Chapter 9:
Alice's POV (visions in italics)
"The Volturi?" Carlise asked confussed.
"Yes, we have to get out of here now!" Edward said and pushed Bella forward.
"Whats the point they are going to find us anyway?" Bella asked him and steadied her ground.
"I dont want you or the babies to get hurt," Edward said.
"They arent here for the babies I dont think," I peeped in.
"Alice what exactly did you see?" Esme asked.
"Well, we was leaving in the first place and i didnt know why at the start," I said and told them the whole vision.
"Well, lets get home then!" Jasper said.
"But they know we are there," Rosalie said.
"Exactly, if they notice we arent home they will know that Alice had a vision and that we have made a runner so we have to stay home," Jasper explained.
"I see what you mean son," Carlisle said and patted my be-loved on the shoulder.
"Ok, me and Bella will go to the house first, Alice, Esme and Rosalie you carry the babies home and Carlisle you will stay with Esme and will Jasper will stay with Alice and Emmet you can choose where you are going," Edward said.
"But i want Emmet beside me!" Rosalie protested.
"If Emmet stays with you and the Volturi come he will keep sulking if he couldnt join a fight that could happen," Edward said and Emmet nodded.
'Come on Alec, we will be late we just have to catch them when they turn this corner here!" Jane said.
"But I want to stay here, this is where mum said we should stay, and anyway we wont catch them they will catch us!" Alec replied.
"Remember we both have amazing powers that they dont see coming," Jane said.
"What if they have a sheild like mum, or one can read minds like dad or like Alice they can see the future?" Alec asked.
I finally got to see them. They looked about the age of two, which meant the Volturi would come in about a week.
"Like that is going to happen, grandfather said those powers was rare," Jane said.
"Yes but he said that some other vampire out there have powers exactly like theirs!" Alec pointed out getting angry with his stubborn sister.
"Oh be the chicken you are we will stay right here then!" Jane groaned.
"Thank you finally you let me do something you want me to do," Alec said.
"Oh, Aro, they will never of thought we would come this way," I heard a voice. It was Marcus.
"Marcus, they do know, but what they dont know is what i am thinking," Aro replied in his cold voice.
"Just leave them alone, what did they do to you?" asked a voice I never heard before in my life.
"They stole what was rightfully mine!" Aro replied angry.
"What did they steal?" the voice replied again.
"Bella!" Aro hissed.
"Bella," I whispered silently under my breath.
"Gosh, finally I thought you was never going to come out of that vision," Bella said beside me.
"Oh, Bella," I said giving her a hug.
"I love you too Alice," Bella said unsure about what was happening and returned my hug akwardly. (in my mind i shouted at Edward my vision)
"NO," I heard Edward shout from upstairs.
"What is it?" Bella asked breaking the hug.
"You need to hear my vision, everyone does!" I said and the next moment everyone was there comfortable and ready.
"What did you see Alice?" Jasper asked.
"Well, the Volturi I know why they are coming," I said then gulped.
"Why Alice?" Esme asked. In my head i was shouting FOR BELLA GOD DAMN IT BELLA . Edward obviously heard.
"It isnt about the babie like we thought Carlisle," Edward said.
"It was because of Bella," I said and looked at Bella, "Aro said he has come to take what was rightfully his, he says we stole you."
"But i havent met this guy and he thinks i was for him?" Bella asked puzzled all i could do was nod.
"Well, we have to go now!" Edward said.
"No, Edward we dont," Bella said.
"What do you mean, they are after you?" Edward asked.
"Well, one they know that we would have ran away and everyone will get punished, two because we wasnt going to run when it was the babies in trouble and three because i dont want to!" Bella said stubbornly.
"She is right Edward, and anyway you all know when i said we was going away, well it was just Renesmee, Jane and Alec you put them to a place where they wasnt in danger and then the Volturi ended up arriving a different way," I said.
"I cant let Bella get hurt Alice, would you let Jasper do that?" Edward asked her.
"I wouldnt want him to, but i trust him and i would let him though i would worry more than anything!" I replied and stared into his eyes, "she knows what she is doing."
"Fine, but she doesnt go alone," Edward insisted.
"Hell, of corse she isnt going alone," I said shocked that he thought i would let her go alone.
knock knock.
"How is at the door?" I asked.
"Someone looking for Bella," Edward said.
