Chapter 11: Remember Bella
Renesmee started struggling when the person leaned forward to whisper into her ear. "I'm going to pull my hand away, but don't say a word because you and your brother are in so much trouble Renesmee Carlie," Edward hissed into his daughter's ear. Edward let her go and Renesmee spun around.
"Daddy…" she said softly.
Edward held his hand up. "What are you and your brother doing all the way out here?" he demanded.
"Saving mom," she answered crossing her arms over her chest.
"This is dangerous! Alejandro is after you two and you're out here by his camp have you lost your mind?" Edward demanded.
She rubbed her arms with a sigh. "But daddy, it's worked. Emmett remembers, he's trying to trick mama out here now," she insisted. Edward glanced at the camp.
Charlie was watching as Edward was scolding his sister, looking back towards the camp. "LET ME GO!" a voice screeched.
"Charlie don't," Jacob told the boy, reaching to grab his arm when he pulled away, hurrying down the hill into the camp.
Looking around, Charlie peeked around the corner to see a girl struggling against a laughing vampire. "Where's my dad? What did you do to him?" she demanded.
"Ah shut up you whelp," the vampire told the girl, throwing her to the ground.
The girl hit the ground with a yelp, her honey-blonde hair falling over her face. Her light blue blouse was torn on the shoulder, her dark blue jeans and brown zip boots were now caked in mud. Charlie noticed that her skin was as pale as his, but unlike the vampire standing over her, her skin only had like a glow instead of the sparkle. "Another hybrid…" he said softly. The girl looked up with wide grey eyes.
"Just wait here," the vampire hissed before leaving.
Charlie glanced over at Edward who was coming towards him, but snuck into the camp before his father could stop him. Hurrying over, he crouched down beside the girl. "Hey…" he whispered. The girl let out a hiss, jumping back.
"Stay away," she hissed.
"I'm not going to hurt you," he insisted, holding his hands up in surrender.
She glared at him. "I'm Charlie Cullen," he whispered. Her eyes widened at the name.
"My dad told me about your coven! How your parents helped destroy Aro and Caius of the Volturi," she commented sitting up.
"Dethroned is a better way to describe it," he answered smiling.
The girl looked around, letting out a shaky breath. "I'm Danielle," she whispered. Giving her as mall smile, he looked around the corner to see if anyone was coming before he grabbed her hand.
"What can you tell me about Alejandro's plan?" he asked as they hurried into the forest.
Danielle kept a grip on his hand as she started telling him everything she knew.
Edward shook his head slowly before looking back at the hut Emmett and Bella had disappeared into. "Dad!" Charlie called. Edward turned around to look at his son, holding up his hand to gesture him to be quiet.
"What is it?" he asked.
Charlie had his father come closer so only he could hear. "This is Danielle, she is a hybrid as me," he informed. Edward nodded to the girl.
"Alejandro is not the leader behind this dad," he explained.
Edward gave him a quizzical look. "No, Alejandro is just a pawn. He's only pretending to be the leader," Danielle explained.
"Then who…" Edward started to say when Renesmee ran over.
"Daddy, they're coming," she informed.
Edward looked at his son and his new friend. "Just wait here," he told them. They nodded before they got ready for Emmett to drag Bella into the forest.
Walking up behind Bella, Emmett wrapped his arm tightly around her waist and covered her mouth to muffle her screams and dragged her into the forest. "Help me pin her down, she's one hell of a fighter," Emmett commented, hissing when she bit his hand, "son of a bitch!" Edward stared at his wife with wide eyes. She looked at him with a glare.
Renesmee went to put her hands on her mother's head when Edward stopped her. "No…just break through her shield for me," he told his daughter. Nodding her head slowly, she placed her hands on her mother's shoulders and Edward could suddenly hear Bella's thoughts. "Emmett, hold onto her," he told his brother.
"You better do something quick Ed," Emmett answered as he held onto Bella as tight as he could without hurting her.
Edward placed his hands on her face as he started pouring every memory they had shared together in her head. Bella's eyes widened as his mind connected with hers.
~Flash~
She was still shaking, looking around with her heart thumping hard against her chest. "What's your name?" he asked.
"B-Bella…" she got out.
He reached out to touch her face when she pulled away. "Please, please," she begged softly.
"I'm not going to hurt you I promise," he answered.
He placed his hand over his chest. "I'm Edward and this is my family…"
~Flash~
She let out a gasp when he was suddenly in front of her. "Bella, I will give you the mark," he said softly. A small smile appeared on her face.
"You're really going to? You're not going to just say that then change your mind?" she asked.
He stroked her face gently. "Bella, this is why I went hunting again. I want to be sure I can't hurt you," he answered. Bella bit her lower lip as she reached up, resting her hand on his cheek.
"I love you," she whispered.
Edward kissed her tenderly while holding her close. "I love you," he answered smiling.
~Flash~
Edward struggled to get up when Demetri grabbed a hold of him, throwing him across the room, and making him crash into the stairs. "NO!" Bella screamed throwing her hands up and Demetri was suddenly thrown back across the room by an unseen force. Bella stood in front of Edward with her eyes practically glowing. "You will not touch him!" she snapped.
~Flash~
Bella glared at Alejandro. "Where are they?" he demanded. She stood in front of the hiding spot she had placed her children.
"You will never find them!" she hissed.
Alejandro glared before he grabbed a hold of Bella's throat, throwing her down onto the piano behind her.
~End Flashes~
Bella was completely still and silent. "Let her go," Edward told Emmett and Renesmee. They both let her go and Bella was just standing there. She moved her hands up to her head, shaking a little. "Bella…" he said softly. She looked around when he saw realization show in her eyes.
"What have I done?" she asked.
She looked at Edward with wide red eyes. "Edward what have I done?" she asked. Walking over, Edward wrapped his arms tightly around his waists.
"You're back," he whispered.
She clung to him, closing her eyes tight. "I'm sorry if I did anything wrong," she told him. He hushed her softly, stroking her hair.
"You're back, you're here, that's all that matters," he whispered.
He kissed the side of her head. "That's all that matters," he answered. The twins hurried over and Bella hugged both of her children.
"Come on, they'll start to notice you're gone," Edward told them.
Nodding, they all started running through the trees back to their home.
