Chapter Four: Movie Night with Friends

Edwards POV

"Bella wake up," she stirred slightly. My angel turned to face me, it was Friday so Charlie was at work already. I let her sleep in a bit because today was our firs today of spring break.

She looked at her hand; moving it around in the dim light. I thought about how last year she spent her spring break traveling to Arizona to escape the inevitable. I shuddered at the vivid memory, of her, lying there. Helpless. She lied on her side, resting her back against my chest. I wrapped my arms once more around her as her eyelids began to droop. I laughed quietly forgetting I was trying to get her up. I moved slightly in an attempt to get off her bed.

I wondered out the door closing it soundlessly behind me. I Stepped down the first step, hearing the first of her mumbling.

"Edward!" Bella said. Vampire speed I opened her door and was standing beside her bed. She sighed, "Edward" and rolled onto her stomach.

I closed the door quietly and headed down to the kitchen to make breakfast. I got out the eggs, some toast, and strips of bacon.

Pouring juice into a cup, I heard Bella just faintly sigh. "Oh, Edward thank you so much, I love you!"

If I weren't a vampire -- forever doomed to be condemned to hell – I probably wouldn't have heard her.

When the eggs were done I set aside her plate with the bacon in the shape of a heart, a vase sat next to the plate with a white rose with blood red tips, tied tight with a matching red ribbon. I cut a Red-Delicious apple into bite sized pieces, and a shallow bowl filled with peanut butter and honey. Bella sounded like she was getting restless upstairs. I made my way out of the kitchen pausing only to look at my work of art. As my eyes caressed the apples I wished dearly to remember how they tasted.

She looked so much younger than she was, the way she was tangled in her blanket. She was wrapped into a little ball. I silently sat beside her placing my hand on her shoulder. "Wings!" she said.

I froze how could she know? "wake up, Love!" I shook her violently, panic leaking into my voice, growing deeper and more pronounced each spoken word. She screamed an ear splitting, scream I backed away from the bed. She bolted upright like a jackhammer, her breathing, rough, ragged. How deathly I wished to hear her thoughts.

Then as if my prayer had been answered a voice filled my head. They are coming Bella do not be afraid. I could not tell if the voice had been male, female, young, or old. I looked around there was no one else in the room, the voice came from Bella!

I sat beside her on the bed reaching for her hand. She looked at me for a moment before collapsing in my lap. "Edward, I – I , I oh, my, GOD!" She began to sob. Gripping my shirt with one hand. I released the other. She gripped and pulled, I held her tight to my chest lying on my back. I stretched my legs out.

"Do you want me to make you forget about your dream?" she nodded. I flipped over so she was on her back. I was holding up my own weight so she couldn't feel to much pressure. She watched me slight smile playing across her face. I kissed up and down her neck. Drawing lines with my lips, I traced her collar bone. Her head was back eyes closed I went and began kissing her roughly.

I left her gasping for air. I picked her up bridal style caring her down the stairs to her breakfast.

I looked her in the eye, and looked back into the kitchen. "Enjoy, my Love," I said her jaw dropped and she turned bright red. "I thought the rose would match perfectly," I said pleased. She walked over and sat at the table.

"How does the rose match," she managed.

"Easy, normally you are very pale, like the white. And when you blush, you are the red. The ribbon is beautiful and adds to the beauty of the rose, it completes it, as you complete me." I said and she leaned forward over the table, first kissing the ribbon. Then I moved from my place leaning against the counter, and leaned in for the kiss she laid upon my lips. I reached forward grabbing an apple slice, dipping it in the peanut butter. I kissed it and feed it to her. As she bit into the apple, my cell began to ring checking the caller ID; it was Jasper. "What," I said roughly.

"um... actually it's Alice who wants to talk to you. She had a vision you maybe interested in." he paused for a moment and I could hear Rose and Alice in the background. Emmett started howling, with laughter and maybe even Esme. "Wait, here is Alice and Rosalie, they want to talk to Bella though."

"Okay," I said and passed it over to Bella watching her closely. She gave me a questioning look before I mouth 'Alice,' I didn't bother mentioning Rosalie. She jumped to reach for the phone.

"Hello? --- Alice! Rosalie? hi. . . um... I don't know, I'll ask," she turned to me putting her hand over the receiver. "Hey, do you want to go to the movie's tonight with Alice? Rosalie said her and Emmett need to catch up on a few things first. Than, Emmett booming laughter could be heard coming from the phone. We both looked at the phone for a moment before the squealing began.

