Title: Weren't expecting that were you?

Chapter 20

Edward's P.O.V

Carlisle was still clueless what was even going on, all he knew was that this was an emergency and he was needed with his medical bag. I was looking around frantically, when finally I spot them. A car wrapped around a tree and Dana on the ground holding a bloodied up Paige in her arms. As soon as we pulled over we all leapt out of the car. Carlisle was already shouting orders at us.

'Esme get the sheet from the boot and spread it out on the ground, Dana I need you to lay her on the sheet, and Edward go get my medical bag from the car'

'Where is she bleeding?' He asked Dana as she laid Paige out flat, her face grim.

I handed him his bag.

'The neck' Dana told him, then took a step back to let him work.

'What happened here?' I asked her, standing at her side.

'We were just driving home when something bumped the car off the road and it rolled into a tree. Then Paige's door was ripped off and I saw a wolf's arms pull her from the car. I jumped out of my side just in time to see this gigantic wolf bite into her neck while she was still punching its face. Paige dropped to the ground and then it came at me. I remember I was screaming at the wolf, screaming Paige's name when it hurdled towards me. It had its huge jaws wide open and I think it was aiming for my neck. I dodged it by dropping to the ground and did a little roll to get to Paige. The wolf caught onto my legs and pulled me backwards before I could get to her though. Then it held me against the car and latched its teeth into my neck—well tried to anyway.'

'Wait,' I stopped her 'what do you mean 'Tried to'?'

'Well when I told you that everything that comes with being a vampire for you is super enhanced for me, I wasn't kidding,' she said matter-of-factly 'and when I say everything I mean everything. The only person that I know of capable of piercing through my skin is me. So anyway, it tried biting into me and yelped. I hit it off and it ran off into the woods. That's when I ran to Paige and called you guys.'

I looked down at Paige. She was conscious, of course, kind of one of the many downsides of being a vampire. Carlisle was treating her wound, but there wasn't much he could do, soon enough her skin will just heal on its own and a nice nasty scar will be there.

'Was it the same werewolf that attacked Bella?' I asked her suddenly.

She seemed un-prepared for the question.

'I hadn't thought of that,' she mused 'but now that you mention it, there were a lot of similarities'

I looked at her then; she was lost in thought, staring down at her best friend covered in blood. Dana's shirt was stained down the front where she'd been holding Paige. Ironic that the shirt was white today. Despite the situation I couldn't keep my mind from trailing off to Bella. I remembered that day when Alice had found her at our doorstep and Bella had the same wound on her neck; Alice had picked her up and carried her inside, she also got a large stain of blood down her top… her top that also happened to be white.

My eyes snapped open, though I don't recall having closed them, and suddenly I knew we had to go. That I had to be somewhere.

'Carlisle, time to go' I demanded 'Let's get her in the car, we need to get home now'

My voice was so serious and urgent that Carlisle immediately motioned for Dana to help him lift Paige into the car. He didn't question me and he didn't know what was going on but thankfully he didn't need to know why. Those sorts of questions are for afterwards when things are calm and back to normal. That was one thing I loved about Carlisle, it was act first ask later.

As soon as they'd laid Paige across the backseat, her head on Dana's lap and legs on Esme's, Carlisle and I jumped in and I took off for the house. I don't know what came over me but all I knew was that I had get home.

Bella's P.O.V

I didn't know what time it was when I woke and when I did I didn't open my eyes to check. I was betting I'd only slept for two hours and since I'm not used to the whole I-don't-need-much-sleep thing yet it felt like that wasn't enough; So I willed myself to go back to sleep… no such luck. Seems no matter how exhausted my mind is telling me I am my body has other plans to get up and run around.

I slowly opened my eyes, mentally kicking myself for not obeying me and sleeping in just a little more. I could feel the presence of someone at the foot of my bed. I turned my head at a snail pace and expected to see Edward standing there when my mind registered who it really was my heart sank and I suddenly felt the urge to faint again.

'We didn't get to finish our little conversation on out last encounter,' came her sickeningly sweet-evil voice 'I thought I'd drop by and try again'

I didn't reply to her and I thought—and hoped—that this might just be a nightmare and I was still asleep, but she was really there… in my room.

'Edward!' I called, using all my will and energy to will him to come to me.

'Not here' she told me, amusement clear in her voice.

It was then I noticed the blood around her mouth, the smell of it was filling the room.

'He's got his hands tied at the moment,' she continued 'he has to tend to the little car accident Dana and Paige were in, such bad timing isn't it just?'

Her cold eyes were staring at me, never leaving my face. Looking back into them all I could see was a twisted evil mind. I thought about what she just said, thought about the argument Paige and Dana had earlier about who was driving. Looking at her now, at the blood around her mouth, I understood how it happened.

'You,' I accused, and even though I meant for my voice to come out sharp and reproachful it came out more like a soft hum 'you did it, didn't you?'

She smiled wickedly like a child caught red-handed.

'I may have had some part in it,' she granted 'I had to get them all away from here for a while, a car crash was the perfect distraction'

'Why? Why are you doing this?' I whimpered 'Did I do something to you in the past I don't remember'

She chuckled lightly; she obviously liked to see me squirm.

'No, this is nothing personal,' she told me 'I'm just doing my job'

'What job is that?' I asked, horrified any job may include hunting someone down and attacking them and their friends.

Her eyes flared with rage and I figured I was asking too many questions.

'An unfinished job' she said after a long moment of staring me down.

'See, we know what you are,' she continued 'and we don't like it'

Who's we? I didn't risk asking this aloud in-case she glared at me again.

'What's wrong with what I am?' I asked instead.

'You're an Abomination' she hissed, getting angry 'the Volturi can't risk having a hybrid around, too dangerous. You don't play by our rules therefore you must disposed of'

Oh god! Oh no! She's going to kill me, I know it.

'Isn't there someway I can assure them I will abide by their rules' I negotiated.

'No, the Volturi are not trusting vampires,' she denied 'however, I've been watching you and your friends. I'm aware Paige has a special gift, it may just save you. But most likely I will be returning to 'visit' faster then she'll recover. See you soon'

She parted with a mischievous evil laugh and was gone. The air around me was thick and chilling to the bone from her presence.

One second passed and just as I started to whimper Edward came rushing through the door. As soon as I saw him I burst into tears and as soon as he saw me he was at my side lifting me into his arms. He sat with me on his lap and rocked me, speaking a hushed voice in my ear.

'It's okay. I'm here now. I'm not going anywhere' he was saying.

When I spoke back I wash taking sharp intakes of breath between each word.

'She. Was. Here. Again' I realized I was sobbing—not for the first time—on his lap in a very unattractive way.

'Bella, you need to tell me what happened okay?' he said softly in my ear.

'Ellie, she came into my room,' I told him, trying to control my endless stream of tears 'she said the Volturi are going to kill me'

I eventually told him everything that had happened though it took me a while. When I'd finished he looked both shocked and angry.

'What's the Volturi?' I asked when he said nothing.

'A very powerful Italian family of vampires,' he replied 'this is very bad'

He stood up and placed me down on my feet in front of him.

'We need to go talk to Carlisle' He said taking my hand and leading me towards Carlisle's office.