Chapter Six

Just before we pulled away I noticed that Alec handed something to Carlisle before he climbed into the Bugatti and they all pulled out. The back of my neck was getting more and more painful the more I moved. The solution. Don't move. Which is exactly what I did. I got in a comfortable position in the back of the car I didn't move. No one spoke at first but then I saw the guy in the passenger side of the car turn to look at me with a huge grin on his face.

"Hey, I'm Emmett. This is Rosalie my wife. It's good to have you in the family. What's your name?" I couldn't help but smile. He acted as though we were playing a game and his enthusiasm was addicting. I smiled at him."I'm Isabella but I prefer Bella." I didn't want to say anything else. The car fell into comfortable silence after that. I did notice that the Rosalie girl didn't offer any conversation but kept looking at me not glaring but not in a friendly way either. More like a distrusting way.

In the end I couldn't take it anymore. "How much longer are we going to be traveling for?"

I was surprised to hear Rosalie answer me. "About ten minutes." I could tell from the way she spoke that she didn't hate me,trust me I know how that sounds, but still she was obviously worried what my presence would bring and therefore resented my presence. I sighed and we lapsed back into silence.

Soon we came upon a track that led off the main road and wound through the trees. It then opened out to a meadow type front garden and a mansion sat in the middle of this meadow. (A/N It's the same as in the books so I'm not describing it lol :D) As soon as the cars stopped they all stepped out and stood by the Spider which I was in. I was more hesitant about staying with these vampires. Although Selena trusted them and so I was sure I would be ok.

I slowly climbed out the car but I was petrified as they all came over and surrounded me. My experiences with the Volturi guard made my survival instincts cut in. It was fight or flight. My chances of being able to win a fight against 7 vampires were slim so instead I ran,into the trees nearest to me. I heard the sounds of pursuit but being a shape-shifter I was faster than most vampires. The sounds became more distant except one pair. (A/N This idea came from EmJaNe :D Thank you so much for the idea) One of them were able to keep up with.

It was becoming obvious that they were catching up and then the next thing I knew,I was tackled to the floor. Again my instincts cut in and I tried to phase. It would have worked except I still had the collar on and the spike again stabbed into the back of my neck. The pain shot through me and I went limp. All my senses were overwhelmed with the pain.

I couldn't hear or see anything but I felt myself being picked up and carried back through the forest. I couldn't resist. The pain retreated slightly, enough to allow me to hear but not see.

"She collapsed when I tackled her. I think she tried to phase but the collar prevented her from doing so and I think the spike dug in." The voice was like velvet, it soothed me slightly. I heard the sound of a lock and then the release of the pressure from around my neck.

But then I heard 7 gasps. "Alice get my bag and meet us in the front room." It was Carlisle that spoke and I felt myself being carried again. I was then lowered onto what I assumed a settee. The something was being done to the back of my neck and the pain soon disappeared. My vision cleared and I was indeed laying down on a settee. the thing that scared me was the 7of them were surrounding me again. My fear spiked when I realised that all of the exits were blocked. But then suddenly my fear was replaced by calm.

I couldn't understand how it happened. But I was still rigidly sat straight on the settee. "Guys I think it's best we give her some space. I think our proximity is what is causing her to panic." This new voice came from a tall dirty-blonde haired male. I smiled gratefully at him as everyone moved back. Once I wasn't surrounded anymore I was able to think clearly.

"There's no need to be scared Bella, we won't hurt you. We want to help you." It was the father figure Carlisle that spoke to me. All I was comfortable with responding with was a nod.

I felt something around my neck, Reaching for my neck I was expecting to feel the smoothness of my collar but instead i felt the softness of a bandage. "When we took your collar off the spike was partly embedded into the back of your neck. We were forced to cut round it slightly to remove it. It will be sore for a while but should heal well."

"Thank you." That simple sentence I was able to say made the whole family,minus Rosalie, smile at me. Then a small woman with short black hair skipped over to sit next to me,

"Do you want to see your room?"

"Sure. have you heard anything from Selena or Siobhan or Alec?" I looked to Carlisle for the answer.

"Not Yet, but she said she'd ring within the next couple of days. There's no need to worry they won't find out where you are."

"I'm not worried about me. " I muttered. Before anyone could ask about that statement, I was dragged out the room by the little black haired girl.

"My name's Alice by the way. You room is on the third floor. Next to Edward's. We didn't know how you'd want it decorated so we went with simple and if you want it changed we can go shopping for stuff tomorrow." I was shocked. This family had actually helped me escape the Volturi and are now hiding me. They are also willing to spend money and time on making me feel comfortable.

I couldn't think of anything to say as we made our way to my room. When she opened the door the only thing I could think of doing was to jump on Alice in a hug. It was beautiful. The walls were a pale blue as well as the ceiling, although the ceiling had some white on it so it looked like the roof wasn't there. There was a king sized bed sat in the north side of room with a walk in closer opposite. A TV and entertainment center across from the bed.

"Thank you so much. It couldn't be anymore perfect."

"You haven't seen the best bits yet." She then dragged me over to the closet and when she opened it i could see it was full of brand new clothes. When she's taken me for a walk in the closet pointing out various things she took me to a door I hadn't noticed before. It led to a balcony that had a gorgeous view of the surrounding forest.

"Bella,do you want to meet the rest of the family and we have one more thing to show you?"

"Sure." Again we made our way to the front room where everybody introduced themselves.

"Bella, would you mind telling us your story?" It was Jasper asking and everybody else seemed curious. So I started the night of the strange weather.

A/N Ok I know not a lot happened in this but I wanted to put this, I'm not entirely sure where this is going but I have a vague idea lol :D