BPOV
I was halfway home when I realized I still had the papers I was supposed to give to the secretaries. I slowed to a stop and contemplated going back.
Okay pros of going back. Well, I give them the paper. Cons of going back are that Edward Cullen and the rest of the Brady bunch. I sighed audibly. Pull yourself together, Bella! You can not stop anything or be afraid to go anywhere just cause of a boy. You were part of the Volturi for crying out loud!
But then again, he's not a boy, he's a vampire boy.
Well, I'm not listening to you because I'm having a damn conversation in my head!!
I sighed angrily.
"Stupid unreliable vampire," I muttered to myself. The more I thought about him the angrier I got.
He said he thought he had fallen in love with me. I wasted twenty years over this boy and I wasn't going to through that away over some girl who happened to be his girlfriend.
I had set out to get Edward Cullen and I was going to do just that.
But what if he's in love with his girl? You don't want to break that.
Twenty years ago he said he loved me.
Yes, but how could you have expected him to wait for you. He didn't know if you would come back, if he was ever going to see you again. He didn't even know if you were going to be alive if he saw you again! How could you expect that of him?
"I have to stop this." I murmured, fisting my hand and putting it to my head. I put up a damn good argument but neither of me is helping the fact that I am still in love with a taken vampire.
This was ridiculous, arguing with my conscience. In my head, no less. I growled and turned back to the direction of my house, breaking out into a sprint.
Mrs. Cope could wait until tomorrow.
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EPOV
The bell had rang but I couldn't manage to uproot myself from the biology stool. Thoughts were swarming in my head, but none of them my own. I couldn't think, I couldn't breathe, all I could do was stare at her retreating, and now gone figure.
Marcus says hello.
"Mr. Cullen are you alright?" Mr. Banner was shaking my shoulder, waving a hand in front of my face. I moved away quickly, shuddering as if I had just been burned.
"I have to go." I mumbled and grabbed my books, trying my best to walk as human speed to the door.
When I got to the hallway, it was almost empty, making me wonder exactly how long I had been sitting in that chair.
How could I have not recognized her? How could I have not realized that the owner of those lips that I had been imagining and that long brown hair that I longed to touch once more had been sitting right next to me for a whole forty-five minuets?
I got to the parking lot to see my family waiting impatiently.
Their thoughts swarmed me with annoyance and concern. Tanya sauntered over and reattached herself to my arm, but I was so deep in thought I didn't bother to say or do anything.
"Eddie, where's my kiss?" she asked. Emmett made a gagging motion and Jasper rolled his eyes. Alice just stared at me, a small smile playing at her lips.
"You knew." I accused. She shrugged and moved back into Jasper as he put a protective arm around her waist.
"What part of inevitable don't you understand?" She asked. I narrowed my eyes.
"When did you see her coming?"
"Three days ago." Everyone was looking at us curiously, but didn't say anything. This was regular banter between Alice and I. They just waited till one of us told them the vision.
"So, you couldn't have warned me. No 'Hey, Edward, Bella's coming to town', or even an 'Edward, the girl you fell in love with two decades ago is going to be in your Bio class.'" I hissed.
She shrugged. "I didn't know how to break it to you. It just wasn't one of those things where you say 'Edward, lets go hunting, oh, and by the way Bella's going to be here in a couple days.'" She chuckled. "Besides, it was more fun this way."
I breathed in deeply, closed my eyes and pinched the bridge of my nose between two fingers. "Eddie, what's Allie talking about?" I ran a hand through my hair and saw Alice scowl at the nickname.
Now she knows how I feel.
"Nothing, Tanya." She shrugged and went back to examining her nails.
"You know as much as I'm loving not knowing what you guy's are talking about, instead of being totally confused here, I'd rather do it at home." I nodded got into the passenger side of the Volvo. Emmett sat in front and Tanya sat in back with Rosalie, Alice, and Jasper.
"I swear to god tomorrow I'm bringing my own car." Rose muttered. I nodded in agreement, and secretly wished she would do that and take Tanya with her.
The living room was the same as always; the plush leather sofa, the big screen TV, flowers on the table. Emmett sat down on the couch, pulling Rosalie down with him. She glared and smacked him, but snuggled into him anyway. Alice sat on Jasper's lap on the arm chair, and Tanya reattached her self to my arm as we sat on the love seat. Sometimes I wonder if I'm ever going to get my arm back.
"So, what were you guys talking about?" Jasper asked, breaking the silence that had settled upon us.
"You guys remember Bella, right?" I asked. "Well, turns out she's a vampire and she's in Forks."
"Oh, yay. But why is that such a big deal? You're in love with her, right?" Tanya's head snapped up at that.
"Emmy, who is Eddie in love with?" she asked sharply. Emmett's eyes flashed as he narrowed his eyes.
Please dear God tell me your getting rid of her.
