Bella woke up to see Zandra was still asleep so she got up and went downstairs to see Charlie in the kitchen drinking a cup of coffee "good morning Charlie" she said as she sat next to him "morning Bella" Charlie replied as he poured her a drink "so it's your dad's funeral today" he said in a whisper voice "yeah" she whispered in a sad voice "um Charlie.. do you know why mum and dad send me to my aunty house when I was fourteen" Bella asked him as she takes a sip of her drink "I don't know Bella but talk to your mum about it" Charlie replied to her with a sad smile on her face
Zandra walked inside to see her dad and Bella getting along alright "do you want any thing before I go to school" she asked them "no thank you" Charlie replied to his daughter "Charlie.. can Zandra take a day of school to go to my dad's funeral and to support me and you" Bella asked him in a worried and sad voice "it's alright with me" he replied back to her "um I don't know that's a good idea" Zandra told them in a worried voice "please Zandra for me" Bella begged her best friend "alright" Zandra gave in to her
The doorbell rang
Zandra opened the front door to reveal Edward and Alice standing there "hey Edward and Alice.. I'm not going to school today" Zandra informed her boyfriend with a smile on her face
Before he could open his mouth the door opened
Bella walked out of the house "hi Edward and his friend" she called out as she walked over to them "hi Bella.. so you taken Zandra with you to your dad's funeral" he said to her as he stood next to his girlfriend "yeah.. did you read my thoughts" she questioned which made him to shake his head "no.. Alice saw that she wasn't going to school today.. so look after her for me" Edward begged her with a sad smile on his face
She walked over and hugged him "she will be safe with me.. I promise" she told him as she let go of him "hey Alice.. it's nice to meet you" Bella said as she held out her hand to shake "we going to be great friends" Alice excited said to her as she pulled her into a tight hug which earned a growl from the woods "Alice.. let go of her" Edward commanded so she quickly let go of her "I will see you later at our house Zandra" he said to his girlfriend
Edward and Alice drove away from them to head to school
She walked inside with Zandra "Zandra.. can I borrow a black dress for the funereal" Bella asked her in a sad voice "sure" Zandra walked upstairs with Bella following. They walked into her room so Zandra closed her bedroom door "Bella.. I want to talk to you about Sam" Zandra said to her in a worried voice "there's nothing to say" she went though the clothes till she found a long black dress "yes there is.. I don't want you to be in the same thing I was in" Zandra told her as she looked at of the window "what do you mean" Bella replied as she undress and started putting the dress on "I don't want you to be in the same pain as I was when Edward left me" Zandra informed her "when Edward left me.. I was a zombie for months because I lost my soul mate" she carried on telling her "I will talk to him" Bella gave in a she brushed her hair soon Zandra got in to her own dress on
They found Charlie in the living room "are you ready to go dad" Zandra asked her dad "yeah.. Bella, are you coming with us" Charlie asked her as he stood up from the sofa "yeah" she replied back to him with a sad smile on her face as tears welled up in her eyes but she didn't let them fall "come on.. and Bella, you need to stay strong for your mum" Charlie said as he grabbed his keys "I'll try" she replied as she followed behind him and Zandra
They got into his cruiser with Bella in the back seat while Charlie and Zandra in the front seat soon they arrive in La Push
Bella looks out of the window to see a red house with a slope so Charlie and Zandra got out as the front flung open only to see Jacob running over and stopped in front of Zandra so she gets out of the car and walks over to Charlie "hey Zan.. I missed you" Jacob said as he pulled her into a hug "hi Jake.. I brought someone with me" Zandra said as she turned to see Bella standing next to Charlie so Jacob looks up to see Bella was here too as Charlie walked inside the house to see Billy "Bella.. thank goodness" Jacob said in relieved voice "I'm going to go and talk to Sam" she informed him with a small smile "sure.. so your leech let you came" Jacob asked Zandra "yes.. her knows I am supporting my dad and Bella" Zandra told him
Charlie and Billy came out of the house and went over to them
Zandra turned to face Billy "hey Billy.. how are you" she asked him "I'm good.. it's good to see you! I am shock to see Bella here too" Billy said in a shock voice "yeah.. can I talk to you in private" she asked him in a calm voice with a small smile on her face "of course you can" he replied to her "Jake.. do you want a lift" Zandra asked him so he nodded his head and they got in the cruiser
Bella turned to face Billy "I need to know more about this imprinting thing" she asked him in a calm voice "Sam.. will be whatever you want him to be.. a lover, a friend or brother.. it's up to you" Billy told her "so we must be going" she said as she pushed and helped him in the truck "Sam is a good guy" he told her with a smile on his face as she drove away from the house
Soon they arrived at the church
she gets out of the truck and spots Sam so she walks over to him "hey Sam" Bella said as she stood in front of him "Bella" Sam was in shock that she was talking to him "can we talk" she asked so he nodded his head
They walked down the beach "so what do you want to talk about" he asked his imprint "I talked to Billy about imprinting means" she replied "what about" he asked her in a scared voice "it doesn't matter.. only you need to know is I accepted the imprint" she told him with a smile which he returned "but I don't want to jump into a relationship right away.. so for now let's be friends" she told him "I will" he agreed with her "we better head back" she grabbed his hand and they walked back to the church "so you made friends with leeches" he said to her "no.. I am friend with Zandra and I happened to meet her boyfriend" she told him
They arrived to see the pack was waiting for them to see Sam was holding Bella's hand "welcome to the pack" all of them said as they hugged her "thank you.. now let's go and do this funereal" Bella told them as she walked inside the church with everyone following her with grins on their faces
Bella spotted Charlie and Zandra sitting behind their mum so she sits next to Zandra so Leah and Seth can sit with their mum
Soon everyone walked out of the church
She walks over to her mum "mum.. can we talk alone" she asked her "ok.. let's go to the first beach" Sue said as they walked to the beach "what do you want to talk about" she asked her daughter "I want to know why I was send away" she asked her "we did it to protect you" she informed her in a worried voice "from what" Bella commanded in a angry voice "so now you being silence about it" Bella stormed off leaving a sad Sue standing there
Other Pov
he watched Sue and his daughter from the woods "what do you want to talk about" he heard Sue ask her "I want to know why I was send away" Bella asked her "we did it to protect you" she informed her "from what" she hissed out in a angry voice as her eyes turn yellow "so now you being silence about it" Bella stormed off
he followed her and to see she was sitting on a log
Alric stopped and hid behind a tree but kept watching her "Bella.. I finally found you" he whispered as he ran away from her