A.N. okay, here's chapter 2. I've taken into account the paragraph size problem and tried to make them shorter. Though this is quite a long chapter so some might be a bit long. Thanks for the reviews though! Enjoy :)

"Are you sure about this?" I asked nervously as I peered over the edge of the cliff. "Of course Bella, I wouldn't let you die on my watch" Jake laughed. It'd been a few weeks since I started hanging out with Jake all the time, and even though he couldn't fix the hole in my heart, being around him made the pain bearable. Most days we spent together, we just sat around the house talking or walked along the beach, but I was getting sick of the same routine all the time so we decided to do something extreme. Like cliff diving.

"C'mon Bella, jump, we haven't got much sun left" Jake called me out of my thoughts. "ok, here it goes. If I die Jacob Black, you will have hell to pay!" I laughed. I shut my eyes and... "wait, Bella, no!" I heard Jake shout. It was too late, I was already falling through the air.

A million thoughts crossed my mind at that moment, he'd been telling me to jump for at least ten minutes, then when I finally do he tells me to stop, why? What could possibly go wrong, he's done this a million times before.

I hit the dark cold water pretty hard. I didn't anticipate how cold it would've been. I managed to swim back to the surface and I looked up beaming at Jake. I didn't understand why he had a pained expression on his face until I heard someone behind me. "Paul, after her now! Embry you too!" I tried to turn to see who was there but someone was pushing me back to the shore, I tried to protest but the strangers arms were wrapped firmly around me and made it impossible to move.

Once we reached the shore and I was released from the iron grip, Jake came running over. "Bella are you okay?" he asked as he scanned me over, "I'm fine, I was perfectly fine until someone dragged me out of the water!" I shouted the last part. I turn round to see my 'rescuer'. His face looked familiar, I was sure I had seen it before, just after he left. My thoughts were quickly interrupted by Jake talking. "Thanks Sam, I suppose" he said bitterly.

So this was Sam Uley. The boy who had taken Jake's friends away. I was about to start a long and vicious rant at him, when he said "Bella, can I talk with you privately?" The question startled me a little, I couldn't think what he'd have to say to me. I started to shiver from the wet and the cold, "or maybe another time, look, I'll stop by your house tomorrow night, there's something I need to speak with you about." he said as he started to run off.

I looked at Jake confused, he just shrugged "maybe he's going to confess his undying love to you" he said with a grin on his face. I punched his arm "shut up."

Jake was uncharacteristically quiet on the walk back to his house, I knew something was bothering him but he didn't seem to want to talk about it, I decided to leave it for now and get it out of him later once he'd had time to gather his thoughts.

"Bella, I can't see you tomorrow, I have to go visit some family up in Seattle. I'll be there over night, but I'll call you as soon as I get back" Jake spat out as I was getting into my truck. "Er, okay, is that what's been bothering you?" I asked, "yeah" I could tell he was lying, he wouldn't look me in the eye. "okay, but when you get back, we're having a serious talk Jacob" I warned. We said our goodbyes and I drove off. I pondered breifly over what was on Jacob's mind, but I was more interested by what Sam had to talk to me about.

When I got home, I made Charlie some dinner and went for a shower. I hated this part of the day. It was the only time I was on my own. Even thinking about my day with Jake wasn't enough to stop the tears. I'd begun to realise I'd been avoiding the subject of h- no, Edward for too long. I needed to face up to it. I needed a way to get over him. I could make sure they're really gone. Check the house is empty. Then I'll know they're really gone from my life. That seemed like a painful, but good idea. I decided that's what I'd do tomorrow. Get some closure.

The next day I woke pretty early, I knew I had a lot to do today, and the fact I couldn't see Jake all day was making the day seem longer and less appealing than it already was. I went downstairs trying to think of a convincing lie to tell Charlie about where I was going today, when I spotted a note on the table: Had to work today, they called at the last minute, some buisness up in Seattle. Might be home late, don't make me any dinner. Dad x

Well, that makes today easier then I thought. At least I wouldn't have to lie to Charlie again. I decided I should probably do some work before I started today. I knew I wouldn't be in the mood after I got back from the Cullen's and later on I'd be busy with Sam. I opened my text book and started writing out some notes. I tried to focous but after a while, I became restless. I couldn't stop thinking about what was going to happen today, and what if they hadn't really left and they saw me at their house, or worse, I saw them.

I gave up trying to study and decided to get this over and done with. I grabbed my truck keys and set off.

