Chapter 6
Chapter 6. Return
Our coven lived in Australia for a while before we decided to travel for a bit. In the time we'd been together, Vee and Andrew had gone to college twice and I'd gone four times. Chen didn't like school however. He preferred hands on job experience. We all, excluding Jenna and Max, had degrees in something. Mine were mainly in medicine and literature, while both Andrew and Vee had degrees in law and psychology. But we were bored so we all took a little trip abroad to London. We've been living here for about eighteen years now.
But part of me still wants to go back to Forks…I never really knew why.
In London….
"Bella?" Vee asked, knocking on my door. I opened it and was back on the bed before she came in.
"Yeah Vee?" I responded, packing my suitcase. She sighed and winced. It was an interesting combination.
"You know we don't have to go back. It's been a while but really if it's too much we can go somewhere else." She said, watching as I folded my clothes. I stopped and turned around to face her. She was wearing a navy blue dress under a white trench coat, she looked so at home with the London backdrop behind her.
"Vee, I'm really fine. It'll be good to go back and there aren't many other places we can go and not be recognised. It was a good idea." I said, smiling. We were moving again, this time back to my old home in Forks. Charlie had passed away some years before but we didn't want to go back in case someone recognised us. Ninety years later, however we were quite sure no one from my generation would be alive and certainly not living in Forks.
Vee gave me a scrutinizing look and then helped me zip up the case and walked with me down the steps of our apartment. Jenna and Max were silently playing a Nintendo game. Chen and Andrew were talking animatedly about some new TV show and who was going to win. "I'm telling you Andrew, Bobby could beat Naomi any day! Remember when it was him against the snakes?" Chen said, throwing his hands up in frustration. Andrew shook his head.
"You didn't see Naomi on the acrobatic platform! Chen, anyone who can do a double twist and land on her hands can beat the lousy little lump of flesh you call Bobby!" he argued back. I laughed and they both rolled their eyes and went back to arguing. I ushered them both out, following after Vee.
"I swear, they're going to drive me nuts! There's always something to argue about." Vee whispered as we walked out of our flat for the last time.
"You think it's bad now, but wait til they get to Forks. It's all drizzling rain and trees. Nothing to debate about, they'll have to find new ways to entertain themselves." I whispered to Vee who grinned and laughed. We all piled into the taxi and listened as Max and Jenna joined the argument. Vee and I were about to crack when the car pulled over and we were at the airport.
We filed in and ignored the stares we were getting from the other flyers. Jenna and Max were the toughest to control. They were twins and were extremely protective of one another. Max was about to rip a young boy's head off when they whistled at Jenna until I grabbed him by the shoulder and pushed him through the security onto the plane. Once we were on, he calmed down a bit although he wouldn't let Jenna out of his sight for the entire flight.
I liked Max as a little brother or a son but he was so protective of Jenna it drove her insane. When they were human, they told us, they could sense where each other was but when they were turned apparently, it stretched to tracking anyone.
Jenna got up to go to the bathroom mid-flight and Max started to move as well until I pushed him back down in his seat. "Jenna's a not a baby. Just give her some space, okay Max?" I whispered, so fast human's probably couldn't see my lips moving let alone hear what was being said. Max growled lightly but sat quietly after that.
When we finally touched down in Forks, dejavu hit me like a bullet train. We all walked down the terminal Max in front with Jenna then Vee and I, Andrew and Chen taking up the rear. I swallowed as we walked out the same doors, onto the same street where not a lot had changed. Forks was strange like that. It was constant.
Vee held my hand the entire time, somehow sensing that I was in pain. We caught another taxi, by this time it was pretty late and the driver was almost falling asleep at the wheel. He reeked of liquor and cigarettes. Jenna and Max, who had an intense hatred of the smell, were ready to tear the cab apart because of it. Max held her hand the entire way, which calmed them down a little. We made it to the new house in one piece and after paying the driver, we looked around the new place. It was big, I'll give it that.
There were three bedrooms, two bathrooms and a kitchen that we would never use. The living room was already furnished with our stuff and the twins raced upstairs with Chen to see their rooms. Vee and Andrew went at a similar pace but I doubted it was to just look at their new room. I walked around for a bit, organising the study until it felt like home.
But as soon as the words entered my head, my heart throbbed for Charlie. It longed for the simple connection to my old house. Soon I couldn't resist it. It would hurt. It would be painful. I knew the aftermath would be agony but it would be worth it. I needed to visit my old house. The house that he'd once stepped foot inside.
Home.
Guys I am so sorry i didnt post sooner. I actually have a good supply of chapters here but I'm thinking of restarting my entire account. You know, like deleting all stories and doing a remake. It might help with my MR story because I've been in a twilight mood lately but give me a review to give your thoughts.
PS. To my already loyal reviewers:
Most FAQ: When do the Cullens make an appearance?
Well pplz I have actually already written the Cullens long awaited return but i'm going to wait til tomorrow to post it.
Other Q's:
?Are Bella and Chen together?
HELL NO! Bella and Chen are more brotherly sisterly love. Nothing more. Chen is more of a loner type. You know the ones I'm talking about. He hangs around with Bella and her coven, he loves them all like family but being in the moutnains for all that time really screwed him up. He doesnt trust himself, even around his own kind so he pretty much goes off on his own for most of this story. I stuck him in here because Chen is just a really cool guy. I reckoned he deserved a starring role.
You know reading that question sent chills up my spine. Ew.
?On the topic of being Out of Character?
Yeah, sorry about that. I have a terrible terrible habit of cutting out the bits of characters that i deem unneccassary. Like Bella's neediness. I added a bit more confidence than she usually has I know. But understand: She's been living on her own for quite a while and then when she had another family, she had to change to suit that family. It's been difficult to stick to Bella's overall Twilight human character because she isnt human in this one.
And finally:
?How will Edward and Bella meet again?
Weeeeeeeeeell. Try to get this okay? I am a very stereotypical writer. I'm also very ironic. But its very hard to come up with a new way for Bella and Edward to meet when they've all been done already. It's annoying.
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