Chapter Nine
"He seemed a bit odd huh?" Edward said as we were walking back to our home. My heart skipped a bit, this was getting to be a bit too much for me now. I can't handle this feeling anymore.
"It appeared so, I have no idea though. He's been acting odd a lot lately." I said wanting to drop this conversation.
"He was shadowing his thoughts, like he was assuming I was going to be listening to him carefully. Which I wasn't, but I happened to catch that as we were talking to him." He said pondering more into the situation which I wish he would stop doing.
"I don't know darling. Maybe we should just give him some space right now; he could be going through something that we just don't have any idea about." I said. He dropped the conversation as we walked into our home. Renesme and Jacob were sitting on the couch and she was smiling. She was happy and I'm glad that she was. It almost made me forget the image of her earlier.
"Mom, dad can we talk?" She asked. Her face was very apologetic.
"Sure Renesme, what is it." Edward said as he sat down on the couch across from them. I sat next to him eager to hear what she had to say.
"Well first, I want to apologize for the way I've acted earlier it was childish and disrespectful and I'm truly sorry." She said as Jacob grabbed her hand. Wow she sounded so mature. She really isn't a little girl anymore.
"It's okay Renesme, we understand you were upset. But there are other ways to express your feelings when something doesn't go your way." I said.
"I never want to hear you talk like that ever again." Edward added.
"I know and I'm sorry daddy. I was wrong." She said quietly.
"Was there anything else you wanted to talk about?" I asked. It was written all over her face that it was something else she had to say.
"Well yes." She said looking at us and then looking up at Jacob.
"What." Edward did not sound like he was too thrilled about where this conversation is about to go.
"I don't want to go to middle school when the summer is up; I want to start to high school." She said softly awaiting our reaction. I knew this was coming. I knew it the moment when Jacob told me the same thing the night before.
"Okay we understand that is reasonable." Edward said. We both looked shocked from how well he took this, even Jacob made a face. I thought for sure he was going to try to put up a fight.
"And I want to go to high school with Jacob on the reservation." She said smiling a little.
"Now that you can hang up, it's not happening." He said. Her face dropped a little.
"Can you hear me out before you make that decision?" She pleaded.
"That is out of the question Renesme." Edward had already made up his mind. I sighed.
"Edward let's listen to what she has to say first before making a decision." I said putting a hand on top of his.
"You can't be seriously considering this Bella. We cannot monitor anything if she goes to the same school as him." Edward said frowning. I wonder why Edward is acting this way. He's normally open and easy to talk to but he's being so difficult now.
"Dad we're not going to be doing anything in school, come on seriously?" She was pouting and she looked defeated.
"And you expect me to believe that? Just a moment ago you were talking about having sex with Jacob." Edward claimed.
"And you think we're going to be fucking at school?" She was getting angry again.
"Renesme seriously, watch your mouth!" I jumped in. I don't know how to handle how she's acting right now. I don't know how to deal with any of this. I just really feel like that I'm losing her.
"You've just been really pushing my buttons tonight Renesme." Edward said through gritted teeth. He was so close to exploding.
"Renesme, you need to calm down." Jacob said placing a hand on her shoulder. Renesme have a temper like her father. Irritation and anxiousness seeped through the air around our conversation.
"Is that what you're thinking dad? You think Jacob and I are going to be fucking in the bath room?" She egged on.
"Renesme I'm warning you." Edward growled.
"Or what about fucking in his truck in the parking lot? Is that what you're thinking about dad?" She was way out of hand now. Edward shot up from his chair and was quickly in front of her.
"Don't you dare say another word." He said his voice was deep with anger. She looked up at him with challenging eyes. Jacob looked deeply worried, which I was thankful for because it proved that he was not in on this with Renesme.
"Is that what you're worried about? Because if that's the case you shouldn't be, because if I want to I could take Jacob right now and we could go to my room and I would let him fuck the shit out of me and you couldn't stop us." She finally went overboard. Then he snapped. He slapped her so hard she fell off the couch onto the floor. She shot back up so quick her hand was holding her face which was turning red from the hard slap.
"I hate you." She said coldly and then she quickly left out of the house.
"Renesme!" Jacob yelled after her and took off after her. Edward just stood there. He was shaking. Did this really just happen? Why is my world being completely turned upside down? Absolutely nothing is going right. I looked up at Edward. What he just did was not okay. That was not the correct way to handle the situation; we never had to put our hands on Renesme for no reason. I did not like that at all.
"Are you serious Edward?" I said looking at him. He turned to look at me his eyes were filled with anger.
"What are you talking about?"
"You just hit our daughter!" I exclaimed.
"Did you not hear the things she said Bella?" He shot back at me.
"So she says something you don't like and you hit her! That was not okay Edward! You could have handled that a lot differently than that!" I yelled.
