Title: Safe
Rating: PG-13
Summary: See chapters 1-6
Disclaimer: I don't own Twilight or New Moon
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"Good point," Alice said, turning to smile sinisterly at Joey.
As wonderful as it made me feel that Emmett and Alice were so protective, I had a feeling that Joey would blame me if his nose got punched to the back of his throat by a large(or small) fist.
"They didn't change me," I said quickly when I noticed Shad take a small step forward, his shoulders tense. "I met them on Vancouver Island."
"Then who . . . ?" Alice started. Emmett didn't seem to care about what I'd told them, he took a menacing step towards Joey.
"It was a lass named Victoria, alright! Back off!" Joey told them, his hands up and backing away from Emmett.
"Victoria," Emmett growled lowly, his fist meeting his palm repeatedly.
"Let's take this conversation inside, shall we? We'll be more comfortable that way, and I have a feeling that this is a long story." Tanya interrupted what was sure to be a dramatic scene in her front yard. "And I'm sure Bella and her friends could use a rest."
"And a shower, if at all possible," Joey threw in; his smile was one I was used to- an almost lecherous grin. He was looking over the three sisters in a way that was nowhere near innocent. His gaze seemed most focused on Kate. I rolled my eyes. "Name's Crimson, by the way."
"Really?" Alice asked as we were entering the house. "Because Bella called you Joey."
"Damn it girl!" Joey snarled. "What is it with you always screwing me over?" he demanded.
"I think it's cute," Kate giggled at his expense.
"I'm not cute!" Joey wailed dramatically. "I'm dangerous and cool."
"Just shut up and go take your shower," Louis snapped, cutting off Joey's little show and shoving past him to get into the house. Shad nodded in agreement and followed his example, only his shove pushed Joey against the door frame roughly.
Joey just sighed and followed his two companions who were being led up a wide staircase by Eleazar after depositing their luggage by the front door. I went to follow but was halted by Alice pulling me back.
"You can take yours later; first I want to know what's been going on since we left." The look in her eyes booked no nonsense.
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The story was easy to tell; mostly because there were only certain things I could remember. Only the sharpest memories had made it through the change with me, and most of those were of Edward.
"I don't exactly remember you all leaving, I just know that when I 'woke up' I already knew you weren't there. I think that it was such a bad time for me that I blocked it out," I told them once we were all seated in the large comfortable sitting room. "I don't remember anything after that until Jacob and I started hanging out." When I told them about the werewolf friends, they had predictably been upset about it. Alice had yelled. Loudly. In my ear. For five minutes. I think my ears might have bled a little. And when I told them about Laurent in the meadow Emmett looked like he was ready to go on a man hunt. It was only after I told him about how the werewolves got to him first that he calmed down.
"It is quite disappointing though," Tanya muttered. "He had seemed like he would stick to our lifestyle."
"I told him," Alice muttered once I had finished my story. Her voice was laced with anger. "I told him that you would do something stupid. Of course, I was thinking along different lines. But werewolves!" She suddenly shot her hand out and picked up a small silver cell phone from the table in front of her. Her fingers dialed the number quickly. The phone on the other end rang five times before the messaging service picked up. I noticed that my new improved hearing let me listen to the other end.
"If you would like to leave a voice message please press one." Alice did so. "Please begin recording your message after the beep." The one toned beep sounded.
"Edward Anthony Masen Cullen, pick up your phone, I have a bone to pick with you. If you think-" she started, but Esme quickly snatched the phone away. Henry shifted from where he was still draped across her so that she could use it.
"Edward, dear, would you please call us back. It's rather urgent. I hope you're well. Bye." She turned off the phone. Now we just have to wait.
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The warmth of the water felt amazing. Alice had only turned on the heat, informing me that it would feel the best. The actual words she had used were 'orgasm in a shower cubical'. I had been forced to bite the insides of my cheeks to keep from blushing. So far the Cullens hadn't found out about that yet. It was only a matter of time before Henry slipped and ratted me out though.
It was wonderful after a week of washing in cold streams to take a good shower and scorch the dirt of my skin. With a happy sigh I let my head hit the tiled wall of the shower behind me.
Henry had taken to Esme like a duck to water, or himself to a tree. She had taken him to get a bath down the hall from me; Alice and I had heard his giggles up until she had turned on the water for me. It was good for him, I think, to be so happy. He acted that way most of the time but there were times when I would look up at him jumping branches or watch him play with his action figures during the day when we had rested and he would have this tortured look on his face that pulled at my heart. He was such a sad creature.
Crimson had predictably been hitting on Tanya, Irina and Kate all night so far. Tanya and Irina seemed more amused than anything else but Kate was hitting back. I had no doubt in my mind that if she gave him a chance to he would be on her faster than a dog in heat.
Shad and Louis had mostly kept to themselves during the whole trip. Joey had told me that their relationship was very odd, it was strictly platonic but they were more than 'brothers'. During the resting hours they would just sit together, sometimes speaking but mostly just staying quiet.
With a regretful sigh I shut off the water and climbed out of the shower only to run right into Rosalie bearing a fluffy bathrobe. I stared for several seconds, quite confused as to why she wasn't glaring at me.
"Hurry up, I don't have all night!" she snapped with a scowl. That pushed me into action and I stumbled my way into the robe with minimal embarrassment. "Still clumsy," she said to herself and I had to bite my cheeks again to fight a blush. With no further ado, she shoved me out of the bathroom, down the hall past a startled looking Jasper, and then into Alice's room.
The pixie-like vampire stood in the middle of the room brandishing twin hairdryers and an evil smile.
"No," I said, immediately recognizing the look on her face. I tried to back up towards the door, but Rosalie's hands between my shoulder blades stopped me.
"Don't even think about running," she threatened "I got forced into this too, otherwise I would let you. But if I have to be here so do you."
"Wow! That was almost nice. I knew some of that padding had to be moral fiber," I said snidely.
Alice laughed behind her hand before snatching me out of Rosalie's reach and dragging me into a large bathroom. "You can't get out of this Bella," she stated with a very sinister cackle.
Two hours later Rosalie finally managed to escape the bathroom of hell and three hours after that I was let loose with a firm warning that I better watch my back. I was informed that I should expect these visits with Alice much more frequently. I shuddered at the prospect.
When I reached the living area of Tanya's large home it was to find Henry curled up in Esme's lap and watching a rather confusing cartoon. Jasper was also there but the others were nowhere in sight. Alice joined us before long and soon we were all laughing at the strange antics of the characters on TV.
That is, until the little silver cell phone Alice had used earlier rang. All motion stopped. There were only the sounds of the television and Rosalie and Emmett upstairs.
Alice shot her hand out and had the phone to her ear in a flash. Her voice was hard when she spoke. "Hello Edward."
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A/N: Yeah, I lied about it being out on Saturday, but in my defense I thought that I would be working that day and I wasn't so . . . yeah. Anyway, in my original plan this was going to be the last chapter and it would just be uber long, but because of the lack of work I did over the weekend I didn't get it all done. So this is it for today, I'll have the next bit up soon.