1 month later
Bella's POV- We were going home from our vacation and when we landed, I told them I would meet them there. They left to go home as I went to the meadow. I sat down and just, cried. I needed to cry. I needed I good cry. I felt arms around me. And a head on my shoulder.
"I'm sorry." His velvet voice said, I turned to face him with my puffy eyes.
"Why did you do that to me? Why? I worked so hard, I was so worried! I felt so bad when you 'died' I didn't even wanna go to your funeral because I felt so bad." I said and I kept rambling on and then he pulled me into a tight hug.
"I am so sorry." He said,
"You can't do that to me. You can't." I said crying into his shoulder as he stroked my hair,
"I'm really sorry." He said,
"Don't do that to me again." I begged,
"I won't." he said, I hugged him tight.
"I love you." I said,
"I love you." He replied, and we pulled away. "I promise to tell you next time." He said,
"I'm sure you will. Unless you want more pink and purple dye. And your cars in the bottom of the ocean." I said and we both laughed.
"You never get me bored." He said, "That's something I love about you." He said,
"I love everything about you. Except for the fact you go behind my back, think you were dead, not once, but twice." I said, and we laughed again.
"Can we play a game?" he asked,
"What game?" I asked, "A little childish of you, though. I mean, come on! A game?" I asked, he laughed.
"Hide and seek. You hide, I seek." He said,
"I can turn invisible, you know." I said,
"I know." He said, then, closed his eyes, and started counting. I turned invisible and ran. I ran into the mountains, when we spoke when I just moved here. I saw blood, human blood. I turned visible again. The smell revolted me, so I followed it. It led to a taller mountain. Where I saw a body, of a little blonde girl, 15 years old tops, already dead, eyes open, blue, and her mouth in a screaming position, so pale.
"Edward!" I yelled, this was by far, the most painful body I've ever seen. So many scars and stab wounds. "EDWARD!" I yelled louder, bones sticking out of her body. Tears threatening to fall. He came to my side immediately, I saw someone in the corner of my eye, laughing, and pointing at the dead body and my reaction. I gave them I death glare as they turned to shock. I looked at Edward.
"Go wear some jackets and sweaters, and get me 2 of my jackets, I need to make a very important phone call." I said, he nodded and got the things in a blink of an eye. I wore them and I dialled Kathy's number and told her where and she said she'd be here. I caught the boy and I made him sit down by the dead body. When Kathy got here, she asked how we stumbled across it.
"We were hiking and we stumbled across the body, I saw that boy," I said pointing at the boy, "laughing and pointing at the body not so far." I said,
"The wounds and the appearance. Does it look all too familiar to you?" she asked,
"Blondie… Oh… the umm…" I said scratching my head signalling, protective boyfriend, can't say. She nodded,
"Exactly." She said,
"You don't think it's the same. A pattern. I mean, Brownie, Blondie, Brownie, Blondie." I said, was I really using pastries for hair,
"The next victim is a Brownie." Kathy said, she caught on, good.
"I looked into her records earlier by the description you gave me, she was an A+ student."
"He's going after the brainiacs?" I asked,
"Exactly." She said,
"She stopped school to be a…"
"Chemist in the Science Department of Yale." We said,
"He's going after people who stopped school to get jobs for smart people?" I asked,
"You stopped class, right?" she asked me,
"Yes." I said, don't even think about it Kathy! Really! I screamed in my thoughts,
"Bella…" Edward whispered, I'm busted aren't I? Let me guess, no leaving the house without an escort, and someone drives me to work, drives me home, work is the only time I can go out. Right? I thought with my shield down,
"You should go home, Bella." Kathy said, I sighed,
"Are you sure?" I asked, she nodded,
"Be on your guard." She said,
"Trust me, Kathy. My boyfriend caught your hint. I'm going to be under his eye 24/7." I said, she laughed, as Edward and I got into his Volvo.
"Yes. Bella. You guessed right." He said, I groaned,
"I'm perfectly capable of taking care of myself." I said,
"Just a precaution." He said, then drove light speed to his house. We got inside, I was a little ticked off, I mean, I'm not 15! Why am I under house arrest?
"You okay, Bella?" Alice asked,
"I'm fine, sis." I said, then I went upstairs to our, mine and Edward's, room. A few minutes later, Alice came in,
"He's only worried." She said,
"I get it. Okay? I know. But I'm not 15. I just don't get why am I under lock down. I can take care of myself." I said, she laughed,
"Bella, you were never 1-15, you were always 21. The responsible one." She said,
"Exactly my point." I said, listening to music.
"Bella." She warned, me being well, me. I ignored it.
"If all I'm going to be able to do is work, then come back here, I'm going to go insane! I've done more dangerous things! Example when I was a new born." I said,
"Bella, relax."
"I mean I don't get how everything and everyone has to be on guard for me! I hate it! Everyone on the verge of death because of me!" I said. I took a deep breath, then relaxed.
"Good." She said,
"Alice? Alice?" I asked, I was starting to feel this achy feeling, this sad, depression. As the memories of Edward's fake death wash over me.
"What?"
"Help." I said, as the pain grew stronger,
"What's wrong?" she said, as I screamed in pain, "Bella?!" she yelled, I screamed louder, everyone came bursting through the doors.
"What's going on?"
"I don't know!" Alice yelled, panicking, I put my emotional shield up, however hard that was. I was spared from the pain for now. They all looked at me, as I was gasping for air.
"What was that?" Edward asked, as Esme went beside me.
"Why are you asking me? I. Don't. Know. How would I?" I said, "But I could be working on finding out. But I'm not allowed to leave without supervision." I added, I sat down on the couch with Romeo and Juliet in my hands, and earphones connected to my MP3 player, I read and listened at the same time. I don't know how long I was reading, but when my MP3 player got out of juice, I stopped.
I got downstairs, and there was a note, Out hunting be back in a few. I was alone. I made a snap decision, I left the house and went to the lab.