Alice was waiting for them as they arrived back at the house , she gasped and covered her mouth , Edward closed his eyes and shook his head.
"I'm sorry " she whispered,
"Its ok Alice its not your fault" he sighed
"i'm sorry Carlisle, i've let you down" she walked slowly over to Carlisle and stood infront of him waiting for his reaction.
"Sorry? , bella theres nothing to be sorry for , considering what you have been through the past weeks." he smiled kissing her forehead
Jasper appeared rubbing his arm absent mindedly , his new scars pink againt his alabastor skin.
"Jasper I......." she broke off
"No problem Bella i've had worse" he smiled and shrugged , she turned to reach for Edwards hand he stretched out his arm and just above his cuff was another pink cresent moon scar , she put her hand over her mouth and looked at him and then traced the scar with her finger,
"i bit you too" she hissed taking a few steps back,
she turned to run but he had hold of her wrist , "Bella stop it now" he growled.
She sat onto the porch steps her head in her hands Edward sat beside her wrapping his arms round her shaking body
"SSh its ok now , we are back together , I am never leaving you again" he whispered kissing her hair
"But Renesmee , you saw what happened when i held her , when am I going to be able to hold my daughter again" she sighed
"Bella remember when we first met how it almost killed me to be near you , then I became used to it" he smiled
"So I have to hunt more often and hold my breath around her , like I first did with Charlie" she asked
"Thats right" he smiled his crooked smile and she knew things were going to be oaky.
"I missed you so much Edward Cullen" she whispered
"I missed you too Mrs Cullen" he hissed playfully as his soft lips carressed hers , then he sat up "Do you need to hunt my love"
" Yes" she sighed ,
They hunted locally , Edward as usual was finished before her , his eyes were now liquid gold , he leant against a tree and watched Bellas lithe body take down an elk and drain it in a matter of seconds , she looked back at him his face was glowing,
"What?" she smiled
"You have no idea how much I want you right now" he hissed , a low growl ripping from his throat , she threw herself at him and they fell to the ground,
"So how long is it before your stronger than me again" she mumbled through her parted lips as they pressed hard against his
"I dont know why?" he smiled
"I just like you being stronger , taking charge " she laughed and thoughts of their first night together filled her head.
"Mmmmm I think I can handle being the strongest for a while" he hissed. She closed her eyes and let him take control of their bodies.
They walked hand in hand back to the house , carlisle was outside waiting for them , edward frowned , his body tensed
"What is it?" she asked
"Trouble" he whispered
Edward nodded at Carlisles silent explanation , then shook his head
"Whens the meeting" he spat
"What , what meeting , Edward , carlisle please tell me whats going on" she begged , carlisle nodded
"Sam has called a meeting, we are to go to the clearing this evening at dusk" Carlilse replied
"A meeting?..... this is about me isnt it.. Its all my fault"
"Bella its not your fault , Jacob and Leah payed a dangerous game and lost" Carlisle sighed
"I'm going with her" Edward hissed
"We are all going my son , I told Seth to tell Sam all of us or non of us"
"But you didnt do anything , you didnt break the treaty , it was me" she sighed looking down at her ahnds she could feel the burning in her throat again,
"Bella Cullen , look at me" came a soft voice at the door she turned and Esme was stood beside Carlisle holing his hand , jasper was just visible behind them,
Bella stood and looked at her family , Esme held out her hand and Bella took it.
"Isabella Cullen you have been part of my , no our family , since the day Edward decided he couldnt live without you" she smiled at Edward ,"We look after our family, we stand united" she smiled and kissed her hand
"But I cant allow you to put yourselves in danger" she sighed
"Oh and I suppose you are going to stop us" laughed Emmett from the living room.....
"Mommy....." a voice came from inside, "I missed you so much" she squealed pushing her way through the adults , she jumped nto Bellas arms , who in turn looked quickly at Edward and held her breath , Jasper was on hand just incase and she was pleased about that.
She kissed her daughters hair , Edward wrapped his arms around his family.
"Mommy i never want to see Jacob again he scared me" she snuggled into bellas chest.
Bella looked at Edward pleading for him to say something,
"dont worry angel you will never see him again" Edward smiled lifting his daughter from bellas arms,
"Go play with henry sweetheart" he smiled and she skipped indoors.
"Do you want to go home" he smiled , she frowned , she hadnt been home since the night he had taken Renesmee.
Edward hissed as he read her thoughts , saw the pictures playing as a bad home movie of jacob disapearing through the window with his daughter , the look on Bellas face when she realised she had gone. He sighed.
"Oh I'm sorry I didnt mean for you to see all that" she sighed taking his hands
"I needed to see it my love , I needed to know how you felt" he smiled and kissed her cheek "Maybe we'll go home later".
"You know Carlisle was right" she smiled
"about what?"
"His theory , why I was like I was , when my thirst got so bad , it was painful and I screamed I sceamed to let jacob know how much I was hurting and I felt strong and empowered"
"Thats good then you dont have to tell carlisle about the change" he smiled
"No dont you understand I have to I realise that now I have to get it out" She took his head in her hands "You dont have to listen" she smiled
"I'll hear it second hand later i'd rather hear it from you" he sighed
"I'll call everyone together once Renesmee and Henry are down for their nap" he stood and began to walk inside,
"I tried Edward" she whispered not looking at him, "I tried to be strong and brave"
he stopped and turned to her.
"Is that why you think I dont want to hear , because I would think you were weak" his eyes narrowed
"I didnt want you to hear how much pain I'd put you through" he whispered and continued inside.
Renesmee and Henry were playing hide and seek with Alice , which jasper found highly amusing much to Renesmees disgust as Alice seemed to know exactly were she had hidden everytime.
"Lets go hide outside" she whispered to Henry who smiled and followed.
Alice began to count , then she stopped and gasped
"Edward ,Bella Renesmme... shes hurt" she shouted
"Where is she? Alice" asked Edward who was now on the lawn with everyone else ,
"Trees all I can see is trees" she exclaimed
"can you see if shes badly hurt"asked Carlisle
"No shes not bad , shes looking at her leg in a bear trap" sighed Edward
"Bear traps! thats west of the river" shouted Emmett and he disapeared
"Emmett " they shouted but it was no use Edward was already hot on his heels followed by the rest.
As they got closer Edward could hear her thoughts, ut she didnt know where she was , like Alice all he saw was trees.
"Listen!" whispered Rosalie , they all froze
"Can you hear that , its a voice shouting" she smiled "Its Henry I'm sure of it , hes's shouting Renesmee"
They ran towards the voice and sure enough Henry was stood over Renesmee shouting,
"Resmee, Resmee" he shouted in a gravel voice. he saw Emmett and ran to him , draaging him to were she lay.
Edward held Renesmee whilst Jasper broke the trap , there were lttle marks were the traps teeth had predded into her skin.
"Resmee head" henry shouted
Carlisle took a closer look at her, he moved her hair her skin was pink,
"Shes banged her head" he said checking the rest of her
"Nessie , baby, its grandfather are you okay" he said softly
her lips puckered and she smiled
He turned to Henry and smiled
"Well done Henry you saved nessie" and he rufled his hair
"Resmee fine?" he asked
"Yes shes going to be fine thanks to you" Edward smiled
Henry walked over to Jasper, "Stay?" he asked
Jasper looked round and everyone smiled "Would you like to saty with us Henry" he knelt down infront of him.
Henry looked round at all the faces of his family "Hell yeah" he shouted , everyone looked at Emmett who shrugged and laughed...........
Tuesday, 1 February 2011
sunrise ~ chapter 15
" Leah!" she hissed
"And you were expecting" she hissed "What jacob? , no he's learnt his lesson on that one i think"
"What do you want Leah?" snarled Bella "I'm on nuetral ground here"
"You are now but you werent before and the others didny have the balls to take you down , when he had you" she was pacing round Bella now inspecting her like a piece of meat,
"You know I really dont know what he see's in you" she laughed
"ok Leah , probably not a good idea to mess with me right now ok" she hissed shadowing her every move.
"Ah I know you look at the mother to see what the daughter will turn out like" she jibed changing direction
"Leah I'm warning you don't piss me off , Jacob has done enough damage just go home" Bella sighed , she didnt want to get into a fight with Leah.
"Good idea Leah , come home" whined behind her Sam was crouched in the undergrowth stood full size and walked between her and Bella.
