This chapter is really long because we're catching back up with Edward :)
Edward POV (We were all waiting for it!)
Eight Months Earlier
I had decided to go to Denali and stay with Tanya's family for a while. I could not listen to Jason's thoughts anymore. I loved Bella with my whole being so no one's love could compare but Jason was close. He loved her the way she deserved. I took the Volvo all the way to Denali. I pulled up and walked to the door. Irina opened the door.
"Edward!" she exclaimed. I smiled sadly.
"It's nice to see you too!" I told her unenthusiastically. Irina cocked her head confused.
"Come on in Edward" she said. I followed her in. The others -minus Tanya and Adam- were in the living room.
"Edward! It's great to see you" Eleazar stated. Carmen smiled.
"Come here Edward" she said as she took me into a hug. The guys slapped me on my back and Kate hugged me as well.
"I hope I'm not imposing but I was rather hoping you would allow me to stay with you for a while" I asked them. Carmen nodded.
"Why of course you may dear. Our home is also your home. Irina will show you to your room" she said. I thanked her and followed Irina upstairs. I dropped my bag in the room and plopped onto the bed. Irina sat next to me.
Is something wrong? You look pained... – Irina
I shook my head no. Irina didn't look convinced.
I know Edward's lying but I'll go with it – Irina
"Okay Edward. I'll leave you to settle in. Eleazar and Carmen are about to go hunt. Kate and I are going to go shopping. Garrett and Laurent are wrestling outside. If you would like to go with either of us, you can" Irina told me. I nodded.
"Thank you, I'll unpack and then I'll join the boys" I told her. Irina nodded and left.
I hope whatever is bothering him will be solved – Irina
I sighed and unpacked. I already missed Bella. She had jumped at me when I left and cried for me not to go but I had to. I know I was being selfish but I just couldn't face Jason and Bella every day. I'm sure Jason will help her forget and sooth her. I walked downstairs and went outside to see Garrett and Laurent wrestling. They both acknowledged me in their heads.
If Laurent is going to charge me from the right say hello guys but if he's going to come at me from the left say hello guys long time no see – Garrett
I'll attack from the right, and surprise him – Laurent
"Hello guys" I told Garrett monotonously. Laurent ran forward and shot at Garrett from the right side. Garrett dodged him quickly and tackled Laurent to the ground.
"Ha! I win!" he crowed. Laurent scowled.
"Edward probably helped you cheat!" Laurent accused. I sighed as Garrett and Laurent argued for a little while before they walked over and clapped me on the back.
"It's great to see you again dude. We got a new female here a year ago and we men were overpowered by the females here" Garrett said. I nodded.
"That's nice. So you have Adam and the new girl?" I said.
"Yup, her name is Kylee. She is smoking hot but don't tell Irina I said that" Laurent said. I nodded.
"Is everything okay man?" Garrett asked. I sighed. Was I really that transparent?
"Everything's fine" I said for hopefully the last time. They let it go faster than Irina did.
"Why don't you join us?" Garrett asked. I shook my head.
"I'll just watch" I replied. I sat down and watched them. I heard Tanya's mental voice coming in along with Adam and another female's voice. That must be Kylee. They were giggling about going shopping when they got back and Adam was thinking about how pretty Tanya looked.
"Tanya, Adam and Kylee are coming" I told the guys. They ignored me and I looked towards the woods. I wanted to meet this Kylee. Tanya came out first.
"Edward!" she exclaimed before rushing to me holding Adam's hand. Adam growled at me jealously but Tanya gave him a look. He grinned and apologized to me it his head. Kylee came out afterwards. I suppose she would be considered "hot". She had long black hair that went to her waist, big gold eyes and long eyelashes. All I saw was a vampire.She looked at me.
Who is that? What a hunk! He's so hot! Mmm I'd like to tap that – Kylee
I rolled my eyes at her thoughts and hugged Tanya.
"Edward! What are you doing here!?" she exclaimed. Kylee was wondering how Tanya knew me.
"Hi Tanya" I told her simply. Tanya pouted.
