I sat on the stairs in front of the school waiting for my horrible boyfriend to get here. I had lived in forks for as long as I could remember and had the best friend a girl could have. I had Alice, my pixi-like best girl friend and Edward her big brother, I had been in love with Edward since the moment I first laid eyes on him the year before this one. Now I was a senior. I started dating Mike almost six months ago. Edward had a strange anger at first and then resigned to jsut watching. There was so much he didn't know

"Bella, is that you?" Mike said, walking up to me. Edward was only a few feet away coming closer quickly.

"Yes, its me, can we talk for a minute Mike," He nodded as I continued "Mike your a great guy and your funny but; I don't want to date you anymore." I looked down knowing what would come next. I felt my face sting as his hand came up slapping me hard. I looked at him then, eyes wide. I looked at Edward who was now almost sprinting to where we stood.

"Bella are you serious after six months, you are just gonna leave me like I mean nothing to you, are you stupid you cannot just do that I won't let you." I felt another sting. this one closer to my forhead, then the world suddenly became black

I opened my eyes and saw him, Edward stood over me. I was lying down on what looked to be Alice's bed. He looked at me, I looked down, my shirt was torn and you could see the bruises Mike had been leaving on me for the past month and a half. I smiled weakly up at him, his eyes dark and cold until he saw this. At my smile his eyes softened and he reached over to touch my face. I flinched and he looked alarmed.

"Edward, I'm sorry I know you wouldn't hurt me." I said sincerly. He nodded and turned from me. I frowned, was he disgusted with me, did he hate me?

"Bella why didn't you tell me what was going on. I...I...I love you bella, I can't belive you didn't tell me about somthing like this. I mean you tell me when you cut your finger but not when a guy hits you." His voice was mangeled and hurt. My eyes opened in shock, he loves me?