Rose POV

I unlocked the door with my keys. I debated locking the door, but knowing Emmett, he would probably come home with the other 10 minutes later. I kept the door unlocked and walked upstairs to my room. I changed into my silk shorts and cotton tank top and walked back downstairs. I went into the kitchen knowing Emmett would want a snack.

I rummaged through the cabinet, looking for a platter. I moved a couple of pans out of the way, but still couldn't find one.

"Rosalie Hale?" A cold voice mused behind me. My breathing stopped. I knew that voice all to well.

"Royce." I whispered. "Why? How?"

"Actually Rosie," I shuddered. That's what Emmett called me. "I came for Bella." That snapped me out of my frozen state. He was going to hurt Bella, my friend, my sister. Oh hell no! I realized I still had a pan in my hand. I took a chance and swung it. I felt it hit Royce, and he fell to the floor with a thud.

I repeated this to the officers multiple times and they always asked the same question.

"How do you know this man?" My response was simple.

"How the hell do I NOT know him?! He burst into my house and wanted to rape my sister! Not to mention he did it before! Bella tells me everything of her past. What he looked like. The sound of his voice! That's how I know him!"

Yes, I lied. Well excuse me if I don't want to share my past!

After that they stopped questioning me, and everyone went to bed once they were gone. I laid in bed and tossed and turned when finally I found my center and fled into my dreams.

Alice POV

My eyes were wide open, I had to admit, I was scared. Royce King was in this house! It was scary. It was 2 in the morning and Rose and Bella were asleep, me, I was up and awake. Suddenly, there was a strange sound and I gripped my blankets tighter. It sounded like a wounded person.

"Rose?" I whispered. "Are you awake?"

"I am now!" She groaned.

"Shh!" I hissed, then whispered. "Do you hear that?" we were quiet for a moment, the whimpers kept going.

"Bella?" Rose whispered.

"Bella! Shut it!" I hissed, but she kept whimpering.

"She's having a nightmare." Rose whispered exasperated.

"Bella! Wake up!" I hissed.

"Bella!" Rose chucked a pillow at Bella.

"Rose!" I scolded, but the pillow only hit the leg of the bed, and Bella stopped whimpering.

"Finally." we whispered and went back to bed. I was half asleep when suddenly-

"AHHHHHHHHHH!" Bella's blood curdling scream filled the room. I jumped and was dumped on the floor. I looked over at Rosalie who was sitting up in bed with a look of complete horror on her face.

"Stop!" Bella screamed. I jumped up and ran over to her bed.

"Bella, Bella, Bella! Wake up! Your fine!" I said soothingly rocking her and running fingers through her hair.

"I'm going to get Charlie!" Rose panicked and ran out into the hall.

"Stop hurting them!" Bella continued to scream.

"Bella!" I shouted desperately.

"No! Don't! Touch! Alice! Leave them alone!" she screamed and I froze. That's when everyone came in. Jasper, Edward, Emmett, Rose, Charlie, Carlisle, and Esme. Charlie sat on her bed and shook her.

"Bella, baby, wake up! You're having a nightmare!" He said.

"No! No! No! Take me! Just leave my family alone!" Bella cried.

"Bella! Wake up!" Charlie said desperately. Bella sat up in bed. She looked around and flung her arms around Charlie.

"He was here. Phil was here." She cried into Charlie's shoulder.

"No he wasn't Bella. He isn't here." Charlie said reassuringly.

"But I saw him!" She insisted. "He was…doing things, to Rose, and Alice, and Esme." the men growled and I felt Jasper wrap his arms around me, but I ignored him and crawled over to Bella.

"Bella, I'm here. I'm untouched. And so is Rose and Esme." I put a hand on her shoulder. She looked at me and hugged me.

"It seemed so real!" She sobbed. "I don't want him to hurt you three."

"He wont Bella." Rose came forward and crouched in front her.

"He can't come near us." Esme put a hand comfortingly on her cheek.

"We wont let them." Emmett growled. I guess he was a little peeved about the dream.

Bella looked at us all. "But who will protect me?"

"He won't be with in 500 miles of you Bella." Edward promised.

"Th-thank you. I think I'll go back to bed now." Bella whispered.

"Okay." Charlie nodded and kissed her forehead.

"Are you sure you're okay Bella?" Edward asked concerned. I couldn't help but smile a little. Edward was being so-so protective, it was adorable.

"I'm fine Edward, thank you." Bella whispered. He nodded and everyone else cleared out. Bella laid back down and Rose turned off the lights.

"Oh no you two don't." I shook my head and turned the light back on. "I am not allowing you to sleep alone Bella, and your bed won't fit all of us. Come on! UP!" I slapped her butt, and she fell out of bed.

"OW! Alice!" She glared at me. I grabbed her comforter and laid it of the floor. I put mine and Rose's next to it. I grabbed the blankets and put them on the comforters. I grabbed our pillows and laid them side by side.

"We're sleeping side by side. And if you get scared that me and Rose are being raped or something, you can hold me, I don't care." I chuckled lightly but she shivered.

"Not funny Ali." She muttered but laid down anyways. I laid down next to her, and Rose turned the lights off. Five minutes later Bella wrapped her arms around me.

"Bella, it's been five minutes. I doubt I'd be raped." I said.

"Cute Alice. Real cute." Bella muttered. "I don't want you to be hurt. I love you Alice…in a sisterly way of course." she added.

"Well don't I feel special." Rose muttered on the other side.

"Oh come here." Bella let go of me and hugged Rose. "I love you guys." Bella yawned and like that all of us were out, like a light.

Bella POV

I felt the light in my eyes and I heard muttering.

"Is it terrible that I'm enjoying this?" a deep voice asked.

"Absolutely. You look like a stalker." another voice said.

"Seriously dude. Just wake them up." A velvet voice said.

"And end the hotness of this scene. No thanks." the deep voice said.

"Dude! Emmett! Alice is our sister." the velvet voice said. My eyes fluttered open to see the boys standing in the doorway, Emmett staring at us like an idiot.

"What are you guys doing?" I asked. Than I realized Rose was holding me, and I was holding Alice.

"God Emmett! You're such a perv!" I threw my pillow at him.

"What's going on?" Alice sat up and so Rose rubbed her eyes.

"Nothing unusual. Emmett's just staring at us like the perv he is." I shrugged.

"Oh. The usual." Alice nodded and got up.

"Girls! Breakfast!" Esme called. We all got up and started to leave the room. Edward stopped me at the stairs.

"Bella, I was wondering if you would like to go to the coffee shop with me." He said nervously.

"Like-like a date?" I asked.

"Well more like a friendly gathering." He said. I smiled.

"Sure. After breakfast?" I asked.

"Sure."

"Cool."

"Cool." he nodded.

After Breakfast

"So you clearly didn't ask me here just to watch me drink coffee. What did you want to talk about?" I asked taking a sip of my caramel latté.

"Well, you clearly had a bad past and I was wondering-"

"If I could tell you it?" I asked.

"If you were up to seeing a therapist." he corrected.

"You want me to see a shrink?" I asked incredulously.

"That's another way of looking at it." he muttered.

"Charlie." I sighed. "Charlie put you up to this didn't he? Didn't he?"

"No. Bella, I'm worried about you." Edward put his hand on mine. Ugh, no fair.

"Fine. Let me think about it." I sighed taking another sip.

"Excellent." he smiled. Edward 1, Bella nothing.