I Know What Love Is
Twilight
Chapter 10
I was crying. As if the rain wasn't making it hard enough. The rain was still pounding against the windshield; my eyes were covered with a layer of fresh tears, making it even more blurry, if possible. No matter what though, all I could think about was the face of Charlie when I told him that. The exact thing my Mom said before leaving. He's going to hate me.
Jasper had eventually taken the wheel, as soon as my Dad was out of sight. He kept one arm tight around my waist whilst driving to the trucks maximum speed of 50 mph, even though that was pushing it. We were in a comfortable silence, just enjoying each others company, when a bang on top of us was heard.
It sounded like something big and heavy was going to break through the roof of the truck to get to us. James! My ear splitting scream lasted a second before Jasper's hand was over my mouth and he was whispering soothing words in my ear, and using his gift to calm me down.
"Don't worry, it's just Emmett. You're safe." He whispers and kisses the top of my head. I lean on his shoulder, looking out the rearview mirror. Just then a set of blinding lights come towards us at full speed. I sit up to look when Jasper pulled me back down.
"It's Bella in the jeep, calm down, she's sorry." We carry on driving the unfamiliar way to the Cullen house. Just then a huge white mansion comes into view, welcoming me with a sense of calm. It was weird how it felt like home to me already. After one visit.
Emmett jumps off the roof and opens my door for me whilst Bella parks Emmett's massive jeep behind us. It was weird seeing someone so small in a jeep as big as that. Emmett picks me up and curls me into his chest protectively and runs inside with Bella and Jasper flanking us.
We walk in and are met with the rest of the vampires plus another. Laurent. What is he doing her!?!?!?!
The others must have seen him because they all growled. Emmett put me down and Jasper grabbed my waist. Laurent holds his hands up, like surrender. Carlisle comes up behind him and puts his hand on his shoulder.
"Calm down Jasper, he's here to warn us." Emmett walks over to Rosalie and sits on the couch pulling her on his lap. Edward walks over to Bella and puts his arm around her shoulders, looking casual but acting a little protective. She must have seen this as she leaned up to kiss his cheek and whispered something in his ear. They rushed upstairs and then came down with a couple of duffle bags, probably with extra clothes. Edward holds a couple of others, his and Bella's.
"This is not my fight. I am fed up of James, but I am here to warn you. He is absolutely lethal, he has unparalleled senses. And his mate, Victoria, don't underestimate her. As I said I'm done. I will head up North to the coven in Denali. I will leave now." He says in his accent and nods his head, shooting me a frustrated glance. He looks at Carlisle who nods his head back, as a sign of respect.
He walks out the door and everyone immediately walks to the garage. Edward and Emmett load things up into the garage whilst Rosalie and Bella walk to the side hand-in-hand. Like mother and daughter. Sigh. I miss my energetic mother.
"We'll have to kill him. I don't like to think of killing another creature. Even a sadistic one like James." Carlisle says passing a silver cell phone to the 'children' and Esme and holding her hands. I look at the parents and notice that they have changed. In fact everyone had.
Carlisle was wearing a green button down with black trousers and shoes. Esme was wearing a light pink sweater with black jeans and pink flats. Jasper was wearing a blue sweater jumper and jeans. Emmett was wearing a white hoodie with jeans. Rosalie was wearing white long sleeved top and red jeans with black heels. Edward was wearing a black button down and black jeans. Bella was wearing a midnight blue top with elbow length sleeves, a black waistcoat and skinny jeans with stilettos.
"We'll have to tear him apart and burn the pieces, that way he won't be back" Emmett said flexing his muscles and grinning like an idiot. Rosalie glared at him but he simply shrugged. I'm guessing she doesn't like him fighting.
"I'm going to run Alice south; can you lead the tracker away from here?" Jasper says looking at everyone intently.
Rosalie snorts while Carlisle shakes his head. "No son, James knows you'd never leave Alice." He says.
"I'll go with Alice." Bella says walking towards me and Jasper. "Me and Edward will keep her safe Jazz" She says, honestly. I don't doubt Bella, but I don't want to leave Jasper. What if he gets hurt?
"Okay. Can you control yourself?" He says, angling himself between us. Everyone laughs under their breaths whilst Bella, little old half- vampire Bella, gives out a terrifying growl that makes me shiver in terror whilst Jasper just smirks.
"Okay, but keep you opinions to yourself" He says. Bella nods and puts her arm around my waist.
"Bella, take the Mercedes, you'll need the dark tint in Phoenix." Carlisle says, throwing some keys towards Bella, who catches them gracefully.
Bella opens the door and lets me get in to the backseat, whilst she gets in the passenger seat of the car, waiting for Edward who will probably drive.
