SM own twilight. I just enjoy borrowing the characters.
As always special thanks to my pre-reader In tenebris ambulare.
Chapter Seven
As both Alice and Rose look at the pendent and I sit frozen in place I get and unusual feeling.
"My phone where is it?" I question impatiently as I start to toss clothes around, looking at Alice who is sitting next to me.
"Why..." is all she gets out before it rings "WOW...freaky it's like you knew it would ring" she states as she pulls it out from under the bed and hands it to me. I shrug and answer without looking at the caller ID.
"Hello" silence "Hello...is anyone there?"
"Mommy" sniffle
"Jake, buddy what's wrong?" my tone is calm but a little scared
"I miss you Mommy" another sniffle
"Oh baby, I miss you too...Did you have a bad dream?" I sigh in relief that nothing serious has happened. Jake tends to have frequent nightmares.
"Yeah...and Leah laughed at me. So I took Uncle Ems phone and called you. You won't laugh Mommy."
"It's ok baby you can call me anytime, day or night. I won't laugh at you"
"Thank you Mommy. I feel better now that I talked to you and know you're safe."
"Yes baby I'm safe. I love you now go wake Uncle Em and tell him you want pancakes"
"Ok Mommy I love you too, Good-bye"
"Bye Jake" I laugh as I hang up usually all I have to do is brush his hair with my hand and he will settle down from a nightmare but I'm not there. Now he will wake up my brother. Oh how Em will love the bouncy wake up call.
I turn to look at Rose and Alice who are still studying the creepy note and present. I will deal with creepy presents later. Right now I want to relax.
"Let's enjoy our vacation and deal with creepy birthday presents later. How about we get ready and spend the day at the beach?" They nod and both agree that a relaxing day on the beach sounds nice.
We change into bathing suits with sundresses as cover-ups. I pack a bag making sure to include towels, a book and lots of sunblock. I refuse to be a lobster in September. As we head to the beach we stop at a little corner market to add some snacks. We also buy a small cooler some ice and a case of water. It takes no time at all to make it to the beach. We find a spot away from the crowd and settle in.
"Bella before you lie on that towel and shove your nose in your book make sure to put on some sunscreen. Don't want to be burned for your birthday" Sings the ever clever pixie
I lather up in ridiculous amounts of sunscreen and relax on the towel, book in hand.
"Ah this is vacation" Rose Sighs laying on her stomach on her towel.
"You got that right Rose. Sun, warmth and hott men all half dressed for us to ogle" I mock gasp at Alice
"You wait until I tell Jasper that, Alice"
"Psh...Whatever I'm in a relationship not dead"
"What's that saying Alice..."Rose laughs "Oh right 'I can look but not touch' we are just admiring the view" giggling I go back to reading my book.
A loud growl coming from my stomach alerts me that it's probably time for lunch. I look at my watch and sure enough it's already going on one. I should probably feed the beast that is my stomach before it grows louder.
"Hey guys, I'm starving. I think I will go up to the little concession stand...Do you two sun bums want anything?"
Without removing their sun glasses or looking at me they wave me off saying they have snacks and water here. I put away my book and grab my wallet to get food.
"Hello Bella, I told you I would see you soon"
I don't know how I missed that hair. That's what I get for not paying attention to where I walk. I guess she really is in California, time to find out what's going on with her.
"Victoria, why exactly does it seem you are following me?"
"Straight to the point, I can respect that." she smiles still not answering my question. "Let's have a seat. I will explain what I can. I have a proposition of sorts for you."
I shrug although she still gives me the creeps. I can't help being intrigued. I mean it seems as she has followed me here all the way from home. The least I can do is hear her out. She could be in real trouble.
"OK, but let's make this quick, my friends are waiting for me on the beach"
"Do you not wear jewelry or did you not like the necklace I sent you for your birthday" I gasp
"That was from you...Why?" At least now I may get answers on the necklace.
"I wanted to give you something from the past. Something to help guide you, your twenty-seventh birthday is a very magical event for you" Why would turning twenty-seven be a big event. All I know is I really don't like that mischievous smile that seems to only increase throughout our conversation. "I mean after all it does belong to you; it's a family heirloom."
"I didn't know the Swans had heirlooms" I laugh because that is just ridiculous. My parents rarely save anything. They certainly would have mentioned some heirlooms. If they did have some, I doubt they would have someone like Victoria deliver it to me.
"No darling, your real family. The Denalis"
"Excuse me?" I snip at her. Crazy stalker bitch say what now?
"I know I didn't stutter. It belonged to your real family the Denalis. Your father is a very powerful man, in more ways than one" The smug smirk on her face was really starting to irritate me. Ok. Now I have questions, but for who. I know I'm probably crazy for entertaining this idea. Although my family has always treated me wonderfully and no different from my brother, I have always felt that I didn't fully belong. I just chalked it up to my overactive imagination running wild. What child at some point doesn't think they are adopted? Right, I might as well see what she has to say.
"Not saying that I believe you but why would my so called father and my twenty-seventh birthday matter to you?"
"You can feel it. I know you can. It's why you have always felt different from most people. Your birthday being tomorrow you probably have already started to notice some differences. The full extent of that what they will be still remain a mystery...Has anything interesting happened in the last couple of days" I laugh it's all I can do, she sounds like a total nut. I read the fiction, I don't star in it.
"No, nothing out of the ordinary has happened, with the exception of a stalker. Thanks for the chat but I'm going to go." I'm done listening to this I start to walk away but she shocks me with her next statement.
"So you didn't predict your sister-in-laws phone would ring?" I freeze mid-step
"Maybe" I turn back because let's face it I did that twice today even I thought something was off.
"Ah, It wasn't only once was it?" she stares at me knowingly but doesn't give me a chance to respond "That's only the beginning. Your full powers won't unbind until your twenty-seventh birthday. Tomorrow you should start to see signs of your talents. I know we are all interested to see what powers you receive."
I don't think my brain is still functioning. She absolutely could not have said what I heard.
"What exactly are you saying?" I look at her quizzically
"You're a witch Bella; you come from a very long line of Witches. That's why I am so interested in you."
So the drama starts. OK let me know what you think :)
