Bella could hear the howls and feel the pounding of the ground coming closer and closer no matter how fast she tried to run. As she reached a break in the tree line she glanced back and let out a blood curdling scream. Charging towards her was a huge wolf like beast with piercing onyx eyes and black skin and fur. It snapped its fangs as it lunged forward. Bella tried to run faster but stumbled as the beast leaped on to her, its talons ripping in to the back of her arms and legs as it sunk its fangs deep in to her shoulder and neck.
Bella howled in shock and pain as she fell to the ground the force of the massive creature on top of her too much for her 9 year old body to hold up. suddenly two shots rang out and the dead weight of the creature was lifted off of her and just before the world went black, she faintly heard a man's voice calmly telling her she was safe as she was lifted from the ground and placed in someone's arms.
Bella woke with a strangled scream, chest heaving and arms straining against the chains anchoring her to the bed as the past faded away and her mom's voice rang out from behind her bedroom door
"Bella? Bella? Is everything alright?" Renee called out
Bella grimaced as she surveyed the damage her dreams always seemed to create "it's ok mom, you can come in" Bella responded
"Do you need the first aid kit?" Renee asked worriedly as she unlocked Bella's door and saw her bed tore apart yet again and blood running down her arms "Do we need to call zeke?" Renee asked worriedly wanting desperately to be able to climb up on to Bella's bed and comfort her but knowing that Bella's control could be on edge and she could revert to her more animal instincts and snap at her.
"No, I'm fine, it was just the dream, no need to worry zeke or henry just yet" Bella replied flexing her wrists and hands as Renee unlocked the shackles and enveloped Bella in a hug as she sat down with her on the bed "you know, you don't have to go to forks just yet." Renee mentioned as she rubbed Bella's back.
"Mom we.. Bella started to say as Renee's phone rang
"Hang on honey, it's phil" Renee said as she stood up to answer the phone. " Hi honey how was the game?, can you hang on one sec?" Renee held the phone away from her ear and turned towards bella "hold that thought it will only be for a few min"
" I know mom and that why I need to head to forks so that you and phil can have more then just a couple of min to talk to each other" Bella responded
"We'll talk later ok? Renee responded before heading out towards the kitchen talking to phil all the while.
"hopefully phil and the team did well" bella murmured as she pulled out her phone and dialed zeke's number to see if she could see him and his dad before she left.
"Hello?" a unfamiliar male voice said in to the phone
"Is zeke there? Bella asked, confusion in her voice
"yea he's here, who's calling for him? The voice asked.
bella heard zeke in the background telling the voice to quit being such a asshat and give him the phone
"Bella, who's this " bella responded mildly curious now
"just a cousin, no one of real importance" zeke replied having gotten control of the phone
"I can call back later if you have family over" bella replied
"it's fine, they just came by to talk to dad. No biggie" Zeke replied "
"hey I was wondering if I could come and see you guys before I left?" bella asked
"sure, dad wanted to talk to you about some stuff as well" zeke replied being vague
"alright, let me see if Renee will let me use the car" bella said as she headed to the kitchen to find her mom.
"Hey mom, would it be ok to take the car to the rez to see zeke and henry?" bella said as her mom turned to face her the phone still on her ear.
"that's fine dear, the keys are by the door" Renee replied as she giggled at something phil told her
"thanks mom, Tell phil I said hi" bella called back and she headed out the door. "Zeke you still there?
"You good to go?"
"I've got the keys and will be there soon" bella replied
"All right, I'll tell dad and we'll see you in a bit" Zeke replied before starting to yell at someone as he hung up
"That wasn't weird at all" bella muttered after she hung up the phone and grabbed her mom's keys.