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CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE | NEW MOON ?

"No, Alice, the vampires didn't really leave. Not all of them, anyway. That's the whole trouble. If it weren't for the werewolves-" Bella started but Stefan coughed "Shape-shifters" The green gleam of his sparked as Bella rolled her eyes continuing "Victoria would have gotten me and Stefsn by now. Well, if it weren't for Jake and his friends, Laurent would have gotten me before she could, I guess, so-"

"Victoria?" Alice hissed. "Laurent?"
Bella nodded, a teensy bit alarmed by the expression in her black eyes. Bella pointed at her chest. "Danger
magnet, remember?" The brunette as her brothers dirty blonde bundle of hair lifted as it dried a little more and Rosalie ran her hands through the locks tightly tugging his frame to her, away from Alice and Bella.

She shook her head again. "Tell me everything-start at the beginning." Stefan Swan then lifted Rosalie's chin indicating towards the guest bedroom with his eyes in a privacy act for them to speak alone.

Stefan's nose flared gathering all the scents of the guest room as his eyes went killer "The mutts been in here" He said with venom in his voice as Rosalie came over to him pulling him into her embrace seeing him as she captured his face between her hands.

"They won't harm Bella I'm sure" She promised grimacing a bit as Stefan  pressed his lips to her forehead. The coolness smoldering against the warmth of his own skin sent her into oblivion. Stefan pressed more against his girlfriend pulling her closer to him as he tugged on the ends of her shirt, pressing the palm of his hand against her stomach. Butterflies fluttered in her stomach as she remembered their first time together.

"Your mine Rosalie" Stefan whispered softly against her lips when the door abruptly open revealing a worrisome Bella Swan and Alice Cullen "Edward thinks Bella is dead" This made Stefan go silent as Alice turned to Rosalie and Stefan "The Volturi" She whispered sadly as Stefan  narrowed her eyes.

"What is going on" Stefan asked staring towards his girlfriend.
"We're going to Italy" the soft chime of Bella's voice filtered in the back of his mind as he focused his eyes on his little sister. The look in his green eyes made Bella have second thoughts.

"And you think Dad is going to let you?" Stefan asked her with a dubious look on his face. Bella made a face "I'm eighteen, I'm legally an adult Stefan. I'm going with of without you" Bella said as she glanced at Alice whose attention was diverted to Rosalie's worried face. "Aro can read minds like Edward..I can't go" Rosalie glanced at Stefan whom knew what she meant. If Aro found out about the pack and especially what he was, it could end badly.

Though Stefan was confident, his eyes landed on Rose with a nod of his head. "Okay Bella, I'll meet you at the airport" He said grabbing Rosalie hand and led her outside. The both of them took off without a hitch as he raced towards his house. Thankfully his car was back in his driveway and judging by the text from Sam. His eyes landed on Rosalie as they came to an abrupt halt at his door, "Victoria is in the area, I need you to protect my friends if you can" He whispered as he left a gentle kiss against her lips.

"Of course" Rosalie promised as they stepped into his house. On the couch sat Jessica playing with a giggling Grayson and Damon watched them interact with pure bliss. Stefan had a smile on his face before cleaning his throat. Jessica seemed happy to see Stefan until she saw the woman beside him. "hey Damon I have an emergency to deal with" Stefan began as his friend got to his feet, "So Rosalie is going to be here for a few days to watch over the house with you" His words had Jessica frowning.

"Oh right, Jessica this is my girlfriend Rosalie" Stefan made the brief introduction between the two woman. "Rose, Jessica is Grayson's maternal aunt whose moving to Port Angeles to be closer" His words seemed to make Rosalie amused as she met his eyes in that brief second. "Well a baby does need more of it's family" There was a tugging on Rosalie's heart at the idea of a child as she saw Grayson.

Stefan grabbed Rosalie's hand as he walked to his bedroom. He grabbed a small briefcase tossing a few clothes into it. His eyes landed on his girlfriend whose golden eyes watched him carefully. "I don't know what your abilities is, but I know Alice couldn't sense your shape-shifter side" Rosalie commented , her fingers wrapping around his wrist.

"With that, I am suspecting it is a bad idea that I come to Italy" Rosalie said seeing Stefan lower his eyes down to her face. He leaned down, his hands cupping her face as he drew her into a passionate kiss. "I seem to have some affect on reality, it's like this camouflage" Stefan said still feeling the traces of his abilities surging in his veins, though he willed it not to affect Rosalie. She nodded her head as she touched the palm of her hands against his chest.

"You better go but you better come back to me" Rosalie told him with a bit of hesitation in her voice as she locked eyes with him. Stefan smiled softly as he pulled her back into his embrace leaving a gentle kiss on her lips again. "We'll have eternity together" He promised her and with that, Stefan was out through his window and racing towards the airport on his own two feet. The breeze harshly jolted at his flesh as he felt his energy surging throughout his body to make his appearance be more intense with the reality of others.

Stefan wasted no time as he made it to the airport, he easily caught up to Bella and Alice. He had this growing irritation at the idea of seeing Edward for the very first time. Though it didn't hurt that the boy would be killing himself in front of the whole vampiric council. Stefan glanced outside the window over the horizon as the pending hours were passing by like a morning breeze.

The vampire settled his eyes over the large cities of Italy. He saw all the beautiful structures and wide rivers that woven through the cities. His lips pulled back as they got off the plane when he noticed the beaming sun and the festival. "Stefan we have to stay behind away from the sun" Alice said while coaxing Bella to search for Edward. Stefan made a face nearly laughing as he pulled his hoodie over his head "You go, I'll stay with my little sister" Stefan launched into the crowd and mingled into the shadows of the bodies circling around them.

He felt the anger raising in his veins as he saw the man whom Bella focused on. He moved quickly through the shadows until he perched behind Bella and Edward shoving them as he closed the doors. The two in the middle of their embrace. His golden eyes locked with Edward whose shocked face stared up towards him, "Your Edward" Stefan snarled stepping forward towards him.

"And your Stefan"

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