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Edward's Point of View
After I was done running the bath water, I gave Bella her privacy, by leaving her to do her business in the bathroom. I grabbed a pair of clothes and set them on the bathroom counter before I left. She seemed grateful, even though she never said thank you.
I grasped her arm before she went in the bathroom, "I have a few errands to run, but by no means are you allowed to leave this room. I will leave you to attend to your business, but if you try to escape, know that there will be punishment at great cost for you. Is that understood?"
She looked like she wanted to slaughter me. All through my speech she never once made eye contact, just simply look away in the other direction. I shook her a little.
"Is that understood?" She nodded, a little frustrated. I couldn't help but smirk a little at her stubbornness. I would have pushed further for her call me master one last time, but she looked beyond exhausted, and fatigued. I let her go. She didn't spare a moment as she rushed into the bathroom and shut the door with out so much as a glance my way.
I went down to the CFH, Confiscations for Humans. Mainly just out of curiosity. Julian Flores was head of the operation now. I opened the door, and walked inside, I didn't see anyone. I heard some papers being stacked and then the sound of approaching feet.
"Master Cullen! What a, a, surprise. A good surprise." He smirked, uneasily. "To what do I owe this pleasant surprise?" He was nervous, considering the fact that he had just been promoted. I had executed the last head of CFH, for having relations with a human girl. It was simply forbidden. Not only did he have relations with a human, but she was pregnant as well. Of course I did not want to do away with him, he was good friend, but he insisted that we could not take his child. We did not know what the child would be, and Aro insisted that we do away with it.
He would have been sentenced to life in the prison, but the girl had to be killed. He would not have it. He protected her until I executed the last blow to him. Protecting a human. What a stupid thing to do.
"I need the confiscations of Swan, Bella."
"Yes, sir. Just a moment." He ran to the back. I put my hands in my pocket and looked around. On the table was an old brown book. I turned it my way, it read, "Dreaming, reality or truth." Dreaming. I picked it up, and flipped through some of the pages. From what I read it seemed uninteresting and boring. I set it back down as Julian returned, hurrying to me. "These are the confiscations of Swan Bella."
He looked at me and then the brown book on the table. He picked it up with care. This confused me a little.
"Why concern yourself with boring reading material? About humans of all things."
"Well on the contrary, Master Cullen, I find the human race to be a very interesting culture to read about. Dreams, in which they inter into a new world, a world that doesn't exist. And they do it unconsciously! Amazing!" I couldn't' help but stare at him. He put his head down a little. "Although, you are right Master Cullen, it can be boring."
I walked away and took a seat at one of the tables, setting that small tin box in front of me. I opened it, her scent came rushing out. I thought they disinfected this stuff. I turned away for a moment, letting the scent subside a little. In the box there were many different trinkets. I picked up a small black bracelet. It was plain, not at all flashy. I put it aside. A set of house and car keys, a couple simple rings, chap stick.
I was about to shut the tin box, disappointed, when something caught my eye. A small hair tie. I picked it up and looked over it. The color of light blue. I rubbed it through my fingers, letting the scent escape. I could smell her scent along with a type of strawberry shampoo. I inhaled deeper, closing my eyes, it was intoxicating. Quickly I slipped it into my back pocket as a souvenir of mine, as I closed the box and locked it.
"Thank you for your services," I said handing the box to Julian, who tried to hide the book at my unexpected approach.
"Oh, you're welcome, anytime Master Cullen. Did you find what you were looking for?" I turned and started to walk away, ignoring him. "I hope you did sir. Have a nice day, or night. Come back anytime! Have a nice-" I closed the door behind me. The guard looked at me.
"Good evening Master Cullen. Did you find what you were looking for?" I looked at him and smirked a little.
"It will do for now." I twisted and walked away. I was almost to my room, when I heard the most annoying voice in the in the world.
"Edward!" Vincent. A suck up to Aro. "Edward," he put his arm on my shoulder, "Aro wants to see you in his office."
