A/N: Okay so, I'm this was supposed to be up early today but I had to fuel my new obssession. My sister, along with the varied twilight cast, got me into The O.C. and I've been watching reruns of season three on Soapnet this past week. My sister, however, has the first two seasons so I'm trying to play catch up. I'm sorry, I have way too many obssessions at the moment. I'm trying to even them all out.

EDWARD

"So how did it go?" James asked when I got to his house.

I was shocked to see how bad Emmett messed him up. He had two black eyes, a broken nose, and his lips and cheeks were pretty swollen. I could hardly find James underneath the damage. His clothes were ripped in several difference places.

I couldn't believe that Emmett had put up such a good fight. I knew he was strong but my experience with him proved that he was just an oversized teddy bear. I had no idea that he would willingly beat the shit out of someone. Had I known that, I wouldn't have put James up to it. I didn't want him to get hurt over me. Especially when my situation didn't involve him in the slightest.

"Not so good." I replied once I took in his appearance. "She told me that she didn't want anything to do with me anymore and I lost it. I hit her and that didn't help anything. I thought that would make her see sense but it hasn't. I know she loves me, she just needs to remember that. I just don't know how to do it."

James chuckled softly.

"So you mean to tell me that I just got my ass kicked for no fucking reason?" he questioned. I could here the annoyance in his voice.

"Yeah, man, I'm sorry about that." I stated. "I didn't think he had that much fight in him. How much trouble did you two get into?"

"Well, fifteen witnesses told the principle that I was harrassing the Hale bitch and Emmett was just defending her. So he only got three days. I, however, got three weeks for the harrassment as well as starting the fight. The bitch was given the option of pressing charges but she said that wouldn't be necessary because I had already been punished enough." James explained.

"I'm sorry, man." I repeated. "I really thought this was going to work. I thought I had her wrapped around my finger enough to get her to forgive me. I didn't count on Alice, though. She probably opened her big mouth and told Bella about my problems. Which wouldn't be a problem if Bella would just forgive me and come back to me."

"So what are you going to do now?" he asked as I took a seat at his computer desk.

"Well, I know there's no getting her back now." I stated. "But I sure as hell won't let anyone else have her either. Especially not that Jacob Black. As much as I don't want to have to hurt her. It may be the only way to avoid seeing her with someone else."

"So what, you want to kill her?"

"No, not kill, just take away from the rest of the world so that I can keep her for my own. If she doesn't want me, then that's fine but I won't let anyone else have her. And they say if you're alone with someone long enough, you can't help but start to like them, so, with any luck, she'll remember how much I love her after awhile. If not, it's going to be a very long and depressing life for her." I explained my new plan.

"Woah, are you sure you wanna go that far?" James asked. "I mean you're talking about kidnapping and eventual murder because you will have to kill her at some point. Not only that but it's the chief's daughter that we're talking about. That might not be such a good idea. Especially since just about everyone of her friend's knows what's been going on between the two of you. They'll be sure to tell everything they know."

"Don't worry about them. I'll make it very clear to Alice that she needs to keep all of their mouths shut or bed things will happen to Bella. That's the perfect garuntee that they won't say anything. Of course, I am going to need your help to make all of this work. Can I count on you?"

"Of course you can." James smirked.

I nodded. That's what I loved most about James. I could count on him to help me out no matter what I asked him to do. He was especially convenient for plans like these. He had a thing for seeing people in pain. He got off on it. He would sometimes just beat a person up for the sake of doing it. Which, though I didn't understand it, came in handy in situations like these.

I found myself coming up with a plan to achieve what we wanted. I knew it wouldn't be a good idea to sneak in and take her at night. No, Charlie would be on guard at night. I'd have to wait for one of her friends to be alone with her. Then we'd just incapacitate them long enough to get a few hundred miles away. It shouldn't be too her. Especially if was Alice or Rosalie with her.

Three Days Grace I Hate Everything About You, blasted out of my cell phone, interuptting the long silence and causing me to jump in surprise. I pulled the phone out of my pocket and looked at the caller ID. The scream was flashing Dad. I sighed and rolled my eyes as I flipped nthe phone open.

"Yeah, dad." I said.