"I wondered how long it would take for you to arrive oh fallen Alpha she smirked
"Enough Leah" your mum sent me out to get you , there has been enough disgrace on the pack without you making it into a war" he snarled
"DISGRACE! , Ha" she hissed "No I ts just that jacob did what the rest of you have no balls to do"
"I think its about time you move over and let the next generation take over" she smiled turning back to Bella,
She was crouched ready for an attack she knew this wouldnt just be a war of words , Leah had every intention of finishing this here and now.
"Now what should we do with you" she smiled then phased , a growl ripped from bellas throat,
Leah lunged knocking Sam out of the way , he turned to lunge at her but a great russet wolf stood i his way , blocking him from stopping the enslaught,
"Leave!" bellowed Jacob and Sam cowered and could not refuse his Alpha,
Jacob the turned his attention on Leah who was pacing backwards and forwards like a lion in the zoo after smelling its lunch,
"Now what do we have here" he said after he had phased back.
"She's mine Jake , I want to enjoy ripping her to pieces you had your chance but you wanted to play happy families" she whined and with that she attacked..........................
"She's completly disapeared it was fuzzy she was talking to someone and now she gone , Edward that can only mean one thing!" Alice cried,
"Jacob!" he hissed and he ran from the house followed by carlisle ,and his brothers..........
Leah had the upper hand , she had been looking at jake when Leah attacked ,
Leahs sharp teeth were round the top of Bellas arm , she twisted and turned until she was free , she looked down at her arm it was grazed a little but still attatched, it was her turn to attack an electricity ran through her veins and a blur of red clouded her vision.
"Bella NO!" came a shout from behind her , she turned to attack running towards the voice , then she heard a softer voice and that caught her off guard,
"Jake , please keep still I need to see if she bit you" sighed carlisle
"Get off me , shes mad aaah doc get off me" he howled in pain "She didnt bite me" he shouted
"Emmett get him home or at least to the line" asked Carlisle
"You gotta be kidding me leave him here , he doesnt deserve our help" snapped Emmett but carlisle just glanced at him and he knew he had to obey his wishes,
Meantime Bella was being held to the ground by Jasper, she thrashed but it was no use she could feel the calm creeping over her and she tried to fight it,
"Jasper no , I want to kill him , get off me" she hissed
"Bella there will be no more death today" he whispered holding her down
"No more?" she was puzzled , she had run away from the hikers she knew she had , so who was dead?
"What are you talking about" she hissed struggling but she knew she would not win over Jasper , so she stopped and took deep breaths
"Are you calm now Bella? , can I leave go" Jasper whispered
"You tell me?" she spat , he sighed and eased a little allowing her to sit up, Edward was off in the distance crouched over something,
"Whats he doing , why isnt he comforting me" she hissed , then everything swam back to her , the words , then the attack then!
" Oh god no , no I didnt I couldnt have" she looked up at Jasper and then over to Edward, "Jasper?" she sighed
"There was nothing you could do , you have been through so much recently" he smiled trying to make her feel better
"Your a newborn Bella , remember that" sighed Carlisle
"But Leah , she was so stupid she should have known" she sighed , then she remembered Leah hadnt been alone,
"Jacob no I didnt , not jake" she cried , Jasper shook his head,
"Emmett has taken him back to Sam, he's in a pretty bad way" said jasper not sounding too sorry.
Edward walked towards his wife , his eyes were dark and solid.
She couldnt look at him , she tensed and Jaspers arms tightened on hers,
"Its ok Jaz I'll take it from here" he sighed , jasper nodded ans slowly released her arms judging her emotions as he did.
Edward sat down by the side of Bella and placed his hand in hers , she looked at their hands clasped together but she still couldnt look into his face,
"I killed her" she whispered
"I know" he sighed
"I'm sorry"
"Its not your fault bella , she pushed you" he exhaled and moved his hands slowly to her face , her body was suddenly warm , she could feel his love flow through her. she leaned into his shoulder and didnt move , they sat until morning holding one another , neither of them spoke.
"But can you tell me something" he whispered , and she knew what he was going to answer she thought of how she felt when she smelt Renesmees soft scent and how she was so afraid she might hurt her , she couldn't say it aloud.
"And you were expecting" she hissed "What jacob? , no he's learnt his lesson on that one i think"
"What do you want Leah?" snarled Bella "I'm on nuetral ground here"
"You are now but you werent before and the others didny have the balls to take you down , when he had you" she was pacing round Bella now inspecting her like a piece of meat,
"You know I really dont know what he see's in you" she laughed
"ok Leah , probably not a good idea to mess with me right now ok" she hissed shadowing her every move.
"Ah I know you look at the mother to see what the daughter will turn out like" she jibed changing direction
"Leah I'm warning you don't piss me off , Jacob has done enough damage just go home" Bella sighed , she didnt want to get into a fight with Leah.
"Good idea Leah , come home" whined behind her Sam was crouched in the undergrowth stood full size and walked between her and Bella.
"I wondered how long it would take for you to arrive oh fallen Alpha she smirked
"Enough Leah" your mum sent me out to get you , there has been enough disgrace on the pack without you making it into a war" he snarled
"DISGRACE! , Ha" she hissed "No I ts just that jacob did what the rest of you have no balls to do"
"I think its about time you move over and let the next generation take over" she smiled turning back to Bella,
She was crouched ready for an attack she knew this wouldnt just be a war of words , Leah had every intention of finishing this here and now.
"Now what should we do with you" she smiled then phased , a growl ripped from bellas throat,
Leah lunged knocking Sam out of the way , he turned to lunge at her but a great russet wolf stood i his way , blocking him from stopping the enslaught,
"Leave!" bellowed Jacob and Sam cowered and could not refuse his Alpha,
Jacob the turned his attention on Leah who was pacing backwards and forwards like a lion in the zoo after smelling its lunch,
"Now what do we have here" he said after he had phased back.
"She's mine Jake , I want to enjoy ripping her to pieces you had your chance but you wanted to play happy families" she whined and with that she attacked..........................
"She's completly disapeared it was fuzzy she was talking to someone and now she gone , Edward that can only mean one thing!" Alice cried,
"Jacob!" he hissed and he ran from the house followed by carlisle ,and his brothers..........
Leah had the upper hand , she had been looking at jake when Leah attacked ,
Leahs sharp teeth were round the top of Bellas arm , she twisted and turned until she was free , she looked down at her arm it was grazed a little but still attatched, it was her turn to attack an electricity ran through her veins and a blur of red clouded her vision.
"Bella NO!" came a shout from behind her , she turned to attack running towards the voice , then she heard a softer voice and that caught her off guard,
"Jake , please keep still I need to see if she bit you" sighed carlisle
"Get off me , shes mad aaah doc get off me" he howled in pain "She didnt bite me" he shouted
"Emmett get him home or at least to the line" asked Carlisle
"You gotta be kidding me leave him here , he doesnt deserve our help" snapped Emmett but carlisle just glanced at him and he knew he had to obey his wishes,
Meantime Bella was being held to the ground by Jasper, she thrashed but it was no use she could feel the calm creeping over her and she tried to fight it,
"Jasper no , I want to kill him , get off me" she hissed
"Bella there will be no more death today" he whispered holding her down
"No more?" she was puzzled , she had run away from the hikers she knew she had , so who was dead?
"What are you talking about" she hissed struggling but she knew she would not win over Jasper , so she stopped and took deep breaths
"Are you calm now Bella? , can I leave go" Jasper whispered
"You tell me?" she spat , he sighed and eased a little allowing her to sit up, Edward was off in the distance crouched over something,
"Whats he doing , why isnt he comforting me" she hissed , then everything swam back to her , the words , then the attack then!
" Oh god no , no I didnt I couldnt have" she looked up at Jasper and then over to Edward, "Jasper?" she sighed
"There was nothing you could do , you have been through so much recently" he smiled trying to make her feel better
"Your a newborn Bella , remember that" sighed Carlisle
"But Leah , she was so stupid she should have known" she sighed , then she remembered Leah hadnt been alone,
"Jacob no I didnt , not jake" she cried , Jasper shook his head,
"Emmett has taken him back to Sam, he's in a pretty bad way" said jasper not sounding too sorry.
Edward walked towards his wife , his eyes were dark and solid.
She couldnt look at him , she tensed and Jaspers arms tightened on hers,
"Its ok Jaz I'll take it from here" he sighed , jasper nodded ans slowly released her arms judging her emotions as he did.
