AN: Um… opps? I'm sorry I left
you all at such a cliffy; I honestly didn't mean to leave it for
that long!
Problems kept popping up every time I wanted to update
this though… please forgive me? I'll shut up and type so that you
can all get this today. HAPPY NEW YEAR'S EVE!!!!
Disclaimer: I own Will and the idea… that's it. :D
Chapter 9: Déjà Vu
Edward pulled me away from the open door and the looming window that we were standing by, pulling Charlie behind him also. Alice stood behind us as we stood behind Will and Edward. Victoria's piercing eyes had fixed their gaze on my father and me.
"You will not touch them," Edward snarled, pushing me further out of her view. I peeked under his slightly outstretched arm. I felt Alice's hand on my shoulder, ready to do whatever was necessary.
"Won't I?" She replied with a smile, risking a step forward. Will slipped a step forward, still in his crouch. Charlie was frozen beside me in shock. Why did he have to still be in harm's way? I gripped Edward's arm tightly as I saw a movement out a window slightly behind me.
"Edward…"
"Sh…" He silenced me.
"Edward there's someone else outside." He turned his head slightly to look at me, still keeping Victoria in his peripheral vision.
"You sure?" I nodded as I saw a flash of black hair outside. Edward saw it too and his jaw tightened. "Not one of us…" I started to shake as I realized what he meant. Victoria had backup.
Will backed up so that he was beside Edward, Alice was still behind us. Then Edward nodded his head to something Alice had thought and whispered quietly in William's ear. Victoria had no chance of hearing them.
"3," Edward said suddenly as he whipped around and picked me up, sprinting out the door. Alice was slightly ahead of him, Charlie in her own arms. William took him from her because it slowed her short form down.
I buried my head in Edward's chest. "Don't worry Bella, everybody else is nearby. It'll be okay." He planted a kiss on my forehead as our tiny group wove through the trees. Edward changed his course slightly. My hope was that he knew exactly where his family was right now.
Sure enough, he stopped in the middle of a large clearing just as Emmett, Carlisle, Esme, Rosalie, and Jasper broke out of the trees across from us.
Smiles broke onto their faces but were soon replaced by frowns as they caught sight of Will carrying Charlie.
"Victoria showed up, we were almost too slow. She appeared a minute after we did. This is Will; he helped Bella get a hold of us. Laurent is back with Victoria, there's someone else with them now." Edward explained quickly.
He set me down beside Esme and Will did the same with Charlie. "I'm sorry Bella," he said as he knelt in front of me. "We don't have time to get you guys away safely. Esme will take care of you and Charlie."
"No," I whispered as he stood and joined the rest of his family, and my new friend, to face the oncoming vampires. My mind couldn't even register the words that Esme was mumbling to side me, probably trying to comfort Charlie and myself. She was standing, one hand on each of us.
Three vampires ran into the clearing before stopping suddenly. This was just too alike the last time. James had been replaced by another blonde haired vampire; he looked to be about 19 years old though his bright red eyes suggested that he was a newborn.
I couldn't tear my eyes away from Victoria's wild gaze that was still fixed upon me. It was clear that she would kill me, or die trying. Only Edward and Alice could foresee what was about to come, and only they knew the extent of the danger that was heading our way…
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AN: Sorry, kind of another cliffy. I promise I will try my best to update more often. Please review, heck, guess what the danger heading their way is! Happy holidays!
