Hey There Readers!

So I pulled a Bella this week! I got lost in my books and completly forgot about writing. I missed writing, but I really missed getting lost in a few of my books. I hope you like this chapter, I had pictured it a bit different but I couldnt seem to wrap the idea into words properly. So this is what I ended up with :)

Anyway, as always please read and review!!

holmzyj

Edwards POV,

I had followed through on my deal with Emmett. I had a great time with my brothers and I had moved my longing to be with Bella to the back of my mind for the night. But now the anticipation I was feeling to see her again was tearing me apart inside. I needed to hold her in my arms, to kiss her gently, to…

"EDWARD!! Your killing me! We will be there in twenty minutes and then you can see her!"

Emmett chuckled at Jaspers outburst. I just smiled apologetically from the back of Emmett's jeep and thought to myself 'eighteen minutes'. Jasper turned to look at me an apology in his eyes for yelling at me, "Edward man, I'm really sorry, but your emotions are on overdrive right now. Emmett and I miss Rosalie and Alice too."

"It's not the same you guys. You've been with those two for a long time; and Bella is breakable. Danger follows that beautiful girl around every corner." Jasper sent calming waves my way and Emmett stepped harder on the gas as we sped home to my angel.

"Thanks guys." I muttered as I let my head fall back against the seat willing time to go faster….seventeen minutes. Emmett chuckled, "No worries Edward, we know you need to be with her, were just happy you had a good time this weekend!"

"I did you guys, thanks again, but I don't think ill be able to go that far away again." Emmett chuckled; "you've got it bad Eddie boy" I growled at the use of that nickname, he knew I hated it.

My phone buzzed in my pocket stopping my very rude retort to my brother, quickly checking the caller id I flipped the phone open. "Yes Alice?"

"EDWARD!!!!" Her panicked voice sent my mind reeling, Jasper felt it hard and fast and he whipped around in his seat with pained eyes to stare at me. "Alice what's wrong?"

"Edwards she was at the park, the one you took her too, Laurent showed up, he walked over to her and then everything disappeared. I CANT SEE HER EDWARD!!"

"How long do I have Alice?" I was yelling at the top of my lungs. Why wasn't Alice with her, where was she?

"Three minutes I think. You're closer than I am Edward; I was on my way to Seattle with Rose." Alice started to sob on the phone; I threw the phone at Jasper and jumped out of the moving jeep, praying that my speed and a short cut through the forest would get me to Bella on time. I cursed my earlier thoughts, time had to slow down, I needed it to….. Three minutes.

Bella's POV

My swing was still moving, pushing my hair away from my face. Laurent stood no more than fifteen feet away from me and I was relatively calm. Edward had told me Laurent had been living with the Denali clan in Alaska, they followed the same diet as the Cullen's; he must have been visiting.

Laurent started walking towards me with a smile on his face. "Well, well, Bella. I never imagined in all of my wildest dreams that finding you would be this easy." I was confused by this, why was he looking for me? Did he need to talk to Edward?

I studied his grin, my eyes ranging over his face, something was far too familiar. My breathing hitched, and it felt like ice had been injected into my veins, RED EYES. Laurent had red eyes! Not golden ones like my Edward but red! He was looking for me and he had drunk human blood recently.

He took another step closer to me and I leaned back away from him. I had forgotten that I was sitting on a swing, and my body fell backwards with my lean. A small scream escaped my lips as I hit the ground and a sharp pain tore across my back.

My legs were still on the swing; I tried to move them to the ground and hissed at the pain that rippled through me. A small chuckle froze me from my attempts to free my legs. "Oh Bella, you really do make things too easy. She sent me here to check up on you, but I did not realize how easy it would be to get to you, and alone no-less." As he said this he pulled the swing away from my legs, letting them hit the ground with force. I screamed out. My breathing sped with the pain that my back was pulsing through my body; my heart felt as if it would burst out of my chest at any moment.

I didn't hear his footsteps so I gaped when his face suddenly appeared over mine, his legs bent down so he could be closer to me. I flinched as his hand pushed a piece of hair off of my face. "Don't touch me!" I screamed. "If you hurt me, he will kill you!"

