Chapter 7
Port Angeles
Well today was boring…Edward was once again following Bella around so I was stuck inside listening to Emmett sing "The Dwarf Song" and he thought that it was entertaining to Peter and Charlotte by doing that.
Jasper calmed me down to keep me from going mad and attacking Emmett.
I hadn't seen Edward around for several days but I guess that was OK unlike Rosalie I was just going to be happy for him and let him do what he thought was right.
Edward came back at around 4 in the afternoon and he looked…exhausted…mad maybe I couldn't really turn. All I could see was his reaction to Rosalie's scornful glares.
Peter and Charlotte left and Edward smirked at me "Hayz, wanna go to Port Angeles?" he asked and I looked at him suspiciously before tracking Bella.
"Stalker!" I shouted and Edward held his hands up as if to say "I'm innocent." "Alright fine" I said and hopped off the couch where I had been sitting listening to my Eminem CD in order to drown out Emmett and his Dwarf song.
Edward told Esme where we would be going and pulled me along to his car before backing out of the garage and driving like the maniac he was.
"Are you just using me just so you can stalk Bella without anyone teasing you?" I asked.
"That and I just feel like hanging out with you" Edward said and I didn't feel the vibration from my lie detector.
It was too light for us to go into Port Angeles and even though the windows were tinted Edward didn't want to take the risk. We parked in an abandoned house's driveway and sat in silence for several minutes before I started talking.
"So what has Bella been up to?"
"Reading, sleeping, cooking dinner, and…" but he didn't finish talking instead he got an angry expression on his face and growled.
"What happened?" I asked tracking her…nothing was wrong.
"Mike asked her out" he practically spat.
"Are you fucking serious?" I asked holding back a laugh.
"Yes and it's not funny!" Edward said.
"What did she say?" I asked.
"She said no but I'm still mad" Edward said.
"Why? Because if she'd have said 'yes' then she would be off limits to you and you wouldn't find the need to do all the stuff you're doing now?" I said.
"You know me better than I know myself sometimes" Edward smirked and ruffled my hair.
"So I'm presuming I'm right then?" I asked.
"No shit Sherlock" Edward smirked.
I took out my LG V phone from my pocket and texted Edward as a joke. Edward's HTC Tornado rang and he looked at it thinking it was Bella probably or something but looked at me and shook his head playfully before putting his phone back in his back pocket.
We sat in silence for a while and I could tell Edward was deep in the process of listening to people's thoughts.
He rolled his eyes a few times and chuckled when I assumed he saw what Bella was doing. I looked at him and asked in my head "What?" He shook his head and turned to look at me.
"Jessica's thoughts but partially Bella's actions…apparently Tyler Crowley thinks that he's going to take Bella to prom."
I bit my lip to keep from holding back laughing. Suddenly Edward's eyes were wide "shit" he muttered before hitting the gas pedal and backing out of the driveway. Edward once again went into his maniac driving.
"What happened?" I asked.
"She went off by herself" He said worriedly and I rolled my eyes.
"Stalker much?"
Edward looked at me as if to say "really?"
"What?" I asked pretending to be innocent.
"You know what" Edward said as he slowed his driving since he was driving into the traffic part of the city. We drove to a bookstore and of course Edward didn't let me have any idea what was going on. Sometimes the whole mind reading thing was annoying.
Edward turned into the parking lot and parked in a spot nearest to a dark patch of shade. "Come on" he urged me.
"Are you fucking crazy…we're not supposed to go out in the sunlight hours! What if a passing car throws the reflection at us at the wrong time…what if…" but Edward cut me off.
"I don't know how else to look for her! We'll be fine just stay by me OK?"
"OK" I said.
Edward took my hand and walked quickly into the store. I could smell the faintest smell of her scent in the air but it disappeared once we got into the store.
"Welcome! How may I help-"but Edward had already gone towards the door pulling me along with him.
When we got outside her scent lingered in the air…but only slightly. We followed it until the shade wore off. I could tell that Edward was bothered by not being able to walk into the sunlight and follow her scent more.
"Come on Hazel" he said and we walked back to the car.
"What are you going to do now?" I asked.
"Can you track her?" Edward asked.
"Sure" I said and concentrated on Bella. I guess that it was a good thing that now I could track people and get visions of what they were doing.
Bella was walking in the shadows…her expression had fear on it she was near the alleyway in a deserted part of town…near a warehouse it seemed. I tracked the exact area…a man was following her.
Edward had gotten the image in my head and had now gotten a glimpse at the man's thoughts.
