Your Guardian Angel (Updated w/ Chapter 51 on 11/12)

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Summary: Isabella Swan is an Angel, a Guardian, and has been for over fifty years. Now she has been assigned to protect the Cullen family from an unknown danger. All the while she finds the boundaries and rules blurring and falling for Edward Cullen.

Title: Your Guardian Angel
Author: Mimi (Mimi-Love-4Ever)
Rating: PG-13
Main Characters: Bella Swan, Guardian Angel; Edward and the Cullens, vampires

Chapter 1:

Bella's POV

My eyes were closed and I was breathing deeply, concentrating on keeping my mind blank. I was in my meditative pose, legs crossed and hands resting on my knees. The room I was in held no distractions everything in here was painted white from the walls to the furniture to the very wooden floor. A rather large window allowed light to enter the room casting a glow. Even through all the peacefulness I found myself loosing concentration and slipping back into consciousness.

"Isabella?" My eyes snapped open in irritation. No one interrupted me unless it was an emergency, they knew better. I recognized the one who called my name and sighed.

"What is it William?" I asked. I was in no mood to put up with him today. I had patience, more so than others here, and yet it was slipping away at the sight of this man.

He stood against the sliding door with his arms crossed over his chest in an almost arrogant manner. His light brown hair falling slightly over his crystal blue eyes and a teasing smile on his lips.

"Should I have an occasion to see my future mate?" he spoke softly, "I desperately wait for the day until you are mine."

I glared at him. "I desperately wait for the day until you leave."

He laughed at my retort, which only served to anger me more. They might think we make a good couple but I on the other hand wished they could leave me alone. I did not want a mate.

"So stubborn, yet so beautiful," he smirked.

"Again, William, what do you want?"

"Saianna is looking for you," he finally answered, "In the main hall."

I rose gracefully from my spot on the floor and passed him, well, more like shoved him out of the way. He merely laughed and walked down the opposite way from where I was going. William knew how much I hated our 'compromise' and used it to his advantage.

In a matter of minutes I found myself outside a pair of oak double doors leading to the main hall where most of our meetings were held. There were soft murmuring voices from the other side and as soon I was about to knock the voices got louder.

"It's a risk I will take!" a woman's voice yelled.

"But I will not, everything could go wrong," a man's voice countered.

"That is not your decision to make Preston," the woman's voice quieted. The name Preston didn't ring a bell and I wondered who they were.

"So you would toy with this girl's life, make her suffer and bring her to the lowest, all because of your stupid revenge?" Preston asked in an incredulous tone.

"Revenge is sweet my dear and I will not stop now, not after this opportunity has been presented to me," the woman hissed.

"What goes around comes around, remember that..." Preston's voice trailed off, "As well as killing an innocent."

"Always the moral one," the woman laughed.

I stood there horrified at what I had just heard, and my hand was still frozen in mid-air. There was this woman arguing with this Preston about killing a girl. Never in all my years here had I ever stumbled on this sort of thing, or expected it.

We practically lived in heaven for Pete’s sake! Not to mention the fact that we pretty much were angels. What in the world was going on?


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Chapter 2

Bella's POV
I was shaking with fear and curiosity as I stood in front of the Council. As soon as I had heard 'Preston' and the woman talking I high-tailed out of there and bumped into my mentor, Missy, who accompanied me to greet Saianna and the others. She gave me a calculating look that was a little unnerving but I didn't say anything, instead I tried to concentrate on the meeting ahead.

The Council, a group of thirteen high-power angels, was sitting in a long table whispering to each other when we walked in. The hall where they were situated was beautiful, as always, with its high glowing walls and polished floors. For this meeting there was simply the table where they sat and nothing else. Missy bowed respectfully with her hand on her heart and then presented me. I paid respects to each of them and finally Saianna.

"Isabella, little one, forgive us for the short notice but we needed to deal with this situation quickly," Saianna spoke, her voice sounded like a soft breeze. I hated when they called me "little one" it made me feel like a child. I suppose to them I was a child but still, I didn't like it.

"Whatever I can help with," I said.

"One of our foreseers has informed us that there is a family in need of our help," she continued, "from what they need protecting from is the information we're missing and we can't seem to find it."

"We have decided it to be your job to find out what the problem is and protect them or help them settle it," one of the other angels said.

"Of course," I agreed a little shocked that they had chosen me.

"You'll be sent down as soon as you're ready and informed more of the situation," smiled Saianna, "Protect your charges, child, whoever they are."

Missy and I thanked the Council and exited the hall quietly. I had more than one charge that needed my help and I was more than willing to protect them. I still wondered why another angel hadn't been chosen for this job, seeing as how I was to be tied to William in a short while and needed to prepare. Whatever, William could wait. He could wait for a long time, I didn't mind that.

"What do you think Isabella?" Missy asked me when we reached my room.

"About?"

"This whole mission," Missy grinned.

I smiled at my mentor, and friend, "I can't wait to start the mission."

"Anything to get away, huh?"

"It's not that I want to get away but I just don't want to be tied down to William, you know how I feel about that," I told her grabbing my sapphire stone necklace and placing it on my neck.

"You know how it works Isabella, they chose William to be your partner and that's that," Missy said sternly, then a smile grazed her face, "Come now, I think you're ready."

"Okay, okay, it would seem like you're trying to get rid of me," I joked. We laughed together one last time before I enveloped her in a tight hug. I would miss her. I had no idea how long this would take so I wanted her to know I would think of her.

"Take care and remember the rules," Missy reminded me. I nodded and watched her head towards the North tower, most likely to teach her meditation class to the younglings.

Without wasting time I headed towards the room where I would be briefed and sent down to look for my charges. In no time I was sitting down and reading the file containing a brief summary of the family.

There were seven in total, the Cullens. Carlisle and Esme, the parents, Rosalie and Alice, two daughters, and lastly Emmett, Jasper, and Edward, three sons. Currently, they were living in a small town called Forks. I smiled in amazement as I realized that was the town where I used to live when I was human. Huh, what a small world . . . Eh, or universe?

Surprisingly that was the entire summary making it the shortest I have ever heard of. I don't think it should even be counted as one. This will definitely make my job easier, not. I hated when they did this, it was all mysterious. Which gave way to surprises and I hate surprises.

Sighing, I sat down in the circle drawn in the middle of the room and closed my eyes, clearing my mind of all thought. Within a few seconds I felt a pull in my mind and then my body felt weightless, like I was soaring through the sky which I probably was. It stopped suddenly and all feeling came back. My eyes opened just in time to see the ground rush up to meet me and the next thing I knew I was hurting all over.

I picked myself off the floor and took in my surroundings. There were thousands of trees and green assaulting every corner of my vision which only meant I was in the middle of a forest.

"Great. Thanks for the landing, by the way," I muttered at the sky knowing they would hear me.

"Sorry about that," Missy's voice entered my mind. "Now, everything is set up, from school to where you can live."

"Thank you."

"You welcome, but remember you won't be able to contact us anymore and we won't be able to either," I knew that part, "Okay, good luck."

"Wait!" I called her back, "Where am I living?"

"Your old house, Isabella," Missy laughed and then I felt her presence disappear.

I remembered my old house and smiled, there were a lot of happy memories there. Now, if I'm correct it wasn't too far from here. I had no car, yet, so the only thing left to do was to use my favorite way of transportation. My wings.



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Chapter 3

Bella's POV

BRING! BRING!

My eyes snapped open at the sudden intrusion in the middle of my meditation. I searched the room wildly trying to find the source of the sudden noise. Aha! I caught sight of the alarm clock and with one flick of my wrist it went flying into the other wall. It landed on the floor with a thump and stayed silent. Smiling with satisfaction, I unfolded my legs and stretched readying myself for today. The first day of school. Ugh.

I found my old house yesterday with no problem, just the way I remembered it. There was even a key under the mat, not that I needed a key to be able to get in. It was the same inside, all the furniture was there covered with a white cloth and there was dust everywhere. I took a peek inside the garage and almost squealed in delight when I found my car. A brand new black, really shiny Ferrari. If it weren't because I really liked the car I would cover it up and beg Missy to get me another less expensive and flashy car. I got right to cleaning the house top to bottom and when I was satisfied sat down on my old bed and tried to relax.

After a quick warm shower I changed into a few clothes I had found. I made a note to myself to go shopping soon. I let my mahogany colored hair down, which reached all the way down to my waist, with my bangs swept to the side. I had on a royal blue, 3/4 sleeved shirt and some jeans. To go with that, just a pair of black, high heeled boots with a designers name on the bottom.

Nothing fancy for school.

I didn't need any makeup, naturally, but I applied some eyeliner and some mascara. Blush? Psh that comes as natural as the color of my eyes, which were a light brown by the way and were intensified by the color of my shirt. It also complimented my pale complexion. I put on a dark blue jacket, grabbed my car keys and was out the door. I made sure I had my backpack in the car and then sped out of the driveway.

I was grinning like an idiot, no doubt, as I drove. The speed at which I was going was dangerously fast but I didn't mind it that much. Then the task at hand for the day wiped the grin right off my face and I slowed down considerably. I had to find the Cullens, they were somewhere in this town, but how was I going to actually find them. I didn't have a plan and I couldn't go asking around, could I?

No, I couldn't. They were in trouble and I was supposed to protect them not raise questions. When I did find them, then what? I couldn't very well tell them, 'Hey I'm your guardian angel, you're in trouble but don't worry I'm here!' Yeah right. Okay, it didn't do me any good to worry like crazy about it now. First thing's first. Find the Cullens.

Sounds like a plan to me.

In no time at all I recognized another familiar building or buildings. Forks High School. The same as always. By the time I pulled up in the parking lot, almost all the spaces were filled up except two, one was next to a big blue van and the other was next to a shiny Volvo. Big blue van or shiny Volvo? I decided for the shiny Volvo. After I had parked I realized my mistake. Two flashy, expensive looking cars parked together in a small town such as this would not be a good idea. Way to stay inconspicuous.

I looked out into the school grounds and surely all heads were staring at my car. Great . . . Not. I took a deep breath, grabbed my backpack, and got out. I was pretty sure I heard some people gasp at my appearance. I guess new people weren't all that frequent. Almost all the girls were throwing me either dirty or envious looks while all the guys were throwing me lustful looks. How I thanked God I did not have the power to read minds, although I did have extra sensitive senses. I locked the car and gave them all a shy smile, but that seemed like the wrong thing to do. The girls had murder in their eyes and the guys were practically drooling. Ugh, hormonal teenagers.

Thankfully no one came up to me as I walked to the main office. The room was warm, reminding me of my own room up there, the receptionist was shuffling through papers as I approached her. When I was in front of her desk she finally looked up and her eyes got huge. I smiled politely and gave her a few seconds to compose herself.

"Hi, I'm new here," I held out my hand to her. She took it and smiled back.

"What's your name dear?"

"My name's Isabella Swan," I answered going back to my last name.

"Oh right, I got a call a few days back informing me you were coming," she said, "I'm Mrs. Cope, let me find your papers."

She shuffled through her papers even more and then turned back to me and handed me some papers.

"There's a map of the school, a slip for your teachers to sign and one for extra information," Mrs. Cope indicated to each one of the papers, "If you need any help don't hesitate to tell one of our students or come back here and I'll help you."

"Thank you," I stuffed the papers into my backpack and walked out.

The grounds were empty, only meaning the bell had already rung. I made my way to my first period, junior English, and interrupted the teacher in the middle of her introduction. Oops. She looked angry for a moment and then a friendly smile grazed her young face. I tried not to look at the other students while I handed her the paper she was supposed to sign.

"So you're Isabella, welcome to Forks, I'm Ms. Mathews," she stuck out her hand and I took it all the while smiling. "Here's a list of reading books required for my class, and you can take a seat next to Mr. Newton."

I looked to where she pointed at and groaned silently. Mr. Newton was running his eyes up and down my body, making me uncomfortable, and there was a wide smile on his boy-ish face. I sat down and in to time at all he stuck out his hand too. I took it and let go really quickly.

"Did it hurt?" he asked quietly.

"What?" I asked confused.

"When you fell from heaven?" It took all my will-power not to laugh at his question. If only he really knew, but I wasn't interested, not in the least bit.

"You're wasting your time," I told him and turned back to the teacher.

"No, wait, sorry about that, I'm Mike," he flashed me what I think was supposed to be a flirtatious smile.

"Bella," I said without even looking at him.

Thankfully Mike was quiet for the rest of the period but I could feel his eyes on me and was starting to annoy me a lot. As soon as the bell rang I was out of there and onto my next class.

Finally, many classes later it was lunch time and I had made a new friend. Angela Webber. Probably the only girl who was sincerely nice to me, she was a kind soul, I could tell. She invited me to sit down with her and I accepted. While we were getting our lunch Mike decided to try a different approach. He didn't take no for an answer I guess. He grabbed my lunch tray and wrapped an arm around my waist. I stared at him as if he were crazy and was about to elbow him in the gut but decided to let him down easy and in a non-painful, humiliating way.

"Hands off bucko," I told him and snatched my lunch tray back, "Get your own food."

"Only if you're on the menu," said Mike.

"So you're a cannibal, good to know," I laughed and followed Angela. Mike was still standing there next to the lunch line with a confused look.

"That's Mike for you," Angela whispered to me.

As I sat down next to her, two of the girls there were throwing me hateful looks and the three guys didn't seem to mind my presence. I ignored them purposely not wanting any more attention from guys today. I was still trying to find clues as to where the Cullen family was at.

"Why is she here?" the blond girl asked Angela.

"She's my friend Lauren, her name's Bella Swan" Angela answered.

"Just stay away from Mike, okay," the other girl said.

"He's all yours," I smiled.

Just then Mike appeared and sat down next to the girl and Lauren. He had that look in his eyes again and it was really pissing me off now. I took a bite of my apple and savored the taste. It has been a while since I had food like this.

"Why are they staring at her?" Lauren asked looking behind me.

I looked behind me and froze suddenly when I noticed who Lauren was looking at. Over in one of the back tables in the corner of the cafeteria were two girls and three guys, all inhumanly beautiful. The two girls were opposites of each other; one was short with black spiky hair flowing around her beautiful face and golden eyes. The other was tall, a body any model would kill for and golden hair and eyes. Next to her was a big, rather intimidating looking, guy with curly dark brown hair and the same golden eyes. Next to him was a less intimidating looking, but well muscled guy with blond hair and same eyes. He looked related to the blond girl. Lastly, there was the most beautiful guy I had ever seen, he took my breath away. His hair was a bronze color, he looked smaller than the two other but I could still see he was well defined and his eyes, although the same color as the rest, captivated me.

They were all in fact staring at me, well sort of glaring was more like it. I wondered why. I hadn't done anything to them.

"Who are they?" I asked Angela.

"Oh, they're the Cullens," the other girl answered quickly. I guess she was the gossiper of the group. "They're all a weird bunch of people."

"Jessica, they are not weird," Angel frowned.

"They are the adopted children of Dr. Carlisle and Esme Cullen, who by the way are gorgeous, I think they might have been royalty from somewhere and wanted to escape, I mean they are stinkin' rich," Jessica continued without acknowledging Angela. "I think Mrs. Cullen can't have any children, can you imagine that?"

I frowned too, "You can't be for sure and there's nothing wrong with that."

"Whatever, the two blondes, Jasper and Rosalie Hale are twins and Mrs. Cullen's niece and nephew," continued Jessica, "The midget is Alice, the big scary looking one is Emmett, and the drop-dead gorgeous one is Edward Cullen."

I sneaked a peek at them once more and found them glaring at me, or it could have been Jessica. They couldn't be able to hear us all the way over here, could they?

"That's not the weird thing though, they are all together," Jessica spoke softer as if it wasn't supposed to be mentioned, "Rosalie and Emmett, Alice and Jasper are like couples."

"There's nothing wrong with that, technically, they are not related," I surprised myself by saying. I felt the need to defend them from Jessica's gossip.

"Whatever," Jessica snapped at me, "it's still wrong."

"That Rosalie probably had tons of plastic surgery, no one could be that beautiful without help," Lauren sneered.

"I totally agree, Lauren, and Emmett must be taking steroids," Jessica gossiped away with Lauren.

"Who is Edward with?" I asked.

"He was with this hot babe, but they broke up during the summer when she moved away," Mike answered. I sighed quietly with disgust.

"Yeah, but now that he's free he still doesn't date, apparently we aren't good enough for him," Jessica scowled. So she had been rejected.

"Maybe he's gay," Mike's face lit up and I had to stop myself from smacking him.

"If he doesn't date, that doesn't mean he's gay," I said then repeated firmly, "and they are not weird." 

"Oh Isabella, you're so naive, you haven't been here long enough to see that it is true," Mike chuckled and wrapped an arm around my shoulders, making Jessica's eyes almost pop out of their sockets.

"It's Bella, and maybe you should criticize yourselves first before trying to make assumptions about other people you don't know," I pushed Mike's hand away and stood from the table, apologizing to Angela and throwing away my food.

Angela's table was giving me shocked expressions but I didn't care. They really couldn't talk like that about a family, who they clearly didn't know, and didn't seem to want to know. I was almost out the door when I turned back and gave the Cullens a friendly smile. Of course they heard everything we were saying. I caught a whiff of their scent and recognized them instantly. I was in for more surprises than I was prepared for.

"Vampires."


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Chapter 4

Edward's POV

Everywhere the student body was buzzing about the new girl, most weren't friendly thoughts. It was disgusting to hear the boy's thoughts; they were only thinking about one thing, while the girl's were plotting murder. My family found it amusing for the first few hours of the day but then it was downright annoying to hear their whispers in the hallways. I tried searching for the new girl's thoughts but came to a dead end every time. All I came to were other thoughts.

When it was finally lunch time my family and I bought our props to keep up appearances, of course, seeing as we can’t really eat food but these humans didn’t need to know that. We were much more tempted to eat them, again, no one needed to know that. We sat down in one of the back tables where no one else sat because our presence made them shy away from us and most were too intimidated by our inhumanly perfect features.

The cafeteria doors opened and I felt compelled to look up. If I weren't already dead my heart would have stopped in its tracks. There at the door, with one of the few good, decent humans, was the most stunning sight I have ever come across. This was the girl that had all the girls jealous and guys drooling, and suddenly I couldn't blame them.

