For those of you who were waiting for Edward, I decided to add him to this chapter. Btw, the italicized words are Edward's more…psychotic thoughts. It's kind of like a split personality. Remember that he still thinks that James took Bella against her will and that he doesn't know exactly what happened to her. Enjoy!

Chapter 3

Disclaimer: I don't own Edward, James(sadly), Bella, or any of the other Twilight characters. They belong to Stephenie Meyer. Curse you Meyer!

I wonder what mountain lion tastes like…?

He grabbed my hand and we were in the middle of the forest, quick as a flash. I frowned. This area smelled very familiar.

"Where are we anyway?" He looked back at me with a smirk.

"We are actually very close to Brazil. I had to run the whole three days. You're so lucky I love you, or I would have dropped you off at the Cullens' doorstep."

My heart fluttered. Or at least, it would have if I was still alive. That was the first time he'd actually told me that he loved me in so many words. I knew he did, but it was good to hear anyway. I smiled back.

"So what kinds of animals are in Brazil?"

He frowned when I said that. I evaluated the sentence. Oh yeahhh. I'd forgotten that James wasn't a vampire, and that he wasn't Edward. Me even comparing the two made me want to slap myself for being so stupid.

"Sorry. Bear in mind that I've only ever heard of hunting animals. Okay…so what do humans taste like?" I said with a sheepish grin.

"The best thing you've ever tasted. Imagine your favorite food, and the multiply your craving for it by a thousand. That's a human."

The whole thing intrigued me to no end. I was eager to start, and the now potent burning in my throat was annoying me. I really felt like I needed a drink.

"So how do we do this?" I queried.

"It's pretty simple. Although for you, I may suggest that I get your food for you. You may not have enough self control for holding back." seeing my expression, he added

"Even I slip every now and then."

"Okay…" I said with a small pout as he left. So much for being treated like an equal.

Well, you don't want to get him killed, do you? Remember the Volturi…

"Oh yeah…" I said aloud. Oh well. I guess I'd have to wait awhile. But to raise the stakes, I decided to test myself. I would see how long I could maintain contact/short distance with a human without showing signs of wanting to eat them or actually eating them. An evil grin was on my face when I smelled the most mouthwatering thing I could ever hope to smell.

Human.

That word sounded a bit wrong.

Food.

That's better. Had I really developed the vampire mentality so easily? Was it because I was a newborn, or did I really always think or humans as cattle, me being the only exception? I never really related to any other human, and I always did feel like there was something wrong with me since Edward (I snarled the name in my head. For some reason Edward wasn't my favorite person anymore) started complaining about how he couldn't read my mind. I think was just a bad case of SDME (Severely Damaged Male Ego).

And where is James with my burger…I mean human?!

Ha ha. I felt like a pregnant woman who sent her husband to get her a strange concoction in the middle of the night. I was still laughing about that when the smell hit me again. This time it was closer. My muscles immediately tensed in preparation of the kill. I fought for self control. This was part of the test, and I didn't want to trip over that starting line did I?

The scent was maddening as it got closer. I stood up straight, not knowing when I fell into a crouch. I closed my eyes and focused on the scent. I actually saw it. It was crimson and shaped like a man. There seemed to be a delicious man walking towards me. There was also another scent, it was slightly sweet and also a bit musky. I recognized it as James. I could see his scent shape, and it was golden like his hair. His scent shape was next to the human's, and I could see that he was leading the human to me. I opened my eyes as they stepped through the foliage. The man's pulse increased as he saw me. I stared at him with a completely blank face. I looked to James in confusion, and at vampire speed, I said,

"Why is he still alive?" his quick reply was,

"Just roll with it." I nodded imperceptibly and looked back at the now sweating man. I internally wrinkled my nose. Maybe delicious was the wrong word. I was curious as to why I actually wanted to sink my teeth into such a disgusting man, but the scent didn't lie, and I was hungry dammit. At normal human speed, I heard James say smoothly,

"Here she is. I told you she was waiting for you." he tried hard to hide a smirk.

I certainly wouldn't have been waiting for this man if I had known what he looked like. I mean, couldn't James have gotten me a…I don't know…younger? More in shape? Less fatty? Sensing the annoyance on my face, he said quickly,

"It's the best I could get on short notice, and a younger guy would have been too hard to resist. Younger people taste better."

Nodding minutely, I saw that the man was trying to impress me with some sort of cheesy smile.

"So I hear you like your men…experienced eh?"

James cut in. "Too bad for me huh? But I figured you could use her." his voice was tight. I was glad. I didn't like being talked about like a new toy. Shoving away my annoyance, I replied,

"Oh yes. Younger men…just don't do it for me. But maybe you can…?" I let the sentence drop. I'd practiced my alluring voice so many times as a human that it was almost second nature by now. I looked up through my eyelashes at the man and tried to look as innocent as possible. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw James getting a tad bit jealous. So I decided to amp it up as punishment. I silently beckoned to him with my finger curling slowly. He stepped closer to me, unable to resist my charm. I smiled a coy smile.

"Closer."

He moved closer to me, almost at arm's length, until I grabbed him and pressed him against me. I could feel that he was really hard, and it tool every ounce of my will power not to wrinkle my nose in disgust. His hands immediately encircled my waist, and he was staring at my lips. I leaned in closer to whisper in his ear, and said smooth as ever,

"You disgust me."

And bit into his neck neatly. He struggled against me, but to no avail. I was too strong, holding him up with my right hand and spreading his neck out farther with my left. The life slowly drained out of him and into me, and I tried hard to hide my chagrin. I dropped his body like a used tissue, and looked right at James, my eyes smoldering. He frowned.

