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Chapter 16

Edward's point of view

I pull into my usual parking space and get out of the car smoothly, like always my eyes flicker to where Bella would've parked her truck.

I close my eyes as the song Alice is singing in her head invades my mind. When Bella first left, Alice would encourage me to stay strong insisting that Bella would be back soon. It is now coming up to the three month mark, which I know is nowhere near how long I was gone, but as Alice has not been able to see her future I have been in the dark about what she is up to and if she is even thinking about coming back. I will admit that it hurt like hell having so much around me that reminds me of her, and Jacob is all too happy to point out this is how it was for Bella.

The bell rings and I walk into the school trying hard to block out the chatter about some new family that has come to town.

"Edward," Alice says softly and I look at her as she frowns,

"We're getting new students and teachers.

I sit back and look around the lunch room, "when did we lose some teachers?" I ask as I rerun through the past week's events; have I been so occupied that I missed this?

"It's just happened…new history teacher who goes by his first name he's taking over for Mr Brightly. New English teacher, sounds like he is from England, he's taking over Mrs. Hill's class and lastly a new biology teacher, I think he is related to the English teacher, and he's taking over Mr. Banner. We have five or six new students all but one is a girl." Alice shakes her head but keeps her frown in place, "They all will be joining our year."

"What," I ask knowing something else is bothering her. She opens her mind right up and allows me to see what she sees.

There is more than one new family here, but at the same time they all seem like a family joined by someone Alice can't see.

There are two brother's one around eighteen, and appears to have a girlfriend with him. The other brother is early twenties. The next family again are two brothers both in their twenties but they have a younger sister, who is a teen.

Apart from them, there is a man who seems to be the oldest and appears to be around thirty. He just arrived along with two teen aged girls one being very light skinned and the other black, neither one is related to him. Lastly there is the presence that is around them all but it's almost as if she or he is blocking us.

"We need to have a family meeting about this," I sigh as this is the last thing we need.

"Do you think this could have anything to do with Victoria?" Alice asks and I shake my head.

"No, don't think so. They are all human, but why don't you try to get a lock on her," I suggest.

Alice bobs her head and I close my eyes as I watch her mind go through the choices people are making. It's almost as if I am watching a film preview, right until we get to a new born vampire. Alice slows the girl, Bree's, choices down, it's clear this girl has been given information about vampires'; facts such as that we sparkle and not burn in the sun.

"Unless Victoria is keeping those people separate from her army then no, they are not a part of it, but I still feel unsure about them being here." Alice says.

"I agree," I say standing as the bell rings. "Go to class, I'll get us out of here," I say already dialling Carlisle's number.

By the time I get to the school office I have already called Carlisle who was on his way home.

"Miss Cope," I say softly walking in to her office, she gives me her usual smile.

'He is young enough to be your grandson' she repeats her usual chiding in her mind.

"I have a massive headache;" I tell her, and even allow my eyes to darken, and up the act by wincing, closing my eyes "Think I should go home."

Miss Cope bobs her head at me, and I place my hand over her to keep her attention.

"But I don't think it would be safe for me to drive home could Alice be allowed to take me," I finish.

"Yes, that would be the safest choice," Miss Cope agrees. "I'll just call her teacher and get him to send her here."

I can hear in Alice's mind her teacher tells her to report to the office, before she reaches the door I am already standing; we give Miss Cope a quick good bye and walk out the door.

"The rest of the family will all be home by the time we get there." Alice tells me and I bob my head at her as I pull out of the school.

"Edward," Alice gasps making a frown, before I can ask what is wrong there is a blue flashing lights behind me.

"I didn't hear his mind," I mutter as I try to reach the police officers mind as he walks to me. "He's blank," I whisper to Alice as he knocks on my window

His face changes so that he's now grinning, it is almost if he could hear what I said, but that's not plausible.

"Hello," he smirks at me and my eyes move to his badge seeing the name Salvatore.

"Is there a problem?" I ask smoothly.

"You could say that, shouldn't you two be in school?" He asks but keeps his eyes solely on me.

"We were let out early, family emergency," I lie smoothly to him, but his raised eye brow clearly shows me that he doesn't believe me, and that is something that never happens to me, or any of my family.

He clears his throat, but he keeps his eyes on me, not once has he looked at Alice. "You look very pale, almost dead like," He says chuckling as if he made a joke.

"You, young man," He continues again the words young man were almost forced out "Were doing seventy in a forty on the road," he replies keeping his grin in place. "License and registration," he carries on.

I pass him the paper work and he walks away.

"He knows something," Alice says shaking her head. "I don't know how but he knows what we are."

I bob my head at her getting the same feeling from him.

I turn my head watching Salvatore

"Bella," Alice gasps, and my head snaps around to see her walking towards my car.

"Bella," is yelled, not by me or Alice, but by Salvatore.

"Damon," Bella grits out as she reaches my car. "Hey, I need to talk to you all." She says but there something different, something different in her eyes.

