Who is This?

by hitntr01

My mouth was over it, about to bite. This smell was calling me, but I couldn't do it. Every smell in it yelled 'mate' except I was sure I had not had a mate yet. Not only that but it was human, humans can't be mates. "Edward?" It knew my name.

5. Voices

Title: Who is This?

Chapter 4: Voices

Carlisle forced me to allow Bella over. I complied but under one rule Bella wasn't allowed to be alone with me.

I made that rule in hopes that everything would be fine. Any other human would have given up after the first attack but not Bella.

Bella and Esme were in the kitchen cooking. I was watching television with Jasper and Emmett. Rosalie and Alice were reading some magazines and Carlisle was in his study reading. He had been doing a lot of research over the past few days on what I was going through. His issue was we were the longest on this diet so it was hard to find others in the same situation. Right now, we're just hoping it doesn't happen again.

I got up to go check on Bella and Esme, the movie we were watching was some stupid fighter anyways. Those were Jasper and Emmett's types of movies. I was more for comedies and the occasional action movie. But having guys fight using karate moves never did it for me.

I walked in to see the two cutting vegetables. "What are we having this time?" I asked jokingly.

"Chicken stir fry, you want some?" Esme asked me.

"No thanks." I went behind Bella giving her a hug from behind..

Bella chuckled turning to talk to me as I watched her knife miss the vegetables and go for her finger. Esme stopped the blade from making contact with Bella's skin in time. "Sorry." Bella said, realizing what she was doing. Esme's hand had destroyed the blade of the knife.

"It's alright hun, I just didn't feel like having you hurt yourself." Esme said as she grabbed a new knife for Bella. The two went back to cutting the vegetables.

Jasper and Emmett walked into the kitchen seeing everything spread out across the counter.

Emmett picked up a piece of celery, "Five bucks to eat it." he said handing it to Jasper.

Jasper laughed and grabbed a piece of carrot, "I will see your five and raise you twenty if you eat that celery and this carrot."

"I will see that and another fifty for you to eat five peas, the carrot and the celery."

Esme turned around, "alright, no more bets. I ain't picking up the puke of the one who had to eat this."

Emmett laughed and then said, "Five hundred to eat all of the above and one piece of chicken."

"Raw or cooked?"

"Raw."

Jasper laughed, "Your on!" Jasper grabbed the celery and bit into it then spit it out as fast as it went into his mouth. "Bella how do you eat this crap?" he asked showing a disgusted look. "A million bucks isn't worth this." He placed it down on the counter.

Bella started to chuckle, "You get used to it."

Esme quickly went to pick up the half eaten celery, "Jasper don't put the celery that you bit into with the rest of the celery. Bella doesn't want to eat after you."

Emmett laughed, "Who knows, maybe eating after us will change her." He nudged Jasper's side.

"Alright you two out." Esme said shooing them out the room.

The two ran off most likely to cause havoc somewhere else. Esme threw away the chunk that Jasper had bit into. Bella went to grab the other bits of celery and started to chop it up. She snuck a piece of the celery into her mouth as she kept chopping. I couldn't help but make a face which she saw.

"Oh shush, I don't exactly see animal blood as a great snack either." Bella said to me.

"It's better than what you're eating." I said to her as I watched her cut the rest.

She rolled her eyes, "I have to use the restroom." She said placing the knife down.

I watched as she walked out of the room. Esme was still chopping the food and humming to herself.

"I think we have enough to feed an army." I said as I picked up a bowl of finely chopped broccoli.

"Never such a thing as too much, besides Bella can take some back for Charlie. He's such a nice guy."

I nodded, "Yeah, until you hear his murderous thoughts. He has thought about killing me more times than a mass murderer can."

"You are dating his only daughter."

"Yeah but it doesn't give him rights to kill me."

We both looked up when we heard a scream and then silence come from the other room. I was running out of the room as fast as possible. I knew that scream from anywhere. There was my Bella at the bottom of the stairs holding the side of her head. Blood was oozing out as Alice was next to her trying to talk to her and make sure she didn't have a concussion.

Esme quickly ran out of the house, holding her breath. I pushed Alice out of the way to get to my beloved. "Bella." I whispered bending down. My thoughts started to betray me.

"It's alright, just a small cut." The human said. "It just looks bad because it's on my head." She was about to move to go wash herself but I kept a firm grasp on her arm. "Edward let me wash my cut." She said as she winced from my tug, I couldn't let her go. There were vampires around.

I growled at her.

A female vampire spoke, "Edward, what got into you?"

