Chapter Nine
Bella's Point of View
Edward opened my door and led me up the stairs and into his house. It was beautiful, I must say. They did a great job with it. Edward must have noticed my expression.
"Not what you expected?" He chuckled.
"Not exactly. It's beautiful. It shouldn't really surprise me though." I laughed.
"Esme put a lot of work on it." He smiled. "You ready?"
"I was born ready." I told him. Then all the vampires were at the bottom of the staircase staring at me.
"Bella! It's good to see you!" Alice walked over and hugged me.
"It's good to see you too Alice." I smiled at her.
"Hello Bella, I'm Carlisle and this is my wife Esme." The blonde man held out his hand for me to shake.
"Hello, it's nice to meet you." I smiled and shook his hand without hesitation. He looked a little surprised. "Now, I suppose Edward has told you why you were asked here."
"Yes, he did. You can ask anything." I said politely.
"Let's move into the dining room." He smiled at me and Edward led me to this room with a big round table that was definitely not used. We all sat down and then realized something.
"Oh, I should probably…" I bent down and grabbed the knife from the side of my shoe and placed it on the table. "Just so you know I'm unarmed, not like it would do good here anyway." I smiled and Alice returned it along with Esme and Carlisle. Then two familiar vampires walked in the room.
"Sorry we're late. Hey Bella!" Rosalie waved.
"Hey again." I smiled.
Emmett came over and hugged me. "it's good to see you, oh and one of these days, I am really testing your skill!"
"Sure." I laughed.
We all sat down and Jasper was still glaring at me.
"Okay Bella. Is it true that if you leave us alive and went back to your boss, you could lose your own life?" Carlisle asked. Wow, just cuts to the chase.
"Yes, it's true. It's betrayal, there's nothing worse to us." I replied.
"Why would you leave us alive?" He asked.
"Because you aren't hurting anyone. If you're not hurting anyone then that means that your deserve to live. You cannot control who you are and it is not fair to lose your life because of that."
"How is it you came to think this way while other hunters don't?"
"Most hunters grow up with this lifestyle. They are taught to kill and ask questions later. well, actually to not ask questions at all but, I wasn't born into this. I had a normal life once. And I think about how you are and what you want. You all just want to be normal as much as I do. You aren't hurting anyone and I believe that you shouldn't be punished for being what you are. It's the way I was taught by my parents growing up."
"How did you become a hunter?"
"Carlisle…" Edward cut in.
"No, it's okay." I said laying a and on his shoulder to calm him. "Um… my parents were killed by a vampire. I was found in an orphanage by my boss. He heard about what happened and found me. He adopted me and taught me how to defend myself and to help others."
"I'm sorry about your parents." Carlisle said.
"Thank you."
He turned to Jasper. "And…?"
"She's okay, for now." He said.
"Yay!" Alice jumped up and hugged me. Edward chuckled. "Oh! We totally have to go shopping later!"
"Sure." I laughed.
"Yay! Rose, we have a shopping partner now for this weekend!" She turned and ran out the door.
"You have no idea what you just got yourself into." Edward whispered.
"oh well, at least I made her happy." I smiled, he hugged me around the waist and Esme walked over and hugged me.
"I'm so glad to meet you!"
"I am happy I met you too." I smiled back at her.
"I like her, Edward. Don't fool it up." She warned and walked out with Carlisle trailing behind her.
Jasper just walked out of the room. While Rosalie and Emmett walked up.
"Alright, about that test…" Emmett started.
"Yeah, did you study hard enough?" I asked him.
"I think it's you who needs to study." He replied.
"Alright, if you're ready, let's take this outside." I said to him.
"Bella…" Edward said concerned.
"It'll be okay. I beat you remember? This should be cake." I said.
"Alright, Bella, let's take this outside." Emmett led the way.
We went outside in the back and all the vampires came out hearing what was going to happen. They all looked concerned for me.
"Alright, you sure about this Bella?" Emmett asked.
"Positive. Don't hold back at all." I told him.
"Alright…?" Emmett didn't seem to want to.
"Ugh, don't be a baby. I'll be fine." I said.
He crouched down and growled.
"That's your growl? Are you serious? That's sad, dude." I said to him and he growled even more loudly. "That's better."
He ran toward be and I jumped and kicked him in the middle of the chest. He was thrown back a couple of feet then jumped back up. He started throwing punches and I blocked him. Until he threw a punch that hit me in the chest. I was thrown back and hit a tree. Edward growled loudly.
"I'm fine. Damn, forgot crosses don't work on you. This is why I wear the damned thing. Ugh!" I got up and ran towards Emmett. I kicked him in the side of his head and then the other side. As he was recovering, I flipped over him and kicked behind his legs. He fell on his knees and I quickly grabbed his head. I could easily crack his neck but I let him go and said, "I win."
"Damn! You cheated somehow!" He yelled.
"You're the one with super strength, dude. None of my weapons would work on you." I replied calmly.
I was suddenly pushed to the ground. I was about to kick them off when I realized it was only Alice, who was hugging me.
"I thought you were a goner for a minute there. I didn't look to see if it would turn out okay. I was so worried." Alice said.
Then Alice was pulled off and I was pulled into another hug.
"Are you okay? does anything hurt? Do I have to hurt anyone?" Edward rambled.
"She's fine, Edward. Stop being such a worry wart." Alice said. We both stared at her, she sighed and exclaimed, "Fine, I'm a worry wart too!"
We both laughed and Edward brought me into another hug. This time he dug his face into my hair and breathed in my scent.
"I'm so happy you're okay." He whispered.
"I'm perfect. I'm extra happy now because I beat Emmett." I smiled.
"I'm happy about that too." He smiled into my hair. Then moved back and stared into my eyes. He leaned in and pressed his lips to mine.
"Awe." There was a chorus over by the house. We broke apart and smiled looking at his family
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