Chapter 13

Déjà vu

"Emmett, take your truck. Rosalie, Esme, & I will go with you" Carlisle said. Alice's vision was serious…bad…life threatening. "Edward, take Bella, Hazel, Jasper, & Alice with you in your car."

Edward ran to his car and strapped Bella into the backseat next to Alice. Jasper would sit in the back as well and I would sit in the passenger seat to keep lookout, track, & detect any movement the Volturi would make.

"Hazel where are they?" Edward asked in his distressed voice.

I closed my eyes, "getting ready to swim across the Atlantic Ocean. They don't have enough self- control to go to an airport and get on an airplane" I said.

Edward nodded and sped off driving slowly flowing with traffic and continuously banging his head into the front of the steering wheel so the horn wouldn't go off. I put my hand on his shoulder and he looked as if he wanted to scream. Jasper calmed him down and he started driving again.

I looked at Alice who was sitting with Bella looking out the window. BELLA was comforting Alice I wished they would just tell me what the vision was but Edward didn't want to freak me out any more than I probably already was.

I realized I couldn't speak anymore I was absorbed by the spying image in the head. My eyes widened and next thing I knew I saw Jane "We know you're watching and we will find you…Hazel" she said.

I was breathing heavily I didn't know why I think I was just trying to console myself that what I was seeing wasn't real. I was just imagining Jane was there. If I was imagining it then I was a human…vampires couldn't dream.

"Hazel, it's OK" I heard Alice saying and I snapped out of my trance.

Edward was cursing about Jane I realized I had been screaming "No you bitch, shut up!"

"What is it?" Alice asked me.

I could only say one word…"Volturi" just when we thought it was all over…no they just weren't going to let anything go.

We were driving in Port Angeles and Edward was driving faster than traffic, ran 4 red lights and people were cursing at him. I don't really think he cared at that point.

"Eddie slow down" I said and he scowled. I turned to Jasper and mouthed "calm him down…please" and he did.

Although it depends on what your definition of calm was. Apparently Edward's anger was so strong that Jasper couldn't ease all of it.

"You know what" I said suddenly.

"What?" Alice asked in her scared tone.

"We shouldn't let the Volturi push us around. I mean what happened to the fab 6 huh? If we just let the Volturi steal the shit then what are we…nothing? No, someone needs to show the Volturi that they aren't the rulers over everyone. We're free now they aren't holding us captive. So what they have Jane…so what if they have Alec. We have to beat them this time" I said and Edward clapped sarcastically

"Nice speech" he said slightly smiling his crooked smile/smirk thing he did.

I shrugged my shoulders and stared forward at the road which wasn't speeding by anymore now that Edward had calmed down. I looked around the car at my siblings. I wasn't about to lose them again it was like all of my girl hormones had kicked into overdrive. Mess with me…fine. Mess with my siblings…not okay I was mad and I felt the anger rising up this had happened before and I couldn't let myself fall into the same pattern.

Carlisle called Edward's cell phone.

"Answer it please" he said to me and I got his phone out of his pocket so he wouldn't get in trouble for talking on the phone while driving.

"Hello?" I said.

"Hazel?" Carlisle asked.

"Yeah?" I said.

"Is Edward there?"

"Um, yeah but he's driving."

"Can you put him on its kind of important." Carlisle said.

"Yeah" I gave the phone to Edward and he pulled over and shut the car off for a few seconds and handed me the keys. "What are you doing?" I asked him in my freaked out/joking tone.

"You're driving" he said I looked at him knowing he wasn't lying.

"You can't be serious" I said.

"Go for it" he told me.

"Edward, is this safe?" Bella asked.

"Yeah Haze has driven before. Don't worry" Alice said.

I pulled the seat up so I could reach the pedal and turned to Edward "How fast can I go?"

"Don't go over 100" he said.

I nodded, "Sweet!"

"Oh good lord" Alice said before I stomped on the gas and the car went off.

