Jacob has already wolfed out, and he and Bella are great friends. She gets kidnapped by James at the ballet studio, and falls for her captor. James is intrigued by her, and her feelings are reciprocated. When Edward finds her, she turns him away, bu...
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Alice's mouth gaped in surprise. "She asked you to leave?"
Edward appeared to be empty, emotionless. "Yes, apparently so."
"And you left ...just like that, without putting up a fight."
"She says she's happy. That's all I ever wanted for her."
Jasper piped up, "I don't git it. Tarnation, Edward, you're gonna walk away from the love of your life?"
"Bella doesn't have feelings for me anymore. And that's the end of it. I always knew this relationship wouldn't end well. It's actually a relief. Let's go home."
"You're such a liar," Alice blared.
She turned to Jasper. "Come on, Jas, we're done here."
Mumbling under her breath, she tramped forward, saying, "Golly, I never took you for a pathetic coward." She and Jasper followed their vanquished sibling to Forks.
*****
"You've got to be kidding me!" Rosalie fumed. She sat on the bed, immovable, her legs curled beneath her. "We're moving again? I happen to like it here. Why is it we all have to move just because you lost the love of that puny, little human?"
Glaring at her brother, she added, "The world doesn't revolve around you, Edward."
Alice skipped into the room. "What's going on? And why haven't you packed yet, Rosalie?"
"I'm not going, and that's that."
Her brawny mate entered to add in his ten cents. "You've got to, babe. The town will get suspicious if you're the only one in this big house."
Rosalie, in shock, reared up off the bed. "Emmett ... I can't believe it. You mean you'd leave me here? You'd actually go without me?"
"C'mon, you know wherever Carlisle goes, we follow. Where would we be without him?"
"Oh, for crying out loud. I hate you—all of you."
Grabbing her arm, he whined, "Ah, don't be like that, Rosie girl."
She broke away from him, and sailed around the room, her clothes flying through the air and landing in her suitcases. Emmett looked at Jasper. "Dude, didya see that? Slam—dunk!"
Jasper, grinning, gifted him with a high-five.
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As they followed the moving van down the driveway, Alice patted Rosalie's hand. "It'll be all right, hun. I've seen it. We'll never even miss this place."
"That remains to be seen," Rosalie sighed.
*****
Bang, bang, bang! The rappin' at the door was enough to wake the dead. Who'd be callin' this time of night anyway? One guess. The dynamic duo, that's who. Geez, I thought the whole house was gonna cave in.
