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Chapter 9; Final warning
It had been exactly one week since my unintentional wish had brought me here. To the past. Edward had decided to delay our journey in case Alice saw something that might alter events in the future. She had been trying and trying with no results. I didn't judge her though. I knew it would be hard for her to see what's coming since she would be with Nessie the whole time.
She walked around the place in that grumpy mood of hers she adopted when she started to feel too 'normal'. Everyone else was just as tensed up and it was beginning to drive me insane. I couldn't understand this unnecessary concern.
I had decided to confront Alice and Edward alone tonight. I wanted to sort things out and get this madness over with. So while everyone else was in the living room—sad and miserable—attempting to entertain each other, I took Alice's arm and whispered in her ear.
"Alice, come with me. You too, Edward. Now. It's important." I looked across the room and knew he'd heard my message in her mind. I picked up Renesmee and the rest followed.
The four of us, somehow, managed to get out into the frosty night unnoticed. Edward and Alice followed me to the unbuilt house. Here we could talk with no interruptions. I turned to face them.
"This is crazy. I can't take it anymore. If we have to go, then there is no need to get everyone else so worked up, right? Besides, we have no time to lose. While I'm here who knows what could be going on back home. I need to be there. We've waited this long, and if Alice doesn't see anything now, then she probably won't later."
Renesmee stirred in my arms. I knew she didn't like where this was going. Neither did I. Edward and Alice looked reluctant and I couldn't blame them. I mean what were we to them right now? We would be. A lot. But not now. "It's alright you know," I added in a whisper, "Renesmee and I can go alone. I don't mind. We would be just—"
"Oh no! No way am I going to let that happen!" Alice said cutting me off, "If it's bothering you this much, then we'll go right now." Then in a softer tone, "I just wanted to be sure. Sure about the future. Sure about everything. I'm sorry."
I put my arms around her but couldn't say anything. So I turned to Edward instead. "Is it alright with you if we leave tomorrow?" He nodded. His face wore a cautious expression. He started back towards the house. I caught his arm and gently turned him around. "Thank you." I whispered and followed him back to the house, Renesmee clinging to me the whole way.
A surprise awaited us there. The house stood empty. Completely deserted.
We walked in with wild astonishment plain on our faces. Even inspected the area for miles around but to no avail. No one could be found. When we returned to the house, something on the living room sofa caught my eye. Something I hadn't noticed before. It was a piece of rolled up paper bound by a silver string. A letter!
I called the others to me and opened it as soon as they were with me. The script was neat and very elegantly written. But as soon as we read it our faces went pale with shock. It said:
Dear Edward and Alice,
We had come to know that you and your family were providing shelter for an immortal child and its creator. This news quite shocked us as we had not expected the Cullens to disobey the law. But try as we might, rules are rules and we had to punish the disobedient. So we came for you tonight. We took your family as they are equal participants in this crime, but as we did not find either the child or the creator, we leave you this final warning. Your family is quite safe and unharmed but they won't be if you don't turn in the child and its creator by evening tomorrow. I apologize for our actions but they were necessary.
Regards,
Aro
I realized I was trembling when the letter started to shake so badly that I couldn't even read it. I knew something like this was bound to happen. I mean, how could it not? I was Bella Cullen aka magnet for trouble, right?
I'm sorry that this chapter was so short but I still hope you lot liked it!!! =)