"You're joking right? You're angry with me right now and not her?" He was truly shocked at my reaction right now.
"Of course I'm upset about the things she said but the way you handled it was not okay or right. You should never, ever put your hands on her like that no matter what!" I said angrily at him.
"So how did you want me to act Bella? She completely disrespected us beyond belief. That was not okay just now!" He replied.
"But what you did was?" I asked coldly.
"I didn't know how else to react." He said.
"You need to go find her and talk to her and fast!" I said wanting to end this conversation. I wanted some alone time.
"You expect me to apologize to her?"
"She's your daughter and you're her father! I don't even know why we're having this conversation right now. You need to go find her, talk to her and apologize Edward." I said.
"This is beyond ridiculous. I'am not apologizing; she owes me an apology." He replied.
"You're being ridiculous. You are the adult in this situation and you're acting like a child." I growled.
"I'm done having this conversation with you Bella." He said looking at me sternly.
"So you're not going to go after her?" I asked.
"No I'm not." He said and the look on his face meant that I lost this battle.
"Edward!" I shouted.
"No damnit! I won't do it! If she wants to apologize to me then I will talk to her but I will not go after her and apologize. I did nothing wrong." And with that he left to go to our bedroom and slammed the door like a child. I cannot believe his! What the hell is going on right now? I don't know what to do.
JPOV
Something is going on at Bella's and Edward's place right now. So many ominous feelings are drifting this way. All of us except for Alice were sitting around in the living room just talking.
"What's wrong Jasper?" Carlisle broke my train of thought.
"I think something is going on with Bella and Edward. I'm picking up some terrible moods from their way." I usually don't pick up feelings that far away but there were so many feelings and they were so negative that they were beginning to gradually seep over this way.
"Should we go check on them?" Carlisle asked.
"Sounds like someone is coming our way right now and it smells like Jacob." Emmett cringed at the smell and so did the rest of us. Why do they smell so bad? There was a knock at the door and Carlisle went to answer it.
"Come on in Jacob." We heard him say, and then we heard the door closed and Jacob came storming in looking distraught.
"What's going on Jacob?" Esme asked looking concerned.
"Has Renesme come by here?" Jacob asked.
"No, what's wrong? Did something happen?" Rose immediately jumped up. Rose love Renesme like she was her own child. I know it sometimes irritates Bella because Rose undermines her authority at times. Whenever Renesme want something and Bella tells her no, Rose always find some way to get her what she wants. She's been doing that all of Renesme's life.
"She and Edward got into a huge fight, and he hit her and – Jacob was cut off before he could finish.
"He did what!" Rose yelled angrily.
"He hit her." Jacob said softly, he did not want to feel Rose's wrath.
"What do you mean he hit her?" Esme asked a little bit softer than Rose.
"She said something that was way out of hand and he slapped her." Jacob said looking away nervously.
"Are you serious? Where is she now?" Rose asked.
"I don't know! She ran off afterwards, I tried to go after her but her vampire speed got the best of me. I thought maybe she would come here but I guess not. We have to find her!" Jacob was really worried about her.
"What could she have possibly said for Edward to respond violently like that?" Carlisle was keeping calm but I could tell he was just as upset as Rose. Carlisle is very peaceful and passive man. He would not tolerate something like that from Edward.
"I think you should just go talk to Edward about that. This is between them two and I don't think it's my place to talk about it. They just weren't agreeing at all and Nessie's temper is just as bad as his, it was just a very bad situation. But that's not important right now! We have to find her!" Jacob was really worried about her.
"You're right Jacob. Rose, you and Emmett check the north and east of the perimeter around the house, Esme and I will check the south and the west. Jacob you check outside of the perimeter, and go anywhere you think she may have gone. And Jasper you go over to Bella's and Edward's and try to calm things down over there got it?" Carlisle was laying out the plan, and we all nodded.
"If anybody finds out anything contact everyone through our cells. Let's get going." Carlisle concluded the plan and we all took off. Of course I would get picked to go deal with Bella and Edward. This must be a sick joke, I'm sure not laughing if that's the case.
BPOV
I was pacing about in the room. I just hope that Jacob was able to catch up to Renesme and calm her down. Edward was still sitting up in our room and he was not coming out any time soon. I cannot believe him right now. This is not Edward. The Edward I know would not be acting like this. The Edward I know would never lay a hand on his daughter in the first place. He's risked his life to protect us both, so that's why he hitting her is such a shock to me because that is not him. My husband would never do that. At least I thought he wouldn't.
There was a knock at the door. It didn't smell like Jacob or Renesme. It was him. I didn't get up or yell for him to come in. What the hell could he possibly want right now? The door opened and he came right in. Like he lived here or something, how dare he?
"What do you want Jasper, this is not a good time right now." I said quietly but I know he heard me clearly.
"Where's Edward?" He replied.
"Why?" I asked.
