Alice took me to a garage down on Forks high street. She had said that this was the family's emergency car and that they shouldn't notice that it is gone. The garage itself was only about a fifteen minute walk from my house so I could easily park it back here later tonight and walk home. Hopefully before anyone noticed it was gone. Although I knew that only Edward would be around to notice that it was gone. I would never see them again, never hear Emmett laugh, never see the gorgeous Rosalie.

"Bella, I have to go now but please make sure that you get the car back in one piece," Alice pleaded. I laughed lightly.

"I promise I will get the car back without a scrape or scratch," I smiled at her. My smile was genuine, I loved Alice and to me she was family. She leaned in to hug me and we embraced each other for a long hug. I finally sighed and pulled away from her before turning towards the car.

"I'll see you tomorrow Alice," I called back before stepping into the passenger seat. When I looked in the side view mirror I could see that she was already gone. I paused and then let a tear side down my cheek before buckling myself in and turning on the engine. I had a time limit to keep to so I checked the road behind me and then reversed out of the garage and sped down the road to Port Angeles. It was raining and dreary which really fitted my mood at that moment. When I arrived I pulled over on a side road and pulled out a map I had bought with me. I knew the Cullen's would never need a map. I looked up the address of the motel where Carlson was staying and then surveyed the quickest route. It was now about 6 o'clock, he should be back at the motel.

I was surprised when I arrived that it wasn't a flash motel, just a simple and down to earth place. I got out of the car and walked towards the reception desk, there was a young man working there.

"Excuse me, I was wondering if you knew which room Mr Carlson is staying in, I have a message to deliver for him," I said sweetly. The guy eyed me up curiously.

"I am not supposed to disclose this sort of information; you should already know which room he is in if you really need to deliver a real message." I sighed internally. Security around Carlson was always tight. Now to apply some female charm.

"Could you just phone him up and ask if it's okay for me to see him, I'm a messenger from Mr Aro, one of his top clients, he will be very angry if he misses me because you wouldn't disclose his room number to me," I pouted and gave him an innocent smile. He nodded and disappeared into the back room to make a phone call. He returned within a minute looking slightly sheepish.

"Sorry to keep you waiting Miss, its room 16B," He pointed me towards the far staircase and I smiled before setting off towards his room. I would bet $10 that he was having a panic attack right about now. I then looked at myself in a window reflection. I didn't exactly look like I was dressed as if I came from Aro. I was in the same clothes I had worn to school but I was now drenched due to the rain. Oh well. I knocked on his door and he opened it immediately. He was shuffly and nervous. I had never seen him like this. He really was terrified of Aro and what he was capable of.

"Please come in Miss..." he started but then stopped.

"Marie, please call me Marie," I said with a seductive tone. I now had to act like I was heartless and came from Italy with a very important message. "I come from Italy with a very important message from Mr Aro, a client of yours I believe."

"Yes, yes, what can I do him for?" He was moving around, mopping the sweat off of his brow.

"Two things but they will require little effort. The first is, I know this is going to sound bizarre to you but in the future you will employ a young Australian girl called Claire Coulbeck." He nodded not quite sure what to say. "Now she will become pregnant while she works for you and what I need you to do is to make sure that you offer to pay for her a have a caesarean. Now you have to make sure that she has a caesarean, do you understand?" I looked at him intensely as he scribbled down notes. "She and her child will be very important to my family; you cannot let her die in childbirth."

"And the second thing?" He was shaking now. Wow I guess I was good at this, well I had been trained by the best after all.

"You may never enter the town of Forks. Not on business not on anything. If you do Mr Aro will not be able to protect you from the Vampires that reside there. No matter what happens or whatever you hear, you cannot go to Forks." He nodded again and then put his note pad away. I then straightened up and headed towards the door.

"I know that you think that you're doing the right thing here Miss Swan, but believe me, changing the past never works out the way you want it to." I froze and then turned around.

