When I awoke the next morning, it was bright and early. And I am serious, it was bright. I woke up blinded by the sunlight coming through my window. For a moment I wished I was waking up back in my bedroom in Phoniex and the past year was just a dream but no, it was just a rare sunny day in Forks, Washington, an anomaly. I laid there for a moment trying to let myself believe that but deep down I was afraid for all of it to only have been a dream. Before letting myself think to far I got up.
I quickly got stationary paper and a pencil fom my desk and began to write. Then I headed outside to leave the letter hidden under the tree, forgetting to check if Charlie was even gone yet. He caught me in the hallway on the way back up to my room.
"Your up early." He noted as he paused spotting me.
Seeing his face and hearing his voice hit me hard. I began to realize what I was doing, something a crazy person would do. I guess I just had to get use to it, that I was crazy.
This was going to hurt Charlie but I didn't dwell on that. It was also going to keep him safe and the
wolfs too. Soon Victoria would be gone and never return.
So that convinced me to follow through with my plan. It drove me away from being close to sanity.
Anyone looking in on the situation would surely say I was insane.
"Yeah I guess I am." I said, talking more to myself then to Charlie.
"Okay, so do you have plans with Jake?" Charlie woke me from my revire.
"Yup." I quickly answered anything, reentering my room. I closed my door to start getting ready. I would
have to avoid Charlie it would only make me hurt knowing what I would do to him. I grabbed another
letter and began to write to Jake, explaining everything.
In my letter to Victoria I told her I would run away to Olympia where she could meet me and I
would give her what she wanted, my death. And I warned her as long as she didn't come back to
Forks, the wolves would not hurt her. I knew she was terrified of them by the look in her eyes when she
herd them howl. At least that would keep her away from here and keep Charlie safe.
I told Jake about my plan and to not worry about me, I told him just to watch after Charlie no matter what
and my mom if she came anywhere too close to here if she visited Charlie. I didn't metion all my plan. Just
the part to lure Victoria from here and I didn't mention anything about the death part. That would surely set
him of. But I knew he would still suspect it, since I never mentioned anything about me coming back. So he
would probably just come after me anyways. I didn't want him anywhere near Victoria.
I tried to think fast. If I left now he would surely know, he probably be here soon to see me because after last night, he probably caught Victoria's scent, he would come to warn me.
If I left tonight, they would still be here watching me. What could I do? I had to be in Olympia by tomorrow night.
That's when I herd a knock on the door. I hid the note for know and when to answer the door. It was Jacob. He told me about the scent so close to my window. I kind of ignored what he said trying to think of someway to get away and set up the story.
"Can we go to Seattle tonight?"
"Seattle?"
"Please there is some shopping I need to do and we could let the pack work in peace trying to find her while were in Seattle. She probably wont even notice." I tried to lie and make it seem like nothing.
"Bella, I don't think we can just escape her, I'm pretty sure she is watching our every step."
"Will we can head to Seattle and the pack can follow a few miles behind and if she came anywhere close they could catch her."
What was I saying? If they caught here then that screwed up my whole plan. Wait, what am I thinking? If they did catch her she would be gone. I wouldn't have to hurt Charlie but then the wolves could get hurt. And I would still be in pain. I was screwing up my plan trying to set up my story.
"Bye kids. Bella, I'll be working late tonight so can just leave me something in the fridge I can warm up later?" Charlie said as headed to the door.
"Sure Charlie." I answered. I got up and started to make him a dinner I could put in the fridge for him. I began to make his favorite and tried really hard to make it good. This would be his last meal from me.
"So can we go tonight?" I asked.
"Why not just after you are done here?"
"Because I got some chores I have to do today." I said. "Can we leave at six?"
He stayed quiet. I began to get scared he caught on. I kept cooking.
"Yeah okay. We can go to Seattle but I'm not sure about the whole catch Victoria plan, it would take a lot of planning to do something like that. But you have a good idea there. We should try luring her in then catch here. I'm gonna go talk to Sam about that. I'll be here by six." He finally spoke.