Edward sat down by the side of Bella and placed his hand in hers , she looked at their hands clasped together but she still couldnt look into his face,
"I killed her" she whispered
"I know" he sighed
"I'm sorry"
"Its not your fault bella , she pushed you" he exhaled and moved his hands slowly to her face , her body was suddenly warm , she could feel his love flow through her. she leaned into his shoulder and didnt move , they sat until morning holding one another , neither of them spoke.
"But can you tell me something" he whispered , and she knew what he was going to answer she thought of how she felt when she smelt Renesmees soft scent and how she was so afraid she might hurt her , she couldn't say it aloud.
sunrise~ chapter 14
Carlisle , do you think she will ever rememeber Renesmee and Edward" asked Emmett
"i hope so my son , only time will tell"
"Yes time is all she needs now and its on her side , she responded well to Jaspers words" Edward smiled
Jasper and bella were already back from hunting when they arrived home, she was sat on the porch steps repeating the word why over and over,
"Jasper" frowned Edward at that moment bellas head snapped up and with an ear splittin growl she launched for Edward , he lay spread eagle in the dirt,
Emmett went to lift her off but Edward shook his head , it didnt matter what she did to him he still loved her,
"Why" she hissed, "I heard you all , you left me there , with him" she hissed
"I dont understand , how could you know" asked Edward
"Why " she hissed again but this time she turned to the rest of her audience, "Why" you all left me I heard you talking and laughing" she spat , she turned back to Edward,
" I could smell your scent , I could taste your body and my throat burned and yet you left" she began to shake and then rolled off him with her back turned she continued to shake,
"bella my love is that what you think , that we , That I abandoned you" he sighed
"I heard you , you and Jasper and Emmett laughing and joking , Edward I heard you" she sighed turning to her husband,
"You remember me" he smiled
"Of course how do you think i lived through each day each hour with him" she spat
"Oh bella we are so sorry that was all meant for Jacobs ers to get him to move you , if we'd had thought .....no we should have thought of course you were able to her us" carlisle exhaled , sh shook her head and looked at edward, she looked into his now darkened eyes and realised she had done him no justice at all from her memories.
"Help me" she whispered
Edward slowly put his hands on either side of her face , she flinched but he didnt move , he pulled her face towards his and kissed her softly , she struggled and so he stopped.
"Edward" she whispered tracing his face with her hands
"My love" he smiled , lifted one of her hands and kissed it.
"Edward" she repeated but this time with more conviction, she looked up to him
"I've missed you" she sighed
"I'm so sorry" his eyes stared into hers
"Dont you ever leave me again" she hissed but there was a trace of a smile
Then she gazed at her family , and smiled
"I missed you guys , i thought i'd lost you forever"
"Welcome back" smiled Rosalie
"MUMMY!" came a scream from behind them , Renesmee ran towards her and Jasper tensed.
Renesmee threw herself into Bellas arms, Bella froze and Jasper picked Renesmee up ,
"Mummy is tired sweetie you can see her in the morning" he carried her upstairs , when he came down she was gone.
"Where is she" he hissed
"she just got up and ran she didnt know where she was going" sighed Alice
"what and nobody followed her" he spat
"i'll keep my eye on her dont worry" she smiled
"What if she comes across , hunters or hikers" he yelled and with that he disapeared
Bella ran , she didnt know wre she was going just that she had to get away from them from her , so she didnt hurt her, her throat burned again , where could she hide , take refuge but still be able to let him know she was safe.
Then she rememebred the campsite she had used the night before the newborn fight , that was out of thre way of humans and far enought away from them so that Alice could see her. she picked up a scent as she was running , a new scent but it seemed some how familiar too, she stopped and crouched ready for attack , but there was nothing behind her.
I need to hunt she thought to herself as she got higher into the mountains she came across a cougar , she brought it down with ease and drained it in a matter of minutes.
Higher and higher she climbed until she reached a small clearing just before the site she picked up voices and her throat burned again , she shook her head but the pull of fresh warm blood was too much , she silently made herway towards the talking , beyond the trees were two humans , she couldnt make out whether thet were male or female but then a gain that didnt matter to her.
"are you sure its safe , so far up" said one of the hikers , Ah ones female she thought , weak .
"Yes dear the nice man at the sporting goods said it was a prime place this time of year" , so a couple thats nice she thought.
Then she shook her head no she musnt , she will not disapoint Edward , wait a minute she thought why not? , Edward had killed dozens of people and Rosalie had drained a few too and she didnt want to think how many jasper had taken down , two wont matter that much.
Edward had returned unable to locate her and was sat on the porch steps,
"Edward" Alice shouted "Shes in the mountains she 's ok , but no wait , no Bella dont" she sighed
"What is it , whats wrong" he hissed
"Hikers , two of them shes thinking of attacking them, no" she shook her head
"No she will be so upset if she does" sighed Esme , Edward wen to run,
"Its no use son, by the time you get there it will be too late , you need to be here when she returns , she will need to know that its okay" Carlisle pleaded with his son.
"Okay I've never taken out humans before how do I get both without one of them screaming and running off" she thought to herself , then she worked it out , "I'll break their necks , yes thats it they will never see it coming then i can feed" she whispered to herself
she walked stealthly towards the ignorant hikers , a twig cracked beneath her foot and her head snapped up , at the same time as the hikers,
"Whats was that daddy" came a voice that didnt come from the couple , then an angel appesred from between them a Chocolate eyed angel,
Bella froze and gazed into her eyes , they were frightened eyes ,
Bella turned and ran what was she thinking she couldnt do it she had to get away before she couldnt stop herself as she ran she picked up a scent again but it wasnt the humans it was the scent from before , she stopped and turned,
"Okay I know someone is following me" she hissed,
there was a rustle of leaves and from behind the undergrowth stalked.................
"i hope so my son , only time will tell"
"Yes time is all she needs now and its on her side , she responded well to Jaspers words" Edward smiled
Jasper and bella were already back from hunting when they arrived home, she was sat on the porch steps repeating the word why over and over,
"Jasper" frowned Edward at that moment bellas head snapped up and with an ear splittin growl she launched for Edward , he lay spread eagle in the dirt,
Emmett went to lift her off but Edward shook his head , it didnt matter what she did to him he still loved her,
"Why" she hissed, "I heard you all , you left me there , with him" she hissed
"I dont understand , how could you know" asked Edward
"Why " she hissed again but this time she turned to the rest of her audience, "Why" you all left me I heard you talking and laughing" she spat , she turned back to Edward,
" I could smell your scent , I could taste your body and my throat burned and yet you left" she began to shake and then rolled off him with her back turned she continued to shake,
"bella my love is that what you think , that we , That I abandoned you" he sighed
"I heard you , you and Jasper and Emmett laughing and joking , Edward I heard you" she sighed turning to her husband,
"You remember me" he smiled
"Of course how do you think i lived through each day each hour with him" she spat
"Oh bella we are so sorry that was all meant for Jacobs ers to get him to move you , if we'd had thought .....no we should have thought of course you were able to her us" carlisle exhaled , sh shook her head and looked at edward, she looked into his now darkened eyes and realised she had done him no justice at all from her memories.
"Help me" she whispered
Edward slowly put his hands on either side of her face , she flinched but he didnt move , he pulled her face towards his and kissed her softly , she struggled and so he stopped.
"Edward" she whispered tracing his face with her hands
"My love" he smiled , lifted one of her hands and kissed it.
"Edward" she repeated but this time with more conviction, she looked up to him
"I've missed you" she sighed
"I'm so sorry" his eyes stared into hers
"Dont you ever leave me again" she hissed but there was a trace of a smile
Then she gazed at her family , and smiled
"I missed you guys , i thought i'd lost you forever"
"Welcome back" smiled Rosalie
"MUMMY!" came a scream from behind them , Renesmee ran towards her and Jasper tensed.
Renesmee threw herself into Bellas arms, Bella froze and Jasper picked Renesmee up ,
"Mummy is tired sweetie you can see her in the morning" he carried her upstairs , when he came down she was gone.
"Where is she" he hissed
"she just got up and ran she didnt know where she was going" sighed Alice
"what and nobody followed her" he spat
"i'll keep my eye on her dont worry" she smiled
"What if she comes across , hunters or hikers" he yelled and with that he disapeared
Bella ran , she didnt know wre she was going just that she had to get away from them from her , so she didnt hurt her, her throat burned again , where could she hide , take refuge but still be able to let him know she was safe.
