A/N:I wished I owned something, but alas, I do not.

Chapter 6:Hello America

"Bella?" Demetri's voice startled me. I had been secluded in my room for the past week or so. I didn't keep track of the time.

"I'm over here." My voice was lifeless. He sat down next to me on the floor.

"Do you want to talk?" I shook my head. Demetri was like my brother. He was always there for me. He was also overprotective of me like an older brother.

"I'll be ok." I reassured him. He hugged me and smothered me into his chest. I giggled and pushed him off. He smiled and ruffled my hair. I glared at him. Demetri, along with Teagan and Felix, were the only ones I trusted after the Damien incident. Everyone was trying got get me to open up, but I had major trust issues. I sighed and rested my head on his shoulder. I closed my eyes. He nudged me.

"You ever gonna come out? People are going to start thinking you killed yourself." I smirked. His sarcasm always made me laugh for some reason.

"Already dead, smart ass." I playfully punched him in the arm. He acted like it hurt.

"You know, Teagan and Felix are really worried. So is Afton. Renata, too." His voice was serious. I chuckled dryly.

"Rennie, too, eh? Shocking."

"She really does care." I looked at him.

"Ok. She's trying."

"She's hated me ever since I became a vampire and Aro's favorite. And she hates me because I treasure Marcus's love more than Aro's favor."

"No, she doesn't." Afton was losing this battle, badly.

"Bonus point: She can't stand the fact that Felix and I are like siblings. I love him in a brotherly way, not the way she thinks I love him."

"She just isn't used to people stealing her spotlight. I know Felix has talked to her about it. He had to have. They're always with each other." I smirked.

"When did they get together?" He sighed, defeated.

"Last week." Woah. How long was I locked in here?

"I was in here for a pretty long time, wasn't I?" He nodded.

"A week and a half. We were beginning to take bets on when you'd come out." I pushed him, and he chuckled.

"Speaking of bets." I smirked. "How long did it take Felix and Rennie to get together?"

"2 months." I motioned for him to hand over my prize. He handed me the money.

"Haha!" I reached up and put the money in my drawer. He sighed.

"Ready to come out, yet?"

"Ok. But one question."

"Shoot."

"Teagan is standing right outside the door waiting for me to come out so she can pounce on me and bombard me with "Are you okay?" over and over, isn't she?" He nodded.

"Sorry." He opened the door and sure enough, there was Teagan, ready to pounce. She squealed and pounced.

"Bella! Are you okay? I was so worried!"

"Teagan! Calm down. I'm fine." Well, not fine, but I was doing better.

"Bells, you've missed so much! Rennie and Felix are together-"

I cut her off. "Is Caius still an arrogant, son of a-" Afton covered my mouth and looked at me. Teagan answered anyway.

"Yes."

"Was Marcus worried?"

"Mmhmm."

"How was Aro?"

"He was worried, but not like Marcus was. Marcus was more worried because you're his daughter. Aro was worried because he didn't know how this would affect your power." I rolled my eyes.

"On a lighter note, how are things with you two?" Afton smiled. Teagan would have blushed if she could have. Afton grabbed her hand.

"Things are good." His voice was sincere and loving.

"Now that Rennie and Felix and two are together, we just need to find a decent guy for me." I chuckled. They both smiled.

"Talking about it is the first step." Teagan's voice was sarcastic and loving. I slapped the back of her head. She rubbed it and pouted. I cracked a smile.

"Bella!" I turned. Marcus came toward me. He opened his arms. I hugged him. He pulled me close.

"Are you okay?"

"I'm fine." He could tell I wasn't lying. I pulled Teagan into the hug. Marcus sighed.

"My two girls." Someone gasped.

"Isabella!" Aro knew I hated it when he called me that. "Wonderful! You're ok." Caius sauntered to his side looking uninterested.

"Isabella, how wonderful to see you." Caius's voice matched his mood. I ignored Caius.

"Aro, Marcus, if you'll excuse me, I'm going to take a walk." Teagan touched my arm lightly.

"Do you want me to go with you?"

"No. I just want to be alone for a minute. I'll meet you guys in a few. I haven't fed in a while though. Do you want to come?"

"Sure. I'll meet you in the garden in a half hour." She smiled and walked away with Afton. I walked outside to the garden and out to the meadow that overlooked the lake. I sat down and hugged my knees into my chest. I stared out at the lake as the cool breeze whisked through my hair. I caught the numerous scents that filled the air. Flowers. Trees. Nearby animals. Grass. There was another scent. I couldn't put my finger on it. It smelled so sweet and inviting. I glanced around trying to pinpoint what held this alluring scent. I caught the sight of a pair of deliciously golden eyes. I inhaled sharply as the creature took a cautious step toward me. Then he was gone. I was so confused. I had never seen him before around here.