The drive down the familar road flooded my head with painful memories, instead of blocking them out like I had for so long, I allowed them to drown me. I felt a sudden panick as I drew closer to the house. What if they're still here? What if Edward stayed behind? What are you going to say to them? My thoughts were quickly tossed aside as I turned down the driveway. The house looked abandoned, it's hard to believe it's been empty for only a few months, it looked as though it hadn't been lived in for centuries.

When I was finally outside the house, I shut off my truck and got out. I walked up the steps to the door and tried the handle. It was unlocked. Of course, they had no need to lock the doors, who would try and break in to a house full of vampires?

I sighed. This is a bad idea. I walked in the house and gasped. Everything had gone. All the furniture, all the pictures and paintings even the flooring had been ripped out. "wow, it really is like they didn't exist" I muttered. The words echoed around the empty room. My feet automatically started for the stairs. I had to check the rest of the house. I checked every room and it was the same. Everything had gone.

I felt relieved as I walked back to my truck. Now I'd seen for myself they'd really gone, I felt like I could try and move on with my life, away from the supernatural. I smiled as I thought of how please Jake would be when I told him about today. But there was some part of me that knew I needed to check everything. The meadow. Our meadow. We used to go there alot, I need to check it's clear. Maybe I should go home and go there another day with Jake, so he can help me through it, no! You need to do this on your own. Stupid brain, it was right, I really needed to do this on my own.

I stepped into the meadow and froze. The pain was unbearable. It was exactly the same as it used to be, everything was just as perfect. I crouched down and screamed. The memories of lying here with him came back. I could remember how the sun hit him and made him glisten. He was beautiful. My eyes flooded and I couldn't hold back the sobs. I sat in the grass and cried uncontrollably.

"Bella?" A confused voice came from behind me. I froze. I recognised the voice and couldn't bring myself to look at him. "Bella, is that you?" He asked again. I finally forced my body to stand and turned round. His eyes were almost golden, there was still a hint of red in them, but the colour made me instantly relax.

"Laurent, it's good to see you, it's been too long" I forced a smile out. "I honestly can't believe you're here. When I went by the Cullen's house and saw it was empty, I assumed you had moved on with them" he admitted. "No, I, er, had to stay, for school and stuff" I lied. He didn't seem convinced, but he let it go, "hey what happened to your eyes?" I asked, last time I saw him they were bright red, only animal blood turns them golden, "ah yes, the eyes, after the... incident with James last year I moved in with the Denali coven in Alaska, they live off animals, just like the Cullens, it was difficult at first, but I think I'm getting used to it" he explained "I actually came down to see Carlisle, I wanted to apologise for James's behaviour and-" he stopped mid sentence.

A gust of wind blew between us and his eyes darkened. He took a deep breath and smiled, "my my Bella, you still smell... Intoxicating." I could see him struggling to keep his self control. I cursed silently at the wind. I was glad I hadn't brought Jake, if Laurent can't control himself, I'd hate for Jake to be here too. I swallowed the pain back the thought of Jake dead brought and tried to focus on how to get out of here.

"This... 'diet' has been very difficult Bella" Laurent began as he started circling around me, "I mean, I want to change, I don't want to be a monster, but sometimes I slip, usually, it's just a momentary thing and there's always someone to hold me back and control me, but, Alaska is quite far away from here, and you're Cullens are quite far away, if I was to slip, no one could stop me" his eyes grew darker by the second.

This was it. There was no one here to stop him. No one could save me from this. I shut my eyes and thought of Jake, he was going to be broken once he found out. I thought of Charlie and how lonely and broken he'd be without me. How heartbroken Renee would be. I briefly wondered if the Cullens would miss me but then decided they wouldn't.

Laurent walked closer towards me. His eyes turned darker with each step. I held my breath and shut my eyes, no one could save me now, I braced myself for his attack. I opened my eyes in time to see blonde figure running across the meadow and ripping Laurent to shreds in an instant. It couldn't be him, could it?

"Bella, darlin'? Are you okay?"

A.N/ okaaaayyyy, so what do you think of this one? I'm not entirely satisfied with this, but I honestly can't think of a different way to write this. Idkk, maybe I'll rewrite this chapter some time in the future if I'm really not okay with it. But hey, look who's at the end of the chapter!

Reviews and constructive criticism would be very much appreciated :D
(by the way, I'm English, and northern, so if I've put "were" instead of "was" or "was" instead of "were" I apologise, it's the sociolect of the north, I get told off for it at college, but I can't help myself :P)