Remedy

What Next

"No!" Emmett yelled.
To say the least, I was shocked by his response.
"No?" I asked in confusion.
"No." He repeated more firmly
"Well that's not really your call, now is it?" Alec spoke on my behalf but Emmett paid him no mind. His eyes were glued on me.
"Don't do it." He spoke in an almost pleading tone.
I didn't understand at all. A few minutes ago, he was okay with all this. With my decision to join the volturi and get changed into a vampire. And now he was suddenly just changing his mind.
"Emmett." I whispered his name. I didn't know what else to say. Why was he suddenly acting this way?
What changed?
"It's going to happen sooner or later." I told him. "Might as well be sooner so that I can at least be of some help."
Emmett looked at Alec then at me.
The emotion immediately disappeared from his face.
"Well then, leave." He spoke. No demanded.
"Emmett." I whispered.
He had a look of determination on his face.
"Leave if that's what you want to do but I will not stand here and watch him turn you into one of them."
Alec was about to say something but I beat him to it.
"You said you were okay with this." I told him.
"Yeah well, I lied. How do you expect me to be okay with this?" He yelled. He paused suddenly. He took in a deep breath. "You're not the only one who's having a hard time with this, you know. I won't stop you but that doesn't mean I'll support it." With that he turned around and walked away.
"Emmett." I spoke his name again but he just kept walking.
"Let's go, Sophie. It's clear that neither of us are welcome here." Alec spoke as he put his arm around my shoulder.
I looked at the rest of the Cullens but none of them said anything. It was clear whose side there were on.
I couldn't blame them one bit. It was my fault after all.
For a minute I thought it would all be okay. That Emmett and I could actually remain friends.
I didn't realise that if I chose Alec and the Volturi, I was saying bye to the Cullens and Emmett.

