KNOCK KNOCK

Holding the gun on me still, Renee stepped to the front door to answer it. I crept slowly, step by step, towards Bella and Renee. Appreciating the burning at the back of my throat like the monster I was.

I heard a familiar voice at the door. Edward we are here. Try not to breathe anymore. We can get you out of this situation. Carlisle was here. "Pardon me ma'am. I was wondering if I could borrow a cup of sugar?"

Speaking at vampire speed, "A cup of sugar, Carlisle. What are you thinking?"

"I am trying to distract her so Alice, Jasper, Emmett, and Rosalie can get you out of there, EDWARD!"

"Well be quick, Charlie has heard the commotion and is wondering what is going on down here." i shot back.

Renee looking confused at Carlisle, "Sugar... you want to borrow a cup of sugar. I am sorry, but I can't help you. I am a little busy."

Distract her and you should be able to get out unscathed Edward, Alice thought to me.

"I am sorry to have intruded at this time, Miss. I will leave you alone." Carlisle spoke and turned leaving quickly. I heard my family following him.

APOV

All this time, Bella, being Bella and not really afraid of much at her age, walked silently out from behind her mom's leg and was walking up to Edward.

Not knowing how to deal with this, seeing as how his throat was burning more the closer she got. He quickly picked up the picture frame and threw it at the wall.

Renee screamed looking towards the wall and shot the gun. With the sufficient distraction, Edward at vampire speed left the room and shot out the door.

Charlie ran down the stairs, "What the hell woman! What are you shooting at?"

Renee started to cry, "There was a man in the house. He was holding a picture of us and I pulled my gun on him. As I told him to stay still, the door bell rang and I turned to answer it. Still pointing my gun at the man holding the picture. The man at the door asked for some sugar. Incredulously, I told him to go away. Looking like he was sorry to have bothered me; he turned to leave the porch and towards a group of people. When I was about to close the door the picture frame exploded against the wall. I shot the gun thinking the man was trying to escape and he did."

Thinking she was losing her mind, Charlie took the gun out of her hands and put it on the coffee table. "What are you doing back here? Not that I don't want you here, Renee, but I thought you were leaving me. I am glad to see you both, but I thought you had left." Charlie stated with tears running down his face.

"I got as far as the Forks city limit sign, and realized I couldn't leave you. I love you too damn much!" Renee sputtered as tears ran down her cheeks.

Picking up Bella and crossing the room to Renee, Charlie held them both in his arms. He realized that he had come very close to losing his family and he had changes to make so it wouldn't happen again.

Edward left the house quickly followed by his family. He ran to Alaska without stopping. Trying to get away from the little girl who had stolen his heart already. Everyone tried to keep up with him and to get him to stop.

EPOV

Alice started to speak, but I quickly quieted her. "Alice, I do not know what else you have seen. I know that you could have not seen what just happened as they were quickly made choices.

"Oh, I don't Edward. If you had just waited like I had asked you to. You would have met her while we were all in high school again. But now you have just messed everything up and I see you living like a homeless man on the streets. Yet, I can't see what city it is. I do know that it is in the same city as Bells, but fifteen years from now."

I opened my mouth to speak, but I had nothing to say. I had ruined yet another plan, if I had only waited for the right moment I could have met her and had her as a mate.

Carlisle asked, "Edward, what happened...?"

"Carl... I do not know. I entered the house through Bella's window..."

"Edward the peeping tom. Who knew he had it in him." Emmett muttered jovially.

Rosalie smacked him upside the head. "Ow, Rose. What was that for?" Emmett asked holding the back of his head and rubbing it.

"Well, if you would shut your mouth we could get to the end of Edward's story. And she is just a baby! You dolt!"

"Thank you, Rosalie." She nodded. "I entered the room on the second floor and her scent was almost too much. I was able to control it since it seemed like it she had not been there in a while. I left her room and headed down the stairs. I read Charlie's mind. Renee had taken Bella and was leaving him; something about moving to California and sunshine. As I walked down the stairs, I lost track of time and saw family pictures on the mantle of the fireplace. There were pictures of Bella from when she was a baby until now. I lost track of time and there was Renee holding gun on me. Then you all showed up. Thank you for helping me out." I told everyone

"Well, it seems like it is a good thing that they are leaving. Bella seems to be a problem for us." Rosalie sneered. "I don't want anything to happen; I don't want to have to move."

Jasper sent waves of calm to me and I smiled at him gratefully.

"Rosalie, you just chided Emmett to leave Bella alone and you are already trying to get rid of her? What if she is Edward's mate? Then what? Would you have her run off and find someone else? What if you hadn't gotten to Emmett in time? What if he passed away as you were running him home to us to help you? You should be ashamed of yourself." Alice said.

Rosalie, suddenly feeling remorseful, apologized, "I am sorry, Edward. She is just a little girl and I can see her tearing this family apart. I just don't want that to happen."

"I understand. I do not want anything bad to happen to the family either." I said; with a plan forming in my mind.