This was only the third time I've driven and I hadn't done it in a long time but it was fun. Carlisle asked if I was driving and Edward said yes. They got into a debate about whether it was legal and safe for a 12 year old to be driving then I had to remind Edward I wasn't 12 and it was technically the same as him driving except I retained the appearance of a 12 year old. Then Carlisle asked how fast I was going

"No more than 95" Edward said.

We were on the main road now and people were staring at the driver seat because it looked like a little kid was driving. A police car was behind us and pulled up next to us. The officer got out of the car and said, "Um miss, how old are you?"

"Seventeen." I immediately answered.

"Right, let me see your driver's license" and Alice slipped it under the seat so it looked like it was in my pocket OK yeah the picture was me but the information was all fake. We created it so in case of an emergency and I had to drive we had it with us.

The officer looked at it, "you're awfully short for seventeen don't you think?" he asked suspiciously.

"Oh I have a growth disorder" I said that was the story Carlisle and Esme had taught me to say I had a disorder that prevented me from growing since I was 12 (not exactly a lie).

The officer left and I continued driving. "That was a close one" I said.

"You're never driving ever again" Edward said sarcastically. I laughed and continued speeding towards home.

I carefully pulled into our driveway and turned the key and the car shut off.

"I guess we're just glad we didn't get in an accident" Jasper said and Edward smirked again. I slugged both of them.

"You messed with the wrong girl" Alice said and I playfully hissed at them.

Bella laughed, "I think Hazel's had enough of your torture Edward" she said.

"Yes, sad…but true isn't it" I said sarcastically.

Edward shook his head and gave me his "what the hell" joking look. I ran to the house and opened the door. Boy did it feel good to be home I ran around the house to all the rooms and was getting done with lap #5 when Edward, Bella, Jasper, & Alice walked in.

"Geez Haze calm down" Alice said before she ran upstairs to her room with Jasper. Bella ruffled my hair and I smiled my crooked smile that rarely people ever saw. It was a habit I picked up from Edward.

"So Bella, love, say we go to the meadow?" Edward asked.

"Hell yeah!" Bella said.

"See ya Haze oh and stay near Jasper and Alice and call me if anything happens to you understand?" he asked me and I nodded. "Good" he kissed my hair for a long time. "Carlisle, Esme, Emmett, & Rosalie will be back soon" he said and ruffled my hair before leaving.

I heard him running and Bella laughing. He was smiling and I smiled too knowing that my brother was happy. I realized how long he had waited for her and how happy he really was. I couldn't wait to finally find Jason. Then we would be like…like a younger version of Edward and Bella. Bella would get a kick out of that especially after she became a vampire then we could do more stuff. The good old days.

I ran to my room and nearly kicked down the door. I ran about 30 times around it and looked out the window. I stared out at my view of the forest and could see Edward climbing a tree with Bella on his back. They were going there before the meadow. I heard the door creak open and saw Carlisle and Esme walk in followed by Emmett and Rosalie.

I was reading my book and saw Emmett walk into my room. "Sup" he said.

"Nothing" I said he tackled me and I kicked him off.

"Nice one Haze" Rosalie said coming into the room as well and she tackled Emmett as well. Jasper and Alice came too.

"Come on lets go outside to the mountain…Cullen sibling hang out" I said.

Jasper smirked, "Hey that's not a bad idea" and I narrowed my eyes and raised my eyebrows jokingly.

"Carlisle, Esme" Alice called.

"Yes" Esme called.

"We're going to the woods" Jasper said.

"OK don't be out too long and be very careful and on lookout" she nodded to me and I knew what she meant.

"They're planning to come in about 2 days" I said.

"Where's Edward?" Carlisle asked in a little bit of a nervous voice.

"Out with Bella" I immediately answered.

"He's not going to be 2 days is he?" Esme asked.

"Nah if anything he'll be back by eleven." I said.

"Alright does he know about this?" Carlisle asked.

"No…I didn't tell him yet but he probably read my mind anyway" I said with a slight smirk.

"OK just…be careful and if you see anything suspicious you come home or fight." He said fight gesturing to Emmett.

