A/N: Sorry for the late update. I've been occupied with my birthday (Jan. 15th), my boyfriend, gossip, and everything else that happens to me. This chapter is probably going to suck just as much as the last ones did. I need more reviews people. If I don't get enough reviews, I won't update till I do. I'm serious too.
Anyways, please enjoy chapter 4!
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-Bella's Point Of View-
I ran down the stairs in a flash to see my loving older sister hovering over Jack, who looked like he was in slight pain. I ran up to them and bent over Jack as well. Doe was holding onto Jack's left hand and was holding back the tearless sobs.
"Who the hell leaves lit candles in a house full of Vampires?!" Doe screamed through the house.
I looked more closely at my sisters' husband to notice that his hand was burnt. It wasn't anything serious though; it sure as heck wouldn't kill him. But, it was fire, so it had to hurt. Doe was overreacting again, as always.
The house was quiet. The twins weren't even home this morning because they were out hunting before school started. They haven't been around people for very long and didn't know how they would react to their scents.
But, the thing I wanted to know, was why there were even candles in the house? I mean, they are good decorations, but who would light one? It wasn't the twins, or me for that matter. Jack was obviously innocent also. Doe… well she would be somebody to suspect.
Doe, she can control the element of fire (Which is ironic for a Vampire). She controls it like it's an instinct of hers. She doesn't use it much because of the danger it would be causing for the people around her. The twins, they are scared stiff by fire because of how they ended up 'dieing' in the first place. But, would Doe have done it? I mean, shes overreacting over a little burn.
"What happened?" I asked a stupid question.
Jack sighed and looked away from his wife's face to look at me. "Well, I was down in the basement when I smelt the smoke coming from a candle. That toke me by surprise because we don't have candles. Well, I don't really remember what happened after that. I swear on my mothers' dead life that the candle flew at me from behind."
Doe stood up and sighed with anger. "Well, its nothing we can do at the moment. We have to get ready for school now. If anybody needs to go hunting, go now. We have less than 3 hours. If you need me, I'll be out by the river." She said before turning to jump through one of the back windows that led to the forest behind us.
I continued to stare at the window for several minutes until I turned back around to stare at Jack. He was looking at the burn with his golden eyes. I sighed and asked if he needed anything before I went back upstairs. He said no and I decided to go get ready for the fist day of school.
"Isabella… you know… I don't think we have ever had candles in our household. Doe doesn't allow it because of her siblings fear and because shes afraid of somebody getting hurt." He said. I still had my back to him but I could tell he was still looking at the burn. "I think -for your safety and everybody else's- we should be careful now. Something is going on. And… I think I smelt another scent when I was in the basement."
My eyes went wide and turned to look at him. He nodded and stood up from the couch he was sitting on. He smiled his usual smile and turned around to head to his office.
My eyes were still wide for a few minutes before I finally snapped from the trance.
"A… scent? In the basement?"
I turned around and slowly ascended the stairs to my room.
What's going on?
-Doe's Point Of View-
I bolted out of the house as fast as I possibly could after Jack explained to Izzy what had happened. Running through the forest to the river, I had time to think about the weird things that have happened throughout the past few weeks of living in Forks. Well, the weird things that have happened to me.
I have had books fly out at my back, flower vases suddenly break, kitchen knives (that have never been used) fly at my head, pencils and pens break every time I use them, and my cell phone nearly exploded in my hand.
I mean, I am a Vampire and I should be able to dodge all of the objects that were heading towards me, but it wasn't the case this time. I felt as though I was being hunted. Someone… or something was out to get my family and me. But… who would want to do that.
When I came out of my thinking, I already noticed that I was at the river that I went to nearly everyday. It was very quiet and I could think. The crystal clear blue calmed my worries and doubts. The fish that leapt out of the water made me think that everything was right in the world. There was even a small rock in the center of the river that was big enough for me to sit on.
I walked over to the rock and sat down quickly. I had to figure out why there were lit candles in my house! I would never buy them and certainly never light them!
"What the hell is going on here?" I asked myself.
Too many things have happened to me, maybe the others as well, that I know that I'm not imagining it. Something was up, but what was it? Was there something in the house? Is somebody playing a trick on me?
I was knocked out of my head again when I heard a twig snap from behind me. I jumped off of the rock and turned to face whoever, or whatever, made the sound.
It was Angel and Alex.
"Sorry, I broke the twig so you wouldn't freak when you smelt us." Alex said while showing her a broken twig in his hands.
"What happened? We heard you scream from Canada… literally." Angel said and walked a bit towards her older sister. "Did something happen?"
I looked down at my feet for a minute before I answered. I told them about how Jack was burnt with a flying, yes flying, candle when he was down in the basement. I told them basically everything that happened after than as well because I knew that if I didn't, they would pester me until they knew what had happened. I even told them about my experiences.
"So, flying candles now?" Alex sighed. "There's something up with this house, I swear."
"Why? Did something happen to you as well?" I asked. my voice was beginning to rise when I thought about having anything happen to my only family.
"Yeah. Both of us." Angel replied.
"Like what?"
"Well, a few days ago, we were in our room when the lava lamp, the one in the corner, flew out of nowhere and crashed in front of us. Then, a few of the paintings in the attic started to slam into us when we entered the room. We didn't even hear them coming either! It was like a ghost or something." Angel stated. "I was so freaked out that I didn't know if we should tell anybody about it.
"Well of course you tell somebody!" I shouted.
"You didn't." The said in unison.
I looked down at my barefooted feet in defeat from my own siblings. I had to admit, they were right.
"Well, lets go home for right now. We only have a few hours until our first day at school. We better get prepared." I sighed and started to run towards the house, with the twins on my heel.
"But sis, you didn't hunt yet." Alex whispered and sped up a bit more to make sure he didn't get left behind. He was one of the slowest out of all of us.
"I'll be fine. I'm around humans more than you guys are. I'm used to their scents." I said back to them.
"You sure?" Angel asked and also sped up more.
I slightly smiled when the house came into view. "Yeah, I'm sure.
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A/N: Okay… that was kind of short and confusing, wasn't it? Well, sorry for that. I'm going through the beginning stages of 'Writers Block' and I just wanted to give you guys a chapter before it fully clicked in. Anyways, here's the chapter and I hoped you enjoyed it as much as I did when writing it.
Can you figure out what is happening in the house?
Haha, bet you cant.
Oh, and yes, i know that the three girls, Doe's daughters, weren't in this chapter. They didn't fit into this chapter, but don't worry, they'll be in next chapter!
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