Moving On
Chapter 40
Harry looked at Edward his eyes full of sorrow for the vampire, he knew what the man was going though. Finally loving someone enough to let them in only to have the rug pulled from under him. Letting someone in was the hardest thing Edward had done since he had been turned, only for it to be thrown back in his face when he heard Harry speaking that day in class.
"He had to choose between Esme and Bella, the newborns would have torn her apart. With the knowledge that Bella didn't love him like Edward loved her he chose Esme. It wasn't really a choice, he knew if Esme was lost Carlisle would have done something drastic as well." said Harry softly speaking for Edward knowing he couldn't talk about it.
"I'm so sorry Edward!" gasped Alice looking like she wanted to cry, she went over to her brother and hugged him. They might not be able to cry but they could grieve and move on just like everyone else. Alice held onto him for a good half hour before she went back over to Jasper and sat in his lap.
"I'm sorry Edward…I don't know how I could cope if I ever lost Rose" said Emmett, he never called her Rose unless he was very emotional. He had been though his share of hard days with Rosalie, especially when he had learned about her past. The only thing he had said in a deep angry growling voice was that he was glad they were dead or he would have did it himself.
"I know" whispered Edward from the corner of the tent wondering if he would ever stop feeling so bloody damn guilty.
"How are they going to explain it?" asked Ron softly. It wasn't just Edward's family they had to protect it was theirs too now. They were Vampires as well and as horrible as it was they couldn't risk their lives being jeopardised and exposed.
"Carlisle's putting her in the forest, what worries me is the smell of vampire all over her" said Harry, his gut churning.
"You don't have to worry about that I've already reminded Luna to de sent her and try and get the smell of bear from somewhere or even a bit of bear blood" said Hermione flipping her mobile phone shut.
"Good idea Mione" grinned Ron looking at his lover quite proudly. He will never ceased to be amazed by her quick brilliant mind. He couldn't believe at one point the had been jealous and annoyed by it. She had saved their lives millions of times with her quick thinking.
"I'm so glad you were a witch we wouldn't have survived first year without you" grinned Harry basically picking up on what Ron was thinking.
Ron then thought it was such a shame she couldn't blush anymore, because it was a sweet sight to see. Harry gagged, Ron groaned and quickly put his mental shields up and Harry relaxed when he was no longer hearing his best friends private thoughts.
"So what exactly happened in you're first year? don't leave anything out!" said Emmett hyperly.
Edward's phone began vibrating, he took it out and saw 'Esme' lightening up on his phone. Flipping it up he walked out of the tent to give himself the pretence of privacy knowing very well all of them could hear the conversation he was having.
"Oh Edward, sweetie I'm so sorry" said Esme softly.
"It's ok mum" murmured Edward softly.
Esme sighed on the other end of the phone, she realized how bad he must be feeling to use that term. Most of the time they were Carlisle and Esme to them, but when they introduced others it was mother and father but when they were hurt it was mum and dad.
"Why don't you come home and leave it to your brothers, sister and friends?" asked Esme sounding so worried that Edward's heart was slowly healing. He knew without a doubt that he had made the right choice but it still hurt though no matter what.
"I can't do that, I need to do this mum" said Edward a determined but hurt look on his face.
"I know you do sweetie" said Esme, if he came back and left his family and friends to it, it would only make him worse. He had to kill Victoria and come back and have some resemblance of a normal life.
"Thank you" sighed Edward, he was glad she understood and didn't keep urging him to come home.
"We told everyone you went on a camping trip, and you have all left you're mobiles behind. Charlie already knows and has been to see us, he's on his way to Florida to tell Renee" said Carlisle suddenly, he must have taken the phone from Esme to talk to him.
"Ok" said Edward his voice seemed to be getting lower and lower every time he spoke tonight.
"Edward just remember this isn't your fault" said Carlisle adamantly.
"Some of it is" said Edward truthfully.
"She chose her own fate" said Carlisle.
