Ashes

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Title: Ashes
Fandom(s): Twilight
Rating: R
Word Count:
Inspiration: The abomination that was Eclipse, Chapter 6: ‘Switzerland’
Warnings: Adult themes, angst, some violence, mild coarse language
Summary:  Slowly walking inside the room was Rosalie, her face grave as she quietly closed the door behind her. Bella felt herself tense up."Bella don’t be scared,” Rosalie whispered. “I’m gonna get you out of here.' How it should have gone...

 

‘The southern wall of glass reflected the scene back like a mirror, making it look twice as bad. It matched. The coverlet was a dull gold, just lighter than the walls; the frame was black, made of intricately patterned wrought iron. Sculpted metal roses wound in vines up the tall posts and formed a bowery lattice overhead. My pajamas were folded neatly on the foot of the bed, my bag of toiletries to one side…’ (Eclipse, Chapter 6: ‘Switzerland’).

She was trapped in this room with all its pomp and circumstance, this tacky, obscene disaster-piece surrounding her acting as her prison. She felt her stomach fall, feeling sick all of a sudden as she realised there was no way out.

Bella could hardly believe it. Edward actually enlisted his sister to trap her for the weekend, to act as her chaperone because she couldn’t be trusted to be alone, to think for herself, to see anyone else other than himself in her life…

She felt like she was seeing Edward with fresh eyes now, for the monster he truly was, so wrought with jealousy that he was willing to keep her in his glass tower just so she couldn’t see Jacob, the rival in his overblown fantasies of revenge, coming up with any excuse he could to manipulate Bella with to deter her even more from her werewolf friend: ‘he’s dangerous! He’s a young werewolf, he’s reckless! You’ll start a war if you break the treaty! Do you know how hard it is to keep you alive as it is?!’

Edward had forever insisted he was not in the slightest bit jealous of Jacob with the straightest face possible. For the first time in their relationship, Bella did not believe a word he said.

She could feel her throat closing up as her panic heightened. No way out. How the fuck am I gonna get out of here? Alice knows my every move, my every thought I make. HelphelphelpwhatdoIdoIneedDadnownownow… Bella tried looking around the room, desperate for an answer, beyond all rational thought as she paced around the opulent room for something, anything that could help her get out. She truly was scared of what could happen next, whatever Edward had in mind to keep her locked up by any means necessary

Bella could already feel the tears prick her eyes when the bedroom door opened, startling her as she was already on tenterhooks.

“Bella? Bella, you still here?”

Slowly walking inside the room was Rosalie, her face grave as she quietly closed the door behind her. Bella felt herself tense up.

“Bella don’t be scared,” Rosalie whispered. “I’m gonna get you out of here.”

“Wait…how?!” exclaimed Bella. “I can’t fight against vampires! And Alice knows my every move in here!”

“Well you’re gonna have to fight back,” Rosalie said, rather harshly. “You can’t fall apart on me now, you have to help me!”

Rosalie pulled something out of her pocket. “Who says you can’t kill vampires…” She handed Bella a lighter while flipping open her own.

Bella eyes grew wide, her mouth hanging open. “Wait, what are you doing…?”

“I’m sick of this place, Bella,” Rosalie choked out. “I’m sick of them, I’m sick of Edward dominating over all of us, I’m sick of live an empty life… I’m sick of seeing you being treated like some dog on a leash. I’m gonna give you your dignity back, Bella.”

Bella was still astonished. “You actually want to help me?” she spluttered.

“Just because you’ve acted like an entitled brat in the past doesn’t mean I’m gonna let you fester away in this hellhole any longer,” replied Rosalie. “Now come on, we have to hurry. I’ve been careful not to make a decision until now so Alice can’t pick up on it. Just don’t think anything, keep a clear head.”

Bella didn’t waste any more time, complying with Rosalie as she walked over to the heavy green velvet curtains and lit the ends of them, ensuring to keep her mind clear. Soon enough, flames began consuming them, licking their way up towards the ceiling.

Rosalie, meanwhile, stepped over to the bed.

“I always hated Edward’s taste,” she spat. She then lit up her own lighter and threw it onto the bed, watching as fire swallowed up the obscene, vulgar mess, melting and twisting the cast-iron roses and mirrored southern wall. “Hopefully Alice won’t see this coming until it’s too late.”

But it almost was as the two could hear footsteps coming upstairs, muffled voices down the hall.

“Quick, climb out the window!” Rosalie yelled at Bella, grabbing her hand and leading her carefully outside, the flames quickly eating up the room and the ceiling threatening to cave in any moment now.

The bedroom door then swung open, Alice and Esme looking on at the catastrophe agog.

“Rosalie! Rosalie, bring her back now!” Alice snarled through the inferno. “Rosalie!”

Rosalie, however, was holding onto Bella tightly as they prepared to jump from the second floor window of the once-palatial Cullen home. Bella held onto her waist, shuddering as they both leapt from the ledge and landed onto the dirt floor with a thud, Rosalie shouldering most of the impact.

The two then ran towards the forest, Bella trying to keep up as much as she could and running on pure adrenaline. She turned back to watch as the Cullen home burned, now nothing more than charcoal and rubble, obnoxious grandeur disintegrating before her eyes, the vampires crumbling with it all.

“What about Edward?” Bella screamed. “What is he gonna do when he find out!”

“Don’t worry,” Rosalie called back to her, smirking just a little. “Emmett has already dealt with Edward…”

 

 

Comments

[xxburningsoulxx.livejournal.com]

Totally Wicked. :D Burn, Baby, Burn.

[hyperactivator.livejournal.com]

Firey death to tacky houses!

[winki-pop.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I had fun burning down Cullen Manor, too :P

[kseenaa.livejournal.com]

Oh, fuck yeah... Very awesome. :-) Emmett and Rosalie rocks. :-D

[winki-pop.livejournal.com]

Cool :D I always thought they had potential as better characters.

[melissatreglia]

Haha! Burnin' down the house! And Rosalie being awesome, of course... *thumbs up*

[blonde-sarcasm.livejournal.com]

*sings* Buuuuurn, baby, burn! Disco inferno!

[marienomad.livejournal.com]

This makes sense. Rosealie was ganged raped before she was turned and so she would want to fight for another woman's rights. Even if it was Bella. Go girl!