Chapter 2-Bella

And I'd thought her life couldn't get worse

I sat in the living room on the love-seat at the Cullen's place. I had just woken from a daydream. Except you don't sleep in daydreams. Not if you were a vampire. I wish. I was leaning against Edward. Not that I needed to. I had surfaced because he had bristled angrily and uptight tension was curling his muscles, preparing for the attack. Jacob, who was a few metres down the path of the lane, looked like he wished he could take something back. What had he said?

"Alice?" Edward asked. Oh. I'd been wrong. Jacob looked relieved and kept walking. But Alice had seen a vision. A disturbing one. I tensed. Did it have to do with my daughter Renesmee? Was she in danger?

"Bella we're leaving" Alice said to me.

Everyone stopped. Seven pairs of eyes flickered toward Edward, my husband and Alice, my sister-in-law and also my sister.

"An old friend of Bella's is coming from Phoenix. Ironically she was changed to immortality not long after Bella left for Forks. They've had no contact since and we don't know what she wants but it can't be good." Edward said curtly.

"With Bella it never is" Chuckled Emmett.

I glowered at him. But I was too pre-occupied to snarl. Who was this friend of mine?

Stephanie? No, I phoned her my first week here.

Rachael? We weren't that close friends that she would want to see me.

Lily? She was in New York and was more of Phoebe's friend anyway.

Phoebe? I gasped. Surely not my bouncy and enthusiastic, Alice-like friend. Her life was already horrible since her family died. No way. Then I realized that everyone was starring at me.

"What does she look like?" I whispered whishing I could close my eyes and sleep my worries away.

"She doesn't have an image yet. She just has an aura. She's kind of enthusiastic." Edward and Alice said in unison,Edward wryly,Alice excitedly. They did this often. It didn't surprise me. Wait a minute, enthusiastic.

"Oh, No!" I wailed. A frown showed up on my face.

"I think it's my best friend Phoebe James" I mumbled looking down.

"It's not fair" I whinged to my knees. Nobody understood this the way I meant.

"Was she a bully" Edward asked worriedly. I guess it fit seeming as I attracted danger like a magnet. But they thought she was dangerous? Hardly! Then I noticed a bulky figure next to me. Emmett.

"Didn't anyone hear her? She said best friend" He said emphasizing the two last words. Edward frowned at me obviously asking about the 'it's not fair' thing.

"Her entire family died when a bomb went off. She was at my birthday party so she wasn't hurt. Their funeral was on her birthday, the day I left for Forks. She wouldn't let me cancel, she said that they wouldn't want someone to leave their plans just to grieve for dead people, people that didn't matter anymore" I mumbled. There was complete silence. I was the only one here who had wanted to become a vampire. But the only one bad enough thing you could add to that story that was worse was being turned into a vampire. Even Jacob Black my best friend/werewolf knew this was bad.

"No one deserves that" Esme whispered "no one". Esme was always compassionate.