Chapter Eleven: Trip to Forks, And Victoria Goes To A Bar-b-que.

A/N: This is going to be a long chapter, sorry, I know before I write it that it is going to be long. I have a lot to accomplich in this chapter plot wise, and I do not want to be cheap and deliver some crap like "Then we landed and killed victoria, and I was like bye dad! Then we got on the plane and went home"

So I am going to go and have some fun. Hope you like it, and it is not too long a chapter for you all! Oh, and prepare yourself.... Chapter 12 is going to be pure fluffy love and romance! I am listining to Tony Bennett (Young'uns can search youtube) now to get in the mood to write lovey-dovey fluff!

As we rode in the limo to the airport I was feeling pretty good. I am glad I apologized to Gianna. Felix heard the whole thing. He was in Aro's office when it happened, so he is sulking. Jane was not helping, she would nudge me every few minutes to get my attention and then zap Felix so he would jump and yell at her to knock it off. Alice and I would giggle, then everyone would go back to their conversations and along would come a nudge...... Finally a truce was declared when Felix told Jane he was going to tear her arms off if she did it again. Of course this was an empty threat, I learned that Felix had a "Thing" for Jane. So this was like watching grade school romance.

When we arrived at the plane I was astounded. It was one of those huge private jets that looked like a fighter jet. When we got inside I was speachless. It was easily the nicest thing I have ever seen. I thought my room in Volterra was extravagant, this was amazing. As soon as we boarded the ground crew shut the door and we were rolling. I would have been on my face as a human when the plane lurched forward, but with my new reflexes I was able to catch myself.

As we were seated I noticed Alice was looking kind of down in the mouth. "Alice what's wrong?"

Jane and I looked at her and she slowly began "We are going the wrong way......" What do you mean? We are going to forks right?" I replied. "In an hour we are going to pass Jasper going the wrong way! He is going to be where we were, and we are going to be where he was!!!" "Well, will we be close enough to them for you to think at Edward so he can relay to Jasper to be patient?"

"YES! Bella, that is brilliant! Thank you, thank you thank you!" she said jumping to my seat and hugging me. "If I can't see him at least I can pass him a message! Demetri what is our phone number here? I want to give him the planes phone number so he can call us!" After 15 minutes Alice closed her eyes to see when they would be in range. Soon thereafter her lips started moving as she spoke quietly to herself thinking to Edward. Almost instantly the phone rang and it was Jasper calling for Alice. So for the rest of the next two hours we listened to Alice update Jasper on the plan, then Jasper had to go because his plane was landing. After 20 minutes Jasper called back from his phone. Edward wanted to speak with me, but Alice told him no. And for him to give Jasper back the phone or suffer dire consequences! I laughed, she was so little, and so cute, but her tone of voice left no room for Edward to dare cross her.

As we landed in Seattle Demetri reviewed the plan. While him, Jane, and Alex were getting the scent and tracking Victoria, Felix Alice and I would go to Charlie at home who according to Alice was waiting nervously for us.

I was now afraid I was going to be spoiled. First the plane, now the limo. I have ridden in limos before once Renee hired one for some event she took me to as a child, but that was really just a black car. This thing was a stretch, and it had a fridge stocked with soda and champagne on ice. A big screen plasma seperated the driver from the back area. We chose a movie to watch for the 2 hour drive back to Forks. (guessing at drive time not going to googlemap it)

As we pulled up in front of the house there was my truck, I wondered..... I looked over to Alice "Sorry Bella, that will never get past Italian emissions standards they'll never let you drive it there. I'll have our service garage it with our other American cars." "Thanks Alice!"

The car rolled to a stop, and I saw the kitchen curtain part and Charlie came out the front door a second later. I took a deep breath and Alice patted me on the back "You'll be fine Bella, you won't hurt him, he will be proud and happy for you when we are done." I got out of the car and walked to Charlie, he noticed my outfit, and the grace I moved with I hoped he would buy my explaination. "Hi Dad! Sorry about the makeup, Alice got bored on the flight and decided to give me a makeover!" He embraced me, we had the heat in the limo all the way up so I was warm enough to pass, He let go and said "That's OK Bella, you look wonderful." I was just worried with all this craziness going on. Everyone has been worried about you even the Boys from LaPush have been hanging around constantly checking in all the time." Uh-oh, that was going to be another problem. Too quiet for Charlie to hear Alice whispered "Demetri knows about the treaty, he will be careful."

