I decided to have a bit of Edward's POV here to have his view on what just happened.

I own no characters in here. They all belong to Stephanie Meyer, but steal my plot and I will find out and then you will have WISHED you listened to my warning.

Chapter 2

(Edward's POV)

I was playing our music; Jasper on my left was rocking out on his base and Rose in the back on drums. I couldn't believe we hadn't been able to find a guitarist yet. I sucked, and I knew it. Well, I was okay, but I knew there were better ones.

I was looking out over the crowd as I played, suddenly someone caught my eye. It was a girl wearing jeans and hoodie, she walked to the bar and ordered a coke, I could see the shiny can from here.

Her face was covered by the hoodie and I just watched her. I couldn't really tell what was so leering about her. It was like she was calling me.

She went to sit in a booth, but before she did she looked at all of us, she seemed to stare past me for a minute before she sat down.

Jasper glanced at me; he does that throughout songs. Jasper and Rose were both my adopted cousins I guess. I was technically a foster child and now lived with a nice couple, Esme and Carlisle Cullen. Esme couldn't have kids so she took up me as a foster child. I kept my last name though; Rosalie and Jasper's parents were often away so they frequently were staying with us. They are twins and really weird. Their mom was Esme's sister.

Sometimes I felt like the odd man out. The only one now related to them, the youngest, only by a year but still. Not to mention that my real parents weren't exactly the typical 'bake you an apple pie and set it on the window' or the 'kiss you goodnight and tuck you in and read you a story' kind of family. There was a lot of fighting in my old family and there was definitely no love there. I had been taken from my house because of my dad, not because of my mom, but my mom had no time for me. There was just no time. When I was first brought to the Cullen's house we all knew I had so much resentment and anger against anyone, but they tried so hard to make me happy. When I was little I would stay up all night crying because I missed my mom and the Cullens were so much nicer.

It took me so long to get used to them, it was Jasper and Rose that kind of made it better. They knew how to talk to me, they didn't make me feel awkward or like an outsider.

While I was thinking and playing I noticed two people head into the teen club. One was a big really muscled guy; the other was a girl who was short and kind of pixyish. I recognized her from Jasper and Rosalie's movies. She was Alice. She had dropped her last name when she became a fashion designer, something about how her design was just called Alice. She pulled out her phone and dialed as she held it to her ear the girl with the hood jumped and pulled out her phone. They seemed to talking to each other and then the two walked in the other direction. The girl with the hood checked to see where they were going.

When she looked back at me I stared at her, but I couldn't look away. I wanted to find out who she was. I couldn't tell why, I just wanted to. Suddenly the two people from before scared the living daylights out of the girl and she landed on the floor, her hood falling off her head.

I nearly gasped, Isabella Swan. I should have known. She sat back down with her friends and she looked at me, I stared back. I couldn't believe I was so blind; Alice and Bella Swan were best friends. I didn't know what it was about that Bella girl, but I couldn't stand her. She pulled her hood back up.

Jasper was obsessed with Alice; I swear he's had a celebrity crush on her since he first was made to watch that chick flick that Rosalie made him watch when they were 9 and I was 8. I remember that, he had just said, "Wow, who's that!" and suddenly jumped up and sat close to the screen. I had laughed at that and Rose just rolled her eyes.

I couldn't tell what it was about Bella. She was just another Disney princess in my eyes. Maybe it was because she was doomed to get screwed up with all the eyes that were watching her, maybe I just hated her because she had everything that I wanted. She had made something out of herself; she had a mother that loved her. I mean, I knew Esme loved me but she wasn't my mother, she was the mom that had replaced my mom.

Whatever it was, I couldn't stand her.

"Thanks everybody, you're a great crowd. See ya next week!" I called as we finished out last song and I checked my watch. Carlisle was going to kill us for being out so late. I promised I'd be back by 11:30 and it was nearly 11:20. We'd never get home in time.

We jumped off the stage and at the same time the girls jumped up.

They ran over to Rosalie, Bella's hood falling down again. Rose smiled politely at them like she does and said, "Hey, uh, what are you two doing here."

"Oh, we were just in the neighborhood and came to have a drink. We didn't know you'd be here playing! That's so cool!" Alice grinned at Rosalie.

Jasper elbowed me in the side and hissed, "Oh my God, it's her! I told you I met her." He gave me a grin and I rolled my eyes.

"Hey, I'm Bella," Bella said politely and I frowned, I understand why she would introduce herself, but she sounded like she didn't expect Rose to know her, which was ridiculous because everyone knew her.

Rose shook her hand and smiled again, "Rosalie… but I prefer Rose."

She hardly got her sentence out before there was a girly scream and a buzz of voices, "Its Bella and Alice!"

Bella sighed, looking disappointed that she'd been noticed.

