A/N: I'm back you guys! Holy moly it has been two long weeks. Fantastic weeks but still pretty long. It feels good to be back in my own bed. It was hilarious how glad I got when the cab driver spoke a language I could understand. Plus the fact that the car had seatbelts send me through the roof :P This is unfortunately another quickly written chapter but please forgive me for any sloppiness that might be visible in it.

Bella's POV

After Adalyn had hung up I stood a moment in silence. I longed for Ada's company in this troubled time. She was such a special person with the greatest personality. She was almost always happy and full of excitement and surprises. She was such a people-person that others couldn't help but being affected by her mood. Kind of like with Jasper but more humane and less controlling.

But she was also special in other ways. She didn't liked being bullied around and told what to do. She always voiced her opinions not caring if people thought she was a freak. She was also so loyal and gentle to people she liked and cared about. Even thought she was a petite person, she still acted protective of her loved ones and despite her size people still had respect for her. She could easily turn into a hardass. In that department she reminded me a little about her mother.

Adalyn and I were half-sisters. We had the same father but different mothers.

Back in the day Charlie had had a best friend, besides Billy. A woman he had known since he was young. She was Angela's aunt. Mr. Weber's sister. When my mother had left Charlie, 3 month after my birth, he had been completely devastated. He had sought comfort and she had been so kind giving it to him in that dark period of his life. From that comfort between friends Adalyn had apparently formed.

The people in Forks knew that about two years after my birth Sally Weber had left the town. She had moved to California to San Francisco because of a job offer and had never looked back. That was the story people had been told.

The truth was that about a year and a half after I was born Sally had moved with a little baby girl who had the same color my eyes had. Charlie's eye color. Sally had become pregnant with Charlie's child and she had decided that she would not hide it from the town but neither would she become the source of a gossip explosion that surely would follow if she and Charlie announced their 'relationship'.

Not many people knew the truth. Charlie had trusted Billy but he had not told Jake or anyone else. Mr. Weber knew but he hadn't told anyone either. Not even Angela. She was unaware of the fact that she had a cousin, living in San Francisco.

Charlie had had no choice but to tell me after I had eavesdropped on a conversation he had been having with Sally one night over the phone. I had demanded to know everything and Charlie had caved in and told me that I had a half-sister.

From then I had seen Adalyn from time to time. We had quickly taken an interest to each other and we had grown very close through the years.

I had told Edward about her and since it was impossible to keep secrets around Alice, I had told all of the Cullens.

Back when Edward had left me Ada had come to my aid just like Jacob had. She had visited me while the torture was going on and again when Edward had returned.

When she had discovered that he was back in my life, the guy that according to her should rot in hell for his actions, she drove straight to the Cullens house. She had only managed to growl that she would go and give him a piece of her mind before she stormed to her car. Apparently she had shouted at him, threatened and simply trashed him for good.

Jasper and Emmet had been on the floor with laughter of the scene they had witnessed. They had all been grinning like fools the time I saw them after Ada's tantrum. Even Rosalie had been smiling.

Edward had just shrugged and said that he deserved it. Adalyn had loathed Edward just as much as Charlie had, though it was easier for her to cope with it since she only saw him rarely. She had accepted that she would have to tolerate him for my sake but still had a hard time being polite when in front of him. She had no hard feelings against the rest of the Cullens but Edward was a different story.

Of course Adalyn had noticed that the Cullens were not all normal but amazingly she had never questioned me about it. She apparently trusted my judgment. Something she shouldn't according to Edward. I had grimaced at that. He and Jacob, amongst other people, said my judgment on danger couldn't be trusted. Well having a vampire as boyfriend and a werewolf as best friend proved their point fairly well.

Adalyn actually fit quite easily in with the Cullens. She especially got well along with Emmett and Jasper. They had had a blast together last time she had visited and she seemed to enjoy her time with them.

Charlie had kept in contact with Adalyn and her mother through the years but it was quite a long trip from San Francisco to Forks. Her mother had traveled with her the first couple of times considering that Ada only was 7 years old when she and I first met. When Adalyn had turned thirteen her mother had let her travel on her own.

Charlie loved it when she visited and he would show nothing but happiness at the thought of having an ally against Edward. I smiled just a tiny smile.

I decided to write a note to about it in case he got home and I wasn't there and then I would go to Edward's.

Hey dad

I called Ada and she is coming to visit in a day or two.

Could you please get the air mattress from the garage for her?

That would be a great help. I've gone to Edward's for the rest of the evening.

There's leftovers in the fridge so just warm it up for dinner.

I'll be back at ten o'clock.

Bella

I put the note on the table in the hallway, snatched my keys and went outside to my truck. I shock struck me as I looked at the person casually leaning against the side of my truck.

Damon.

Great now I had to deal with even more. I did so not want to do this right now. I wasn't exactly in the mood for his mocking or his comments or basically his personality.

"I believe you have been avoiding me?" He raised an eyebrow at me and walked up to where I stood frozen on the porch steps.

