27 years ago

"Uno" Alice sang.

"Alice this game is not fair. You know what is going to happen first." I complained.

"Alice are you cheating again?" Esme called from the kitchen.

"NO! I am just a really good Uno player."

"Right" I rolled my eyes at her. I heard Edward's Volvo pull up to the house. I jumped off the couch and ran out to the porch. Edward had been gone the past couple days hunting with Carlisle and Emmett. That was the reason I had been allowed out of my house. Alice and Esme had promised Charlie that Edward was out camping and would not be around. Charlie still had a soft spot for Alice so he had let me out of the house for a slumber party.

I almost wish Charlie had said no. Alice had made me into her Barbie doll like usual. Rosalie had helped her a little, I think she was trying to make up for the way she had treated me in the last year, but in my opinion giving me a makeover was a bad start.

"How was hunting" I asked Edward kissing him on his cold lips as he scooped me up.

"Satisfying" was all he said, he still found it disturbing talking about his vampire side with me. I really think he didn't like to talk about it because he thought I would start demanding to be changed right away, but I wouldn't. I had promised him that I would wait until he could do it.

"Alice what is it" I turned around to see Jasper holding Alice up, she was having trouble standing on her own.

Edward growled behind me, I knew he had seen what ever Alice had and he didn't like it. "How much time?" Edward asked Alice, while grabbing my waist and pulling me closer to him.

"10 minutes at the most." She was shaking. Seeing Alice like this frightened me to the core.

"Would some one please tell me what is going on" I demanded

"I think all of us would like to know what is going on" Carlisle stated.

"The Volturi are coming to check up on Bella, they find out that we have not changed her and they kill all of us for disobeying and going back on our word" Alice told us all, she was almost near hysterics and Jasper was doing his best to calm her.

"We can fight them." Emmett said cracking his knuckles.

"No matter how strong we are we can not take the Volturi" Carlisle said.

"What if we just change her now?" Rosalie questioned

"They will find her in the middle of the transformation and will no that we only did it because we knew they were coming, it will only anger them more." Carlisle answered her.

"I will not let them hurt her." I could feel Edward shacking with anger.

"You all know I am right here." I was a little tired of them talking like I could not hear them.

"Sorry Bella" Esme said, touching my shoulder.

"They can't prove that I have not been turned if I am not here." I stated. It really was the simplest option; I could not believe that the amazingly bright Cullens had not thought of it. "Edward and I can just leave, he can change me and then we can come back."

"Once again, you always have the best plans" Emmett complimented me.

"Bella is right, she needs to leave but Edward has to stay behind. If you are gone also Edward they will know something is wrong." Carlisle told Edward before he could protest. "Rosalie and Jasper you take Bella down to our home in California, the rest of us will try to distract them and get them to leave. After a week I want the three of you to go to Denali and wait for us there." Carlisle told us.

"What about Charlie?" I asked. He would not handle me disappearing again very well.

"Don't worry about Charlie, I will take care of him" Alice told me.

"Alice, will this work?" Edward asked her.

Alice closed her eyes for a quick moment before opening them. "I don't know, I don't see anything" she shook her head in disappointment.

"I don't like it" Edward growled.

"Edward I know you don't like parting from Bella, but it is the only plan we have." Carlisle told him. "Now Rosalie take my car and go now, you don't have time to pack anything.

"Fine" Edward grabbed me and spun me around giving me a deep kiss. I saw Jasper give Alice a quick kiss and Emmett gave Rosalie a passionate kiss. "I love you" Edward whispered in my ear.

Rosalie picked me up and ran toward the garage. She roughly tossed me in the back seat of the car before she climbed into the driver's seat and Jasper climbed into the passenger side. Rosalie was on the highway before I even had my seatbelt on. We drove for hours, stopping only for gas and to pick me up fast food. We arrived at a small cabin in northern California. It was on a lake and I know I would have enjoyed the view if I had not been so scared.

"We need to hunt" Jasper told Rosalie. I knew he was having trouble having me in such close proximities.

"You guys go ahead, I will be fine." I told them. Jasper could tell I was lying. My emotions gave away how terrified I was.

"You go Jasper I can go when you get back" Rosalie told him.

