I Own Nothing Twilight. S.M. Does. Enjoy!
Chapter Eight- November 8, 2014: Bella
Waking up without you
It doesn't feel right
To sleep with only memories
It harder every night
Sometimes I think I can feel you breathing on my neck
Tonight I'm reaching out to the stars
I think that he owes me a favor
It doesn't matter where you are
I'll hold you again
I wish I could hear your voice
Don't leave me alone in this bed
I wish I could touch you once more
Don't leave me alone in this bed
Alone in This Bed: Framing Hanley
I still remember that first week in our relationship. The way Edward was somewhat shy about coming into my room the first night. How we just talked about nothing until I eventually fell asleep. He stayed until I awoke then went home to get ready, then that day he took me to his beautiful meadow. I remember how he acted nervous when he met my father and how I was nervous when I met his family. I remember that first day at school, when we walked in hand in hand. Jessica and Lauren shunned me, but Edward told me not to worry about it.
Edwards's family was like my family now. I spent almost every day there and he spent almost every night with me. I remember our first kiss. Three weeks after school ended and we were swimming in a large pond with Alice and Emmet. How Emmet caught us and made me blush.
Edward and I hadn't done more than make out a few times, because of his afraid he couldn't control himself. I understood and didn't want to push him. Charlie loved Edward, mostly because he successfully taught me to understand football. Well him and Emmet.
The number one thing I remember was the time Edward said he loved me. It was the night of Rose and Jaspers graduation and he took us to his, or as he says our, meadow. He had placed small candles everywhere and we lay together until the moon went down.
Today was going to be an interesting day. The Cullen's had invited me to watch a game of baseball with them. I tried to tell Edward that I was not a big sports fan, but he insisted that this would be interesting. Sure enough an hour into the game I was having a blast. Vampire baseball was far more interesting than human; they even needed to have a thunderstorm to play. How hard they hit the ball and the loudness when they ran into each other was almost deafening.
I was laughing at Emmet who was pouting because Edward got him out when Alice screamed.
"Stop." She yelled over everyone's laughter.
A panic look was on her face, and Edward looked at her then at me with the same panicked expression. Edward was at my side in a second telling me everything would be okay.
The rest of the Cullen's surrounded me and Edward.
"Bella, some nomad vampires are coming, they aren't like us. Meaning they hunt people. Alice sees them talking to us and leaving. Just stay behind me and you will be okay."
He was worried, but the thing was, I wasn't. I knew that he would save me, and he wouldn't get hurt. Edward couldn't get hurt, that just wasn't possible in my mind.
We waited only for a few seconds before the Cullen's could see them in the distance. Then I could see them. There were two a man and a woman. The man had dark blond hair and had bright red eyes. The woman had flame red hair and the same eyes as the male.
"We thought we heard someone playing a game." The male said.
"Yes actually we were just finishing up, since a few of my family members want to go home. Although a few of us wouldn't mind another game if you are up for it." Carlisle told them.
"That sounds wonderful; I am James by the way. This is Victoria, my mate." James told us.
"I am Carlisle; this is my mate Esme, Rosalie, her mate Emmet. Jasper and his mate Alice. This is Edward, and this is Bella. Edward and Bella will be leaving now so you can go over there with Jasper and Emmet." Carlisle said and pointed across the field.
They were about to leave when a breeze caught my hair and the same time James caught my scent. He looked straight at me.
"A human?" he said, his eyes going dark. "A pet?"
Edward growled and tucked me protectively behind him.
"She is part of our family." Carlisle said sternly.
"It seems that a talk would be interesting, but it will have to be another time. I am afraid that my mate and I should get going." He said and they left.
"I didn't think they were going to leave." Esme said.
"They didn't." Edward told him.
"What do you mean?" Emmet asked.
"James is a tracker. Who has never failed, and he wants Bella." Edward said not looking at me.
"Oh no." Esme gasped.
Edward and Carlisle moved away a little to talk.
"I hope they come back, it will give me a chance to smack down a little." Emmett said flexing his muscles.
"He was a truly nasty person. Alice can you see anything." Jasper asked.
"No. When I try to look into Bella's future I can't see anything. I do know James won't make it out of this alive, and I see Bella a week from now at home, but I don't know how James dies." Alice said with a frown.
"We have a plan." Carlisle said as they walked back to us. Edward came over to me and wrapped his arms around me.
"What is it?" Esme asked.
"Jasper and Alice are going to take Bella to phoenix. Edward Emmet and I are going to follow James. While Rose and Esme stay and watch Charlie. Does that sound good to everyone?" Carlisle asked.
"How do I let Charlie know that I am going to phoenix?" I asked and Edward looked at me.
"Tell him a friend passed away, and you are going to go stay with Renee. Alice says it will work since you have been doing so well in school."
"Are you sure it will work?" Esme asked.
"I don't know." Alice answered and jasper went to her and hugged her.
"We got to get going." Jasper said.
"Bella." Edward said as he turned me around. "I will make sure you are safe. Okay. Just stay with Alice and Jasper, be careful." He said with concern in his eyes.
