Return of Victoria-
Note: After New Moon; Before Eclipse…
Knock! Knock! Knock!
Yes this morning I thought it was going to be Edward. I swung open the door, and came face to face with Jacob's new girlfriend. In the last couple of weeks we had become great friends. Her name was Sierra. She had slightly dirty blond hair and had whitish streaks in the back. And she always wore a white leather jacket. Her face was the same tan of Jacob's. They looked very much alike, except for the light and dark hair. She was very sweet and overly optimistic.
"Hi," she said.
"Hey." I said back to her now loosing my enthusiasm.
"I'm here for Edward." I knew she and Edward didn't like each other much, but Alice seemed okay around her.
"Okay. Why'd he send you?"
"He got an urgent message from the Voultri."
"The Voultri? Is he in trouble?"
"No, he's fine."
"Good."
"The Voultri said they had an issue. Alice is still here and so is Jasper, but the rest left."
"When will they be back?"
"Whenever the problem is resolved. He said if you have any further questions he said talk to Alice, or call him. He left his number on your desk last night."
"Great."
"I also came for another reason."
"What is that?"
"Jacob said I should show you something. Can you meet me in the woods behind the park today?"
"Maybe. What time?"
"When you get out of school."
"I don't think I can. We have an extended school day because of a mystery fieldtrip."
"Oh. Well then later, Okay?"
"Yeah."
She spun on her heal and jogged out the door.
Wow. How she was always so cheery? I don't know. She had come last month. She was a run away, and she was 16. Apparently Jacob and her fell in love on her way to Alaska, oh well. She didn't go to school, and for some reason Jacob fell in love with her and kept it a secret from his wolf pack.
I walked into the kitchen and I picked up the phone. I already knew Edward's cell. I dialed his number and sat patiently through the ringing.
"Hello?" His heavenly voice called through the phone as if he had no idea who I was.
"Hey, it's me Edward."
"I know."
"Why didn't you bring me with you?"
"I-I didn't want them to see you still a mortal."
"Good point. Please don't get hurt. Or I'll have Alice bite me, and I will have to come and save you again."
"Relax, this time I have my family with me this time."
"Be careful of Jane."
"As far as I know, Jane Aro, Caucus and Alec are out."
"Aro, isn't he like the lead one?"
"I guess."
"Well, I'll talk to you later. School."
"Got it. I love you Bella."
"Love you too." I hung up and prepared for school.
Later…
"Grab your bags please. Bella… Bella." I jerked in to reality. I was worried for Edward. Why hadn't he called? Oh, wait. I was in school. Okay Bella I told myself. He'll be fine, especially with Carlisle. Great! Carlisle was with him. Knowing that I could probably relax.
"Bella? Did you here me? Are you Okay?"
"Yeah, I'm fine."
"Okay, Well what I said was, we're going to the park. We're going record the amount of Living things."
"Great."
Did he say the park? Maybe, Maybe I could meet Sierra after all. She probably didn't mean the woods, but that clearing I last saw Laurent in. Shivers were sent down my spine.
At the park…
"Um," I raised my hand.
"Yes, Bella."
"I was wondering, could I just walk home from here when I'm done?"
"Yes, but Bella you don't use the term 'Done' unless you're talking about food. If you're referring to yourself, you always use, 'finished'."
"Yes, sir."
"Now, go enjoy yourselves, but record all the living things."
I looked around, and no one seemed to notice, so I carried on. I darted through he trees, and jumped over logs, and slippery moss, which there was a lot of. I was being unlike my clumsy self. I ran until, I reached the clearing. There were voices arguing. I looked into the clearing and Jacob was arguing with Sam. Paul, and Embry were behind Sam, and Sierra was behind Jacob.
"Leave her a lone."
"She's of another pack!"
"Please stop fighting," Sierra whined for the first time, since she found out she was named after a brand of soda. Then I realized Paul said she was of another pack.
"She doesn't belong here! We're sending her back."
"No!"
"Oh, look it's Bella!" She pointed excitedly at me. I waved and frowned a sarcastic smile.
"Hey…"
"Hi Bella. What do you want?"
"Field trip."
"You want a field trip? Or you're on a field trip?"
"You know what I mean," I said.
I walked up to them.
"I don't want to be dragged into your fight, but I might as well figure out what its about,"
"Tell, Jacob that Sierra and him can't be together," Paul told me.
"Tell, him that no rule has been stated by our tribe that I can't have a girlfriend outside our pack and in another."
"She broke a rule of her tribe."
"How do you know what that is?"
"Same rules for every tribe."
"How did she break them?"
"She ran away, a rule, I'm sure you've wanted to break ever since you became one of the pack."
I was back behind Jacob now.
"You're clearly, truly one of the ones who would love to break that rule! You're a rule breaker ready to happen. Look at you. You're back up is a human and another rule breaker."
Jacob slowed down. He probably had no idea what to say.
"Well, well Jacob is smarter obviously. He has two girls on his side."
"Three." Alice's voice came."
"Three girls on his side. That shows how cute he is too," Sierra continued.
"And a boy," Jasper was here too. Yes. We out numbered them.
"Alice what are you two doing here?"
"We came to see if you were any trouble yet."
We were only whispering, but then a heaven like voice, that I feared pierced my mind.
"Good, thing too. Now we can destroy all of you."
There was a reason, Aro, Jane, Alec, and Caucus wasn't in Italy.