Blood Is Thicker Than Water // Lahote - [EDITED]

Part 15 - [EDITED]

Bella and Jake picked Mia up from Quil's and they drove back to Forks. 

Since she came on Jake's bike he was driving them back. Jake pulled in front of the house in the road. Mia could feel the tension between Bella and Jake.

"Okay, I'm gonna text my Mom real quick," she said and walked a bit away from them to give them space. She tried not to focus too hard on their conversation. 

After a hug that Mia would describe as awkward or weird, Jake got back on his bike and Bella walked to the door.

Mia heard Charlie greeting Bella at the door. "You know, Edward could at least respect meal times," He sounded annoyed. 

"I was just with Jake," Bella replied. 

"Oh," Charlie murmured. 

Mia got inside as her sister pointed at her. "And Mia. We spent the day together,"

 Charlie looked surprised but there was a little smile on his lips. "That's good," he said. "I ate already but... you two hungry?"

Mia shared a look with her sister. She could go for food right now. They both nodded. 

"Okay, let me fix something," Charlie said. The girls followed him. 

Mia stopped Bella in the hallway. "Wait. I'm smelling something,"

Bella chuckled. "Yeah, the food?"

Mia shook her head. "No, no. I smell... one of them," she said quietly to avoid Charlie from hearing it. 

"Oh. It's probably Edward," Bella blushed. Mia wasn't convinced but she didn't push it.

"So you two made up?" Charlie asked. 

"Yeah," Bella answered. 

"Good, good," Charlie replied. 

Then the door started to bang. "That's him, I'm guessing?" Charlie muttered. 

Bella looked at him then at Mia. "I'll answer it,"

Mia took a deep breath. She could now smell Edward. It was the same scent from the last time she was here. But the other smell, it was different. Like sure, all vampires had the same scent but it was just different. She heard Edward coming in. 

"I'm just going to use the bathroom," she said to her Dad and went up. To where Edward and Bella were. 

He was saying that someone had been inside. "I told you I smelled something," she said and crossed her arms.

Edward looked at her and Mia shifted her weight. She never realized it before but his eyes were yellow. And it was weird. And he was looking directly at her. He furrowed his brows for a second. "I'm going to call Em and Jasper," 

Bella walked toward Mia. "Hey, you'll be alright?" Mia asked her. 

She nodded. "Yeah, why?"

"I've gotta go," Mia said in a low tone. She didn't know why they weren't speaking in a normal tone, Edward could hear them no matter what.

"Oh," Bella nodded, glancing at her boyfriend. "What about dinner?"

Mia shrugged. "Another time?" 

The treaty was clear. Forks was a neutral area, sure, but there was also a silent agreement not to cross each other's roads. Now, Mia lived in Forks, and they went to the same school, so it was a bit tricky but they, or at the very least, Mia could try her best.

"See you tomorrow at school?" Bella asked. 

Mia nodded in response. "Let me know if something's wrong," she said to her sister and went downstairs. She apologized to her Dad and said that she had to go home. Charlie wasn't too happy about that but he didn't make a big fuss about it.