She was beautiful with her long brown hair and light brown eyes surrounded by long black lashes. Her face was pale and heart-shaped with two blushing cheeks and soft looking, full pink lips. The color of her shirt intensified her natural beauty and hugged her body nicely, as well as her jeans. Not to mention the boots she was wearing, making her legs look longer.

She and Angela bought their food and then Mike appeared at the door. He walked, strutted was more like it, over to them and took her lunch tray while putting his arm around her small waist. I almost jumped out of my seat but stayed put reminding myself that she was just a human, nothing to get worked up about.

Most girls would be glad with Mike being near them but apparently not this girl. She took back her lunch tray and pushed him away.

"Hands off bucko," her voice sounded like bells, "Get your own food."

"Only if you're on the menu," Mike replied. His perverted thoughts were all over the place making me want to gag. Oh, yeah she wants me, thought Mike.

"So you're a cannibal, good to know," the girl laughed and walked away with Angela leaving a very confused Mike behind.

"That's Mike for you," Angela whispered to her. How embarrassing, Bella doesn't look like the type for Mike at all.

Bella. Beautiful. Must be short for Isabella. Her name fitted her properly.

"What are you looking at Edward?" my sister's voice broke me away from my gazing. I turned to look at her.

"Nothing, just found the new girl," I told them and stared at my food.

"Wow, she's gorgeous," Alice squealed quietly so only we could hear her.

"Plastic surgery," my other sister said without even looking up, she was too busy with her nails.

"Why is she here?" I heard Lauren ask. Ugh, the new girl. She's not even that pretty.

"She's my friend Lauren, her name's Bella Swan," Angela answered.

"Just stay away from Mike, okay," Jessica warned. If she even thinks about making a move on my Mike...

"He's all yours," Bella said.

Just then Mike appeared and sat down next to Jessica and Lauren. His thoughts were running everywhere again, even though it seems that Bella has made it clear she doesn't like him. I wondered what Bella thought of all this. I concentrated on her and found . . . Nothing. Not one sound from her, it was silent. I frowned. Clearly she was there but I couldn't hear her. After trying again and again to read her thoughts I came up blank. My family noticed the look of concentration on my face and they too turned to stare at the new girl.

What are we looking at here exactly? Emmett asked himself.

"Why are they staring at her?" Lauren asked throwing us a quick look before turning to glare at Bella.

Then Bella turned and her heart skipped a beat at the sight of us. Typical reaction. She looked at each of us with a calculating gaze and then when she got to me, her eyes widened and she turned around.

Sheesh, you were glaring at her Edward. Alice scolded me.

"Who are they?" Bella asked Angela.

Ooh, gossip! "Oh, they're the Cullens," Jessica replied quickly. "They're all a weird bunch of people."

I wasn't the only who growled quietly. There went Jessica again, turning people against us. Not that we minded too much, but it was hard to hear her insult my family the way she did.

"Jessica, they are not weird," Angela frowned. Yep, she's definitely good through and through.

"They are the adopted children of Dr. Carlisle and Esme Cullen, who by the way are gorgeous, I think they might have been royalty from somewhere and wanted to escape, I mean they are stinkin' rich," Jessica babbled on. "I think Mrs. Cullen can't have any children, can you imagine that?"

"You can't be for sure and there's nothing wrong with that," said Bella.

"Whatever, the two blondes, Jasper and Rosalie Hale are twins and Mrs. Cullen's niece and nephew," continued Jessica, "The midget is Alice, the big scary looking one is Emmett, and the drop-dead gorgeous one is Edward Cullen."

"I am not a midget!" Alice pouted.

"I'm scary looking?" Emmett asked.

I ignored them and continued to listen. Bella took a quick peek and turned back quickly. Why couldn't I hear her? This was getting really frustrating.

"That's not the weird thing though, they are all together," Jessica's voice dropped down, "Rosalie and Emmett, Alice and Jasper are like couples."

"There's nothing wrong with that, technically, they are not related," Bella surprised me by saying.

"Whatever," Jessica snapped, "it's still wrong."

"That Rosalie probably had tons of plastic surgery, no one could be that beautiful without help," Lauren sneered.

Rosalie growled, "Come here and I'll give you plastic surgery."

"I totally agree, Lauren, and Emmett must be taking steroids," Jessica gossiped with Lauren.

"Who is Edward with?" Bella asked curiously.

"He was with this hot babe, but they broke up during the summer when she moved away," this time Mike answered. I heard her sigh with a hint of disgust. If she only knew what Mike was thinking.

"Yeah, but now that he's free he still doesn't date, apparently we aren't good enough for him," Jessica scowled.

"Maybe he's gay," Mike said his expression lighting up.

"If he doesn't date, that doesn't mean he's gay," she said, "and they are not weird."

"I like this girl," Emmett grinned. Rosalie smacked him. "Ow, not like that Rose, she's got spunk."

"Oh Isabella, you're so naive, you haven't been here long enough to see that it's true," Mike chuckled and wrapped an arms around her shoulders. Jessica's thoughts were plotting murder.

"It's Bella, and maybe you should criticize yourselves first before trying to make assumptions about other people you don't know," she pushed Mike's arm away and stood up. She apologized to Angela and then threw her trash away; the expression on her face was of anger and annoyance.

Every one, except Angela, stared at her in shock. Angela was smiling and looked proud of Bella. Bella walked by our table and was almost out the door when she turned to us and smiled. A gust of wind blew in our direction and we all froze in our seats.

It was the most wonderful scent I had ever known. I wanted to have it but something was stopping me, like I was full but it still smelled delicious. I turned to look at my brothers and sisters, their eyes were considerably darker but not black, and saw the same thing I was feeling. I saw, through their thoughts, my eyes were a deep onyx.

What the hell! All of their thoughts screamed at me.

"Vampires."

If we weren't already frozen I do believe we would have fallen out of our seats. I watched Bella walk out of the cafeteria and turned back to my family to find them in a frenzy.

"Did she just say vampires?" Emmett asked seriously.

"What was she thinking Edward?" Alice asked me.

"I don't know, I can't hear her thoughts," I answered.

"She can't know, she's just a human," Rosalie said.

"When she smiled at us and then we smelled her, I think she did the same thing with us," Jasper spoke slowly, "there was a look of recognition in her eyes, plus I felt it too."

"How?" Emmett asked.

"Empath."

"Oh right, I knew that."

"Look, if she did know, we can't let her know that we know that she knows," I told them, "If she does or says anything else that indicates that she knows what we are, well, we'll have to deal with her."

"Or we could just talk to her," Alice suggested.

"And if she doesn't know and we tell her, then our cover will be blown Alice," said Rosalie.

"Let's just continue our day like normal and then we can talk to Carlisle and Esme," Jasper said throwing us waves of calm.

And so it took about 17 years to build the Taj Mahal, from 1631 to approximately 1648. It was a tribute to Emperor Shah Jahan's wife Mumtaz Mahal. Alice suddenly began to think.

"Alice, why are you blocking your thoughts?" I asked her. 

"Me, I'm not blocking my thoughts," she replied quickly, "Well, look at the time, we're gonna be late for class. See ya, bye."

And with that she pecked Jasper on the cheek and danced out of the room with an amount of unnecessary vampire speed. She was definitely blocking me and keeping something hidden.


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Chapter 5

Edward's POV

Jasper and Emmett left for their senior History class while Rosalie left for her Home Econ. class. I stared after them silently, thinking back on the unexpected turn of events. It seemed improbable that this new girl, Isabella Swan, knew our secret. What were the chances of that? After the few years my family had spent here already the humans suspected something, from royalty to criminals to even members of a secret cult, and yet this Bella was so close to the mark in her first day. The fact that I couldn't read her mind, no matter how much I tried, and the way her scent affected us so strongly but didn't make us attack her was not normal.

I hated the way she was making me feel; vulnerable, exposed, intrigued, curious, all at the same time. It was frustrating to say the least. The only one of my siblings that wasn't affected in a bad way was Alice, she seemed happy. That little psychic vampire was so unpredictable and annoying at times. I know she was hiding something from me and I wanted to know what.

It took a moment to realize I was the only in the cafeteria and the final warning ball was about to ring. I made my way to my Biology class in no time at all with seconds still to spare. Mr. Banner was too busy reading a book to notice my arrival but not the other students. I sat in the only empty desk, putting my backpack in the other seat, a subtle warning I didn't want to be bothered. Apparently that wasn't enough. I heard before I saw Lauren strut her way over to my desk. I growled silently to myself.

"Hey Edward, I was wondering if-"

I interrupted her, "No."

"But Edward-"

"No, Lauren," I met her eyes and that was all it took for her to back down. She 'humph' and took her seat at the front of the class next to Jessica.

When the final bell rang Mr. Banner sighed and put down his book. He wrote a few things down on the board for us to copy and then she walked in. The door opened and her intoxicating scent hit me full on making me grip the edge of the desk with as much human force as I could manage without actually leaving a dent of my hand. Her backpack hung on her left shoulder with her left hand holding onto the strap while her right hand held on to one of her belt hoops.

I had to admit she looked sexy and innocent at the same time. I felt attracted to her by just looking at her. I didn't get why I felt this way, it made no sense. Plus the fact that she remained a mystery to me confused me. But the danger of having our secret exposed by a stranger made her dangerous in my book; if she did know then I had to protect my family.

"Sorry I'm late, I got lost," she smiled at Mr. Banner. The look on Mr. Banner's face was priceless; he got a dazed look on his face.

Say something idiot! I stifled my laughter with a cough at his thoughts.

"Not to worry Ms. Swan, just don't let it happen again," he said trying to sound smooth. If she were just a few years older. . . "Please take a seat next to Mr. Cullen."

Her head snapped towards my direction and our eyes connected. I expected her to look away quickly but she didn't, instead our eyes stayed connected as she made her way over. Mr. Banner resumed talking leaving us in silence. Bella sat down next to me, our gazes still locked, and smiled then looked away, a beautiful blush creeping upon her cheeks. I drew in a deep breath and turned my head towards Mr. Banner's direction.

About five minutes into the lecture a slip of paper appeared next to my notebook. From the corner of my eye I saw Bella turn back to her notes. I read the note, curious as to what she might say, or write.

Sorry about the way Jessica, Lauren, and Mike were talking about your family.
- Bella

I wondered if I should play along but I couldn't give her anymore clues that might give away our secret.

I don't know what you are talking about.
- Edward

Bella frowned and then began to scribble away then passed it back to me.

At lunch, I know you could hear us and I'm sorry they were talking like that about you and your family.
- Bella

I was across the cafeteria; I couldn't be near enough to hear you talking clearly. You must be mistaking.
- Edward

Do not lie to me Edward, I know, and I won't tell anyone anything. I promise.
- Bella

I don't know what you're talking about.
- Edward

I insisted I didn't know anything and this was proof enough that she knew something about us. I saw her crumble the note and put it in her pocket, an angry expression on her face. As soon as school was over I would need to talk to my family then talk to Carlisle and Esme. The rest of the lesson went by without any interruptions or notes and I was grateful, although the angry expression never left Bella's face. Once the bell rang I was out of there before any one. Alice was waiting as I rounded the corner, a troubled look in her eyes.

"I tried looking into her future but found it was hazy so I can't be sure what's going to happen," Alice spoke softly.

"She knows something Alice, and I don't like not knowing what," I sighed.

"She's not dangerous, though," smiled Alice.

"How can you be sure?" I asked her, "You just said you couldn't see her future."

"I just know, call it intuition or whatever," said Alice, "but I know she's not dangerous, to us at least."

I gave her a disbelieving look and walked to my last class, Alice not trailing far behind. All during the class I didn't pay attention to the teacher once not even when she called my name to answer a question. Alice nudged me hard to get my attention. Finally, the bell rang and I rushed out of there towards my car to wait for everyone else.

Will you be my naughty girl? Wait, I can't ask her that, she'll slap me but then again who could resist me. I almost gagged when I heard Mike Newton's thoughts nearby, if it were possible for me. Then I saw Bella in his mind dressed and in a position only her future husband should be able to. I heard a crunch and realized with dismay that I had left a dent on the door. I cursed Newton and his perverted thoughts.

"Mike, I'm not interested," I heard Bella say in an irritating voice, "besides don't you have a girlfriend?"

"I'd leave her for you anytime," Mike answered.

"Get lost Mike," said Bella making her way towards the parking lot.

"Geez, you'd think Newton would get the message that not every girl should fall at his feet," Emmett chuckled. Rosalie and Jasper appeared right behind him wearing amused expressions.

I wonder if I should I ask her now? Alice's thought appeared out of nowhere. I searched for her through the crowd of students and found her walking towards Bella.

"Hey Bella!" Alice's cheery voice said, "I'm Alice Cullen, nice to meet you."

"Hi," Bella said in a shy voice.

"I was wondering if you would like to come to my house later?" Alice asked. Bella looked surprised, and so was I, and then nodded.

"Sure."

"Great, I can pick you up later then," grinned Alice.

"How do you know where I live?" Bella asked.

"Small town," Alice answered quickly.

Bella laughed, "Figures. Alright, I'd love to."

"What in the world is Alice doing?" Rosalie hissed.

Alice and Bella started walking towards us, they were talking and I was again intrigued that this human didn't shy away like all the others. Bella looked comfortable around Alice as much as Alice looked comfortable around Bella. All of us, including me I think, gasped when Bella took out her car keys and pressed a button, only to have the car next to us beep. It was the black, brand new Ferrari.

"Damn, look at that car," Emmett whistled.

"It hasn't even come out yet," Rosalie whispered in awe.

"Alice, get in," I murmured rapidly and tore my eyes away from Bella's car. Alice had a lot of explaining to do and I wanted answers.

Don't get your panties in a twist Edward, Alice thought to me. I growled again too quiet for the humans to hear.

"Bye Bella," Alice danced over to us and pecked Jasper on the lips before climbing into the car.

Emmett, Rosalie, and Jasper climbed in behind her giving each other questioning looks and flickering between me and Alice. I looked at Bella once more to see her give me a calculating look and then climbed into her own car. I copied her and found Alice grinning at me.

"She does know something," Alice squealed.

"Then why are you so happy about it?" asked Emmett.

"Like I told Edward, she's not dangerous," replied Alice.

"To us at least, what does that mean?" I asked her tearing out of the parking lot.

Alice ignored my question. "That's why I invited her over later."

"I hope you know what you are doing Alice," Rosalie glared at her.

"You guys always doubt me," sighed Alice, "let's see how you go by without my visions."

"Fine," I huffed angrily. I heard her sigh again and wrapped her small arms around Jasper. She hid her face in his chest and sighed again.

"Prepare yourselves," she muttered.

Before any one of us could ask her what she meant the car swerved violently and turned the opposite way smacking right into a tree. There was a dent on the front that would be noticeable to any human. I stared straight ahead in shock and rounded on her.

"Look at what you did to my car," I growled at her.

"Did I make it crash?" she growled right back, "No, I don't think so."

I turned back in my seat and tried to start the engine. After a couple of tries it still didn't work and I was about to burst with frustration. This had to be the worst day ever.

"We are vampires you know, we can run home," Jasper pointed out.

"Yeah, Rose can come back and get the car later," Emmett added in.

I got out, followed by my siblings, only to find a black Ferrari pulling up. Great. The driver's window rolled down and there was Bella smiling at us. She had a beautiful smile, it was so innocent. I stopped my thoughts from progressing any further.

"Need a lift?" she asked.

"Uh, we can walk home," was Emmett's brilliant response.

"Yeah, I'm sure," laughed Bella. "Come on, I don't bite."

She knows! She knows! Emmett screamed in his head.

Stupid human, why did it have to be her? Rosalie asked herself.

I'm not sure if this is a good idea. thought Jasper.

"Sure," Alice agreed.


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Chapter 6

Bella's POV

The last part had unintentionally slipped out. It just came as a shock. First, I found out who my charge, charges, were and second, they were vampires. I couldn't remember another instance where vampires, or any kind of mythical creature, had ever needed protecting like humans did from us. The Foreseers sure did have a strange way with these kinds of things. I chuckled and decided to relax in my car before the start of my next class. I popped in a CD stored in one of the compartments and blasted the AC to a comfortable temperature.

What had me wondering the most about my new charges was the color of their eyes, instead of the bright red I had be warned about theirs had been topaz. What did that mean? It was all in the list of things I needed to figure out.

I was doing some easy breathing exercises when the school bell rung signaling the start of class. Great. I hurried out and pushed a button to lock it as I ran halfway across the school grounds. My schedule said I had Biology with Mr. Banner. I composed myself and opened the door, getting the attention of all my classmates and my teacher. Too much attention than I was comfortable with.

"Sorry I'm late, I got lost," I lied pulling out my 'dazzling' smile. He got a glazed look in his eyes and I felt a little guilty for pulling that card on the poor man.

"Not to worry Ms. Swan, just don't let it happen again," he said in an attempt to sound smooth. "Please take a seat next to Mr. Cullen."

Mr. Cullen?

I turned my attention to the students and found him looking at me. Our eyes connected and I felt like all my breath was being taken away from me. His gaze was intense and almost made me melt right on the spot. Without breaking our connection I made my way over to his desk and sat down drowning out Mr. Banner's lecture. I felt like I was being examined with great care with just his eyes and it made me smile but I looked away quickly blushing and feeling like an idiot. I think I heard him draw in a deep breath.

About five minutes later I felt compelled to apologize for the incident at lunch. I knew all his siblings heard it and had to have been bothered or hurt by those comments about their family. I know I would have been angered. I wrote:

Sorry about the way Jessica, Lauren, and Mike were talking about your family.
- Bella

I passed it to him and waited for his response. Not a few seconds later he gave me back the piece of paper.

I don't know what you are talking about.
- Edward

I frowned. How could he not know? I know he heard it all. Maybe he was embarrassed about it? 

At lunch, I know you could hear us and I'm sorry they were talking like that about you and your family.
- Bella

I was across the cafeteria I couldn't be near enough to hear you talking clearly. You must be mistaking.
- Edward

Do not lie to me Edward, I know, and I won't tell anyone anything. I promise.
- Bella

I don't know what you're talking about.
- Edward

He insisted he didn't know what I was talking about, making me seem like a crazy person. I crumbled the note and put it in my pocket for later. I see we were going to go in circles for a while, fine; we would go in circles then. The rest of the lesson went by without any other interruptions. As soon as the bell rang, Edward Cullen was out the door before anyone else had even gotten up.

