A/N: This is where the drama unfolds! I'm really proud of this chapter. Review at the end!
Disclaimer: I do not own Twilight and not in any weird universe I haven't heard of will I own it. SM you are a legend!
Shout out to my sis Aliyah! I purposely changed the man's name to Harry *wink* Enjoy the Chapter!

Chapter 13 Recap

"Go fetch Inspector Aliyah" The Chief said, "We've got a case on our hands."

When Sergeant Weber left the room Charlie Harvard looked down at his hands.

They were shaking.

Chapter 14

E.P.O.V

I awoke to the sun blinding me from cracks in the curtains. I blinked slowly up at the ceiling, still drowsy from sleep. Bella's arm was draped over my chest, still deep in her slumber. Gently, I removed her arm, turned to get out of bed and looked straight into huge brown curious eyes with emerald gem-like specks around the iris twinkling.

I bolted up in the bed, hitting the small thing in the process. It gave a high squeal and there was a small thud when it fell off the bed. I sighed and got out of bed, yawning. The lion cub scrambled back onto its feet and walked clumsily in between my legs. When I pushed the offending cub away it snapped at my legs with its strong teeth. It didn't hurt but it wasn't welcome either.

"Andy" I chided him firmly. He looked up with his big eyes and blinked once. "My leg is not a chew toy son" I said. Andy gave a protesting mewl around his hard grip on my leg. With difficulty I managed to shake him off and retreat to the bathroom. When I came out my mate was perched on the edge of the bed with Andy in his lion cub form in her arms. She looked up at me when I came inside the room and smiled a smile which seemed to physically brighten the room.

"Morning"

I grinned back, leaning forward to capture her lips in mine.

"Morning"

"Morning!" Renesmee yelled at the top of her voice, down the hall. I chuckled and Andy wriggled out of his mother's arms and raced to the door, changing into his 6 year old self.

"Nessie!" he giggled when Renesmee came racing down the hall, she poked her head inside the room and looked at us three with a smile playing at her pink lips.

"Morning mummy!" she skipped across the room and hugged Bella then glided to me. She jumped in my arms and hugged me tightly around my neck. I pretended to choke and she pulled back in horror but I just chuckled and Renesmee's cheeks blushed a delicate pink. "Morning Daddy" she rolled her eyes and jumped off, racing to the door. She ruffled her brother's hair on the way out, screaming in delight when he started to chase her. The door slammed, announcing their exit and Bella slid off the bed and walked up to me, her warm arms enclosing around my waist.

"What time will you be back from work?" Her wide chocolate pools made me lose my train of thought for a moment, I kissed her gently. Her eyes flickered shut.

"Six, will you be able to survive that long?" I teased, stepping around Bella to fetch my work bag. I held in a chuckle when Bella, ever the actor, raised her hand to her head in a dramatic pose of despair.

"Oh! My dear man! How will I ever go on?" she swayed. I shook my head as I kissed her again, a smirk playing at her lips.

"I love you"

"Love you too"

"Now Miss Laura Norton, if you'd take these three times a day and take lots of rests then the aches will soon go. Try not to overexert yourself again next time." I handed my patient the pills and she blushed, her grey sharp eyes flitting down to the medicine. "Thank you Dr. Masen" and exited the room. I took off my gloves and headed out for my break.

The hospital was quiet today, only a few emergencies coming and going. Carlisle was doing the night shift since it was a nice day today and he didn't want to risk it. Plus, how convenient are night shifts for vampires who never sleep? I chuckled to myself when I approached the coffee machine.

As I was making the coffee I had an uneasy feeling like I was being watched. I turned around but there were only visitors walking around with a bored look on their faces and patients waiting in chairs. Frowning, I took my coffee and started to my office. Still, as I was walking down the hall the uneasy feeling of being watched was hard to ignore and I spun around again, my heart hammering violently in my chest. No one was there. I wiped my brow with a slightly shaking hand and hurried to my office, locking myself in. I let out a breath I didn't know I was holding then realized that in my rush the scolding hot coffee had spilt over my hand. I cursed vehemently, shaking my hand in pain and going over to the sink to run it under cold water.
As my hand slowly cooled down I let my thoughts drift. Why was I feeling so off today? Did Alice see something happen today? If she did then she would've called me this morning or last night even. I wonder-
Ring!
The shrill of my mobile made me jump in surprise. Recovering from my shock I dried my hand and put the phone to my ear.

