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I sat up and stretched feeling warm even with the fresh round of cold gusts finding their way into our tent. I smiled to myself and made my way out of the tent closely followed by Edward. He seemed really uneasy and I wasn't sure how to approach him on what was wrong. I looked into his topaz colored eyes hoping that somehow mine asked him the silent question. He looked at me and the closed his eyes and pinched the bridge of his nose. When he opened them again he also gave me a sad smile that somewhat tore at my heart strings.
"Before you ask, no nothing is wrong Bella," he said in that velvet voice of his, "I saw the way he looked at you, Jacob. He loves you and I want to give you a chance to make sure I am what your heart longs for. But I want to wait to do this right. After the war is over Bella, you can see what it's like being without me for a little while. Sure I'll watch over you but until I see that you truly want to be with me." He sounded sad but he had a determined look on his face and he came over and kissed my forehead. I felt a couple tears escape the corner of my eyes and at that moment, I wasn't sure if it was sadness or pure joy. I decided to leave it alone and continue to cry silently into Edward's chest as he held onto me.
The sounds that filled the air were sounds of leaves rustling and birds chirping. The sun was bright today and it was shining down into the tent where Jake was fast asleep. I smiled and walked back to the tent and grabbed my phone. Even though he thinks I'm at the Cullen house, my dad needs to hear from me. I know Charlie worries that Edward will take over my life. I disagree but sometimes even I wonder. I dialed his number and he picked up on the second ring.
"Yellowww?" Charlie's voice rang clear through the phone. "Dad it's me." I said quietly. "Bells! Are you okay? Do you need me to come get you?" He sounded like a typical worried father. I couldn't help but smile at the normalcy of it all. "I'm fine dad. I just missed you. I have been here for almost a week remember?" I said, knowing my smile was clear in my voice. He mumbled something about Edward which I chose to ignore. "Alright sweetie, I gotta get going. The station called me in today." "Alright dad, I'll see you soon." That might have been a lie. If they can't destroy Victoria, that is.
I hung up and put the phone in my bag beside Jake. His eyes fluttered open as I was getting ready to stand straight again and he smiled and pulled me down to him. I half screamed, half laughed as Jake let me go and stood up beside me. He had that signature grin of his on his face that I loved so much. "Well good morning to you too, Mr. Black." I said, laughing at the look on his face that was put there after being called Mister. "Bells, I'll say it again, I love you but you gotta stop calling me that." He looked pretty serious and I couldn't help but burst out laughing.
He rolled his eyes as he walked out of the tent and asked, "What do you want to do today, Isabella?" He smirked. I cringed and glared at him. I hated the name Isabella and chose to go by just Bella but Jake, unfortunately, knew I hated it and use it against me a lot. I just rolled my eyes and walked towards the woods. "Where's Edward?" I asked seriously now. "I don't know." He said honestly, but I could tell it hurt him that I asked him at all. I covered up my hurt for him by walking in silence and willing my mind to shut up.
It was a comfortable silence throughout the woods and I enjoyed just walking with my – err – werewolf. I kept wondering why I wanted to claim him as mine and when I was stumped I just shut my brain up again. We made it back to the campsite and I ran towards Edward and flung myself into his arms. I had missed him today and after our unofficial break up, I was shaken up a little bit. He returned the hug and I shivered at his cool breath.
Suddenly there was a rustling in the bushes and a snap of a twig. Jake phased and waited and then we saw the two vampires emerge from the bushes. One was a male. He was tall with red eyes and brown shaggy hair. He looked like he could've been a ladies' man when he was human. The other was a female. She scared me a little bit. She had a look about her that was frightening mixed with her fiery red curls hanging down to about half way down her back. She had eyes the color of fresh blood and I knew who she was right away.
He looked utterly pissed and full of rage and power. Newborn, I thought to myself. She, on the other hand, was frighteningly calm and collected. I had Edward on one side of me and Jake on the other in his wolf form. She smiled a brilliantly white smile and moved towards us a little bit. Edward tensed and so did Jake. I could sense it. She looked menacingly at us. I was scared out of my mind and she knew it. She focused all her attention on me for a moment. Then she looked at Edward. "We meet again..." she said, in a sickeningly soft voice that sent chills down my spine.