((Chapter two. Let me know what you think.))

BPOV

When I arrived at school, I got out of the car without saying goodbye to Charlie. I slammed the door and went to the front office.

The older woman manning the desk gave me an annoyed look. But when she looked outside to see Charlie was my dad, she didn't give me any fuss and handed me an excused late slip. I left the office quickly, making my way to Enlglish. It was almost lunch which was good because my mind remained unfocused.

When I entered the classroom, everyone was starring at me. It wasn't the usual looks up for someone being late. It was intense gazing and whispering. I hadn't noticed the old English teacher coming to me and putting her hands on my shoulders. I jumped back, and she removed her hands quickly apologizing. I gave her my note quickly and made my way to the back of my class. But the eyes just followed.

The teacher began her lesson on Romeo and Juliet. I had read it before, endlessly as a child. The love story had me obsessed. To love someone so much that you'd die without them. Or die for them. A pair of hands slipped a piece of paper on my desk. I opened it questioning. It was one world in thick black letters

Murderer

Gasping, I let the paper fall from my hands and covered my mouth. The teacher stopped her lesson, and swiftly walked to me annoyed.

"Isabella you have already come late to my class. And now you are causing distractions. " she leaned down to pick up the paper.

"Maybe I should read what has your atten-" she froze momentarily before anger flooded her features.

"Who wrote this?!" She demanded, but all the students remained quiet. I kept my head down, looking at my fingers.

"Bullying is not something that will be tolerated in this classroom. No one here is a murderer and any gossip claiming that there is one in this school will be reported to the principal, Dr. Cullen and your parents."

The classroom was still, everyone once again starring at me. I closed my eyes as I felt my tears well up in my eyes. The teacher leaned down to me and very gently put her hand on my shoulder.

"Isabella. Would you like to go talk to Dr. Cullen about this?" She asked. I trembled at his name.

"He's not here today." I said softly.

"He will be here at the lock in party. I want you to talk to him then.." she said quietly. She walked back to the front of the class and continued her lesson. But I couldn't hear a word she said. My thoughts were on Edward and Jasper. Whatever they were, Carlisle was one too. They had different eye colors, but both were abnormal. But Carlisle never looked as tired as Edward. And neither of them had scars like Jasper.

The bell rang, and I bolted from my seat, keeping my eyes down, but no one was around me. They all stayed away from me. I hurried to my locker, hands shaking. With my trembling hands I turned my combination. I opened it and out fell out dozens of papers. Shakily, I reached down reading them each slowly.

Murdering bitch.

I know what you did.

I know it was you.

I'm going to get you.

Wait until I get you.

I'm coming for you.

I stopped reading the notes and left my locker wide open. Stepping back slowly, I ran. It was lunch, so I went to the abandoned girls bathrooms and locked myself in a stall. I tried to calm myself. I pulled out my cellphone and entered my moms number. Hitting dial and held it to my ear. It rang about 6 or 7 times before her happy chirpy voicemail picked up. I hung up and threw it down. The phone shattered and the pieces went everywhere.

I just had to wait until Edward came back. He would save me. He always saved me. I debated calling him at that moment, but I knew he had to save Jasper.

Would they kill Carlisle?

I turned to the toilet and vomited into the toilet. The door burst open and in came the voices of atleast 3 girls I didn't know.

"What do you mean you don't know what happened? It's everywhere." A voice said teasingly

"I was sick yesterday. I don't know shit." Another replied

"Well so Jessica's boyfriend Mike was murdered, right? Well he went to go talk to Isabella Swan because she was the one who got Jessica suspended. So she was the last one to see Mike before he died."

"Yeah but that's not like-"

"It true. My brother saw her at the park talking to some kid. But it gets worse. The next day they find the laundry mat bathroom covered in blood. Like so much that obviously someone died. They didn't find the body, but they know it was James because they found his stud earring and he never came home that night."

"Wait, James James. Like Victoria's James?"

"Yeah. So they find this bloody bathroom and who's backpack is in it? Isabella Swans. And get this. Her dad is the sheriff so they are covering it up to hide the fact that she killed two people. She was gone yesterday because she was being questioned. So Jessica and Victoria are going to find her and make her pay."

