aro,

"Me for one, Renata too!" Demetri said, "It's hell knowing but unable to free yourself! Renata and I are mates, but we've been kept apart all these years" he finished looking longingly at Aro's personal shield,

Aro spun and tried to grab Renata by the throat, but for once she deflected him,

"How?" he yelled,

Garrett whistled and all eyes turned to him, holding Chelsea's head up in his hand, although several feet away he was still under Bella's shield and she had stopped them hearing the noise of the head being ripped off, as they argued, thus freeing Renata from Aro's enslavement. Jane sprung at her sending out waves of pain, Renata deflected them back on Jane, making her crumple to the floor in a sobbing heap.

"You can do that?" Aro screeched,

"Yes, of course, I can, but you never asked me, so I never said anything!" she answered smiling, then taking Demetri's hand thus protecting him too.

"Well, I think it's time we left, you seem to be having some serious in-house problems, Aro! I suggest you don't attempt to come after us, or maybe you would rather me take up that last contract on you and Caius? Do you want to know how many I've turned down in the last five years? No! Funnily enough, not once has anyone asked me to dispatch Marcus!" Bella said raising her eyebrow,