Disclaiemr: I don't own Twilight. Huh. Really wish I did.
A/N: Okay guys! So several of you reviewers asked why does Edward have to wait for a year before he looks for Bella. So.. I decided that he SHOULDN'T wait for a year now. Yeah. I know, I'm so stupid.
And I kind of change the preface again. UGH! Why the hell does my stupid brain do that? Well, over 100 favorites and over 90 alerts and I have received 17 reviews on the last chapter! Thanks so much guys!! :)
9. RETURN
Edward Cullen
I sighed. It's Friday and I was the one leaving now. Not Alice, not Jasper, not Emmett, not Rosalie (of course not her), not Carlisle and not Esme. Me. I'm the one who destroyed everything that I love and I'm the one who's going to fix it. I owe Alice and Jasper all my gratitude for volunteering to find the one that I love. Even though they didn't succeed, I still owe them more.
I had finished packing my things when I heard someone's thougths.
Edward? The Denalis are here. They want to wish you good bye. I heard Carlisle's thoughts. The Denalis. I could here there thoughts centering on me. I'm leaving in a few hours or so and based from what I have heard from their minds, they'll miss me. Especially Tanya. I sighed. Of course, she would miss me. I don't love Tanya but I love her as family. And not what she thinks that she wants us to have. She already know that I have a human ex-girlfriend and I know that I love Bella but Tanya has to stop it. I know she's only doing this so that she could take care of me or soothe me whenever I'm down. But I don't need her; I need Bella.
I appreciated her care but Bella's the one who will make me feel whole again.
I went downstairs to see the Denalis. They were chatting with my family, animatedly in the living room. I could still see Irina, disappointed.
I miss Laurent. Where could he be now? What is he doing right now? Is he thinking of me as I am thinking of him? I heard her thoughts. I wish I could tell her that she would stop thinking about it and that may only cause more pain. Like me.
I wonder if Edward will find the one he has been looking for, well... I wish him luck. Eleazar said in his mind.
Why would he have to go? Tanya complained. I snorted a little, knowing that was disrespectful.
Edward? Are you there? Esme asked.
When I appeared at their view they all greeted me. Then they asked me question on why do I have to leave, where am I going first, and so on and I answered them patiently. Then while I was answering Garrett's question, I heard Alice gasp. My head snapped at the direction of her voice, knowing it was another future.
I looked into her mind and I saw Laurent. He was walking at the forest and he was alone. He was thinking hard on something and I'm not sure why. His head snapped and looked around. I could see his eyes are still golden and that made usre that he hadn't betrayed our diet.
Then he looked at the direction of the house. Our house. Laurent's coming back.
I pulled my mind away from the vision and looked at Alice, who had a blank expression before coming back to normal. I looked around and the Denalis and my family have anxious expressions in their faces and I saw in their mind that they are waiting for an explanation.
"Laurent," Alice choked out. Irina gasped.
"What? Is he hurt? Did something happen to Laurent? Alice, please, tell me." Irina demanded, her voice begging. Oh my God, oh my God. She keep chanting in her mind.
"No," Alice said reassuringly and after a moment, she grinned. "Laurent's coming back." She said and I saw her stole glances at me before covering her mind with a song. She was hiding something from me again. What could it be?
The family gasped and I saw Kate hugged Irina.
Oh thank God! Tanya cried.
Laurent's coming back; Irina would not be down anymore. Kate thought while she hugged Irina back and forth so that Irina could sob on her shoulder. They were close. Of course, they are sisters.
"That's great," Carlisle said in a proud voice.
"When will he be coming?" Emmett asked, leaning back at the wall.
Alice shrugged. "Not sure. He keeps changing his mind. But I know that he's pretty coming back here at Alaska."
Irina sobbed a dry sob and smiled. Oh, thank you.
I smiled lightly, then looked at my watch. I should be going now. I looked up at my family and they had grins on their faces. I'm pretty sure that Laurent would fill in their hearts while I'm gone.
Then I heard someone's voice... mind actually. The mind that I haven't heard for the past months. Laurent.
He was freaking here.
"Laurent's here." I said with a smile. Irina gasped again and pulled away from Kate's hug and went to the door in vampire speed. When she opened the door, I saw Laurent's back was to her.
"Laurent!" Irina cried then Laurent turned his back so that he could face her. Irina jumped on Laurent's surprised arms and they hugged each other for a while and Irina was giggling.
"Aww, that's sweet," Carmen sighed and leaned on to her mate, Eleazar's, shoulder.
"Yeah, they finally got back together." Kate murmured. Laurent kissed Irina's cheek then set her down. They went inside the room, Laurent's arms on Irina's. The family greeted Laurent back warmly and Laurent greeted them back too.
I looked at my watch again and sighed. I really should be going now.
"Um, guys, sorry for interrupting but I should go on now." I said in a low voice.
"Of course, Edward," Esme said in a sad voice. She hates everytime I have to go on to somewhere. But this time I was going away so that I could make myself complete and whole.