"Oh my god. That is so crazy. And we are going to be locked in with her tonight?!"

"Yeah. She's lucky Victoria is in high school and Jessica is suspended because they are gonna make her admit what she did. I don't even want to go to science today becau-" the voices trailed back out of the bathroom.

I stood there shocked. This was why everyone was being cruel. They thought I was a killer because of Edward. I wanted to call Charlie, but I had smashed my phone. My best bet was to wait for Edward here until he came to get me. Leaving with him and never coming back. I let myself break down and cry. I didn't want to go to lunch. I didn't want to do anything. I just wanted Edward.

3POV

Edward desperately chased after Jasper and Carlisle, but he wasn't a tracker. He could find Jasper's thoughts from farther away because of how deeply he knew him, but he hadn't read Carlisle's before. Currently, he heard no one.

His first stop was the cabin they had called home, but even from a distance out of sight he could hear a collection of thoughts. The bartender had called for a wellness check after his favorite drunk hadn't turned up in over a week. When they checked the house they found is torn apart, and a bloody thermos. Edward frowned as he recalled Jasper wishing they could stay. He had to find him before it was too late. He took off running.

After desperately searching for an hour, he caught scent of the golden eyed vampire. He followed the scent to a home buried in the thick forest. It had glass for walls, and a modern style. Edward got close, but not close enough to hear any thoughts from inside the house. He watched curiously as he saw a woman pacing about. The way she moved was fluid and graceful. He had no doubt she was also a vampire. He slowly crept around the house looking into the windows. It looked like a normal human house, but there were no beds. Everything looked clean and crisp. It dawned on Edward that this was their home. They had a permanent location here for their coven. In one bedroom he saw a teenager with long blonde hair , being held by another teenager with brown hair. The man was huge, and it made Edward tense. He moved quickly on to the rest of the rooms. Inside another one of the bedrooms was a girl with short spikey hair. A child with golden eyes. When Edward looked into her bedroom, she met his eyes. She smiled and waved. He moved closer slowly, as she moved to the giant window and listened to her thoughts.

I know you are a mind reader. And I know Jasper can control and manipulate emotions. Don't run.

But Edward did run, and faster than he ever had in his life. This vampire girl knew about his abilities and Jasper's. She was a child vampire herself. This golden eyed vampire wouldn't kill Jasper, he was going to keep him and use him. Or turn him into the Volturi. Edward stopped when he was far away from that covens home. He needed a plan.

Jasper was running. His bare feet easily moved over the terrain jumping through the small spaces between the trees. His body was small, even being tall for an 11 year old. But he was weak from not feeding. His reliance on what Edward could bring him made him slow. He didn't realize how bad it was until he felt arms encircle him in motion and tackle him down to the ground. He struggled to free himself, fear taking a grip on him. The man held him tightly in a hug.

"Please stop. I can help you. Please." The voice begged. Jasper twisted around in the mans arms to look into those golden eyes so unlike his own.

"You are weak." Carlisle commented. Jasper twisted again and quickly jumped out of his hold, landing perfectly on his feet. Even weak, he had been fighting vampires for hundreds of years. Maria had trained him well.

"I've fought in more wars than you can imagine. You know nothing on fighting. I'm might be older than you." Jasper said quietly. Carlisle got to his feet, leaving his hands in the air to show Jasper he meant no harm. Jasper moved back quickly. Carlisle moved slowly forward but when he stepped closer, Jasper inhaled deeply, in fear.

"I remember you" he hissed, crouching away from the older man. Carlisle looked confused but stopped moving.

"You're Volturi"

"I'm not. My name is Carlisle. A very long time ago I lived with them. But that was hundreds of years ago. I am not with them and do not work with them" Carlisle replied steadily. When he tried to take a step forward, Jasper hissed.

"You liar. I won't let you get us." He growled. Carlisle's emotions went from confusion to shock. Jasper cursed himself mentally. A big slip.

"How many of you are there?" He asked, unmoving.

Jasper didn't reply. Instead he crouched down and began to attack on the offense. Carlisle dodged easily, but Jasper moved quickly to circle around and attack again. This time Carlisle dodged to the right but Jasper had already anticipated his move. He knocked into the surprised older vampire and kept pushing until their two bodies hit a tree. Jasper's small hand was around his neck, knee on his stomach and other hand holding Carlisle's behind his back. Carlisle was shocked. Whether it was at his speed or strength was unknown to Jasper.

