Happy Thanksgiving to all!! I would just like to send a HUGE thank you to all of my readers and reviewers! 905 hits! WoOt! I'm hoping to break 1,000 with this chapter though! And I'm hoping to break 50 reviews! Maybe even 60, but I think that may be pushing it… a girl can dream, can't she?

I disclaim all recognizable characters, themes, and locales, but I believe I may have some sort of claim on Paige, Stephanie, and Devon even though they are not completely original, but no matter…

And now… Places! Lights! Camera! Action!!

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(Edward's PoV)

I followed Victoria's weak trail for miles. When I stopped to clear my head it was about 2 am, I realized I was in Washington DC. Her scent was everywhere in this city; she had obviously stopped to feed here.

"Excuse me sir," a young woman stepped out from the shadows, her eyes a vibrant red. She was a frail five foot six, her stringy brown hair swung around her hips and she clung a pair of broken glasses to her chest. Despite her obvious vampiric nature, she looked as though she would easily turn to dust at the touch of a human child. "Are you looking for the red haired woman?" her voice shook.

"Yes," I hissed, my voice rough from disuse. "Do you know where she is? Does she have a human with her?" this girl may be my only lead…

"I am not sure where she is now, sir, but I know she was headed to New York City. I can see people's ultimate destinations…" she offered a brief explanation.

"New York?" I stammered… Why there? I could hardly wrap my head around the idea, but another thought struck me "Ultimate destination?"

"Yes, where fate will bring them, but I do not know what they will do there or if that is their final destination, if you know what I mean…"

"Like where they will die?" I couldn't stop myself before the words spilled from my mouth.

"Yes, I do not know what will happen when she gets there, but I do know that she is in New York now, and that you will soon be there as well… beyond that is a void, your fate has not yet been decided…" she was so cryptic.

"Where in New York?" I demanded.

"A place called 'The Cat Scratch Club'" I could see the place in her mind. It was a gritty strip club in Alphabet City. I was not unfamiliar with the area and confidant that I would find it quickly. The sooner I found and killed Victoria, the sooner I would find my angel.

"Thank you," I breathed to the young woman. She looked so young and my dead heart ached for her innocent soul. "When were you changed?" I blurted before I could stop myself.

"About a month ago, by the red haired one… I hate what I am…" a forlorn shadow crossed her features, she looked as though she would cry. "I try so hard to stop, to kill myself, but it never works…"

I quickly grabbed my phone and dialed. "Carlisle? I am in DC, there is a woman here and I want you to help her. She will be waiting here for you." and I hung up after he agreed to come and get her.

I turned to her, "My father will come to get you, do not be afraid of him, we will help you as you have helped me."

"Thank you" she breathed, soft as a butterfly's wing.

"No, thank you, Stephanie, you have saved me."

Her face was confused, "How did you…"

But I was already jogging down the street. I simply touched my index finger to my temple and winked. Carlisle would explain every thing to her later, but now, I had a demon to vanquish and an angel to rescue.

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I pushed myself to run faster than I ever had before, but it still wasn't fast enough. The time seemed to pass at a snails pace. The distance between DC and New York gave me plenty of time to think, a dangerous commodity.

My body suddenly ached with the longing for Bella's weight on my back, her warm breath on my neck, her hair whipping around me, he delicious natural perfume filling my nose. The void that had formed in my chest over these months was threatening to consume me. This was my fault. I knew that Bella was in trouble and it was all my doing! I had the strong compulsion to cause myself harm, but I knew that I had to save her, to be her Superman once again and attempting to harm myself would do nothing to help her.

As I approached the New York City limits, I ran in the direction that I knew would lead me to my love. I didn't care that it was only about 9 pm and someone might see me, I had to find her…

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(Bella's PoV)

The darkness that was pressing down on me was slowly beginning to fade. I felt so weak, but as I remembered that I had been attacked, I forced my eyes open.

I realized I was laying on the wet ground in an alley not too far from the club. Suddenly, Devon was leaning over me, his eyes a vibrant red and a wicked smile on his face.

"About time, Sleeping Beauty" he leered. The color of his eyes startled me, I was used to his usual brown, but then I realized contacts… Somehow, I should have known that my life would never be free of mythical creatures… I was afraid that he was going to feed on me and that I would just be another nameless victim in the slums of New York, but there was no way that this was a coincidence. He had too much control over his blood lust.

He was getting frustrated with the fact that I had not screamed at the sight of him. His eyes flashed dangerously as he gripped my arm and pulled me into an upright position.

"What? Am I not scary enough for you?" he demanded. "You faced James and now I'm not good enough?" he growled.

"James?" I whispered.

"Yes doll, you remember him, don't you?" a girlish voice mocked with a vicious cackle.

I wouldn't have recognized this other vampire, if not for her wild head of vermilion hair.

"I'm sure you couldn't forget that experience, no matter how many drugs you have taken" she cackled again.

I stared blankly at Victoria, eyes wide in disbelief.

