Sequel to "Confessions of a Runaway"

Intro: Edward Masen was a slave boy to his parents. Living through hell for years, at the age of 17, he decides enough is enough and after being beaten for the last time, he ran away. Little did he come to know was a nice doctor in the small town of Forks, Washington, Carlisle Cullen took him into his home with his loving wife, Esme and his two adopted sons they've had since infants, Emmett and Jasper. Slowly, Edward saw ways in a new light, regarding his past, he loved the Cullens and wanted so badly to become one. When a night where he was home alone did his parents come back to take him back home. Nearly almost dying, the Cullens got Edward back and made the final arrangements for them to be his legal guardians. Now a year later, he returns to Forks High without his brothers, where his classmates finally show their true colors and make him a target for bullying. However, becoming semi-pals with the new kid, Jacob Black, he felt a bit protected for Jacob always had his back. When breaking news hits that there was an escaped prisoner, Edward fears it is his father coming back to finish what he didn't get to start before - killing him.

DISCLAIMER: I do NOT own the Twilight Saga - all rights go to Stephenie

COPYRIGHT: I DO own the story's line and plot

Song Lyrics used: Simple Plan "Worst Day Ever"

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6 a.m.
The clock is ringing
I need to spend an hour snoozing
'Cuz I don't think I'm going to make it

The sun's light warmed my face, but I refused to open my eyes. I was by far too comfortable in my bed. In an attempt to get more sleep, I buried my face in my pillow and threw the blankets over my head. A soft knock was heard before I heard it creak open. "Edward, sweetie, time to wake up," Esme's loving voice was heard, but I groaned in protest. "Sleep…" my voice was muffled by the pillow, but Esme heard my complaint, for she giggled. "Okay then…Emmett, Jasper, Edward doesn't want to get up!" She called, her voice echoing in my room, but what made my eyes pop was the thundering sounds of my brothers' feet before I heard them at the same time say "wake up!" And there they jumped on my bed, sending me a good few feet off my bed and smacking back down.

I laughed when they tickled me. Being gang-tickled wasn't fair for me, but I finally surrendered. "Okay! Okay, okay, I'm up!" I chuckled out and the tickle fest ended. Opening my eyes finally, I saw my brothers smiling widely at me. "C'mon Eddie-Boy, time for school," I groaned. Now I remembered why I dreaded today. It was the first day I'd be in Forks High School without them. Jasper graduated and was taking college courses, as for Emmett…well, he flunked out, but Carlisle's been helping him study to get his GED. Sure I had Eric and them to keep me company, but I guess I felt odd without my brothers there with me. Could be because I feel the safest with them and Esme and Carlisle, but I thanked my dreadful past for that.

Thinking of it, it seems like ancient history now. Never would I ever wish for anyone to go through what I went through, unfortunately most commit suicide, I on the other hand was lucky. I found the Cullens, my real family. How I loved each and every one of them. Of course I grew a loving relation to Emmett and Jasper's girlfriends as well. Rosalie Lillian Hale and Alice Brandon were very sweet, luckily they were in my grade, and they've taken a role in my life as my older sisters. Funny it is, but considering my birthday is in June and Alice's is in November and Rosalie's is in May, they've told me in a bluntly way I'm their little brother as well after a month of knowing me.

Deciding on simple dark jeans and a grey sweater with a black vest, I changed and brushed my teeth in the huge bathroom on the top floor. My reflection stared at me when I rolled my sleeves up and splashed warm water on my face to awake me more. Each day, I would stare at my reflection and see so much of my real mother, Elizabeth. I shared her hair type and color and her green eyes. But I suddenly shuddered when the image of my brooding and abusive father flashed in my mind. I looked so much like him, and I hated it with a strong passion. My mother I wouldn't mind, but my father…that's a different story. It's been over a year and I still have some permanent scars from past abuse, my skin was still shallow, but I concluded that that was due to living in a cloudy place, Forks, Washington. To keep up with timing, I ran my fingers through the tousled bronze mess of hair instead of messing with a brush or comb – be messy either or.

