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Joey's POV
"Okay, I will summarize my life," Bella said, and shook her head, trying not to go into dry-sobs again. "I was human. I fell for a vampire. We got married while I was still human—I knew he was a vampire. We have a daughter. He changed me after childbirth, or else I would've died—as in not walking, talking, and seeing people. He joined the Volturi, divorced me, and married Jane Volturi. He then took my daughter, kidnapped her—I say 'my' because he isn't a father to her, anymore. When I was human, we used to always go to the meadow you described."
"That describes the way you reacted to the meadow…" I trailed off.
"Yes, it does," my little sis agreed.
"Jasper, do you want to share your past, or should my little sis here share her past?" I asked. Jasper looked reluctant, and my little sis didn't look so good either. "Jasper, who changed you?"
"A vampire named Maria."
"Who changed you, Carli?" Bella's wind-chime voice asked.
"A vampire named Maria."
"Wow. So, do you guys know each other?"
"No," Jasper and my sister said in unison.
Carli's POV
He knew that little bitch named Maria? "You knew Maria, the little bitch she is?"
"Yes, but I hated her and her way of living. I ran away from her about thirty years ago. I met this vampire named Alice—she's turned into a bitch like Maria, but what're gonna do?—in a diner in Pennsylvania. I thought she loved me, but I was wrong. She left me saying and I quote, 'I had a vision of you and Bella… together. You have transformed my life into something that I don't even recognize but now I have Alec and we are happily married!' I swear, next time I see her; I WILL rip her to shreds and set her on fire. Carli and Joey will help us rip Edward and Alice up. Won't you?"
"Yup! I hate cheating bastards. But… I am 250 so how old is Maria then? Shouldn't we rip her up as well? Considering we have had to live through hell being with her, she deserves to be taught about the hell she actually did put us through!" I yelled.
"Yeah, she does!" Jasper agreed with me, Joey agreed with me, as did Bella.
"Jasper, would you like to take a walk with me?" I blurted out like an idiot. Nonetheless, he agreed. I was going to show him where I hide when I want to be alone. I wanted to tell him, no, show him my power. Right now I had gold eyes, dirty blonde hair, and pale white skin. They will be like that forever. My clothes won't. It was just about one a.m. when we arrived at a small clearing. It had a one-room house in the center; grass as soft as pillows, and the sky was never blocked by clouds. The best part of all? It was in the middle of nowhere.
"Go inside the one-room house," I instructed and he did what I said.
Nessie's POV
Aunt Rose and I were hunting in the forests of Chicago, when I smelled the sweetest, most desirable blood, I've ever known.
"Do you smell that?" I asked Aunt Rose, maybe she would know what I smelled was called. She inhaled deeply, and bowed her head a little.
"Oh, yes, I smell it all right. But what does it smell like to you?"
"The sweetest thing I have ever smelled."
"I think you've met your la tua cantante, Nessie, dear. Let us go and meet him—or her. You will have to completely hold your breath while you're around him/her."
"Okaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay," I agreed slowly.
With that said, we ran into downtown, looking for my "la tua cantante".
Bella's POV
After Carli asked Jasper to take a walk, Joey and I were left alone. "You and I both know that meadow, yet, my little sis knows Maria—which, by the way, I hate that bitch—and so does Jasper. That's weird that we know something, or someone, from each other's past. Don't you think so?" Joey asked me.
"Yeah, weird…" But my thoughts kept drifting back to how it would be amazing if I could kiss him, only if it was for a second.
I didn't even hear him speak, but he came back with a Les Paul Jr. for me, and one for himself. Odd… wasn't that the same guitar Jasper had given me? Yes, yes it was. "What song you want me to play?" He asked.
"Anything other than a classic," I responded. "I know how to play guitar, so show me what to play and I will play it."
He started to play a few chords and I recognized the song as Tell me Why by Taylor Swift. I began to play along and sing.
I took a chance, I took a shot
And you might think I'm bulletproof, but I'm not
You took a swing, I took it hard
And down here from the ground I see who you are
I'm sick and tired of your attitude
I'm feeling like I don't know you
You tell me that that you love me then cut me down
And I need you like a heartbeat
But you know you got a mean streak
Makes me run for cover when you're around
And here's to you and your temper
Yes, I remember what you said last night
And I know that you see what you're doing to me
Tell me why
You could write a book on how to ruin someone's perfect day
Well I get so confused and frustrated
Forget what I'm trying to say, oh
I'm sick and tired of your reasons
I got no one to believe in
You tell me that you want me, then push me around
And I need you like a heartbeat
But you know you got a mean streak
Makes me run for cover when you're around
Here's to you and your temper
Yes, I remember what you said last night
And I know that you see what you're doing to me
Tell me why
Why...do you have to make me feel small
So you can feel whole inside
Why...do you have to put down my dreams
So you're the only thing on my mind
I'm sick and tired of your attitude
I'm feeling like I don't know you
You tell me that you love me then cut me down
I'm sick and tired of your reasons
I've got no one to believe in
You ask me for my love, the you push me around
Here's to you and your temper
Yes, I remember what you said last night
And I know that you see what you're doing to me
Tell me why
Why, tell me why
I take a step back, let you go
I told you I wasn't bulletproof
Now you know
When we finished the song, I felt better. Carli and Jasper still weren't back yet. I wonder where they are…. Joey's smooth voice interrupted my thoughts. "So…what did Jasper teach you to play?"
"Nothing much, just the basics, I guess."
"Oh, what song do you want to play now?"
"How's about Pressure by Paramore?"
"Okay."
We both started at the same time, and then I started to sing. This time it was all me.
Tell me where our time went
And if it was time well spent
Just don't let me fall asleep
Feeling empty again
Cause I fear I might break
and I fear I can't take it
Tonight I'll lie awake feeling empty
I can feel the pressure
It's getting closer now
We're better off without you
I can feel the pressure
It's getting closer now
We're better off without you
Now that I'm losing hope
And there's nothing else to show
For all of the days that we spent
Carried away from home
Some things I'll never know
And I had to let them go
I'm sitting all alone feeling empty
I can feel the pressure
It's getting closer now
We're better off without you
I can feel the pressure
It's getting closer now
We're better off without you
Without you
Some things I'll never know
And I had to let them go
Some things I'll never know
And I had to let them go
well I'm sitting all alone feeling empty
I can feel the pressure
It's getting closer now
We're better off without you
I can feel the pressure
It's getting closer now
You're better off without me............................
"Yeah, Edward is better off without me," I said as I shrugged my shoulders.
"But he doesn't know what he's missing out on."
"What're ya talkin' about?"
"You're the most amazing vampire I've ever met." If I could blush, I would've blushed. I wonder what he saw in me. Vampire beauty was natural, but on the inside I am just plain. Okay, so I know you're thinking what's plain about her? Sure, I re-read the classics for fun, but other than that I am plain. "What? It's true!"
"No, Joey, you're the most amazing vampire I've ever met."
"Can I ask you something?"
"Sure, Joey." I wondered what he wants to ask.
"You say your ex-husband kidnapped your daughter?"
"Yes."
"Can I help save your daughter with you?" He asked.
"Sure, but you know you could get killed if you're with me when we get caught. Never mind, I will use my mental shield on you. Demitri won't be able to find us." I was relieved he didn't ask me what a mental shield was. He probably kept his mouth shut to not make himself sound crazy.
Just then, my cell vibrated in my pocket. I looked at the caller ID. Rosalie. Hmm… Wonder what she wants?
"Hello?" I answered my phone.
"Hey, Bella!"
A/N: Why is Rose calling Bella? Review!!!
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