"Well, since Alice now sees the future differently I think it is best we leave the area and relocate somewhere else. Let's head back home to your mom and discuss this further." Carlisle said.

Everyone nodded and ran back home. I turned back to the direction of Forks and sighed. Alice stayed behind and wrapped her arms around me. Looking up, she said, "You will be in her life I have seen it Edward. I just don't think it's a good idea if you see what happens though."

Nodding to Alice and hugging her back, "Thanks for being there little sister!"

We ran home and Esme met us half way. Alice had texted her to let her know we were on our way home and where she could meet us.

Esme ran into Carlisle's arms sobbing. He held her tenderly in his arms. I had to look away. I wanted someone desperately to hold like that. And as quickly as the emotion rose within me I quickly shoved it away. No reason Jasper should get a hit and pass it around. Everyone would know it was from. Me. They would tell me to stop brooding that "she" was out there and I just had to wait.

What they didn't know, what Alice and Jasper guessed was that "she" was out there and right now she was a little girl. I was going to have to wait until she was older to make myself known to her. I would give her the choice of having me or someone else to be in her life as her lover.

I reached a resolution, in an effort to make up for the what pain and problems I caused this night to my family and Bella's family. I would live in the shadows looking out for Bella. I would protect her from immediate harm. Until such as a time as I could introduce myself to her, as a gentleman, possibly as a friend...and hopefully as a lover.

The family paired off to go hunting. Rosalie and Emmett went north toward Canada. Alice and Jasper went south. Carlisle, Esme and I went east. I expected to be yelled at by my parents, since everyone else had left.

Esme stopped me as we were a few miles from the others. "Edward, what were you thinking? You scared me out of my mind. I just saw you leave and everyone else followed."

"I am truly sorry, Esme. I did not mean to worry you or anyone else. I just had to see for myself what she was like." I told her hanging my head.

"What is she like" asked Esme.

"She is so small and cute. She is only about three years old. So I will have to wait a few years before I can approach her." I said smiling.

"Oh, Edward," Esme said hugging me. "I always knew this day would come. I thought she would be a little older, but I always hoped for the best for you. You are my oldest son and I love you so much!"

"What do you mean? She is not my mate. I did not feel anything for her." I told Esme.

"Oh please, Edward. I know these things. Just you wait one day...You will see and smack in front of your face she will be." Turning to Carlisle, she reached for his hand and they ran off to go hunt.

I knew the feral emotions in mated pairs and I did not want to see that. So I went west to go hunting on my own. So I could let them all hunt in peace.

Later that night we all met up at home. Knowing that I had to keep my decisions to myself to avoid Alice's interference; I kept changing my mind on what shoes to wear.

After a few days, Alice walked up to me, pointing her finger in my face, "I don't care what shoes you wear. Just pick a pair. I get it. I will stop looking into your future for the time being. UGH!"

Smug that she would not "see" my decisions I walked out of the room, out the house, and into the night. Heading for Bella and hopefully for our future as I clutched her picture in my hand.

APOV

We all went hunting and left separately as always. Edward went with Carlisle and Esme to the East. Jasper and I went to the South. Edward didn't know that I knew what he was going to do and I was going to let him. I say let and I do mean let him. I could see that it was going to be best for our family. Although, it would cause some heartache and pain in the meantime-it would bring Bella and Edward back to us.

I could see Edward living as a homeless person in the same city as Bella. What I couldn't see was how he was going to be living. How he would be surviving. I could see us in the same city, also, we just had to keep tabs on Bella as she grew up. Eventually, we would find ourselves in the same city as Edward and Bella and be a family again. I would miss my brother, and the gap in the family would be huge until he was back.

Part of me thinks I should tell him that if he hadn't gone to see Bella; Renee would not have gone back to Charlie and stayed. Strange, I know, to think that not having Edward decide to go see Bella and Renee see the Forks City limit sign would not cause them to stay. I don't know what this combination did, but Renee could not leave Charlie. So indirectly, Edward was responsible for keeping her parents together, but I don't think that I will tell him that. I will tell Bell though, and let her decide if she wants to tell Edward or not.

I never told anyone this, but I think that Bella knew we were in the forest around her house tonight. I had a vision of her waving in the direction we were standing in the forest. She waved and her mom asked her who she was waving at. She just said my friends and they went inside. If anyone else saw, they never mentioned it to anyone; which is sad, maybe Edward would have stuck around knowing she had already started to accept us and him.

A couple of days later:

I kept getting bombarded with images of shoes. So many shoes. Normally, I would rejoice at the thought of so many shoes, but these were manly shoes. Ugh, Edward's shoes. He doesn't have the best taste in shoes. I am so not looking there for a while. So I went up to Edward and told him that he could stop flickering in between shoes; that I would stop looking. And according to my visions, he left as planned, and no one was happy about it when they found out. Especially, when they realized I couldn't see him. He was blocking me on purpose.

I would just have to keep an eye on Bella and indirectly Edward.