"So how do you want to play this out?" Alec spoke from outside my bathroom door.
"What?" I asked absent mindedly as I looked away from my reflection in the mirror.
"What's our exit plan?" He continued. I heard rummaging on the other side of the door.
Only God knows what he was doing. It was a good thing my dad and Helen had gone out for dinner.
"You're not making any sense." I told him.
I heard something drop and the sound of something breaking followed by 'My bad!'.
More rummaging.
"I meant, what's our plan for leaving? What do you want to tell your father?" He continued.
"Oh." I let out. This was really happening. I was finally leaving. I hadn't even thought about what I would tell my dad.
I heard a knock at the door.
"You've been in there a really long time. I know it's rude to pry but I'm getting really worried." He spoke.
I couldn't help but smile at his concern.
"You can come in, it's not locked." I called out.
Not a minute later, the door swung open.
He looked at me and I saw a sort of relief wash over his face. It was immediately replaced by a smile.
"There she is."
I smiled at him. "Here I am."
He leaned against the door frame. "I know this sounds incredibly selfish but I am so glad I get to have you."
My smile fell and I looked at my reflection in the mirror. "I can't believe I have to leave my dad. For a long time, all we've had is each other."
I started to tie my hair up into a ponytail.
Alec appeared behind me and wrapped his arms around my waist.
"I know. I know it's hard but it was bound to happen sooner or later, right? And besides you won't really lose him. You'll get to check on him from time to time. You're not really leaving him, you're just going to live with a new family."
I leaned into his back. "Was it hard for you and Jane when you left and joined to Volturi?"
"Well Jane and I were miserable children in an orphanage. We were more than happy to leave that place so it's not really the same thing."
"What happened?" I asked. "How did you end up in an orphanage anyway?" I didn't know if it was a touchy subject or not but I felt the need to finally know Alec's story.
Alec's lips formed a straight line in the mirror. "Nothing happened. Our parents just didn't want us."
I frowned. "That can't be true."
No parent would ever leave their child unless they had to.
He nodded. "It's true. Jane and I looked for them after we got turned. They're not together anymore. We talked to them too. I mean we didn't tell them who we were of course. According to our father he felt that they were too young to have children, hell, he almost talked our mother into aborting us."
I frowned and turned to face him.
I put my hand on his cheek.
"That's horrible. I'm so sorry."
He let out a quiet laugh. "It's their loss. They missed out on raising a very handsome devil. And I guess Jane isn't too bad either."
I could tell that he was trying to lighten the mood.
I immediately wrapped my arms around his torso and rested my head on his chest. It took a few seconds but eventually he hugged back.
"Don't be afraid to talk to me about things like this." I told him. "I'm here."
He didn't say anything. We just stayed like that for what felt like minutes before I finally pulled away.
I looked up at him and was surprised to discover a tear escape his eye.
Before he could wipe it away, I reached forward and did it myself.
"I know it's hard for you." He finally spoke. "Jane and I had nothing to hold on to but each other. But you... you have more to hold on to than I would like."
I rose my brows at him. "What do you mean?"
"Well you have your parents, your friends and I'm pretty sure that big block still has a hold on you."
I pulled away from him and looked up at him in shock. "Alec, I chose you. Why would you say that? Why would you still think that?"
He shrugged. "Because it's true. I'm not accusing you of anything but I see the way he looks at you. And I know that you have a good heart. You're the kindest person and I fear that he might find a way to take advantage of that."
"That's ridiculous, Alec."
"Is it? Might I remind you how I found you earlier today?"
I thought back to how Emmett and I were seated together on the bed. But that was nothing. He was just trying to get me to feel better.
I took Alec's hand and repeated what I said before. "I chose you."
It sucked that I would have to lose Emmett and the Cullens and I don't think I'll ever actually be able to get over it. But I knew that this was the best decision and not only for me.
"But you have to understand that I can't just leave them to take care of this themselves."
Alec smirked and nodded. "As I said, little human. I know you have a good heart. I will turn you but I'm going to need you to get your ducks in a roll first. I'm pretty sure your dad will notice when he has a vampire daughter."
I bit my lip. "What do you think I should do?"
Alec thought for a second. "I suggest a freak accident. He'll know that it wasn't in his control and hence he won't really be able to blame himself."
"You want me to make him think I died?"
Alec nodded. "Harsh but necessary. He won't come looking for you. It has to be something where a body won't be necessary. Car crash, maybe? We could burn a body until it can't be recognised."
I frowned as I thought back to my first car crash. How my father had almost burst into tears because he thought he had lost me.
Was I really going to put him through all that again?
"How much time do I have?" I asked Alec.
He opened his mouth to respond but at the same time, I heard the doorbell.
"I should get that." I told Alec before walking out the bathroom door. I went out my bedroom, down the hall then the staircase.
The door bell rang more insistently.
"I'm coming! I'm coming!" I yelled as I finally got there.
I opened the door and was very confused at what I saw.
"Um... hey Sierra." I greeted my enstranged friend. I tried to think back to the last time I talked to my ex friend.
"Hey Sophie." She greeted with a smile.
I cocked my head to the side. Something was off. Really off. It was really dark and even worse still since the porch lights had gone off. But I could clearly see the sunglasses she wore there was definitely something different about her.
The realisation hit me too late though. I gasped and quickly tried to shut the door but she was too quick and caught the door midway.
"Sorry Sophie." She spoke genuinely. "But I have to do this. I have no choice."
My eyes widened and before I could react she kicked the door and the sudden force sent me flying backwards. I crushed into one of the tables and swept everything that was on it off.
I let out a groan as I sat up. I felt something slip down my forehead and I was sure it was blood.
I was expecting her to attack me again but instead I heard her scream.
I sat up, my vision was groggy but I immediately made out the forms of Sierra falling to the ground, she seemed to be chocking on some sort of black gas. Alec stood above her, his arms outstretched. He was the cause of the black gas.
Sierra looked beyond frightened. Much more frightened than Demetri had been when Jane did her thing.
"Please stop." Sierra struggled to chock out. She looked about ready to just die.
Alec stood there unfazed by the whole thing and continued his torture.
"You really think I'm going to let you go this easily after what you just did? You deserve all the pain you're getting. You deserve to die a painful miserable death."
I tried to get out his name but I found that my voice was lost somewhere.
I was scared and trembling. But not of what just happened with Sierra. I was scared of Alec.
Sierra continued to beg and cry for him to just stop but he didn't listen... Instead he smirked.
I don't know how I managed to make my legs working again. I stumbled towards Alec, I put my hand on his arm.
He seemed shocked by the gesture, he quickly turned on me in rage.
I gulped.
His face softened when he saw mine.
"Stop." I managed to whisper.
"But she-"
"Stop." I spoke again as I lowered his hands with my own and stepped in front of him to sort of block him from Sierra. "That's enough." I whispered as I closed his fists.
His expression softened and he nodded.
I heard Sierra let out a breath of relief before her body slumped to the ground.
Alec frowned at whatever expression I had on my face. I honestly didn't know myself.