"Hello?"

"Daddy?" My son said. I straightened up in concern.

"Hey Andy, is everything OK?" I answered, pacing around the room.

"Yep! Swell!" he replied a bit too loudly and I held the phone a space from my ear. "Jus...Our bikes are broke and Mum don'ts know how to fix them" he said. In the background I heard Bella huff. "Let me talk to your Dad" he heard and then a shuffle of a passing phone.

"Edward?" Bella said

"Hey love, is everything OK?" I asked through a tiny smirk that I was sure if Bella saw it she would give me hell.

She sighed "How do you fix an off chain?" she asked grudgingly. I was full on smirking now.

"Oh Bella, it's so, so simple-"

"Edward" She growled.

"Sorry Love." I said as sincere as possible. I explained what she had to, twice, and she asked me a question just as I was ending the call.

"Edward, is everything alright?" She asked with concern in her voice. "You sound kinda distracted, are you overworking yourself?" She cooed the last playfully and I rolled my eyes.

"No, everything's fine...it's just..." I hesitated.

"Just what?" I could imagine her tilting her head to the side, her brown eyes searching. My heart hammered.

"Uh...nothing, I'll see you at home?" I ran my hand through my hair. She was quiet on the other end and I thought she left but her she spoke again.

"Alright, I love you"

"I love you too"

I ended the call and leaned back on the wall for a minute; trying to even out my breathing and calm my unnecessary nerves. I opened my eyes and cursed for the second time that day when I saw my break ended 15 minutes ago.

The uneasy feeling didn't leave me when I returned home, not after I made a detour to the corner shop for the kids who called me when I was driving home demanding hot chocolate. Not even when I stepped through the door and two small beings mugged me of my shopping bag and ran off with it squealing. Or when my mate kissed me affectionately and relaxed me of my tense muscles, not even then.

"Do you think it was wise buying them hot chocolate when they've already got over-dosages of hyperactive energy in them already?" Bella laughed at our children as they ran around the house, morphing into random animals. I chuckled and pulled Bella onto my lap, resting my head on her smooth shoulder.

"Every child needs hot chocolate Bella, it's only logical." I mumbled into her hair. Her scent was like sweet honey, grass and roses. My heart warmed when she laughed. I tried to hide my smile in her hair when she commented.

"Smart, Edward. Very smart"

I was going to make a remark when I heard footsteps walking up the pathway to our house. Just when I heard that I heard a loud crash and a shout.

"Muum! Nessie bit my tail!"

"Liar!"

There was a knock at the door.

With the grace of a panther Bella leapt off me and hurried to our children. I knew she would keep them under control while I answered the door. I smoothed down my shirt and opened the front door.
In the doorway was a young woman with short black hair and piercing grey eyes. She had a deep red long top with short jeans and worn brown walking boots like the majority of Forks. She held a bag of countless containers that I feared was food.

She smiled widely, showing all her teeth.

"Is this the Masen household?" She asked, peering past me into the hall. I had a sudden urge to slam the door in her face but I resisted. I nodded stiffly then remembered my manners. I held my hand out in greeting.

"I'm Edward Masen, and you are...?" I raised a brow. She shook my hand.

"Joanne Ciapree. My husband and I are new in town and we live pretty near so I thought-hey! Let's go be friendly with our new neighbours." She grinned and held up her bag of containers. "We made lasagne and lots cake for your family, I know, my mate's kids eat cake like water."

Puzzled, I tried to work out the analogy but then my brain caught up with her words. Startled, I looked up.

"How do you know we have children?" I enquired. She was waving up a man coming up the pathway from the small lime-green Mini. The man was quite tall but not as tall as me. He had messy, short mouse brown hair and was wearing a crumpled blue shirt, jeans and worn hiking boots. He had a look about him that looked strong and refined but he was nervous; he kept wiping his hand on his arm and his eyes were darting everywhere.

