Lola Swan: Trough her eyes (1)

29 Baseball

A little while later, they arrive at their destination. 'We arrived.' Edwards states.

Lola loosens her seatbelt.

'Where is it?' Bella asks while looking around.

'The field is just behind those trees there.' He points in the direction they'll go.

Lola gets out of the car and walks in the direction Edward had just pointed. The rest of the Cullens are already warming up. Jasper and Emmett are throwing a ball back and forth. Rosalie talks to Esme and Carlisle.

'Lola, we can begin when Edward and Bella are here.' Alice cheers. She walks with her to Esme and Rosalie. 'Carlisle is almost ready with preparing the field. You will see it is almost normal baseball, just bigger.'

'It's nice to meet you.' Esme says and smiles at her: 'Bella told us how happy she is to be back in Forks.'

Lola grins. She loves her sister: 'I'm happy to be here and getting to know everyone better.'

'That's indeed something nice.' Carlisle says and introduces himself.

Alice giggles: 'And we'll be such good friends. You'll see. We're about to start the match. The first team consisted of Edward, Carlisle and me. On the second team are Jasper, Emmett and Rosalie.'

'And Esme?' Lola asks, still looking at Jasper and Emmett. She could hardly believe how fast that ball went.

'She is the judge.'

'I make sure they do not cheat.' Esme says.

'Do they do that?' Lola asks her, turning her head towards them.

'Yeah, sure, you should hear them argue with each other.' Esme answers.

'It is the time!' Alice says.

Lola sees Emmett throw the ball in her direction, and Rosalie catches it. Bella walks onto the field, and the teams take their positions. The game can begin.

Lola must admit that she had never seen anything like this. The ball is almost invisible when Alice throws it away. When Emmett hits it with the club, she can follow where it goes, but the look on her sister's face says Bella can't.

Esme decides when someone gets points and when they are out. When Edward and Jasper collide, the noise it makes... is unbelievable. Something in need of a storm.

Both teams are even in strength. Lola sees that Edward runs faster, but Emmett can hit the ball further. And then everything changes.

'I didn't know.' Alice says when she is with them. She stands beside Esme, and Edward runs towards them beside Bella. The rest of the Cullens speed towards them.

'Alice?' Carlisle asks.

'There are three of them. They were going to pass us, but then they heard us play and....'

'How fast.' Jasper asks.

'They are almost here. There is no time.' She says Jasper lays a hand on her shoulder, and she immediately looks calmer.

Lola looks at the edge of the field where everyone is looking at. She doesn't see anything yet. She starts to breathe in and out, calming herself. It goes better than some other times.

Emmett looks at her, almost laughing. She returns to the field and sees the three figures running towards them.

'We thought we heard a game.' One says: 'I am Laurent, and they are James and Victoria.'

'I am Carlisle, and this is my family; Emmett and Jasper, Alice And Rosalie, Edward, Bella and Lola. He points at us in groups, not giving one more attention than someone else.

'Could you use some more players?' Laurent asks.

'Yes, some of us were just about to....' Carlisle starts to see, but the wind intervenes. Victoria, the one woman with the red hair, steps forward. The one called James looks up.

'You brought a snack, I see!' Victoria says, looking at Bella.

'She is one of us!' Carlisle says.

'But she is human?' Laurent asks, confused. James is still looking at Bella intensely.

Edward growls lightly. James steps forward, his eyes on Bella. When he is halfway there, he starts to move more quickly. Emmett takes a more balanced stand; he stretches his neck and looks at James. Edward takes Bella behind him. Bella tries to grab her sisters' arm. But Lola suddenly walks forwards.

Esme is concerned. Rosalie wants to stop her, but before she can, Lola stands still and focuses on the one called James. She starts to whisper the spell, and James slows down. Lola keeps whispering. Jasper looks at her. He tries to figure out what she is doing. James looks back and seems surprised. He stops coming their way. They can see he is in pain.

'Stop!' Victoria shouts, realizing Lola must be doing this.

'We won't hurt anyone.' Laurent pleads: 'Just stop.'

Lola stops the spell, and the pain in James' eyes disappears. She is out of breath but glares at the vampire, who slowly returns to his group.

'Edward, Emmett, take Bella and Lola to the car.' Carlisle tells them.

The four walk toward the tree line where the car is parked. 'Lola, are you ok?' Bella asks.

'Yes, everything... is good.' Lola says. She glances backwards and then nods towards her sister: 'I'm fine.'

'That was something you did there.' Emmett says and opens the door of the car.

'They noticed it as well.' Edward whispers.

'What's going to happen?' Bella asks while Edwards helps her in the car.

When everyone is in the car, he answers: 'He will start his hunt tonight. We have to get Bella as far away as possible.'

'You can't just drive me away.' Bella protests: 'What about Charlie?'

'I'll protect Dad, Bella, but Edward is right. You are our priority now.' Lola agrees.

Bella turns towards her sister: 'Let me at least go home so I can tell him myself. I have a plan.' Her plan includes that she would get angry at Charlie. She would tell him she had broken up with Edward and was going to her mother.

'Maybe that's a good idea.'

'No', Edward interrupts Emmett: 'You didn't hear his thoughts. He won't give up.'

'So, we have to hunt him down and kill him. We can do that, Edward.' Emmett says.

'You have to admit it's a good plan.' Lola says: 'It can confuse them.'

Edwards mutters something. 'Yes, we'll do it.' He turns the car around and starts driving towards their home.