Hey,

Sorry for the delay. I just moved a couple days ago, and I still don't have wifi. I'm currently rewriting what I had already written because I wasn't satisfied with it, but school's over, so I'll have plenty of time. Sorry again, in the future, I will work out a schedule.

Thanks so much,

Emily

"Ashley! Can you hear me?" A voice was there. Who was it? "Ashley," it continued, must be Edward.

Slowly, everything started coming back. The kidnapping. The Cullens. Alice.

"Alice?" I asked, using as much strength as I could.

"Here," she replied from my left side. I turned to look at her. She looked up, "Edward, why don't you and Carlisle give us some time to talk?" Thankfully, both men got up and left, but I couldn't miss the glance Edward shot my way as he walked by.

Minutes passed before anyone spoke. Finally, Alice spoke up, "So Ashley now…?"

"You know why I had to. He kidnapped me for heaven's sake!"

"But he gave you his real name. He never does that."

Alice of all people should have understood why I had to do what I did. "How was I supposed to know that he wasn't lying?" I said, my voice escalating.

"I don't know!" The tension was rising in the room and we both knew we didn't want to spend this reunion fighting. Silence filled the room. Alice sighed, "So I guess you're wondering why I'm here". That was a major understatement, but I nodded anyways. She paused before continuing, "Carlisle is my father".

"What do you mean he's your father?" I exploded, "Remember that project we had at the academy, we found that Carlisle was 23!"

"That's not my story to tell, you'll have to have Edward tell you," she sighed again, dropping her arms down.

"I can't just ask Edward, he kidnapped me for Christ's sake". Alice gave me a pointed look. "And besides, I don't even know him".

Straightening up from her position against the wall, Alice responded, "He didn't kidnap you for that reason".

Well, what was it then? I silently asked her.

Opening her mouth, then closing it again, she replied, "I asked him to".

My mouth dropped open, "Not that I'm not happy to see you or anything, because I am, I truly am. But why? Why would you ask a Psycho to kidnap me. It doesn't make any sense".

"Bells, I can assure you he's not a Psycho".

How? Years of being inseparable has led us to be able to communicate silently.

"He's my brother". She rolled her eyes. Great, I thought, another thing she kept from me. "Why don't we go see Carlisle and Edward now, I'm sure they'll be able to explain some stuff". She tried to look like she indifferent, but I knew she wanted my forgiveness.

"I forgive you, you know" I paused and then a little more cheerfully, "after all, we are best friends, right?" I said as she opened the door and started to lead me down the hall.

"Eeeiii! I have my best friend back", she exclaimed, giving me a hug and jumping around. "We're gonna do everything together again, Bells. I promise, I won't make the same mistake twice".

Feeling more lighthearted, we turned a corner, just as I bumped into what I had thought was a wall.

"Oh, hey Edward," I said, trying to take a step back. However, he kept a firm grip on my arms. I turned to look at Alice only to discover she had snuck away.

"Bells?" He asked, raising an eyebrow. When I looked away and didn't say anything, he continued, "Did you lie to me"?

"It wasn't personal. I was on a mission and you kidnapped me. I was following protocol". I tried to remain indifferent, but when I saw the devastated look on Edward's face, I couldn't help but feel bad about what I did. Wait, Edward? When did I start calling him that. Isn't he still the Psycho I knew?

"It wasn't personal," he repeated under his breath, shaking his head. "I guess I was wrong about you". He started walking away before I could ask him what he had meant.

"Wait, Edward!" I called after him, but he never turned around.