The Lucky Swan // Twilight

Chapter 12- The Plan

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The four of us had gone over the plan in the car, we'd make it seem like Bella and Edward fought, and then we'd go from there.

Bella walked towards the front door, yelling, "Edward, I said, leave me alone!" As she stormed to the door, Edward rushed, as humanly as possible, to follow her while also yelling, "Bella, don't do this!" She turned quickly, "It's over. Get out!" I slid in between the two and into the house before Bella slammed the door in his face.

Bella turns quickly, grabs my hand, and runs up the stairs. Dad follows, confused, and yells, "Hey, hey, hey! What's going on?" Bella never stops walking towards her room, "I just got to get out of here. I'm leaving. Now!" Bella pulls me into her room and slams the door.

Of course, Edward is already in her room, helping her pack. I opened her door and ran into my room, grabbing my duffle bag. I root through my drawers, grabbing everything I may need and throw it into my bag. By the time I get to Bella's door, she is already walking out of the room.

She walks into the bathroom and grabs things we need, handing them to me as I put them in my bag. We rush down the stairs, dad questioning us as we walk past him. "Bella, what happened, did he hurt you?" She sighs before responding, "No." Our dad is getting more confused, even as questions are getting answered. "Did he break up with you or something?" Bella sighs before stating, "No, I broke up with him."

Dad's face turns up in confusion, "I thought you liked him?" Bella sighs again before answering, "Yeah, that's why I have to leave. I don't want this. I need to go home." 

I can't tell what our dad is thinking at this point, but as he continues with the questions, I start to realize that he is a mix of confused and angry. "Home? Bella, your mom, isn't even in Phoenix."

I start to feel bad for him. His only daughters are leaving him confused and without any real answers. I decide to speak up at this point, "Don't worry, Dad, I'll be with her. I'll make sure she is safe." 

He is desperately trying to stop us at this point, "You two can't go now, you can sleep on it. I'll take you to the airport in the morning." Bella stops in her place before turning to face our father, "No, I want to drive, it will give me more time to think. If I get tired, Alex will drive or pull into a motel, I promise."

"Look, Bella, I know I'm not fun to be around, but I can change that. We can do more stuff together." Dad tries to reason with her, but she sighs and responds in a sharp tone, "Like what? Like, watch baseball on the flat screen? Eat at the diner every night? Steak and cobbler? Dad, that's you and Alex, not me." She finishes speaking, but I turn to look at her. She doesn't even realize that she had both insulted our father or even me. I scoff, but when I see my dad's face, my heart breaks for him.

"Bella, come on. I just got you back. I just got both of you back." I follow Bella out of the front door as our dad calls after us. Bella rolls her eyes and then mutters under her breath, "Yeah, and if I don't get out now, I'm going to be stuck here, just like mom." I follow her silently and throw our stuff in the back of her truck before getting in.

I breathe deeply. I can't cry, not right now. I notice Edward gets into the truck at one point, but I don't dwell on it. He looks to me before speaking, "Your father's going to forgive you. He thinks it's good you're going with Bella." I nod in response.

My eyes close, zoning me out. They snap open when I hear someone jump into the truck. Turning around, I see Emmett in the bed. I sigh in relief.

The drive to the Cullens was short, probably due to Bella's speeding. Jasper and Alice hop out of the car from behind us. Jasper walks over to me quickly before taking me into his arms and holding me close.

I walk into the house, my hands intertwined with Jasper. Laurent is coming down the stairs, and Jasper quickly pushes me behind him. Carlisle interrupted the brief confrontation, "Wait. He came to warn us about James."

Laurent sighs before looking up at Edward and Jasper, "This isn't my fight, and I'm tired of his games. But he's got unparalleled senses, absolutely lethal. I've never seen anything like him in my 300 years. And this woman, Victoria, don't underestimate her. " He shakes his head as he speaks, and then walks out without another word.

The family stands at the top of the stairs and follows our group down to the garage. I stand near a shelf in the garage as Jasper starts to explain to the rest of the family how they were going to kill James.

I zoned out during that.

When the plan eventually involved Bella and me, I finally tuned back into the conversation. Edward's stress radiated throughout the room, and in an attempt to calm his nerves, Alice speaks up.

"Edward, don't worry. Jasper and I will take Lexi and Bella south. I'll keep her safe, Edward." Edward shoots her a look before pointing his figure at Alice, "Can you keep your thoughts to yourself?"

The question was more of an order. Alice grabs Bella from Edward and whispers something to her. I look around the room and notice Rose sitting alone and walk towards her. I extend my hand, and she grabs it. My eyes connect with hers, and I speak, "Stay safe." She nods before telling me to do the same.

Jasper comes behind me and squeezes my shoulder. It was time to go, and I let go of Rose's hand. I turn towards Jasper and snake under his arm, needing some comfort during all of this. We walk towards the car, and it's silent when we leave.

Edward stops the car to talk to Bella through the window. I have a faint memory of Jasper reaching back and squeezing my thigh before I fall asleep.

When I woke up, the sun was shining and high in the sky. We were in Arizona.

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