Bella's POV

"What are we gonna do?" I say to Carlisle.

"Alice is watching them and says there is only three of them. If need be there is eight of us," he says to answer my question.

"No..... I don't want us to fight. There has to be another way," I say.

"Maybe, once he gets closer he will notice that you smell of vampire too and change his mind?" Esme says from behind me.

"Everything will be fine," Alice says coming up beside me, showing her vision with Edward. He nods his head.

"Care to share?" Rose snaps to them.

"We will meet them in the clearing, while Edward stays with Bella and tell them that the scent is vampire," Alice shrugs.

"No," I say, "I am not staying behind. If you guys have to fight, then you might need us," I say stubbornly.

"They are coming," Alice sighs.

"When?" Charlisle demanded.

"In about and hour," she confidently says.

"I got an idea," Emmet says."We just need to make me smell like Bella. Then they will go after me not her."

"That could work," Alice says. "Trade me pants and trade Rose shirts. Then we will all smell like you and we can pull it off."

"No," Rose says. "Why would I help her, she isn't even part of our coven?"

"She is part of this family now. Esme will you do it?" Carlisle says.

I hurry up and trade with them and put on one of Alice's coats and we go out in the woods where we will meet them.

We stand quietly and wait. A few minutes later we can see them coming towards us.

"Hello, my name is Carlisle and this is my coven," he says motioning towards us.

One of the guys move forward, "My name is Laurent and this is my coven."

"You see, my family and I have a permanent residence here and you have been causing us a bit of trouble," he said addressing them.

"I am sorry, we shall go then," he says motioning for the others to follow him.

The guy in the ponytail wouldn't move and he was staring at me. I stared right back.

"You smell good, chickie," he snarled at me.

Edward put me behind him. I stepped to the side, "Thank you, now can I help you with something?" I ask him.

"You are human," he stated looking at me.

Edward went to say something, but I spoke up first. "I assure you I am not. You want me to prove it?" I say looking him up and down.

He laughs a evil laugh, "Maybe I do?"

"How about we race? No human would even be able to keep up with you right?" I say seriously.

"A race?" he asks with a sparkle in his eye.

"You scared you will lose?" I teased him.

"A race it is then," he says looking into my eyes. "Where to?"

I look up, "To the top of that tree."

"Okay, you say when."

I get in crouching position, "Now!" I yell and jump.

"You gotta be shittin me?" Emmet says from the ground as soon as I beat him to the top.

"You're good," the guys says when he gets to where I am. "James," he says putting his hand out for me to shake.

"Bella," I say shaking it and go back to the ground.

Edward puts his arms around me and pulls me close.

"We will be going now," James says walking towards his coven. "It was nice meeting you, Bella," he says and they all disappear.

Edward's POV

Once they were all gone I knew that James would be back. He is very interested in Bella. He thinks that I am her mate and is determined to steal Bella from me. He likes the way she stood up to him and how she beat him. It is all a game to him and he vowed to get her and I knew he meant it. Now what do I do about it. Bella isn't even my mate yet.