Chapter 6

Under Control

I stared at Jaden who was still standing in front of me.

"Going somewhere?" He asked with a smirk.

"What are you doing here?" I hissed at him as he walked past me into the room.

"Looking for you. Your parents wanted me to find you and bring you home."

"My parents don't know where you are."

"Yes they do."

"No, they don't. I just got a call from my mom and she was panicking because we had disappeared when she and dad came home." Jaden shrugged and made himself comfortable on the only chair in the tiny motel room. "Why were you following me? I'm not of any importance to you." Jaden smiled at me.

"Oh, you are very important to me, Bella. Don't you see?" He asked as he stood up and started walking very slowly towards me.

"See what?" I asked as I back up against the wall. I had placed my bags on the floor by the door and now the door was closed because Jaden closed it when he entered. I had no way to escape right now.

"That we are meant to be together." Jaden continued to walk towards me until he had my back pressed against the wall.

"No we aren't." I had to admit, I was kind of scared of Jaden. He wasn't a normal human.

"Yes. We are." Jaden's smile disappeared, as he looked deep into my eyes. I stared right back and all I could hear were Jaden's words.

"We belong together. We are soul mates. You love me and I love you."

Edward's Point of View

I walked into school relived that Bella had runaway and was safe from Jaden. At least, I hoped so. I was beginning to wonder if I should run to her and stay with her, I mean. I had always felt this sort of pull to her since I first met her. Now that she was gone, I felt like half of me was gone. It annoyed me and made me sad that I couldn't see her beautiful face everyday, but it made me happier that she was running from Jaden.

"Edward!" Alice gasped as we headed towards our first period.

"What is it?" I looked down at my sister and caught sight of her horrified expression. I followed her gaze and soon found what she was staring at. My heart dropped. Bella was walking in, clinging to Jaden's side, into the school. She wasn't supposed to be here and she most certainly shouldn't be with Jaden! What had he done to her? Had she really loved him all this time? I looked at her face and found this sort of dazed look in her eyes. I narrowed my eyes. That wasn't like Bella at all.

"What's she doing here?" Emmett demanded from behind us.

"I don't know. I thought she said she would run." I mumbled.

"Didn't she say she would run? Doesn't she know that he's dangerous?" Rosalie hissed.

"I warned her."

"Well clearly it didn't get through her thick head." Rosalie hissed. I turned around, glaring at her. No one had a right to talk about her that way!! I was about to yell at her, but Alice stopped us.

"Enough! We have to find out what they're doing back here…well Bella anyway." Alice stated.

"We'll go over tonight." Jasper said quickly. I nodded once and turned on my heel and stormed off.

- - -

Watching Bella with Jaden was agonizing; he rubbed his hands up and down her back while she kind of just sat there with her arms around him, looking down at the table as if she was in another world and not in the cafeteria. Jaden occasionally bent down to whisper something in Bella's ear.

"I love you." He would whisper or something else. I hated listening to it, I wanted to be in his position, holding Bella and being able to love her knowing that she loves me back.

- - -

We arrived at Bella's house later in the afternoon and found no sign of Bella or Jaden's car anywhere. We knocked on the door once and soon Mrs. Swan was standing there.

"Oh, hey kids. What are you doing here?" She asked with a very large smile.

Well this is a pleasant surprise. I hope they aren't looking for Bella…she's out. She thought.

"So Bella's out?" I asked her. She looked at me in surprise. "Mind reader." I reminded her.

Oh that's right. That Edward boy is the mind reader while Jasper can feel emotions and Alice sees the future.

"Yes. Bella is out." Mrs. Swan replied. "Why?"

"We were just wondering what she was up to lately. Haven't seen her in a while." Alice stated quickly. Mrs. Swan smiled.

"Well, Bella disappeared. She said she wasn't there and was panicking about Jaden not being here with us…anyway. I had thought they had both eloped because neither of them were here, but I jumped to the wrong conclusion. I don't see why she had such a problem with him, he's a lovely boy and she has no problem with him now." Mrs. Swan started babbling on and I was wondering how much longer I could stand listening to he ranting.

"What happened between Bella and Jaden?" Emmett demanded.

"Well…Jaden returned and Bella was there with him and they looked so in love. I'm absolutely thrilled! They are perfect for each other. Though it's a shame that Jaden's human…" My head snapped up at that. She thought Jaden was human? Oh he was far from human. He was a vampire like us all and they couldn't tell. I guess that was because we knew him better and he had made his appearance seem more human so they wouldn't suspect him. The damn vampire!

- - -

I watched Bella and Jaden over the next few weeks. I noticed that Bella seemed to be as though she was in a daze all the time. It was like she was under…control. It was so weird to watch. I hated watching it too. Knowing that Bella could possibly be under the control of Jaden and possibly in danger.

"Alice. I'm worried about Bella." I whispered as we sat in the living room of the house.

"Aren't we all?" Alice replied in a harsh voice.

"Alice." Jasper spoke in a calm tone.

"No, Jasper. Don't you get it? Something is very wrong with Bella!" Alice had started pacing the living room.

"I've been observing Bella for the past few weeks." I whispered.

"And?" Alice asked, turning to me with an expectant face.

"It's like she's under a spell. Under control. She doesn't seem normal!"

"Yeah, she's with Jaden. Of course she's not normal. Do you think she hit her head on the pavement?" Rosalie retorted.

"No! It's like she's in a daze. I watched her in the cafeteria."

"As you do everyday." Emmett cut in. I glared at him.

"She was looking at the table…but it didn't look as though she could see the table it was like she was in another world. She always looks like that." Alice seemed thoughtful.

"Do you think it's possible, Carlisle?" Alice asked, turning to our father. Carlisle thought about it for some time.

"It is possible for someone to be able to control someone and make them think or believe something…mind control is most likely." Carlisle answered. "We'll keep a close eye on Bella and Jaden for the next few weeks. Do you see the family moving anytime soon, Alice?" We all looked up at Alice as her eyes glazed over.

"No. They put off moving for another few months, they decided to be risky." Alice replied.

"Or Jaden convinced them." I put in.

"That to." Alice agreed as she nodded her head.

"Edward, watch Jaden's thoughts." I nodded at Carlisle's instructions. Carlisle turned to Jasper. "Focus on Jaden's emotions. I want to get an idea of what he's feeling and then we can think of different options as to why he might be feeling those particular emotions." Jasper nodded. So it was all set, we were all going to watch Jaden and Bella very carefully over the next few weeks.

SNEAK PEAK INTO CHAPTER 7

- looked down at her but it wasn't love, he didn't love her. It was all an act.