hey, guys. Its been long, I know. School's starting so it's been hard. Another short chapter, I know. But I'm kind of doing fillers right now. I have a slight writers block, but things are coming to me at weird times. Like, I woke up last night at 1:00 and i started writing becasue i had thought of something...weird, I know. Anyway, I'll start udating more and chapters will be longer, pinky promise:)

My eyes widened as I gauged Edward's expression. I looked down at my hands.

"Wh-What are we going to do?" I asked hoarsely. Edward groaned in anguish.

"Bella, I don't know, but I will make you safe," he answered. He looked like he was trying to convince himself more than me.

I tried to think through this rationally. If the Voultri was coming then it was simple: I would just change a bit earlier than expected.

"No," Edward said, curtly. He was looking over at me, calculating my face. I sighed.

"Edward, it's the only way."

"No," he growled, "We will do this on our time. Not anyone else's."

"Edward, they will put you and your family in danger! We have to!" I exclaimed. There was an icy silence.

"When are they coming?" I finally asked after our silence became too much to bear. Edward just growled and floored the gas. I looked out of the window in sudden panic.

Charlie.

"Edward, what about Charlie?" I asked, frantic. Edward pulled into the drive and swiftly carried me inside.

"He's all taken care of," he whispered in my ear. "We've told the wolves and Billy has Charlie with him." I let out a shaky sigh.

"Is-Is Jacob-" but I couldn't finish the question. I hadn't seen Jake since the wedding and we had left on less than happy terms.

"It seems as though Jacob has imprinted," Edward alleged. He was trying to distract me, but I could tell from his rigid posture that things were not okay. But now Jake was happy. He could finally be whole. I tried to ignore the pain of jealously I felt. Jake was happy and I was happy that was all that mattered.

Edward strode into the living room where six vampires were sitting in various uptight positions. Edward set me down and dragged me over to the couch, where I sat down in his lap. I refused to let go of him.

"How much time?" Edward asked.

"Two days at the most," Alice answered for everyone's benefit. I grimaced in fright. It took three days to change a human into a vampire.

"What do we do?' Esme inquired, slightly calm.

"We fight! That's what we do!" Emmett called out.

"We don't have enough back up," Carlisle said, speaking for the first time.

"We could run," Rose suggested.

"That would look worse to the Voultri's eyes," Jasper explained, quietly.

"What do you see, Alice? You're seeing something!" Edward almost yelled.

"Nothing…it was nothing," Alice quickly covered up.

"Alice," Edward growled. "Tell me."

Edward suddenly got up and roared in response to Alice's thoughts.

"How can that be," he asked through his teeth. I cringed away from his anger. I was causing trouble for them again. I was a source of anguish. I could leave and meet the Vo-

"Isabella Swan, don't even think it," Alice scolded. I frowned. She must have seen my plan.

"Bella," Edward pleaded, kneeling down in front of me, "You are to stay here. You will not meet the Voultri. Do you understand?"

"Yes," I muttered, but I didn't meet his eyes.

"What did you see, Alice?" Carlisle asked, getting impatient.

"I-I saw Aro taking Bella…and she was a vampire. I couldn't see any of us," she finished, looking down. I heard Rose gasp and Jasper growl. He was standing protectively over Alice.

"Where were they?" Carlisle asked.

Edward was pacing, pinching the bridge of his nose between his thumb and forefinger. His face was pinched up in anguish.

"In the back yard, but it depends on what happens. Everything keeps changing and Aro keeps changing his mind. He's bringing Jane, Demetri, Marcus, and Alec."

I shivered at Jane's name, remembering the last time I saw her. We stood no chance. I had to do something. Anything. I could not stand by and watch my family…and Edward get hurt.

"The question now is, do we change Bella now or do we see how they react to Bella being human?" Carlisle said, thinking.

"I think we change Bella. If we don't they will kill her," Emmett said bluntly. I flinched and Edward growled. He came to me and pulled me to his side.

"Alice saw that she was a vampire and that they were taking her. I think we should leave her human. Then she will be no interest to them," Jasper explained.

Esme looked around worriedly at each of us.

"Bella, it's your choice," Carlisle finally said.

"Alice…what was I doing…in the vision?" I asked.

She hesitated before saying, "You were…in a cloak and you were about to kill someone." Worry lines were etched into her marble forehead. I sucked in a giant breath. Edward glance riveted to mine. He looked like he was in pain and then I got it. The Voultri was going to recruit me and I wasn't going to have a choice.

Time was running out.

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