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13 Circumstances
Edward's P.O.V
'So…Err…Okay here's what happened. I went to hunt blah blah blah and Victoria was there. I cut you guys off 'cause I didn't want you getting hurt or something if you came to my rescue. Any way's turned out she didn't actually want to hurt me.' Bella explained quite cheered at the last fact. I rested my head in my hands with a sigh.
Edward she's hiding something Jaspers worries were clear in my head. I glanced up to look at my fiancé who wore a guilty mask. I eyed her beautiful face suspiciously.
'What did she want?' I tried racking Alice's brain for any outcomes in the future but Bella still wore her block.
'You see the thing is it's not really what she wants…She needs my help.' Bella replied timidly and sank onto the wooden chair beside me.
'Help?' Alice asked incredulously from the other side of the room.
'Yeah what do you mean by help?' Rose had just as much disbelief coloring her tone as Alice did.
'Victoria has been sent by the Volturi with the orders of getting me to Volterra like pronto-'I shot up from my chair cutting her off. It crashed to the floor causing the wood to split. Esme would not be happy when she got back but that wasn't the problem thought.
'Are you crazy? Are you out of your mind? You're not going!' I snapped. The worry that I now felt caused my voice to come out a bit sharp. Bella noticed because she flinched back.
'Okay I'm with Eddie on this one. How d'you it's not some kind of trap?' Emmett said making me more anxious then ever.
'I have all the flight details here. Now would you please let me finish?' She asked getting rather impatient at the questions. Everyone nodded apart from me. Fear had frozen me in position. What did the Volturi want with her?
'Basically I just got told they heard of my 'gift' and need some help from it is all.' Bella explained tracing a random pattern on the oval mahogany dinning table.
Shit they're gonna make my sister part of the gang! I freaking knew something like this would happen! Emmett yelled furiously in my head.
'Why did Victoria come and find you? Why no one else?' Jasper inquired sensing pity in Bella's field of emotion.
'They have her mate.' All my siblings understood that instantly as did I. I can see why Bella had agreed to help but that didn't mean I was for it. Victoria could be lying for all we know.
'You believe her?' I questioned curiously still standing at my place. Bella's eyebrows furrowed with distress. I fought the urge to smooth them out though.
'Of course. You should have seen the state she was in. I mean at first when she came to me I knew something was wrong. But then when I refused to go with her it's like it triggered that macho façade she's been wearing…Edward I couldn't say no.' she whispered quietly. I felt my heart ache for the sadness that lined my Bella's voice.
My brothers and sisters were thinking of the evaluating the situation for them selves while I just stared at Bella. I knew that if anyone had my Bella then I'd do what ever it took to save her. Obviously Bella thought of the same thing and gave into Victoria's pleas. I don't think I could have live through the agony that would cause. Just thinking about it I could feel something gnawing on the edges of my stone heart. I would never be able to live my forever with out her. I simply loved her too much.
'You can't go on you own Bella.' No point in arguing with her to not got at all if it's an 'order' from the Volturi. Her head snapped up and she shook her head.
'Edward you're not coming.' I wasn't even thinking of that but that is an awesome idea. That way I'll still be with her and protect her if she needs it.
'Maybe she's right Edward. If you go with her then the Volturi will just assume you want to fight or something. It could get out of hand.' Alice mused staring directly at Bella. Okay she's supposed to be on my side right? I glared at her elfin face.
'No they wouldn't. You know as well as I do that they've got power's to reassure that nothing's gonna go down.'
'I'm with Edward on this one Alice. In one touch, Aro will know Edward's every thought and then there's the fact he's good friends with Carlisle.' Rose and I never saw eye to eye so her interruption in the argument gave me cause for hope.
'Hey, how about we all go!' Emmett boomed with excitement. Bella cocked an eyebrow at him obviously debating if he was crazy in the head.
Silence…and then all there thought's came through at once.
Italy! Shoes! Major brands! Oh Emmetts a genius… Alice squealed envisioning street's full of shops galore.
Woo! I can so check out some awesome cars! Rose exclaimed eagerly.
The buildings have always held an interest to me. Maybe I should take a camera…Jasper pondered.
When is the flight that Bella's taking? Ah, they hadn't all forgot the issue at hand.
'THIS IS GOING TO BE AWESOME! IT'S LIKE…WOW I'M SO EXCITED!' Alice cried jumping up to dance on the spot. I rolled my eyes at her childishness.
'First thing's first, when's your flight Bella?' I asked. She fingered through the paper that had been given to her. Occasionally her forehead would scrunch up.
'This Friday.' Bella confirmed looking up at me. I pursed my lips. What about Carlisle and Esme…?
'Carlisle and Esme will still be in Africa.' Jasper pointed out as if he was the one with ability to read minds.
'Big whoop.' Alice began with a beaming smile on her face, 'When's the flight back Bella?'
'There isn't one.' She said biting her lip. My frustration at this boiled.
'Well we won't book a return flight either.' Alice suggested still bathing in the obvious excitement of the trip. I was generally anxious about it all.
'What are we going to say to Carlisle and Esme? Esmes not going to be too psyched about our sudden disappearance.' Rose mused setting herself next to Emmett. Alice, however, rolled her eyes at this before she had a vision of Carlisle and Esme joining us.
'Not a problem Rosy darling. They'll be with us with in no time.' Alice thrilled clapping her hands at the fact of this all working out. Rose glared at the use of her nickname. Now she knew how I felt.
'Alice please remember that we are actually going for Bella's sake and not just your need's to shop.' I reminded her with a forced smirk.
