《2 new+moon新月》第96章

that　don"t　happen？〃　
Her　eyes　tightened。　I　wondered　if　she　guessed　what　I　was　thinking　of。　
〃It"s　clear　because　it"s　immediate　and　close；　and　I"m　really　concentrating。　The　faraway　things　that　e　on　
their　own—those　are　just　glimpses；　faint　maybes。　Plus；　I　see　my　kind　more　easily　than　yours。　Edward　is　
even　easier　because　I"m　so　attuned　to　him。〃　
〃You　see　me　sometimes；〃　I　reminded　her。　
She　shook　her　head。　〃Not　as　clearly。〃　
I　sighed。　〃I　really　wish　you　could　have　been　right　about　me。　In　the　beginning；　when　you　first　saw　things　
about　me；　before　we　even　met…〃　
〃What　do　you　mean？〃　
〃You　saw　me　bee　one　of　you。〃　I　barely　mouthed　the　words。　
She　sighed。　〃It　was　a　possibility　at　the　time。〃　
〃At　the　time；〃　I　repeated。　
〃Actually；　Bella…〃　She　hesitated；　and　then　seemed　to　make　a　choice。　〃Honestly；　I　think　it"s　all　gotten　
beyond　ridiculous。　I"m　debating　whether　to　just　change　you　myself。〃　
I　stared　at　her；　frozen　with　shock。　Instantly；　my　mind　resisted　her　words。　I　couldn"t　afford　that　kind　of　
hope　if　she　changed　her　mind。　
〃Did　I　scare　you？〃　she　wondered。　〃I　thought　that"s　what　you　wanted。〃　
〃I　do！〃　I　gasped。　〃Oh；　Alice；　do　it　now！　I　could　help　you　so　much—and　I　wouldn"t　slow　you　down。　Bite　
me！〃　
〃Shh；〃　she　cautioned。　The　attendant　was　looking　in　our　direction　again。　〃Try　to　be　reasonable；〃　she　
whispered。　〃We　don"t　have　enough　time。　We　have　to　get　into　Volterra　tomorrow。　You"d　be　writhing　in　
pain　for　days。〃　She　made　a　face。　〃And　I　don"t　think　the　other　passengers　would　react　well。〃　
I　bit　my　lip。　〃If　you　don"t　do　it　now；　you"ll　change　your　mind。〃　
〃No。〃　She　frowned；　her　expression　unhappy。　〃I　don"t　think　I　will。　He"ll　be　furious；　but　what　will　he　be　able　
to　do　about　it？〃　
My　heart　beat　faster。　〃Nothing　at　all。〃　
She　laughed　quietly；　and　then　sighed。　〃You　have　too　much　faith　in　me；　Bella。　I"m　not　sure　that　I　can。　I"ll　
probably　just　end　up　killing　you。〃　
〃I"ll　take　my　chances。〃　
〃You　are　so　bizarre；　even　for　a　human。〃　
〃Thanks。〃　
〃Oh　well；　this　is　purely　hypothetical　at　this　point；　anyway。　First　we　have　to　live　through　tomorrow。〃　
〃Good　point。〃　But　at　least　I　had　something　to　hope　for　if　we　did。　If　Alice　made　good　on　her　
promise—and　if　she　didn"t　kill　me—then　Edward　could　run　after　his　distractions　all　he　wanted；　and　I　
could　follow。　I　wouldn"t　let　him　be　distracted。　Maybe；　when　I　was　beautiful　and　strong；　he　wouldn"t　want　
distractions。　
〃Go　back　to　sleep；〃　she　encouraged　me。　〃I"ll　wake　you　up　when　there"s　something　new。〃　
〃Right；〃　I　grumbled；　certain　that　sleep　was　a　lost　cause　now。　Alice　pulled　her　legs　up　on　the　seat；　
wrapping　her　arms　around　them　and　leaning　her　forehead　against　her　knees。　She　rocked　back　and　forth　
as　she　concentrated。　
I　rested　my　head　against　the　seat；　watching　her；　and　the　next　thing　I　knew；　she　was　snapping　the　shade　
closed　against　the　faint　brightening　in　the　eastern　sky。　
〃What"s　happening？〃　I　mumbled。　
〃They"ve　told　him　no；〃　she　said　quietly。　I　noticed　at　once　that　her　enthusiasm　was　gone。　