"He loves to drive" Bella explained, looking fondly at her husband who was planning with Emmett, who looked excited for the disastrous fight.
"Rosalie, Esme can you put these on to hide her scent."Jasper says throwing a coat to Esme and Rosalie. They both catch them and Esme immediately puts hers on. Rosalie, however, looks at Jasper with disbelief on her face.
"Why, what is she to me?" I hear her say, her tone very cold. I lean back against the seat of the car. She's right. What am I to her? To this family?
"Rosalie. Alice is with Jasper, which makes her a part of the family. And we protect our family." Carlisle says picking up the coat and waiting for her to decide. She hesitantly picks it up and walks to my truck with Esme, without another glance in my direction. However, Esme leans down and strokes my cheek whispering "Be safe" to me and looking at Bella. We both nod and she walks away to Rosalie who was waiting for her.
Jasper comes down and looks at me. I look back at the perfect creature I have come to love. He is perfect. And he loves me.
"If anything happens…" I trailed off. I couldn't finish that sentence off. What if someone did get hurt because of me. What if it was Bella? She was still half- human. But Edward wouldn't let anything happen to her. He'd rather die. I may have only known them a while but I knew that.
"Nothing will happen. There are seven of us and two of them and with Bella on our side it will be easy. Just look after yourself and don't worry." He says looking me deep in the eyes.
The front door opens and I turn around to see Edward getting into the car. He looks at Bella and smiles. He turns around and looks at Jasper who nods. Edward starts the engine and waits for Jasper to step back. He looks at me and kisses my black, spiky hair, whispering "Look after yourself" and stepping back.
As soon as he stepped back we were driving. Going back to the place were I grew up. Where most of my life was spent. But now, we were going to hide so a vampire couldn't suck my blood. Nice.
I try to fight my tiredness but I'm not winning. Before I close my I see the sign saying "You Are Now Leaving Forks". We're leaving. Please, keep Charlie safe for me. I pray silently to Esme and Rosalie. I look forward and see Bella and Edward join hands. They were together. They would always be. They had immortality. But what will happen when I die. I won't have Jasper. A mortal and an immortal isn't a good combination. One needs to be changed. Literally.
Edward's Point Of View
Alice had finally fallen asleep in the backseat of Carlisle's Mercedes. I look at the gorgeous Angel to my left and smile. I look into her mind to see her looking for visions of any use. She hated feeling useless, so is trying to look for James or Victoria's decisions'. But she doesn't see anything. Ugh! Why Can't I See!!!!! She shouts in her mind.
"Bella, you don't have to do that. You're going to get tired. Sleep." I order her, leaving no room for discussion. She nods and leans over to put her head on my lap. I run my hand through her long, silky hair wondering if the others were having any luck.
After another 30 minutes of driving, Alice woke up and looked around at her surroundings. I smiled. She looked at me and gave me a small smile which turned into a yawn. I laugh and she blushes. The scent of blood is in the air and it smells so nice. No! Stop It think of Bells. I look down and see her sleeping still. I wonder if she's having any visions with her dreams. She does sometimes.
"How long have we been driving?" A small voice asked from the backseat. I look back shocked. We'd never really spoken, except for the day she found out in the cafeteria. And then I hadn't been the nicest person ever, resulting in mine and Bella's first argument. Though the making up was amazing. I know why Em and Rose always fight now. I got hard just thinking about Bella in that corset, waiting for me back at home.
"About 40 minutes. Are you okay? Are you hungry or anything? I know you don't eat as much as Bella?" I ask, silently worrying. Jasper had asked me in his mind to make sure Alice was okay and not out of our sight.
"No, I'm fine" She says quietly. I raise my eyebrow at her and she finishes. "Just worried about everyone." She says. Aaaah! Jazz said she felt guilty. Now's the time to find out why.
"Why. We're good fighters, and with Jasper they won't be able to even have fun" I say chuckling at Emmett saying that he'll make sure he has fun. I bet Carlisle's pulling his hair out with frustration.
"What if anyone gets hurt? What if it's not Emmett, Jasper or Carlisle? What if it's Rosalie or Esme? I know Rosalie hates me, but she shouldn't get hurt. What if it's you or Bella? Bella's still half human. What if she got attacked and couldn't see it beforehand, what…" I stopped her before she got hysterical. More so.
"Don't worry. Em, Jazz and Carlisle are all good fighters. Esme and Rose are only leading the female out of Forks. And me and Bella will be with you. She would see it and even if she didn't I wouldn't let her get hurt. I wouldn't even think it." I say certainly. Anyone hurting my Bella would not live a single day afterwards. She's my hope, my life, my love.
"You really love her" She whispers, amazed. I nod, not even hesitating.
