Author Notes: Guess what! This is my last week of school. For one whole month! What great news is that! I'll be writing a lot more now! Yay! I finished all my other Twilight fanfiction as well so I'm concentrating on this one for the time being before I start on others. I'm also sorry for the long wait for this chapter. I went out of town for Thanksgiving, and had other things to do like be lazy and not write :D Anyways enjoy! I'm going to bed, it's 2am and I have to wake up at 6:30.

Chapter Twenty-Nine

Knock. Knock.

Esme went to the door and answered it. She gasped in surprise when she saw Felix and Demetri standing there.

"Hello, Mrs. Cullen." Felix said, smiling. "Aro sent us to check on Isabella. May we come in?" She called Carlisle downstairs as she let the two Volturi guards in. Carlisle was just as surprised to see them as Esme was.

"Gentlemen, what can I do for you?" He asked, wrapping an arm around Esme, pulling her close.

"Aro sent us to check on Isabella." Demetri told him. Carlisle stiffened. "Don't worry, we haven't come to harm the girl. He wanted to make sure if you're still planning on making her a vampire." Esme and Carlisle exchanged glances. They were both wishing the others were here, but they were at school.

"Bella is doing fine. I would allow you to see her, but she's resting. She's currently ill." Carlisle told the two Volturi guards. Upstairs, they could hear the human girl stir restlessly in bed, kicking off the covers as she woke up and stumbled out of bed and towards the bathroom tripping over her own two feet. Esme was up there in a flash to help her.

Bella's fever turned into the stomach flu, and she was achy, restless and nauseated. She leaned over the toilet and emptied her stomach from what little food Carlisle coaxed her into eating. The vampires downstairs winced at the sound.

"Why don't you just change her and put her out of her misery?" Felix asked, shrugging his shoulders. A snarl came from behind and the rest of the Cullens had arrived home earlier than expected from school. Felix and Demetri turned around.

"My fiancée will be changed when we decide it's the right time." Edward said. He was in a crouched position, ready to pounce. The word fiancée took their guests by surprise. "Right now she is only sixteen and I'm not making her an immortal sixteen-year-old. Now you can go back to Volterra and tell Aro to stick it up his ass." The two Volturi guards snarled at him.

"I would appreciate it if you don't fight in my home." Carlisle said. "Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned when her house is torn apart." Jasper sent waves of calm out to everyone. They relaxed slightly.

"Fiancée?" Demetri asked, surprised. Edward nodded. "Aro will be very interested in hearing this. We shall go now." The two turned to leave, but Felix stopped and turned back towards to Carlisle.

"Carlisle, Aro sends his regards. He wonders why you haven't come to Italy to visit." Felix said, passing along the message Aro sent with them.

Carlisle looked at them. "Send him my regards as well. I have been busy at work and taking care of my family. We'll try to visit as soon as we can, preferably after Bella is changed." Felix nodded.

"We do hope the young mortal does feel better soon" Demetri said and left. The two ran off, heading back to Italy, eating a few unlucky humans along the way.

Edward sighed. "Aro must be getting impatient of waiting." He said and the others nodded, agreeing.

"You might want to consider changing her at seventeen." Emmett told his brother but Edward shook his head. "Edward, if you don't do it then I will." Everyone stared at him as if he grew a second head. Everyone knows Emmett doesn't have the best control. Sure he hadn't slipped up in 50 some odd years, but no one wanted Emmett to accidentally suck Bella dry.

"Absolutely not, Emmett." Edward said. "No way, don't even say that."

Carlisle cleared his throat and looked around, "Listen, we'll discuss this later. Edward, Bella is sick. Go to her. Rosalie, the Mercedes needs a new fan belt and I bought some new brakes and headlights." Edward hurried to Bella's room and Rosalie dragged Emmett with her to the garage.

Edward bent down and kissed Bella and she looked up at him. "Just bite me so I can never get sick and the squirrels won't eat me." She muttered. Edward chuckled.

"If I bit you, darling, you'll be eating the squirrels." Edward smoothed out her hair. "Now rest, love." Bella snuggled closed to him and fell back asleep. Edward bent down and kissed her forehead. He was so glad she wasn't aware of the Volturi visiting. Demetri and Felix could be scary.

He frowned, Aro just visited a little over a year ago. Why would he want to check on Bella again. Then he remembered when Bella fainted and Aro caught her before she could injure herself. He had her hand in his. He knew and he was interested in Bella.

Aro couldn't see Bella's memories just as Edward couldn't read her thoughts. And he was interested in the girl that laid snuggled in Edward's arms.

Edward gritted his teeth and waited until Bella was in a deep sleep before getting up and going to Carlisle. He walked at human pace, trying to gather his frightening realization. Aro must've told Felix and Demetri of his abilities because he didn't pick up any other thoughts from them about Bella, or they didn't know what Aro knew.

Stopping at Carlisle's office, he ran a hand through his hair, tussling it up a bit. He knocked and waited. His father bid him to enter. Edward opened the door and saw Carlisle shuffling through some papers.

"Dad…" He groaned as he plopped on the couch. "Don't you find it a bit odd that Aro would send Demetri and Felix to check up on Bella just a little over a year after Aro was here with Caius and Marcus?" Carlisle stopped shuffling through the papers and glanced at Edward.

"It does seem odd. I wasn't expecting them to come until she was at least 18 or so. Do you have an inkling why?" He made his way to his son and sat down. Edward nodded.

"I think Aro is interested in her. He knows she's special." Edward said mournfully. "I think he knows that I can't read her mind. I think we'll have to change Bella soon to protect her." He was crestfallen. "Probably before the wedding."

"Edward, don't panic yet." Carlisle said soothingly. "Don't overreact. I'm sure you're on to something with Aro, but I don't think we need to change Bella so suddenly. Just calm down and go back to Bella."

Everything will be fine, son. We will protect Bella should the Volturi come back. We'll call Kate and Tanya as well should we need help and I already asked Alice to keep an eye out for them again. Carlisle added that part mentally. Edward nodded and stood up.

"Alright." Edward muttered and went back to Bella. Carlisle sighed.

Try to get some rest as well. Both Carlisle and Edward chuckled. Everyone one in the Cullen household knew Edward had a vampire way of "sleeping" and it did relax and calm the young vampire.

Edward snuggled up against Bella and held her close, closing his eyes. He tried to take Carlisle's advice and rest the best he possibly could. Eyes closed, he pictured a piano in his mind and started mentally playing, composing a new song.

Jasper stood outside the room, sending calm, relaxing waves to his brother to help him relax. He felt the stress rolling off of him.

"Thanks, bro." Edward whispered, appreciatively.

No problem. Jasper replied and walked away once he felt certain Edward would stay relaxed for a while without his help.

Bella moaned in her restless sleep.

To Be Continued…

Endnotes: So, what do you think? This chapter set things in motion now. There's a reason why I added Demetri and Felix in this chapter. That reason is because they're so awesome. I saw New Moon and just thought they were awesome. I don't have their characters down 100% so I hope I did okay.

I still can't believe this has over 320 reviews. I mean, wow. What do you guys like about this fanfic, I would like to know :D so when you review, please tell me why you like it! I'm so curious!