We responded with, "OK" Carlisle dismissed us and told us to go have some fun.

We ran to the mountain and caught some animals on the way. I stared into the water and Alice came up behind me "Boo!" she said.

"You didn't scare me" I said.

"I know" she said and with that Emmett came and pushed us both into the water.

"I HATE YOU!" I yelled at him but he already had Rosalie and threw her into the water.

"EM!" she yelled and he and Jasper jumped in too.

"You're going to freak Edward out" Alice said.

Emmett slugged her playfully before going underwater and swimming out "HEY!" he yelled 2 seconds later.

"What?" we all groaned.

"A shark!" he had it in his teeth and threw it at me. It was one of those rubber things you played with in the pool or something.

The mouth ironically landed on my head and I shouted "EMMETT YOU ARE SO DEAD!"

I threw the shark and swam after him. He swam away and pretended to be scared but he was stronger than me so it didn't really make a difference. The only known person to be stronger than Emmett was Felix (well Felix was just as strong). I couldn't wait for when after Bella was transformed she would be stronger than him.

A tsunami like wave came and tried to trample me but I just stood there it was pretty funny and Emmett thought he had won but really the wave helped (THANK YOU WAVE!) I jumped on his back and pretended to choke him and he acted like he couldn't breathe.

"Help! Help! I'm in pain" he was a pretty good actor.

"Shut up Em!" Rosalie said kissing him and I jumped off of him. We swam back to the beach and had some fun until I sensed something. Alice did too.

"STOP!" we both shouted in our nervous voices and Emmett, Rosalie, & Jasper froze.

"The Volturi" I said.

"I know I know" Rosalie said putting her arm around me.

"What did you see Alice?" I asked.

"They're coming "she said and I tracked them.

"When" Jasper asked.

"Tomorrow night" we both said together.

I sighed they still couldn't let it go could they? I guess not! We ran home and I nearly broke the door.

Carlisle and Esme heard it and ran to the door "what happened what happened?" they asked.

"The Volturi are coming tomorrow night" Emmett said through his bared teeth.

"What!" Esme said trying not to raise her voice.

"We should've known they weren't going to let this go" Carlisle said in his "thinking" voice.

"Did you contact Kyle Weismann?" Esme asked knowing he was in the area.

"Yes he called I told him not to worry. I didn't want him to get hurt because of us" Carlisle said and I sighed again.

"Where's Edward" Alice asked.

I tracked him, "still in the meadow with Bella apparently he is trying to not worry her" I said.

"Can you please go get him" Carlisle said.

"I'll get him" I said.

"I'll go with her" Emmett said and I rolled my eyes and started running. Emmett following me.

The sun was shining and I shut my eyes and tried not to focus on my skin. I ran through the woods and tried to reach Edward as fast as possible.

"HAZEL!" I heard Emmett shout and I immediately stopped.

"What?" I asked.

"Slow down apparently you're a little faster than me" Emmett smirked a little and I slugged him. "But not stronger" he pinned me up against a tree and I back flipped off of it and behind him. He looked around for me

"What now!" I said.

He laughed, "I got my eye on you young Hazel the dwarf Cullen" I tackled him

"Come on we have to get to Edward" Emmett said and we ran to the meadow.

I saw Edward and Bella lying down…making out Bella was on top of him and I put my arm in front of Emmett's chest.

"Wait" I said.

"Haze, we don't have time to wait we need to prepare for battle…training we can't let ourselves be taken again" Emmett said.

I sighed, "He's with Bella though, remember?"

"No shit Sherlock. You're such a genius" Emmett said sarcastically.

Edward looked up and read my mind he had his cautious look on his face.

"What is it?" Bella asked seeing it.

"Hazel…I know you're here" was all he said.

"Sup" I said casually. "TELL HER!" was what I was thinking.

"No!" Edward said in a voice too low for Bella to hear.

"Hey Bella do you like cheese?" I said changing the subject.

