Chibi-Kari: I was absolutely astounded by the amount of reviews you guys gave me. I asked for 100 and then I blink and I have over 120. You all amaze me and I love you for doing that for me! Your reviews really inspire me! I have a little "action" in this, but did not write a lemon…because all the lemony goodness will be saved for Jasper. I don't own. And the next chapter will be the real fight between Bella and Rose…and we'll have some wonderful Jasperness in it!

Let Go

Chapter 10 – Fire

(Bella's POV)

I pushed my legs a bit harder as I ran from the Denali house. I didn't think it would be so hard to face my past, but Victoria coming back was icing on top of the cake. It reminded me of something Rene used to talk about when I was younger. Murphy's law. I could still remember he favorite version of the law, "Everything will go wrong at one time and that time is always when you least expect it."

I laughed to myself. As soon as I killed her I wouldn't be indebted to anyone and there would be no more past. I smiled to myself and pushed harder. I was using feeding an as excuse to leave the house, but it would also help me prepare for the fight. Human blood made a vampire stronger than the animal blood that the Denali and Cullen covens chose. It was a cheap imitation. Generic is rarely as good as name brands.

I slowed as I reached Port Angeles; it had only taken me over an hour to make it from Alaska to Washington. I walked towards the bar that so many years ago I scared Jessica at. Out front I saw my prey. He was a perfect specimen and good for fun, a young man of around twenty two, smoking a cigarette in front of the familiar bar. He was fit and good looking, but I could see his cockiness. A young redhead walked in front of him down the street. He reached out and grabbed the bottom of her dress before saying something vulgar to her. She quickened her step and pulled her dress from his hand, trying to ignore him completely. I smiled as he sealed his fate by trying to follow her down the street.

I quickly crossed the street and made my way to him. I swung my hips as I walked up behind him. "Sir, I believe I'm lost. Maybe you could help me?" I purred at him as he turned quickly to look at me.

I smiled sweetly as his eyes widened and he hungrily looked me up and down. His brown eyes finally met mine as he put on a charming smile, "Where are you needing to go? I'll walk you. It's not a good thing for a young woman like you to be walking around alone in the city."

I flashed a seductive grin his way and raised an eyebrow, "Well, I do know how to take care of myself…but you look perfect to give me a little help."

He moved two steps closer, "Take care of yourself? Why would any man allow you to do such a thing? I most certainly can take care of you."

If I wasn't working on innuendos I would have gagged at his blatant remark. I looked him up and down, "I'm certain you can. I need to get back to the main road." I ran my hand up his arm before pointing towards the alleyway that I came out of, "Will that alleyway bring me back to the main road?"

He stared dumbly at me for a moment before swallowing and nodding. "That'll bring you right back out on the main road."

I smiled at him and brought my hand down to his chest. I slowly circled it before running it down his arm again and taking his hand in mine. He shivered slightly, but didn't make a move away from me, "Why don't you walk me? I'll find a way to repay you." I smiled sweetly as I tugged him towards the dark alleyway.

He smiled and followed me, "I can think of a way for you to repay me."

I looked over my shoulder and smiled seductively, "I'm thinking the same thing as you." His eyes widened. "And trust me…you'll never need anyone again after what I do to you."

I waited until we were halfway to the main road before pushing him against the wall. He now started to look panicked. They always did this. In the dark their senses started to come alive and they knew they were in danger. But when they were already here it was too late. He sealed his fate.

He tried to push me away, "I'm sure you can make it from here. My friends are waiting back in the bar and I need to get back to them."

I took a step towards him, running my hands up his chest and pushing him lightly into the wall, "But I haven't properly thanked you yet."

He glanced back towards the bar and started to stutter, "Th-this is thank-thanks enough. I real-really need to make my way back."

"Oh you can't think of leaving a poor defenseless woman in a dark alleyway like this, can you?" I let my hands wander down his body and like every good man he let his lust overtake his brain. Slowly leaned forward and allowed my cold lips to make contact with his pulsing neck. The warmth swept through my body and I smiled into his neck. I could smell the blood beneath his skin. It was sweet and perfect, but I needed to get a little more from him first. "Really. I would like to thank you."

His hands made their way to my back and started to trace a way down to the bottom of my dress, slipping beneath it. I smiled and started to pepper kisses towards his chest. I reached down to his belt buckle and started to ease it open. I wasn't looking for foreplay and he would have to just skip to the release I needed. There was nothing like the warmth that spread throughout my body from having a warm human male inside of me. And it was even better when he was inside of me and his blood was pooling inside my mouth. That was the fate of this man in front of me and he didn't know it yet. I would be the best he's ever had and will ever have. I was doing him a favor by killing him. If I hadn't he would spend his entire life never finding what I'm about to give him and yet spending his eternity searching for it.

