Author's Note: This chapter is so short (sob, sob) and no matter how I fiddled with it, this chapter didn't quite end up as I planned it (sob, sob). It didn't have the right emotions in it, but I'll let you guys decide with you like it or not, don't let my whining ruin it for you.

I think things are going to slow down for the next couple of chapters, in saying that, no action for awhile, but the action will come I promise.

On a completely off note, but actually staying on the topic of Vampires and stuff. Has anyone seen or read "The Dresden Files" or "Blood Ties" cause I've now seen all of "The Dresden Files" TV series and the first five episodes of "Blood Ties" and I've come up with this really bizarre new idea for a Twilight Fic, still deciding whether i should start writing it or just keep continuing this and then starting this new fic.

Alright I'll shut up and let you guys read.


Chapter 8

Reunions

Bella's Point of View

"I really don't think he likes me." I sighed.

We were on the plane again, flying back, to well home, I guess.

"Don't be stupid; he's just in shock that's all." Alice said trying to soothe me, but I just frown deeper.

"That's no excuse; he hasn't even looked at me since we left that room. Is my being a vampire really that bad?" I demanded in distress.

Alice and I where sitting to the back of the over-crowded plane, so many people going home after their "fun" trip to Volterra, while Edward and Carlisle sat up the front, hopefully over this din they, more correctly him, wouldn't hear what we were talking about, about him.

I sighed and leaned even more heavily against the seat and stared out the window, out at the dark sky. But even as thinking that, that the pitch black night sky had no beauty within it, was wrong, because, for some reason I could suddenly see the stars and the moon and the sky suddenly never looked so beautiful.

I smiled. My whole body relaxing as it had never done before.

I felt like I could almost just go to sleep, even though I know that impossible. I felt at this moment I just could and nothing in the world could harm me in any way.

I have no idea why I feel this way all of a sudden, but I did, I felt safe and happy, as if the world around was alright.

I was complete.


Edward's Point of View

There were a lot of things for me to think about besides her. Like the up coming War. The new, unique army of Vampires. Wondering what Rodriguez is planning to actually do with this Army. Curse the fact the reason I don't know what he's planning to do with this Army is because I can't read his mind. Like I can't read hers.

Ah, screw it, I couldn't stop thinking about her back then when she was human, couldn't stop thinking about when I was away from her. What's the point of trying not to think of her now, when she on the same plane as me, sitting up the back with Alice and is Vampire.

She's a vampire! Even with trying to think about something else those words have continually gone around and around my brain, ever since I realised what she now was.

At least she hadn't died at the jaws of bear. No, she died at the jaws of a vampire. Oh I swear, the moment I find out who changed her, I'm going to rip them to shreds!

How dare they!

How dare they take her life away from her! And her memory.

Her memory.

She didn't remember anything. About us or her family or friends!

Nothing!

While we where waiting for Carlisle to come back and for us to be allowed to leave, Alice spent the time quizzing Bella on random things, such as what was her fathers name or what was her favourite shoes.

She got the, what was her father's name, right, but that had been only because she had been told, however when Alice asked who told her, Bella just shrugged and said she didn't know. And this went on for hours, what Bella couldn't remember about her life in Forks, Alice would help her. Not particularly accurately, but Bella got the history of most of her life in Forks. But not enough to fill all the gaps, I guess Alice wanted me to help fill in those gaps in. I wanted to, it just…

I left her, heart-broken and now I have her back, sort of, but with no memory of me at all.

Talk about Karma coming back at you, what goes around comes around. I wanted her to forget me and she did, just a little more literally then I had expected or hoped.

Without meaning to I looked inside Alice's mind and started to listen. I was surprised they hadn't talk much threw the trip, since they hadn't shut up back in Volterra, but the conversation they had had meant a lot.

"I really don't think he likes me." Bella had muttered. She had been staring at the seat in front of her as she said it, but Alice and threw Alice's minds eyes, I could see the pain glowing in them. Alice then tried to soothe her by telling her I was just in shocked, no really Alice, you think?

