A/N: so yea, im really sry that there's not been much edward so far... im gonna try and make that better this chappie though!!! yay! thx so much reviewers!!! it makes me so happy!!!

disclaimer: i don't own twilight

I opened my eyes to see sunlight coming in through the cracks in the wall. I had been napping after staying up all night with Emmett and Jasper. It must be midafternoon by now.

I sat up when I heard the door to the cabin open, thinking that it would be Emmett or Jasper, but I was a bit surprised to see Captain Edward come and sit on the foot of the bed.

"How are you?" he asked, and I knew he was really asking "how are you taking the news that you're on a ship full of bloodsucking vampires?".

I shrugged.

"You seem to be taking it well, Emmett and Jasper told me."

Well, yeah. After they told me that I wasn't lunch, that is. Otherwise I'm dandy, but I settled for saying, "Yeah, well, they told me about your diet, and the requirments for this ship, and then I was fine."

"Good. Glad to hear it," he said, a look of concentration on his face. "Did they tell you about our lives before being pirates?" I nodded. When he continued to stare at me, I began to feel irratated.

"What!?" I asked, annoyed.

"Well, I can't read you're mind," Captain Edward said. Okay, now I was really confused.

"What?!" I asked again.

"Didn't my brothers tell you?" I shook my head, eyes wide. What the hell was he talking about?

"Well, some vampires have special abilities. Emmett's extra strong, even for a vampire, and Jasper can control emotions and tell what people are feeling. Sometimes other's emotions can effect him. I, on the other hand, can read minds. That is, every mind but yours," Captain Edward said.

"So what? I'm mad?!" I asked. He just laughed.

"No, no. You just... I don't quite know how to explain it, but I just can't read your mind. My mind reading and Jasper's emotion reading saved you. If Jasper hadn't told me how complex your emotions were when I was about to... er... kill you... then I would've... killed you," he said.

Thank goodness. If he could read my mind, I might be in trouble.

"So... That's how Jasper saved me?" I asked.

"Yes, he said something along the lines of 'his emotions are odd for a teenage boy. Normally there isn't such a wide range. Fear, pain, hopelessness, loss, and anxiety' were some of the few emotions that were running through his mind. I was confused, as was he, so I brought you on to my ship," he replied.

We sat there in compainionable silence, but when he didn't say anything after about an hour, I asked, "Captain?"

He laughed. "Please, Isabella, just Edward. Only the crew calls me Captain, other then Jasper and Emmett."

"Alright then, Edward, but you can't call me Isabella. It's too formal. Bella will do," I said, and he chuckled.

"Okay then, Bella, I didn't just come in here to ask how you were. I also came in here to tell you that we will be reaching port soon, by moonhigh, at least, and-"

He was cut off by a yell outside the cabin.

In a second, we were both standing.

"Stay here," he firmly instructed, and before I could even nod, I was alone.

I didn't know what was going on, but I pulled some pants on and tied my hair up quickly anyway.

Right after I had done that, the door opened, and I saw Capt- Edward, come back in.

"We're being attacked," he said. I stared at him. Had my parents found out where I was? Edward seemed to be thinking the same thing, because he said, "Now, unless you're country speaks a lot of a different language, this has nothing to do with you, most likely."

I shook my head. We spoke English.

"Alright, then I have no idea who's attacking, but we'll have to finish them all off quickly. We can't let any of our men get hit with a deathly blow, because then they'll know something's up. That's vital." With that, I was alone again.

Hmph. I wasn't going to miss out on the fight! I ran to the door and heard the yells of battle on the other side of the wood. I opened the door a crack to see a fallen soldier lying right in front of the door. Though I was disgusted, I ran out of the cabin and picked up the sword that he had been carrying.

As soon as I had the sword, I heard footsteps running at me. I looked up, and swung my sword to meet my attacker. Our weapons hit in midair, and I pushed against his sword. I remembered what I had been taught in self defence, and swung at him again, matching my footsteps with his. I looked into his eyes, and the moment that they left mine, I hit him in the head with the flat side of my sword, knocking him unconscious.

I repeated this with four more soldiers, gaining myself a second sword, until I heard the voice of one of the pirates. I turned around and saw that only a few feet away, a vampire was unarmed, and a soldier was about to try and stab the pirate with his sword. If that happened, it wouldn't effect the vampire whatsoever, but it would destroy the sword. Then the secret would be blown. The other crew would know something was up, and would leave, telling everyone. Fleets of ships would come after this ship of vampires, and soon enough someone would figure it out.

All of this went through my head in less than a second. Without giving it a second thought, I jumped in between the two, stopping the attack. The soldier's sword skimmed my arm, and I felt searing pain. I ignored this and threw one of my swords to the vampire, who quickly stabbed it through the soldier. I looked away as the body fell onto the deck with a thud, then looked at the pirate, who stared back.

"You should be in the cabin, Princess," he said. I shook my head, trying to ignore the pain in my arm. Before the vampire could protest, I ran over to where a soldier was sneaking up on a duel. I easily stuck my sword through him, guilt pricking me, but I had to help somehow.

When the soldier fell, the vampire that was being snuck up on spun around to face me, and I meet Edward's eyes. They were full of surprise and alarm. Before he could speak, he seemed to remember that he had been dueling someone, and spun around again to finish the unlucky soldier off.

"What are you-" he was cut off as two soldiers leaped at us, sword pointing at our hearts. Before they could cabob us, however, our swords met theirs. We fought side by side, and tricked them. At the last second, we switched places, stunning the soldiers. We quickly finished them off, and before Edward could say anything, I spun around in search of another soldier to beat the crap out of.

Before I could, however, I heard a cry of defeat and looked up at the steering deck to see Edward standing triumphantly over the body of the other ship's Captain. He had just won us the battle.

Everything happened so quickly after that.

My shoulder exploded in pain, a flash of silver and red appeared in my vision, and I saw a look of horror on Edward's face.

The deck rose up to meet my face, and then there was nothing.

A/N: yea, i know, short chappie, but hey! im on chapter 11 already! ill try and update soon, and itll be sooner with reviews!!! even just two words help. thx so much to all of my reviewers!!! i luv u all!!! tell me if u want more of edward, if u do, so i kno wat to type. thx so much!!! plz review!!!

i have the next chappie typed already, and its the most important one so far, with a few twists, so..... if u want it up faster, plz review!!!!!!!!!!

~Maddy Rose