"I'll see you later Jake."
"Bye Bells." He said as he left.
I cooked all Charlie's favorites and literally made them with love. Then I wrote all the recipes to everything I could think of and made step by step instructions. I wrote lots of rules to remind him about things when cooking. Like what you are allowed and not allowed to put in the microwave. By the time I finished I could have published it into a cook book. I put it on the counter hoping he would find it. Then I cleaned the house from top to bottom. I would leave him with a shining house.
When I looked at the clock it was almost six. I went up stairs and started looking up busses to Olympia from Seattle and holtels in Olympia I could stay in for the mean time while I waited for the next day. But the computer was going slower then ever. I had to pick it up of the floor where I had pushed of to from the desk it sat on. I shuddered remembering that day I let out my anger. I was surprised the thing still worked even though it had a dent and the window screen was cracked. It was tilting to one side. I felt bad for it.
I began to finish packing fresh clothe for the next day and tring to finish up Jake's letter. My mind was full of stress. Rethinking my plans, the possibility's of it back firing, the hurt I was causing them. that's what kept me going with the plan, how I was putting them all in danger.
And to top it all of, his voice was screaming at me. Telling me I had gone insane. Gee, there is something new. I thought to myself. He was yelling at me not to do it.
Their that was another reason for me doing this if not the main reason. Jacob would surely think he was the main reason I was doing this. The real reason I went to go find my death, he would think it was only because the pain Edward caused me.
Him screaming at me the loudest he ever had, it was really getting annoying. Annoying because it was like his voice was yelling at me right in my ear. And it was un annoying because it was his voice, his beautiful voice that was still like velvet even thought it was furious.
I couldn't take it anymore. All this stress and him screaming made me go crazy.
"WOULD YOU JUST SHUTUP!" I yelled at the top of my lungs at him as I turned behind me to yell at him. But he wasn't there. The voice disappeared and what ever presence there was of him that I felt, was gone too. What if it was silenced forever? That scared me.
I was surprised at my guts to scream at him. I never would have thought I would scream at him. I finally had gone insane. Screaming at someone who wasn't even here and never would come back. I turned back around breathing hard and continued packing. Listening, incase his voice came back. I tried to keep my tears back.
That's when I herd something. Then it went away. I considered it nothing and kept packing. Then I herd it again. Like something rustleing outside my window. I began to fear it was Victoria, I didn't want her this closeto my home, too close to Charlie and the pack. I quickly turned around and saw nothing from the window where I stood. I was about to turn around to start with the letter again when I herd something again.
This time louder roustling of branches.
"Ouch! Stupid branches!" I herd someone say, I couldn't make out the voice but it sounded like a familiar beautiful voice.
I ran to the window and threw it open. I saw a blond head of hair raise up with two beautiful light orange surprised wide eyes look up at me.
She untangled her self from the tree's branches and jumped in through my window in a flash. I backed away. Then she brushed of her outfit while muttering. "Stupid sharp branches. They ruin your outfit and your perfect hair."
She looked up at me. "Hi Bella." She said in an unsure voice and then looked around the room. "Who were you yelling at?"
I was stunned. I couldn't answer. But her question awoke me from my shock. She looked back at me when I didn't answer.
"R-Rosalie?" I asked in mere shock.
"In the flesh. Will.. Cold hard flesh but yeah.. Its me." she answered.
"Where you packing?" she asked and eyed something from behind me. I looked back hesitating. Then I saw my bag tipping over. I went to go catch it before it spilled my stuff.
"Where you going?" She asked
"No where." I quickly lied.
"What happened to your computer?" she said eyeing the poor damaged thing. Then I spotted the note and quickly snatched it before she could read what it said from where she stood and find out.
"Whats that?" She asked.
"Nothing." I quickly changed the conversation.
