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Chapter 11

Sarafina's POV

Phoenix, Arizona was awhile trip from here. It would take a couple of hours and I had no time to waste. I wanted to fix all the mistakes I did and make sure they were correct. I needed to make Bella happy because I didn't know how much longer she would last the way she was. Edward was fine with Tanya, I mean he cheats on her but I will fix that later. I don't know why I have a soft spot for that human, maybe it's because she's human and reminds me so much of…ah forget it. Just thinking about him is going to make me go into convulsion.

I decided to pack some clothes for the trip. I didn't know where exactly I was staying but if the people saw me constantly in the same clothes as I'm wearing today they'll think I'm odd. I tip toed downstairs, knowing that Tanya and Edward were getting it on in the next room. I didn't want to alert them with my anxious movements. Trying to hide my restless behavior was a hard job too.

As I got downstairs I took some cash that Tanya always had in a spare jar in the living room, just in case of emergencies; and this was definitely an emergency. As I emptied out the jar I heard a light knock on the door.

"I got it!" I called, just so Tanya didn't see me with the entire jar money in my pocket. I walked to the front door and looked through the peep hole; it was Carlisle.

"Hey Carlisle" I said once I opened the door ajar.

"Hello Sara. Is Edward home?" Carlisle asked, his expression seemed apprehensive. I've never seen Carlisle worried before, something felt wrong.

"Yeah, he's upstairs….I'll go get him" It took awhile before I actually moved from the door. Something about Carlisle's bothered face made me not want to leave his side.

I skidded up the stairs and knocked three times on Tanya's door. "Edward, Carlisle's here. I think he has something important to tell you" I bit my bottom lip, something definitely felt wrong with Carlisle.

"Tell him I'll get to him later. I'm kind of busy" Edward called. An eighth of a second later I heard Tanya squeal and a faint giggle came from inside.

"Edward!!" I shouted. I then pounded the door. I would have just marched in but the fear of Tanya and Edward's nude body would definitely scar the rest of my eternity.

I heard footsteps stomp towards the door and I smiled in victory. Fortunately, it was Edward who answered the door but he had his bed sheets covering from his pelvis, down. I fake gagged as I saw him open the door half covered. He glared at me as I stood there with my hand clutched to my stomach and me, dry heaving in front of him.

"Must I drag you back to your room and lock you in there?" He growled.

Tired from having this argument with him I grabbed onto his wrist and dragged him to the door. I wasn't as strong as he was, but once he saw Carlisle's face near the doorway he seemed to stop fighting me off.

"Carlisle" Edward said solemnly as he reached the front door.

"Edward" Carlisle breathed, relief suddenly spread through his eyes. I suppose he wasn't expecting Edward to come to the door after he heard me upstairs. "I know we haven't kept contact—"

"We—We talk once in awhile.." Edward corrected him. His voice seemed distant; I swear I thought for a split second he regretted not keeping contact with Carlisle.

Carlisle's face softened. The edge of his lips slowly curved upward and turned into a smile. "It's good to see you"

Edward's face didn't change from being impassive. For a second his lips twitched upward but then just stayed in a straight line. "Why did you come here?" he asked abruptly.

Carlisle's kind expression turned troubled and his eyes drooped along with the rest of his face. He then shifted his body position; he leaned against the door frame and then stood back up straight; he was very anxious.

"Would you like to come in?" I asked suddenly.

"It's alright. This won't take long" Carlisle stated, not taking his eyes off Edward. Edward held the bed sheets up with one hand and leaned against the door frame with the other. Carlisle sighed and then stared at the ground. I felt a little awkward since I was barefoot and I had a slight phobia of people staring at my feet, but I knew what Carlisle had to say was more important then my petty feet problems.

"Esme is sick" Carlisle cringed. Edward stared at Carlisle, his eyes seemed to bulge out for a second but then he took in a deep breath and then he turned to look back into the house.

"Are you sure you don't want to talk about this inside?" Edward said, turning back to Carlisle and opening the door wider from him to enter.

Carlisle shook his head, "I just came by to ask if you wanted to visit her."

"How is she sick?" I asked. I knew I wasn't part of the conversation but I was interested.

"Esme's in a catatonic state. She's practically immobile. She's been sitting in a chair in her room for the past couple of days. As a doctor I knew her symptoms but I hoped she would've gotten over it by now." Carlisle explained.

"Why has seen gone into that condition?" I asked, astonished from what I heard. People usually get hospitalized when they suffer from catatonic schizophrenia.

