Chapter 8

Edwards POV

Once I walked through the door of my house I tried to hide my smile, but I failed. I knew someone would have heard Elisha and I outside, I was just worried about their reaction. I could hear their thought's, some of them made me cringe, others were just what I expected, they felt very worried for my well being, but they would never show it.

To my misfortune, it was Rosalie who came storming down the stairs first. With a look of thunder piercing her facial features, even I was terrified. She had a tightened jaw and gritted teeth, this is the part I've dreading the most.

"what the hell are you thinking?" she growled fuming at me face to face.

"it's none of your business Rosalie" I spat back. One after another everyone flooded into the entryway of the house. I looked over at Emmett, he stood there, his thoughts said that he understood but he was disappointed I Elisha.

"of course it's my business, don't you remember the shit you caused us last time when you brought Bella into our lives?" she hissed. But I froze, everything went silent, everything went still. The faces around me were as still as statues. I looked pleadingly at Carlisle and Esme, that name was banned from being used in my presence. Rosalie was obviously so angry that it slipped her mind. I didn't move an inch, but it was all too blatant that my eyes gave everything away.

"Rosalie that's enough!" Carlisle snapped. She gaped at him shocked, I turned my painful eyes to look at him. I could hear it in his thoughts, he felt compassion for me.

"No Carlisle. Edward you cant do this to us again, stay away from her!" she ordered. It was no good, everything became a blur, I ran past them all speeding upstairs to my room. I could hear their voices discussing what I should do from behind me. The only voice I didn't hear though, was Alice's.

I lay on my couch, no music, no light, just there in darkness and silence. The only light I had was when I closed my eyes and thought of my afternoon with Elisha. It was different to me, usually I would be thinking of Bella, but now, Elisha.

"Bella" I whispered to myself. I waited for the crippling pain in my chest to return…but it didn't. I felt sad, but normally in the past I'd be in complete shut down continuously. To the rest of my family they probably think I am. I'd remember all my time with Bella and I'd kick myself so badly for all that happened. All the mess I caused and what I put her through. If I could do it all again I would do some thing's differently. Like not leg it to Italy when I thought she was dead, damn it that was stupid!

Knock, knock

I sat up instantly, I saw light shine into my room slowly as the door crept open.

"Alice…" I could hear her thoughts. "…it's fine, you can come in" I assured her. The door opened fully and she flicked on the light switch that blurred my eyesight for a flash of a second. She smiled gently and skipped towards me to kneel on the floor by my lying form that slumped on the couch.

"this girl seems nice" she praised, I could tell by her thoughts that she was trying to tread carefully, like I'd break down any minute.

"she is, she's great. Do you wanna know what I'm thinking?" I asked. She sat still for a moment, probably hesitant to know what it is I'm thinking, but either way she nodded brightly.

"why haven't I gone back to the bad place yet?" she looked at me baffled, waiting for me to explain more.

"usually I would get angry or lock myself away for days, stop hunting, stop talking, a few months ago I probably would have launched myself at Rosalie for what she said earlier" which was true. Everyone was careful when they spoke about the past. Bella is such a touchy subject to me, or should I say was, a touchy subject I mean.

"because Elisha is taking her place in your thoughts and your heart" she chirped. I creased my forehead and narrowed my eyes.

"you think I don't care about Bella anymore?" I hissed. She didn't flinch she sat there with her warm loving face looking down on me.

"that's not what I said. You like Elisha, I can see it, I can't wait, I'm so happy for you"I pondered on her choice of words, see it'.

"what can you see Alice?" I sat up, intrigued by what she had said. What has she seen, what will happen?

"nothing much" she grinned. Okay now I really wanna know.

"Alice!" I said trying to sound forceful but failing altogether.

"and take no notice of Rosalie, you remember what she was like last time this happened, so its no surprised for her to react this way" those were her final words before she skipped out my room, flicking off the light and closing the door behind her. I sat there in the dark once again, going over what she just said.

"wait…'last time this happened', are saying it's gonna happened all over again?" I yelled after her. I stood up in the dark and rushed towards the door tripping over something in the dark on the way. Irritated I got up again and flicked on the switch. I glared at the item that had just sent me flying across my room, ready to kick it half way across forks….it was my college bag with all my books spilling out of it.

So what does this mean? I'm going to fall in love with Elisha or get chased by a tracker vampire. I wasn't sure, but what I was sure of, was I needed to go face the music downstairs. To rub it in Rosalie's face and to talk to everyone else so I could gain some composure on the whole situation.

