A/n: Hey peeps! Sorry for the wait, I have been so busy (the bottom has my excuses) Thanx to all my reviewers: jessica.k, Vamp4475 (x2), Alice Sunstreak (x5), The Foo Fighter, Jack Sparrow's my man, Twiholic, Twilight fan 001, .Emylee., BJade, angelaboosh, Edward Charrington, Devonna Ransom, triss22 Thank you for your support!

Here's chapter 12!

Alice and I walked out from behind the tree, only to find Emmett walking towards us with boxes in each hand. He handed us a small box each and put one hand on my shoulder, leading me into the house.

"Mum! Dad! I found Bella!" he yelled into the house.

Renee and Charlie came downstairs instantly, rushing over to me with different expressions on their faces. Renee had traces of worry on her face, but relief washed over her as she saw me. She hugged me tightly. Charlie, on the other hand, wore an expression of anger, mixed with worry and relief.

"Are you okay, baby? Poor thing, where were you? Emmett, where did you find her?" Renee asked in a rush.

She was at a restaurant called La Grotta with some guy. Edward Cullen, I think. Anyone know him?" Emmett said.

"Wasn't he the guy you were with before, Bella, the day you ran away? Why did you run away, anyway?" asked Renee.

"I ran away because you were being unfair!" I replied. Was she kidding me?! Did she truly not know why I ran away?!

"Isabella Marie Swan! What were you thinking, you stupid, stupid girl?! You almost gave your mother a heart attack. We were all worried sick! Mrs Newton almost called off the wedding!" Ah, so that's why he was so worried! "I can't believe you'd do this to us!" fumed Charlie.

"I can't believe you'd do this to me! Does anyone in this family even care how I feel?! That maybe, just maybe, I might not want to get married?! To Newton, none the less?! That maybe I want to live my own life?! That I want to make my own decisions?! God! Maybe that's why I ran away! Because I want some freedom!" I put on a fake smile and said, in a sweet, sarcastic voice, "But it doesn't matter what I want in life. Because it's just fine for you to organise me life for me and take all my options away from me without asking for my opinion!"

Renee, Charlie and Emmett all stood there, frozen, their mouths open in shock. Even Alice looked taken aback, and she knew more about my situation than anyone else, possibly even more than me.

Charlie was the first one to recover. "Isabella, go to your room NOW!"

I complied easily. I couldn't bear to be in that room with those stupid, uncaring people. Besides, I missed my room. It was my haven, my sanctuary.

I flopped onto my bed. Could my day get any worse?!

I put my I-Pod on and started listening to Crushcrushcrush by Paramore.

Three songs later, Alice came in, without knocking (what a surprise!).

"Hey Bell," she said, closing the door behind her and sitting on the bed next to me.

"What Alice?" I said, turning off my I-Pod.

"I'm just...here to see if... you're okay. Are you okay?"

"Uh, yeah, I'm fine." I was okay, I guess. I had gotten a lot off my chest, but the only thing dampening my time was the fact that I was now trapped in my own home, not allowed to leave the house, not even to go to school, trapped in this dreary house all day, and all night.

"Bella. It'll be okay. Things will get better," she comforted giving me a little hug.

I closed my eyes and wondered if she was right.

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A bit more than a week later

It had been a week and a bit after the day Emmett found me. I was so bored with the daily, unchanging routine. Wake up, have a shower, get dressed, home-schooling with Ms Melanie, retreating to my room, Alice or Emmett bringing up dinner and going to bed. The only people I'd been in contact with were Ms Melanie, Alice, Emmett and occasionally Renee.

"Isabella! Are you even listening to me?!" said Ms Melanie. She had short, light-brown hair and dull grey eyes. She was short for an adult and was soooo boring.

"What do you think," I replied sourly.

"I expect you to listen to me when I'm talking to you. Now let's get back to these problems..."

She droned on and on for about 4 hours. Ugh! AND she gave me HOMEWORK!!!

