《2 new+moon新月》第92章

the　words　that　would　make　her　explain　what　that　meant。　
〃He"s　going　to　Italy。〃　
It　took　the　length　of　one　heartbeat　for　me　to　prehend。　
When　Edward"s　voice　came　back　to　me　now；　it　was　not　the　perfect　imitation　of　my　delusions。　It　was　just　
the　weak；　flat　tone　of　my　memories。　But　the　words　alone　were　enough　to　shred　through　my　chest　and　
leave　it　gaping　open。　Words　from　a　time　when　I　would　have　bet　everything　that　I　owned　or　could　borrow　
on　that　fact　that　he　loved　me。　
Well；　I　wasn"t　going　to　live　without　you；　he"d　said　as　we　watched　Romeo　and　Juliet　die；　here　in　this　
very　room。　But　I　wasn"t　sure　how　to　do　it…　I　knew　Emmett　and　Jasper　would　never　help…　so　I　
was　thinking　maybe　I　would　go　to　Italy　and　do　something　to　provoke　the　Volturi…　You　don"t　
irritate　them。　Not　unless　you　want　to　die。　
Not　unless　you　want　to　die。　
〃NO！〃　The　halfshrieked　denial　was　so　loud　after　the　whispered　words；　it　made　us　all　jump。　I　felt　the　
blood　rushing　to　my　face　as　I　realized　what　she"d　seen。　〃No！　No；　no；　no！　He　can"t！　He　can"t　do　that！〃　
〃He　made　up　his　mind　as　soon　as　your　friend　confirmed　that　it　was　too　late　to　save　you。〃　
〃But　he…　he　left！　He　didn"t　want　me　anymore！　What　difference　does　it　make　now？　He　knew　I　would　
die　sometime！〃　
〃I　don"t　think　he　ever　planned　to　outlive　you　by　long；〃　Alice　said　quietly。　
〃How　dare　he！〃　I　screamed。　I　was　on　my　feet　now；　and　Jacob　rose　uncertainly　to　put　himself　between　
Alice　and　me　again。　
〃Oh；　get　out　of　the　way；　Jacob！〃　I　elbowed　my　way　around　his　trembling　body　with　desperate　
impatience。　〃What　do　we　do？〃　I　begged　Alice。　There　had　to　be　something。　〃Can"t　we　call　him？　Can　
Carlisle？〃　
She　was　shaking　her　head。　〃That　was　the　first　thing　I　tried。　He　left　his　phone　in　a　trash　can　in　
Rio—someone　answered　it…〃　she　whispered。　
〃You　said　before　we　had　to　hurry。　Hurry　how？　Let"s　do　it；　whatever　it　is！〃　
〃Bella；　I—I　don"t　think　I　can　ask　you　to…〃　She　trailed　off　in　indecision。　
〃Ask　me！〃　I　manded。　
She　put　her　hands　on　my　shoulders；　holding　me　in　place；　her　fingers　flexing　sporadically　to　emphasize　her　
words。　〃We　may　already　be　too　late。　I　saw　him　going　to　the　Volturi…　and　asking　to　die。〃　We　both　
cringed；　and　my　eyes　were　suddenly　blind。　I　blinked　feverishly　at　the　tears。　〃It　all　depends　on　what　they　
choose。　I　can"t　see　that　till　they　make　a　decision。　
〃But　if　they　say　no；　and　they　might—Aro　is　fond　of　Carlisle；　and　wouldn"t　want　to　offend　him—Edward　
has　a　backup　plan。　They"re　very　protective　of　their　city。　If　Edward　does　something　to　upset　the　peace；　he　
thinks　they"ll　act　to　stop　him。　And　he"s　right。　They　will。〃　
I　stared　at　her　with　my　jaw　clenched　in　frustration。　I"d　heard　nothing　yet　that　would　explain　why　we　were　
still　standing　here。　
〃So　if　they　agree　to　grant　his　favor；　we"re　too　late。　If　they　say　no；　and　he　es　up　with　a　plan　to　offend　
them　quickly　enough；　we"re　too　late。　If　he　gives　into　his　more　theatrical　tendencies…　we　might　have　
time。〃　
〃Let"s　go！〃　
〃Listen；　Bella！　Whether　we　are　in　time　or　not；　we　will　be　in　the　heart　of　the　Volturi　city。　I　will　be　