"I haven't seen you in a year and that's all you have to say to me!?" she asked pretending to be annoyed. I smiled.
"I give you my sincerest apologies Tanya. Hello, how have you been? I take it you are happy with Adam?" I answered. She grinned.
"I was just joking. But now that you ask…" Tanya said before going off on everything that had happened in a year. Adam chuckled.
"Whoa there Tanya. I think you should introduce Kylee first before you talk Edward's ear off" he said. Tanya pouted at him.
"Hello Adam. It's nice to see you again" I told him. Adam nodded and smiled.
"It's nice to see you too…I'm sorry about what happened at the hospital" he said. My smile faded.
"That's quite alright" I told him sadly while thinking of Bella. Tanya looked at me funnily.
"Kylee this is Edward, our cousin. Edward this is Kylee. She's living with us" Tanya introduced. Tanya sounded friendly but her thoughts showed me how much she disliked Kylee. Kylee had already hit on Adam, Laurent, and Garrett repeatedly which made the girls very mad.
"Hello Kylee, it's a pleasure to meet you" I told her. Kylee smiled.
"The pleasure's all mine" she purred. I sighed. Her thoughts had just gotten dirtier. Not even the adolescent boys' thoughts in Forks were this bad. Drat, I had hoped that I could be friends with the new female sort of like I was with Tanya, since all the others would already be mated.
"So what brings you around our parts? I thought you didn't like to leave Bella alone" Tanya asked worried.
Bella? Who's that? I hope they're not mates! Oh well, I'm the prettiest vampire anyway – Kylee
"Bella is busy with her fiancé and I thought I'd come visit for a while" I told them.
Couldn't see your love with another? – Tanya
I nodded.
What is he nodding at? Weird – Kylee
Tanya smiled sadly before turning to Adam.
"I think I'm going to catch up with Irina and Kate" she told him. He nodded.
"I think I'll stay here and wrestle with the guys" Adam replied. Tanya skipped over and kissed him. I looked away. She turned to Kylee.
"Want to go with me?" Tanya asked politely even though she was hoping Kylee would say no and picturing a huge blade flying and chopping her head off. It was quite funny actually. Kylee nodded.
"Yeah, I need some new lingerie" Kylee said looking at me.
And he can rip it off of me…mmmm – Kylee
I shivered and decided to stay out of her mind for a while. Tanya nodded.
"Come" she said to Kylee.
Sorry about her. Eleazar was too nice to turn her away – Tanya
They left and I turned back to Garrett and Laurent.
"Hey wanna wrestle with me?" Adam asked.
"I don't know if you want to…I can read minds" I warned him. Adam chuckled.
That's okay man! I can turn people's powers off for a few minutes. Let's do this – Adam
"That's an interesting power" I told him. He grinned.
"Yeah I guess so but I can only use it for ten minutes every 24 hours…" he moaned. I shrugged and we started to wrestle. That was how the four months passed by. I tried to avoid Kylee as much as possible and to distract myself with the others' thoughts.
On the third month I'd been here we got an invitation to the wedding and I had run into the woods claiming I needed to hunt. Tanya had found me dry sobbing and was the one to try to sooth me. Everyone knew what had happened except for Kylee who by the way refused to believe I didn't want her no matter how many times I turned her down.
Today was the second Monday in April and I was sulking in my room. I felt bad being moody in front of the mated couples and particularly liked staying away from Kylee. She reminded me of Lauren and Jessica put together.
Edddiiiieeeeee – Kylee screeched
I growled angrily. I came to Denali for some peace and quiet yet I had not received any of consequence. I got tired of Kylee screaming at me in her thoughts so I went downstairs to see the boys playing video games and the girls painting their nails. Eleazar and Carmen were reading books.
"Hi Edward! Nice to see you gracing us with your presence" Kate teased. I smiled wryly.
"I suppose I have been a little rude and I am deeply sorry" I told her. Kate shook her head.
It's okay Edward. We know this is a tough time for you – Kate
Kylee stood up and swayed over to me. She ran her fingernails down my arm.