My　voice　choked　in　my　throat　with　panic。　〃What"s　he　going　to　do？〃　
〃It　was　chaotic　at　first。　I　was　only　getting　flickers；　he　was　changing　plans　so　quickly。〃　
〃What　kinds　of　plans？〃　I　pressed。　
〃There　was　a　bad　hour；〃　she　whispered。　〃He"d　decided　to　go　hunting。〃　
She　looked　at　me；　seeing　the　prehension　in　my　face。　
〃In　the　city；〃　she　explained。　〃It　got　very　close。　He　changed　his　mind　at　the　last　minute。〃　
〃He　wouldn"t　want　to　disappoint　Carlisle；〃　I　mumbled。　Not　at　the　end。　
〃Probably；〃　she　agreed。　
〃Will　there　be　enough　time？〃　As　I　spoke；　there　was　a　shift　in　the　cabin　pressure。　I　could　feel　the　plane　
angling　downward。　
〃I"m　hoping　so—if　he　sticks　to　his　latest　decision；　maybe。〃　
〃What　is　that？〃　
〃He"s　going　to　keep　it　simple。　He"s　just　going　to　walk　out　into　the　sun。〃　
Just　walk　out　into　the　sun。　That　was　all。　
It　would　be　enough。　The　image　of　Edward　in　the　meadow—glowing；　shimmering　like　his　skin　was　made　
of　a　million　diamond　facets—was　burned　into　my　memory。　No　human　who　saw　that　would　ever　forget。　
The　Volturi　couldn"t　possibly　allow　it。　Not　if　they　wanted　to　keep　their　city　inconspicuous。　
I　looked　at　the　slight　gray　glow　that　shone　through　the　opened　windows。　〃We"ll　be　too　late；〃　I　whispered；　
my　throat　closing　in　panic。　
She　shook　her　head。　〃Right　now；　he"s　leaning　toward　the　melodramatic。　He　wants　the　biggest　audience　
possible；　so　he"ll　choose　the　main　plaza；　under　the　clock　tower。　The　walls　are　high　there。　He"ll　wait　till　the　
sun　is　exactly　overhead。〃　
〃So　we　have　till　noon？〃　
〃If　we"re　lucky。　If　he　sticks　with　this　decision。〃　
The　pilot　came　on　over　the　inter；　announcing；　first　in　French　and　then　in　English；　our　imminent　
landing。　The　seat　belt　lights　dinged　and　flashed。　
〃How　far　is　it　from　Florence　to　Volterra？〃　
〃That　depends　on　how　fast　you　drive…　Bella？〃　
〃Yes？〃　
She　eyed　me　speculatively。　〃How　strongly　are　you　opposed　to　grand　theft　auto？〃　
A　bright　yellow　Porsche　screamed　to　a　stop　a　few　feet　in　front　of　where　I　paced；　the　word　TURBO　
scrawled　in　silver　cursive　across　its　back。　Everyone　beside　me　on　the　crowded　airport　sidewalk　stared。　
〃Hurry；　Bella！〃　Alice　shouted　impatiently　through　the　open　passenger　window。　
I　ran　to　the　door　and　threw　myself　in；　feeling　as　though　I　might　as　well　be　wearing　a　black　stocking　over　
my　head。　
〃Sheesh；　Alice；〃　I　plained。　〃Could　you　pick　a　more　conspicuous　car　to　steal？〃　
The　interior　was　black　leather；　and　the　windows　were　tinted　dark。　It　felt　safer　inside；　like　nighttime。　
Alice　was　already　weaving；　too　fast；　through　the　thick　airport　traffic—sliding　through　tiny　spaces　between　
the　cars　as　I　cringed　and　fumbled　for　my　seat　belt。　
〃The　important　question；〃　she　corrected；　〃is　whether　I　could　have　stolen　a　faster　car；　and　I　don"t　think　so。　
I　got　lucky。〃　
〃I"m　sure　that　will　be　very　forting　at　the　roadblock。〃　
She　trilled　a　laugh。　〃Trust　me；　Bella。　If　anyone　sets　up　a　roadblock；　it　will　be　behind　us。〃　She　hit　the　gas　
then；　as　if　to　prove　her　point。　
I　probably　should　have　watched　out　the　window　as　first　the　city　of　Florence　and　then　t