Aro is hanging around Bella's house
Bella walks up to her window looking for Edward. She opens the window, and looks out to see if he's there. Or maybe even Jake. "Edward?" she called. "Edward." She saw a movement in the darkness. She stepped aside to let the shadow in. Alice was driving home (in her yellow Porsche) from a late-night shopping trip and paused outside Bella's house, watching as Bella opened the window. Bella saw the yellow car pulling up and stopping. She knew that it was Alice. She ignored the car.
"Jake? Edward?" Bella asked into the night.
Alice, frowning, breathed in the scents coming from outside the window. Oh no! That was definitely not Edward! She flitted out of the car but stopped short as the world swam in front of her and she was suddenly blinded by a vision of Bella, lying dead on the floor, Bella, pale as a ghost, shrouded in a gray cloak with blood-red eyes, Bella, sitting on her bed, alive but slightly confused... Alice yanked herself out of the future and back into the present. Maybe the last one would come true, but only if she made it! She sprinted towards the stranger in the dark cloak, crossing the yard in a sixteenth of a second, pulling out her tiny silver cell phone and hitting the speed dial for Edward as she ran.
Edward, busy on a hunt, was juddered out of his instincts when he felt his phone going off in his pocket. Returning to his civilized state, he picked up the phone in an instant, whispering into it, "Alice? What is it? You know I'm on a hunt..."
"Get. Here. Now!" Alice shrieked her voice so fast and high that no human would be able to catch what she said. Then the phone went dead. Even though it was only three words, she knew Edward would come running. Then she dashed to the door of Bella's house, opening it and flitting upstairs as quiet as a whisper.
She opened Bella's door and dashed into the room...
"Alice?" Bella asked. "Alice, what are you doing here? I thought you were on a shopping trip." Alice had moved so quickly into the room that it had shocked Bella so she fell on the bed. "What's going on Alice?" she asked.
"That's exactly what I'd like to know..." Edward had only just made it to Bella's room. He knew he could have easily and simply read Alice's mind, but he also knew this would piss her off and that she wanted them both to know at the same time. So he moved over to Bella, enclosed her in a protective embrace, and waited for Alice's response...
"Edward!" Bella exclaimed. Wishing that she could hug him. She was happy to see him. "Edward what's going on? Alice." she continued to look back and fourth between both.
Though he knew it would cause him pain, since his hunt did end early and he never really got enough blood, he leaned down to kiss Bella as she wanted. It was a passionate kiss, one that put Edward's want to drain her of her blood on high alert. He fought the instincts off, and continued the kiss until he heard a nervous titter from Alice. He let go, then, now completely ready for what Alice had to say.
"That." Alice pointed to the window. "Was not Edward, Bella, and you are either going to die, become immortal and join the Volturi, or be confused but unharmed, and I don't know about you" she continued, sarcastic now," but I prefer the third option."
Edward, assuming safety in reading Alice's mind, began doing such. After picking through countless thoughts of fear for Bella, he came across thoughts of a dark figure around the house...He then pushed his ability outward, looking for malicious thoughts toward his beloved. Finding nothing, he said to Alice, "I need details. Who is after Bella? Why? And how is he doing it? I don't care if you have to be in a vision for months on end, I need answers. Until we know what we're up against, it will be very hard to defend against it."
"Don't yell at her Edward. It's ok. She doesn't need a vision to know that it was someone that was not supposed to be here." she scolded him. "If it wasn't Edward then who was it?" Bella asked.
"I'm not-" Alice started to say, then froze, dropping the cell phone that was still in her hand. Then the world was spinning away from her, and she saw a crimson-eyed figure in a dark cloak, holding out his hand... she flashed back to reality, and whispered, horrified "Aro."
"Aro?" Bella panicked, "why."
"I don't know." Alice said, frustrated, her pale forehead creasing into a frown. "But I know he was here."
"What about Charlie? We should get out of the house, Aro might go after him." She looked up at Edward hoping that he'll agree.
"I'm not sure Aro has any particular want or need to get to Charlie, but I agree. We must figure a way to bring him to safety. Aro may use him for bait to bring Bella to him." He wouldn't let Alice know, and especially not his precious Bella, but Edward was extremely nervous for Charlie's safety. He couldn't let him become bait for Bella. "Alice, what do you suggest we do?"
"We should have Billy invite him for fishing. And let's go to your house. I hope he's not listening. We should go now." Bella said quickly. Then she thought for a second. "Edward what if... Change me. I could help protect Charlie."
"Nice try Bella, but no dice. We already went through my requirements, and you have not lived up to them yet." Edward's "requirement" was that Bella had to marry him, and she was still reluctant. "The wolves should take good care of Charlie. What's important now is your safety. I think it's time you spent a few nights at your boyfriend's house again..."
"I'll go tell Charlie that Billy called then get him out now." Bella said. Going towards the door.
Alice shook her head, dazed, then snapped back to focus. "Sorry" she apologized, and then turned to Edward. "Good idea. We should get him out of here as soon as we can."