T.02.22 Flight

In Which Bella Goes Home

Bella, Edward and Alice wait in the reception area with Gianna until dark. Bella is hysterical, Edward is all but silent. Bella stares at him. For pages. Pages and pages. Yeesh.

Edward explains the expression Aro used: La tua cantante as "blood singer". This is the vampire word for someone who's blood calls out to ta vampire. Bella seems to only do this to Edward, so it's sort of a personal thing.

Bella marvels at Gianna's presence and states her amazement that Gianna wants to be a vampire. Edward almost rolls his eyes, I put my head down and almost wept. Yes, I know that Bella is dividing Wahmpires and Vampires, but the desire to feed is part and parcel to getting turned, just because you overcome it doesn't mean it isn't there, and SHE WANTS THIS.

Whatever. Alec returns and dismisses them, they flee the city via another car-theft by Alice.

Bella insists on staying awake for the ride, flight to Rome and flight back to Atlanta so she can stare at Edward. He kisses and holds her, but she's still fixated on the notion that he'll abandon her as soon as it's convenient. Which would have been, oh I don't know, Rome or something. In all fairness, Edward hasn't really said anything to soothe her fears, but he has been very accepting of her clingy-starey mode and has been very touchy-feely. They make it back to Atlanta where the rest of the Cullens are waiting in the car park.

Carlise, Esme and Emmett are there to make chit-chat. Alice and Jasper have a moment. Rosalie apologizes for trying to get everyone killed and then Edward drives Bella home. Charlie is rightly very upset with Edward and Bella falls asleep.

SumUp C

There's nothing outright wrong with this chapter, but it's just another travelogue full of frustrating moments. Edward's ongoing silence is annoying. Bella's pathetic clingy mode is annoying. Rosalie's apology is annoying. Bella's surprise that someone would want to be a Vampire is idiotic.

In the end, it just gets us back to Charlie's house so we can have the big "I left you for your own good and it was horrible" scene in the next chapter. Bella and Edward are back together and it's worse than I remember.