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~Bells
Chapter 4.
Finding Out
We all - me, the Hale's, and the Cullen's - sat around a giant dinning table, eating. The ceiling was up high, a giant chandelier hanging over head. I was - now, this is a huge understatement - very uncomfortable.
I was sitting next to Alice, Jasper on her left. Edward and Rosalie were sitting on the other die of us. And get this; Edward was sitting right in front of me, a pained look on his face. Why? Didn't he love his fiance. I didn't know why, but the word set a frenzy on in my head; and heart.
I sat strait, eating quietly. Just like I was taught. Carlise and Esme were seated at either end of the table, talking. Alice and Jasper seemed to be in deep conservation as well. Edward wasn't talking to Rosalie at all, and she looked as if she would rather walk blind folded off a cliff. I didn't blame her.
I was startled out of my pathetic little reverie when Esme said, "So, how are you liking it here, Bella?" I looked over et her, smiling weakly.
"I like it. Thank you for letting me stay." She answered with a warm smile. "But, I will try and get back to my home. I don't want to stay and impose for too long." She frowned.
"Bella, dear, we want you here. We don't mind." I nodded, blushing. Rosalie rolled her eyes, continuing to her food. Edward was looking up at me from his plate, a reassuring smile on his lips. Why did my heart miss a beat when he did that?
I was done before every one else, not even eating all of my food. Have I ever mentioned that I can't eat when I'm in a bad mood? I have now.
I sat back in my chair, sighing quietly. Alice looked over at me, worried. I shook my head, and she went back to eating. Did she know what was wrong? I really didn't, to be honest.
"Bella, how was your room?" Carlisle asked, smiling slightly.
"I love it, thank you," I answered, smiling at him. He knew something was wrong, I could tell.
"There's some books in there that will help you with the animals and plants here. There are also history ones. You could ketch up a little if you would like," he offered. I nodded.
"Yes, I saw them. I started reading one erlier." He smiled, a glint of worry in his eyes. He gazed at Edward and then back to me. I looked down at my plate, blushing yet again.
"So, Bella," Jasper started, "where are you from?" I looked over at him, and to my horror, he looked a bit worried him self. Was I that obvious?
"Um. . ." I was at a loss for words.
"She's from a far off land," Edward said, rescuing me. I smiled at him thankfully, but looked away immediately when Rosalie gave me a death glare.
I got up hurriedly and said, "Excuse me." I walked away, almost tripping on the way. Once I was out of sight I ran as fast as I could, holding my dress up so I wouldn't trip on the hem. I heard Esme say something, but was too far away to under stand it. I ran out to the garden, on the verge of tears. Why did I always cry when mad? I thought to myself angrily. I sat on the far off bench, hidden beneath the shadows of a giant oak.I was a good deal away from the castle, so hopefully I wouldn't be found.
I looked down at my sundress, wodering why I was acting this way. It didn't make sense.
I stood up on the bench and grabbed a branch. I climbed up on it and sat down, feet dangling beneath me. I gazed up at the full moon, thinking. What would I do if I was never able to get back home?I wondered. I would miss Angela, unless I found a way to get her here. I know she would love it. She always fantasied about fairies and water niphms. She wanted to be a princess when she was little. She would pretend her uniform was a gown, and dance around our bedroom. She was like my sister, and I would try every thing to get her here. I wouldn't leave her there. Not with all that we've been through.
I leaned againts the trunk of the tree and sighed. I heard a light rusttle of leaves, but didn't look. It was probably an animal.
"Are you okay?" I gasped in shock, and almost fell out of the tree. Edward's hand grabbed my arm before I could, though, holding me steady. "Are you okay?" he repeated. I nodded. He picked me up slightly, setting me next to him. He gazed ahead of himself, which I was grateful for. No need to paralyze me with his emerald eyes.
"I'm sorry," he whipered. I was shocked. Why was he sorry?
"What for?" I asked, my voice just as quiet as his.
"For Rose. She can be rude." He than looked at me, his eyes showing how sorry he really was. I was frozen in my spot.
"Its not your fault," I answered. "I overreacted." He looked away, sighing.
After a while he said, "I don't want to marry her." I looked up at him. His eyes were covered in pain. What for?
"Why not?" I asked. I mean, she was gorgeous. Who wouldn't? I guess I was wrong there, though.
"She's just not the one," he answered. "I've known her my whole life, but I've never been really close with her. I was betrothed to her, so, unless I find an other royal, I have to marry her." I nodded, a little depressed. I definitely wasn't royalty. Did I just think that?
