Chapter three
Leaving the Nest

"Hey Bellsie, you wanna go for a walk girl?" Emmett said excitedly shaking her leash so it made it's telltale clinking sound. The dog just looked up at him from her cushioned dog bed, huffed at him and laid her head back on her paws.
"Aw, come on girl, you know you want to." He pleaded reaching for her collar. She rose from her bed and growled at him, gums retracting to show her sharp canines. With her hackles risen she glared at him, making him shrink back in fear. When he was what she deemed an appropriate distance away from her she ceased her growling and lay back down but with her ears pressed tight to her skull.
Everyone looked at her, stunned into a shocked silence. Bella had never been violent before not even when Emmett accidentally stepped on her tail.
What the hell was that? Alice and Rosalie thought.
Did I do something wrong? Emmett thought.
Edward what's going on with her?" Esme and Carlisle asked looking at Bella worriedly, he merely shrugged showing her didn't know.
"Jasper, are you picking anything up from her?" Edward asked worriedly.
"Nothing, it's the strangest thing. It's as if she is blocking me somehow, which isn't and shouldn't be possible." He explained feeling really rather looked over to where Bella was now sleeping soundly.
"We'll let's not worry too much about it, let's just observe how she does throughout the week and if she gets worse we can take her to the vet or something or other." Carlisle said and the rest of the family nodded.
Things were better for the rest of the week everything had gone back to normal, for the most part anyway. The only thing that was different was Bella, sure she did everything a normal dog did except to Edward something about how she did it was, off. It was as if there was no spark in her at all. When she would eat there was no content mumbling when she ate, no enjoyment when she would play tug of war with Emmett and Jasper. No real fight in her when she ran from Alice and Rosalie when they tried to give her a bath.
Jasper kept saying that he couldn't sense anything wrong from her she felt normal. Edward didn't believe that though, nothing about Bella was normal so why would her emotions be. Finally Carlisle decided nothing was wrong with her and that they all needed to hunt so they were all going on a hunting trip this weekend.
"Carlisle I really think that one of us should stay here with her, just in case." Edward tried to argue.
"Edward, I know how much you care for her but she is a big girl now. Bella doesn't need a babysitter like she did when she was a puppy, she will be fine." Carlisle said firmly.
"But-" Edward said desperately.
"No Edward, you need to hunt we all need to hunt. You are going this weekend, end of discussion." Carlisle ordered then went upstairs to his study.
Esme looked worriedly at her son, she put a hand on his shoulder and told him with complete confidence, "Edward, darling, you have nothing to worry about. She will be fine." Edward nodded though not completely confident.
Finally the weekend came and everyone was getting ready for the hunting trip. They said their farewells to Bella then were off.
Isabella POV
*Ooh a change :3*
I watched as my family ran off in the direction of the mountains for a hunt. I stifled a sob and went over to my basket of toys and got out the little lion that Edward had given me as a present for my first birthday. Picking it up gently with my teeth I went to the backdoor and pawed it open. It was time for me to leave this place, I didn't know why I had to leave I just knew I had to.
I set down the little lion and went through the house I had called home for the last three years. Walking through the living room I let the memories come to me. Emmett, Jasper, and I playing countless games of tug of war them always falling on their butts. Mamma Esme gently brushing through my fur, humming gently and finally lulling me to sleep. Alice and Rosalie making me try on countless collars and bows and other assorted whatnots I found completely pointless. Sitting at Papa Carlisle's feet as he read a thick book and pointed out certain things he thought I would find interesting.
My Edward sitting at his piano playing countless tunes while I lay curled around his feet tapping my tail to the beat. Edward playing endless amounts of games with me, comforting me when I got scared during the occasional lightning storm. My Edward... I would undoubtedly miss him the most he was my mate and I love him dearly. I shook my head to attempt to clear out the painful memories. Acting a little rashly I ran upstairs and into Edward's room and into his closet. I sniffed around for something with a strong scent, I came across a leather jacket. This was Edward's favorite jacket, gripping it gently with my teeth I shook it off it's hanger.
I ran back downstairs with my newfound treasure and went to the back door again. Placing the jacket on the floor I put the lion in it and rolled it with my muzzle making a nice little cylinder which I slung over my back. I walked out of the house and jogged to the edge of the forest. I looked back at the big white house then jogged into the forest and ran straight south.
Edward POV
I knew something was wrong the minute I stepped over the border. Something was wrong, seriously terribly wrong.
"I'm running on ahead." I called to my family as I sprinted back to the house. I made it back in just over twenty minutes sprinting into the house and to Bella's bed. She wasn't there.
"Bella, come on out girl." I called for her while sprinting through the house desperately searching for her.
"Isabella Marie Cullen you come out right now!" Yelling for her I ran outside searching for her scent. Picking it up I traced it back to the forest and groaned, only Bella would be so reckless as to go into the forest by herself. Tracing her scent through the forest it led me to a wide river. Easily leaping over it I tried tracing her scent again, I couldn't find it.
Where is her scent?! I thought frantically searching for the familiar scent. I must have cleared through the entire forest searching, but her scent couldn't be found.
She's gone,she's really gone. I felt the tears that would never spill pool in my eyes. I collapsed to my knees and sobbed brokenly. My Bella was gone, the dog I raised from a puppy left and she wasn't going to come back.
Edward where are you, where is Bella? My family thought finding me finally.
"She's gone, she ran away. I can't find any traces of her scent after she crosses the river. It's pointless she's gone, for good." I whispered brokenly placing my face into my hands letting sorrow overtake me.
"Oh Edward." Esme said as she wrapped her arms gently around me.
"Why, why did she go." I sobbed my sobs shaking my entire body while Esme smoothed my hair and tried to calm me.
"I don't know dear, I don't know." She murmured sniffling too. Everyone was crying as they wondered why their beloved Bella had left them.

Dang this chapter was long O_o sheesh... Anyway Renee here thanking you for reading another chapter of Naturally Unnatural. Our dear Isabella has finally left and now we can charge through this plot, more or less anyway... 5 of you wrote reviews! I'm so happy TuT, just remember the more of you write reviews the faster I write. Alright all don't forget to R&R, thank you again Renee120 :3