Then she rememebred the campsite she had used the night before the newborn fight , that was out of thre way of humans and far enought away from them so that Alice could see her. she picked up a scent as she was running , a new scent but it seemed some how familiar too, she stopped and crouched ready for attack , but there was nothing behind her.
I need to hunt she thought to herself as she got higher into the mountains she came across a cougar , she brought it down with ease and drained it in a matter of minutes.
Higher and higher she climbed until she reached a small clearing just before the site she picked up voices and her throat burned again , she shook her head but the pull of fresh warm blood was too much , she silently made herway towards the talking , beyond the trees were two humans , she couldnt make out whether thet were male or female but then a gain that didnt matter to her.
"are you sure its safe , so far up" said one of the hikers , Ah ones female she thought , weak .
"Yes dear the nice man at the sporting goods said it was a prime place this time of year" , so a couple thats nice she thought.
Then she shook her head no she musnt , she will not disapoint Edward , wait a minute she thought why not? , Edward had killed dozens of people and Rosalie had drained a few too and she didnt want to think how many jasper had taken down , two wont matter that much.
Edward had returned unable to locate her and was sat on the porch steps,
"Edward" Alice shouted "Shes in the mountains she 's ok , but no wait , no Bella dont" she sighed
"What is it , whats wrong" he hissed
"Hikers , two of them shes thinking of attacking them, no" she shook her head
"No she will be so upset if she does" sighed Esme , Edward wen to run,
"Its no use son, by the time you get there it will be too late , you need to be here when she returns , she will need to know that its okay" Carlisle pleaded with his son.
"Okay I've never taken out humans before how do I get both without one of them screaming and running off" she thought to herself , then she worked it out , "I'll break their necks , yes thats it they will never see it coming then i can feed" she whispered to herself
she walked stealthly towards the ignorant hikers , a twig cracked beneath her foot and her head snapped up , at the same time as the hikers,
"Whats was that daddy" came a voice that didnt come from the couple , then an angel appesred from between them a Chocolate eyed angel,
Bella froze and gazed into her eyes , they were frightened eyes ,
Bella turned and ran what was she thinking she couldnt do it she had to get away before she couldnt stop herself as she ran she picked up a scent again but it wasnt the humans it was the scent from before , she stopped and turned,
"Okay I know someone is following me" she hissed,
there was a rustle of leaves and from behind the undergrowth stalked.................
sunrise ~ chapter 13
"We act now!" shouted Carlisle "I will go first and try and reason with him , if that fails Emmett and Edward you distract him whilst Jasper gets bella out , understood?"
They all nodded .
They arrived oin the clearing and made their way towards where Seth had said where the cave was,
Carlisle stood in the cave mouth,
"Jacob black" he called there was a hiss then silence
"Jacob Black I wish to speak to you" Carlisle called again
"Doc" came a voice behind him , he swung round , it was jacob leaning against a tree,
"Jacob ,its over , let her go" he pleaded
"How did you find her did my little friend tell you" he gestured towards Seth,
"Actually Alice saw her , she was far enough away from the res" he remained calm
" But doc youve crossed the line" he said smugly
"Actually , this cave is exactly on the line so no foul play haas taken place" his voice showed a hint of impatience now , jacob growled and jumped infront of carlisle.
"He wont want her back now I garantee you" he smiled
"Enough games Jake , Renesmee misses her mother"Their was a low hiss from inside the cave.
Jake shrugged and walked into the cave there was alot of hissing and growling,
"Aww come on bells, we have company , we cant keep tham waiting" CRACK! , "Bitch!" he swore and Edward moved towards the cave, jaspper held out his arm,
"She wont know you , trust me" he sighed
Amoment later he appeared again with what looked to everyone as a struggling animal , then as the body was thrown to the ground hissing , Carlisle gasped
She was paler than he had ever seen hereyes were wild and crimson , bordered with purple.
She hissed and growled placing herself in a low crouch ready for attack.
"Bella " whispered carlisle , she didnt answer
"what have you done to her"he sighed
"oh she'll be ok doc , now run along" he said tapping bella with his foot she snarled
"I'm sorry i cant do that" carlisle shook his head
"No choice really unless you want to fight me" he jibed
"He won't but we will" hissed Edward as he and his brothers walked through the trees,
Jacob smiled and pushed Bella back down with his foot , she took a swipe at him , Edward froze looking into her eyes.
"edward " whispered jasper
"Not as pretty now is she" jacob laughed "spoilt goods now"
Emmett lunged for Jacob who moved just in time
"Come on boys " he laughed
This time it was Edwards turn and he didnt miss he grabbed jacob by the troat and pinned him to a tree.
Jacob writhed and struggled but edward was too strong and Emmett was now holding his arms around the tree
"You will pay for what you have done to my family , dog" edward spat "Did you hear me MY family" he shouted in jacobs face.
"Your family , she doesnt even recognise you , idiot" jacob hissed
Edward turned to look at Bella she was still crouched low watching them , her eyes hungry, crimson and dead.
Jasper walked over to her,
"Bella" he whispered , she hissed at him and lunged , he reacted just in time and threw her over his shoulder , she landed on all fours and crouched ready for the attack again.
She threw herself at him again and again , she got lucky a few times sinking her teeth into his arm and shoulder , he caught her again and threw her atleast twenty feet or so , she stood and shook it off , again she attacked but this time Edward stepped infront of Jasper , just before impact he held out his arms , she hit him point blank in the chest and they rolled to the floor she was pinning him to the ground
"My Bella" he whispered, she snapped at him and re coiled on the wet floor.
Emmett was still holding Jacob, "let him go" said carlisle
"Carlisle?" hissed Emmett
"He can do no more harm , today , we must focus on bella"
Emmett let go of Jacob who disapeared into the trees.
"Bella" whispered Jasper , she hissed and he slapped her , she growled as a response,
"Bella cullen" he whispered again , she spat again but did not attack
Jasper knelt in front of her and grabbed her shoulders , she tried to wriggle free but he held her tight until she calmed down,
Then she gazed into his eyes with recognition,
"Help me" she cried , he knelt over her and began to whisper in her ear , so fast and quiet the others had difficulty following his words , but edward read his thoughts,
"No" he cried and lunged down towards Jasper and Bella , Emmett caught him and threw him back , "Jasper knows whats hes doing" he hissed and stood between Edward and Bella ,
"But you didnt hear what he said to her" he rasped
"The hell I did, but I trust him" he put his hand out to Edward.
Jasper sat for hours in conversation with Bella when she hissed he slapped her,she re coiled but never attacked.
Finally he held out his hand and she took it,
"Shes ready to hunt" he whispered
"Edward" , he stood holding bellas hand , Edward nodded, she looked at jasper and they disapeared into the forest to hunt .....................
They all nodded .
They arrived oin the clearing and made their way towards where Seth had said where the cave was,
Carlisle stood in the cave mouth,
"Jacob black" he called there was a hiss then silence
"Jacob Black I wish to speak to you" Carlisle called again
"Doc" came a voice behind him , he swung round , it was jacob leaning against a tree,
"Jacob ,its over , let her go" he pleaded
"How did you find her did my little friend tell you" he gestured towards Seth,
"Actually Alice saw her , she was far enough away from the res" he remained calm
" But doc youve crossed the line" he said smugly
"Actually , this cave is exactly on the line so no foul play haas taken place" his voice showed a hint of impatience now , jacob growled and jumped infront of carlisle.
"He wont want her back now I garantee you" he smiled
"Enough games Jake , Renesmee misses her mother"Their was a low hiss from inside the cave.
Jake shrugged and walked into the cave there was alot of hissing and growling,
"Aww come on bells, we have company , we cant keep tham waiting" CRACK! , "Bitch!" he swore and Edward moved towards the cave, jaspper held out his arm,
"She wont know you , trust me" he sighed
Amoment later he appeared again with what looked to everyone as a struggling animal , then as the body was thrown to the ground hissing , Carlisle gasped
She was paler than he had ever seen hereyes were wild and crimson , bordered with purple.
She hissed and growled placing herself in a low crouch ready for attack.
