Author's Note: Of course! Vision time! Enjoy!
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Chapter 10
As the months turned to years, and the years turned to decades, I grew less bitter. I grew used to my new life, and I adjusted well to it once I started accepting it. Of course, my family was there to help me.
There was no doubt in my mind anymore. The Cullens were my family, and I wouldn't hesitate to say otherwise. I was fiercely loyal to all of them, most of all, Edward.
He was something more than a brother now. I didn't know how to explain it, or what it was. It was different, though. Alice seemed to know it, but she had no intentions of sharing her visions with me. I didn't know if she kept them from Edward as well, but he certainly wasn't acting weird around me, like I was.
I missed him when he wasn't there, even for just a second. I worried when we were apart. We were hardly found without each other; he seemed to feel the same way about being separate. He'd learned to rely on me for support and companionship too.
In my opinion, it was just my strong loyalty to him that made me feel this way. Though I loved and trusted my family equally, Edward was somewhat special. He'd helped me out of my depression.
Though I was no longer bitter about my past and had completely moved on, I was still quiet. I was still cold and unsmiling most of the time, and my family learned to deal with it.
I was always Edward's shadow. Wherever he went, I offered to go with him. And most of the time, he wanted me with him.
I preferred it like this. Since my transformation, I didn't really like attention very much, something that was strange, considering my past acting career had attracted tons of fans. I didn't like it when people looked at me.
It was hard being a vampire who didn't like standing out. Since many years had passed since my disappearance, I'd been allowed to go out and attend school with my siblings. Everyone gawked at me wherever I went. It wasn't Rosalie anymore that they stared at. It was plain old me.
Luckily, no one seemed to recognize me. Even though we were back in America now, they didn't recognize the past American actress that should have been nearly fifty years old now.
I was helping Esme pack. We were getting ready to move on, yet again. This time, we were moving to Forks, Washington, where it rained almost every day.
"Bella," Esme said, carrying a huge box all by herself. "I'm going to go give this to Alice. Will you start wrapping all the vases in newspapers and pack them in a box?"
I nodded. "Sure, Esme."
She smiled before disappearing upstairs.
I approached the stack of newspapers fluidly and carried them over to the group of vases on the counter. I began wrapping the crystal vases carefully with the newspapers.
Edward came down the stairs at that moment. And as I looked up to see him smiling at me, I was struck by another vision. I froze.
His smile faded. He knew that blank expression on my face. He was at my side in an instant. Gently, he loosened my hold on a vase and set it back on the counter. And he supported me by holding his hands on my shoulders. And he waited patiently.
Staring at him without seeing, I watched as the visions flashed by quickly. But somehow, as usual, I could still see, and understand them.
"Who are they?" a girl with strawberry blonde hair asked in a low voice.
"Those are the Cullens," another girl with curly hair said. "They're gorgeous, of course. They moved here just today from Alaska. They're the adopted children of Dr. and Mrs. Cullen. Weren't you here earlier when that dude from the office started telling everyone?"
As the girl started introducing each and every one of us, I watched as the strawberry blonde girl looked interested in Edward specifically.
"Which one is the boy with the bronze hair?" the girl asked.
Her gossiping friend giggled. "That's Edward Cullen. Gorgeous, isn't he? But don't waste your time. He and his sister don't date, apparently. They're the only ones that don't have a partner, which is a waste, actually. They should totally be together. Don't you think they match up?"
The strawberry blonde blinked. "She's pretty. Why doesn't she have a partner?"
Her friend shrugged. "Tons of boys asked her out today. But she rejected everyone."
"What's her name?"
"Isabella Cullen," the girl said. "Gorgeous, isn't she? Even more so than her blonde sister." She sighed in anticipation.
I watched as Edward turned his head to glance at Tanya, intrigued by the way that he couldn't read her mind either.
The vision changed. It was short this time.
"It's too dangerous, Edward!" Rosalie snapped. "You could ruin all of us!"
"She's everything to me, Rosalie!" Edward countered. "Surely, you won't deny me my happiness, when you've obviously seen me alone my whole life."
This time, I found myself in a huge clearing.
Alice gasped. That blank expression on her face…
"What is it, Alice?" Jasper demanded.
"I didn't see, I couldn't tell," she whispered.
"How many?" Edward asked tersely, holding the strawberry blonde's hand.
"Three."
"Three!" Emmett scoffed. "Let them come!"
The vision altered slightly, and it showed us in a dark, ballet studio.
Edward was fighting some vampire, while the strawberry blonde lay writhing on the ground.
Frustratingly, the vision changed again. This time, the future had fast forwarded.
Ten wolves, six vampires, and one human stood waiting for something in the clearing. Many pairs of red eyes immerged from the forest, and the wolves were off, jumping and tearing off the limbs of the red-eyed vampires.
Another flash. This time, it was a familiar scene, one that I'd already seen earlier before.
The strawberry blonde was bolting for the forest, her eyes gleaming red. A smile lingered on her lips in satisfaction, when…
A flash of bronze caught up to her. His mouth brushed on her throat briefly…
I clutched Edward for support, gasping. I blinked, trying to focus.
"Bella?" Edward asked, concerned. "Are you okay?"
"What did you see?" Alice asked, skipping into the room. She rolled her eyes. "Never mind. Why do I even ask anymore? You won't tell us, as usual."
I looked up to stare at Edward. He was in for a long and hard future once we moved to Forks.
"Something that concerns me?" Emmett joked as he bounded into the room. He saw me staring at Edward. "Oh, never mind." He started laughing. "When Bella looks at someone like that, it means they're in for it. Good luck, bro."
Edward frowned. "Not funny, Emmett."
I didn't like it, but Emmett was right. Edward was in for it.
I knew that when I saw that strawberry blonde, I would hate her instantly.
For she would betray my brother and my entire family…in the end.
AN: Do you think you can guess our future chapters judging from the visions? Yes, I will be using some of our scenes from the books. Of course, I'm not going to copy it word for word. I'll tweak a couple of things so that it fits the way I want it to be. And just a heads up. Tanya will not be new to Forks High. I hope you enjoyed!
Oh, and we finally reached one hundred reviews! Thank you so much, everyone! I love you all! Now, let's try to reach two hundred before the twentieth chapter, eh? ;) Reviews, please!