"Don't ever tease me like that again." but then he smirked. "It almost made me wish that I was your victim."

I smiled back at him, and to myself. I had passed my test. With the burn in my throat gone, everything seemed wonderful. We decided to move on, because James had eaten before he got my meal.

We kept running, and I started to wonder what the purpose of being a nomad was. I mean, we would run, and eat, and start running again. Also, where were we headed off to? James told me, 'It's a surprise, Bella. Be patient.' and then he smirked, which made me suspect that he was up to something. I narrowed my eyes at him, which only made him smirk even wider. But I didn't really care that much. Wherever James was, I would follow without protest.

EPOV

Last time: It was then that I lost myself to the monster in me…

I was livid. How could James take my Bella? My Bella!

We'll rip him apart…torture him until he screams and scatter the remains across the earth, making sure to keep his head on my mantle, just to remind him who Bella really belongs to!

A wicked grin crossed my face at the thought of killing James.

Yes…slowly and painfully.

I ran faster, trying to follow the scent. What? It went in two directions? Three? They're all over the place! How could he…arrghhh…he crossed her scent all over town so I wouldn't find it. I guess I'll just have to follow them one at a time until I find where he took her. This whole thing was pissing me off. Every second Bella wasn't with me, James could be forcing himself on her, or worse…forcing her to choose between death or vampirism. And knowing Bella…

She'd agree. I ran even faster. I was flying through the underbrush that even a vampire would have a hard time noticing or locating me. The scent split up again. How was he able to cross her over so many times? Unless…

Yes, yes! Unless he's trying to trick you, yes! He took her far, far, very far. Now go. Run like the wind on the trees and find them. Bella depends on it.

All of a sudden I found myself running in a new direction with such conviction that I was very sure that I actually knew where Bella was! I don't know how, but that didn't matter, because this meant I could find her…

'Hold on, Bella.'

(an: in case ur confused, the italicized are the psycho thoughts and the words like 'this' are his more rational thoughts.)

BPOV

Eventually, we reached a place that smelled so familiar that I stopped short to make sure I wasn't mistaken.

"James, are we going to Forks?" he gave this cute little pout, and it was hard to keep a straight face, but I did.

"Well?" I almost started tapping my foot. Almost.

"Aww, you figured it out! It was supposed to be a surprise! How did you know?"

"The smell." I said through my teeth. Wait…why was I so angry? James burst out laughing. Soon, I joined him.

"But seriously. Why are we going back to Forks? Did you forget about him?" I couldn't even say his name, that was how much I still hated him.

"Who, Eddie? Nah, I still remember him, and the problem he poses. However, your stunning vampire has figured out a way to rid ourselves of Edward and make him forget about you altogether." he gave a smug smile. I was very surprised.

"And I thought you were just a pretty face." I said, strolling casually over to him and snaking my arms around his waist. His arms came around me instantly. I gave him my best eyes.

"Mind telling me what this plan is, oh stunning vampire?" he brought his face to mine and planted his lips on mine roughly. Our tongues danced a while, and he said

"Nope."

"Wha? Why?"

"Because. You ruined my first surprise, and now you know where we're going, so you don't get to ruin my second surprise." he gave me a teasing look and ran ahead of me.

I just stood there, mouth agape, and ran after him, laughing.

(I totally should have ended it here, but since I felt bad for abandoning you for so long, I wont)

EPOV

I was running very quickly on the trail that my senses led me to. She was getting closer, but then again, so was he. I heard the faintest trill of his laughter, and it enraged me. What was he doing to my Bella?

I ran faster still, elated that the time for killing James had finally come.

JPOV

I could sense it. Eddie seemed to have caught on to my scent, or hers. He's going right where I want him to.

BPOV

I knew exactly where James was leading me. I wanted to go there anyway. Such a beautiful place should not have been tainted with such ugly memories. I would just have to make new ones. We slowed to a leisurely walking pace, though to a human it might have looked like we were gliding across the ground. I took a deep breath, (though I didn't need it) as we walked through the underbrush that led to…the meadow. Or at least, the meadow that used to hold so many memories for Edward and me. I took in the sight of the meadow through new eyes, and not just because I was a vampire. I looked to James. He was looking away from me. I frowned and closed my eyes.

I saw an amber scent shape coming towards us that was all too familiar and all too enraging at the same time.

"Edward." I snarled.

For some reason, James didn't even twitch when i said his name. It was almost like...

"You...you planned this? Why?" I growled. This was not the kind of suprise i wanted.

His voice was clam and composed, almost like he expected my reaction. "Bella, I need you to get over Edward. Completely."

I was confused. I hated Edward, of that i was certain, so why did James think i still had an attachment to him? I opened my mouth to speak, but James said,

"Bella, you hate Edward, i know, but hatred is a passionate emotion, and i don't want you feeling anything towards Edward, period. You have to get over this emotional connection you have with him, and you also need to forget about him, and neither of those can happen until you confront him." His whole explanation took about 3 seconds.

I saw everything in a new light. James was right to bring me here, and lead me to Edward. I need,

"Closure." I whispered as i understood. I needed closure, and i would have eventually had to break away from Edward to do that. I smiled at James in appreciation for helping me truly get over Edward, though it would be hard, the rest was up to me.

I took a deep breath as Edward stepped through the trees. His eyes were red.

Good ending eh? Review! I'm so sorry i couldn't update sooner, my internet connection seriously sucks. I can write the chapters, but i can't post them. So, you guys should probably expect chapters on Sundays from now on until my computer gets fixed. Happy Thanksgiving!

-Love Looney.