I sighed and grimaced, looking at the next class I had. Gym. One thing was practicing physical education when needed and the other was taking it just because we had to. It would come out forced and when that happened everyone within a ten feet radius would get hurt one way or another. I hate Gym.

"Hey Bella, do you need any help finding your next class?" Mike's eager voice popped me out of my thinking. He was standing next to my desk and appeared to be getting closer.

"No thanks, I've got gym," I said heading for the door.

"Cool, me too," he grinned, "Let's walk together."

"Okay," I let him guide the way.

All the way to gym class, Mike talked on and on about everything. I thought he would never stop until I saw the girl's locker room and made a run for it muttering a hasty 'see you later'. Fortunately for me, the Coach decided to let me sit out with it being my first day and all but I would have to start tomorrow. The rest of the class had to run laps around the gym while I just watched them. When the bell finally rang I couldn't be more ready to get out and go home.

Mike on the other hand, decided he wanted to talk some more. The poor guy was trying too hard to be sweet and too obvious. I just wasn't interested and he just didn't get it.

"Mike, I'm not interested," I blurted out when he stopped talking, "besides, don't you have a girlfriend?" I was sure Jessica was his girlfriend by the way she was acting.

"I'd leave her for you anytime," Mike answered.

That's it, no more Miss Nice-Gal.

"Get lost Mike," I told him turning towards the parking lot, now really ready to go home. Not a few seconds later I sensed someone walking towards me.

"Hey Bella!" a musical-like voice chirped, "I'm Alice Cullen, nice to meet you."

Up close her beautiful face and cheery personality took me by surprise. "Hi." I said feeling a little shy all of a sudden.

"I was wondering if you would like to come to my house later?" asked Alice. I had to admit that took me by surprise too.

"Sure." I nodded.

"Great, I can pick you up later then," grinned Alice.

"How do you know where I live?" I asked her a little alarmed.

"Small town," she answered quickly.

Of course, I laughed. "Figures. Alright, I'd love to."

Both of us ended up walking together towards the parking lot. Alice was a talker but unlike Mike I felt comfortable around her. She had such a cool personality it was hard not to connect with her. I even laughed when she told me a few things about her. As I approached my car I punched the little button to unlock it. Right next to my car, four beautiful Cullens were about to get into the shiny, silver Volvo, their faces held awe.

I distinctly heard Emmett whistle then murmur something as well as Rosalie, except her features looked awed as well. Edward tore his eyes away from my car and seemed to glare at Alice. A protective feeling overcame my body when I saw it; it was like when Lauren and Jessica were talking bad about the Cullens.

"Bye Bella," she smiled at me then appeared to dance over to them, pecking Jasper on the lips before climbing in.

I managed to catch the questioning looks the others gave each other and then flickered between Alice and Edward. Edward looked bothered by something and it showed in his eyes. Something was going on and I had a feeling it had something to do with me. Before I disappeared inside my car, Edward caught my calculating eyes and then he disappeared in the driver’s side.

He literally screeched out of the parking lot full speed ahead. I copied him and drove out of here, anxious to go home. While I wasn't going at the same speed I had in the morning the drive managed to calm me down considerably. Now, down to business.

Top priority: Find the Cullens. Check.
Find the danger. Not even close.
Protect them. Check, after I find the danger.

I was alternating between telling them who I was or keeping it a secret when an annoying little ringing noise appeared in the back of my mind. That was new, so of course, it had to mean something. It soon grew to an irritating buzzing sound I could no longer ignore. I pulled over and closed my eyes concentrating on what it meant. The answer came almost immediately.

The Cullens.

Wait, what did that mean?

Was it like they were calling me? Maybe they needed my help or were in danger. Psh, yeah right. They didn't even know about me and besides they were vampires too. I started the car again and decided to go look for them, just to be safe. Not knowing where to start, I followed my intuition and lo and behold, there they were. The shiny Volvo was in front of a tree, meaning they had most likely crashed. Interesting.

By the time I pulled up next to them Edward and the rest were getting out. I rolled the window down and smiled, not wanting them to jump to any conclusions like I was stalking them or something.

"Need a lift?" I asked.

"Uh, we can walk home," the big one, Emmett, answered hesitantly.

"Yeah, I'm sure," I laughed lightly, "Come on, I don't bite."

Panic seemed to enter their eyes, all except Alice. She just smiled.

"Sure."

All of them gave Alice a surprised look but quickly covered it up and got in. Emmett, Rosalie, Jasper and Alice got in the back; Alice sitting on Jasper's lap and Edward in the passengers seat. I found the silence a little eerie and somewhat awkward. 

"Where do you guys live exactly?" I asked breaking the silence.

"About ten minutes from here, then there's a sharp turn to the right," Alice answered.

That sounded easy enough to follow. 

Ten minutes passed and then just like Alice said I barely caught the sharp turn to the right hidden by large trees. There were just trees, trees, and more trees but I didn't mind it, it was actually sort of comforting. Then I saw their actual driveway and not a second later a beautiful white house-well, mansion-sat there. I gazed at it in awe.

"Wow, your house is beautiful," I said parking the car in front of their house.

"Thank you, our mom designed it herself," Alice grinned.

"Well, she could make a fortune," I found myself laughing.

"Oh she has," I heard one of them whisper, I think it was Emmett.

"She has made a fortune?" I asked Emmett. His eyes got huge and he looked at his siblings then back at me and forced out a laugh. Hmm, they were getting nervous and uncomfortable.

"Hey, Bella, you're here already so why don't you come in!" Alice cut in.

"Are you sure?" I asked, "I don't want to intrude so early."

"Nonsense, come on," cried Alice jumping out of the car excitedly and coming over to my side. The rest of her siblings got out more slowly and their faces looked a little panicked. What was with them?

Alice took a hold of my hand and all but dragged me inside her house. For such a small person she sure is very strong. Then again she has vampire strength working in her favor. Not that I knew, wink wink.

"Mom, we have a guest!" Alice shouted up the stairs before pulling me down on one of the couches. I caught a glimpse of Emmett, Rosalie, and Jasper disappearing upstairs rather quickly.

Their living room was huge and beautiful too. Just up the stairs I could make out a raised platform and an amazing looking piano. I wondered who played? Gliding down the stairs was another inhumanly beautiful Cullen. Her eyes were a light topaz color just like the rest. She had caramel colored hair framing her heart-shaped face and a motherly smile. Without even yet hearing her voice I felt like I had a familial type of connection with her. How odd.

"Mom, this is Isabella Swan, she's new at our school," Alice began to bounce up and down on the sofa.

"Welcome to our house Isabella, I'm Esme," her voice sounded so sweet and warm it made me want to call her mom.

"Your house is really beautiful, Mrs. Cullen," I smiled, "and please call me Bella."

"Then please call me Esme," Esme smiled back, "and thank you."

"Mom, I left my book in the kitchen at breakfast, is it still there?" Edward asked out of nowhere I jumped a little at the sound of his voice.

"I don't know, let me go look," Esme answered a little hesitant.

"I'll go with you," Edward said and both of them disappeared into the kitchen.

"Your mom is really nice," I whispered to Alice.

Alice didn't respond and when I looked back to her, she had a faraway look in her eyes that unnerved me. I shook her a little but nothing happened.

"Alice?" I shook her again, "Alice, are you okay?" 

I was about to call Esme for help when the front door opened and Alice gasped. A man, no older than twenty-five, walked in smiling widely and carrying a medical bag. He too, was beautiful with topaz and blond hair. Just like Esme looked motherly, he looked fatherly and I felt a familial-type of connection with him too. He was the last of the Cullens, Carlisle.

"Kids, anyone up for hunting-" He stopped when he noticed me sitting in the living room with Alice and an alarmed expression crossed his face. "-some fish later?"

What?


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Chapter 7

Bella's POV

The expressions on their faces made me feel as if someone had just told a dirty little secret like a confession to a murder. Poor Cullens. If only Edward hadn't been so insistent that he didn't know anything we might not be going in circles and I might have already told them why I was here.

"So you're going fishing," I saved Carlisle, "May I ask where?"

Carlisle's face changed suddenly, "Oh you know that lake near the mountains, I hear it's a really good place to fish."

"Really, sounds like fun," I smiled.

"Dad, this is Isabella Swan," Alice introduced me, "Bella, I mean."

Suddenly it clicked. The reason why I felt a connection to him and Esme, I don't know why I didn't see it before and kicked myself mentally for my stupidity. Although, it looked clear that he didn't know me, could be because I was in my human form. It was hard to fight the urge to run over and give him a hug but I controlled it, reminding myself that I had to take this slow.

"Nice to meet you Bella, I'm Carlisle Cullen," he smiled and then we shook hands.

"Nice to meet you too Mr. Cullen," I decided to stick with formalities for now.

"Please, call me Carlisle," he said.

"Carlisle it is," I laughed good-naturedly and he did the same.

"Dear, how was work?" Esme asked coming back from the kitchen with a very, stressed-looking Edward behind. She wrapped her arms around him and pecked him on the cheek, the scene made my heart swell with joy at watching them.

"Well, I'm sorry to say that I've got to get home," I announced.

"But, Bella, we haven't even gotten a chance to talk properly," Alice pouted. I had no doubt that that pout got her everything she wanted.

"I promise I'll be back sooner than you think," I told her, more truth in it than she knew.

"Fine, but you promised," she pouted one last time then flashed me a million dollar smile.

I shook hands with Carlisle and Esme again saying goodbye and turned to Edward but found he was glaring at me. That left me wondering what I'd done to make him hate me already. I didn't notice the other Cullen children at the foot of the stairs until they muttered their goodbyes, Rosalie looking very eager at my leaving. She must hate me too.

"Bye Edward," I said quietly, "bye Alice, Emmett, Rosalie, Jasper."

I got in my car and sped away from the beautiful, huge, white mansion and headed home. Halfway through the drive home I noticed my hands were shaking and gripping the steering wheel with too much force. How long had I been doing that?

Once I parked I ran inside and up to my room, feeling exhausted all of a sudden. I let myself fall on my bed and relax for a little bit, to get my head straight. So far, everything was a mess and I had to get it sorted out because the Cullens were, or are gonna be, in danger, and I was their protector.

"Ugh!" I groaned out frustrated and beat the bed underneath me. "Why are these things never clear?"

A rather loud rumbling sound reached my ears and I looked around my room trying to locate the thing making that noise. There was nothing out of the ordinary. I frowned and then heard it again. When I realized it was coming from my stomach, I started laughing in embarrassment and made my downstairs to the kitchen to get something to eat. Of course, when I saw that I had nothing, I started to worry. For as long as I was in my human form I would need food to sustain me, unlike if I was in my natural form. I hope the Council had thought of this and put money for me somewhere. Most likely they did, but where?

The answer came to me almost immediately like last time; a whisper from one of them up above. The car. I guess that meant I had to go searching in the car. To my surprise, there were three credit cards with my name and a note.

Dear Isabella,
Of course we would remember to give you money, silly girl. Take care of yourself and protect the Cullens, they'll need it sooner than you think.
The Council

That was comforting...not. But first things first, go get food.

After I came back with bags full of food and put them away, I made myself a small dinner followed by a long warm bath. By nine I was exhausted and fell on my bed ready to sleep, something I hadn't done in years because for us, angels, we simply meditated and that's how we recovered our strength. Since I was in a human form for now I would need to sleep. The tank top and sweatpants I found earlier did the trick and kept me warm so I fell asleep rather quickly, with the Cullens on my mind, one in particular.

~ * ~ * ~

"Revenge is sweet, but sacrificing yourself for the one you love is even better especially when you want to see your enemies suffer," an awfully cold voice sneered.

I found myself looking at an inhumanly beautiful woman but the look in her eyes and the expression on her face led me to believe the opposite. This woman was not beautiful, she was cold and cruel. Her clothes were stained with dirt and blood, a lot of innocent blood.

"Kill me but not my family," I heard me say, "My soul in exchange for theirs, a better offer."

"A tempting offer indeed," the woman mused, "Done."

In the blink of an eye she took out a silver knife and thrust it straight into my heart. I didn't even have the chance to scream as the poison from the knife took hold of my body, filling it with pain. I fell to the ground and looked straight ahead at the sky; there were swirls of colors ranging from pink, blue, purple, and light black. Twilight, I realized sadly. My life, my soul, was leaving me, I felt it deep within me but there was something calling my name. Something telling me I couldn't leave, I couldn't die.

My vision was hazing and I could make out figures standing around me, touching my hair and caressing my face tenderly. Cries filled with pain and sorrow erupted from the figures. In the midst of the darkness, a pair of golden eyes found mines and my last breath left me.

"I love you."

"I love you."

I woke up startled by the sound of my own voice and gasping for breath. My eyes scanned my room rapidly still suffering from the aftermath of the dream but most of all I felt a coldness settle over me that wasn't there before. I hugged the warm blanket bringing it closer to my body in an attempt to rid myself of the unnatural coldness and after a few minutes it still wasn't working. I gave up and sat up in my bed regaining my breath.

The first night's sleep I've had in a while and it had to be plagued by nightmares. Only me. But had it been just a simple dream? From what Missy had taught me Angels didn't sleep but we had the option and what we dreamt meant something. Whether it was from the simplest things like resolving inner troubles to seeing the future, but that usually only happened to higher-power Angels like the Council and mentors. Great, just one more thing to add to the ever growing list of troubles I have yet to solve.

I shook my head to dismantle my present thoughts and just concentrated on getting ready for another day of school, where I had to get close to the Cullens and find a good way to explain everything. Have I said great, already? Great.

One look at the clock and I shrieked, shooting off the bed and into the bathroom. Apparently I enjoyed sleeping a little too much and now I was running late, only thirty minutes before school started. Stumbling quite a bit, I managed to take a quick warm shower before I was dressing in a hurry not really looking at what I was putting on. After a quick bite of breakfast I was out the door with my car keys and backpack.

I pulled into the parking lot and screeched to a halt, sliding right into a free space. Most of the school was here already, even the Cullens, and witnessed my Fast and the Furious moment, oh yeah I had watched that movie during another mini mission years back. I was glad I was still in the car or everyone would have surely seen a new shade of red. I waited until the bell rang to get out and run to my English class.

That never happened.

As soon as the bell rang the same buzzing noise I had heard yesterday came back only this time it was all I could hear. My vision blurred and my breathing quickened unexplainably, scaring but alerting me. Something wasn't right. I closed my eyes and controlled my breathing clearing my head. Everything became quiet and the world seemed to freeze for a moment. I gasped when a picture of the Cullens came to mind.

Something was definitely not right.

The Cullen children were in school so they couldn't be in trouble, unless the trouble was around here. From my seat I scanned my surroundings as well as the edges of the nearby forest but didn't see anything out of the ordinary so I checked that possibility out. That only left two other Cullens, Carlisle and Esme.

I got out of my car and, after making sure no one was watching me, headed deep into the forest. As soon as I was deep enough the feeling I was being watched settled over me stopping me in my tracks. There was someone or something here, whether it was bad or good was yet to be discovered. My fingers touched the sapphire stone necklace hanging around my neck instinctively and I allowed part of my Angel shield to protect my human form.

Now that my human and Angel scent were covered I made my way towards the Cullen's house letting my instincts guide me. From the corner of my eye I caught a tiny bit of movement coming from the bushes to my right that made me stop. A few seconds later I heard a low growling sound coming from the exact same spot as the rustling. This had to be the thing that set of my Cullens-are-in-danger alarm.

"Show yourself!" I demanded tense and ready to fight whatever the thing behind the bushes was. All I got in response was more growling but louder. There was more rustling and then a man, probably no older than twenty, appeared. That sure caught me by surprise.

He was tall with dark skin and long-ish black hair. The only thing he was wearing was some pants and an angry expression. His dark eyes were giving me an accusing look, as if I'd done something wrong.

"Who are you?" he asked. Right to the point, I see.

"Who are you?" I asked him.

He continued to stare at me then took a deep breath; it almost looked like he was sniffing the air. Well, whatever he was doing, he must have not found something to his liking because he put on an even angrier expression and took a step towards me. I took one back and gave him a glare.

"You're a bloodsucker, aren't you?" A what? Oh, vampire. What gave him that idea?

"Excuse me but I'm not a bloodsucker, as you so kindly put it," I replied.

"You smell of them," his accusatory looks were starting to annoy me.

"Are saying I stink?" I blurted out before I could stop myself. I was looking for trouble here, trouble I didn't need, not to mention wasting time.

"Tell the leeches to watch themselves, there were two killings near our land giving us enough reason to attack," he growled at me before turning around.

I didn't think so.

I took a couple of steps towards him when all of a sudden I found myself pinned to the ground by an animal. The animal was growling loudly at me and I was stunned for a few seconds. Without hesitation I aimed a kick at the animal's stomach and pushed it off when my kick was successful. I distanced myself from them, in case they decided to attack me again.

"Enough, Jacob," the man I had previously talked to was now placing a hand on the animal's shoulder.

I took a good look at the animal and almost laughed out loud when I realized what it was. A werewolf, well technically it was a Child of the Moon, but werewolf was close enough. I wondered if it was just my luck that my assignment consisted of vampires and werewolves, enemies for sure.

"That was certainly uncalled for, werewolf," I shot them a stern gaze. “I did not attack you yet you attacked me."

The werewolf growled once more but the man patted him on the shoulder.

"I am not a vampire, and I do not what kind of relationship you carry with the ones that are here so therefore I cannot give the Cullens that message," I let him know, "Although, I would appreciate if you didn't tell them of your encounter with me, because I am not a foe to either of you."

"Then what are you?" he asked, "because you do not smell of human either."

"Yeah, about that," I answered but stopped unsure of what to say. I couldn't very well tell them when I hadn't even told my own charges what I was, for all I knew they were the trouble I was looking for. How complicated all this was, seriously. "I can't say."

"We'll be watching you then," he said, "Let's go Jacob."

I watched them both run the same way I had come from and disappear. The adrenaline pumping through my system a few minutes ago was gone and I almost collapsed on the ground. This just keeps getting better and better.

But I still had a job to do. I had to make sure Carlisle and Esme were okay. That almost turned out to be impossible because as soon as I took a couple of steps, pain shot up the leg I had used to kick the werewolf. I think I had a sprained ankle.


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Chapter 8

Edward's POV

I cannot believe Alice said yes. Emmett, Rosalie, and Jasper threw her surprised looks but covered it up pretty quickly so Bella wouldn't catch them. The four of them crammed in the back, Alice ended up sitting on Jasper's lap while I sat in the passenger's seat. There was an awkward silence, but it was chaotic in my head with all the shouting my siblings were doing.

