Can you see me? (Cullens x B.fem reader)

Chapter 11: Active Pursuit

{Time-skip; Night, Cullens household}
        (Edward's POV)
    After the events of tonight, I drove home in a more complicated mood than I've ever been in. Going through the memories of not too long ago, my brows furrowed tightly, 'She knows. She has to know, why else would she keep doing this if she didn't know? Jealousy? Highly unlikely.. atleast not with her character from what I've seen..', pulling into the driveway, I get out of my car and speed into the house, meeting Rosalie and Emmett in the living room cuddling, I slump onto the couch deep in thought and frustrated to a degree, "What's up with you?" asks Rosalie as I run my hand down my face, 'He looks more broody than usual, did he get rejected or something?' I hear Emmett think and I shoot him a deadpan glare to which he raises his hands in mild resignation. With a sigh, I grumble, "I met Bella today. At that local bookstore close to the dress shop all the girls are going to for prom dresses.", "So? Don't you usually stalk her or something, how's this any new news?" Rosalie scoffs with a roll of her eyes as Emmett smiles reassuringly at her, I continue, "So, I met Azira with her when I went to go help them out of a situation.. or more like she had the situation under control in a way.." at the mention of Azira, not only do Emmett and Rosalie look at me with full attention but Alice and Jasper appear in the room from who knows where while Carlisle and Esme poke their heads out from the kitchen seemingly happening to have been there the whole time, I'm left perplexed.

    (Narrator's POV)
   The whole Cullens family gathered in the living room, listening as Edward explained the happenings of the evening, the atmosphere tensing at the point when Edward tells of the situation Azira and Bella were facing surrounded by drunk guys, low, almost inaudible growls rumbling in Jasper, Rosalie and Emmett's throats for a brief moment before they reluctantly calm down and continue to listen. The most intriguing part being how Azira covered up an excuse for Edward in front of Bella, hearing her fabricated reason, the rest of the family have the same thoughts Edward was having, "Now what? Do we just continue with our initial plan of getting familiar with her or do we make some changes to the plan?" questions Emmett as the others think things over before Alice suggests, "Why don't we just pursue her? Romantically speaking." Silence falls over the room at the suggestion, everyone seriously considering the pros and cons of such action, "Are we sure about this? Wouldn't it be a bit overwhelming for Azira to be pursued out of the blue?" Esme finally speaks up, concern lacing her soft voice as she looks around at everyone, uncertain with the weight of such a serious decision. Carlisle comforts her by taking her hand in his and speaks, "Esme has a point. Pursuing Azira might be an option but it's also a delicate one. She may be fully aware of our secret but from her behavior thus far its clear to see she has no intentions of getting too involved with us.", Carlisle's words hold reasonable truth to them that puts everyone in a tense moment of thought.

   They spend a good half an hour debating over different suggestions and thoughts over what to do, avoiding Azira would prove impossible given the bond connecting them to her but directly pursuing her also has its complexities. It's not until Jasper speaks up, southern drawl to his accent as he suggests, "Why don't we try getting a bit more familiar with her first for a week before directly confronting her about the situation? Find out if she truly knows about our secret and if she does, we could explain what our connection is and later on work out how to pursue her. That should be somewhat of a calmer approach, right?", his reasoning seems to be the most plausible method to go about it, the others agree to this vote and spend more time organizing the times each one will spend with Azira one on one.

  [Meanwhile]
       (Azira's POV)
   Sizzling of oil on a pan resounded through my kitchen as I hummed to myself and seasoned my cleaned and cut chicken, frying it patiently while checking on my rice and peas. Jellybean meowing curiously as he lounges on the kitchen counter, "It's only a matter of time, Jelly. I'll have David in my trap and get all the info I need, then the real hunt can begin. Oh, I can't wait to have some actual fun, this capture mission is kinda boring.." flipping the chicken pieces, I sigh in thought as I mutter to myself, "And those vampires would have been a good distraction had I not been on a mission here.. they're weird, but kinda funny I guess.. though I get this weird vibe around them.." my brows furrow as the memories of my few interactions with those golden eyed vampires flash through my mind, normally I don't mind being stared at but their stares don't bother me in a different way, I was never one to get involved in other people's affairs but I find myself covering for them to keep their secret, and not to mention the soft buzz i feel in my chest area whenever I'm extremely close to them, 'what is wrong with me?', shaking my head to dismiss those thoughts, I turn the stove off and serve myself a plate of food, putting food in Jellybean's bowl as well before relaxing in the living with a movie on, "No point in overthinking it, I'll know when the time comes." Little did I know that time may come sooner than I expected...