Hello there! I know it's been quite a looong time, I sincerely apologize hope you still RL gave me quite a few kicks in the ass and between personal, health and computer problems along with some major writers block made it not possible to update sooner. I will not abandon the story, I will finish it. But I finally did it and it's the longest chapter yet, there is some witch action so I hope that makes up for it (at least a little).Thanks are in order for my very pregnant beta ginginleelee who's is expecting her bundle later on this month. I also forgot to thank thewaywardgirl form the waywardpushers blog for featuring my story a few months back, go check out the blog for good recs .

If you want to, re-read the last chapter, this one picks up where that one left off.

Well, on with the show, hope you like it. I'll do my best to not make you wait too long for the next chapter. See you at the end…

Chapter 6: Something wicked this way comes.

EPOV

After I kissed Bella, I had to get out of the club as quickly as possible before I did something even more impulsive. I didn't know what came over me, but I wanted to get close to her again even if just for a moment. Instead of kissing her cheek what I really wanted to do was pin her to the wall, ravish her with my mouth, and hump her right there in front of everybody. What the fuck Edward? Are you a dog now? The way she looked at me while I was singing, it was as if she was looking right to my soul. There's something about her… something different, I couldn't quite put my finger on it yet.

For a moment there I thought I saw the candles on her cake go out on their own… but no, that was impossible; I must have been seeing things.

Once I was out of the club and into the chilly night, I lit up a cigarette and started walking through the park towards my apartment. Once again I was thinking about Bella, and how her eyes captivated me; there was something familiar about them but I couldn't pin point what. As I went deeper though the park, I felt a chill right up my spine. I felt like there were eyes on me. I took in my surroundings, there were a few people scattered around, even so late at night, but nobody was paying me any attention. I shrugged it off and kept on walking, but the feeling that I was being watched didn't go away. I took a glance at a nearby tree and I could have sworn that I saw a shadow there, but then it wasn't there just as quickly. For some reason I was on edge and I was seeing things that weren't there. I shook my head and started walking a little faster anxious, to get to my apartment already.

When I reached my apartment, I went straight to my room. I stripped to just my boxers and got quickly into bed. It had been a very bizarre night and I was glad I was in the safety of my bed. I was still feeling out of sorts like this morning, since I had to forgotten to drink the tea that Carlisle prepares for me. Thankfully, sleep claimed me quickly with visions of yellow-green eyes and midnight blue-silver masks…

The next morning I woke up feeling even worse than the day before. Only this time I drank the tea that Carlisle made for me, but since it wasn't the usual amount that I drank, I only felt a little better. I had to make a mental note to ask him for more when I go visit them on Sunday.

I decided not to go on my morning run today and instead I went to a little café around the corner to get a coffee. I had to work tonight also so I was going to practice at home today and just chill out since I wasn't feeling up for anything else. While I was walking through the park, Emmett called me a couple of times but I ignored him for the time being. I knew why he was calling; he wanted to ask me questions about Bella. Actually, he wanted to do so since last night. I just didn't give him the chance, but his mind was very difficult to shut down sometimes since it was just as loud as his mouth.

The day went relatively slow, and between rehearsals my mind would drift off to Bella. What was she doing? Was she thinking of me too? I felt the urge to know more about her, she was not only beautiful but I also found her fascinating. I really wanted to get to know her. Maybe I would start tonight; it was something to look forward to when I saw her again.

BPOV

After such a long night, all I wanted was to sleep in. The club closed around 2am, but between cleaning up, drinking, dancing a little and eating up most of my birthday cake, we ended up leaving around four am. I got home, only bothered to strip down to my underwear and went straight to bed. I fell right asleep as soon as my head hit the pillow, dreaming of green eyes and bronze hair with the voice of an angel.

Unfortunately, I couldn't sleep in as much as I wanted to since I agreed to have brunch with Alice and Rose. I had missed Rose a lot, and since I didn't know how long she was going to stay in town this time, I didn't want to waste the opportunity to catch up.

I got up around eleven am with a mild hangover, nothing two aspirin wouldn't cure. I did my morning routine and put on some light makeup. I got dressed in comfy clothes that consisted of jeans, a Gun's and Roses T-shirt paired with my black leather chucks and big sunglasses to avoid a bigger headache. I knew Alice wouldn't approve of my choice of wardrobe, but I really didn't care at the moment.

I would deal with her later.

After I was done, I grabbed my phone, wallet, and keys and headed out to a little hole in the wall diner where we would meet. The diner was pretty close to my apartment, walking distance actually. The weather was pretty good, so taking a cab wasn't necessary.

