“Do not test my patience Bella, I’m warning you!” He spat, prompting my decision. ‘Stall!’ I thought ….

“Me.” I simply answered.

“What?” Chorused everyone in the room; was it really that difficult? Whilst he was busy … killing … me, they escape and get help. Simple. ‘Ha! I wish.’

“I choose me.” I sucked in as much air as humanly possible, waiting for the Cullen’s big entrance. ‘Any minute now… any minute now’ I repeated over and over in my head.

“As you wish.” He spoke threateningly, as he started to stalk over to me.

“No, Bella!” Cain roared as he lunged over to Damian, wrestling with him to get the gun.

“Renee! Call the police!” Charlie bellowed as he joined Cain, trying to get the gun off him. With Cain and Dad distracting Damian, I looked around for help. ‘The baseball bat, Bella!’ I mentally screamed at myself, and scurried out of the scrum and picked up the bat. I sucked in a sharp breath, positioned the bat high above my head; like Emmett has shown me, and was about to swing when I gunshot was heard …

Edward POV:-

 Letting Bella go was added to the list of the hardest things I have ever had to do. I slipped out the back door and into the forest, waiting on the edge in case Bella needed me. Unfamiliar scents surrounded me as I waited Charlie’s house from a distance; but they were quickly forgotten when I heard the arrival of my family.

‘Edward!’ Alice played her vision over in her head; it was of Bella, walking into the living room of Charlie’s house, to be greeted by Damian.

“I know, Alice. Why do you think I am here?”

“Why aren’t you in there with her? Why aren’t we in there with her?!” Alice screeched, but soon calmed when I showed her mine and Bella’s conversation before she left me.

 “What the fuck do you think you are doing? I am not letting you go out there

 "Get off me! You heard him; I need to go to them!”

“Everyone is on their way, just wait; a matter of minutes! How could we not have seen this?”

“No! If nothing, I have learnt from all of my experiences throughout my life, is that time doesn’t wait, for anyone. I cannot and will not let them know about you! Not if their fate has to match my destiny. Please! Let me go! Let me handle it, please! If things get bad, only then can you come and help. I don’t want them knowing anymore then they have to.”

“Okay,” She breathed, “So, we just sit and wait. I for one am not …” Her sentence came to an abrupt halt, and her face became distant. ‘Vision.’ I thought to myself, and felt myself enter her mind. She showed me a vision of Bella, laughing with her family. ‘So nothing happens?’ I thought. I checked the vision, and yes; Phil, Renee, Charlie, Cain and most importantly, Bella. They were all there.

“That’s better.” Alice chimed as I too started to relax.

“So, is this a false alarm?” Emmett asked, as he gripped Rose, bringing her into an embrace and settling down on a nearby boulder.

“I … I guess so. I should stay though, just …”

“Edward, you saw for yourself. Bella and her family will be fine. Come on; let give them some privacy.”

“Wait,” Carlisle injected as everyone was preparing to run back home, “Can you hear that?”  We all strained our ears and listened close.

“I … I don’t hear anything.” Esme whispered, placing her hands on Carlisle anxious chest.

“Exactly. Nothing, especially nothing from Charlie’s house. It’s like there is some sort of protection, a bubble surrounding the house. And sniff the air. New scents. Two … Female … Vampire.”  As if planned, Alice’s features turned hard, opening her mind so I could see her vision. It showed, as Carlisle had said, two female vampires, just passing through Forks.

“Nothing to worry about.” Alice said, in her usual cheery self. “Can we go home now? I have to finish planning the girls shopping weekend!” She did her happy dance and we men just rolled our eyes.

“Girls,” We muttered.

“Yeah, and Bella is gunna be thrilled with that.” Emmett joked and he punched Alice’s arm jokingly. Who knew that one sound would make us all, even hyper little Alice stop, dead in our tracks. A sound that sounded much like a … gun shot?

 Hehe. Cliffy! I had to add in EPOV so you would know why the Cullen’s never showed and why they couldn’t help. A twist much! :D

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