AN: Right now it is 4:30 in the morning. You should all be happy that I have insomnia and can't sleep. So here is another chapter for you. Thanks for all the reviews. Over 60! Love you!!

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Chapter 9

Sparkle

When I woke up, I was alone. The soft, white comforter was covering me. I laid there for a few minutes, taking my time waking up. I finally, sat up slowly. I stretched my arms, loosing up the tights muscles. I realized Edward was not with me. I got out of bed and opened the bedroom door. I found the stairs and started walking down. I was half down when I tripped. I was expecting the pain of the fall, but instead I felt cold, hard arms holding me. It was Edward.

I smiled, "Thanks."

His beautiful crooked smile appeared, making my heart race. "Anytime."

He carried me down the rest of the stairs, setting me down when we had reached the bottom. He grabbed my hand and lead me to the living room. Emmett and Jasper were heavily involved in a round of Guitar Hero 2. I smiled. I was pretty good at that game. I could beat most of the songs on expert. When I would take breaks at work, I would always play with some of the of employees. Since I worked so much, I was able to get better.

Emmett turned to look at me. He noticed my interest and asked, "Would you like to play, Bella?"

I could feel my smile get bigger, "Hell yea. I would love to play."

Emmett's booming laugh rang through out the house, "I like this girl. Good choice, Edward."

Emmett handed me his guitar. Jasper asked, "Which song?"

I scrolled through them. I found the one I wanted. "Crazy On You by Heart." I said. It was my favorite.

I got my self ready for the battle. When we reached the part to choose the level of difficulty, I hit the bar down until it reached expert. I pushed the button and we waited for the song to load.

I heard Emmett let out a low whistle. "Expert. Are you sure Bella?"

"Hey, just because I am human doesn't mean I suck at video games. Just watch and see." I replied smartly.

Emmett said to Edward, "She seems pretty confident. I bet Jasper will beat her though."

I was about to speak, but Edward said, "I'll take that bet. She tougher then she looks." He winked at me. I beamed at him.

The song started. I had complete concentration. I didn't make any mistakes. I didn't know how Jasper did because I wasn't paying attention. The results came up. I was stunned. I had won! 100 to 99.

I looked over at Jasper, who had a look of shock on his face, and said, "Better luck next time."

"H-how did you beat me?" he stuttered.

"I had to do something while I had a break at work." I said.

He said, "How did you get so good though, only playing what, 30 minutes a day, 3 days a week?"

"I work 6 days a week. I get two 30 minutes breaks every shift. So I played about 12 hours a week for 6 months." I stated matter-of-factly. They all stared at me. "What?"

"Nothing." They all said. Edward spoke. "Okay, she beat him, so pay up."

Emmett grumbled as he pulled out his wallet. He handed Edward two 50 dollar bills. Edward stuck the money in his back pocket. I got up and went to stand next to Edward.

"Hold on." Jasper said in a annoyed tone. "I want a rematch."

I was about to speak when Alice came skipping into the room. "Nope, Bella can't." She told Jasper.

I interpreted her. "Why can't I Alice?"

She smiled, "Because I am taking you shopping."

I nearly gagged. "Alice, please don't make me go shopping."

"Don't be difficult. The faster we leave, the faster we can get back. It will be like taking off a band aid. Quick and fast, so there wont be too much pain."

I swore under my breathe, surprising them. "What, do you all think I am some kind of good girl?"

Emmett laughed, "Well, sorta. You don't seem like the type of girl to swear."

I laughed with him, "Just wait till I dropped something or break something. You'll get an earful."

Alice interpreted, "Come on, Bella. We have to go."

I looked up at Edward. "Go on and go shop. I'll be waiting."

I nodded my head. I reached on my tip toes and he leaned down, knowing what I wanted. We held our kiss for a few moments. Then he released me. Alice grabbed my hand and pulled me out the door. I waved at the boys, they waved back. Jasper looked relived. He was probably happy, that he wasn't being dragged along.

Alice pulled me to a yellow Porsche. I went to the passenger side, got in, and put on the seatbelt. Alice turned on the car and the next thing I knew we were on the road. I could see her reach 105 mph. I didn't say anything, because it would just be a waste of my breath.

She drove us to Port Angeles. We went into a department store and Alice led me to the juniors section.

"You're a small." She said as a fact.

She started throwing clothes at me. When I had so many clothes in my arms, that I felt like I was going to be swallowed in them, Alice put me in the dressing room. I tried on different combinations of shirts and jeans, skirts, dresses. After picking out what she thought was the best, she lead me over to the shoes. I enjoyed this part. I ended up with 5 different pairs of shoes. Alice paid for everything. We left the store with Alice holding 3 bags and I holding 5.

I was feeling hungry, so we stopped at a pizza place. I got a pepperoni pizza. Alice sat and watched me eat. The entire time she asked me about my dull, painful life. She asked my favorite everything. When I told her I loved to read, she asked me if I wanted to go to a book store. I said, yes of course.

We got there and she left me to search the store. I near the back looking at some Japanese anime books. I picked up a couple I thought looked interesting. I went in search of Alice. I felt like some one was behind me. I turned to see Charlie standing just a few feet away. I dropped the books in my hands. He had on the same look as the day he killed my mother. My mind told me to yell for Alice, but my mouth wouldn't work. He grabbed me roughly by the arm and I felt something at my side. It was his guns. As he lead me out the door I turned to see Alice. She was talking on a cell phone. She gave me a looking, trying to tell me everything would be alright. Charlie threw me into the back of his cruiser. I had no hope of jumping out the door at a red light. He drove off, speeding.

I was scared. More then scared, terrified. I knew that look. He was going to kill me. I tried to pay attention to where we were going. But he turned left suddenly. I looked to see that we were at an abandoned warehouse. Charlie got out of the car and pulled me out of the back seat. I feel the cold metal of the gun as he put it up against my side.

He got me inside the warehouse, where taped my hands together with duck tape. He put me in a chair and taped my legs to it. He wasn't going to just shoot me and get it over with, he was going to make it very painful.

"So you thought you could just get away from me?" he said, each word dripping with evil. "Your mother could have lived, you know? If she had just let me get you, she would still be alive today. But I don't know about you."

"Why are you doing this?" I asked. I needed to know.

"Why?! Because you made my life hell! I had to marry that bitch, just because she got knocked up! I wanted to get rid of you! But, no, she just couldn't do that!" he was screaming at me.

"If you hate me so much," I said, surprise at how calm I was, "then why don't you just let me leave? I would be gone and you wouldn't need to deal with me anymore."

"If you go away then who will cook my dinner, clean? Who?"

"Hire a god damn maid then." He slapped me across my face. He was done talking. He pulled back his arm and released it into my jaw. I whimpered. He punched my face two more times. I could feel my eye starting to swell. He kicked me in the stomach, and knocked the wind out of me. He brought his fist back to my head. I started to loose consciousness. I saw his arm pull back again. I waited, for the blow. But it never came. Instead I heard Charlie scream. I felt the tape being undone. I opened my eyes as much as I could, but the swelling wouldn't let me go far. I saw Edward. His eyes black with anger. He lifted me up. I remembered seeing the sun and something sparkling and then nothing.

Cliff hanger I know. Next chapter is going to have Edward's POV of what happened to Charlie. So is he alive, dead? I don't even know yet. Review. Next chapter should be up by Thursday at the latest!