"You let them torture me. You watched them kill so many." He hissed. Carlisle let his eyes close and Jasper was hit with a new emotion. Shame.

"I didn't want to. I just did what I needed to do to survive. And I can see you have done that for a long time. I have a family. We can help you. We-" Carlisle was cut off by Jasper's hand tightening around his neck. But he could feel the older mans genuine emotions. Love. Happiness. Pride at the mention of this family. Concern.

"LIAR. I've heard it before. The last woman who wanted me in her family tortured me for over hundreds of years. She used my power to subdue her victims. She made me murder them to show loyalty. I only have one person in this world. And I don't give a damn if you kill me. But you won't touch him."

Carlisle pulled his hands slowly Jasper's grasp behind his back. He went to go touch the small boys face, but Jasper lept atleast 5 feet back.

"You aren't the only child vampire I have met. I have another in my house right now. She has powers too. We can protect you and your friend."

Jasper was confused by the emotions he felt. They were genuine and it made his head spin . He collapsed to his knees as the flashbacks started to mess with his head. Carlisle hesistantly stepped forward. His heart ached to see this boy in pain. He was weak already from lack of blood, but he could tell his body was not the only part of him scarred.

"Let me help you." He repeated. But this triggered a new memory in Jasper. Faded memories of Maria grabbing his human hand. He had gone to get firewood and she had offered to help. He looked up to Carlisle and only saw Maria, his head stuck between two worlds. He whimpered and ran, leaving Carlisle far behind before he could react.

Carlisle turned around, going the opposite direction. He needed to find this boys partner if he wanted to get through to him.

BPOV

When I got to science, the room again was all focused on me. I sat down, closing myeyes counting the seconds to keep her sanity.

"Bella?" A voice asked. I opened my eyes to see Angela. She sat next to me in the empty seat, frowning.

"I know you didn't do this Bella. And I'm sorry everyone is treating you like this... if you want, we can hang out tonight during the lock in. They are going to have the pool open and I figured with the movie night going on it will be pretty empty. " she said, smiling slightly.

I debated her invitation. I had seen her hang out with Jessica before. But she was more like Jessica's assistant, always carrying her books and walking behind her. It felt good to have someone on my team for once. I felt so lonely that I ached for friendship, and Angela seemed like the kind of friend you'd want to have. I smiled at her brightly, feeling something warm for the first time all day. I could hang out with her until Edward came back to get me.

"I'm not the best swimmer but I'd really like that Angela."

She smiled at me, and I looked to my heavy backpack on the ground. I just needed to make it until tonight. Then Edward would help me, take me away from all this mess. From my forever fighting parents and bullying classmates. I smiled at the thought of him. The teacher had rolled in a television, and the class cheered. I sighed in relief. An easy period. There were only two more classes after this.

"What are you doing after the lock in?" Angela whispered, trying to to attract the teachers attention.

"I'm meeting up with Edward." I replied hesitantly. Her eyes grew and she leaned closer.

"Is Edward your boyfriend?" She probed. I blushed, and she quickly pulled out her phone. She typed in a message quickly and sent it.

"Well tonight you can tell me all about this Edward."

3POV

Edward collapsed on the forest floor, tired. He had been searching for hours but couldn't find Jasper. He was exhausted. Pushing his long hair from his face, he looked up into the cloudy sky. He missed Bella. He missed her smile and her warm skin. He missed her simplicity and her beauty. He just wanted to see her, hold her. Everything felt so much easier in her arms. The thought she was at school, the place that hurt her made him angry. They didn't deserve her beauty and light. He rested for a few hours. He should have been paying more attention, should have been listening for the sounds or thoughts. But he didn't realize he wasn't alone until it was too late. 3 vampires came into view, and he was immediately on his feet, growling. The tall blonde vampire he had seen this morning, a golden haired older vampire woman and a strikingly beautiful blonde teenager. They stopped moving when they were in sight of Edward, and the man raised his hands.

"Please. Don't run. I'm not going to hurt you or your friend." He said slowly and loudly.

