Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters except for the ones I created. Some of the credit goes to TiffyFishy for helping me write this.
"Do you think Sam will go alone?" Bella asked Carlisle.
"No, I'm almost positive he won't be alone. Which is why we're all going," Carlisle replied.
"Bella, I want you to stay," Edward ordered.
"I'm not going to argue with you Edward, but I'm not staying," Bella said.
"You could die!" Edward exclaimed.
"That's a risk I'm willing to take," Bella said.
"Edward, she'll never get stronger if she can't fight with us," Carlisle told Edward.
"Bella." Edward ignored Carlisle. "I can't lose you."
"I can't lose you either, but I'm letting you go," Bella raised an eyebrow at Edward.
"You don't understand-" Edward started.
"No, you don't understand. I killed Jacob. I can't just run away from that," Bella interrupted him.
"Stop, I'm tired of hearing you two fighting," Rosalie snapped.
"Rose-" Emmett put a hand on her shoulder.
"No, I am sick and tired of the two of you fighting all the time! About the stupidest stuff!" Rosalie yelled.
"Rosalie, that's enough. We're going to war with the Quileutes, not each other," Carlisle said sharply.
Everyone stared, dumbfounded, at Rosalie. She just glared back at everyone else. What Bella didn't understand was why Rosalie still seemed to hate her so much.
"We need to talk," Bella said to Rosalie.
Bella took Rosalie into the other room and shut the door.
"What?" Rosalie put her hands on her hips.
"Why do you still hate me? I mean, we talked about this, and I don't understand why," Bella demanded.
"Because you're you! You and Alice are best friends now! She was mine before you came along! Who would choose this kind of lifestyle? Why the hell would you want to be a vampire? What's wrong with you?" Rosalie asked.
"You're angry at me because of Alice?" Bella was in complete shock.
"No, I'm angry with you because of you! I hate you," Rosalie said angrily.
It was as if she had gotten a slap in the face. This was never going to work if Rosalie hated her. Bella could only nod before she walked out the door.
"Bella?" Edward asked.
Bella ignored everyone and just walked out of the house.
"Rosalie, what happened?" Esme asked.
Before Rosalie opened her mouth, Edward knew. He glared at her.
"How could you say something like that to her?" he growled.
Edward went after Bella, angry at Rosalie and worried about Bella's safety.
Bella started running the second she was out of the house. She didn't care where she was going, she just wanted to get away. When she stopped running, she was in the clearing. It was in this clearing that she first met James, Victoria, and Laurent. She looked around, a little scared that she'd be found by something she didn't want to encounter.
"I'm being stupid," she muttered.
"Yes, you are," a male voice said from the shadows.
Bella gasped. She couldn't see anyone, but knew she wasn't alone.
"Who's there?" she demanded.
"On, don't be afraid, Bella," the voice chuckled.
"Then why are you hiding?" Bella asked.
"It's better for me to remain in the shadows for the time being," the voice said.
Bella sighed. She was getting annoyed.
"Don't make me come find you," she threatened.
The voice chuckled again.
"It's easier for us if I stay here," he said.
Bella was getting angry.
"Just come out," she snapped.
"I can't, you wouldn't understand," the man replied.
"What are you talking about? What's not to understand about you wanting to kill me?" Bella laughed with no humor.
"Bella, I don't want to kill you… yet," the voice told her.
Bella turned a full circle around the clearing, and saw something come out of the shadows. The figure stepped into the light and Bella gasped.