"Silly little girl, what reason does Edward have to think it was me? Have you not been in danger from my kind before? Trust me sweet child, I will make it quick and much less painful than she would."

"She?" that was the second time he had said 'she', what did he mean? Was there someone else looking for me as well?" A small tear escaped my eye as I realized who 'she' was, "Victoria" I whispered. His cold finger caught my tear as he lowered his body a little closer to me taking in a deep breath.

"How sweet you smell child. Yes, Victoria, she wants you more than I do, not to feed on you, but to torture him! How would I have known that the small favor I granted her to check on you would give me a delicious meal instead?"

I closed my eyes, taking in one last breath. 'Let it be quick' was all I could think. The images that swam through my mind were all of Edward and his beautiful face. I knew wherever I ended up after this would I would be with him, and there was some peace in that.

"No!" Laurent roared.

My eyes ranged around the parts of the park that I could see from my back. They finally landed on Laurent's petrified eyes. I had never seen a vampire look so scared. How could a vampire be scared? They were indestructible! Following his gaze I slightly arched my neck so I could see what had frightened him so much. I held in the fierce scream that wanted to rip through me. No more than ten feet away from me were five huge wolves; snarling and baring their teeth at Laurent. "This can't be!" I looked back to Laurent as he gave me a wistful glance and then took of running away from the wolves.

He had run away? I didn't understand. Why would a nearly indestructible vampire run away from an animal? Craning my neck once more I saw the wolves charge towards Laurent: the deep sounds of their growling and the vibrations of their heavy footfalls brought me to the realization that Laurent would soon win the battle with them and come back for me.

I had to move, I had to call Edward, I needed to get myself safe; and the only safe place would be to be with one of the Cullen's. I attempted to roll onto my side and hissed with the pain that once again almost left me breathless. I had to move, I knew it was going to be painful but I needed to do it. Taking a deep breath I rolled my body over so I was on my stomach. The best I could do was to attempt to crawl to my truck, I needed my phone, and it was there, almost thirty feet away.

I pulled myself a few yards before my body collapsed on its side twitching in agonizingly blinding pain. My head was spinning, there was no way I had the energy to move forward, Edward was not here, and Laurent would be back soon enough to finish me off. My sobs overtook me as I laid there awaiting my killer, awaiting my death.

Edwards POV

Two minutes……

My mind was racing as fast as my feet as I raced through the forest towards Bella. I was at least four minutes away, Emmett and Jasper almost a full ten minutes away. I shuddered as Alice's words ran through my mind again 'Edward I can't see her'. There was only one reason that Alice couldn't see Bella, a roar came from deep in my lungs as I pushed myself faster than I have ever run in my existence. If, Laurent had harmed one hair on my angels head I would annihilate him!

One minute……

I was going to be too late. My Bella was going to die by the hands of a monster that I had let walk out of my house in one piece. I could have destroyed him, but instead we not only allowed him to leave but to join our friends in Alaska. I snarled, I could not lose my Bella; she was the only part of my life that made sense, the only reason I had to stay in this world. She was my life, my soul, my true other half, I needed her like humans needed air to breath, she had saved my life in so many ways, I needed to save hers.

Times Up…….

I hurled myself over rocks and a fallen tree, my breathing, although unneeded, was ragged with the thoughts that threatened to rip me apart. My mind barely registered the smell that usually would have sent me staggering backwards, a smell that I knew all too well. My brothers would deal with them soon enough. I was too focused on the gap forming in the trees a half a mile away from where I was, my time was up, I knew that but I raced forward anyway; pushing my body to its limits.

Then I heard it, the sound that almost broke my heart and mended it at the same time. "Edward, I need you! Please come find me." Her voice sounded broken, she was scared and I was so close to her I could smell her freesia scent in the air. I broke through the tree line spotting her immediately. She was on her side, her arms wrapped around her quivering body as she sobbed my name over and over again. I held back a feral snarl; she did not need to be anymore frightened. One thing was for certain, Laurent would not live to see another sunset; he had picked the wrong family to screw with.