I turned to the female vampire and started to flare my nostrils, ready to attack. I turned to a male who was standing still. I growled at him making him back up.

I kept the female underneath me, she was hurt, she needed to be kept safe. She was my human.

I looked to see the leader running down the stairs. He tricked me last time, not this time. I bared my teeth at him.

Several of the vampires ran out of the house. I showed my teeth more, I had to win this time. What if they tried to kill my mate? I couldn't allow it.

'It's not a mate, it's prey' A voice rang in my head I shook it out quickly.

"What happened Emmett?" the leader asked.

"He went crazy after seeing Bella hurt."

"He is protecting her." The leader said. The leader came toward me, I growled as I forced the girl to the ground. She complied as I made sure that I was over her, they wouldn't get her this time.

"Edward, you don't want to attack Bella." The leader said.

I growled at him, I knew I didn't want to attack her, they did.

"Get up." The leader said.

I growled at him as he started to put his hand close to my face, close to my mate.

'Not mate, prey.' I shook my head again, it was my mate.

I reached forward grabbing his arm and sinking my teeth into him making the leader back away. He grabbed where I bit as I snarled at him, no one can take my mate. I could feel venom pooling my mouth. I just dare them to try and stop me.

"Emmett get outside now." The leader said.

"You are going to need help." The bulky one said trying to stay where he was.

"You aren't going to be much help if you give into your instincts." The leader said.

The bulky one shook his head, a blonde female came by his side. "I can help too." She said.

"You two better be able to control yourselves." The leader said, still holding his arm.

The two nodded. I snarled, trying to avoid the burning in my throat.

"Edward, please listen to me." The leader said. "I need to get to Bella, I need to help her with her cut." He came forward.

My back was to a wall, the stairs on one side and the three vampires on the other. My mate underneath me.

'Prey not mate.' The darn voice was back. I shook my head repeatedly, trying to get the voice out of my head.

"Why are you shaking your head?"

"Not prey." I growled out toward the voice.

"What was that?" the leader asked.

"Not prey." I yelled shaking my head again. "Mate."

"Yes, she is your mate." The leader said as if to reassure me.

'She is nothing more than prey to you.'

This voice was wrong, "No." I said again.

"What are you saying no too?" The leader asked.

"My mate." I said to the voice.

"We know this." The leader repeated.

"Not prey, don't tell me that." I yelled shaking my head again.

"We aren't saying anything." He looked at the other two for help. They looked as confused as he did. Didn't they hear the voice?

I looked up at him than at the other two then growled. I looked down at my mate. She was still bleeding. She was loosing a lot of blood. "Edward." She said. "Please let Carlisle help me."

'Drink'

"No, not prey." I yelled throwing my fist into the wall behind me. I couldn't punch anywhere else. I could hear her heart rate increasing.

"Who are you talking to?" The leader asked.

"Voice." I was able to say.

"What voice?"

"Female voice." I growled out. "Make it stop. I can't make it stop."

They turned to the blonde female in the room, "What are you thinking about?" the leader asked.

"Just trying to wait until he is away from Bella so that I can help you guys out." The female said.

"Go outside, we will take it from here."

The female walked off, "If you need help, holler to me." She said going out.

"She's gone, is that better?" The leader asked.

I looked around the room. I didn't hear the voice now.

"Now can I see your mate? Can I help her out?"

I looked down at my mate, "Mate." I whispered touching her face. She didn't wince, but she did keep her eyes closed.

"That's right Edward, now can I help her now that the voice is gone?" he asked.

I looked at him than back at my mate. I nodded, "Help." I repeated, backing away.

'Not a mate.'

I growled at that. The leader slowly walked past me as he slowly and gently knelt down to my mate.

'She is prey, he will finish her off if you don't.'

I couldn't take it, I threw the leader back before he could touch my mate. "Don't touch her." I yelled.

"Edward, you already said I could help her."

"Voices say danger." I was able to let out. I was so frustrated that I couldn't make coherent sentences.

"What voice?" Carlisle asked.

"Female voice says danger." I yelled.

'She is your prey, eat and enjoy. Fill yourself on what you need.'

I shook my head throwing myself into a wall. "No." I yelled.

"Keep Edward busy, I am going to get Bella out of here." The leader said, not caring if I hear.

"NO." I growled, getting up to attack the leader. The bulky one got in my way. He came at me as I tried to get around him. He easily put me into his grasp as I struggled to get to the leader. "Don't hurt mate." I yelled.

"I'm not hurting her." He said picking my mate up. "Just taking her out of here."

