Chapter Fifteen

I will never ever understand how someone can claim to love you so much one day, and the next day just decide otherwise. I will never understand in a million years why and how someone can so easily put a ring on your finger, and still choose to leave you. This is something that I will never be able to get threw my head. If you love someone and you tell them you want to marry them then why the fuck is it so easy to walk away from them? It's not fair.

This is something I haven't been able to stop thinking about since the other night at Emily's. Bella has been staying with me since then, especially considering the Cullens arrived back in town this morning. None of them have yet to contact her, and I wanted it to stay that way. If Bella wasn't with me, then she was with Jake. The only time she was left alone was while she was at school, and even then she wasn't totally alone. Jared and his girlfriend have been keeping an eye on her and Jake was always taking her and picking her up. She was never unprotected.

I was being very lucky while working my shift at the hospital. I knew Carlisle was a doctor, and plenty of the nurses have spoken about seeing him in the building. I always made sure I was busy doing something, even during my lunch break I was working. I was nearing the end of my shift when I finally managed to run into him. Literally. I was walking down the hall and looking over my patients chart when he came around the corner. I ran right into his chest and dropped the chart. I would have fallen to the ground as well if he hadn't grabbed onto my shoulders. I took a deep breath and picked up the chart before apologizing. I was about to turn back around and take the long way when his voice stopped me.

"Excuse me, you're Hazel Swan, Bella's sister correct?" I felt my eyes narrow at him.

"Yes, and you and your family have no right to call her by Bella. She is Isabella to you and the rest of your kind. I have nothing against you, Dr. Cullen. But I have everything against your son, and out of respect to you, I don't think you and I should converse so as to avoide me bad-mouthing him. Have a good day." And with that I spun on my heel and left him there with his mouth agape.

I know he had nothing wrong, in a sense. Personally, I can't stand his kind or his sparkle son. The more I thought about it though, the whole damn family had left Bella. No phone call or email to even make sure she was okay! Her so called best friend, Alice, never even responded to her emails. She had changed her address instead. What kind of 'friend' did that? Not a good one! I felt my blood begin to boil at the thought of what they had done to my sister. I finished the rest of my shift without running into him again, which I was thankful for.

I had grabbed my jacket and purse from my wallet and went to grab Penny from daycare. What I saw when I got there made my blood run cold, and I started shaking with anger. Sitting there drawing a picture with MY daughter was Alice Cullen. I was pissed. I walked into the room and went straight to Penny. I picked her up and grabbed her bag from one of the hooks and left without a glance in her direction. Penny gave me a kiss on the cheek and started telling me all about her day. Then she said that her drawing was interupted by that weird girl. Her words, not mine. I felt myself smile at that. We were down at the car now in the parking garage and I had Penny fastened in her seat when I heard my name being called. I turned around and look behind me. It was Alice. She was rushing over to me and I narrowed my eyes at her before closing Penny's door and standing in front of it.

"Hello, I'm Alice. I wanted to introduce myself when you picked up your daughter but you looked to be in a hurry. She's very pretty." She smiled at me. I took a deep breath before speaking.

"What right do you think you have by visiting with MY daughter? She is MINE. Like how Bella is MINE. You have no fucking right to walk into that daycare room and draw with Penny like you've known her forever. Stay the fuck away from me, my daughter, my father, and especially Bella. You LEFT her alone and deserted with no one! I had to pick up the pieces. Do you have any idea how hard it is to literally see someone you love dying from that amount of pain? You were supposed to be her best friend, Alice. And you all left her. Some friend you are. If I ever see you around my family, especially my daughter, you're going to wish you were never turned into a vampire." I was an inch from her face by the time I was finished. She actually looked terrified and hurt by my words. Good. I got into my car and headed toward the exit. When I looked in the rearview mirror I saw her still standing there.

~~~MBY~~~

Paul's truck was parking in front of my house when I got home. I sighed with relief. I pulled into my driveway and parked. I had dropped Penny off at Charlie's for some grandfather granddaughter time. I was thankful for the break, especially now seeing that Paul was over.

I had barely gotten out of the car when he crushed me to his chest. I wrapped my arms around his waist and cried. He rubbed my back soothingly and kissed my head.

"Sh, it's okay, baby. You're home now, you're safe. If any of those leaches come near you or Penny again they will have hell to pay." I pulled away from him and gave him a questioning look. "I had Quil spy on you today." A light blush colored his cheeks and he wouldn't look me in the eye. I smiled at him before giving him a quick peck on the cheek and pulling away.

I grabbed him hand and started pulling him into the house. He flopped down onto the couch while I went to my room and changed into a pair of leggings and an oversized sweater. I pulled on my boots and went out to the living room. After seeing I was ready to go, Paul and I headed out to La Push to discuss the return of the Cullens.