"well I think it's a great idea!" Carlisle declared grinning largely. We had all been summoned to the dinning room table for a 'family discussion', I wasn't please that my life was being discussed in this way. I wanted to known what my family thought on the matter but seriously this is more like a debate. Jasper and Emmett where laughing making a list of pros and cons, pros and cons god damn it! ButI was happy to see that everyone thought it was a good thing, well, everyone accept Rosalie of course. She sat in a chair next to Emmett just fuming to herself, knowing she was tremendously out numbered. I myself was slightly surprised, I thought my family would warn me to stay away from another human, especially a girl. But reading their minds, I knew it was because they wanted to see me happy again and no longer melancholy over the whole Bella situation. Reading Rosalie's mind made me understand where she was coming from. She was worried again about our family secrete spilling out to be public knowledge, that and also worrying over a repeat of the catastrophe we went through when I met Bella. This time it was highly unlikely that a tracker would catch Elisha's scent and hunt her down for the kill, but I win and then I leave to keep her safe, but it doesn't work because Elisha would get involved with Jacob Black and the vampire I killed would have his pissed off girlfriend come back to seek revenge. But before she has chance I somehow get tipped off by Alice, Rosalie and Jacob that Elisha is dead so I go to top myself in Italy then to realize Elisha is still alive, but her life becomes endangered by the likes of the Italian mafia vampires.

Whoa that is one long-ass story. I looked over at Rosalie while she spat evil glances at everyone's enthusiasm for me to mingle with Elisha. I really did understand her worry, deeply infact…I was feeling it myself. I took a deep breath, not that it was needed for my survival. Elisha and I aren't even romantically involved, I don't get why this is such a big deal to everyone, at least not for now.

"dude, 20 bucks says Elisha will be endangered within 6 months of lurvin Edward" Jasper said holding his hand out to Emmett grinning.

"put it there bro" he replied clasping jaspers hand. I couldn't believe my eyes and my jaw dropped.

"well I think it's what Edward needs right now, he hasn't been close to anyone in years and it's been so hard on him, I just want him to be happy again like before" Esme spoke to Carlisle who was nodding in agreement.

I looked up at Alice smiling to herself, has she had another vision? Reading her mind, she hadn't, but I could hear that she was please for me and…excited? What the hell had she seen? It was really getting to me, Alice never told us good things she saw happening, 'it messes with fate' she explained to us one afternoon. She would only tell us things she thought necessary or threatening. I couldn't even read her mind for what she saw, she knew my ability and because I wanted desperately to know what she saw, she wouldn't let her vision invade her mind for me to read.

The main reason for my interest was curiosity, sure Elisha was nice, but that's about it, well, nice, beautiful and smelt like Bella with sugar on top and chocolate sprinkles added for decoration.

"how do you feel about this?" Carlisle's voice broke my thoughts. Is he seriously asking me this after they've been debating it for the past half hour?

"oh don't ask me what I feel, I want to know all of your thoughts. Oh wait, I already fucking do!" I growled mockingly in my seat. Most of them shook their heads.

"Edward" Carlisle had a warning tone in his voice, he doesn't like swearing. I sighed an slumped deep into my chair.

"I'm just tutoring her a few times a week, who knows we may even be friends, but I'm not comfortable with this whole getting together and discussing it, it my life and it's private" I started to get defensive at the end. Suddenly Rosalie shot up in her chair, still furious.

"but its not just your life Edward, if this girl finds out about us or you get close to her, there's a chance things could fucking end up like last time!" she snarled.

"Rosalie, I can hear your thoughts, you don't have to voice them too!" I spat back.

"Rosalie!" Carlisle hissed. Our bad language was now really beginning to tick him off. I watched Rosalie hold her tongue, trying her hardest not to reply, I could still hear all the horrid things she was thinking.

"oh no you wont!" I yelled breaking the silence and pointing at her viciously. Everyone froze confused. Rosalie smiled smugly, knowing I heard her idea.

"what now?" Carlisle whined in frustration.

"Rosalie plans to scare off Elisha so she leaves forks and I never see her again" every turned to look at Rosalie in disapproval. Ha! I felt like I child telling on her but it had to be done.

"no you will not Rosalie. If you do anything of the sort you're in big trouble" Esme warned her. I saw Rosalie's face calm, in her mind I knew she admitted defeat, but I also knew she wouldn't admit it aloud.

"Jasp, 10 bucks says…" Emmett was about to say but I cut him off "shut the hell up man!" I pleaded in frustration. His face dropped and everyone sat back in their chairs, discussion over.

All this over a girl I had no interest of being with, or did I? I was confused, for her safety and my family's, should I stay away, or just go with the flow? I pushed my chair out and got from my seat and headed back to my room.