"I don't know Bella,"

"Bella! Yes I can't wait, you have to stop by the house so that me and Rose can ---" cough came from the phone it came from Rosalie.

Bella's conversation continued, I listened until her house phone began to ring. I reached it before it finished it's first ring. Bella stood to answer it but I put my hand up to stop her. "Hello," I answered.

"Bella?"

"No, it's the bloodsucker, Edward," I said, it was Jacob. Bella tapped my shoulder she had finished

her talking with Alice. 'Jacob' I mouthed, she hit my arm trying to get the phone from me.

I ignored what ever the dog had said, "Jacob here is Bella."

"Jake!" she said excitedly. He said something I couldn't understand.

Then he said something like "--- want to come to La Push tonight?"

She was about to answer when I grabbed the phone out of her hand.

"Sorry Jacob Black but she is busy tonight, we are going to see a movie." I said taking a peek at Bella, her face lit up and she hugged me around my waist. "Yeah sorry Jacob, maybe some other time? --- okay great."

I hung up on him and turned to Bella, was resting her head on her hand. Her elbow resting on the high counter. She watched me as I walked to answer the front door. She looked confused and came to follow me. "Um, Edward? Where--?" Alice rushed threw the door just as I reached the knob. She thru the key at me and raced over to Bella. "Alice, whats up?" she said as she jumped up and down, excitedly. I reached my hand around Bella's waist, she looked up at me, first confused, than happy, she jumped up and kissed me slightly. "That's for our group date tonight!"

"Come on Bella, I want to see if you have anything to wear," Alice whined motioning for Bella to follow her up the stairs.

"But, Alice you've seen my entire wardrobe over a million times why do you have to now?" she said gripping my arm tightly. Alice came and swept her off her feet, taking her up the stairs. I laughed and put the dishes away.

"Um, Bella Charlie is almost here," I said looking out her window. When I turned back looking at Alice throwing together different outfits while Bella was in the closet getting dressed. "Should I leave?"

"You tell me," she called sounding muffled probably from her putting on or taking off a shirt.

Edward stay Charlie won't mind, but he'll ask if you were up in her room, with us. He's in a good mood and he loves us, because Bella loves us. I nodded not looking at her. I was watching the street for any signs of the cruiser.

Finally it came, Charlie pulled into the driveway, and walked up to the front door. I looked at Alice, she nodded and I raced to get the door. I got there before Charlie had the chance to get the key in. Wow that was great timing. Oh! It's Edward, I wonder what the kids are up to tonight. I sure hope that big guy, Emmett didn't hurt little Alice.

"Hello there Edward."

"Hi Charlie, is it all right, if tonight, Bella, Alice, Rosalie, Jasper, Emmett, and I go to a movie in Port Angeles?" he looked at me for a moment smelling the air. He could smell the leftovers from Bella's lunch I made. Which would be Charlie' s dinner. He walked into the kitchen hanging his coat on it's peg. And sitting, in his kitchen chair.

"Where are the girls anyway?" Charlie said. And then Alice's screaming could be heard from above. 'Bella if you don't try this on right now!' and Bella's response, ' But Alice I don't want to try on anymore clothes! Why can't I just leave this on? But it''s cute and blue!". "Yah, but I want to see how this red one looks on you I love the lace!"

"Enough said. Bella owns lace?"

"I don't know. I doubt it but Alice had a bag with her. I haven't been up there since we got here, about an hour ago. All I had time to do was make you, and Bella something to eat. Want some?" I said pointing over my shoulder at the pan, sitting on the stove. "Bella liked it, I think even more she was happy she didn't have to cook for a change."

Charlie nodded, with a cough he got up looking in the fridge he reached for a soda. "Charlie?" Bella said and fast footsteps were heard coming down the stairs.

"Man nothing gets past her," I laughed and then Alice could be heard.

"Bella not that shirt it doesn't go with your shoes!" Alice screamed.

Bella came around the corner in quickened steps. And ran t o get Charlie a plate, than turned around to realize he was already eating. She blushed a a vibrant shade of red and walked off, to the living room.

"So Bella," Charlie starts off.

"What," she says depressed.

"I hear you have a movie with Eddy here," he finishes. Lets see how he likes that nickname, I really need to call him something other than Edward, that name just sounds so old. I knew at least 5 Edwards from my graduation class. And even then the name had been used out.

Oh, Edward you weren't supposed to see her yet. I was going to do her hair and all that! You just have to ruin everything! Alice said as she walked out of the room. "Um, Charlie can I kidnap, Bella? Take her to my house put on her face, etc.?"

