Thanks to everyone who reviewed… I am really happy now! Let's keep it up! Anyway please don't get mad at me for what happens in this chapter… just asking you ahead of time. I promise you that EACH AND EVERYONE of the Cullen's will be human in the end, but only some of them are human in this particular chapter, which is Bella POV. (The next chap will either be Rose, Jasper, or Edward POV.) Trust me though it will be really good the next few chapters… I have some great ideas. I don't own anything. Takes place in Eclipse. Yes I know there are many comma errors, but guys that is literally my absolute weakest point. Even as I read this over I have trouble pinpointing comma errors when I am looking for them. So sorry about that. Be prepared to read this and be attacked by incorrect commas I am not smart enough to fix!
I trudged after Ben, Mike, Angela, and Jessica, a frown creased across my thoughts.
"Bella!" Mike called. "Hurry up!"
"Okay." I yelled back weakly, hurrying after them. As I rushed I tripped over a cluster of rocks, falling to the ground. My stuff landed with a loud thud and my knees and hands bled. Furious tears formed under my eyes, threatening to burst out into the world. It was only a few cuts, but I was sad for other reasons too, and everything had just come crashing down on me. It was already bad enough that Jacob was away with the pack, going on some long crazy trip tracking Victoria, but now Edward was gone as well.
He'd told me when he left that he would only be gone one week… but now it's been three, and there is still no sign of him or the Cullen's. I'd tried calling each one of them on their cells numerous sad times, and contacting them in every way possible. But I couldn't reach them. I thought if they were okay they would call me to tell me about the delay… but apparently that wasn't the case, which takes me to my theory. They were NOT okay. The Volturi had probably done something horrible to them, something that is causing them to not call me, to get back late, or even… I never actually thought the horrible D-word, especially under Edward circumstances, but the horrific possibility was looming in my mind all the same. The offer was something bad, and now something bad was happening to Edward and everyone… I could feel it. I'd been trying to persuade Charlie to let me go to Italy to somehow check on the Cullen's, or try to save them or something. (Of course he said no, not after the last time I ran away to Italy for three days without telling him. It didn't help that I couldn't tell him my reasons for wanting to leave again either. I was considering running away again without permission if that's what it took to make sure they were okay.)
Because really, they were in trouble. Of course, though, I was open to other silly theories, that didn't agree with the horrible feeling in the pit of my stomach. When they visited, the Volturi could have brainwashed them into never wanting anything to do with me again. But what reason would the Volturi have for doing that? And was it even possible? In this type of world though, with werewolves and vampires, it could be possible. Without a doubt.
Or maybe they just wanted nothing to do with me because they didn't want and like me anymore. All the same, I was still terribly worried about them... more than I was about myself being all sad about the fact they were gone.
Or they could be avoiding me for some horrible reason, but they wanted to desperately let me know it was okay. The Volturi could have blackmailed them or something. They could have said something like, 'If you ever go near Bella again, we'll know. And we'll kill her.' But how would the Cullen's react to that… Edward wouldn't be able to bear being separated from me again, right? But- exactly how important was I to them? I, a mere human?
This kind of led me to my last theory, which was that the offer was something the Cullen's wanted and accepted, but it was too embarrassing. Like now they were too embarrassed face me again… especially Edward. I know he's the type for that kind of foolishness. This theory kind of… bothered me. I don't know why, but whenever I think of it and consider it… I get this weird feeling all over me, like I have to look out for something like this.
I was depressed, it was as simple as that. I was going through what previously happened all over again, only this time it was different. They were supposed to be here, and I could still hope they would be back soon. (un like last time.)
It was strange. At some times I was furious, my body flaring with anger and contempt, and I just had to destroy something. And at other times, once I was calm, I just broke down. Just like that. Everything was twisted and not how it was supposed to be. The whole world was becoming more and more confusing and frustrating, and I didn't know what to do. Many sleepless screaming nights did nothing… feeling did nothing. I would almost rather it was as if I was dead, just like last time. But it couldn't be like that, because this time it wasn't as bad. This time I could still cry, and be angry and sad, and grumpy or mood less. But when the Cullen's were gone, two weeks late, is that really what I actually want?
I snapped out of my reverie as everyone rushed to my side.
"Bella? Are you okay?" Mike asked, looking at me funnily. We all knew I wasn't okay, and hadn't been for the past three weeks.