I nodded discreetly. He sighed in relief.
"'Cause you know, Eddie is in love with me." I looked at her, debating on whether or not to light her match yet.
A couple months ago, when we visited our cousins in Denali, Tanya here made it her mission to pursue me. Many things were tried, things I still do not speak off because it scared me so, but eventually I had to agree.
I mean, she can be annoying if she doesn't get her way.
The next day I found her bags packed asking me when she was moving in. Kate, Carmen, Elsezar and Irina found it great. My family did at first too.
That was until she renamed all of us.
We went from Edward, Alice, Jasper, Rosalie, Emmett, Carlisle, and Esme to Eddie, Allie, Jazzy, and Emmy. Rosalie's name was kept the same because Rose didn't agree with her, and Carlisle and Esme's names were kept the same out of respect.
I wish the rest of us had fared that well.
So I can't get rid of her but it keeps the Laurens and Jessicas of the world at bay so most of the time I try not to complain.
The key word being 'try'.
As the rest of the family talked aimlessly, my mind wandered to the brown haired beauty, and what I was going to do next.
BPOV
When I got home, I went looking for Milo.
Milo was a Maltese. He could hide anywhere, but because I could hear and smell him, finding him was no problem.
"Hey, boy." I picked him up and held him. He licked my cheek, and I laughed, walking into the kitchen, throwing away the paper dish I had put his food in.
"I'm going to go shop for furniture and a car, baby." He nuzzled his head against my neck. When I put him down he whined in protest.
"Don't worry, I'll be back soon." He barked and retreated back to somewhere in the house. I grabbed the keys to the car, my credit card, my cell phone, and the house keys and put it into one of the small handbags Heidi had packed. I locked the door and walked to the car, settling in and speeding off.
By eight o'clock I had myself an Air Mac laptop, a printer, and a sofa to be delivered three weeks from today, a TV to be delivered tomorrow at four, the cable guy coming to install a box for me at five, two large book cases in the trunk of my car, a bed to be delivered the following week and finally a car, that I could pick up tomorrow at eight.
All that was left was, well, a very long list; paint, carpeting, pots and pans for face value, and furniture for the guest room and the bathroom and finally my room.
I got bathroom necessities and a couple things for Milo, too.
When I finally got home, and took the things that I had in the rental car out, I found Milo asleep in the living room. I took the doggy bed from out of the car and set it against the wall next to where he was snoozing, and then I put him in it.
I brought the bookshelves up to what I wanted to be my room. I set the toiletries in the bathroom and brought the suitcases up to my room as well.
By eleven thirty I had assembled the shelves, positioned them and repositioned them twice, rearranged my things in the bathroom four times and beat the computer at chess fifty-six times.
Turns out when you can't sleep at night, and your only other companion is sleeping, and your Internet isn't installed, there isn't a lot to do and one can get bored easily.
I sighed and leaned my head against the wall. I didn't want to call Volturra and put them under the assumption that I couldn't make it one night on my own.
If I couldn't make it one night how would I last an eternity?
And eternity happens to be a very long time.
Before I let my mind wander to the Cullens and what I had taken to calling the EC predicament I decided to explore the area. A run the forest would keep me occupied. At least I would know the area.
I ran upstairs and changed into a valor Juciy sweat suit. Damn that Heidi. I can't even have sweat pants that aren't name brand and don't cost 200 dollars.
I locked the door and stuck my keys into my pocket. I zipped up the sweater a little more over the tan top underneath and broke into a run right into the woods.
I never get tired of running. The speed and acceleration that I feel is something new every time.
And running at night is something different all together.
Everything is accentuated and nothing is in my way. I don't have to worry about the sun or any human catching me. The animals are asleep so it leaves the darkness, the wind, and me.
I began to change direction and that's when I smelled it.
The scent was strong and it was horrible.
I stopped for a minuet trying to place what it was. That's when I heard it. It was twelve distinct pairs of feet, running in my direction. The smell got worse and then all of a sudden the running stopped. There was a pause and a rustling of some kind and just when I turned to leave I head ten foot steps coming in my direction.
Ten… weren't there just twelve?
I crouched down and bared my teeth ready to strike. The smell got worse and then whatever was coming at me was there.
A half naked men stepped out from behind the tree, wearing only jeans. Two large wolves stood beside him, growling and bearing their canines at me.
He narrowed his eyes, sizing me up.
"Blood sucker."
Werewolf
Oh. Shit.
Authors Note-
Hola,
I just wanted to say sorry abotu not giving anyone a preview. You reviewed faster than I thought and I really had to write soon.
so we're going to change that rule.
If I write fast enough- you'll get a preview I promise.
These chapters are gonna come faster than usual so keep a look out.
And sorry for the OCC Tanya.
she just works for my story
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chao lovies,
Cass