"Damnit!" Edward howled, slamming his fist into a nearby wall, nearly boring a hole into it. How could he have let this happen? Bella had wore him down and talked him into turning her and all it caused was pain and frustration for him and his family. Sure Bella was a lot more durable and they would be together until the end of time, but she was still having trouble controlling her urges. Jasper was becoming a nervous wreck with the overload of emotions flowing though the house, Alice had become a nervous wreck worrying about Jasper. Both Rosalie and Emmett had been trying to help calm Alice and Jasper down. Carlisle and Esme were struggling to keep their cool and keep the family together and to top all of this all, Jacob now knew what had happened to Bella and a pack of wolves would be after them!
He was pulled out of his self blame when he heard light footsteps and then nothing. It must have been Alice, no one else in the house was so small. "What do you want Alice?"
'You seem stressed' the familiar voice came not as spoken words but as thoughts.
"As do you. Jasper alright?"
'As alright as can be expected. And Bella?'
"Holding out, thinking this is all her fault when it isn't, it's mine"
'See! This is why the two of you belong together. Both of you enjoy blaming yourselves when it isn't your fault.' there was a strange lull where all he could hear from her was the mental muttering of 'Edward...Edward' before she could gather her thoughts and figure out what to say.
'Edward... The...wolves' The thought of them still made her cringe, it was understandable. 'They were going to find out anyway, no one could prevent it. The only thing we can do is regroup and figure out what to do.' Edward nodded and walked over to his sister, lifting her into his arms and putting her on his back.
"Alright, let's go" The two of them knew what was going to happen because of the vision two days earlier, but it had to happen that way anyway.
Everyone was gathered in the kitchen now, all of the Cullens, Tanya, and Kate.
"Carmen, Eleazar and Irena are keeping them out of the park for now" Carlisle, who was sitting at the head of the table nodded, looking out to everyone else.
"And we know that the three of them are going to keep them out!"
"But they'll need help, Emmett, would you mind going out to help them?" Without hesitation he nodded, quickly kissed Rosalie goodbye and shot out the door to give the others backup.
"So what are we going to so now that those...those mutts are here on our land?" The girl who sat at Carlisle's left tossed her jet black hair behind her her brow furrowed in frustration. She was obviously agitated by the events that happened, never having seen werewolves before in her life, and not wanting to see them now.
"We have to see if they will be open to talks." Carlisle was cut off by the same girl.
"Not likely"
"Don't underestimate them Katrina, they may be. But if not, we really have no choice but to fight them"
Alice furrowed her brow as most of the people in the house diffused out from the dining room to the rest of the house, most likely to find something to distract them from their frustration. The only people left in the room were Edward, Bella and herself. The siblings on opposite sides, facing each other, Bella at his right.
"Where's Rose going?" Edward asked resting a hand on his cheek.
"To pace, she's worried Emmett is going to get in a fight with...them again"
"He wouldn't. He's learned from the last time."
Edward shook his head, looking down. Alice interrupted him before he was able to speak.
"Eddy" If he could blush, he would be, the nickname thing never really caught on in his mind "for the last time, this isn't your fault, nor is it Bella's fault. And speaking of her, she should be itching to go out and hunt again." He nodded, thought it was half true, he assumed she was trying to get them out of the house.
"Hey! Don't talk about me like I'm not here!" She folded her arms over her chest and pouted "Though I am pretty hungry"
"Alright, I'll go with you sweetheart." he smiled and kissed Bella on the lips gently. Even though he could kiss her and not being afraid of hurting her, they were a more modest couple then Rosalie and Emmett, who were very open about their passionate relationship. "But no funny stuff Alice. I know when you're trying to get time to pull something off."
"No! No funny stuff, I'm not planning anything"
"You swear?"
"I swear on my credit cards!" Wow...she would swear on her credit cards? Then she couldn't go shopping! But he still had doubts.
"You can get new ones."
"Alright! I swear on my Porche! And keep to the north, to keep from meeting...well you know" Edward smiled and nodded, now she knew she was serious.
"Alright, now I believe you. Good little pixie" He leaned over the table and kissed her on the top of the head before taking Bella's hand and leading her up and out the door. Alice waited for a while before smiling, she was certainly cooking something up.
"Why was Kate so hostile to the wolves?" Bella asked as they ran. Talking to Edward helped her keep herself under control, and she needed it; being so stressed out increased her hunger, and she had to wait, staying away from any wandering humans. Bella hadn't met a human ever since she said goodbye and left for her 'honeymoon' and faking her death, as was planned. She was anxious for the inevitable first time she would see a human, worried she would slip up and lose control of herself. But she didn't need to worry about that. The nearest humans would be miles away and they wouldn't meet unless she actively went out to look for them.
"She's never seen them before, she's only heard stories about them. There wasn't much good in those stories."
"Hmm..." Bella said, now understanding why Kate was so hesitant. If a vampire had never met a werewolf before they would probably see them as repulsive. "And I know I wasn't the only one that noticed Tanya giving me the stink-eye the whole time."
"Bella, don't mind her'" Edward took her hand and pulled her into his chest. He always made her feel so small, needing protection and care, and he gave that to her; she let him do that for her. She loved him because he was so powerful, yet soft and willing to love her like this. "She's jealous of you my love, and who wouldn't be?"
"But she's beautiful, I'm no where as beautiful" Bella squeaked softly as he stroked her head
"No, you are beautiful, don't let anyone or anything keep you from believing that. She pales in comparison to your beauty" He smiled and kissed the crown of her head before taking her hand and pulling her along, weaving between the trees.
The hunt went as well as could be expected under the circumstances. The two of them kept away from the borders of the park and were able to find a few deer and a grizzly bear for Edward. The sun was setting as they got back but Carmen, Eleazar, Irena and Emmett were not back yet.
"Hey Edward!" a small voice called out. Of course it was Alice. The pixie was heard before she was seen prancing towards the two of them still in the doorway.
"What is it?" He knew she had something planned for them but he just didn't know what.
"I have something for you and Bella!" The more she spoke, the more it sounded like she was singing. What did she have planned for them. With Alice's mind, one can only imagine. "I promise it's nothing too drastic. I promise" She took his hand and led them both to what was his bedroom, which now also housed all of her arts supplies "Kate was tired of rooming with Irena so I told her you two would be staying together."
"Alic-" Edward was cut off by Bella pulling on his arm
"I think it's better this way Edward. Think about it, we're married now. We can stay together like a married couple is supposed to be and Irena has her room when she gets back."
"Well we don't know when they'll be back. The wolves are close, very close...all we can do is prepare."
"For what?" Bella asked, Alice quickly giving her an answer.
"For battle"