"So Eddie, why don't you and I go get to know each other better" Kylee purred in what she thought was a seductive voice. It actually made me shiver and want to go hide under the bed like the big boy that I am. I decided to go with the next best thing.
"No thank you Kylee" I retorted pulling my arm away. Irina, Kate and Tanya laughed in their thoughts. Kylee pouted.
"I don't understand why you keep playing this cat and mouse game" Kylee whined. I growled.
"I'm not playing games Kylee! I do not like you in the way you desire!" I hissed at her. Kylee shrugged.
"You will one day" she smirked before blowing me a kiss and going back to painting her nails. I never wanted to kill someone as much as I did now… Actually that was a lie. I've wanted to kill Jason (whose name I thought of with a sneer) more but I didn't because Bella loved him. How I wished she loved me… I thought of many scenarios to make Bella love me but in the end I decided they would all just hurt Bella and make her hate me.
I sighed and plopped down next to Garrett. He nodded towards the other X-Box controller. I picked it up and joined in on the mindless game. We played for two hours or so and my mind was half in the game. I got up and went to the piano on the other side of the room. Carmen glanced up and her face almost cracked at how big her smile was.
Oh Edward! You're playing again! – Carmen
I shrugged and started to play Bella's lullaby. I just had this weird feeling that Bella is in pain and she needs to be shown some love.
Yuck! Of all the instruments he could play, he plays the piano? Hello barf…Oh well I'll change him when we get together. – Kylee
"Hey Eddie, is that a song you wrote for me?" Kylee asked in a nasally voice. I rolled my eyes.
"No it isn't, Edward only writes songs for people he loves" Irina spat out trying to clue her in but sadly Kylee ignored her. I finished the lullaby and bowed my head in silence. My phone started to ring. My head shot up and I quickly picked up the phone. Just as I thought it was Bella.
"Hello?" I asked excitedly. I hadn't talked to Bella in four months and I missed her dearly. This was the most emotion that I showed since I got here and everyone acknowledged it in their minds.
"Edward? …I need you" I heard Bella's scratchy voice say before there was a thump and the line went dead. I gasped.
"BELLA!?" I shouted into the phone. Everyone was watching me.
"Oh what's wrong? Is Bella okay?" Carmen asked worriedly. I stared at the phone and shook my head.
"I don't know… I've got to go!" I exclaimed before darting upstairs and grabbing my bag. I dashed downstairs where everyone was waiting for me. Kylee's thoughts were annoyed, confused and jealous while everyone else was worried.
"Thank you for allowing me to stay in your house" I told Carmen and Eleazar. They nodded and gave me a small smile.
"Goodbye guys" I told the rest before turning around.
Go to Bella, Edward and then call and tell us what happened – Tanya
I nodded before running to my car and practically flying to Forks. I ran out and into the house. A grim picture awaited me. Everyone was in a somber mood and holding their mate. Alice was the first to acknowledge me.
"Bella's upstairs Edward with Carlisle" she said without looking up. I knew it was something bad because Alice always greets me excitedly with a hug. Everyone said hi in their thoughts but they were mostly thinking about Bella. I shot up the stairs and into Bella's room. She was lying on the bed pale as a sheet.
""I had the weirdest dream dad" Bella murmured before stretching. Carlisle looked at her sadly.
"I dreamed that Leah imprinted on Jay and he left me for her. Then I called Edward and now I'm awake" Bella continued. I decided to speak up as Carlisle wasn't.
"It wasn't a dream love" I stated. Bella gasped before tears came to her eyes.
"Edward?" she asked shocked.
"Yes, you called and I came" I told her. Bella started to cry before launching herself into my arms. My heart thumped in my chest and I felt like I could breathe again. I started to hum while Carlisle slowly slipped out of the room.
"Leah imprinted!" Bella wailed. I shushed her while I was confused. Why did it matter? I listened to the thoughts of my family and realized that Leah had imprinted on Jason the day that I had left. It was all my fault! If I had stayed Bella wouldn't have gone through all this pain!
"Shh it's okay Bella. Everything will be okay" I murmured even though I felt like killing myself. Bella kept crying. I hummed Bella's lullaby and kept telling Bella that everything will be okay. Soon Bella fell asleep in my arms. I held her for a while before going downstairs.