Besides, that way I could walk off my hangover.

When I got there, I noticed that Rose was already there, sitting at a table far at the back. The diner was unusually empty for a Saturday, but I guess she wanted more privacy. She looked lost in thought and didn't notice my arrival until I was almost in front of her.

When she did, a huge smile spread across her face and she quickly got up to give me a hug.

"Finally! I've been waiting here forever. I was starting to get old." She had such a serious look on her face that was almost believable. Almost.

"Oh please! Like that's even possible," I told her with an arched eyebrow, just as serious as she.

She tried to keep a straight face for a moment, but couldn't hold it anymore and started laughing and I right along with her. In moments like these, I realized how much I missed her when she was traveling.

We sat down on the table and I squeezed her hand, "Oh, I missed you Rose."

"I missed you too, and the little midget too," She said with a smirk.

And right at that moment, Alice entered the diner. "I heard that Rose!"

"Oh please! Don't try to act like you are offended. You know I say it with love."

Alice stuck her tongue out at her. "Yeah, yeah, whatever." She tried to look like it bothered her, but she couldn't help the smile that she gave her.

This was the way we always acted when we got together. No matter how much time we would spend apart, we always acted as if no time had passed at all.

After we ordered our food, Rose started with the questions. I knew they were coming.

"Ok, so now that Alice is here, spill!"

I almost spilled my coffee when she said that. Even though I was expecting it, it still caught me off guard.

Alice just sat back with a big smirk on her face, waiting for my answer. Traitor.

"What exactly do you want me to spill, Rose?"

"Oh I don't know, what happened last night with a certain singer, who happened to give you a birthday kiss last night?"

I blushed at her inquiry; she and Alice shared a knowing look that confused me a little.

"There's nothing to say, I just met him last night. He wished me happy birthday, gave me a kiss and then left. End of story." I wasn't going to tell them about my déjà vu moment just yet, not a least until I figure it out for myself.

"Well, I thought there was something there for sure with the way you two were looking at each other last night." She had me there and she knew it; she had a satisfied look on her face.

I blushed once again, and I didn't have an answer for that. So, I tried to change the subject.

"Well you are one to talk. How about the way you and Emmett were devouring each other with your eyes, huh?"

"Hey! He's a very good looking… um, well man. I know he's different though."

"Shhhh! I'll tell you later when we're in a more private place, Rose." I couldn't tell her here what Emmett really was, I couldn't risk somebody overhearing me.

She lifted her arms up in surrender "Ok, ok we'll talk later. But be warned I want to know everything ok?"

"Ok." Just at that moment I realized that Alice hadn't uttered a word since we sat down to eat. And when I looked at her I found out why.

Alice was just sitting there in a trance, really not looking at anything. Her normally gray eyes were black, like they usually were when something like this happened.

All of the sudden her eyes were back to normal, but she had a worried look on her face.

"Somebody is coming."

"Who's coming, Alice?" I asked, for some reason I had a very bad feeling about it.

"I don't know, but I know it is a man. I can tell by the silhouette I see but it's probably nothing. The decision hasn't been made yet." As she said that, she looked a little unsure. That has never happened before.

"When?" Even though there was nothing concrete, I wanted to be prepared or at least more alert than usual.

"I'm not sure but soon. I saw blood on the moon when I saw him."She sounded a little more certain now.

"Ok."

The food came and we ate but we were lost in our own thoughts. We parted ways with the promise to meet up at the club that night.

That night got weirder and weirder as the night went on.

It started when I got out of my apartment and on my way to the club. I looked at the sky and I saw it: the moon tinted in red. At that moment, I remembered Alice's words: "I saw blood on the moon when I saw him."

"Oh, this can't be good," I thought out loud.

As I kept walking I felt the hairs on my neck stand up, I felt like I was being watched. But every time I turned around, I saw nothing out of the ordinary.

I decided not to keep thinking about it, I was probably being paranoid because of Alice's vision.

The club was at almost full capacity, I knew right away that it was because of Edward. Thinking about him brought a smile on my face; I couldn't wait to hear him sing again.

As I started my shift I tried to discreetly look for Edward in the crowd surrounding the bar, but he wasn't there. At least I thought I was being discreet until Alice approached me with a knowing smile.

"He's already here; he's in the office with Emmett."

"How did you… UGH! Never mind." She was laughing when I turned the other way to serve more drinks. She really annoyed me sometimes with her know it all comments, but just a little. I loved her too much be annoyed for long.

