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I changed the summery so they wouldn't be so similar. :D Sorry for the long time it took to update. Been a little busy as tryouts are coming up. I love you guys! Thanks for being patient.

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I woke to a loud banging on the door. I felt pressure being relived on the couch as Edward stood up and was gone before I had a chance to open my eyes. I rubbed my swollen eyes as I sat up. The curtains in Edward's room had been drawn half closed so I could see it was now dark outside.

Loud yelling startled me and I jumped off the couch in alarm. It was too muffled for me to hear so I had to get up and walk out the door to make it comprehendible. Leaning over the wooden banister of the staircase on the second floor, I could see Edward standing at the door, his body shaking with anger. I had to descend the stairs to see who he was yelling at. Jacob stood at the door, the recipient of Edward's rage, his eyes glowing with the same amount of anger. As I descended Jacob looked over at me as Edward stood in front of me when I had hit the ground floor. I could see Jake was not under control and Edward could see that as well as I could tell by his reactions.

"Bella," he said, holding out his hand. "Come on. We need to get you somewhere safe." Before I could open my mouth to respond, Edward had done it for me.

"She is safe here," he growled.

"She can't be safe with a leech that rapes her!" Jacob roared back, taking a step forward. Edward followed suit, taking a step so that they were chest to chest, trying to one up each other. Jacob was taller but Edward's rage made up for it.

"I would never hurt her," he hissed.

"No. You're wrong. I wouldn't hurt her, but obviously you did." Jacob spat.

A growl grew in Edward's chest. A most frightening one. Edward narrowed his eyes in rage and shoved Jake out the door. "You want to start something, bloodsucker?! See who can protect her better!"

I stood frozen as Edward leaped out the door, pouncing on Jake. They wrestled around before Jake pulled him off and leaped back, his whole body shaking before he exploded into his animal form. Edward's golden eyes glowed with hatred.

"I can take better care of her than you on your best day!" Edward growled, crouching down as he got ready to defend and attack. I took a step out of the door and onto the porch but Edward growled, not taking his eyes off Jacob as leather from his shoes rained from the sky.

"Stay inside, Bella!" He growled as he lunged towards Jake and was suddenly gone, moving too fast for me to see. There was a rustling of fur and black clothing before there was a yelp as Edward kicked Jacob in the chest, sending him flying into a tree, which snapped in half at the force.

"No!" I screamed, leaping off of the porch. In that time, Edward hesitated, glancing back at me with worry as Jake lunged towards Edward, claws digging into his shoulder.

"Stay back!" Both Edward and Jacob roared. In an instant, Carlisle, Emmett and Alice were rushing outside, restraining Edward. Alice and Emmett both glared at Jake in fury. I rushed over to Edward's side as he tried to rush towards Jake. I could see that his face had a large gash on it that was healing as we spoke. Edward held his shoulder as a clear liquid ran over his fingers, wincing as Emmett held him back.

Another explosion and Jake turned back into his human form, a large gash cutting over his eyelid. "I told you he didn't do it!" I screamed at Jake, louder than I thought I could as all my hatred for Mike and all the feelings that had overwhelmed me in the past hours collided as I collapsed against Edward and sobbed. Edward took his eyes off Jacob to look at me and they softened. He pulled myself to him as he stayed tense.

"Shh…" He whispered. "I'm alright."

"Please go home, Jacob." Carlisle intervened, stepping forward.

"Bella-" Jacob started.

"Just go…" I sobbed. "Please…"

Emmett helped Edward to his feet as Jacob disappeared. I still clung to him as Carlisle carefully looked him over. It didn't seem to be too serious, as Edward brushed him off and stood up to walk towards the house, his good arm around my waist holding most of my weight.

Once in the house, Edward sat on one of the couches in the living room, pulling me gently down next to him. Carlisle stalked through the door and over to him as Alice followed, placing a box of Carlisle's equipment on the floor next to his knees. He motioned something to Edward and it seemed Edward complied, peeling off his shirt without wincing. In any other situation I would have stared at his perfect musculature, but today was very different and I merely looked away.

I could feel Edward's gaze fall upon me before he kissed me gently on the temple as Carlisle cleaned and bandaged his gash. In my peripheral vision I could see Edward's brow nit together in worry as he gently placed a cool finger under my chin and turned my head towards him. Cocking his head to one side, he took his thumb and wiped away a stray tear from my flushed cheek.

"Don't worry, Bella. I'll protect you," he whispered, leaning down to kiss my tips with the utmost tenderness.

"But…who will protect you?" I whispered, shaking as the cold came and went with his touch.

Soon, Carlisle was done and had stitched up Edward's shoulder. Both of them stood and I followed Edward up the winding staircase. He slowed down so I could keep pace with him as we silently walked down the hall and up the other flight of winding stairs, before he pushed open his door and pulled us both in. I never once let go of him.

"We need to get you home…" He said softly as he pulled me close after pulling on another shirt.

"I d-don't want to tell Charlie…" I chocked. "He'll be so d-disappointed…"

"Did you ask Mike to…hurt you?" He looked down at me, his eyes flooded with his love and the agony of his worry for me. It took me a minute before I shook my head, letting it rest upon his chest.

"It's not your fault. You didn't ask for it. If anyone's to blame, it would be me. I wasn't there to stop him…" He trailed off, his voice suddenly full of suppressed anger.

I shook my head against his chest, his abs rippling under my movement before I pulled away and stared into his rich golden eyes. "It's not your fault!" I said with more force than I meant to. His eyes went wide for a second as I jumped at my own words. "It's Mike's fault. You didn't rape me, Edward!" I sniffled, not faltering once as I spoke. He closed his eyes for a moment before opening them again. It seemed like an eternity. I could tell he wished he could take all the hurt back, as he pulled me closer to his marble chest. With all the super powers he had and he couldn't just take my pain back. It killed him.

Edward's gaze moved back down to stare at me before he gently bent down to graze his lips against mine. "I love you, Bella." He whispered as he held me and for that briefest moment, he succeeded in taking away my pain.

"C'mon. I'll help you tell Charlie." He promised, taking my hand and leading me out of the abnormally quiet house.

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Sorry that took so long. It might take me a little bit for the next chapter to be up. I want to work out some plot things. If you want to help me, please e-mail me! I need all the help I can get. The only problem is that I would ruin part of the plot for you. So, that's the downside. I will mention you in my fic, though. Thanks for reading! I appreciate everyone of my readers and reviewers. You guys are spectacular. Love you all!

-PoW