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Recall.

"I'm sorry for getting you into this mess. I love you, Edward. Please be okay." I whispered to him, tears flowing freely from my eyes. I laid my head beside his, and waited for his consciousness to come back to him.


I felt the sun on my face, it was a good day. Maybe things would be better now. I had to check up on Edward. I made sure that Charlie was gone then I leaped out of my room and ran into the woods towards the Cullens' house. When I got there, suddenly I felt anxious. Maybe I didn't want to know how Edward was. I stood there, opposite their front door for a couple of minutes contemplating whether to continue or to back out.

Alice opened the door with a big smile on her face and invited me in.

"You were making me dizzy, Bella. With your indecisive mind. Figured I'd finish the debate that's happening in your head."

"Sorry, Alice. Just nervous."

"He's fine now. Go and see for yourself. He's in his room."

I thanked her then went upstairs, greeting the others as I passed by.

I took a deep breath then raised my arm to knock, but before my fist touched the door, he opened the door with his crooked smile.

I was frozen in place unable to comprehend.

"Come in." He said as he opened the door wider. I felt myself dragging my feet to his couch and sat down before my knees buckled.

"How have you been lately?" I managed to choke out.

"Better." He replied, browsing through his CD collection.

"Why did you follow me, Edward? You shouldn't have done that." I said, burying my face in my hands, feeling guilty all over again.

"Forgive me, Bella. I just feel protective over you." He said, gently. His hands over mine.

"Look what it cost you." I said, finally looking him in the eyes.

"Come with me." He said, walking out of the room, my hand still in his.

"Where are we going?" I asked as we neared the front door. But he made no sign that he will answer.

He ran into the woods with me following suit. When we reached the clearing, he stopped in the middle. He was sparkling under the sun. Probably the most brilliant thing I've ever seen. After a few more seconds, I managed to divert my stare unto something else and looked around, this was the place of the incident yesterday. Shouldn't he hate this place more than I do?

"What happened between you and them, Bella?" He said, walking around.

I sat down on the grass and hugged my knees. I studied the grass to avoid getting distracted by him.

"I've explained this to your family, although not in detail. Those 5 are members of the Guardians of the Ensemble. They take care of the young angels and they maintain the secrecy of our kind."

"What's their business with you and your sister?" He said, sitting next to me.

"They didn't know that she was alive. They thought that Lizzie didn't survive the transformation, and therefore died. For 4 years, they believed that. But sometime last year, one of the other Guardians found Lizzie in a battle between the vampires and us. But she was already part vampire and that was the worse that can happen to us."

"What do you mean?"

"Long before the Volturi came to be, Aro and the others made a deal with our ancestors where none of your kind should hunt ours. It was a desperate move since we were already near extinction at that time."

"We hunted you? Why?" He said, obviously dumbfounded.

"How do I smell compared to others?"

He closed his eyes and took a deep breath.

"Compared to any human? Yours is much more tempting, a lot more alluring, completely enticing. I could go on but I don't think you'll want to know how appetizing you are to me." He said with a slight chuckle.

"That's because my blood is not human. It's pure angel blood."

"Pure?" He questioned, eyes snapping open.

"Long story short, we smell better and our blood is more satisfying than humans for our abilities are passed on to whoever drinks from us." I said in a blur.

"So that is why your ancestors made our kind believe that you ceased to exist in order to survive?" He said.

"Yes. But since no one can predict where newborn vampires would be, they can't be possibly aware that a treaty was signed and that some edible material are off limits. Our world was shaken when she died. None of seemed to function. Especially Dex."

"They're together? But isn't Dex your cousin? Is that legal?" He said, obviously taken a back.

"We're not blood related with Dex' family so it's okay. But angels treat other angels, whether pure or not, like family."

He nodded but didn't say a word. Instead, he lay on the grass, his whole body still sparkling. I did the same and stare up the clouds.

"You glow." He said with a little laugh.

"You sparkle." I teased.

"At least I don't look like a light bulb." He said, sitting up.

"I do not." I said, straightening up to examine myself.

"It's quite amusing, actually." He said, chuckling.

"I'm glad to be your source of entertainment." I scoffed. Then there was flapping of wings in the distant, making the both us be on guard.

"We have to go. Someone's coming." He said, grabbing my hand.

Bella! Wait! It's me. Don't go, please.

My sister's voice resounded in my head.

"Wait, Edward. It's my sister." I said, pulling him back.

We situated ourselves beside the trees, as we waited for her arrival.

I'm sorry for not updating for so long.

R & R please :)