YAY! First day of Christmas break! I'll probably be updating a bit more often till after the New Year. I have more time....

Thank you to iloveeverythingtwilight, aka Alex. I have been putting alot of stuff on her lately. Thanks for staying with me!

To Briana and Kelsie, I love you to death, and Briana has mad cookie making skills. THANK YOU!

Chapter 12

BPOV

I was concentrating so hard to get the time traveling thing right, I couldn't feel Edward clutching on to my arm, or my hands balled in tension. I couldn't feel them, but I knew they were there.

After what felt like a few seconds, I felt myself being shaken. My eyes flew open to see Edward with his hands on my shoulders.

When our eyes met, he relaxed his widened stare. "Thank God." He said with relief. "I thought you were in a coma or something."

I looked around. "How long was I out? Did it work? Do you remember?" I asked franticly.

He smiled. "Only about a minute or two. And, yes, it did work. According to your alarm clock, it's 2:56, which is about 5 minutes before we got here. And, I remember everything." (I couldn't think of another way to word that. He doesnt remember like Esme did. Just before she went back because of James.)

I allowed myself to relax. "Good. I didn't want a repeat of last time." I said without thinking.

His eyebrows drew together. "What happened last time?" He asked. I quickly realized my error.

I opened my mouth to lie, but a crash downstairs saved me. "That's him." I whispered.

His eyes got bigger again. "What do we do?" He asked.

"Shouldn't I be asking you what to do?" I hissed. He shook his head. I took a deep breath to calm myself. "Okay, what's he thinking?"

He looked up at the ceiling, like he was concentrating. A shudder ran through his body. I looked at him questioningly.

"He was thinking of… things he's like to so with you." He said in a tone of disgust.

I shivered. I was so glad I wasn't the one who could read minds. "Well, there's got to be more to it than that."

"There is. He's also thinking about coming up here for you. Now what do we do?"

I closed my eyes and rubbed my temples. Suddenly, I had a plan. "Okay, go behind where the door opens. And when he opens it, let him come towards me on the bed. And when he's got me, I'll wink and that's your queue. You come and take him, then I'll join in."

He nodded. "Alright. He's coming up now. Get on the bed!" He whispered as he ran near the door.

I quickly jumped on the bed and made myself get in a comfortable position that looked effortless, though I was a bundle of nerves. I grabbed my copy of the play Romeo and Juliet to look authentic.

All of a sudden, the door blew open, slamming into Edward. He didn't even blink.

James sauntered in. "Hello, beautiful." Edward's eyes looked like they darkened. "Long time no see." I forced myself to look shocked and terrified. I even dropped my book.

"Wh-what are you doing here?" Since I had been lying so much lately, it sounded authentic.

He came and sat on the edge of my bed and put his hand over my outstretched one. "I was just going through town and well, I caught sight of you and couldn't tear my eyes away."

"Huh?" I let my eye brows draw together.

He rolled his eyes. "Don't play dumb, babe."

"No seriously, I have no idea what you're talking about." I fought back. The rage within me was becoming unbearable.

"Let me show you." I knew what was coming, but I forced myself to hold still. His lips barely touched mine before he was pulled away.

I looked up to see Edward holding his against the wall, just as Emmett had. "I didn't give the signal, Edward!"

His eyes held mine for a moment before averting them back to James. "I couldn't let his lips touch yours again. It was unbearable when that sight was combined with his thoughts." I smirked. This must mean he had some kinds of feelings for me.

I looked back up at James. His eyes were burning with fury. I looked up and waved tauntingly. He squirmed, but Edward held him steady.

"Alright Edward, let's get this over with. Unlike some people I don't like to gloat before I kill." I glared at James as I said this.

"Well, unlike some other people, at least I remember you." He said smugly.

I punched him square in the jaw with everything I had. "Don't ever bring that up again." Then, as something crossed my mind I smiled sickeningly sweet. "Not that you'll have the chance to."

His eyes widened as the reality of it sank in for him. He wasn't getting out of this alive.

"Come on, Edward. Let's get this over with, for real this time." Right as I said this, I heard tires squealing as someone pulled into the driveway.

"There's the fam." Edward muttered. He sounded disappointed.

I looked at him and raised an eyebrow.

He shrugged as best as he could while still pinning James to the wall. "I wanted to take care of him by myself."

Then, Emmett and Alice shot through the door. Emmett went over to help Edward with James, and Alice ran over to me.

"Bella, you okay?" She asked, giving me a once-over.

I rolled my eyes. "Yeah, yeah, Alice. I'm fine." The all too familiar sound of rocks being ripped to shreds reached my ears.

Alice grabbed my arm. "Got anywhere else we could go and talk?"

"As a matter of fact, I do." I said, thinking of the music room, at the same time as she said, "Perfect."

I shot one last glance over my shoulder at Edward as I was being towed out of the room.

EPOV

The second Bella was out of the room, I turned to the barely alive James. "What do you remember that I don't?" It was quite obvious when he brought this up earlier, he was talking about me.

He shook his head. "I really don't know much myself. All I know, is that you killed me once before. When Bella was still human."

I shook him. "What else?" I growled.

"That's all I remember." He said.

Disgusted with him, I dismembered the rest of him and carried it outside where Emmett already had a fire going. I dumped it in there carelessly.

I watched with satisfaction as he burned. I tuned into Alice's thoughts to see what the girls were talking about. "Oh, so that's how he just disappeared in the car." It crossed my mind it must have been weird me being in the car one moment, and the next gone.

I decided I needed to talk to Bella for myself. I was so confused after talking to James.

I walked up the stairs. When I hand my hand up to knock on the door, I heard Alice say from the inside, "Yeah, yeah. I'm coming."

Then, the door opened and Alice walked out. "She's all your's."

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