Edward and Emmett looked at each other as if to say "something is definitely up with our sister" and Bella just laughed.

"Why yes" she said.

"Bella, we have to go back to the house" Edward said.

"What's wrong is everything OK?" she asked.

"Yeah…it's fine."

I felt my vibration, "TELL HER!" I thought again.

"Haze, I don't want to hurt her" he said and I rolled my eyes.

"Uh huh" I said again in a voice too low for Bella to hear.

"What are you two doing again?" Bella asked.

"Oh nothing" I said elbowing Edward in the stomach he groaned and pretended to be in pain.

"She's tough" Edward said to Bella and I raised my eyebrows obnoxiously. Edward put Bella on his back and ran home beating Emmett and I on the way there.

We were sitting at the table in the kitchen planning what we were going to do. I had my hands in fists on the table in case I needed them. We all were that way…tense and nervous and just silent. Jasper eased the tension a little bit and calmed us all down but our emotions were too strong so he couldn't calm all of it.

"What if the Volturi come early" Emmett said.

Edward looked at me, "where are they?" he asked.

I concentrated on them and my breathing got harder "NO!" I was screaming in my head as I saw the image. I was motionless I couldn't speak I wanted to my voice wouldn't come. I was breathing hard now Jane, Alec, Felix, & Demetri were coming just the four of them? But they were the strongest Jane would make us feel pain and Alec would numb our other senses.

"NO! NO! NO!" I hear the voice of an angel…I know my eyes are closed as I am too engulfed in the image. I open my eyes and feel as if I am coming out of a premonition like in those movies or something. Edward has his arms around me.

"Hazel, what did you see, it's OK they aren't going to touch you" he was repeating but I shook my head.

"I'm not afraid for myself…or for us…I'm afraid for the town" and they understood.

"Oh shit" Emmett said.

"What did you see?" Carlisle asked.

"They were killing people…the town…for food."

Edward said and Bella's eyes were wide. "My father" she said.

"No they aren't going after him" I said remembering they specifically left Charlie alone. I looked at Edward and he looked at me.

I was frozen paralyzed with fear…Jason…Jason…Jason was all I was thinking. "What if they…what if they attack Jason? What if they…" but I was cut off.

"It's OK Haze everything's going to be fine. I promise you that and have I ever broken a promise?" I shook my head again.

"But this time it's different it's not in your control." I said and his eyes widened I tracked the Volturi…"oh…" but my voice never finished the last 4 letter word.

There was a knock and we all went dead silent. I summoned up my courage and looked at my siblings. "Open the door" Rosalie mouthed to me and I did.

I didn't want to appear as the helpless little dwarf because I wasn't but before I had the chance to do anything Felix busted in and said, "Well how nice."

He didn't see me it was a good sign. I glanced around the room, my eyes trying to adjust after all I had to take in. Bella was hiding, tucked away in the secret hideout that no one knew about except us and there was no way that the Volturi could find out unless they had Aro do something but luckily he wasn't here. I stood beside Edward and he pushed me behind him. I stepped out again and he looked at me

"Go behind me" he said in his nervous voice.

"Edward, you have to trust me. I'm not a little girl anymore I know I may still look it but I am not your baby sister. I don't want to put you under the pressure of having to defend me during a fight. It is preventing you from protecting yourself. I can fight" I said and he looked at me his head down as if he were thinking hard.

Finally he said, "Hazel, I don't want to lose you again I can't risk that. I made a promise to you…from the day you were born I wouldn't let anything touch you, that I would protect you from anything. I already broke that first part I don't want to break the second part."

I swallowed and said "you already have kept that promise to me."

I stood beside him and he let me this time. I stood silent and stared into Felix's eyes. Jasper calmed everyone and that was why we were just standing there silently. I felt my brother's arm and held it tight. Jane smiled and I felt a fiery sensation pierce my skin.

Demetri called for Jane to stop and I held my breath scared…yet angry in a way. I looked at Edward and he mouthed "don't" because he knew I was thinking about lunging at Jane and ripping her head off.