"That stupid boy!" I growled before pacing, "How could he hurt Bella like this!?" Rosalie stood up.
"Those stupid mutts are to blame. They are the cause of everything! Didn't I tell you it would bite us in the butt to be friends with them!?" she exclaimed. Carlisle stood up.
"Now children, let's not throw the blame around. After what happened, the best thing to do for Bella is to show her how much we love her and keep her feeling loved" Carlisle dictated. I nodded.
"You're right Carlisle" I said. Alice gasped.
"Edward! Go to Bella! She's having a nightmare!" she exclaimed. I rushed up and took Bella into my arms and hummed her lullaby. The next morning Bella woke up and started to sob again. Rosalie knocked on the door and came in.
"Sweetie, Claire and Quil are at the door. They want to see you" Rose told Bella quietly. I growled under my breath. What do they want now? Bella's already in so much pain.
"Tell her to go away. When I said no wolves near the house, I meant imprints also" Bella cried. I tightened his arms around her and looked at Rosalie shocked. I hadn't gotten that part. Rose smirked and mentally told me what Bella said to the mutts.
"Fine by me, less stench around here" Rosalie said under her breath. She smiled sadly and left the room.
"Why me Edward? Why does this always happen to me? Am I that bad of a person that every time I'm happy with someone they get pulled away?" Bella wept. I shook his head very quickly.
"No love, absolutely not! You deserve the world and more" I fiercely stated. Downstairs the mutt and his imprint refused to leave. Rosalie came back up.
"Bella my sweet, Claire and Quil refuse to go until they see you" Rosalie stated sounding annoyed and sad at the same time. Bella hissed like a cat and sat up. Under different circumstances it would have been cute. I helped her stand up.
"You don't have to go" I told her softly hoping she would stay. Bella refused of course. She stomped down the stairs with Rosalie and me holding her hands for support. Claire looked up when we got to the living room. She and Quil were sitting on the couch. Esme was in the kitchen with Carlisle and the others waiting to see if we needed help.
"Oh B! I'm so sorry" Claire exclaimed. We all shot her a death glare and Quil growled at me in his mind.
Leave her alone – Quil
Claire looked confused but then she tried to hug Bella. I pulled her into a hug. Claire looked hurt but when Quil placed a hand on her, she calmed down. Bella tried to convince her to go away but Claire would not listen. Bella gave her a reply as to why.
"Because you're a part of the wolf pack. My love just left me for a wolf! Do you think I want reminders!? I have to be the one to tell everyone the wedding is off! I have to be given pity glances wherever I go and be known as the Forks town hick who was going to marry right out of high school but then her fiancé left her for another girl! How do you think I feel!? Jason's probably living it up with Leah and I get to cry and be left behind!" Bella shouted at her. Claire flinched and I was shocked. I never knew Bella felt that way! So much for knowing everything about her but a quick glance into Rosalie's thoughts showed she hadn't known either.
"Don't talk to her like that!" Quil shot.
"Just leave. Both of you" Bella muttered. Claire shook her head.
"You know imprinting is involuntary" she whispered.
"I don't give a shit. What don't you understand about I don't want to see you anymore!?" Bella roared. I growled at Claire for further upsetting Bella. Quil growled back out loud and in his mind. Emmett, Jasper and Alice came over to stand up for Bella.
"Our little sis said leave and if you don't go willingly, you will be forcibly pushed out" Emmett threatened. Jasper nodded.
"No one hurts our little sister and gets away with it" he hissed at them.
"Get out" Alice growled. Quil tugged on Claire's hand.
"Come on Claire, we should go" he told her. Claire turned and left. Alice got a vision of Bella falling and I caught Bella before pulling her into my embrace.
"I'm sorry guys…I'm practically ruining your friendship with the wolves" Bella cried into my chest. Silly Bella, she still doesn't know what kind of power she holds on us.
"No Bella, we were only friends with them because you were" Alice replied.
"Like we told the wolves, no one hurts our little sister and gets away with it" Jasper soothed.
