Not to much happens in this chapter, except that Bella finally reunites with some old friends and it's not Jasper and Emmett just yet. That's gonna be funny when that happens. So, who do you think the villain of the story is? How will they attempt to kill Bella? (We all know that's coming.) I want to hear your thoughts in the reviews that I'm begging for. ENJOY! This chapter is a bit longer, but I couldn't find a better place to stop it, or I would have. But I know I've made you wait and wonder as to what was going to happen and with school starting up and I'm in some really hard classes, it means that updates will maybe come in twice a month, I'll try to promise that often, but I can't always promise because my classes are really hard, (I've gotten myself into an intro to grad studies class, somebody please tell me how I did that when I'm still working on my undergrad work and I don't plan on going to grad school.)

I took a two hour run around the town and by the time I got back to the room, Erin was already gone. I took a shower, grabbed some dinner and then realized it was time to head over to Edwards.

"Yo," another guy came to the door. "Are you here to see me?"

"No, I'm here for Edward."

"Why does he get the good looking girls?" They guy mumbled. He lead me up to Edward's room and left.

I knocked on the door. It opened to reveal Edward.

"Come in," I walked in and noticed two women there. "Bells, this is Amber and Addison."

"Nice to meet you," I said as I shook their hands.

"Edward, there isn't much to do to get her ready. So, you want to be a Theta," Amber said. "Well, instead of jeans and a shirt, do you own a dress? First impressions are always the best."

Three hours later, it was decided what I'd wear a blue dress knee length, my hair would be in soft curls and I'd wear soft make-up. The problem, I would have to do the getting ready by myself, because at mid-night tonight, Amber and Addison couldn't talk to me because rush for them began one day before it did for potential recruits.

"So, you look fantastic, it was great for Addison to loan you a dress."

"Well, since I don't own any, I mean, I never needed one. In my line of work, you don't get dressed up often."

"You looked amazing at prom," Edward said, coming to stand close to me. He wrapped his arms around me. "You always look amazing," he whispered in my ear. Then he kissed me, softly. An exploratory kiss first, I wrapped my hands into his hair and deepened the kiss. It felt right, I felt whole again.

I found myself having to take deep breaths often over the last few days. First seeing Edward, then having to knock on the door at his house, my first class, after our first kiss, let's just say, that I was trying to keep myself calm. No need to put anybody on the floor tonight, I had to be careful not to throw people around tonight.

Tonight was the night that I was visiting the houses. I'd been to the other houses, but it was time for the Theta house. I took a deep breath yet again as the person leading us to the houses knocked and stepped back. Edward hadn't talked to me since yesterday morning, Alice was keeping him busy cleaning the Omega house for rush.

I heard a chant start in the house, and I went on high alert before I realized that I wasn't in danger, the girls of the house where trying to welcome the newest rushes. Again with the deep breath. The door open and I saw about thirty girls of various shapes, sizes and colors and knew that I was screwed when it came to remembering names.

The group walked into the house and I didn't see Alice right off the bat, but I knew she was there.

"Bella," I heard and turned to find Addison and Amber coming up to me. "You look amazing. Sorry we couldn't talk to you in class," Addison said. The story we'd come up with for talking to each other was that we knew each other from my history class.

"It's fine, I understand that you can't during rush."

"Addi," I heard a voice, a voice that I knew, Rosalie was making her way over, things would be really loud in a few moments. Addison's blond hair flew over her shoulder to look at Rosalie.

"Rose, I'd like to introduce you to Bella. Bella, this is our president, Rosalie Hale."

Rosalie looked at me, pushed her blond hair out of her face, extended her hand, I shook it, then she started to look at Addison and Amber, but did a double take. Her face lightened to surprise.

"Bella," Rosalie's smile got bigger. Her eyes got wide, than a small scream came from her mouth. "OH, MY, GOD! That's why Edward's been so different."

I was engulfed in a hug from my best friend.

"Rose, suffocating me."

"But your back, are you really Bella?"

Only I knew what she was talking about, she was asking if I was undercover.

"Yes, I'm really Isabella Swan, Rose."

That brought a whole new round of hugs and jumping and squealing. I wasn't sure if I was could handle Alice's reaction.

"Alice doesn't know does she," Rosalie asked.

I shook my head. "Not yet, but I'm sure she will in a few seconds."

"Excuse me," I heard another familiar voice. Alice.

The girls started sitting down. I set down, Rosalie right beside me.

"So, we've had a few moments to mingle, but now we are going to introduce ourselves."

"She's the pledge educator," Rosalie whispered to me.

The girls, both members and rushes alike introduced themselves. I knew that when it came to me, Alice would die, she always thought she couldn't be surprised, but I'd done it a few times in the past.

"I'm Rosalie Hale, I'm the president, I'm from Forks, Washington and I'm just starting my third year. I joined because my boyfriend is in Omega Rho and he wanted me to see what Greek life was like. Excuse me, he's my fiancee, after last night."

It was my time. Time to see Alice shocked. I heard a gasp from her area, she just realized I looked familiar.

"Hi, I'm Bella Swan, from Forks Washington. I'm a new student and I am joining because my two best friends are Theta's, even though they didn't know that I was here."

Alice watched me as the others introduced themselves, I listened and watched them. Then it came time for us to talk and hang out. Alice made a bee line for me and almost tackled me to the ground.

"BELLA!" She yelled, I blushed because everybody looked at us. "What are you doing here?"

"I'm here because I want to understand what it's like to be a normal college student."

"Why didn't you tell us?"

"Wanted to surprise you."

"You always do, that's why Edward was so weird today, like he wanted to get away from me, he wanted to get to you."

