Chapter Twelve

Demon in My View

Bella's POV

In many ways I was looking forward to watching a baseball game played by vampires…and in others I was faced with an impending doom. And although I knew I had nothing to be worried about, I still wondered if tonight would turn out to be fatal. For me that is. Yes, those are absurd thoughts with Edward around to protect me. So I brushed the thoughts away…bug I could not get rid of the shadow of worry that lay over my heart.

"Bella? Are you ready to go?" Edward asked me, as he stepped gracefully into the room.

"Yes," I took a small breath and turned towards him.

"Is something wrong?" he inquired, his eyes full of worry.

"Oh…no."

He gave me his infamous crooked smile and led me down the stairs, to the volvo. He opened the door for me and I got in without falling, thank goodness. For a brief second I wondered if Jasmine had inherited my clumsiness. The thought of her, sent a stack through my heart –no pun intended-.

Edward's POV

I was still bothered by Bella's admission about her ex-boyfriend. I could not bare the thought of someone hitting her. Slapping her beautiful, perfect face. The fact that she didn't leave him after all his brutal treatment bothered me even more. I could tell she was hiding something. And it wasn't that I was nosy…I was just concerned that whatever she was hiding…it could be serious.

As I started the car I noticed her flinch slightly and pondered if perhaps it had sent her into another past memory…or the something that had been bothering her earlier. Whatever. If she didn't want to tell him, then he could live with that. Right?

Alice's POV

I saw them a few miles outside of Forks…the other group of vampires who were not like us. One female, two males. Nomads by the looks of them…I warned Carlisle of the new development and he seemed fine with continuing our plans with the baseball game.

Even though I hadn't had a vision with any danger coming from the group, I still kept my guards up. Normally, I would not have paid much attention, but with Bella among us, you could never be too careful.

The baseball game started without a problem. My team was winning and although I was small I was able to keep up with the best of my family. Edward was mostly playing in the outfield and caught almost every ball the other team hit.

It was about an hour into the game when I caught whiff of the new vampires in town. My anxiety grew. I quickly told Carlisle and Esme.

A/N: Quick announcement. I'm not following everything that happens in the original Twilight. The conversations, reactions, etc. are different. Please bare with me!

Bella's POV

I felt everyone tense around me. I didn't know what was wrong, but my instincts told me it couldn't be good. And when Edward stepped in front of me and crouched to a protective stance I knew something was indeed very wrong.

One by one, a group of vampires appeared before us. One was female, tall and lean with fiery red hair. There were two male, one with olive skin and short black hair. My eyes focused on the last vampire. My breath caught in my throat.

Oh my God.

James!

I started hyperventilating and black spots appeared before my eyes. I got dizzy and slowly lowered myself to the ground. Edward didn't even notice. His focus entirely on the demon that stood before us.

End of Chapter Twelve

A/N: I want to apologize for not updating sooner! Time just sort of flew by and before I knew it, it was November! I'm so sorry! I'm also sorry that I had to end the chapter there. I honestly wanted to get the whole baseball field conversation over with…but I'm simply worn out and need a break. So I'm going to post this and hope I get some reviews!

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Carlisle's Girl