𝗙𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗱•𝗝. 𝗛𝗮𝗹𝗲✔︎

Surprise

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"Oh, what a surprise. She's not human." I muttered to myself though they all heard. Felix was running at me, and this time I'd be confusing. Never mind I'm human. He grabbed my neck and threw me to the ground. I didn't fight, and acted completely vulnerable and human. I let myself fall, and I was lucky. The floor didn't crack under my falls. I let a pained look cross my face as my head hit the floor.

"What the-" but he never got to finish his sentence as I smiled sweetly at him. I grabbed his ankles and pulled him down. I stood up and back just out of his reach. He was upset now, ready to grab at me. I was still blocking Bella. Edward was there though, he threw him across the room just as I had. Again he left cracks in the floor, and now he was launching himself at Edward. I stuck a foot out. Classic. He started to fall, and Edward threw him to the stairs, breaking them.

"Enough!" Aro commanded, but we all still held steady fighting poses. "Stop this instant or I will tear you all apart myself."

I half-stepped out of my protective stance, "Convincing enough."

"You're not human." Aro looked at me. I said nothing, just smiled sweetly at him. The smile must have seemed innocent enough because he didn't press.

"So, let us go now?" I asked, as no one else spoke. I didn't have to say it again, I hated awkward silence. I had a feeling I'd be experiencing a lot of it, so this really wasn't something I needed.

"I'm afraid I cannot do that." Aro shook his head disappointedly. His gaze fell on Bella. "This is a sadness. If only it was your intention to give her the gift of immortality."

"No." Edward's voice was hoarse, protective.

I pushed Bella back. Stepping in front of her. "No." I repeated Edward's words, but more confident, more prominent.

"Do you think you could stop me?" He raised an eyebrow.

"I can try." I said confidently. Bella grabbed my flannel, pulling on it, but I refused to move.

"Wait!" Alice said as Demetri tightened his hand around her neck. "Bella will be one of us. I've seen it." Aro looked at Demetri, and he let go over her as she held her hand out to Aro. "I'll change her myself."

Aro grabbed Alice's hand, watching her future. "Mesmerizing!" He praised while he watched. Once he pulled his hand
away from Alice's he said, "To see what you have seen before it has happened." Old people language? Okay, got it. He turned to Bella, "Your gifts...will make for an intriguing immortal, Isabella." Aro said, carrasing Bella's face.

Edward didn't do anything to push him away, so I did. I lightly pushed her back. He looked offended, but quite honestly, I didn't care. The guy tried to kill her, and I really wasn't having it.

"Go now." Aro spoke, an underlining excitement in his tone. "Make your preparations."

"Well will male sure she follows through." Caius informed, a threat behind his words. "I would not delay. We do not offer second chances."

We rushed out of the building. I was on Alice's side, and Bella was on Edward's. He was hugging her waist tightly, and to no surprise she wasn't complaining.

I glanced at Edward when we got in the car. Alice and I in the front, he and Bella in the back. He was looking at me, a silent thanks in his eyes. "I didn't do it for you, Edward." I turned to look at him. "I'm a selfish bitch." I smiled at him. He chuckled, the mood lightening.

The flight seemed two hours longer than it actually was. I wanted to see him, but I also wanted to slap him in the face(especially now, because I knew that I could without reprocutions.)

When we finally landed, Bella and I hurried off the plane. I wanted to see everyone again. It wasn't all about him. We saw them waiting, Rosalie didn't seem the happiest, but something about her seemed kinder. Bella and I hugged everyone. Bella didn't hug Jasper, but shook his hand. I stopped, frozen at Jasper. He looked as if he expected it. I didn't hide my thoughts. I didn't need to. I wasn't embarrassed to admit I still loved Jasper. I struggled with knowing that I'd never stop loving him. I'd always fall back into his arms, no matter what. I struggled knowing how mad I was at him, and how now that he was in front of me I couldn't even speak. Every word, every breath seemed to be stuck in my throat. I wanted to scream at him and tell him he should've never left. I wanted to tell him it hurt so much. I wanted to tell him how much worse it was without him or his family. I wanted to tell him that I was wrong, he was an idiot and an asshole, but I knew it would come out all wrong. It would sound like sobs or the words, "I love you." Would slip out before I could stop them. I didn't want to speak. I knew it would be all wrong and stupid.

His face changed from the sorry one to a hurt and confused one, "Eve, what-"

"Shut up." I said, letting it spill out. "I'm mad at you." I shook my head. "You're an asshole." So far so good. The wrong words weren't spilling out, but I could hear the hurt in my own voice.

He looked at me, and I could feel everyone else's eyes on me. I could see the pain in his eyes, and it made me want to hug him and tell him I was lying. It made me want to tell him to keep talking, to tell him I wasn't mad; it was just a cruel joke. I wanted to tell him I still loved him and he wasn't an asshole, but I wouldn't. I could tell he wanted to tell me he was sorry. He wanted to hug me and tell me how much he still loved me.

I didn't hate him, I just wanted him to feel like I did. It was stupid and selfish, but I wanted him to feel everything he did.

"Evelynn, calm down." Edward warned. "It's not like it was any different for him." Everyone was watching me even more intently, wondering what I was thinking.

"I swear to god Edward I will kill you." I threatened, no joke behind the words.

"Evelynn, just let it go for now." Bella said. I wanted to blow up in her face. Scream at her. Tell her how I felt, how she ignored it. How I was in pain too, but she just failed to notice. I wanted to scream. Just scream, but I wouldn't. I would keep my jaw tightly shut. After all, I did hide it all. I did pretend I was okay. I made sure I comforted Bella instead of telling her how I felt. I made sure I pretended to be happy to make sure Charlie didn't have to burden another sad kid. I made sure everyone else was happy, and I now regretted it. I wished I had reached out, but now it was too late.

"Let's go home." Before I kill someone. I wanted to add, but again, my jaw was tightly shut.