Chapter 1

The Morning After

Bella's POV

*Gasp* I woke with a start.

"Edward?"I called into the dark.

He must have gone to hunt. I couldn't help myself, I got up and looked around. There was everything left in place when I fell asleep. Wait a minute Edward was gone. He left sometime yesterday, *sigh*, I curled into a ball and let the pain take over. I sobbed, letting every inch of my body dwell in the memories of him. He left me and I will always love him. I uncurled myself, got up, walked to the washroom and took a shower, not once looking at the clock.

"Charlie can yell at me later" I said to myself.

I started humming my lullaby, it was nothing like him singing it, but it sort of helped. After my shower, I hoped back into bed and attempted to fall back asleep.

Five Hours Later

*Edward looked into my eyes, he had that look in his eyes that said, I love you don't forget that. I reached out to touch his face but he slipted through my fingers. I called out his name,

"Edward! Please come back! I love you!" I knew it was hopeless.*

I woke up, this time the sun was up. It was a nice day. The first nice day in a long time.

"Maybe I'll go outside today. Maybe, if I feel like it later."

I closed the curtains and found some clothes to put on today. I walked down the stairs, listening for any sign that Charlie was awake. He was. I heard him trying to make himself something for breakfast.

"Dad? " I said as I came into the kitchen.

"Bella are you okay?"

"Yeah, I think so. What day is it today?"

"It's Monday, Bells. You slept the whole weekend."

"Holy crow!! What time is it? Why haven't you left for work yet?"

"I'm more concerned about you. You okay enough to go school?"

"Yeah. If I feel like crap later, I can just drive myself home."

"Okay Bells. Call me if you do come home. Love you."

"Love you too Dad. Don't worry about me too much. He was just a boy. They come and go. First serious boyfriend and all that jazz. Now go before you're late for work."

"Bye Bells."

"Bye Dad."

He walked out the door and I poured myself a bowl of cereal, glancing up at the clock. It was around 6:37am. I have tons of time before school starts, but I can't sit here the whole time. I finshed my cereal and walked out the door, grabbing my jacket just in case, nice weather hardly lasted long around here. I walked over to my truck, got in and startec it up. The noise of the engine startled me. It had always made me jump. I backed out of the driveway, going down a familiar road.

"Why the hell am I going this way?"

I kept going despite the fact I wanted, no needed to turn around. I found the driveway with little diffuculty. Turned in and pulled up to the house, cutting the engine. I got out and walked up to the front door. I opened it, it was unlocked. I heard movement from above me. I walked up the stairs, going towards the room I hoped I wouldn't go near. I knocked on the door and there was a lot of noise of movement for someone who was a vampire. I opened the door hoping that it was friend not enemy.

"Hello? Why are you in here?"

I called out into the room. No one answered me. There was someone in here.

"I heard someone in here. Please I'm not going to hurt you and I hope you won't hurt me. I am just looking for someone who lived here."

"Hello. I have been expecting you...."