"I wouldnt be the Volturi would it?" Esme asked worried.
"No, it isnt a vampire or werewolf," Alice said, "so i think she will be safe but we should all stay near just incase."
Stacey's POV
Come on it doesnt take this long to answer the door. Suddenly Bella was at the door.
"Stacey?" She asked puzzled, "what are you doing here?.
"Coming to see you silly!" I replied. She was even more beautiful. If that was possible. He brown hair ran near her waist in ringlets, her old chocolate brown eyes were golden like tropez.
Her skin look hard and pale. She was amazing.
"How did you know i was here?" Bella asked me worried.
"Well, i went to your grandparents house and they said that you moved in with the Cullens and they gave me instructions to the house," I said in own breath.
"Bella, I need to speak to you!" A voice called out from the living room. It sounded just like Bellas, as if bells were ringing.
"I am coming, oh coming Stacey," Bella said and then closed the door. Inside were seven other people. The all looked like Bella, except their hair colour. They was all pale white and looked hard.
"Bella, Renesmee needs your help," The voice said again.
"Oh, ok Alice i am coming," Bella said but her voice was still empty.
"Thank god!" The tiny little pixie like girl said. Her name must of been Alice because that is what Bella adress her as.
"Come on Renesmee time to go to bed!" Bella said and picked Renesmee up and swung her round. She started for the stairs and then turned around.
"Oh, Stacey did you want to come?" She asked. It was like i have never met her before.
"Uh-yea sure," I said and rushed over to her.
"Let me introduce you to everyone first," She said, "this is alice," she pointed at the pixie girl whose hair was spiked up everywhere, "next to Alice is Jasper, and then theirs Rosalie and Emmet, over there are Carlise and Esme and finally at the door is Edward."
"Wow, thats alot of names to remember, and who is this little girl?" I asked Bella.
"Ah, thats something i am going to tell you in a minute," Bella said and gave me a mysterious look just like she use to.
"OK."
"See you guys soon then, I will show Stacey to the spare room and take Renesmee upstairs," Bella said.
"OK, we arent going anywhere," Emmet said and then laugh at the joke he must of made. Everyone else must know a secret because they all laughed too.
"Can I go to bed now mummy? the little girl asked from Bella's arms. I looked up at Bella in disbelief that soon turned to a bit of disgust.
"Lets go," Bella said then suddenly turn away from my look and headed up the stairs. once we got to the second floor i burst out.
"How could you have a baby, at seventeen?" I asked her.
"It just happened," Bella said to me.
"WHAT DO YOU MEAN JUST HAPPENED? KNOWING YOU IT WAS A STRANGERS BABY!" I shouted at her.
"HOW DARE YOU SAY THAT. ANF NO IT WASNT WITH A STRANGER IT WAS MY FIANCE!" She scream back at me.
"YOU ARE GETTING MARRIED? YOU HAVENT EVEN FINISHED SCHOOL YET. OH MY GOD DO YOU KNOW WHAT YOU SEEM LIKE RIGHT NOW?" I was furious.
"WHAT?" She screamed at me.
"Please dont fight!" Renesmee said between us.
"You sicken me!" I said in disgust.
"Please dont," Bella said to me.
"I am sorry, but at seventeen you are having a baby and getting married, what would your dad say?" I asked her then wanted to take it back.
"HOW CAN YOU BRING MY FATHER INTO THIS, YOU KNOW WHY I CAME HERE AND ALL YOU CAN DO IS HAVE A GO AT ME, I WASNT BROUGHT UP THE BEST WAY, I WAS BROUGHT UP WITHOUT AT MOTHER WHEN YOU DID AND A FATHER YOU HAVE BOTH!" She shouted at me.
"Lets get her to bed," I said and then followed after Bella. We walked into a massive room. In the room there was three cots. Two which was filled.
"THREE BABIE, ARE YOU OFF YOU HEAD. SERIOUSLY YOU ARE CRAZY!" I screamed at her again. This time she didnt shouted back she walked away placed Renesmee into her cot, walked back to me and slapped me across the face.
"YOU HAVE NO RIGHT TO CRITISIZE ME!"
"DO YOU EVEN KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING? LIVING WITH THESE PEOPLE THAT ARE CHANGING YOU. LOOK AT YOU. THEY HAVE CHANGED YOU INTO A BITCH. THEY HAVE TURNED YOU INTO THEM." I scream back at her.