"Probably after she heard that Edward said he would go to the Volutri and do something disruptive if we didn't leave the premises." Carlisle said. A bit of a roughness tone came out as he spoke which took me off guard, while Edward stood unphased.

I smacked Edward on the arm, "How can you be such a brat?!"

Edward didn't move an inch after I hit him. He continued to stare at Carlisle, he also stopped breathing after Carlisle had told him about Esme's state. "My condolences" Edward whispered.

"I figured maybe you would want to visit her. Maybe seeing you would make her condition lessen, or miraculously she'll be cured entirely." Carlisle exclaimed, excitement raising in his voice.

Edward shook his head and then turned around and walked towards the staircase.

"Where do you think you're going?!" I asked, grabbing onto his arm. There was no way I was letting Edward off this easy.

He shook me off roughly and I heard a faint snarl leave his lips. I turned back to Carlisle who was already walking back to his car. "Carlisle, wait! I'll—I'll come with you.." I stated.

"You don't have to. I just thought that Edward would like to go see his mother" Carlisle said, getting his car keys from his pocket. I don't know why Edward was acting this way, maybe it was the way he's become after he's moved in with Tanya. I guess getting with all those girls that he kept in a list got to his ego.

"I want to come, Carlisle" I breathed out his name. I gave him a warm smile and Carlisle returned the same. "Give me a second, I just need to get my bag"

"Are you going somewhere?" Carlisle asked before I turned to go back into the house. I turned around and nodded. Carlisle didn't ask more, I guess he sensed that I didn't want to talk about it. I smiled again and turned back inside and ran for the stairs.

I almost tripped after catching sight of Edward on the first step of the staircase. "What are you doing!?" I asked abruptly as I almost toppled over him. "I almost fell on my face!"

Edward just sat still, his head in his hands. I sighed, he needs someone to talk to, and somehow Tanya, his own wife, wasn't the someone I had in mind. "What's wrong?" I asked. I tapped my foot anxiously without actually realizing it.

"Nothing" he snapped. This wasn't going to be easy, but I was his best friend. He had to tell me what he was feeling, right? Wrong.

"Just leave me alone" he said as he got up and ran up the stairs. I ran my fingers through my hair. This family was going to give me gray strands hairs. I sighed and took my time going to my room, I knew Carlisle was waiting but I didn't want to run.

As I walked to the direction of my room I saw Edward leaning against my door frame. "Edward—?"

"I can't…go see her.." He began, "I created this shell to keep me from actually caring about them. I don't want to break the shell. I'm happy here with Tanya. If there is so much as a crack on my shell then I might decide to leave her" Edward explained.

Has he not cheated on her yet? I thought to myself. Edward then turned his gaze at me and sneered. I bit my bottom lip and then smiled nervously. Then I did something that I didn't expect on doing. I walked up to him and hugged him tightly. "It'll be okay"

Edward didn't wrap his arms around me so I knew he was uncomfortable. I stepped away and then quickly went into my room and grabbed my bag. "I'll see you guys soon" I said as I trotted down the stairs.

"Wait—what?" Edward called out but it didn't matter anymore. I was out the door; on my way to fix the future once again.

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Once we got to the Cullens' house I felt a sudden chill go down my spin. It seemed eerily quiet around the premises. Usually I could hear something going on in the house but everything seemed so still it was creepy.

As Carlisle and I walked inside, I noticed that even the way Carlisle walked seemed awkward and depressed. Once stepping inside their home I noticed two of their family members sitting on the couch. I gripped the straps of my backpack and took in a deep breath.

They both looked up, and then it came into clear view on who they were. It was the blonde attitude one and her hulky boyfriend. I smiled seeing that all his marks from when he got attacked by the bear were gone.

"You healed up well" I smiled at the boy. Edward mentioned his name before but it wasn't coming to me.

His throaty chuckle was the only noise that rang through the house. I tried to stifle a laugh from watching Rosalie's expression become annoyed. They seem used to the silence that any sudden noise ticked them off…or maybe that was just how Rosalie always is.

From the corner of my eye I saw Carlisle heading up the stairs. I followed right behind him until he led me into a room just down the hallway of the third floor. He opened it quietly and two more vampires were in the room with Esme. The small pixie-like vampire and a tall blonde haired boy stood behind Esme. The blonde haired boy had a troubled look on his face, while the smaller one had her eyes shut and one hand on Esme's shoulder.

