Huzzah! Here I am again, just like I said i would be. This is a little filler just to help you all get up to date on Bella's past oioooooer. Some more drama coming up soonish, but as i said, next time is a CHRISTMAS SPECIAL released on oh thou great Christmaka day.

I figured a big party, gonna be FUN FUN FUN to write! TEEHEE!!!! and some more of a cinderella plot is gonna be thrown in, i think, well depends. just keep reading!

DISCLAIMER - if I were Stephenie Meyer, i could've gone to the Twilight premiere.....ohhh meeting RP...joy and rapture. But i'm not, and she owns this stuff :P

Read on my brave warriors!Bella POV

I sighed, "Alright." Edward put his hand over mine and looked at me expectantly. I decided to start from the beginning. "Well, my mother died a few years after I was born, so up until I was 10 it was just me and my dad. We moved to Forks to start afresh, well, I was only 4 so it was more for my dad's sake than mine. I didn't mind though.

"It was good, me and Charlie got along well, and when I was 10 he started dating someone called Katie. She had two daughters, Lauren and Jessica. My dad and her got married 2 months after they met; I thought it was too quick, but I convinced myself that since I was still a child I didn't understand, so I made my peace with it."

Edward frowned at my forlorn expression, "So why aren't you happy?"

"Because, she was completely evil. It was the beginning of summer when they got married, and Charlie worked a lot, so Katie looked after us for the whole of the summer holiday. It was terrible, Lauren and Jessica were bullies, they pulled my hair, stole my things and tore up my books. Katie was worse; she didn't do anything to stop them, she locked me in my room half the time and didn't let me eat." Edward looked horrified. "It wasn't too bad, they always stopped when my dad was around, so it was only 5 days a week. On the weekend my dad and I would go out on Saturdays, and just spend some time together." I tried not to cry as I remembered the weekly fishing trips Charlie and I had taken. Edward squeezed my hand reassuringly.

"You don't have to tell me, I don't want to make you sad."

I quickly rubbed my eyes and sniffed, "No, I want you to know. It'll make it easier for me to remember Charlie if I can just get it all out in the open. Anyway, at the end of summer, in about October, Charlie took Katie fishing. They went in the car, but didn't come back. Jessica and Lauren didn't really care, but I was frantic. The day after, Katie appeared. She came running into the house screaming that they'd been in an accident. Apparently Charlie had skidded on 'out of season' ice and they'd gone careering off the road. She said he didn't make it."

My words caught in my throat and I breathed in deeply, trying to control myself. Edward stared at me, anguished, and he got up and moved over to my side of the table, sitting down on the seat and putting his arm around me. I put my head on his shoulder.

"Anyway, it was all very suspicious; Katie didn't have a scratch on her, and neither Charlie's body nor the car ever showed up. I was sure she was the reason for the accident, but no one could prove she killed him. After that, I was forced to do everything she wanted, I wasn't allowed out of the house unless it was for school. Lauren and Jessica took nearly everything of mine that was worth something, all the old photos I had of my dad, everything he'd ever given me.

When I was 16 I started planning on colleges to go to and saving up what little money I had. I worked straight through the summer and every weekend for 2 years and I made enough to come here. I don't think Katie ever knew how much money I really had; she would've taken it away if she knew. One day, when school ended, I packed up my bags, took them downstairs and said to Katie 'I'm leaving.'" I giggled slightly at the memory, "I remember she was totally shocked. She had no idea what I was planning, and I left in a cab before she could do anything about it. I stayed with Alice for the rest of the summer. There was some trouble with Dad's will, which suddenly re-appeared, saying that Katie had full parental power over me, even when I was an adult, and that she could make me stay in Forks. Of course that was complete nonsense, but I had to stay there while Alice came here so I could sort it out. Needless to say, the lawyers decided that Katie was a complete lunatic for trying to fake that will and I don't know how much trouble she got in. I'm hoping never to see them again."

I trailed off, waiting for Edward's reaction. He looked horror-struck and I blushed self-consciously. "So...yeah...that's the story of my life...I guess."

Edward found his voice, "Bella...that was...I mean...that is...oh my god. That's terrible! How did you survive all of that? I had no idea it was so bad!" I'd told him much more than I had when we were in the coffee house together, and he was furious.

I giggled nervously, "Well, I always had Alice and your parents to rely on. You don't know how many times I sneaked over to your place at night and slept over."

"Still...if I ever saw that woman I'd give her a piece of my mind..."

I shrugged, "Hopefully you never will. She was in pretty deep shit when I left."

He hugged me, "I feel so sorry for you."

"Don't be, it's over now, and now I've got a great new life." I smiled at him, trying to reassure him. He looked a little appeased. "So what about your deep-dark secrets?"

"Nothing more than what I told you about Tanya. And I would like to see her again, just so I could taunt her with my beautiful new girlfriend."

"Now, Edward, that's definitely not nice."

"But it's definitely true." He smirked at me, "You, I believe, are a thousand times more beautiful than her, no matter what you say."

"You're just saying that because you want some more of the Bella action."

He smirked, "Well who doesn't?" He pecked me quickly on the lips then shuffled back over to his side of the table, keeping my hand. "Eat; your pancakes are getting cold from all the talking."

We finished our pancakes, occasionally chatting or having leg fights under the table. Edward always won by squishing my legs together between both of us until I 'begged for mercy' as he called it.

We walked back to the building slowly; swinging our hands between us. We passed Alice and Rosalie, who had just come out to go shopping. They tried to drag me along with them, but I declined quickly. I hated shopping.

"You're going to have to come with me sometime this week Bella! Remember, we're going to have a Christmas party, and you need something new to wear!"

A party didn't sound too bad, considering what happened at the last one. Edward seemed to think so too, because when we got into the hallway he kissed me and said, "A party? Well, that sounds like a lot of fun, I must admit."

I laughed, "Yeah, you might actually make it on time to this one."

"I might, considering I have a beautiful girlfriend I can dance with."

"When are you going to give that up?"

"Never." He kissed me again, "I could never get enough of this."

I glanced at my watch, "Well, you're going to have to wait, because I have to go to my class now."

He sighed, "Fine, do you want a ride?"

"If you want, thanks."

We both rushed upstairs, grabbed our bags and keys and soon we drove off towards campus. When we arrived Edward escorted me to my building and I tried to ignore the dirty looks most girls were giving me. Edward put his arm around my waist and I heard a few of the girls groan. He whispered, "Ignore it."

"I'm trying..."

He laughed and tightened his arm, giving a few of the guys a threatening stare. We got to my building and Edward surprised me by twisting me round and kissing me roughly.

"I'll miss you."

"Ditto."

"Be good." I rolled my eyes and he winked. I pulled my hand out of his and trudged up the stairs, turning and waving as I got to the door. He smiled and waved back, then walked off to his class. I watched his retreating back, reflecting on how lucky I was to have found a guy like him.

A girl from my class, Angela, gasped from behind me. "Bella, is that your boyfriend?"

I grinned at her, "Don't even ask."

So there you have it! I love Angela, in the movie she's soo cute! and did anyone realise she's Suzie Crabgrass from Ned's Declassified? I certainly did...took me a while to work out that one.

So, keep R&Ring my little ones, 111 yayzers! again, i'm not bothered to respond to at the mo, but i promise i will as part of the christmaka special.

Christmaka Special! Keep reading for it!

TTFN folks!

Happy Holidays xxx