I was about to turn my back on my family so that I could get my bags upstairs when I heard Laurent asked, "Where is Edward going?"
"He's going to find the human girl that he loves." Tanya answered a little bit of disgust on her voice. I wanted so badly to hit her for disrespecting Bella but I can also disrespect the Denali family and put a shame on my family. And I wasn't the only one that wanted to hurt Tanya.
Did I just heard the disgust on the bitch's voice? Rosalie said in her thoughts. I saw the mental image on her mind, showing that she wants to pull Tanya's strawberry blonde hair. I could see that Rosalie was a little bit going to Bella's side now.
She just disrespected my little sis! Emmett complained and Emmett's the only one who calls Bella his little sister. He always think of her like that even though we're not together anymore. Bella's special to the family, she treats us like we were normal people.
"What?" Laurent demanded, surprise in his tone. I turned my head ever so lightly at him and I saw him trying to compose his face. "Um... well... that's none of my business anyway." He stuttered a little. I looked back at Jasper and saw on his mind that Laurent was nervous.
Yeah, that's none of his business Emmett snorted mentally in his head. I looked at Laurent, confused. Why would he be nervous?
Then something slipped in Laurent's mind.
I saw that he was walking around the house when he had smelled an unfamiliar scent but a familiar smell. Laurent had looked around and had sniffed the scent. Then he had ended up behind a girl.
"Who are you? And what are you doing here?" Laurent had asked the girl.
The girl gulped and turned around. It was Renesmee Masen. What. The. Hell? Before I could react or think about the possibilities on why did Renesmee Masen appeared on Laurent's thoughts, more came in.
Laurent dragged Renesmee away from the house.
"Who are you?" Renesmee had screamed. "Let go of me!" Renesmee was shrugging away from his arm.
"Don't worry. I will not hurt you." Laurent had assured her.
"How can I know if I trust you?" Renesmee had demanded. Laurent had stopped and looked at Renesmee.
"I knew who your mother is." Laurent mumured."
"Really? What?" Renesmee had spat.
"Her name is Isabella Swan."
Laurent stopped thinking about it and he was panicking, I could tell. My mouth was hanging open and my eyes were wide. H-how?
Oh my. Why have I even thought about that? Laurent cursed in his mind.
Edward! Are you alright? Tanya asked.
What have you heard? Alice also asked. I shook my head and composed my face. I looked at Laurent, I was angry and sad and at the same time confused and happy.
Renesmee Masen was there at his memory and Renesmee's mother is... Bella? How could this happen?
I don't understand. But... Renesmee is a teenager. Bella couldn't have a child who's a teenager! I left her only seven years ago! This is... confusing.
And Bella, my sweet, innocent Bella, pregnant? H-how could this be?
"What?" I demanded at Laurent.
"Edward, what are you saying?" Esme asked in her sweet voice, concern in her tone.
I ignored her and narrowed my eyes at Laurent. Laurent was panicking already, based on what Jasper is feeling on his emotions. How does he even know Renesmee?
"Laurent." I hissed. "What did you just think about? What?"
"Edward," Irina defended.
"Back off for a minute Irina." I snapped at her. Irina flinched at the venom on my voice but still kept her protective stance. I shouldn't be this disrespectful, I've known better than to be like this.
"Edward! What's wrong?" Carlisle demanded at me. I saw Emmett getting ready to prevent something if there's a fight between me and Laurent.
"No. It's alright." Laurent comforted Irina. Irina met his eyes and she panicked also.
"What do you mean, Laurent?" Irina whispered.
"Just go to Kate's side." He urged. Irina looked up at his eyes for a minute before glaring at me and going to Kate's side. When she's on Kate's side, I shoved Laurent.
"Edward!" Esme scolded, I ignored her once more. I needed to know the truth.
"Care to explain?" I snapped at Laurent. He nodded hesitantly but then shook his head. I shove him once more.
"Edward, this has got to stop. What's the matter with you?" Carlisle said. "What have Laurent done to you that made you so... disrespectful?" I know that he's going to use that word.
"It's alright Carlisle. I've got this." Laurent said then looked at me carefully. "Um... we should discuss this at a proper way, Edward." He suggested. I softened a little but my glare was still there. I looked around and saw Carlisle with concern and disappointment in his eyes.
Edward? What the FUCK is wrong with you? Emmett asked in on our way to the long table so that we could discuss there. I also know that he would curse at me like that.
We took our seats and Carlisle's the one who's going to settle this. Laurent sat across from me and he was scared. Very scared of me. For freaking sakes, he's over three hundred years old and I'm only over one hundred years old. I could see in his mind that he was afraid that I will kill him when I, now, know the truth.
"Alright," Carlisle began and he looked at me. "Edward, can you please explain to us why you reacted so disrespectful a moment ago?"
I sighed. "I just saw something on Laurent's mind." I said, not taking my eyes off Laurent, who was still pretty panicking.
