Thanks for the amazing reviews on the last chapter. I know you guys are dying for some Edward, so I typed this out for you as fast as possible. I hope you like it!

Thanks for all the congrats on the puppy. We love her to death. We named her Bella....hahaha.

All I had to do to get out of the rest of the day was walk into the office. The secretary at the front desk didn't even ask. She just said, "Go home dear."

Instead of walking home, I headed into the opposite direction toward the cafe.

I walked in with a ding above my head from the bell on the door. The man behind the counter smiled at me and I walked to an empty table.

I didn't have to wait long. Alice came in with a light breeze from outside. She practically danced to the table.

"Hi." She smiled and sat down.

My heart sped a little. She was a vampire after all. I looked around noting that we were almost alone except for the man behind the counter and a young woman and child near the entrance. This would be an easy win for her.

"Don't worry," she said bringing me back to reality, "I won't hurt you."

I cleared my throat, embarrassed.

"I bet you have a lot of questions," she said matter-of-factly.

I was nervous. My palms were sweating. I fidgeted in my chair. I wasn't nervous like this at school around her, which had surprised me. My fears, it seems, had returned. I looked at her across the table. She sat there so innocently with an encouraging smile on her face. Her wild hair looked perfect around her perfect, pixie face. Her face was very pale. Why had I not noticed this before? She sat forward a little putting her small, porcelain looking hands on the table and clasping them together. Porcelain. That was what she and Rosalie reminded me of, porcelain dolls.

"Bella...," she urged quietly.

I cleared my throat again, not sure where to start. I did have alot of questions, but mostly against all conceivable knowledge, I only cared about Edward.

"I know it had to be so hard for you," she said, breaking the uncomfortable silence finally. "I know, it had to be so hard."

I just nodded dumbly and she continued.

"We-," she broke off, thinking.

I looked at her and watched her think hard.

She found her words, "We aren't like Dunca--." I cringed at the sound of his name and she stopped for a second, noting it. "We aren't like him."

She leaned in to me, whispering. "We don't eat human blood, just animal blood."

I sat back with this information, feeling uncomfortable, nervous and relieved with this knowledge. Edward doesn't eat people. Alice doesn't eat people.

"We move from place to place, establishing ourselves within the society. We try to live a normal human life. We don't want to be monsters. We value yours and everybody lives around us."

"There are those, like him, who choose not to lead this life. They are ruthless and evil. Preying on people and their weaknesses. He is ancient among our kind. His skills were different than ours. He was an old vampire. Stronger than us, but more vulnerable to outside forces."

"Like the sun?" I asked, remembering the day I escaped and how he had smoked when the sun touched his skin.

"Yes."

"So the sun doesn't harm you?" I asked, curious.

"No," she said and added, "It just makes our skin sparkle."

I sat forward interested, "Sparkle?"

"I'll or Edward will show you sometime, if you want."

"Where is Edward?" The mention of his name sent butterflies through my stomach for the first time since the dance.

"He is.....hunting him," she rushed out, unsure how I would respond to this information.

"Hunting him?" I asked, fear striking though me. What if he found him? Would Duncan hurt him? She said he was stronger than the rest.

"Yes," she said, "We, as in the rest of my family, aren't happy about it. But I understand why. I would do the same if anything like that happened to Jasper."

"Why does he care so much?" I asked, butterflies swarming with this news. Alice was in love with Jasper, that was obvious to anyone. Does that mean Edward was in love with me?

"You are special to Edward and he will stop at nothing to make sure you are safe." She looked at me for a response but I sat dumbstruck.

"When you disappeared, Bella," she looked sad, reflecting on something I had no comprehension of. "Edward was a disaster. We don't cry, we can't, but if he could he would have. He searched high and low for you. He went as far as the border of Canada".

I sucked in my breath, waiting for her to continue.

"When they found you, he and Carlisle immediately flew to El Paso. He snuck in when your mom and dad were not in the room. It broke his heart, to see you like that, when he failed in protecting you..."

"He didn't fail, I was stubborn and wouldn't listen to him! He tried so hard!" The words came out in a rush, defending Edward.

She smiled sadly, "Edward didn't see it that way. So now he is tracking Duncan in order to find him, kill him and keep him away from you forever".

My heart was stammering in my chest. I stared at her open mouthed.

"Duncan will kill him!" I said almost too loudly. I looked around, making sure no one heard. Satisfied we weren't heard, I leaned in and whispered urgently. "Tell him to come back!"