"You see, I knew she would recognize me" she shot at Devon. "And now, what shall we do with you?" she approached me slowly. Devon had released me and I backed up as far as I could until I hit the stone wall on the other side of the alley. She was just a foot away from me when she reached out her slender had and stroked my flushed cheek. "So warm, and such sweet smelling blood… but it would be too easy to just kill you… no, you must suffer as I have, and so must your precious little abomination of mate. Drinking animals and befriending humans? Hah!" she laughed. "But I thought he may have followed the trail I had left for him. Stealing your clothing and leaving it for him to find. I would have enjoyed seeing the look on his face when he discovered your body, but no matter…"

"He's not here to save you, now is he?" Devon mocked. "Some mate he is."

"Shut up Devon, you're ruining this for me" Victoria chided. "Go do something"

Devon looked as though he might fight back, but decided that it was not worth it to fight her and went to the opening of the alley, probably to deal some more drugs.

"Now," Victoria turned back to me. "You are mine!" And she lunged at me.

"Edward!" I screamed for dear life hoping that by some miracle, he could hear me.

"No!" Victoria screeched, snapping my wrist as though it were a tooth pick. She lunged again, and I braced myself for the pain.

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(Edward's PoV)

I quickly found the Cat Scratch Club that I had seen in Stephanie's mind. Victoria was not here, but I could smell her just a few blocks away. Along with her scent was that of another vampire and one reminiscent of my sweet Bella's freesia, but it was different, it was all wrong. Maybe I was too late, maybe she had already been changed… I ran with all of my life toward her.

"Edward!" I heard a terrified scream. It was Bella! And she called for me!

I quickly turned a corner and saw Victoria. I ripped her off of Bella violently as threw the into a wall. Bella was terrified, her face white, but she was different, worn and beaten, but I could not linger, my job was not done. I quickly turned to just in time to catch her mid pounce. I threw her back into the wall.

"Run!" I yelled at Bella, this was her chance to get out of here.

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(Bella's PoV)

I was frozen. Both in terror and astonishment. He was here, he found me and he saved me. When he told me to run, his eyes wild with emotion, I had to force myself to obey.

As I turned to flee, Devon caught me and pressed me against the wall. "Not so fast" he snarled. "I can't just let you get away, now can I?" Over his shoulder, I could see the fight between Edward and Victoria raging on and my eyes began to tear. "You know, your blood smells so delicious when you are upset" Devon whispered seductively in my ear. He ran his nose over my neck.

This scared me more than anything. Was he planning on violating me? As if to emphasize my fears, he ran his hands up and down my torso and laughed. "You smell so amazing when you get worked up! Why else do you think I deal drugs? Because adrenaline makes the blood taste absolutely sinful!" he cackled.

Just then, I heard a sickening ripping sound, followed by another and another. I looked to Edward and saw him dismembering Victoria, his eyes intent on Devon.

When Devon realized what was happening, he quickly sunk his teeth into the soft flesh of my neck. A sharp pain shot through my body and I screamed.

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(Edward's PoV)

I dismembered Victoria and turned to see the other vampire that I had smelled earlier pushing Bella up against the wall. His hands on her hips, and suddenly, before I could react, his teeth in her neck.

Her face contorted in fear as she gazed into my eyes and she screamed in pain.

My mind went numb as I quickly grabbed the monster and tore him to shreds. I caught him so fast that didn't even have time to fight back.

Bella fell to the ground, writhing in pain. I quickly picked her up as another scream tore from her chest. This was all my fault, she didn't want this, and now it was too late to suck the venom out. There was so much of it and I could already smell it making its way toward her heart. I sobbed, it was not supposed to happen like this, she was supposed to live and be happy. "I'm so sorry Bella" I moaned through my dry sobs.

"Edward" she called, her voice raspy from screaming. "You came back" she smiled.

"Yes, I'm so sorry…" I began, but she placed her finger to my lips, silencing me instantly.

"Don't apologize, just stay with me" and she began to convulse, her eyes shut tight. When the convulsions calmed, she looked at me with stern eyes. "Promise me"

"Anything," I was hopeless to her wishes, anything she wanted, I would give her. I would stay by her side as long as she would have me. Guilt washed over me as she curled tighter to my body and I held her as tight as I dared.

"I love you Bella" I sobbed.

"I love you too, Edward, always have" she replied with a smile. Then she stopped fighting and gave herself over to the pain. It broke my heart, but I knew that the less she fought it, the quicker it would consume her and the pain would be over.

I scooped her up and ran her to the nearest woods. It was pretty far, but at my speed, it took only a few minutes. Once she was changed, I would bring her to my family and we would decide what we would do. But for now, I would try to keep her as comfortable as possible. I sat down on the forest floor with Bella in my lap, doing what ever I could to keep her comfortable.

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Alright! So how was that! The dramatic climax that you have all been waiting for! I am not as happy with this as I could be, since I changed how Edward and Bella finally meet, but oh well…

So, the next may be the last chapter, followed by an epilogue, what do you guys think? Maybe I'll do a sequel. Please review and tell me what you think! If nobody wants a sequel, then I won't do one, but if you want it, you have to tell me!

Alright! So, this is the last lyric that I am going to give you guys! If you get it right now, I can't guarantee that you will be made a character since I am running out of story, but I may put you in the sequel (if there is one)

Stephanie (bloodredeclipse) is yet another winner, congratulations! And lets not forget the loverly Paige (SweetxBlood) for being the first fan made character!

Lyric of this chapter:

"I'm watching you breathing for the last time"

I will reveal the song with the next posting, so stay tuned!

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