BELLA

I walked back into the basement.

"It fits," Edward said approvingly. He had read both Jacob and Renesmee's thoughts as they told me what they had seen. We had a theory about Emma. We didn't know exactly what was going on because she wouldn't tell us. She wouldn't talk much, only shout and scream as she tried to get loose.

"I suggest a few of us go to Seattle, there is a bookshop I know of that could give us more information. I'm sad to say my collection of books doesn't involve information on this particular subject." Carlisle said to us all.

"I'll go," I offered. "I'll take Renesmee and Eddie with me; I'd rather them out of the house anyway."

"I go where she goes," Edward said pointing at me. Carlisle nodded.

"Ok so you four will go to Seattle tomorrow to try and find whatever we can about her."

"Are we going to get chains or something? We can't just keep holding her down here," Emmett said.

"Yes. However we need to have someone down here twenty four seven. We don't want her breaking out and reaching Renesmee or Chantelle," Carlisle said. We all nodded in agreement.

"I have some chains in the garage; I used to use them to hold cars up when I was working underneath them. I'll go get them," Rosalie said and walked out of the basement.

"Are they going to be strong enough Carlisle?" Esme asked. Carlisle shrugged.

"I don't know to be honest love," he said.

"I want Renesmee to stay in La Push," Edward said to everyone. "And Chantelle too, if you'll allow it," he said to Rosalie and Emmett. "They're going to be safer there, I don't want them sleeping under the same roof as this thing. I'm sure you agree with me," he said to everyone. I noticed the way Edward called Emma a 'thing'. He really did believe she wasn't herself anymore.

"Yes, that is a good idea," Carlisle said, Rosalie and Emmett nodded. "We'll let Jacob know when we're finished here."

"Eddie's going too," I said. Eddie turned to face me.

"What? Noo!" he moaned. "I'm fully grown! The girls are only children."

"You're my child. You may be physically seventeen but you are still my son. It's killing me having you in the same room as her. I don't want you here," I said sternly to him. He sighed and walked over to me.

"You don't need to be so worried mom," he said to me and pulled me into a hug. I wrapped my arms around him.

"You're my baby boy. Even if you are bigger than me." I laughed. "If Renesmee is going, so are you. I don't want my babies hurt, I love you too much," I whispered, my voice breaking at the thought of someone hurting my children. He pulled back about to argue with me.

"Don't argue Eddie, please. For your mother." Edward said from the middle of the room. Everyone was watching us. Eddie looked to his father then back at me. He bent forward and kissed my cheek.

"Okay," he said. I relaxed.

"Thank you," I sighed.

"Tomorrow, I don't want Chloe here with Emma," he said. What he said surprised me. The tone of his voice suggested protectiveness as he said Chloe's name. I nodded to him.

"We'll find somewhere else to speak to her, don't worry." I said and stroked the side of his face. I dropped my hand and he caught it in his. As we did this Emma made another attempt at escaping.

"I am going to go and ring the school, I need to explain the disappearance of three of their students, I am also going to take Jacob and Renesmee to pick Chantelle up from school, and I'll take them straight to La Push. I'm sure Jacob wants to inform the pack." Carlisle said and stepped away from Emma after she ceased from struggling. He walked past me and stopped at the top of the stairs. "Eddie would you say goodbye to your parents and come with me please?" he asked. I squeezed Eddie's hand and let go. He kissed my cheek.

"Bye," he muttered to everyone and followed Carlisle up the stairs. Rosalie came back with the chains and Emmett, Jasper and Edward secured Emma to the wall. She snarled and pulled at the chains.

"They're strong," Jasper said approvingly.

"They're the best," Rosalie smiled.

"Bella," Edward whispered in my ear. I turned to look at him.

"Yes?" I whispered back.

"Come with me, there's something we need to talk about," he said and wrapped his arm around my waist. He led me up the stairs and into the living room.

"Edward?" I asked.

"Bella, did you notice that Eddie could talk to Chloe?" He asked. I raised my eyebrows at him.

"How do you mean Edward? What is wrong with him talking to her?"

"No. I mean talk to her. In her head. He projected his thoughts. He couldn't do that when he was younger, it was only us and the others Carlisle changed. He also read her mind, I was just about to tell him where Chloe's inhaler was but he ran off before I had the chance, then he came back with it." He explained. I sucked in a breath.