"NO!" he shouted and started snarling.
"Eddie calm down…we'll get to her before he can touch her." I said and Edward just sighed.
"She's not his first victim" Edward said "he knows how to do this stuff."
The car was shaking at the sound of Edward's growling. I continued to show the image in my head of where Bella was.
"She's near the warehouse…storage facility number 8!" I almost shouted over the honking car horns that were coming from the angry drivers due to Edward's reckless driving.
"Stay away from me" Bella started saying.
"Don't be like that, sugar" the creep said back to her.
Bella flinched at the sound of another laugh coming from the way. Bella cringed again and the man put a smile on his face. I recognized him from somewhere…I couldn't put my finger on it.
"They're drunk" Edward said and I guessed he had heard their thoughts.
The immediate thought of what happened to Rosalie crept through my mind…what if the same thing happened to Bella. I quickly pushed the thought out of my head…I couldn't let Edward have to deal with my thoughts now.
"Hey Lonnie!" I saw another man call but could hear it in my tracking vision.
Bella stood and braced herself I knew she would do that. We were a block away.
"Let's see how the bastard likes it when he's the prey. Let's see what he thinks of Edward's way of hunting." Edward said referring to himself in the third person.
"Don't even think about it" I said.
"He's a fucking perv!" Edward shouted.
"Don't let him change who you are!" I shouted and he slammed on the brakes. We were about to pull in.
"Go in the backseat…don't get out of the car…you stay right here do you understand." Edward said I nodded, understanding that Bella was going to be getting in the car.
Lonnie sauntered forward towards Bella and Edward spun the car so the headlights flashed onto the scene. Everyone froze in place…even Bella.
The passenger door was closest to Bella and Edward got out. Even before he said something she was running towards the car.
"Get in" Edward snarled.
"Eddie…" I warned him in my head.
Bella jumped into the car and shut the door behind her.
Edward hesitated for a second. No human could see it because it was so fast.
"Put your seatbelt on" Edward said coming back into the car.
"Are you OK?" Bella asked Edward and I thought it was better if she didn't realize my presence.
"No" Edward said.
I could tell he was still pondering getting out and attacking Lonnie. I flashed the image in my head that he was already scared and that seemed to relax him but only the slightest bit.
"Distract me, please" Edward said and Bella turned around before slightly jumping when she saw me just sitting there. I waved sheepishly.
"What's wrong?" she mouthed.
"Just distract him" I mouthed back.
"Um…I'm going to run over Tyler Crowley before school" she said and I almost started laughing.
"Why?" Edward barked.
"CALM DOWN!" I shouted at him in my head.
"He's telling everyone he's taking me to prom. Either he's insane or he's trying to make up for almost killing me last…well you remember it. And he thinks PROM is the only way to make up for it. I don't need enemies and maybe Lauren would back off if he left me alone" Bella said.
"I heard about that" Edward said his voice calming.
"You did?" she asked "well if he's paralyzed from the neck down he can't go to prom either" she snapped.
Edward opened his eyes.
"Better?" Bella asked.
"Not really" Edward lied but Bella couldn't tell. I felt the vibration and that was how I knew.
"What's wrong" Bella whispered.
"Sometimes I have a problem with my temper" Edward said "but it wouldn't be helpful for me to turn around and hunt those…at least that's what that thing would say" he gestured to me and I slugged him.
"Oh" Bella said.
"Jess and Angela are probably worried by now. I was supposed to meet them for dinner." Bella said but Edward was already in front of the restaurant where her friends were. "How did you know where-"Bella began but she quickly stopped herself.
Edward opened the door to the car after seeing her get out.
"What are you doing?" she asked startled.
"I'm taking you out to dinner" Edward said and motioned for me to follow him.
"I think I should leave you two alone" I smirked and Edward looked at me suspiciously.
"Stay" he said in a voice too low for Bella to hear.
I pretended to check my watch before answering him and turned to him and Bella "Holy Shit I just forgot I was supposed to meet her at the library. Well I'm going to call a cab. You two have fun. See you tomorrow Bella" I turned away giving Edward no chance but to walk into the restaurant with Bella. I smirked to myself…they didn't call me Hayzster for no reason.
I raced home…of course Alice would have all sorts of questions and I would answer them. Of course I would tell her not to harass our poor brother but I couldn't help it.
I raced to the woods and stared at the house. I could see Alice waiting in the front window like a stalker or something I rolled my eyes before running towards the steps and walking through the front door.