My body, eager for human blood, shot up from the couch where I had been sleeping. I started towards the door of the Cullen's home. Edward saw me, and instantly knew that I was not weak from the transformation anymore, he knew what I wanted. He quickly side-tackled me back onto the couch and pinned me down. Blinded by my rage and thirst, for the first time since he had left me a year ago, I hated him. He said he would do anything for me, now he knew what I wanted but wouldn't let me have it, the bastard. His cold, marble-like hands that held me down felt like a ten ton truck. Suddenly, I broke free of him.

He cursed and screamed out "Emmett! Alice! Get the hell out here! NOW!" As he sent out his call for back-up he charged me. I was suddenly paralyzed. I tried to move but I couldn't. Rosalie stood in the middle of the room, staring at me with sad eye's that screamed 'I told you so.' I braced myself as Edward rammed me into the wall. Suddenly I realized he wasn't trying to hurt me when he pushed me, he was just trying to delay me until Emmett and Jasper got out here. I looked around the room once more and saw that Rosalie wasn't the only other person in the room. Bree was there. I hadn't figured out her power until now. She could make it so people were frozen, unable to move without her consent, shit. I was shocked after we had the big fight with the newborns that Bree had survived. That she had survived Jane's orders for her to be killed. We hadn't known it until a few days later, when everything was back to normal abnormal. She had knocked on the Cullen's door. Back to completely abnormal again. I snapped back to reality. I was still against the wall. Emmett and Alice were there.

"Bella. Don't make us do this. You have to calm down. Control your mind." Alice said in a clear voice. I knew that, I also that if I didn't have some kind of serious feast that I was going to kill all of Forks, again I was glad for that 3-week fishing trip.

"I can't" I growled, shocked at the sound of the rage, hunger, and anxiety in my voice. "I'm thirsty."

"No Bella. You can get through this. We're going hunting later today, control it until Carlisle is home." Edward stated firmly, staring into my red, hungry, bloodshot (no pun intended) eyes.

Emmett had been sitting back watching quietly, which was very rare, I realized. Soon, he broke the silence.

"Can I knock her out please?" He whined. "It'll be a whole lot easier."

Edward, still holding me against the wall, looked at him and snarled.

"Not funny Emmett. Not funny at all, in fact that doesn't even make sense, she's not human anymore." That hurt, that hurt a lot .I started breaking free of Bree, she stared at me in utter shock, knowing what was about to happen. I was free, but I didn't run.

Emmett just snickered. Bree rolled her eyes, annoyed. Jasper entered into the room like a flurry of wind, I could tell from looking in his eyes that he was defiantly not pleased by something.

"I heard that last comment Emmett." Jasper showed no emotion, but the furry was clearly visible in his eyes. "Shut it. Now, take something serious in you for once in you immortal life."

"And Edward, apologize, NOW!"

Emmett and Jasper started to throw insults at each other, while Edward just looked confused. I was vaguely aware that my thirst for blood was lowering, I was calming down, I thanked every God I could think of. Edward turned and stared them down. They both fell silent and looked like little puppies that had just been kicked. Edward turned back to me and smiled that crooked smile of his.

"I'm terribly sorry for anything that I have said that has in the least bit offended you."



"You can get off me now, I don't want to go kill all of Forks, just take me hunting now, please." I whispered, my voice stained with shame at what I had just done, said, and felt.

He started letting me up, and then he realized that I could get up. He looked at Bree, questions in his eyes. I could tell that he read her mind, he stared at me. I broke under his gaze. I started to cry. I still had some hope. I still had human blood. I wasn't totally lost. I wanted to answer all questions he had, all questions he will ever have. I wanted to calm down, to not be so blood-thirsty, to not feel so vile. I sobbed in his arms. If it was going to make Edward happy, I would try to dim out my thirst for human blood.

I said seven simple words, "I'm not perfect, but I can try."

"That's all I ask." Was his simple reply

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A/N: I guess Bella's trying pretty hard. Oh well, just keep reading. Plus, I'm not forcing you to review, but they make me smile and happy. If you review, I'll put a thank you note to you in the top :D

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Lilly: -tackles Bella- BITCH! EDWARD'S MINE!

Bella: HE'S MY FIANCE!

Lilly: -gets up and kicks Bella- BUT HE'S MINE! I PUT A CLAIM ON HIM!

Athie: Now, now girls. Settle down.

Lilly and Bella in unison: SHUT UP!

Athie: -clicks shotgun off safe-

Lilly: Oh crap.

Bella: Edward Help!

Athie: DAMMIT!