"Oh," I said in realisation. "Oh yeah," I muttered and paced the room. "How is that possible?" I asked. He shrugged.

"Maybe when he reached his full growth his ability changed. I don't know. Eddie is one of a kind; we assume he has all the traits of a vampire, that he is one of us. When really he isn't. He was created by the magic of a moon pool."

"He was created by us," I said to him sternly. I hated it when people said that Eddie was a 'child of the moon pool' or he was created by it. Edward walked over to me and pulled me into his chest.

"I know that love but the moon pool aided his creation, it wouldn't have been possible without it," he whispered. I sighed, I knew all this but I was very touchy when it came to how Eddie was 'made'.

Before I could answer Edward, there was a knock at the door. I looked quickly to Edward. Edward sighed.

"It's Charlie," he said.

"What?" I asked, my voice rising in hysteria.

"He decided to make a quick visit before he went fishing." He said and started walking to the door. I heard Emma let out a distorted shout from below us.

"Edward, he can't come in here, he's chief of police, he isn't going to be happy the fact we've kidnapped a teenage girl," I hissed.

"I know love," he replied and opened the door with a smile on his face. "Charlie! How nice to see you."

"Hello Edward, Bella," Charlie said with a smile. "I was just about to go fishing, I thought I'd come say hello."

"Well it's nice to see you dad," I smiled.

"Can I come in?" he laughed looking at both Edward and me standing in his way.

"We were just about to go into La Push, why don't you come with us, it's on the way to the beach anyway," Edward said.

"Sure," Charlie said and turned around to his car. "Want a lift?"

"Thanks," Edward said with a nod and opened the door for me to get in. I smiled at him and climbed in the car, he climbed in behind me. Charlie stared at our torsos before he spoke.

"Seatbelts," Charlie instructed from the front. Edward and I laughed.

"Vampires dad, a crash won't even scratch us," I said.

"Oh yeah. I always forget," he laughed. "Curse of getting old."

We talked to Charlie the entire way there; his slow careful driving meant it took nearly ten minutes to travel a distance that would take Edward two. Charlie stopped outside Jacob and Billy's house.

"Thank you for the ride Charlie," Edward said politely and climbed out the car he reached his hand out for me to take and helped me out.

"You're welcome, It's a shame Nessie and Eddie weren't home, I'll come see them later if that's ok?" he asked.

"Sure dad," I smiled at him.

"Bye guys," he said and drove off. I sighed and took Edward's hand; we walked up the drive to the door and knocked lightly. Jacob answered and let us in. Renesmee, Chantelle and Eddie were all in the living room watching TV. They noticed us walk in and all turned to look at us.

"Is it safe to go home yet?" Chantelle asked. We shook our heads. She sighed in annoyance and continued to play on her cell phone.

"Eddie can we talk to you please?" Edward asked. Eddie nodded and stood up from the couch; we led him out to the back yard and turned to face him.

"Eddie, why didn't you tell us you could use your gift on someone that wasn't related to you?" Edward asked. Eddie looked down to his feet. He shrugged his shoulders.

"When did you find out you could do that?" I asked. He shrugged again.

"Eddie…" Edward said coldly.

"I don't know. I didn't think I could until today. I had hold of Chloe's hand and I kept thinking to myself how much I wished I could read her mind, or ask her how she felt. I knew how much pain it would cause Renesmee if something happened to her. At first that's all I was thinking about. I needed to help her to save my sister." He said and looked back up to us. "Chloe was clutching my hand unbelievably tight for a human. I knew she was using all her strength. Then I don't know, I felt something, like a spark of electricity, something connecting us maybe. After that I could read her mind, and I could project my thoughts to her. I don't know how it happened, it just did." He said. I looked up to Edward; he was staring at Eddie with a frown on his face.

"Okay. Thank you for telling us son," he said and straightened his face. Eddie nodded.

"Can I go now?" he asked. Edward nodded and Eddie turned to go back into the small red house. I turned to stand in front of Edward. He stared into my eyes. He was thinking things over. I just stood there watching him until he was ready to talk.

"I think we're going to have a lot of drama with those two," he said.

"Eddie and Chloe?" I asked. He nodded.

"First time I touched you I felt the same thing, the overwhelming urge to protect you, to save you." he whispered. I remembered it too, the small charge I felt when I came in contact with Edward, when he wrapped his arm around my waist for the first time to save me from the colliding car.