With that he was gone. I tried to go but was held back.

'He will hurt her if you don't get away.'

The voice could be right, I had to make sure. I tried harder to break from his grasp. I struggled for what seemed like eternity until the leader that took my mate came inside, his hands covered in blood. I snarled.

"Sheesh man, only dogs should snarl." The bulky one said to me.

The leader came over to me as I tried to attack him, "Keep a good hold on him."

"I am."

The leader cleaned up his hands and then grabbed a small flashlight from his pocket. I tried to attack him as he came closer to me. He stared at me as I tried to get to him, this was a hopeless battle but I wouldn't give in. "Rosalie." He said as the blonde came back.

"Yes?" she asked. Her hands were covered in blood as well.

"What are you doing?"

"I was cleaning Bella's cut as you asked."

"Did you finish?"

"Yes." I was still trying to thrash. The bulky one kept a good grasp though. "What do you need?"

"Hold his head back so that I can look him over. Be careful, he will try to bite." The leader showed her the bite mark.

"Doesn't it hurt?" The blonde asked.

"Yes but we need to figure out what is wrong with him. I need to check and see if I can find something wrong."

The blonde came over to me as I watched her out of the corner of my eye. "What should I do?" She looked scared of me.

"Grab his hair and force him to look at the ceiling." The leader said.

I was seething as she came to my side. She quickly reached for the back of my head as my head started to whip around to get her. The bulky one tightened his grasp on me, hurting me. "Don't you dare hurt her." The bulky one said as the female grabbed my hair and forced me to look up.

"Now hold him tightly."

The leader walked to me, putting a hand to the front of my face. He forced my eyelid open widely as a blinding light filled it. I let out a warning growl. He didn't take it as much of a threat. He did the same for the other eye. It took me a little while to be able to see again. He then grabbed my jaw tightly before I could think straight and applied pressure at the hinge of it, making my jaw open. I tried to back away but the other two kept me firm.

"His eyes are extremely dilated but other than that, nothing." The leader said. He looked at me, "Edward."

I moved my eyes so that I was looking at him.

"Do you know who I am."

I growled.

"Tell me. Do you know who I am?"

"Dead when I can get to you." I growled out.

He sighed, "Take him away from here Emmett. Don't let go until he can tell you who you are."

The bulky one walked out with me as I tried to move away. It was no use. He was too strong. The blonde female opened the door for the bulky one as the two slid out with me.

I heard the voice again say, 'Too bad, I will be back soon enough though.'

And then it disappeared.

They brought me by a garage and I could smell my mate in there. I wanted to make sure she was okay but the bulky one brought me through the woods until we were a ways away.

The leader came out followed by a few others. I growled at them.

"I think I know a way that you can make him listen to you even when he is like this." A scrawnier one said to the leader.

"What's that?"

"Have a stare down. Like you told Bella, vampires don't like to be looked at in the eye. It shows who's in charge. If you win then he should listen to you. Of course I am basing this off of newborn instincts."

"Sounds reasonable." The leader came toward me as I growled at him, trying to get to him. This was the second time now he took me away from my mate.

"Now stare him down." The scrawny one said.

The leader closed his eyes and took a deep breath. He opened them and stared me in the eyes. I was taken aback by the fact that he would do such a thing. I growled but he stayed perfectly still, staring me in the eyes. I bared my teeth, trying to get him to stop.

"This is taking forever." The one holding me complained.

I was getting annoyed that he kept staring at me. I growled once more.

Then the leader did something I wasn't expecting, he growled back at me and showed his teeth. I tried to back up but was being held by the bulky one. I tried to growl back but he just growled higher in pitch.

I couldn't let him win but I couldn't help but cower now as he still kept his eyes locked on.

My heard turned quickly to a noise in the woods. I watched something moved in the woods. I stopped moving all together as I stared into the woods where the movement came from.

"What is he looking at?" one of them asked.

I stared menacingly, I saw another movement. I snorted a few times trying to catch the scent.

"Edward what are you looking at?" one of them asked.

I started to take a step forward but the bulky one just tightened more around me.

"Let him go." The leader said.

"Are you sure?"

"Yes, he seems to have found something and none of us smells a human around. What could be the worse thing he finds?"

Just like that, I felt the pressure released from me. Without a moments hesitation, I was off running through the woods. I had to find out what that creature is and why it was here. The rest of the coven followed right behind me, I could hear their thoughts ready to attack me if I did something wrong.

I didn't know what this creature I was going after was but I had to figure it out.

Alright, I hope that will suffice for another chapter.

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