Chapter 4

I got to the Cullen's house in about 25 minutes –though I had gone enough times to know well the way, it still wasn't easy to get there-. And again like every time I went to that house, some strange chills surrounded my stomach, they weren't of scare though – as any normal person who was about to enter a house full of vampires would have-, they were of excitement and joy. This was an amazing house; all the architecture and story that held in it was breath taking. And the perspective that what I loved most in this world lived there, was beyond description.

I got out the car, walked through the unbelievable porch, and when I was about to knock, someone opened the door first.

Alice threw me inside and sat me in the white couch in less than a second. Jasper was leaning against the wall monitoring the situation.

Alice stood in front of me speechless scrutinizing my expression. We stayed like that for 5 minutes that seemed like an eternity, when I suddenly decided to start talking.

"Look Alice---"

"What is it Bella?" She interrupted me "What is going on? You know something that I don't? How can that happen? I'm the one who know things, I'm the one who is suppose to know what is going on, I'm the---"

"OK, Alice calm down" I said shaking her shoulders as trying to bring her back. She was really loosing it.

"Thanks…" she mouthed to Jasper and relaxed a little bit. Well, I think with her immense strength I really couldn't shake her, lucky that Jazz was there and controlled her emotions, OK not just hers I was feeling much more relaxed too.

"Now, could you please start explaining me?" She asked with her bell-like voice in her again.

If she knew how little I knew too.

"Well, I don't know much really. I just know something really weird is going on…"

I continued explaining everything – maybe I omitted some parts for my good-

that happened today regarding Liam and Adeline.

"WOW" Alice said shocked when I finished.

Jasper didn't say anything; he stood there too absorbed in his thoughts.

"This is really big, we need to talk to Carlisle and the rest, this needs to mean something" she mouthed thoughtfully.

"Yes, by the way, where is everyone?" I suddenly noticed we were alone. That wasn't normal.

"I don't know when we arrived---"

But when she started explaining; the door opened and Edward, Carlisle and Esme came in –Rosalie and Emmett were in their 'post graduation' trip in Africa luckily. Despite I was getting better in my relationship with Rosalie; she still scared me a little bit. I missed Emmett though-.

Edward suddenly realized I was there, and ran to my side in less than a second, with a worried look.

"Bella, why are you here? Something wrong has happened to you, love?" He mouthed wrapping me in his arms. But when I was about to answer him, Alice snapped

"Oh, Edward could you please stop being the overprotective boyfriend for once? Bella is just fine, we have much more serious things to discuss" she eyed at him intently.

And suddenly Edward stiffened.

"What? You couldn't see them either?" he asked Alice horrified.

Edward and Alice started sending looks to each other as they did when they were 'talking' the silent way –in other words when they didn't want anyone, especially me, to hear their too much informational talk-.

Esme talked this time; "Alice, Edward, I think we all want to listen at what you are saying, so please, if you don't want us" – she gazed at me for a millisecond- "to hear, talk in another place privately." She finished with her mother like tone.

Alice and Edward both rolled their eyes annoyed.

Carlisle continued talking with a logical voice. "This matter obviously means something. But it is something we cannot realize now. We need time to study the situation, and see how things develop" While telling this, he eyed at each one of us to make his point clear.

"So my suggestion is, for now on to act normal--" – everyone eyed at him with an are-you-serious look, no one of them looked normal ever- "you know what I mean, just try to behave as normal as you can behave" he corrected.

Edward was about to complain – for some reason he was the one with the most skeptic position regarding the problem-, when Carlisle proceeded with his logical voice again,

"However, you need to be careful," he looked at me while saying that, "we still don't know what this could mean, it would be good if you can keep an eye on them and their behaviors; maybe that help us in discovering what all this is about".

Everyone nodded in unison.

Carlisle had such a great power in himself. But it wasn't the kind of power that is generated by fear and oppression; it was the power that was generated by years of trust and compassion. Carlisle was their father in almost every definition of the word, at least in the most important ones. And Esme always looked at him with such loving and prouded eyes. He was her God, her inspiration, the reason why she woke up every day – in the figurative sense, she couldn't really sleep- . I had the feeling I was not thinking of her anymore, Edward made me feel that way too, though I was too afraid to really admit it consciously.

After this, everyone went to do what they want.

Esme went upstairs to work on some plan, Carlisle headed to the hospital again – he had double shift-, Alice turned on the TV and put a fashion channel while Jasper sat with her putting his arm around her tiny shoulders.

