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So, I'm at my friend's place today! O.o Yeah, I was at class yesterday and got an amazing job offer! *-* But my skill qualification test for it was making an analysis of some strategic information for an Embassy! *-* I dream of becoming a Diplomat and in Brazil that's a hard dream to achieve, only the best of the best get there… The qualification exams are top standard… Doing this job, if my analysis is good enough and I get hired on Monday, I'll be in contact with multiple Embassies… *-* That's something that will add a great + to my curriculum and help me achieving my dreams! *-* Please, cheer for me!!! ^-^ Back to why I'm at her place: Because we are partners in this qualification test for the job!^-^ So, I guess you can imagine I didn't sleep so I could work hard enough to be able to take a break e post this chapter, right? Yeah! That's right!^^ I promised my reviewers that I'd post it today and I'm not going back at my word!^^
Well, this chapter is dedicated to my mother, who kindly brought my laptop to my friend's house so I could update the story!^^
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Chapter 09 - BPOV
Alice called Annette right after I agreed. Just like Alice had warned me, I would have to wait two days before I could ease my thirst. Emmett, Rosalie, Carlisle and Esme would stay home with me, while Edward, Alice and Jasper were going on a two day hunting trip, since the three of them volunteered to be my venom providers. They were excused from class, since Alice was supposedly doing check up exams in Seattle. Edward took them since Jasper was in no condition to drive and due to this story we couldn't use Edward's Volvo until he was back. So we used Emmett's big jeep.
Rosalie and Emmett were my bodyguards. They'd always be around, even at school. I was a little annoyed at the beginning, but after a small argument with Rose things got a lot easier.
"Bella, you won't try to run away now that Edward and Alice are gone, right?" Emmett asked worriedly, during our ride to school the following day.
"If I planned to do so…if there was a minimal chance of it happening, they wouldn't have gone." I replied politely and that seemed to be enough for Rosalie.
"You act like you were doing us a favor, when in fact it's the other way around." Rosalie snapped.
"I'm not doing a favor, I'm condemning you all to doom and I'm not the slightest bit happy about it." I disagreed with her using a blank tone.
"You don't dare act like you're above me!" She growled and Emmett stopped the car while we still in the hidden driveway that led to their house. "Don't pretend you have no fear for death!"
"I'm not above you, Rosalie. I honestly don't think I could possibly think I am." I told her, still showing no feelings. I was expressionless, both my face and my voice gave nothing away. "I do fear death, but not the way you do. You fear the loneliness, you fear being alone and never being complimented. You fear losing all you constructed as Rosalie after being a human and a vampire. I know nothingness, I know loneliness, but I don't know who I was and why I am what I am. When I die, I'll return to nothing and I won't be able to find myself."
She looked at me seeming to have lost her ability to speak, Emmett looked just the same. They barely could understand my agony.
"If someone is good to you, you'll want to be good in return. If someone is good to you when you have nothing, you'll cherish that someone no matter how insignificant the act may have seemed to the person." I continued to explain. "When that feeling of cherish becomes love, even your biggest fear goes down on your list of priorities. That's why I would die for any of the Cullens, Annette and Alphonse with a smile on my face."
"You are the dumbest person I've ever met!" Rose said harshly. "If you love someone, you have to do your best to stay alive! The people you love, also love you back and it would tear them inside if you died! Especially when you say it would be better for them if you died."
"What Rose means is that we already consider you part of the family and that it hurt us that you can't trust us enough to count on us." Emmett translated in a soothing tone.
Rose jumped to the back seat and hugged me. "You're so stupid!"
I lowered my head, hugged her and sobbed. She sobbed with me. She kept repeating again and again that I was stupid and that she'd rip me a new one if I ever made her worry like that again. I was touched. In a little over two weeks, we had already constructed such a strong bond.
"We're getting near school, I think you should come back to the front seat, Rose." Emmett said in a careful tone. She complied reluctantly, but smiled at me when I smiled reassuringly.