"So, let's all go inside, shall we?" Charlie motioned for the door. On the way up the steps Felix reached for dad's hand "Hello, I'm Mr. Cat, I am Bella and Alice's counselor advisor. I am here to offer answers to any questions about the curriculum you may have, and how the program works. First of all let me explain that the program runs on corporate sponsorship. Bella is being sponsored by an aerospace firm. This is all completely no strings attached. But of course they hope with her recent improvements in math that she will consider a future in engineering. You should be very proud, she is an exceptional student. I have rarely met a student with such focus and maturity."

When we got inside we sat down at the couch and Dad asked if anyone wanted any refreshments. Felix asked for some coffee I gave him a puzzled look when he wasn't looking, he just winked at me. Alice said "Relax Charlie, I'll get it, I remember where you keep everything. I will make Bella and I some Hot cocoa while I am at it!" with that she skipped off into the kitchen.

I began the painful process of laying out my cover story to my dad. I felt bad lying to him, but at least this way he would sell Renee on the cover, I am not sure I could lie convincingly enough to fool her. And I could continue to be a part of my father's life. For a few years at least, maybe with makeup I could see him every few years. Only Alice would know. I would talk to her more when I had the chance.

Alice returned with the coffee for Charlie and Felix, and our cocoa? I did not know what the point of this was. Until Alice pretended to take a sip and said "Ouch, mine is still a little too hot! How is your's Bella?" Now I get it! My hands are now warm, and if I take this scalding hot cup of boiling chocolate water and put it to my mouth my lips will be warm when I give my dad a hug and a kiss on the cheek goodbye! I had a lot to learn about blending in!

My dad's radio squawked from the table by the door and he jumped up. "Chief Swan here go ahead over" "Chief we have another body this one is by the school, it's the Conrad girl Lauren" My dad said was shaking. "Bella you stay here please, I have to go, I, will be back in a couple of hours. You have to get some clothes together or something anyway right? "Yeah Dad, And Mr. Cat has to has to drop by the school to pickup some records and arrange for my transfer." "Very well, just don't answer the door for any strangers, we have no leads on who may be committing these crimes, but they mimic some crimes that were happening in Seattle so we think it is likely the same guy." "OK Dad, I promise!" I got up and gave him another hug, and a kiss on the cheek, and he blushed. I had never seen him do that before. At least that is one mystery solved where I got it from when I was a human.

Felix followed him out the door. Felix was going to the school alright but not for records that was already handled. He was going to backup the others.

So Alice and I headed upstairs. "I did not think you were going to get it there for a minute!" Alice scolded. I laughed. "OK so I have a lot to learn about blending! It isn't like I ever saw you all doing much to blend in. By the time I met you all I was already in on the secret.

We began packing my favorite things into the bags we had brought along for that purpose. Alice shaking her hear at some of my choices. "Can it Alice! I love this shirt! This is the shirt I wore on my first day, the day I first saw him!" then she began looking through the rest of the shirts I grabbed. "You wore this one to the meadow, this is the one from the day you came to the house, this is the one from the baseball game, tsk tsk tsk. Bella, I would give you a hard time, but I guess know what you feel. I treasure things Jasper got me that don't even fit, or are falling apart. I still have the blouse I wore the day we met, even though it got ruined later, it got all torn up...." I gasped! TOO MUCH INFORMATION ALICE!" She laughed "Ha! You perve! I took him hunting for the first time for Animals, and we found a couple of mountain lions and my blouse got the worst of that encounter. I was watching Jasper feed and I missed the other one coming around that pounced on me Of course I won that battle, but my blouse was a casualty." I laughed. "Well so I may never wear this stuff again, but I want to remember every minute of my human life, especially my time with Edward. You remember this shirt?" I asked as I stuffed it into the bag. "Bella, that is the shirt you wore the day we went to the mall together that first time!" She hugged me. Suddenly from downstairs we heard the front door slam open!

