(AN) **Carefully throws the chapter at the crowd gathered outside of the door and then rusn safely inside**..........I have no excuse. I am SO sorry that it has taken me three weeks to update this, but on the bright side it's 2,609 words long without the authors note **tries to make angry mob not so angry** Oh, and I am on spring break this week and I am on a writing binge, so maybe I will get an extra chapter out this week, maybe. It depends on which story I want to write more. This one or the one I told you guys about in one of the other chapters. So far I am having a lot more fun with that one, because I can add more of my ideas and plotlines, so ya. Anyway I want to thank all of the people who reviewed last chapter....WAIT!!!!! I ALMOST forgot AGAIN!!!!!!! I have been meaning to tell you guys this, I have anonymous reviews turned on so even if you don't have an account you can still review! How awesome is that? Now you don't have an excuse not to review! Also, if it's taking me a long time to update, either review or send me a PM telling me to get my but moving on the next chapter. If I know that people want to read more, I tend to write more. Any way this is turning into a long AN so thanks to the reviewers.

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Mkay well here you are. ~SomethinSurreal~

POV Carlisle

Edward and I came to a cave in a forest at least a hundred miles away from any living sole. A breeze blew out from the cave, bringing two scents.

"There must be another way out." Edward murmured, as we slowed slightly from our frantic pace.

"I was thinking that too, but did you smell that? There are two others besides Isabella." I wasn't sure what this meant. I knew that it must be James that took my Bell but who was this other man? Did James meet another friend while searching for Bell? Has he hurt her before? I didn't know, but I would save my baby girl no matter the cost.

We didn't pause as we ran into the cave. We looked around before coming face to face with two men. One was tall, approximately 6'3" and had long blond hair put back in a pony tail. He wasn't terribly muscular, but he was by no means bereft of muscle. He was standing off to the side of the cave looking amused. As if our entrance was nothing more than a small child throwing a fit about not getting their way, he smirked smugly.

The other man was the one that I was concerned about. He was slightly shorter than the other man, maybe 6 ft, but he stationed himself in front of my little Isabella in a defensive crouch. His hair was a dark brown almost black and eyes that were fierce in protectiveness. As he saw us, he closed his eyes and looked as if he was concentrating in something. Did he have a power? I didn't care; I would fight to the death for my child.

We stared them down. Edward jumped first at the one farthest from Bell. He knew that I needed take this man in front of Bella; the one that I thought was James. I glanced at Edward before bringing my fighting skills to the forefront of my mind. I launched myself at him, not caring what happened to me in the process.

As we fought the man I noticed he would, from time to time, help Edward. At least when he could get away from me and when it looked like it would go south for Edward. It seemed like we fought forever, but in reality it was only 5 seconds before my Bella opened her eyes. She flew to her feet and then I was on the other side of the room gagged and held by an invisible force.

I was able to turn my head only to see the other male and Edward separated and gagged as well. The only difference was that their eyes moved unseeingly around, as if they were seeing something else. I turned my head back in time to see MY daughter embrace the man I had been fighting not a second ago.

To say I was stunned was an understatement. All I could do was watch her pull him tight. Why hadn't she said anything to me about this man? Was it because she didn't remember or because she simply did not want me to know?

That was all of the speculation I had time for, before she pulled away yelling. "What were you thinking? Why is Edward fighting James, and why are you fighting my father?! Hhmm? That was NOT part of the plan. I want an explanation and now!" What plan was she talking about? Had she planned this whole thing out? Who was this man if he was not James?

My Bella was different then when I last spoke with her. She was more confident and had an air of power that most definitely was not there this morning. The man looked slightly scared from her outburst; he flinched faintly and started almost begging.

"Little Isa it's not what it looks like I swear!" He pleaded with her to understand, using a nickname I had never heard before. Little Isa, a term of endearment no doubt. Who exactly was this man to her?

My Bell spoke again her voice was still fierce, but this time I saw humor in her eyes for a split second before it was gone. "Oh really, then just what was that? It didn't look like something friends would do!"

What were they doing? It sounded as if they were breaking up! Bell never said anything about a mate! My mouth fell open as I continued to watch.

The man spoke again. "Oh but Isa, I love you so much please forgive me. I swear we're only friends! I don't want you to leave me, please I will beg on my knees if I have to." His words were so sincere I couldn't believe it. Then I looked at Bell's face and realized that she was holding back laughter. She cracked only too soon, and so did the man. They hugged again before she stiffened and looked at me seemingly remembering that I was still here and in hearing distance.

She walked slowly over to me and I felt the force holding me to the rock lift. I raced over to her, picked her up, and spun her around.

"What were you thinking my sweet Isabella? Are you alright? Did they touch a single hair on our body?" I got out the important questions first. The others would be asked and answered in time to come.

"I am fine Father. I assure you; James didn't hurt me in any way." She spoke of James, but what about this other man? I did not trust him, not one bit.

"What about this man you were hugging Isabella? The one I was fighting with? What has he got to do with this? What does he have to do with you, and what happened to James and Edward?" I suddenly remembered my son standing helplessly on the other side of the room.

She simply looked at Edward, not even glancing at James, the man she said hurt her in unimaginable ways. She seemed almost surprised to see Edward still looking like he did. "Edward is simply reliving a pleasant memory Father, and as for James, well he is experiencing what is like not to have any sense of the world around him at all." She barley batted an eyelash as she spoke this, as if it happened all of the time. "As for the man you were fighting," She turned to glare at the man quickly before turning back to finish speaking to me. "his name is Jonathon. I believe that I told you about him, and all that he has done for me, well at least from what I remembered then. He is my protector and my best friend.