"Bella!" I screamed as I ran towards her. She had barely started to get my name from her lips when I had her in my arms. A fierce scream ripped through her body, not a scream of fear, but one of pain. She was breathing heavily and her face was contorted in the pain she was feeling. Her scream had ripped through me; his death could not come fast enough for me!

As gently as I could I laid Bella on the ground, shrugging out of my jacket and covering her with it. My eyes roamed all around her body trying to find the source of her pain; I needed to help her, but I didn't know how. "Ed… edwa….edward." she breathed in between gasps of air. I grabbed her hand in mine and brushed away her tears with my free hand. "Sshhh, I'm here now Bella, I will never let him come near you again, I am so sorry."

I hoped my words would soothe her; allow her to calm down enough to tell me where she was hurt. Instead her eyes got bigger and her heart rate quickened, she was breathing so hard that every breath caused her face to contort in pain, "Edward, she sent him! She wants me! She wants to hurt you!" I placed my hands on each side of her face, holding her head still, "Who Bella? Who are you talking about?"

"Victoria!" She screamed as her body nearly convulsed under my hands.

My head snapped up ranging around the tree line, as if she was right here watching us. A small growl escaped my lips as I refocused on my angel. "She will never touch you!" I vowed.

"Bella, you need to tell me where you're hurt, I can't help until you tell me."

"It's my back, Edward." She had calmed down under my touch and her body had finally relaxed. "I was on the swing when he came towards me. I feel off and landed hard on a rock or something. I tried to get to my truck but I couldn't get there. Oh Edward I was so scared." She sobbed once more. I wished I could hold her in my arms, rock her back and forth and tell her everything was going to be okay.

My head snapped up and my tense body relaxed when I heard Emmett and Jaspers frantic thoughts racing towards us. 'Everyone is on their way! Woah, what the hell?' Emmett's thoughts were loud as he took in the smell of the park, he immediately refocused as he saw Bella on the ground and he ran towards us.

'Edward? She is in a lot of pain'. We need to help her. Jasper was feeling Bella's pain and it was killing him inside. He could feel it as if it had happened to him and watching his face wince in pain immediately made me curse myself for allowing Bella to be in this type of pain.

Bella's hand squeezed mine tightly, I looked down at her pleading eyes, "Edward, take me home." There was nothing I wanted to do more, but I was worried that I shouldn't move her, I didn't want to hurt her anymore; I had already carelessly picked her up once. "Emmett, Jasper? Can you help me roll Bella on her side; I have to check her back before I move her."

Emmett came over and crouched down next to Bella, "Hey there squirt, were going to make you feel better in no time, I promise." She smiled weekly at him and he took her hand out of mine and held it in his own. Jasper came over and put his hands on her legs, sending her waves of calm. She cried in pain as they rolled her on her side as gently as they could. I raised the hem line of her shirt to expose her back; it took everything I had to keep my control, there was a large angry bruise on her back ranging from her spine to both of her hips. The bruise was fierce black and purple in colour, I ran my hand lightly over the bruise only to bite back another growl as I felt the swelling pushing the wound out form her skin.

'Oh crap man, no wonder she's in pain'. I glared at Emmett, I did not need his help to understand the type of pain Bella was in.

Bella's POV

I tried as hard as I could not to scream when Emmett and jasper rolled me onto my side. My body however had a different plan for me. When they rolled me a strong pain stabbed through my back and I cried out despite my efforts. I knew Edward would already feel responsible and I did not need to give him anymore reason to feel bad, seeing me in pain was one thing that he did not need.

I felt Edwards icy hands run over my back, almost soothing my pain as his touch radiated through my body. "Bella, I know you want to leave, but I think we should wait for Carlisle before we move you." My eyes fluttered closed before Edward even finished his sentence, I could barley acknowledge him with a nod as my body started to drag me to unconsciousness. Not sleep, unconsciousness, I couldn't hold on any longer.

My mind registered the sounds of Carlisle and the others arriving, Emmett and Jasper letting go of me and a prick on the inside of my arm. Soon after I was floating in a haze as I felt Edwards arms wrap around me and lift me into his chest. His lips lingered at my forehead and the last thing I heard before I went completely under was "Bella Swan, I love you more than anything in this world, nothing will ever hurt you again."