"Ah... sure," she gave me an evil look. "As long as it's alright with Esme can I speak to Edward, have a little 'heart to heart' 'man to man' if you will?" she looked at me again. With an evil glee in her eye she nodded.

"Bella we're going to my house,"

"Yah!"

"Sorry but 'Eddy' is staying with Charlie for a little while. Having a manly "Heart to heart'"

"Bye boys, play nice. We'll come get you when we leave so be ready alright? Bye Charlie, play nice!" and with that the door closed. I turned back to Charlie as a car engine faded into the darkness of the clouds.

"So Edward, you really like Bella? Of course you do," he said when I nodded. "Well lately I feel as though you two are getting a bit serious. Cooking for her, being here when I'm not. Honestly that concerns me a bit," he watched as my face grew confused. Jacob called me at the station today, Edward. I jumped when he said my name in his head. Wait this didn't sound familiar it wasn't Charlie who was this, where was Charlie? "Check the trunk" he said out loud. I turned back through the window at the cruiser in the driveway.

"I came to warn you Edward, they are coming for you," he said leaning back his chair. "Two fourteen year olds, an 11 year old girl, 8 year old boy, 6 year old girl. They are here because they have Nowhere else to go. Remember they are only kids, but they are in danger, as well as Bella if you hadn't already guessed. The Volturi, have heard about her, they are interested, in her. The Flock is here to help you. But you must also return the favor. They need your help, everyone wants them. They are messy orphans with a secret as great as your own." with that 'Charlie' disappeared and I ran out and pulled open the trunk. Charlie was bound and gagged.

I pulled him out as he watched me untie him, he didn't move. I realized there were eyes watching me. I turned halfway around to see a car filled with kids; some from our high school, some from La Push. I could pretty much guess what it looked like; a Cullen pulling the chief of police out of his own cruiser.

He was unconscious so I quickly changed him and placed him in his bed. I paused only to make sure everything was taken care of.

A while later I heard a car pull up. Hoping dearly it wasn't the police I checked the driveway from Bella's window. It was Alice's yellow Porsche parked outside and she had a sly smile on her lips. I raced out the door.

When I reached the car Alice's window was down, "Did you check the trunk?" I smiled nodding as I slid into the car.

We reached the house in no time. In the living room with Esme, was Bella watching some pointless documentary. "--- recombinant DNA beings being possible very soon if not all ready," the TV said. I drew my attention to it immediately. "Scientist have been said to experimented with the thought of this, but are afraid to actually test it out. The outcome of this on going thesis, to be 'dangerous, to all humanity,' or even ' a possible alternative to our pollution, and worrying on if we were to survive Global Warming. With these new species of humans we could explore out side of our own universe an opportunity, lost unless we could evolve.'"

"---Edward you haven't even noticed Bella, whats the matter with you?" I looked over to Bella she wasn't listening her eyes were glued to the TV as interested as I was. "Can we just leave now? Jasper! lets go!"

Bella looked beautiful in a light blue peasant top, and little almost black jean skirt. She looked up at me and smiled. I returned the smile and raced for some clothes. There was a pin stripped Blue button down shirt, and loose fitting dark colored jeans. Laid out across my black leathered couch. Obviously a gift from Alice, it matched perfectly with Bella. I put it on leaning on the couch less then a second after I left.

Bella looked surprised for a moment before kissing my lips.

After an hour of driving Bella's hand in mine, and Jasper and Alice in the back of my less conspicuous black Volvo; we reached the theater. I was helping Bella out of the car when something moved in the back of the alley. Six odd looking children walked out. The first, was blond kinda pale but not Vampire pale. Followed by a young dark skinned girl with wild hair, with two more blond kids, a boy with blue eyes looked over at me for a moment, then looked at the big eyed girl, the youngest of the kids, was concentrating on Bella, looking frustrated. Finally two more exited the alley close to each other, a dirty blond with tired waves, and a pale boy with black hair falling loosely over his eyes he turned to look at the girl before catching up with the others.

They walked into the hotel across the street. Bella and I exchanged glances before looking back at the hotel. And hurrying into the movie theater.

Half way thru the movie I heard familiar chattering behind us turning part way, inside my head I heard; "Edward," I looked at my family then behind me again. "Edward, Edward Cullen, wow thats an old name, I wonder if he really is a hundred? And Rosalie she is so pretty, and I always thought Max was pretty but she is well --" the young girls thoughts were then interrupted by – still coming from her-- another voice. Max they are here, get to know them you need to this is your best chance."

"Angel are you getting anything from the vampires?" the little blond shook her head making her curls fly "No."

It was them.