Bella's eyes fluttered open only to be blinded by the rare Forks sunlight. She had slept rather well, considering there was a murderous vampire on the loose intent on drinking every last drop of her blood. She couldn't think about that though. She was trying to stay positive, if only for those around her. Charlie was tired of seeing her so miserable. Jake was tired of seeing her worry constantly over something he deemed was, 'nothing to worry about'.

She sat up in bed, stretched, and smiled once she realized what day it was. It was Saturday and she had the entire weekend free to spend with Jake. She spent so much time with him anymore that it was hard to imagine what her life might be like in the future.

She was Bella Swan, and she was broken. She knew she would never be able to love again, not after HE had left her. Her heart was still broken but Jacob was her band-aid. He made her feel happy, fixed and loved. He was her best friend and unfortunately that's all he would ever be to her.

Guilt washed over Bella as she thought about how much Jake wanted to be with her and how selfish she was to never give him anything but friendship when he was willing to give her anything she wanted. She couldn't help herself, she needed Jake. But what about what Jake needed? How could she continue to feed off of him like some sort of parasite without giving him anything in return? She needed to give in and start making the only person who was able to fix her a chance at happiness as well. Today was the day she would give Jake what he wanted.

Pulling out a yellow sundress from her closet, she then went to her dresser and found the pale pink bra and panties set that still had the tags on then. It was supposed to be for a special occasion. What better occasion than the start of her new life, with Jake.

After showering and getting dressed, she headed downstairs. Charlie had already gone to work before so she didn't need to worry about making anything for him to eat. However on the kitchen table was a note.

Bella,

I left some orange juice for you.

Dad

Charlie usually didn't leave her notes. She brushed off the uneasy feeling, assuming that he'd left the note as his way of reminding her to pick up some more juice today. She opened the fridge grabbed the carton. There was barely any left so she didn't bother pouring it into a glass and finished it off.

Turning around she came face to face with her worse nightmare. The bright red eyes stared back at her, almost glowing. Victoria smiled widely at her, "Hi, Bella."

Bella stood still, waiting. Waiting for either Victoria to lunge forward and finish her off or for Jake to pick up the scent and come to save her. Frozen in fear, she just stared at the red haired murderer for what seemed like hours.

"Did you like the juice? I left such a small amount so that you would drink it without even bothering to taste it, silly human." She said, stepping back slightly.

Bella regained control of her body enough to respond, "You poisoned me? Why? Why not just kill me?"

"Are you really that stupid? You see, Bella, you took something from me. You take from everyone, without the slightest thought about it. I didn't poison you, per say. But you have ingested a drug made from a plant so rare that it's been thought to be extinct for many centuries." She said, with a slight laugh. "I guess being alive this long has its advantages. I have my own little garden at my disposal."

"What…what is going to happen to me?"

"This drug inhibits the brain. The effects last about seven days, and during that time…" she started laughing madly. "During that week, you will not take from anyone." She jumped up on the counter, still looking straight at Bella. "During the time in my life when I was human, I owned many slaves. Of course it wasn't just me, my family. We never wanted a riot from our slaves so my family invented this little gem. Once a week we would feed our slaves their special treat and they would become mindless zombies who lived only to please us. It was wonderful!"

"And after the week is over? What happens after the effects wear off?" Bella was terrified now, she knew her friends and family loved her enough to not ask anything of her in this condition, but what was Victoria's plan?

"I plan on being dead. I'm sure your mutt has come close to tracking me down here and he will kill me."

"Why go through all this trouble if you just want to die? Why have you spent all this time making my life miserable??" Bella was crying now.

"My dear, even in death I plan on ruining your life." She smiled. "The wolves are close so I will make my requests of you. Bella, I want you to stop crying right now."

Bella immediately stopped crying. She couldn't even sniffle. Victoria rocked back slightly, throwing her head back she laughed loudly. "This is wonderful!! I have missed this so. Bella, you are not to mention any part of my conversation with you to anyone."

Bella's eyes widened. If she couldn't tell anyone, no one would know what was going on and why she was doing everything someone wanted. "Please don't do this Victoria!!" she yelled in vain.

Victoria continued to laugh, "Now that is the kind of response I was hoping to see before I died. You mutt is here now, enjoy your week." She jumped from the counter and walked toward the back door. Bella dropped to her knees on the floor, still unable to cry. She could hear Victoria's laugh echoing over the loud sounds of the wolves growling. Even covering her ears couldn't block out the sounds of the evil laugh and she knew it would give her nightmares if she survived what was to come.