Chapter 1: Found
Bella's POV
"Dad, I'm going up to my room!" I told him gently.
Entering my old room, I tried to ignore the human scent that filled it. It burned my throat and made me want to drink its owner's blood, although that would never happen. Since Edward often wasn't welcome here, I'd come without him, only with Renesmee.
I remembered how I'd found four books recently. They'd been lying on the street, and realizing that they were about my human life, I decided to keep them. Now, I carefully lifted my desk with one hand and held it up gingerly. It looked fragile with my inhuman strength holding it up. Trying to ignore the small pain of the reminder that Edward had done almost the same when he'd left me, I removed the floorboard and under it, placed the books in it with my other hand. I replaced the floorboard and gently set my desk back down. I would make sure nobody found out. Not even Edward. My human life and my human thoughts had been too embarrassing sometimes. I shuddered internally of what might happen if they found the books.
I headed downstairs, wondering how this human knew enough about my new family and me to write four books about us. I didn't think the Volturi would find out soon enough to kill them, though I felt bad for this poor human if they ever did. I hoped Alice wouldn't see. She'd probably seen and heard when I decided where to hide them. Damn. I hoped she wouldn't tell, but I doubted that she would do as I wanted. I groaned internally. Alice would be Alice.
Renesmee pressed her hand to my face, asking me where I had been. "if I told you, you'd tell Daddy, so I can't," I replied softly. "Let's go home."
"Bye, Dad," I said quietly as I stepped out the door, trying not to break anything and look human.
"Bye, Bells. See you soon," he answered. "Bye, Ness." He smiled and waved at us.
I headed home to greet Edward and make sure Alice hadn't found out. If she did, I would rip her miserable head off.
Alice's POV
I'd quietly followed Bella to Charlie's when I'd had the strangest vision of Bella in her room, holding up a table while she hid four books. Not wanting Charlie to be aware, I waited until Bella and Nessie left before scaling the wall and hopping through the window. I found the books easily. My mind recalled the vision perfectly. Bella's familiar old scent still burned me a little, but I was in control. I stared in surprise as I realized the books were about Bella. Carefully, I ran home, intending to read them. I knew Bella didn't want anyone to know. I frowned in annoyance. Though I loved her, that girl never did anything I would want. She still had bad fashion sense and hated big parties.
I stepped through the doorway of our home and flitted up the stairs to the room that belonged to Jasper and me. At a speed no human could detect. I hid them, hoping Edward wasn't listening.
Edward's POV
I heard Bella and Nessie returning. My muscles bunched in anticipation of feeling complete again, and a smile broke across my face when they entered. I took my love's hand and felt the calm spread through me. I didn't need Jasper. This was good enough. I took my love's hand and felt the calm spread through me. I touched my lips to hers, feeling the electric shock of happiness and her spread through me.
Alice burst through the doors hurriedly and raced up the stairs toward her room. I searched her mind, wondering what she was up to... I hope Edward doesn't hear about the books. They're about Bella... She didn't want anyone to know.
My head twisted toward where Alice was now, back down the stairs. What? my eyes questioned.
Shh! Don't tell Bella! she screamed in her mind.
I arched my eyebrows, questioning. Visions of an angry Bella flashed through my mind, the result of the future being altered as I thought about asking Bella about it. I quickly shoved the thought aside, and the vision faded.
"What, Edward?" my Bella asked. "What did Alice see?"
"Something you don't need to worry about, love," I soothed her.
I watched her expression change from confusion to suspicion in half a second before she quickly smoothed it. "Let's take Renesmee back to the cottage," I suggested rather hastily.
"All right," she agreed, pulling me toward the door.
I sighed, knowing that Bella would find out soon anyway. She'd been exceptionally observant as a human and her vampiric senses would surely know something was up. She'd already been suspicious.
I wouldn't help the secret be kept or hidden, I decided. I didn't want to upset my Bella by lying to her; she would surely see through me. I could never hurt her.
I suddenly remembered Alice thinking about these books, and almost jumped in surprise. Could vampires freeze in shock? We were already cold, however. They were Bella's books. They were of her human life, I realized with conviction. I suddenly wished Bella would find out soon. I wanted to know her human thoughts so desperately.
No, I reminded myself. I shouldn't be so selfish. What Bella wanted was always more important than what I wanted. Her over me. I couldn't ever stand it if she was even a little hurt. I remembered the agonizing feeling of her absence, and shuddered.
Bella, my angel, was here with me, with Renesmee. The two people I couldn't live without. I had to stop worrying.
Bella, Renesmee, and I strolled toward our cottage, pulling me from my thoughts. "It's late, " she murmured to our Nessie. "Goodnight, my baby girl. Sweet dreams," she whispered as we tucked her in.
"Momma, read me something with Daddy," Nessie pleaded.
I smiled and took the novel that Bella'd been reading last night from her. My love took turns reading to her until slowly, her breath evened and her face became peaceful with sleep. She was beautiful.
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