I wondered who that could possible be. Then the smell hit me. Alice was in a trance. "Bella, it's Victoria!" I flew down the stairs as Victoria rounded the corner "Finally! I heard a couple of the deputies say you were home! Now I get my revenge!" She must not have taken the time to breathe since she walked in. She didn't realize what I now was. I did not want to give her the chance to realize. I pounced. I was on her before her face had a chance to register surprise. I gave myself over to the rage. Before she had a chance fight back, I had her in a headlock. Alice came flying over the railing growling, in a moment of surprise. I saw Alice as a monster! For a cute little pixie, she could bring the terror! Victoria bucked me off her but was too late to avoid Alice who hit her knees first in the chest, and then teeth first in the neck instantly grabbing her head twisting it off tossing it right into the fireplace.

"Bella! Go light the fireplace!" I flew to the fireplace. Throwing matches into the wood and kindling my dad had stacked there. As the fire started crackling Alice shouted "Bella! Duck!" I ducked to the side as pieces of Victoria started flying into the fire next to me just as Demetri, followed by Jane, Alex and Felix came running in. "Arrrgggghhhh!" Jane was growling "I wanted a piece of her! She tore off Felix's arm!" I looked at Felix, his arm was perfectly fine, his shirt was torn. Jane looked at me "Well, he got better!"

We all stood there watching the fire burn. Jane threw a couple of extra logs on just to make sure. I asked the question "So, what happens now, are there going to be bones and teeth left behind? We have to clean this up, my Dad will never accept bones and teeth left in his fireplace!" Felix laughed! "Don't worry Bella when we burn it is completely. Nothing but ash." and Alice chimed in "And since we got her in the foyer, she didn't get a chance to make a mess, and it is cold enough that Charlie won't think we are mental for starting a fire in the fireplace!"

We watched the fire, Demetri prodding the coals to ensure we burned everything. We heard a car pull up. "Bella brace yourself, it is a few of your friends from school" There was a knock at the door, and I answered. It was Jessica and Angela. Angela gave me a big hug. "Oh Bella! He got Lauren, we feared he had gotten you when you disappeared too. What happened to you?" I invited them in and gave them the cover story. Jessica was jealous, but happy for me. Angela was just happy for my good fortune. I was going to miss her a lot. I remember Edward telling me how lucky I was to have her as a friend because her thoughts we always so pure, and kind. After an hour of chatting they got up to leave. I promised to try and stay in touch. And they Left. As they left a car pulled up, and I smelled wet dog. I wrinkled my nose, I was confused. It was Jacob and Quil and Embry. As Jacob got out of the car he smelled me. He started shaking. I called out to him. "Jake! I am not alone, but we are not going to fight! Please calm down so I can explain! PLEASE!" He stopped trembling, a little and said "No, Bella not you!" I looked puzzled "What do you mean?" He stepped closer followed by Quil and Embry. "We followed the smell of the leech here, and who greets us but you, and you are one of them!" I took a moment, then calmly said "We got her Jake. She was after me, and when she heard I was back she came here, and I pounced on her, and Alice tore her apart. What is left is burning in the fire place, I would tell you to go check, but there are others in there, and they are not vegitarians like Alice and I. They won't hunt here, but you are going to have to let this one go, they can take your whole pack Jake, they are the big guns. They enforce the law against others of our kind." He grimaced "I don't like it Bella! Our treaty does not cover them!" "I know Jake, and I am leaving too. I don't know about the rest of the Cullens but You will not see Jasper Alice and I around much ever again...."

Then what Jake did next surprised me as much as it did his friends, and I heard the vampires in the house gasp, they must have been looking out the window. He threw his arms wide and said "Come here and give me a hug goodbye then?" I was sobbing as I ran to his arms "Oh, Jake I am so sorry I never meant to hurt you! You have been the best friend to me, and how do I repay you? I become what you hate most in the world!" He was stroking my hair, and shushing me. "Well technically not what I hate most......." I pulled back and socked him on the arm, not hard enough to break him, but I made him move. "Be nice Jake!" He just laughed. Said "Bye Bella!" and walked back to his car rubbing his shoulder. His friends backed up to the car and they all got in and drove off.

Charlie got home much later, and I said my good byes to him. And we made for the door. "Bella we really have to go, we are going to miss our flight!" I gave my dad one last tearful hug and a last kiss on the cheek as I walked out the door and out of his life. Maybe for the last time. I hoped not but the more contact I had with him the more danger he was in........