Edward's POV
It was definitely Bella
Bella's POV
That night at home I couldn't stop thanking Anais. . .
"Anais! You were brilliant!" I said.
"I was just protecting my little sister from that horrible thing!" she replied darkly, hugging me.
"Thank you." I told her quietly
"You're welcome" she said.
"Vic's coming over!" Casey called coming over "Oh, Bella, how was school?" She said more sympathetically.
"Well, Edward started talking to me. But Anais took care of it." I told her.
"Good. Bella, I don't want you upsetting Zain, Okay?" she asked sternly.
"Never!"
Anais nodded. "Good. I wouldn't actually mind having him as a brother in law."
I smiled. . .
Edward's POV
I drove home were going to freak!
"Alice, Emmett, Esme, Carlisle!"I called. No answer. Of course."It's about Bella!" I was beside me.
"What?"she asked.
"Bella's here in Forks." That was all I had too say. . .
Bella's POV
I heard the doorbell ring and ran down thinking it was Victoria, we call her Vic.
Two words. It. Wasn't. It was the Cullens. All seven of them. They were spread out along the foyer in a ragged line, and facing them, growling, was my family and Victoria. I mustn't have heard her arrive.
I paused on the second-to-last step, hoping they wouldn't see me. They did.
"Let us see Bella." Alice insisted, her voice low and threatening.
"You'll have to go through me." Peter promised. This was enough to stop Alice. Peter is really muscled, not as big as Emmett, but enough to make you think twice about fighting him. Edward took a step forward, and Max and Faolan growled at the exact same time, warning them to keep back. Anais was practically bouncing on the spot, ready to fight, barely held in check by Jagar.
Suddenly Zain was beside me, pulling me back upstairs, but I was frozen to the spot. What if they fought? Max was an awesome fighter but she was tiny. Emmett would crush her. Faolan was quite good, but overconfident. Jasper would be an even match for him. Peter would probably step on Alice by accident, she was so small, even smaller then I remembered. Casey need to protect her family would probably enable her to take out Rosalie and Esme, and Carlisle and Jonathan would keep each other busy. Anais and Zain were both raring to attack Edward. Plus, Victoria was here, tipping the balance in our favor.
Anyway, Zain was trying to drag me back upstairs, but I wasn't the weak little human I used to be. I turned to face him. "Let go, Zain."
He reluctantly let me go, but held onto my hand, and together we went to join my family.
"Bella," Edward pleaded. "let me just explain, I-"
Anais and Casey hissed, and Zain and I said "No." together.
Victoria stood beside me, ready to help. Rosalie glared at her.
"How can you trust her, Bella?" Rosalie snarled. "She hunted you with Joseph."
"No, I didn't." Victoria shot back. "I stayed with James, and then little bronze hair there- not you, Faolan-" Faolan looked relieved. "Little bronze hair there went psycho after he left Bella, and tried to hunt us down."
"You did what?" I practically shrieked.
"Did he hurt you?'" Casey asked worriedly.
"No." Victoria said. "We were lucky. He kept after us for a few months, but we managed to shake him off."
"We're moving off the point." Carlisle said calmly. Out of the corner of my eye, I could see Anais glaring at Edward, and above her an orb of light from the lamp began to drift towards the Cullens. Like I said, she can manipulate energy.
"Anais." Casey said quietly, but sternly. Anais made a face, but the light winked out. "Look, move before I kill you!" Edward said angrily.
"He's going to kill me!" Anais said sarcastically.
"I'm quaking in my boots!" Max followed Anais' lead.
"You're not wearing boots." Anais told her.
"I'm wearing pumps,aren't they gorgeous?" Max replied.
"Girls!" Casey said sternly "Concentrate!"
"Sorry, Mom!" Anais and Max chanted.
"Look, Bella doesn't want to talk to you." Jonathan spoke for the first time.
"Well, we're not leaving until she does!" Emmett said.
"Leave. There, I talked to you."I said,my voice full of anger."I don't want to hear a word you have to say-" Edward opened his mouth "Just go!"
"Please Bella!" Esme was almost crying. Not as if she can.
"You just leave saying you don't care anymore and then you expect me to forgive you, just like that!" I snapped my fingers. "You'd better get out of my home!"
"Leave!" Zain said darkly.
They left.