Chapter two
They arrived to a deserted driveway. No sight of human movement or contact. This was surprising to Bella because usually you could see the TV screen glisten with the 7:00 news through the old windows. As Edward got out of the car gracefully, all Bella could think about was that she would have to wait an eternity to become a vampire too. Just thinking about becoming one made her shiver with pleasure. Also the fact that she would too become beautiful made her tingle with joy. Reaching toward the handle, Bella climbed out of the car in a bad attempt to be graceful. As expected she tumbled and slipped on the frozen driveway covered with thick, clear ice. Also as expected, a pale hand reached and caught her. Noticing, for the first time, that the freezing weather didn't affect Edward because he never wore mittens, only got the vampire feeling to come back, so she sighed and moved toward the house door, pulling out a pair of keys from her coat pocket at the same time. Bella fumbled with the lock and finally, after a fair amount of time and some frustration from her part, got it open.
As they walked into the pale grey hallway( more like glided for Edward), Edward started to growl ever so slightly. At this, Bella spun around toward Edward, wondering what happened. Edward just stood there sniffing. Then he swiftly and dangerously crawling in a hunched position. A drift of cold air swirled all around Bella, she felt like something was about to happen. Something bad.
" Edward, what theā¦" shivered Bella, clutching her purse in her pale hands.
But just as she was about to finish her sentence, a growl escaped Edward's mouth yet again interrupting her from her thoughts. Scared and confused of what was happening Bella rushed toward the kitchen, a crazy thought popping into mind, just as she did so:
Where was Charlie? He usually smelled Edward just as he opened the door. He usually was always there to greet me and threaten Edward. And every time Edward never cracked. Charlie must be in his bedroom sleeping, right? Right? Right?
Bella's stomach dropped to the hard-wood floors just as Edward came after her, a deep snarl outlining his sharp lips. A dangerous yet protective glint in his eyes and a hard bend as if he momentarily was about to attack. Which, judging by his face, was possible. Bella just didn't know why.
" Bella, stay close to me" murmured Edward quietly. One look in his eyes told Bella that she better. Perplexed by this whole scene, Bella shifted closer to Edward, almost tripping and falling the whole way.
" Bella, come here" echoed a voice from the staircase. This time it wasn't Edward. This voice was so memorable and sharp that Bella right then and there would have fainted if Edward wasn't holding her.. A voice nobody in the Cullen family ever wanted to hear. The voice was undefeatable and horrible. A knot twisted in Bella's stomach as she slowly turned toward the staircase which lead toward Charlie's room and her room. Edward's jaw tightened slightly as he looked in Bella's eyes. His eyes shown no sign of fear or hesitation, just determination. Bella knew, that those eyes had a plan. So Bella took a step toward the stair case and then smiled, as if she meant that everything will turn out great. Only the smile shown no sign of happiness, only pain and sadness. The smile was knowing too. Bella's eyes then started to focus. If only they weren't blurry and blocked out by her salty tears that dripped down her cheeks slowly. Charlie was upstairs, along with James.