"How do you know?" I stammered.

"Your friend Jasper was half right, but there is only one Carlson, no father and son or a Carlson in every generation. It's just me, I'm like a constant, and I am always here. I've met you in the future, I know what will happen to you but believe me it won't work how you want it to; these people are just using you. How do you know you even died? For you this could just be one of their mind tricks."

"I know what I'm doing, I have to save Edward and I will, just make sure that you do your part," I ran out of the door then and down into the rain. I stood outside just letting it fall onto my face. This was real. I couldn't imagine any of this. I know it sounded completely farfetched but it was true. My phone then started vibrating in my pocket. I pulled it out and saw that the caller ID was Edward.

"Hello," I answered meekly, I knew I had been caught.

"Bella where are you?" he sounded distressed and panicked. Why did he have to come over so early? I checked my watch, it read 7:30. Shoot I wouldn't be back at mine till about 9:00 at the earliest.

"Oh don't worry about me I am just visiting a friend, I lost track of the time but don't worry I will be back at mine soon but don't wait up for me I know you said that you had things to do," the words were killing me as I said them.

"Who are you with? Bella are you out in the rain?" Too many questions.

"Edward I have to go I will see you tomorrow okay," and with that I slammed the phone shut. I quickly got back into the car and sped back to Forks. I parked the car in the garage and then started walking up to my house. Thankfully there was no silver Volvo out on the roads looking for me. I knew he must be killing himself keeping from coming looking for me. But he has to act like he doesn't care. I made it home at about 8:30 which was good. Charlie was in the lounge watching a game on the television.

"Bella, where have you been? Out at Edwards?" He was still keeping most of his attention on the TV, not even looking up at me.

"Yeah dad, sorry I wasn't back to make you dinner."

"No worries I got a take out, well sleep well yeah."

"Yeah I will see you tomorrow dad." I then trudged up the stairs, dripping wet to my room. I didn't go in instead I went straight to the bathroom and got into the shower. After the shower I got into a pair of pyjama shorts and strap top and towel dried my hair before going into my room. I turned on the light and plumped onto my bed. It was eerie in my room so I turned on my stereo to hear my lullaby gently filling my ears. It was beautiful. I let out a deep breath and curled up onto my sides. I finally let myself properly cry ever since I had died. I soon found myself drifting into an empty sleep.

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I awoke, probably a couple of hours later, to find the light in my bedroom off and the stereo switched off as well. I was carefully wrapped up in my duvet, with my pillow placed gently behind my head. I rolled onto my side and read the alarm clock. It said 1:32. I groaned, I knew it would be really hard to get back to sleep now. My vision was slightly burred, probably due to the crying. Had Charlie put me to sleep? No, Charlie would have questioned me on why I was crying, that means it must have been Edward. I groaned again before lifting my head up and scouting the room for any sign of him; there was none. It was warm for a September evening in Forks and I felt hot wrapped up in my duvet. I got up and went over to the window and pulled it open wider, before putting my dressing gown on and sitting back on my bed. As I turned my bedside lamp on I heard a soft landing on my floor and looked up, it was Edward and he looked angry.

"Edward!" I gasped from shock. He had scared me slightly, but I think I was more scared of what his reaction was going to be to me sneaking about without him. He said nothing and just stared at me intensely. I gave him a few minutes to glare before I decided it was time to talk. "Look Edward, I get that you are probably angry right now but really all I did was..."

"All you did was sneak off to god knows where in a car that Alice lent you and then hang up on me when I try to work out if you are alright," he interrupted me.

"I didn't hang up on you, I was just busy."

"Busy with what Bella? Where were you?" he questioned, but I didn't have an answer. I looked around slightly before shrugging. "Why are you keeping secrets from me Bella?" he know sounded sad and hurt.

"Keeping secrets," I scoffed, "you're asking me why I am keeping secrets from you! You are so hypocritical Edward it is unbelievable!" He ignored my comment and continued.

