Chapter 9: Panicking Family
EPOV
We are approaching my house when Bella stops and looks at me.
"Edward, I have to go now. We are close to your house", she says
"I don't won't you to go"
"I know you don't and I don't won't to leave you either. But now's not the time for me to revile myself to them", she says "Anyway you will see me in 4 hours at school anyway"
I approach her and give her a passionate kiss and tell her.
"I love you"
"I love you too. Now go. I can hear your family's thoughts from here. They are really worried about you and it appears you got some company. And I know them; let them know they better keep my secret and that I'm very grateful to them and that I will see them soon. I love you. GO!" she shouts with a smile.
I give her a smile of my own and walk in the direction of my house. Bella says we have company, I wonder who it could be and why I need to tell them to keep her secret. When I am at the top of the hill near my house I can hear my family's worried thoughts. I turn around and see Bella waving at me, she blows me a kiss then takes of to the west; in the direction I think where she lives. I sigh this is going to be a long 4 hours…
Two days earlier
Cullen House after Edward takes off
APOV
Edward just takes off out the door. I know we are crowding him, but he should not be alone right now. After all this is the day when he found out Bella was died. I sigh it's been 4 hours and still Edward hasn't come back. I try to look into his future, so I know he is safe, but I see nothing, that is odd.
"Alice, honey, what do you see", asks Jasper
"Nothing. I can't see Edwards future", I say
The family gasps at me
"You can't see him?" asks Carlisle
"No I can't. I can see us just fine, but I can't see him. I last saw him running in the woods then it all went black", I say in a whisper
"That's not possible", whispers Esme
"I didn't think so either. But it is still happening", I say
"Carlisle, does this mean he's gone?" whispers Esme
"We don't know. Emmett, Jasper and I will go and look for him. Rosalie and Alice you take care of your mother", Carlisle says
"Yes dad", we all say.
With that said Jasper, Emmett and Carlisle take off into the forest. A couple of hours past, by the time they come back it had been 5 hours.
"Anything?" asks Rosalie
"No, not even a scent", says Jasper quietly
"How is that possible?" I ask
"I don't know. I will call Eleazar. And get him and the Denali's to come and help us", says Carlisle.
Carlisle is on the phone for a couple of minutes then hang up.
"They are on the way", is all he says, and then goes the comfort Esme who is dry sobbing.
I hope they get here soon. Maybe with their help we will find Edward.
Midday Sunday
Eleazar's POV
Here my family and I are at the Cullen's house trying to help them find Edward. I couldn't believe my ears, when I got the phone call from them, I hadn't heard from them in years. And I can't even get a hold of her, I have tried her cell 5 times and it keeps going to voice mail, of all the times not to answer her cell, she chooses now not to pick up. Unbelievable.
"Carlisle, old friend. Calm down and tell us everything that has happen. Start at the beginning", I say
"Well we moved here two weeks ago. Rose, Emmett, Jasper, Alice and Edward started school again", he begins "When we got there, there was another student sharing our name"
"Sharing your name?" asks Kate
"Yeh. I think Alice better explain from here", Carlisle says
Alice begins to explain about this girl, how she doesn't talk to them, how she acts like they don't exist. Then she tells us how Edward is interested in her and how he couldn't read her mind. I'm starting to have suspicions about this girl, I look at my family and they are having the same suspicions as me. I have to ask.
"What is the name of this girl?" I ask
"Izzy Cullen", says Jasper
I try to keep a neutral expression when he said the name. It has to be her, what do you know, I think to myself. I look at my family again and see they are having trouble keeping a neutral expression. I think I have to get them out of here quickly. What ever is she is planning we must not ruin it.
"Carlisle, you have told us a lot. We must hunt and when we get back, we will look for Edward", I say quickly
"Of course", says Carlisle
"We will be quick", I say.