"Great, now I'm hallucinating." I said aloud. I got up frustrated. It was all in my head. I inhaled and caught the scent again. If the guy was in my head, the scent would have been in my head, too. I followed the scent to another meadow. I looked around and didn't see anything, but the scent was everywhere. I flew into the trees and landed on a branch. I inhaled the appealing scent. I kept following the scent. I don't know how far I had gone, but I had to know who this guy was. Just as suddenly as I caught the scent, it was gone. I furrowed my brow.

"Now, I'm seeing and smelling things that don't exist." I shook my head and turned back. As I was walking back to the castle, I couldn't help but feel like I was being watched. I turned around again. I saw the man in the trees, but pretended I didn't. I sat down against a tree and relaxed. I watched him. He was so beautiful. He had to be a vampire. His skin was so pale. I watched him intently. I gasped as he acknowledged my presence and realized I was watching him. He paused and then flew out of the trees away from the meadow. I put my hands on my temples.

"I need to get out of here," I said to myself. I flew toward the castle, not caring that the sun broke through the clouds and rained down on me, sending tiny rainbows everywhere. I slowed down so I wouldn't break down the garden gate. Teagan and Afton were waiting for me. I didn't skip a beat.

"I need to get out of here." They both gave me incredulous looks. Teagan sat me down on a bench.

"Bells, are you alright?"

"I just need to get away for a while. I need to get away from all of this. First Damien, then I'm seeing and smelling things that aren't there." I rambled on. Afton put his hand over my mouth.

"Bella, slow down. And what do you mean you are seeing and smelling things?" He gave Teagan an odd look. I sighed.

"I went to that meadow that we go to when we play around and I saw this guy. He was definitely a vampire, but I had never seen him before. He smelled SO good. I thought I was seeing things, but the scent was still there. I followed it and I saw him again. He ran away from me. I'm telling you, I'm seeing things. And smelling them."

"Let's go hunt and then we'll talk. You haven't fed for at least a week. Maybe that's what you need." Teagan said. She took my hand and we were running. We came to a field where three men were working. Afton called this spot, so we had to wait to find another group to feed. We always went to different spots when there was a group of us. Afton was done in about 5 minutes.

"Well, that's a record." I nudged him. He got me in a headlock in 2 seconds flat. I gave up.

"Ok! Ok! I give!" He let go and put his arm around Teagan's waist.

"Alright, who has next dibs?" Afton asked. I looked at Teagan.

"Bells, you've been locked in your room for the past week and a half. You need to feed. Go." She gently pushed me, and we were running. We found another group of farmers about a mile away. I flew up to a branch and hid in the tree. I singled out a man who was walking toward the trees. As he came into the trees, I flew onto another branch. I smirked. He heard the leaves blow in the breeze I had made. I flew into another tree, purposely breaking a twig to frighten him. He kept turning toward the sounds. I quietly dropped to the ground behind him.

"Hello." I said in the most innocent voice I had. The man jumped.

"Oh, I'm sorry, miss. I thought you were an animal." He chuckled. I giggled along with him.

"Oh, you weren't mistaken, sir. That was an animal." I smiled at him. He looked nervous.

"Excuse me?" He hadn't shouted for help yet. He was brave. I sauntered toward him.

"That was an animal. A very strong animal in fact. A good hunter, too. Actually, that is exactly what the animal was doing." I bared my teeth. "Hunting." I pounced onto him and snapped his neck. I sunk my teeth into his shoulder. His blood ran into my mouth. It tasted so sweet. When I was done, we made it look like a bear attacked him. As we were heading to another spot for Teagan, she looked at me.

"Bells, what have I told you about playing with your food?" She chuckled.

"It's just so much fun." I laughed. We went another mile for Teagan. She found a lone man working the field. Another man had left him alone. She finished quickly, and we ran back to the castle. We got to the garden gate and heard Caius talking to Aro.

"My brother, I have been thinking and I would like to invite Paulo to stay again. His last visit was cut short and I would very much like to see him again." I tensed up immediately. Teagan and Afton each grabbed an arm.

"Bella, stay calm." Teagan tried to calm me down, but it wasn't working.

"Teagan. I can't stay here if he's here. I won't. I'm going to end up beating him senseless and then get in trouble and I don't feel like causing another mini riot in the castle." By then Caius and Aro had gone inside. Afton sat me down on a bench.

"Bella, calm down. Just relax and think this through. We can try to convince Aro to not invite Paulo back." Teagan sat next to me and rubbed my back. I put my head in my hands and took a deep breath. When I calmed down a bit, I sat back up.

