Authors Notes: Ok once again I feel bad for taking so long to get this up, but I had a writers block. AHH! Well sort of, like I know what I want to happen it is just getting to that point. Also do you think that I should add more detail? Let me know what you think, REVEIWS PLEASE!
Disclaimer: I do NOT, in any way, own Twilight or New Moon. All that credit belongs to Stephenie Meyer.
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"You can't have her just yet!" Alice was blocking our way into our room, with a sinister smile.
"Sorry Alice, I don't think that I will let you take her from me. She needs to pack and rest up before seeing her mother tomorrow!" Edward seemed smug, he knew that what ever it was that she had in mind that I was not going to want to do it, and he was right, I just wanted to spend the rest of the evening with him.
"Come one Edward, we just want to cheer her up." She looked so innocent now. Hold on did she say we? Who are we?
"No, I won't allow you and Rosalie…"
"You two are something else!" Cutting Edward off and shaking my head as I ducked below them into my room. They stood there looking at me for a moment before continuing on what I was going to do. I shut the door I was going to decided what I was doing, let them bicker. I couldn't hold my laughter in any longer, they did this on occasion and it was funny to watch them fight over me. I began packing, I wasn't sure how long that I was going to be away so I packed for at least a week, if I needed more I could always get it. I wanted to see Renee but I really didn't want to go back to that house, not only because it's where Charlie was last alive, but because I didn't want to leave the Cullen's. They were my family now, and I didn't want to be separated from them. I would have begun sobbing if the cell phone on my dressier didn't start ringing. Edward insisted that I have one, just in case something happened and he wasn't around. I didn't think that I needed one do to that fact that I was always with him now, so it never left our room. Hesitantly I walked over to it, who would be calling; I couldn't remember giving the number out to anyone. Maybe it was one of the Cullen's; Edward must have given them the number, so I picked it up.
"Hello?"
"Is this Bella?" A beautiful bell like voice, not as wonderful as Alice, Esme or even Rosalie, but it was still lovely.
"Yes, and who is this?" It was not anyone that I knew, so I was becoming worried.
"We will get there in due time, but first things first. Are you alone, meaning is he with you?" Now the voice was harsh.
"I don't think I should tell you anything." My stomach was now in knots and I felt like I was going to be ill.
"I will take that as a yes!" She was no laughing at some joke I didn't get, this only cause a shiver to go down my spin. I wanted to call for Edward but I couldn't. "I am so sorry to have heard about you father, Bella!" The laughing was becoming deeper, this person got joy out of my pain.
"Who the hell is this?" I snapped. I could no longer keep my anger at bay. For some strange reason I felt that I should know who this was, but I didn't. With no warning the laughter quite abruptly, causing me to jump at the sudden silence.
"When I tell you why I called you will then know who I am dear." She was smug, there was definitely something there I was missing. "Tell you little friends that…" The phone went dead, and there was a cold hand around my wrist. At first I thought that it was Edward but then quickly realized he would never hold me this tight. I slowly turned to find that it was Victoria; she had an amused look on her face. Frozen stiff with fear I wasn't able to call for help. Where was Edward or Alice, I could hear them but didn't the since her presents? Her red eyes beat down at me; there was nothing but hatred in them as she smiled vindictively. "Tell them, especially your little Edward that the next time they leave you unprotected, that I won't be so generous!" Then it hit me it was her on the phone, she has been watching me. I was frightened but was still able to try and pull away from her, knowing it was useless, I still tried. She then tightened her grip and dug her nails into my wrist drawling blood. I let out a sound in pain as her eyes widened in hunger. "Damnit, look what you made me do!" She dug her nails deeper cutting back my flesh. I cringed in pain. "Oh am I hurting you?" She began laughing again. "Well dear, this is ONLY the beginning!" With that she ripped her nails out and threw my hard against the wall of cd's. "Now don't forget to tell them my warning! And do enjoy you little visit with your mother, cause it will be your last!" She was now gone just as fast as she appeared. If not for the pain in my arm or the mess of cd's now around me I would have thought it to be a nightmare! I laid there bleeding, I couldn't believe that I was just attacked my Victoria and no one came to save me, she could have killed me and they didn't know. If I didn't know them so well I would have thought that they didn't care. But still now no one was there, didn't they hear the bang or smell my blood, I knew I could and it was making my sick.
"Ed…Edward?" I tried to call out, but it was so low that he wouldn't even hear me. "Edward?" This time was a little louder; I thought that he might hear me now. But still he didn't come. Finally I couldn't take the smell of the blood anymore; I slowly got to my feet. I almost fell down from the dizziness. I stumbled to the door and opened it slowly, then fell into Alice's arms.
"Bella! What…what happen?" She was alarmed, I looked at her then Edward and noticed that neither of them had any idea Victoria was just hear. Suddenly Alice and Edward both stiffened noticing the blood; I could tell they had stopped breathing. Not able to think clearly I just stayed pressed against Alice's cool chest.
