Chapter 14: Fascinated
(Bella POV)
The rain muffled the sound of my tears. It was raining cats and dogs. I sped down the road, not even bothering to look at how fast I was going. I had absolutely no idea where I was headed.
"Bella, Hon, let me drive; you won't be able to see through all of those tears." Edward said, apparently concerned.
"I'm fine." I lied.
The decrepit truck started to spin wildly. I tried to turn it so I wouldn't go astray from the road, but there was no chance for that. Edward unbuckled both of our seatbelts and then he grabbed me and ran out into the rain.
"Are you alright?" he asked between breaths.
"Yes I think so."
He let me catch my breath and then I stood up. The rain was now pouring; felt like a person took a giant bucket of water and poured it on me.
"What are we going to do?" I questioned.
"Hmm. I'm not sure yet. We need to go back home though."
"I can't face them. They are so…so…"
"Love, you are going to have to if you want this to be settled."
"I need time to think."
"Well is about five minutes enough? That's how long it will take to get home."
"No. I need more time alone."
"In the rain?"
"I don't know. Why not?"
"Aren't you cold? Your lips are turning blue."
"No." I lied.
Against my will, he lifted me with ease onto his cold, stone- like back. He ran through the forest, swiftly as the rain toppled on top of me. The trip took a lot more time than I expected. When we finally arrived, I took a few deep breaths before entering the beautiful house. Edward touched the small of my back, gently pushing me toward the door. I walked in and Renee and Charlie stepped toward me.
"Bells, we're sorry." They said in harmony.
"I just can't handle this all at once."
"I know. It's very hard to grasp."
"About the whole vampire thing, Edward and his family are vampires and they all have special powers and…."
"Well let me explain." Carlisle chimed in.
"Most of us are over one hundred years old and we never will age. Esme, Rosalie, Emmett and I have no special powers. However, Alice can see into the future and Edward can read minds. We all have super strength and super speed. We never sleep, we don't eat and we are cold and hard like a rock. Our temperature is below average."
"Wow. This is a large amount to take in." Charlie noted.
"Yes. Bella was fascinated when she found out."
"Can you tell us more?" Renee wondered.
"Yes. We are a coven and there are many more around the world, including this coven that is similar to royalty. They are called the Volturi and they make all the rules for all the vampires around the world. We are indestructible and the only way to kill us is to cut us in many pieces then burn us. The myths you hear are mostly fake."
"No coffins? Can you go into the sun?" Charlie questioned.
"We don't own any coffins and when we go out into the sun, we sparkle."
"Really? Will I be able to see that sometime?" Renee asked.
"Do you really suck humans' blood?" Charlie added.
"You might be able to see it sometime. And, most vampires suck humans blood, but we choose not to. Instead, we drink animals' blood."
"Wow that is fascinating. Bella, how come you never told us this?" Renee asked.
"I couldn't…." I said.
"It's against the rules, and now you are in trouble as well." Carlisle interrupted.
"In trouble?" Charlie asked, making his eyebrows form a line.
"Yes. Once the Volturi find out that we have told you and that you are still human, then they will get angry. Bella has been in danger for a while, but we are planning to change her soon."
"Oh." Charlie said, his mouth hanging wide open.
"Hmm." Renee said.
"Wait, Bella is going to be a vampire, too?" Charlie asked.
"Yes. We must, the Volturi are having a fit knowing that she knows too much about us."
Charlie and Renee were having different emotions. Charlie was angry at Edward's family for deciding to change me and Renee was just shocked.
"Are you all really related?" Charlie asked.
"No. None of us are. Rosalie and Emmett are married, as well as Jasper and Alice and Bella and Edward and Esme and I."
"But we know a lot, are we going to be changed?"
"That is kind of up to the Volturi."
Charlie changed the subject. "Bells, how long have you been pregnant?"
"Since the honeymoon." I admitted.
"Edward?"
"Since a few weeks before the wedding, I believe." Edward said.
"Bella, I'm ashamed of you, you gave up your virginity before the wedding? You know that is the wrong way to do things." Renee said.
"I'm sorry, mom."
"Don't apologize to me; you're the one with the baby."
"Yes, but you cheated on your husband, that is no different."
"BELLA? Don't you speak to me like that."
"You deserved it. Phil will be heart broken."
"That is true I guess. I don't know what to tell him."
"Tell him that I needed you because I'm pregnant, and I want to be able to stay with Lauren a bit longer."
"What will I tell him when I come home with a baby?"
That one was a tuffy. Maybe she should just divorce him and marry Charlie again. There were so many more things she could do, now that the option (or mandatory for her) of becoming a vampire.
"Mom, I don't know about that one. You need to think about this and also discuss this with Charlie."
"Hmm."
I knew that this would be a lot harder for her than it would for me. She was in a very complicated position. It seemed as if she and Charlie were meant to be. He made her happy; and vice versa. They should be together.