Author's Note: Okay, so every ten chapters I'm going to switch from Bella's, Jasper's, and Jacob's POVs to Edward's, Alice's, and Emmett's POVs and vice versa. Thanks to all my fans and people who review my chapters. You guys rock! And thanks Mathias Stormcrow 22 for all the reviews. I told you the Cullens would return :) Hope you guys enjoy!

-Kalin

Edward's POV

I was face-to-face with Jacob Black, my old (or rather, present) enemy. "You're back," he said, sounding dead. Carlisle stepped in front of me quickly. "Yes. We are. By any chance would you know where Jasper is?" "Please tell us," Alice squeaked. She'd really missed Jasper. God only knows why he'd stayed, but Alice had been a complete mess while we were away. Jacob wouldn't look at Carlisle or Alice, though. He was staring me down, and the hatred was plain in his eyes.

"Actually, I was going to him now. Him and Bella." His eyebrow raised in a quick, almost invisible motion when he said Bella's name - and he was looking directly at me. I stiffened as he said it, and I clenched my hands into fists. He was toying with us. He had no idea where Jasper was.

But that's not what Alice thought. "Please take us to them!" she practically pleaded. Jacob looked at her, and for half a second emotion flashed in his eyes besides hate - sympathy. He knew what it felt like to be insanely worried about the one you loved - and now I did, too. "Fine. I'll take Alice to Jasper and Bella. Alice." He glared at me. He wouldn't take me to her. He must've seen the bruises...I knew there'd be bruises. I'd grabbed her neck harder then I thought.

"And what about me?" I said through clenched teeth. "I'm not letting you anywhere near Bella," he growled, his voice getting a dangerous edge. "Look, I know you guys aren't exactly best buds, but Jake, don't you think he deserves to at least see she's okay?" Emmett cut in.

"Nah. He's already hurt her. Mentally and physically."

"Physically?" Emmett looked at me, his eyes getting the same edge as Jacob's.

"Yeah. Wanna see the bruises on her neck?"

"I do," Emmett said, walking over to Jacob. Alice followed him and the three of them were giving me looks of death. Except for Alice. She looked plain disgusted. She walked up to me, her petite body moving with the fluidity of an expirienced killer. "Edward," she said quietly, lethally. "I want you to tell me right now - and please don't lie. Did you touch Bella?" Her eyes were shimmery and full - she was ready to cry.

"Yes," I whispered. "I did hurt her. I...grabbed her neck too hard." Alice nodded and slinked back into her position next to Jacob. "You did what?" Emmett said, and his glare was worse than Jacob's. Bella was like Emmett's sister, and he had every reason to be outraged. They all did. Carlisle looked disgusted and disappointed. Esme looked shocked. Rosalie was utterly expresionless. Jacob seemed pleased at his work. Alice was sad and horrified. Emmett was pissed and ready to kill. And I deserved it. They should be horrified, mad, upset, everything. IWhat I had done was out of line and just outright stupid. I wouldn't be surprised if they all shunned me.

Alice's POV

I watched Edward, amazed that he'd hurt Bella. He loved her, and yet he had physically hurt her. Why on Earth would Edward do that to her?

"Can we please go see them now?" I asked, tugging on Jacob's shirt. I almost instantly pulled my hand back and wiped it on my pants, attempting to get the dog smell off of it. It didn't work, but at that moment I didn't care. I wanted to see Jasper and make sure Bella was okay. "Yeah. Let's go." He led us past Edward. Emmett shoved him and he stumbled to the side. We went closer and closer to the outskirts of Forks until we were practically on the Canadian border. I saw Bella and Jasper, talking.

"Jasper!" I called, running over to him. I was there in an instant.

"A-Alice?" he said, sounding really surprised.

I hugged him. Hard. "Yes. It's me. Oh, God, I missed you!" I said, feeling tears sting in my eyes. I had missed him more than I realized.

"Alice?" Bella said. I let Jasper go.

"Bella! Thank goodness you're okay! Did Edward hurt you?" I hugged her next, and saw handprint-shaped bruises on her neck. Oh God, he really had hurt her.

"What? Is everyone back?" she said, looking from me to Emmett to Jacob and back again.

"Yeah. We're all back, kid!" Emmett said, opening his arms. Bella laughed and hugged him.

"So why'd you guys leave?" she demanded.

"Edward." we all said at the same time.

"So do you guys wanna see what he did?" Jacob asked. He lifted the hair from the side of her face and showed us the bruises. "He did touch you," Emmett said dangerously. "Yeah...Edward sorta went...nuts when he was telling Bella he was leaving." Jasper said, rubbing the back of his neck. "Well, could you tell us what happened?" Emmett asked. I listened attentively as Jasper told us what happened, and I was completely disgusted when he finished.

Emmett's POV

I could not believe what I was hearing. Edward hd actually hurt Bella over something as stupid as him leaving. "I'm gonna kill him," I said. "Want help?" Alice hissed. "I'm in." Jacob added. "Ditto," Jasper threw in, his naturally quiet voice hard to hear. "Look. You guys don't need to go after him." Bella said almost silently. We all gaped at her like she'd just said she was going to jump over a cliff. How could she not be mad?

"Um, Bells?" I said. "Are you okay upstairs?"

"I'm fine! I just don't think you guys need to get into anything with him...he is your brother."

"Was." Alice said. "He was our brother. I think everyone would agree that we should disown him."

"Besides, I hated him from the beginning," Jacob added, shrugging. I laughed. Bella sighed.

"Look, kid, we're going to handle him, whether you want us to or not. Sorry." I said. "But he had an intimate moment of idiocy when he hurt you." She made an exasperated sound. "You guys shouldn't do anything! You don't need to!" "But we want to, love. So you're outta luck," Jacob said, wrapping his arm around her. We all laughed except for Bella, who pouted.