The tall muscled guy was at her side in a second.

Alice smiled slightly and said, "Sorry, our rep has come back and bit us in the ass again, huh?" Alice said to Bella.

Bella frowned, "Why, why?" She muttered and sighed, "Emmett, Rose; Rose, Emmett. Emmett's my bodyguard."

Emmett at the moment was making sure no one was bothering Bella and Alice.

Rose looked kind of shocked at the people trying to talk to Bella and stuff.

"Rose!" I called, "We got to go! Carlisle's going to be angry with me if we don't," I called.

"Oh, keep your pants on Edward, I'll tell Carlisle it's my fault," She said waving me off.

I sighed and Jasper pulled me over to Rose. "Hey Rose, I see you made some… well known friends…" He muttered.

Alice grinned at him, "Hey, I'm Alice, and this is Bella. What's your name again, you were at the fashion show the other day, right?"

Jasper nodded, "I'm-I'm Jasper," and turned to look at me, I could practically read his mind, and it went a little something like this:

OH MY GOD SHE REMEMBERED THAT SHE MET ME!! Then, he squeals like a little school girl.

I rolled my eyes at him and he gave me a look.

She smiled at him, "Nice to see you again. Who's this?" She asked politely motioning to me.

"That's our cousin, Edward," Rose said grin and ruffled my hair.

I rolled my eyes and frowned at her.

"Say Rose," Alice said turning back to Rose, "I never got your number, we should all swap numbers!" She said happily and thrust her phone at Rose who gave Alice hers. Once they were done Alice passed Rose's phone to Bella, and Bella gave Rose hers and Rose Gave Alice's back. I noticed Bella glancing at me every once in a while.

Emmett groaned; he was practically holding kids back from Bella and Alice, "Could you hurry it up."

"Alright, see you; we'll call you sometime soon, okay?" Alice said and Rose nodded.

"Come on," I muttered practically pulling her away from the two girls who now turned around and had to answer to the public.

As we packed up our stuff and piled it all into the car. Rose drove while I sat in the back. I leaned against the window and I saw them glance at each other. Jasper turned on the stereo and I wished he hadn't. Mockingbird by Eminem was on and at that little part of the lyrics that had always stung,

But hey, what daddy always tell you? Straighten up little' soldier.
Stiffing up that upper lip.
What you crying' bout?

I closed my eyes and tried to think about anything. I heard the sad words that were playing through the radio, and tried to block them out. I heard Rosalie smack Jasper and whispered, obviously hoping that I wouldn't hear, "What is wrong with you? This is the most freaking depressing song ever! Change it!"

I heard fiddling with the radio until I heard Rosalie huff and switch it off.

We parked and Rosalie called to me and I opened my eyes slowly, "What?" I asked a little forcefully.

"Oh, I thought you were asleep, so I was just trying to wake you up," She said looking flustered.

"Oh, sorry," I muttered and got out. I helped Rose and Jasper unload all the stuff and I walked out of the garage and into the house.

Rose and Jasper were right behind me but when I got into the house Esme and Carlisle jumped up and rushed over, "Where were you guys! It's nearly 12!" Esme was frightened, that was obvious.

"I'm sorry, it's my fault. I had to talk to these two girls I'd met at a fashion show and they wanted my number so they could call me." Rose said quickly.

Carlisle looked frustrated and worried and Esme looked like she was about to burst into tears.

I froze, "What's wrong?" I asked quietly.

"Edward, can I speak to you in my study?" Carlisle asked and I nodded slowly. He led me to his study and he told me to sit down. I was afraid he might tell me that I had to leave or something. I sat silently, "Edward, we just received… some very sad news."

I was shaking now; I was so afraid and worried. "What's this about Carlisle?" I asked quietly.

He sighed, "I'm sorry, your mother… she has died…." He said slowly.

My breath froze in my throat, no, was all I could think over and over again. The pain was crippling, "H-how?" I stuttered out.

He was silent for a minute, "I don't know if that's really important at the moment…." He said slowly.

I was frustrated I was suddenly standing and yelling, "How!" I practically screamed in his face.

He looked pained, "Your father… he beat her to death…" he paused and waited for me to react. "They caught him… but apparently he wants to find you…. That's why Esme and I were worried; we didn't know if he knew where you were."

My heart shattered in an instant and I turned before I could lose myself and do anything stupid. I walked out of the room Carlisle calling me back.

I was suddenly running down the hall and I pushed past Rose and Jasper and up the stairs. "Edward!" Esme called, she could see the tears running down my face.

I ran into my room and slammed the door and collapsed onto my bed and burst into tears. I curled into a ball and I heard the door open and Jasper and Rose sat on my bed and they started to rub my back and arm. I couldn't remember how long they sat there, with me crying, but I eventually drifted off to sleep.