There's Trouble

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"Artemis! Wake up," Bella hissed, shaking me.

"What." I glared at her as I sat up.

I was having a good dream.

"They're Vampires!"

I stared at her, and she stared at me expectantly. This little shit.

"Vampires don't exist." Please just let me be oblivious.

"You're smart. You had a gut feeling right. Isn't that why you've been avoiding Alice?"

Yeah, because she can see what I'm going to do before I do it. I groaned and plopped backward onto the bed. Staring up at the ceiling.

"...Vampires have super hearing. Do you have any idea what I mumble to myself?" I said, scooting over so she could lay next to me.

She then proceeded to tell me what she learned and was planning on confronting Edward about it tomorrow.

"Just... leave me out of it?" I turned to her,

"I'll try... good night, Artemis," she said, getting up and going to her room.

...2 days later...

"I thought I told you to leave me out of it," I said as I glared at the back of Bella's seat.

Edward was giving us a ride to school.

"Alice is excited to talk to you," Edward said, looking at me through the rearview mirror.

"...her hands to feel good," I leaned back and looked out the window.

"What are you thinking about?" Edward asked, out of the blue.

"Edward's a mind reader. He can't read my mind. He can read yours from time to time. Not often," Bella said, turning to look back at me.

"I don't want to die," I said, getting out of the car as soon as he parked.

"You won't," Edward said, getting out and standing in front of me.

I held my pinkie out to him. He raised an eyebrow but smiled and linked his pinkie with mine.

"People are staring," Bella said as she walked up to us.

"Of course, they're going to stare. We arrived with Edward Cullen, the single Cullen who avoided everyone like the plague." I rolled my eyes,

"Let's go inside," Edward said, smiling at Bella.

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I did not want to go. But now that I'm going, I'll stay hidden. I'll stay behind them and keep my hood up. I'm not going to catch his attention, Bella's going to be okay. Everything will be fine.

"Ready?" Bella asked,

I smirked at Edward, as Charlie stared him down with his shotgun.

"Yup! All toasty and warm. Thanks' Dad," I said, as he passed me his freshly cleaned shot gun.

"There's been bears around a lot lately," Charlie nodded, keeping his eyes locked with Edward's.

"We'll be safe," Edward said,

"Be back in a couple hours, love you." I kissed Charlie's cheek, and slipped out the door, to Edward's car.

....

Fucking shit! I grabbed Emmett's hand and squeezed when James commented on them bringing a snack, Laurent looking at me while James stared at Bella. Paul! I held my breathe when Victoria looked at me from the corner of her eye. Emmett squeezed my hand, and Jasper moved in front of me.

"It looks like it's time for us to go." Laurent said, taking a step back.

Everything happened in the blink of an eye, I was in the back of Emmett's jeep, Bella in the front seat with Edward zooming off. Oh god I'm going to die - we're going to die. I pulled my legs to my chest, hugging my knees.

"Artemis! You're going to be okay, both you and Bella. We won't let anything happen to either of you." Esme said, holding my cheeks in her hand.

"We're back at their place." Bella said softly, from the front seat.

"...I promised you didn't I." Edward said, as Esme helped me out of the jeep.

I just nodded, they're scarier than I thought they would be. But it's fine, they out number them. Emmett wrapped his arm around my shoulder, pulling me close.

"We're stronger, what's the plan?" Emmett asked. 

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