This story will always be in Bella's pov unless it says otherwise.

Disclaimer: all rights go to Stephenie Meyer. I do not own Twilight.

While this story is being edited there are a few name changes that are being fixed. You'll see Gemma and Maeve but also Leelah and Raina, which were the original names but I've since decided I didn't like them. If you see two different names that's why, the errors will be fixed once all of the chapters are done being edited. X

"What, no complaint about how fast I'm driving?" Edward asks while glancing over at me from the drivers seat.

We're on our way to his house, apparently they have something important to discuss. Although I don't know why I have to be there, it was made very clear that I'm not a part of their family.

"I like driving fast actually," I mumble.

"Since when?" He questions with a frown.

Since you left me to die in the middle of the forest and I became an adrenaline junkie.

Shrugging my shoulders I gaze out the window, watching the green scenery that I can just barely make out in the dark.

Things haven't really been the same since the Cullen's came back. He hurt me by leaving, they all did. The things he said proved that I wasn't as important to them as they were to me. I really loved him, key word being loved. Him leaving has also made me realize many things, the most important being that we are not meant to be together. I thought that I wanted us to be, but things are different now. My eyes have been opened to a multitude of things, as well as people.

My eyes water a blink rapidly, sniffling and looking down. The last thing I wanted was for him to notice I was almost crying, that would bring endless questions.

"Bella?"

"Hm?" I lift my head up, looking over at him.

"Why are you crying?"

I look back out the window, noticing that we're at his house and sigh before answering.

"It's nothing," I say while opening the car door.

He's in front of me the second I stand up but I step around him.

"What's wrong?" He asks with exaggerated concern.

"I told you it was nothing, drop it." I snap at him.

His eyes widen slightly at my tone and he gently cups my cheeks. Too gently; he might as well not even be touching me. I move his arm out of the way and walk inside.

Everyone is staring at me with badly hidden surprise. Of course Rosalie is sporting her usual glare. Though, for once it's not directed at me, it's directed towards Edward.

When she finally looks away from him, she looks at me. Her lips twitch upwards when our eyes meet and I get a weird feeling in my chest, like something is pulling me towards her.

Feeling anxious, I step away from Edward and take a few steps toward her instead.

After what felt like minutes but must have only been a few seconds, we're snapped out of our trance by Edward growling. Why is he growling?

Before I can even count to three, I'm backed into a corner. I immediately look down at the person growling and frown in confusion. Rosalie was crouched protectively in front of me while growling and hissing.

My eyes dart around the room, landing on Alice who has a knowing look on her face.

"Bella, you need to calm her down." Alice's expression changes to urgency when Rosalie shows no signs of stopping.

"What? If anything I'll make it worse. She hates me, remember?"

Rosalie only growls louder and Jasper bows his head, going down onto his knees while telling everyone else to do the same. Everyone but Edward does as he says.

"Bella!" Alice is practically begging by this point.

I follow my instincts and crouch down next to Rosalie, taking note of her pitch black eyes. I raise my hand up and entangle my hand in her hair, stroking her scalp and running my fingers through her hair.

Moving my hand from her hair, I gently caress her cheek. Her growling comes to a stop as she leans into my hand. She takes a deep breath before standing up, pulling me with her before wrapping an arm around my waist. I look at her curiously while she glares at Edward.

"Let's go, I'm taking you home," He says angrily. If this were a cartoon, he would have steam shooting out of his ears by this point.

"She's not going anywhere with you." Rosalie's voice was dark, cutting through the room. I tilt my head, I was confused but I knew I wasn't in danger. Sure Rosalie hated me, but she didn't hurt me then, why wouldn't she hurt me now?

"I'll take her home," Alice suggests nervously.

Rosalie nods stiffly and I hesitantly step away from the comfort of her to walk over to Alice. We walk outside and I get in the car. Buckling my seatbelt, I stare out the window as Alice speeds down the mile long driveway.

"Alice?" I break the awkward silence.

"Yeah?" She glances over at me before looking back to the road.

"Is it true that you can't be away from your mate?" I ask her, it was something that's been on my mind the past few weeks.

"Yes. If I'm away from Jasper for more than a few hours or days I start to feel a pull and ache in my chest. Eventually it becomes unbearable and can get quite painful and overwhelming. The same for Carlisle and Esme."

"What about Rosalie and Emmett?" A strange feeling bubbles up inside me and she laughs.

"They aren't together, Bella. They were a few decades ago but I had a vision that Rose would meet her mate in Forks and Emmett will very soon."

I stayed silent for the rest of the ride. If Rosalie and Emmett weren't mates, then who was her mate?

Before I get out of the car, I hesitantly ask another question even though I already know the answer.

"I'm not Edwards mate, am I?"

She shakes her head guiltily and I get out of the car, wanted to slam the door but refraining.

Walking into the kitchen I set my stuff down and walk out the back door. Charlie and I organized a soundproof shed type of thing to be built when I moved in with him. After a week of living with him he'd grown tired of hearing me play piano right down the hall on the middle of the night. He loves to hear me play, but not when he's trying to sleep.

The space itself is a bit bigger than a shed and has a keypad lock above the handle. It's where I hide out to be alone most of the time. It's also where the band practices.

I type in the code and pull the door open, locking it behind me. I sit down at the piano and flip through my songbook. Finally choosing a song, I begin to play.

Halfway into it, the red light on the wall blinks, indicating that someone is here. I get up and open the door to see Rosalie.

"Rosalie?" I blink in surprise. "What are you doing here?"

"We need to talk." She states, stuffing her hands in her pockets. A very un-Rosalie thing to do, she was nervous.

