A/N - so here's the deal; I was really anxious about posting this. It feels shorter to me even though it's 1,969 words, but you may feel the same way after you read it. However, after reading it over many times I decided everything was fine and everythings pretty important to the plot. So here you go.

Disclaimer: Stephanie Meyer owns the Twilight Saga. I, on the other hand, do not.

Edward's pacing back and forth in the hall I was still sitting in was making me anxious.

"Just breathe, Edward. They're almost here. Didn't Alice say they're flying over land now?"

He nodded but kept pacing anyways.

I stood then. "Edward, just listen for a second?"

He stopped pacing and looked at me apologetically.

"Before your family gets here, you need to remember that they can't know everything. I trust them just as much as you do, but they can't know anything you wouldn't tell a total stranger."

He rubbed his forehead. "What about Alice? She already knows about the plane crash."

"That's fine. But this whole 'rebel' thing – I doubt Alice has seen it – it's classified. Unless my dad says anything, we can't."

He blew out a long breath. "Okay. I can handle that."

I wrapped my arms around him. Just to be close to him. Just to know we were safe for now. I felt his chin against my head and his arms around me.

The warmth and love I felt for him was quite possibly stronger than it was when we first met. It was amazing that I could feel fine about anything as long as I was in his arms.

I was never one to rely on someone for something. It just wasn't in my nature. Being able to protect myself and rely on myself was something I learned to do. I didn't think I'd ever have to go to anyone for anything. But since I had Edward in my life I realized I did have to rely on someone. I loved Edward because he was my mate, but with love he brought me something I never had before; comfort.

It didn't matter that the vampire world was currently in shambles because being with Edward made me realize that if I can have something as amazing as him, maybe everything would be okay.

After a while I heard a plane descending onto the platform and was relieved to hear it; the Cullens had made it safely.

"There's just one thing I have to ask of you," he said suddenly.

"Anything."

"I want them all here until this is over, or has settled down or something. It's not safe in Forks for them anymore."

"I understand. We'll make sure they stay safe. All of us."

Suddenly the door burst open and the whole Cullen Clan was surrounding me.

Soon the welcome committee turned into a rapid fire round of question and answer.

"Edward!"

"Bella!"

"We missed you!"

"Alice won't tell us anything!"

"What's going on?"

"Are you okay?"

"When are you coming home?"

I didn't know how to answer the questions without Edward and I could tell Edward wasn't sure how to answer without me. On the one hand he didn't know how much information to give out and on the other I didn't know how he was going to tell his family he was staying.

"How about we get you guys in your rooms first?" I suggested, eyeing all the bags Jasper had dropped at the door.

"What?" Alice defended. "Just because I see the future doesn't mean I don't pack for any occasion!"

We stared making our way through the halls and I brought up what happened in Forks. "Do you know exactly what happened in Forks?" I asked.

They shook their heads.

"Not exactly," Carlisle answered.

"We know that it was definitely a vampire that caused it all," Jasper added.

"We're quite sure they were looking for us," Carlisle continued. "I'm sure for what and why."

Alice looked smug. "Maybe it wasn't a what but a who." She glanced at Edward in a way that wasn't noticeable to the other Cullens.

I let Edward through my shield. She definitely knows.

He nodded slightly.

It didn't really surprise me much. We already knew that Alice knew. I wondered how she hadn't told the rest of the Cullens yet.

What scared me was that Alice just confirmed for us that rebels were looking for Edward… Or me.

"Sounds like they left some destruction behind," I said to try and get more information out.

"Three burnt bodies were found in the rumble of the office building. One of them was not burnt enough, and they found a large gash in her wrist," Carlisle told us.

That's why the school was so destroyed. Who ever came looking for Edward and I left some victims behind.

We reached the guest hall then and the Cullens went to their rooms. Edward and I waited in the hallway for them.

I let Edward through my shield again. Does the rest of your family know?

He shook his head no.

How's Alice?

"On the fence, she's blocking most of it out," he muttered quietly.

She sounded irritated.

He shrugged.

"I really don't think they'll have too much of a problem with it…. Most of them," he said with an almost-normal volume.

I heard Esme mutter to Carlisle in their room, "problem with what?"

Then there were footsteps coming down the hall behind me and turned to see Jane.

I smiled at her, happy to see some normalcy of people fetching me.

"Aro would like to welcome the Cullens. He filled us in on what happened and Forks and has some questions for them too."

"Alright, sounds good," I replied.

"Normal dress," she added before turning and walking away.

I turned back around to find the Cullens sticking their heads out their doors. "We're gonna head down, we'll meet you guys down there?"

They all nodded in agreement and Edward squeezed my hand.

We quickly grabbed our cloaks from our room and ran to the throne room in hopes of beating the Cullens.

"I want to make it like normal. As if nothing was going on and today was a regular day. I don't want it to be weird," Edward told me.

"Agreed." Then I hesitated. "I just don't want them to think it's a short term thing."