To that Bella had turned fully around to face her, looking extremely annoyed

"That's no excuse; he hasn't even looked at me since we left that room. Is my being a vampire really that bad?" she had demanded, distress written on her face.

I flinched. I slumped in my seat. Once again, by thinking I was doing the right thing by giving her space I was actually doing the completely wrong thing.


Bella's Point of View

I didn't know whether to be insulted or pleased by the reaction I got from the rest of the Cullen family.

They had been waiting off to the side to the Air port terminal. They where all there and delighted to see that three of their member where safe and well, though Edward got a bit of a beating from them all for scaring them like he did.

I had watched that display of affection off to the side, enjoying the fact that Edward could be picked on and could still be gracious about it. I stood and watch, though my mind began to wander and I wonder whether I could just leave and go home and maybe be left alone to think and decide what my next course of action would be. Of cause, Alice had no plans of letting me snick away and the moment she saw me started to, she pounced and pretty much dragged me back and showed me off as if I was some show dog.

"Look, look!" Alice said as she dragged me into the circle of Cullens. Those who didn't know about me, their mouths dropped in disbelief.

It took them several moments to recover from their shock and when they did, Emmett was the first to speak or laugh, rather.

"Look, what happen to you." He howled with laughter. I smiled tentatively back. I wasn't all that sure what to make of this.

"How did this happen." He demanded once he had gotten over his laughing which had attracted a lot of stares from passer-bys.

I hesitated. I looked at Alice then to Carlisle and then to Edward, then back to Emmett.

"I don't know." I mumbled, my head drooping.

The rest of the Cullens frown as one.

"What do you mean, dear?" Esme asked me gently. I smiled at her but I know my strain must have been showing cause she looked even more concern.

"I don't remember, I don't remember anything from when I was human." I mumbled and my head dropped and I stared at my shoes with great attention.

"What?" I heard several of them gasp. Alice moved beside me.

"I know isn't it awful." She moaned in horror, though the effect just made me smile, which I think was the plan.

"But it's ok, cause I have a plan." She added calmly, now I moaned.

"Not shopping." I complained weakly as she began to drag me down threw the air port and out.

"Not today but soon." She said and smiled wickedly at me.

"Alice!" Emmett bellowed behind us, "where are you going, the cars this way." I glanced at her and blinked in horror. She had gone this was deliberately to get close to the shops.

"You're evil." I wailed at her, I caught sight of Edward who was grinning ever so softly. Obviously he had known what she had been trying to pull. Obviously so had the rest of the family, except Emmett, had too and several of them gave him a slight wack over the head for messing up Alice's plan.

I, however, shot him a grateful grin which he return and ruffled my hair as I walked past him.

"Aw, no blazing red blush." He teased, I blinked at him confused and he shrugged, though he looked a trifle disappointed.

"Where's the car or do we have to run home, though I think Edward should be banned from driving for awhile." Alice said as she continued to drag me threw the air-port, I could be bothered struggling so I just let her do as she pleased, for the moment.

"In the parking lot, no ones running home." Esme sighed, ignoring the groans from the rest of the family.

"Will we all fit?" I asked tentively, Esme smiled at me.

"Don't worry, we have two cars, we'll all fit." She told me, I gave a sigh; there was no way I could do a runner. Well I could, but… Alice's iron grip on my arm grew tighter so I gave up on the idea again.

Climbing into the back of Emmett's jeep with Alice, I got a weird déjà vu feeling. My crescent moon scar on my right hand started to itch.

"You're not driving Edward, your in big trouble, remember." Emmett teased as he shoved Edward away from the drives side to the back door. With a sigh, he got in beside me. I smiled at him, before looking away and leant forward to talk to Emmett.

"I don't care whose driving as long as they drive under 100." I said, Emmett, Rosalie and Edward all pulled faces at me, though Rosalie face quickly reformed into a look of dislike. I sighed; I was never going to get into Rosalie's good books…Huh? Oh forget it.

I learnt back against my seat and fingered the silver chain around my neck.

Oh how in just three days did my already screwed up after-life get so demented?

Author's Note: So how was it? I know i've writen better chapters, but this was actually really hard to write. Anyway, see you next chapter.