The Twilight Diaries

Chapter 17

DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN ANY OF THE TWILIGHT OR TVD CHARACTERS

ELENA'S/BELLA'S POV

I enter the house with Edward following closely behind me. I notice the look that Elijah was sending Edward and it wasn't a good one. Edward fell back a couple of places behind me. "Edward, you go ahead to the living room. Tell the others I will be in briefly. You guys can start without me." I said, stopping in the middle of the hallway.

"Yeah. Sure." Edward said. He grazed me while walking from me. That one light touch sent shivers through me. My heart sped up a little. Why am I feeling this way? I shook it off and walked back to the kitchen. Elijah was sitting at the table, reading a book. "Elijah, what was that look you gave Edward?" I stood against the wooden frame with my arms crossed.

"Well Bella, Edward is trying to court my daughter, while he is committed to another." Elijah spoke casually, without looking up.

"Edward is not trying to court me! Me and him is on the path of friendship." I said.

"Path of friendship does not consist of kissing, especially when is fiancee was out of town. Bella, I ask of you to separate yourself from this situation until he is absolute." Elijah said.

I stepped more into the kitchen. "And if I don't? This is my life, Elijah!" I whispered harshly.

Elijah stepped over to the counter and leaned against it, facing me. His face was emotionless. "Bella, one word: compulsion. I don't want to see you hurt and that means I will do everything in my power to keep that from happening. I know we have a rocky relationship, but that won't keep me from engaging. And not only do he have some things to figure out, but you do too. It was not too long ago that you got out of a situation with the Salvatore Brothers. Whether you want to admit it or not, you are not even ready to move on emotionally nor mentally." Elijah said. He vamped speed over to me and pulled me into his embrace and I reluctantly wrapped my arms around him.

I felt my eyes sting at the mention of Stefan and Damon. Just thinking about them had my stomach in knots. I tried to hold in the tears that dared to fall, but they came nevertheless. I buried my face into Elijah's shoulder and stayed there a moment, before looking up to Elijah. Elijah stepped backwards and grasp my face into his hands. "I don't want to see you rush into anything that you are not ready for, okay?" Elijah said.

He wiped away my strayed tears. I laugh nervously. "Don't you hate when parents is right." I said with a smile.

Elijah quickly kissed my forehead. "Go, you have a project." Elijah said. I took a moment to gather myself, then I went to the living room.

EDWARD'S POV

I went to the living room, where my family sat on one side and the human on the other. I took a seat next to Alice, who look normal and poised, was actually seething. "She's so lucky I'm a vampire or her face would not be so pretty!" Alice said in her head.

I smirked at her comment. I kind of wishing for the same thing. Jasper was holding her hand and sending waves of calm to her. I looked up in the direction where my name was being said.

"Edward is not trying to court me! Me and him is on the path of friendship." Bella said from the kitchen. My stomach sunk when she said that. I don't know why I feel this way, but I wanted to be more than friends. It takes all my restraint from touching her every second. I could hear them moving around.

"Path of friendship don't consist of kissing, especially when is fiancee was out of town. Bella, I ask of you to separate yourself from this situation until he is absolute." Elijah said. I could hear her father pleading with Bella to stay away from me. I felt annoyed and a little bit of anger poking at me. The one time I actually needed telepathy, it fails me.