She finally dismissed me and I ran up to my room, seeking its comfort. I put my I-Pod in my speakers and turned it up full blast, in hopes of annoying the shit out of everyone at home.

I laid my homework on my desk but I couldn't concentrate on the work. I never could.

Being confined to the house had really taken its toll on me. My skin was even paler and I just wasn't myself. All I could think about, all I been thinking about for the duration of my captivity was Edward. I missed him. A lot. More than I missed my friends at school. Maybe even more than I missed freedom... Every time I thought about him, which was all the time, my heart would wrench in my chest and I felt... strange... A lot of the time, I would open my phone and stare at his name in the contacts list, just like I was doing at that moment.

"Are you staring at his name again, Bella?" Alice asked, entering the room with Jasper at her side.

"Thanks for knocking," I said sarcastically, snapping my phone shut. "Hi Alice, hi Jasper."

"Hey Bells. Edward says hi too," said Jasper.

My head snapped up. "He did?"

"Yeah."

"How's he doing?" I asked curiously. I hope he didn't have to suffer because of my stupid life and my mother's cold heart.

"He's okay, I guess but I think he's depressed." Great Jasper. Way to make me feel better.

"What happened to him?"

"He was grounded for a week. He can't come here. He can't see you." Great. Lovely. Perfect. "But I've got to get going. I have to pick up dinner. See you tomorrow Alice," said Japer, giving Alice a peck on the cheek.

"Wait! Jasper, stay here for five more minutes. Please?" Alice said.

"Well, I don't know..."

"Pretty please," said Alice with her best puppy dog pout.

"Fine."

"Yes! Thanks Jazzy. Anyways, how are you Bella?" Alice said, looking at me and sitting on the bed.

"I'm bored shitless, to tell you the truth. And a tad depressed. Alice, I need to get out. Breathe fresh air, you know? But... I... I... need to see...Edward," I said, my heart jolting at the sound of his name.

"Hm. MUM!" she called. "Can I take Bella shopping tomorrow?! Please?!"

"I don't know..." replied Renee.

"It's not like I'll enjoy it," I added. Alice glared at me.

"I guess you're...right," said Renee hesitantly. "Okay... but be good..."

"Yeah, yeah,"responded Alice and I at the same time.

Alice closed the door to my room and we all sat on my bed, huddled together.

"Okay, we have less than 24 hours to plan Bella and Edward's reunion," whispered Alice conspiringly. "Jasper, is Edward off grounding yet?"

"Yep," Jasper replied.

"Okay. Good. So we'll meet at the shops as planned. No, too many people. Um, Jasper, does your family have a hotel around here?" Alice murmured. It was kinda hard to tell whether or not she was talking to herself.

"Yeah, it's in the city."

"Perfect. So... okay, so, Jasper, see if you can get a room, without room service and keep it free at all times. Give Edward Bella's number. Jasper, you will pick Bella and I up from the shops and take us to the room, where Edward is already waiting. You and I will actually go shopping, Renee will get suspicious otherwise. That hotel room can be their meeting place, when they need it, kay?" continued Alice.

Alice gave Jasper my phone number, to give to Edward. Jasper and Alice left my room, leaving me to go to sleep, with anticipation of seeing Edward tomorrow

A/N: Sorry for any spelling mistakes. My b key and v key on my laptop were stuffed up for some reason.

I feel really guilty for not updating. Sorry. It was holidays but I was soo busy last week. On Monday I went to Manly with my estie, Tuesday, my mum's friends came over (and us girls had some Twilight osessiveness-we watched the movie and talked about it it was fun!), Wednesday, my cousin graduated from uni and I went to see RACE TO WITCH MOUNTAIN with my friends (it was really gud), Thursday, my auntie helped me with my quilt for technology (ugh), Friday we went shopping and ugh. I also had a Geography assignment to get done and I had hardly any time to do anything I wanted.

Sorry again. Hopefully I'll get my next chapter up soon kay?

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~B~