"We would like a word with Carlisle, Esme, Emmett, Jasper, & Rosalie" Alec said which left Edward, Alice, Bella, & I behind. They thought I was dumb enough not to see that Felix was still behind. Edward heard his thoughts and knew what was happening.

"They won't rest until one of us is dead." Edward said reading Felix's mind.

"Edward" I said in my firm voice knowing what he was up to. "Think of Carlisle, how guilty he would feel, think of Esme how upset she would be, think of Jasper and Emmett how much they would miss you, think of Alice and Rosalie missing your teasing, think of Bella how hurt and depressed she'd be. Think of me, how I wouldn't be able to live without my brother…my protector…my hero" I thought to him. He was thinking of sacrificing himself so we would live.

"Alice" Edward said "take Bella to the underground hideout and stay there until I tell you to do you understand" Alice nodded but he stopped her arm for a second "and please keep your thoughts to yourself" he added she took Bella's hand and ran with her to the backyard hideout.

"We have to keep an eye on Felix" I said.

"I know."

"What's he thinking?"

"He wants to hurt us…he thinks he can take us on his own." Edward said but I felt my vibration slightly go off.

"No, he wants to hurt me…he knows it will get to you…he knows it will make you go with them…to avenge me." I said Edward bowed his head as if he were hurting.

"This is all my fault" he said.

I put my hands on his shoulders "No" I said "it's the Volturi's fault" I said and he smiled at me.

"Let's go" he said.

I heard glass shatter and Edward lunging in front of me growling, baring his teeth. Suddenly it hit me it all made sense.

"Edward" I said.

"Yeah" he said through gritted teeth.

"Remember that time we went to Spilling Death to ride Forbidden Loop" I said almost yelling nervously.

"Yeah?" he said now in a confused voice "and Alice had that vision…roller coaster…tour" I said and he got it.

Felix stopped for a second, "you exposed us" he snarled.

"I don't believe I understand you" Edward said.

"Alice had her vision and she freaked out…I know Jane told me you exposed us…you need to be murdered" Felix said.

"Wait a second" Edward said "you took them because you thought they needed to be punished for breaking the law."

Felix thought for a second I could tell by the look on his face. Edward had on his "mind reading expression" so I knew he was reading Felix's mind.

"The Spilling Death incident added to his reason to want you…to want us…he wanted you guys to join the Volturi. Rules carried out by Aro of course but they were mad…thought you should have learned a lesson of exposure" Edward whispered to me; catching me up on Felix's thoughts.

"Listen Cullen stop going through my head or I will slaughter you" Felix snarled I winced and Edward went in front of me shielding me almost and had his arm as if to prevent me from going out.

"You're not going to touch her" he said I narrowed my eyes and stared at Felix. His eyes were red obviously he had just hunted (well that explains Alice's vision).

I didn't see anything…just blur it took my eyes a while to adjust even as a vampire sometimes if they are faster than you it takes a while to adjust to the speed and movement. Edward locked the door behind us and I realized we were in the attic.

"What's going on?" I asked him.

"Nothing, it's OK" he said quickly and I looked at him.

I knew it was something with Felix I remember him lunging at me before Edward grabbed me and ran. I hugged my brother tighter my arms around his neck. He was holding me and assuring me that no one would touch me. I once again said I wasn't worried about that. I heard pounding on the door and Edward pushed me back. It was Felix of course I wondered what had gotten into him.

The door broke and Felix cornered Edward ready to finish him. Edward lunged at him and kicked him away breaking a lamp that was old. Edward was overpowered by Felix since he was physically stronger than him.

"You aren't strong enough…you will die and worse in front of your sister" Felix said smashing Edward's face into a mirror.

"I'm strong enough to beat you" Edward said kicking Felix again.

But he went back on Edward he had him pinned against the wall and was about to take a bite out of his throat. I felt my anger NO! NO! NO! I was thinking the Volturi couldn't do it…not to Edward not to anyone. Guess what Felix you were getting a taste of me and with that I jumped in front of Edward taking his place.

