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Chapter 4

T.M.I.

That definitely did it…I could see the look on Edward's face go from slightly tense to hurt to confused. He ran to my room where I had flashed in my mind and Emmett followed him just in case he would have to get me mad to come out.

"Where is she?" Emmett asked.

"The closet" Edward said and Emmett started laughing then it hit me why only Emmett could think of something like that.

"Emmett shut up and stop being so immature." I shouted at him.

"What?" He said trying to sound innocent.

"Hazel, don't make me say it." Edward warned.

"Alright, alright" I said and opened the door before sliding on the floor.

"Yeah dwarf came out of the closet!" Emmett shouted.

That made me even madder then I was and I tackled him full on knocking over the lamp on my nightstand in the process.

"Geez calm the fuck down I was just joking."

"Well it's not funny…FYI" I snapped at him not liking the sound of my tone I sighed "sorry I'm just frustrated right now."

"I'm sorry Hayz I'm just trying to prepare you for…"Edward began but I cut him off.

"NO! You're not leaving again! You can't leave!" I shouted again and Emmett gave Edward a look of disbelief.

"You're leaving?" He asked.

"I don't know yet" Edward said.

"If you aren't going to stay if this Swan girl is around then I'll just go and kill her myself." Emmett said.

"No!" Edward and I shouted at the same time.

"Why?" Emmett asked.

"Because why should she have to change who we are…she shouldn't have to make us turn into monsters even though clearly we already are." Edward said.

"Here we go again with the monster thing." Emmett muttered and Edward glared at him.

"I'm going hunting to prepare for tomorrow you want to come?" he said suddenly standing up.

"Again?" Emmett asked.

"Well I'm not going to kill the girl so I have to be ready." Edward said.

"Yeah sure" I said and Edward's face lit up.

"I'm staying here I just went hunting yesterday" Emmett said before my brother and I left the house.

As we ran towards the woods we didn't say much I think at that point I didn't realize how thirsty I actually was. Edward just seemed to be catching anything he could find…not really thinking about how it tasted.

I decided to pretend that each mountain lion was the conformists in my class and I just wrestled with them for fun…not hurting them or anything. I only drank one though. After that we met up by the river and by that time the sun was going down.

We were silent but I could tell something was bothering my brother…I always could tell.

"Hayz?" he asked.

"Yeah" I said.

"Do you ever feel like you're jealous of humans that can have a life…move on grow older and something that we can't ever have?" Edward asked.

I looked at him skeptically "well in general…no not really I mean yeah sometimes I wish I was older like you guys but I don't regret being turned if that's what you're asking." I tried to steer him away from what I knew was coming.

"Hazel, I know that it would kill you and Esme but I think…I think I have to leave again."

"NO! What are you insane! You even said it yourself you shouldn't let the Swan girl change who you were! You can't leave…you can't!" I shouted at him again.

"If it saves her life though…do you want me to become more of a monster then I already am?"

"You're not a monster gosh stop saying that and I guess you have a point but maybe you could stay and just not go to school?" I said.

"Yeah and what if I go to her house and kill her?" Edward asked and I sighed.

"True" I muttered "but can I just come with you?"

"As much as I want to say yes, I'm going to say no. Think about Esme…how would she feel if she lost two of her children in one take? And Carlisle, we were the first ones he created." Edward said.

"But you're doing it!" I accused.

"Hayz…you just don't understand. Every moment I'm sitting next to her I want to just lunge and kill her…I imagine the taste of her blood…" I could see it in his eyes he was imagining it and I slapped him.

"STOP IT! You said she wouldn't change who you were!" I shouted.

"You're right and…and...I'll try to stay but only for a few more days if I can handle that long." Edward said.

"Can't you just stay…please? For me?" I asked and looked him in the eyes. He took me in his lap.

"I'm right here, I'm not going anywhere." He assured me and I felt a slight vibration.

"You're not exactly sure…you partially mean it but just saying it to calm me down." I said and he smiled his crooked smile before shaking his head.

"I just can't lie to you" he said and then looked at his watch "come on we have to get ready for school." he said and put me on his back piggyback style and ran home.

Alice was waiting and Edward said to me "Hazel, go get your bag ready I'll meet you back outside."

I knew he was keeping something from me but I didn't say anything as I went to my room and put my books in I listened to Alice and Edward's conversation…he didn't know where he was going and Alice was begging him to stay as well…thank gd for Alice. She was saying that she couldn't see his future and that he wouldn't kill anyone today.

