Disclaimer- I do not own Twilight, New Moon, or Eclipse.

I had been a vampire for three months now. My control had greatly improved week by week. Carlisle was testing me every other day. He would bring home blood samples, and I would have to be in the room with them for more than 5 minutes. It would always go up two minutes. Right now I was up to an hour and fourteen minutes. The blood wasn't fresh but in a baggie. Carlisle and Edward had always stood by me to keep me in check. When I was with the blood I had always held my breath. If I was breathing I could be in there for 10 minutes.

I was reading the newspaper when I saw my father's name in the paper. I read the article.

Three months after Isabella Swan's disappearance and her father still has hope. We asked him what gives him all his optimism. He says," There was never any evidence that she was dead-just missing." Although his ex-wife, Isabella's mother, has faced facts and accepted her daughter being missing, Chief Swan is struggling.

Even though the article was short it made me feel upset- like someone had dropped a two ton boulder in my stomach. I decided right then I was going to ask Edward to go see Charlie. Alice must have been looking in my future because from upstairs she said, "Nice try, Bella, but you're not ready yet."

"Are you so sure?" I challenged. She giggled with her tinkling voice.

"I'm positive," she replied. I wanted to go see Charlie, and I was going to see him no matter what. I decided to ask Edward instead of Carlisle because Edward was someone I could talk to.

"Edward?" I asked coming inside his room. He was listening to some song, and he smiled at me.

"Yes?" he replied.

"Do you think maybe I could visit Charlie?" I asked. He must not have heard Alice thoughts earlier because he looked confused.

"You have good control, but I don't think you could handle it. I hate to bring it up, but what about last time?" He replied. By the look on his face he really hated to bring up the touchy subject. His eyes were full of concern and sorrow.

"I know, but I think I can handle it! He won't know I was there. You can come with me to make sure I won't hurt him," I tried to convince him. He still looked unsure so I pushed my lower lip out a little and made my eyes really wide and innocent like when I was five. It must have worked because he agreed.

"Alright, I'll talk to Carlisle about it," he said. I smiled hugely and I hugged him. I could feel the warmth engulf me even a second after we broke apart. His face had a crooked grin that made me feel that warmth again.

"Thank you," I said smiling at him, and I exited the room and led him to Carlisle's office. He knocked on the door with me by his side.

"Carlisle?" he asked.

"Yes, Edward?" he replied and we walked in his room. He looked up at us from reading one of his many books.

"Well, Bella was wondering if maybe she could go see her father," he informed him, and Carlisle looked at me.

"I can control the blood lust," I tried to say persuade him.

"I'm not so sure. You have great control, but I don't think you are ready to actually stand by a human," he said.

"I just want to make sure he's okay," I told him, "He's struggling with me being gone."

"What would you do to make him feel better?" Carlisle asked. "You cannot just show up and let him know that you're okay. He'll ask questions that you can not answer."

"I won't let him know I was there; I will just check up on him to see if he is still upset," I replied.

"What if he is upset? What will you do then?" Edward asked.

"I just want to see him," I replied sadly, "He's my father."

Carlisle looked thoughtful while Edward sat there staring at me. Finally Carlisle spoke, "Okay, you can go. But you have to have someone come with you to watch over you."

"Thank you, Carlisle," I said graciously while smiling at him. I opened the door, and Alice was standing outside her room.

"You changed my vision," she said in an accusing tone; I laughed, and she smiled.

"The future isn't set in stone. I'm going to see Charlie tonight; I need to make sure he has a decent meal everyday," I joked.

She rolled her eyes, "I have never seen a vampire who could cook."

"I guess I am the first then," I said sarcastically. I decided to hunt before I left. I didn't need supervision anymore to hunt. I decided to drink a few more elks than usual. Then Edward escorted me to my house. When we got there I could tell Charlie was home because I smelled the blood. I climbed up the window into my room; I was hit by the smell of freesia, but it was faint. I sniffed my bed, dresser, and other things. I saw Edward smirking from the window.

"What's that smell?" I asked.

"It's your old scent. Mouthwatering, isn't it?" he asked, and then he closed his eyes and inhaled. I picked up my old pillow and smelled it. It was very faint so it didn't smell as good to me. Still, I felt the venom flow in the back of my throat. I swallowed it down, and Edward noticed. I then smelled something stronger- much stronger. It was fresh human blood, and I felt the venom flow throughout my whole mouth. I had to keep swallowing to keep it down. I took one step towards my door to catch my prey. I saw out of the corner of my eye Edward tense. Then I remembered it was Charlie- not some elk. I closed my eyes and stopped breathing. I waved with my hand towards Charlie's room. Edward led the way.

Charlie was in his bed snoring. Edward stood between us like Carlisle had ordered him to. I pushed him aside because I knew I was in control. He stayed by me closely though. Charlie tossed and turned. He looked older than I remembered. I saw more wrinkles on his skin, probably because of the worry and stress I had caused him. He rolled around restlessly. I put a hand on his shoulder, barely touching him. Edward's eyes widened and he tried to pull me away.

"I can handle it," I said quickly before I had to take a breath. I did inhale some of his scent, and the venom flowed. He's Charlie, you can't hurt him, I thought to myself. His tossing stopped, and he fell back asleep again.

"Are you ready to go now?" Edward asked gently. I nodded, and we walked out my window into the forest.

"I'm really proud of you," he said on our way back to our house.

"Thanks," I said timidly, and he put his arm around me. The warm feeling went throughout my body, and I got this feeling in my stomach.

"You're welcome. Maybe in a few more months after we move you could go to school," he said. I was immediately frightened. I could just barely control myself around Charlie, but what about someone else? He saw the worry in my eyes and assured me, "Trust me; you'll be fine! You will get used to it."

"Okay," I said with my voice shaking slightly. He patted my back in a comforting way. At his touch I instantly felt better and calm. I could get through the bloodlust with the Cullens help. With Edward.

Did you like it? Please tell me! I love reading your reviews, they crack me up! Oh, and Robert Pattinson is Edward in the Twilight Movie. I heard a lot of people were upset, but I have to give the guy credit. He read the whole series! I would at least want the actor to know how the story goes before he plays his character. Please, give the guy a chance. That's all I ask, besides reviewing!

-librina