"DONT YOU DARE INSULT THESE WONDERFUL PEOPLE INFRONT OF ME AND DONT YOU SWEAR INFRONT OF MY BABIES!" She scream then left.
"WHAT ARE YOU DOING WITH YOUR LIFE YOU ARE MESSING IT UP!" I shouted at her.
"Mummy, why is everyone shouting?" A little boy asked.
"I am sorry Alec, we will leave you sleep now," she said gently then pulled me out of the room. Her grasp was frighten. She was ice cold.
"So, anything else you want to say?" she asked me.
"Oh, dont you get me started!" I said to her.
"Look it was your decision to come here and what did you expect me to be still mourning over my father, me to still be reckless and scared at every noise made?" she asked me.
"Yes i thought you needed me," I started, "but no you got yourself knocked up and engaged you have stuffed your life up big time, you have made so many mistakes."
"DONT YOU CALL MY BABIES A MISTAKE, HAVING YOU AS A FRIEND WAS A MISTAKE!" She started again," I am fed up of this."
"SO WHAT DO YOU EXPECT ME TO DO, SAY SORRY AND THEN WE FORGET ALL THIS?" I asked.
"Forget this, are you kidding me I couldnt ever forgive you!" She said shocked. She walked down the stairs without glancing back. I followed her but it seemed out of place. When i use to follow her it was right.
"Bella are you ok?" Esme asked her as soon as we entered the living room. She gave me a cold look and i knew that they heard all the fight.
I headed towards Bella in a sorry hug but Edward and Emmet was between us both in a minute.
Bella's POV
"Bella, I am sorry," Stacey begged.
"I know you have said heaps of times but I cant forgive you!" I said to her and then looked away from her eye contact. I was getting a bit thirsty and i needed to hunt.
"But Bella please!"
"Just leave," I said then walked away from her for the final time.
"NO!" She said firmly.
"You arent welcome in the house, you have insulted me and my family so GO," I said back firmly.
"Fine, goodbye Bella," she whispered the words. She left the house finally. I could go hunting. Alice seemed to know that.
"Bella, she isnt going to give-up she is going to be everywhere you go," Alice said, "other than where we got hunting which we have to do now because i am really hungry." She wasnt lying it was in her eyes.
"Ok, is anyone else coming?" I asked.
"Um, me, you, Rosalie, Jasper, Emmet and Edward," she replied.
"Cool, are they ready to go?" I asked her.
"Are we never not?" Emmet asked and then grinned.
"You need to relax Bella!" Jasper said.
"I will try."
"Good," he said.
"Bella, dont worry, Esme and Carlisle are here to make sure she doesne come back," Edward said beside me.
"I am more worried about Esme, Alice and Rosalie she called them really mean names," I said and then looked at Alice.
"Dont worry Bella like you said life goes on!" Alice said and Rosalie nodded.
"Was you really that bad when your father died?" Edward asked.
"Worse, I didnt want to let go of him, I felt like i should die," I replied looking down so he couldnt see the fear and regret in my eyes.
"You know, do worry about her, she will eventually get the point and back-off and if she doesnt then she will have to deal with me," Emmet said.
"You guys heard all of the arguement didnt you?" I asked.
"Kinda hard to miss," Rosalie said and then smiled apologeticly at me.
"I know."
"So you all ready to hunt?" Emmet asked bring happiness into the room.
Alice's POV
"How long now?" Bella asked worried. The Volturi was due to arrive in an hour.
"Let me see," I replied.
"Ahhh, Carlisle what a lovely surprise, I didnt expect you to be along this path!" Aro said to Carlisle and Esme. It was today and the sun was at the same position so it was soon. It was on the way
for Carlisle and Esme to met us.
"Yes, a lovely surprise we didnt expect to see you in the country!" Carlisle said. Esme looked worried but tried to hide it.
"Ah, so where is everyone?" Aro said, "Edward, Alice, Rosalie, Emmet, Jasper and ah the latest Bella?"
"Mmm, i dont know they all went out for the day, maybe you will come across them maybe not," Carlisle said, "i wish you good day but me and Esme have some business to take care of in the hospital."
"Oh, ok well again it was lovely surprise to see you again," Aro said and then he nodded. Behind him Marcus followed. Just the two of them. mmmm interesting.
