Things went well for a while. Bella, Jacob, me, we all hung out constantly. It was nice. My friends were busy with their own lives right now. Some of them went to school out of state, some of them were in state, but since we lived so far out, their commute was sort of crazy at times when you consider school work and holding a job. I took online courses, I never liked the school setting. I felt like someone was forcing me to be there, forcing me to do the work in one sitting. I couldn't cope with it. I work at my own pace and I am able to pick my own schedule. I guess I am a bit of a control freak.
I do miss the class room, the social aspect that is. It forced me to meet people and possibly make friends. But that's why Jacob, Bella, and I were brought together.
The past few weeks were strange. I felt tension growing between Bella and Jacob. Tension growing between Jacob and I when Bella would reject him. We were sort of in a love triangle, not knowing which way to turn. I am just thankful we all kinda kept good feelings towards each other in the whole process.
I confronted Bella at one point too, about the conversation I over heard the day that we met. Going to sleep at night since has been tough for me. Because all I can think about is Aro, the man I keep dreaming about and the strange men I can't see their faces, but I can feel their energies.
Bella told me that there was folklore here in Forks and the reservation in regards to vampires. I listened intently as she told me her boyfriend, Edward was one of those vampires. It was difficult believing her at times, since I never met this Edward person. But those thoughts quickly get snapped back in to place, in a place where I am forced to believe what this girl is telling me, because of the man I met that day in Volterra. All arrows kept pointing me back to him. At this point, I am worried about the fact that wasn't the last time I was going to see that man.
Bella and I had plans tonight, it was a tad bit early for our date night, but there was a strange car in the driveway. One I've neve seen before. I jump out of my sedan and run up the porch and let myself in.
"Hey Bella, is everything okay?" I called, I heard voices in the kitchen.
I walked in to the kitchen, there stood Bella and Jacob and another girl with short hair. She had an urgent look on her face. Jacob look incredibly upset at something. Bella looked shocked.
"Hey-uh…y/n, I am sorry about all this." Bella spoke.
"It's okay, is there anything I can help you with? Everyone seems tense." I said, looking at everyone.
"My name is Alice, I'm sorry we never met before." The short haired girl approached me. She had strange eyes. Something told me she was just posing as a teenager. She was much older than what she was trying to play as.
"It's nice to meet more of Bella's friends, my name is y/n" I said back to her.
"It's a pleasure, unfortunately I do have to go. Bella I'll leave you to explaining for now but we have to leave soon." The girl named Alice left the room and I heard the front screen door snap shut.
"You can't be serious about going Bella." Jacob said firmly.
"I have to Jake-"
"He left you." They must be talking about Edward.
"He thinks I jumped off a cliff, he thinks I'm dead. Rosalie told Edward about Alice's vision without any context and now he's really in trouble." Bella tried to explain to Jacob probably again, and trying to fill me in on some things going on. All of these people must be related, or maybe the same creature.
"Bella if you feel this is right then I support you." I said to her. Jacob was visibly getting angrier. "I am going to leave you guys to this then, Jacob maybe we should just go. Alice said they needed to leave as soon as possible."
I made my way to the door, Bella followed after me then Jacob. He kept muttering about how he didn't want Bella to go with Alice.
I got in my car and watched as Bella got in the car with the girl Alice, and Jacob begging her to stay. They drove off after several minutes, Jake was gone when I decided to peep in my rearview mirror again. I decided going home was the best thing to do tonight.
—-No one POV—-
Bella, Edward, Alice, stood on marble floors inside the Volturi walls.
"OH how I love happy endings!" Aro exclaimed with too much enthusiasm. That's how you knew he was going to drop some more pressure on to the Cullens and dear Bella Swan in just a few more moments. "But I do have a problem with all of this, Isabella is human."
"So what? Bella has known about our existence for a long time and she hasn't told anyone." Edward was trying to reason. Aro took that as a challenge.
"Then let me see…" He grabs Bella's hand, Bella swallows hard, remembering how she told y/n about Edward, and oh god, she saw Alice too. Y/n was a smart girl, she would surely put two and two together. She was going to be killed by these people.
"Astounding. I cannot read her thoughts." Aro spoke again after many minutes. "What a gift, a treasure you have dear Edward."
"Brother, we have no proof that the girl has kept quiet about our secret so she must be destroyed." Caius had enough of the situation.
Aro hummed in agreement. "Jane?" Aro motioned towards the blonde guard.
"Wait! I have seen Bella becoming one of us!" Bella was now struggling against the guards about to destroy her. Aro put his hand up to motion for the guards to stop.
"Let me see my dear child," Alice reluctantly gave Aro her hand.
Aro saw everything, he saw Bella as a vampire, with Edward, enjoying their new life toghether. It was a daydream, a fantasy. It was so peaceful…Until he saw her face. It was her!
Aro was now in the most recent events in Alice's mind. He was now squeezing and crumbling Alice's hand without knowing it.
"YOU know her?!" Aro demanded, shoving Alice back.
"What are you talking about?" Alice questioned desperately.
"I saw a girl, a HUMAN girl in your memories. She belongs here, WHY do you have her?" Aro was booming now, The pains in his chest growing intense. Caius was gripping the arms of his throne so tightly it was beginning to crack. Marcus shifted in his seat, waiting for his brother Aro to explode. "Don't play stupid, the girl who was in Isabella's house!"
Edward looked at Bella questioningly, "He's talking about y/n."
Alice was shocked, guilt washed over her, thinking she just signed y/n's death certificate.
"Aro please, she doesn't know anything, please don't kill her, she's innocent."
"Bring her here or your deal, Cullens, is off. You will all be sentenced to death." Aro hissed. "Isabella must be changed, time is ticking. Find a way to bring me the girl."