And my family and myself quickly race out the door and into the woods, when we get far enough away I stop and say,
"It must be Bella"
"You're right, what is she doing here", says Carmen
"My guess, she's going to school here. And when she learned the Cullen's were coming here, she decided to have some fun with them", I say
"That sounds about right", says Tanya
"She was really mad about them leaving her, for her own protection", says Kate
"What has this got to do with Edwards disappearance", asks Irina
"I can only guess from what Carlisle said is that Edward takes off because he is upset, and Bella see's him and goes after him. Covering him in her shield while she is at it", I say
"That would explain why Alice can't see his future and why they can't pick up his scent", says Kate
"Yeh it does", agrees Tanya
"What do we do?" asks my mate
"We do nothing. We try to keep the Cullen's calm; my guess is that they will be back soon. So we must wait and not blow Bella's cover", I say
Everyone one is in agreement, we take off to hunt. We cannot go back, without golden eyes. We take our time spending 2 hours hunting then we go back.
"Where the hell have you been?" yells Alice
"Alice, honey calm down", says Jasper
"To answer your question Alice, after we hunted we went to look for Edward", I say
"Did you find anything?" asks Carlisle
"Yes we found his scent going across a river 5 miles away. My guess is that he wants to be alone and hasn't made his mind up on when he is coming home", I lie "That is why you can't see him Alice"
"That makes sense. Thank you", says Carlisle
"No problem. So let's just calm down and wait for him to turn up, shall we?" I ask
I hear agreements coming from everyone. We spend the next few hours talking and catching up. My family tells them what we have all been up too, minus the part about Bella.
It is 4am when we hear someone approaching the house. We all look at each other. Then we see Edward coming through the back door.
"Hey everyone", says Edward like nothing has happened, "What's going on? I didn't know the Denali's were visiting"
The Cullen's all start talking at once.
"EDWARD!" I shout in my thoughts
He looks at me. I show him he past couple of hours.
"I told them we caught your scent around the river 5 miles back" I think to him.
He nods his head at me.
"Everyone calm down. I can't understand you if you are all talking at once and your thoughts are giving me a headache", yells Edward
"Where the HELL have you been Edward?" shouts Alice at him
"I went for I run. I went through the river 5 miles back and I ran and ran. I wasn't paying any attention to the way I was going until last night. That's when I started to head back", he explains
"Why are your cloths like that?" asks Jasper
I take a look at him, he's cloths are a mess.
"On the way back I run into a bear and i was thirsty, and he put up a bit of a fight", he shrugs
I have to give him points, he know's how to lie and he does not miss a beat
"I'm sorry to have scared you but I needed to be left alone for a while, I was starting to suffocate" he says
"That's all right Edward. We should have left you alone", says Esme
"It's alright Mum", he says with a smile, "Why don't you guys go and hunt, I have to have a shower and get changed for school"
They all nodded with agreement and quickly left, not before each hugging him. After they are well out of earshot I hear Tanya say with a smile,
"Had a good time his weekend did we?"
"Yes. I had I really good time", he says with a smile and a laugh, "I have to thankyou for keeping her secret and to thankyou for covering for me"
"No problem. We are glad to see you happy", I say
"I have a message from Bella", he says
I look at him and waited
"She says you better keep her secret and that she is very grateful to all of you for what you have done for her and that she will see you soon", he says
I just have to smile.
"Thankyou", I say. I hear the others in my family saying thankyou too, as he turns to leave I say
"You better not hurt her again Edward otherwise you have us to deal with", I threaten. My family is saying similar things
"I swear to you I will never hurt her again", he promises
"Good. Now go take a shower, so you can get to school and be with her", I say with a smile. I know he is dying to get back to her.
He turns to leave again and I say
"You tell her that I love her like a daughter and that I will keep her to her promise", I say
"You tell her we will see her soon", says Tanya, Kate, Irina and Carmen
"I will tell her", he says with a smile. And take off up the stairs. I can't help think the other Cullen's are in trouble when Bella finally tells them that she is alive…
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