"Bella " whispered carlisle , she didnt answer
"what have you done to her"he sighed
"oh she'll be ok doc , now run along" he said tapping bella with his foot she snarled
"I'm sorry i cant do that" carlisle shook his head
"No choice really unless you want to fight me" he jibed
"He won't but we will" hissed Edward as he and his brothers walked through the trees,
Jacob smiled and pushed Bella back down with his foot , she took a swipe at him , Edward froze looking into her eyes.
"edward " whispered jasper
"Not as pretty now is she" jacob laughed "spoilt goods now"
Emmett lunged for Jacob who moved just in time
"Come on boys " he laughed
This time it was Edwards turn and he didnt miss he grabbed jacob by the troat and pinned him to a tree.
Jacob writhed and struggled but edward was too strong and Emmett was now holding his arms around the tree
"You will pay for what you have done to my family , dog" edward spat "Did you hear me MY family" he shouted in jacobs face.
"Your family , she doesnt even recognise you , idiot" jacob hissed
Edward turned to look at Bella she was still crouched low watching them , her eyes hungry, crimson and dead.
Jasper walked over to her,
"Bella" he whispered , she hissed at him and lunged , he reacted just in time and threw her over his shoulder , she landed on all fours and crouched ready for the attack again.
She threw herself at him again and again , she got lucky a few times sinking her teeth into his arm and shoulder , he caught her again and threw her atleast twenty feet or so , she stood and shook it off , again she attacked but this time Edward stepped infront of Jasper , just before impact he held out his arms , she hit him point blank in the chest and they rolled to the floor she was pinning him to the ground
"My Bella" he whispered, she snapped at him and re coiled on the wet floor.
Emmett was still holding Jacob, "let him go" said carlisle
"Carlisle?" hissed Emmett
"He can do no more harm , today , we must focus on bella"
Emmett let go of Jacob who disapeared into the trees.
"Bella" whispered Jasper , she hissed and he slapped her , she growled as a response,
"Bella cullen" he whispered again , she spat again but did not attack
Jasper knelt in front of her and grabbed her shoulders , she tried to wriggle free but he held her tight until she calmed down,
Then she gazed into his eyes with recognition,
"Help me" she cried , he knelt over her and began to whisper in her ear , so fast and quiet the others had difficulty following his words , but edward read his thoughts,
"No" he cried and lunged down towards Jasper and Bella , Emmett caught him and threw him back , "Jasper knows whats hes doing" he hissed and stood between Edward and Bella ,
"But you didnt hear what he said to her" he rasped
"The hell I did, but I trust him" he put his hand out to Edward.
Jasper sat for hours in conversation with Bella when she hissed he slapped her,she re coiled but never attacked.
Finally he held out his hand and she took it,
"Shes ready to hunt" he whispered
"Edward" , he stood holding bellas hand , Edward nodded, she looked at jasper and they disapeared into the forest to hunt .....................
sunrise ~ Chapter 12
" Dammit" she screamed, she could smell all the scents of the forest through the crack in the cabin walls , now and then small creatures passed by , this was driving her insane all knowledge of time and existence were fading she could feel it , animal instincts taking over every fibre of her body , images of Riley and Bree shot though her haed , she screamed again the pain was unbearable.
Would it be too late if Edward ever found her , would Jasper be able to tame her or was she destined for Italy or worse still another visit from Alec and Jane , she would welcome that vist now as long as the pain stopped then she saw Janes smug face finally being able to floor the indestructable Bella and she shook her head.
Renesmee awoke and was happy to see Seth he carried her on his back up to the house, they walked into the living room and Alice ran to greet them,
"Thats a fantastic idea" she smiled , Edward frowned then laughed at everyone elses puzzled looks
"Ok Alice are you going to fill them in or can I " he smiled
"Be my guest" and she stuck her tongue out at him and sat back down next to Jasper
"Ok Seth has come up with a plan to get bella out" he started , he then looked at Seth to continue he beamed and walked infront of the family,
"ok the cave I hid Bella in at first is on the treaty line , so its nuetral , I sat we make jacob so nervous that he thinks you know were he is and you have a plan to rescue her that when I suggest the cave he goes for it , the rest is up to you guys then" he smiled
"How" asked carlisle
"Edward" Seth gestured,
"We are going to do patrols everynight and day , up and down the line , Seth has shown me a good place which is almost in a direct line to the cabin" he continues,
"If you do it long enough , he we become nervous and then I can suggest a new hiding place,the cave" Seth grinned feling very proud of himself
"Excellent , when do we start" Emmett jumped up.
"How long will it take though" sighed Esme
"Its going to take a while thats the only problem a week maybe two" replied Seth seeing the flaw in his plan , Edward slapped him on the back and shook his head,
"Seth its a plan , a good one" he whispered
"If that dog....erm sorry seth , if Jacob continues to deny Bellas needs she is going to be very dangerous and vulnerable" hissed Jasper
"Thats were you come in...you need to be the only person who deals with her whilst in the clearing, I can have my reunion when shes safe" he smiled at his brother.
"Its going to be hard Edward and dangerous , she might not be....no. she wont be YOUR Bella for a while, and I will have to restrain her by any means possible" he sighed
"Jasper , I will not question your actions , whatever it takes i know you will do the best for her" he patted his brother on the shoulder
"Lets get going then" shouted Emmett jumping up and down and sparing with an invisible punchbag
"How can we help" asked Rose
"You will patrol too , that way it looks organised we will all help to get her home" smiled carlisle
"We have weather on our side too , the days are shorter and overcast , he will not be expecting a patrol during the day" Seth smiled
"Ok , so me , Jasper and Emmett take a few hours and then Carlisle and Esme then Alice and Rose can take over we need to make sure we dont draw attention to ourselves so plan your patrol wisely" Edward exhaled , he was going to see his bella again and not matter how long it took they would be a family again.
"Alice" whispered Renesmee
"Yes" she smiled
"Will you brush my hair"
"Of course sweetie , but cant you do it yourself i'm a little busy," she replied
"Yes I can but I love it when mummy brushes it " she sighed and turned to walk away , Alice swooped her off her feet and gave her a big hug,
"I'm sorry sweetie of course I'll brush your hair" and she kissed her cheek , she began to slowly brush her hair , the curls sprung back as the bristles left them,
"Alice" her voice was sweet , almost song like
"Yes Renesmee"
"Are you going to be my new mummy",
Alice looked into her deep chocolate brown eyes , she saw the pain and she almost forgot it wasnt bellas eyes she was looking into on the journey to Italy.
"NO nessie , you have a mummy and a daddy who love you very much" she kissed her hair,
"Is mummy coming back"
"Yes sweetheart , I promise you , will have your mummy back soon" , Edward cleared his throat behind her,
"You shouldnt have promised her" he whispers
"Edward , when I first saw Bella I knew you were going to be together, we have to hold onto that" she whispered
The day was filled with planning and chatting and trying to be normal around Renesmee , when Dusk came the atmosphere in the house changed it became almost military, Edward kissed his daughter goodnight and left with Emmett and Jasper, they took with them a football and an ice box the illusion of a mens night out , just incase.
They arrived at the clearing and dumped the items on the floor,
"Here" Edward whsipered and he pointed to a dense part of the forest,
They walked up and down the line , just close enough so he would pick up their scents , then they would stop as if talking and looking in the direction of the cabin.
This continued for a few hours , sometimes they picked up the ball and threw it around a little, just to continue the illusion.
The one thing they hadnt counted on was everything Jacob could smell and hear , so could Bella , she couldnt find within herself any reason why they all sounded so happy in the clearing , she could smell Edwards scent and her throat scorched, what was he doing , had he forgotten about her already she hissed under her breath.
"Ah yes you can hear them too , cant you , can you hear your beloved Edward and the leeches he calls brothers having fun" came a laugh from outside the cabin door,
"How cruel , to be so near yet so far, theyre just walking around out there" he jibed.
"Shut up!" she growled, the door opened and he stood filling the doorway,
"Wow nice purple eye makeup Bells" he laughed
She continued to claw her way at the floor her hands were black and mudddy , she had gone straight through the floor,
A few hours later the second patrol arrived , this one looked a little more intimidating , Carlisle and Esme didnt need an illusion nobody would be walking around at this time, they studied the forest , and stood for long periods of time looking in the cabins direction.
This patrol did make Jacob feel uneasy , he was quiet for a while , bella hissed as she smelled their scent , surley not Esme and carlisle too , wait their must be and explanation but she could no longer rationalise anything.
