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Chapter 9
Broken Telephone
Alice met up with me about an hour or so later. She told me that Bella was now with Jacob and she didn't want to be around him…not that I blamed her.
"How do you expect me to keep this from him? That is if I ever see him again" I asked Alice.
"You've kept things from him before…haven't you? Wasn't it YOU the one who taught me the 'think about something else' trick" Alice smirked.
"I guess…but this is different. I know him…he HATES being lied to. If he finds out we've been keeping something such as this who knows what kind of rage he'll fly into. We promised him we'd stay away from Bella" I said.
"Damn when did you become such a worrier?" Alice asked.
"Since I spent six months playing 'Nurse Jackie'" I muttered.
"I know that you've already told me what happened but I can only imagine what he was going through" Alice said.
"I know…do you know how much worse he got after the run-in with Victoria?" I asked.
"I know…what is he doing now?" Alice asked.
I closed my eyes and tracked Edward. He was still in Rio…worse as ever, his forehead pressed against the floor in anguish. I could almost see the pain in his eyes as if I were there. He looked broken…beaten like there was nothing.
The phone is ringing…he growls but nonetheless picks it up…it is Rosalie she's calling him. He answers in a barking tone that I have never heard before…his voice is raw and unrecognizable.
Rosalie then proceeds to tell him that Alice and I are in Forks...FUCK! WHY WOULD SHE DO THAT!
"Alice, give me your phone right now!" I shouted since my phone has since been destroyed long ago.
"OK" Alice hears the panic in my voice and hands me her cell immediately.
I dial my brother's number and as I know the line went busy so I try again and again hoping he'll switch lines…nada. I then switch to call Rosalie who has the same results. From the looks of it this is not going to be good.
Rosalie is asking him if he cares why Alice and I are in Forks…even though he doesn't care she tells him that she is sick of how everything is…finally maybe she'll talk some sense in him and convince him to come to Forks to see Bella! Maybe then he'll realize he made a mistake and…
But wait a minute he's angry…she is not getting to the point of what she is going to say. Rosalie tells him that he said "to stay away from Bella" implicating Bella is not in Forks.
Edward seems to think that Rosalie means Bella moved to Florida however, she flat out says the words "Edward she's dead"
"NO! WHAT THE…ROSALIE WHY THE FUCK WOULD YOU…" I scream when I realize Alice is probably looking at me like a crazy person…I open my eyes and see she is in the middle of a vision.
I focus on Edward again…he has hung up on Rosalie and proceeds to dial Bella's house number
He is imitating Carlisle's voice and asking where Charlie Swan is…I'm assuming he's called the house. I see Edward crush the phone to pieces as it disintegrates in his hand…
Alice's and my eyes meet for a split second and we know exactly what is to happen and instantaneously sprint back to Bella's.
Well…Alice sprinted and dragged me along as I was too paralyzed to do anything. Fear of what was going to happen to my older brother took control of my body and I felt like I was being tortured in slow motion.
Alice managed to drag me to the foot of the stairs inside Bella's house where we stood as Bella was on the floor after Jacob left.
"Bella" Alice choked.
Bella looked from Alice's face to mine and saw the fright in our eyes and panic in our faces. "What's wrong?" she cried as she tried to calm us down.
I looked up slowly and shut my eyes tight "Edward" I whispered.
Bella looked confused for a second and I could see in her face as she tried to piece the puzzle together. When she finally did she started swaying dizzily.
Jacob Black ran into the house and the horrid smell of werewolf filled the room. "BELLA! WHAT THE FUCK DID YOU BLOODSUCKERS DO TO HER?" he shouted.
Alice and I stood motionless while Jacob carried Bella to the couch and continued cursing.
"Bella? Snap out of it now. We have to hurry!" Alice said.
"Stay back" Jacob warned.
"Calm down, Jacob Black you don't want to do that so close to her" Alice ordered.
"I don't think I'll have any problem keeping my focus" Jacob said.
"Alice? Hazel? What happened?" Bella asked.
Alice pulled her phone out of her pocket again and dialed Rosalie who picked up on the first ring. "Rose, I need to talk to Carlisle now." Alice said in a voice slightly too fast for Bella to hear. "Fine, as soon as he's back. NO, I'll be on a plane. Look, have you heard anything from Edward?" Alice asked.
After a brief lash out from Alice asking Rosalie the same question I was thinking…WHAT THE FUCK WAS SHE THINKING!
"Alice?" Bella blurted when Alice hung up the phone.
"Alice, Carlisle is back. He called just before…"
"How long ago?" I asked staring blankly.
"Half a minute before you showed up."
"What did he say?" Alice asked.
"I didn't talk to him" Bella's eyes flickered angrily to Jacob.
"He asked for Charlie and I told him Charlie wasn't here" Jacob said.