Felix's teeth sunk through my back and I held in my scream despite how painful it was. He probably would've ripped my skin off but Edward tackled him from the back and had him in a chokehold. Felix's neck was cracking…breaking.

"NO! NO! NO!" he yelped in pain.

"Listen, I'll make you a deal" Edward said.

"NO!" Felix shouted again.

"Don't touch Bella, my little sister, or my family and myself ever again do I make myself clear."

Felix nodded fearfully and I almost laughed.

"Good" Edward said still having Felix by the neck.

"Now let's go I'm sure the others can't wait to see what you've accomplished" I said enjoying myself.

"You think you've got it all figured out right Hazel?" Felix said "well guess what you don't! Do you see Jason anywhere…NO! You're responsible for no one you can't even fend for yourself you're a kid! SO GO TO HELL…SUCK MY" but I cut him off Edward let go of me and I angrily went at Felix. I was doing pretty well when Alice came around.

"Are you three going to fight all day because that is going to be a real bore" she said. Bella, Carlisle, Esme, Rosalie, Emmett, & Jasper were behind her. Alec, Jane, & Demetri came behind Felix and we closed in on each other.

"Aro" I said.

"I know he's here I can hear his thoughts" Edward said.

"Hello Cullen clan" Aro said with his entirely idiotic voice "I only want one thing…peace" and I smirked trying not to laugh and Edward gave me his warning look. "Look" Aro said "I know you're not willing to believe me now but I truly and sorry and that what we did is not the work that the Volturi does…right?" and we all just stood there.

"How do we know you're not…trying to lie to us?" I mused and even though after what he said I felt a vibration I still didn't want to tell him if I knew whether or not he was lying.

"You would know" Demetri said smirking.

"Yes" Jane said in her mocking voice.

"If you really want peace we're willing to give it. But only under one condition" Carlisle said "what is that condition" Alec said.

"You leave us alone…you leave us all alone. Until Bella becomes an immortal and unless we break any of the rules." Jasper said.

"That sounds fair" Aro said.

"We need to do the paperwork" Felix said.

"What paperwork?" Emmett said.

"To ensure that we have a treaty…an agreement much like the ones you have with the dogs" Jane said

Bella winced when she said "dogs." I thought this all over yes, I was willing to make a treaty with the Volturi and I knew they would keep it but no, I didn't want them to come back after Bella was an immortal I mean what if she had to be transformed because of a medical circumstance or something. But nonetheless as Aro took out his feather pen and began to write.

We the Volturi herby agree to a further treaty with The Olympic Coven unless they break any of our rules and we will be back to visit in a year to ensure Bella Swan is an immortal. But if they have not broken any of our rules we shall leave them alone.

With that they signed the paper all of them starting with Aro. Aro Jane Alec Felix Demetri. Then they ensured that Carlisle write up a treaty for us. I knew they would either ask us for the leader to write it or the one with the neatest handwriting so I knew I definitely wasn't going to have to write it. Our part of the deal was we had to not break any of the Volturi rules, change Bella, & not expose ourselves again (as if we did) I mean technically in those movies you see where people have visions and stuff right? So Carlisle wrote our treaty.

We the Olympic Coven (The Cullens) herby agree to a further treaty with The Volturi unless we break any of their rules, they attack us for no further purposes, or unless we have not turned Bella Swan into an immortal. We shall be left alone by the Volturi and will not provoke them. Otherwise we will leave them in peace.

Carlisle Esme Rosalie Jasper Emmett Hazel Edward Alice

We all signed it and yeah of course my handwriting wasn't the neatest (probably the sloppiest) but I didn't care. They signed ours and we signed theirs then we had to shake their hands and do all this weird stuff. I mean don't get me wrong shaking Jane's hand was one of the most awkward experiences in my life. I guess we were just natural enemies right?

We went inside and I turned to Edward, "Is this really over?" I asked him.