"Do they have anyone in the hall right now?" I asked. Afton answered.

"Yes. I don't know how long they're going to be." I nodded. I went to my room and started to pack anything that was dear to me and anything I needed. About 2 hours later I stormed into the hall, not caring if anyone was in there. I strode in front of the three ghosts. My voice was loud, clear, and confident.

"I want to get away from here. I want to go somewhere. Anywhere away from here." Aro looked at me confused. Marcus looked concerned. Caius wasn't paying attention.

"My dear child, what has gotten into you?" Aro chuckled as he said this.

"I'm not laughing. I am being perfectly serious about this." Aro stopped chuckling. Caius turned his attention to me for once. Marcus stepped forward.

"Bella, are you ok?"

I shook my head. "No. I need to get away from here. I have to." He pulled me into a hug. I returned it.

"Bella, calm down. Think over this. Why do you want to get away?"

"You know why. I can't get over what happened by staying here. This is where it happened. I need to go somewhere and be away from here." Marcus understood. He rubbed my back in an attempt to calm me down. I was way passed the point of being able to be calmed down. Caius rolled his eyes.

"I thought you got over that." His voice sounded uninterested. I shot him a frenzied look.

"You think that I would get over something like that quickly?!" He simply looked at me and didn't say anything. "I have been raped twice in my existence. And the second time, Damien knew that I had been raped once before and that's why I didn't want to take it far. He betrayed my trust and took advantage of me."

Aro gently pulled Caius back. "Caius, the child has been violated. Let her go." He turned to me. "Where would you like to go?"

"Anywhere but here." He nodded.

"We have friends all over the world. We will discuss which is the best coven for you to stay with."

I looked at him. "I can decide for myself." I walked out and to my room. I carried all of my bags to the hall. When they were done talking, I walked up to them.

"So, what are my choices?"

Marcus stepped forward. "Bella, are you sure you want to leave?" I nodded.

"Positive." I looked at Aro. "My choices?"

"There is the Amazon coven in South America; the coven in Ireland-"

"There's a coven in Ireland?" I was in disbelief. I was so close to a coven of vampires.

"Yes. Siobhan, her mate, Liam, and Maggie. There is the Egyptian coven. There are the European and American Nomads."

"What about the coven in North America?" Marcus reminded Aro.

"Ah yes. I almost forgot about them." Aro said. He looked at me. "They are different from us. They live off of animal blood, not human." I scrunched up my face. "They are a very friendly coven. They live near humans, but that shouldn't affect you. Just hunt far from them. Also, there is little to no sunlight. It rains a lot."

"I don't care. I just need to get away. I'll go there. It's the farthest place away from here." Marcus led me to the entrance hall. Teagan and Afton followed. Felix had tagged along.

"What's going on?"

"Bella's leaving." Teagan filled him in on the details. We got to the car and put my things in the trunk. We got in and drove to the train station. Marcus turned to me.

"We are going to take a train to France, and you will take a ship to New York. A man from the coven will meet you at the port." I nodded. I turned to Teagan, Afton and Felix.

"I'll miss you all. I promise to write." Teagan crushed me with a hug. Afton hugged me and kissed the top of my head.

"Take care." I smiled. I stopped in front of Felix.

"You going to remember to write to your best friend?" He asked. I smiled.

"Of course I'll write to Teagan." I said. He looked hurt. I giggled. "I'm kidding. I promise I'll write to you." He smiled and hugged me. I got on the train with Marcus and Demetri. The trip to France was short. We got off at an old looking train station. It didn't look very functional, but it worked. We took a car to the docks. There, a ship bound for New York sat in the water. Marcus handed me my passport and ticket. We got my baggage unloaded and a steward took it to the loading area. I hugged Demetri and Marcus.

"Are you going to be okay?" Demetri asked.

"I'll be ok. I hope." I started for the ramp to get on the ship. I almost forgot. I turned and jogged back to Marcus and Demetri.

"Marcus, I almost forgot. What are the man's name and the coven?"

" Oh silly me. Do you rememebr Eleazar? He is the leader of the Denali coven." I nodded.

"I remember him. Ok, well I'd better get going." I jogged up the ramp with my bag on my shoulder and my passport and ticket. I looked back and waved to Demetri and Marcus. I went up to the deck and waved goodbye to all of the people down below. I spotted Marcus and Demetri still standing there.

"Goodbye, Marcus! Goodbye, Demetri!" The ship started to move. Most of the passengers dispersed and went to their rooms. I looked out to the open sea.

"Well, America, here comes Bella McGowan."

HA! Fooled you. No. She isn't going to see the Cullens for another chapter or so. Don't worry. They are coming. Soon. I promise. By the way, the year is like 1940. Let's say spring.