Chapter 7
Gone For Now
Isabella POV

After three years of intense Alpha training and getting to know my family it was for me to home. Not that my family down south wasn't home, it was just that it felt... Incomplete, being away from the Cullens. After all I was Isabella Marie Cullen for a reason. It took me just over a week to get back to Alaska, but when I got there they weren't there. They had moved on and I didn't know where to.

I called my mother and asked her what I should do, how do I find them?

"Well when I first found them I didn't find them per se, I just had a feeling and I followed it. (For some reason this sentence doesn't sound right but it is...) Trust your instincts my Bella, let them guide you." She told me, yeah follow your instincts such a simple thing to do!

But I listened and was led to the small town of Forks, Washington. Once I arrived I called my mother and set up a place for me to live while I was there. It was a cute little two story house with a small but homey kitchen, lucky for me it already came with appliances and was fully furnished. I was living under the name of Isabella Swan, which I suppose was accurate my mothers last name was Swan.

I registered for High School and was set to begin on Monday. Now granted I had never been to school before but my mother had made sure that I kept on track with people "my age", technically I'm only six (instead of normal dog years think of like three year for every one year...)but I look like I'm seventeen. My mother sent up the old Chevy truck that we had for when we needed to go into town. When Monday came I climbed into the old Chevy turning it on, it roared to life then I headed down the highway to the school.

Stepping out of the truck I was met with a familiar scent. Vampires. And not just any vampires, vegetarian vampires. I could barely contain my glee as I headed toward the office to get my schedule, slipping on the ice as I went. Finally getting to the office I received my schedule and groaned, most of these subjects I had already studied. Making my way to my first class I was joined by a lanky boy with some bad acne.

"You must be Isabella Swan," he said looking me over hungrily, I held in my snarl and smiled awkwardly.

"That's right." I said walking a little faster trying to get away from him.

He held his hand out for me to shake which I studiously ignored. "Names Eric, Eric Yorkie." I suppressed a groan he was named after a rat dog, only type of dogs I hated. (No offense to those of you who have yorkies, it just works for her detest of all males outside of her family and of course Edward:3). "Whatever you need me for I will be there, study date, shoulder to cry on whatever." He said smiling at me disgustingly.

I froze and turned to him and glared full heatedly at him causing him to freeze I could hear his heartbeat pick up a little. "Well Mr. Yorkie, it was awful nice to meet you however, I will not be joining you for either of those activities. The only time I might even consider doing so is if you were the last male on Earth but if you were then I would probably become a lesbian which would never happen until Hell froze over!"(no offense to those of you who would find this offensive! It just works...) I snarled at him and walked toward my class leaving the poor boy quaking in his boots.

The rest of my day was fairly uneventful Eric didn't speak to me anymore and he and his friends kept giving me nervous glances. And frankly, I was fine with that. Finally lunch came around and I was sitting by myself at a lone table away from the door. People were filing and a tantalizing scent hit my nose. It smelled amazing, like sunshine and grass and seawater, not the fishy kind but the salty sort that clears your nose.

My head immediately snapped to the door and there they were. Jazzy and Ally, Rosie and Emmy. All beautiful and spectacular just like I had remembered them, if I was a dog right now my tail would be wagging a mile a minute. And then, there he was. Exactly how I remembered him from his height to his bronze tousled hair. However there was something different about him, he had a scowl on his face and a sadness in his eyes.

I cringed thinking about what had caused that sadness hoping it hadn't been my leaving all those years ago. They gathered their food and sat at a secluded table in the far corner of the room. After a few minutes it looked like Alice and Edward were arguing over something but over the din of the students talking I couldn't hear them.

Emmett decided to interrupt them then, "Hey guys is that the new girl?" He asked, I snapped my eyes back to my food.

After a few seconds I heard Edward say "Her name is Isabella." I winced at the pain in his voice and saw that the others had winced too and looked equally sad. The bell rang and I dumped my food then headed to my next class, Biology. When I entered the room I was hit with a familiar scent Edward was in this class.

I could barely contain my glee when the teacher sent me to go sit next to Edward. In my haste to get to him I tripped over my own feet. Smooth Bella. I hurried on to my seat while the rest of the students chuckled or sniggered into their hands. Sitting down in my desk I shifted my eyes to peer over at Edward shyly.

And I froze in momentary fear. His eyes were as dark as pitch and burning with desire, a desire that I was afraid of, a thirst for my blood. He was fighting it though, trying to restrain himself but he was losing the battle, quickly.

And yet, when the momentary shock had filtered out of my system I realized I wasn't afraid of him. He was my Edward and I loved him and knew he could never hurt me. I turned to him and gazed fully into his eyes conveying my love and lack of fear to him. He froze and gazed back into my eyes, his eyes fading from black to a burning golden color winning the battle over the monster inside.

For the rest of the period we didn't really look at each other I could tell Edward needed his space for him to remain in control. When the bell rang he bolted for the door walking out swiftly. I winced and followed out after him. He rounded the corner and headed straight for his car turning the engine over he tore out of the parking lot and away from the school. Racing to my car as well I threw my bag into the cab and ran to the forest after seeing that no one was looking.

I shifted to the form of a Peregrine Falcon tearing after Edward easily catching up and keeping pace with his driving. He drove to the hospital and went inside quickly to where I assumed was Carlisle's office. Landing on a Sitka Spruce I listened intently for them trying to locate Carlisle's office.

"Carlisle I need your car. I need to leave, now." I heard Edward tell Carlisle frantically. When he said this it was as if my heart had been torn out of my chest and then stomped on repeatedly, thoroughly crushing it.

"No!" I shrieked in falcon language and raced towards Carlisle's office landing on a tree close enough to allow me to see and hear.

Carlisle fished his keys out of his desk and tossed them to Edward asking, "Edward what is going on?"

Edward caught them and replied, "There is a new girl at the school today, Carlisle her scent... I could barely control myself." His eyes turning pitch again at the memory.

Carlisle nodded in understanding and asked, "so where are you going?"

"Alaska," Edward replied backing towards the door. "I need to clear my head. Make some decisions."

Carlisle nodded solemnly and clasping his hand on his son's shoulder he said,"Alright, don't worry about Esme I'll talk to her later. And Edward, just remember that if you feel at all that you won't be able to control yourself around her we will move, no one will hold that against you." Then Carlisle headed out of his office.

Edward stood there for a moment and then walked swiftly out of the hospital and to Carlisle's car. He hopped in and headed straight North to Alaska. I followed him as far as the border the looped back towards home, I needed to be patient with him. I knew he would come home, I just had that feeling. Edward was gone for now but he would return soon, I needed to wait.


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