"Jacob came by the house in a panic state. He told us what happened." He said. I looked up at him.
"He didn't catch up to her?" I asked, my stomach felt like it was doing flips and turns inside of me. Where is my baby girl?
"No he didn't, he lost her. He came to the house thinking she was there but she wasn't. Carlisle formed search groups and they're all out looking for her." He replied. This can't be happening right now.
"What happened?" Jasper broke my frantic train of thoughts.
"She and Edward got into a fight." I said looking away.
"About what Bella; could it really be that bad to the point where he hits her?" Jasper looked at me like this was my fault.
"Don't look at me like that Jasper. You think I wanted this to happen?" I said getting angry.
"Then why aren't you out there looking for her Bella. You're sitting here and she could possibly be crying alone somewhere." He lectured me.
"Don't you think I know that? I told Edward to go after her but he refused. I thought for sure Jacob was going to catch up to her and calm her down. But I guess I was wrong."
"You think?" He spat.
"I don't need you judging me right now Jasper!" I spat back at him.
"I'm not judging you Bella, I just want to know what all happened." He said calmly.
"Jasper, what are you doing here." Edward entered in the room. His voice had no emotion in it.
"Jacob didn't catch up to Renesme. Everyone is out looking for her right now." I said to him. He didn't even look at me. That hurt bad. What is going on with him? I can't deal with this Edward.
"Is that why you're here? She's our daughter we will deal with this. Just call everyone off this little search." He said his voice was very dry.
"And how do you plan on dealing with this Edward?" Jasper asked him while he was still looking at me intently.
"This is our business, this should not concern you or the others." Edward replied.
"She is my niece! How do you expect me to not be worried?" Jasper said. I could tell he was getting angry with Edward.
"This is my family!" Edward shouted.
"This is our family! We're all Cullens!" Jasper shouted back. Jasper would never let Edward get to him like this. He's normally pretty calm, but I can see it all over his face. He is truly worried for Renesme. In the back of my mind I thought maybe he was just using this as an excuse to be over here to see me. I need to stop being so damn self-centered. He's truly concerned about Renesme.
"I don't need this from you Jasper. We don't need help from you or anyone else." Edward said coldly.
"Well obviously you need something because I don't see you out there looking for her." Jasper replied back just as coldly.
"Guys please, just stop this. This is not going to solve anything." I finally spoke up.
"I'm going out there with them to find Renesme. You two are her parents you should be the main ones out there looking for her." He said sharply. And I agreed with him. He was completely right. We need to be out there for Renesme. I know that she was wrong and she said some awful things to us but I need to put that aside and find her and just make sure that she's alright.
"You're right Jasper I'm coming with you." I said.
"Like hell you are!" Edward protested.
"What are you talking about?" I asked looking at him.
"Renesme wants you all to be riled up; this is the type of reaction she expects from us. If we give her this kind of attention then we lose this battle of hers." Edward said.
"You're joking right. If anything you should be the main person out there looking for her Edward! What has gotten into you! Why are you acting this way." I was getting fed up with his behavior.
"You must have forgotten that I can read minds Bella. I know what she truly wants out of this. She thinks once all of this is done she will have her way in the end. I don't want her to think that way. Renesme can't always get what she wants." He said.
"I'm going out there to look for our daughter, with or without you." I replied hastily.
"I won't let you." He said ready to put up a fight.
"And you think you can stop me?" I asked testing his patience.
"Edward, stop this you're making a complete ass of yourself right now. That is your daughter." Jasper said. I could hear the annoyance in his voice.
"You're absolutely right Jasper, Renesme is MY daughter and Bella is MY wife so you have no right to tell me what I can or can't do with MY family Jasper!" He shouted.
"We are all family! We take care of each other!" Jasper yelled back.
"Enough! I've had enough! I'm going Edward and that is final!" I screamed at the both of them. They both looked at be bewildered. I rarely raise my voice.
"Let's go Jasper!" I harshly said as I headed for the door. Edward quickly grabbed my arm to stop me. I looked at him intently.
"Let go of me." I said slowly and fiercely.
"I won't allow this Bella." He said tightening his grip on me.
"I said let go Edward." I growled.
"No." He replied.
"Edward this is enough, she wants to go so just let her go." Jasper piped in
"Shut up Jasper, this is between me and my wife!" Edward shouted. I snatched my arm away from him while he was distracted by talking to Jasper. I tore to the woods Jasper caught my drift and quickly followed behind me. My insides felt like they were melting away when I heard Edward yell for me. Everything is completely spinning out of control and I can't stop it at all.
"Are you alright Bella?" Jasper asked running by my side.
"Let's just find Renesme okay?" I said feeling completely drained. That's all that mattered to me right now was finding my baby girl. I'm determined to find her no matter what. Edward can act that way all he wants to. But I will find her and nothing or no one will stop me, not even Edward.