Chapter 6

When I got to the borders of our lands I could already smell wet dog. Than I saw them, they were just three. And I started to talk to them.

"Hello, I'm Edward Cullen. You don't need to transform into humans because I can read your thoughts. I'm here to ask you to redo our treaty. We want to live in forks again and we would like to do that in peace. I don't know if you can remember them, I will help you as much as possible."

Hello, I'm Billy Black, the alpha, and we can remember the treaty, moreover are two vampires already living here, they came a year ago to redo the treaty and we accepted it. So if there isn't anything more we can accept you living here.

"Two other vampires?"

Yes, it was a woman who talked to us and she seemed to know my father from her human past. She said she was living here a hundred years ago as a human. She had a friend with her but we didn't met him till now.

"And who was your father, according to your name you must be an ancestor of Billy Black?"

Oh that was Jacob Black, the son of Billy.

"Ok, than thank you very much and I hope we won't have a problem and live in peace."

Than I left the wolves, something he said was spinning through my head. A woman, who lived here a hundred years ago, and she was friend with Jacob. All that fits to Bella. But it could also be somebody else, perhaps I was just a little bit confused because all the memories that are overwhelming me. But I needed to find out. I went back to the house and directly into Carliles office, thanks to god he was still there.

What is it son?

I shortly explained it to him, even that I knew it was foolish. Probably I'm finally getting insane?

"Well, you know that this sounds very strange…. But perhaps you should try to find those Vampires. Even if your predications are false, we need to know those Vampires. Perhaps you can find their scent somewhere in town. Of course just if you think you can handle this. I will explain the situation to the rest of the family."

"Ok, good. I'll go than."

I was really curios now. I thought I would start in school, probably they're going to school, and I was right. It was about 4 o'clock and the school ended an hour ago. When they're going to school, the scent would be still there. And I was right. I smelled a scent of freesia, very exclusive, and it also reminded me of Bella. Her scent was just like that, but because it was a vampire scent it was more intensive and not as tasty as a human one. I followed the scent through the city, and I finally got to a house. I couldn't believe what I saw, was I really insane? Where my scents joking with me? Was I really following the scent or was I just going here without to know really. In front of me was the house of Bella. And I smelled the scent intensively. And moreover the scent of another vampire. I can't possible imagine this, can I? I needed to find out. So I knocked on the door and waited. Than the door was opened. There was a Vampire standing in front of me, a tall male vampire. He looked as old as me, and his eyes where the same colour as mine, so at least we wouldn't have a problem with their eating habits.

"Hello?", he asked, and he thought, What is this Vampire doing here?...well he reminds me of somebody…could this be?....What is HE doing here…this can't be real…Did their return?

"Hello, my name is Edward Cullen. I met with the wolves today to redo the treaty and they told me that this already happened by you. So we were just curious about the other Vampires living here." I said simply.

Does he probably not know that she is here? Can't he smell it? Or am I wrong and it isn't him. But I saw the photo I found under her board. It must be him. I have to get him away from here until she comes back from hunting. She will go crazy if she sees him.

"Well, yes that's true. So if there isn't anything more I still need to go hunting today." He really wanted to make me go, and he recognises me, could it be possible that bella got turned into a Vampire while we were away? And he found the things I left for BELLA, not for him. He must know about me. I'll definitely not go away until I see this Vampire, whether it is Bella or not.

"Oh, yeah that should be all, but I think I want to get to know the other one. You know I'm really curious." Oh, damn, didn't she say he could read minds? Hell, she will kill me. Think of something different,…..When he don't know that she's here he won't bother her, it would kill her…damn damn don't think you idiot!!! I have no choice, he won't go, I will let him in and just hope that she won't kill him, and he won't kill her….oh that's no good.

"Ok than come in, I think she must be here soon." When I entered the room I was dazzled by her smell. It was so overwhelming and I loved it. All the memories came back when I got in the kitchen to sit down. I was sure I couldn't handle it to be here any longer, I would go insane, is this all just an illusion? Am I already insane? This happens to people who lost a love. But I tried to stay strong and just wait. The other Vampire asked me questions about my family, but I could see that he just tried to calm himself down. What did he know about me? When it was Bella, what had she said? Does she hate me? Of course she would, I broke her heart and broke my promises. All those questions crossed my mind but than I heard a noise upstairs. Somebody came through the window. Will Bella be still that clumsy, even as a Vampire? Tha thought of that made me laugh.

Why is he laughing, Oh I swear if he hurts her ones more I will kill him personally.

I started to like this Vampire, Antoine I think, even if he has a position to Bella I won't like, he wants to protect her, so he can't be bad at all, not like me.

Than I heard somebody coming o of a room, more precisely out of my Bellas room.

"Love? Here is somebody who wants to talk to you, but I don't know if you want that. Don't worry it's nothing bad…but…well I just don't know." I really don't know…

He called her love? That was just logical, why should she stay alone for that long if I heard her so much? But it was still bothering me, all my sympathy for him was gone. I wanted Bella for myself and not for anyone other. I know that I did destroy this dream a very long time ago…I needed to let her go and be happy with him, I should go so I couldn't hurt her ones more. But I was too curious, too excited…too whatever, I had feelings again…but I needed to…I would go right now and keep at least one promise I gave her, it would be as if I never existed.

But than I heard steps on the stairs, it was too late, or it was just an excuse to stay, I don't know. Now I just wanted to see her. She was slowly going down the stairs, even she could go faster, but she probably needed time. I ask myself if she can smell me as well, is my Vampire scent different to a human than to a Vampire? Than I saw her feet on the stairs. She wore some old converses, she definitely didn't found a sense for fashion in the hundred years. This made me smile, how easily I could smile when I just got a spark of hope to see Bella, my Bella. Than her hole body came in my view. Her legs were free, their were amazingly, of course she was still as a human very attracting, but as a Vampire she was much more exclusive. She was wearing some old boxer shorts, still the old Bella. Than I saw her upper part of the body, she wore a easy black top, but she needn't more to look amazingly beautiful. And Than I saw her face, I saved her face till the end, the best at the end.