After I searched for my school bag and converses, I walked down the stairs just as the doorbell rung. I arched a brow, but went and answered it only to be embraced by a tiny pixie with black spiky hair. "Edward! Good morning!" Alice chirped. I hugged her back and smiled at her, she had a wide smile and allowed herself in. "Ready for school? I'm not! Jasper won't be there anymore and like I've been complaining all summer, I'll be stuck with losers! Not you, of course, oh, and don't think because your brothers aren't there that you'll be sitting away from me at lunch." I found it too early to register anything in her usual babble sprees, but she squealed once she saw Jasper and ran over to him. About to close the front door, I heard someone else. "Hey, Blondie coming in little bro," Rosalie appeared in her usual preppy clothes and long corn silk wavy blond hair. Her blue eyes popped out from her pale complexion. Outstretching her arms, she smirked. "No good morning hug?" With a laugh, I hugged her, she was a few inches short than me, but with her heels on, she was a few inches taller. After ruffling my hair, like usual, she allowed herself in and I finally closed the front door. Esme came into the main room and smiled lovingly. "You girls are just in time for breakfast. Care to join?"

"Breakfast..? I'm starved!" Alice piped up; you wouldn't have expected someone so small and petite like herself to say that.

Rosalie went up to the second floor to the kitchen where she found Emmett stuffing waffles in his mouth. "Someone's a little piggy, huh?" She joked and kissed his cheek before taking a seat next to him. I took my usual seat next to Carlisle and Alice pushed Jasper to the next seat over and sat next to me. Out of the two, I'd have to say I was closer to Alice, though I was close to Rosalie as well, but there was something about Alice that I adored. Might be her hyperactive attitude, I wouldn't know.

As much as I wished for more time to procrastinate…it was time to leave for school. Alice kissed Jasper goodbye as Rosalie did the same with Emmett before each one yanked one of my wrists to drag me to Rosalie's red BMW. I overheard my family wish me luck before Alice practically pushed me in the back seat of the car. "Buckle up, baby bro." Rosalie command and I did so reluctantly. Alice hopped in the passenger's side and turned the radio on as Rosalie drove out onto the highway. "Aw, Edward, I know you're nervous being there without your brothers, but we're here for you." I looked up from my book I had opened to read and to the rearview mirror, where Rosalie's eyes where on me and shifting from me to the road. Alice turned in her seat and smiled warmly at me. "If anyone messes with you, we'll take care of them." I laughed. "I know, it's just it feels like I'm out of my comfort grounds now…" my voice trailed off. The last time I was away from my brothers or Carlisle and Esme, I was taken by my parents, mainly my father, but that was before he got life in prison. Even still, that man scares me. Most would have nightmares of a masked killer or something, but my main fear was him. The girls had no idea of what my past was like, when they came into the picture everything was finally calmed down, and we kept it that way, but now for some reason I'm beginning to feel it creeping back up on me. I honestly felt it was just the simple fact that even though Alice was in most of my classes and Rosalie was in a few, I was out on my own for the first time since I first ran away.

My mind was in a daze, I didn't even realize I was doodling in my notebook until Alice asked what the picture was. When I finally looked, I saw it was my father's face glaring at me with brooding eyes. I shivered at just the sight and immediately flipped the page. Alice looked at me with an arched brow and confused jades. "Why were you getting bent out of –"

"A movie I saw…"

"A movie," her tone of voice wasn't all convinced, but I kept it at that. With a fast nod I whispered to her, "some old movie that was on cable last night. I don't remember the name."

By 5th period, I found out that Mike and Eric and Tyler were no longer attending Forks. Come to find out, Tyler dropped out, Eric moved to Ohio, and Mike moved to Seattle. Angela remembered me, but I was never close to her, and Jessica of course remembered me, but we weren't on good terms since she lied about how vicious my brothers were. Shocking enough a student on the Indian reservation had been enrolled into Forks High. I met him in 2nd period, but I forgot his name, but he seemed rather nice. I took a seat in the back of the history room and Rosalie came walking in searching for me. Once she did she happily skipped over to the next seat. "How's your first day, honey?" She asked simply, but I shrugged. "Alright, I guess…"

"I know, I heard about Mike, Eric, and Tyler too, but ya' still got Al and me." I nodded. "That's a good thing, at least I have someone." Rosalie smiled at me, but I saw the new student come walking in. He was rather built for a teenager, but whatever. His dark eyes looked over the classroom and he walked over to take a seat on the other side of me. I kept my eyes on my desk, afraid to make contact with him, but he spoke in a rough voice. "So you're Edward Cullen, right? I noticed you were in my Biology class." Deciding to finally look at him, I nodded. "I'm afraid I don't remember your name." He smiled at me, "It's Jacob, but most peeps call me Jake."