Open the window, Edward, please, her scent is even more appealing in this closed space, Jasper pleaded. This is so confusing, why don't I want to attack so badly?

Ooh, she does smell nice! Alice squealed.

This is one nice car, when I get my hands on one of these . . . Rosalie thought, seemingly unaffected by Bella's scent.

Rosalie looks so hot in this car and she’s not even driving it! I quickly withdrew from Emmett's thoughts before they got dangerous.

I was careful with the breaths I was taking, breathing only when it was really necessary. I think Jasper was doing the same.

"Where do you guys live exactly?" Bella suddenly asked breaking the silence.

"About ten minutes from here, then there's sharp turn to the right," Alice answered.

A pleased look passed through Bella's eyes and I found myself yearning to know what she was thinking. Why couldn't I read her thoughts? I asked myself yet again. Then another question popped into my mind. Why did I want to know that badly?

Ten minutes exactly passed and then Bella turned, barely catching it. By the time she parked in front of our house I was about to throw open the door. As soon as Bella caught sight of our house an awed expression crossed her face.

"Wow, your house is beautiful," Bella said.

"Thank you, our mom designed it herself," Alice answered, a grin visible on her face.

"Well, she could make a fortune," laughed Bella. Her laughter sounded so appealing I drew in a quick breath and fixed my stare on the front door so I wouldn't do anything I might regret.

"Oh she has," Emmett whispered.

"She has made a fortune?" the question was so unexpected, it took us all by surprise. All of us looked at Emmett, warning him with our eyes to stay calm. Jasper sent him waves of calm and a forced laugh escaped him.

This is all Alice's fault, I concluded.

"Hey, Bella, you're here already so why don't you come in!" Alice cut in. What, no way!

"Are you sure?" Bella asked timidly, "I don't want to intrude so early."

Alice, say no. I screamed at her through my thoughts, but it was useless since she couldn't hear me.

"Nonsense, come on," chirped Alice jumping out of the car, excitement rolling off her in waves. The rest of us got out more slowly, prolonging going into the house.

Alice grabbed Bella's hand and all but dragged her inside the house. She was using a little of her vampire strength and I hoped Bella wouldn't notice the difference.

"Mom, we have a guest!" Alice shouted from inside. That was usually code for, there's a human in the house.

Emmett, Rosalie, and Jasper hurried in and most likely went to their rooms. I, on the other hand, walked in and closed the door quietly behind me. Esme descended the stairs with a warm smile on her face like always.

"Mom, this is Isabella Swan, she's new at our school," Alice introduced Bella. She was bouncing up and down on the couch. If she wasn't careful there would be a hole on the couch.

"Welcome to our house Isabella, I'm Esme," Esme smiled. Bella looked at Esme with awe and . . . respect?

"Your house is really beautiful, Mrs. Cullen," smiled Bella, "and please call me Bella." 

"Then please call me Esme," Esme smiled back, "and thank you."

She's so nice, Esme thought happily. This is the type of girl Edward needs as a mate.

Time to interrupt.

"Mom, I left my book in the kitchen at breakfast, is it still there?" I asked a little loudly. I didn't fail to notice Bella jumped in surprise at the sound of my voice.

"I don't know, let me go look," Esme answered hesitantly.

Something wrong? She asked.

"I'll go with you," I said and followed her into the kitchen.

"What's wrong Edward?" she asked me worriedly.

"She knows something Esme, about us, but I don't know how much," I explained to her. An even more worried expression crossed her eyes. "Did you notice anything different in her scent?"

"Well, it was more tempting than other humans but I didn't feel need to attack," answered Esme.

"Alice?" I heard Bella call out, "Alice, are you okay?"

I tuned into Alice's thoughts and cursed when I realized she was having a vision. I caught Carlisle coming in but then it went blank. Alice blocked it from me. Damn.

"Kids, anyone up for hunting-" Everyone froze, I heard Emmett fall upstairs from shock; that's a first. Me and Esme peeked into the living room and saw Carlisle with a panicked look. Alice was frozen in her spot. Bella gave us each of them a questioning glance. "-some fish later?"

Neither I nor the rest knew how to react to what had just been said, even their thoughts were silent.

"So you're going fishing?" Bella asked, "May I ask where?"

Carlisle's face changed into a calm one, "Oh you know that lake near the mountains, I hear it's a really good place to fish."

"Really, sounds like fun," Bella said then smiled.

I let out the breath I had been holding and shook my head. Our secret had almost been revealed, and I think if I had been human I would have had a heart attack.

"Dad, this is Isabella Swan," Alice cut in, "Bella, I mean."

A strange look passed over Bella's face and then her eyes lit up unexpectedly. I found myself again yearning to know what she was thinking.

"Nice to meet you Bella, I'm Carlisle Cullen," Carlisle smiled and then shook hands with Bella.

"Nice to meet you too Mr. Cullen," said Bella politely.

"Please, call me Carlisle."

"Carlisle it is," laughed Bella and soon Carlisle did the same.

"Dear, how was work?" Esme asked walking out of the kitchen looking as if she hadn't heard anything. She wrapped her arms around him and placed a kiss on his cheek. I looked away giving them some privacy; it felt wrong to stare.

"Well, I'm sorry to say that I've got to get home," Bella announced suddenly.

Finally! Rosalie thought. I heard Jasper let out a sigh of relieve but then proceeded to hold his breath.

"But, Bella, we haven't even gotten the chance to talk properly," pouted Alice. It was The pout, the one she used whenever she wanted any of us to do things her way.

"I promise I'll be back sooner than you think," said Bella. I couldn't help but pick up a double meaning in her words.

"Fine, but you promised," Alice pouted one last time before flashing a wide smile.

Emmett, Rosalie, and Jasper made their way down the stairs quietly. Bella shook hands with Carlisle and Esme saying goodbye. How can this human be so comfortable in a house full of vampires? I couldn't figure it out.

"Bye Edward," I heard Bella's soft voice say, "bye Alice, Emmett, Rosalie, Jasper."

We waited until her car sped away before feeling comfortable. That's when Rosalie went off on Alice.

"What the heck was that Alice?" Rosalie demanded walking up to Alice. "Our secret could have been blown and all because you wanted that human here."

"Rosalie, it wasn't Alice's fault," Esme reprimanded. Rosalie glared at Alice and Alice glared right back.

"Really Carlisle, hunting fish?" Emmett joked trying to break the tension in the room. 

"Needless to say, I panicked," Carlisle smiled sheepishly, "I assumed one of you bought the car out front."

"Hello, what about the human?" Rosalie interrupted. "She knows what we are for Pete’s sake!"

"What?" Carlisle asked, "Explain please."

I went on to explain what had happened during lunch time, skipping a couple of the things Jessica had said. I told Carlisle how I couldn't hear her thoughts and tried describing how her scent smelled to us; he was interested in that even though he had clearly smelled her minutes before. Although, Carlisle did have the greatest control so it might have not affected him the way it did us. I also explained what happened in Biology and the note passing, something that Esme smiled at, and what happened after school.

"If I had to guess, I think she does know something," Carlisle said seriously.

"Yes, but we couldn't very well ask her," said Esme.

"Maybe we should kidnap her and get Jasper to out his 'waves' of power to make her tell the truth," Emmett said, earning him questioning looks, "It's a suggestion people.”

Sheesh, no sense of humor.

"Like I told Edward, Bella is not dangerous," Alice insisted.

"You mentioned that," I told her, "but what about the 'to us at least' part?"

"I don't know," she answered quietly, "all I know is that she is not a danger."

"How about we just keep an eye out for her?" Jasper suggested.

"That would be best," Carlisle agreed then turned to Emmett, “No 24 hour spying.”

"What? I wasn't going to do anything!" Emmett protested. Both Carlisle and Esme gave him a knowing look that shut him up.

With that said all of us headed to do our own separate thing. Well, just me. Carlisle and Esme went outside to Esme's garden. Emmett and Rosalie went up to their room and, need I say more? While Alice and Jasper stayed in the living room snuggling on the couch and watching a movie.

I was hit with a pang of loneliness as I sat in front of my piano. Everyone had someone to lean on and love, not that I didn't love my family but there are some things family just can't soothe. My fingers flew down the keys, tinkering with an unfamiliar song, and I wondered if Bella had a boyfriend. Someone like her surely would. So beautiful, graceful, kind, brave. . .

Whoa Edward, tone down the love will ‘ya, Jasper interrupted my thoughts.

My what? Love?

I stopped playing and opened my mouth to contradict what Jasper had just said when I realized what I had been thinking about. It had been about Bella. No, I didn't feel anything towards her. I mean I had just met her, I wasn't even sure if I liked her, and she posed a danger to my family. That didn't mean anything . . . Right?

 
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Chapter 9

Alice's POV

The house was silent with each of us doing something to pass the time peacefully. I just couldn't wait until it was time to go to school. Edward wouldn't believe me when I said Bella wasn't a danger to us, and the rest of our family was skeptical. You'd think they'd learn to trust my visions, well Carlisle and Esme did. They really were the best parents ever. Anyway, back to Bella, there were some things I found - or didn't find - about her that had me curious.

First of, there was her scent. When I smelled it yesterday and in the car it was like I wanted it but didn't want it at the same time, it was really weird. I'm just proud Jasper resisted it. Then there are the half visions I keep getting about Bella and our family. Unlike what happens when a werewolf interferes and my visions go blank, with Bella they are just hazy and sometimes I only get half the picture. I didn't particularly elaborate that point to Edward or else he would have freaked out more. He really needs to get himself a girl. Although, Bella would be perfect for him. I can just imagine it now. I squealed happily and clapped my hands, unable to contain my joy.

"Calm down sweetie," Jasper smiled and kissed my forehead sending out waves of calm towards me.

"What ever it is that you're thinking and blocking from me Alice, don't," Edward called from upstairs. Mr. Grouchy Pants.

"Let's go get ready for school," said Jasper. He picked me up and ran us to our room then placed me gently on the bed.

I watched him walk into his side of the closet, which was a small bit compared to mine, and smiled. I don't know what I would do without Jasper. My thoughts were interrupted as my vision hazed and another image took its place.

"Revenge is sweet, but sacrificing yourself for the one you love is even better especially when you want to see your enemies suffer," I heard a cold, hard voice say.

I blinked and the scene became clearer, I was in a big field and there was fire burning and smoke everywhere. In front of me was a woman, beautiful and vampire. There was something wrong with her though, her eyes were cold and cruel; her clothes were ripped in some parts and stained with dirt and blood. I took a step away from her. Then I saw a beautiful young woman in front of her but with grand white wings on her back. She looked like an Angel despite the condition she was in. Her long mahogany hair was being picked up by the wind and her pale face streaked with both dirt and blood. I felt . . . protected, and protective, just by looking at her. 

"Kill me but not my family," she said, her voice ringing with bravery, "My soul in exchange for theirs, a better offer."

Her voice sounded familiar, very familiar. Wait, it sounded like Bella's voice! I looked at the Angel again and gasped when I realized it was Bella.

"A tempting offer indeed," the other woman mused, an evil look appearing in her eyes, "Done."

She took out a silver knife and lunged at the Angel Bella. I screamed Bella's name.

Then my vision suddenly went blank.

"Alice? Alice?" Jasper's voice called me frantically.

My eyes snapped open and met Jasper's worried ones. I wrapped my arms around him and tried to calm myself down. He remained silent allowing me to control my thoughts. After five minutes I still hadn't calmed down which added to his worry, I could see it in his eyes.

"What did you see Alice?"
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Bella's POV

Hoping my Angel protection was still around me, I carefully walked - limped - closer to the Cullen's home. Everything looked silent and calm but appearances can be deceiving as I had learned not long ago. Cough, William, Cough. To my relief, I didn't have to go that far; I was still in the forest when I caught sight of Esme outside the house. She was sitting down in the middle of a garden seemingly staring off into space, a sad smile on her face. I was glad she was okay, and I didn't catch any signs of danger, at least that's good.

Make sure Esme was safe: Check.

Now I had to check on Carlisle and for that to happen I needed my car because my ankle was killing me.

"I heard your voice, you know," I suddenly heard Esme's voice. My head snapped up and was met with Esme's warm eyes looking at me with a light expression. "You were telling me to not give in, I had to fight because my life was yet to start and with my love beside me."

I stared at her speechless, surprised she remembered who I was and what I had told before she died. I figured there was no use in hiding, seeing as she knew I was here so I wobbled my way out of the forest and didn't stop until I was a few feet away.

"You were humming a song while Carlisle helped me," as she continued her eyes and voice filled with emotion.

"I tried to distract you from the pain, it hurt Carlisle so much to see you like that," I told her smiling a little. "I saw it in his eyes when he looked at you, his true love, dying in his hands. There was nothing he wouldn't do to keep you."

"I don't quite understand, though, how are you here?" Esme asked puzzled.

I sighed, unsure of how to answer this simple question.

"Do you know what I am?" I asked her instead.

She shook her head slightly. "No but something tells me you are not what you appear to be."

"Would Edward have something to do with that?" I couldn't help but ask.

Esme laughed. "My son is very observant when it comes to you apparently."

I shifted uncomfortably and gasped in pain when I ended up putting most of my weight on my sprained ankle. The sudden jolt sent me to the ground and unexpected tears to my eyes. Esme sprang from her spot and flew over to me, with vampire speed might I add, there was a concerned expression on her face that made me tear up even more.

"Are you okay Bella? What's wrong?" asked Esme.

"I'm fine, Esme," I answered and forced a smile but she wasn't fooled. 

"Bella, you're in pain," stated Esme.

"Okay, okay, I think I have a sprained ankle," I blurted out. The look she was giving me just made me want to tell her the truth. 

"Oh dear, let me see," I lifted the hem of my jeans, my eyes nearly popped out when I saw my foot. It was turning a blue color and swelling. Crap that was not good. "I'll call Carlisle to come have a look at it."

"No, Esme, its fine," I said, "I'll just put some ice on it when I get home, really."

"Isabella," she used my full name and an authoritative ring came into her voice, "this looks serious and I would be insulted if you didn't let me help you, or is it that you don't want my help?"

I lowered my gaze to the floor feeling ashamed. I finally nodded which made her smile.

"I'll take you to the Hospital where Carlisle works," she scooped me up and she must have noticed my surprised look because she laughed, "I'm a vampire remember."

To say the least, it felt weird to have Esme carry me to the garage, and they had a huge garage, with lots of cars and stuff inside. Esme picked one of the keys hanging on the wall and carried me to a flashy red BMW. After being buckled in, I felt like I had been in an accident, Esme got in and she was driving off to the Hospital.

The Hospital was not the most favorite place I would like to be in but I didn't want to mention it in fear that Esme would make me feel guiltier. She really had natural mother-ly instincts and I felt sad that she never got the chance to use them properly. But I could tell that she was happy with the family she had now, after all looking after five grown-up vampire "children" couldn't be easy.

Before I knew it Esme pulled into the Hospital and was unbuckling me. This time she didn't carry me to which she explained would draw unwanted attention instead she let me put most of my weight into her. We walked up to the receptionist and waited patiently until she noticed us. Her eyes widened when she caught sight of Esme.

"Uh, h-how may I help you?" she asked putting on a cool expression.

"We need to see Dr. Cullen please," Esme answered sweetly.

"Do you have an appointment?"

"No, but - " she was cut off.

"Then I'm afraid I cannot let you see him," the receptionist said looking a little smug. I wondered what her problem was. "Dr. Cullen is very busy at the moment."

"I think he would make an exception to me," Esme said flashing her a smile. I tried to contain my laughter at the receptionists face. "Seeing as I am his wife."

"H-his w-wife," the woman stuttered incredulously. "Oh, Mrs. Cullen, of course, Dr. Cullen is free."

"Esme? Bella?" Carlisle's voice interrupted the awkward, embarrassing situation.

"Dr. Cullen, do you mind helping me?" Esme asked smiling teasingly at her husband.

Aw, how cute, I couldn't help but think. 

"Right this way, ma'am," he grinned, "Thank you Helen."

The woman, Helen, returned to her work but threw Esme a few dirty looks that didn't go over well with me. Even with most of my weight leaning on Esme I managed to stumble and make my ankle hurt even more.

"Carlisle, would you check her ankle, I'm pretty sure it's sprained," Esme said.

Now a concerned look crossed Carlisle's face, he scooped me up just like Esme had done earlier and took me to one of the hospital beds. He settled me on the bed gently and closed the door; I think to give us some privacy.

"May I?" he asked. I nodded. He lifted the leg of my jean and frowned when he saw the bruise forming. "Hmm, how did you hurt your ankle?"

"Well," I began, I encountered some werewolves and one of them attacked me so I kicked it in the stomach but I forgot how strong they are. No way. "I tripped."

"I see," he didn't believe me, "Well, it's swelling rather quickly so I'm going to need to wrap it and make sure it's not broken."

Please let that not be the case. "Okay."

"I also need to do a quick check-up, to make sure you didn't get hurt from when you . . . tripped," he added in a smile in attempts to reassure me but it didn't work. I just nodded.

He and Esme walked outside then only Carlisle came back in. I guess Esme went home or to the waiting room. I was unsure of how a check-up went so I stayed silent letting Carlisle do his job, one he has been doing for a while now. He checked my temperature, blood pressure, the works, and it was uncomfortable. Finally he was done, at least I think he was because he took of his gloves but then he gasped. I turned around and stared at him looking for signs of danger. I found none. Carlisle was staring at me with amazement in his eyes.

"Carlisle?" I called his name gently. "Are you okay?" 

"I thought I wouldn't see one again," murmured Carlisle, "I see why your scent is different than the other humans now."

I gasped in my head. Did he know what I was? Did he recognize me?

"Carlisle?" I called his name again. He snapped out of his daze and looked me in the eye.

"You're an Angel, aren't you?"


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Chapter 10

Bella's POV

Once again I was left speechless but in my head my thoughts were flying all over the place. I found a smile on my face and I nodded slowly.

"Yes, I am," I confirmed his suspicions.

"Does Esme know..." he asked trailing off.

"She knows I'm not human, that I'm something else," I responded. "I was there after all, the day she died."

"What?" Now Carlisle was left speechless. His light golden eyes were wide and staring at me questioningly. "How...?"

"Maybe it would be better if we could talk about this somewhere more private?" I suggested.