I step out of the car and open my back door. "No way, sparkly boy! Bella rides with me," Salvatore says as he pulls Bella to his body.

"You told him?" I question.

"Not as simple as that; I will explain when we arrive," Bella says softly. "It's not just him that is coming to your home with me; tell the others to expect company and they know that you are vampires," as Bella says.

Salvatore, or Damon, as Bella calls him; snorts making Bella slap his chest. As her hand hit him my eye catches a ring clearly on her wedding finger.

"Damon," she hisses again walks away from him heading toward his car.

"Get your eyes of my fiancée!" Damon grits out at me, before walking away from me.

"What the hell is going on," Alice all but yells as I get in the car.

"Don't know," I mumble. I start my car seeing the car that has Damon and now Bella in it following and just behind them is another car, with five others in it.

As I drive Alice quickly calls home. "Carlisle, Bella is back," I say knowing even if he isn't the one to answer he would clearly hear me.

"That's great," He starts to say before I cut him off.

"She is with the new families and they know what we are." I say grimly.

"I knew she'd do this," Rose yells and I sigh closing my eyes.

"Bella and they are coming to the house," I say as I look in my review mirror to see another car is now following us.

"How many are there?" Carlisle asks.

"Ten, but that includes Bella," I reply.

"Okay we'll meet you out side," Carlisle says and hangs up.

I look to Alice who is looking just as worried, not just for Bella but for these other humans too.

I pull up to my house seeing that Carlisle, Jasper, and Emmett are standing in front of Esme and Rose. I guide Alice to the back and then stand in front of everyone.

"Bella," I say with a smile and I frown as the dark sky seems to become clearer.

"I am sorry, but he's been a dick, and it's Jasper's fault," Bella tell us and I tilt my head before I can speak a loud cackling fills the air.

"Oh god Whitlock you look like a disco-ball," Damon says getting out of the car.

"Salvatore?" Jasper say and I look to him then to Damon.

"Been a long time Sergeant," Damon says and Jasper chuckles moving towards him.

"How," Jasper asks as he is hugging him.

"Hi Jasper," a young boy from the other car says moving to him.

"Stefan?" Jasper says looking confused.

"Well, Jasper, we're Vampires," Damon say with a grin. "Just we don't sparkle thank god," He carries on as he swings his arm around Bella.

I turn and look at my family who just like me seem to be confused.

"May be best if you invite them in Carlisle," Bella say softly, "and I can introduce everyone."

"Please why don't all join us," Carlisle says sounding unsure still.

The women and Carlisle walk in first then followed by Bella and her friends, lastly Emmett, Jasper and I take the back.

"Are you drinking," Carlisle say and I look to Damon who has what smells like alcohol.

"Yes would you like some?" Damon asks offering Carlisle the flask.

"This is bullshit," Rose yells "Vampires can't drink that little bitch is going…" before I can even blink Damon has moved from his spot, has knocked Emmett to the ground and is now holding Rose by her throat.

"Damon," Bella yells and she places her hand softly on his shoulder. He turns to her, and I am shocked to see his eyes are black with what seem to be blood and his veins are raised.

"Watch what you say to her, blondie," He hisses as he drops her to the ground.

He drops his head closing his eyes as Bella touches his face.

'Well I will be dammed, Damon found his one' I hear Jasper say in his mind, I look further in his mind and I am hit by an overwhelming love coming from Damon towards Bella, and there is the same amount of love coming from her to him.

"Forgive my daughter she is just worried," Carlisle seems to stutter out.

"Okay," Bella says turning to face myself and my family, her eyes move to mine and I see hurt and shame there.

"I would like to speak to you Edward alone, but I think it would be best to get this out in open," she says waving her hand around.

"When I left here I went on a road trip," Bella starts off "I arrived in Mystic Falls and crashed my car." She turns and looks at Damon, "he was there, and the crash sort of erased my memory, it took a week before I remembered my own name Bella, even at that all I had were nightmares, but nothing was clear. It was weeks later that Nick arrived." A man, I assume is Nick give us a wave

"He used to be married to my mom, so he of course knew me, but didn't say anything," Bella continues as she glares at Nick.

"Just three weeks ago, I got new memories, ones that led us back here. I told them you were vampires before I had gained my full memory," Bella says softly hoping we understand. "I didn't mean to betray your trust."

"It's okay," I say softly and move to her, I know this girl and I know deep down she would never do something like that.

She gives me a small nod. "Okay Damon and Stefan are blood brothers. Nick, Elijah and Rebekah are blood siblings." As she says each name the person in question waves. "Lexi, and Caroline are on refashion, but each of them are vampires; with Nick, Elijah and Rebekah being the oldest and over thousand years old."

Everyone in the family gasps; apart from Aro we never met a vampire that old.

"Bonnie is a human, but she also a witch," Bella says and look from her to the girl.