A while later I finally saw him walking beside Emmett towards the bar.

There was something different about him, he looked a little paler than what I saw the day before, and he had deep dark circles under his eyes. He looked tired like he hadn't slept in days. But I had just seen him the day before and he didn't look like that. I wondered if he was getting sick.

Emmett and Edward went separate ways. Emmett towards the DJ booth where I noticed Rose standing looking at him and Edward towards the bar, right to the corner where I was serving drinks.

Butterflies were fluttering in my belly when I saw him looking at me and smiling as he got closer to the bar. I smiled back and blushed like a school girl. The effect he had on me was something I hadn't felt in a long while.

"Hey." Even though he looked worn out he still looked like a model. How is that possible?

"Hi." And cue the blush. AGAIN! "Are you feeling ok? You look a little worn out."

"Yeah, I think I'm coming down with the flu or something."

"Oh, well you should go home and rest instead of being here tonight."

"Nah, I feel good enough to sing. I'll probably just leave a little early."

I wanted to keep the conversation going, but more people were approaching the bar. We didn't have a chance to talk after that, but I saw his performance from the bar. After that I didn't see him until he was standing in the same corner again looking at me. I smiled as I approached him offering him a drink, which he refused. He just got real close to my ear and whispered, "Bye, Bella," gave me a kiss on my cheek and disappeared through the crowd without looking back.

I stood there frozen for a moment, with my hand on my cheek where his lips had touched.

It was the second time he kissed me and then left. I found myself wondering for a moment why he did that, but for the life of me I couldn't find a reason. I couldn't think about it more at the moment, the club was full and I had to keep working. But I knew I would think about it more later on.

I didn't see Rose or Alice until it was closing time. They knew the bar was busy all night and they didn't want to bother me.

After I finished cleaning the bar area I went to say goodbye to Emmett. He had been holed up in his office practically all night, something that he didn't usually do. He was unusually quiet and pensive; it was so out of character for him that I worried a little. I asked him if he was ok, after a pause he gave me a small smile and told me he was ok, that he had a lot of office stuff he had to do.

I wanted to ask him if he was sure that he was ok, but I let it go. If he wanted me to know he would tell me in his own time, but I was going to ask Rose later; maybe she knew something.

The three of us got out of the club and started walking through Central Park. We were talking and laughing, just catching up some more.

Then suddenly, I felt something sweep past very close to my face and a shadow close by.

In that instant, all three of us were on high alert, separating from each other a little, but not too much.

Another object passed by Alice's head, missing her by just an inch and the shadow was moving swiftly around us.

"WHO'S THERE?" I shouted. I couldn't see who it was, but I had a feeling it was the one in Alice's vision.

Silence…

"SHOW YOURSELF!" Alice shouted next.

Rose was quiet but alert, looking everywhere around her waiting to pounce.

More silence…

"I think he's go… AHG!" I felt a sharp pain on my right arm and I fell to my knees in pain.

We saw a shadow move closer to us, laughing. Alice and Rose had their backs to each other, their daggers at hand, looking all around them while trying to shield me and asking if I was ok. I said yes and stood up, I then noticed the dagger that wounded me close to my feet. I was about to picked it up, but Alice told me not to in case it was cursed. I checked my wound, I was bleeding but not too much but it stung because it was touched by magic.

"He's a demon," I told them. "Spread out so we can trap him."

They both nodded and spread out until we formed a triangle. Then suddenly a ball of fire passed by Rose's head, barely missing her.

And now she got really angry.

"YOU ASSHOLE! YOU ALMOST GOT MY HAIR! NOBODY MESSES WITH MY HAIR! YOU BETTER PRAY I DON'T CATCH YOU FIRST!"

Alice and I looked at her and then at each other; if it wasn't for the fact that we were in danger we probably would have laughed at her.

"You've got to catch me first." He taunted and chuckled from somewhere near the trees.

"Why don't you come here you fucking coward!" She yelled back.

She wasn't done yet though. "What? Are you afraid of us?" She taunted back. "Not man enough to face three women?"

I think what Rose said struck a nerve, because a moment later he materialized right in the middle of where we were standing.

"Alice, Rose! NOW!" We only had a small opportunity to trap him.

We created a force field around him between the three of us, trapping him in the middle so he couldn't disappear again.

He had a surprised look on his face that quickly turned into anger when he realized that he couldn't disappear again.

"Now, Rose!" She lifted her hand and yelled out her spell: "Desino tempus."

