I walked through some thicket of trees. I don't know exactly what I was looking for but I guessed it would find me, and soon enough it did.
"Hello there gorgeous" said a man behind me. I turned around and he jumped the other way. "Over here" he said defiantly.
"Well, here I am. What do you want?"
"You don't seem surprised to see me"
"I have my ways"
"Word travels fast, you know. The new Cullen" he said mockingly.
"What about it?" I could hear movement nearby. I was picking at least five different scents.
"These Cullen really just do whatever they want. I mean what's the point of following the rules if you can do as you please" he said no with a hand gesture. "No fair" he whispered. I was getting nervous. Maybe the attack wasn't meant for me, but the entire family. I had to stop them right here. Slowly, one by one of the cronies came out of from behind the trees for dramatic effect and I was sorry to say it was working.
The leader launched forward and I slipped under him. A second attack came from behind me, but Jasper taught me how to grab them and make them hit each other instead. In the adrenaline of the fight, I managed to throw the others against the floor, one of them ran off. I could feel fear rising from one of them even though I couldn't quite point which one at the moment. I smiled and lifted the leader in the air making him tremble.
"You really ought to do your homework" I said laughing at the struggling figure. I made a burst at him throwing him away where he landed furiously, putting out his shirt like Edward once had.
"Don't enjoy yourself so much" he said angrily. "I might not know everything about you"
"Too late for big talk, don't you t…?" I was brought to my knees, unable to move.
"But you don't know nothing about real fights" he completed with an annoying whisper in my ear. I tried to move but I could barely turn my head. It was a moment before I realized I had somebody's hand on my shoulder. I could feel hardened, I could move less and less, like I was being frozen from the inside out. "Kill her" said the leader.
"But I thought…" said the one behind me.
"Just do it. We have our orders" the leader said firmly. I was prepared to leave everything behind. I just hoped it would end with me.
"Let her go!" yelled Jasper as they all came into view. The person behind me feared at the sight of being outnumbered themselves. I made one last effort and increased his fear enough to let me go. I fell to the ground still feeling frozen. I didn't know if they had gotten here on time or not. I could see them fighting off the strangers. Rosalie and Emmett killed two of them, while Bella and Edward had another one in pieces.
They ran for the leader who fought them as much as he could.
"Who sent you?" asked Edward.
"You really don't know by now?" he smiled. Carlisle and the rest stared. He knew he wasn't talking so they got rid of him.
The one who had attacked me was fighting Jasper and Alice. I could almost feel he was sorry, but I must have been in shock because a second later he was gone, ran off with Jasper behind him. Carlisle and Esme were beside me, but I couldn't hear them there was a deafening ring in my ears.
Carlisle feared what the leader had meant but he had more pressing matters at the moment. He carried me back home.
"Get Jacob" he said to Edward who ran out. Jake was looking after Renesmee back in their home. "Hang on" said Carlisle. I could feel his concern, so I smiled. A few moments later Jake came in. "We don't know exactly what they did, but she's freezing"
"Jake" said Bella next to me.
"I got it" Jake hugged me on the couch. "Jeez, she really is freezing"
They all waited around. I could feel everything. It was making my head dizzy, but I could safely say I couldn't go anywhere. Bella sat next to us rubbing my hands.
"Please" she said. Carlisle came closer to get a measure of my temperature.
"She's getting warmer, but…slowly"
The day went by and when I opened my eyes again Jake was the only one in the room. He was asleep. I got back up still a little stiff in the legs. I went downstairs best way I could and found everyone sitting in the living room. All darkened faces.
"Why the long faces?" I startled them all. They smiled at the sight of me walking around. Bella ran to hug me. "Look out, still a bit hard to move" she let go.
"You'll be fine" said Alice excited.
"Thanks for the update" said Jake behind me.
"Managed to let her run off again, huh?" said Bella teasing him.
"She's sneaky" he laughed. We had a fun night from then on. Carlisle and Esme played chess yet again. She was wearing the scarf I bought for her, which was a nice gesture considering she wasn't cold. Alice looked great in the borrowed dress, as she called it. She had loved it so much I insisted she had it. Edward soothed the mood with the piano as Jacob, Bella and Renesmee played a card game.
I never stopped thanking Bella. Troubles came as troubles come but the end of the day made it all worthwhile. She opened my horizons to things I had only dreamed of… before… which seemed like such a distant memory.
"We lost her" said the hand freezing man to a familiar face.
"We can see that" said Jane torturing him.
"Give me your hand" a cloaked figure said before nodding to his guards, who took the shivering man away from the chamber. The cold calculating figure of Aro made trail as he sat back on his chair. Rubbing his hands as if cleaning them he said softly: "Such a prize"