"Wha-What are you doing here?" I asked in disbelief. Of all the Cullens, Rosalie was here.
Her eyes quickly changed to surprise. I had caught her off guard.
"Will…" she said stepping forward.
"Please hurry I'm kind of in a rush." I said surprising myself.
"Why? Where are you going?"
"Um.." I hid the note behind me as she got closer.
"Whats that in your hand?" She was catching on I was up to something I didn't want her to know.
"Are you running away?" She said looking back up to my face and searching for any lies in my expression.
I laughed ackwardly looking down. "No Rosalie, I'm not running away." I the scary truth was what I was running to.
"Then please explain. I hope im not interrupting anything important but I'm sorry, I have to take you.''
"I was going to Seattle with Jacob-" I began to answer, then her words hit me. "Wait.. Take me where?"
"Sorry Bella, but I cant put up with him anymore." Then she grabbed me and we flew out the window. My backpack and the note where still in my hands. I let go of the note and let it fall to the forest ground not far from my backyard. I would hope Jacob would find it.
Everything was blurry, I knew we had arrived because we stopped moving and my nauseia paused for a moment then came back. I saw darkness and a little bit of light coming from a house.
"You don't look good." I herd her say. "You better not vomit on me…"
I closed my eyes and let out a small chuckle at her words. My eyes were closed and I was half unconscious.
I could feel us moving again.
"Good job Rosalie! I cant believe you had it in you!" I her someone say eagerly. But I couldn't really tell who said it or what was going on.
"I only did it cause I was tired of him."
"He is going to kill you." I herd a different voice say.
"He will thank me later."
"Sure if he doesn't murder you first." he replied.
I felt my body land on something and I let out an "ouf" noise.
"You think Carlisle will change her now?"
I tried to listen and be aware of what was going on and I tried to calm my tension and get up but I couldn't. I felt aw wave of calm hit me as I tried to open my eyes. I saw a handsome young boy with short blond hair appear as I tried to keep my eyes open, looking down at me, who I could only recognize as Jasper. For a moment he looked surprised with wide eyes then his pained expression returned. Then I let my eyes close and let the unconsiousness take me.
The Cullen's POV
Rosalie
The stupid branches were annoying the crap out of me. They kept poking at me. I was trying hard not to let them touch my hair but twigs and leafs kept getting tangled in it. And the branches kept getting hooked on my outfit. The window flew open and I saw Bella's wide eyes where starring at me in shock.
Busted.
I was hoping to just take her as she slept. But that plan was obviously sunk.
I got out of the tree awkwardly and entered through the window. Then in relief brushed myself off.
I greeted her not sure what to say. Then looked around to see who I would have to explain to about my presence and strange entering through the window. But there was no one there. Only her starring at me wide eyed. I swear I herd her speaking with someone.
"Who were you yelling at?" I asked bewildered.
She starred at me in the same position, she hadn't moved an inch. I began to fear for her mental health.
"R-Rosalie?" She asked in disbelief.
"In the flesh. Will.. Cold hard flesh but yeah.. Its me." I said sheepishly.
I noticed her backpack was open with clothe sticking out of it and beginning to tip over. I gladly took it as a distraction from her asking me what I was doing here.
"Where you packing?" I asked. She turned around reluctantly, like she was afraid I would disappear if she looked away. Then she quickly caught the bag before it fell over.
"Where you going?" I asked curiously, hoping I hadn't interrupted any important plans of hers.
"No where." She rushed to answer. that's when I noticed that poor excuse for a computer looking worse then ever.
"What happened to your computer?" I got closer to look at the piece of junk. I wondered if it even worked anymore.
Then she quickly snatched a paper from the desk near where I was standing.
"What's that?"
"Nothing." She was quick to disregard it.
"Wha-What are you doing here?" She asked, pulling the conversation to where I didn't want it to go. The way she said the question offended me, but I knew not to take it personally, she was just surprised it was me who was here, she remembered my un-friendliness to her.
