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Chapter 9 - Supernatural Mishaps
Right after dinner Edward had decided it would be best for him to drive me home. I agreed after finally realizing just how tired I was from the days grocery shopping excursion. The drive home had been rather quiet, neither one of us knowing what to say to the other about this recent development in the Cullens (and my) lives. Its already been a few hours since I've last seen them, since I last saw Edward. This is just way too much to deal with right now what with finals coming up before Christmas break and Kurt plus Seth is involved in all of this.
With a frustrated sigh I pull my pillow over my face and let the scream that's been begging to escape out.
"Bella?!" Charlies voice calls from just other side my door.
Great. Just what I need.
"Yes?" the pillow is thrown to the side as I pull myself up into a sitting position.
The door to my room slowly opens and at first nothings there, but with-in the next few seconds Charlies aging face pokes around to peer in at me.
"You okay?" worry is etched over his features as he brings himself to fully stand in the door way.
That is possibly the hardest question to answer right now and its something I need to think about. It shouldn't be, I mean I have wonderful friends, I'm attending a great school and oh yeah my ex boyfriend, who just so happens to be a vampire turned human, is back in the picture. So no I'm not okay.
"Yeah dad, I'm fine." it comes out pretty convincing if you ask me but Charlie merely forces a smile and nods.
"Well, I'm here... you know if you need to talk" his eyes wander around the area around me and he finally comes to give me a small awkward smile as he clears his throat.
"I know. Thanks" I mumble back and he quickly steps out of my room, pulling the door closed behind him.
It still amazes me that we have never gotten over that awkward emotional thing we seem to have. Every time Charlie tries to show that he cares he always blushes and clears his throat, its definitely easy to see who I get my emotional awkwardness from. I'm only half aware that my cell phone is vibrating on my night stand, so very absent-minded, I reach over and flip it open.
"Hello?" even to myself I sound like a zombie.
"Hey, Bells?" clearly its someone I know, and the voice is all to familiar but I can't place a name or a face for that matter.
"This is she." confusion mar my words.
"Its Jake." Jake?... Jacob...Jacob Black!!! Oh wow! "and Seth!!" sounds from somewhere in the background.
A smile plasters itself over my face and I can feel my heart begin to race. It still amazes me that he has this sort of affect on me.
"Oh wow! Jake its so good to hear your voice, you won't believe the last couple days I've been having. Tell Seth I say hi... how are you?" he chuckles at my sudden recognition and though it sounds relieved there seems to be an underlying un-ease.
"Its good to hear your voice too Bells. I miss you." his gruff voice mumbles that last part and I hear Seth begin to howl with laughter as he shouts something about kissy kissy mwah mwah mwah.. or something along those lines.
"Hold on." It sounds as if he covers the receiver with his hand and suddenly I can hear whimpering and a loud bang from where ever the two boys are.
"Hey, sorry about Seth he's still... well he's just Seth. Speaking of Seth," his voice grows slightly darker. My face falls at his sudden change in mood. I suppose Jacob would have found out. I mean they do have that weird no secrets thing between them all, how annoying would that be. Not being able to keep things to yourself without your whole pack knowing about it.
"I heard what he did, well I'm not the only one who heard. The three of us had to leave the pack because of it, Bells, the threatened to kill him." the pain in his voice is rather evident.
"Wait.. What, why? Could they do that? I mean killing their own kind, from their own pack, isn't that some sort of like... I don't know weird form of murder?" there goes that little switch in my brain that tells me to think before I speak. "Wait... and three?"
"I'll have to explain everything later, but right now I need your address." sounds like he's rummaging for a pen or something.
"I'll text it to you." for some reason I don't feel safe saying my address out loud. Weird.
He laughs at this "Sure, you got my cell number?" I pull the phone away to look at the caller ID and sure enough his number is there.
"Yeah I've got it." we both sigh.
"Bells, be careful kay? I've gotta go though Leah's about to kill Seth. Seems like the Alpha males work is never done." Alpha male? What? Way to many questions have come out of this 5 minute conversation.
"I will. Talk to you later Jake. Bye." I flip my phone shut and just as I'm about to place it back on the shelf it begins to buzz again. Seriously people! It's almost midnight, do none of you sleep?!
"Hello--" I hardly get the one small word out before I'm cut off.
"Bella! Its Alice, you need to lock your windows and don't let anyone in unless its Edward and myself!" once again more questions that I need answers to.
"Alice? Whats wrong??"
"Bella, Its me Edward. I need you to do me a favour, and I really need you to promise me that you will do this. Please." his voice is pleading and my heart nearly stops. Oh God. Is it Victoria? Has she finally found me?
"I promise. Edward whats going on? What did Alice see?" it feels as if my throats closing and I can hardly find the strength to fight for air.
"Do not let anyone in the house until we get there. Not even Kurt. Especially not Kurt." it all comes out as a low growl and I can't help but feel like their not telling me everything.
"We'll be there in five minutes." his breaths are coming out rather ragged and sort of choked, what has Edward so scared?
"Okay. Hurry?" A sense of panic begins to set in and I quickly shut my phone, cutting off any goodbye that may have been about to come. Without thinking I toss the phone on my bed and jump towards my door where I wrench it open only to stop dead in my tracks.
"Kurt?" I gasp. His hands come to rest on my shoulders where he pulls me into him and envelopes me in a tight hug.
"Bella. I'm sorry." he mumbles into my hair. Why exactly is he sorry?
"For?" I mumble into his chest. His grip tightens and suddenly his fingernails are digging into my back. The heat that begins to emanate from his body is so intense I break into a sweat, there's no way that he's a shape shifter to is there? I mean he's not a Quilette. Is he?
"I'm sorry, God Bella I'm so very very sorry." So much happens in such a short time, yet it all seems to go in slow motion for me.
Something grabs hold of my arms and pulls me away from Kurt's embrace only to shove me on the bed where I watch as one of my closest friends falls to the floor. His shirt rips to shreds as it seems his muscles expand and retract only to expand once more, fur sprouts across his back and down his arms then all over his body as his pants follow suit with the shirt. His entire body is massive and suddenly instead of Kurt standing there, its a massive wolf like creature. There is no way this is a shape shifter, he's too big and his eyes are not those of something or someone that is in control of himself.
A low snarl emanates from directly beside the bed and I break my horrified gaze to look at my saviour.
A/N - Wow... So I decided to re-write chapter 9 because I was totally not happy with it at all, and I finally realized that was the reason for my writers block!! I hope you guys enjoy this, I may actually place the previous chapter 9 somewhere else in the story. I just wanted to keep Edward human for a little while longer. Hope you guys enjoyed it and I'm sorry for taking sooo long to up-date!!!!