Disclaimer: I'm not brilliant enough to own twilight, sorry.
For the next month and a half that Bella had to reside in the hospital wing Edward visited her everyday. They became fast friends and whenever they were to enter deep vats of silence it was never awkward. It was always peaceful and comforting. When she was finally released from the infirmary, Edward had helped her regain her balance after so many weeks lying in bed.
Carlisle had offered for her to stay in the Head House and she immediately agreed. She moved into the room next Edward's. He had shown her the secret passage way through the wall to each other's room and they would sneak in and out of the passageway and talk through the night. Carlisle had also kept the fact that Bella was from the Kali organization in the dark.
Edward and Bella soon became the young trouble makers. They were always found sneaking around the large estate. Sandhya members would give them suspicious looks but there would be a smile on their faces nonetheless. During the day they would go to the courtyard in the middle of the Head House and would sword fight. Bella had surprised him by being the best swordsmen her age. Her skills were different than Edwards and he liked learning her foreign techniques.
The night before her thirteenth birthday, Edward had been on one of his rounds again by the river. He was about to head back when a monkey landed in his shoulder. Her began sniffing at his neck and clothing, her nails clinging to his shirt so no matter how hard Edward tried to shake her off she would barely move an inch. The monkey must have found something she liked in his scent because she immediately calmed and sat on his shoulder. Edward shook his head, amused and made his way back home. The moment he came into the kitchen the monkey jumped off his shoulder and scampered towards Bella, whose back was turned facing the stove. The monkey climbed up her back and sat on her shoulder like it had done for Edward.
"Eeep!" Bella screeched, but when she saw the monkey's calm face she relaxed and stared at her curiously. She turned to Edward questioningly. He only shrugged.
"Consider her an early birthday present," his mind conjured effortlessly.
"Ah," she nodded her head and held out her arm for the monkey to walk down. "What should I call her?" Bella asked as she began to stroke the soft hair on the monkeys head.
Edward shrugged walking up to pet the monkey too. "Why are you asking me? She's yours."
Bella punched him in the arm playfully, "Fine don't help, I'll think of something." Bella turned back to the stove and poured in a package of powdered cheese into a boiling pan of macaroni. "Hey, You," she said sternly but affectionately to the monkey who was pulling on a lock of her hair. She immediately looked up at the thirteen year old innocently. "Go sit with Edward at the island. Here take the bowl of grapes," she finished, pulling out the promised bright green grapes. The monkey screeched softly as she took the grapes and scampered to the island on her hind legs.
A half an hour later Edward, Bella and the monkey made their way up to bed. Bella was about to close the door to her room behind her when Edward stuck his foot out to prevent it from clicking into the frame. He winced at the slight pain it caused on his big toe but he ignored it. He gave Bella a stern look but let some humor show in his emerald green eyes.
"No coming through the passage tonight, understand? I still need to put finishing touches on your gifts."
Bella's face, in turn became stern (A/N: haha that rhymed!) and a little guilty. "You didn't have to get me anything," she practically whined.
Edward laughed, giving her a hug goodnight. "I didn't get you anything. Promise me you'll not come through the passage, then I'll let you go to sleep."
"Fine I promise, Eddy," she said giggling.
Edward grimaced at the nick name. "Tuulikki, I swear if you call me that again my sword may just have a spaz attack during one of our lessons," he warned, leaning against the door frame crossing his arms across his chest as he watched Bella brush her pretty hair to a beautiful sheen.
"Awww but if you killed me you would never be able to live with yourself no would you? So probably a couple minutes after I take my last breath you would make sure you'd follow after me." Edward frowned, she was right. When Bella looked at his reflection from in the mirror she was facing she smiled triumphantly. "I know I'm a genius."
Edward smiled once again shaking his head. "Just go to sleep, Tuulikki." And he closed the door. He made his way to his room and worked for about an hour until his gifts were completed. He wrapped them quickly, stuffed them under a loose floorboard and quickly fell asleep despite his excitement to give his presents to his best friend.