"Bella what happened? Please tell me." Edward pleaded with last little bit of air in his chest. I could feel his cool hand on my shoulder.
"Vic…Victoria was here!" I sobbed, as they both growled. I am use to hearing that sound come from Edward, but it was stranger hearing it come out of Alice. Without another word Alice rushed me into the bathroom and began to wash the now dried blood off my arm. Turning the sink on she began quickly but yet still gently wiping my arm, this was obviously difficult for her, but she knew I was in no condition to do it myself plus there was still the idea of Victoria around.
"Bella put these on next so that we can burn those cloths, before anyone else smells the blood." I nodded feeling better now that I couldn't smell any blood. After Alice finished bandaging my wrist and arm, I was left alone to change. My wrist was no longer hurting as bad, it looked a lot worse then it felt. After I had changed Edward burned the blood stained cloths in the sink and then cleaned the sink with ammonia, which made my noise sting.
"Alice is…she is down stairs with everyone else. They are waiting on us." He was fighting back his anger. His eyes were now a sinister black; the last time I saw him look like this was over a year ago in the clearing where we first met James.
"I'm sorry." He then looked at me with pain in his eyes.
"Oh Bella, it's not your fault. I should have realized she was here. I am the one who should be sorry." He was beating himself up again with his self-guilt. He looked so sad that it pained me to see him like this. I pulled him into my arms.
"No Edward, don't blame yourself, please. There must be some reason why you or Alice or anyone else didn't notice her, maybe it has something to do with her gift."
"That does make sense, we will have to ask Carlisle about it." I looked up at him to see that the pain was now lifting from his eyes at the thought that she could hide herself from them, but without warning it returned. "Even so I should have been able to hear her thoughts."
"Not necessarily, what if by blocking presents she can also block her mind, I mean she wouldn't be the first one you couldn't hear." I half wittily smiled.
"Yea, but I was able to read her thoughts before, but who knows. I still should have known." He hugged me tighter. "I keep breaking my promises to you." He sighed when I didn't respond, truly I didn't know what to say. I felt helpless to ease his pain. "First on not leaving you, and over and over again putting you in danger, and now not being able to protect you. I do not deserve your love, I do not…"
"Edward you quite that right now!" I cut him off as I pulled away slightly too look into his eyes again, still filled with pain. "Yes you may have left me once before, but you are back and that is besides the point. You do not put me in danger, I put myself in danger just by living, and you know that. Say I never met you." I shuttered at the thought of never knowing my angel. "I still would be in harms way, hell I would be dead if not for you, or have you forgotten that yet again?" He slightly smiled at my recall. "And I do not expect you to protect me every minute of every hour of every day. I understand that you feel bad, but there is some very obvious reason why no one knew Victoria was hear. And we will figure that out but as a family." His face brightened at my using the word family. "But you have to promise me something."
"Anything."
"You will stop beating yourself up about these things, it hurts me to see the pain in your eyes." He kissed my forehead lightly.
"I will try."
"But most importantly, you do deserve my love, and you will always have it."
"Thank you Bella. As you will always have mine." Then he softly pressed his lips to mine. My heart began doing jumping jacks in my chest. I wanted so badly to pull him in closer to breathe in his sent and not let him go. But I knew I shouldn't so I did as I always did when I was being good, well that was until he parted his lips beneath mine and I felt his breath. Without thinking I parted mine as well and breathed in, but before I could go further he pulled away.
"Sorry." He just laughed.
"I didn't pull away cause of your reaction. I pulled away cause if we are not down stairs in five Alice is coming up after us." I couldn't help but laugh a little; it wasn't me that cause him to pull away but Alice. He then pulled me into his arms and faster then human speed but slower then vampire he carried me out the room and down into the living room.
"Finally we have all been worried sick!" Alice groaned.
"Sorry Alice. I didn't mean to worry you." I apologized.
"It's okay Bella, I think I know what took so long." She eyed Edward who nodded back at her. They were having one of there in head conversations that only they understood. We then sat down on the couch that was next to the chair where Emmett sat with Rosalie standing behind him. On the couch across from us sat Alice, Esme and Carlisle with Jasper standing behind them. I knew why everyone was gathered here in the living room, they all wanted to know what Victoria wanted and why she didn't kill me when she had the chance, yes they were over grateful that she didn't but curious none the less.
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Authors Notes: I know we all hate authors notes, lol and yes this is the second one I am putting on this chapter. But I just want to let you all know it might take me a day or so more to get the next chapter. Because to be completely honest this is all I have written right now, and I need to actually write some more instead of just adding it into the computer. Don't worry its all in my head I have just got to get it down onto paper. Well please let me know what you think, I love hearing your thoughts. Also I am open to some ideas if you think of any, I have my own but maybe something you think will help me to make this even better. Well I will let you go, cause mine is not the only story on this site, and trust me there are some really good ones on here. See you soon with the next chapter.