"About what?" I question nervously.

"About what happened tonight. Can I come in?" She raises an eyebrow.

"Can't we just talk out here?"

"Charlie might wake up if we continue to talk out here." She has a point.

I sigh at the aspect of someone other than my friends and I being in here but step aside nonetheless. She walks in and furrows her eyebrows.

"You play?" She gestures towards the piano, one of the instruments in the room.

I nod and sit back down at the piano. I press the keys to a random sad melody. She sits beside me and plays a higher pitches, more happier version of what I played and I join in with her.

She suddenly stops playing and I lift my head up. Seeing what she's looking at, I quickly slam my songbook shut with red cheeks.

"Can you sing it for me?" She asks softly.

I begin playing and close my eyes, getting completely lost in the song.

While I'm playing, Rosalie wraps an arm around my waist. I finish the song and take a few deep breaths. She removes her arm from my waist and grabs my hand. My skin tingles and we both quietly gasp.

Sitting in a comfortable silence, I take the time to notice some things. The first being, her temperature doesn't make me uncomfortably cold like his does, hers is comforting. I turn my hand over and she slowly laces her fingers through mine.

Realization slams into me and I suck in a breath.

The pull in my chest, the sudden need to be as close as possible to her, the way she reacted when Edward growled. They all pointed to one answer.

"Rosalie?" I ask her quietly.

"Hm?" Her thumb strokes mine.

"Am I-" I lick my lips and swallow, my mouth going dry. "Am I your mate?"

"Yes." Her voice comes out as whisper.

Does he know? Of course he does, he's a mind reader for crying out loud. How could he? Do they all know? Tears roll down my cheeks and I angrily wipe them away.

"Did he know?" I ask, already knowing the answer but needing to hear it from her.

"Bell-"

"Does he know?" I ask slowly, punctuating each word.

"Yes." Her voice cracks and my grip on her hand tightens.

All this time, he knew. Did he ever love me? Of course not, I was just his toy.

"Are you okay?" She hesitantly asks.

I nod and open my eyes.

"How can I be your mate? I don't understand, you hate me." I blink, trying to clear the blurriness from my eyes.

"I could never hate you, Bella. I knew you were my mate your first day of school. Our eyes locked when we were all walking in but I never thought about it unless I was out hunting. Edward has already claimed you as his. He eventually found out after we left. Alice started to see your future more and more clearly after we came back. It was with me, not him. She didn't think about it, always blocking him out just like I did at first. I think he always knew but ignored it because I acted like I hated you.

He claimed you belonged to him, like you were some prize. It worked until you came over tonight. I saw you and I became distracted. He heard my thoughts and growled, that's when my instincts took over. If you hadn't calmed me down there's no telling what I would have done."

He willingly caused her so much pain. Holding my hand and telling me he loved me right in front her her, but it was never real. Some part of me knew that after they came back but I always ignored it. More tears fall when I realize Alice had also known.

"Bella?"

I lift my head and look at her. She cups my face and wipes away the tears with her thumbs. My breath hitches when she slowly leans closer. She stops when there's only an inch or so between us, giving me a change to pull away.

Our eyes connect and I see the emotion swirling in her eyes. I close the small gap between us and press my lips to hers. I close my eyes and melt into her. She wraps her arms around me and pulls me against her.

I pull back panting slightly. I look in her eyes and the gold in them is almost nonexistent.

"You need to hunt," I state breathlessly.

She nods and kisses my forehead. She stands up and I grab her hand before she reaches the door.

"Come back after?" I ask quietly.

"Of course. I'll see you in a couple of hours if you're still awake. Is it okay for me to still come in if you're not?"

"That's okay, just be quiet when you come in." I smile, Rosalie being the first vampire to ask permission.

She lightly squeezes my hand before leaving. I smile to myself before walking outside. I make sure the door locks and walk back into the house.

I get out my homework, seeing as it's Wednesday and due Thursday.

About two hours later, I finally finished everything and it's around eleven. I put everything away and put on sweats and a hoodie. Putting on my black slipper boots, I open my window. I climb out halfway before leaping into the tree. I climb up a little higher before climbing onto the roof.

I lay down and stare at the dark, cloudy sky. I feel a cold gist of wind and I turn my body, cuddling into Rosalie. She wraps her arms around me.

"What happens now?" I ask, lifting my head from her neck.

"What do you want to happen?" I stay silent for a few minutes.

"I...I want to be with you." I say quietly.

"You need to end thing with him first. It's only fair."

"I will, as soon as I see him." I promise.

"That will be a lot sooner than you think." She continues, seeing my confused expression. "He'll be here in about five minutes. Alice probably saw your decision which means he also saw it." She rolls her eyes.

"What about school?"

"That's simple." She smirks with a gleam in her eye. "You're my mate, I will not act otherwise." She grins.

A small smile form on my lips and I blush. Before I can answer however, Rosalie puts her arm behind my back and her other one under my legs. She effortlessly lifts me up and jumps down from the roof as Edward walks out from the tree line.

"Bella, please think about this. You belong with me, you're not thinking clearly," He pleads.

"No, I don't want to be with you. You really hurt me. You practically left me to die." My eyes water and Rosalie growls. "You not only hurt me, but you hurt Rose. We're over."

He leaves, well, more like disappears.

"Can you stay with me tonight? Edward usually stays at night and I don't want him to come back."

She nods and picks me up before leaping through my window. I kick off my boots and climb into my unmade bed. Rose gets in next to me after doing the same thing and wraps her arms around me when I cuddle into her.

I bury my face in the crook of her neck and a rumbling noise emits from her chest, she's purring. I close my eyes and let sleep overcome me.