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The Signs
As much as I hated my birthday I was going to enjoy today because it would be the last birthday I would ever have.
I was awoken by the voice of my one true love; Edward.
"Bella, wake up. It's your birthday." I sat up and he was lying right next to me smiling. That smile meant so much to me and I was going to miss that the most. I said nothing to him as I got up, grabbed my toiletries bag and went to have a shower. As usual I was thinking about what I would be doing today and whether Alice had decided to throw a huge party.
When I was finished in the bathroom I went downstairs and found a note from Charlie.
Bella,
Sorry, I am not with you to wish you a happy 17th birthday but, I will be home at around 10pm. Have fun today
Dad
I sighed and went back up stairs to Edward who had not moved an inch. He looked at me with a saddened face.
"Bella, I'm sorry Charlie's not here but, don't let that ruin today. Today is a day to remember. Oh… and Alice is …um … she's throwing you a party." I knew it.
I looked at him and said, "Then why are we still her? Let's go."
He looked at me as if I had just spoken in a different language.
"What?" I asked and he started laughing.
"Since when is Bella Swan excited about her birthday? Did I miss something?"
I laughed with him, but for a moment I thought he might have known about the phone call.
"I am just excited that's all. So can we go now?" He simply smiled and said,
"Of course. It's your birthday and you are the star of today and any other day for that matter."
I blushed of course and he just kept smiling at me. He picked me up and carried me to his car.
It took us about 15 minutes to get to his house and Alice, Jasper, Carlisle, Esme, Emmett and to my surprise Rosalie, were stood outside waiting for us.
"Bella, Happy Birthday!" Alice was running towards me with a huge smile on her face, but that smile turned into a gaze. A gaze which meant one thing; she was having a vision.
Jasper was next to her in a flash. No one spoke we all just waited for Alice to come back down to earth and eventually she did. Edward then spoke,
"Was it another vision of Volterra?" Alice just simply nodded. "What did you see?" Alice looked at Edward and said nothing, nothing the rest of us could hear. She suddenly became her normal bouncy, enthusiastic self.
"So Bella have you opened your presents yet? Can you open mine first?" I tried to forget about her vision and went inside with her.
They had all bought me presents which I thanked them for and we talked about stuff and then Edward took me home. Me being the curious person I was asked about Alice's vision.
"Edward," I paused, "what did Alice see?" he looked at me and said,
"Um… well. There is a group of vampires in Italy who are like the head vampires of … well everyone. They make sure no one knows about our kind and if they do then they…"he stopped.
"They what Edward?"
"They make sure they don't tell anyone." I knew what he meant by that and I knew as soon as Edward had said Volterra they were coming.
"So what are they called and what are they going to do?" I was trying to play dumb even though I knew who they were.
"It's nothing to worry about Bella. The Volturi are coming to Forks to make sure everything is in order."
"Ok. Um... I'm going to go to bed. Will I see you upstairs?" he looked disappointed.
"No I have to go back home and plan what we are going to do about the Volturi." I acted confused.
"I thought you said they aren't anything to worry about." He looked very serious now
"Well there not but, we need to make sure they have no reason to attack us or anyone else. Now you should sleep. I love you Bella." I looked deep into his eyes and said,
"I love you too." Then he was gone.
I had totally forgotten about Alice and her visions. I was hoping the Volturi would come, take me and that would be it. Now I had to figure a way to keep them out of Forks and I had no idea how.
Eventually I succumbed to sleep and dreamt a dream I had had before; the night I first met the Volturi seven years ago.