I looked around the parking lot and wondered where my car was. Rose noticed it and informed me that Alice, Jasper and Edward had taken it to my house, but that my mini-fridge was already gone.
"Stalky must have thought this would make things easier for him, but I was smarter!" Emmett stated smugly.
"Stalky?" Rose and I asked curiously.
"Well, you two know how this guy follows Bella and that he never wanted to make contact or abduct her until now." He explained.
"So?" Rose asked.
"He is obviously a stalker and we don't know his identity, so I'm calling him Stalky." He finished his explanation. "Great idea, right?"
"Not really…" I whispered.
"Sometimes I don't know if you're a genius or stupid." Rose said, sighed and then turned to me. "Anyway, Bella, if something is out of place, immediately call our names! Our classrooms are close enough for us to hear you if you call us in a normal tone. We'll meet you in front of your classroom every end of period. When the class ends, we'll go to your house with Esme to arrange the furniture in order to keep the appearances."
"Is your phone on?" Emmett asked.
I showed him my cell phone.
"Are all of our numbers on speed dial?" Rose asked.
"Yes." I nodded, showed them and pleaded. "Let's go to class."
I couldn't focus on the class, my mind would keep processing over and over again how I misjudged Rosalie. There absolutely was a part of her that was shallow, but not all of her thoughts and actions were ruled by vanity and egocentrism. She also was against my departure, she also cared for me in such a stupid way that she'd want me to stay with them no matter what. Her harsh words made me realize I'd hurt them without even noticing how deep.
I'll beg Esme for forgiveness as soon as we get back to their house. I decided.
The teachers seemed worried about Alice, so in every class I had to reassure that she was fine, but went to Seattle do exams and would only be back to school by the end of the week. Angela was also worried, she noticed both my eyes and my nervousness.
"Bella, you should go to a doctor too!" She said. "I can't see almost any green in it anymore and you have purple bags under your eyes."
"I'm wearing black lenses. I always wear them when I'm having an insomnia crisis. It was specially made for relaxing the eyes." I lied smoothly.
"I guess Alice's condition affected you a lot, right?" She asked concerned.
"Yes, a lot." I nodded.
"Is she alright?" She continued to question me.
"She is fine now, she is in Seattle doing further exams to make sure whatever happened to her won't happen again." I lied again. I wished she would stop making questions, because I didn't want to keep lying to her.
"When you talk to her, tell her I wished 'Get well!'." She pleaded.
"Sure." I promised.
After the class, we got Esme and went to my house. As we got out of the car, I saw the wolves moving in the woods and got worried.
What happened now? I couldn't suppress the fear of a new problem arising.
"Stay in the car or by the car." I told them. "The wolves won't do anything to me."
"Bella…" Esme pleaded.
I hugged her. "When the furniture arrives, lead them in." I whispered. "I'll talk with the wolves in the backyard, make sure no human gets close to the back door."
They nodded. I passed through my house and got to the backyard, where both Jacob and Sam waited for me.
"Is something wrong?" I asked worriedly.
"We came to ask you the same question." Sam said. "Someone has being entering our lands, we followed the scent here two days ago but you weren't here so I asked Jared to keep an eye on the house until you returned."
I sighed. "Someone is stalking me." I told them. "Even Alice don't know exactly who this person is, the scent is different from vampires, humans and shape-shifters."
"Is it only after you?" Sam inquired.
"Yes, Alice hasn't seen any murders so far." I informed.
"But your life is in danger, right?" Jacob asked seeming genuinely worried about me.
"My life is long gone, but my existence may be a little threatened at the moment." I joked, but none of them laughed.
"Can those three protect you?" Jacob insisted.
"It would be a good thing to you if they couldn't, right?" I said humorlessly. "But I won't let anything happen to them!"
"I'm just worried about you!" Jacob stated, seeming a little offended.
"Thank you for worrying, but things will work out the best way possible. Don't get involved in this mess. I already involved a lot of people that I care about." I replied smiling sadly. "I'm sorry for the inconvenience."
