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Bella's POV.
"Crap" I hissed.
Caleb was fast approaching and here I was outside my former boyfriends, no my former love's house, this wouldn't go down well.
Should I run and meet him or stay here? I moved my feet forwards and was just about to take off into a sprint when Caleb burst through the bushes in front of me, his face was furious.
"You promised" he screamed close up in my face.
My mouth opened and closed, trying to find the right words to make this better, but none came out.
He grabbed my wrist and began to pull me towards the woods, I resisted and pulled back, I was scared, his grip was tight and even though I was just as strong as he was, it still hurt.
"Caleb, your hurting me" I gasped, could vampires get broken bones?
He stopped pulling me, but his grip didn't loosen, he looked at me close up and I noticed his eyes were black as coal.
"You PROMISED" he yelled once again "I got home and you weren't THERE" he spat venom in my face as he screamed.
I tried again to pull my arm away, but this just made him even more mad, his grip tighten, I then pushed my other hand against his chest with as much force as I could manage, but it was like rock hitting rock, he didn't even move a inch!
"Caleb, PLEASE!" I cried, but he just shook his head in disgust and started to pull me forwards again.
"LET HER GO NOW!" I turned to see Edward running down the porch steps, Caleb laughed to himself.
The Volvo screeched to a stop behind me and Alice, Jasper and Emmett rushed out and joined Edward, who was now at my side.
"LET HER GO CALEB" his velvet voice was full of hate and anger.
"Do you want to lose that arm, pretty boy!" Emmett stepped forwards and stood on my other side.
"I'm up for a little vamp shredding" Jasper added as he tried to push Alice behind him, but she smacked his hand away and walked forwards.
"Caleb I see your future and this doesn't end very well for you." her usual sweet voice was cold and harsh.
Caleb looked around at the Cullen's and laughed.
"When she's in danger and needs help your no where to be seen BUT when she's with her boyfriend, the one who truly loves her and who is no danger to her your all here!" he laughed again and pulled me close to him, his hand still tight on my wrist.
"Caleb, please" I begged again, but my pleas fell on deaf ears, all the Cullen's were growling now, Edward looked so enraged he was shaking, his fists clenched so hard I thought his knuckles would tear through his skin.
"I feel a ass whopping coming" Emmett growled "Care to join me Jasper, Edward?" Jasper nodded in agreement, but Edwards eyes never left me.
"Please guys, he wont hurt me just go, please" I was begging them now to leave us alone, I couldn't risk the Cullen's getting hurt because of me.
"NO! Bella I wont leave you!" Edward looked into my eyes as he spoke and I felt my cold heart melt, Caleb sighed and kissed the top of my head, which made Edward growl louder.
"Leave us alone" Caleb's spoke calmly "Turn around now and leave!"
Jasper, Alice and Emmett turned and started to walk back towards the house, Edward stayed, but he looked like he was fighting against himself, torn between leaving and staying.
I knew this look and I knew what Caleb was doing.
"Caleb stop!" I screamed "They are my family---" I stopped and corrected myself "They are my friends, you cant bend their will, its not fair, STOP!"
"Go away Edward" Caleb grinned as he spoke, completely ignoring me.
I mustered up all my strength and threw my shield out covering all the Cullen's, Jasper, Alice and Emmett was going up the porch steps when my shield met them, they all shook their heads as they realised what Caleb had just done to them and ran back to me even more livid than they were before.
Edward breathed a sigh of relief, I looked at him and smiled, happy that his internal struggle was now over.
"Now I'm totally pissed" Emmett roared as he rushed forwards to punch Caleb in the face.
"Emmett no!" I shouted, Emmett stopped short of us with his fist raised ready to hit Caleb, his head turned from me to Edward.
"Bella this is what he deserves" Emmett hissed to me, I knew then that this wasn't going to be solved without violence from both sides and I didn't want that to happen, so I lifted my shield from my mind and spoke to Edward through my thoughts.
"Edward, please I don't want this to end badly" I looked at him and saw his eyes widen in shock, I guess he didn't know I could lift my shield to let him hear my thoughts.
I grinned at his expression and looked at Caleb to see if he noticed the silent discussion between Edward and I, luckily Emmett decided this was a good time to launch in to a full out rant of why Caleb should suffer a beating.
"Edward, please I will be ok" I pleaded but he just shook his head, stubborn as ever.
"He wont hurt me, his just upset that I broke my promise that's all and then he goes and finds me here of all places!" he didn't look very convinced, so I carried on "If you care about me at all, you would do this for me." Cheap shot, but they had to leave this was getting out of control. I looked into Edwards eyes and saw he was hurt, he wanted to show that he did care about me, but leaving me with Caleb was not something he wanted to do.
"PUTTING YOUR JEDI MIND TRICKS ON US, IM GONNA KICK YOUR ASS SO BAD---" Emmett's rant was cut short by Edwards small whisper.