"So there's more than you guys? Royalty, I mean." He nodded.
"Yes. We rule this part of the land. The Hales rule the other side. There's one more kingdom that rules farther up. We don't interact with them much." I sat there quietly, listening.
"Who are they?" I asked.
"I don't remember there names. I haven't heard of them in a long time. But, when I was a young child they lost their daughter." He looked over at me. "They've been morning for the past eleven years." I felt bad for them. I know what its like. I lost my parents when I was six, so I vaguely remember them. I only remember is a beautiful mother and a handsome father. That's about it. I can't really remember what they look like, though.
After a long amount of silence, Edward said, "Do you remember them?" I turned to him. He was looking at me, curious.
"Not much," I admitted. "I know they were good people. I know they were good looking, but other than that, nothing." He looked as if he thought of something.
"When?" he asked. "That is, if you don't want to tell me," he amended quickly. I laughed softly.
"No, its fine. I was six." He nodded, still looking like he was thinking. He than looked down at the ground, than back to me.
"How did you get up here, any ways?" I laughed at the question.
"The same way you did." He shook his head.
"No, I mean, how did you get up here without falling?" I laughed even harder. He was referring to my tripping.
"Oh, that. I didn't really pay atention to what I was doing." He nodded, smiling slightly.
"We should probably get you to bed," he said, jumping off his branch, and landing strait on his feet. My eyes widened at his gracefulness. He chuckled at my face.
"Show off," I mumbled while getting down. He laughed, grabbing me by the waist so I could get down withought falling. He sat me down next to him, making me feel smaller. He was a lot taller than me.
"After you," he said, bowing. I giggled, walking ahead. He caught up before I got to the door, opening it for me. I rolled my eyes at him, making him stifle a laugh. He was acting so carefree, I had to smile.
"Be, Edward," I said, walking down to my room. He caught my wrist, making me face him.
"Thank you," he whispered. I blushed.
"For what?"
"For talking to me. I haven't felt that carefree in forever." I blushed again. He kissed the top of my head, making my breath hitch. He smiled and walking off the opposite direction. I walked down to my room, heart beating rapidly. I opened my door quietly, and closed it behind me. I changed into a night gown and got in bed. I took out the history book and started reading, I was alread halfway through by the time I fell a sleep.
The Next Day
I got up, greeted by the sun rise. There was a nest of birds neer my window, chirping. How ironic.
I got out of bed and changed into a green sun dress. It had a flower pattern around the waist line in white, while the rest was a deep green. It was a scoop neck, with thick straps. I placed my feet in green flats - no heels for me - and walked out my door. I walked silently, trying not to trip. Did I mention unsuccessfully? I tripped over my other foot, almost landing flat on my face. I was caught, though.
"You need to be carful, Miss," a deep voice said. I turned to see a burly man, a year or two older than me, smiling down at me. He had short brown curls, brown eyes, and was pale. He was deffinatly built, and was a good deal taller than me. He had this twinkle in his eye that showed me he thought what happened was amusing.
"Um. . .okay," was all I managed to say. "And I'm Bella." He smiled.
"I'm Emmett McCarthy," He bowed mockingly. I laughed.
"It was nice to meet you, Emmett." He nodded, going back to his post. Apparently he was a gaurd here at the castle.
On my way to the bgarden I ran into Jasper. He must be looking for Alice.
"Hello, Jasper," I greeted. He smiled.
"Have you seen Rose? I've been looking for her all morning." I shook my head.
"No, I haven't seen her since last night."
"Okay, if you see her, tell me, alright?" I nodded. "and, sorry about last night. She can be a bit rude sometimes." he said apologetically.
"Its fine. No biggy." He looked relieved, and walked off the opposite direction.
I walked to the garden, smiling to myself. I stopped in my tracts, though, when I saw Rosalie looked through a window. I walked up to her quietly, wondering what she was doing.
"Um. . ." She jumped and looked at me, startled.
"What?" she snapped. Gosh, what was her deal?
"Your brother wanted you." She turned back to the window, not acknowledging me. I looked through it behind her, and was shocked to see her watching Emmett. Did she like him?
"Well, I gotte go talk to Em, so see you later." She turned on me quickly, almost making me fall over.
"You know Emmett?" she asked eagerly. My plan worked.
I nodded. "Yes I do. Why?" She bit her lip.
"Well, I-uh. . ." I raised my eye brows.
"Okay. I get it. What do you want me to do?" She smiled brightly. I may get on her good side after all.
"Well, could you introduce me?" she asked nervously. I nodded, making her piratically jump with joy. "Thank you, Bella!" I smiled.
