Hey, I know this is short, and not very informative, but I did a lot yesterday and I'm kinda out of it today, so be nice.

Mia.C

I have no idea where Bella is. It seemed, we were having a casual conversation when everything changed. I hadn't even gotten to know her very well, and I still had so much I had wanted to ask… no stop. I would still be able to ask that stuff. This wasn't over. I would save Bella.

I looked over at the edge of the woods, where cloaked figures were beginning to appear from the darkness.

Before I could save Bella though, I'd need to save myself.

*10 HOURS EARLIER*

It was a man. A vampire. He was looking right at Bella, but when he noticed she wasn't alone, he began to back away.

"Laurent…" Bella whispered his name, terrified.

He ran away, and I took the door off the car as I sped into the woods, chasing him.

He wasn't a particularly fast vampire, and there were five of us. Crap, six. Bella was running alongside me, a furious look of passion on her face. What was she doing? Didn't she know that Laurent was here for her? She needed to run, far away, now.

"Get that man!" I cried to my siblings, then I picked up Bella and threw her over my shoulder, running in the opposite direction.

It took her a second to realize what was happening, but soon she began to scream and fight against my hold on her. It was difficult to hold on, she was strong as a newborn, though she didn't act like one. I knew I couldn't hold onto her and run, with her fighting so vehemently against me. I made a decision.

I could hear the highway behind me still. Knowing we had a sense of safety, as we were near the car, though it did have a door missing, I threw her to the ground. I put my hands on either side of her body, and basically lay on top of her to keep her still.

"Get off! I want to kill him! Let me- get off now!" She was pounding her fists against my granite chest, shrieking and rolling around, trying to find some way to escape. Even in a situation as demanding as this one, I still found myself fascinated by her. This was a side of her that I had never seen before: brave and determined. Though it wasn't really helpful in the circumstance, it was nice to feel I was unlocking more of her secrets.

There was… more though. Another feeling. lying on top of her, so, so close to her, I found feel it. Like a buzz of electricity bouncing back and forth between our bodies. Not repellent, just the opposite. I wanted to bridge the gap between us, let every inch of my body match up with every inch of hers. She stopped struggling. I wondered if she could feel it too, this magical, amazing feeling that had now overcome me. I looked down into her butterscotch eyes. They were wide, and she had stopped breathing. Her lips were slightly parted, I wanted to move mine against hers, dart my tongue into her mouth and taste her. She tilted her face upward. She wanted the same thing. She wanted me, and I wanted her… i had found my mate. I had seen it in all of my families heads, the pure adoration they had for each other. I'd also seen that they thought I would never find someone. As time went on, they became more and more sure. But, Carlisle had waited two hundred years for Esme! When he first met her, she was a human child, and he left her in peace. I couldn't imagine that. Now that I'd found Bella, I would never let her away from me, even for a second. Unless… unless she didn't feel for me as I now overwhelmingly felt for her. But, no. As I looked at her, she was leaning into me, no longer fighting to get away, to get to Laurent, she seemed to be overcome by the same drug I was now high on. She bit down on her lip, and I couldn't take it any longer. I plunged my lips down onto hers, and felt her neck crane to answer me. For a second, we lay there, our lips moving together in a dance I had never done before, when suddenly I found myself flying through the air, and slamming into a tree ten yards away.

"Baby, didn't I tell you, you belong to me. My things aren't allowed to kiss around. You are MINE, better start acting that way." Laurent stood over Bella, snarling. His mind said the same thing he said to Bella, he felt a complete sense of ownership for her. He was wrong though. She didn't belong to him, she didn't even belong to me, even though we were joined now.

"No. Stay away from her." I got to my feet, and began to run towards him. Suddenly,there was weight around my waist and I was being pulled backwards.

"Get off me!"

I thrashed and punched, but my captor didn't let go. Once he pushed me against a tree, I saw who it was.

"Emmett?" I was hurt, but not too much so that I didn't keep fighting him.

"Emmett, you have to let go of me now. Laurent is right over there where I just was, and hes about to take Bella away." I could see in his mind, my eyes were desperate, darting around and wide with fear. Then I saw what he was about to say to me.

"Hes not alone, Laurent isn't alone." I thrashed harder, finally freeing myself from his grasp.

"No, Edward!" Emmett shouted at me to stop, but I was already back in the clearing, where Laurent was standing over Bellas cowering body.

She saw me.

"Edward!" Her voice was thick with relief. As if she knew that, with my presence, it was all okay again. It made me smile.

Laurent looked up from Bella and raked his eyes over my now slightly disheveled appearance.

"You don't own Bella." He said it clearly, as if I hadn't heard before and he needed to remind me, because now I would understand and back off.

"You don't own Bella." i snarled at him, shifting into a crouch, and slowly started to move forward.

He matched my stance, but before either of us could act, another figure appeared.

"Calm now, Laurent. All in due time."

The high voice rang, childlike, through the forest. Its owner kneeled at Bellas side, and caught her up in its arms. The vampire smiled at Bella and waited. Nothing happened. The smile faded, replaced by pure anger. She tightened her arms around Bella, whose attempts to escape i now realized were futile.

"Interesting…" The vampire seemed incredibly calm. She glided, with Bella fighting in her arms, to Laurent, and put a hand on his shoulder. It was quite the reach for her short stature.

"Come now, Laurent. We have far to travel."

Then, then two vampires ran, turning on the spot and almost instantly disappearing into the fading light. I tried to crash after them, but Emmett was back, his arms locked on my shoulders, pulling me back towards the highway.

I screamed her name.

Who do you think it is? I was going to reveal this chapter, but I couldn't think of a smooth way to do it, so you'll probably find out next chapter. Or after. Depends on how many reviews I get ;)