ARO

I sat in my room for a long time after Carlisle left. His story about his family's human gave me much to think about. There were so many possibilities to consider when I thought about how to deal with her. Most of them time we just killed any humans who happened to find out our secrets. Unless, of course, we could benefit from having them join our world. From everything Carlisle had showed me, though, it didn't seem like this girl was all that special.

I was very curious about the hold she had on the family, though. I could see from Carlisle's memories that they'd do anything and give up everything for her. I knew I could use that to my advantage if I could only get my hands on her. I could use her to get one or more of the things I've been coveting from them. The problem was getting her to me without any of them getting hurt.

"Jane," I said after a minute. "I have a mission for you, my dear."

"Yes, master." Jane replied stepping out of the corner that she was standing in.

"I want you to go to the Cullens and bring me their human." I stated. "Alive. In both senses of the word. If they happened to have changed her, kill them all. If they've managed to hide her, do what you have to do to find her. And if the fight you, then take her by force. Just try not to hurt the special ones too much."

"Yes, master." she replied. "And do you wish me to do this alone?"

"Of course not, my dear." I answered. "Take Alec, Felix, and Demitri with you. Are they going to be enough?"

"More than enough, master."

"Good." She turned to the door. "And Jane, wait a couple days before you go. I want to catch them by surprise."

"Of course." she responded with an incline of her head before opening the door.

"And, one more thing, would you please tell Marcus and Caius that I wish to speak with them?"

"Certainly." With that she walked out the door.

I leaned back in my chair once again pondering the possibilities. I knew I couldn't make an official decision on what to do with her until she was in my possession. Alice would see it and they'd just put up more of a fight. I didn't want that because I needed Edward, Alice, Jasper, and Roxanne to survive. They were the whole reason that I was going through all of this trouble. If I didn't want the four of them so badly, I'd just kill her and have it over with.

A few minutes later, my brothers stepped into the room.

"Aro, Jane said you wanted to speak with us." Caius stated as soon as the door closed.

"Yes, I just wanted to let you know that Jane, Alec, Demitri, and Felix will be bringing us a human guest in the next few days." I stated.

Both of their faces lit up like Christmas had come a few months early.

"Not that I'm not excited but to what do we owe the pleasure of a human guest?" Caius questioned.

I smiled at the emphasis he put on excited.

"Carlisle came to see me about a problem a couple hours ago and I discovered that they have a human friend. A human friend who knows their secret." I explained.

"So why aren't we just going to kill her and get it over with?" Marcus asked.

"From what I saw in Carlisle's memories, young Edward is in love with this human. In fact, the entire family is quite taken with her. I don't understand why because from what I saw, she isn't anything special. But, for whatever reason, the family is willing to do anything and give everything for her. I'm hoping that holds true when we get her. That way, I can get what I want from them." I continued to explain. "I'm not sure of exactly what we're going to do when she gets here but I know both of you will more than happily help me make her feel welcome."

Caius chuckled darkly and Marcus smiled evilly. This was going to be more fun than I imagined.

NARRATOR

A/N: This is just a little overview of the little things that happened after Bella reunited with the Cullens. Nothing that important just a few little tidbits that I can't work into Edward's part.

Once Bella and Edward finished their reunion, Edward and Jacob insisted that Carlisle examined Bella. There wasn't much physical damage. The worst of it was the bruises on her face from him hitting. Even though, Bella insisted that Kyle hadn't raped her, both boys insisted that Carlisle give her an internal examine. Which came back perfectly okay. Bella didn't say "I told you so." because she knew that it gave everyone a little peace of mind.

Bella didn't talk about her ordeal that night. She did, however, insist on calling Angela's house. She was so relieved when Angela answered her phone that she completely broke down. Edward comforted her the best he could not knowing what was wrong.

The next day she told Edward everything. From the dreams right down to Kyle making her think that he had killed Angela. She cried a lot that morning but Edward comforted her and reassured her as best he could.

All in all, she wasn't with Kyle long enough to do any permenant damage. That was something that everyone was very thankful for.

EDWARD

A/N: This picks up two days after the ending of Hurt Like This. Edward is trying not to think about the things that Bella told him.

I laid on my bed listening to my Debussy C.D. trying to to think about the things Bella told me yesterday. I prayed that wherever Kyle was now, he was suffering. He deserved nothing less than eternal suffering for what he put Roxanne, Bella and the others through.