"They're understanding people. They know how much I love you. It'll all work out in the end."

He smiled down at me and peck my lips before we continued on.

When we reached the throne room Edward's family was not there yet.

Edward shook hands with Dad; which was quite a usual thing between them now. They were constantly swapping thoughts.

I touched my dad but didn't let him through my shield and he gave me a look that I pretended not to notice. I was still too worried about what I'd heard from eavesdropping on his conversation with Marcus and Caius. I couldn't let anyone know how afraid I was. It made me feel too dangerous. Like a bomb ready to explode.

Dad nodded; probably to something Edward told him.

Soon the Cullens were inside the throne room standing right in front of Edward and I.

The first thing I noticed was Alice being too good an actress.

Without looking at the rest of my second family I looked at my dad as he started speaking.

"Welcome, dearest Cullens! I'm sorry that this visit is not for joyful reasons. Carlisle, your son has filled me in on the details of the invasion of your current city. We were hoping you may be able to elaborate…"

I braced myself as Carlisle's voice rang through the room. "Well first I think I should congratulate on gaining a new member. My son looks good with you, Aro." Carlisle smiled at Edward and I, and I gave him a small smile back.

"He made the decision himself, my friend. Stuck to my daughter he is, they're so happy," Dad replied.

I'd never really heard him say anything like it before. I knew he greatly approved of Edward, I just never realized that everyone saw our love as much as we felt it.

Then I felt an arm around me and Edward being squished into my side.

"We've gotten so used to having you around Bella. We'll miss you both." Esme had Edward I wrapped up in a hug. "But you'll do good here, I know it."

Esme stepped aside and then I could see the faces of the rest.

Rosalie did not look happy.

"What kind of good could happen here?" She asked. Not filtering anything.

Edward took a step forward to her. "I'm happy here, Rosalie. I'm happy with Bella."

"What about home? What if we need you at home?"

I gripped tightly on Edward's hand; prepared to win if this turned into a game of tug-of-war.

He squeezed back.

I was still a step behind him and I went forward to be beside him.

"You know she's right Edward," Alice finally said.

I looked at her with pleading eyes. I couldn't believe it – Alice wouldn't stand up for Edward and I. She wasn't going to defend us against Rosalie.

"Alice," my voice rang out.

Rosalie stepped towards us again. "Don't you dare! This is your fault!" She started quickly towards us but as I shoved Edward behind me, the rest of the guard blocked my path.

Rosalie froze where she was.

I quickly moved my shield over the Cullens before Alec or Jane could do anything too harsh.

We were all in a crouch; not that we planned on attacking, it was all natural reflexes.

Dad held out his hand in a way that told us to calm down and everyone went back to their usual places.

Rosalie then turned without a word and Dad called out and asked her to stay in the castle. Emmett watched her leave but did not go after her. The look on his face made me feel awful and I turned my attention to Alice so I wouldn't have to see it.

It wasn't until I was concentrating on Alice that I noticed Jasper.

He was looking at me very intensely. The grip he had on Alice's hand was tight. He almost looked… scared.

Carlisle had just finished apologizing for Rosalie, but I faintly heard him.

I wanted desperately to run out of the room. Ditch everyone and let them work out all the kinks of the day. But I couldn't. I was staying strong. I wasn't about to break down over the prediction of an invasion. What could an invasion lead to?

The thing that scared me the most was the sureness of my dad's voice. He sounded exhausted, saying we just had to wait. He was excepting a fate that I wasn't willing to yet.

Jasper could feel my fear.

I looked Jasper straight in the eye and shook my head so that it wouldn't be noticeable, but big enough that Jasper would know not to question anything.

I tuned back into the conversation going on.

"… There were only two buildings destroyed at the school. We only know what was shown on the news, every time we decided to go check it out Alice couldn't see us anymore, so we stayed behind," Carlisle finished.

"What led you here?" Dad asked.

"Our futures wouldn't have just disappeared like that. It was obvious someone was waiting for us to make a move," Alice chimed in.

"Thank you for the information. You're welcome to stay as long as you'd like," Dad said; dismissing them.

So the information I had racked up in my brain was; there were rebels lurking about the vampire world and possibly getting ready to invade us; they showed up in Forks possibly looking for Edward and I; the Cullens would be staying in the castle and half of them weren't very happy about Edward being the newest member of the guard.

It was all those months ago that Edward and I thought we finally had everything worked out. Now it seemed that there was a lot more drama ahead then we expected.

A/N - See what I mean? It feels short. I haven't even started editing the next chapter yet. So forgive me if you go a little longer then a week without seeing a new chapter, I promise it'll come soon enough! Also, I'm currently writing two chapters (15 and 16 to be exact) at once as my writer's block has been pretty bad lately. I only just finished a chapter I've been working on for a while a couple days ago. In other news: I'm reading The Mortal Instruments series and I'm hooked! I'm only on the first and I haven't even finished yet but it's great so far!

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