She turned to me and casually waved at my home. "You know; big house, decent family car, big outdoor space, you look like you've got the stress of kids on ya I'd say." She smirked and I blinked, speechless. Her sharp gray eyes turned to her husband who stood timidly beside her. "Dear God you took your time. Edward this is my husband Harry. Edward, Harry, Harry, Edward"

I shook his hand "Nice to meet you Sir." I said and Harry gave a small affirmative nod.

"Edward?" Bella poked her head into the hallway. I turned away from the door and mouthed visitors. She nodded and disappeared into the kitchen. I turned back to Joanne and Harry.

"Well, come on in" I held the door out wide for them to walk through. "You can put that in the kitchen Mrs Ciapree" I told her. She waved her hand again. "Edward, please call me Joanne." I shut the front door and showed them into the kitchen. Joanne peered around my home in a manner that made me uneasy. I was confused by my reactions to things today. I pushed that thought to the side and focused on being a good host.

"This is my beautiful wife, Bella" I smiled at Joanne and Harry's shocked faces as they took in Bella's striking beauty. She shook both of their hands and gently took the carrier bag of food off Joanne and took out the containers of food.

"I'll put this in the fridge" said Bella. I suddenly found myself standing rather awkwardly amongst our guests. Bella broke through the awkward silence.

"So, Joanne where did you move from?" she enquired, leaning against the marble counter, her eyes friendly but guarded.

I looked at Joanne. She smiled at my wife.

"Houston" I felt my eyebrows rise and the question fell from my lips.

"Really? Why did you choose to move to Forks?"

Joanne laughed. "Good question, we just wanted a change of scene. Hal loves it here, don't you Hal?" She turned her eyes to her husband who nodded and mumbled something we couldn't hear. Annoyance flashed in Joanne's eyes but it was gone the second it appeared. "You don't look like you're from Forks, where did you come from?" she turned her pointed gaze to me and I shifted uncomfortably under her hard stare.

"We moved here from Italy," I said with some hesitation so I added "but we travelled a lot and now we finally settled here."

Joanne nodded slowly, and then she suddenly blurted out.

"Where's your bathroom?"

"I'll show you Joanne" Bella offered politely and led our guest out the hall but Joanne stopped.

"Just point it out to me and I can find my way back" I heard her say. I turned to focus on Harry. He looked like he was going to pass out. A loud thud from upstairs made him jump a feet. I hid my smile.

"Would you like a drink, Harry?" I asked, still staring at him. He lifted his eyes to look at me and nodded reluctantly. I didn't move from my place leaning on the counter.

"Water?" I pressed. Harry said something akin to a yes but I wasn't sure. But at the same time I was fed up trying to please this un-willing guest.

I filled a plastic cup with tap water and, smirking, slammed it beside him. He went pale in cold fear and his hands clenched together, shaking.

I went back to my place leaning against the marble work surface, gazing at this terrified man curiously. This was how Bella found us; Hopeless Harry sweating like he was about to go through an execution and me, cool as glass, staring at him somewhat impolitely.

Edward! Her angry mind voice intruded my head. What did you do to the man? He looks like he saw a ghost! She gave a concerned look at Harry.

"Harry, are you alright?" she touched his trembling arm and he flinched.

"Do you need help?" I offered bitingly "I'm a doctor." Bella whipped her head back to narrow her eyes at me.

"Do you need water?" she continued.

"I gave him water." I said sharply. Bella shot a deadly look at me.

Harry shook his head and did a terrible excuse for a smile. Bella still thought the man had a mental problem but it was all just fear. Pure, unadulterated fear.

"Drink the water and you'll feel better Harry" I said, nodding to the cup of water beside him. I didn't know what was up with this man. He obviously didn't feel comfortable in this house and around us, it irked me and it obviously irked my mate; she looked cautiously at Harry, moving away slowly.

Harry looked at the water like it was poison.

"Oh Harry look at the state of you! Your nerves got the best of you again." Joanne appeared in the doorway of the kitchen. I realized she had taken a long time in the bathroom, how long had it been? 15 minutes?

She shook her head, taking Peter by his arm. "We ought to go, so sorry about him. He's not very good at socialising." They started to the door, Joanne's hand gripping Harry's elbow. I rushed to the door to open it for them. Joanne smiled thinly, her happy-go-lucky demeanour vanishing into this new person. Before I could mull over it they disappeared into their little Mini and drove off down the path.