Two of the Cullens knew I was an Angel but that didn't mean everything was fine and dandy. There was still danger lurking around looking for the Cullens, if they weren't already here. I had to be careful with what I said and where.

"Of course," agreed Carlisle, "Let me finish bandaging your ankle."

I tried waiting patiently as Carlisle wrapped my leg and went to sign some papers. He called Esme back in and asked her to head home so the kids wouldn't worry about them. Carlisle would finish his shift in about ten minutes and then he would take me home so I could explain things better. Finally some progress in my view. I sat in one of the plastic chairs outside in the hall when I caught sight of the time; it was fifteen minutes till three. I think I nearly choked at how fast time had sped by.

Carlisle finished his paperwork and brought a wheelchair with him. I stared at it then looked back to him. My eyes said it all.

"It's standard procedure and besides, you really shouldn't put any weight on that foot seeing as it's in bad condition," he went all doctor on me.

I sighed in defeat. "Fine, but could you call the school, I wouldn't want them to suspect anything about me."

"I already asked Esme to call, Bella," he smiled.

With Carlisle's help I sat down in the chair and plastered a smile on my face as he wheeled me down the hallway. A real smile formed on my face when I saw Carlisle's car; it was so shiny. Like Esme, Carlisle buckled me in then got in and sped out of the hospital. It must be a Cullen thing, the way they sped down the highway like the wind.

The ride to the Cullen's house was soothing and began to rock me to sleep. I closed my eyes for a few seconds only to be shaken awake moments later. My eyes snapped open and I looked around groggily. We were in front of my house. I was so embarrassed when I realized I had fallen asleep. Of course, I blushed furiously and buried my face in my hands.

"Sorry," I apologized to Carlisle.

He laughed good-naturedly. "No it's my fault, I gave you a small dose of painkillers but I didn't think it would take an immediate affect on you."

"Yeah well, I'm not normal remember," I was still blushing and had my face covered up so my words were muffled but I know he heard them.

"I know, why don't you rest and then come over and explain tomorrow after school when the kids get home?" That sounded like a plan. If Carlisle injected me with painkillers I had no idea the type of affect it would have on me

"That would be better," I agreed, "but don't say anything about me yet to your children, I want to be the one to explain it all."

"I won't," he assured me then helped me get out. This time he didn't bother with the chair, instead he plucked me from the car gently and, after unlocking the door, settled me upstairs. "Now, don't go walking around for some time and I would feel better if you didn't go to school tomorrow."

"But what am I supposed to do until tomorrow afternoon?" I asked.

"Rest," replied Carlisle firmly. "I will call the school to excuse you."

"Isn't this a little too much for a sprained ankle?"

"Isabella, you were very close to breaking your foot," Uh-oh, he was using the same tone Esme used earlier, "I don't know about other doctors but I take good care of my patients, please don't hurt yourself more."

"Okay okay," I didn't want any more guilty feelings. "I won't do anything."

"Thank you," smiled Carlisle, "If you decide to do something, I shall know."

I wondered what he meant by that?

Carlisle left and I was alone. I felt alone. The house was much too silent and the fact that it started raining really hard didn't help either. I don't know how long I stared at the ceiling in silence but I eventually felt my eyes close and my mind drift off.
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Alice's POV

I ignored the teacher as she yapped away about something or another. I didn't have the patience for it today, there was too much on my mind and I had to be careful so Edward wouldn't end up reading my thoughts. He was already suspicious enough but he would have to wait. There were hundreds of students here to keep him plenty occupied for a while. The vision I had had this morning didn't seem right to me, actually it didn't even make sense.

Bella was an Angel. An Angel? I mean, yes there was something different about Bella but what are the chances that she could turn out to be mythical. Slim to none. Vampires were prove enough, not to mention werewolves but other sort of creatures, that could be pushing it a little too much, no? Anyway, the other woman in my vision was a vampire that was for sure and there was something really familiar about her. The way her eyes looked so cold and evil, they made me cringe just thinking about it. She had said revenge was sweet, so she seemed to have a vendetta against someone. Bella or someone else?

Then Angel Bella had given her an offer to kill her, her soul in exchange for her family's. I wasn't sure about the soul part but who could have been Bella's family? Then the woman had gotten out of nowhere a knife and stabbed her with it; that wasn't good. Something else that didn't make sense to me was the feeling I was being protected just by looking at Bella and I also felt protective of her, like a sister would. Was this vision real?

I couldn't stop the loud groan that passed my lips.

"Alice?" I heard the teacher ask.

I lifted my head from my arms and met the teacher's disapproving looks. I managed a weak convincing smile.

"May I please be excused to the nurse's office?" I asked sweetly. "I think I'm going to throw up."

That certainly convinced her. Her eyes widened and nodded rapidly. I flashed her another smile and gathered my things. Once I was out in the empty hallway I let out a breath of air, a habit, and leaned against the wall. No wonder Edward was suspicious and Jasper concerned, I wasn't acting like my usual self but I just couldn't bring myself to it. This confusing vision was fraying my nerves.

Before I could decide what to do next, the world around me hazed and another replaced it. Another vision. I felt my backpack drop to the ground with a rather loud thunk but I was already in a vision.

I was walking really slowly in a forest, impossibly slow for a vampire, and one of my ankles hurt really badly. This must not be me but someone else. I didn't stop until there was a break in the trees. I heard me let out a quiet sigh of relief. My eyes were skimming the clearing ahead when I noticed Esme sitting in the midst of her garden with a sad smile on her face and staring off into space. Something inside me felt calm as I watched her.

"I heard your voice, you know," Esme's voice broke through the silence.

My vision went hazy and then stopped.

"Alice? Alice?" someone was shaking me.

I snapped out of it and realized it was Edward. He had a troubled look in his eyes. Did he see my vision?

"Yes Alice, I saw it," he answered. "What did that mean?"

"I don't know!" I hissed angrily. The frustration I had held back was now boiling in me. You know, sometimes these visions are so unhelpful. As quick as my anger had come, it was gone, waves of calm settled over me gently. Jasper. I turned and found him running around the corner straight towards us.

"You okay there hot pepper?" asked Jasper wrapping me in a hug.

"I'm fine Jazz," I answered, "Thanks."

"Another vision then?" guessed Jasper. I nodded.

"Another? What was the first?" demanded Edward.

"Doesn't matter right now," I avoided his question, "I saw Esme, but it wasn't me seeing her it was through another person's eyes, I don't know who though."

"Was Esme hurt?" Jasper and Edward asked at the same time.

"No, she was sitting down in her garden thinking, I think," I tried to explain, "I was in the forest watching her and then Esme said, 'I heard your voice, you know.' And I have no idea what that meant."

"It's okay Alice, we'll figure it out," Jasper assured me.

"You don't think Esme's. . . in danger, do you?" I asked worriedly.

"No, you would have seen that," replied Edward.

"Right," I agreed then added, "Besides, when I, or the person in my vision, saw Esme I felt relieved and then calm."

So, nothing bad was going to happen. I told myself silently. There was also no sense of time, so maybe we were all in the house and if there had been danger we would have been outside.

"What do we do?" Jasper asked Edward.

"Well, we don't want to overreact about this so Alice, if you don't get another vision by lunch time we'll leave," decided Edward.

I could live with that. "Okay."

Without another word Edward and Jasper went back to their classes and I went to the girl's bathroom to kill time since I was supposed to be in the Nurse's office. During every class I would concentrate on getting a vision but none came. That had me worried. I didn't believe Esme would get hurt. That thought seemed to placate me for a while. Finally the bell rang signaling it was time for lunch. So far I hadn't had any visions.

Jasper was waiting for me outside class; I looked at him and shook my head. A frown replaced his smile and he wrapped an arm around me. We were heading to the cafeteria to tell Edward and the rest when my vision glazed.

"Uh, h-how may I help you?" a woman sitting behind a desk asked. She had a cool expression on her face. Wait. That was the receptionist at Forks Hospital. What are we doing in the Hospital?

"We need to see Dr. Cullen please," I heard Esme answer sweetly. So she hadn't asked me, which meant I was seeing this through another's view.

"Do you have an appointment?" the woman asked.

"No, but - " Esme was cut off. Uh-oh, you do not cut off Esme.

"Then I'm afraid I cannot let you see him," the woman looked smug. "Dr. Cullen is very busy at the moment."

Yeah I'm sure.

"I think he would make an exception to me," Esme flashed her a smile. I felt laughter building up inside me but it was contained. "Seeing as I am his wife."

The look on the receptionist's face was hilarious. "H-his w-wife. Oh, Mrs. Cullen, of course, Dr. Cullen is free."

He certainly isn't free for you. I thought.

"Esme?" Carlisle asked then his voice trailed off but not before I heard "Bella?"

What? Bella!

"Bella," the name passed through my lips before I could stop myself.

"Alice?" Jasper called my name. I looked up and met his worried gaze; there was no one but us in the hall now.

"Come on Jasper, we have to meet up with the others," was my response before I began pulling him along.

As per usual stares followed us as we got in line to get food and as we walked to our table. Emmett, Rosalie, and Edward were waiting for us and by the look on Rose's face I knew that Edward had informed them of what happened.

"We don't have to leave," I whispered low enough for the humans not to hear. "Esme is . . . fine."

"What's with the pause?" Emmett asked.

"Nothing Emmett, but Esme is with Carlisle at the Hospital," I informed them except I left the part out that Bella is with them.

"She's with them?" Edward demanded. Uh-oh. Having a mind-reading brother does not work.

"Who? Who's with whom?" Emmett and Rosalie asked picking up on Edward's stress.

"Bella," I answered.

"What the heck is she doing with them?" Rosalie hissed angrily.

"And why are they at the Hospital?" Emmett added in clearly confused.

"That I don't know but from what I saw Esme was more than fine," I said giggling a bit when I thought back at the 'show down' between the receptionist and Esme. Esme won hands down.

"You okay there Alice?" I focused my attention back to my family and found them staring at me weirdly. What did I do?

"You were giggling and grinning like a crazy person," said Jasper looking concerned.

"Oh," that's embarrassing.

The bell rang before I could say anything else. Haha, saved by the bell; I remember that show. It was pretty funny and Emmett would get a kick out of it every time we watched it.

"Sweetie, you're doing it again," Jasper broke through my thoughts.

For the second time in a row I found my family staring at me like I was a crazy person. If I had been human I would've been blushing like there's no tomorrow.

"Can't a person have some peace?" I asked pretending to be annoyed, that would be a little hard though because of my empathetic husband. "Really guys, Esme is fine so there's nothing to worry about and if you don't believe me then think about Edward's Volvo crash-and-burn car."

Jasper, Emmett, and Rosalie laughed while Edward had a pained expression on his face. That's what you get.
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Edward's POV

I couldn't wait to get out of here, just two classes left, I reminded myself as I walked to Biology. There was seriously something going on around here and it was frustrating me to no end. I felt like I was going to explode. Maybe it would be better to go up to Denali for a couple of days, but then I'd have to deal with Tanya there. And I did not need that right now. I took a seat at the usual table and noticed Bella hadn't arrived yet. Actually thinking back I hadn't seen her during lunch. Right, Bella was with Esme and Carlisle. That was another thing stressing me out.

What was the deal with Bella? No wait, stop right there! I scolded myself. I should not be thinking about her.

"Settle down kids, now take out your textbooks and turn to page 100," Mr. Banner started the class.

Second day and already missing school, Mrs. Cope's thoughts reached me unexpectedly. I do wonder why she called though.

A few seconds later Mrs. Cope walked into the classroom and handed Mr. Banner a slip of paper then left as quickly as she had come.

Excused for the rest of the day because of an injury, is in the Hospital being treated by Dr. Cullen. Hmm, is this a trick? I listened in more carefully to his thoughts. Never mind, call made my Dr. Cullen's wife, Esme Cullen. Just saved yourself Isabella Swan.

"Alright class, answer questions 1 through 15 and turn in your paper when your done on my desk," he continued, "I'll be back in five minutes, I expect no disturbances. Don't get naked, no parties, no smoking, no unauthorized experiments, throwing papers, or any fighting."

The whole class stared at him as he exited the classroom laughing silently. Once he was gone everyone started talking amongst themselves ignoring their assignment. I acted like I was writing but instead I was following Mr. Banner's thoughts.

"Yes, Isabella Swan," I heard him say.

Then Mrs. Cope, "Mrs. Cullen made the call about fifteen minutes ago from the Hospital."

"Would you happen to know what kind of injury she had?" Mr. Banner asked.

"No, Mrs. Cullen didn't say," replied Mrs. Cope, "but what I don't get is why she called and not Isabella's parents."

"Actually, I don't think I have ever seen her parents or heard from them," another woman's voice came in; I believe it was Mary from attendance.

"Me neither," Mr. Banner and Mrs. Cope agreed, "You don't think she's alone do you?"

"Of course not, I got a call from someone saying she was Isabella's mother signing her up for school," Mrs. Cope said, "They must work in Port Angeles or something."

"Alright thank you Mrs. Cope, just wanted to confirm this," said Mr. Banner, "I must be heading back to my class."

I withdrew from their minds and focused on the paper in front of me. I was surprised that their gossiping actually turned out to be helpful. I had never heard about Bella's parents, literally, or seen them. Okay, that's it! What in the world was going on around here?

~ * ~

All of us were silent as we headed home. Unconsciously we had all decided we needed answers from Carlisle and Esme, and all of this involved Bella. I parked in the garage, thank God Rose liked working on cars, and were surprised when we saw Esme getting out of Rosalie's BMW.

Her thoughts were silent; too silent. She gave us her motherly smile as usual.

"How was school?" asked Esme kindly.

She's worried Edward, I don't know about what though, Jasper let me know, Oh God, I smell Bella's scent.

This last piece of information sent me on alert. I sniffed the air carefully and indeed smelled Bella's strange scent, it was strong but not as strong as other times. It was coming from inside Rosalie's car; Esme had just driven that.

When Rose notices that she'll be ang-

"Tell me that that human's scent is not coming from my car," Rosalie spoke slowly, her eyes turning dark.

Too late.
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Jasper's POV

Was it possible to feel nothing and everything at the same time? I pondered silently. The rest of my family was out and about the house while I had retreated to my study where everyone's emotions weren't so suffocating. Rose was seething with anger when she found out the human had been in her car, the scent was a dead giveaway, and had spent the rest of the night trying to rid of it. Emmett gave her some space and went to play some video games instead, after pestering me of course. Carlisle and Esme had left for a quick hunt and should be back by morning; their emotions had been too weird, almost like they were trying to hide something. Lastly, Edward had shut himself in his room and blasted music nonstop, who knows what he could be doing.

Then there was my dear Alice; doing something or another in her impossibly huge closet. I had to admit, I was a bit worried about her. Ever since yesterday morning she'd been acting strange, almost distant at times, but with a thoughtful look in her golden eyes. I was positive it had to do with the vision she'd had, and something to do with Bella Swan.

I dismissed my thoughts and tried focusing on the book in front of me. Now was not the time to be thinking about that. One look at the clock hanging on the wall and I was out of my study to get ready for school, once again. My love was clicking and typing away on her pink laptop on our desk, the same thoughtful expression on her face. I was a little surprised since she was still in yesterday's clothes and she never did that, she always found an excuse to change outfits.

"Alice?" I called softly. She looked up startled and shut her laptop with more force than necessary.

"Jasper," she answered hesitantly, "Hi."

"Hi." Guilt and a mix between shame and surprise flooded me; the feelings coming from Alice were rather strong. "It's almost time for school."

"Oh, wow, time sure does fly doesn't it," Alice let out a nervous laugh and ran to get ready. My little pixie was sure acting strange.

~*~

Emmett, Rose, Alice, and Edward were waiting for me outside, two out of four annoyed but I couldn't find my backpack anywhere. This had better not be one of Emmett's pranks. That...boy...had too much time on his hands for his own good.

Just go on ahead Edward, I'll catch up, I thought to Edward, and tell Emmett when we get home he'll be paying.

I was searching through my room irritated when someone's emotions fired up. Concern, worry, and parental love. It must Esme and Carlisle back from their quick hunt. The emotions I was picking up from them weren't something new but this time they were more acute. They weren't in the house yet so they must be somewhere out in the forest, but not too far away because I could feel them and my power wasn't that strong, I think.

I peeked out the window and scanned the surrounding forest. I managed to catch their voices not too far away, mostly due to our super hearing. Yep, it was definitely Carlisle and Esme.

"I don't think it's wise for you to be up and about after you hurt yourself just yesterday," Carlisle said, his voice was in doctor mode.

Who was he talking to?

"I understand but we talked about this," said Carlisle, "Esme agrees with me."

Then I heard Esme, "Dear, perhaps it would be better if you came so we could talk instead of you going to school and possibly hurting yourself even more."

I concentrated and only found emotions coming from the both of them but no one else. Maybe they were talking on the phone. That might be a possibility but why out in the forest? Who were they talking with anyway?

"Okay, we understand, but this shouldn't be put off any longer," Esme sighed.

"See you later then, good bye," Carlisle said.

There are some serious Twilight Zone moments. I shook my head and noticed my backpack underneath some of Alice's clothes. I didn't want Carlisle and Esme to know I had been eavesdropping because it was wrong so I ran out of the house and to school. In no time I arrived and just in time too. The bell had barely rung and I hurried along pretending as if I had been there the whole time.

First and second period went by like usual, the teacher talking and talking and the students pretending to listen. Since I sat at the back of the room in every class I had the liberty to drop the act of listening and instead get lost in my thoughts. As second period ended it started raining rather hard. The rain was something I found comforting but deadly at the same time. I had trouble enough as it was being surrounded by hundreds of good-smelling humans in packed classrooms and the rain only served to intensify their smell.

Just think of Alice and your family. Alice and family. Alice and family. I chanted in my head over and over again, something that seemed to help me. I should go hunting soon.

To my comfort the lesson went just as fast as the others. I headed towards my locker dump my books and met up with the rest of our family. Emmett and Rosalie were arguing about something yet their emotions were leading up to another thing that I wasn't so sure I wanted to know about. Edward looked sullen but that was how he was. Alice had a smile on her face and I felt calmness come from her; I was relieved.

"Hey there little lady," I greeted her giving her a smile of my own before I placed a gentle kiss on her soft lips.

Alice let out a soft giggle. "Hey there cowboy."