"Is that everything?" I said, my voice was icy and it surprised me.
"Then he hung up on me!" Jacob spat back.
"You told him Charlie was at the funeral" I reminded him.
"What were his exact words!" I jerked my head towards Bella.
"He said, 'He's not here' when Carlisle asked where Charlie was, Jacob said 'He's at the funeral'"
I fell to my knees and Alice moaned.
"Tell me" Bella whispered.
"That…wasn't…Carlisle…on…the…phone" I choked.
"Are you calling me a liar?" Jacob snarled.
"IT WAS EDWARD!" I shouted at him and Alice pulled me back so I didn't attack him.
"He thinks you're dead" she said in a whisper.
"Rosalie told him I killed myself didn't she?" Bella asked.
"Yes" I admitted. "In her defense, she did believe it. They rely on my tracking and Alice's sight far too much for something that works so imperfectly. But for her to track him down to tell him this! Didn't she realize…or care…?" My voice faded.
"And when Edward called here, he thought Jacob meant my funeral" Bella said.
"You're not upset?" Alice whispered.
"Well, it's really rotten timing, but it will all get straightened out. The next time he calls someone will tell him what…really…" Bella's voice trailed off.
"Bella" Alice whispered "Edward won't call again. He believed her."
"I. Don't. Understand." Bella said emphasizing each word.
"He's going to Italy" Alice said.
Bella stood motionless as she put the pieces together and after five minutes she shrieked "NO!" "No! NO, no, no! He can't! He can't do that!"
"He made up his mind as soon as your friend confirmed that it was too late to save you" I muttered.
"But he…he left! He didn't want me anymore! What difference does it make now? He knew I would die sometime!" Bella shouted.
"I don't think he ever planned to outlive you by long" Alice said.
"How DARE he" Bella screamed as Jacob stood up to put himself between Alice and I and Bella. "Oh, get out of the way, Jacob!" Bella elbowed him "What can we do? Can't we call him? Can Carlisle?"
I shook my head "That was the first thing I tried…he um left his phone in a trash can in Rio…someone answered it" I said not wanting to tell her that he really crushed his phone.
"You said we had to hurry. Hurry how? Let's do it, whatever it is!" Bella said.
"Bella, I-I don't think I can ask you to…" Alice trailed off.
"Ask me!" Bella commanded.
Alice put her hands on Bella's shoulders "We may already be too late. I saw him going to the Volturi…asking to die" they both cringed and I winced. "It all depends on what they choose and I can't see until they make a decision." Alice said.
"But if they say no, and they might-Aro is fond of Carlisle and wouldn't want to offend him-Edward was a backup plan." I shut my eyes…tracking him "They're very protective of their city. If Edward does something to upset the peace he thinks…no he KNOWS that they'll act to stop him and he's definitely right."
Bella considered this "So, If they agree to grand his favour we're too late. If they say no and he comes up with a plan to offend them we're too late. If he gives into more theatrical tendencies…we might have time." Alice continued.
"LET'S GO!" Bella shouted.
"Listen, Bella! Whether we are in time or not, we will be in the heart of Volturi city. I will be considered hi9s accomplice if he is successful. You will be a human who not only knows too much, but also smells too good. There's a very good chance that they will…finish us off. Though in your case it would be more like dinnertime" I muttered the last word.
"This is what's keeping here?" Bella asked "I'll go alone if you're afraid."
"We're only afraid of getting you killed" Alice said.
"I almost get myself killed on a daily basis" Bella snorted "tell me what I need to do!"
"You write a note to Charlie. I call the airlines." Alice said.
"Charlie" Bella gasped.
"I'm not going to let anything happen to Charlie. Screw the treaty" Jacob said.
"Hurry Bella" I said softly but urgently.
I went with Alice to call the airline as she negotiated I had the flight number already in hand.
When Bella got back to the front door she found us waiting.
"Get your wallet-you'll need ID. Please tell me you have a passport. I don't have time to forge one." Alice said.
"You might control yourself on occasion, but these leeches you're taking her too-" Jacob started at me.
"Yes. You're right dog." I said icily. Though I hated the tone I was using I was frustrated right now and Jacob wasn't making this whole thing any easier.
"The Volturi are the very essence of our kind…they're the reason your hair stands on the end when you smell me. They are the substance of your nightmares, the dread behind your instincts. I'm not unaware of that."
Jacob and Alice start getting at it again. Before Bella interjects "STOP!"
Alice and I go to the car while the two of them say goodbye.
"Don't go" Jacob is pleading.
"I have to" Bella said.
Jacob looks as if he's about to cry and while yes, I feel a stab of pity for him I half want to punch him in the face as he's holding us back causing valuable time to be wasted.
Alice presses her foot on the gas pedal and we sped away…we had so little time and so much to do.
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