11a alternate version
Disclamer: I do not own the characters! They belong to Stephanie Meyers!
She walks out front and notices her car is not there so she walks down the sidewalk to see if he is parked around the corner. It is 5:10 and he should be there. As she reaches the corner she notices it is simply a alley along the side of the building and turns to walk back to the studio. As she turns, she is lifted off her feet and yanked into the alley. First she is shocked but then goes in to fight mode. The attacker throws her into the wall and she then gets a good look at him and notices it is her most recent opponent. He has black eyes and full of anger. She tries to talk but he slaps her face and holds her firmly against the wall. She begins to fight him off but he does not relent. She finally gets enough leverage to knee in the groin, put in a quick upper cut to the chin and once he falls to the ground, she kicks him in the balls one more time. She spits out a few cuss words as he calls her all sorts of names and she runs for the road. As she reaches the turn she feels someone grab her shirt and throw her to the ground. Searing pain shoots through her head as she falls to the ground.
The next thing she knows, he is dragging her back towards the dumpster by her feel. She tries to grab on to different objects without luck. Just as he tosses her against the wall where they are not visible from the road he stalks towards her like she is his pray. "You my little bitch will pay for humiliating me like that! You think your head hurts now, just wait until I am done with you!" he spits at her. She looks up at him and says, "You can say and do what you want but you are nothing but a slimy, fucked up bastard. Kill me – go ahead – but make it quick otherwise I will kick your ass you dick." He then slaps her again but his hand never reaches her face as she dodges the hand and follows it up with a palm to his chin and knee in the balls again. She proceeds to yell at him calling him all sorts of names for attacking a person from behind. This time as he is down, she grabs the first thing closest to her, a piece of wood, and begins to him over and over until finally she is being pulled away from him by a pair of cold hard hands. By this time several members from the TDK studio are surrounding them inquiring what happened. When she turned to look at them and they gasp when they see her face and hands. She explained to them how he attacked her and she looked across the street and pointed – "If that camera pointing this way works, you will be able to see if first hand.
While someone heads across the street to the shop, Edward turns her towards him and leads her back to the studio to check out her injuries. The look in his eye is murderous. He first feels her head and she winces a bit but sucks it up. His cool hands feel good against the not starting to form on her head. About that time a uniform officer walks in to take her account. She explains why she was here and the fight indoors. She then tells him about what happened in the alley. He takes out a camera to snap pictures of her hands, head, and face. She looks at Edward as he is still checking her over. She tells him that there are some other injuries they need to document under her clothes but she does not want to do that in public. They lead her to the locker room.
She pauses, unsure about letting all these men follow her. Edward realizes her hesitation and asks her if she would be more comfortable with a female escorting her and taking the pictures. She looks at him and his eyes are so full of concern and trust. She shakes her head and says, "You are a doctor, I am sure it is nothing you have not seen a million of. What is one more?" She walks forward and removes her shirt only to hear a few gasps. She turns to look in the mirror and she sees what they are talking about. She is pulled out her gaze by the flash of several flashes. She looks at Edward who is eying her midsection with a look she can't place. She has on her sports bra and shorts but she has nothing special to look at. Edward steps forward and tells her he needs to check her ribs and she nods. She feels cool fingers brush against her side and across her stomach and back. Luckily it is just a bunch of bruises beginning to form and not anything broken.
The officer thanks her, hands his card over then wants to know if she wishes to press charges. She looks at him with shock. "Of course, why would I want some jackass beat the shit out of me because he got his ass beat by a girl in public go free from consequence. He attacked me from behind – where do I sign?" The officer looks at her and Edward places a hand on her arm to calm her down. She is calmed by his touch and she looks at him as if he disagrees with her. She then asks him, "What, you think I should let this piece of shit slide too?" He rubs his hand up and down her arm and says, "Hell no, I would go out there and kill is ass right now if I could." She smiles at him and relaxes. The officer then tells her he was just concerned that she was here on a trip and the court date might delay her stay. She did not think of that but she was not going to let him get away with this. She told the officer that she would press charges and just let her know where to show up.
He excused himself from the room as she put her shit back on with a slight wince. Edward quickly placed his hands on her waist and asked her what hurt. She could not explain where it hurt cause she was sore all over from the three rounds of fighting and then from jerk face. She told him she would be fine after a ice pack and Aleve. They make their way towards the front as the Master and other students walk in. He immediately apologizes to her for what happened and a smirk comes across his face all of a sudden. He then says, "At least we all know your reputation still stands, you don't mess around little lady. Please feel free to come kick my students ass's any time. Sometimes these men need to have their blocks knocked down a bit – especially by a little lady such as you. Great job today in here and out there. I am sorry we did not get out there soon enough to stop you from getting injured." She shakes her head and thanks him for his hospitality.
Bella and Edward make their way out the door to the waiting car. The driver opens the door and apologizes to her for not being her earlier. He tells her that he got stuck behind an accident and he is so sorry. Bella tells him it was not his fault and she is fine. Edward helps her into the car before sliding in beside her. She suddenly wonders why Edwards was there and how he knew where she was. She looked at him and noticed his intense gaze on her. She narrows her eyes and says, "How did you end up here? I mean, here at the studio and alley?" He looks at her and says, " I was at a meeting today when these associates were talking about coming to see this fight. I did not know they were talking about you as the experienced fighter here for a visit. You don't strike me as the fighter type (he says this with a smirk on his face and a crooked smile). She laughs and he continues to tell her that he went back to the hotel and there was more buzz about it. He said he decided to change into something more comfortable and come check to see what all the hype was about but got here when it was over and he walked back outside only to hear the commotion in the alley.
She then realizes the time and apologizes to him for messing up their dinner plans. He laughs and tells her that she did not mess up any of his plans because he just wanted to take her to dinner and he still planned to. They made their way back through town to the hotel. The rest of the drive was very quiet- both deep in thought. Once they reach the hotel and make their way to the lobby. She can feel a cool tough at the small of her back as she walks towards the elevator.
She enjoys the feel of his gentle touches and gentleman ways. She decides to break the silence and tells him it will not take long for her to shower and change. He tells her he will pick her up in 45 minutes which she smiles and walks to her room. She can' believe he still wants to have dinner with her. She quickly runs in and jumps in the shower enjoying the warm water skimming across her skin. She finally gets out, dries her hair, puts on a bit of makeup and finds a nice pair of paints and top. She suddenly hears a knock at the door which she if frozen in utter shock when she opens the door. Edward is breathtaking to look at. The form fitting, low riding jeans, and shoes. For once she is glad she decided to dress down! The greet one another, he holds his hand out and says, "Are you ready for dinner?" She nods and comments on his appearance at the same time as he comments to her.
They then proceed down the elevator hands interweaved and head out into the night for dinner.
Sorry, I was not sure how I wanted that scene to end. There are the two methods I choose.
