Disclaimer: I do not own Twilight.

Note: I do not hate Bella. I hope that the chapter did not turn out that way. I wanted this fic to be short be it has taken a little longer than I had hoped.

Chapter 9: BellaBird

Bella decided to visit the Cullen family after she jumped out of her new bedroom window. Making nice with her dad would have to wait until tomorrow.

She was not a tracker but the number of vampires currently in Forks, Washington consisted of them and her. Tracking the family down was hardly worth it when they could be found so easily the human way.

Therefore, she decided to watch their home from a branch high on top of a tall pine tree. It was so easy to see them through the windows from there on her perch. Too bad killing them was not part of her mission. It would be easy to see all their habits from that tree.

She looked down feeling her phone vibrate. Bella decided to answer it before the thing alerted the vampires below her.

Jane was texting her like they always had done in the past. The sneaky little vampire must be up to something.

Jane: What is up Bella bird? I heard you flew that cooko's nest.

Bella: Jane, what do you want? I did not escape I was released.

Jane: Just, to say congrats BellaBird. Squawk Squawk.

Bella: To what do owe the pleasure of your text.

Jane: I wanted to revel in your pain. Oh, if I was only there. You should have told me that you were going to pull a stunt like that one.

Bella: Teenagers make mistakes Jane. Perfect cover story.

Jane: I will hide my share of blood from you next time BellaBird. I would not want you going to jail unnecessary.

Bella: You're a true friend. I can feel your love from here.

Jane: You can? Can you feel those cute little blood filled hearts that I had for breakfast. Yummy. Oh, no. You cannot. You are in Washington.

Bella: Ahh. Show some restraint. Where they tasty?

Jane: Delicious. My mouth is filling with venom right now as I think about that meal. I am sure they are just as good as whatever animal you are dragging home.

Bella: I have tried some Elk.

Jane: Oh, so tasty.

Bella: I should go. Today is the day I schedule an appointment to go hunting.

Jane: Bye.

Bella: Bye.

Bella missed talks with Jane; both being vampires they never needed to shorten their words in each text. It could also be that they had the newest models of phones.

Stalling no more, Bella climbed down from the pine tree.

The day Jasper had arrived home from his impromptu meeting with Bella; his family had accosted him with questions about why he would visit a Volturi member alone. They had not understood why he would risk himself like that.

"Jasper. I saw what you did. What did you tell her?"

That had been what they asked when he first arrived back home. Now, they were weary of her. She had not shown up to meet them. They had even called the Volturi once to ask if she was coming to visit at all.

The Volturi had not received any word from Bella but they doubted she was off somewhere vacationing on their time. They assured Carlisle that Bella would be there within the year.

Year? The Volturi reveled in the fact that she was late. Bella never was late for anything. It was comical how Bella was able to dispatch a vampire that wanted to expose all vampires but she had not shown up for a meal.

Of course, everything was Jasper's fault. The Cullen family decided that Bella was going to seek out, kill them and the Volturi were going to use their ashes for clay pots. They might even be sick enough to put them all on the mantel.

Not one but three vampires in the area had attacked them in the past month. The wolves were crying foul to the Cullen family who were supposedly responsible.

"This is your entire fault. There are unwanted vampires in the area. I am sure that they are Isabella's minions come to collect information from the unruly vampires. How could you risk the family that way?" Esme voice wavered as she tried not to cry. Clutching onto Carlisle with her soft fingers she attempted to stand strong. He needed punishment. She hated to yell at him. No. She would not yell.

He had hurt his mother's feelings. Jasper noticed the pain in her voice. He was being a bother to all of them. "She had not seemed unreasonable."

"All she needed was an excuse to run back to the Volturi to tell them that we are a threat." Rosalie told him poking him with her index finger.

Esme wanted him to understand. She wanted to keep her family together. How could he put them at risk by doing whatever he had done to that Voltui member? "Honesty, Jasper. I thought you would know better than to approach such a vampire. You know, that they would never let an ordinary female vampire travel alone."

Jasper knew that he had to be scolded, but for all that time? Every time, they witnessed another attack by Victoria they had they needed to remind him. How could he have known that Bella was so sensitive.

*Knock*

*Knock*

A girl was standing outside of their home. She was dressed in drabble colors that accented the weather. Her small frame had yet to waver as the wind blew several strains of her hair away from her face.

Bella waited there for someone to answer. "Yes?"

"Isabella Swan. I regret that I was detained for so long. Would Carlisle Cullen be in by any chance?"

"Yes. I will get him dear. Come right in."

"Thank you." She stepped into their impeccably clean home. Vampires. Bella wanted to chuckle to herself. They looked far to clean someone needed to dirty up the house.

Carlisle was there in seconds. "What do I owe the pleasure of your meeting me?"

Ok, it was time to keep her mind hidden. She knew the drill. None of the vampire would get to figure out her mission. She reminded herself that they should already know her mission. Why was she acting so strange?

Her eyes scanned the room for a certain blonde vampire but she had not found him. "These past months I have been unable to meet with you. I have come to ask you when would be the best time for us to hunt."

"I am aware that you have met with one of my sons. I do apologize for his unruly behavior." A simple apology never worked with the Volturi. They wanted far more than a simple apology.

"Noted." Where was he? Jasper had to be there, somewhere. If he had done something wrong, he should be there not Carlisle.

As if spoken as an afterthought Carlisle asked, "Will you see to it that your minions are gone from the area?"

"I will see what I can do." Minions? She had minions? The Volturi never sent anyone with her for years. "Where is your son at the moment?"