Chapter 7: Hatred

(Edward's POV)

I was sitting in my car, watching Bella walk up to her school. She still mystified me, but her courage to stand up to me was either very brave or very stupid of her. The more I try to hate her, the more I spend my nights on the mountain thinking about her. Her warm brown eyes, feeling the warm of her body through my clothes drove me absolutely mad. Just her smell already drove me crazy, let alone feel her body close to me. I still thirsted for her blood, I could've taken her that day but her words stopped me once again. She knew how to stun someone, especially someone who wouldn't think twice of killing her.

(That Night)

I was heading back to my mountain when I could hear the thoughts of two individuals. I stopped dead in my tracks and looked around. Just then, a large man with dark curly hair and black eyes stood in front of me and I looked over my shoulder to see another man with messy blonde hair with caramel colored eyes stood behind me. I suddenly felt a calming sensation and the larger man's eyes turned the same caramel color. "Who are you?" He asked.

"Why do you care?" I answered.

"We've been watching you spy on Bella for the last week," the larger man told me.

"Emmett, we're here to talk to him, we don't know his intentions yet," the second person answered.

"Come on Jasper, we know what his intentions are," the one called, Emmett, insisted.

I looked between the two of them. "Go back to your coven, I have nothing to say to either of you," I answered as I walked by them. Emmett stood in front of me again.

"You stay away from Bella," Emmett told me.

"I'm just watching her, I'm not going to touch her. For a man who is married you stay particularly close to her," I answered.

Emmett grabbed a hold of me and shoved me hard against the nearest tree. "I have half the mind to rip you apart right now. Stay. Away. From Bella," he ordered. I shoved Emmett away and kicked him as hard as I could. I watched as he flew back and hit a tree, breaking it in two. I took off up the mountain before he could get back up.

(Meadow)

When I came to the meadow, I sat down and let out a sigh. "Emmett can be a hothead," a voice commented. I stood up with a hiss when I saw Jasper standing there. "Okay no need to try to attack me," he informed.

"Why shouldn't I?" I asked.

"I'm not here to start a fight. I'm here to talk like I said," Jasper answered as he sat down to prove his point.

I stared at him skeptically, and I read his mind. I saw he was telling the truth and I sat down as well. "I'm Jasper Whitlock," he informed.

"Edward Masen and I wasn't doing anything but watching that girl," I answered.

"You made it hard to believe when you kidnapped her," Jasper told me.

"I needed answers," I answered.

Jasper stared at me. "Why am I explaining myself to you? You're a Cullen," I muttered.

"You basically trespassed on our hunting grounds," Jasper answered.

"When I first arrived here, I didn't know the lands have been claimed, but I have no intentions of leaving now," I told him.

I stood up. "Tell your leader, Carlisle, to watch his back," I told Jasper before taking off into the trees to escape him.

(Weeks Later)

I wandered around for days between Forks and Port Angeles, feeding every once in awhile like always. One day, I sat at the hospital in Forks. I had my sunglasses sitting over my eyes and I saw another car pull up and a woman with caramel colored hair, heart shaped face, and a slender figure get out of the car. I listened to her mind and I felt the anger build up inside me when I saw who she came to see…Carlisle.

I felt a growl erupt in my chest, this woman was his wife. She ruined my plans of attacking Carlisle, I wasn't going to rip her husband to shreds in front of her. I watched as Carlisle came out of the hospital and embraced his wife. I started my car back up and sped out of the parking lot, angrier than ever.

The more I thought about Carlisle, the angrier I became and the more I hated him. He left me alone in the hospital over 90 years ago, left me there to deal with the pain of the venom on my own. He abandoned me, he changed me and left me there. Carlisle needed to be dealt with, he stole my life away, I might as well return the favor. He had his coven fooled of what good person he was, but I knew better, it was all a trick.

(The Next Day)

I walked through the forest when I could hear thunder in the distance…or so I thought it was thunder. I continued walking until the thunder sounded closer and I looked over to a field to see the Cullens playing a game of baseball. The girl, Bella, was standing behind Carlisle's wife, the two of them were talking and laughing, having the time of their lives.

I watched the game for awhile, but then I saw Carlisle taking his turn to bat. A growl erupted in my chest and I saw the short, dark haired girl look towards my direction. She knew my plan, I had to act now before they were gone. "CARLISLE!" The girl shouted as I charged out of the trees and straight for Carlisle. He looked right at me just as I ran into him as hard as I could, sending us both to the ground.