"And what did you saw on Laurent's mind?" Carlisle asked lightly, leaning on the table.
"I saw Renesmee Masen." I answered calmly. My siblings gasped at what I had just said. My parents and the rest of the Denalis still don't understand.
"I knew it." Alice exclaimed proudly at herself. "I knew there's something weird and familar about Renesmee Masen."
"What do you mean by that Alice?" Rosalie demanded.
"That Renesmee is related to Bella." Alice replied. I froze. How could she know this? Is that why she has been blocking her thoughts earlier?
"Woah, woah, woah, wait." Emmett said, putting his hand in front of him in a gesture to stop Alice. "Bella? As in human, sweet, innocent Bella? I don't understand."
That makes two of us.
"How could she be related to Bella?" Rosalie asked.
Alice shrugged. "I don't know. But I just know. And think of the possibilities---remember at Renesmee's first day and she sat right next to us? Remember when Jasper caller her Bella before changing it to Renesmee?"
"That doesn't even make sense. People make mistakes Alice. It doesn't mean that if Jasper called her Bella, it means that she's related to her to her or something." Rosalie argued.
"Then why would Jasper call her Bella? If he thinks that they're not related. Jasper told me that the reason why he called her Bella is because she looks like her." Alice argued back.
"C'mon." Jasper said directly to everyone."Renesmee had her eyes and her attitude. I bet one of you guys even think that Renesmee is always familiar to Bella."
"Hold up for a second." Carlisle interrupted their arguments. "Who's Renesmee Masen?" When Carlisle said my former surname, he raised his eyebrows toward me.
"Renesmee Masen is our classmate at Alaskan High School." Jasper answered instead of Alice.
"And what about her, I meant her past?" Eleazar joined in. "If Alice thinks that your classmate is related to Bella, it hasn't been originally confirmed, we need to know her past first."
"Shall I tell you guys?" Alice asked, innocently. We nodded and she began. "Renesmee said that her parents are dead and that she only have her adopted sister."
"What happened to her parents?" Carmen asked.
"I don't know. Her parents history is simple. She said that her dad left her before she was even born and her mom died at after giving birth to her." Alice whispered.
"Then you said that she has an adopted sister...?" Kate asked this time.
"Her sister is still here." Alice said. "Renesmee said that she's the only one who takes care of her." No one spoke for a moment, all of them thinking hard on what is the solution to the big problem. I felt so wretch that my problems are also their problems now. Even the Denalis got involved in this.
Then Laurent started thinking again.
"Get the baby out of here!" a tall man with brown skin roared. Then a lady wrapped a pink blanket around the beautiful baby. The man looked at Laurent.
"Change her! There's no time!" the man commanded, panicking. Laurent looked at the woman who was bloody and was panting very hard. Her sweat pooling from her head and down to her neck. Then four tall men cornered Laurent and threatened him.
"If you kill her you will die." The other man snarled.
"Hurry!" The man screamed. Then I finally remembered who was the tall boy. He was Jacob Black. Laurent leaned down to the girl's bloody neck and bit her.
Then another vision.
It was Bella. My Bella. I felt that I was falling apart. How could Bella be in Laurent's memories? Bella was lying at a furry bed with, sleeping. A Quiluete girl was sitting at the edge of the bed staring at her. Bella's stomach was big and it only made it more bigger when she exhales.
My Bella, pregnant.
I'm so sorry from keeping this to you Edward. Bella told me not to tell you what happened to her. She doesn't want everyone to know about her pregnancy. Laurent thought.
I was in real pain right now.
"Why did you... bit her?" I choked out. "Who's the father? Is Bella alive?" I was in deep hurting right now. I didn't even expected this. If I was still a human, tears would be falling right now.
What? My family said at the same time.
Laurent shook his head. "I cannot tell you. Even though you could read my mind I will do everything in my power to block it. I promised Bella I would never tell anyone. Especially you."
I didn't notice that I was sobbing dry sobs right now. And I wanted so badly to held it back in.
Do you think that the sister is Bella, Edward? Carlisle asked. I shrugged.
Maybe she is. But it's still not confirm.
"It all makes sense now." Alice mumbled. "Even though it's not yet confirm, I know that Bella is with Renesmee all along."
"And she's a vampire." Emmett added.
"She was pregnant." Rosalie said. How could she be pregnant? This is utterly unfair!
"She's here in Alaska." Jasper joined. No one spoke again for a minute. The Denalis are trying to understand what we're saying but they're all shocked too.
"I think we should pay Renesmee Masen a visit right now." Esme suggested.
A/N: Guys if you're confused just ask me. And they still don't know that Renesmee is Edward's child but they do know that Renesmee is Bella's child and that they know about what happened to Bella but they still don't know the whole of it. They're going to find out in the next chapter. :)
Thanks guys so much!! I know that this may have been to early that they know about Renesmee. But it's still not done yet! Bella has a few tricks in her sleeves first.
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