Chapter 2
Bella had cried her self to sleep curled up against Edwards side. Bella's house still held the intoxicating smell of blood from her fathers death, and neither of them could return, for now Bela would stay with him till she found a more permeant place, or god forbid she returned to her mother in phoenix, but whatever was best for Bela Edward would support her.
Bella turned away from him in her sleep, and Edward heard Bella's heart rate rapidly increase. She woke up screaming her fathers name.
"Shhh," he comforted her, hugging her, and rubbing her shoulders, "It'll be alright Bella, I'll protect you."
Bella started crying again, dampening yet another expensive shirt with her tears, Edward couldn't care in the slightest, if his heart could still beat it would be breaking for Bella right now, he couldn't stand to see his true love in so much pain.
"I will find whoever did this, and kill them with my bare hands." Edward promised.
"No Edward." Bella said shaking "Its too dangerous, he got Charlie, he can get you too."
Edward thought it redundant to remind her that he was an invincible vampire and Charlie a breakable human, she would not listen in this state, and most likely get angry at him.
"It'll be okay Bella." Said Edward passing her a glass of water he had retrieved earlier, whilst he himself did not drink water, he knew it was important for the humans to stay hydrated, especially when upset. "Go to sleep, it will all be better in the morning."
"Promise?" Bella sleepily mumbled burying her head against him. Edward stayed silent, it would be a lie if he said anything else.
"Have you found anything yet." Edward said angrily pacing back and forwards.
"Were working on it." Thought Jacob sounding frustrated. His usual approach when dealing with their "kind".
"Work harder then, it's been 12 hours! You should have at least found something by now."
"It's hard to find a trail when there is none you ass."
Edward glared at him an angry desperate look beneath his inhuman stare.
"I'm not scared of you Vampire."
"Hello Jacob." Said Alice dropping in from the tree outside.
"Alice." Said Edward with an unintentional deadly sharp edge.
"Calm yourself brother, were all friends here, right Jacob?"
Jacob barred his sharp wolf teeth.
"Were searching the headlands tonight Vampire, make sure the big one stays out of our way this time." He thought before bounding off into the forest.
Edward relaxed his shoulders, letting his frustration drain away once the constant annoying stream of "Bella" from Jacobs thoughts died away.
"Was that Jacob?" Asked Bella walking out of the house in her slippers and pyjamas, her hair a mess, dried tears stained her cheeks.
Edward nodded in confirmation.
"Yes it was." Said Alice in delight, "and he just invited Edward out to hunt tonight."
Edward gave her an incredibly confused look, no he certainly did not.
"Third sight dear."
Hell no, that is not happening, future predictions be damned.
"You should go." Said Bella absentmindedly wiping her nose on her shirt sleeve. "We need to find whoever did this to Charlie and make them pay."
"I will not leave you Bella, not when you are still in such danger."
"I'll be fine Edward, I have a house full of vampires to protect me if anything goes wrong."
"Vampires that can go instead of me."
"Edward you're the only one who can communicate with the wolves, they're our best chance to track the one who did this." said Alice.
"I don't know." sighed Edward in resignation.
"Its decided then." said Alice joyfully.
"I'm only going for a few hours then I'll be right back." Said Edward turning towards Bella and kissing her softly on the lips.
"Please do try to get along with Jacob." Said Bella.
"I always try to be civil, but that mutt makes it impossible."
Bella rolled her eyes "Jacob is a permeant fixture in my life now Edward, it would mean a lot if you could at least pretend to get along."
"For you, I will try." He said kissing her once more on the cheek before running off with Alice by his side.
Edward startled when he first saw Jacob.
"What?" said Jacob.
"You're in your human form."
Jacob quirked his eye brow * no duh * "Where's the others?"
"What others?"
"The other vampires…."
Edward just looked confused.
"Great, so it's just us then, this is going to be so much fun." He said sarcastically.
"Where's the other members of your pack of mutts?" said Edward already breaking his word to Bella, but Jacob had started it after all.
"Other side of the mountains, the vamp left two trails, they took one, and me, and your 'coven" said Jacob like it physically pained him "were supposed to take the other."
"Got sick of you already did they."
"If you've got a problem with me vampire, say it now."
"The only reason I'm here is for Bella mutt."
"Well at least we can agree on something." Said Jacob taking the lead.
They walked in silence with Edward trying to overtake Jacob at every opportunity.
"So Vamp, any idea who this is? A relative of yours perhaps?"
Edward shrugged "Your pack is the one 'tracking' them. After all that's what dogs are for."
"Okay that's about it." Said Jacob pushing Edward up against a tree, "Bella may put up with your pale emo sarcastic 'oh the world hates me, so I'm going to hate it back' bullshit, but if we are to spend time together you better get that stick out of your ass. Either we at least try to be friendly towards each other, or I tell Bella her boyfriend is treating her best friend like shit."
"You wouldn't."
"Oh I would."
Edward stared him down with his vampiric gaze "You have as much to blame here as me."
"and I'm ending it now." Said Jacob refusing to back down.
The sound of a branch breaking interrupted them as they changed focus to a dark scrub of bush where a squirrel hopped out. Finding itself under the scrutinising stare of two terrifying supernatural creatures it quickly scampered away.
Jacob stepped back letting Edward go who straightened his clothes, and led the way to a frustrated Jacobs annoyance.
"Keep up Jacob," he said, "I found a scent."
Jacob grudgingly followed him.
To be continued...