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Chapter 6

Bella POV

"I've alerted the authorites and after only a few hours of investigation we have concluded that this student, Jacob Black, is missing."

I felt like someone had just punched me in the stomach. I couldn't breathe. I couldn't see. I couldn't hear. I was completely frozen. The only activity that my mind was able to conduct was the repetition of the word missing echoing constantly.

Missing. Missing. Missing.

Jacob Black is missing.

I felt a hand on my lap and looked up to see that it belonged to Edward. I pushed his hand off quickly, stood up, and ran out of the auditorium. When I made it outside, I exhaled. My breathing sounded quickened and gurgled. My eyes were fogging over. I wiped at my eyes with the back of my sleeve and saw that I was crying. My sense of hearing came back to me and I realized I was crying loudly.

"Bella," I heard Edward call from behind me. I turned and saw him running towards me. I couldn't help myself and I ran into his arms, letting it all out. "Shh, Bella. It's okay. Shhh," he said in a soothing voice. His words, however, were not soothing. Was he seriously telling me that everything was okay? I pushed away from him and yelled, "It's okay?! It's okay?! None of this is okay, Edward. Jacob is missing, Edward! He's missing!"

"I can't...I don't...I feel," I cried loudly. I had no idea what to say.

"Bella, calm down. Listen to me," Edward said. I looked up at him and tried to wipe more tears from my eyes. "Jacob is missing, yes. But it doesn't necessarily mean that something bad happened to him. He could be blowing off school. This wouldn't be the first time. Trust me." I continued to look at him, unable to speak for fear of crying. "Trust me," he repeated. I pulled myself closer to him and inhaled deeply. His scent relaxed me, calmed me even.

"I do. I do trust you," I said.

Edward POV

Jacob was missing. My room mate had gone missing. The first month of school hadn't even finished and already tragedy struck. I was beginning to think that bad things followed me everywhere. Back at Chicago Prep, I had terrible luck with my room mate. In fact, things there were so bad that I was forced to leave the school, start seeing a therapist, and take medication. I still don't like to talk about it. But can you blame me? Walking in on your room mate as he's pulling the trigger to his head can be pretty nerve wracking. And then, getting blamed for it because of a fight the two of you had earlier in the week is just as bad. But, I'd have to say the icing on the cake would be having a nervous breakdown in the courtyard and then being sent off to a psychiatric hospital.

So, I think it's fair to say that no one was more upset about Jacob's disappearance more than me. Well, with the exception of Bella. She was seconds away from hyperventilating when I found her outside of the Main Building. I tried my best to calm her, but my efforts were somewhat futile. I say this because she nearly bit my head off when I told her that everything was going to be okay. I know, how stupid of me. But, I did gain something I never expected. Her trust. She said that she trusted me, and my heart swelled as the words left her lips, which were at the moment, inches from my chest. At that moment, I knew I had to do everything in my power to make Bella happy again. And I had to start with finding Jacob Black.

Classes were only cancelled for the rest of the morning. After lunch, the day would continue to go on. The news about Jacob Black going missing would be upstaged by something Volturi Girl related. Those girls were never happy unless everything was about them. Bella and Alice were the only exception. I shook it off. I was walking to the cafeteria when I spotted Jasper. He jogged up to me and patted me on the shoulder.

"Hey Jasper," I said.

"Hey Edward, you okay?" he asked. Jasper was one of the few people I told my 'back story' to. Emmett was another.

"Yeah, I'm fine. It's Bella I'm more concerned about," I said.

"Yeah," he sighed. I looked at him and saw that he was thinking very hard about something.

"Jasper, what is it?" I asked.

"When you ran after Bella, you kicked your bag and your pillbox fell out. I snagged it before anyone could see, but I noticed something," he said slowly. I nodded waiting for him to go on. "You haven't taken any pills in the past week." I started to speak, but he stopped me with a wave of his hand. "I know you don't like the numb feeling you get when you take them, but Edward, your therapist put you on those pills for a reason. And I think that now, more than ever, you should be taking them."