"Fine, I guess." I squeaked, looking up and brushing dirt off my hands. "Just a little blood." I said with dead humor.
"Are you sure?" Mike asked loudly, helping me up.
"Positive. Happens all the time." I mumbled, nodding.
We were walking in Port Angeles. We'd just all seen the movie 'Graduation day.' It was kind of stupid if you asked me or any of us really. But we wanted to see for comparison; we would be graduating very soon. Only Edward wouldn't be there to do it with me.
I talked with them as we walked back to Jess's car, laughing and grinning like everything was okay, even though it really wasn't.
As we walked, (The car was parked very far away) I noticed sudden noises coming from random places as the night wind whistled eerily in my ears. My first instinct was to brush it off, but my mind wouldn't let me. Finally I thought vampire. A dreadful realization came over me as I realized this was it. This is Victoria. And here I was, all alone. Unprotected. My friends were human, they couldn't help me. Not like the Cullen's.
I continued to nervously listen, and soon I started to re-consider. This didn't exactly sound as powerful, fast, and swift as a vampire. They were just tapping noises, footsteps. No, this was different…
"Guys." I said feebly, "Shut up. Listen."
Jess continued blabbering, as well as Mike, whose arm was around her shoulder. Ben was quiet, deep in thought.
They were no help, and even if this wasn't a vampire, it could still be a dangerous human. I shuddered as I remembered what happened before Edward and I started, in the beginning of it all… there were still bad men like this out there. And here we are, five teenagers, walking on the streets of Port Angeles in the dark. Oh no oh no oh no.
I breathed slowly and deeply, trying to calm myself down, letting everything zone out. Maybe I was just being silly. Maybe these noises were just the wind, or nature. I tried to convince myself this as I stumbled after the rest, but there was a horrible feeling throughout my body that told me otherwise. Something important was about to happen.
My eyes zoned in on one specific spot of the shadows for some reason, and I caught a glimpse of…something. An owl hooted from above, loud and startling. Swearing under my breath, I located the spot again, with the thing. This time I saw a little more. It was a person, watching me with wary eyes. It was a she, I realized, from the part of her face I could see. She was short and completely shrouded in shadows; I couldn't see her very well. I couldn't see any part of her above her eyes or below her nose… but that was enough for me.
In confused shock I turned away, racing after everyone else.
We walked on endlessly, and I was sure I had lost the girl, or woman or whatever by now. I tried to avoid the thinking of it, but eventually I would have to… figure it out.
I followed the rest into the car, shuffling like a zombie.
"C'mon, Bella!" Mike grinned. "Freshen up! We just saw a movie so stupid it was funny!"
"Yeah." I mumbled, looking down. But my thoughts were elsewhere.
Why had the girl been watching me? She'd looked as if she knew me somewhere. It was like she was waiting for me to do something. And I'm not sure if it was gut or imagination, but she looked way too familiar for my comfort. She was human I knew, her eyes were a dark brown, and her skin wasn't as pale as that of a vampire. Her eyes though… that was what bothered me.
The girl had been standing far away, but somehow I'd seen her eyes perfectly clear and closely, as if I'd zoomed in. There had been something deep inside of them that caused chills up my spine from the familiar-ness. Some sort of look a look that I knew and loved.
And as I closed my own eyes, concentrating only, and only, on the eyes, I got it.
Their color, their shape, their substance, their expression, their softness, the deepness and emotion they were filled of… it all led me on. They were eyes I knew so well. And I was surprised it had taken me so long to figure it out. But once I guessed, I knew that somehow in the world, I was right. I was positively right.
It was Alice.
Only… a different Alice.
Different because now, from what I'd just seen, she was human.
But that wasn't supposed to be possible.
How was she here? Had everyone else gotten back as well? And if so why were they avoiding me? They were back and weren't talking to me! Ignoring me completely! How did Alice get here? What was she doing here? How did she find me? My mind swirled crazily with questions, and a faint dizzying feeling came over my body and vision. Things flickered back and forth, and everything sounded far away. My eyes moved frantically around, trying to see through the crazy haze. My body was covered with hot, sickly sweet sweat, and I leaned against the warm and wet seat of Mike's car exhaustively.
And at that moment, as Mike pulled into Charlie's driveway and we said our goodbyes, I knew, that at this very moment at least, it seemed as if all hell had just broken loose.
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