Disclaimer: I own Twilight and all its characters, if not, let lightning strike me. Haha! It can't. It's completely sunny outside and there are no clouds! *TV turns on the weather channel and weatherman says to expect a thunderstorm near my house in 20 seconds* Okay, okay! Stephanie owns them. *Weatherman says there has been a slight error and there will no longer be a thunder storm* Whew! Close one.

SONG: Frozen- Within Temptation

AN: I had a request to make the chapters longer. After this chapter, I'll try the best that I can to make them twice as long. Well, guess what, you'll figure out Bella's family secret in this chapter. Btw, Happy Birthday to me! I will no longer be known as Kiari14, I am now Kiari15! Yippers! My Bday is on Nov.30. Here's the chapter I promised I'd give you before 12/01/08. See, I do love Edward.

FLASHBACK PT 3

When I woke up, it was very dark. I was lying on the floor and all around me was a mess of broken glass, chairs, ect. I looked around, waiting.

"It's about time you woke up!"

I looked up and saw Renée sitting on a broken couch. I tried to remember what happened, but nothing came to mind. I had a huge headache that was screaming for me to stop thinking.

"What happened? Who did this?" I asked, growing more confused by the second.

"You don't remember? Sweetheart, this is why you should have come back to Phoenix with me. You're becoming unstable," she tried to explain.

"I don't understand. What's going on? What do you mean 'unstable'? Where are Charlie and Phil and Edward…?" As soon as I asked, images of Edward's distant face and the woods swam in my head. Renée was about to answer, but I cut her off, "He... left... me?"

A sad, sorrowful expression immediately washed over her face. "Yes," she answered solemnly.

I heard a weird ripping noise coming from somewhere, but I didn't understand what it was. It didn't make sense.

"Relax, Bella," Renée pleaded. That's when I noticed the sounds were coming from me.

"Bella," my mom whispered, "I'm so sorry. I just didn't think he would leave, and that if he did, that it would affect you this... painfully. I should have kept him away from you the moment I saw him." As she said this, I tried to imagine what it would have been like if my mother tried to keep us apart. I didn't like it at all.

"It doesn't matter if you tried or not. I loved him and you wouldn't have been able to keep me from him... if he actually wanted me..." I said, realizing that what I was saying had no special meaning because Edward didn't love me.

"Bella, we need to talk. Now." Renée said, her face darkening, "Follow me."

I looked around again at the shattered house. "What about this?" I questioned, pointing towards the remains.

"Just come."

I followed her out of the house, or what was left of it, into the same woods that Edward -flinch- left me in. She stopped at a tree, looked up at the house, stretched out her hand and muttered something under her breath. I watched in amazement as the house repaired itself right before my eyes. When it stopped moving around, it looked exactly the same as before.

"Wha... What just happened?" I stuttered. What was going on?

Renée closed her eyes and sighed, "Bella, listen to me and try not to interrupt, okay?"

I nodded, afraid that whatever I say will be incoherent at the moment. Renée continued, "When I first saw Edward, when you were in the hospital, I knew he was a vampire."

I gasped, "How…?"

"Don't interrupt! Listen," she took in a deep breath, "He's not the only vampire I've encountered, but he was different. I could tell. His eyes were a strange topaz color. I've never seen vampires without red eyes. Another way I knew he was different was that he didn't slaughter anyone in the hospital, with the smell of blood everywhere, and vampires usually don't have control over that. I don't have all the details about him and his family, but I thought I could trust him because he seemed to really care about you. You both looked at each other with absolute trust. At first, I'll admit I was a bit worried. After all, who wouldn't be nervous about her daughter loving a vampire. I gave it time, though, and you were both happy together… or so I thought. I had no idea he was planning on leaving you. If I knew, I would have taken you as far as I could from Forks. I'm sorry…" she trailed off, looking at me, sheepishly.

"I… I don't understand. How do you know about all of that?" I asked, confused even more. It was hard to understand anything coming out of her mouth while taking blows to the heart every time she mentioned him.

She sighed louder, "Bella, it's time I told you the truth. I didn't leave Charlie because I hated Forks or because I didn't love him. On the contrary, I love him a lot. He had blessed me with a daughter, given me happy times, and he was always there for me, but… he was human."

What? Why is it that I don't know what is going on here?

She continued, "There's a secret, Bella. I couldn't let Charlie figure the secret out, so I had to leave. I was even selfish enough to take you with me. I didn't have to, and it would have been nicer to Charlie if I didn't, but I was very, very selfish."

"Stop! Just stop it! What are you talking about? What does any of this have to do with me and the house and… just what is going on?!" I had finally snapped. I couldn't take it anymore. Nothing she was saying made any sense at all. How did she know about Edward? What secret? Why did she leave Charlie if she loved him?

Things like rocks, twigs, and leaves started flying around, and just like last time, they were floating and throwing themselves. Renée closed the 4-foot gap between us and slapped me, hard.

"Calm down, Bella!" Renée demanded, "You are the one doing this, and I am NOT going to wait for you to wake up if you pass out again."

I took calming breathes and relaxed. All at once, everything fell down and stopped moving. I asked as serenely as possible, "What's going on."

Renée looked at me, checking to make sure I was calm.

"Bella… we're witches,"

AN: How was that? I've decided not to strangle you with all my questions at once. I'll ask you one question/opinion each chapter and I'll answer them, too.

MY ANSWERS (you can skip this. its not important):

How did you guys like Twilight (movie)? It didn't meet my expectations, but that's because they were high. Overall, I liked the movie a lot. It wasn't as good as the book, but then again, what book is?

What's your favorite book in the Twilight series? New Moon

Favorite character? Why? Edward because he is so kind and gentle with Bella and I want a guy like that in my life, instead of those pigs who want make out with me and say I'm hot.

Do these questions annoy you? One word- YES

What did you not like about Twilight? I think they could have done more with Bella's personality. They also skipped the blood typing scene and they could have done better with a lot more. It seemed like they rushed it. It was still good, though.

Are you glad that I'm updating? I know I am.

Are you disappointed that I didn't update for a long time and that you didn't know my address so you could burn my house down? I wouldn't be surprised if my friend Brisada came with a pitchfork tomorrow cause, apparently, 5 days is still too long to wait. I know that I would want to bring an angry mob to get someone *cough*PiecesofSerenity*cough* to update. Seriously, you should check out her fanfics. They're awesome and inspired me to write this fanfic.

Do you want me to answer all my previous questions in the next chapter AN? I wanted to answer them anyway. It's only fair, right?

How do you like the story so far? I think I take to long to get to the point.

Which is better: Edward or Twilight? Now that is hard! I can't imagine Twilight without Edward. And I can't imagine Edward without Twilight! Why did I even put this question there? It's impossible to choose! It like asking 'which do you want: Life or true love?'… I guess I would have to choose Edward (True Love).

What is the name of Edward's mother? The vampire mother is Esme Cullen, the human mother was Elizabeth Masen (Heheh… my cousin is named Elizabeth)

QUESTION:

What is the name of your favorite fanfic on and who writes it? (plz don't put mine just to be a kiss up. I don't like pity and besides, mine isn't long enough for anyone to say it's their favorite yet. Ps. This is not for a sneek peek.)

AN: Questions? Comments? Plz review as a b-day present to me.