"Well, yea. We've started dating again."

We talked until it was time for me to leave and promised that after rush that week, the three of us would get together for coffee this weekend.

"The ladies of Theta Omega Chi would like to invite Bella Swan to join our rank. If you accept, please be at the house at six thirty for a pledge mixer," Edward read the invite again, Friday after classes. I'd been to scared to read it when I'd gotten it, so I'd ran right over to Edward's room to have him close when I finally opened it.

"So, does that mean I'm in."

"Yes, you just have to make it through pledging this semester and your in."

"I just hope Alice and Rose don't go soft on me. I want a true pledging experience."

"I'll tell them. So, what are you wearing tonight to the mixer?"

I told him about the dress that I'd went out and bought. It was a knee length and a blue color. Edward had once told me that blue was a great color on me. We talked for awhile longer, there just never seemed to be enough time for us to talk, we had so much to catch up on.

"Oh," I saw the time, "I have to go."

"Wait, I have something for you," Edward got up and went to his desk. "It's been three years, Bella and not a day has went by that I haven't thought about you or that promise we made. I just want you to know that you've always been in my heart and I want to reaffirm that promise we made."

He opened his hand to reveal my promise ring from high school. It looked exactly the same. I picked it up and fingered it, then I placed it back on my ring finger.

"I love you, Edward," I whispered just before I kissed him.

I was a bit late for the mixer, but I really had a good reason, okay, so a boy wasn't a good reason. I hoped they understood. I ran to the house and noticed everybody was still standing outside.

"What's going on?" I asked one of the girls.

"Oh, we are waiting for our turn to be introduced."

I nodded and set there, talking with the other girls. I tried to memorize all their names, but that was something that I wasn't good at, in my line of work, you don't memorize names unless you are chasing after them.

"Next," I heard Alice say as the door opened. I took a deep breath and stood up.

"I'll go," I said, I heard her squeal.

"You came."

"Of course, oh," I held up my hand to show Alice the ring that wouldn't leave my finger anytime soon.

She squealed again. "Finally, come on."

She lead the way into the house.

"Bella Swan, first year here, transfer student."

A round of applause went through the house and I was sweep up in meeting and getting to know all my new sisters.

The rest of the new pledges came in and where introduced, I applauded each of them as they came in. Alice and Rosalie never strayed to far from me. Rosalie told me that Alice was scared that I'd disappear again, she'd even been watching me very closely after she saw me for the first time. She couldn't talk to me, but she'd been watching my every move.

"Okay, ladies, we are out of toilet paper," Alice yelled from where she was standing near me.

"TP run," the actives yelled. I gulped, I had an idea of what was coming.

"Okay, pledges your first official act as Theta pledges is to get us free TP. Go!"

The pledges, myself included ran out of the house and went to the other dorms, grabbing bags from our rooms and loading them with toilet paper from our public restrooms.

One of the girls even grabbed a full box of un-opened TP from the maintenance closet that she knew was open all the time for students to grab what they needed.

We ended up bringing back over a hundred rolls. We where then released, but I was grabbed by Alice.

"Stay here, tell us everything."

"Don't leave anything out," Rosalie glared at me.

"I can't, it would compromise the case."

"Fine, nothing about Victoria, can we asked if we will be called to testify?"

"Maybe, you where at prom that night," I said. Thankfully, Alice had pulled me up to her and Rosalie's room. "I know Edward will have to, he was with me when I shot the shots on James and April. But since neither of you saw anything, I don't know. I'll ask Keller later."

"So, who's your roomie?"

"Erin Hart," I said with venom in my voice.

"I hate her," Rosalie said. "She had her claws in Edward for a semester, we made pledging to hard for her, she quit."

"Well, I have the ring back from Edward, so I'm his and he's mine, so all ladies should back off."

"He's a hot commodity here, he's president of Omega, and that's a great fraternity."

"Your boyfriends are in Omega, your a bit bias, but I wholly agree."

"Your boyfriend is in Omega," Alice mimicked, placing a certain emphasis on your.

"Oh, do you want the car back. Charlie gave it to me when we left, he said it was what you'd want. It's here," Rosalie asked.

"No, keep it, I got a truck now. I'm doing more driving now than I was. Did it make it cross-country okay?"

"Ran like a dream, Bella, you have to believe in Dom and your abilities."

I smiled. I was glad Charlie had given Rosalie the car, she'd get more use out of it than I would. Of course, I'd be driving the nine hours to D.C. every once and a while when the trial started.

"So, have you and Edward had your first date?"

"I've got a promise ring from him, yes, we've had our second first date."

"So what happens when you get called back to work?"

"Not gonna happen, I've got two years of paid leave. Summer included as long as I'm in classes. Keller promised."

"Keller also promised five months last time."

"I made it five months. I just had a killer after me."

"Have you seen Charlie, he was really beating himself up over your case, because he was used to get to you."

"I went for a week vacation to see him. We had a nice visit and I'm calling him every day telling him about things. I learned to love what I have, and show my love after this last case."

Rosalie and Alice smiled.

"Why don't you crash here, Erin is a bitch and we need to talk, major girl talk, we got two years worth of shit to tell you and weddings to plan."

"Um... Edward and I are only promised."

"Not you silly," Alice said. "Rose and Em and then me and Jazz."

"Double wedding?"

"No," they replied at the same time.

"But you are my maid of honor," Alice said

"Mine too," Rosalie said.

"How's this going to work when I have my wedding, you can't both me maid of honor," I asked.

"Double maid of honor."

"No," I laughed. We talked well into the night before I fell asleep on Alice's couch.