considered　his　acplice　if　he　is　successful。　You　will　be　a　human　who　not　only　knows　too　much；　but　
also　smells　too　good。　There"s　a　very　good　chance　that　they　will　eliminate　us　all—though　in　your　case　it　
won"t　be　punishment　so　much　as　dinnertime。〃　
〃This　is　what"s　keeping　us　here？〃　I　asked　in　disbelief。　〃I"ll　go　alone　if　you"re　afraid。〃　I　mentally　tabulated　
what　money　was　left　in　my　account；　and　wondered　if　Alice　would　lend　me　the　rest。　
〃I"m　only　afraid　of　getting　you　killed。〃　
I　snorted　in　disgust。　〃I　almost　get　myself　killed　on　a　daily　basis！　Tell　me　what　I　need　to　do！〃　
〃You　write　a　note　to　Charlie。　I"ll　call　the　airlines。〃　
〃Charlie；〃　I　gasped。　
Not　that　my　presence　was　protecting　him；　but　could　I　leave　him　here　alone　to　face…　
〃I"m　not　going　to　let　anything　happen　to　Charlie。〃　Jacob"s　low　voice　was　gruff　and　angry。　〃Screw　the　
treaty。〃　
I　glanced　up　at　him；　and　he　scowled　at　my　panicked　expression。　
〃Hurry；　Bella；〃　Alice　interrupted　urgently。　
I　ran　to　the　kitchen；　yanking　the　drawers　open　and　throwing　the　contents　all　over　the　floor　as　I　searched　
for　a　pen。　A　smooth；　brown　hand　held　one　out　to　me。　
〃Thanks；〃　I　mumbled；　pulling　the　cap　off　with　my　teeth。　He　silently　handed　me　the　pad　of　paper　we　wrote　
phone　messages　on。　I　tore　off　the　top　sheet　and　threw　it　over　my　shoulder。　
Dad；　I　wrote。　I"m　with　Alice。　Edward"s　in　trouble。　You　can　ground　me　when　I　get　back。　I　know　it"s　
a　bad　time。　So　sorry。　Love　you　so　much。　Bella。　
〃Don"t　go；〃　Jacob　whispered。　The　anger　was　all　gone　now　that　Alice　was　out　of　sight。　
I　wasn"t　about　to　waste　time　arguing　with　him。　〃Please；　please；　please　take　care　of　Charlie；〃　I　said　as　I　
dashed　back　out　to　the　front　room。　Alice　was　waiting　in　the　doorway　with　a　bag　over　her　shoulder。　
〃Get　your　wallet—you"ll　need　ID。　Please　tell　me　you　have　a　passport。　I　don"t　have　time　to　forge　one。〃　
I　nodded　and　then　raced　up　the　stairs；　my　knees　weak　with　gratitude　that　my　mother　had　wanted　to　
marry　Phil　on　a　beach　in　Mexico。　Of　course；　like　all　her　plans；　it　had　fallen　through。　But　not　before　I"d　
made　all　the　practical　arrangements　I　could　for　her。　
I　tore　through　my　room。　I　stuffed　my　old　wallet；　a　clean　Tshirt；　and　sweatpants　into　my　backpack；　and　
then　threw　my　toothbrush　on　top。　I　hurled　myself　back　down　the　stairs。　The　sense　of　deja　vu　was　nearly　
stifling　by　this　point。　At　least；　unlike　the　last　time—when　I"d　run　away　from　Forks　to　escape　thirsty　
vampires　rather　than　to　find　them—I　wouldn"t　have　to　say　goodbye　to　Charlie　in　person。　
Jacob　and　Alice　were　locked　in　some　kind　of　confrontation　in　front　of　the　open　door；　standing　so　far　
apart　you　wouldn"t　assume　at　first　that　they　were　having　a　conversation。　Neither　one　seemed　to　notice　my　
noisy　reappearance。　
〃You　might　control　yourself　on　occasion；　but　these　leeches　you"re　taking　her　to—〃　Jacob　was　furiously　
accusing　her。　
〃Yes。　You"re　right；　dog。〃　Alice　was　snarling；　too。　〃The　Volturi　are　the　very　essence　of　our　kind—they"re　
the　reason　your　hair　stands　on　end　when　you　smell　me。　The