A/N: This part may be very emotional, there will be no language, but there will be refrences to the way some people make their livings that parents may not want their child to read. Nothing too graphin though, I'm not for all that.

Disclaimer: -sigh- by now you know I'm not SM... do you need reminding?

After hearing Bella's near silent whisper, I had a sudden vision. Bella, crouched over a fairly portly man, half naked and snarling into the night, her blood red eyes glowing strangely through the night.

"Oh Bella...".

BPOV:

I took a deep, unessecary breath. Hearing the impatient sighs coming from Emmet, I shot him a small grin. Remembering my purpose for standing here, in front of the people I care very deeply for, and not knowing if the feeling is returned anymore, my small smile soon faltered.

"I can only hope that, after what I tell you tonight and what will be waiting for us in two days time, you can each find it in yourselves to forgive me, see past everything, and still love me. I am still Bella, after all.".

Silence

I was beginning to feel a little, I don't know, upset? Angry? Mostly confusion, though.

Emmet sighed, "Bella, if this has anything to do with you messing up a few times and killing a human or two, its ok. We definitely understand that. Each of us. We've all do---".

"Hush Emmet, its much different for her than it was for any of us.", Alice cut him off sharply shooting me a knowing, friendly look.

I should have guessed. "I suppose you know then, Alice?".

"I only found out just now..", she whispered.

"Well, I for one would be very grateful if someone, anyone, would PLEASE inform the rest of us on what is going on here.", Rosalie said, scathingly.

I began from the beginning. "After you all left,", I paused, guiltily,"I had a hard time picking back up. I moped and sulked and generally just showed bad form. I was terribly depressed. Poor Charlie, he had no idea what to do. He was feeling utterly helpless. So he decided he would send me back to Pheonix to live with Renee. That was the very last thing I wanted, so I ran. More specifically, I ran into the woods. I knew it was dangerous, at that time it had turned dusky and the day was almost over, but I didn't care. If I fell and broke my neck I felt I would have been at more peace. So, I ran, not falling, if you can even imagine that. I ended up stopping at, what I believe, my meadow. It was just as beautiful as I remembered, but it was lacking one thing. It felt...off. Before I even had a chance to think properly, however, a beautiful man stepped out of the woods. One look told me he was a vampire, and another look told me he was not a "vegetarian". As I was taking my third look, he took, what seemed like, one step and landed in front of me. Inches away. I began panicking and tried, in vain, to figfht him off. Then, I just quit. I had nothing left to live for and no will to live. I remember going limp, being held up, and as he lowered his head to my neck I saw a flash of pity cross his face. He bit me once, and left. I have no idea who this vampire was. But I laid in those woods for three days and endured in silence. After my heart stopped beating, I "woke up" to find myself strong and fast. But no thirst. Not yet anyways. Before the thirst hit, I ran to Charlie's to make sure he was ok. Peeking in a window, I saw Charlie standing by his coffee cup near the refridgerator. Staring a picture of me, he would trace his fingers over the image again and again. This completely broke me, so I ran again. This time I went to Seattle. I knew the city so I figured I could go unnoticed. Then, the thirst hit me for the first time.", I glanced up, looking around the room and noticing they were listening with rapt attention., "I was a horrible creature at that time. I saw an man with hair that reminded me of Edward's, so I lured him in, pleasured him, and then I silenced his life. I know now that he, and the other men I, err, "encountered", would all be missed greatly. So, eventually, I became "Bella, Queen of the Night", so to speak. I was disgusting, and thinking back on my actions almost makes me violently ill.", I stopped for a moment and turned slowly, looking each and every one of them in the eye.," I am only telling you all this because I believe you have a right to know. Whether or not you still consider me a member of this family, I love each of you as much, or more than, as I ever have. I understand if you no longer wish to be around me. Hah, sometimes I no longer wish to be around myself. I only ask that each of you remembers me fondly and I hope and pray that, with time, you will understand how far I had fallen, and will come to forgive me.", I shuddered a bit as I finished my explanation. Unfathomably, as I looked into each and every one of their faces, I only saw pity and sadness. I waited the five tense seconds before someone broke the silence.

"Bella,", Carlisle spoke softly, "you do not have to beg us for your forgiveness. We love you, and we always will. Of course you are still a member of this family. I believe it is safe for me to speak on behalf of everyone here.".

I looked around and each of them smiled and nodded when my gaze met theirs. I saved Edward for last. How could he possibly forgive me after everything I had done? Glancing slowly his was, I was shocked to find that he no longer sat on the chaise as he had been. Where was he? I felt a cool hand touch mine and nearly lept out of my skin. He was beside me, pulling me closer into him as he said the three words I've been "dreaming" of for over seventy years.

"I love you, Bella.", he whispered softly. I gazed after him, questioningly and he just smiled and said, "Bella, your past is past and there is no need to dwell on it. You are here now, and I'll be hanged if I ever let you go again.". I grinned widely and he laughed and caught my lips in a quick, fiery kiss. "I've missed you.".

Soon, we were surrounded as my family came over to embrace me, welcoming me back, and imagine, with open arms.

"This is all very lovely, but, Bella dear, could you please inform your beloved brothers and sisters about why you are being chased by a trio of deranged vampires?", Emmet asked so impatiently I almost laughed. Almost..

A/N: I'm not sure if that came out as well as I'd intended it, but I hope you enjoyed it anyways! Maybe I'm just a big sap, but I had to hold back tears on some parts while I was writing. So what did you think? Thumbs up? Thumbs down? Thumbs hidden? *gulp* =]