I closed the door and walked back into the kitchen. Bella was leaning on the wall with her lips pursed thinly, deep in thought. I walked past her and felt her eyes on me as I opened the fridge door.

"Lasagne anyone?"

Third P.O.V

"You were terrible, absolutely terrible" The so-called 'Joanna' and her 'husband' sped down the lane from the Masen's household. Her 'husband' sighed, trying to control his shaking limbs.

"I didn't major in drama like you did. I didn't even want to do that, I was freaked out of my mind. I seriously thought that guy wanted to poison me-did you see the way he was staring at me?" He held his head in his hands.

"You're a damn Sergeant. Excuse me if I thought you were any of a man beneath that flimsy uniform you parade about the police station with all day." She snapped. Sergeant Weber gritted his teeth. He really wanted to snap at the Inspector but he held his tongue. He felt ridiculous in his wig and he clawed it off his head and lent back in the passenger seat.

"Besides look what I picked up here and at the hospital" Inspector Aliyah patted her large satchel bag. The Sergeant glanced curiously at it and his eyes grew wide in shock.

"Burglary!"

"Oh hush Sergeant, it's not burglary." Inspector Aliyah rolled her eyes at her companion's incredulous face. "It's all legal, for police evidence." She said. Sergeant Weber gave a skeptical look at the woman and she sighed. "I'll give it back in time. This is serious stuff we're dealing with," her eyes twinkled dangerously at him. "Everything we know about the science of life is about to be challenged"

E.P.O.V

At nine o' clock dinner was spent with a very animated discussion about hot chocolate. Of all the things to have a heated discussion about...

It was three against one and Bella stubbornly held her ground until all three pairs of puppy eyes were just too much for one person to handle and she finally caved.

"Fine!" Bella held her hands up in surrender "I shall kneel to your claims and opinions. I will no longer complain about you drinking hot chocolate." She sighed. Renesmee and Andrew cheered loudly, high-fiving each other.

I stood up and gathered everyone's plates up to put in the dishwasher. "How was the lasagna " I asked the two small children basking in their current victory. Andy looked up at me and shrugged indifferently.

"Fine I guess, look Daddy I ate all of it!" he showed me his almost clean plate and I took it proudly.

"Good boy, see Renesmee why didn't you eat all of your food like your brother?" I glanced at my daughter who pushed a lump of lasagna around her plate in disinterest. She let out a dramatic sigh.

"It was OK. But I don't like that lady who stole those things." She mumbled into her hand. Bella froze, giving our daughter a look that I was currently giving her.

"Joanne stole things? What-what did she steal?" she questioned Renesmee. I turned to Andy who was watching his sister curiously.

"Did you know about this too?" I gave him a hard look. He shook his head immediately, his curls flailing around his small face. Renesmee chewed her lip.

"He was in his room 'cause Mummy said not to come downstairs and I was in my room and I saw that lady walk past my room. An' I wanted to see what she was doing 'cause she looked like she was in a hurry. I turned to a mouse an' followed her around-it was fun!" she grinned but saw our sombre faces and went back to her little tale. "I was following and following then I saw her quickly take the present Grandma Esme gave us for Christmas and the small book of animals we got from that bookshop on holiday to...uh...Wales" she said and looked at us to see what an adult would do about this situation.

"I'm going to the police station" I announced and placed the stack of plates back on the table, fuming. Bella nodded, her lips pursed.

"They moved here recently so maybe Chief Harvard can find out where they live and arrest them." Bella clenched her fist angrily "I knew there was something off about them." She looked up, took my face in her hands and kissed me soundly on the lips. "Go, maybe you can track their scent from here?" she suggested but I shook my head.

"It would be long gone by now, plus they took the car so I'll just go to the police station and report them."

I headed to the door, grabbing my coat and car keys.

"Mummy, are we going to the police?" Renesmee chirped.

"Absolutely not" my love said firmly. "You are staying here and taking a bath then going to your bed." That was all I heard when I sped off to the Police station.

I entered the station, nodding to officers who were getting ready to leave. I took the door straight to Chief Harvard's office, letting myself in.