Edward sat in the piano, and patted the place by his side as wanting me to sit there.

I obeyed.

And my lullaby started flowing from the piano's keys. Edward, while playing it, looked directly to my eyes without once eyeing what he was doing.

He stared at me with those incredible golden eyes he'd got -that were a little bit darker today-. And he left me breathless. Without thinking I kissed him strongly. He suddenly stopped playing and kissed me too stoking my hair.

"Let's go to your room" I breathed, looking at him intently.

He pulled away and with a rigid expression stated "I actually prefer playing for a little while, it's been a long time since I've played." He put his fingers in the keys.

I sighed loudly, and he looked at me with wide eyes.

"You know that's not what's it, you've played last week"

"Did you get bored of listen to me playing?" He said innocently avoiding my last answer. He was obviously avoiding having alone time with me in a room or any private place.

"No, you know I didn't. I just want to… listening to some of the great music you've got"

I said innocently, though I knew he wasn't buying it.

"Well…" he looked at his watch, "it's getting late, and you need to go to your house and make dinner for Charlie" he grinned a little bit; he knew I couldn't refuse to this, and Charlie didn't like me staying until too late in Edward's house.

I nodded unwillingly.

"I'll drive you" he said while standing up and going to get my coat.

"I came in my truck" I grumbled. He smiled at me.

"I can come back running you know," he said stroking my cheek lightly. "your truck is so slow, I would go and come back four times and you would still not have arrived yet" he teased, and I rolled my eyes –he was always complaining about my truck and wanting to buy me a new car. As if I wanted him to do anything else for me, that all the good he did with his presence -something I sure didn't deserve-.

I said goodbye to everyone, and headed to the car – it was snowing again-.

Edward opened the passenger's seat door, and the he entered the driver's one.

He turned on the heat – always careful of all my human needs being satiated, well all except for one - and put low relaxing music.

We were holding hands, eyeing at each other almost every five seconds. Suddenly I remembered about tomorrow, wellmaybe not tomorrow, I remembered what Liam told me regarding tomorrow. I was supposed to give him a tour around the city. I didn't know how to tell Edward this. And it wasn't just because he wouldn't like it because of what we found out today, it was also because he wouldn't like the matter that I was talking to Liam. I couldn't tell him how things really happened; he would have misunderstood it, wouldn't he?

"What are you thinking?" he told me eyeing me from the corner of his eyes. He was too perceptive when it was about me.

"Hmm" I said trying to sound indifferent. "I was just thinking that as Carlisle told us today that it would be good if we keep an eye on them," he stiffened when I said them "we could give them a tour around town and see how they act" OK, I twisted the truth a little bit, technically Liam'd asked me first for the tour, but I really didn't want to upset Edward right now.

"I think when Carlisle meant that, you were not implicated in the matter." He said sharply. He was very hard when the matter was about something that could put me in any danger.

"And why something like that came to your mind from nowhere?" he said suspiciously.

"I-I don't know, I was just looking for a way to help" I mouthed innocently.

"Oh, alright…" he said thoughtfully. "Well, perhaps it is not such a bad idea, if we go together of course." He said emphasizing the word together.

"Sure, so I'll let him know that tomorrow" Oops, I really shouldn't have said that.

"Why are you letting him know?" he told me angrily, staring into my eyes.

"I-I don't know, because I had a class with him today and he knows me from there, just because of that. But you can tell him if you prefer…" I said nervously, staring at the window, I didn't want to meet his eyes; he would know I wasn't telling the entire truth.

"I do prefer, thank you" he said eyeing the road again.

"By the way, I'd rather you don't talk to him if it is possible, we still don't know what is going on."

I knew he didn't want me to talk to Liam only because of what was going on. Anyway I didn't tell him anything about it; I just wanted to finish with the topic.

"Sure, I'll try to do my best" I said convincible.

Luckily we'd arrived at my house –he parked the car a block away, so it'd look like I was the one who drove home for Charlie's eyes-, I'd never been glad to be away from him, but tonight I wanted to get out of there as soon as possible, I hated having to hide things from him.

"So, are you coming to my room tonight?" Despite the problem, I really wanted him to come.

"Not tonight, I really need to go hunting" He said unwilling.

He stroked my cheek and gave me a slight kiss.

"Sleep well my love, I see you tomorrow" he changed me to the driver's seat with one hand, and got out of the car.

"I love you" I sighed.

"I love you too", he smiled at me.

And then left running like a gust of wind.

TO BE CONTINUED