"Well theyre all out tonight , the fortune teller and blondie are here now , oh wait you can smell them cant you" he laughed
"I hate you" she hissed
"You'll thank me one day" he smiles
"You know Jacob I will tear you in two, never mind Edward" and she lunged at the doorway , hair flew everywhere and there where a number of cracks and crunches and guffaws but eventually he had her pinned aginst the wall, he laughed.
Although she was stronger than him like the newborns in the meadow she was predictable and easy to fight.
"Thats what I like to see a woman fighting for her..well vamp.. he likes you fighting his battles doesnt he"
"Do you really want to know, what he likes, what he does enjoy me doing for him" she hissed with a smug grin
He scowled and she laughed meniacly, he turned and slammed the door.
"Are you sure you don't want to know , I could tell you what I like him to do too , so you dont dissapoint me , you know" she sighed and tried to imagine their first night after her change , the passion, the need, the lust.... then it faded to blood lust and she let out an ear piercing scream.
Jacob shuddered and turned , Seth was stood infront of him,
"What do you want" he hissed
"Theyre making plans to cross the line , all of them in one force" Seth tried to sound casual
"And you know this how?" he asked his eyes narrowing
"Cos I gave them the idea" he smiled
"How do i know you arent working with them" he spat
"Because unlike some I doont turn my back on my people Jake, I'm doing this for you, I want it over with"
Bella could hear them arguing outside , she couldnt believe Seth would betray Edward like this,
She closed her eyes and tried to think of his features , "Concentrate" she whispered to herself,
his face his square jaw , his eyes ,she screwed her eyes up tight she had to keep his face in her head, his marble body his crooked smile , then a vision of him playing around with Emmett and jasper for earlier in the evening popped in and she clawed her face.
Henry jumped from Rosalies knee and ran to Edward, he places his hands on his face smoothing his lips and stroking his eyes ,
"Hey" Edward shouted as he clasped hold of Henrys hands ready to strike Edwards face. Emmett picked him up and took him outside
"What the hell was that" he hissed
"It bella , she was imagining your features I saw it in his head didnt you" asked Alice
"Yes but I mean he went to hit me?"
"Her thirst has taken over her she cant rationlise anything now , she is a true newborn in every sense of the word" exhaled Jasper
Alice walked outside and Edward followed ,
"Alice please do you see anything"
"No shes still to close to them" she sighed
"I can hear the packs thoughts" whispered Edward walking towards the edge of the lawn "Theyre restless , there is talk of mutiny " he sighed
"They are tired of his games, yet they wont interfere the Alpha is law and they cannot undermind him." sighed carlisle
There was a rustle in the trees and Emmett hissed, Edward held up his hand,
"Its okay its Seth" he smiled
Seth walked out into the early morning light, "Okay I've started to regain some trust"
"How long" asked Carlisle
"maybe another night or two , he is so protective of her..sorry Edward" he sighed
"Shes been gone too long already, its driving me insane" he turned and walked into the house , Alice caught him by his shoulder,
"We all feel your pain Edward , truly we do" , he sighed and continued inside.
"Oh Edward I forgot" shouted Seth , "She not taking it lying down, shes already broken his wrist and a few ribs, not to mention when i was there she yelled at him every two minutes" he laughed,
Edward didnt turn round he just smiled to himself "Thats my Bella" he whispered.
The next day was an unusually sunny one for Forks at this time of year so no patrols could be sent out , which aggitated Edward even more, so he kept his distance in his room.
Rosalie continued the days lessons for Henry and Renesmee it kept her hands busy,
"Nessie, put your workbook on the table sweetie you cant work like that" she smiled
Rensemee ignored her,
"Renesmee" she said again placing her fingers ontop of her book , Renesmee hissed,
"Renesmee how dare you!" she shouted
"Renesmee carlie cullen, apologise this instant" scorned Carlisle
"No" she spat in a low whisper
"Nessie" he said softly but with authority"apologise please"
"I said NO! , leave me alone" she screamed and ran from the table and upstairs, she passed Edward who was on his way down,
"Whats going on, why does Renesmee hate evreyone" he asked
"I dont know what happened she just exploded she wouldnt put her book on the table when i asked" said Rose pointing to the book on the floor, she bent down to pick it up and a tattered book fell from inside, Edward didnt need to see the title, he knew what it was he had seen its broken spine on Charlies kitchen table all too often.
"Oh Edward I'm sorry i ddint know" she sighed, handing him the book, he turned it over and over in his hands as if it where a lost treasure , then he lifted it to his nose and inhaled her sweet scent , he said nothing and ran upstairs
"Nessie" he said sitting softly as he entered the room , she ws sat in the middle of the golden bed her arms clutching her knees to her chest, he exhaled she looked so much like Bella.
Silver beads of tears swelled down her face.
"I'm sorry daddy" and she flew into his arm, he held her while she cried , he remembered the time he held her mother close as she cried over jacob , a low hiss built in his chest and Renesmee looked up , same puffy eyes , same red marked cheeks.
"I'm sorry I took mummies book and was terribly rude to Rose and grandfather" she sobbed "I just miss her so much"
"I miss her too , we all do" they lay for a while till she sat up and wiped her eyes.
"I should go and apologise to Rosalie and grandfather" shw whispered and with that she ran out of the room.
She stood on the bottom step , not knowing what to say,
"Rosalie" she whispered
Rose turned and smiled , nessie ran into her arms "I'm sorry" she whispered,
"Sweetheart you should have said you wanted to read the book , would you like to read it now?" asked Rose
"No its fine daddy said he would read it to me at bedtime" she smiled.
"Wheres grandfather"
"In his study" smiled Rose putting her back down
"Oh ok" , she had never been inside her grandfathers study before , Esme always said he did important work in there, she tapped lightly on the large oak door,
"Come in" said a gentle voice.
She opened the door slowly and peeked round it , it was huge lined with books and at the far end a big mahogony desk , wher carlisle sat reading a black leather bound book.
She cleared her throat, and moved slowly round the door until she was inside, he looked up and smiled at his beautiful grand daughter stood as still as a statue against the door , he laughed and she ran and jumped onto his lap,
"I'm sorry" she whispered in his ear,
"Thats okay Renesmee , we all miss mummy very much" he smiled
"You have more books than me she smiled scanning his walls"
"Thank you , you can borrow them when you get a little older" he smiled and sat her on his large leather chair , she could just see over te top of the desk and it made her giggle, there was a knock at the door, he looked at Nessie and smiled
"Enter" she shouted stiffling a giggle,
Jasper walked into the room looking slightly confused, he saw two chocolate brown eyes peering at him over Carlisles desk, he burst out laughing and she pouted at him , so he straightened his face.
"Renesmee i'll take it from here you go continue with your lessons please , I need to speak with Jasper" she jumped down and threw Jasper a high five, as she left the room she turned,"Grandfather" she smiled,
"Yes renesmee"
"I love you" and with that she disapeared
"Yes Jasper what can I do for you" Smiled carlisle sitting back in his chair
"Its Edward I'm really worried about him"
"We all are Jasper .. once we have Bella safely home..."
"Thats the thing" Jasper interupted Carlisle , " he wants me to take charge of Bella when we find her , i'm afraid he might not like the way I handle her" he sighed
"How bad will she be Jasper?"
"Bad , like the newborns we have seen before"
" He will support you i'm sure, he will just be glad to have her home" carlisle smiled,
Jasper was still thinking of his conversation when he arrived back down stairs, Edward looked at him and frowned then exhaled , he stood and placed his hand on Jaspers shoulder "I trust you" he whispered.
Evening came and patrols started , Seth thought it was a good idea to send carlisle and Esme out first this time as it unerved jacob.
Jacob watched them from a distance , watching them plan her rescue , Edward, Emmett and Jasper where next , they prctised combat and fighting methods , Seth was to be with Jacob when this happened to plant the seed of unease even further,
"See I told you they were planning something , i'm not even allowed in the house now they sit with heads together all the time, they can talk so fast" he hissed
"Ok I believe you , what are they planning tell me everything you know" he spat
Seth went into great details of their plan up to date , who was doing what and from where,
"Shit , I cant take her any further into the res" he began to pace
"I have a cave I use when I want to hide from Leah, the leech (he bit his tongue , he hated the word) Alice wont be able to see her being moved" he tried to sound smug.