"Lastly Ric is human, but also a vampire hunter," Bella says quickly. I just look at her then back to the man and chuckle.

"Look B, no human can kill us," Emmett says in between his chuckles.

"Your kind may be, but we are more in line with Dracula." Damon says.

"You mean you burn in the sun?" Jasper asks and then looks out the window to the sun that shining brightly.

"Yes, but we have magic rings," Damon say waving his hand.

"Looks like we have much to talk about," Carlisle says.

"Bella is this, the Royal family you have spoken of," Nick asks and I look to him see he look at the painting of Aro and his brothers.

"Yes," I answer for her.

"Oh good, been a long time Aro," Nick says.

"No way the fruit loop found a way to be a vampire," Rebekah says and then chuckles. "That guy was insane as a human. I dread to think what he likes now he is one of you."

Again this new information seems to make my family go quiet as they think over what has been said.

"How about Nick tells you about his kind, and then you tell about your kind," Bella says looking at Carlisle who nods in agreement.

"Edward could we step outside to talk," Bella asks softly and I bob my head.

"He hurts you yell," Damon says, "get your shield up, and I'll be there in a flash."

"Shield up?" Carlisle asks, echoing my inner thoughts.

"That's for later," Damon says.

I follow Bella outside and we sit near the house, she seems to wait and then looks at me then to the house.

"Nick is telling them how their line started." I tell her.

"I'm sorry," Bella say quickly, "I never meant to fall in love with Damon, but…"

I shake my head at her and look away.

"It's fine," I tell her, even with the hurt I am feeling I know that my feeling for Bella don't and never can match what Damon feels for her.

"I have been going through all this ever since I remembered and all I can come up with was that I feel for you, because you looked at me and saw me," Bella says. "You could understand my wants, you reminded me of Nick even if I was not aware if it at the time. You were my first crush, my best friend. For you I think that between my silent mind and my blood made you intrigued, you had been alone for so long it may have bothered you more than you thought, or maybe you needed to have feeling to stop yourself for killing me," I shrug a little. "I think we were always meant to be friends, close friends," Bella whispers taking a hold of my hand. "I'll understand if you don't want to be friends."

I shake my head at her. "Sounds good. So…Damon?" I ask finding him to be strange.

"Yeah, don't let the hard shell fool you," Bella says.

I again shake my head at her.

"He loves you, dearly, that much is clear," I say. Bella looks at me as she frowns. "Jasper can feel it and it surprises him, but also makes him happy."

"There is someone for you I am sure of it Edward," Bella say softly. "I just wasn't your forever."

"You are my forever friend?" I ask and she snorts, but bobs her head.

"Have you seen your father or Jacob?" I ask and Bella bit her lip.

"I have seen Charlie, who went mental. Just be glade that Damon was able to compel him." She admitted.

"Compel?" I ask just as the word is out my mouth I hear Nick give a quick rundown of it. "That would be handy," I say as I and my family run through the amount of time we could have used that gift. "So no Jacob?"

"Oh yeah, 'Hi Jacob I ran away and the first people I befriended were…yes, you guessed it vampires.'" She says sarcastically and I laugh out loud and bob my head

"Let me be there," I say smiling.

"I will, more than likely, need everyone to help stop Damon from starting a fight," She says.

I look at her. "He gets bored easily," She tells me. "Look he even made it sunny just to see Jasper sparkle."

I look up at the sky and then to her, "He did that?" Bella bobs her head.

"Yep, can make it rain, foggy, thunder and lightning too, which will come in handy for baseball games," She says grinning.

I look to the house and groan, which make Bella just look at me.

"Emmett's been listening in and heard about the lighting. No he wants to go play baseball," I explain and Bella laughs.

"Sounds about right." Bella slowly stands and looks at me "We're okay?"

"Yes," I tell her. "Just glad you're back and in one piece," I hug her to me. "Missed you so much," I sob a little.

Bella pulls back and looks at me, and I see the hurt and worry there.

"Look Bella do I love you? Yes. Are you my mate?" I shake my head as much as kills me to admit, but I know deep down she's not. "But I still know we could have had a life time together, it would have been enough for me. But, that was because I was selfish and didn't want to be alone. I am not upset that you found your one, just reminds me that I am still alone."

I hear flapping as a crow comes towards us; just as it reaches us I am shock to see Damon standing there.

"We need to get you out to the bar boy," he says with a smile "Come on Baby, Carlisle wants to see your shield."

I watch as he takes her hand in his and he nods toward the house before he starts to walk away. The whole time Bella and Damon walk I watch him; it only takes a few seconds to see that this guy will die for Bella, he will also live for her, and I know that he will change her, because the thought of her not being with him even for a second is too much to bear for him.

"Okay Bella, let see this show of yours," Emmett jokes out.

Sorry about been late but had a sick husband to look after. What are your thoughts on Edward point of view? Back to Bella and we'll be meeting the wolf pack. How do you think Jacob will take the new vampire's