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Chapter 3

(Jasper's POV)

I couldn't believe it; Edward's dad had killed his mom and could be after him now. Esme was not going to let him out of her sight, even though his dad is in jail.

Rose had been silent for so long. "What are we going to do? This is going be like when he first came…" She muttered.

I remembered that, he'd been so sad then, so troubled. I remember how you could still see the bruises and sometimes when he'd fall down or get hurt he'd be a lot more hurt than he should have been. He had so many fractured and broken bones back then and Rose and I couldn't understand why he was hurt. Esme had tried to explain it but we'd been only 8, so how would we be able to understand. Now it was so clear, his dad had beat him practically every day and he'd been so angry that it took us forever to brake his hard outer shell.

I sighed; I hoped he'd forget most of the horrors in his life over the last 9 years, but it seemed the longer it was the more he wanted to hold onto it.

Edward came downstairs at around 12, his eyes looking puffy and red, and sat on a stood by the kitchen. He just stared at his hands as he sat there.

Rose handed him a sandwich for lunch and waited for him to react. He just ate it and got up and sat on the couch and watched TV, but he wasn't really watching, he was just staring at the screen.

Esme came into the room and said, "Rose, Jasper, you two are going to do something with Edward today." We all looked at her in surprise.

We nodded and Rose's phone suddenly rang. "Hello?" She answered a little flustered. "Oh hi Bella," Edward glared at the TV when she said her name. "Um, I don't think I can do anything today… uh well…" She glanced at Edward and he gave her a look, half pleading half threatening. If Rose told Bella about his parents he'd hate her for eternity. "… I'm spending the day with my brother and cousin."

There was more talking. Her eyes lit up for a moment… "Really… Alice is going to one of your concerts and you've got extra tickets? Gosh Bella…" She glanced at me and sent a smile. "Oh, I can bring my brother and cousin? Hmm hold on I'll ask them." I could hear Bella laughing on the other end and Rose looked at us.

"No!" Edward hissed, "I don't want to go to her concert!"

"I'll go," I said, thinking about how Alice will be there. "She's got okay music." She actually sang kind of punk/hip-hop music so I was okay with that.

We both looked at him, we'd won, but Esme had the deciding vote. She frowned at us, she glanced at Edward. "I don't know… it seems like something you'd like isn't it Edward? It is music… I think you should go…." She said slowly.

He glared at the TV and then glared at us, "Fine, I'll go, but I won't like it." He grumbled at us.

"Yes!" Rose said jumping around the kitchen and started telling Bella we could go. She hung up and started dancing around the kitchen.

Esme suddenly was curious about who Rose was talking to. "Bella… Rose, what's her last name?"

"Swan," Rose said squealing loudly.

Esme looked like she was going to have a heart attack, "You know a famous movie star and singer?" She asked in surprise.

"And Alice, she knows Alice." I said nearly jumping up and down. Calm down you freak! I thought to myself and I calmed down.

"Wow, where did you meet them?" Esme asked sitting down at one of the stools.

"Oh, I met Alice at my fashion show last month and I met last night when Alice introduced us." She said still dancing, "She was at my fashion show too apparently."

Esme and Rose started to talk about Bella and Alice and how they were really good in movies together.

I went and sat with Edward, "You want to play video games?" I asked cautiously. He sighed and shrugged. "… You want to go skateboard down to the gas station and get a slurpee?" I asked half hopefully; maybe if I kept asking if he wanted to do stuff he'd give in.

He shrugged, "Sure." He muttered in monotone and got up. I followed him and we got up.

Esme was suddenly aware of us leaving, "Hey! Where are you guys going?"

"Gas Station to get slurpees Auntie Esme," I called, "We're skateboarding there!" I called as we went into the garage.

"Hey, I'm coming!" Rose called running into the garage after us.

(Bella's POV)

I successfully made it back into my house last night without any trouble from my mom. I had a concert tonight with a bunch of other singers that I was friends with and the proceeds were going to help people after a recent earthquake.

Alice was over; she had made an outfit for me, her own design, obviously. She got me this cool shirt that had was brown and had two thin spaghetti brown straps across my left shoulder that combined into one strap. It had brown ruffles down the left side. She brought me some dark washed jeans. (A/N: the shirt is on my profile)

"Alice," I whined, "Do I have to put this stuff on right now? I want to go get a… a slurpee or something!"

Alice sighed, "Fine, let's get Emmett." She muttered, "Emmett!" She yelled, "We want to get slurpees! Can you take us?"

"Sure, are you guys dressed?" He asked from outside my room.

"Ya!" we bother yelled giving the door a look.

He threw open the door, "Okay, then let's go."

We walked downstairs and my mom got off the phone, she looked at me and frowned, "Why aren't you dressed for the concert? Where are you guys going?" She asked us in confusion.

"We're just going to just go quickly get slurpees Mrs. Dwyer," Alice said sweetly.

"Oh, okay, well be back soon," She muttered and when Alice turned she gave me a look that told me to be back soon.

I smiled as I walked out the door. I knew she hated the fact that I kept my dad's last name, and Alice loved 'innocently' reminding her that our names were different. I didn't have really any contact with him anymore, not since I had nearly drowned back in his home town of Forks. It wasn't his fault, he couldn't see me in the waves and tell that I was drowning, but when he did he ran out and helped save me.

Mom never really forgave him for not noticing that I'd been drowning, so she kind of forbids me from seeing him. She won the case that got her full custody and so now I never see him. It was just another thing in my life that she controls.

I promised myself that when I grew older I'd go back to my home in Forks and find him and tell him I love him. I wrote him a letter once, but I was never able to deliver it, mom found it and ripped it in her anger. I had kept my last name as a tribute to him, to tell him I still belonged to him, to tell him I still loved him, I was still a Swan.

I even wrote a song for him, I sang it at all my concerts and it was a huge hit song now. Telling him I loved him and I forgave him.

We walked down to the gas station that was a few blocks down and I headed in. We bought slurpees, Alice and Emmett showing as many flavours in it as possible. I poured just one flavour in it, so now all I had was a coke slurpee.

I turned around at the sound of Alice squealing, "Rose!" She cried and turned fast.

I saw Rose, Jasper and Edward, kicking up their skateboards and Rose ran in when she saw Alice.

Rose ran up to us and Alice jumped up and down and talking about the concert.

Jasper watched over to the slurpee machine and pulled out a cup, and two more for his sister and cousin. He threw one at Rose who skillfully caught it and at Edward who caught it with an upset expression. I could see a red outline around his eyes.

Jasper filled his slurpee in a similar fashion of Alice and Emmett. Rose wandered over to the machine still talking to Alice as she filled the thing. Rose looked up at me and started thanking me for the tickets to my show.

Edward wandered over and I was watching him and I was curious as to why he looked upset. Rose, Alice, Jasper and Emmett went to pay, Emmett took mine, saying he'd pay for it and I waited with Edward. He was standing staring off into space, not realizing the slurpee was about to overfill. His slurpee, curiously, was made in a similar fashion to mine.