They walked closer to were we all was. Rosalie and Emmet was together at one side of the feild, Edward was on his own the other side and me and Bella was in the middle. Aro and Marcus came
throught the clearing. I was blank and Bella was pulling at my sleve.
I jolted out of my vision because Bella was pulling at my sleve. The scene was exactly like the vision with Aro and Marcu coming out from the clearing.
"Ah, children what a pleasure to see you all again!" Aro said, "you must be Bella."
"Yes," Bella replied. I looked over to Edward whose fists were clenched into balls and he was set to attack.
"What bring you here?" Aro asked.
Bella was the first to answer, "we came to get what we lost yesterday, are baseball but their is a human scent so they probably stole the ball."
"Ah, i hope they havent," Aro said and Marcus chuckled behind him.
"We can make a deal!" Edward said from the end of the field interupting the akward silence.
"Ah, Edward how is the mind reading going for you?" Aro asked, "are you able to read Bellas mind yet?"
"No," Edward said and then hung his head.
"That is why she should of been mind!" Aro said, "under my protection and my sheild!"
"This is why you have come because you want me as a shield?" Bella asked.
"Yes," Aro spat.
"I am not anyones shield, I protect the people near me that is about to get hurt even if it is a stranger," Bella said.
"Oh, really, okay then lets test that, we will go back to the Volturi and get as many vampires we can and then we shall fight we shall see how good your shield is," Aro challenged,"if you beat us then you are free if we beat you, you are my slave."
"Deal," Bella said before anyone could reply. About two minutes later Aro and Marcus was far gone.
"Bella, why did you agree to their challenge?" Edward asked.
"Because i will win!" Bella said.
"But you know he knows that you cant get your shield around everyone!" Edward said.
"Thats the trick, we never agreed that it was going to be more than one person on my side, I can never get offended by their powers so i dont need to just mine!" Bella explained.
"Smart," Emmet said.
Esme's POV
"Oh, Carlisle will they be okay?" I asked worried. I loved my family to much to care about anything else.
"They are at home, they are fine!" Carlisle said. When he said that I ran towards the house at top speed but Carlisle caught up insteadly, I was so slow for a vampire.
"Dont worry about them, you worry to much," He said then stopped me and kissed me gently on the lips. I felt like that sixteen your old girl again taken over by his love.
"Remember the first time we met?" Carlisle asked as if he read my mind.
"How could i forget?" I replied, "that was my first cast, falling out of a tree!"
"When i saw Bella for the first time she reminded me of you," Carlisle said, "how she blushed all the time and her blood smelt like yours did."
"Really, I cant remember those facts," I said but truthfully i didnt want him to know that I rethought those nights every night.
"Then when i was called to a different hospital, and then I came back and heard you was married and was having a baby all my hope vanished," Carlisle explain it was the first time he
has ever told me this," then when you ran away I followed you to make sure that you didnt get hurt, and then when the baby was about a month away from being due i got a job at the
hospital where you go. When the baby died and you jumped off the cliff i was devastated but your heartbeat made me survive and gave me the courage to change you."
"Oh, why didnt you ever tell me before?" I asked.
"Never really thought you remember."
"How could i forget." We headed back to the house hand in hand.
Edwards POV (thoughts of others in italics)
I cant believe Bella has agreed to the challenge. Why would she do this to me and the family to the babies.
Edward?
Alice's thoughts rang throught my mind. I looked at her.
Bella will win, i have seen it, they gave up because nothing could affect her shield. I will show you the vision.
In her mind she replayed the vision. I looked at her and gave her the thank you smile.
In 2 days they will come, should we tell everyone?
I looked at the room then the floor and that was our sign of yes.
"OK, everyone, Alice had a visiom about the challenge," I said and then let Alice say the rest so it wouldnt look like i was digging in her brain.
"Well, Bella will win the fight because nothing can get inside Bellas shield," Alice explained.
"So it will be just her" Rosalie asked.
"Yes."
"No one else there?"
"No."
"She wont get hurt will she?"
"No, perfect condition."
"Ok, lets get planning," Carlisle said.
"No need, they get herr in two days and Bella just stands there nothing else," Alice said and then looked at Bella.
"You still sure about this?" Alice asked her.
"Yes, surer than ever!" She replied enthusiasticly.
