Charlie was in the living room watching TV, while I prepared dinner. He was winning the game. I was making spaghetti, one of Charlie's favorites. He was happier than usual, Edward was gone "hiking" with his family. I knew better, he was hunting. He was hoping to get a couple of mountain lions, which were better than the easy prey he found in the Cascades. Carlisle, Emmett and jasper went with him but Alice, Esme and Rosalie went shopping. Alice was bound to bring me more clothes back, and promise me a makeover.
"Dinner's ready Dad" I yelled from the kitchen.
"Fine, work was slow."
"Have you talked to Jessica lately or Angela?"
"Yeah, I saw Jessica at the Newton's today. She came in to talk to mike today. Angela and Ben are touring University of Seattle today and tomorrow, so I haven't seen them." I told Charlie as I set down his plate on the table.
"Good, they are nice kids." Charlie amended. "what about Jacob?" he looked up wary of what he just said.
" No, dad" I looked at him pleadingly. I didn't want to talk about this again. "he still mad at me for choosing Edward over him." I wished I could tell him about the whole vampire werewolf thing and how they hated each other. But I couldn't not unless I wanted Charlie to die. I didn't want that. Anyway he would probably pack up and move me far away—to keep me away from both Edward and Jacob— then put me in a cage and throw away the key. " I'm not ignoring him, don't believe everything Billy tells you."
"Oh, Billy just said that Jake was a little down, that's all." He said guiltily. "So how was your day?" horrible, I thought, Edward wasn't there.
We talked about work. School was fine as long as Edward was there but when he was gone it was unbearable but now we didn't have school. Work at the Newton's was slow this time of the year. I was happy to leave when Mike wouldn't stop bugging me. He was a bit miffed when Edward had dropping me off and picking me up all this week.
"So when is Edward coming back Bella?" Charlie asked joyfully, glad that I wasn't spending most of my time with Edward. I was surprised when he asked because it was a subject he usually avoided.
I knew he wasn't hoping for Edward to come back soon. I don't know how he could be so happy with Edward gone. But after what happened in September he didn't like Edward that much. But he did like Jacob.
Jacob was another story. We haven't talked since the day of his "motorcycle accident." I guess he was till mad that I had chose Edward and a vampire life over him and a somewhat normal human life.
I just couldn't think of what Charlie would do when I tell him Edward and I were getting married this summer. I was going to tell him, but of course, I chickened out when I planned to tell him. Edward had told me that I would have to tell him when he came back.
"Saturday." I answered. Only two more days, I thought. Alice hadn't seen anything coming so they decided to leave me alone, otherwise they wouldn't have. I couldn't stay with Jake because he was recovering from his 'motorcycle accident" plus he was mad at me.
'Where did they go hiking?" Charlie asked. He unfolded the paper and stated reading.
"Someplace in California, I don't know exactly, but," I said, and then remembered something. " Alice, Esme, and Rosalie went shopping in Los Angeles instead of hiking." I said.
"That's just like Alice" Charlie said. He loved Alice unlike Edward. "Why didn't you go with them?" Sure dad, I was going to watch some ravenous vampires hunt, I thought.
There was a light knock on the door before I could answer. Who would be calling at seven, I thought to myself. As I got up to put my dish in the sink and grabbed Charlie's too. Charlie stood up to go get the door.
"I'll get it." Charlie said as he got up. While I was washing my plate, I heard Charlie answer; a childlike voice drifting from the hall, it had a slight European accent. It sounded Italian.
"Is Bella Swan here, and if she is, may we talk to her?" said the voice from the hall. I recognized it from somewhere; I had heard it once before but never in Forks. I put my plate in the sink and walked towards the door.
"Bella" said Charlie from the hall, "There's someone here to see you." He said as I met him in the hall. He sounded a little shocked. Like he had seen something very stunning.
As I rounded the corner, I saw an angelic face that made my heart skip several beats. Not the good kind of skipping. It wasn't Edward or any of the other Cullens. Jane and Felix were standing at the door. The Volturi guards coming to check to if I was still human. And I was.
"Hello, Bella. It nice too see you once again." said Jane, one of the guards of the ? Volturi. Felix another guard was standing next to her. His build immediately reminded me of Emmett.
"Uh, uh Jane, Felix" I said barley because my voice was shaking so badly.
"Edward" I whispered as Charlie walked into the living room to give me some privacy so I could talk to my "friends". Glad that I wasn't spending all of my time with the Cullens but he didn't know that these two had a lot in common with the Cullens, most of it he didn't know.
Alice hadn't seen this coming. Either her visions were slipping or the Volturi found a hole in them. Edward had said we were safe from them since my mind and Alice's visions. Obviously this time, which was kind of odd considering Edward wasn't usually wrong. All I knew was that I was standing in front of some evil vampires and not one of the Cullens were there to help me.
JANE'S VISIT
Chapter One