I couldn't help but be filled with love for her and let it spread through everyone standing nearby. Em and Rose began teasing each other and even Edward looked less sulky. Maybe this day wasn't so bad.
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Bella's POV

Maybe I should have listened to Carlisle and Esme on not coming to school today. Sitting through first, second, and third period was torture and my ankle was killing me though not as much as yesterday. You gotta love Angel healing abilities, well; however off they affect my human form. I tried not to limp or show any signs of pain as I walked to my fourth period class since I couldn't afford to miss any more class. Okay maybe I could but I didn't want to.

I was so into my thoughts that it took me a few minutes to notice a peculiar scent hanging in the air. I took a deep breath and almost gagged when I realized what the smell was. Blood.

Crap.

I rounded the corner and almost fainted. There was a girl sitting on the floor cradling her arm and blood oozing out of a cut. A teacher was inspecting her wound while one of her friends, I presumed, handed her a towel and asked her if she was okay. A semi-circle of curious, or nosy, on-lookers formed around her. I looked away getting nauseous and dizzy but caught sight of an even worse problem.

It was the Cullens.

Watching in horror, I saw Jasper's eyes turn black with hunger. The other Cullen children froze and were staring at him, Alice looked the worst off, throwing him pleading looks. I couldn't let this happen, especially not here with all these unsuspecting humans. I needed to help them. Their secret depended on my secret and I was their protector.

Emmett, Rosalie, Edward, and Alice turned to look at me and I knew I had to help them. Forgetting that they were watching me I concentrated and snapped my fingers. The world surrounding us slowed down considerably; to a normal person they wouldn't notice the change. I took the moment of distraction to capture Jasper's attention and lured him out of the school.

Surprisingly he followed me and I guided him to the forest away from the humans. Once we were a safe distance from the school I let time speed up. I looked into his black eyes and nodded, then made a small cut on my neck with my nail. Blood trickled down my neck, I tried not to smell it, and he could no longer contain himself. I let him take my blood which was more filling than a human. I didn't understand much about these type of vampires with golden eyes but I know he tried so hard and this was just an accident.

"No!" I heard someone yell before I slipped into unconsciousness.


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Chapter 11

Emmett’s POV

"No!" Rosalie yelled as we approached and the human lost consciousness.

I stared in horror at the scene in front of me. Jasper, my newest brother, at the neck of the new girl Isabella Swan and drinking her blood. I know I wasn't the only one frozen in my tracks. To be honest it felt surreal, all of this, I couldn't believe it was happening. I acted before I could think and took hold of Jasper dragging him away. Before Bella fell to the ground Edward caught her in his arms but I didn't fail to notice the way his eyes turned dark at the sight of her blood. He better not think about it!

Jasper tried breaking free from my grip but failed miserably and stopped after the first few attempts. Instead of remaining quiet he began to sob covering his face with his hands and I was hit with the most horrible of emotions.

"Jasper? Jasper?" my Rose shook Jasper gently, the concern she held for her family showed on her face breaking the cold facade she always carried. "Are you with me?"

"Edward." Alice firm voice caught my attention.

I relinquished my hold on him trusting Rosalie to take care of him and went to Edward and Alice. The dark look in Edward's eyes turned impossibly darker and I began to worry. Once I got near I understood why. Bella's blood was even more potent than those other times I had met her. Using most of my self control I pushed it aside and went to help my brother and sister.

"Is she. . .?" I trailed off unable to finish the question we were all dreading to hear. I could only imagine the guilt and pain Jasper is going through now but if he learned that he had killed her he would no doubt do something stupid.

"No, she's not dead," Alice whispered. I noticed her eyes were dark as well but still golden and filled with worry. I stopped and listened carefully. Her heart was still beating but faintly. With a lurch her heart skipped a beat and I think I cut off my breathing.

"We . . . have to . . . get her to Carlisle," said Edward. He really looked like he was in pain. "I'm fine Emmett."

I let Alice and Edward run ahead and turned to face Jasper and Rosalie. Jasper was a mess and Rose was trying to comfort him.

"Jasper, it's okay, you didn't kill her," I reassured him, "Come on, Carlisle will know what to do."
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Carlisle’s POV

I knew something bad was going to happen, I could feel it. For the first time in a while I decided to take the day off work when I came back from a quick hunt with Esme. Esme was equally worried about something. All she said was "mother's intuition." If I couldn't be at work I at least tried to get some work done, after the first few reports my mind kept drifting so I stopped and instead went to find Esme.

We talked for a while until the door burst open and in came a frantic Alice. Her eyes said it all: something had happened. When Edward ran in Esme gasped and I froze momentarily. I don't know which scared me more. The dangerously dark look in Edward's eyes or Bella unconscious, with blood oozing down her throat, in his arms. I snapped out of it.

"What happened?" I demanded, surprised at my tone.

"There was an accident," he replied, "with Jasper."

"Oh no," whispered Esme.

I approached Edward and took Bella from him to examine her. I could hear a low rumbling sound coming from Edward as I did. I would question him about it later, now I needed to attend to Bella. I was sure Esme wouldn't mind if I put her in our room. Placing her gently on the bed I ran to get my medical kit and assessed her condition. Intentionally I filled my thoughts with gibberish while at the same time thinking freely without worrying if Edward would hear my thoughts.

I didn't know much about Bella's kind but from what I did know Angels weren't easy to kill. Only Dark Angels had the poison necessary to kill them and the last I heard, they were close to extinction.

Unless I was wrong. . .

This last thought didn't fit well with me and I got to work. Her heart was beating faintly and, enough to give me a heart-attack, figuratively speaking of course, it was slowing down. I cursed quietly and did everything I could to keep Bella's heart beating. After a few minutes I was desperate and then Bella's heart stopped completely.

Oh no. This is going to kill Jasper.
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Edward’s POV

Oh no. This is going to kill Jasper, Carlisle thought.

So Bella is...dead?

A strange wave of pain ran through me at the thought and all I wanted to do was curl up on the floor and cry. I tried pushing it away and concentrating on hearing her heartbeat but all I found was silence. This wasn't happening. Just yesterday I wanted to demand answers out of Carlisle and Esme about the new girl, perhaps one of them would give an idea as to why I felt the way I did about her, and now she was dead. There was nothing about her that wasn't perfect and innocent looking.

I turned around to face Jasper but I couldn't force myself to look into his eyes which would be bright red surely; filled with Bella's sweet blood. Don't go there! I scolded myself. For a few seconds I would have slipped too and I had to use all my self-control to turn away. Yet the warmth and softness from Bella's body remained with me, I began to yearn for her lost touch.

"Jasper, honey, it's not your fault," Esme's sweet voice broke me from my thoughts, "it was an accident." Oh my poor boy.

Jasper burst from his position on the floor, "It's always an accident with me!"

I was left stricken at not only Jasper's outburst but his eyes. That caught me off guard because they weren't the normal bright red I would have expected but a mix of topaz and blue.

"Jazz, your eyes!" Alice gasped.

"I know, they're red," he groaned miserably and hung his head down.

"No Jasper, they're topaz," Esme said, "and blue."

Jasper's head snapped up and looked at us confused. Rosalie dug into her back pocket and pulled a small compact mirror out then handed it to Jasper who took it quickly. One look in the mirror and his expression mirrored ours.

"How?" he managed to ask.

"The blood of her kind does that to your eyes," the sound of Carlisle's voice broke through our confusing silence. "It's not known why, but it gives back some of the original color you had when you were a human."

"Carlisle?" Esme asked clearly confused. She was giving him a strange look but their eyes said it all, it was like they were having a silent conversation and I couldn't hear anything in their thoughts.

"What are you talking about Carlisle?" I demanded, having lost my patience.

"Bella," he began then trailed off, almost unsure of what to say, "Well Bella..."

"I killed her didn't I?" Jasper burst out again. His eyes burned with torture, "I really am a monster."
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Bella’s POV

I felt like I was floating on one of the clouds like I used to, watching the sun set on the horizon over the calm ocean. I was weightless and nothing mattered at that moment, only my thoughts and the now. For the last couple of years I had found myself doing this more often than not, except when I was protecting someone. But at this moment the last thing I wanted to be doing was floating on cloud nine. Wait, why am I on cloud nine?

Suddenly everything came back to me like a smack on the head and my eyes snapped open. Involuntarily I gasped for breath and my lungs filled with air. My vision was blurry, my lungs burned, and I felt sore. Perfect. I thought sarcastically.

I was lying down, probably on a bed, somewhere I didn't know. The Cullen children wouldn't leave me in the forest for dead, they would have most likely taken me somewhere. As long as I wasn't in a morgue or in a Hospital that was fine. Crap! The Cullens assumed I was dead because they didn't know who I was and I was unsure of how much Carlisle knew at this point.

As soon as my eyes began clearing I took a good look at the room I was in and was surprised. It wasn't a morgue or a Hospital room, thankfully, but a bedroom. A really nice bedroom. The room had a classic, old-fashioned feel to it. I stumbled out of bed feeling weak and opened a door that led out to a hallway. I had a pretty good sudden feeling I was in the Cullen's house. My suspicions were confirmed when I caught sight of a picture of Esme, Rosalie, and Alice.

"It wasn't your fault Jasper," I heard Esme's gentle voice.

"Yes it was Esme, I killed her," a miserable voice, Jasper, groaned. "We'll have to move sooner right?"

Poor Jasper, he thought he killed me and stored it in his conscious. I guess I had to let them know about me now, there wasn't another way. Besides, I'd prolonged this long enough. I took a deep breath of air and headed to the living room, where I heard them talking. From around the corner, I saw Jasper on the couch with his head in his hands and Esme and Alice trying to comfort him. Carlisle was standing next to them and giving him concerned looks while Edward sat on the couch in front of his brother looking sad and pained. Rosalie and Emmett were standing together behind Edward and looking at Jasper too.

"What did you mean about her kind, Carlisle?" Edward choked out raising his gaze from the floor.

"Carlisle?" I called out softly but I know he heard me, all of them. "Esme?"

"Isabella!" gasped Carlisle and in the next second he was enveloping me in a hug.

"Bella!" Esme also gasped and gave me a hug too.

"How is this possible?" Carlisle asked amazed. "I heard your heart stop, you were dead."

"You're okay?" Jasper asked in disbelieve.

"I didn't see this," Alice whispered.

"Would someone please explain what in the world is going on?" Emmett burst out.

"I think it's time I told you the whole truth," I sighed, "I'm not exactly who you think I am."

"We guessed that much," Rosalie muttered.

"Why don't we sit down," Esme suggested, then her eyes widened and gave me a disapproving look, "Aren't you not supposed to be walking."

I gave her a sheepish smile, "The pain's not so bad."

Esme didn't find it good enough so the next thing I knew I was being lowered unto an  small individual couch by Carlisle. Okay, now time to get to business. I just wasn't sure how to start and I didn't want to freak them out either. I turned to Carlisle.

"Do you remember me?" I asked. His expression turned confused and thoughtful. "Remember me before all of this?"

"I'm not sure I understand the question," he spoke slowly.

"It has everything to do with me," I told him, "Come on, you have to remember me Carlisle."

"I don't. . ." he trailed off.

"I helped you find Esme when she was dying," that would surely give me away.

A flicker of recognition passed through his eyes and then enveloped me in another hug this time a bit more tighter. A smile now on his face. I knew that would help.

"I think we wanted an explanation, not to be confused more," Rosalie half-growled glaring at me.

"Right, well, how to explain it?" Carlisle asked himself letting go of me and rubbing his shin, "Maybe we should all sit down first."

They nodded reluctantly and took a seat on the couches. Emmett, Rosalie, and Alice sat on the couch next to Jasper; Carlisle and Esme sat in another one. Edward was already sitting, in a couch like mine, directly in front of me.

"Well, I met Bella years ago, a few weeks before I found Esme," began Carlisle, "I was working a late shift and then they wheeled in a patient with severe-looking wounds, Bella.

"I did find myself surprised with the type of wounds she had and especially on someone so young. As I later found out, Bella had been hit by a car while trying to save a little girl."

"Hey, I already told you I just couldn't stand by and watch her get hit without doing anything," I reminded him.

"You know as well as I do, that you had time to move the both of you out of the way and not just her," said Carlisle. I almost felt like he was lecturing me.

"Yeah, what great consequences those turned out to be," I muttered crossing my arms in front of my chest.

"What happened next?" all of them asked at the same time.

"A few hours later, Bella died," he replied softly.

"You died!" roared Emmett watching me with disbelief in his eyes.

"That's not possible, she's right here," Alice said.

"He's not finished," said Edward softly.

"Oh sorry Carlisle," Emmett and Alice apologized.

"I'm not quite sure what happened next, you were on the bed and then you weren't when I came back to check on you," Carlisle looked at me questioningly.

"I'm not entirely sure either, but I do remember waking up in a white room with the walls made out of crystal and a stream of sun pouring in from the design on the ceiling," I told them. That was where I learned what I had become. Clearing my head I continued, "I was supposed to be meditating when a woman's anguished voice and a man's calm voice appeared in my mind.

"All I knew was that I had to find who the voices belonged to and one of them was in danger." It had been Esme and Carlisle's voices I had heard that day. "The answer came almost immediately to me and the next thing I knew I was outside a hospital with Carlisle coming out. He was the one I was looking for, I was sure."

"I had to admit I was somewhat frightened when you simply grabbed my hand and started leading me towards a forest, when you were supposed to be dead, saying something about a woman in danger," chuckled Carlisle, "but I did recognize you, just by your eyes though."

"Act now then talk later, besides a few minutes later you couldn't have saved Esme," I smiled at Esme.

"Thank you, then, for guiding me towards my love," Carlisle wrapped his arms around Esme and held her gently, treasuring her.

My hear melted at the sight of them and I had to resist the urge to 'aww'. That had been one of the first missions I had done. The Council had been impressed that it was by instinct that I had felt it instead of them telling me. A hot flash of pain seared across my body and mind snapping me out of my thoughts. I was beginning to feel tired and drained of energy. Another flash of pain seared through me making me flinch and fall to my knees.

"Bella, what's wrong?" asked Carlisle.

I wanted to tell him I was fine but the words wouldn't come out, instead I was engulfed in pain.

"Step...back," I managed to breathe out. I closed my eyes without checking to see if he had moved back and let my pure Angel form take over.


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Chapter 12

Edward’s POV

"Step . . . back," she managed to breathe out.

My heart was in my throat, figuratively speaking of course, with worry for Bella. When she had cried out in pain something in me wanted, no needed, to make it go away. To say the least, it confused me to no end, the way I couldn't keep my eyes off of her and wanted protect her from every type of pain and sadness. 

Bella closed her eyes and then began to glow. The glowing was soft but then began to intensify engulfing her body. At some point we had to look away because it was too bright and hurt our eyes. Carlisle had us step away from her, just in case anything were to happen. The glow started changing from a white color to a light blue.

After what I felt like forever, there was no more light, like a switch had been turned off. All of us turned back to Bella and gasped, my jaw dropped at the sight of her. Standing in our living room was the most beautiful and most innocent thing I had ever seen, if I were able to cry I would have been. It was Bella.

Instead of wearing the clothes she had on earlier, now she wore a white beautiful dress. For a moment I thought her feet were bare but I noticed she had on silver slippers. Around her neck was a silver chain with a sapphire stone hanging on the end. On each hand was a gold ring with a white stone.

What really caught my attention, though, were the pair of majestic white wings on her back. They looked long enough to cover her body, and had some sort of designs on them too. My breath caught when I reached her face, it was possible that she had increased in beauty. I almost stumbled over myself when her scent reached me, as with her beautify her scene had intensified.

"What . . . What . . . What . . . ?" were the similar responses from my family. 

Bella looked at each of us nervously. "I'm, sort of, an Angel."

Sort of? I think not.

"You're a freaking angel!" Emmett burst out, his expression wide with shock.

"Bella, why didn't you tell me you were an angel?" Carlisle asked. If it weren't for the tattoo on her back that I saw at the Hospital the other day, I would have never known. . .

"I couldn't, it was against the rules," answered Bella with a sad look on her face.

She looks so innocent like a child, like back then, Esme thought, I have to protect her, I don't know why but I have to. 

We must have done something right in all our years, I mean, I'm friends with an angel! Alice was trying to reason with herself.

So innocent and friendly and sweet-looking, thought Jasper, must stay near her.

We were like bees to honey, I thought amusingly.

"May I?" asked Carlisle motioning towards her wings.

"Of course," she laughed and I right about melted.

Carlisle approached her wings slowly and reached out a tentative hand. He ran his fingers across her wings, a delighted smile on his face that had me burning with jealously. Jealously? Whoa, where did that come from?

"Amazing," Carlisle muttered to himself.

"This is all nice and dandy but why are you here?" Rosalie asked. Surprisingly her thoughts weren't filled with hatred but mere curiosity. I myself was curious to know why too.

"You can call us Angels, Guardians, Spirits, whichever one," Bella began, "our purpose is to protect the human world from mythical creatures at all costs."

"So you're like Guardian Angels?" Carlisle asked to clarify.

"Some of us are," answered Bella, "You see, we have what is called a Council of thirteen high-power Angels, and Foreseers. The Foreseers are Angels who can see into the future not to predict outcomes but to find those who need our help and that's where I come in.

To keep it simple, those who are blessed and turned into Angels are the Guardians because of the sacrifice of their human life. Then there are those who are born Angels, most commonly royal, who can also protect."

I was in awe as well as the rest of my family. We were aware of one other mythical creature, it was hard not to when they smelled like rotten eggs for miles, but to learn that there were other creatures was fascinating.

"What other kind of mythical creatures are there?" Emmett asked.

"What kind of sacrifice in the Angels' human life?" Rosalie asked.

"There are royals?" asked Jasper surprised. It was the first time he had spoken without sounding horrible.

Everyone was shooting off questions one after the other. I cracked a smile when I saw Bella's face, it looked like she wanted to answer every single question but they were going too fast. I had to admit it was horrible to feel like she had died but I was itching to know why.
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Bella’s POV

"Whoa there, one at a time," I cut through their questioning. They mumbled their apologies but I heard one that sounded more shameful than the rest. It was Jasper. Oh, I totally forgot to clear my 'death' from his conscience. "Hey Jasper?"

"Yeah." Was his small reply.

"Jasper, don't feel guilty, this wasn't your fault," I told him, "I let you drink my blood instead of that human girls and yeah, I may have died but you didn't kill me and most importantly you didn't kill that girl."

"But-" I cut him off.

"No buts, now let me hear you say it, 'It wasn't my fault'." That should help him.

