I do not own anything Twilight; I just like playing with Ms. Meyer's characters. They are a fun bunch! I don't own any of the referenced music, art, literature, or such. They belong to their respective creators and I appreciate them and their ability to enhance my writing.

Songs

"Bloodstone" by Judas Priest, "Boat on the River" by Styx, "Katherine Wheel" by HIM, "Love My Way" by the Psychedelic Furs

Chapter 11

? POV

My ethereal beauty lay sleeping in her bedroom in the basement of her home. She was snoring softly even though the noise in the garage was incredibly loud. The man of the house was out there; listening to his music and making all sorts of racket. But my attention is not there. He is of no concern for me. If I wanted to, I could go into the house and Beauty would be gone before he even felt something amiss. But I wouldn't do that... not yet. Like a man addicted, I stood close to her window that was slightly open at the top, breathing in her scent; listening to her subtle snore and wondering what she was dreaming about. I heard her whimper and roll over in her bed, and then softly she moans the Idiot's name. "E-Edward."

I growl within myself. I don't want his name on her lips. Mine, I mentally yell. Beauty whimpers again and is tossing a little more in her bed, something is bothering her. What is wrong, my dark angel?

"RUN! He is here, he knows!" she screams. "Edward, he will kill you. Please, my love!" I hear something fall on the floor and I hear her moan angrily. "Fuck! That hurt." She must have fallen. I move back towards the woods so as not to draw attention to myself.

Who was she talking about? Why was she protecting that waste of flesh? UGH! I moan to myself and go hunting. I need to feed; I need to regain control before my cover is blown!

BPOV

UGH! I was having the worst dream ever! I felt like something was following me as I was walking to my private lake where I always met Edward. I get there and things do not feel right. I feel that uneasiness again. No Edward, but everything looks the same. I sit and wait, thinking about the only two questions I really have for him right now that need to be answered. Once I get those, I think our dynamic is going to change. But then I feel like I am being watched; not in a good way and not by who I want. I look towards the opposite side of the lake. There is a shadow of a man. His red eyes looking at me and I am scared! They look like they are on fire and they are so intense in their stare; I want to move, but I can't. Then he smiles and they are the brightest white teeth I have ever seen. I fear they will devour me. He snaps them twice as if he were nipping at me and I scream for Edward! But he is not there, but then I feel his presence…where is he? The shadow man laughs, deep and throaty. He likes my fear, he likes that I am afraid of him and what he can do, or wants to do.

I still don't see Edward, but I feel him. So I do the only thing my heart can think of because my brain seems to be on holiday: I scream for him to run! I know Edward is strong and otherworldly, but I also know he is fast. I don't know about the shadow man. I breathe in deeply and channel my inner bitch... Rosalie would be so happy. I pick up a rock beside me and throw it at the shadow man. As he dodges the rock I take my chance to turn and run, but I trip on the log and fall flat on my ass. The pain is so intense I wake up and realize I am on the floor, having fallen out of my bed. GAH!

I get up and head to the shower to get ready for school. It had been almost a week since I had last seen Edward, he hadn't come to school. AND he hadn't visited my dreams! It was like he dropped this huge bomb on me and I am all of a sudden on my own to find my way! How am I supposed to make an informed decision if the man is not going to be around for me to pick his brain? I mean, I have questions, he has answers, it's a symbiotic relationship!

I come out of the bathroom and scream. There, sitting on my bed looking better than any being had a right to, was the man of my torment! Edward sat on the end of my bed, leaning back on his elbows, eyes concentrated on me, and OOOH those eyes were black! My body had a mind of its own as I walked to him, dropping my towel, climbing on top of him and straddling his lap. My arms went around his neck and before he could say anything, my mouth was on his, demanding he argue his case. He was going to lose!

Edward was evidently ready to state his case because his arms encircled my waist and pulled me closer to him. His lips pushed and pulled against mine, trying to control the situation. I was having NONE of that; this was my argument! As he opened his mouth to kiss me again, I slowly pushed my tongue inside and ran it along his. He moaned deeply and continued to create the feeling again. Electricity was pulsing through my body with every touch, every movement, every greedy sound that came from our bodies. As he pulled on my hips that were moving against his, I felt him! Right where I wanted him. I had never wanted anyone there, but as I moved over the ever impressive bulge that the vamp was sporting, I moaned deeply. "So very good."

And everything stopped! I was thrown on the bed, bouncing a little from the strength of it all, and Edward was across the room sitting on my stairs leading to the kitchen. His eyes were big and black, wide with fear, and he was breathing very heavily for someone who didn't need to!

I couldn't get my own breath to slow, but I had stopped bouncing and his eyes held mine like tractor beams.

"I guess I am stronger than I thought," Edward finally sighed and looked down at the floor.

