Bella and Edward hung out the rest of the week. Every morning, Bella would tell me what she and Edward would talk about. She would gush constantly, and I just had to grin and bear it. It wasn't until Thursday when life got a bit more complicated. I returned home, and Bella and Edward did so after. They were just sitting in the driveway as I cooked dinner. Suddenly a horrid smell invaded my nose. I gagged, stepping away from the food. It smelt of wet dog that had rolled around in it's own poop and then took a bath in the Citarum river. In my six-hundred years of existence, I had never smelt something so repulsive. I heard Edward leave and Charlie's cruiser pull into the spot, and another car as well. I walked to the window and peeked outside. I saw two people I hadn't met before, but I vaguely recall them from Charlie's memories. They were Billy black and his son, Jacob. Billy's eyes fell to mine, and I tensed. He did as well, and his eyes narrowed into slits. My lips pulled back over my teeth defensivley, almost in a snarl. Billy's eyes widened and he turned away to greet Charlie. I turned on my heel and returned to the kitchen. I heard the door open about five minutes later.
"This is a surprise." Charlie was saying.
"It's been too long," Billy answered. "I hope it's not a bad time."
"No, it's great. I hope you can stay for the game."
"I think that's the plan, our TV broke last week." Jacob admitted.
"And, of course, Jacob was anxious to see Bella again." Billy added.
"Oh, hey Alex." Charlie greeted. I turned and lent on the kitchen counter.
"Hey Dad." I replied. "How was work?"
"Eh, same old same old. You remember Billy and Jacob."
"Vaugley." I turned my nose up at the older man who was confined to a wheelchair. "I remember you talking about them quite a bit. I always stayed home when you went to the Rez, got caught up in my reading."
"Yeah, you still are such a recluse." I shrugged.
"Are you hungry?" Bella asked. I could see that she sensed the tension in the room and wanted to alleviate it.
"Naw, we ate just before we came." Jacob answered.
"How about you, Charlie?"
"Sure." He replied, his voice moving in the direction of the front room and the TV.
"I'm gonna head upstairs." I said, crossing my arms. "I've got a bunch of homework to do. Recipe's on the counter, Bells, just follow it and you'll be fine." I pushed myself off the counter and went to head upstairs to my room.
"Oh, Alex." Billy called. I turned to glance back at him. "It was nice seeing you again."
"You too." I muttered before walking up the stairs. I closed my bedroom door once I got there and pulled out my phone. I plonked myself onto my bed and started to message Carsile.
Ok, what is with the Black family, why do they smell like rotten garbage thrown into a sewer?
I got a reply quite quickly.
Are they at your house?
If they weren't, I wouldn't be asking
We Decades ago, we came across a pack of tribe members, they were able to shift into spirit warriors, wolves, to protect themselves. Esme, Rosalie, Emmet, Edward and I created a treaty with the Quileute tribe on that day. We would refrain from harming a human, killing or transforming, and we wouldn't go onto their land. You aren't part of that treaty, but I implore you to do as it says
I won't expose us, no way, but I think Bella already knows, your son is an idiot, Carlisle
TIMESKIP
I hadn't come down to dinner that night and opted to hole out in my room until the stench of dog had left the house. When I ambled down the stairs Friday morning, Bella was already gone and Charlie was at the table. "You alright?" He asked woridly, "You went to bed pretty early last night."
"Yeh, I'm fine dad." I told him with a fake smile. "Just didn't feel the best." Charlie seemed to accept that and I scoured out of the house. I drove the truck to school again, (I need to talk to Charlie about getting me a better one) and throughout the day, I pressed Rosalie on the Quileute tribe she encountered. She held a certain distaste for anyone but her own kind, and I can kinda see where she was coming from. Edward and Alice left at lunch. Jasper seemed more tense than usual when she left. Bella had to ride with me on the way back home, and she would not stop talking about the day she was spending with Edward tomorrow. "Be careful with him." I warned as we turned onto our street. "He may seem like a benevolent knight in shining armour but our kind was created to be dangerous, lure in prey and strike when they feel as if they're safe." I could see Bella gearing up to protest. "I know, I know. We don't hurt Humans. But my first instinct as a Newborn was to kill my daughter. That base instinct, to hunt and kill prey never leaves us. Just...be careful."
TIMESKIP
I watched the next morning as Bella and Edward took the truck and left. I pressed my lips together, worried about how the day would end.