"Lets go guys" he mumbled again, turning away from me and Caleb.
"Edward" Alice shrill voice shouted "We cant leave her, tell him Jazz" she looked to Jasper who was eyeing Edward.
"No Edward's right, lets leave" he grabbed Alice's hand and pulled her towards the house, she looked around at me confused, "Emmett." Jasper shouted over his shoulder "Come on" he stopped and waited for Emmett to move.
Emmett's face was a mix between anger and disappointment, he loved a good fight and I knew he would sulk for hours about this one ending in a non-violent way and as on cue he clenched his fist tighter and punch the tall spruce, it cracked and spilt in half, sending a wave of needles and cones on top of us. He gave one last look of evil towards Caleb and walked off to join Jasper and Alice.
"Thank you Edward, at least you know your place" Caleb sounded so smug I could off hit him myself, "Come on Bella lets get you home" he turned me to face him and kissed me on my forehead.
"Caleb" I whispered and nodded towards my wrist, which was still in his tight grasp, he let go straight away and put his arm around my waist and pulled me to his side and began to lead me back towards the woods.
I let my shield come back to me once I knew the Cullen's were safe from Caleb's ability and I turned to look over my shoulder to see Edward one last time before we left.
He was just stood there like a statue watching me go, so before we disappeared into the forest I lifted my shield once again and spoke to him using my thoughts.
"Thank you Edward and say thank you to the others, I really appreciate you all for trying to help me." I paused unsure whether I should say what else I wanted to, oh heck I might as well, "And my lullaby was just so… beautiful, just like the first time I ever heard it" I smiled at him and he gave me a crooked smile in return, but his smile didn't reach his eyes, which were blazing in agony…
Edwards POV.
"Thank you Edward and say thank you to the others, I really appreciate you all for trying to help me." She paused as if she wanted to say more, "And my lullaby was just so… beautiful, just like the first time I ever heard it."
She then gave me a gorgeous smile and even though I felt like my cold heart had shattered in to thousands of pieces I smiled back, as I watch that monster pull my Bella into the forest, his arm wrapped tight around her waist.
I snarled and kicked the broken spruce, which flew across the tree tops and landed somewhere in the forest with a loud crash.
Rage flowed through me as I ran into the house, Jasper and Emmett were stood by the window, while Alice was sat in the sofa.
"Jasper, why didn't you calm him down!" I yelled as I walked to face him.
"Edward I was trying!" he shook his head in disbelieve "It's hard to keep someone calm when your pretty pissed off yourself, she's my little sister Edward" he shouted his voice was full of sorrow and misery, he lowered his head into his hands and became silent.
I knew where he was coming from, I tried to read Caleb's mind but I was so furious at the time all thoughts around me became jumbled, only Bella's divine voice could break through to me.
"I'm sorry Jasper, I didn't mean to yell at you like that…I just hate seeing Bella in pain especially when someone she trust hurts---" I stopped talking mid sentence when I realised what I had said, I rushed to the sofa and sat down next to Alice, for the first time In year its felt like my legs could not hold my body weight.
I had asked myself this question so many times before, but it was a question that needed to be asked.
How could I let myself hurt Bella?
It felt like my whole world was gone, as if I was truly in my own hell… but then again anywhere where Bella existed wouldn't be Hell, it would be heaven.
"Edward, I don't need to be a mind reader to know what your thinking" Alice whispered sadly.
I looked up to see her and Jasper now sat at my side, his arm wound around Alice's waist. I stared into their loving eyes and knew they cared about me.
"Everything will be alright, you just have to wait okay" She paused and rubbed my shoulder "the plan will be perfect."
"What plan is that? the one to keep Bella safe, the one to find out the dirty on Caleb and Val, the one where Eddie---" Emmett's laughter boomed from the other side of the room, I stopped him mid sentence with a rasping growl. I wasn't going to let him make fun of me.
"I'm sorry Eddie-Kins… us having endless memory and all you would think that I would be able to remember all the plans, but there are just so many I cant even remember half of them" with that we all burst out laughing besides Emmett, he actually looked confused.
"Don't worry Emmett…tomorrow the plan shall be put in place and Bella hopefully will be happy again." Alice giggled in her high pitch tone. Oh great I can see some teasing coming from this plan…
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Bella's POV
I wasn't paying attention to the road ahead of us, I was too busy thinking about what was going to happen today at school, after the incident with Caleb and the Cullen's.
Me and Caleb haven't spoke since yesterday, but I had already decided to forgive him, I had been with him for nearly 150 years and I love him. I suppose if I found him at his ex-girlfriends when he promised to be home, I would be heartbroken too.
Just at the thought of it I pushed my foot down on the accelerator going even faster.
"Bella…are you alright dear" Caleb said stoking my hand which was gripped firmly on the steering wheel.