Sitting behind Chief Harvard's desk was a young lady with a thick black fringe with a curly ponytail. She turned her head in surprise, her piercing gray eyes seemed familiar but I couldn't put my finger on it. Her uniform was impeccable and it was something she obviously took very, very seriously. She got up from the desk and swept out of the room.

I closed the door behind me and Chief Harvard looked up nervously from his seat. He stood up and smiled at me.

"Ah, Dr. Masen, what can I do for you?" he stepped in front of his desk to me. A weird instinctual feeling rose in my chest but I squashed it down.

"Sorry to bother you Chief but my house was burgled today by two people who moved here recently from Houston. I was hoping you knew these people so they can be arrested immediately. I won't put my children in danger." I said. Chief Harvard nodded solemnly but his hands were slightly shaking.

"Sure Dr. Masen I'll get the lists of newcomers so we'll know who burgled your house. Stay there." He turned his back to me to his black drawers of confidential files and rifled through them. I felt like I was invading confidential private files and asked if I should step outside but Chief Harvard immediately said I should 'just stay put'.

I waited patiently and it was a minute until Chief Harvard turned back to me with a green folder. "You been in the forest recently Dr. Masen?" he asked randomly. I furrowed my brow.

"Uh...yes Sir with my family on a little outing." I replied, my mind still reeling with the shock of the burglary.

He held up an object. My heart felt like it had leapt out of my throat. All thoughts of burglary stopped dead in their tracks and I could only fathom what the Chief of Forks had in his hand.

"You've seen any weird happenings in the forest Dr. Masen?" he continued in his hard voice. My whole body was frozen. When he saw I wasn't going to respond he went on, his voice low and gravelly.

"You can't hide from us now Edward. You can't kill any more of my men or my people of this town. You think you're so smart your family can sneak around my town with your little friendly smiles and murder my people under my nose?" Chief Harvard sneered, his eyes blazing and his blood rushing under his skin. My throat was dry and my heart was beating wildly in my chest. This wasn't real. This isn't real. This is not real.

"Char-Charlie, please give that to me" was all I could say right now. The small ornament in the Chief's hand was a gift from Esme, made in the highlands of China. The small strong sculpture was of a lion's head, a man's chest, a buffalo's hind legs and the wings of an eagle. The Shape Shifter.

And the Chief of Police had it in his hands.

"Stay right there Edward, you're not human. You're a-a-a mutant being! A sick murderer now back away from me and put your hands where I can see them!" He now held a pistol, cocked and ready.

I raised my hands above my head slowly. Chief Harvard looked really worked up; his hands were sweating and shaking uncontrollably.

"Charlie I never killed anyone from this town. I swear it on my life." My voice cracked and I tried to reason with him but there was no reasoning with a human who had an experience beyond their comprehension. I held out my hand slowly.

"Charlie, please hand me that ornament" I said clear and loud. He didn't move, and the gun didn't stray from my chest.

"Chief, please don't freak out. We can talk through this-"

"Talk? I don't want to talk with you mutants! Now keep your hands in the air Masen!" he ordered, loud and with an unmistakeable authority. I growled in warning, glaring at the Chief. The sound startled him and he looked around the room wildly. I took this distraction and leapt towards the Chief. I snatched the ornament from him and turned to exit the room when the door flung open and the lady who was in here before held a gun at me.

I snarled but it was cut short as a loud gun-shot resounded through the room and a searing pain sliced through me. I turned to Chief Harvard whose gun was smoking slightly from the shot.

Another loud gunshot followed by another blinding pain made me stumble back in surprise. I looked up at the woman in shock. I reached up and touched where the bullet went, my fingers were coated in blood. A stinging sensation shot down my spine and I cried out, falling to my knees. The stinging coursed through every nerve in my body and I writhed in pain on the floor. I felt my body shifting painfully. My whole body felt heavy and unusually cold. The gasps of the people around me made me aware that my body was shifting constantly, trying to find a form that helped my two bullet wounds. My vision began to get blurry and I tried to curse the two people but it came out gurgled and strange.

Piercing gray stared down at me, wonder and cold calculation gazing at me.

My last thoughts were filled with pure hatred for those eyes.

Oh

My

God.

xD

All is not lost! Please don't hate me!

C'mon Edward you're a Shape Shifter you can't die! :(

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