Chapter 8

BPOV

I made it back to the house first. I threw open the door and trudged in. I really didn't want this right now.

"Hi Bella!" Edward said cheerfully from the couch.

I hadn't even noticed him there; I am so out of it. Hmm, should I be nice? Well, I guess I have to or I'll have six vampires after me not including the one who's already tracking us.
"I'm sorry I haven't been here recently and that I wasn't here for your party, but I'm here now. " I said a hint of annoyance in my voice. I faked a smile and headed up to my room.
"Bella Marie Cullen, you're staying right here," ordered Carlisle. Usually, he isn't this strict. Emmett snickered. I glared at him, he immediately stopped, remembering that the last time he teased me, he ended up arm-less.
"Why should I?" I snapped. Esme shot me a death glare.
"You started this problem, you are going to fix it." he said.
" What if I don't want to? What if I don't care?" I asked bitterly.
"Bella, do you even understand the depth of this problem? One of us could die." He told me
"Well then, it won't be me." I muttered.
" Emmett?" asked Carlisle turning toward him. In an instant Emmett was restraining me.

"Let go now Emmett," I hissed.

"No way, you're being mean to my little buddy." he replied. I gagged; it was still so weird to me. Suddenly there was knock on the door. I sniffed the air. Jane. Why would she be here? She opened the door without being invited in.

"I heard you went missing Bella," she said, smiling at me.

"How do you know that?" I struggled to ask the question, I was also projecting my shield.

"Your dear mother here," she said gesturing to Esme, " was worried about you and called. I'm hurt Bella, you didn't actually want to see me, you just used it as a sad excuse. Unfortunate really, considering how much we just adore each other's presence." Something struck my shield and I knew it was coming from her. She hissed and angled the attack toward someone else. When it didn't work, she hissed even louder. Then she noticed Edward and smiled.

"Pick up a snack did you?" she sneered.. Emmett took a defensive pose in front of Edward and was soon accompanied by the rest of the family, except for me.

"He's with us, what did you come for?" I shot back.

"Just to say hi, but it seems as if there's a problem at hand. From what I can see a mortal knows of our existence and that is highly restricted. Now, we wouldn't want him to end up like dear little Raymond, now would we?" she mocked. I hissed and lunged. In two seconds she was pinned down and I had my teeth bared at her neck. Strike after strike hit my shield but I didn't care now. No one ever dares to say something like that. Not if you value your life.. or existence. I'd spent many years with Jane after Carlisle had changed me. I regret-and sincerely want back- those years of my existence. I wish I hadn't left Carlisle after I had found out what I had become.

"Bella! Bella! Stop!" came Carlisle's urgent voice. I paid no attention to it.

"Bella, know what will happen if you do that!" that made me release.. For years on end we would have to run, with Edward.

"Maybe you should leave," Esme, said warningly.

"Don't think Marcus won't hear about this!" she snapped, with that she left and slammed the door behind her.

"Who was that?" asked Edward-still a bit shaken.

"That, my dear friends, was Jane, the queen of..." Esme cut Alice off mid-offence.

"Who's Raymond?" he asked next. My fists balled. He doesn't know Bella, he doesn't know. I kept telling myself. No one answered him.

"What did I say?" he was worried now. I headed upstairs, this time I wasn't stopped. But, Rosalie accompanied me.

EPOV

"It's nothing honey, it's fine just give her a minute." Esme chided.

" Who's Raymond?" I urged.

"Just someone Bella used to know, that's all." Alice replied quickly.

"Oh, I see" I said. Poor Bella.

" What was earlier all about anyway? I mean, was weird or was it just a false alarm?" I was still confused. Alice and Esme shared surprised-worried glances.

"Bella!" Carlisle shouted up the stairs. Rosalie and Bella were down in a second.

"I know, I know. I don't know what we're gonna' do." She said.

" About what?!" Not this again!

"There's someone we think he's going to be dangerous." Carlisle replied.

"One of you?" I asked.

"Yeah, a tracker, and when he heard Bella talk about you, well, all hell broke loose." Rosalie said, looking at Bella with accusing eyes.

"Is that where you were?" I asked. She didn't reply.

" I guess I could run him South" Emmett suggested.

"No," Carlisle said

"Why not?" he complained.

" I'm not leaving him with a child, sides, we all know you won't take enough precaution" he told him.

"Bella can take him" he said. They had a silent conversation.

" That's not fair" I accused.

" What isn't dear?" asked Esme.

"Talking like that, so I can't hear" I gestured to Carlisle and Bella.

"You have to understand though, they do it for a reason" she said, Emmett and Jasper busted into the room.

"He's here!" Emmett boomed.

"Go," Carlisle shoved Bella toward me.

"Come on" she muttered annoyed. We went straight for the garage and got in her car. Before I could even get my seatbelt on we were zooming off