'Of course.' She said seriously with a nod but her smile couldn't be held back for long.
'Whatever. There's really no point in trying to dissuade you not to come is there?' Bella muttered looking at me with pleading eyes. I found myself just gawping at her magnificent beauty until Jasper snapped in my head.
Reassure her Edward. She's worried. I shook my head at her answer and as an attempt to pull myself from the daze.
'Bella do you really think I'd let you leave with out me?' I asked incredibly. She sighed in surrender while a slow smile worked its way onto my face knowing I wouldn't have to unfairly persuade her. She seemed against my 'dazzling' as she so kindly puts it.
'Do you want me to start looking for flight's then?' Rose chimed with a small grin.
'Yup!' Alice chirped then frowned slightly.
'What Alice?' I dug through her mind to see her latest vision. Rose sat in font of the computer screen booking flight's a day later then Bella's flight. Oh great, just our luck.
'No biggy Eddie. We've got till Sunday so shush you're worrying.' Alice reassured me with a cheesy grin.
'Well I 'spose I'll get to it then.' Rose sighed heading out of the dinning room to the computer suite.
'Jazz and I will get passports sorted out, man.' Emmett said totally chilled about the whole thing. Figures what with him game for a battle if there would be one. I know for a fact if they showed anymore then the current interest they showed for my Bella I'd be more then willing to fight.
'OOOO BELLA AND I CAN GO SHOPPING!' Alice leapt up from her seat in one lithe movement and got a vice grip on Bella ignoring her protests.
'Alice! I'm not sure the Volturi care about what I'm wearing.' Bella groaned blowing me a sweet kiss as she was dragged out of the room by the evil pixie. I sighed not being able to award her with a proper one. God she's being so brave about this.
'You can come with us Thumbelina!' I raised my eyebrows at Jasper in complete confusion.
'Did you just call me Thumbelina?' Jasper shrugged with a smile. What the heck?
'You don't like Eddie so I figured I'd give you another nick name.'
'And Thumbelina was a good choice?' Emmett laughed so hard at that. I flew to his side and slapped the back of his head.
'Emmett!' I whined in the exact tone Rose used. Jasper began to have a fit of uncontrollable laughter whilst I head Rose growl from the other room.
'I don't sound like that. Now please go if you don't want me to book a flight for the Sunday Thumbelina.' I immediately shot out of my playful side and had a pure head for business.
'Let's go boys.' I instructed and led the way out of the room setting a quick march.
Chill Edward. This will all be fine. Jasper reassured me as we made our way up to a small building in the Seattle suburbs. I could feel calm emanating from his body which therefore calmed my worries down. Still, I couldn't cut down on the apprehension of this whole business. It just didn't feel right. Oh what am I saying? This is ridiculous. Alice would have seen something and definitely would have notified me on any change.
Eddie cool down your morose face. Emmett mentally warned me. I sent an apologetic over my shoulder to the pair of them.
The building we were now in was completely industrial, nothing fancy. I guess anywhere where they dealt in illegal documents wouldn't be publicized all that much. Dim industrial lights lit the dullish hallways we were now snaking rapidly through – not that rapidly though; still needed to keep up human appearances.
'I think it's this door.' Jasper explained pointing to the door ahead. I nodded my head and continued heading forward. I wondered how my Bella is…?
Bella's P.O.V
The circumstances we'd all agreed under were even more of a nightmare then the first set. They were all coming with me now and that meant more chance of something bad happening. I have to admit, Edward took the information much better then I thought as did the others. Deep down I did feel grateful that they were coming. Stupid as it sounds, I felt a hell of a lot safer now that I wasn't going alone – or just with Victoria. The thought of getting answers from Victoria made me extremely curious. I hope to God they were reasonable like I was dyeing or something. Biting me out of pure boredom just will not do. I refused to confess but I had a slight itch about this all. Something didn't seem right but obviously Alice would see if anything diverted from the course it appeared to be taking at the moment…right?
'For the 102th time please stop fidgeting. This lady can't get your cut right if you keep moving.' Alice's high tweet brought me back to the store we were in. A lady with a mass of grey hair on her wrinkly head was measuring my waist and bust. She quickly jotted the measurements down then staggered over to her desk. I rolled my eyes at Alice.
'Ali do you see someone insulting my sense in fashion or something?'I murmured low enough for the lady not to hear. Hell she probably couldn't hear a fog horn!
'No silly,' she giggled like a child, 'But now you mention it they probably would make a comment on your style.'
I took a quick glance down at my clothing and frowned. It seemed acceptable for me; skinny jeans and a band t-shirt topped of with a pair of converses.
'What's wrong with what I'm wearing?' I asked perplexed. This is the first time she'd pointed out my simple style.
'You've got some amazing curves and you just hide them in the dustbin bag you call a shirt.' Alice sang still in her joyous mood. Seriously amazing what the thought of Italy could make one person feel in comparison to another. My shirt did not look like a dustbin bag. It was white for a start…
'Whatever Alice. Were not going to Italy to flaunt bodies off or have you forgot the real reason.' I said with my hands tightly on my hips.
'Of course I haven't. But as there's nothing to worry about then there's no point in worrying. That's my motto anyway.' She quickly added before the portly old woman came back with her clip board clasped to her chest. Alice moved back and gave her room.
'I'm sorry dear but I don't think I made accurate measurements.' The woman explained peering over her thickly framed glasses. I sighed and lifted my arms so she could be on with it. No doubt this was going to be a long afternoon. A distraction though, at least.