We waited at the cabin for a week like Carlisle had told us. The three of us did not talk much. I spent the majority of the week curled up on the bed in the room Jasper had told me was Edward's. We were too worried about our loved ones and each of us blamed ourselves for the mess we were in. I blamed my self because if I had never come into Edwards life he would have never had a reason to run off to Italy. Jasper blamed himself because of my birthday party. He felt that if he had not reacted the way he had Edward would have never left in the first place, but I think Rosalie blamed herself the most. I know she felt guilty about the phone call, but she was really beating herself up about it now.

After a week with out contact the ones we love the most we headed for Alaska. The drive took three days. It was a very silent three days. We were all anxious, Jasper tried to help but he was too distracted by his own emotions to really keep us calm for long.

When we reached our destination it was deserted. The place was in shambles. There had defiantly been a struggle but no traces of what had happened.

"Do you think the Volturi came here when they did not find me in Forks" I asked neither one of them in particular.

"I don't know, but what ever has happened, it was not good" Jasper said as he searched the house.

"This is ridiculous, why can they not just leave us alone!" Rosalie shouted.

I grabbed Jasper's cell phone from the car and dialed the Cullens home phone. It rang only once before the automated voice came on saying that the number had been temporarily disconnected. I next called Edward's number but a different automated voice told me that the customer no longer had that number. I called the rest of the Cullens' phones only to receive the same message.

"I don't understand why I can not get a hold of them" I said trying not to cry. I sat down on the cold ground and dialed the police station.

"Hello Forks Police Station, this is Officer Williams speaking how can I help you?" came a friendly voice.

"Hi, I am trying to get a hold of some old friends, but their phone has been said to be disconnected I was just wondering if they were still living in Forks." I hoped he believed my story and did not recognize my voice.

"What are your friends name miss?"

"Dr. Carlisle and Esme Cullen and their family"

"Oh miss I am sorry to inform you, their house burnt down 10 days ago. No one knows where they are."

"Burnt down" I whispered. I had not meant to say anything but it had just slipped out.

"Yes miss, but don't worry. There are some special forces here looking for them."

"Special Forces, is that normal procedure." What he was telling me did not sound right.

"Well no" he sounded a little confused also "They say the hospital hired them, I have to admit they seem pretty special though." I hung up on him; my hand was shaking too much to even hear him.

"What is it?" Rosalie was at my side with in less then a second.

"The house it is burned down, no one knows where they are, but what is even worse is that the Volturi are still there."

"What do you mean they are still there, how do you know that." Rosalie sounded really scared. More scared than I had ever heard her sound.

"The officer I spoke to say the hospital hired Special Forces to search for them. I know the hospital liked Carlisle, but that is even a little to far fetched."

I started to cry. I knew something horrible had happened. Rosalie hesitantly put her arm around me. I wrapped my arms around her and we held each other tightly. I realized she was trembling also. After a long time we let each other go.

"So what now?" I asked. I really did not care what happened next. I was sure something tragic had happened to my angel because of me, but I also knew that there was a chance that he was still out there and I would continue on because of that thought.

"We keep hiding; we obviously can not go back to Forks, at least not now, maybe in some years when they have most likely stopped watching it. For now we go on for them." Jasper told us in an empty tone.

"Well if we are going to keep hiding there is one thing we must do." I said looking expectantly at Jasper and Rosalie.

"What" Rosalie asked?

"You have to turn me"

"What No Way Bella There Is No Way In Hell I Am Turning You!" Rosalie screamed at me "First Of You Have No Idea What You Are Asking To Become, Second I Don't Know If I Could DO IT WITHOUT KILLING YOU AND THIRDLY EDWARD WILL KILL ME." She got louder as her tyrant went on

"First of I know exactly what I am turning into, I think I have been around your family long enough to see the good and the bad side, second I trust you Rosalie, thirdly Edward was going to turn me now anyways so I don't see the difference." I told her calmly

"Bella" Rosalie started but I cut her off.

"Rosalie, you know it is the only way, now just bite me" I said holding out my arm and pushing my sleeve up, "and don't kill me."

"Rose she is right" Jasper told her.

Rosalie rolled her eyes and grabbed my arm and bit down.

Now someone asked me not to do flash backs and to do it in the present time, but I am sorry this is the way I planned it. If a lot of you don't like the way I am doing it tell me, and I will consider a different way of doing it. Actually tell me if you like it the way I am doing it now. I am thinking of doing one chapter in the past than one chapter in the present and going back and forth, how about I let you guys choose. So Review and let me know what you think.