"Where were you Bella?" he pressed. I knew I couldn't lie to him but I couldn't tell him the truth either.

"I was helping a friend out," it wasn't technically a lie but it wasn't the full truth either.

"Helping who out? And how were you helping them?" he voice still carried an undertone of anger.

"Well the thing is they don't know that I am helping them, not yet anyway and I dought they will ever know it was me. I had to save them though and it was the only way. Job done now and no harm came to me so we can just leave it at that!" I was expecting the biggest bought of anger to erupt from him but instead his facial features loosened slightly and a soft smile crept over his face. He looked angelic and gorgeous and my mind began to wonder back to the other night! No Bella! Don't think like that. He let out a chuckle.

"You know sometimes Bella I really wish I knew what was going on inside that head of yours, sometimes I wonder if you are not crazy!" he joked.

"Hey if I was sane I would have scarpered the moment I found out you were a vampire!"

"You should of," he murmured, but seriously this time. I shook it off.

"Now where would the fun in that have been? This, what we have together now, despite the danger, I wouldn't change it for the world! And even if in two maybe three days from now this ends, then at least I would have experienced this kind of love, because I know that nothing else would compare," I knew that I was slightly cheating here with my knowledge of the future but I couldn't help it, this might be the last time I get to tell him how I truly feel. He looks at me, eyes glistening with love and sadness. I can see the inner turmoil there. I exhale deeply and hug him closely to me, letting all of my barriers drop. After a few moments he suddenly tenses.

"What?" he exclaims. I pull away from him as confused as his face appears to be.

"What what?" He looks down at me and stares in disbelief. His hands gently caress my hair and face, and then slowly leave a trail down my arms all the way to my hips before resting there. He continues to gaze at me in amazement before I give him the "you are the crazy one look."

"I knew there was something different about you! I mean not just the hair and the clothes and the curves and the chest!" He half chokes as he says the word. I tense immediately as realisation dawns on me. "But you are so much different. More confident and teasing Mike and sneaking off without saying a word and that letter you wouldn't tell me about!"

"What are you on about Edward?" Just shake this off, it will be easy.

"Bella a moment ago I heard you! I heard everything! You are 21 correct? Here to change some big mess in the future and trying to save your friend and also save me from death."

"Edward that is the most farfetched thing I have ever heard in my entire life! Gees so whenever any girl gets a makeover their boyfriend makes up a crazy story like your one?" He scans me up and down for a few minutes but I keep on my stern face.

"But I heard you Bella?"

"Edward you know that you can't read my mind, can you hear me now?" This was killing me but I had to do it.

"No...but I know what I heard Bella!" He got up off of the bed and headed towards my jeans which were on my chair, he pulled out the crumpled piece of paper. "This will tell me if I am crazy or not!" He opened up the piece of paper defiantly but then his brows furried with confusion. He re-read the letter several times before putting his hands on the bridge of his nose.

"Just like I told you it is just a bill, Edward what is going on with you?" He looks up at me confused. All the love and emotion I had just seen radiating from his eyes had gone. He had instantly placed back on his emotionless mask. Folding the piece of paper back into his jean pocket he looks me dead in the eye.

"I guess I was mistaken. I think I should be leaving now." With that he was gone in an instant. I exhaled a huge breath of air and then reached down the side of my bed and pulled out the letter from James. That was close but now that he was suspicious I knew he wouldn't give up.

Hey really sorry for the long update I had a lot of essays due in this week Thank you for all the reviews I have read them all and really like the feedback I have been given. Sorry if some people don't like the change in storyline but please keep reading!!! I am trying to make the ending good!! Which will be soon probably, I'm guessing this story will be about 15 chapters long!! Please keep reviewing I promise the next update will be quicker!! I have also started work on a new story which I hope to publish soon!! Trying to make it less confusing than this one but it is definitely different from the other stories out there!!