Chapter 11: Red
I waited for Edward to return. As the door opened I was ready to start my warning, before I started talking I realised that it wasn't Edward but Alice. She looked at me with sad eyes, her emotions dead. I was confused and wondered if something bad happened at the hunting trip.
"Please tell me it's not true," Alice pleaded.
"What?" I asked more confused.
"I had a vision of you leaving with Damion, but you can't leave, not now." I suddenly realised why Alice was so upset. I walked closer towards her and hugged her tight.
"Alice, I'm not planning on leaving and even if I did it wouldn't be for good. This coven I'm in now is my family along with my brother; do you really think I would leave him behind after all I've been through?" Alice looked up at me and smiled.
"Do you really mean that?"
"Of course, you shouldn't worry about it." I loosed Alice as the door opened again, this time it was the person I wanted. "Alice, do you mind leaving Edward and I alone?" Alice was confused; she looked at Edward who shook his head awkwardly. She sighed and gracefully left the room.
"Should I try and flee the room now? Or should I stick around?" Edward tried to lighten the mood, but I was afraid even Jasper couldn't lighten up my mood at this moment of time.
"Edward please be serious about this, that was extremely dangerous what you did. What if Damion couldn't resist? You know how much faster human drinkers are." Edward lowered his head; I could tell he was ashamed.
"I know, I wasn't thinking. It's just that Bella wanted to see you… I thought Damion would have left by then."
"Why didn't you
use your gift?" Edward's expression went blank.
"Well what Damion was thinking before I left, do you really think I
wanted to risk it?" Edward snickered. Hmm
I wonder if he knows about what Damion and I was doing.
Edward looked at me wide eyed. Shit!
Edward burst out laughing. When my anger had eased, Edward walked
towards his piano, stopped as Emmett rushed through the door with
Bella, his emotion full of worry, his expression full of shock…
… I watched as Emmett placed an unconscious Bella onto the floor. Edward knelt beside her calling her name softly. As he gently stroked her cheek, her eyes flew open and locked onto Emmett's, she gasped in fear pushing herself into Edward for protection. Edward's eyes flickered from Emmett and back to Bella before his emotions changed to anger.
"What happened?" Edward spoke through gritted teeth, he felt betrayed.
"Edward it isn't how it seems, I swear to you." Alice joined us, but she didn't seem shocked by what she saw, she must have already had a vision.
"Edward listen to him, he's telling the truth. There's another vampire around the area, a female." Alice was calm as she spoke, "The others are tracking her now."
"Was it Victoria?" Edward was now worried and looking in Emmett's direction.
"No I hadn't seen her before, but she had blonde hair and her eyes were red, bright red." I suddenly froze. Could it be Melissa? As I looked up, Edward's eyes were glaring straight at me.
"Who's Melissa?" Edward's on-edge anger stopped me from talking. Another member of the Gomithican coven, but if it is, Damion will already be on it. Edward nodded and looked back at Bella, who was still frozen on Emmett's face. I jumped as the door opened and Damion entered. He froze as he saw Bella but he held his breath and walked towards me.
"What is it?" I asked.
"Melissa, she's in the area. She was walking past Bella's house when she scented her." He turned to Edward, "I'm sorry for that." Edward growled, but Bella, who had relaxed, stopped him. "I spoke to her; she's only passing by, to deliver news on the coven. I warned her not to hunt around this area and she said she wouldn't." I quiet snarl formed in my throat as I remembers how Melissa used to be with orders. Emmett looked towards Edward and after a few moments Edward nodded, I could tell they were having another mind conversation. Bella stood up and walked towards Emmett, her emotions filled with guilt. Before she got too close, Emmett held up his hand.
"I already know I'm sorry I scared you." He gave her a wide grin as Edward also stood up.
"The others will be returning soon, but I feel we'll be having an extra visitor." My snarl got louder at Alice's words; Edward was shocked with my behaviour. Edward If I was you I'd keep your guard up, Melissa isn't the sort of vampire who gives up easily, she's very dangerous to humans, as well as vampires. I looked at Edward who was confused. She has the ability to change the way people feel about each other and she's used it more than once on myself, expect the family to argue. At that the door knocked with the scent of an unfamiliar vampire. Edward and I both snarled.