"Don't worry about telling people the wedding is off. We'll do that" Rosalie said. I took Bella back to her room and she fell quiet. The days and weeks and months all meshed into one. Bella was always sad so I was as well. Bella tried not to stay in bed all the time and keep up with her life but no one was fooled.
Jasper and Alice had to leave a lot because of Bella's pain but when they were here, Jasper tried to take half of Bella's pain for himself. I tried to barely hunt so I could help her. The whole family was depressed and we didn't know how to help Bella. Carlisle read book after book on depression and psychology. Esme suggested a physiologist but we quickly turned the idea down.
Now it was August 1st and it was a normalish day. Bella awoke from a nightmare and I tried to calm her down. The whole family was going to go hunting and come back tomorrow. I was lying next to Bella on the bed when she spoke for the first time in months.
"Edward" Bella said clearing her throat. My head shot up and I searched her eyes for any pain.
"What is it Bella?" I asked worriedly.
"I think you should go with the family to hunt" she told me but I immediately shook my head.
"No, Edward I think you should go. Your eyes are so black I can almost see the moon in them" Bella said smiling slightly. Did Bella just tell a joke? I was stunned and so was the rest of the house. They stopped and listened.
"Are you sure love?" I asked when I could finally speak.
"Yeah, you should go…You need to hunt" Bella answered. I nodded slowly.
"If you're sure you'll be fine" I said. I still disagreed but if this is what it took to wake Bella up, I would do it. We went downstairs. I climbed into the Volvo and watched Bella wave goodbye. We sped away. Alice and Jasper were in the Volvo with me.
"Is Bella going to be alright?" I asked Alice. Alice checked the future but all we saw was Bella watching T.V. and going about normally.
"What do you think brought Bella to talk?" Jasper asked. I shrugged and Alice sighed.
"I'm at a loss as to what got her to do this…" Alice said and the rest of the family agreed. We drove to northern Ontario and started to hunt. In the middle of the hunting trip Bella's future went black.
"NOOOOO!" I roared. I ran back to the Volvo and drove as fast as I could back to Forks and Bella. When I got there, I ran inside and smelled the Leah's scent in the living room. I shouted out for Bella and looked around the house but she was gone. Her room was destroyed though. I followed Bella's scent to the kitchen and saw a note on the refrigerator. It was from Bella.
I'm really sorry I just got up and left without telling you all but I'm doing the right thing. I've been a burden to you for so long and I just realized it. I'm going away for a while and hopefully by the time you see this, I'll be gone. I'm going to Italy to live with my real family. Please do not come looking for me. I'll make sure to call every day and I'm sorry I burdened you all for so long.
Love
Isabella Marie Volturi
PS: I destroyed my room so don't go looking for who did it.
The letter fell out of my hands and I slid to the ground after it. Alice came in. She looked heartbroken.
"I saw the letter in a vision…" she said shakily. The rest of the family filed in.
"What's wrong?" Esme asked.
"Bella's gone…." I managed to say. Everyone gasped and Alice handed them the letter. Rosalie and Esme started sobbing and their husbands took them into their arms. I shot up.
"What if we go to the airport? Maybe we can catch up with Bella and stop her!?" I suggested. Everyone looked hopeful except Alice.
"It's too late, the plane took off" she said sadly. We sighed and sat down in the living room. The mood was somber and everyone's minds were everywhere. About two hours later the phone rang. Jasper walked over and picked it up.
"Hello?" he said sadly.
"BELLA!" he exclaimed. We all shot up and Jasper put the phone on speaker. Bella's voice flew through the room.
"Hi everyone. I guess you got the letter?" she said.
"Yes we did. What were you thinking Bella? Why would you leave?" Rosalie exclaimed. Bella sighed.
"When you guys left, Leah came over" Bella started. We all growled loudly.
"No guys, actually she was a big help. I realized that I was a big burden to you all especially Edward. I called you here just to watch me cry. What kind of selfish person does that?" she scolded herself. I shook my head.
"No Bella. None of us think you are a burden especially not me. You were in pain, it is okay to express your feelings" I told her.
