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Chapter Twelve

Run

BPOV

The weeks had passed primarily uneventful as we settled into Forks. I hadn't realized how much I had missed the place. I had wanted desperately to go to La Push for old times sake but I knew that was impossible. Although our alliance with the wolves was at its strongest, it wouldn't be possible. I jokingly thought to myself that I could even try cliff diving again, as I knew it would not injure me in the slightest now. I even imagined the splash that my stone body would create from the distance of the fall.

Edward and I pushed Renesmee into going back home a few days after she arrived. We could not allow her to be anywhere nearby if the woman immortal should return. We couldn't afford something happening to Nessie for our own sake, let alone Jacob and Emma. Edward had called and spoke with Masen, as he had been planning a trip in the near future for a visit. We were taking no risks. Even though Masen had very important gifts of his own that he could offer for protection for us and himself, Edward and I would never allow our children to become at risk. Even with Masen's mind control gift making him even stronger than the rest of us, we wouldn't even consider it. It was hard enough for us to have to watch the rest of our family be present in any battle that could occur. We were able to accept their fighting more than our children's as they were at least matured and older fighters. Even I couldn't rank in that category as I was the newest, youngest of all of the 'adults' in our family.

Spending the short amount of time with Renesmee that I had gotten had lifted my mood and had kept the threat of the unwanted guest out of my mind. The rest of my family had gotten back into their normal routines and so had Edward and I. We couldn't live everyday fearing an immortal that may have been passing though. When I became introduced into this world that I now belonged to, my first few experiences with immortals outside of our family had been not that kind you would care to remember, and in return for this, I feared any immortal that crossed our path that one of my family didn't already know. I was trying hard to go about my business just as the rest of my family were. During Renesmee's visit, the sun had been out, so we missed a couple of days of school. Carlisle had always managed to get school officials to have an understanding, an agreement with him, that during nice weather, all of us Cullen/Hale children would be excused from classes so that our family could venture out into the wilderness and have a nice camping and quality family time moment. I had always wondered how Carlisle managed these compromises with school officials and Edward finally had told me once when he noticed how puzzled I would look when Carlisle would say it was okay. Carlisle was a very charismatic person and with his charm and looks, he always checked into the school and found the woman of the highest authority and spoke with her. He had always managed so it wasn't new to me that he had an agreement for us in Forks.

Edward and I arrived to school separately from our siblings. Normally, we all rode together but this morning, Alice had taken an unusual amount of time getting dressed and had asked that Rosalie and Emmett ride with she and Jacob. Edward shrugged and we had headed out on our own. The weather was dreary today, quite windy but at least it wasn't raining. Although the cold and the wet doesn't bother me as an immortal, I still didn't like it. I had kept most of my likes and dislikes after my transformation and that was definitely one of them. Edward opened the car door for me, being his usual gentleman self. "You know, after seventy plus years, I would think you would have gotten tired of that," I mocked as I got out of our car.

Edward shrugged and whispered, "I will never tire of anything that I do for you, Bella. I enjoy doing all the things for you that you deserve."

I returned his smile and took his hand. "What is with Alice today? Her thoughts?" I asked. I never questioned Edward about the things he heard unless something seemed different or wrong to me. I paid attention to all my siblings and if one of them was not being normal to us, I would pry then.

Edward's face clouded with weariness. His eyes seemed to have grew darker at the thought, even though he and I had just hunted last night with Esme. "I really don't know, love. This morning, when I heard her thoughts, she was reciting Robert Frost poems loudly in her mind…" His thoughts drifted and his eyes become fixed into space. "She still is just babbling through whatever in her mind. The Battle Hymn now. Its like she is trying desperately to keep me out of her head."

I grasped his arm at his words. I had known of very few occasions that my dear sister had kept Edward out of her thoughts and even those times, I had been either completely in on or at least part of the secret. If there was something that she could tell me, she would because she knew I could keep the thoughts from Edward with my shield. Now this time, even from me, she was keeping her thoughts. "That makes me worry, Edward." I looked into my husband's eyes. He could sense I had other thoughts. "She's keeping it from me too. Alice is keeping it from ME. She knows she can tell me without you finding out but she doesn't even want me knowing this time."

Edward and I ended our discussion when Rose pulled up. They all piled out of the car, Alice her normal cheerful self. Maybe Edward and I were overreacting? We would never know because Alice still was guarded. I knew this because of Edward's nod. He and I had our own way of communicating, just like he and Alice. Alice was avoiding Edward's stare of curiosity until we all branched away and started toward our classrooms.

The day was going about as normal as possibly could considering we were still the talk of the town. We had been use to it everywhere else but in Forks, it was different. This was a small town that wasn't use to getting the 'glam' as we were being called. I could understand their thoughts and talks about Alice and Rosalie being glam, but I still primarily dressed as I did as a human, plain and comfortable, much to Alice's dismay. Edward and I met Rose and Emmett in the cafeteria and took our places at what was now the Cullen table. (Edward had heard this repeatedly in the thoughts of most everyone.) Edward approached the subject immediately with Emmett, who had just finished a class with Jasper, "Where are Alice and Jasper?"

Emmett looked to Rose and then back to Edward. "I really don't know," he spoke. "I just asked Rose the same thing. Alice was waiting outside of the classroom and led Jasper away. He seemed really confused to what was going on. How come you don't know the answer, Mr. Know-It-all?"

Rose and I exchanged a look of here we go again expressions. "I don't know because Alice is blocking me," Edward said, his tone frustrated. "I've tried all morning but, nothing."

Rosalie shrugged her shoulders. "Alice said nothing to me and she and I had just left class together. She gathered her things and was out the door almost too fast."

We sat in silence and pretended to eat our lunch. I looked around the cafeteria, noticing much more than I had ever before. I looked at and memorized every line in the walls. I had often wondered what Edward was looking at when he would be staring at these walls and ceilings before we had gotten our acts together that time so long ago. Now I could see why. It could be fascinating at all the things immortal eyes could see. Our ears heard everything but I attempted hard to avoid the conversations around me. Well, they obviously think they are better than the rest of us, they never speak to anyone but each other, remarked a girl halfway across the room. I recognized her as a girl name Audrey in my English class. Her friend turned to her, a girl named Samantha, Oh, Audrey, give them a break. They are new here and all everybody does is stare at them instead of greet them. At the table next to them, two younger kids were arguing over their earlier game of chess. Maybe not everyone was obsessed with the new kids.

The silence broke when Edward gasped. All of us turned to him. "Edward," I said.

Edward looked around the room and his voice became firm, "We have to get out of here. NOW." Our faces all had looks of confusion, but Emmett and Rosalie stood from the table just as fast as I did. If Edward was so insistent that he would raise his voice, there must be good reason. "Trust me. Trust Alice."

We headed for the exit, trying to keep a fast human pace. I had no clue what was the urgency but my husband did. If Edward wanted us out of there, we would follow. Rosalie and Emmett had been with Edward long enough to know that his orders, warnings, needed to be heeded. Edward was herding us out the door so quickly, that I'm sure the heads were turning. Who was I kidding, heads were always turning to look at us. Just as we made it to the door, I stopped. Emmett had made it through the door but Rosalie who was slightly behind me collided into my back, causing her to stop. Edward came to a halt behind Rose but urged us to move on as he pushed us with his hands. Edward was telling me to run, but I couldn't. I tried but my legs were stuck. My body whisked around. This would be the first time I had been exposed like this. I could smell the human blood just feet away.