Chapter 6

Return to Forks

Bella had just drained her second bear when she raised her head and looked to her left to see the fiery haired vampire that had been like a sister to her come running towards her with her mate close behind. Victoria was very graceful in a very predatory way with her gold eyes never missing any thing. The brown shirt and tight fitting jeans that she wore accented her figure well and allowed Bella to watch the play of muscles underneath. Bella raised her hand in greeting as Victoria made her way closer to Bella. Matt Victoria's mate made Bella think a lot about Emmett who was about the same height and had similar broad shoulders that stretched the black silk shirt he wore over his broad chest making all his muscle look very impressive.

"We wanted you to know that we are going to send your things along ahead of you to that hotel in Seattle your staying at till you find a house, are you sure you are going to be all right staying by yourself there?" Victoria asked. She was concerned that going by herself Bella maybe become lonely without a mate or anyone any more after her dad died and besides Bella's mom Renee had died years ago in a car crash so in a since Victoria and matt were Bella's only family now. Bella smiled at the concern on her best friends faces it touched her deeply that they were so concerned about her. But in truth Bella couldn't take being the third wheel for much longer. Victoria and Matt had made sure to make Bella feel welcome no matter how much the two of them really wanted to be alone with each other. Bella thought it was time that she gave matt and Victoria some space for themselves Matt had joined Victoria and Bella almost 15 years ago when Bella and Victoria moved to a very cloudy town in Maine. But now Bella just wanted to go back to Forks that's where her heart was and where she belonged. "Of course I will be fine it is only Forks what type of danger lies in wait for me there after all I am over the whole do something stupid to hear a voice I haven't heard in over 30 years." Bella said with a snort to prove that she was being as light hearted about everything as she could. After being with Victoria for 5 years Bella had finally admitted to her as to why Bella continued as a human to do the dangerous things she had done. The astounding part had been that Victoria didn't think that Bella had been acting crazy at all and that when you lost a mate as a vampire it made you do crazy things too.

Victoria smiled at Bella with a caring sisterly nature. "I am going to miss you so much". Matt snorted "only till you make it to the bedroom". Victoria jabbed Matt in the ribs earning a grin from Bella and Matt both. Bella reached for Victoria giving her and Matt a hug. "Don't worry about me you two make sure to keep in touch I am going home finally in 30 years so I am happy, you make sure to be happy as well." Bella smiled and waved goodbye before darting into the woods heading east. "I miss you already!" Victoria yelled into the woods after her sister.

BPOV

I was going home. What did that mean to me, to be honest I was terrified the place I was going would be full of memories from my human life as mudded as those memories were I still didn't know what awaited for me. I kept all of my senses alive as I ran turning the forest I was ran thru a green blur. I didn't want to come on to any unwelcome humans. Even thought I had just feed. I never took one human life in the 30 years, and I had never been tempted to feed one any human. And neither was I worried I would attack any humans either. I could smell their blood it just didn't make me thirsty for them. I just didn't want to run in to any one and have to walk or run at a human speed. Or have to explain why I was hiking in a light blue silk shirt, with a knee length tan skirt and silver high heels. My hair was still the dark brown it had always been, thankfully I would never have to worry about gray hair or wrinkles like all the humans and I had once done. It was hard to believe that I was supposed to be 48 years old when I hardly look a day over 18. And my eyes were a bright gold color that both made me happy and sad at the memories they brought with them for a certain someone had eyes that same color. I was over joyed when Victoria and Matt changed their diet as well and now had the same golden eyes.

I had already graduated from three different colleges one was with a doctor's degree as a surgeon, another time as a nurse for children's hospital, and the last time as a wedding planner. Victoria thinks I have found my calling in this existence because I can figure out exactly people want. I discovered my talents as a vampire made it impossible for anyone I didn't want to, to use any mental attacks on me where as likewise I could put a shield on my thought as well as others and when others were in my shield I could hear their thoughts if I wanted to listen to their thoughts. After Victoria had found Matt and they became mates I refused unless I had to, to put a shield on either of their thoughts. Their thoughts had been just to embarrassing for almost a decade. I would miss Victoria and Matt but that did not slow my hasty speed. So in four days time from the moment I found out about Charlie's death I arrived in Fork's.