"He won't listen to any of us," she told me and I sat back fuming. He needs to listen! He can't get hurt for my sake!

"Well make him," I added stubbornly.

She shrugged. "Trust me, we've all tried."

"Bella!" I turned to see my dad walking in. "Thank heavens! They called me from school and told me you left, but when I went by the house you weren't there." He pulled me up into a relieved hug.

"I'm sorry dad," I motioned at Alice, "We were just catching up."

"Oh, er, hi," my dad stumbled.

"We can go home now, dad," I told him. I turned to Alice. "Thank you."

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We got home a few minutes later. I told my dad I had to go upstairs and start my mountain of homework. He nodded and went to the kitchen to start dinner.

Once alone upstairs, I sat down on my bed, thinking about the conversation with Alice. I stood and began to pace.

When you disappeared, Bella, Edward was a disaster. He searched for you all the way up to the border of Canada.

He's tracking Duncan.

If it had happened to Jasper, I would have done the same.

Edward...where are you?

I took out my cell phone that the police officers of El Paso had retrieved. I flipped it open and scrolled down to the E's.

Edward

We all tried, Alice had said.

All, but me, I thought.

I hit the call button.

He picked up after one ring.

"Hello...?" he answered, sounding surpised.

I was speechless. After all I had been through. After all that Duncan, a vampire, had done to me. My innocence and spirit destroyed by a monster...

I was in love with a monster.

"Ed-Edward?" I stammered into the phone. I clutched my cell phone with dear life.

"Bella?" he asked urgently, "Are you alright, are you okay...Bella?"

"Edward," I repeated again, sinking down onto my floor. Tears pooled into my eyes, threatening to overflow any second.

He was quiet, waiting for me to continue. "I..." I stopped myself, trying to search for the right words to tell this monster, my monster, that I needed him more than life itself. "I...need yo-you to come h-home". The tears fell through and began pouring down my cheeks. I hung up the cell, not even waiting for a response.

I fell onto my side on the floor, pulling legs up into a fetal position and cried my heart out.

*********

I awoke suddenly and sat up. Somehow I was moved into my bed. I looked over and saw my dad in his usual spot with the shotgun close by. He must have picked me up and moved me. I had actually cried myself to sleep. I had fallen asleep on my own. I was amazed. I wonder if my dad realized that. I looked over at my dad again. He had to be so uncomfortable in that chair. I felt guilty. I laid back down, pulling the covers over me. 2am.

Jessica was waiting obediently at the curve when I stepped out of my house. "Bye Bells," my dad called getting into his patrol car.

"See ya dad," I answered as I opened Jessica's car door and stepped in.

"Hey," she said putting her car into drive.

"Hey, sorry about yesterday..."

"No, its cool. I figured you went home after what happened in the cafeteria."

I gave her a small smile and we rode in silence the rest of the way.

I thought about Edward. I was embarrassed about the phone call yesterday. Ugh, think before you act, Bella. That's what everyone has always told me. I was a fool.

When we got to school everything appeared normal. No one stared anymore or made any sympathetic glances. I was old news it appeared.

Jessica and I got out of the car and began walking across the parking lot. Out of habit I looked around for the Cullens. Sure enough there was a red BMW and...

I stopped dead in my tracks. A silver Volvo was parked beside the BMW.

"Bella?" Jessica asked, confused by my sudden abrupt stop.

I wasn't listening to her. I was looking right at Edward who was leaning against his car, looking at me. He took my breath away. My butterflies fluttered around in my stomach and there was absolutely no fear in my heart. He stood up straight and began walking towards me, looking unsure.

Why are you unsure? Unsure of my reaction maybe?

I began walking to him, totally ignoring a confused Jessica who still stood confused in our original spot. Edward paused at the edge of his car and waited for me to approach, seemingly thinking that it was best for me to approach him. Either way was fine with me, I was going to him either way.

Tears of relief and sadness washed over me and they began to spill over. I closed the gap between us and stood in front of him. He looked down at me, slowly and unsure again of my reaction, reached out and brushed a tear from my cheek. I closed my eyes and fell into his chest, letting it all out again. He put his arms around me and held me tight. I heard the bell ring somewhere in the distance, but he nor I made a move to rush to first period. We just continued to stand there, no words whispered between us. We just held each other as if we were the only two people on the planet. For the first time since Duncan began torturing me, I felt safe.

Hope you guys enjoyed that. I know Edward wasn't in it much, but I felt his coming back on her request, powerful. Anyways, not sure when the next one will get out. But I will asap.

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