"I've loved her since the day she was born. It was like nothing mattered except her. It wasn't romantic, just protective. When she grew, she got even more beautiful. When she was 15 I started to avoid her, afraid that she wouldn't love me. After a week of that – she never was the most patient – she attacked me when I was hunting and demanded the truth." I laughed, remembering Bella threatening my car if she didn't know what was happening. "I told her and we came to be the couple we are today." Looking at the absurdly beautiful creature in my lap, I remember the days where we started our relationship. She already started planning the wedding, saying that she saw the invitations in her mind and wanted to be prepared.
I look back and see that Alice was nearly falling asleep. "Go to sleep Alice." I say gently. She nods and lies back down. I really hope nothing happens to her. If it did, Jasper would be distraught and I don't want that on my brother.
We won't let anything happen. Bella already loved the human and I was starting to like her. I just hope the Volturi don't find out. They wouldn't hesitate in killing us. And killing my Bella was killing me. I won't let it happen.
We were in a hotel that was close to the biggest airport in Phoenix. We wouldn't need it. It was just in case the tracker escaped. Which he won't. I have faith in my brothers and Father. Bella is sat next to me, staring blankly at the TV though she isn't paying attention. She's looking for the future. She's seen nothing useful. An investment in the stock market. Some new Prada bag that she wants – which she'll be getting next week! – and Emmett ruining Esme's garden.
She's getting so confused that I've had to restrain her hands from pulling her own hair out.
Alice hasn't been out of her room much. She comes out to eat and occasinaly talk. I know how she feels. If it was me and Bella I would be the same, and I'm sure she would. I wish she didn't have a shield around her mind, it would make things so much easier.
A gasp pulled me out of my thoughts. Bella was having a vision.
A ballet studio. James. Alice's name being called out. A shattered mirror. A gold bar around the room. Bella grabs a piece of paper and a pencil whilst Alice looks at her with a worried expression. Bella starts to draw the scene from her vision and Alice gasps.
"It's a ballet studio." She says.
"You know this place?" I ask her shocked.
"Yeah, I used to go there as a kid. The dance studio had an arch just like that." She says pointing towards the fancy arch.
Bella was about to say something when Alice's phone started to ring. She mouthed 'My Mom' and walked to her room.
She was in there for about 15 minutes when she finally came out. Well when Bella told her to. Jasper, Emmett and Carlisle were coming here as James had changed course. He figured out the trap and fled. Bella thinks he left to start over back at Forks but she's not sure as it's blurry and gives her headaches. I told her she doesn't have to but she wants to if she can't fight. She's just like her Father.
We sat in the seats with my hands intertwined with Bella's small ones. We looked through the busy crowd of Phoenix's largest airport. I notice that Alice keeps looking at the TV monitor that shows when Jazz's plane arrives. She must be excited. After a while she announced that she wanted breakfast.
Bella started to move but stopped when Alice asked if I could come. I thought she'd rather Bella come with her but apparently not. Alice looked at Bella intently, hoping she hadn't hurt her. She hadn't but was a little disappointed and playfully accused me of stealing her best friend.
Half way there she walked into the bathroom and asked if I minded.
"I'll be right here when you're finished." I tell her and lean against then wall. I started to get worried after 5 minutes. That worry increased when I smelt Bella's floral scent coming towards me.
I looked in her direction and saw her shaking. She looked at me and started to cry. I ran to my mate's side and instantly try to calm her.
"Bella, Bella what's wrong?" I ask her, starting to get more worried. She showed me a vision. One that killed me. Alice. Running. James. Dead.
I killed her. I leaned on Bella and she started to tell me it wasn't my fault. It didn't make me feel better. How was I going to face Jasper?
That was how Jasper, Emmett and Carlisle found us. They looked at us suspiciously before their eyes widened when they saw that Bella had been crying. They ran to us and started asking what's wrong.
I shook my head at them and they look at me questionably.
"I'm sorry Jasper. She ran to James, to meet him at the old ballet studio in Phoenix. He has her mother and she's going to trade: her life for her mom's. When I looked into the future it was blurry but slowly getting clearer. When it was clear Alice was already on her way to Phoenix. I'm So so sorry!" Bella says in a rush, looking at the floor, ashamed.
I focus on Jasper. He looked shocked, then emotionless, then angry.
"You let her go. You just let her go and die! I thought you loved her you…" He didn't finish though because she started shaking badly and ran into his arms. They hugged each other before Carlisle decided we should move.
Me, Carlisle and Jazz went outside to wait whilst Bella and Emmett went to steal a car. They came around in a Mercedes similar to Carlisle's that Bella made go as fast as she could in the little time she had.
I just hope we make it. We'll save her. Bella saw it!
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