𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐏𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝐓𝐄𝐍:
Happenings

"PETER, CHARLOTTE, GLAD YOU DECIDED TO VISIT," Thalia greets as she hugs the two nomads.

Charlotte and Peter aren't strangers when it comes to Thalia's warm greetings, and they always feel like they are at home.

"Thalia, always being so welcoming," Peter chuckles as he hugs her back. Charlotte smiles and looks around, seeing the whole family gathered in the living room.

Well, except for Edward, he doesn't come home much. Only when he does, it's always to ensure Thalia and Esme that he's doing fine.

"Where's Edward?" Charlotte asks, and Jasper chuckles while he shakes his head and answers, "With his human meal."

Peter and Charlotte look at him confused, and Esme gives Jasper a look of disapproval and says, "He's with a girl he likes," and the two just nod.

"We have a lot to catch up on," Jasper says as he escorted the two out of the house and into the woods.

•| ⊱✿⊰ |•

EDWARD FINALLY CAME HOME after two days of stalking Bella in her house and watching her fall asleep.

He welcomed Peter and Charlotte, apologizing halfheartedly for his absence, and began playing the piano.

Alice told them that Bella would be going to Port Angeles and Edward would be following her, as always.

"If you see Maria again," Jasper says warily, "Tell her I wish her well."

"I don't imagine we'll cross paths soon," Peter says with a laugh. "But, should it happen, Ms. Fiancée will always warn us ahead."

As they shake hands, preparing to depart. "Visit again soon?" Thalia asks as she places a peck on Charlotte's cheek, and the woman just nods along with Peter.

"Charlotte, Peter," Edward says with a nod. "It was nice to see you again, Edward," Charlotte says doubtfully, Peter nodding in return.

Then Edward left again, with his car speeding out of the garage, on his way to Port Angeles to stalk Bella.

•| ⊱✿⊰ |•

ALICE GASPS LOUDLY, her eyes glazed, another vision invading her mind, and the family gathered around her, and she says, "Bella almost got harassed. Edward got there in time."

Thalia and Esme look at each other with relief, glad the human girl is safe.

"She and Edward will be having dinner," Alice informs them. Rosalie and Christopher chuckle as the man asks, "Dinner? What will they be talking about then?"

Alice purses her lips and looks away, not wanting to answer his question because a certain blonde wouldn't be fond of hearing it. Rosalie asks, "What will they be talking about, Alice?"

"Edward told her his ability to read minds," Alice says quickly as she runs towards her room to avoid the blonde's wrath.

"He told her what!?" Rosalie screams angrily as she glares at Carlisle. "This is going to be dangerous for us, Carlisle, let me remind you."

•| ⊱✿⊰ |•

EDWARD IS TALKING TO Carlisle about doing something to the man that harassed Bella in an alleyway in Port Angeles.

Carlisle walks towards Thalia and tells her what Edward requests, and Thalia, being understanding, lets them do what they need to do.

They are going to Port Angeles and find the man who is a suspected murderer and wanted. Thalia didn't need to ask questions to know about what they wanted to do.

So she just waited for Carlisle patiently in their room.

•| ⊱✿⊰ |•

CNN BROKE THE NEWS FIRST.

"Orlando Calderas Wallace, suspected murderer wanted in the states of Texas and Oklahoma, was apprehended last night in Portland, Oregon, early this morning, just a few yards away from a police station. Officials are unable to tell us this time whether he will be extradited to Houston or Oklahoma City to stand trial."

The picture was unclear, a mug shot, and the man had a thick beard at the time of the photograph.

"The coverage here in town would be light. It's too far away to be considered of local interest," Alice told them. "It was a good call for Carlisle to take him out of state."

Thalia gently rubbed Carlisle's arm in understanding of what he did. She was glad that he and Edward made the official's job a lot easier since she had heard that the man was great in hiding.

•| ⊱✿⊰ |•

"THALIA, DO YOU FEEL IT?" Alice asks. She saw a vision of the nomads they had been keeping watch for a while, they didn't give much of thought since they did think that they'll be gone a couple of weeks, yet they're wrong.

Thalia just nods as another wave of headache hits her. She groans as she rubs her temple. Carlisle has already been informed of what Alice saw. He called in sick for today.

"Who is it, Alice?" Carlisle asks as he pulls Thalia towards his chest, massaging her forehead.

"Waylon, Waylon Forge, at the fishing dock," Alice says, and Thalia feels something she hasn't felt in a while, the need to scream.

"Cover your ears. She's going to scream!" Alice says alarmingly, and the rest of the family covers their ears as Thalia releases her ear-piercing scream.

Thalia finally felt relief spread through her body as she leaned into Carlisle's back, and the blonde just hugged her figure tightly.

Carlisle's phone rang, and he sighed as he read the text message and said to her, "They want me to examine the body."

Thalia then looks at him, places a kiss on his lips, and nods. "Go, I'm alright now. I'm just going to talk to gran. I'm sure she's worried," Carlisle removes his hold on her and places a peck on her forehead.

"I'll be back in an hour," Carlisle says as he takes his black bag and brown coat, and Thalia just smiles.

•| ⊱✿⊰ |•

EDWARD DECIDED to tell Bella everything.

"Why?" Rosalie demands, "Why did you tell her?"

"I'm actually surprised that you were able to," Emmett says before Edward could even respond. "You rarely say the word, even with us. It's not your favorite."

"You're not wrong," Edward says to Emmett. "I doubt I would ever have been able to say it myself."

"Then how?" Rosalie hisses as she looks at him with a glare.

"Don't overreact," Edward says without much hope. Rosalie's eyebrows raised like the rest of the family awaited what he had to say.

"It wasn't an intentional breach. It's probably something we should have seen?" Edward says, and Thalia looks at him, confused.

"What do you mean, Edward?" The woman asks as Carlisle wraps his arm around her shoulder, pulling her closer to him.

"What are you talking about?" Rosalie demands.

"Bella is friends with the great-grandson of Ephraim Black."

The whole family froze at the information that they were given.
Ironic that a decent of Ephraim Black will be the one almost breaking the treaty because he didn't believe the legend his father told him.

"We should have known, Carlisle. Of course, the elders would warn the next generation when we came back. And, of course, the next generation wouldn't credit any of it. It's just a silly story to them. The boy who answered Bella's questions didn't believe anything he was telling her."

"You're right. Naturally, it would play out that way," Carlisle says to him.

"Hardly bad luck," Rosalie says through her teeth and adds, "It's Edward's fault that the girl knows anything."

"True," Edward agrees quickly. "This is my fault. I'm sorry."

Rosalie rolls her eyes in annoyance.

"I'm not playing," Edward says to her. "I know that I'm to blame for all of this. I've made an enormous mess of everything."

"Alice told you I was thinking of burning your car, didn't she?" Rosalie asks silently and mentally curses Alice in her head for telling on her.

"She did. But I deserve that. If it makes you feel better, have at it," Edward says, and Rosalie looks at him testing to see if he's bluffing.

"It's just a toy, Rosalie."