"He usually does." I let his hand slip off my shoulder as I turned in the opposite direction and speed raced to his office. I knocked on the door three times.
"Come in Edward."
I opened he door, and sauntered in. I really didn't want to talk to him. "You wanted to see me?
"Yes," he pointed to a chair, "have a seat, if you will." I sat down across from him. Aro smiled. "I trust you enjoyed your gift? I hope she provided you with a little entertainment." I didn't say anything to this. He looked at me more intently, "You have disposed of her, haven't you?" I looked away, staring at the blank white walls, my hand slowly slipping into my pocket. Aro put his elbows on the table, folding his hands together, in a waiting manner.
"No, Sir, I haven't yet." I felt for the soft ribbon.
"Yet," he repeated, smiling a little.
"Yes Sir." I rubbed the ribbon between my fingers.
"But are you enjoying the little human? You must be, if she's still alive. I must say, I am exceedingly astonished that she still lives." I didn't reply, I had no answer for him. I curled the soft ribbon around my fingers many times, enjoying the sense of pleasure it gave me.
"Would that be all then Sir?"
"I have a job coming up for you. Although I'm not quite sure I want to take it on. I think Alice might be better for it, but then again you both were always a good team. Maybe I'll send both of you. I will let you know the details, when I sort through them. And that would be all."
"Thank you Sir." I turned to leave, Aro still smiling uncontrollably. I shut the door behind me, thank goodness! I hate those meetings. I lifted my hand out of my pocket, the perfume of her on my hands.
I lifted my hand to my face, and inhaled deeply, letting the smell linger.
"Edward!" I turned slightly. "What did Aro say?"
"Must you know everything in my life Vincent?" I started to walk away, as fast as I could. I just wanted to get back to my room.
"Oh, come on."
"Another mission."
"Did he say?"
"No." I unlocked the door to my room and shut it quickly. Thank goodness!!!!
"Hey, Edward," a happy little voice chimed. My hand went to my face in frustration. But Alice was the exception to the rules. She and I were the closet of anybody.
"Alice."
"So, where's the present?"
"How do you know about that?"
"Aro told me, but he wouldn't tell me what it was. He said it was a secret, and you know I had to find out then."
"It's nothing, really."
"Oh, it's something. The smell is all over your room." My face stiffened a little as I heard the drain in the tub lift up. "Can I play with it?"
"No"
"Pleasesss?? I promise I'll be careful."
"Alice, she's already been through a lot."
"She? So, it's a girl."
"Alice, please."
"I just want to see her. I'll just look and leave."
"You might scare her." Alice gave me a little look.
"Since when did you care about a human's feelings?"
"I don't!!!"
"Just let me have a glimpse of her."
"No." There was a knock at the door. What now?!!!!!!!
"Let me in!!!" Now Emmett?!!! My face tightened.
"Both of you get out!!!" Emmett barged in; I forgot to lock the door after getting rid of Vincent.
"So where's the bundle of flesh?"
"Emmett! Alice! Get out!!! Now!"
"Edward you promised," Alice said making a sad face.
"I never promised you anything! And it's too dangerous. I don't know how you will react to her smell." Alice glared at me for my pitiful excuse.
"Why? Your going to kill it anyways, I just want to her first before you do so."
"Well it's not going anywhere to tonight. I would like to keep it for a little while longer."
"So she's going to sleep in here tonight?" Emmett gave me a playful look. "Since when to do you get into those things?" I glared at him.
"Get out."
"Emmett is right, Edward. Where is it going to sleep? You don't have a bed."
"I'll figure something out."
"Well, that's not exactly what I meant, but that sounds better," Emmett grumbled.
"Please, Please Alice, I will make it up to you in full, if you just leave tonight. And I promise you, you will get to see her before her life ends. Just please, go." She sat up, no expression.
"Fine, I'll leave for now, but I better see her. And not when she's almost dead either."
"Fine. It's a deal. You have my word!" She smiled, pulling Emmett along and shutting the door behind them. I exhaled deeply. All this over a human.