"Alice, Jasper, could we please be alone for a second" Carlisle said. Alice and Jasper nodded and walked passed us. By this time, Alice and her mate haven't met me yet so I didn't expect them to talk to me. Unexpectedly, before Alice left the room she turned to me and hugged me tightly. I was taken by surprise as this pixie hugged me to death. I lifted one hand and patted her back awkwardly. After letting go of me she twirled around and left the room along with the male and shut the door behind them.

I turned to Carlisle for an explanation but he was already walking towards Esme. I slowly followed him, scared to actually look at her. As I walked towards her I got the whole impact of my surroundings. The room felt hallow and strangely white, with a window that was covered with a pile of curtains so little light was shining. Esme was sitting on a sort of rocking chair, but she wasn't moving. She was facing the window while her back faced me. I held my breath as I finally turned to look at her, and I got hit. Hard.

Esme sat as still as ever. Her eyes were closed as her hands were clutched on the arms of the chair. She was dressed in a white bathroom and slippers; it looked like she just got out of bed. I looked up at Carlisle who stood beside her; his face looked like it would be streaming with tears if it were possible.

My knees began to buckle so I just gave in and knelt in front of her. A long breath blew out of my mouth as I stared at her lifeless face. "Esme?" I whispered. But nothing happened. She just sat there, and it didn't look like she was going to move anytime soon.

It was probably just my imagination but I thought I heard a faint dry sob coming from beside me. I looked up but Carlisle had the same expression on, this must be killing him in the inside. I reached to touch her hand, I flinched at first but then I softly put my hand on top of hers.

"Edward's fine…" I breathed, "Him and Tanya are happy and I'm sure Kate and Irina are just as well." I stated, having a conversation basically by myself. I looked up at Carlisle who nodded at me and then slowly left the room. I waited until he left and shut the door behind him to continue talking.

"He's suffering too. I know you don't want to hear the bad news. But I don't have much good news to say." I lowered my head; trying to control my voice from cracking was getting hard. "I'm going to help him though…and you too. Believe me, I'm going to fix everything." I sighed.

Esme just sat as still as a statue. I crammed my eyes shut. It was getting harder and harder to look at her. I didn't understand why I was feeling this way about someone that I barely knew. I opened my eyes and I thought I saw my foster mother in Esme's place. I blinked my eyes twice and Esme was back in place.

"I'll come back to check on you.." I said. I slowly got up and sighed. I couldn't stay here much longer, this just gave me more motivation to go and fix things as quickly as possible. At first I thought about just forgetting about going to Phoenix, and fix Edward and Esme's problem now. But I needed to finish what I started; I need to fix the human which would probably be the easiest of the tasks and then go and help this coven.

I walked towards the door and before I could grab the doorknob, Carlisle swung it open. I was taken off guard for a second, I knew he was standing outside the door but my mind was somewhere else. "I'll be leaving now" I said as I walked passed him.

Suddenly Alice stood in front of me, a welcoming smile plastered on her face, "Do you need a lift?"

It took me a second to register what she was talking about. Then I realized that I didn't bring my own car to their house so now I was without a ride to the airport. I shuffled my feet and cracked my knuckles, "Are you on your way to the airport?" I asked. Maybe by coincidence she'd be going the same way?

"Now we are" she smiled, the tall blonde boy who appeared behind nodded.

I stared at the floor and slowly back at Alice, a half smile slowly spread on my face. "Let's go then" I said as I walked towards the staircase.

I ended up following Alice to the garage. She danced towards a 1992 Mercedes-Benz 500. I really wouldn't have known what type of car it was unless Alice hadn't had sung its name before.

"So Sarafina, what's in Phoenix, Arizona?" Alice asked as we all hopped into her car. I slumped into the backseat and scratched the top of my head, "Had Carlisle mentioned my name before?"

"Oh sorry about that. I didn't mean to psyche you out" she giggled. "Yeah, Carlisle did talk about you" Alice exclaimed starting up her car.

I looked at her, forehead creasing with uncomfort. "Only good things!" she piped up as she got a glimpse of my expression. I looked out the side window and smiled, "Of course Carlisle would only say the good things."

As we left the Cullens' yard we got onto the highway. It was only a matter of time until I can fix the first thing on my to-do-list.

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As we arrived to the airport, I went through the whole ride and check-in without mentioning the real reason why I was going to Arizona. I didn't want them to know anything about Bella, just in case they try to warn Edward. One thing that did make me anxious was that Alice could tell what was going to happen in the future so I didn't want to give her a heads up, so I kept my mind on other things that I would do over there.

My plane was leaving on time so I said my goodbyes to the couple and wished them and their family the best of luck. I especially wanted Esme to get better magically somehow, and when I came back that she would be they same nurturing person she seemed to be.

