Carra snarled and pounced, and it took me less than a second to realize who the vampires were, and I quickly called upon my power and pulled Carra back, so now she was wriggling in mid-air.

"CARRLANE AMANDA LEWIS! STOP IT RIGHT NOW!" I roared, shaking with anger as Carra froze, shocked by my sudden outburst. "Hurt them and you will be very sorry." I snarled, my voice filled with venom.

"You know them? Why didn't you tell me?" Carra asked while she started to struggle, dispelling the illusion.

"Of course I know them! And I would have tried to tell you if you didn't try to attack them!" I snapped. "I just got them back Carra. There is no way that I could loose them again." I said, softer this time. I let Carra down and rushed over to Edward, who was looking rather surprised, and wrapped my arms around his waist. I tried to calm myself, tried not to attack anything. Alice just skipped over to Carra and stuck her hand out to her.

"Hello! I'm Alice Cullen!" She chirped, waiting for Carra to take her hand. "You like going by Carra don't you?" Carra looked at Alice nervously, then shook her hand.

"Yes. How do you know that?" Carra asked timidly.

"I can see the future. So I already knew the outcome of this. I forgot to tell Edward though…sorry." She pointed at Edward, who was currently comforting me.

"Sorry for almost attacking you. Guess my instincts just go the better of me. And Bella was just happy again, and I didn't want her to get hurt and become unhappy again. I really am sorry, could you please forgive me?" Carra said quietly, her eyes pleading. "And I'm sorry for yelling at you Bella. I should have known better." I pulled away from Edward and walked over to Carra.

"It was partially my fault. And you should know by now that I'll forgive you for just about everything." I told her.

"And I forgive you too." Alice piped up. "It was just an accident." Alice turned to me. "So, are you going to introduce Edward or am I going to have to do it?" If I still would have been human I would have been bright red.

"Carra, this is Edward Cullen. Edward, this is Carra, a friend I made a year or two after I was changed." I told her.

"So you are the reason that Bella is happy again?" Carra asked, and Edward nodded. Carra squealed and hugged him. "Thank you so much for coming back!" I coughed. "And I think I'll let you have your boyfriend back now…"

"Thanks." I smiled, leaning against Edward. He suddenly laughed, and I looked up at him curiously. "What?"

"Carra is just like Alice. She's wondering if you'll go shopping with her." He laughed, and I smiled at Carra.

"No thanks, but I'm sure Alice would love too."

"I would! Have you seen that new store that opened a few weeks ago? I've wanted to go see if they have any nice shoes!" Alice grinned.

"Me too! Let's go see if they do…" And so Carra and Alice rushed off to get Alice's car, leaving me and Edward alone.

"Interesting friend you have there." Edward whispered in my ear, wrapping his arms around my waist.

"Ya, she's one of a kind." I said.

"Well, that's one way that you could put it." Edward chuckled. He turned me around I looked up at him curiously. "So…do you have a house, or do you live with Carra?" He asked, eyes sparkling. "Or, do you perhaps," He gave a dramatic pause. "live outside? Under a tree?" I glared at him.

"Yes Edward. I live under this pine tree. Recently it got infested by squirrels though, and every time I think I've ate them all more come!" I said sarcastically.

"Ah, I see. So, now where is this house of yours?"

I broke into a smile and ran off through the trees, pulling Edward along with me. We stopped in front of my small dark green house, the pine trees casting a shadow over it. My silver Aston Martin was gleaming in the open garage, and a squirrel darted out of a nearby tree.

"Here it is." I said, turning around to face him. "Where I've been living for the last decade or so."

"It suits you." Edward replied, walking over to the door. "May I?" I nodded and let him inside.

We walked into the living room, where a red leather sofa sat in front of a plasma television, a small coffee table in front of that, where a newspaper lay crumpled. I made it fly across the room and into the trash can.

"Sorry for the mess. I haven't cleaned in a while…" I trailed off. I had been too depressed to do anything. Edward seemed to understand and pulled me into a hug.

"I'm sorry." He whispered.

"It wasn't your fault. It was Victoria's." I snarled at her name. "That stupid-"

"Shhh. Bella, she's dead now. She isn't going to be able to do anymore harm now." Edward cut me off, putting a finger to my lips. I nodded and smiled.

"Thank you for that."

"You know that I could never live with myself if she was still alive." The crooked smile I loved flashed across his face at the irony of the statement.

"Yes, I do know. So it's good that she can't bother us anymore. She always was such a nuisance." I wrinkled my nose. Edward chuckled. "What?" I asked, confused.

"You look cute when you do that." He said, kissing my nose.

"Is that a compliment? Because if it's not…" I jumped back, crouching and snarling playfully. "I might just have to tackle you."

A/N;
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Lily