A/N- Yes, im back. Sorry it took so long. The chapters should start coming a little faster now that im on break and have more time. And you can thank the amazing Just A Little Bit Dramatic for all the lovely editing of this chapter. Trust me, it would be very very bad if not for her editing. Thanks for sticking with me this long.. if your still out there..

Disc.- I can only wish I owned Twilight, New Moon, or every aspect of it.

Ch. 3

There in the door stood Victoria's third coven member: Laurent. Even considering the shock we all felt, the Cullens prepared themselves to fight.

"Stop," Laurent said, nervously stepping into the living room of the house. "I'm not here to kill or harm anyone. I'm just here to tell you that Victoria knows where Bella is and she is furious…and, as you might have guessed, dangerous."

"We know that," Alice said, stepping forward and away from the group. I lingered toward the back, my whole body trembling, feeling a rush of calm as Jasper picked up on my unease. "That's not why you came. Tell us the real reason," she demanded.

He hung his head for a short second, almost as in shame. "Well," he said. And after a long pause continued, "I'm here to uh…help you. All of you." Alice rolled her eyes and stepped back into the group.

Edward let out a low hiss. "And why should we trust you?" he snapped.

"Why else would I be here?" Laurent retorted.

Edward didn't need to think. He spoke in a heartbeat…for me, anyway. "To do Victoria's job. And trust me, if that's what you're here for, that task wont be completed." he said, stealing a glance at me. "You wont go near her. No matter what." This sent a shiver down my spine, and I wrapped my arms around myself.

There was a silence that seemed to last forever. No one took a breath for a long time…not even me. Unlike everyone else in the room, I had to breathe eventually. I silently let out my breath. Carlisle and Edward stepped forward, leaving everyone else to file out of the room.

I was left standing alone, which was not a good thing at all. I began feeling lightheaded. At once, my body went limp and I fell, landing on my back. I felt a stab of pain go from the bottom of my back to the top of my neck. Then I fell into unconsciousness.

I woke dazed and confused. I was lying on the Cullen's barely used dining room table. "It's all going to be okay," Edward said comfortingly, as he placed his hand on mine.

"Wh…wh…what happened?" I managed to ask.

"We aren't quiet sure. You just blacked out." Carlisle said gently. He stood from the chair and began pacing. I tried to sit up but the pain in my back was horrible and I cried out.

"Don't you dare, Isabella Marie. Just stay still, and listen to me…for once." Edward said, pushing me back down to the table. I felt helpless. I wanted to get up and move, but I couldn't.

Remembering the events that happened earlier, I thought out Laurent. Where was he? "Edward?"

"Yes, Bella?"

"Where did Laurent go?"

He turned to Carlisle, expecting him to answer. After a long pause, his adoptive father answered. "In my office."

This snapped something in me, and I fought the pain and sat up, fighting against Edward. Which was becoming increasingly difficult, even with how gentle Edward was being. "And you trust him to be up there alone? Don't you remember what he did to us?" I said. For all we knew, he could be destroying the second floor of the house.