"I'll take her if you want me to Jake"
"No! , You will lead me I'm not letting her out of my sight" , he opened the door and Bella was crouched in the corner of the cabin ready to attack,
"Easy tiger" he laughed "Just remember , you run , you will have to keep nessie and your leech family so close to you for ever" he hissed
She nodded , Seth appeared at the door , she saw red she flew at him and jacob caught her in mid air throwing her back onto the floor.
"Stay there" he bellowed , Seth ran from the cabin he felt physically sick , he had never seen anything like it even Riley hadnt look that bad.
"Cute , isnt she" came a voice behind him.
"Edward come look at this" shouted Esme,
Henry was sat at the table it was covered in torn pieces of paper coloured in red , he was scribbling paper with red crayon and then ripping them up.
"Edward I'm sorry" Carlisle muttered "Jasper thinks its bella, shes lost control" he sighed
"No , no you dont know that" he shouted pleading with carlisle
"Edward , look a the pictures dude she going to kill us" emmett exhaled
Edwards eyes spun round till they found Jasper, "You can help her cant you" he pleaded
"I can try" he sighed
Seth walked quite a few paces infront of Jacob and bella she hissed at him as they trudged through the trees till they reached the cave,
"Perfect" laughed Jacob pushing her into the cave,
"Thanks l'il bro" he smacked Seth on the back,
Seth made his excuse to leave and ran to the Cullens ,
Edward was already on the porch waiting for him,
"Shes there" he whispered , but Edward saw his thoughts , he saw bella hissing and growling like a wild animal,
"She doesnt recognise the cave , she doesnt recognise anything" hissed Edward
"Please save her" he whispered looking around at his family................................................
.
Would it be too late if Edward ever found her , would Jasper be able to tame her or was she destined for Italy or worse still another visit from Alec and Jane , she would welcome that vist now as long as the pain stopped then she saw Janes smug face finally being able to floor the indestructable Bella and she shook her head.
Renesmee awoke and was happy to see Seth he carried her on his back up to the house, they walked into the living room and Alice ran to greet them,
"Thats a fantastic idea" she smiled , Edward frowned then laughed at everyone elses puzzled looks
"Ok Alice are you going to fill them in or can I " he smiled
"Be my guest" and she stuck her tongue out at him and sat back down next to Jasper
"Ok Seth has come up with a plan to get bella out" he started , he then looked at Seth to continue he beamed and walked infront of the family,
"ok the cave I hid Bella in at first is on the treaty line , so its nuetral , I sat we make jacob so nervous that he thinks you know were he is and you have a plan to rescue her that when I suggest the cave he goes for it , the rest is up to you guys then" he smiled
"How" asked carlisle
"Edward" Seth gestured,
"We are going to do patrols everynight and day , up and down the line , Seth has shown me a good place which is almost in a direct line to the cabin" he continues,
"If you do it long enough , he we become nervous and then I can suggest a new hiding place,the cave" Seth grinned feling very proud of himself
"Excellent , when do we start" Emmett jumped up.
"How long will it take though" sighed Esme
"Its going to take a while thats the only problem a week maybe two" replied Seth seeing the flaw in his plan , Edward slapped him on the back and shook his head,
"Seth its a plan , a good one" he whispered
"If that dog....erm sorry seth , if Jacob continues to deny Bellas needs she is going to be very dangerous and vulnerable" hissed Jasper
"Thats were you come in...you need to be the only person who deals with her whilst in the clearing, I can have my reunion when shes safe" he smiled at his brother.
"Its going to be hard Edward and dangerous , she might not be....no. she wont be YOUR Bella for a while, and I will have to restrain her by any means possible" he sighed
"Jasper , I will not question your actions , whatever it takes i know you will do the best for her" he patted his brother on the shoulder
"Lets get going then" shouted Emmett jumping up and down and sparing with an invisible punchbag
"How can we help" asked Rose
"You will patrol too , that way it looks organised we will all help to get her home" smiled carlisle
"We have weather on our side too , the days are shorter and overcast , he will not be expecting a patrol during the day" Seth smiled
"Ok , so me , Jasper and Emmett take a few hours and then Carlisle and Esme then Alice and Rose can take over we need to make sure we dont draw attention to ourselves so plan your patrol wisely" Edward exhaled , he was going to see his bella again and not matter how long it took they would be a family again.
"Alice" whispered Renesmee
"Yes" she smiled
"Will you brush my hair"
"Of course sweetie , but cant you do it yourself i'm a little busy," she replied
"Yes I can but I love it when mummy brushes it " she sighed and turned to walk away , Alice swooped her off her feet and gave her a big hug,
"I'm sorry sweetie of course I'll brush your hair" and she kissed her cheek , she began to slowly brush her hair , the curls sprung back as the bristles left them,
"Alice" her voice was sweet , almost song like
"Yes Renesmee"
"Are you going to be my new mummy",
Alice looked into her deep chocolate brown eyes , she saw the pain and she almost forgot it wasnt bellas eyes she was looking into on the journey to Italy.
"NO nessie , you have a mummy and a daddy who love you very much" she kissed her hair,
"Is mummy coming back"
"Yes sweetheart , I promise you , will have your mummy back soon" , Edward cleared his throat behind her,
"You shouldnt have promised her" he whispers
"Edward , when I first saw Bella I knew you were going to be together, we have to hold onto that" she whispered
The day was filled with planning and chatting and trying to be normal around Renesmee , when Dusk came the atmosphere in the house changed it became almost military, Edward kissed his daughter goodnight and left with Emmett and Jasper, they took with them a football and an ice box the illusion of a mens night out , just incase.
They arrived at the clearing and dumped the items on the floor,
"Here" Edward whsipered and he pointed to a dense part of the forest,
They walked up and down the line , just close enough so he would pick up their scents , then they would stop as if talking and looking in the direction of the cabin.
This continued for a few hours , sometimes they picked up the ball and threw it around a little, just to continue the illusion.
The one thing they hadnt counted on was everything Jacob could smell and hear , so could Bella , she couldnt find within herself any reason why they all sounded so happy in the clearing , she could smell Edwards scent and her throat scorched, what was he doing , had he forgotten about her already she hissed under her breath.
"Ah yes you can hear them too , cant you , can you hear your beloved Edward and the leeches he calls brothers having fun" came a laugh from outside the cabin door,
"How cruel , to be so near yet so far, theyre just walking around out there" he jibed.
"Shut up!" she growled, the door opened and he stood filling the doorway,
"Wow nice purple eye makeup Bells" he laughed
She continued to claw her way at the floor her hands were black and mudddy , she had gone straight through the floor,
A few hours later the second patrol arrived , this one looked a little more intimidating , Carlisle and Esme didnt need an illusion nobody would be walking around at this time, they studied the forest , and stood for long periods of time looking in the cabins direction.
This patrol did make Jacob feel uneasy , he was quiet for a while , bella hissed as she smelled their scent , surley not Esme and carlisle too , wait their must be and explanation but she could no longer rationalise anything.
"Well theyre all out tonight , the fortune teller and blondie are here now , oh wait you can smell them cant you" he laughed
"I hate you" she hissed
"You'll thank me one day" he smiles
"You know Jacob I will tear you in two, never mind Edward" and she lunged at the doorway , hair flew everywhere and there where a number of cracks and crunches and guffaws but eventually he had her pinned aginst the wall, he laughed.
Although she was stronger than him like the newborns in the meadow she was predictable and easy to fight.
"Thats what I like to see a woman fighting for her..well vamp.. he likes you fighting his battles doesnt he"
"Do you really want to know, what he likes, what he does enjoy me doing for him" she hissed with a smug grin
He scowled and she laughed meniacly, he turned and slammed the door.
"Are you sure you don't want to know , I could tell you what I like him to do too , so you dont dissapoint me , you know" she sighed and tried to imagine their first night after her change , the passion, the need, the lust.... then it faded to blood lust and she let out an ear piercing scream.
Jacob shuddered and turned , Seth was stood infront of him,
"What do you want" he hissed
"Theyre making plans to cross the line , all of them in one force" Seth tried to sound casual
"And you know this how?" he asked his eyes narrowing
"Cos I gave them the idea" he smiled
"How do i know you arent working with them" he spat
"Because unlike some I doont turn my back on my people Jake, I'm doing this for you, I want it over with"
Bella could hear them arguing outside , she couldnt believe Seth would betray Edward like this,
She closed her eyes and tried to think of his features , "Concentrate" she whispered to herself,
his face his square jaw , his eyes ,she screwed her eyes up tight she had to keep his face in her head, his marble body his crooked smile , then a vision of him playing around with Emmett and jasper for earlier in the evening popped in and she clawed her face.