"You're just saying that. I practically kicked Ali and Jazz out of the house. Well now it's okay because I'm going to stay with the Volturi and get out of your hair. The plane is about to land" Bella said.
"No Belly! Please come back!" Emmett cried out.
"Please we miss you!" Ali cried.
"Sorry Emmy. Sorry Ali But I've got to do this. I'll call you guys everyday and remember I love you. Bye" she said. We all sighed knowing how stubborn Bella is.
"Okay bye Bella. We love you always" Esme told her.
"Forever and always Bella. Anytime you want to come home you may. We'll be waiting" Carlisle murmured. She hung up afterwards and we stared at the phone blankly when Esme jumped up and ran out the door.
"No Esme!" Alice and I yelled. Carlisle looked at me and Alice worriedly.
"What's wrong?" he asked. We all got up.
"She's gone after the wolves!" Alice shouted and we ran after her. We ran to the border where Esme was pacing in front of Embry. His thoughts were sad as he watched Esme pace angrily. The rest of the wolves were coming. Jacob came and phased back.
"What's wrong? Is Bells okay?" he asked worriedly. Esme growled at him. Everyone was shocked. Esme is always so sweet.
"You have no right to ask!" she screamed. Jacob was worried about her mental health.
Can vampires lose their minds Edward? – Jacob
I growled at him. He put his hands up in an "I'm innocent" way.
"Where's Leah!" Esme hissed. Leah stepped up and phased back. We looked away while she put on her sundress.
"What does Mama Bloodsucker want?" she scoffed. Esme roared at her and they cowered back. We did too.
"It's your fault!" she screamed. Leah rolled her eyes.
"Not you too! I told your daughter and I'll tell you too. Imprinting is involuntary and get over it already" Leah sneered. Suddenly Quil phased back.
"Shut the hell up Leah. It is all your fault" Quil growled.
"Don't you dare start asshole" Leah growled at him.
"God you're such a bitch!" Quil shouted.
"Stop it both of you" Jacob threatened. I read Quil's thoughts and let out a roar.
"You slept with him ALREADY!" I shouted at Leah. Everyone gasped and Esme growled again.
"I wasn't talking about the imprint! How could you sleep with him already? Don't you have any decency or morale!? It's your fault Bella's gone!" Esme roared. The wolves jumped up.
"Bella's gone?" Jacob asked shocked. I nodded.
"Yes she went to Volterra" Carlisle said sadly.
"You made my daughter leave! You…you…you…MUTT!" Esme shouted. Leah shrugged.
"So she left. Now you don't have to watch her cry anymore" Leah said. That was the last straw in Esme's mind. She lunged for Leah and Leah was knocked down. Leah phased and fought back. Leah got a good scratch in before Quil phased and jumped in. He really thought of Bella as a best friend and although he knew there was no fighting the imprint, he was furious Jason and Leah were together the same day Bella and Jason broke up. He snapped at Leah and chomped onto her leg before we ran over and separated the three of them.
"Esme my sweet. Fighting her will not bring Bella back" Carlisle told her. Esme burst into dry sobs.
"But it's so hard! My Bella!" she cried. The wolves looked at us sadly. Leah and Quil were being held down by Jacob's Alpha command. He spread his hands.
"We're very sorry" he said before ushering everyone away. Carlisle carried Esme home and we all were depressed.
5 years later
For almost a year Bella's phone calls came every day. She told us about how she was a vampire and princess of the Volturi. She talked about how much Jane and Alec were helping her but she refused to come back home because of Jason's memories. Soon however the phone calls progressed to once every week and then once or twice a month. They were mostly about how much she loved being with the Volturi and being on the guard.
We were all missing Bella but we didn't know what to do or how to see her. We thought about going but Bella was so happy in Italy and I was afraid going to see her would make her depressed again. We waited 5 years for a chance to see her when finally one came in the mail. It was an invitation to a ball revealing the new princess of the Volturi….
Ta-Da! What do you think? I'm going to go back to Bella after this and you can see what happened during those five years. It will be broken up into chapters though cause Bella has more to say…
