When Esme and I finally returned to the house it was around 11 in the morning. When we walked in, the girls were sitting around in the living room talking and the guys were playing cards in the next room

"How was your night?" Rosalie asked with a very big smile.

"Brilliant." Esme smirked.

I kissed her cheek before continuing into the dining room.

Esme sat with the girls.

"Hey Carlisle. Em, deal him in." Edward said.

I sat down with them and played.

"So Esme, what'd you and Carlisle get up to last night?" Rosalie asked.

"Okay, wait for me to leave first." Melody said, standing up.

"Me too." Renesmee followed her into the dining room where they sat beside their boyfriends.

"So? What's the goss?" Alice asked.

Bella shifted her seating and cleared her throat. She looked up to me before she noticed that all 3 of us were looking at her.

"I'll be right back…" she said and disappeared.

"Okay, what is that about?" Rose asked.

"I don't know. I'm going to go see if she's alright." I said, standing.

"Bella, can I come in?" I said after knocking.

I heard cupboards quickly been closed at the sound of the knock before she allowed me to enter.

I closed the door behind me.

"What's going on with you?" I asked.

"Nothing." She shook her head.

"Don't lie to me."

Edward walked in a second later, obviously hearing my thoughts.

"Could you give us a minute?" she asked him.

He gave her a questioning look before nodding and walking back out.

I sat down on the bed that Jacob and Renesmee were currently using.

I crossed my legs and patted the spot in front of me for her to sit down. She sat hesitantly.

"What's wrong lately? You've been different, more awkward and distant."

"Isn't that normal for me?"

"Not to this extent…"

She looked at her hands and sighed. She looked like she was about to tell me, but before another word was said, Carlisle knocked.

"Yes." Bella said.

He walked in and closed the door behind him.

"Good going Carlisle, she was about to crack." I joked.

Bella laughed lightly.

"Sorry. Pretend I never interrupted." He said.

"Okay, guys I really don't think I should tell you."

"Is it us?" I asked.

"No."

"They why shouldn't you tell us?" Carlisle asked.

"Well I should, I just don't think it's a very good idea. I don't want you to get angry or upset…"she was talking quieter.

I looked up at Carlisle and we made eye contact.

"We won't." he said.

"I can guarantee that you will…"

"Bella, please just tell us." I asked desperately.

She looked up at me and it seemed that just looking at my eyes made her give in.

"Just don't yell okay? I don't want anyone else to know yet…"

I was becoming more suspicious every time she spoke.

"So Ness and Jacob were going to come with me somewhere for a while so I could…deal with something." She explained briefly.

"Where to and what are you dealing with? How long is a while?" I didn't want her to leave at all, let alone no one knowing the details.

"A couple of days, maybe a week. I just have to go talk to someone."

"Bella…you can tell us." Carlisle assured.

"Italy…The Volturi wanted to make sure Ness was developing how they suspected."

Neither Carlisle nor I knew what to say. We definitely couldn't allow them to go to Italy, not without everyone.

"Bella, what are you thinking?" Carlisle was angry.

"I figured if we go there, then Aro won't come to Forks. He contacted me a while ago requesting a meeting soon."

"No. Absolutely not." I said.

"I wasn't exactly asking for permission…"she said quietly to herself.

"I don't care what you weren't asking for; you're definitely not going there with only 3 of you. It's all of us or none of us." Carlisle raised his voice slightly.

"I can't make you all go over there. What if the Volturi decide they don't want to let us leave? I'm not letting you all get involved in something that has such high risks. I would rather some of us stay alive…" Bella said stubbornly.

"That's exactly why we're not allowing you to go on your own…" Carlisle was furious. I haven't seen him this angry in a very long time. It was his granddaughter and daughter after all, so I wasn't totally surprised by the reaction.

"I won't be on my own. Ness and Jake will be there…"

"Not enough."

"Well would you rather them come to Forks? Put every human life contained in Forks at risk?"

"If it meant higher protection for my family, then yes." Carlisle raised his voice even higher and I knew that everyone else would have heard.

Edward was in the room in less than a second.

"Calm down." He ordered Carlisle. Edward was one of the only people who had seen what Carlisle was capable off when he lost control. By the way Edward was talking to him, I assumed it was heading in that direction.

Bella stood up.

"Bella, stay there." Edward said.

I walked over to Carlisle's side and took his hand. I started whispering to him to calm down.

Edward turned to Bella once Carlisle gained complete control of himself.

"Bella, what the hell were you thinking?"

"I'm surprised you didn't come in sooner…"she said.

"You're not going, and don't argue about it anymore."

"Edward, I won't let them go to Forks."

"Fine, then we'll all go."

Bella went to talk again but Carlisle did first.

"We're all going, and that's the end of this conversation until we're off this island."

"They won't be happy about Melody…"Bella said quietly.

I froze. What was the minimum age that you could change a human? Would they say she was too young just too finally start a war between our covens?

"That's why you don't want them to come here, and don't want us all to come? Because he can't see your thoughts and Ness can keep them out of what she shows?" Carlisle asked.

Bella didn't answer, just looked up at him, which confirmed his questions.

"She's never killed a human. She's under complete control of herself, and she is very mature for her age. It'll be fine." Edward said.

"Let's hope so…"Bella whispered before disappearing.