"I will, if you will." I told him with a smile.
He kissed me and Alice grabbed my hand to lead me to the jeep that Edward got me up here in.
She was going to come with me to 'the funeral' and that would help Charlie let me go.
After I packed my bags and said goodbye to Charlie I was in a car with Alice and Jasper on our way to the airport.
I stayed calm the whole time, knowing that it was largely in part to Jasper and his power to manipulate moods. We took off and I just wanted it to be a week from now, Alice that I was home in a week from now. I don't know when we get back or what happens until then though. Really I just want to be in Edwards arms. I found it was hard to sleep at night without Edward. The bed was too warm for me. I sighed and Alice reached over and squeezed my hand.
Alice was not doing well either. Her visions were usually fairly solid and now she could barely see anything. It was making her frustrated. Maybe that was why she was with jasper. He calmed her when nothing else could. I smiled at the perfect match they made. All the Cullen's made a perfect match. One day so would Edward and I.
Alice let it slip one night that she saw me as a vampire. Edward was furious of course telling me that he would never ruin my life like that. I didn't tell him at the time, but I want it. I fit in to this world and want nothing more than to be a part of it, but Edward didn't. I knew it wasn't because he didn't want me, but because wanted me to live a full life.
The only way my life could be full is if I could live with him, forever.
I fell asleep and was woken up by Alice when we landed in phoenix. I was sleepy so I just went with what Alice told me. Eventually we were in the hotel room and Alice led me to the bed where I passed out again.
I woke up the next morning to my phone ringing. Thinking it was Edward I just answered it.
"Bella, Bella?" I heard my mother's voice on the line.
"Hey mom, how are you?" I asked. Alice smiled at me and left the room. I couldn't see jasper anywhere so I assumed she went to find him.
"Hello Bella." I heard a deep male voice. "Don't act alarmed in any way, I have your mom here. Are they still in the room?" James asked.
"No. Not right now." I said anger flooding me.
"But they can still hear you I am sure. Now you remember your old dance studio?"
"Yes." I said.
"Good. I want you to meet me there, tonight. I bet your little friends are getting you some food. Leave now, but use the stairs not the elevators. I will see you in a bit Bella." He said then hung up the phone.
A shiver went through me, and I knew that I could tell jasper and Alice, but I couldn't risk my mother's life. I thought of calling her, but looking at my phone I saw that it came from her cell. The cell that doesn't leave her.
I put on my shoes and left. Trying to be sneaky, but the second I got to the stairs I started running.
I ran until I got to the bottom. I saw Alice and Jasper getting on the elevator and the second the doors shut I ran for the front door. I knew that I would have to take a cab, so I jumped in the first empty one and told him the address.
I am sorry Edward, I thought. I was doing the only thing I promised I wouldn't. I was not being careful. He would have to understand though. James had my mother. I had to do anything and everything I could. If giving myself up was my only option than let it be.
The cab stopped and I paid him. I got out to the warm night phoenix air and took an unsteady breath.
The front door of the studio was open. He was here. I looked for my mother.
"Mom!" I yelled.
"She is not here Bella." I heard from behind me and I whipped around to see James.
He laughed. "You are so gullible. You are just a stupid little pet." He said and grabbed my lower arm so hard that I heard a crunch.
I whimpered. "Edward will find you." I told him.
"I am looking forward to that." he said and grabbed me by my throat.
His hand grew tighter and tighter. I found that it was getting harder to breath and soon I felt everything going black.
"Edward…" I mumbled.
"Edward's not here either." James laughed.
And before I fell into unconsciousness, I heard someone say. "No, but I am."
Anberliegh…
I followed Bella out of the hotel and watched as she got in a cab. Once she gave an address to the driver I sped off on my motorcycle. Since I was going above the speed limit I knew I would get there before she did.
James was inside, waiting by the front. So I went around the back. Today James was going to die.
The cab pulled up and Bella walked in.
"Mom!" I heard Bella yell.
"She is not here Bella." James said making Bella jump. "You are so gullible. You are just a stupid little pet."
He grabbed her arm and broke it. I almost ran out then and killed him, but Bella couldn't see me.
"Edward will find you." That's my Bella, stubborn and feisty.
"I am looking forward to that." James said and grabbed her throat.
"Edward…" Bella mumbled and I reached to her subconscious, letting her fall asleep.
"Edward's not here either." James laughed.
"No, but I am." I said as I walked into the studio.
He let go of Bella's throat and she dropped to the ground.
"Who are you?" he asked.
"You aren't going to be alive long enough for it to matter."
He looked at me like I was joking. "You are better than her. A good trade." He said as he ran his hand down my cheek and clutched my throat.
"All you humans are so weak." He said and tried to push me.
He got a look in his eyes when he realized he couldn't budge me.
"Now whoever said I was human?" I asked him.
He panicked. It was the first time in his vampire life that he felt fear. He quickly jumped around me and tried to sink his teeth into my neck. Again he found that it would not work. His teeth hit the skin on my neck again and I laughed. There weren't vampire teeth that could cut me.