He gave me an incredulous look but still did what I asked him to. At first he said it so low I didn't hear it, I doubted even the rest of his family heard it either.

"Louder," I said.

"It wasn't my fault," said Jasper, but I wasn't happy with his tone.

"Like you mean it," I smiled.

He took a deep breath, "It wasn't my fault." There, that was perfect.

"Back to your questions, Emmett, there are many different kinds of mythical creatures but most don't know that the other exists," I answered Emmett's question then turned to Rosalie, "Not everyone becomes an Angel when they die or else there would be thousands of them and not all them would be good, but something in an Angel's human life must be given up willingly and unknowingly too it's kind of hard to explain."

"Like your life?" Esme asked, "That's what was given."

I nodded, "Yeah, my human life was what I gave up in order to save that little girl."

Rosalie's expression suddenly changed, her eyes didn't hold the same glaring intensity in them. She actually looked soft and caring, and it made me wonder why she changed with my answer. There was silence for a few seconds and it threatened to turn awkward so I cleared my throat and moved on to answer Jasper's question.

"Yes, there are royals," I laughed softly, "but they don't necessarily control anyone, they're more of a symbol of power and morality, role models if you will."

Just like William and what a great role model he was, more like a spoiled brat.

"If you are here to protect humans then why exactly are you here?" Edward asked.

Ah, the question I've asked myself a few times. "Well, you see, I'm not here to protect humans this time."

"Then?" asked Emmett.

I was about to answer but Alice squealed. "You're here to protect us!" 

All the Cullens, except Alice, gasped and turned to stare at me, the question clear in their eyes. I wasn't sure how much information they could take but I was already answering most of their questions so I may as well tell them.

"I'm here to protect you guys," I confirmed what Alice said.

"Cool," Emmett grinned, "but I'm the one who could be protecting you."

"Don't underestimate an Angel, Emmett," I grinned back.

"Dear, what do you need to protect us from?" Esme asked throwing Emmett a scolding look, "We're vampires after all."

"That's what the Foreseers are unsure of and part of the reason why I'm here," I answered her truthfully, "We're designed to protect humans and not mythical creatures so the Council isn't sure why I'm 'destined' to protect you guys, unless you guys don't want protection from what ever it is that you're in danger from?"

"I haven't seen any danger in our futures," said Alice. I gave her a questioning look. She giggled, "I can see the future, but not everything is set in stone so it changes according to our decisions."

"A vampire with a gift," I mused. "Are you the only one with a gift?"

"No, Jasper can feel and manipulate emotions and Edward can read minds," Alice replied and I almost choked. Edward can read minds! Then why the hell was he toying with me when we could have avoided so much.

"But I can't seem to read yours," Edward said, he looked like he was trying to hide a smile but was unsuccessful.

"That explains a lot," I muttered.

Alice, Edward, Jasper, Emmett, and Rosalie laughed while Carlisle and Esme stifled their laughter. At that moment they looked so much like a normal regular family I actually believed they were human and I was simply their guardian angel, looking out for them in silence.

"Hey, I never gave you a tour of the house when you came last time," Alice suddenly spoke up, "Edward, go show her the house."

Edward threw her a 'what' look then turned to me and smiled.

"You don't have to show me your house," I assured him.

"It's no problem," Edward smiled again and started walking towards the stairs, "Come on."

"Really, you don't have to," I said again but Alice stood up from her seat and all but pushed me towards Edward.

Me being me, the unexpected happened and I tripped. Before my face could meet Mr. Really-Nice-Floor I felt a pair of strong, cool arms wrap around my waist. I looked up shocked and my eyes connected with Edward's. To my embarrassment I started blushing so I looked away.

"Thanks," I cleared my throat.

I looked up again, his eyes were darker and his arms were still around me. I probably blushed an even darker shade of red. In the background I could hear more laughter that surely belonged to the rest of the Cullens.

"So, where do we go?" I asked.

Edward's eyes widened and he let me go, if he could then I'm sure he would have been blushing too. He ran a hand through his bronze locks and flashed me a dazzling smile that had butterflies fluttering in my stomach.

"To the rooms first," he replied and practically ran up the stairs. Show off. He looked back down at me smirking and I smiled sweetly at him before I was floating off the ground, courtesy of my wings, and landing next to him.

"Let's go," I smirked like him and motioned to the hallway.

He just laughed and showed me through his home until he finally stopped outside a door. I glanced at him after he didn't make a move to open the door so I opened it. This was definitely his room and I found I loved it. Almost one of his entire wall was covered with CDs and right next to that was a really high tech stereo. Another of the walls allowed a perfect view of the forest surrounding their house and a small stream nearby. There was a black couch in there too but no bed. I suppose they didn't need it but the rest of the rooms had beds. Wait. Oh, ew.

"What's so funny?" Edward's voice behind me made me jump.

"Nothing, I, uh, just like your room," I answered but to my mortification blushed again. Ugh, why do I keep doing that?

I moved to stand in front of the window to get a better view of the outside and a few minutes to compose myself. There was a strange feeling in me that I couldn't identify but it was making me feel . . .I  didn't even know the right words to explain.

"What are you thinking?" I heard Edward's voice again, he was so close I could feel his cool breath on my neck; it was sending chills down my back.

I turned around and found him much closer than I thought. I found myself thinking of how beautiful Edward's topaz eyes looked and how soft and inviting his lips were looking. Whoa, back up there. Lips? It almost seemed like time was freezing, the noise around us stopped and all I could hear was the sound of my heart beating fast and our breathing. I stared into his eyes hypnotized and then his hands shot out on either side of me.

My breathing quickened but not in fear, in exhilaration. Without thinking I stood on my tip-toes and closed the space between Edward and me, which wasn't much.
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Unknown POV

The mind-reader had no clue I was here, nor did the rest of their coven. How wonderful to have these talents in your grasp. As quietly as I could I watched the Angel lean in and brush her lips against the vampire in a loving manner. Both had a look of bliss on their faces, something I couldn't allow to happen. The Angel hadn't told them everything regarding their fates, and I intended to use that to my advantage. I will have her blood on my hands and I will watch as the life drained out of her with her charges watching but unable to do a thing.

Maybe the Council did know what it was doing after all. Looks can certainly be deceiving.


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Chapter 13

Rosalie’s POV

Isabella Swan. The new girl and threat to my family, at least that's what I thought of her until now. Now she's our Guardian Angel, protector from some kind of danger heading our way, and I can't seem to hate her anymore. I think part of it had to do with her telling us her story, of how she gave up her life in order to save a little girl, something about it just got to me. Surely this would surprise the family if I start acting nice to Bella, considering I was the not so nice person. They didn't have to say it out loud but I knew they sometimes thought that about me and that was okay because yes I did have to agree. But of course they had to understand that my passing into this world was not pleasant, as with all, and I regretted what was done to me in the last hours of my human life.

Something else that had me warming up to Bella was how she got through to Jasper. He was the newest to our family and after his past our lifestyle was hardest on him but he tried so hard, especially for Alice. Then there was the looks Edward and Bella had shared when he caught her from tripping, oh yeah, we didn't miss that.

We heard the conversation between Edward and Bella as they made their way through the house. Esme and Carlisle tried to get us to give them some privacy but even they were eavesdropping, besides privacy was something hard to get in this house. I was in even curious. Our curiosity spiked however when Jasper suddenly straightened up and looked at Alice with hunger in his eyes. If I didn't know any better I would have thought he wanted to eat her, no wait, it's the other type of hunger.

Hmm, what were they doing up there?

Apparently I wasn't the only one thinking about that because then Emmett started laughing. I wanted to smack him but then I was hit with a wave of lust so strong I accidentally dug my nails into the arm rest and ended up ripping them. I was expecting Esme to scold me but when I looked at her she was too busy eyeing Carlisle; now that was a little uncomfortable. They may not be our real parents but we still considered them as such and it was awkward to see them watch each other lustfully.

Jasper couldn't seem to control himself anymore and threw himself at Alice; Alice didn't seem to mind though. Carlisle took Esme in his arms and disappeared upstairs while Emmett gave me a suggestive glance and motioned to the front door. He didn't have to tell me twice. He grabbed my hand and we were running towards the forest.
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Emmett’s POV

Holy cow! It's been a while since that's happened. Rose and I were heading back to the house after our little escapade. I don't know what caused Jasper to lose control like that but he should do it more often. Anyway, back to the situation at hand. Isabella Swan. Our guardian angel. Who would've thought? She looked so small and fragile, well compared to me everyone looked small and fragile, but to know that she was here to protect us from some kind of danger was weird. But still, she's an Angel for Pete’s sake, how awesome is that and those wings, whoa. Take that Edward, I thought smugly, he always thought that we were damned and had no souls because of what we are and yet we have an Angel protecting us.

Speaking of Edward, he was giving Bella some pretty intense looks earlier. If I had to guess I'd have to say it was lust in his eyes but really, Edward, the prude of the family. That boy better watch himself, though, if he were to be thinking about that towards Bella. After all this it was pretty obvious Esme and Carlisle saw her as a new addition to the family, not to mention Alice and Rosalie, I'm pretty sure Jasper too. I certainly did and I dared say I saw her as a new little sister to protect, even if she was protecting me too. She's one of us now.

"Jasper, dear, are you okay?" I heard Esme's voice in the distance. Rose and I ran faster and reached the house.

I gave a low whistle when I saw the living room. Two of the couches were destroyed as well as the carpet. Damn, Jasper and Alice sure had a great party. Speaking of which, Jasper and Alice were sitting on the floor, one grinning and the other giggling. Both had their clothes wrinkled and all that while their hair was no better. I suspected me and Rose looked the same, except with maybe dirt or leaves. Carlisle was coming out of the kitchen grinning too, which alone was weird for me. Where were Edward and Bella?

"Whoa, what happened to the living room?" There was Bella.

She was at the top of the stairs, Edward standing behind her smiling like an idiot if I may add, wearing a confused expression. We looked at each other and laughed nervously. No need for Bella to know of our afternoon activities. Eddie boy might know though. Edward growled softly and glared at me. Oh right, mind reader. Stay out of my head, lover boy! He growled some more and I just laughed.

"Yes, well, it's getting late," Esme shifted uncomfortably, that's a first, "You're probably expected back home Bella."

"Not unless you count my food and bed," Bella joked, "but I really should be going."

"You're all alone at your house Bella?" asked Esme, a familiar glint appearing in her eyes. Bella nodded, "Why don't you stay here with us?"

"Oh no, I couldn't, I'm being enough trouble as it is," declined Bella politely, "I'll be fine."

"Alright but at least let one of the kids take you home, after all you're still not well enough to walk," said Esme.

"Oh my, my car!" gasped Bella, "It's still at school."

"Me and Rose'll go get it," I spoke up. I could actually get the chance to ride it, if Rose didn't object that is. 

"Yeah sure," shrugged Rosalie but I know inside she was squealing.
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Edward’s POV

I kept replaying Bella standing on her tip toes and our lips meeting. Her warm, soft, gentle lips meeting my own hard cold ones. The way her body pressed against mine with the gentlest of touch. Had the kiss meant anything? Why did we even kiss in the first place? It's not like she liked me that way or I her, right? No, that wasn't right. I was still a monster and she was an Angel, having sacrificed her own human life, destined to protect humans from mythical creatures such as us. Yet, she was also destined to protect us from some sort of danger. Did that make it all better? Certainly not. Did I regret our kiss? Yes . . . who am I kidding, of course not!

Hearing what my family had been up to made me extremely uncomfortable and it didn't help that I could read their every thought. I tried keeping Bella from the living room and my parents room for as long as possible so she wouldn't notice. Emmett had called me lover boy, where had he gotten that idea?

I turned to Bella, "I can drive you home if you want."

"Thanks Edward," a beautiful blush was creeping upon Bella's pale cheek making me catch my breath. That will be the death of me. She began twirling a strand of her brown hair in obvious nervousness.

Alice began giggling again and not because of Jasper. She needs to change back into her human form and don't forget to catch her!

Catch her? I wondered what that was about.

"Alright," Bella breathed out before she began glowing again. This time the light wasn't as blinding as last time. She was back in her normal clothes, except that her shirt had dried blood on it. I caught Bella's eyes going in and out of focus and ran to catch her when her legs buckled underneath her.

"Oh my God, is she okay?" Esme asked worriedly.

"I'm okay Esme, just dizzy," replied Bella, her eyes were closed, "The energy in my human form is drained right now."

She's exhausted, Edward, don't let her walk, Jasper warned me.

"You're definitely not going to school tomorrow, missy," Carlisle said firmly.

"Fine," Bella sighed.

Without another word, I ran Bella to my car and placed her in gently. After making sure she was safely buckled in I sped out of my house and towards Bella's. It didn't take that long and I was grateful. Bella was falling asleep in the passenger seat, not the most comfortable of places. I stopped in front of her house and got her out, the door was unlocked but I didn't worry about that. There was a note on her counter from Emmett and Rosalie.

Dear lover boy (you know you are), 

Alice called to tell us where the key is, as if that would stop us, and we left Bella's awesome car in the garage. I really need to get one of those for Rose; she wouldn't stop talking about it. Anyway, don't do anything I wouldn't do.

From your dear lovely brother and sister,
Emmett and Rose 

I pocketed the note, making one for myself to smack Emmett on the head, and settled Bella on her bed. I didn't want her to be uncomfortable but I couldn't change her out of her current clothing. Where is Alice when you need her?

"Right here dear brother," an unusually chirpy voice broke through the silence. Alice was standing by the window grinning. "Out and no reading my mind."

"Hey Alice," Bella said as she caught sight of my sister.

Alice pushed me out of the room and I obliged happily. Ten minutes later Alice said her goodbyes to Bella and ran home. When I entered Bella's room again she was fast asleep, curled up in bed. She looked so adorable and innocent. I fought with myself deciding whether I should leave or stay. I took a seat in the rocking chair in the corner of her room and watched her sleep. It made me feel calm and . . . needed.

"Edward," I jumped a little when I head Bella call my name. I looked at her but she was asleep. How odd, I heard her say name quite clearly. "Edward."

Oh, she sleep talks. I wondered if she knew that.
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Bella’s POV

I was walking down a road alone; there were trees on either side that reached up to the sky preventing much light to permeate. It was difficult to tell whether it was day or night but it was certain; I was alone. I realized I was in my Angel form yet my white dress was torn and dirt streaked like I had been in a battle and my feet were bare. If I looked in a mirror I would probably look horrible. A twig snapping caught my attention. It was either an animal or a person, pretty sure a person by the sound of the footsteps.

"Hello?" I called out surprised I could see my breath.

"Bella, sweet Bella, why do you cry?" a familiar voice responded from the shadows, "It'll be alright."

I didn't pick up any signs of danger but one could never be too cautious. "Who are you?"

"It's all a dream," was all I got, "Sleep. You're protected."

I'm protected? By whom? I was the one doing the protecting here and a bad job of it lately.

This was a dream. Just a dream.

"Sleep Bella," the voice cooed and then faded.

My eyes shot open but all I saw was darkness and cold. I was huddled up in a ball with a few blankets on me keeping me warm. I was alone in my room when I swore I could have felt another presence with me while I slept. I took a look at my alarm clock and was about to shoot straight out of my bed when the events from yesterday crashed into me. I was relieved I didn't have to keep this secret from the Cullens anymore and the same for them. But- oh my God. I kissed Edward! And I didn't regret it. What was wrong with me?

Don't think about that Bella, just let it go for now. I told myself.

On a list of other things, I had been ordered by Carlisle to stay home and off my foot. At this point I didn't want to make a big fuss out of it and decided to do exactly as he told me. Having a messed up ankle and dying was really exhausting. There was only so much my human form could take. So now I had a full day of nothing to do. Yippee. Note the sarcasm. I sighed and stared at the ceiling for a couple of minutes.

It may have been longer than a few minutes but all of a sudden I heard knocking coming from downstairs. Who could it be? If it's any of the Cullens they knew they didn't have to knock.

"If you're one of the Cullens, what are you doing down there, come on up," I whispered but loud enough for a vampire to hear me but not a human. If indeed it was a Cullen, most probable Alice, Edward, Jasper, Emmett, or Rosalie, why weren't they at school?

The door to my room opened a bit and my heart sped up when I met the familiar face of Edward. His beautiful topaz eyes and dazzling smile were staring back at me. I found myself smiling back at him shyly and motioning him to come in.

"Morning Bella," greeted Edward.

"Hey Edward, why aren't you in school?" I asked him curiously, not that I didn't want him here.

"Esme thought it would be a good idea if I kept you company today," he answered, then added, "I might have also convinced her it was a good idea for me not to go to school."

"I see," I raised an eyebrow at him, "So what are we doing today?"

"I actually wanted to . . . you know . . . take you to a special place of mine," Edward stumbled with his words. I found it quite adorable since he didn't seem like the kind of person to stumble over his words.

"You want to take me?" I asked.

"I mean if you don't want to go that's okay, I just thought it might be nice instead of staying in bed all day," Edward babbled on looking crestfallen and embarrassed.

I giggled quietly but he heard me anyway.

"You're really cute when you babble," the words tumbled out of my mouth before I could stop them. I blushed and dug my head in my hands.

"And you're really cute when you sleep talk," I heard Edward say.

I straightened up shocked and stared at him. Now he started laughing while I just stared. I sleep talked!

"How do you know?" I asked him. "Are you spying on me?"

"I would never spy on you," he replied smirking, "I was merely watching you sleep while you were unaware of it."

"That equivalates to the same thing," I told him.

"Back to the question at hand," Edward flashed me another dazzling smile that made me forget what we were talking about for a moment, "Would you like to go?"

"Sure," I smiled. I really did want to go. "But I need a minute."

"A human minute," he grinned.

"Yes vampire, a human minute," I joked with him, "Now entertain yourself while I finish."

"No problem," I thought I heard Edward mutter as I threw the covers off me.



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Chapter 14

Edward’s POV

Thank you Esme for caring so much! I thought to myself as I waited for Bella to come downstairs. Esme did want me to come and see Bella but she didn't specify when so I just nudged her there. I don't think she minded anyway. Alice hinted that today might be lighter than most days and the sun might even shine for a little bit. This gave me an idea. If Bella had revealed herself to us then I wanted to return the favor, vampire style. Although, I had to admit, yesterday had been information overload for all of us but now we were okay, as okay as we were going to be that is.