"We'll keep an eye on the woods, any leads we get, we'll contact you." Sam said, seeming to ignore what I just had said.
They left right after. I went inside and helped Rose, Emmett and Esme decorating my house.
"You have good friends, dear." Esme commented.
"The best I could ask for." I replied eyeing Rose and Emmett. "Vampires, humans and wolves. I have the best and the strangest friends."
"That's true." She laughed.
We worked until around seven and then went to their house. I felt a little depressed, since Alice and Edward didn't call. I missed them. I didn't like knowing they would be in the wilderness while some lunatic stalker had us under his radar. Those two days were the longest I had experienced so far. When Annette and Alphonse got to the Cullens' house, they seemed really worried.
"Bella?" Annette called.
"I'm here, Annette!" I replied.
"You're fine!" She stated happily. "I was so worried when I received your call. I mean, the two of us were really worried about you."
Alphonse looked at me and smiled like always, but this time it didn't reach his eyes. "Bella, you need to feed urgently."
"I just called Alice and she said they'll be here in half an hour." Esme told them. "I'm Esme, by the way."
"Oh! You're Alice's mom!" Annette said happily. "She told me a lot about you when she visited last time, it's a pleasure to meet you. I'm Annette and this is Alphonse, my mate."
"The pleasure is all mine." Esme replied also seeming happy.
"Bella, can you explain exactly what's happening?" Alphonse asked.
During Annette's phone conversation with Alice only a few details were told, because both Annette and Alphonse knew they could trust Alice's visions. I didn't like to hide things from them, but I allowed Alice to do what she saw fit.
"If you could wait until Alice arrived, it's just not something that I can explain." I tried to explain.
"A vision?" He asked and I nodded.
"Don't worry, I only allowed her to call you when she was sure nothing would happen to you." I assured him.
"Don't be silly! We would've come anyway, if it meant helping you and you know we'd come happily!" He said as he patted my head. "You've been our girl since I found you."
"I know." I whispered. "Thank you, big brother."
He talked about business and Forks. Carlisle tried to explain to my family how it was to feed on animals, but Alphonse just laughed it off. He told Carlisle didn't like the taste the one time I convinced both him and Annette to try the "vampire vegetarian meal". He was actually surprised when Alice told him she belonged to a family where everyone fed on animal blood, just like she and I. He was even more surprised when he found out the size of the family, seven people, Alice included.
When the thirty minutes were up, we heard the three of them entering the house.
"Here we are!" Alice chirped. "Missed us?"
"Not really, the house was more peaceful without you." Emmett said, his booming laugh filling the room, but it was gone as soon as Rose hit his head. "I was just kidding, Rose!"
"We missed all of you, a lot." Esme told Alice reassuringly.
"I think we have a lot to talk, Alice." Alphonse said. "You have a few things to explain."
"All in its due time, Alphonse." Alice's tone was serious and I knew Alphonse would respect her wish. "We need to feed Bella first."
"Don't say it like that, I feel like a baby!" I groaned in frustration.
I looked at the door and searched for Edward. He was still outside, seeming a little nervous about something. I wondered what it could be, but I refocused when Alice said my name.
"Emmett, take Bella to Edward's room and keep her there." Alice ordered. "The scent will make her try to come down, but as she's weak right now you'll be able to keep her there."
I looked at Emmett and he grinned evilly at me. I rolled my eyes, I didn't need to have Alice's power to know what would come next. Rose hit his head and told him to do not have any funny ideas. She went upstairs with us to make sure I wouldn't break free and to keep an eye on Emmett.
Even from Edward's room, I could still listen to the conversations downstairs. Not that I would've need it to know when they began, the strong smell coming from downstairs… It was so much more appealing than humans, so much more appealing the shape-shifters and animals. I could barely force myself to sit, my instinct was ordering me to fight Emmett and Rose and go drink all of Jasper's venom. Rose noticed my uneasiness and took my left hand in hers.