It was still the small town I had left almost 30 years ago not much had change accept the cemetery was larger. As I walked thru I realized that many of the stones were new and held many names I knew. Billy Black was right next to Charlie's I couldn't help myself I laughed unashamed. They had both died on the same day. I had once thought that they were inseparable and now I was right. As I looked at the other side of Charlie's head stone I saw an older stone 30 years older to be exact. It was my stone.

Isabella M. Swan

Beloved daughter and a kind soul

May she forever be remembered

I almost wanted to cry for Charlie if it had been possible I would have. He had died never knowing that his daughter was alive in a since and that she was happy. As I looked around I noticed several stones of people I had once known in Forks. Like Jessica mother as well as Mike Newton's father and mother. It was kind of sad to think that I would live for all eternity and meet and know people and in the small life span that human's had that they would die and I would live on. I Stayed and talk to my father's grave for a while telling him that I was sorry for causing him so much pain and letting him know that I was a live and that I was happy and maybe sometime in the distant future I might join him in a peaceful sleep when I grew tired of living forever. I cocked my head to the side to listen better I was sure I had heard foot steps but they had stopped just a few feet away. I sniffed the air slightly wondering who else would be in the cemetery in the dead of night. The scent I smelled made my nose burn. I stood and turned and turned slowly to see a very familiar face I would never have forgotten even without my much sharper vampire memory. A small smile spread across my face. "Hello Jacob its been along time." I greeted him. The flowers Jack had in his hands fell and I moved swiftly enough I caught them before they had a chance to touch the ground.

Jacob moved as fast as I had to cover the ten steps between us to catch the flowers. But Jacob had moved to back away from me the same distance. I stopped and stood very still. "What's the matter Jacob I promise I am no ghost". I said to him not daring to make another move I could see his hands and arms shaking and that meant he was getting ready to phase. Jacob glared at me oddly this didn't bother me, as it once would have. I had done a lot to be getting such dirty looks even I knew that I dissevered it. Jacob found his voice to speak for the first time since he had spotted me. "What the hell do you think you are doing here do you know what you have done, they have broken the treaty and this will mean war are they here too?" Jacob spat. I stared at Jacob for a moment to understand what he was talking about. It hit me in the same instant that he thought the Cullen's had turned me. "Jacob I haven't seen or heard from the Cullen's in over 30 years. They are not the one's that had turned me. It was Victoria that had changed me though by accident when she was trying to save me from the river and drowning she had not feed in a while and bit me in a rash moment." I quickly explained hoping to not cause a fight between the La Push werewolves and me cause I would be greatly out numbered. Jacob opened and closed his mouth a lot trying no doubt to find the words strong enough to yell at me for my disappearance over 30 years ago. "Bella you really hurt Charlie with that whole I died thing he spent 30 years believing that you were dead!" Jacob had chose to try to guilt trip me, so very like him. I sighed this was going to be my first really long night in almost 30 years. So I let Jacob believe that I had been like every other newborn vampire. "What would you have had me do? I did not choose this and would you have had me come home to Charlie a new born vampire with glowing red eyes and the scent of human blood driving my thirst and actions?" I asked I watched as Jacob stopped shaking and visibly flinched at my words so I continued knowing I had his full attention. "Beside I know Charlie is very understanding and all but can you imagine what he would have thought if I had walk in to his life like this?" I waved my hand at myself indicating all of the changes to my looks the change had made. Jacob's shoulders fell in defeat. "Fine you win I know but I missed you too and even I thought you were … gone where have you been?"

It felt like it had been forever since Jacob and I had talked. Jacob put the flowers on his dad's and mine's grave and then we walked at a human pace to Charlie's old house. On the walk there I explained about Victoria and Matt as well as the three times I had been in college and about Maine. By the time I had finish my little story we had just got to Charlie's house. I looked at the house that had been a large part of my life and sighed there was a sign in the yard that read for sale. I stopped outside the house and Jacob stopped for the moment. "I'll let you have some time to yourself and all, if you want to talk you know where to find me" Jacob said getting ready to leave. I laughed a little and looked at Jacob like he had forgot something. Jacob looked confused for a moment and then I was sure that I watched a light bulb go on. "oh well my house number is the same as it used to be give a call if you need me." Jacob waved and went down the street into the darkness and was gone. I sighed at least the wolves know I'm here.

I sighed and gracefully jumped to the window to my old room. With out pausing I let myself in and was immediately grabbed and pulled against someone's hard muscled chest.