I was also reveling in the near silence that filled my head. Nobody, except Alice, was home. It was easier to ignore one person than several. I could tell that she was mentally debating something as she flipped through a fashion magazine but I didn't read too much into it.

Carlisle was asked to cover an extra shift at the hospital this afternoon. Emmett and Jasper had gone for a hunt while Rosalie went with Esme to pick up some food for Bella. Bella and Roxanne were at Bella's house (Charlie's old one) hanging out with Angela.

Bella had been desperate to see Angela. She was so relieved that Kyle feeding on her was just an illusion. She needed to see her though just to be sure. I understood that but I didn't want her to go anywhere alone. I knew that the threat was gone but there could be others out there. That's why Roxanne offered to go with her. I appreciated it because Bella would be protected and I wouldn't have to listen to girl talk.

Suddenly Alice's thoughts were right outside my door.

"Edward, we need to talk. Can I come in?"

"Sure." I stated.

Alice opened the door and stepped inside. I knew something was wrong immediately. I didn't think I had ever saw Alice so nervous in my time of knowing her. I pushed myself up on the bed and tried to get a read on her thoughts.

"Sometimes I run. Sometimes I hide."

I pulled out of her head immediately.

"If you're going to block me, can you do better than Brittney Spears?" I questioned.

She let out a nervous laugh and sat down on the couch. She pulled her legs to her chest and stared at me for a moment.

"I have something to tell you." she stated her voice shaking. "I know I should've mentioned it early, but with everything that's been happening over the past couple days, I just couldn't find the right time."

I nodded for her to continue. I felt a twinge of foreboding in my stomach but ignored it.

"I had a vision just before Jacob's told about Bella being kidnapped." she stated.

I gulped. I knew by the way she was approaching the subject that it wasn't going to be good.

"Show me." I stated.

She closed her eyes and pulled the memory of the vision forward. I watch as Demitri, Felix, Alec, and Jane dragged a slightly blurred Bella through an underground tunnel. I stared at Alice as the vision ended.

"What does it mean?" I asked.

"Aro has sent those four to come get Bella and take her back to him in Volterra." she answered.

"By why?" I asked. "If he's going to want her killed or changed why doesn't he just come here to do it?" I questioned.

"I don't know, Edward." she replied sadly. "I keep trying to see what he wants from her but he hasn't made an official decision yet. I think it's because he knows how the visions work."

"Okay, Bella was blurry." I stated. "Does that mean we still have time to save the situation?"

"I don't know. I know it means that something has not been decided in the kidnapping process. I just don't know what."

"How long do we have to figure it out?" I asked.

"Three days."

"Three days!" I yelled. "Why the hell didn't you tell me sooner?!"

"I'm sorry!" she replied. I imagined she'd have tears in her eyes if she could. "I had the vision just before Jacob told us about the kidnapping! So I didn't tell you then because I didn't want to add to the stress of trying to get her back from Kyle. And then I thought both of you needed time to recover form him before I gave you soemthing else to worry about!"

The things that she was saying made sense to me. I honestly didn't know why I was so mad at her anyway. She was only trying to make things easier on us. I just wished we had more time to prepare. It was the most stressful situation I've ever been in with Bella. I mean it wasn't so much that we didn't know how we would stop this from happening because we always found a way to help her. No matter what it took. The thing that bothered me the most was not knowing whiat Aro wanted her for. That was the thought that killed me the most.

It was an almost helpless situation. We were no match for the Volturi guard, especially those four. I wanted to be able to shield her from them but I didn't know how. It would've been a little easier if I knew what I was sending her into. I knew it wasn't going to be good but I didn't know how bad.

"I'm sorry." I told Alice. "I know you had good intentions keeping it from us. I'm just really scared. We might not be able to save her this time."

"I know, Edward." she said coming over to sit next to me on the bed. "I'm scared too. But we'll have a meeting when everyone gets home and figure out what we're going to do. We'll fight for her if we have to."

"I know." I replied sadly.

We sat there for awhile discussing the situation. It really did seem hopeless. We went over every battle plan that Jasper had ever showed us but nothing turned in our favor. I was starting to believe that this was going to be a fight we couldn't win.

A/N: Well, there's the first chappy of part three. I want lots and lots of feedback. One review per hit would be great. However, I'll settle for half. Just kidding. But please review.