"You are strong enough, never doubt it." She said in a soothing tone. "Soon they'll bring it to you."
I wanted to growl, to shake her hands off mine, but I knew she was doing her best to help me. I'll of them were. A few seconds later the scent changed, became stronger and sweeter.
Alice's venom. My numb mind rejoiced. I was losing myself in the scent, coherency leaving me as the seconds passed.
"She is losing it." I think I heard Emmett say.
"Keep her teeth away from you." I'm almost positive it was Rose saying those words.
When the smell changed again, I completely lost control of myself. Edward's scent was unbelievably delicious, it appealed to me like nothing else. Even newborn venom didn't smell like that. I wanted it, I needed it and I couldn't wait for it.
"Bella, you've got to control yourself!" Someone shouted at me.
I was so thirsty and the smell was so divine. I ran to the door and Emmett was blocking it. I growled and prepared to attack him. Rose tried to pin me on the floor, but I was faster. I aimed for Emmett's neck, just a snack before the actual meal.
"Bella, just wait a little more." A velvet voice coming from downstairs pleaded.
Edward. I thought as I stopped moving.
Emmett used the opportunity to pin me down. I growled and tried to free myself, but I was too weak to even stand a chance against him.
"Now my hair is all messed up, thanks for the big help, Emmett!" Rose said sarcastically.
"I'm sorry, I was just shocked I think. One second she seems to be controlling herself just fine, the other she's attacking us." Emmett tried to apologize.
"Can you feel the scent?" Rose asked.
"Yes, and it's awful." Emmett replied disgusted.
"It must've been too much for her." Rose commented. "The three of them have abilities and probably it makes the scent even more appealing to her. No wonder she lost control."
"I guess you're right as always, my Rose." Emmett flirted.
I couldn't find the words inside my scrambled her, so I growled to let them know I wouldn't let they make out and pin me down at the same time. They'd have to choose. Luckily they chose to keep me pinned down, I didn't trust myself yet.
"Emmett and Rose, you have to keep a firm grip on her now." Carlisle said.
Emmett and Rose immediately tightened their grip on me as Carlisle and Alphonse entered the room with two bottles.
"I think one bottle is enough, but take this other everywhere you go." Alphonse told me, he knew the only reason I didn't escape when he began the procedure on Edward was my will, Emmett wouldn't be able to get me if I didn't want to be caught. "Their venom is strong, it will make you even stronger. I don't know how the animal blood used as base of their venom will influence, but since you also feed on animal blood I don't think your system will reject it." Alphonse opened one bottle and I shivered in anticipation. "Keep a strong grip, but make her sit." He ordered Emmett and Rose and they complied.
He took one of my hands and placed the bottle in it. He guided every move until I was drinking it. I drank it slowly, appreciating the flavor. I didn't stop until I had drained the last drop.
"I'm fine now." I told them. "You can let go of me."
Rose and Emmett looked at Alphonse and just released me when he nodded.
"Please forgive me for growling and messing your hair, Rose." I begged.
"Don't worry about it." Rose laughed it off.
"Alice explained things while we were taking their venom and I think we have to tell you a few things, Bella." Alphonse told me, but did not look into my eyes. It was just like he was ashamed of something.
"Is something wrong?" I asked worried that whoever was chasing me had already tried to do something to my family.
"I would prefer to talk to you alone." He told me, his expression serious like I'd only seen a few times.
"They are involved in this mess because of me, so you'll have to say whatever you wish to say in front of them too." I said in an apologetic tone, I hated to go against Alphonse's will.
He thought for a moment and then nodded. "You are right, they do have the right to know."
"Then let us go downstairs." Carlisle suggested.
I had a badly feeling concerning this conversation, but hoped it was just a stupid and pessimistic feeling.
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Ok, so… You began to understand Rose, right? I hope you did!^^
Next chapter they'll talk and chapter 11 will be EPOV!^~
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