Book 4- Chapter 5: Home
Previously:
Bella
And after I few hours, during sunrise, I rose from the water and found a place in the tree, sitting there until one person I wanted would find me.
Edward
Esme's thoughts assure me a lot more than anyone else's, and she had a point. So I ran.
I ran away to find my siblings.
Where we would wait for Esme to return.
Now:
I sat in the tree, just thinking to myself. I didn't smile, and I couldn't hear anything but the occasional animal moving and footsteps. I climbed higher and then I saw the one person I wanted to talk to. Esme. I breathed and slid down, scaring her a little. Her caramel hair swinging in the wind. "Bella" She breathes as she hugs me. "We were all so worried" She says as she sits up in the tree with me. I frown.
"How upset Is Edward?" I ask her quietly and she frowns.
"Edward's frustrated, I'll admit. But he'll be so relieved when you come back." She says as she rubs my back.
"I don't want to go back just yet" I say and she frowns at me.
"Spill your guts out first, and then we'll decide" she says and I nod.
"It's just that everyone thinks very little of me. Edward always worries so constantly about me and I can take care of myself easily. And they always think that, especially after I killed Charlie" I take in another breath. "That I'm just going to get worse. I don't want to cause him any pain by making myself miserable. That's why I ran today, I didn't want to cause him pain by watching me suffer. I heard what he said today at the funeral and I've been trying so hard to be strong for him. And he also has a habit of letting me off the hook with things, saying they are his fault when they're not." I say and she nods at me. "How good are you at keeping stuff from Edward?" I ask her and she frowns.
"Alice is the best at it. But I know enough to try, I've never tried to hide anything from Edward" she says and I smile and nod as her arms wrap around my waist.
"I don't want to be around the house for a while" I murmur, thinking about Charlie. "I might go back home" I say and she nods.
"Do you want to talk about it? The day?" she asks and I shake my head.
"What did Edward tell you after I…faced Charlie's blood without being hunting?" I ask her and she smiles.
"He was amazed that you, a brand new vampire would be able to deal and not harm a human like that. Even Carlisle wasn't like that" she says. "He admired you Bella, and he still does, just as much as how much he loves you" she says. "We all do"
If I was human, I would have blushed so red, that I would have looked like a tomato. I looked down, embarrassed and pleased. They still thought highly of me. He still loved me. "So, I'll head back, explain it to the others, I'll try to keep it from him though. Just don't get your hopes up. Just stay here for a while, don't make the decision too early. Otherwise Edward will go, if it means switching so incoherently then do it" she says as she kisses my forehead before her caramel hair flushes and disappears. I smile to myself and run around the bush to dry of my clothes. It wasn't working so I ran to the cottage, snagged a shirt, pants, shoes and the car keys before running to the car outside and driving away. About ten minutes later, I reached town and decided to walk around, but changed my mind like Esme said and decided that I would stay in the car, driving around.
Then after about twenty minutes, I decided to go home. My home in forks. Charlie's house. I was used to the cruiser parked around the front, but to my guess, it was probably in the garage. I slid out the car, closing the door behind me and waking up to the front door, taking the key from under the eave and unlocking the door before walking in. the house was dark, but I could see everything clearly, then a car pulled up the front. Fearing that it was Edward, I looked out the window and saw Lucy and Jake, holding hands, and walking towards the house. They opened the door. "Isn't that Bella's car?" Lucy asks.
"Yeah, Bella?" Jake calls as they walk in to find me. "What's up?" he asks as he hugs me. I hug him back before turning to Lucy and handing her the key.
"You know how…Charlie left everything for me in his will?" I ask them and they nod. "I want you to have the house. The money. Keep Charlie's cruiser, I want to keep it in the garage" I say and they look at me in shock.
"Bella…"Jake starts and I shake my head.
"I mean it. Can you just let me be alone for at least twenty minutes one last time?" I ask and they nod. Then they leave. I wonder the house and walk around, leaving my scent everywhere and noticing other scents. Jake's was in here, so was Lucy's. Renee's scent, which I hadn't had enough time to memorise was floating around and notice another scent, obviously Phil's. I hear the door open, but it's not a human. I sighed. It could be one of the Cullens. I climb up the stairs and sit on my bed, tracing the pattern when Edward walks in. he sits directly next to me, arms wrapped around my body and my head on his shoulder. "I'm sorry" I whisper and he shakes his head.
"No, I am. I had no idea" he says and I frown. "There is another issue though. Alice saw something while you were gone." He says and I frown.
"What did Alice see?" I ask him.
"The volturi, they're coming to punish us for exposing ourselves to multiple humans. But it's just an excuse" he says and I frown.
"An excuse for what?" I ask and he frowns.
"Bella, they want you" he says, and I hug him.