This chapter was so fun to write. For me, it was suspenseful, and I hope it doesn't confuse you at all. Have fun reading it! And please review!
I was completely still.
I didn't dare to move.
A man was standing in the corner of my room. He had brown hair, pale skin, and was tall and lean. He was wearing a gray cloak... A mark of the Volturi.
"Hello, Bree. How are you this fine evening?" I didn't speak.
"Not very well, I suppose... You had quite a few injuries that were given to you from the wolves, am I correct? And, you haven't been getting along that well with your new coven. Tut tut... I don't like that, Bree. I don't think Aro will like that too much either.
"But, I didn't come to talk to you about your new home. I came to offer you... A deal. I just need you to do these three things for me."
I whispered across the room to the mysterious figure cloaked in gray.
"What things? And more importantly, why do I have to do them?" The vampire started pacing.
"Oh Bree! Don't get me wrong, dear! You don't have to do them- no one's forcing you! But I thought that you would like to see your beloved again- what is his name... Diego. Correct?" The vampire stopped pacing. He looked at me, his perfect features visible underneath his shroud. His lips parted in a menacing smile that was just too beautiful.
I stopped breathing. Diego was alive?
"So, to be able to see your precious again, I'll need to you to call this phone number at exactly this time. You may not open this envelope until just before you call me- you must open this when the timer on your watch goes off. Not before.
"After you call, you will be given your third instruction, and it is the most important thing that you have to do. Before you do your third and final task, you must run outside and climb up on top of the tallest tree in sight. Look to north, west of La Push. You will be able to see a small white house with an orange truck and a police cruiser in front of it. Memorize where it is. Memorize how to get to it from here. Then, you must do the third task in fifteen minutes. And I suggest bringing paper, a pencil, and an envelope. Remember that.
"If you do all of this correctly, you will be reunited- in some way or another- with your dear Diego. Do you promise to do this?"
I nod fervently. Nothing else registered in my mind.I needed my vampire seals the envelope, and licks it shut. He puts it on my desk. I hand him my watch, and he sets the timer. He throws the watch back to me, and moves toward the window.
"Do not fail."
I get up from my bed the next morning nervous and even paler than normal. I walked downstairs, and tried to pass off as a happy Bree. I waved as Esme and Carlisle, much to their surprise. I played a game of chess with Rosalie- I lost- and waited anxiously for the time when my timer would go off.
At 3:03 it went off. I had been sitting in my room with Rosalie, and quickly excused myself with a believable excuse.
"Alice told me to go outside at this time and I would get a really juicy deer. I'll be back in a sec!" My breathing was fast and erratic. I walked quietly and quickly down the stairs. Esme and Carlisle were no where to be seen. I heaved a sign of relief. I grabbed the envelope. It held a picture of a letter, a phone number, and a time. I had to call at 3:05. I glanced down at my watch. 3:04.
A few clock ticks later, I was dialing the number. It took two rings for them to pick up.
It was the boy from last night.
"Hello Bree. Right on time. After you do your second task, write a letter. Copy the handwriting style on the photo enclosed in the envelope. Write- meet me at the park tomorrow at eight in the morning. Love, Jacob. Leave it on the front stoop on the house that you will see from the tall pine. Have you got that, Bree?" I listened closely, determined not to forget anything.
"Yes, I think so. So I have to leave it on the stoop of the house I'm supposed to look for? And I'm supposed to go there?" I asked, doubting my ability to do the task correctly.
He hissed in exasperation. "Yes! Do exactly that! Now hurry! You don't have a lot of time left!" He clicked off. I shoved the phone back onto the bookcase, grabbed the envelope, made sure I had the stationary kit in my coat pocket, and ran.
I climbed up the tall pine in a matter of seconds. I looked around, panicking. I couldn't see it! After a few crucial milliseconds of searching, I saw the house. I jumped from tree to tree, my adrenaline racing through my body so fast I thought I was flying. In five minutes I was outside the house.
Crouching in the shade, I wrote the letter out fast. Afterward I made sure my forgery was legitimate. I sealed the letter, and dropped it on the doormat. I heard footsteps inside the house, and I sprinted into the woods. I ran all the way back home, and raced inside. I felt so nervous I didn't even register the phone ringing until it had rung four times.
"Hello?"
"Well done, Bree. Diego will be on your front door in a few hours."
"Thank you so much. What's your name, by the way?" I breathed into the phone. My mouth was pressed right up next to it, scared of anyone hearing me. I waited for an answer impatiently.
"Demetri."
"Thank you, Demetri-" I could hear someone coming down the stairs. I raced to end the phone call.
"Thank you for calling, but we would not like a free home ware appliance. Good bye." I said loudly. Demetri would understand.
I hung up the phone, still shaking inside.
Carlisle turned the corner. He looked at me, surprised. "Who was that, Bree?"
"Salesperson or something." I rolled my eyes, hoping to add to the charade. He nodded.
"Can I talk to you for a second, Bree?" He asked, leading me over to the couch. I sat down lightly, trying not to let him know that I had just made a phone call to an important Volturi member.
"I'm sorry about what happened last night. My opinion has changed since that conversation, and I'm sorry that you had to hear Jasper, Edward and I say things like that. I hope you forgive us, and that you will stay here, and become a part of family." He said, looking at me.
"Of course, Carlisle! I would love to!" I didn't need to act now. I really meant it. Everything was going right- Diego would be back!
"The only reason we said that was because Alice had had a vision of you... Harming Bella. You were leading her into a trap, of some sort. But, Alice's visions change. We were so terribly wrong before."
"Carlisle, I forgive you, and Edward, and Jasper." I said, and I smiled at him. He pulled me into an unexpected hug, and I smiled so hard I thought my face would crack.
Later on in the evening, I was watching a sappy romance movie with Alice, laughing at all the corny dialogue. The doorbell rang hallway through, and I hopped up from my seat.
"I'll get it, Alice!" I said, happiness blazing through me. It had to be Diego!
Every step towards the door felt like an eternity. Turning the doorknob seemed to take forever. As the door swung open, there was nothing in front of me.
Frowning, I looked down.
Right in the center of the doormat there was an urn.