A burst of white light surrounded him and he stood frozen before us, he had a vacant look on his face.

"Your turn, Bella."

"Subrigo." He started to rise from the ground until his feet were no longer touching it.

Alice asked me again if I was ok, I told her not to worry about me. We would deal with him first and then she could tend to my arm.

Once we made sure that he couldn't escape, Rose reversed the spell. "Procedo tempus."

Her eyes, which were pitch black while her spell was in effect, were returning back to their normal blue.

When Rose's spell wore off, he started to struggle free from the invisible binds that were holding him. He didn't speak, but it was evident that he was enraged. He was glaring at us while still struggling to get free.

"I am not releasing you until you tell us who you are and why are you attacking us."

He glared directly at me and growled, struggling again but it was no use. He wasn't going anywhere.

As I was about to ask again he spoke.

"I am Shax, and I'm only after you."

"Why?"

"Someone very powerful wants you, and they sent me to get you."

I was getting impatient by his lack of straight answers.

"Who?"

He smirked and laughed a little.

"Can't tell you that, my job is to collect you and take you to them."

I was getting frustrated by his lack of information, and Rose was cursing under her breath glaring at him.

At that moment I realized that Alice was quiet, too quiet. When I looked at her, she was standing still, eyes black with a faraway look. A moment later she was back to normal. I asked her if she saw anything, her answer was unexpected.

"Nothing, I can't see anything related to him. Seems as if he was blocking me, but that can't be possible. There's got to be another explanation."

That got me worried, Alice not seeing never happens. But that would have to wait; we had to deal with Shax at the moment.

I directed my attention back to him. "Unfortunately for you, that's not going to happen tonight. And against my better judgment, I won't vanish you."

Rose and Alice glanced at me with surprised looks in their faces. This time Alice spoke.

"Why not, Bella?" She kept her voice low so he wouldn't hear. "If we let him go he'll come back to attack us."

"Because, I want him to go back to whomever he's working with. They will see that he didn't succeed and they will most likely vanish him." Alice's face lit up with understanding.

"And if not, we'll get him next time now that we know how to stop him," Rose added.

My arm was hurting and bleeding more; I really needed Alice to heal me. It was time to let him go.

Shax was looking at us with curiosity. "They've really underestimated you, more so the three of you together. They weren't expecting this turn of events. I think this will make your capture a little more difficult."

His cryptic comments were starting to get to me.

"I'm letting you go, so they can see that you were unsuccessful. Consider yourself lucky. I can assure you, you won't be next time."

"Defluo."

I lowered my hands so his feet would touch the ground again.

He vanished in an instant, but we could hear him laughing. "Oh believe me, Isabella; we'll see each other again."

I stood there, frozen in place. No one has called me Isabella in over a hundred years. How did he know my name? Who told him?

Before I could voice my questions, Rose spoke up.

"How the hell did he know your real name?"

"I don't know, Rose." I couldn't think about it at the moment, my arm was hurting more.

"Alice, please?"

"Ok, Bella." She put her hand over my wound and said the spell "Integro."

White light covered the wound, and it instantly started to heal and the pain subsided. In just a few moments, my arm was completely healed.

"Thanks, Alice."

"No problem, now let's get out of here please. I don't want any more surprises tonight."

We decided to stay in my apartment together. That way none of us would be alone in case anyone else decided to make an appearance. I was sure that them staying with me was more because they were worried about me. I was too tired to argue. Even though I could take care of myself, I was actually glad that they were with me. I didn't want to think what would have happened if they weren't with me…

?POV

"WHY AM I SURRONDED BY INCOMPETENT CREATURES!"

"She wasn't alone; there were two more with her. She's more powerful with their aid."

"Hmmm, two more. Well this complicates things a bit. We're going to have to get rid of them first before we attempt to get her alone."

"Yes, I agree. But I can't do it alone, I will need help."

"I DON'T CARE WHO HELPS YOU! JUST GET RID OF THEM SO YOU CAN BRING ISABELLA TO ME!"

"Yes."

"Now leave before I change my mind and vanish you for failing me!"

I knew I was losing my patience, but time was running out and I knew that they were after her too.

If Shax and his recruits failed me again, I was going to have to do it myself. I didn't want to reveal myself just yet. Besides, along with Isabella I wanted Edward too. That way, we would have more chance to defeat them…

Spells definitions, from Latin to English:

Desino Tempus = time stop

Procedo tempus = continue time

Subrigo = elevate

Defluo = descend

Integro = heal

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