"You're right, I know. And I'm gonna start taking them again, I promise. You have nothing to worry about," I said.

"Good, now let's go eat. I'm starving," he said laughing. I laughed along with him and the two of us walked off to the cafeteria.

When we walked in, I was upset to see that Bella was off sitting with the Volturi Girls. I looked over at Jasper and saw that he was staring after Alice with the same longing in his eyes that I'm sure I had for Bella. How Emmett stood to stay away from his girlfriend was beyond me.

Bella POV

I looked up from my salad to see Edward and Jasper walking towards their usual table. I wanted to go over to him so badly, but according to Rosalie, we needed to all be seated together today. Keep up appearances.

"Isabella," she had said dragging out my full name, "everyone's world has just been turned upside down. Our fellow students need some kind of comfort."

"And what comfort are we providing to them by sitting together, Rosalie?" I asked.

"The comfort of knowing that the status quo is still in place, and we, the Volturi Girls, are on top of everything," she said simply. With that, she turned away and starting chatting lowly with Leah and Victoria. I turned to Alice and saw that she was staring over at Jasper's table.

"Alice," I called. She looked over to me and smiled sadly.

"How are you feeling, Bella?" she asked. I knew she'd understand.

"Terrible. I can't help but feel like Jacob's disappearance was my fault. He was on his way to see me the last night anyone saw him," I said.

"Well sound's like the police should be questioning you," Leah said from the other end of the table. Her voice was dripping with venom.

"What's your problem," I snapped.

"You, you're my problem. You keep talking about that idiot Jacob Black like the rest of us want to here about him. Newsflash Forks, we don't," she said. I shrunk back at the mention of my hometown.

"Ladies, let's not make a scene," Rosalie said smiling evilly. Something told me a scene was exactly what she wanted.

"Leah, I don't care if you or anyone at this table for that matter doesn't want to hear about Jacob. You're gonna hear about him a lot more from now on, because he's my boyfriend," I nearly yelled. Most of the cafeteria had quieted down and was looking in our direction.

"Kind of hard for him to be your boyfriend with him missing and all, isn't it," Leah asked sarcastically. I stood up from the table and she stood up to meet me.

"Leah, calm down," Rosalie said. Leah looked at Rosalie as if she had five heads.

"Me? Me, calm down?! Little Miss Forks over there is the one starting shit," Leah yelled at Rosalie. Uh oh, I'd seen the things Rosalie could make people do with just one look. Rosalie stood up slowly and flipped her honey blonde hair behind her shoulder.

"Leah Clearwater, there are certain things I will tolerate from you because you're one of my oldest friends," Rosalie said sweetly. Then her eyes narrowed and she leaned over the table and whispered in a menacing voice, "But there are also things I know about you because I'm one of your oldest friends." Leah's eyes widened and Rosalie's lips curled up into a devious smile. "That's right," Rosalie nodded, "I know." Leah looked panicked.

"Rosalie, I'm sorry. I didn't---I'm," Leah stuttered, but Rosalie silenced her with a wave of her finger. It reminded me of when Sabrina the Teenage Witch would cast spells with the point of her finger.

"Apologize to Bella, and leave the cafeteria," Rosalie said. Leah looked as if she were about to argue, but Rosalie just held up her finger. Leah nodded and turned to face me. Her eyes were blacker than the leather Coach boots I was currently wearing.

"I'm sorry, Bella," she said through her teeth. Then she leaned in so that she was inches from my face. "I hope you can finish the shit you just started, Forks. Because I'm one girl that you don't wanna mess with. Watch your back," she snarled. And with that, she grabbed her stuff and left the cafeteria.

Rosalie flipped her hair again and smiled at everyone who was staring. "This is a cafeteria. Eat," she said. Everyone's eyes went back to their food and she sat down gracefully. I stared at her in awe. "Sit down, Bella," she sighed. I sat down wordlessly and stared at her.