"But it's not La Tua Cantante right?" I asked. He shook his head.

"I don't think so; Eddie has been very thirsty for the past two days. If Chloe was his singer, he wouldn't have been able to resist. He hasn't had enough time around humans to be able to resist such a pull. You remember what it was like with Renesmee. Well she was only half vampire, there was no way Eddie could have even had the control Renesmee did and she nearly killed Zac. Twice." He said to me. "They're not connected by La Tue Cantante, they are connected though, by something that could grow into love and complete devotion. They just don't know it yet."

"Oh, great," I muttered.

"Don't worry, it's not definite. Nothing has to happen. If they stay away from each other, they may forget it. But then again, I was infatuated with you from that moment on. I have no idea how Eddie is feeling right now. I wish I could read his mind."

"But Chloe?" I asked. "Chloe is Renesmee's best friend. She might not even be ok with this."

"Why not? She knows her brother will be loving and faithful. I'm sure she wouldn't want anyone else for her best friend. Eddie hasn't ever experienced this sort of thing, he has never had a girlfriend, he has only been alive for four years, but I know my son and Renesmee knows her brother."

"Like father, like son," I smiled. Edward smiled back at me. "As long as he doesn't leave her in the middle of a forest thinking she'd be better off without him," I joked, his smile turned into a smirk, only I could see the hidden regret in his face.

"Who knows what would happen then? She'll probably run off to Zac, fall in love with him instead and find he's a werewolf," he laughed and pulled me against his chest.

"Hmm, wouldn't that be comical," I laughed. He kissed my head and we made our way back into the house.

Eddie caught my eye and then looked to Edward. He stared at us for a long while before he turned away. I looked to Edward.

Did he hear us? I asked, panicking. Edward shrugged. I was so used to Chantelle and Renesmee's hearing range that I always forgot that Eddie could hear much further. If he had heard us, then he knew. He knew our thoughts on him and Chloe. And he knew that Edward left me when I was human. And he knew there used to be something with Jacob. Even if we didn't say his name, I'm sure he could put the pieces together. Edward and I turned to walk into the kitchen, I was aware Eddie was following.

"You were in love with Jacob?" he asked in a whisper so Renesmee couldn't hear. I laughed nervously.

"Not as such. I thought I was in love with him."

"You were Bella, don't lie to him," Edward said to me. I turned to look up at him, my jaw dropping. I snapped it shut and turned to Eddie.

"Ok I was in love with him for a very very short period of time. He was my best friend more than anything, and he still is now." I said.

"Was he in love with you?" he whispered.

"Now isn't the time for this," I said sternly and turned to Edward. I raised my eyebrows at him waiting for him to call an end to the conversation. He had his arms crossed on his chest and his face had an amused expression. I scowled at him and turned to Eddie. "Do not tell Renesmee. She will find out when the time is right. No need to rain on her parade ok?" I asked.

"Of course. I would never hurt her like that," Eddie said to me, and then turned to Edward. "You left mom?" he asked. I let out a laugh as Edwards amused stance turned to a nervous one.

"Erm," he stuttered.

"Yes he did. But it was a long time ago. Let's just drop it ok?" I asked Eddie, he nodded at me.

"And lastly, am I really in love with Chloe? Is that what I'm feeling?" he asked, he was facing Edward more than me. Edward nodded.

"It is likely. What you described was how I felt- no feel, with your mother." Edward said quietly, Eddie sighed. He reached out and touched Edward's arm, without looking at him. "That is wise of you Eddie, I am proud," Edward said, Eddie beamed a smile at Edward. Edward nodded once and Eddie kissed my cheek before going back into the living room. I turned to face Edward accusingly.

"He showed me how he felt; he said that if it really is 'true love' then he will wait. He is going to wait until Chloe is older, sixteen or seventeen before he actually admits anything, he doesn't believe with everything going on that starting a romantic relationship with her will do anyone any good right now. He knows he'd want her with him all the time, and right now he wants to protect Renesmee more than anything; he doesn't want to be distracted. Chloe is safe out of the picture, so he wants her to stay like that for a while." He whispered extremely low and fast. A smile grew on my lips. My son never failed to amaze me; he made me ridiculously proud to be his mother.