Sorry it took so long, I got grounded. Well anyway here's chapter 12! Enjoy!!
Alice had been dry-crying softly, Edward had been staring angrily at the floor, fists balled, skin stretched over his knuckles. On the sound of my entrance though, they had sprung to their feet, their perfect faces contorted into a scowl. The dirty look melted off their chalk white skin to be replaced by a slack-jawed confusion.
"Bella!" Came Alice's shrill scream. She threw herself onto me crying, again, into my shoulder. "Oh! I" -she drew in a shaky breath – "thought you were dead! We thought a werewolf killed you, with them being so unstable! And their scent is everywhere!"
Edward was holding me from behind (Alice still holding onto me with a death grip) kissing my hair like he'd never left. "We thought you'd died! I can't even begin to tell you how glad I am," he murmured into my hair, resting his chin on my head, still saying how relieved he was. It was just like old times, kind of, except I'd have a few broken bones right now if I was still human.
Actually I was quite comfortable and happy, between some of my used-to-be favorite people until I really realized what was going on. Something about this picture was seriously wrong. Edward was here. So was Alice. And they were hugging me. I'm a werewolf. With two vampires. Who happen to me hugging and kissing me? Wait a second…
"Get off me!" I shrieked at them. They looked at me concerned, probably thought I was a lunatic. "Get off!"
They let go of me and stepped back inhumanly quickly. The smell I now noticed burned my air ways from them being so close. Their stench was all over me, making me shake from wanting to phase. It was like a gut reaction now, holding onto a tiny shred of humanity kept me from losing my control.
They're good vampires, they eat animals. Not people. I kept repeating this over and over in my mind, hoping it would help.
"Wait, what the heck are you doing here? You guys thought I was dead?" I asked. None of this seemed to be making sense. "Edward said you weren't coming back and now you're here….I'm so confused!"
I'm backed to the wall, leaning against it trying to piece things together. Their way too-sugary reek wasn't helping, they were a little too close. It was putting the little self control I'd gathered over the last few weeks to its limits.
"You guys smell," I muttered. They were still just standing there taken aback by outburst, but this statement put expressions on their perfect faces.
"We…smell?" Alice questioned innocently. She and Edward sniffed their arms, then clothes. Why were they so confused?
"Yeah. I probably stink to you too, though," I responded, but their faces remained the same. It didn't seem to ring a bell. "You know like a werewolf."
Their eyebrows raised in understanding, I wonder what they'll think of me.
"Well you have werewolf scent onyou, but you still smell the same. So I guess you do smell a bit to us…" Edward trailed off. I still have the same scent…? Oh, yeah! I forgot I still smell Bella-ey! "But I don't understand why we smell to you."
"Well, uh…" I said, stumped. What should say? "I'll explain later…So why'd you think I was…dead?"
"I can't see peoples futures when they're dead, and I was just wondering how you were doing, since it'd been so long. So I tried to look into your future, but nothing happened," she explained, sadly. "The family was devastated, Edward crushed. But we decided to visit your grave, see how you…died."
"Why do guys care so much, I mean it was you who just ditched me," I snapped irritated and confused. "Edward said you didn't want me anymore."
"Bella I just wanted you to live a normal human life," Edward burst out, dread in his honey silk voice. "So I had to make you think that, so you wouldn't come after us…"
"You could have just told me that!" I yelled shaking with fury. "I would've understood and…"
"Not let us leave," Edward finished grimly. But it was true, I would've never let him leave, I would've told him I didn't want a normal life. How could he just for my, my safety?! He could've just changed me! I held my head in my hands sinking to the floor, hoping I wouldn't lose it and attack them.
"Go on," I muttered angrily.
Alice was glaring Edward who looked nervous. "So we went to the cemetery, no grave. We decided to check your house, maybe you weren't dead yet," Her eyes shone hopefully as if she'd just gone through that moment. "We reached your house and searched it everywhere, we were desperate. But you weren't here or anywhere close by. And the werewolf stank is all over this place so we thought a werewolf slipped up and killed you."
I remained silent mulling things over. They cared all this time; Edward cared enough to distance himself from me. But it was a stupid act of love, I still didn't have that normal life he'd wanted for me. I'm dating a werewolf, who's imprinted on me, am a werewolf and a revenge psycho vampire wants me dead. I don't think I'll ever get that normal life.
Wait, hold up Edward told nothing but lies in the end so… "Edward you said you made all of that up, that none of its true," I choked out, swallowing hard. Nervous knots coiled in my stomach. "So you still-"
"Love you," he finished with compassionate eyes. He stepped forward taking my hands, looking into my eyes. I didn't move away, I couldn't, I was frozen by his words. I wasn't even shaking I was so badly shocked by those two words. "Bella I never, everstopped loving you. I may have made a stupid mistake leaving you but I only wished for you to have a happy life without mythical creatures. I missed you, a lot."
I just looked at him; the words just didn't seem to reach my brain. Then it hit me full force and I was crying, a thing I hadn't done in a long time, and my body was quaking. They both wore alarmed expressions, clearly confused. He loved me and now I had Jacob. He loved me all along!
It was just too much with them caring and coming back and him loving me. I was afraid I'd go over the edge any second, "I need to go," I said trying to keep my voice strong and stop blubbering over him.
"Go where Bella?" he asked concerned, not letting go of me. I wrenched myself from his cold grasp walking out the door briskly.
"To Sam," I told him keeping my answer short, going to the woods. Edward was behind me.
"Can I drive you?" he asked politely not getting any of the hints of what I was.
"No," I muttered, my shape blurred for a second, I was going to explode any time now. I need to lose him. Fast.
"Would you at least drive?" he asked again, what was he getting at?
"No," I muttered again. I was just entering the woods when his cold hand held my shoulder. I stopped, the idiot! Didn't he see I wasn't in the mood for this crap?! "What?!"
"I'm not letting you go in there alone, Bella," said sternly. "I don't want you getting hurt."
I laughed darkly. "I guarantee you Edward I'll be fine. I can take care of myself now," I spit angrily. I made a movement to leave, but his grip didn't loosen one bit. I could yank myself free but he'd still follow.
"Bella why don't you just stay home and we'll leave?" he suggested in a hurt voice. This was going to be hard but I'd have to do it, I couldn't risk hurting him physically. So I'd just have to do it emotionally, even if I don't mean it.
"Let go of me, bloodsucker!" I yelled, his hand instantly dropped, not being able to believe what I'd just said. I felt like the absolute worst person on the planet then and desperately wanted to apologize, but I couldn't. Not then. I ran from his paralyzed figure on the tree line, tears streaking down my face.
"Who's Sam, Bella?" he whispered to his self, pain so easily heard in his lovely voice that it almost broke my heart then and there. "Your boyfriend?"
"No," I said quietly knowing full well that he'd here. "Jacob, the werewolf is."
Then I ran until I was sure it was safe to phase, dreading the others being in my head when I was in so much misery.
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