"Yes" he said and he picked me up and swung me around the room with a smile on his face I hadn't seen in forever Bella came back and we all just chilled.

That night we were sitting around and I was in my room looking at my scrapbook. The oldest photo I had was a picture of me when I was six months old and we had a pose photo thing. There weren't many photos of us but there was one where I had sauce on my face and one where Marilynn and I were wearing our dresses. There was also the one where Edward and I were sitting on a bench. Many old memories that were still fuzzy in my human memory line. All of my vampire memories seemed so much…clearer I guess in a way. I heard a knock at the door and saw Bella standing there. I looked up.

"Can I come in?" she asked.

"Yeah" I said she came in and stood there.

"Sit" I said and she sat down beside me her scent overwhelmingly good her brown hair was curled and down.

"Did Alice do your hair?" I asked.

"Yes" she rolled her eyes.

"So Alice isn't it" I said.

"Sad but true" she said and we both laughed.

"What are you doing?" Bella asked.

"Oh I'm just going through my scrapbook of my life…mostly as a human" I said.

"That was you?" she asked pointing to the picture of the little girl dressed in a pink dress and pigtails.

"Yeah that was life back then. You couldn't exactly be you girls were defined as being 'ladies' there was no such thing as tomboys or boys who acted like girls. Genders were defined girl" I said doing the snap thing.

Bella laughed and said "Wow Edward hasn't really ever told me about what life was like back then."

"Yeah Edward doesn't like to talk about his human life" I said.

"Why not?" Bella asked.

"I don't even know the answer to that Bella" I said.

"So I was wondering if you wanted to just talk…tomorrow night we were going to have a girl's night out Rosalie, Alice, & me. We were wondering if you wanted to come." Bella said.

"Where are we going" I asked and Bella said "I don't know maybe to see Stolen."

"Oh my gosh are you serious!" I said although I knew she was "that's supposed to be the best horror movie of all time" I said.

"Yeah I know Alice said you would like it. Rosalie said she'd rather go see 'The Story of My Love Life' but she said if you'd go she would sacrifice it and I guess I was willing to also" Bella said.

"So what do you want to do now?" I asked.

"Want to play chess?" she asked.

"Hell yeah" I said and we sprinted down the stairs.

Emmett and Edward were already starting in a debate about whether people over the age of 18 be required to have a legal weapon with them at all times.

"Think about it Eddie" Emmett was saying "if a person needs to have self-defense and isn't as lucky as we were what if they need to defend themselves it could be preventing murder here."

"Yes but it could also be encouraging murder and school shootings a guy could just take a gun and blow some dudes head off and be like oh I didn't mean to shoot that guy. Excuse works like a charm the Volturi used it all the time" Edward said.

"Will you just stop going off about the Volturi it's over…done with they aren't going to bother us anymore so why don't you move on Edward…oh wait you can't you have 'unable to move on stalkers disorder'" Rosalie said and I laughed.

"And what do you two think you're doing?" Edward asked seeing Bella and me.

"Oh nothing" I said casually "just playing some chess."

"Uh huh and I wonder who's going to win are you going to cheat again Hazel?" Emmett asked.

"Shut up Emmett!" I said lunging myself at him and he wrestled with me for a little while.

"Stop I'm in pain" Emmett said sarcastically.

"Say you're sorry and that you are cheater" I said.

"I'm sorry and Hazel is a cheater."

I slugged him, "Repeat after me. I am a loser…I cheat and Hazel is awesome I am a nerd" I said.

"I am a loser I cheat, Hazel is awesome I am a nerd" Emmett said before overpowering me again.

"OW! OW! OW!" I said as he twisted my wrist.

He ruffled my hair and said "go play and don't cheat" he smirked and they went back to their debate except this time Rosalie was involved.

Alice and Esme were painting together, Jasper was reading his new book The Story of my Life Death it actually looked good and he said he would let me borrow it when he was done. Carlisle was working in his office, probably reading or studying or working in our illegal documents office. Yes, that was what we Cullens did sometimes and if you ask me this was getting to be a pretty calm evening.