"Are quite done?" I asked. He backed away from me.
He turned to run out of the front door, but I was at the door before he could even process another thought.
"I am stronger than you; did you really think that you would be faster?" I asked him. "You have been playing games for too long, now it is your turn to be the game piece."
He ran out the back door and I went over to Bella. I laid her down and checked her arm. It was broken, but a cast would fix that. I sent Alice a vision of Bella facing James and James coming up against something else and leaving. She would believe it was Volturri involvement.
Now was the fun part. I took off after James. He may have been a good tracker, but I was better. I was always better.
Bella…
I was warm, and cozy. At first anyway. Then it became too cozy, and way to warm. I made a noise and immediately felt a hand on my face. A cool, relaxing, wonderful hand. I opened my eyes to see Edward standing over me. At that point I noticed a dull throbbing in my left arm.
Oh ya, it's broken. I smiled at Edward and he smiled back at me, but it was wrong. It didn't reach his eyes. Something was wrong.
"Well good morning." He whispered.
"It's morning?" I asked.
"Yes, right now you are supposed to be at a funeral. Esme called Charlie, saying that at the last second she decided to go with you, and Alice. Last night you fell in the bathroom and broke your arm." He told me.
"I need to tell Alice I am sorry." I said trying to get up.
"She understands. You did almost give her a heart attack. Not so easy to do with vampires." He smiled.
"I thought he had my mother." I told him.
"He didn't, she is in Florida. She and Phil are looking for a house. She will call you today and explain." He said.
He went to sit down and I held my hand out for him. He grabbed it and looked at me.
"I need to be getting home. Esme and Alice are going to be flying back with you later today." He said. He seemed detached from everything.
"Okay." I told him and he gave me a kiss on the cheek and left. Was he mad that I didn't listen to him? I felt tears welling up in my eyes and tried to get them to go away.
"He is just a little shaken Bella." I heard Alice say from the door way. "He will get over it." she said. She looked like she was trying to convince herself.
November 21, 2014: Bella…
I had been back in school for two weeks. My cast making it hard for me to do much of anything. Edward had been the same since the accident. He had been distant and I thought that time would fix that but it didn't seem to be doing much. I sat in the last class of the day and doodled while the teacher went on about language. I wasn't really paying attention; I think he was talking about grammar. My mind was on Edward. He told me this morning to not have anything planned after school so we could talk.
The bell rang and I slowly walked to my truck. I dreaded what his talk could be about. With every foot I was closer to home my stomach grew heavier. I got home to see his car parked in the driveway, which meant he wasn't staying long. He was standing by the front door. I got out leaving all my things in my truck and went over to him.
"Take a walk with me?" he asked.
I nodded and started to follow him into the trees that were by my house. He stopped where you could still see the house but it would take me a few minutes to get back.
"We are leaving Bella." He said not looking at me.
"Okay, do you want me to finish school here or do we make up a disappearance now?" I asked.
"Not you and me, we, my family and I, we. Bella it is not good for you to be around us anymore."
"Then just turn me." I said hoping he would cave, knowing he wouldn't.
"You need to live you your life. There is better out there." He said.
I knew it. There is better out there, he meant for him. I wasn't good enough for him. I closed my eyes and took a deep breath expecting him to be gone when I opened them, but he wasn't. He was still there.
"Fine." I said crossing my arms.
"Good bye Bella." He said and went to kiss my forehead, but I jerked my head back.
Hurt filled his eyes and I swear if he could cry he would.
"Just promise me you will be safe." He said in an almost whisper.
I body acted of its own, almost like I created another personality. I felt like I was watching someone else use my body, and it only wanted one thing. To hurt him just a little before he left.
So I laughed. More hurt and pain filled his face.
"Ya, because we all know how promises go over in this relationship." I spat.
He seemed like he was going to reach out for me so I turned around and started to walk in the opposite direction of my house.
"Where are you going it is going to be dark soon?" he asked.
Where was I going? I wasn't sure. My plan was to just walk until I heard him leave then go home. I turned around.
"Just LEAVE!" I screamed at him. Then turned back around and started to walk faster.
I heard his car start and drive down away. Tears started to flow, but I kept walking. A while later I shivered and decided to turn around and go back, realizing that I didn't know what way was back.
I started to cry harder. I was lost now, emotionally and physically. I took out my phone to call Annie, but the second I pushed send it died. What else? Would a wolf come to kill and eat me now?
I slipped and landed on my butt. "Shit."
I usually wasn't one to swear, but it did feel good.
"Bella. What are you doing out here?" I heard a voice from behind me.
At first I thought it was Alice, but I looked around to see Annie standing behind me.
"Getting lost what are you doing here?" I asked her.
"Cataloguing plant species." She said with a smile. "Come on let's get you home."
She held out her hand and I took it. I explained everything on the way back to my house. When we got there I almost thought I would see Edwards's car still there, just to see if I would make it home. It wasn't, he was probably already gone.
Annie led me to my room. "Lie down and get some rest. I have to go do something and I will be right back okay." I nodded and was asleep before she even got to the door.