"Will…" I began. Shoot! I wish she hadn't asked. I wasn't sure how to answer.
The truth is I was tired of watching Edward moping around the place. Leaving then never coming back for days, hurting Esme and the rest of the family. And her being gone had everyone missing her. It pissed me off. No I want jealous. Will, to be truthful I was a little. But I felt more sympathy of what was going on then jealousy of attention. It was getting so annoying, I couldn't take it anymore.
But what I could I say? How could I tell her this?
I'm sick of my brother and I'm taking you back to him? Oh wow, that really was going to do it.
"Please hurry I'm kind of in a rush." Her rudeness surprised me. She had always been nice and polite. Even to me as I avoided her. She must have changed. all humans change as time goes by, physically and their personality.
"Why? Where are you going?" I asked curiously again.
"Um.." She hid the paper behind her as she hesitated to answer.
"What's that in your hand?" she was acting strange, had I really caught her in a bad time? Or was rudeness part of her change as we left. Then I began to realize it. That paper she was hiding could possibly be a good bye note, could she really be running away?
"Are you running away?" I eyed her, looking for changes. Edward had once said they all change a lot as they grow. I only began to note she was thinner. I had noticed she looked different just didn't realize what was different. Her hair was longer and she seemed prettier, more mature, but she still looked young, very young. If we were to change her now, she could still fit in to high school with us.
She chuckled at my question. "No Rosalie, I'm not running away." I guess I had been wrong, but there was something in her words that made me feel as if I was missing out on an inside joke.
"Then please explain. I hope I'm not interrupting anything important but I'm sorry, I have to take you.''
I finally decided to follow through with what I was here to do.
"I was going to Seattle with Jacob-Wait.. Take me where?" She began to answer before I could finish.
"Sorry Bella, but I cant put up with him anymore." Then I hastily picked her up and headed to our home in Olympia. She still had her backpack in her hand. At least she would have some fresh clothe.
As we arrived at our house I set her down. I wasn't sure if she had fallen asleep. I took a good look at her to check on her.
"You don't look good." She looked sick and tired. "You better not vomit on me…" She only weakly chuckled at my words.
Then I lifted her again and headed inside the house. I couldn't wait to put her down. She smelled funny. Her house and all around it smelled like dog. Werewolf dog. It was only a hint of the scent but around her house it was stronger. She always found the closest danger around her, she must have not changed that much.
Alice and Emmet were waiting for me. Alice must have had a vision. She congratulated me as I entered the house, clapping her hands and jumping up and down trying to hold in her squeal.
"I only did it cause I was tired of him." I said but I couldn't hide I enjoyed the appreciation and praise from her.
"He is going to kill you." Emmet said, ruining my good mood.
"He will thank me later." Which I knew he would after giving me hell.
"Sure if he doesn't murder you first." He replied.
I let her go putting her on the sofa.
She made an "Ouf" noise as I let her land on the sofa.
"You think Carlisle will change her now?" I asked. Knowing Edward would only start off with "This is taking away her future, bla, bla, bla." But if we just changed her now he couldn't be able to complain much since there was nothing he could do now.
I did feel bad taking her humanity, knowing how much I wished I still had mine. But she did once wish for this.
I laid on the lounging chair watching her fall asleep thinking about this.
"Are you crazy Rose?" Emmet started. "You know he will only make you take her back!" I glared at him letting him know to shut it. He wasn't giving me much support.
That's when Jasper walked in. he was probably going to be the tattle-tell to Carlisle. Alice and Emmet would be on my side and Esme would surely join, but when it came down to the argument I still think there small opposing group would win. Especially with yelling Edward on there side. He was going to go ballistic at me, I could only imagine how much more his anger would hike once he read my mind for the rest of my plan I had in mind. What did I just get myself into?
Jasper walked in surprised then looked at Bella and his eyes grew wide. He must have calmed her and put her to sleep. Because he half whispered half tried to yell at us.
