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Chapter 19

Bella couldn't help but get the feeling that something was wrong - more wrong than it was already. The only thing she could think to compare it to was a few summers back, when she had been staying at Charlie's house. She had woken up in the middle of the night for no apparent reason. The next day when she spoke to Renee, she found out that Renee had been up that night, awoken by a terribly nightmare. This was how she felt now - that feeling of distress calling out from someone she cared for deeply spanning whatever distance.

She couldn't shake the feeling, but she also couldn't call Edward to see if everything was alright. She had no idea that across the city, that Edward was wishing with everything within him that he was there with her.

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Emmett & Carlisle snuck around the back of the house to keep guard, to watch for Lily & the inevitable "friends" she would bring with her. There was no car in the driveway, but they found what they had been looking for - well, part of it anyway. Near the front door stood two average looking men. One was taller than the other, disheveled reddish brown hair, & a thin yet muscular frame. Carlisle remembered his name to be Frederick. The other one - Augustus - was the shorter of the two, yet much more filled out muscularly, yet nothing next to Emmett's brawn. His blonde hair was buzzed short - military style. Both of their eyes were a sinister shade of red - a bright, burning crimson. They were well fed, they had eaten no more than an hour ago. Carlisle greeted them with a friendly facade - yet with an extremely fierce edge. Anyone in their right mind could tell that he would take whatever measures necessary to protect those he loved.

"Frederick, Augustus," he said, making them whip their heads around in synchrony.

"Carlisle - it's been a while," spoke the taller one, Frederick.

"You haven't met my son, Emmet," he pointed out, & it was obvious that they both got an eyeful of him.

"Charmed," Augustus spat.

"May I ask what the two of you are doing here?" Both their eyes flickered to Carlisle, then to Emmett, who stood motionlessly, fists clenched.

"We've come to accompany our dear friend Lily on a visit to Edward," Frederick said cordially. "You don't mind, do you now?"

"I believe that Edward has made his feelings about Lily perfectly clear. Now, if you don't mind..." Carlisle left his sentence unfinished. He just gestured his hand in a general direction - away from the house.

"Actually, he's changed his tune quite a bit recently. He's realized what a fool he's been... what with that pitiful new girl..." A low snarl escaped Emmett & he snapped at the air in warning. The two men's solid stance didn't hide their feelings of vulnerability.

"I don't think you understand," Carlisle said calmly, yet with the same edge. "We would like you to leave. Now."

"Of course," Augustus said, "As soon as Lily is finished inside..." He didn't finish his sentence, as Emmett lunged at him, & Carlisle didn't hold him back. Instead, he lunged as well, but they dodged the father & son's attacks, moving perfectly in sync, like a school of fish. The presented no attacks of their own though. They bolted away, steps mirroring each others perfectly. Carlisle in Emmett followed in hot pursuit.

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Alice was sitting cross-legged on the bed of the hotel room, fingers pressed to her temples in concentration. Jasper, Bella, Rosalie, & Esme sat around her silently.

"There's something else - that I didn't see before." Alice opened her eyes & they were full of worry. "I hadn't concentrated on the men's faces - it seemed irrelevant. But the men going to the house & the men coming here - they're the same two men."

"Frederick & Augustus?" Esme asked & Alice nodded. Everyone else seemed to comprehend something that Bella missed. How could two men be at the house protecting Lily, & the same two men be on their way to the hotel? Rosalie seemed to sense Bella's confusion, because she explained it to her in a whisper, being careful not to break Alice's concentration. Jasper sat with his hand on Alice's shoulder, keeping her calm, making it easier for her to concentrate. Rosalie's mouth was so close to Bella's ear that her breath tickled as she spoke.

"Frederick & Augustus are only moderately strong fighters, but they possess other qualities that make them particularly dangerous, very unusual qualities. They were born brothers, & they were very close before & after they were turned. When they became vampires, they were able to move in sync, becoming a perfect team with no weak points. But that isn't even the most unusual part. They are able to be in two places at once, being four forms with two brains, but working just as well, if not better, as four separate vampires." Bella felt a shiver run down her spine.

"So can they just... materialize anywhere they want?" she asked Rose.

No, they have to travel the way the rest of us do. They can't just disappear either. The two counterparts can only join back together when the meet. They literally slam into each other. It's very strange to witness." The explanation was interrupted by Alice, who whispered one word that held a lot of meaning.

"Now."

Just then, the two men came crashing through the hotel window.