Henry jumped from Rosalies knee and ran to Edward, he places his hands on his face smoothing his lips and stroking his eyes ,
"Hey" Edward shouted as he clasped hold of Henrys hands ready to strike Edwards face. Emmett picked him up and took him outside
"What the hell was that" he hissed
"It bella , she was imagining your features I saw it in his head didnt you" asked Alice
"Yes but I mean he went to hit me?"
"Her thirst has taken over her she cant rationlise anything now , she is a true newborn in every sense of the word" exhaled Jasper
Alice walked outside and Edward followed ,
"Alice please do you see anything"
"No shes still to close to them" she sighed
"I can hear the packs thoughts" whispered Edward walking towards the edge of the lawn "Theyre restless , there is talk of mutiny " he sighed
"They are tired of his games, yet they wont interfere the Alpha is law and they cannot undermind him." sighed carlisle
There was a rustle in the trees and Emmett hissed, Edward held up his hand,
"Its okay its Seth" he smiled
Seth walked out into the early morning light, "Okay I've started to regain some trust"
"How long" asked Carlisle
"maybe another night or two , he is so protective of her..sorry Edward" he sighed
"Shes been gone too long already, its driving me insane" he turned and walked into the house , Alice caught him by his shoulder,
"We all feel your pain Edward , truly we do" , he sighed and continued inside.
"Oh Edward I forgot" shouted Seth , "She not taking it lying down, shes already broken his wrist and a few ribs, not to mention when i was there she yelled at him every two minutes" he laughed,
Edward didnt turn round he just smiled to himself "Thats my Bella" he whispered.
The next day was an unusually sunny one for Forks at this time of year so no patrols could be sent out , which aggitated Edward even more, so he kept his distance in his room.
Rosalie continued the days lessons for Henry and Renesmee it kept her hands busy,
"Nessie, put your workbook on the table sweetie you cant work like that" she smiled
Rensemee ignored her,
"Renesmee" she said again placing her fingers ontop of her book , Renesmee hissed,
"Renesmee how dare you!" she shouted
"Renesmee carlie cullen, apologise this instant" scorned Carlisle
"No" she spat in a low whisper
"Nessie" he said softly but with authority"apologise please"
"I said NO! , leave me alone" she screamed and ran from the table and upstairs, she passed Edward who was on his way down,
"Whats going on, why does Renesmee hate evreyone" he asked
"I dont know what happened she just exploded she wouldnt put her book on the table when i asked" said Rose pointing to the book on the floor, she bent down to pick it up and a tattered book fell from inside, Edward didnt need to see the title, he knew what it was he had seen its broken spine on Charlies kitchen table all too often.
"Oh Edward I'm sorry i ddint know" she sighed, handing him the book, he turned it over and over in his hands as if it where a lost treasure , then he lifted it to his nose and inhaled her sweet scent , he said nothing and ran upstairs
"Nessie" he said sitting softly as he entered the room , she ws sat in the middle of the golden bed her arms clutching her knees to her chest, he exhaled she looked so much like Bella.
Silver beads of tears swelled down her face.
"I'm sorry daddy" and she flew into his arm, he held her while she cried , he remembered the time he held her mother close as she cried over jacob , a low hiss built in his chest and Renesmee looked up , same puffy eyes , same red marked cheeks.
"I'm sorry I took mummies book and was terribly rude to Rose and grandfather" she sobbed "I just miss her so much"
"I miss her too , we all do" they lay for a while till she sat up and wiped her eyes.
"I should go and apologise to Rosalie and grandfather" shw whispered and with that she ran out of the room.
She stood on the bottom step , not knowing what to say,
"Rosalie" she whispered
Rose turned and smiled , nessie ran into her arms "I'm sorry" she whispered,
"Sweetheart you should have said you wanted to read the book , would you like to read it now?" asked Rose
"No its fine daddy said he would read it to me at bedtime" she smiled.
"Wheres grandfather"
"In his study" smiled Rose putting her back down
"Oh ok" , she had never been inside her grandfathers study before , Esme always said he did important work in there, she tapped lightly on the large oak door,
"Come in" said a gentle voice.
She opened the door slowly and peeked round it , it was huge lined with books and at the far end a big mahogony desk , wher carlisle sat reading a black leather bound book.
She cleared her throat, and moved slowly round the door until she was inside, he looked up and smiled at his beautiful grand daughter stood as still as a statue against the door , he laughed and she ran and jumped onto his lap,
"I'm sorry" she whispered in his ear,
"Thats okay Renesmee , we all miss mummy very much" he smiled
"You have more books than me she smiled scanning his walls"
"Thank you , you can borrow them when you get a little older" he smiled and sat her on his large leather chair , she could just see over te top of the desk and it made her giggle, there was a knock at the door, he looked at Nessie and smiled
"Enter" she shouted stiffling a giggle,
Jasper walked into the room looking slightly confused, he saw two chocolate brown eyes peering at him over Carlisles desk, he burst out laughing and she pouted at him , so he straightened his face.
"Renesmee i'll take it from here you go continue with your lessons please , I need to speak with Jasper" she jumped down and threw Jasper a high five, as she left the room she turned,"Grandfather" she smiled,
"Yes renesmee"
"I love you" and with that she disapeared
"Yes Jasper what can I do for you" Smiled carlisle sitting back in his chair
"Its Edward I'm really worried about him"
"We all are Jasper .. once we have Bella safely home..."
"Thats the thing" Jasper interupted Carlisle , " he wants me to take charge of Bella when we find her , i'm afraid he might not like the way I handle her" he sighed
"How bad will she be Jasper?"
"Bad , like the newborns we have seen before"
" He will support you i'm sure, he will just be glad to have her home" carlisle smiled,
Jasper was still thinking of his conversation when he arrived back down stairs, Edward looked at him and frowned then exhaled , he stood and placed his hand on Jaspers shoulder "I trust you" he whispered.
Evening came and patrols started , Seth thought it was a good idea to send carlisle and Esme out first this time as it unerved jacob.
Jacob watched them from a distance , watching them plan her rescue , Edward, Emmett and Jasper where next , they prctised combat and fighting methods , Seth was to be with Jacob when this happened to plant the seed of unease even further,
"See I told you they were planning something , i'm not even allowed in the house now they sit with heads together all the time, they can talk so fast" he hissed
"Ok I believe you , what are they planning tell me everything you know" he spat
Seth went into great details of their plan up to date , who was doing what and from where,
"Shit , I cant take her any further into the res" he began to pace
"I have a cave I use when I want to hide from Leah, the leech (he bit his tongue , he hated the word) Alice wont be able to see her being moved" he tried to sound smug.
"I'll take her if you want me to Jake"
"No! , You will lead me I'm not letting her out of my sight" , he opened the door and Bella was crouched in the corner of the cabin ready to attack,
"Easy tiger" he laughed "Just remember , you run , you will have to keep nessie and your leech family so close to you for ever" he hissed
She nodded , Seth appeared at the door , she saw red she flew at him and jacob caught her in mid air throwing her back onto the floor.
"Stay there" he bellowed , Seth ran from the cabin he felt physically sick , he had never seen anything like it even Riley hadnt look that bad.
"Cute , isnt she" came a voice behind him.
"Edward come look at this" shouted Esme,
Henry was sat at the table it was covered in torn pieces of paper coloured in red , he was scribbling paper with red crayon and then ripping them up.
"Edward I'm sorry" Carlisle muttered "Jasper thinks its bella, shes lost control" he sighed
"No , no you dont know that" he shouted pleading with carlisle
"Edward , look a the pictures dude she going to kill us" emmett exhaled
Edwards eyes spun round till they found Jasper, "You can help her cant you" he pleaded
"I can try" he sighed
Seth walked quite a few paces infront of Jacob and bella she hissed at him as they trudged through the trees till they reached the cave,
"Perfect" laughed Jacob pushing her into the cave,
"Thanks l'il bro" he smacked Seth on the back,
Seth made his excuse to leave and ran to the Cullens ,
Edward was already on the porch waiting for him,
"Shes there" he whispered , but Edward saw his thoughts , he saw bella hissing and growling like a wild animal,
"She doesnt recognise the cave , she doesnt recognise anything" hissed Edward
"Please save her" he whispered looking around at his family................................................
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