Her face was still very dazzling, her outlines are still very soft. The only differences were her eyes. They're now having a topas like colour, I already miss the deep brown eyes. But the most important thing was the expression in those eyes. They were said, even when there was a façade of confidence. The downs of her eyes were gone, it was just a smooth landscape. And now those eyes were looking at me, and they got even harder, smoother. Oh gosh, what have I done to her? Is she still that hurt? I just wanted her to have a normal human life, a happy human life, with a husband and children, a house and a garden, and look what her life is now. It was inane. I ruined her life, it would have been ruined when she would be human, and is it now when she is a Vampire. I could see it in her eyes. Why do I have such an effect on her?

I was so confused that I didn't notice that I stood up and went in her direction. When I realised it Antoine was standing in front of me, probably to keep me away from her. But Bella came to his side and said he should go hunting because he wasn't for a long time, than she gave him a kiss on the cheek and he left. I still couldn't classify their relationship but it didn't matter right now. Now, everything that mattered was Bella, my Bella, my love. Now she came in my direction. If I had still a heart, it would beat a thousand times faster. Than she talked to me. I thought I would die because of a heart attack.

"Hello, ..Edward." it sounded very repressed when she spoke my name, probably there were to many bad memories combined with it. But it was still the most beautiful sound I ever heard in my life. Her voice was now very resonant, but there was still a little bit of the hoarse in her voice I loved so much.

"Bella…It's so nice to see you." I said relieved. It was so good to talk to her again. A thousand questions crossed my mind. What should I ask at first, perhaps a thing she would like to answer.

"Bella, how did you become a Vampire?" She needed some time to answer, it was always like that when she needed time to think about something in detail and when she need to force herself to say something. So I was patient and waited for her answer, even if I was burning because of curiosity.

"Well, a couple of months after you left, I went into the forest to hike. Deep in the forest did I meet Laurent. He was send to Forks by Victoria to look if your still there. When he found me alone in the forest he couldn't resist to kill me, but he hadn't enough time because the wolves came and chased him and killed him. But he bit me, so I turned into a Vampire."

That couldn't be possible. I left her so that she could be save, and now she got turned into a vampire because I left her. That all went wrong, she should have a human life. I ruined her life. I'm a monster. And why was she hiking? She hated it. I had the feeling that there was more, but if she wanted me to tell, she would, so I needed to wait. But I needed to know more, how did she handle the following years?

"What did you than?", again she needed a lot of time to answer.

"Well, I was going to Alaska for the first years, than I lived in small towns so that I could get used to humans, and than did I travel a lot around the world, met Antoine and we lived in several town. And now we finally got to Forks." Than she started to speak very fast, as if it hurts her to say that. "I know that you have the better right to stay in Forks than us, moreover we can stay at a place some time longer than you because we aren't so much. So we'll leave right now. Don't worry. So if you could excuse me, we need to pack our things." That wasn't possible, why does she want to leave? No, I can't allow her that, I need answers, I need to know what she did, in every detail, I already missed so much of her life, I want to know how she met Antoine, why she was in the forest, I wanted to be near her. She can't leave, can't she just stay here and we can start again. Well, it wouldn't be that easy but we could try. Does she even want to try? I need to think straight. I shouted at myself. She can't leave, I have to tell here that we would leave if she don't want to life in the same place like us, and than I would know where I can find here. I can't handle loosing her again.

"No, no, you needn't to move. That is nonsense, if you want somebody to move it will be us. But why do you want to leave? Can't we talk a bit about your time as a Vampire? Please, I want to know what you experienced."

"No, that won't be possible, we'll move ok. That's it. So could you please go than? We can still get a flight today if we hurry. You don't even need to bother the others." What was she thinking? Doesn't she know that nearly everyone would go crazy if they know about her? Especially Alice would go insane.

"Please, Alice would love to see you, you know her, she will go crazy, and Emmet, and you could get to Jasper in more detail, now that he needn't to fear to harm you. And also Esme…" Than she cut me off.

"I said no Edward, I don't want to see the family and I don't want to live in the same place like you.", she said very hard, I already wanted to answer something but she cut me off again. "You really needn't to explain yourself, you did a long time ago. Remember the promise you gave me? It will be as if I never existed. Please keep this promise. And now go please." It was like a punch in my face, if I needed to breath I would have died. That was too much, She really doesn't love me anymore. How foolish I was to hope. Sure, this Antoine was her husband and she was happy with him and now the stupid ex comes around and tries to get her back, how stupid I was.

"Ok, if you want so, I will go. Goodbye, Bella." I enjoyed the last word, it will be the last time I say this name to her. It was like the sweetest smell I ever smelled, so hers. Than I turned around and got out, just than I smelled Antoine in the house, he must have been there all the time, I was just too confused to notice. Well it didn't matter if he heard me or not. I would never see her again.

I ran home, as fast as possible, I wanted to be alone but first I needed to tell my family, than I would go away and never come back to anyone I love, I'm just hurting them. When I got through the door I already saw them sitting in the living room, they were waiting for me. But I had no patience to explain it in detail.

"One of the Vampires is Bella, she got turned by Laurent a couple if months after we left, she's living with a partner and is now moving because she don't want to live here when I'm here. You don't have to worry." Than I ran outside, I didn't know where to go, I wanted to be as far away as possible but the feeling to know where she is right now was so good that I decided to go to the meadow and wait there. I didn't know what to wait for, perhaps that I would die because my heard is dead, I just wanted to wait.