"I'm sorry about yesterday, I was just…I don't know… curious?" I didn't know what else to tell him, apart from the truth but I cant imagine me saying 'Yes Caleb I was there spying on Edward because I might still care for him' as that wouldn't go down to well.
Caleb smiled and moved his hand to my face where he began to trace my lips with his thumb, he then lent over and gently kissed my cheek.
"There is no need to apologise, it was just lucky that blonde guy sent me a couple calming waves or I would have tore them limb from limb" he laughed loudly along with Val, I couldn't help but cringe at the thought of my family hurt or dead.
It was quiet for a while after that, until I heard a few beeps of a horn come from behind us.
I looked in my rear view mirror to see Damien's Lamborghini and a Bugatti Veyron racing side by side behind us.
"What the Heck does Damien think he is doing, he is racing a Bugatti, that car is faster than ours let alone his Lamborghini, silly bo---" I stopped my sentence when I noticed it was Emmett and the rest of the Cullen's in the other car.
I could see Emmett grinning at Damien who was trying to speed up, if they kept this up, he was going to hit my Ferrari and he knows better than to hit my car.
I pulled my shield down and spoke through my mind to Damien.
"if you hit my car I promise I will destroy your Lamborghini, I will even ask Emmett to help" I laughed in my head. With that Damien backed off with a scared look on his face, I smiled happily in my victory, when I noticed Edward sitting beside Emmett, he was grinning?
Crap! I forgot he could read my mind when I let my shield down, I laughed silently. Edward knew how much Damien loved his car and how much Emmett would love to help destroy it.
Without thinking I let my shield down again.
"You do realise it is rude to listen into other peoples thoughts Edward Cullen" I looked back in my mirror to see him laughing his head off, I couldn't help but giggle.
Caleb and Val looked at me confused but I just shook my head at them and looked back in my mirror to see Edwards lips moving rather fast, then the rest of them burst out laughing, he must have told them what I was thinking.
I looked back towards the road and pressed my foot down on the accelerate when I noticed the black Bugatti speeding up beside us, seriously they're not going to over take me, no one can overtake my Ferrari!
I wound my window down as they came level beside us, Edward's window was already rolled down for Emmett to shout out some kind of abuse to me.
"Hey Bella, why you driving backwards for?" he laughed leaning over Edward to shout to me, I looked at him confused but he just laughed.
I didn't quite understand what he meant before the engine of his car roared and he sped off in front of us and kept there.
I clenched my teeth together trying to fight the urge of hitting Emmett's new car up the arse, when I saw Alice turn around in her seat and wave to me, I calmed down instantly and smiled back.
I began waving to her when two harsh growls sounded, I turned around to see Caleb and Valerie growling through their teeth, this made me furious!
I was put off most of the drive to school, Edward kept peeking a look at me in his mirror, giving me his beautiful crooked smile.
He knew I lost all concentration when he dazzled me, it was like he wanted Emmett's car damaged, I laughed to myself at the thought of me hitting his car.
I was so glad when we arrived at school.
Just the same as everyday the Cullen's would park across the lot from us and watch us as we left for lessons. Caleb, Valerie and Selene had drama so they split from me and Damien half way as we walked to math.
"Damien what were you laughing at in the car this morning" I asked as we walked toward room 72, his eyes widened and his lips pulled into a grin.
"Nothing you need to worry your little head about" he laughed ruffling his hand in my hair, I pulled away with a growl and stopped to stare at him.
"Please Damien" I said fluttering my eyelashes and sticking out my bottom lip, I wrapped my arms around his waist giving him the best puppy dog face I could pull. He looked at me and sighed heavily.
"Edward loves you Bella, that's all I'm saying" he mumbled my hands loosened around his waist and my mouth dropped open, why was he telling me this? I knew he liked the Cullen's but why would he want to lose me to another family?
"W-what… I d-don't understand?" I whispered low enough for only Damien to hear.
He looked at me and hugged me tightly in his strong arms, he didn't say anything and just kissed my hair.
"Just think about that Bella" he said quietly into my ear, he leaned away from me and gave me a smile before we walked into our maths classroom.
The teacher as per usual was staring at us as we took our seats.
I did all the work that was assigned to me in just 35 minutes, of course with a little help from Damien. The stares we got from the pupils when me and Damien announced we were finished was hilarious, he had to bite his lip to prevent him from bursting out laughing.
Even though I loved this lesson, I was so relieved when it was over.
Me and Damien packed up our books and made our way to next lesson, after what Damien had just told me I was nervous about going to this lesson…double biology!
I split from my brother as we passed history and I walked to the science block in silence, with every step I became more worried about seeing Edward.
My legs were shaken by the time I reached biology, I couldn't go in and face Edward,
ditching seemed to be the best option for today.
I turned to walk away from the classroom when I surprisingly stumbled over my own feet and fell into a pair of smooth strong arms…
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