As I went down the stairs just as they were done talking and Edward ruffled my hair and said "coming Alice?"

Alice rolled her eyes and said "yes" then she turned to me and said "do you believe him?"

"Sometimes yes sometimes no." I said and she rolled her eyes.

"Your strange ways are now rubbing off on our sister as well." She said to Edward who just shook his head and muttered "you're the strange one" to which Alice pretended she didn't hear.

The car ride to school was quiet. Emmett and Rosalie were staring at each other, Jasper and Alice were having a silent conversation and I was drawing in my notebook. Edward just stared silently out the window and when we pulled into the parking lot I noticed the way his eyes darted to the parking spot Bella usually parked in…as if he was looking for her.

She wasn't there yet though but we could all hear the sound of her truck. Emmett, Rosalie, Jasper and Alice walked to class but my brother stayed…watching for Bella's car. As I turned to go he turned around.

"Can you wait for me?" he asked and I nodded before going back to wait for Bella to get to school.

It wasn't like I was worried about being late for math because like all females in the school and everywhere it seemed Mrs. Algeri was easily charmed by Edward and since I wasn't a pain in her class I don't think she really paid much attention to me.

When she finally pulled into the parking lot she had a firm expression on her face and was watching the road carefully. Edward looked confused and I muttered "ice" and he looked down as if he thought he was a retard for not knowing.

I studied my brother's face and he looked like he was having fun watching her go and check the chains on her car and then the way she looked at the tires. I knew he wouldn't attack her…it was the expression on his face.

My eyes scanned across the parking lot trying to look for any sign of another interesting person that I could watch. When suddenly I saw it.

It was a blue van swerving out of control and as I followed the path I sucked in my breath "NO!"

Edward looked at me with worry and then he read my thoughts about the van. He immediately looked up and saw the van coming at the angle of course that was going towards Bella Swan.

Bella was standing of course by the place that the van would hit in the truck and looked up confused…it was too fast for her to realize what was going on.

Next thing I know Edward has launched himself across the lot. He had caught Bella and moved her out of the way, carefully. Then the van looked like it was heading for them again and I looked on horrorstruck

People immediately rushed onto the scene and I could only stare at my brother as he stared back at me. He was talking to Bella and asking her if she was alright.

Someone had called 911 and the EMT's got out of the car. Edward and I knew them so he could just easily refuse a gurney but then he told them that Bella had gotten hurt pretty bad and she looked really mad…he didn't seem to notice though.

Alice grabbed my hand and pulled me away from where I was standing and closer to the building. I guesses she assumed I was pretty traumatized from what I had just seen…my brother…our brother exposing himself and our family.

I knew that the Swan girl wasn't stupid and would probably inquire him about it. What would he say? What would he do? Would he tell her the truth?

The bell rang for second period and I realized that quite some time had gone by. I went to gym, then AP biology, then Politics and the whole time I was silent…not raising my hand. I was just thinking.

At lunchtime neither Bella nor Edward was at school yet and my siblings and I were quieter than ever. The cafeteria seemed to pick up on it or they were just being quiet themselves, barely a conversation could've been heard going on.

Nothing really happened until English (as usual) when Jenna Bright approached me and said "I heard your brother died this morning."

"What the fuck Jenna where did you hear that?" I asked playing dumb.

"Well wasn't he crushed in some sort of accident?" she said in what seemed to be a mocking voice.

"Um…no" I said trying to cover it up.

"Really well that's not what I heard." Jenna said and turned away from me…taking her scent with her…her blood smelled pretty good, not that I would want it anyway.

In health Mr. Sceeval went over procedures of what to do if you ever get into a car accident (how appropriate!)

Spanish…then Technology rolled by and I was still a ghost.

When we were released from the building I saw Edward was there and I almost wanted to attack him…what the fuck was he thinking!

I wasn't mad however…just amazed at how far he would go for Bella Swan. I was almost positive he didn't realize it now but I think I did and I knew that he would find out soon…or realize it soon.

When we got home Carlisle was waiting for us at the conference table with Esme. As usual he was at the head of the table. Edward sat next to him at I sat beside my brother. Rosalie sat on the other side of the table and Emmett sat next to her. Jasper went to stand behind Rosalie and Alice stood next to him.

