Edward the Wolf (twilight fanfiction)

Chapter 37

Facing them

I stepped in the house and heard everyone froze. Every movement stopped suddenly and it was deadly quite. I gulped, time for some explaining.

It only took me to blink and suddenly everyone was moving again. First one down the stairs was Esme, she jumped the last few steps and trapped me in a bone crushing hug. It lasted only three seconds though. As I was soon pushed away.

"How could you do that to me? Do you know how worried I was? You rushed out the midle of the night without saying a word to anyone, after you screamed like you were dying. We didn't know where you were for almost a day and what happened to you!" Her concern was clear, not even the anger can hide it.

I just hugged her and apologised, but kept quiet for now. After I let her go, my two brothers punched me on my shoulders, saying that if I ever do this again they would put a leash on me. Alice hugged me then told me off, Rose just shrugged and claimed she knew I was fine. The last one was my father who didn't say anything just hugged me. He had a good guess why I ran away. Suddenly a thought came to me.

"Why aren't you guys at the dance?" They looked at me like I was insane.

"Because if you didn't notice yet, we were worried sick for you." Alice said sternly. Rose in the backround shook her head with pursed lips. Emmet sawing that let out a little chuckle.

We all gravitated towrd the dining room. A family meeting was in order. 

When we sat down they all stared at me. I knew if I tell them they will worry about me. And I didn't want that. But  in the end they would worry more by not knowing, even though they wouldn't be able to help. Good thing that thanks to Bella my soul was in better shape then it had been for a while. I could manage without their aid.

"What happened Edward?" Esme asked. She was nervously playing with her fingers, her eyes not leaving mine.

"I just had a bad dream, it's nothing." I tried to shrug it off.

"You don't say." Emmett scoffed and Rose slapped the back of his head.

"About what?" Esme asked softly.

I looked down to my hands, debating should I tell them or just run off. Rose caught my gaze and snorted. "You can't run away from everything Edward." I tensed and my breath caught in my throat. Those words were so similar what my father said to me and I couldn't help it, suddenly back in 1918 running up my stairs crying.

You can't run away from what you had done, Edward!

"Rose." I heard Carlisle hiss at her, he knew what my problem was and Rosalie realised it too what she just said. I shook my head leaving the memory behind. It's in the past.

"Sorry Edw-" She started, but I cut her off.

"It's nothing Rosalie." I said and under the table I touched the scars. "I just had a nightmare of my father, but it's nothing now." I said and it was true. Now I felt the memory less painful. And I didn't fully believe my father's words because a certain brunette made me see that I was different. That everything was now.

I heard a few gasps around me, they all knew what happened to me. I looked around and most of them were looking at me with worry.

"Oh Edward I am so-" Esme was cut of by her husband.

"Dear let him be. He is fine." Carlisle said and I smiled at him. He knew me the best from the family and he knew that I was calm for some reason and if the family started to worry and watch me like a hawk that would do no good.

Esme turned to him with disbelief, then looked at me more closely, searching for something and I think she found it, because she leaned back with a small smile.

"Okaaay, but where were you?" Alice asked grinning, like she knew it. Ha! She just wished.

"None of your business." I said like we were talking about the weather.

She tried to argue, but I saw Jasper shook his head at her. She huffed in annoyance and I grinned at her.

Esme started to make dinner and Rose and Alice helped her. Emmett and Jasper started to play video games. Me and Carlisle went out to patrol and he probably wanted to ask some questions too.

I reminded myself before phasing that I can't think off Bella so freely. We phased and ran in the woods.

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