A/N:Who would have thought? After the exposure to the entire world, the Cullen's are finding life in the public gaze tenuous
Disclaimer: Some people are so lucky *sigh* SM
Bella's POV:
Alice bounded over to me linking our arms, "Alice what are you doing?" Wasn't I harassed enough by the paparazzi today, without her adding to the circus?
"Come on Bella, you have to see this" She had progressed to full on vampire strength to tow me, I considered fighting but she had the advantage of knowing what I would do next.
When we reached the computer desk, she literally pushed me into the chair, pointing frantically "Look, you are on the Vogue website, you've been voted best dressed celeb!" This muddled outburst was followed by a shriek.
"Are you kidding me?" My eyes scanned the screen purposefully, "When was this taken?" I thought about this. Renesmee rushed to my side, I scooped her up onto my lap, Edward was there too.
"This wi utterly ridiculous, first of all I'm not even a celebrity, secondly this picture-"
Edward interrupted "Wasn't this the same day we went to the reservation last week?" We all turned to him shocked.
"But it can't be, we took extra care to make sure we weren't being followed..." My sentence trailed off, as I was overwhelmed with bewilderment.
"I'm afraid you may be right" I looked up in time to catch the end of the sentence spoken by Edward; it seems he was having one of his unspoken conversations, but with who? His eyes were careful as he looked at me "Carlisle suggested that...one of us could have been o behind the lens" Another jolt of electricity soared through me.
"You-y—you think... someone here betrayed us?" He looked at me sadly.
"No, no-one here Bella, what I meant was one of our kind, it would explain why we never heard or saw them" Understanding dawned on me, as the faces around caught up.
"You really think one of us would have the discipline and resistance to do such a job?" Jasper's query startled me "Why not?" Edward answered, "We are capable of resistance, and our diet does not consist of the most potent blood".
He was right; Renesmee patted my face, showing me confusion over our day out with the wolves last week. "It was a good day," I told her, doing my best not to lose it. "Jake can you please take Renesmee for a walk".
Jacob was on the ball "Think your hunting skills have improved?" Renesmee looked at him angrily and marched out the door, he was hot on her heels.
We waited until their movements had faded away, "Why couldn't we smell them?" My question was directed at my husband.
"We think that because the wolves were there they blocked their odour, and because we were focused on the wolves not smelling good, they could have stayed at a distance and we would be no wiser. Or their scent was compatible with our surroundings so they blended in".
All I possessed was the ability to stare stationary at Edward's feet. He came forward to hug me, drawing my arms around his body.
"We have a problem," Rose stated as if for confirmation, I tensed again.
"You don't say Rose" Emmett added sarcastically, she smacked his arm. He shrunk back rubbing his arm. I looked to Alice, the only one who hadn't commented throughout this whole revelation.
"Alice what do you think?" I probed for reassurance, her pixie face turned irritated.
"If it wasn't for the stupid wolves, I could have warned you, and what if it's something worse next time and I can't see anything" Her voice was hollow and defeated.
"Alice, you can't talk about the wolves like that, they have stood by us, and if it weren't for them we would have lost so much!" She frowned at me defiantly.
A/N: So how am I doing, r+r please :-)
Gracias,
Jenayah