"Where is he?" Edward hissed, and Carlisle frowned. Edward moved a step closer and dived into his mind. Their confrontation played quickly in his head.

"Volturi?" Edward growled, and Carlisle looked confused.

"Alice was right" the blonde girl said in awe. Edward looked to her in annoyance.

"He can read minds."

Edward stepped back, fear filling his small body. They knew his power. They were going to take him to the place Jasper had been. They would use him.

"My name is Carlisle" a voice said, breaking his scattered thoughts.

"This is Esme my wife. And that is Rosalie my daughter. Alice is my other daughter. She is a child like you. She has.. abilities like you. We aren't here to hurt you. We can help you."

Edward shook his head, looking at his feet but scanning the mans thoughts. He wasn't lying. These vampires were his family. Subconscious thoughts flashed by. Kissing Esme while hand in hand. A room filled with people laughing and opening gifts. The small pixie haired Alice, trying on dresses.

"Who are you?" He asked

"We are a family. We all have come together to live a certain lifestyle and to stay away from other covens."

"Your eyes aren't like mine." He said slowly, looking up to the leaders gold eyes. He starred back, slightly smiling but didn't reply aloud.

We only eat animal blood.

Edward couldn't contain his gasp, as he saw scenes of them hunting together. Another truth. His thoughts went to Jasper.

He wouldn't have to feel all those emotions anymore. He wouldn't have to kill.

"Where is Jasper?" He asked quickly, and Carlisle shook his head

"I tried to talk to him. I think I scared him. He got emotional and took off. He had mentioned a partner-"

"I'm his brother" Edward interrupted, and a small smile formed on Esme's lips. She stepped forward and walked to him slowly. Edward let her. Getting closer, she extended her arms and took him into them. He was frozen. She held him anyway. Dry sobs began to shake his body. Carlisle moved closer, but the blonde stayed hovering to the side. He let himself fall apart in this woman's arms. He let himself be 11 after so long.

"The order is to kill all child vampires on sight." Edward said emotionally.

"It's not your fault you were turned as a child. And we won't let anything happen to you." It was the was the blonde speaking this time. Thoughts of children flashed through her mind. She had a natural mothering instinct.

"Jasper can feel and manipulate emotions. He can't kill anymore. It makes his remember his past. He's weak and alone. I need to find him." He said simply. Carlisle nodded.

"We will go home and get the family. We will find him. What's your name son?"

"Edward sir."

Bella's Edward.

But Edward didn't respond his thought. He just wanted to get back to their house to gather the rest of this "family". Jasper was on the edge of a mental breakdown and he needed to save his brother. The sun was going down, and Edward felt an uneasy feeling in his stomach.

BPOV

The rest of my classes for the day flew by. Angela didn't have any other classes with me, but she met me by my locker at the end of school. With it being almost winter, the sun was quickly going down. The lunchroom was packed with people and pizza. We grabbed a table at the edge of the crowd who had stopped starring at me. The school had set up all sorts of activities for all of us. 5 different movies were going to be playing throughout the school. The pool was open, art rooms gym and computer rooms were open as well. We weren't allowed to go outside, but other than that we had free reign.

Angela left her pizza untouched and leaned over to me smiling.

"So tell me about this Edward. What school does he go to?"

I blushed, looking intently at my pizza.

"I think he just moved here, so homeschool I guess."

"Is he handsome?" She probed and I smiled.

"He's amazing."

I got butterflies just thinking of him. Remembering the gentle kiss he gave me. The promises to keep me safe. He was my Romeo.

"I can't even get anyone to look at me." She complained.

"Ben looks at you" I said quietly, gesturing over to a small group to our left. But when I looked at them, they all looked away quickly. It was a weird change from this morning, when everyone had openely starred, but I dismissed it. We spent the next hour talking about everything. She asked about my family day told me about hers. I felt excited at the prospect of a new friendship budding. She looked outside at the sky to see the sun setting.

"Oh! We should go swimming now. They are going to be starting the movies now. It should be more empty so we don't have any weirdos looking at us." She said, standing up and taking out her phone. She sent another text and put her phone quickly in her pocket. I grabbed my backpack, and looked up to see her holding out her hand. I grabbed it and we exited the hallway. People moved out of our way quickly, and I frowned. She must have noticed.

