Chapter 2: Man at the Door

Mike's POV

I stared at the top of the bar. How dare Bella reject me again? How dare she say no? It would be an honour for her to marry me, and she knows it. So why won't she do it?

"I don't understand," I stated, taking a drag of my beer and staring at Tyler Crowley, my best friend. He nodded vigorously.

"I know, man. She's insane. You're the best guy anyone could have," Tyler was always faithful to me. It was one of the only reasons I kept him around.

"I just don't get it," I mumbled, staring at the table some more. How could the one girl I liked hate me? Where was the justice in the world?

I knew one thing for certain as I took a drink of beer. Bella Swan was going to be mine, whether she wanted it or not.

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Charlie's POV

Oh, no, I think I've gone off the path. How do I get out of here? Are those wolves I hear? I spun my horse toward the noises, but I couldn't see anything through the dark. It had been ridiculous to travel so late at night, though how I was supposed to predict overcast all night, I didn't know.

All of a sudden, the horse reared up and I lost hold of the reins. I flew into a tree and crumpled to the ground. The horse galloped in the direction of the cottage. Maybe Bella would realize I was out here and come looking for me. I heard the wolves growl again and scrambled to my feet. I saw eyes glinting out of the darkness; terrified, I turned heel and ran in the opposite direction, tripping over the forestry.

Oh, no, they're right behind me! I'm doomed! Those gigantic wolves are going to swallow me alive! I kept running, though I had already figured it was fruitless. In time I slammed into a large gate. What was this doing here? I shook the bars desperately.

"Open the gate! I'm being chased by giant wolves!" I yelled. Surprisingly, the gate swung open and I rushed through it, turning to watch it close on the wolves. I laughed breathlessly and then turned to look at the property inside the gate.

It was a dark, imposing castle. It had maybe once been beautiful, but it was now just scary. I was almost too afraid to go up to the gigantic wooden doors and knock on them, but rain began to pour from the sky, an omen, so I gathered my courage and knocked.

I stood at the door waiting. The rain beat down relentlessly, and I grew impatient. I pounded on the door again.

"Hello?! Someone open the door!"

I continued to pound the door, until finally the door swung open and I was met with the sight of a pair of red eyes.

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Alice's POV

I moved a red shirt into the red section rather than the 'summer' section it had been in before. I periodically rearranged my clothes for entertainment, as there wasn't anything to do here. I stepped back to view my rainbow and felt a vision coming on. What did Edward want now...

A man is running through the forest. He comes to the gate and starts to shake the bars. The gate opens, and he comes through, and it shuts behind him, locking the wolves out. He turns to look at the castle as it begins to rain. He starts knocking on the door, but no one answers. He grows more insistent and starts yelling. The door opens...

Wow, I haven't had such a vivid vision since...well, ever. Usually I just see little things, like what Master Edward wants for supper. Useful, but not amazingly interesting. I started translating The Lord's Prayer into French in my head in an effort to keep Edward's mind reading brain out.

I ran to the window and peered out at the gate. It was already dark, and I could definitely hear wolf howls in the distance...and, as I listened closer, the sound of a human running along the forest floor.

"Jasper!" I called softly. He was at my side in a second.

"Yes, honey?" he asked me, hugging me to his side. I glowed a bit, but then focused.

"A human man is about to knock on the door and ask to get out of the rain," I said. Jasper peered out the window.

"The one at the gate?" he asked. I glanced out, and then nodded. "It's not raining,"

"It will be," I said, laughing at Jasper. Sure enough, it began to pour, and moments later we heard a knock on the door. Such a foreign sound; but such a welcome sound as well. I was off like a shot, standing in front of the door, Jasper right behind me. Rosalie and Emmett appeared as well.

"Who's knocking on the door, Alice?" Emmett asked.

"A human man. And we're going to open it, too," I replied.

"Why would we do that? I thought we were denying ourselves blood," Rosalie said, shocked. I shook my head, staring at the door. I had no idea why we were going to open the door. It was a stupid thing to do, because the moment we smelled the poor man's blood he was as good as dead; thanks to Edward's cruel heartedness and some weird enchantress person.

The rain outside got louder, and I knew it wasn't long before we opened the door. I felt a vision come over me.

'Give me back my father! You can have me instead!' a girl threw herself at Edward's feet sobbing. The man who was at the door was protesting, but Edward seemed to make a decision.
'As you wish. Your father will go free, and you will remain here with me.'

"Ah...that's why we're opening the door. This man has a daughter who is coming to find him," I looked around to see everyone staring at me, confused. I groaned, exasperated. Was it not obvious? I brandished my finger at the rose propped in the vase, and everyone turned to look at it as a petal dropped off.

"Edward needs to find true love! There's no one here for him, but maybe the girl will fall for him. She's going to be living here, after all," Everyone continued to stare at me, but I was done explaining. They could figure it out themselves. The man outside was yelling to be let in.

I grabbed the door handle and swung the door open, smiling invitingly, and taking a deep breath. It would be good to have fresh air saved up to talk with.

"Hi!" I chirped at the man.

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