Chapter Three

I opened my eyes and found that I was in a small, claustrophobic room. There were two windows. The walls were painted a midnight black and there was a very white carpet on the ground. I was huddled up on the side of what appeared to be a rocking chair. I shook my head to make sure what I was seeing was real and slowly got up. I noticed a slight throbbing on the side of my head, knowing it was from when the door had hit me, I brushed it off. I walked over to the door, which was directly in front of me and turned the handle. It was locked, from the outside. "Great." I sighed. I turned around to sit on the rocking chair to wait for Edward, for I knew no one could hurt me with him around. As I reached the rocking chair I felt cold fingers being traced on my back, I turned to find a man, with dark black eyes, which almost matched the color of the walls, it was a thirsty vampire. "Edwar—" He cut me off and slammed be against the wall on the far end of the small room. I screamed and crawled over to the door. Images of the night in Phoenix shot through my head and I couldn't help but start to cry.

"Bella!" A loud voice screamed.

The man threw me across the room. I cried and screamed some more.

"Bella!" The voice screamed again.

He picked me up and slammed me against the wall again.

"Bella wake up!" He shook my shoulders and I opened my eyes to find Carlisle looking down at me. I looked around the room and could feel the dribbles of sweat roll down the side of my face. I was in the hospital.

"Why am I here? Where's Edward? Get these tubes out of me!" I screamed.

Carlisle laughed and walked over to the end of my bed. He picked up a small clipboard and skimmed through whatever papers were on there.

"You hit your head pretty bad, to answer your first question." Carlisle said as he walked back on the side of the bed.

"Edward should be around here somewhere." He added as he poked and prodded at my head.

"Ouch!" I hissed.

He smirked and walked to the little sink near the door. He came back with a small towel and lightly placed it on my head. I sighed and tried to enjoy the coolness of the cloth, I couldn't.

I looked at Carlisle who was back at the end of my bed, skimming through the papers.

"Did you get them?" I whispered.

Carlisle looked at me and shook his head.

"Was it them who I heard before I went out?" I added as I followed him with my eyes, walking to the door.

He nodded and opened the heavy door to find Edward reaching for the handle. I shot up and opened my arms to him.

"Oh, Edward. Are you alright?" I asked as he walked over to my bed and set down a bouquet of roses on mynight stand. He kissed me lightly on my forehead and sat down.

"Oh Bella, out of all the things you could've asked me like 'Edwa rd, did you catch the bad guys' or 'Edward, I'm so mad at you for nearly cracking my skull open when you opened the door' you ask me if me, the indestructible vampire, is okay? "

I winced and looked at him in confusion. "That was you?"

He nodded and pushed the strand of hair that had fallen into my face behind me ear.

"I'm very sorry, I was trying to get you out of my room, they knew you were in there."

"Do you know anything yet?" I asked as he stood to put the flowers in water.

I watched him at first, wanting a response from him but got distracted when I saw that he looked so magnificently handsome that I had forgotten what I wanted from him in the first place.

"I'm sorry to tell you this Bella, but we didn't catch them yet, and there seems to be more then just two of them."

I sighed and looked out the window at the end of my bed.

"But Alice did manage to find out who they are." He added as he put the flowers on mynight stand again.

"Who are they?" I asked reaching over to touch his cheek.

He closed his eyes as I cupped his face into my shivering hands.

"They're from James' coven. Apparently they heard how luscious your blood smelled and they wanted a taste for themselves after they found out James had, well—"

I nodded, not wanting him to finish. "How did they find out about James'?" I asked.

He stared at me for a moment before brushing his lips against mine.

I blushed and looked at my hands, which were in my lap.

He smiled. "I think Victoria might have gotten to them. And apparently, James had a brother named Dolyn." His eyes filled with worry as I watched them turn slowly to me.

So James has a brother. That was wonderful, not only was I stuck in the one place I hated to be but also I'm apparently appetizing to someone who wanted revenge for his brothers' death, great.

"Where are they now?" I said into his topaz eyes.

He blinked and inhaled deeply, letting out a rush of his scent, hitting me straight on. I wasn't ready for it.

I fell back into the bed and was quickly awakened with Edwards' concerned pleads to let him know how I was feeling. He didn't need to say it, for I knew exactly what he was going to say.

"I'm fine." I said waving my hand in the air.

"You don't look fine. What happened?" He asked, concerned.

Did I need to tell him that his scent still captivated every part of my body? Nah.

"Carlisle said I hit my head pretty bad, I think it was just that." I lied.

He nodded. "I think you should sleep, Love." He brushed my neck and kissed my throat before leaning back into his chair.

"I don't want to sleep. What if you're not here when I wake?" I asked, sounding like a little girl.

He sat up and kissed me on my lips again and sighed. "Do you seriously think I'm going to leave you?"

I shook my head. "But, I'm not ready to sleep. Talk to me about something, other then the fact that James' brother is after me." I said leaning my head against the pillows.

He stiffened in my response and smiled. "What would you like to talk about?" He asked.

I thought for a while and shrugged. "I don't know." I had to admit I wasn't up to doing anything but watching his beautiful face, watch me.

He laughed silently to himself and leaned his head against the bed. I carelessly brushed my hand through his hair, he looked up at me and at first I thought he was going to shake it off and lean back into his chair, but instead he closed his eyes and looked as if he was enjoying my touch, for once.

"I love you Bella." He said after he opened his eyes again.

"I know." I replied as I put my hand back on the side of me.

Edward took it into his cold grasp and kissed it gently.

"Edward?" I called, softly.

"Yes?" He said.

I looked deep into his eyes and smiled.

"Don't leave me." I managed to say.

He winced and stood slowly, looking down at me. "I'll never leave you, ever."

I closed my eyes and giggled to myself. "Good." I said.

"I'm going to find those men for you, Bella." I heard him say softly as I drifted off into no where.

"I know, Edward." I managed to say as I slipped into a, thankfully, dreamless sleep.

Hey yall! So, what do you guys think about this story so far? I Figure I should just put the third chapter up. I'll have the fourth chapter up in less then two days. I have rehearsals and sports that I need to finish before I can actually sit down and write. But please, stay tuned to see the upcoming chapters.

Btw: Thanks to the people who read my story, being that this is my first fanfic I was very 'giddy' when I saw that people actually liked where I was going with this. kisses to you all!

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Your Nikkah