Shadows Of The Night (Wattys2016)

The Black Witch

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Standard Disclaimer: The following is a work of fanfiction using characters from the Twilight world, which is trademarked by Stephenie Meyer. I do not claim ownership of said characters. No copyright infringement is intended.

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Previously-

 Alice and Jasper had invited us to their farmhouse for the weekend and I had accepted without a second thought wanting to get away from this dreary place. I also wanted Bella to come with me, away from all the shit that was happening around here. But she had other commitments.

"You know I would, if I could, don't you?"  She said in a soft voice and caressed my cheek and kissed me just under the chin.

"I can't leave the poor dog suffering, Edward. Besides I had already signed up for it before the invite. I'm really sorry, but I can't cancel it."

"I just wanted to spend the weekend with you." I said forlornly, kissing her throat.

It wasn't just about the weekend; I wanted her safe–with me. I wanted her as far away from the house as possible. But then I realized that she had lived here almost her whole life. Hadn't she encountered anything supernatural? Or her mother? Did all this weird stuff just happen around me?

I was really glad she wasn't experiencing it.

"I know baby, me too. I promise we'll spend the next weekend together."

"Okay, so when are you leaving?"

"At one, you?"

"In an hour."

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                                                 The Black Witch

"I'm really sorry man; I can't believe that she actually tried to jump of the roof."

"Oh, you don't know the dramatics that woman plays, Edward. I still can't believe she actually gave birth to Ali."

"So, how is she now? Did you hear anything more from Alice?"

"Ya, she says it's absolutely fine. She just wanted Alice there, thus the jumping of the roof bullshit. Last time Alice refused to see her, she tried taking sleeping pills. That woman is seriously nuts! But she is her mother, so I can't really say anything. And I'm really sorry about the weekend man. I know you were really looking forward to it."

"It's cool man, really. This way I can get back to Bella, and have some quality time with her."

"It's too bad we didn't get to meet her, maybe next time."

"Sure."

We were sitting at the dinner where we had originally planned to meet to start of the weekend together, but Alice's mother had other plans. Hence, we had to cancel ours.

"So, when are you leaving to meet Alice?"

"Honestly, I wish we could pursue our original plan and go to the farmhouse. I don't care if it's just the two of us but Alice will have my balls if I don't go to see the She-Devil." we laughed loudly.

After paying for our meal we took opposite routs to get to our destinations, him–towards Alice and me, towards Masen house. It was almost twilight now so I knew Bella won't be home for another two hours. I had asked her to just stay at the cottage instead of the house for her safety. She didn't know my plans had been canceled and I wanted to take advantage of that fact and surprise her.

I hurried home taking a different and longer route that didn't involve crossing any lake.

Upon entering the house, I made my way up the stairs straight to my bedroom without stopping. After depositing my duffel bag on the bed, I went to the bathroom to take a shower. After the shower, I spent some time selecting what to wear for the evening. I wanted to make it special for Bella. I wanted to recreate our first date–a candle-light dinner and a movie with some popcorn and wine.

I went to the kitchen to prepare some spaghetti topped with homemade meat balls. Bella didn't know this, but I had learnt a thing or two about cooking in L.A. This was definitely going to surprise her. I thought with glee.

That's when I smelled it– incense. It was coming strongly from the living room. I went to inspect it. It was coming from the door in the corner that led to the basement. It wasn't just the smell now; I could see some smoke as well.

Was the basement on fire? But it didn't smell like fire.

I ran towards it, pulling it open to look inside. There was a thin layer of smoke and the smell of incense was heavy. Startled, I ran down the stairs. The scene before me made me stop in my tracks and look incredulously in shock.

There, before me was Bella. But not the Bella I had come to know and love but a Bella I knew nothing about. She was sitting in the middle of what appeared to be a star surrounded by a circle with black candles on each corner burning with unreal brightness. There were some kind of herbs burning in a bowl and a dagger sat beside it that was straining red.

There was also someone else beside her but she was facing away from me, and she seemed to be bound!!

I made myself move and stood in front of Bella. She had her eyes closed and was chanting something fast. She was in black, again. But she was always in black. I had never given much thought about it before this. I had thought it was one of her quirks, never having connected it to a whole different scenario involving witchcraft. She had those black rings on and some black beads hung from her neck.

The person she had bound was gagged and was thrashing weakly, barely conscious, trying to escape but Bella had her in a tight grip with her wrist around her.

I couldn't recognize the woman before me, was she the same person I had made love to just this morning? I couldn't believe it.

I couldn't stand it anymore and shouted "Bella! What is all this? What the hell are you doing? Let the girl go."

She opened her eyes but didn't leave the girl. She looked up towards me and smiled a sinister smile. The evilness of it sent a shiver down my spine.

"Edward darling, you're here. Though, I hadn't imagined you finding about me this way, but I think it's perfect." She grinned. "I have been waiting for a long time for this. Come here my love, and let's finish what started three centuries ago." Lifting her free arm she gestured for me to join her. Her face looked devastatingly beautiful and evil at the same time. The face of a dark angel.

"What the hell are you talking about? And let the girl go, Bella. You're hurting her."

"She's getting what she deserves!" she roared in a terrifying voice.

"What do you mean? No one deserves to be bound and gagged like that."

"She had the nerve to talk about you in an ill manner in front of me! How dare she?" She screeched pulling the girl's hair out. "Your MINE. You have always been mine."

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uh oh.. were you expecting it? 

Looks like Bella's not what we thought.

The countdown has begun.... the next chapter will be the last chapter.

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~stz