Magic Bullet
Disclaimer: Do I really need to say it?
Ch. 4: This can't be happening…Pt. 2
RPOV
I was concerned about Bella and hoped that she would be alright. Before I could follow her, Jasper walked into class shaking his head at me. He sent a wave of calmness to me that caused me to relax. There was something different about my brother that I couldn't quite place.
My thoughts were torn away from my brother and back to the girl that had haunted my fantasies for the past several months. Everything had been fine, then suddenly she was shaking and she started look pallid. She, somehow, knew about vampires and seemed okay with it. No, I thought, the change occurred after the teacher mentioned World War 1. Maybe her family suffered a loss that had left scars on them to this day? But it seemed like it was something else, I just couldn't put my finger on it.
The teacher droned on about The Great War and tried to dissect every geo-political decision that lead up it. Because of my concern for Bella, I paid extra attention to his ramblings. Somewhere in all of this lay the key to her extreme reaction. The bell rang before I found the clue to this mini-mystery. Jasper picked up the saddlebags she left behind and walked out of class with me; our arms joined.
I wanted lunch to hurry up and get here so that I could see the object of my desire again. My next class was English, which was a boring subject that held no interest for me. As I waited for the bell to ring, my thoughts filtered back to the more recent past.
Denali, Alaska, January 1, 2009
The entire Cullen and Denali families had watched the ball drop ten minutes ago. Alice was still kissing Jasper, when her body went rigid and eyes glazed over in a vision. She came out of it then ran up to her room. When she came back down, her sketch box was cradled in her arms.
At vampire speed she sketched the portrait of a beautiful girl. I stifled a sob and left the room before the others could sense my distress. The girl in looked just like Vera, my lost love. Once I calmed down, I went back into the family room to join the others. That was when I learned the girl Alice drew was named Isabella. Isabella, not my Vera.
Denali, Alaska, March 13, 2009
Alice had another vision about Isabella. Before she explained the vision, she told us that this human girl would somehow bring great change to the Cullen family. That was to first time Edward had taken an active interest.
In the vision, Isabella was doing volunteer work in a VA Hospital. She comforted the poor souls that suffered from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and assisted others with their physical therapy. Her compassion knew no limits as she tended to those that had served their country. Love began to blossom in my heart for this young woman.
Denali, Alaska, April 2, 2009
Alice told all of us about her latest vision. Isabella drove along a highway when a car ahead of her lost control and smashed into the concrete barrier of an exit ramp. She jumped out of the car and rushed to the driver's aid. The man was dead but a gurgling sound alerted her to the infant strapped in the backseat. The compassionate human retrieved the baby and stayed with it until the Authorities arrived.
She followed the Ambulance that carried the body of the man and the cooing infant to the nearest hospital. When the Police and Social Services couldn't find any next of kin for the child, Isabella kept up the search and found an Aunt that lived in Boston. At her own expense she flew with the baby to Boston and handled all the legal paperwork needed for the Aunt to adopt her nephew.
My heart fell for her a little more that night. Edward had to ruin it as he declared Isabella to be his future mate and wife.
Alice continued to have visions of Bella throughout the summer and I fell head over heels, all the while my brother planned his strategy for making the girl his. She had shot down his opening move today; that gave me hope that I may have a chance.
When I met up with my siblings, Edward wore a smug expression. All I wanted to do was knock it off his face. He had always set my teeth on edge and I was never dazzled by any of his BS. The Tanya debacle had caused his mask to slip just enough that nobody would look at him in the same light
"I have news, Rosalie; just a few seconds ago I got off the phone with Chief Swan. I told him that I'd just met his lovely daughter and sought his permission to court her. He gave me his blessing," the bronze-haired troll doll sneered.
"Actually, I believe he said that Bella was an independent woman that could make up her own mind when it came to her love life," Alice interjected while Jasper glared at Edward with loathing.
"Either way, within a fortnight Ms. Swan shall be warming my bed and hanging from my arm everywhere I go. Her beauty and compassion shall bring me great honor," the toad shot back.
This was not good. It was not good at all. As I wracked my brain for ways that his plans could be disrupted, one thought screamed above the rest, This can't be happening…