"Hey, ignore them. They are just being jerks. They'll forget about it after today. New gossip is made daily." She said and squeezed my hand. We went to the locker rooms and changed.

EPOV

The house in the woods was amazing. Edward stood uncomfortably inside near the door. When Emmet, Rosalie's mate came down he crouched instinctually, but he didn't get offended. He just extended his hand and Edward shook it. Next came Alice. She bounced down the stairs of the home with grace. She smiled at Edward warmly, before embracing.

"I've waited a long time to meet you and Jasper. So long I think everybody thought I was crazy." She said in a soft sweet voice. Everyone in the room chuckled. Edward smiled, but felt out of place. The family got ready and watched as the sun began to set.

"He is a skilled fighter. Even now he could kill you in a heartbeat. He doesn't trust adults. He doesn't trust anyone but me " Edward explained softly, the whole family gathered in a circle.

Carlisle put a hand on his shoulder and squeezed. He gesture made Edward feel weird, almost comforted.

"We are going to find him and everything will be ok Son."

Son

Edward didn't have too much time to read into it because Alice caught his eye. She was looking into space with a look of terror on her face. Edward looked into her head and saw Bella screaming his name. He tried to run out the door but was caught by Emmett's hand. He growled, but Esme patted his back gently.

"What is it?"

"It's Bella."

BPOV

Angela was thin in a model like way. She looked amazing in a swim suit. I felt self councious next to her, even though we wore the same thing. We walked to the pool, and I noticed she was right. There were only about 4 other people in the whole pool area. We made our way to the water. It was warm. The swimming area was surrounded by windows which let in the last of the fading sun.

A teachers aide was monitoring lazily from the bleachers. She looked up every once and while from her phone to count the number of heads. Being in middle school, most of us knew how to swim. I however still couldn't tread water long.

Angela splashed me unexpectedly and I laughed. I splashed her back and she squealed. She grabbed a pool noddle and whipped it at me and I giggled. It felt good to be a kid. At this moment I wasn't stressing about the mom or dad or Edward or his brother. It was us being kids.

Ben entered the pool room, moving quickly without running. He was fully clothed. I pointed at him to Angela and she shrugged but looked away. He whispered something in the teachers ear and she jumped up abandoning her book.

"SHIT."

She ran from the room, leaving the few of us inside aisle to and alone. It was at this moment and a small ball of fear formed in my stomach. Ben walked to the edge of the pool smiling.

"Hey Angela. Hey Isabella." He said smiling. We both nodded his direction, and Angela swam over to him slowly. He leaned down and started whispering to her quickly. But he must of said something to upset her because she turned around and swam back by me. I tried to meet her eyes but she was looking everywhere but to me.

"Angela.." I started

"Bella I'm really sorry." She said. I was going to question her but I heard the doors of the pool room slam open. In walked 3 figures. Jessica, a redhead highschooler and olive toned long haired highscooler.

"EVERYONE OUT." The boy yelled. Kids scattered and I started moving to the stairs of the pool.

"Not you." He growled and I remained frozen. Angela exited the pool and went to sit on the bleachers. She looked close to tears. They stopped walking when they got to the deep end of the pool. He beckoned me over with his finger and I moved slowly towards the deep in. I treaded the water carefully until I grabbed the ledge and looked up into the much older boys eyes.

"You know Jessica. This is James' girlfriend Victoria. And I am Laurent. James' former best friend. You know why we are here right?"

I shook my head and bit my lip gripping the side of the pool tightly. My heart was racing. He pulled out a knife and kneeled down. He set the knife down and grabbed a handful of my hair roughly.

"We know you did it. Or know who did do it. But since daddy is the sheriff no one is going to do anything about it. So I'm gonna do something about it. I'm going to ask you some questions. And if you are honest, I'll let you go with just a cut. But if you aren't honest I'm going to poke out one of your eyes. You understand me?"

I let out a whimper and his hand on my hair got tighter

"What did you do to Mike?" He asked. I shook my head, body trembling.

"I didn't do anything. He came and yelled at me for Jessica. He pushed me down but then we heard growling in the woods and he took off." I replied, staring to cry.

But suddenly I was submerged. I struggled against the hand pulling and twisting but he was too big. He pulled me up and I coughed up a mouthful of water.