~~~TOS~~~

"She did what?!" Bella's voice practically shook the enitre house. When Paul and I arrived at Emily's I immediately told everyone what I had occurred while at work. "She seriously tried to get to you by going threw your daughter? She is unbelievable! I knew Alice was in an institute while she was human but I never realize how insane she really is!" By now Bella had thrown her arms up above her head and was pacing and swinging her arms around. I rolled my eyes at her and sunk lower in my seat. It took her a good five minutes for Jake to finally calm her down.

"So the entire coven has returned?" Jared asked. Sam nodded his head yes.

"We'll have to spread our perimeter to cover Hazel's property, but considering she is the closest to the hospital where the leader works, we may run into one of them. If you do, do not engage until I have a meeting with them later this evening. The leader, the empath, and the mind reader will be there. I want Jared, Jake, and Paul to come with me." Sam looked around at all the boys and I felt myself cling to Paul even more.

"I'm going, too." Bella said.

"If Bella's going then I'm going." I stood up and went to stand next to Bella. We both looked at Sam with our arms crossed. Daring him to challenge us. He sighed and rolled his eyes before agreeing. Jake and Paul rang out no and growled at Sam.

"If the Cullens were planning to attack, there's no way they would do so with the girls with us." Sam growled back at them and they sat down. Paul was shaking in his seat and I could tell he was struggling with his control.

I went and stood behind him and started rubbing circles into his shoulders. He relaxed almost immediately. I loved how easy it was for me to calm him down with just a touch, but I was still afraid.

"I want Paul and Jake to be phased during the meeting. Hazel, if that makes you uncomfortable then you will need to stay here." My eyes widened at Sam's words.

I was still terrified of wolves, even more so of the size of the boys when they phased. I took a deep shaky breath and muttered that I would be fine. Bella shot me a sad look.

"Come take a walk with me." Paul was out of his chair and was pulling me out the back door before I could protest. I guess the meeting was over. We walked until we were in the middle of Sam and Emily's backyard. Well, backyard was an understatement. It was a giant clearing! "I want you to tell me why you're so afraid of wolves." I looked up at him and felt tears prick at me eyes. He looked so broken. His forehead was creased and his eyebrows were bunched together. I reached up and smoothed his forehead and ran my fingers down his face and traced his bottom lip and smiled when I saw him shudder.

"It happened a long time ago..."

~~~TOS~~~

After I told Paul about why I was so terrified, he just stood there and stared at me. I felt like maybe I had offended him in some way. I felt tears begin to prick my eyes and I tried to blink them away but some of them had escaped. That seemed to shock Paul to reality because he immediately crushed me to his chest and kissed my face everywhere and wiped away my tears. He started kissing my neck and made me giggle.

"Baby, you have nothing to be afraid of with me. That was a wild, feral wolf. I'm different, even when I phase I'm still me. I'm still Paul like how Jake is still Jake and Sam is still Sam. I would never ever hurt you, do you understand me?" He looked me in the eyes and traced the scarrs on my cheek with his fingers. I wrapped my arms tighter around his waist and rested my head on his chest.

"I believe you." I whispered. He kissed the top of my head and just held me until it was time to go meet the Cullens.

"Now, let's go see the leaches."

"Can I bring a baseball bat to beat up fairy boy?" He laughed loudy and deeply and I decided that his laugh was my new favorite sound.