Bella's POV

Twentyfour hours passed and noboby had heard or seen Cleo. After Rikki and Emma had been checking half the ocean, they went to Don and Sam. Neither they had heard of Cleo, but they pretty worried when Emma told Cleo had gone missing. The police in the Gold Coast was informed also by now.
The Cullens, Lewis, Alec and I went uptown, even outside the uptown districts to search for Cleo again. But no sign of her was found. I called Rikki to let her know we still hadn't found our brown-haired friend. We stopped at a motel to get some food for Lewis and me, and the vampires went hunting. Alec also fed on animal blood.
Three hours later, my cell rang. The display said Rikki. I answered.
"Hey Rikki. And found her? Or any other news?" I asked anxious.
"Will found her."
"where?"
"At a underwater cave near Mako. Long story, but Lewis knows which cave, he found her there once, when Cleo ran off after a fight with Charlotte." Rikki said. I knew vaguely who Charlotte was. It was some mermaid with who the girls had fought once and then she had lost her powers.
"How is she?" I asked.
"Confused. She doesn't remember a thing of what happened last night, she doesn't know how she got here or anything. What if she did some serious damage, without realizing it?" Rikki said.
"I know." I sighed. "But none of us knows what happened last night, I guess that if something serious happened, we'll find it out somehow. Until then it doesn't matter." I said unsure. But it was the best thing I could come up with.
"Hmm… okay then. If she's fine again, she'll come back to Alaska she said, swimming or by plane. We'll see. We'll let you know. Okay?"
"okay, fine. Bye Rikki." I said and hung up.
Lewis was relieved to hear Cleo was alright, but I wasn't relieved. What if something bad happened and we just don't know it yet?

The next day was a Saturday and I spent it studying at my room. I heard our phone rang and my mom yelling "I'll answer it." I heard a laugh and my mother knocked on my door.
"Come in." I said.
"Guess who's on the phone, Bella. It's Aro, your friend from Italy. He's asking for you. You remember him, right?" my mother sounded enthusiastically.
"Yeah I remember him." And I faked a smile. What did he want now? I wandered while my mom gave me the portable house phone. "Thanks." I said when she walked out of my room.
"Yes Aro, what do you want?" I asked straight to my so-called friend.
"I already knew Cleo was brave when necessary, but when she's moonstruck she just totally freaks out." Aro said.
"Wait, what? You've seen Cleo moonstruck?" I asked surprised.
"Yes, she was here. Two days ago, with the full moon."
"What did she do?"
"She was as strong and fast as a new-born vampire. She was hardly stoppable. She tried to kill me, and Marcus, and Caius, and Felix." Aro summed the names up, like it was a shopping list.
"Oh no, not Felix!" I said quietly.
"Yes, Felix. He was the only one who was able to stop her from hurting anyone. Caius wanted to kill her immediately, but luckily I could stop him."
"So what are you gonna do now?" I asked.
"Just leave it, I guess."
"Why? I mean, I'm glad you just leave it, but I'm also surprised. A lot, actually. Especially after what happened a few weeks ago. Why are you so merciful all of a sudden?"
"Well, Cleo wasn't really herself and maybe I also leave it because of what happened a few weeks ago. You can ask Lewis, he probably knows what I mean. He's a very clever boy, Bella. In a lot of different ways. Remember that."
"I will. But can I ask one more thing?"
"What is it?"
"Why did you call me anyway, if you want to drop it?"
"I thought you had the right to know what happened that night, because Cleo can't tell you. So, Bella. I leave you. Goodbye my friend."

That evening Cleo came back by plane to Anchorage. I was happy to see her again. We went to the Cullens' place and talked the whole night.
"I know what happened the night of the full moon." I said.
"What do you mean?" my boyfriend asked.
"Euhh… Cleo, you, euhh, you've tried killed someone."
"What?" Cleo looked shocked.
"Or actually a lot of… creatures, is the right word.
"I got a call a few hours ago. You've tried to kill the Volturi-vampires. Aro told me." I said.
"No… no… This can't be true. I'm not a murderer, am I? I mean… okay, I was strong and fast. But I couldn't just have tried to kill someone, could I?"
"Yes, you could. You were too strong and too fast for us that night, so why not for the Volturis." Edward said to Cleo. Then he looked to me. "Did she actually kill somebody?"
I shook my head. "No, Apparently she wasn't strong enough to beat Felix off. He stopped her and Aro stopped Felix of killing Cleo."
"Wow, you're serious?" Carlisle asked. "Aro stopped Felix of killing Cleo?"
"Yes." I nodded and told them what Aro had told me. "But Lewis, there's something you've got to explain to me. Aro said it was you who made him so merciful on me, and on us all. What did you do or say to him?"
Lewis smiled. "I only said that true friendship concurs all. So I guess that he must feel friendship for you, after all. At least, enough to forgive you everything." This made me smile inside. "Do you also know how Cleo ended up in that cave near Mako?"
I shook my head. "Probably swimming, I guess." And I saw Lewis and Cleo smiling.