"I thought you said he was dead?" To say I was confused would be an understatement. "Please explain to me, little Isabella, what is going on."

She sighed and turned to Jonathon before turning back to me. "All will be explained in time Father, but I need you to stand by Jonathon right now. I need to take care of something first. If you try to move away from Jonathon while I am taking care of this something I will be forced to keep you there with him against your will. Edward will be standing by you also, and you must make sure he stays put too."

She said this with such confidence that I moved to Jonathon's side without thinking. I looked at her slightly confused and she just chuckled.

Edward suddenly came to then, his head moving around wildly from side to side. He slowly looked around and was slightly shocked at what he saw. Jonathon and I were standing next to each other watching him and Bell, while James is on the other side of the room apparently incapacitated. He made his way over to us slowly, looking as if he was being pushed from behind.

"What is going on Carlisle? What is happening here?" I looked at him and smiled slightly.

"I wish I knew Edward, I really wish I knew. You must stand by me for a while Edward. Bell said that she needed us to stay over here without moving until she says it's okay." He looked pointedly at Jonathon and I sighed. Answering him in my head, going through what I knew as fast as I could.

He stood by my side looking slightly upset. I wondered why he was acting this way. Edward barely knew my daughter after all.

Bella turned away from us and started making her way over to James. Seeing where she was going I started to growl and was going to tell her to come back when Edward beat me to it.

"Bella, you can't face him alone! He hurt you so many ways, please just let us help you--" His peas were cut short, as if he was gagged. I tried to voice my concerns as well, but found myself gagged too.

I looked to Jon and saw that he was watching her calmly, as if he knew what would happen and was resigned to let it, no matter the outcome. He sensed me staring and glanced my way before turning back to Bell. "She has to do this for her. If you want her to heal, let her do this herself." That was all the more acknowledgement he gave me as Bell stopped 5 feet away from James, who came back to life.

POV Bella

I had to gag Edward and Father. I felt terrible about it, but they just wouldn't keep their mouths shut. I slowly walked over to James, double checking my shield over my loved ones, before taking the bonds off of him.

He had been crouched at the time when the block was put in his mind. Standing up, he glared at me and we started to circle each other. I waited for him to say something like I knew he would. I didn't care what he said anymore. I wasn't the little girl he used and abused do many years ago. Even if I can't age, I can gain experience and power, which is exactly what I did. I was no longer weak and I could save myself this time. I wouldn't depend on any one to save me this time.

"You little bitch; did you think you could actually escape me forever? Didn't you learn last time you ran away? Maybe I should just kill you now." I didn't even flinch at his words, but I felt my Father lean forward to attack. I quickly put a block in front of him, so when he lunged he promptly crumpled to the floor. I heard Da—Jon chuckle quietly probably thinking of the first time I had done it to him.

"You could try." I taunted him knowing that it would get him to attack me immediately, and he did not disappoint. He lunged and I fainted left, turning to face him in the process.

Jon had told me that I was James's downfall. That he was so sure about me that he took it too far. I was the only one that could defeat him and the only way I could do that was to build his cockiness, and get him so angry that he losses all control and simply attacks.

I let him lunge at me a few more times, trying to get his confidence up. I even let him touch me once, but I turned away before he could actually get a good grip on me. Eventually I got bored though and just wanted to kill him, so I wrapped my shield around his wrists and held them above his head on the wall. He struggled some, he had no idea what was going on; that it was me holding him hostage.

"What is this? What have you done to me?! You little bitch, what is going on, who did you get to do this to me?" He struggled and I heard the men growl in the corner.

I laughed at him and slowly walked forward. "You mean you haven't figured it out yet? This is all me. I am surprised that you never found out about this little plan of Jon's. He never told you that he had a power did he. He can see a person's weakness and guess what? I'm yours." I snarled again as I moved him into the center of the cave. Circling him slowly, I listened to him speak and laughed silently.

"Please you can barely defend yourself. You can't possibly expect me to think that it's you holding me captive."

"Believe what you want, it doesn't matter anyway because you won't be alive much longer the way it is."

Tearing him apart gave me a sweet satisfaction and a sense of peace that I had not felt for a long time. I moved farther into the cave to start the fire. I made sure that all of the pieces were in the fire before I went back to the men. I walked past them and into the night before letting the shield down that held them there. Jon felt that the shield was down and was by my side in an instant and when the others realized that he had left they followed him outside too.

I made sure that my shield was secure before collapsing into Jon's arms. I wanted to call him 'Daddy' again so much, but I knew that it would kill Father. I would have to talk to Father soon.

I was slightly over whelmed by everything that had happened in the last 24 hours. My emotions were a mess and I needed Jon right now more than anything. I cried for remembering and I cried for Mary. I cried for losing myself so often in the past 75 years and I cried for killing somebody, no matter how much they deserved it. Mostly I cried though for seeing my Father again, but seeking another's comfort in my time of need. I cried until I couldn't anymore and all the while listening to the sweet nothings whispered in my ear.

When I finally stopped crying I heard Father and Edward shift slightly. They had sat down while I wept and just waited helplessly. I could feel my control on the darkness slipping and Jon could see it too. He whispered in my ear quiet enough to keep me relaxed but loud enough for Father and Edward to hear. "It's alright to sleep my sweet girl. Let the darkness repair your mind and you will awake when you are ready. You know how to control it now and you will be able to make the necessary changes while you are under the blackness. Sleep my Isa and everything will be alright when you awake."

The words were so calming that I listened to them and gave myself over to the darkness once more, to sleep and to organize my thoughts once more.

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