Chapter 4
Alice POV.
I got the vision on plane just after the phone call from Edward. He sounded really distressed on the phone so I told the others and we drove straight to the airport at top speed. In my vision Bella had just decided what to do…
She was waiting outside the police station, waiting for Charlie's shift to end so she could pounce on him. There was 4 hours to wait. She laughed at herself because when she was human she would have found this ages to wait. Now she saw it as a couple of minutes.
"We have 4 hours" I told Jasper.
"What? Four hours till what, Lis?"
"Till she takes out Charlie. We have four hours to get there!"
"You have to tell Edward, or does he already know?"
"I don't know, she has only just decided that she will wait till the end of Charlie's shift before she slaughters him but I suppose Edward had already guessed. He's probably waiting at the police station to be he can't help without us. She's to powerful as a new born."
"Well tell Charlie then!"
"Oh good idea Jasper, I'll just ring him and say your daughter is a blood thirsty vampire and wants to suck your blood. No, it's up to us; we have to get there in time."
I looked out the window and sighed. Were we going to make it?
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Edward POV.
I ran through the woods to the police station. I felt utterly grateful that most of the perimeter around Forks was covered in dense woodlands so I could run without getting seen by eagle eyes humans. As I approached the police station I could see Bella. She was crouched down behind a bush. Waiting…
I knew I couldn't be seen by her as if she did she would suss me out. I wondered whether she had had time as a vampire to become familiar with my scent. Probably not, I hoped not anyway because if she had I was busted. I looked around; it looked a safe enough spot to wait for my family to come. Then we could sort this out, hopefully Bella would see sense and realise that she belonged with us. I never imagined Bella's conversion to be quite so problematic. I always thought that Bella would be strong enough to come out unscarred. It appears that I was wrong.
I waited there for my family to come. It was getting close to the time that Charlie would be walking out of those doors and towards his doom. Why were the others taking so long to get here? Had something happened along the way? I suddenly started worrying, what if they couldn't get a plane and were stranded in Phoenix? What would I do, I wasn't strong enough to take Bella on alone…
My thoughts were soon cut short by the sound of a squeaking door opening. It was Charlie Swan, he was outside and getting into his cruiser. Bella turned to me and smiled an evil smile. She knew I had been here all the time… She got up and walked towards Charlie. She was smiling at him, probably luring him into a false sense of security.
"Bella!" Charlie exclaimed tears in his eyes. Bella just smiled at him.
"I can't believe you're here, you came back. Come on I'll take you back to the house. We can talk things through. There's something I have to tell you sweetheart. I just can't believe you're back. I thought I would never see you again."
He hugged Bella and as he looked over her shoulder I could see his face. Though you could see he was clearly ecstatic that his daughter was back there was more than that. I was extremely good at reading peoples faces as I could read minds. His mind was filled with joyous and glad thoughts of his daughter's arrival. But his face looked anxious, like he knew something was wrong. He looked almost secretive, he knew something. Was it just fathers instinct? Or was it more than that?
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Bella's POV.
I was in Charlie's cruiser on the way to his house.
"This is the last car journey he is ever going to make." I thought to myself.
I was anticipating his death. How was his blood going to taste? Would my vision be clearer with his out of the way and no-one to cloud it? I looked up at him.
"Now Bella listen, there is something I have to tell you. About me and about you."
"No, you don't have to say anything." I smiled but secretly I began to become suspicious. What did he know and was so desperate to tell me. But I couldn't risk him telling me something so emotionally scarring that I wouldn't be able to go through with me killing him. No my mind was made up, it was better this way. I could be a great vampire, just like the rest. I couldn't let this one stupid man stand in my way.
"Oh, I guess you are tired. I'll tell you when we get back." Charlie replied. He wasn't going to give up. Maybe I would let him say it… as his final request.
"Sure, when we get back." I smiled at him. When we were at home it would be too late for him. There would be no Cullen's to rescue him even though I know there close on my tail. That Alice, with her visions would know my every move, so I would have to work fast.
As we pulled up I climbed out of the car and walked into the house, I sniffed the air. No sign of Edward Cullen yet. I would have to be quick.
Edward POV.
"Quick" I thought to myself as I ran to Charlie's house again. I was fed up of playing these games with Bella. She was dead set now. A phone call from Alice had made sure of it. She was going to kill him there and then but listen to his little speech first. I was eager to hear what he had to say as well. Why was he looking so secretive before? Soon all would be revealed…