"What have you said about Harry and his coven?" asked Edward.
"We are sticking to Draco being ill he is doing much better by the way, it looks like he is going to be turning for three days just like a normal vampire" said Carlisle a note of fascination in his voice.
"That's good, did you have a hard time with Charlie?" asked Edward trying not to sound guilty but not succeeding very well.
"He finds it hard to believe I would let you all go off alone and without mobile phones. However, I do not think he suspects us of having anything to do with Bella's death. Jacob found her, Sam and the others began searching for her when she was pronounced missing, even me and Esme joined in the search" said Carlisle.
"Do the wolves suspect?" asked Edward slowly.
"They think a bear is in the area, whatever Luna did was very believable" said Carlisle.
"How do you know all this?" asked Edward realizing suddenly he wasn't there to relay everything to his father on what they were thinking.
"Jacob told me, he wasn't thinking straight he doesn't want another person dying if they can avoid it. They wanted me to track the bear down, I think Jacob will be in his wolf form for a long time tracking down the bear" said Carlisle.
"He wont be the only one, Charlie will spend every waken moment at it too" said Esme from somewhere in the background.
"True" said Carlisle sadly.
"I'll call tomorrow morning for more information, I'll see you later" said Edward softly.
"Take care of yourself" said Esme softly "Goodbye sweetie"
"Bye" said Edward and with a flick of his finger his mobile phone flipped shut. Sighing softly, he stood out there for a few extra minutes before he went back in. it didn't go quiet when he went in like it normally would if they had been eavesdropping. They must have been trying really hard to let him have some privacy. Smiling softly, he sat down and he accepted the flask of blood Harry gave him.
"Why didn't Voldemort become a vampire if he was so insistent on being immortal?" asked Emmett a serious look on his normally jolly face. Jasper looked at Harry and the others an intense look on his face as if he had thought the same thing ages ago but didn't want to ask it.
"That's a very good question" said Harry nodding his head softly a small smirk on his face.
"But we don't have an answer for it" said Ron.
"I do, most magical people loose some or all their magic when they are turned. Depending on how magically powerful they are, if they aren't at all magical they loose it all, the magic merges with the venom and you get left with someone, such as your normal coloured eyes, or a gift like Edward's or Jaspers" said Hermione in lecture mode.
"Voldemort was powerful though right? I mean Harry still has his magic so again why didn't Voldemort do it?" asked Emmett.
"He had vampires at the final battle why didn't he get one of them to turn him?" asked Jasper at the same time.
"We don't know, his magic was everything to him he didn't want to risk loosing any of his magic. I was his supposed equal and if he became a vampire it goes to say that I'd be more than his equal right?" said Harry having his own guess with this question.
"And have more chance of beating him" said Ron.
"His entire life revolved around this prophecy since he was told it. Sixteen years obsessing over every word, which was only half of it by the way. The half he heard caused the prophecy to be put into motion, all he heard was about a baby born on the 31st July being able to defeat him" said Hermione.
"I could have been the other child, I too was born on the 31st of July" said Neville.
"So you could have swapped lives…if you could have would you have done it?" asked Alice curiously.
Harry and Neville looked at each other tortured looks on their faces but they answered honestly "No"
"Why?" asked Jasper sipping the blood inside the flask. He wasn't used to spending his nights like this. It was rather strange but refreshing as well, he loved spending time with Alice sure but he hoped this would continue even after they were back home. He had felt this comfortable and carefree in such a long time, since even before he was turned, before the war.
Harry and Neville sighed looking at each other in exasperation knowing very well it was definitely going to be a very long night.
There we go! will harry and neville tell the complete unsensored truth? will that make edward go down his path of admiring and one day loving Harry? will Victoria reach the volturi and have them after everyone? or will the potter and cullen coven manage to keep a steady pace and beat her there and manage to kill her? Victoria knows about alices visions but she doesnt know about luna! will luna's visions be different from Alices? R&R plz