"Jacob Black, what are you doing in Forks High?" Jacob smiled at finally realizing Rosalie. "What's up Blondie? And yeah I know, but Pops wanted me enrolled here, said something about the kids down at La Push were bad news for me."

"You two know each other?"

Rosalie nodded, "Jake and me go way back, Edward."

"Not really, you just finally moved down from Seattle to here, our parents are just tight." Rosalie laughed, "True that, and damn you got some muscles now."

"All in a good work out, heard chicks love a guy with arms." Compared to my arms, they were toothpicks. Jacob got out of the seat he was in and sat on the other side of Rosalie as they chatted away. With a shake of my head, I pulled out my book and began reading.

By lunch hour Alice towed me to a table and Rosalie came with Jacob, both of them still chatting up a storm. Alice placed all her attention on me and went into another babble spree about the kids she hated were in her classes and what teachers she didn't like while I munched on an apple. "And so fourth that is why I detest Bio!" She stopped her animation and decided to focus on eating. My mind tried to remind me on what I basically did all morning, but I couldn't remember anything, so my mind was drawing frustrating blanks. "There's the kid." I heard someone whisper and I turned to see Lauren Mallory pointing at me while talking to another blond girl. Once they noticed my gaze, they left abruptly, but it left me curious. "Be right back," I spoke before dismissing myself to head over to where Lauren and the girl took their seats at. The eyes of their group looked up at me and I immediately felt nervous. My skills as a people person weren't that good, but I tapped Lauren's shoulder and she turned to face me. "What do you want?"

"Um…" my voice went missing, and I felt like an idiot being stared at, but I sighed and mustered my voice back out, "what were you saying about me?"

"Right, like I'd talk about a foster boy." Foster boy? I arched a brow, "then why did you point at me and said 'There's the kid' if you weren't—"

"Edward, you're cute, but I was just telling Amanda how you were thrown away by your real parents and the Cullens adopted you just last year."

"But…but they didn't throw me away, I –"

"Stop humiliating yourself and go run along now."

She flicked her wrist and turned to face her crowd again. I stayed there for a few moments as a statue before I dragged my feet back to my table. Jacob, Rosalie, and Alice all were waiting for me when I came back. "Yo man, forget about her, she just needs to get laid." Jacob said, but I shook my head and retook my seat. I heard laughing from their table and looked up to see them all staring at me smugly. My eyes dropped down and I placed my head in my folded arms on the table. All I wanted to do was to just go back home.

The final bell rung and I gathered my things in my bag and made my way to Rosalie's car. It was in sight, but I felt a push and lost my footing. I went into a muddy puddle and people around me started laughing. When my brothers were around, I never got picked on like this. I'm guessing they think they can now since I'm on my own. A guy pulled me up by my elbow and took my bag away from me. "Give it back!" I tried reaching it, but he tossed it to another person and then another. "Give it back!" I tried again only this time I punched the guy and that's when his gang threw me to the ground and started to kick me. One guy grabbed my hair and face planted my face in the muddy puddle while another riffled through my bag. "Hey, you punks leave him be!" Jacob called out. The one having a hold of my hair released me and I looked up to see Jacob's dark eyes brooding and him throwing a few punches at the one having my bag. Like a snake about to attack, he yanked my bag out of the guy's hands. "Why don't you prissy-asses pick on someone that's actually going to give a fight back?" The gang slowly back away from Jacob's intimidating stance, but he didn't care about them, he focused more on me. His eyes soften right when we made contact and he outstretched a russet hand to me. I took it and he helped me up. "You okay, Edward?" I nodded, "fine…"

"Well, c'mon let's get you in Blondie's car." He gave me my bag and followed me to Rosalie's car, that's when I finally saw her and Alice coming out of building four. "Why do they pick on you, man?" With a shrug, I respond with the obvious, "I'm not a fighter, really, and my brothers aren't here anymore, so free range, I guess." He shook his head, "still not right."

"Thank you for helping me." Jacob smiled, "anything for a buddy." He lightly punched my shoulder and said his goodbyes to the girls before retreating to his motorcycle. The girls were oblivious to what just happened, which was a good thing. I bet they assumed I was wet from the rain picking up.

Well that's chapter one, I decided to not make you all wait too long, but you know how it works. Review to me requesting more and I'll make updates. Also, feel free to tell me your opinions and such on each chapter!