AN: I know I know, you are all mad at me. Clearly, but not as mad as I am at myself for letting so many of you down.

I tried to stay away from fanfic afraid of the hate for abandoning the story for so long.

But I couldn't, I couldn't be that coward. So I put my writers hat back on and sat down to finish this story. I owe it to you guys.

Sorry the wait was so long, life tends to get in the way.

I'll be writing more stories this summer break, so hopefully after this you guys still stick around with me.

Thanks again for the endless support.

Stephanie Meyer owns the lot.

"Oh Bella" I heard the relief in Charlie's voice.

"All good dad" I said trying to complete the conversation in peace, but I was fully aware of Edward's gaze even when I walked eight steps away from him.

Yeah, eight. I goddamn counted.

I hung up the phone and decided to take my luggage out to the common meeting point. Not once did I congratulate Edward's gaze and I smirked at my resistance.

Once I exited the sliding doors I felt the wave of cool air assault my face, it was refreshing yet ravishing. I found myself shivering and my teeth rattling. I was always cold regardless, the weather made it worse. If Forks wasn't cold enough, I don't know why I decided to come some place colder.

But I believed the weather would get better, it was summer after all.

I found a group of students huddled together outside already laughing and taking stupid airport selfies. Social media is something I would never understand, more or less than ever understanding teenagers.

I chuckled like I wasn't one myself.

I found Mike looking at me confused and headed in his direction.

"What's funny?" he asked when I got to him and with my eyes I looked over at two girls pouting at their phones.

He followed gaze and let out a small laugh. "Pfft..girls are stupid" he said and I frowned at him.

"Not all girls" he said winking at me.

I bit my lip from smiling. I felt a pair of arms entwine around my waist and Mike dodged me like a bullet.

"Who's the pretty boy?" Alice asked.

I looked at her and laughed "Mike, he's really nice" I said and she gave me a knowing look.

She air quoted "nice" with her hands then giggled away with Jasper. I shook my head, she was impossible. I looked around, more students were exiting, and Edward was nowhere to be seen.

And then I had the irresistible need to pee. Fuck.

I asked Mike to watch over my bag and headed back into the airport to look for a bathroom. With the insane crowd of flights landing at the same time I knew there would be a line. I hurried to the bathroom, there were three other ladies waiting before me.

Once I was finally done, I walked out and looked around the arrivals lounge. None of my classmates of familiar faces were to be seen. I rushed outside and the crowd of my classmates weren't there where I left Mike with my bag. A rush of anxiety and panic filled my body. I frantically looked around and saw a bus with a couple kids on it. It was just loading the last of the bags and about to close the main door.

"HEY!" I yelled willing my legs to run faster as I made my way across the roads.

But no one heard me. The bus driver started the engine and I was screaming 'WAIT' at the top of my lungs. The bus drove away leaving me breathless bending towards my knees.

I stood up straight and sighed looking around, people walked faster towards their own cars. I didn't see any person of authority or even security to ask for help.

But then I heard a faint call of my name "Bella! Over here!" I whipped my head in the direction of the sound and saw Mike with my bag waving over to me from across the two roads I didn't notice I crossed.

I sighed in relief.

I saw the other students huddled in groups behind Mike. I even saw Edward frown when Mike called my name. He was standing with Alice and Emmett.

I smiled at Mike and signalled that I was coming, I ran across the first road carefully and then waited till the cars stopped for the second road. Once it was clear I crossed again and almost got to them when I heard a loud honk from the side and a tourist bus at full speed heading towards me.

It happened all too fast, I saw the bus and looked back at Mike in panic but my vision was blurred when I saw Edward running towards me almost knocking Mike down.

I felt the impact of his chest and his arms around me as he pushed me out of the bus's way. We both fell onto the concrete pavement. Edward's hand supported the back of my head and I heard a tiny crack. I feared the worst when he looked at me frowning.

I heard a few people gasp and the bus tires screech to a halt. People crowded around us and helped both Edward and I get up. The teachers pulled me aside to check if I was hurt in any way, Alice came through and asked me several questions, none that I answered.

I kept looking for Edward to ask about his hand and to see if he was alright but the crowds engulfed him.

"Come now Bella, lets go to the bus dear" I heard Miss Fransesca say as she held me close to her. I saw Mike look at me apologetically and I shrugged it away. We walked slowly to the bus with all the other students mumbling how I would have almost died, how the bus driver was practically blind. I even saw two teachers approach the bus driver to report a fine for him with security around them.

I felt a slight pain in my ankle and dizziness in my head but I wasn't hurt as bad. We got to our bus and all the students loaded in. Mike saved a seat for me by the window and I took it.

Once the bus was full I looked up to see where Edward was.

Alice, Emmett and Edward weren't there.

"Bella I'm so so sorry. I should have reacted sooner, it was my fault you had to cross that road" Mike kept going on an on and it frustrated me. It was an accident and I saved him the guilt.

"Mike, it's fine I'm okay" I say

"Fuck, if it wasn't for Cullen.." Mike sighed

"Do you know what happened to him?" I asked worriedly. Mike gave me a tight lipped look.

"Heard he broke his knuckles or something they're taking him to the hospital, but what a guy. I can't believe he did that, he saved your life Bella, you owe him" Mike says.

I gulped. I wanted to go to the hospital. I wanted to check on him. But everyone saw I wasn't hurt as much as Edward and I knew they wouldn't let me go alone so I sat back in the seat and stared out the window as we drove towards our hotel.

Mike was wrong, I didn't owe him anything, I was now forever indebted.

DUN DUN DUN

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