Bella's POV

I have to admit, I haven't been the best girlfriend. I mean, it's not anything serious. It's just, I have been hanging aournd Sara which is something Edward had forbidden me to do. I don't get why Edward still suspects them of vampirism. My proof of that, they walk about in the sunlight. Every time the sun is out and the Cullens disappear, I get together with her and Ren. It has been tricky hiding it but it helps that Edward can't read my thoughts. Sara also ensures that no one sees us and that she and Ren stay clear of him. I only wish he would get to know them.

Today was cloudless so at lunch I went to the grove where we usually met up. It was on the border of the school and partially hidden by trees. When I reached it only Ren was there. he had his hair covering his bowed head which gave him a dark, scary look. I sat on the grass across from him. We sat in silence for a while. It was always hard for me to talk to him. Sara was always the one who started the conversations and he rarely took part in them.

"So...where's Sara?" I asked. I emediately regretted it. Ren whipped his head up and glared at me. He had bags under his eyes as though he hadn't slept in days and his hair looked even more untidy. His cold, hard glare chilled me to the bone and I flinched.

"She's at home," he muttered dropping his gaze.

"Is she okay?" something in his expression worried me.

"Of course! Why wouldn't she be?!" he sounded desperate and scared. I wanted to ask more but he was really frightening.

"I...I don't know. Look she's my friend and I want to know if something is wrong," I wasn't buying any of his shit. It really pissed me off when I wasn't told anything.

"Just leave it alone. Why don't you go hang out with your stupid Cullen friends and leave us alone!" Ren shouted. He pushed himself up and ran into the trees. All I could do was stand there staring after him. What the hell was going on?

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Edward came tonight. I could feel his strong arms around me. He smelled a bit different though. It wasn''t the usual sweet, soothing scent but rather a sharp, cool smell. I also felt as though we were running. It was so vivid I swear I felt the breeze run through my hair.

I was jolted to awareness. When I opened my eyes I saw leaves and tree roots. A dull pain throbbed near my stomach and I was out of breath. I looked up and saw a cloaked figure fighting with someone. i looked closer and noticed the outline of a familiar face. Edward! I only caught glimpses since both him and his opponent were using vampiric speed.

I was so busy staring at the fight that I failed to notice the small figure slinking toward me. Two small arms wrapped around my torso and dragged me behind a tree. Once there I was thrown onto the back of a small cloaked figure. It started runnning. The wind tore through my hair and clothes. It also ripped the hood off of my captor revealing her face. My voice caught in my throat. I knew her, the short black hair, the cold smirk, those dark crimson eyes. I was being kidnapped by Jane!

I tried to look back but at the current speed we were going at I was afraid I would break my neck. Sometimes I caught sight of another object moving beside us. I was afraid to hope that it was Edward. My hope came true, he jumped out of the trees and crashed into us. I was knocked out of Jane's hands and came crashing to the forest floor.

I looked up and saw Edward drop on the ground next to me. His face was contorted in agony. I reached out to touch him but Jane got there first. She slammed him against a tree splitting it in half with the force. She turned to me and grabbed me by the collar of my shirt. I felt the collar tighten around my throat as she started to run. Another figure appeared behind us. This time it was not Edward. I felt my body become airborne and get caught in the strong arms that originally held me. I recoiled at the thought that I had believed it was Edward.

All I could see was moonlight as we ran. How far was I from Forks? Probably too far for anyone to hear me if I cried. Still, maybe Edward would hear me or maybe even a patrolling wolf. I tried to call out but my voice was lost in the roar of the wind. I was panicking and I could feel the hot tears roll down my face. No one would come for me. Edward was probably too hurt to move and Jake and the Cullens were too far away to help.

The wind died down and then ceased. We must have stopped. I twisted in my captor's grip so that I could see. We were in a cave of some sort. Dark walls surrounded us and stalactites hung from the ceiling high above our heads.

I was laid on the floor and wrapped in a thick blanket. In all of the excitement I hadn't noticed how cold I was. I pulled the blanket over my head and curled into fetal position. I felt someone scoot in next to me. I was scared but welcomed the warmth. Warmth? I was with vampires, how could they be warm? I threw the blanket off of my head and looked right into two golden eyes. I drew back in surprise. The man I was looking at had white hair that seemed to glow silver in the beam of moonlight that hit him. It was the man in Alice's drawing.

"Hugue, don't scare the poor girl. We still need her alive and giving her a heart attack won't help," a voice said from behind me. I rolled to face the person who had spoken. It was the same girl as the one from my dream. I wanted more than anything to stick my head back nder the blankets and tell myself that this was all another dream but I also didn't trust those two.

"Sorry to have scared you," the girl said, smiling. This encouraged me a little.

"Who are you?" I asked shakily.

"I am Seiren and this is my brother, Hugue. Perhaps you might recognize us more in this form," as she said this her face started to change. Hugue's was also rearranging its features. Soon I was staring at the faces of my friends, Sara and Ren. I gasped.

"Don't be afraid, we won't hurt you," Seiren said. She laid her hand against my shoulder, "Sleep now. Tomorrow we have a long journey ahead of us."

As I sank into unconsciousness all I could think about was how strange Seiren and Hugue were. They were vampires yet they could walk in the sunlight without sparkling and their eyes were neither red nor copper. Just what were they?