"Please!" I screamed struggling harder.

"What happened to James?" He asked. And I just struggled, ignoring his words. He picked up his knife and held it to my cheek. I stilled.

"I don't know. " I lied. I was dunked again and for longer. I let all the air out of my lungs as the seconds ticked by. I could hear voices above the water. Arguing. I inhaled water but was pulled up after about 45 seconds. I threw up immediately, pizza floating in the pool around me.

"What happened to James?"He asked again calmly. I was silent until I felt him lowering me again.

"Wait!" I yelled. And he paused the motion, my mouth just above the water.

"He was outside the library and told me to go into the laundry mat. When I got inside he pulled me into the bathroom and tried to rape me. He told me he was going to make me a woman."

Jessica gasped, and Victoria's eyes narrowed but something told me I wasn't the first girl who accused. But Laurent was livid. I could tell what he was going to do before he did it. I used my breath to scream.

"EDWARD."

He pushed me under and held me. I struggled screaming and turning. I kicked and punched trying to get above the water. But he held me still.

Above me I heard Jessica yell stop. I heard Victoria yell enough. But I heard Laurents angry yell and no one talked anymore. I inhaled water. My lungs burned. I no longer had any air bubbles left in me. My vision blurred and I felt light. I remembered Edward holding me bloody in bed and felt my body relax. This was my end.

3POV

A glass window shattered above the pool and a deep growl echoed across the pool. There were screams. Jessica looked to see a scarred blonde haired boy baring his teeth at her. She tried to run but he grabbed her and sunk his teeth into her neck. He inhaled her blood before ripping her head from her body. The head landed in the pool while her body landed on the tile next to the pool. Laurent released Bella, who floated to the bottom of the pool. He charged the boy with his knife. But Jasper dodged to the left. He grabbed Laurents wrist with a sickening snap. Using his hands, he ripped his throat from his body, blood spaying his face and hair. He let get body drop and tuned his eyes on Victoria. She was crying, begging. Jasper kicked her back against the wall. She slid down and he went to her neck and bit down. He drank from her for about 10 seconds before snapping her neck. 3 people dead in less than a minute as blood coated the floor and dripped into the pool.

Eric had tried to make a run for the door. Jasper grabbed him by the shirt and he screamed. He begged. He dragged him across the tile and threw him into the pool of blood of his friends. He bit into his neck and fed for another 10 seconds, before breaking his neck. Jasper jumped into the pool and grabbed Bella. She was blue. He dragged her out of the water and next to Angela.

More glass shattered and Edward arrived. His eyes scanned the disaster before landing on Bella. Jasper felt the full force of his agony as he ran to her, lifting her onto his lap. Jasper grabbed Angela by the neck, lifitng her into the air.

More vampires arrive then. Carlisle, Esme, Emmett, Rosalie, and Alice. He could feel their shock at the bodies and blood. He moved back to the wall, holding the human hostage closely. Carlisle made his way to Edward, but Edward grabbed Bella's body protectively. He held it close and let out an agonized wail.

"I'm a doctor. Let me see her." Carlisle pressed and Edward let her fall back to his lap. He checked her pulse and frowned, looking up at Esme.

"Kill me." Angela wailed. Jasper tightened his hold on her neck. But a small hand wrapped around his. He looked down to see a beautiful pixie brunette shaking her head.

"If you kill her, you'll lose your mind. She's the only one who feels guilt and regret. You don't need to feel her death. " she said softly and Jasper released his hold on her neck. She slid to the ground crying. Alice held out her hand and Jasper took it.

"You kept me waiting a very long time."

"I'm sorry m'am" he said softly, even though they were both kids on the outside. Jasper focused on Edward and his mate. He didn't trust the older vampires but now wasn't the time to debate it.

"If I don't turn her, she will die." Carlisle said quietly, looking to each member of his family for approval.

"If you turn her, the Volturi will come after us. " Rosalie replied.

"There is 7 dead in one town in a week. They are going to come after us anyway." Esme countered. Carlisle looked to Edward who was stroking her hair softly.

"Is she your mate?" He asked quietly, and Edward nodded.

Carlisle prepared himself to do something that he knew would bring hell close to home.

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