"Here, I'll go in with you, and we can be talking. We'll pass Emmett and I'll introduce you to him." she nodded in agreement. We walked up to the door, entering the hallway. We walked down, nearing on Em.
"So, Rose. What's your castle like?" I asked, trying to make conversation. She almost forgot to answer.
"Its almost like this one, but a little smaller, more animals." I nodded, and we walked in front of Emmett. His eyes almost fell out of his head when he saw Rosalie. I tried not to laugh.
"Hey, Em. This is Rosalie Hale." Emmett did a huried bow, almost falling over. Rose looked a bit shocked. She placed her hand in his shoulder, letting him know that he can stand.
"You don't have to bow to me," she said in a sweet tone. Em looked a bit dazed. I rolled my eyes.
"Well, I'll leave you two to your selves." I walked out, grinning. Wow. I nenver thought I would ever get to play cupid.
I ran into Edward in my way back to my room. And I mean litturaly. He grabbed my by the shoulders, steadying me.
"Why in a hurry?" he asked. I blushed, looking down/
"I wasn't paying attention." He grinned.
"Well, I have something to show you." He grabbed my hand, making my heart stutter. He led me up the stair case, to a pair og huge wooden doors.
"Close your eyes," he said. I obeyed, waiting. I heard him open the doors, and walked me in. "Open." I opened them, and gasped. We were in a huge library, every wall covered in shelves, the shelves covered in books.
"Do you like it?" he asked me. I nodded, smiling. I walked up to one, and looked through the books. I found one love story and sat down and started reading.
"I'll leave you to it, than," Edward said before leaving. I was about to protest, but he was gone when I looked up. I sighed, setting the book down. I walked over to the window and saw Rosalie talking to Emmett. I smiled. I saw a village a few miles away, behind the trees. Hm. I might try and go later today, I thought. I went back to the book and started reading.
Three hours Later
I walked over to the stables, looking for a horse to ride. I wasn't looking forward to this. Alice said that she wouldn't tell Edward, so I would be able to go alone. I didn't know why, but I felt that I should go by myself.
I found a black stallion, and waited for it to be ready. I mounted, and held on to the reins. Alice showed me how to do it earlier, so I knew how to rise it. I got it to trot, but I needed to go faster than that. He started running, so I felt the wind go trough my hair. It took a half hour to get there, but I soon entered the village. It was cute. That was the only word for it. I found a little book shop, and went in. I had my horse tied on a post, and kept my eye on him. I had a deep blue cloak on, covering my dress. Alice said it wasn't good to know that I had was rich - well, lived with the king and queen. I bought a book, and left the shop. I didn't bother to mount my horse, and just grabbed the reins, leading it. I passed a few more stores, but none interested me.
I soon entered a deserted area, and knew I should get back home. I turned my horse, and fell off, hitting the the ground with a loud 'thud.'
"Ow," I moaned, getting up. Someone helped me, and I was afraid it was Edward. but when I turned around I saw, not Edward, but a boy at least fifteen. He had russet colored skin and black shoulder length hair. He was about my height.
"You okay?" he asked, looking worried. Why was every one always worried about me?
"Yeah," I said, dusting my cloak and dress off. I placed the hood back on my head, and mounted my horse. "Thank you." He smiled.
"No problem. I'm Jacob." He offered his hand. I took it hesitantly, and shook it.
"I'm Bella." He eyes grew for a moment.
"You mean, Isabella?" he asked.
"Yeah, but I prefer Bella," What was he getting at? "Why?" I asked.
"Oh. . . well, there was a princess named Isabella. She disappeared a decade ago, though." My eyes grew. Please don't have this be some kind of freaky couinsadice.
"Where?" I asked.
"Oh, her parents rule on the other side of the forest. Behind the Hales." Crap. (Take note to not say that in front of the royals.)
"Okay, thank you." He watched me leave, and left when I was out of sight.
I road all the way back to the castle, and gave my horse to the care taker when I got there. I ran and ran until the castle was in sight. Alice came running out, looking worried.
"What's wrong?" she called. She stopped in front of me, making sure I was okay.
"Was there a princess named Isabella?" I asked. She nodded, but her eyes grew wide half way.
"She dissapered eleven years ago," she whispered. I took off running, stumbling every once in a while. Edward was out, shooting arrows, and saw me. I stumbled into his arms, tired. He held me, looking confused.
"What's wrong?" he asked, worry leaking from every word.
"I may know who my parents are," I whispered.
A/N: Duh, duh, duh, DUH. He, he!!!
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