Mr. Willing and Ready came quickly and I bit down into his neck relishing in the sweet taste that came from his blood. His eyes rolled into the back of his head as he ran his hands up and down my back as I drained him of his life. He would never know what happened to him…it was a kind and merciful death that I offered him.

Within a few minutes it was over and I dropped him to the ground. I looked both directions checking for bystanders that I would need to dispose of. After finding none, I fixed my dress. I pulled him away from the wall and took out a match. Lighting a drained human on fire always seemed to be the best solution; the doctors never looked at lack of blood that way. But maybe it was because I was a stickler for irony. I chose to light my victims on fire and fire was the only way to truly destroy me. I stood there looking on him for a few moments before I heard a commotion from the bar. I quickly exited the alleyway and on to the main road. It would do me no good to be standing over a burning body when someone came by.

I looked back on the alleyway and smiled, "Thanks. You were perfect." I glanced both ways before taking off into the forest across the empty main road.

Demetri would be happy that I was home early. He always hated when I was gone for more than a day. It made him uncomfortable because he knew he would never be able to find me.

I looked up to the brightening sky. It was morning already. My legs brought pushed me through the last of the Canadian wilderness as I crossing into Alaska. I walk hoping Victoria had been lurking around Forks again and that was what had prompted me to run that far. Plus the more time I was away from the Denali house the better.

I came on to the house quickly and slowed my steps as I reached the back porch. I could sense Emmett and Rosalie before I reached the door. Did I really want to go inside there and see Emmett? He would be disappointed. If I thought Jasper was hard, Emmett would be worse. Rosalie I really didn't care about. She hated me so nothing would be different.

Emmett's voice boomed through the door, "Has anyone checked on Bella? Is she alright? Maybe someone needs to go back there to protect her. It's dangerous for her to be wherever she is with Victoria on the prowl. Who knows…maybe Victoria will be going after her. We can't just leave her unprotected!"

My eyes narrowed at that. They left me and now they want to waltz back in my life to "protect me"? It was sickening. I reached forward and slammed the door open. I would owe Tanya more money for repairs now, "Oh I think I can take care of myself; you don't need to worry yourself over something as insignificant as protecting little old me. I'm not quite as breakable as I was in the past." I found Emmett standing in front of me and narrowed my eyes on his still form. "Actually, we don't need you here at all. Of course you are welcome to sit on the sidelines and watch as I tear Victoria apart and burn the pieces one by one."

The entire room had gone silent as I ghosted past everyone and sat down in my chair as if I had never left it. Jasper looked up and his eyes met mine. I watched as he blanched slightly as he took in the crimson shade of my eyes. A look of disbelief passed over his face. He must not have believed me when I told him of my dietary choice.

Emmett was still as a statue as he stared at me. It was Rosalie that broke the silence.

Her voice was small and unsure as it filled the room. Her blonde hair fell gracefully over her shoulders and her golden eyes were wide, "But…three years ago…No. You should be dead."

Emmett's head snapped to look at her, but it was Demetri that spoke, "I knew it was you!" He pointed at her still form as her eyes moved slowly to him and widened every farther.

"Rosie, what are you talking about?" Emmett asked looking between Demetri and Rosalie before he glanced back at me again.

My mind reeled as I analyzed what she had said. Three years ago I was changed. I was in New York and Demetri took me from that club. I was sure Alice had been the one there. I was positive that Demetri had seen Alice in that hotel room.

"She was there in New York. This is the vampire that allowed me to take Bella." He narrowed his eyes at her. When Demetri and I had discussed what happened that day when he went back to my hotel room he knew I was familiar with the vampire in the room. When he had hidden in the closet he had no idea what this other vampire was doing in the room and didn't question it when she left. It was over a year later that he told me of the experience and I knew my eyes widened when he stated that the female had golden eyes.

Emmett clenched his hands together as he swung to face Rosalie full on, "You knew Bella went missing?! You knew she was with a vampire?! How could you do this?!"

Her blonde head snapped down to focus on her lap, "I thought she was already dead. I couldn't do anything about it. I didn't think it would help to tell anyone."

I suddenly found the entire situation entertaining. I wouldn't have expected anything less from Rosalie. I felt the laughter bubbling out of me before it filled the room. Suddenly everyone's attention was once again focused on me, "Oh don't worry Rose. It's not like I would have expected you to save me. It's in your very nature to leave me in a situation like that." I stood up and once again made my way to the door, unreasonable laughter still racking through my body.

Out of the corner of my eye I saw her eyes widen, "Bella, if I had known you weren't dead I would have done something!" She stood up, her eyes pleading me to believe her.

I felt the last of the laughter leave my body as I glanced back at her, "Would you?" I stepped outside and stood on the porch. I needed some air for a minute. I knew the anger would come quickly once I had calmed myself.

TBC

Chibi-Kari: Oh the confrontation is far from over! Get ready for the next chapter! Thanks for reading and please review.