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The next morning, Edward was awaken by the sound of horses just outside the house, near the stables. It could only mean one thing: His older sister, Alice had returned from her hunt (A/N: Yes Alice is older so deal! I just thought it might be interesting to have Edward look up to his legendary sister. I think a little struggle of being in her shadow would be an interesting twist, don't you think? Although I wouldn't know the feeling since I'm the oldest child. Back to the story!) He immediately jumped out of bed and pushed through the passageway leading to Bella's room. She was still fast asleep on her stomach, but her body was laying horizontally on the bed so that the pillows were on her right. Edward laughed softly as he jumped on top of the bed and began hopping up and down yelling, "Wake up. Wake up, Tuulikki! There is someone you need to meet! Come on!" He jumped once more and landed on his knees.
"Noooo," she moaned. "Five more minutes?" she asked hopefully still half asleep.
"Uh-uh," Edward refused. "I can ride on my back piggyback and sleep then but you gots to get up now!"
"Ugh! Fine!" she pushed herself up from the bed. When she climbed onto Edwards back she murmured heatedly, "This better be good."
Edward had only laughed. He turned a little to see that the monkey he had found was sitting on the bed confused, he gestured with his head for her to follow and she did. They had barely reached the top of the stairs when Bella's heavy breathing told him that she had fallen asleep once again. He made his way through the house, and out the back door. He began to run as fast as he could towards the stables without Bella falling. To his amusement the rather chilly weather for a September morning had woke her up, and she began shivering against him.
"Why didn't you suggest for me to bring a robe?" she asked rather venomously.
"I'm sorry, Tuulikki," he said sincerely as he kept running the monkey following by his side. "I'm just really excited. It's my sister you see. The sound of her horse woke me up and I haven't seen her for a year."
Bella seemed interested now and less irritable as she asked a question. "Where has she been?"
"On a hunt."
Finally they reached the stables and Edward set Bella down, carefully as he sprinted through the wooden doors. Bella giggled softly at his excitement, he looked like a little boy greeting his father who was returning home from work. She stooped down to her little monkey, whom she still hasn't thought of a name for. She climbed up her arm and up on her shoulder, and followed Edward into the stables.
When Edward burst through the wooden plank doors of the stable his eyes caught sight of his seventeen year old sister, Alice. Bella soon came up to his side and gasped while Edward stood frozen, horrified. There was his sister, her body limp as she was handed down from her horse by one of the men who had accompanied her. On her golden tunic was a large gash that exposed her bleeding stomach beneath. The wound wasn't deep enough for it to be fatal but still effective in causing her to pass out. The feeling of being passed from one set of arms to another must have aroused her subconscious mind because her eyes began to flutter. When they finally opened her brown, gold eyes met her brothers and she smiled. Her carefree smile seemed to relax some of the muscles in Edwards body and he moved closer to her.
He took her hand, grasping it as though it were his lifeline. He looked at her expectantly, "Alice…?"
Her smile broadened, but her eyes threatened to close yet again, she fought and won the battle to keep them open. Alice reached into her pocket and pulled out something that appeared to be wrapped in a relatively large handkerchief. She pushed it towards Edward, urgently as darkness began to once again blanket her. "Tell father . . ." She began to close her eyes but Edward shook her rather roughly.
"Tell him what?" he asked.
"Success." She once again turned limp in Edwards arm. At that moment Carlisle Cullen entered the stable, when he saw his daughter unconscious on the ground he became the father instead of the Sandhya leader. He raced towards his children, and began to gather Alice in his arms. He turned to his son. "Did she say anything?"
Edward nodded. "She said 'success'." A smile stretched on Edwards face as he held up the handkerchief. He loosened his grip and it unfolded revealing a small but hypnotizing black gem.
I honestly do not believe that was a cliffy but tell me if you thougt it was. te-he! seriously review!