I snorted, an automatic thing when I was around him "Please" I said while rolling my eyes "Why should I want to avoid you Damon? It's not like we had some pretty serious stuff going on, right? It' not like you didn't drink my blood yesterday, right? Everything is just normal between us" my voice was dripping with sarcasm.

He grinned at me with his usual untroubled expression "Wow Bella. You're cranky today"

"Tsk, I wonder why" I mumbled.

"Did I do something wrong?" He questioned me "I was under the impression that all the fascinating things that happened last night was a part of your willingness" His lips turned upwards in the side making his smile crooked. I got a brief glance at the sharp, white teeth that was hidden behind those lips.

Normally I would have practically exploded at that comment but I found myself too exhausted to work up any anger. It probably wouldn't do any good anyway. He would simply be amused by my anger.

I sighed "What do you want Damon?" I asked tiredly.

He shrugged "Just to talk to you"

"Was there anything particular you wanted to tell me?"

He shrugged again without answering my question.

"Okay then I got a question I would very much like to get an answer to" I said, folding my arms across my chest.

"Shoot"

"Where is my necklace?" I said in a low, serious tone. The words came out slowly.

"Well…" He started, looking rather awkward. Something that was rare for him " It was kind of in the way last night so I took the liberty of removing it from that pretty little neck of yours" He smiled at me.

I had kind of expected that answer so I felt that any shouting or anger wasn't going to do any good.

"Well do you have it on you at the moment? Because if you do I would very much like to have my property back" I held out my hand.

He looked as if he was about to refuse my demand but seemed to have second thoughts. He reached into his pocket and pulled out the only thing that could protect my mind fully from his influence. He placed the pendant in my palm and then dropped the chain, making it pool on top of it. I quickly put it in my jeans pocket.

"So…" I started, not sure how to proceed "I gotta go now, Damon" I waited for him to step away from the truck so I could get into the driver side. He did step away but he stepped closer to me.

"Where to?" He asked me in a low voice.

I gulped involuntarily "That's not really your business, Damon" I tried to make my voice firm but failed.

"At least let me keep you company" He said in a slick tone. I shook my head at him.

"I'd rather be alone right now"

He laughed once without any trace of humor "Oh yeah? You'd rather be alone? You mean be alone with your boyfriend, right?" He asked in a mocking voice that made me angry.

"I said that it was none of your business"

He leaned closer to me staring at me with eyes that had turned dark, almost black "Yes it is" He practically snarled at me "Everything you do is my business"

I glared at him with all the hate I could muster "You do not own me, Damon"

He raised his eyebrows, telling me that I was mistaken.

"You don't! I am not something to be owned! I am not some property. If you ever had that insane thought then I am sorry for disappointing you. If I belong t9 anyone it is Edward. But that is not as a property" I spat at him "That is because I love him and because he loves me back

Again he laughed his hard , stone laugh "Ha! I doubt that. Didn't he leave you ,Kitten?" He tilted his head to the side "Maybe that love you're talking about is not quite what you think it is"

Pain shot through me. I knew Damon was referring to the week that Edward had been in Alaska but it made my mind go back to the terrifying memories I had done everything to erase. The hole in my chest hurt and all the painful emotions came back to me. It gave me such a blow that it brought tears to my eyes. But the pain also made me strangely brave. I turned it into fury and then I lashed it out on Damon the only why I knew how.

I slapped him. A good hard slap across his face, making his head snap to the side. My palm stung but my hand was not broken like the time I had hit Jacob.

Damon turned his head back to me, his eyes still darker than usual but also shocked. I did not feel any fear at his expression or the fact that I had just slapped a vampire. I glared one last time at him and then turned and strode with angry steps inside the house again.

I knew that he could easily get inside since I had already invited him in and it would do no good fighting it if he tried. But surprisingly he didn't. I let out a frustrated sound and marched to the table where my note to Charlie was lying. I grabbed it and tore it in pieces. There would be no need for it now, I wasn't going anywhere tonight.

I threw myself on the couch and stared up at the ceiling.

I didn't know how long I was lying there but suddenly a knock interrupted my silence. Anger piled up once again and I wondered why the bastard even bothered knocking. Why don't burst through the door without warning? Or why not just smash through a window? He would definitely be the person to enjoy that.

I walked to the door and angrily swung it open.

"What?" I asked furiously.

The face that greeted me, surprised me. I had been expecting the crystal blue eyes but instead it was warm blue eyes. And then I saw green eyes.

"Oh good lord! Can't I get just a little bit of peace around here?"

A/N: So people, this is chapter number 10! Hope it wasn't too terrible. I'm sorry to leave it there but that's just how it happened to work out for me. I'm back from Egypt and that means that I will (hopefully) update faster from now on. Today it's be my birthday so I've had tons to do so my time has been a little tight but I hope the chapter is okay anyway. Let me know what you think ;) Review, review, review, review!

Love ya'll! It's great to be back!