I lost track of time when I got into reading the whole 'What would happen if the plane crashed' pamphlet. After that I was entertained by the little television set they had been placed in the middle of the isles, attached to the ceiling of the plane.

Once the pilot spoke through the intercom stating we were only 5 minutes away from landing, I opened my shaded oval window and peeked below. The view was pretty but not amazing. At first there was a lot of flat open land, which looked more like an orange-brown field with little green cacti scattered around. Then we got to the city area where the streets buzzed with cars and people cramming through the crowded sidewalks.

It was mid-afternoon by the time the plane landed. I didn't need to wait for my bag since i had it as a carry on, so that went by quickly, along with getting a taxi. The hard part was actually finding a way to find Bella. Luckily, I had jotted down her old address from her school files. The tricky part was finding a place to stay before I actually fix the problem.

I gave the taxi driver Bella's address and in a couple of minutes I was close to her house, according to the address anyway; and I was really hoping I didn't screw up and copied the wrong numbers. Fortunately for me, I spotted a hotel two blocks away from her residence which I thought was excellent.

I paid the taxi driver and slid out of the car. I looked up at the awning of the hotel, it looked cozy enough. I trotted inside, gripping the straps of my backpack, and arrived to the front desk.

I wasn't picky with the selection of my room. With my luck I wouldn't be staying long. I got the homey one room suite on the middle floor; that graciously came with a nice view of the town. I set my backpack down and laid on the queen sized bed. I shut my eyes for a second and had a million things running through my mind.

How would I find Bella without being a stalker lady? How would I exactly fix the problem? How was Esme doing now? How are Edward and Tanya? Has Edward started his cheating phase yet? Would me coming here actually help Bella or just make matters worse?

Before I gnawed at myself with these questions I sat up and zipped my bag open. I took out my composition book and flipped through the pages without actually reading anything. I flipped them over and over until I came up with exceptional idea on how I could first of all, find Bella.

After about an hour of doing nothing but staring at the wall and flipping pages, I decided to take a walk. Obviously, my mind was going nowhere with the thought of how I would track this girl. I didn't even have the faintest scent of her anymore, which was remarkable since Edward had made it seem like she was some sort of addicting drug.

I strolled down her block, hoping to spot her in her house. Bah! Why must I be such a creeper on this mission?

Once I got to her petite lunchbox of a house, I heard ruffling coming from inside. There were definitely people available, more importantly Bella. Unexpectedly, the door budged open, and a young looking woman came out carrying a stroller in one hand and holding the door open with the other. Eventually a miniature look-a-like of the woman came sauntering out of the door.

"No way…" I said to myself. No way did I do the math wrong!

"Bella darling, aren't you a bit old for a stroller?" The woman, who was more or less the mother of the child, exclaimed.

The young child looked up at her mother, her eyes unnaturally wide at the moment, and then slowly shook her head. A light smile came on her face as she took the stroller from her mother's hands and dragged it herself down her front yard.

I clenched my teeth, thinking how ridiculously stupid I was. She is an infant! She was supposed to be a friggen adolescent or something along those lines! Gawd Damn, do I suck at calculating numbers in my head or what?!

I watched as Bella and her mother got into some old looking vehicle, most likely a Thunderbird from what I saw. Before getting in the driver's seat, I monitored Bella's mom walking up to a nearby tree and taping a sheet of paper on the trunk.

As she scrutinized her progress, she sauntered over to her car and drove away. When the coast was clear, I ran over to the tree and read the paper Mrs. Swan had posted up. She was still Mrs. Swan, right? I shook my head, I'll deal with that question later.

I yanked the paper from the tree and read it carefully.

Babysitter Needed!

W/Flexible Hours

One six year old lovely child

Experience on the job is more welcomed but as of now looking for anyway who's willing to work.

Please call if you are interested:

(555) 555-0987

Renee Higgenbotham

I inwardly Pft as I read Bella as a 'lovely' child. Lovely enough to break my "best friend's" heart, I seethed. She's only a child, she's really no threat to anyone I know now. I bit my bottom lip and sighed, "I guess this is my calling"

Edward you owe me.


Would Edward really owe Sara for making him lose the love of his live? The reason for his existence?! Probably not but since he hasn't even met Bella at this point it doesn't matter. Besides this stunt is supposed to save Bella not Edward! Edward is next in line and Esme too.

BTW- That is Renee's legit maiden last name according to Stephenie Meyer.

The twist is just about to get good. I have a good plan set for the following chapter (; I hope everyone enjoyed this~

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