disclaimer as always-I do not own Twilight.

Okay, so finally chapter 9, woop! Im excited because this is where it gets just that little bit more exciting! :D

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Bella was sitting with Alice, Jasper and Edward. Rosalie and Emmett had already graduated, so the only Cullen's left at Forks high school were the younger three. They sat in the cafeteria on another rainy day. The table was full of food, but only Bella was eating it. She chewed helplessly on carrot sticks and cookies.

"Bella, stop worrying. As long as long as you're with us, no one can hurt you," Edward said as he kissed her on the forehead. She burrowed in to his chest, sighing.

"That's what I'm worried about. What happens as soon as I go home? Whoever K is could come after me, and Charlie." Bella shivered at the thought of her dad being in danger because of her secrets.

"I can watch your house at night. It'll be fine, honestly."

"Edward," Bella groaned, "you can't protect me all the time. There must be something I can do to make K leave me alone."

"If you don't mind me interrupting," Alice's shiny voice interjected, "Why is this K texting you in the first place? What's the secret that K is threatening to tell?" Bella thought about what happened. The burning pain of never having her mom around, all because of her mistakes, her lies.

"Bella will tell us when she thinks its right to," Jasper commented quietly. He made Bella feel more comfortable around the three vampires. Bella chucked a bit of cookie down on to her plate, sighing.

The day felt too long for Bella. She was so conscious of everything around her, that she kept checking every few seconds to just take a look around her. Everything was fine. She knew it. As long as she was with Edward, everything would be okay. But she was worried about when the sun went down. What would happen when she was alone and in the dark where no one would hear her scream? The worry made a deep hole in her stomach that was making her feel slightly nauseated. Finally the day was over, and she was standing beside the shiny Volvo, and her truck that looked crappy compared to it.

"What are you doing tonight Bells? Coming over to our place to wrestle me?" Emmett said jokingly whilst playfully punching her arm. Bella giggled and shook her head. She looked up at Edward.

"I spend too much time at yours, I think I should stay at my house tonight. Besides, I hardly get to see Charlie, and you would be able to stay with me, right?" Edward smiled and put his arms around Bella.

"I think I can make that work. I'll just go through your bedroom window if you leave it open. I'll have to go home first, but just leave your window open and I'll wait for you in your bedroom." He kissed Bella's forehead before driving away. Bella got in her truck and made her way home.

Charlie's cruiser sat outside the house, its wheels caked in mud. He must have been out today, Bella thought. She grabbed her bag and went inside, calling her father when she entered the house. His gun and belt was hanging up, so she knew he was around somewhere.

"Dad, I'm home." Bella heard a clanging noise of metal being bashed together. She wondered through to the kitchen to find Charlie 'attempt' to cook a meal.

"Bella! I'm glad your home, I'm not very good at this cooking thing." Bella laughed and took over from Charlie, trying to get rid of the burnt food.

"I'll make you something Dad; just hold on until I go put my bag upstairs." She put the pan in the sink and ran upstairs. She flung her bag on the floor and opened the window as far as she could get it. She looked out of it, her eyes searching across the forest, just in case Edward had decided to come early. As she knew he wasn't coming, she made her way downstairs to cook Charlie dinner.

Bella, that looks lovely," Charlie smiled as Bella put down the plate in front of his face. He started to dig in as Bella lightly chewed on her spaghetti.

"That's only because it's compared to your food, Dad." Charlie ignored her joking comment.

"So, you've been hanging 'round that Cullen boys house a lot, haven't you?"

"Yes, what's wrong with that?" Bella retorted, knowing he was about to go in to something serious.

"Well, are you two a thing now?" He asked as he took another string of spaghetti in to his mouth.

"You could say that. Yes, we're a thing, Dad." Charlie' face moulded in to a bit of a scowl, but soon stretched out in to a tried smile.

"Just, be careful, okay?" Charlie said, looking down in to his food.

"Careful?"

"Well, you know, now that your older, you'll be getting to that age where you become more ... aware of things, of boys. You'll want something, more," Charlie choked out. Bella stood up from the table, shaking her head furiously.

"No, Dad! This is not happening! We're not having this talk!" Bella went over to the sink, dumping her plate in it.

"Bella, its necessary-"

"Trust me Dad, it's not necessary," Bella snorted. She started to walk up the stairs when Charlie shouted.

"Just be careful, honey!"

"I'm glad we had this talk," Bella shouted back sarcastically.

"Me too," Charlie mumbled. Bella continued upstairs until she was in her bedroom. She noticed it was now dark outside, and she could see a figure standing at her window.

"Edward?" She went to turn on the lights, and when she did, she was shocked to who she saw.

"Katherine? What do you want?"

"A hello would have sufficed," she said in her velvet voice, "I just wanted to say hello, catch up on the recent years."

"That's not what you want," Bella sighed, too scared to move. She shut the door quietly, before returning her gaze to Katherine.

"Okay, you got me. See, funny story, some crazy chick came up to me today and said she'd pay me to bring your body back to her. And I was up for it, because duh, it's money – not that I couldn't just break in to a bank or something. Anyway, so she wants you because of something. I'm not too sure what it was but she told me to tell you that 'you have to pay for the consequences of your actions' or something like that." Bella gasped as she remembered the death text she had got.

"K," Bella breathed. She now knew K was a she, and that K had sent Katherine to kidnap her.

"I know, same letter as my name!" Katherine smiled whilst twiddling her hair around her fingers. Katherine stepped a few steps closer to Bella, so they were practically next to each other. Katherine breathed on Bella's neck, smelling the scent of her blood. "K won't be too happy about me killing you, but your blood is just something else. Don't worry though," she whispered whilst running a hand through Bella's hair, "I'll make it quick. Think of it as a favour from a dear friend." Katherine edged closer to Bella's neck, her lips pulled back and her teeth bared. Bella felt it was over, that no one would be able to save her. Charlie would soon find her body, drained of blood, and she would be buried about and forgotten. Bella could feel Katherine's teeth on her neck, just waiting to puncture her skin. She closed her eyes and swallowed one more time.

"Bella," a voice said from behind Katherine, and she immediately turned around to see who it was. Out of creased eyes, Bella saw Edward. Of course, she thought. Katherine pushed Bella behind her, keeping her eyes on Edward.

"Sorry Eddie, I can call you that right?" Katherine started, but Edward just growled. Katherine licked her lips in satisfaction. "I need to borrow this blood bag for a while. She is the key to some big bucks."

"Please, give her back," Edward pleaded, his eyes shifting to Bella's.

"I'm sure you can live without her. Besides, it's not like you're actually in love with her," Katherine laughed softly as Edward kept his stare on Bella. "Oh, but you are."

"Please, don't hurt her." Katherine grabbed Bella by the neck, heading towards the window from which she had come from.

"Oh, it's not me who's going to hurt her, well, unless I get hungry." She giggled before flying out the window with Bella by her arm. Edward sighed helplessly as he reached out an arm towards the window. Someone had stole Bella from him. Someone was going to pay.


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