"Hey, Edward." He replied. "Carol wanted me to remind you about the family dinner were supposed to be having in a half hour. She'd be really upset if you didn't show up. Especially since you've missed the last two. And I refuse to make up another excuse for you. This dinners are important to her. It's a chance for us to get to know each other better."

I rolled my eyes but didn't say anything. I knew better than to go at it with my dad. I usually ended up losing and getting grounded. That was definitely not something that I wanted or needed right now.

"Fine, Dad, I'll be there." I sighed.

"Great. I'll see you in a half hour then." he replied.

"Yup." I stated.

I flipped the phone shut without even a goodbye. James looked at me with a raised eyebrow.

"What was that about?" he asked.

"My stepmother likes to have a family dinner once a week. She seems to think that it gives us a chance to bond as a family. My dad agrees with her. And I can't stand the dinners. I mean haven't they figured out that if Alice and I haven't started liking each other yet, we aren't ever going to?" James just chuckled. "My dad's making me go to this one. Which means, I gotta leave now. So we'll plan the whole thing out tomorrow then?"

"Yup." James replied with a smirk.

"Alright. I'll see you here, after school?"

"After school."

With that I walked out of his bedroom, waved to his parents and jumped in my volvo to head home for my weekly torture.

ALICE

Rosalie, Emmett, and I once again remained silent and looked off in different directions of the room while Jacob and Bella had their moment. Besides, we had our own things to think about.

We really did have to find a way keep Edward away from Bella. The restraining order was a good idea, in theory. However, in practice was a whole other sotry. Yes, it would give Edward boundaries but he could easily just walk through those boundaries and hurt Bella. Of course, he would get put in jail for that, Charlie would make sure of that. The damage would've already been done, though. Bella would be hurt or worse, killed or violated and there'd be nothing we could do about that.

I knew it would probably be a good idea to tell Ed about the sudden return of Edward's anger problems, especially if he was hurting people again. Ed could try to make him get some more help. However, being eighteen now, Edward wouldn't have to take the suggestion. Chances are, he wouldn't.

The only reason why he agreed to go in the first place was so he could get Bella. If there was no garuntee that getting help would get Bella back, he would definitely refuse to go. So telling Ed might not do much good. Other than, of course, letting someone now the problem was still there. That could help a little.

I decided to talk to Ed about it later that night. If it didn't help anything, at least, I got it off my chest. I was just about to tell the others my plan when Ferras's Hollywood is Not America started blaring from my purse.

I dug through it quickly. One of the drawbacks to having an oversized purse with no pockets or zippers. I found it and flipped it open just before it went to voicemail.

"Hello?" I said.

"Hey, Alice, it's mom." My mom replied cheerily into the phone. "I was just calling to remind you that family dinner night starts in a half hour. And I would like both you and Edward to be there tonight. The two of you don't spend enough time together."

I rolled my eyes and but back the sarcastic remark that came to mind.

"Of course, I'll be there mom." I replied trying to sound excited. "I wouldn't miss it for anything."

"Great. I'll see you in a bit then."

"Yup."

I flipped the phone shut without so much as a goodbye. I let out a sigh as everyone looked curiously at me.

"Family dinner." I stated. "My mom's trying to get Edward and I to bond. Doesn't she realized that if it hasn't happened by now then it isn't going to?" Everyone in the room shurgged. "Anyway, I gotta go. Are you gonna be alright, Bella?"

"Yeah." was her muffled reply into her chest.

"Don't worry." Jacob stated. "I'll take care of her."

I knew she was in good hands as I walked out the door and headed towards what was to be a very interesting dinner.

Edward's volvo was already in the driveway when I pulled up to the house. I resisted the urge to slam into the back of it as I pulled in behind him.

Mom already had the table set when I entered the dining room. Ed was sitting at the head of the long table, which was meant for ten, with mom sitting across from him. Edward was sitting in the very middle of one side of the table. I took the seat directly across but one seat over from him. I didn't want to have to look him directly in the face all night.

The maid, Raquel, came in with plates of our first course, salads. We ate them in an uncomfortable silence. It was kind of scary really. Three years of being a family and we had yet to manage to make small talk at a family dinner. It was made worse by the fact that Edward and I were on worse terms with each other than usual.

As Raquel brought out the main course, chicken parmesean, mom broke the awkward silence,

"So Edward, how are things between you and Bella? She hasn't been over in a few days."