"Wish I could say the same," I murmured as I slowly brought my quilt around me. I was suddenly embarrassed of my nakedness despite having just jumped a vampire who admitted a week ago he wanted to kill me! Yeah, I was all sorts of smart!

"Shit, Bella," Edward starts to stand and move up the stairs, "I'm sorry…."

"Hey," I shout out to him, Edward stops and turns to look at me. "I'm sorry. Please, don't go."

He sits on the stairs again and I grab my clothes for the day and head to the bathroom. "I will be right back, don't move!"

I throw on my long sleeved shirt and the black corset, and my black frilled skirt with the black straps and silver buckles. I put on my grey eye shadow and pull my hair into a loose pony tail on the top of my head. I forgo the lipstick and head back into my room. My purple and black stripped socks are sitting on top of my laundry basket so I put them on and then don my black chucks. Edward is watching me move through my room. I feel the heat of his stare with every step I take. I finally put on some purple jeweled studs in my ears and grab my silver cross off my dresser. I look in the mirror and decide that maybe I will put in the silver viper bites in tomorrow and leave the black ones in for today.

I turned to face him and he lets out a sigh. "Damn, Princess." I smile at him and he smiles back. I follow him into the kitchen. I need food if I am going to deal with this.

EPOV

I watch her walk up the stairs and can hear myself being drawn in by the subtle sway of her hips. Hips I had my hands wrapped around a few minutes ago. Damn, I didn't know really what to do when she jumped me like that. I met Charlie in the garage as the sounds of "Boat on the River" by Styx came out of the tiny studio. He said I could go in the house and wait in the kitchen and that Bella would be up shortly. He was hesitant to speak to me, but I think he was giving me the benefit because I was Bella's friend. Having just moved here, his thoughts were of how much Bella needed friends no matter how much they gave him the "willies". Willies? Really? Who says stuff like that anymore? Evidently ex-police chief turned art teacher Charlie Swan does! Not being one to argue with a man who still has guns on his property and the license to use them still, regardless if they would hurt me or not, I went into the house.

I heard her singing in the shower, one of my favorite songs by H.I.M.:

"Lo and behold, baby, these are the things you make me do. Katherine Wheel, I'm burning for you. I'm burning for you. Come on and break me a limb at a time. Wrap me around your spokes so tight. There's no letting go. Spin me around to blur the line between you and I. What are you waiting for?"

I wanted to be in that shower. I wanted to run my hands over her body as she sang the song, feeling her move to the music; feeling what it was doing to both of us."Holding hands won't be enough. In a world giving head to a gun. Love in theory and practice. Chapter one…."

She came out of the bathroom then and saw me on the bed. Shit, the electricity was INTENSE! She slowly came toward me and for a vampire I was paralyzed. When her body was on mine and then her lips were on me, I couldn't think. I wanted to take! Take her lips, take her tongue against mine, her body against mine. It was like she was fighting me; punishing me and wanted me to fight back. To prove to her that I wanted to fight for this.

Baby girl, you have no idea how much I want to fight for this…for you! But the moment she moaned I thought I had fucked up and hurt her, so I moved away as soon as I could. She started to cover her body. I then knew I had fucked up. I had forced her to do something she didn't want. I was a monster.

She begged me to stay and the way her dark chocolate eyes pulled at me I couldn't say no. She was my queen. I had no power here. I was in her domain. I stayed and I watched how she moved around fluidly. She was incredibly beautiful, dark purple was definitely her color, it made her skin look more translucent.

I had no words, but my speechlessness made her smile. And that is how I am here, staring at her ass, and her leading me. I will follow her anywhere, she totally owns me, I just have to wait a while to let her know that!

"Okay," Bella began as she grabbed orange juice from the fridge and then popped toast in the toaster. She turned to look at me and I felt the heat of her stare ogle me. "Here is what is going to happen. You are going to take me to school. We are going to go to classes. You are going to sit with me alone at lunch. WE are going to hammer out some details."

She buttered her toast, drained her juice, and then turned to look at me. Her eyes were almost black. She started walking towards me, placed her hands on my cheeks and commanded my attention. "And then, My Dark Prince," she leaned forward till she was whispering in my ear, "we are going to go to one of my favorite places and we are going to redo what happened in my bedroom."

She ran her nose along my chin as she stepped backwards, softly letting her lips slide along mine, before she grabbed her bag and started out the door towards my car. I caught up to her. I pulled her back against my chest and nuzzled her neck, watching her body break out in goosebumps.

"Why would I do that, Princess?"

She brought her right hand back around my back and put it in my jean pocket, trying to hold me in place with her human strength, as she swayed her body gently against mine. In words so softly I was lucky to hear she said, "Because it is time that you had someone to rule with you and I don't think I have a choice anymore."

I watched as she walked to my car and got in the front seat. She knew she owned me. I was SCREWED!

A/N: Let me know what you think. Any thought of how ?POV is?