Well it turns out Bella was really good at chess even for a human. We spent three hours straight playing and never got bored we were laughing and having a lot of fun. Then we watched TV with Edward, Emmett, & Rosalie. Bella sat nestled in Edward's arms as she fell asleep Rosalie and Emmett sat making out and I just sat there. I daydreamed about Jason and maybe one day we would be like Edward and Bella. Edward was reading my mind and almost smirking

"OK seriously Eddie can't I have private thoughts for five minutes!" I said almost angry.

"Sorry Haze but you have a messed up mind do you know that" he said laughing.

"Yeah and so do you" I called enjoying myself.

"She thinking about J again" Emmett said.

"OK both of you knock it off and number one his name is Jason J- A- S –O- N not J or whatever manly version of that is and number two I've been alone my whole life and yeah I may only have the appearance of twelve but I'm still a girl and I'm not about to have this conversation now" I said.

"Forever Alone" Emmett muttered and he and Edward cracked up.

"Shut the fuck up both of you" I said.

"Yeah you go Haze" Rosalie said Edward and Emmett looked at each other as if to ask, "is she possessed by the devil or something."

"Are you…" Emmett began.

"Yeah sure definitely" I said. "So what good shows are on this piece of shit."

"That's the best you can come up with" Emmett said.

"Hazel watch your mouth don't encourage her Emmett" Esme called from the other room.

"You are such a bad example" Rosalie said.

"Yes sad but true" I said in my most obnoxious tone.

"You didn't just start it with Emster" Emmett said.

"Oh yes I did" I said.

"Bring it dwarf."

"I will."

"OK you two knock it off and I mean it" Rosalie said.

"Yeah Haze come here" Edward said putting Bella in his lap so her head was against the pillows on the couch and offered his arm out to me.

"You know, it feels good to be normal again and not have to worry about the Volturi" I said.

"Yeah you bet it does" Edward said. I felt his hair and copied his "hand in hair" motions

"Why do you always wear your hair with the spikes" I asked.

"I don't know I guess I just like the style" Edward said I thought for a second and looked at Rosalie who smirked.

"No" Edward said. "That is a no times 400.

"Please Eddie! Please!" I said.

"No N -O no" Edward said and I fell back into his arms . Emmett found this good program on about ghosts and paranormal activity which I have to say was pretty interesting. I shut my eyes and just imagined for a second just a second that I was sleeping. I was just safe in my brother's arms and could stay here forever.

I wish I could dream. Maybe dreaming would let me see more of Jason and me. I realized that even though we might be destined to be together or something we still didn't exactly see each other yet. It didn't matter to me though I felt as if I knew him already but we wouldn't go into it yet. Yeah of course we would have to get to know each other.

My sisters taught me well about the world of men and having 3 brothers I should know. OK yes I am saying this and I know it for a fact boys want sex…boys want girls who are pretty and at my age for normal human boys they want girls who have a big bust. But I'm not saying all boys are like that only the complete asses are that way. Most guys are cool about it they like girls for who they are but one thing I learned from my sisters and especially Bella who was a human and had several boyfriends in this day and age was never come off stalky, obvious to liking, be nice, & PLAY HARD TO GET.

Rosalie told me that boys start to like girls better when they are often mysterious to them. OK I'm not going to turn this into an advice book about how to get boys but that was just going to be a real bore I figure I might as well do something while I am sitting here watching some boring TV show about how to cook tomatoes into flowers or whatever.

New Year's Eve, Bella will be turning 19 this year and I will be meeting Jason it will also be the 2nd anniversary of Bella in Forks and Bella and Edward being together. Quite honestly now and here this minute sitting and watching the ball drop from Times Square in New York life isn't really as bad and I wouldn't change anything. I had the most awesome sisters and adoptive mom and the best brothers and adopted dad. I would soon find my love or my life. Someone who would be there for me and I would be there for them. All I knew is I was perfectly happy here in the Olympic Coven and I didn't want anything to change…at least for a while.