I walked to the kitchen as picked up the phone, tears running down my face as I dialed Edward's cell phone. After three rings and he answered.
"Bella" Edward answered.
"Ed-dd- ward" I said but my voice broke, a couple of tears spilled over and ran down my face. I hoped Charlie couldn't hear me.
"Bella, what is it?' Edward demanded as he realized that I was crying and upset. I could hear Carlisle in the background.
"Th—eyy were h-e-re"
"Bella tell me— who was here." His voice was menacing. 'Bella, tell me before I go mad." He demanded.
"Jane and Felix were just here" I managed between a sobs. My voice was quite clear at that point.
"We'll be their as soon as possible," Edward said in a unimaginable angry voice as the
Line disconnected with a sharp growl.
Chapter 3
I sat in the kitchen, my back to the counter trying to compose myself. With my heart pounding in my chest and my breathing ragged, I couldn't confront Charlie yet. When I was finally tranquil I walked to the living room, where Charlie was, to depart to my room.
'Bella who were those kids?" Charlie asked, as I knew he would.
"Just, some individuals I knew" I said, my voice still shaky from the fright of the afternoon
"It looked like you didn't like them" Charlie prodded as he was alarmed by the nervousness in my voice. "They aren't bothering are they?"
"Yeah, they aren't really friends. I'm going up to my room dad." I answered to make him happy.
I walked up to my room, closed my door, and waited for Edward to come back in my already dark room. Any other night he would have been there with his arms wide open Edward was probably breaking every law he could to get here, didn't surprise me. It was midnight when I eventually fell asleep.
My nightmares that I had months previously flooded back without Edward. Except this time the Volturi starred in them.
"Bella, wake up," said a familiar voice
I awoke to Edward's face. His face was confronted with rage and grief. Terror too. I could feel that he was relieved that I was still here and not with the Volturi. As I got up I saw Carlisle and Alice in my room along with Edward. I looked over to the clock it was three in the morning.
"Edward, your back! They were here, Jane and Felix, they—" I said a little to loudly before Edward interrupted me and put his arms around me. I breathed in his scent as tears ran down my face.
"Your, fine Bella, just calm down before Charlie hears you." He said as he wiped away my tears.
'Bella," Carlisle said. His face was not calm as it usually was. "We're taking you to the house to converse." He told me.
"Oh. Yeah Carlisle," I remembered, "Jane and Felix wanted to talk— " I looked up at Edward's face and continued. "About me becoming an vampire" I said Edward let out a low growl.
"We figured that Bella, everything would be alright." He told he me. He made a hard glance to Edward, convincing him.
Edward took me in his arms and jumped out the window. Carlisle and Alice flowed after us. Carlisle's Mercedes was waiting at the curb. Edward slide in the back seat with me in his lap, Alice in the front seat and Carlisle starting up the car. We sped to the house, getting there in record time, Carlisle driving very fast. Edward ran me through the door where Emmett, Jasper, Esme, and Rosalie were waiting. Emmett was calm as ever; Jasper a little shaken by the visit, Rosalie sitting on the couch, and Esme waiting by the door kissed my forehead when Edward put me down.
"Alice!" Edward started, "you didn't see this coming? They could have taken her or worse—killed her"
"I don't know Edward! They must have found some sort of hole in my visions; Aro knows how my visions work. It just like when Riley visited." Alice told Edward. But Edward wasn't entirely convinced. Carlisle's phone rang.
"Hello" he answered. "Jane, well hello. Yes, Bella has told us about your little visit. Where would you like to meet? Yes, we know where that is. One o'clock right?' Carlisle closed the phone and looked at Edward and me. He was a little shaken, which surprised me; he was usually very calm.
"Bella, Charlie never saw them?"
"No, he actually did, he answered the door. Felix threatened to me, slaughter him if he knew anything about you."
"Well… You need to go home, before Charlie wakes up, so he doesn't get suspicious. Edward you will appear shortly after daybreak and explain to Charlie that our trip was cut short because of weather, so you came back earlier than you planned. And Bella you need to tell him your wonderful news."
Shortly after talking to Carlisle, Edward placed me on his back and ran me to the house. Setting me down on the bed, he tucked me in but I pulled off the cover.
"Edward, when are we meeting them? Why are they here—" I asked him, his eyes were cold.
"We? Carlisle and I are going to meet them tonight not you. Anyway you need to go to sleep. I promise everything will be fine." he said as he interrupted me.
"No, I'm coming too." I said, my tone questioned his sanity.
"No Bella, you are not coming. It's too dangerous. They might try to kill you for not becoming a vampire, but highly doubt that they would at the moment."
'Bella—," he cut off looking to the door. "Charlie is coming, get under the covers."
He said as slipped into my closet. I pulled my covers over me and feigned
Sleep. I heard the door open, with Charlie making sure I was still in my bed and that there was no Edward to be seen.
"Humph" Charlie said in a low voice. When the door closed Edward was there beside me singing my lullaby trying to put me to sleep.
"Your still not coming." He pleaded
"No, Edward! I'm coming too. This whole thing is about me, anyway." I told him.
" Okay, I'll talk to Carlisle about letting you come. Are you pleased now? Just get some sleep Bella" he sang my lullaby until I finally fell asleep in his arms.
It was nine when I woke up, a note on my dresser told me that Edward was talking to Carlisle about me coming tonight and that he would be back soon to explain to Charlie that they came back early. He also wanted to finally tell Charlie that we were getting married. Oh crap I thought as I walked down the stairs. Charlie was sitting in the kitchen, reading the newspaper.
"Good morning Bells, how as your night?" he questioned suspiciously. Thinking I snuck out
"Fine" I said as the phone rang. Charlie got up to answer it. Upon answering the phone a sour look came to his face.
"Bella, it for you, its Edward." He said grumpily. Great, now his good disposition had been ruined.
"Edward?" I said into the receiver.
"Carlisle said you can come, actually he wants you to come" his enunciate lowered at the last part. "Anyhow I'll be there in a little while. Bye. I love you."
"Bye' I said as Edward hung up.
"What did he want?" Charlie asked. His mood ruined for the day.
"They came back untimely because of some bad weather. He'll be here before long." I told Charlie as he stared me down.
"Humph' he answered, going back to reading his paper. While I waited for Edward I got some cereal. When the doorbell rang, I ran to go get it. I opened the door and Edward pulled me to the side and took something out his pocket, my engagement ring. Crap, we were going to tell Charlie.
JANE'S VISIT
Chapter Three