"How do you do that?" I found myself asking. She looked up at me and smiled a dazzling smile.

"Stick with me, Bella, and you'll learn," she said. She patted the seat next to her, the one Leah had been sitting in, silently telling me to sit there. I grabbed my bag and sat next to her. Rosalie smiled at me and started up a conversation with Victoria. I noticed how the conversation opened up to include me every two minutes. I was really enjoying myself until I saw two things. One, the complete look of sadness that was on Alice's face. Two, the look of betrayl on Edward's face as he stormed out of the cafeteria.

Edward POV

How could Bella turn to the dark side, as some would put it? I watched in amazement from the other side of the cafeteria as she just left Alice behind and sat next to Rosalie. I thought she was different.

"Emmett, why is your girl such a snob?" I had asked him. I wanted to ask why she was a bitch, but I knew better than to talk shit about Emmett's girl. He'd eat me alive.

"I don't know, define snob," he said laughing.

"You know what I mean by a snob. The typical Volturi Girl ; loves attention and acts like the world revolves around them," I said. He looked over at their table and then back at me.

"Well, if Rose is a snob, what does that make Bella?" he asked. I looked over to the Volturi Girl table and saw that she was chatting animatedly with Rosalie and Victoria. And here I thought she was all torn up about Jacob being missing. I had been stressing over her and wracking my brain trying to think of ways to make her feel better, and she was over there laughing it up with those snobs!

"It makes her exactly like one of them," I said angrily. I grabbed my bag and walked out of the cafeteria, staring Bella down as I did. As soon as I made it outside, I slumped against the warm brick wall and put my head in my hands. I felt nervous, and on edge. Maybe Jasper really was right. I should be taking my meds. I took my pill box out and shook my bottle of water out of the side pocket of my messenger bag. Without any hesitation, I downed the four pills and half the bottle of water.

"Edward? Edward, what are you doing?" Bella's voice said from behind me. I turned around and saw Bella looking at me with a horrified expression. Boarding school kid sitting on the ground swallowing pills. Yeah, that looked pretty bad.

"It's nothing, Bella," I sighed. It was funny how one minute I could be furious with her, and the next, I could be completely zen. Those pills work fast.

"Nothing! Edward, you just swallowed like four pills of God knows what and now you're talking to me in an eerily calm voice," she said. I sighed again. I could tell her the truth and say the pills were prescribed by a doctor, but then I'd have to explain why I needed them. So, I decided to lie.

"It was Tylenol, Bella," I said. Lie. "I had a headache." Not a total lie. "That's why I came out here. I needed some air." Again, not a total lie.

"Oh," she said slowly. She slid down next to me and I felt the hairs on my arms stand up. Was every part of my body attracted to her? "I thought you came out here because you were mad at me," she said.

"Why would I be mad at you?" I asked, my voice sounding almost monotone. This is why I hated my medication. I felt all wrong.

"The look you gave me when you left, was a little unsettling. You looked at me like I betrayed you. For a second, I thought you hated me," she said to her shoes. I turned to her and put her face in my hands.

"I would never hate you," I said with as much emotion as I could muster. I removed a stray hair from her face, classic move, and stared into her eyes. I could feel her cheeks warming up beneath my fingers and I knew she was blushing. I leaned in slowly, prepared to kiss her.

Bella POV

As Edward leaned in to kiss me, I suddenly remembered one thing. Jacob was missing. Jacob was missing and here I was about to kiss Edward Cullen, his room mate!

"Edward, I can't do this," I said. His lips were mere millimeters away from mine. I could also almost feel his disappointment as he slowly pulled away. Or was that my disappointment? Whatever it was, it made me feel even worse.

"Wow, Forks. You sure do get around," I heard someone say. I turned my face from Edward's and saw Leah staring at the two of us with nothing but hatred in her eyes. But I saw something else. It was quick and only flickered in her eyes for a second, but I saw it none the less. It was jealousy.

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