"We've had a bit of a misunderstanding." Edward answered with a polite smile at mom. "She isn't very happy with me right now but I'm working on getting her back."

"I see." Mom replied. "Alice, maybe you could talk to Bella for Edward. She listens to you. I'm sure you'll be able to help them get through this."

I couldn't believe this. She wanted me to help Edward get Bella back. After everything that Edward had done to her. Granted, she didn't know anything but the idea of helping Edward knowing all of this made me sick to my stomach. Not too mention, I was angry as hell about Edward explaining away everything that he did to Bella as a misunderstanding. That was a major insult to Bella and it pissed me off. I wasn't going to sit there and let him get away with it.

"No." I told my mom firmly.

"No, what, dear?" she asked surprised.

"No, I won't help him get Bella back." I stated.

"Well, why not?"

"Because I don't want to. Because I didn't want them to be together in the first place."

"But as Bella's best friend, you should help her try to be happy, regardless of how you feel."

"And that's exactly what I'm doing."

"I don't understand."

"He hurt Bella, mom!" I found myself yelling. "Bad!"

"What are you talking about Alice?" Edward started giving me a threatening look. Which I ignored. "It was just a misunderstanding?"

"So you call sleeping with her ex best friend while you were dating her a misunderstanding?! Or hitting her because she refused to forgive you?! If you consider those misunderstandings, I really hate to see what you consider hurting someone else." I shouted across the table.

"Is that true, Edward?" Ed asked. "Did you hit Bella?"

"Of course not." Edward replied. "I've learned to control that impulse when I'm angry. It's what I've been going to therapy for. Alice is just making stuff up because she doesn't want me to get back with Bella."

"Making stuff up am I?!" I yelled and stood up pulling the sleeves of my shirt up to expose my shoulders. "Then, dear brother, explain this?"

The dark blue hand shaped bruises stood out clearly on my pale skin. Mom gasped and Ed looked outraged.

"Edward, did you do that to your sister?" Ed questioned trying to sound calm.

"Hell no!" Edward growled but glared at me. "Jasper probably got a little rough with her one night and she wants to blame it on my."

"And what excuse would have for that, Edward!" I shot at him. I was surprised to find that I had tears of fury in my eyes. "He did it, I swear. Bella and I caught him sleeping with Jessica yesterday and I took her to Jasper's to get her surrounded by her friends and feeling better. He showed up in a rage and wanted to talk to her but I wouldn't let him. So he threw me against the wall. He probably would've done worse if Jasper hadn't been there."

"Liar!" Edward growled standing as well.

"You should see what he did to Bella today." I continued as if Edward hadn't spoken. "She's got a huge bruise on her face and hand marks on her shoulders like mine. She refused to forgive him so he hit her too. He probably would've done worse to her too if she hadn't been thinking so fast and kneed him in the groin."

"Edward, is this true?" mom asked trying to keep her breathing calm and under control.

"No, she's lying because she doesn't want me with Bella!" Edward said turning on his manipulation skills. I chuckled once and shook my head.

"See that's the thing Edward, I don't have to worry about it anymore, because, regardless, of how I feel about you, she hates your guts now and will never want to have anything to do with you again. So, even if I was lying, it wouldn't matter, would it? I'd still win."

Edward lunged at me from across the table. I wasn't sure how he mananged to clear the table but he was on top of me and swinging at me. I cried out in pain and surprise as he pummelled me. I tried putting my hands over my face to block it but he had them pinned to the floor with his knees.

Less than a minute later, Ed managed to pull Edward off of me.

"Stupid bitch needs to mind her own business!" Edward yelled as he struggled against Ed.

My mom was suddenly in my face trying to make sure that I was okay.

"Edward," I heard Ed say as Edward continued to struggle. "I told you last time that if you hit either of my girls, ever again, you were going to have to leave. So get out now. And don't come back until you've dealt with your problem!"

He then released Edward. Edward stood there looking at the three of us for a long moment. I thought for a few seconds that he was going to try to hit Ed, but he simply straightened his shirt and walked out the front door.

A/N: What do you think? I know this was supposed to be Charlie and Bella's talk but I came up with this idea yesterday. I hope you guys like it. Please review. I was sad to only get 2 reviews for my last chapter that I worked so hard on. Anyway, please review. I enjoy everyone's input.