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I bet the ending of Vincent's confession was a little confusing.
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To Hunt
I gaped after Vincent's retreating figure for awhile, my eyes feeling that they had been pushed out of its sockets. Suddenly, I smelled paper as the light wind blew at my face. I blinked and looked down at my feet. There was a crinkled, yellow piece of paper, and I bent down to pick it up.
Victoria is staying at the old glass factory east of Forks.
"Edward!"
I screamed his name, bursting into the door frantically. Edward rushed over to be quickly, his expression wrinkled with worry.
"Bella, what's wrong?"
I started to stumble over words, trying to explain everything that had happened in one breath. Edward put a comforting hand on my shoulder and murmured softly,
"Slow down and clear your mind."
I breathed in slowly and said a little more slowly, but still rapidly,
"Vincent. He was there when I left the house. Said he was stalking me -- or following me -- and he made me follow him with this child, she had an appealing scent, you know. Then he told me that Victoria wasn't dead, and that she's still after me. Edward, she's at Forks."
Edward stiffened. He went to the phone and started to dial the Cullens' phone number. I waited patiently as he said,
"Hello? This is Edward. Jasper, let me talk to Carlisle. Ok, then let me talk to Esme."
I bit my lips as Edward started to explain to Esme about Vincent's unexpected visit and where she was currently staying.
"Wouldn't it be wise if we just went over there to kill her now? So that we can all band together? It'll be easier."
Thanks to my special vampire hearing skills, I heard Esme reply,
"I don't know, Edward. It might be dangerous. Wait, here's Carlisle. Please talk to him."
Edward explained the whole Vincent incident once again. Carlisle's voice was wary as he replied,
"Edward, this all seems... well, strange. Why would Vincent suddenly come to warn Bella when he had turned her in to Victoria earlier on?"
Edward's sigh was frustrated,
"I don't know. Vincent said that he loved her or something. Maybe that's why. It won't hurt for all of us to go, since we can all band together."
There was a pause.
"I guess that's the best plan, since we currently know Victoria's residence. Where should we meet?"
"I'll come over there."
"Of course. But hurry, Edward."
Edward hung up the phone and looked at me worriedly. He murmured,
"Stay here, Bella. I'll be back soon."
My voice was tight as I said through clenched teeth,
"I'm going with you, Edward."
Edward strode to where I was and put his hands on my shoulder. He was equally angry as he said,
"Bella, this is dangerous! I don't want you getting hurt!"
"I'm a vampire now, too! I can protect myself!"
Edward's voice was strapped in his throat as he growled,
"No you can't! Please, listen to me!"
I shoved myself from him and glared into his eyes.
"Or are you just trying to convince yourself that I'm human still?"
Shock and hurt fleeted across his face as he stared at me. I sighed and said,
"Edward, I can protect myself. Right now, we can't argue. We have a more important thing on our hands. I can protect myself, you'll see."
He sighed and turned his back against me as he walked rapidly down to the driveway. He opened the passenger seat for me hurriedly and got into the driver's seat. He reach 150 mph and sped into the afternoon, his face tight. When we reached the Cullen residence, we ran towards the door. Edward knocked impatiently, his fists clenched into iron balls. I bit my lips, waiting for the rest of my family to come out.
Much to our relief, the door opened quickly and light flooded unto the porch. Edward and I gaped in horror at what stood before us: Vincent with a look of malice on his pale, white face.