Rosalie was glaring at Edward, Edward was glaring at Rosalie and Jasper was looking at Alice trying to calm down…this was a typical interaction with my family. I just sat there nibbling on my nails…a habit I had been doing since I was a human. I was always careful never to bite them though since they wouldn't grow back.

Edward sighed and said "I'm sorry; I didn't mean to put any of you at risk. I was thoughtless and take full responsibility for any consequences to come."

"What do you mean 'take full responsibility' aren't you going to fix it?" Rosalie snapped.

"Not the way you mean. I'm willing to leave now if it makes things better." Edward said.

"No Edward" Esme murmured and I looked at her. If she was against it surely Edward wouldn't just leave her right?

Don't even think about it I thought in my head and he closed his eyes before looking at me and mouthing "I'm sorry."

"It's just a few years" he said.

"Esme's right, you can't go anywhere now…we need you. We're going to have to know what people are thinking now more than ever." Emmett said.

"Alice will catch anything major" Edward disagreed.

"I think Emmett is right Edward. The girl is more likely to talk if you disappear its either we all leave or none of us leave." Carlisle said.

"I highly doubt she will say anything" Edward said quickly.

"You don't know her mind." Carlisle said.

"I know this much Alice, a little help here." Edward said turning to Alice.

"I can't see what will happen if we just ignore this." Alice said

Rosalie was mad and with that she slammed her fist down on the table and said "we can't allow the girl a chance to say anything. You have to see that. We can't just leave stories behind. We live differently than our kind. You know that the Volturi are looking for an excuse to point fingers. We have to be more careful!"

"We've left rumors behind before." Edward reminded her.

"Just rumors and suspicions not eyewitnesses or evidence!" Rosalie argued back.

"Evidence" Edward scoffed.

"What if he's right though Rose listen for a second what if she doesn't say anything? What if she just plays along with Edward's story or maybe she'll come to a conclusion that she made the whole thing up" I said.

Edward laughed "yeah right like Bella Swan would ever do that."

I just held my hands up and said "just suggesting."

"Maybe she will fall asleep and never wake up you know that injuries can sometimes be more severe…I could clean up." Rosalie started

"Rose, I let you go in Rochester because those men did you injustice but the Swan girl is innocent." Carlisle said.

Then Edward and Jasper start getting at it before Alice interjects with something saying how she's going to be Bella's friend.

Alice got a look on her face like she was trying to change her thoughts to something else. I was all too familiar with this. I was the one who had taught Alice to do it whenever she didn't want Edward to know what she was thinking.

"NO!" Edward shouted and then he's on his feet and the sound of the chair hitting the floor startles me a little bit as I had been spacing out much like I always did.

"Will somebody please let the rest of us in on this mystery?" Emmett asked.

"Alice I have to leave…I have to I'm sorry." He said looking at me and I was going to interject when I felt my lie detector go off.

"You aren't going to be able to leave." I muttered.

"What?" Edward said.

"You are just saying it…up until now you weren't fully…" and Alice picked up where I left off.

"Decided…Hazel's right Edward you aren't going to be able to leave think about it just think."

I could tell he was thinking and then he finally said "So you've been right all along."

"Guilty." I said.

"CAN SOMEONE PLEASE ANSWER MY QUESTION?" Emmett shouted.

"What about you Alice did you see anything?" Edward asked and she only nodded pathetically.

Edward sat down again.

"Wait, wait, wait, wait, WAIT a second is this what I think I'm thinking." Emmett said.

"No shit Sherlock." I said.

"HAZEL!" Esme scolded.

"Sorry." I said.

Edward nodding answering Emmett's question "that is so Edward" Rosalie said since she figured it out too.

Edward just buried his face in his hands.

"Edward falls for a human?" Esme asked.

We all nodded and then Carlisle dismissed us to our rooms.

I went to my room and turned on my laptop computer and went on Instant Messenger to chat with Kate who we had gotten into a pattern of chatting often.

Next I went online and tried to find out more about my past or whatever became of the people left alive from my past…pretty interesting to me. Edward's previous girlfriend Casey had gone on to become a doctor in memory of Edward and she passed away in 1979. I found the mass grave that claimed Edward and I were buried in. I read the description.

Elizabeth, Edward, and Hazel Masen all passed away on the evening of September 18,1918. May they rest in peace forever.

Then there was a picture of all of us and I instantly shut off the computer.

I ended up settling on just lying down on the floor in my room…putting on some rap music, and just chilling out. Hopefully I would survive school tomorrow.