BELLA
"Let's go!" I called up the stairs. Renesmee, Eddie, Edward and I were going to Seattle for the day. We made a detour to the house so Renesmee could collect some things before we left. Emma was surprisingly quiet today. We tried to feed her and asked if she needed the bathroom at all but all she did was glare at us. She wouldn't speak and wouldn't request anything. Renesmee skipped to the bottom of the stairs.
"I'm ready," she said. I held out my hand for her to take and we went outside to meet Eddie and Edward.
We arrived in Seattle in record time. We all climbed out the car and walked to the shop Carlisle had instructed us to go to. Edward took my hand as we walked in to the store. The shop was small however every wall was covered with shelves, all with books on. Some looked old and looked like they could turn into dust with one touch, some looked brand new. The place had the normal book shop smell but with a stronger concentration of dust in the air. Renesmee and Eddie peeled off from us to look around. Edward and I looked too, scanning the side of every book.
"May I help you?" someone asked from behind us. We turned around, slowly, to look human. There was a small woman in her sixties standing there.
"Yes please. We are looking for some books," Edward said.
"Well you're in the right place." She joked. "What are you looking for?" she asked and pulled out a pair of small glasses and put them on her nose. "I gather you don't need a book on vampires," she smiled at us. I took in a sharp breath.
"No. We're looking for a book on demons," Edward said calmly as if he was expecting her to know about us.
"Ah, I have many books on demons. May I ask why you wish to purchase such a book?" she asked and made her way over to the far corner of the room.
"Interest," Edward answered her.
"I hope you do not wish to summon one, vampire. They can be very dangerous, and not easily controlled." She said sternly to him. Edward let out a small laugh.
"We already have one in our possession, we want to find out more about it that's all."
"Oh dear, how did you come across one? They are very rare. Is it a possession of a human or a physical being?" she asked without looking, she pulled out a book, the book wasn't new but it didn't look too old either.
"It's a possession of a young girl."
"Oh dear." She said and put the book back on the shelf. She took another one that looked even older than the last and opened the book to flick through the pages. "Here," she said and handed the book to Edward.
"Thank you," he said.
"You'll find everything you need to know on demon possessions in that book, there are many different demons so you will need to pick out the one that has possessed the girl. There are a few things you can do to remove the demon from the girl. A priest could try an exorcism, however as a vampire yourself the priest may be unwilling to help you, and the word of god may not help you. A witch is also a possibility, they don't use the word of god and it's a permanent way to banish the demon, however a witch is very hard to come by, and she must be very powerful, Lastly, you should be able to do it yourself, however you will need some extremely rare ingredients, things that are rarer than a witch, and by the colour of your eyes, I take it you do not like taking human lives. In order to perform it yourself you need the blood of an innocent," She said. I gasped.
"A child?" I asked. She nodded to me.
"We won't be doing it that way, don't worry love," Edward said to me. Renesmee and Eddie walked up to us.
"We couldn't find anything- oh you found something," Eddie said.
"Oh my!" the woman said staring at Eddie. "How is it possible?" she asked. I took a protective step closer to Eddie.
"Moon pool," Edward said to the woman absently minded as he read the book in his hands
"Wow, a moon pool child. It is a honour." She said with a smile to Eddie. I fought to contain my snarl. "I have only read about your existence. I never knew vampires like you existed, I thought the legend died out. A vampire of your kind must exist somewhere in the world for you to be created," she said.
"So there are others like me?" Eddie asked her. She nodded.
"Very, extremely rare, it wouldn't be too crazy to say there was only one left before you." She replied and moved away from us. She walked into another room and came back out with the oldest looking book of the lot. "Here, I assume you would like to read about your kind," she said and handed Eddie the book. It looked like a collection of papers and diaries.
"Thank you," Eddie said sincerely. She smiled at him and turned to Renesmee.
"Ah, I know what you are, another rare breed, but not quite as rare as your brother here." She said as her smile grew. "I have met a few like you," Renesmee smiled at her timidly. The woman held out her hand and touched Renesmee. I held my breath, not knowing what she was doing. I didn't know this woman, but she knew everything, and I mean everything.
"I'm sorry to be impolite, my father sent me here so I don't really understand. Who are you? And how do you know what we all are?" I asked her. She looked to me and smiled.
"I assume by your father you mean Carlisle Cullen?" she asked. I nodded. "Ah yes. You must be Isabella then and this is Renesmee, I didn't hear the news about your son though, congratulations," she said to me, I smiled at her.
"Bella, this is Anne, she's a very old friend of Carlisle's, and she's a witch, that's how she knows everything," Edward said to me and closed the book. My mouth dropped open and I quickly closed it. "Anne is it ok if we take this book home? I know it's in the restricted section but it could really help us."
"Of course Edward, I regret that I cannot perform the banishment for you. I could try and contact a few friends and see if they're willing."
"That's ok Anne; I would never ask you to perform such a spell. Thank you that would be helpful."
"I hope you can help the girl," she said.
"So do I," Edward said and we made our way to the door.
"I hope to see you soon," she said to us and held open the door.
"I'm sure you will," Edward said. She held out her hand towards me. An odd gesture, I looked to Edward and he nodded. I took her hand.
You are in great danger involving yourself with forces such as demons, I trust you will do well to keep your family safe Isabella, you have beautiful children, it would cause me and I'm sure many others distress if anything happened to such wonderful creatures. She said to me, only it wasn't out loud, it was in my head. I gasped. I didn't have my shield down and she could still talk to me. I nodded profusely to her.
"Of course," I said out loud. "Thank you." She nodded and let go of my hand. I saw Eddie frown and touch my arm, then huff when he couldn't get through. I laughed at him.
"Come on, we have to get this back to Carlisle," Edward said and took my hand. "Thank you again Anne, we will see you soon to return the books." Edward said and led me out the door with Eddie and Renesmee in toe.
"What was all that about? Why could she talk to me in my head? And if she's a witch why can't we use her to help Emma?" I asked in a rant.
"She is a very powerful witch; vampire abilities do not have any effect on her. We can't use her because she's very old Bella, She is powerful but her power is trapped in the weak body of an old woman. She cannot perform big spells anymore. Something as simple as breaking through a vampire ability or levitating a pencil is fine, they don't require a lot of her energy. Banishing a demon possession would use a lot, so much so that she would die from it." Edward said to me as we made our way down the street.
"Oh. How old?" I asked.
"Very," he laughed.
"Edward, I need a number here."
"One hundred and fifty give or take. Trust me that is very old for a witch. Witches aren't immortal, but they're not human anymore either," he said.
"Wow," I muttered. I looked to my left to find Eddie with his nose in the book Anne had given him. I smiled to myself. He would finally get some answers about who he was. If only we had known about the book before.
To be honest I was a bit overwhelmed, was it possible that everything written in myths and story books were true? We had vampires, werewolves, witches and demons. Would we come across a unicorn and a mermaid sometime in our future? How come humans were so oblivious? My train of thought was suddenly stopped by the sound of someone shouting me.
"Bella! Edward!" I heard from behind me. I stopped and turned around. I gasped when I saw Angela Webber and Ben Cheney across the road smiling and waving at us.