"Alright, I'm ready," Bella's soft voice snapped me out of my thoughts.

She was standing at the bottom of the stairs looking fresh and beautiful. Her stunning brown eyes captured mine and had me smiling widely. She was wearing a dark blue t-shirt that said Live Laugh Love in white letters and tight looking jeans with a pair of grey converse. Around her neck was a stone pendant that matched her outfit. Her brown hair was up in a ponytail and I couldn't see any makeup on her face, unlike most girls at school. What really caught me was her sweet-smelling scent, almost overpowering me.

It took a moment for me to respond. "Let’s go."

I led her to the edge of the forest, out of prying eyes, and turned back to her grinning.

"Is this the part where you kidnap me?" Bella asked amused.

"This is exactly the part where I kidnap you," I replied with a smile. I took a couple of steps closer to her until we were inches apart. My throat burned a little but I ignored that and focused on her. I picked her up and settled her on my back quickly but gently and then I was running off into the forest.

If I thought running was exhilarating before now it was just mind-blowing. Or maybe it was just having Bella on my back and holding on to me tightly, her body pressed against mine so like yesterday when we shared our kiss.

In no time at all I came to a stop and let her down. Her face showed shock and I feared I might have scared her.

"Oh Bella, I'm so sorry, I didn't mean to frighten you," I apologized quickly.

Her reaction threw me off guard. "Are you kidding me? That was awesome!"

This girl really surprised me, and it wasn't just because I couldn't read her thoughts. I let out a sigh of relief and took one of her hands slowly then led her to the place I wanted to show her. Also because I couldn't read her thoughts I watched her expression unsure if she would like it.

Bella gasped and her eyes widened, not in displeasure but in awe. Her eyes scanned every inch of my meadow and I could see in her eyes she was falling in love with it. I stayed behind while she walked to stand in the middle of it, taking in all the surroundings. As if on cue, the clouds lightened up even more and a couple of rays of light spread throughout the meadow. I wanted to show her myself in the sun but again feared she would not like what she saw.

"Edward, this place is amazing," said Bella catching my attention. "What are you doing all the way over there?"

I took a deep breath of unnecessary air and stepped out into the light. As always, my skin sparkled like a thousand diamonds. I know she knew about vampires and all that jazz but I doubted she had ever been with some up close since she protected humans instead of the mythical creatures. Bella motioned for me to come forward and I did so slowly. Again we were only inches apart and, personally, I wouldn't have it any other way.

No! Bad Edward! I thought. She's an Angel and you're a vampire; huge difference.

Bella raised her hand and brushed her warm fingers by my cheek. I sucked in a gust of air and my eyes fluttered closed of their own accord. The feel of her touch on my face was comforting and incredible.

"You have no idea how good that feels," I murmured.

"I've never seen a vampire in the sunlight," whispered Bella, "You shine brighter than the biggest star."

I opened my eyes and chuckled, "I doubt that, trust me."

"I think you do, trust me," Bella repeated my words, "I've seen them and they pale in comparison."

"I thought you might get scared of seeing me like this," I confessed.

"Never," smiled Bella, her eyes lighting up, "You're beautiful."

"Not as beautiful as you," I couldn't help but say.

Bella's eyes widened and she looked away shyly, a blush creeping on her cheeks. At times like this I wished I could read her mind to know what she was thinking about. When she did look up again I was captured by her sparkling brown eyes. Why was it that every time I was alone with Bella time seemed to freeze and it was only us in this moment? Again, this was really frustrating.

Bella cleared her throat loudly and plopped down on the grass next to me. I cleared my throat also as I realized what had been happening. Bella and I had been leaning towards each other and just a second later our lips would have touched. I had to be more careful.
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Bella’s POV

I can't believe I almost kissed him! Part of me just wanted to let go and act on my feelings but another part of me screamed about the consequences. I could not do this. Plain and simple. Those were the rules. Yet, I was breaking them now, at least my heart was. Memories of our kiss yesterday flooded my mind and I found I couldn't regret it. Crap. What have I gotten myself into?

I shook my head to clear my thoughts and turned back to Edward. While I had been busy with my thoughts he had taken a seat next to me and put some noticeable distance between us. Good. Anyway, this beat hanging around all day in bed hands down. The place was beautiful and the little bit of sunshine breaking through the clouds made everything glow. In Edward's case, literally glow and sparkle. I don't know why he was afraid that I would be afraid to see him like this.

"What are you thinking?" Edward asked. There was curiosity and frustration sparkling in his eyes.

"About nothing in particular," I answered embarrassed to say what I really had been thinking about. "How did you find this place?"

"I have a lot of time on my hands," he answered smiling, "one time though I really needed to think and be alone and that's when I discovered this place."

His answer made perfect sense. It seemed we had that in common, thinking and being alone. I grew curious, then, about his family and I wanted to find out more about them. I had barely been supplied with just their names and nothing else really.

"Hey Edward, could you tell me more about you and your family?" I asked.

"Um, sure," a thoughtful look crossed his face.

Time passed by as I sat here with Edward listening to him tell me about his family. He wouldn't go into a lot of detail but just a rough sketch for me to get an idea. I didn't ask him for anymore about his family but instead we just talked and talked. It wasn't until we both sat in a comfortable silence that I paid attention to something other than Edward.

"It's twilight," I realized. The sky was splashed with hues of pink, blue, and purple in the clouds. It was a mesmerizing sight, like so many I had seen before.

"The end of a beautiful day," Edward sighed, "it's sad everything has to end."

"That doesn't mean you can't remember it or let it end right away for that matter," I said. Edward laughed, which sent chills throughout my body making me shiver involuntarily.

"You're cold," deduced Edward. I just shrugged and let him think that instead of telling him my unexpected reaction to his laughter. At that moment though my stomach growled loudly and I blushed furiously embarrassed. "And hungry."

"Yeah, I didn't exactly eat breakfast you know," I joked.

"I'm sorry, it was my fault," he apologized. I stared at him and then laughed a little.

"Don't worry about it Edward," I assured him, "It wasn't your fault."

"Come on, let's get you back to your house," he lifted me from the ground and onto his back.

"Can we go to your house instead?" I asked, not ready to go home just yet.

"Of course," he chuckled and then we - he - was running.

I would never dare say it out loud, or think about it, but there was something about him carrying me on his back that appealed to me greatly. I buried my face in his back as I felt myself blush again. Oh my goodness, what was wrong with me?
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Alice’s POV

I'm going to kill Edward when he gets home!

How did he not tell me he was going to cut classes, with Esme's permission, and hang out with Bella all day? I wanted to spend some time with our Angel too. Argh. Oh well, there's still the possibility of a shopping trip. Anyway, Edward and Bella. Wow, even I didn't see that one coming and I'm the psychic but it was pretty obvious with the way they were eyeing each other and the incident with Jasper yesterday.

Now I did see that. They kissed, and it was a sweet, innocent, first kiss. I hadn't told anyone but if I didn't I would explode with excitement and the first people I would tell will be Carlisle and Esme. As if they didn't already know; the connection between Bella and Edward I mean, not the kissing part. Emmett, Rosalie, and Jasper saw it too but had no idea how close those two love birds were getting. How fabulous!

"Alice, sweetheart, you're going to break the bed," Jasper's voice broke through my thoughts. I turned to him and found an amused smile on his face. I hadn't realized I'd been bouncing rather hard.

"Jasper's getting some action," Emmett's loud voice echoed from the living room, "Esme Alice is going to break the bed."

"Emmett!" I heard Rosalie and then a smacking sound. I giggled then stopped as I felt the familiar pull of my mind leading me into a vision.

"I'm sorry, it was my fault," Edward apologized to someone. Wasn't he with Bella? Oh, wait, there she is. Bella stared at him then started laughing.

"Don't worry about it Edward," Bella assured him, "It wasn't your fault."

"Come on, let's get you back to your house," Edward lifted Bella off the ground and onto his back swiftly but gently.

"Can we go to your house instead?" asked Bella.

"Of course," Edward chuckled.

The vision faded and I found myself bouncing again with energy. Bella's coming over! Bella's coming over! We need food. Yay, shopping; different, but still shopping. A snapping sound brought me out of my excitement and then I was closer to the ground. Dang it. I broke the bed.

"Sorry Jazz, I'll order a new bed don't worry," I pecked him on the lips while Emmett's laughter filled the entire house, practically shaking it.

I put on some shoes and ran downstairs making sure to run in front of Emmett and 'accidentally' disconnect the cable to his video games. Rosalie laughed while Emmett just stared at the T.V. in disbelief. Ha! I grabbed the keys to the Volvo and was out the door.

"Bella's coming in ten minutes!" I yelled, "Gotta go get her some food!"

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It actually took less than ten minutes to get some food for Bella. I parked in the garage and took all the grocery bags into the kitchen where I found Esme waiting for me. I let her take over since she knew the most about cooking and went into the living room. Just as I sat down Edward and Bella walked in. Edward was smiling, almost like an idiot, and Bella was blushing slightly. Oh boy, what happened?

"Nothing Alice," Edward growled. Yeah, sure, I'm going to believe that.

"Hey Bella," I ignored Edward and smiled at Bella.

"Angel-Bells, you're here!" Emmett shot up from his seat on the floor and engulfed Bella in a huge hug, spinning her around a few times.

"Emmett . . . human form . . . can't breathe . . ." Bella gasped.

Edward's face became horrified and then snatched her away from Emmett and held her to himself. The look on his face was hilarious.

"Are you okay Bella? Are you hurt?" asked my lovely brother.

"I'm fine," responded Bella giggling a little, "Keep the love down, Em."

"Emmett you could have hurt her," Edward rounded on Emmett, "that was dangerous."

"Chillax Eddie," way to go Emmett, I rolled me eyes, "Bella's fine, you're babying her too much."

"Edward's right, Emmett," Rosalie stood next to Edward, "you could have hurt Bella."

Well, that was new. Didn't see that coming either. Rosalie wasn't a mean person, overconfident, yes, vain, of course, but not mean and yet it was surprising to see her being nice to Bella. Considering Rose's past and her dislike of humans interfering with her family, she didn't take to anyone easily. Bella wasn't entirely human either, but I think Rose liked her.

"What are they arguing about now?" Jasper asked, lifting me off the couch and to his lap.

"Emmett," I answered simply.

"Ahh," he smiled and watched his siblings argue with amusement.

"Hey Jasper, Alice," Bella slipped away unnoticed from Edward and sat down on the couch with us. Jasper tightened a little but then relaxed, his eyes a little darker with thirst but nothing he couldn't handle. The blue was fading from his eyes already.

"Bella," Jasper nodded in response.

"Bella, sweetheart, how are you today?" Esme asked coming out of the kitchen. Her eyes were shining as she gave Bella a hug.

"Better than yesterday," answered Bella.

"Alice brought some food and I made you a quick dinner," said Esme.

"Oh Esme, you didn't have to," Bella smiled shyly.

"Nonsense, come," Esme and Bella walked into the kitchen, Esme ignoring Emmett, Rosalie, and Edward still arguing. I grabbed Jasper's hand and pulled him towards the kitchen.

They might be at it a while, or at least until Carlisle got home which should any minute now. That or until Edward notices Bella's not there anymore. What a strange family I have but I wouldn't give them up for anything and now that Bella was here with us things were going perfectly.



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Chapter 15

Carlisle’s POV

Five minutes until my shift at the Hospital was over and I could go home to see my lovely wife and family. Now that I knew who Bella really was and what had happened to her in the past concerning me, I immediately saw her as part of the family as another daughter to Esme and me. The rest of the family saw her as such too.

There was something troubling me though, this danger coming for my family. Something so mysterious that even the Foreseers Bella talked about couldn't figure out. It had me worried but I didn't express my concerns to Esme or let Edward hear them through my thoughts. Best not worry them right now.

I sighed and finished some paper work piled on my desk before leaving and placing them on the Nurse's station. I tried not to acknowledge the wistful sighing or gossiping coming from the nurses as I passed by. When I rounded the corner a rather . . . sour smell stopped me in my tracks. The smell of werewolf, and it was unmistakable.

"Mr. Cullen," a rough, raspy voice called. I turned slowly and was met with two men. One was older and in a wheelchair, Billy Black, while the other was younger but old enough. I recognized Billy but not the other.

"Yes."

"We need to talk," said Billy in a firm tone, "privately."

"We can talk in my office," I motioned to the door at the end of the hall. The young man looked reluctant but followed Billy and I into the office closing the door behind him. I wondered what this would be about. I settled behind my desk and waited patiently for one of them to start.

"I'm here to discuss the stay of the girl," Billy surprised me by saying.

"Isabella Swan?" I asked.

"Yes, her," the younger man replied.

"Sam, calm down," he spoke to the man and then turned to me, "She is a vampire, no?"

A vampire? Bella? I chuckled politely and shook my head, "No Bella is not a vampire; I assure you."

"Sam and my boy, Jacob, asked her to pass along a message after their brief encounter a few days ago," said Billy, "They informed me she reeked of vampire and she wasn't human."

"She has not mentioned anything to us," I frowned, "and she isn't human, yes but not a vampire."

"What is she then?" he asked. I wasn't sure if I could tell him Bella's secret as it was her secret.

"I can't tell you but she can, it is not my secret to tell," I told them, "A meeting would be perhaps necessary." 

"As soon as possible," Billy agreed.

"As for the message," Sam began, "There were two killings near our land, both the bodies had been drained of blood and the scent of vampires surrounded the place, even crossing the border."

"None of my family killed anyone," I said firmly.

"If it was a vampire passing by it is your job to keep them in line as long as they are around here," Sam continued, "if there are any more deaths, it gives us enough reason to attack." 

The threat was easy to pick out from his voice but I remained composed. I would need to have a talk with Bella as soon as possible. I was certain this was the reason why she had damaged her ankle in the first place. It was a little horrifying I admit, thinking Bella had been close to young werewolves despite what she was and the ability to take care of herself. 

"If that is all, then I would very much like to go home to my family," I stood up from my seat trying not to be impolite. Billy nodded and had Sam take him out the door leaving me alone in my office.

I grabbed my medical bag and jacket before locking the door and heading home. The meeting between Billy, Sam, and I would remain secret until I had a chance to talk thoroughly with Bella. I felt something wasn't right; almost like a danger coming closer, and I didn't like it. 
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Unknown POV

It was getting difficult to wait but I had to, if I wanted to get the desired results. Let those "vegetarian" vampires feel close to their guardian Angel to the point where they see her as family and then I would strike. It was a brilliant plan but I wouldn't have gotten this far without her help.

I gave an unnecessary sigh; old habits died hard, and stepped out of the two-story house. Very elegant and pricy just like the owners, and they sure were tasty. I licked my lips in anticipation and ran into the city ready to satisfy the burning in my throat.

After draining three humans I ran back to the house where I encountered one of the vampires working for me. He stood in the living room staring around at the pictures with his bright red eyes curiously.

"Amazing taste in art," he murmured.

"Yes, the owners did have an amazing taste," I laughed.

"I'm sure they did," he laughed as well, "In other news, the bodies have been dropped near the dog's land as you wanted and now they suspect the Cullens."

"Very good Karl.” Now that one part of my plan was going accordingly I could proceed with the next part. Oh I will enjoy this. "Be sure to let the others know."

"I will," Karl nodded and left the house. 

Heaven was shinning down on me, how ironic really. I walked upstairs and made myself comfortable on one of the couches to wait for her so I could relay the news. Poor Isabella Swan, so unaware of me, and yet I was her biggest danger not only to her but them too. An eye for an eye, or rather a life for a life.
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Jasper’s POV

The feelings coming and going from our family and me to Bella were incredible but a little alarming. Carlisle and Esme viewed her as another loving daughter. Emmett and Rosalie saw her as their little sister and had a fierce protectiveness when they were around her, although I was a bit surprised with Rose since she's usually cold to anyone outside of our family. While Alice saw her as another sister she also saw her as her best friend. I, on the other hand, amazed myself too with the level of caring I had for Bella as well. Edward, well he was a whole other thing. I'm not sure if he realized this but he loved her. Really loved her. It was the same amount of intensity Carlisle felt for Esme, Emmett for Rosalie, and I for Alice, if not more. 

Then there was Bella who felt the same way towards him and our family. It had nothing to do with her being our Angel but she as a person and it really was amazing. Just watching her interact with the family you could see it, apparently it didn't matter we were vampires she was protecting. I was grateful though for her forgiving and kind nature or else I would be killing myself right now.

"Hey Jasper, didn't you and me win that talent contest back in the 80's?" Emmett's loud voice broke me away from my thoughts. I looked up and found everyone staring at me expectantly.

"Which one, there were many?"

"The one where that crazy cat lady flashed the audience," replied Emmett trying to control his laughter.

Oh yeah. I shuddered as I remembered perfectly. "Did you have to bring that up Emmett, I swear I couldn't get rid of that image for weeks."

All of them started laughing but the loudest were Emmett and Bella. Bella being a "human" starting turning red and holding her stomach from laughing so much.

"Jasper, stop," Alice giggled while trying to look angry. It was hard to take her seriously with the constant changes in her expression. I sent waves of calm throughout the room which helped bring down the laughter instantly.

"Thank you dear," smiled Esme.

A small gasp coming from Alice had me jumping from my seat and cradling her in my arms. Her eyes were glazed over and had a far away looking in them. She was having a vision. The rest of the family and Bella caught on to what was happening and waited patiently. Alice gasped again, her eyes snapping back into focus, and squealed really loudly. All of us, even Bella, cringed at the incredibly high pitch. 

"Ow, Alice, are you sure super squealing isn't another one of your powers?" Emmett asked sarcastically massaging his ears.

Alice threw him a glare then began parading around the living room clapping excitedly. The happiness radiating from her engulfed me and I couldn't help but spread it to everyone else. Soon all of us lost our cool and started copying Alice.

Life is good. Life is great. I feel like skipping. I feel like dancing. I feel like hugging. I feel like kissi- No! I snapped out of the happy mood clouding my mind and calmed everyone down again, except for Alice who couldn't be brought down.

"Esme you're the greatest! Thank you Carlisle! I love you guys!" Alice sang, her eyes sparkling brightly.

"Jasper, don't ever do that again," Rose begged, "I felt like Alice."

"Why aren't you guys excited?" Alice screeched coming to a halt.

"About what?" Edward cracked, "You haven't said anything!"

"Bella. Is. Staying. With. Us." Alice pronounced each word slowly.



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