"What is she doing here?" He hissed.
He looked down at her then back at us.
"What the hell is going on?"
We all looked at him with wide eyes. We were in trouble. He could see we were all in on it. Then he looked at his wife but Alice's eyes were only on Bella now. She went to kneel by her as she slept trying to gently shake her awake with a big excited smile on her face. With her size and her wide grin she looked like a child during Christmas. Too bad this was one gift for my brother that he was going to have me return.
"Don't wake her." Jasper warned. "She is tired."
I looked up to Emmet to see if he was still against what I did, even though I knew he would still take my side in the awaiting argument.
He was starring at Bella with a hint of a grin on his face. He must be thinking about writing on her face as she slept.
Then Carlisle entered after Jasper with Esme behind him a moment later.
He took one look at the sleeping human on the couch and then eyed us, looking for the guilty.
"What's going on?"
Esme eyed her as well with no expression on her face.
"Edwards almost here, who is the one is going to explain this to him?" Carlisle asked in an almost panicked tone, which was surprising. "Because I am not going to be the one to tell him this story. Please don't drag me into this."
Emmet laughed, even Carlisle was afraid of Edward's reaction.
"Sweet Bella." Esme murmured, then she leaned down next to Alice and they hugged each other. They petted Bella like she was a precious lost dog.
"Edward is almost here, Alice had a vision he would be back today." Carlisle informed us.
"I'll stall him." Emmet said. Then Jasper was about to follow him.
"No, no, no, no. you stay here we are going to need your help." He said to Jasper.
"You to Emmet, stay here. You will probably just let it slip in your mind and tease him which will only provoke him and that is the last thing we need. Alice can you try to stall him? "
Alice looked up at him sadly.
"Why me? I don't want to leave Bella."
"You are the best at hiding things from him."
"Fine. But what are you going to do?" She asked.
"I don't know yet."
Then she left.
"Rosalie, do you think you can take her back?"
"Why? This will be good for him. He cant mope around for the rest of his life!"
"She has a point." Emmet spoke from beside me.
That's when Alice appeared beside him again, entering from the front door.
"He is on to me. Now he is going to skip finishing up hinting to come see what's going on. But he doesn't predict it being this bad."
"Will he is about to be wrong." Emmet said.
That's when we herd him outside. He was coming towards the back door. The whole room got tense. Emmet reacted quickly. He grabbed a blanket and through it completely over Bella.
Esme was still kneeling beside her and petting her check. She was to preoccupied with Bella she didn't notice Edward approaching or enter the room.
"Emmet!" She scowled, then pulled the blanket completely off. "You cant hide her!"
She said right as Edward walked in. He looked up and his always somber expression turned to curiosity.
He looked at all of us, because we all just stared at him. Then we all unconsciously turned to see Bella because we knew that where his attention would fall. He followed our stairs. And his eyes finally landed on Bella sleeping. His mouth opened slightly in shock and he held back words he was about to say. Only a small soundless gasp left his lips.
Esme looked behind her seeing her shocked sons face, probably wishing she had gone with Emmet's plan and left the blanket on her to hide her instead.
It was quiet for a long moment as he just stared at her. We were all tense knowing soon he would start to yell at us. Most likely me.
"Rosalie, I think you better run." Emmet snickered. My mouth dropped. Edward turned to me.
I turned around to look at my idiot of a husband then I smacked the back of his head. "Emmet!"
"Ow!" He cried. "What?!"
"You just sold me out! What do you mean 'what?!' ? You had to open your big mouth?!" I yelled and scolded at him.
I was afraid to turn back to look at Edward. But I did anyways to be ready to duck when he attacked me. But his face was blank.
Carlisle stepped in front of him.
"Before you start yelling, remember you will wake Bella." Carlisle warned.
Edward looked at him then looked at all of us and then right back at Bella and there his eyes stayed.
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