EPOV
When I saw that vision in Alice's head I instantly became furious. I jumped up from the table.

"Edward, change into Master Mind, a lot of people will see you." Alice warned me. I didn't care if people were going to see me. I didn't care that the Tracker would sense my powers and be able to find me. All I cared about was getting to Bella before that vile boy or the Tracker had a chance to get to her first.

I blinked into my room changed into my suit faster than I ever had before. Since I was using my powers I didn't bother shutting off my power to hear other's thoughts and I overheard that Alice wanted Jasper Rosalie to come help save the people at the party. Rosalie threw a fit, which I could hear even without my powers. She refused because, "why should I put myself in danger for a bunch of insignificant people?" really she was scared, she refused to let Jasper go because she didn't want him to get hurt and he knew that. He knew that she was afraid and didn't want to leave her alone. Alice wasn't going to force them. The dog…Jacob…was not in the house, and we didn't have time to find him. When I finished changing I blinked straight to the party.

When I arrived Bella was collapsing onto the loveseat she was struggling to stand in front of as that depraved Eric kid was advancing towards her. I knew that the Tracker was on his way so I had to move fast, I grabbed him by his throat, I wanted to kill him, but I thought of Bella. That confirmed it he was going to die for what he did to Bella, for what he tried to do to Bella. I snapped his neck and then grabbed Bella and blinked her back home.

I wanted to stay with Bella but Alice and Emmett would need help, I didn't want anything to happen to them and Bella to blame herself for it so I blinked back to the party. The Tracker had just barged in and chaos had broken loose. Alice froze everyone but it didn't work so well on the Tracker. He was too strong. He grabbed one of the party-goers and bit into their throats, I then had a great idea, I yelled at Emmett to make a protective shield around all of the people at the party and told Alice to whirl the out of here. I didn't wait for them to acknowledge this I just pounced on the Tracker and blinked us both out of the room as far as I could then when I managed to escape his grasp, not without a few punches and scrapes I blinked back to the house.

Alice and Emmett were there looking at the damage. Five people died, including the kid I killed before the Tracker even showed up. In prospective, five was a lot better than the hundred that were here, but I am sure that they were aiming for a number that was closer to zero. Alice lifted her head to me looking worn, "Bella's looking for you." And with that I blinked back to Bella's room.

Bella was lying exactly how I had placed her on the bed. She had not moved an inch. When I came in her room and went to the side of her bed and her eyes met mine she looked frightened. I then realized that I still had my mask on. When I pulled it off she breathed a sigh of relief. Had she forgotten that it was me under the mask? I sat on the edge of her bed and brushed the hair out of her face, "Are you ok Bella?"

She shook her head, I noticed her hand pulling at her pants, "s'really hot in h're" she slurred. I let my fingers rest over her pulse and realized her heart was racing.

"I think I should get Carlisle, your heart is beating way too fast."

She started shaking her head, "no," she whined, and then seemed to force her arm to move to grab my hand that was resting at her neck, "You do that to me." She took a deep breath, "happens every time you're 'round."

I knew it was wrong to let her tell me this; she was not only intoxicated but drugged. She didn't know what she was saying, but she did sound so cute saying it, and my heart did lift at the words. Her relaxed face became crumpled, "I need these clothes off, s'too hot."

"I…I'll get Alice to help you out." I stuttered.

"No," she cried out, "I don't want anyone to see me like this." Then she started crying and I felt my heart breaking. She was embarrassed.

"Ok Bella, I won't let anyone in. I promise." I rubbed my thumbs across her cheeks to clear away her tears. I was going to have to change her clothes. She was going to kill me in the morning. "What do you want to wear?"

"Nothin" well, clearly I was going to have to pick something out because Bella's choice was not an option. I went to her dresser and opened a few drawers until I found her pajamas. I grabbed a light blue night gown and walked over to Bella.

"Ok, I am going to help you change, and I swear to you I am not going to look ok?" Bella closed her eyes and nodded. She might have misunderstood thinking I meant that she isn't supposed to look but I continued anyway. I curled up the nightgown so it would be ready to put over Bella's head and arms without me looking. I then helped Bella sit up gently taking her arms and putting them around my neck. "I am going to need your help if you can manage it. I need you to try and hold your hands together." And she did as she rested her head against my neck. While looking straight ahead I lifted up Bella's shirt and gently pulled it over her head asking her to release her hands one at a time from my neck. I then slipped her night gown on over head and one by one slid her arms through so I could then slide it over her torso.

"My bra," she mumbled into my neck," I reached around her and unclipped her bra through the thin fabric of her night gown and moved the straps so I could slide the straps of the bra down her arms. I then pulled the bra out using one of her bra straps. Smooth Masen, I thought to myself.

I laid Bella down so I could take her pants off. I couldn't think of any other way except to just reach under her nightgown and unbutton them so that is what I did. A smile played on Bella's lips when my fingers touched the skin on her stomach but I tried not to dwell on this information.

I folded Bella's clothes and placed them on the chair at her desk and sat back down next to her on her bed. "You should get some rest now Bella, you will feel better in the morning."

She didn't say anything, just smiled so I got up and went to leave. When my hand touched the doorknob she spoke, "Edward?" I turned to face her, "stay with me, I don't want to be alone." How could I refuse her?

I moved back to her but her face crumpled again, "change, don't wear that," her fingers weakly ran over the leg of my outfit. I quickly ran to my room to change into some boxers and a t-shirt and quietly returned to Bella's room.

When I went to sit in the chair at her desk, moving her clothes I heard her voice, "no, lay with me." I hesitated but then moved to the unoccupied side of her bed and sat down with my legs stretched out and my head propped against the headboard.

We sat in silence for a few minutes then Bella started talking, clearly her intoxication made her babble,

"You broke my computer today."

"Yes I did."

"Wanna know a secret?"

"Bella…"

"I thought about you naked a lot today." I couldn't restrain my chuckle, which was probably due to the towel incident this morning. "I love you Edward." She suddenly announced. I knew she wouldn't remember any of this in the morning; I just leaned over and kissed her cheek.

She then started crying, I worried that I did something wrong, "I'm really scared Edward."

"It's ok Bella; I'm not going to let anything happen to you." I pulled her into my arms and let her cry.

"I am afraid something is going to happen to you, or Alice or Emmett. I really can't lose you guys. And there is nothing I can do to help." She admitted.

"Bella we will figure something out, I promise." Bella continued to cry until she fell asleep. I held her stroking her hair through most of the night. She had some tremors as a side effect of the drugs that she was slipped but besides that she was fine and after that I finally fell asleep.

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BPOV

I woke to feel my head pounding. I felt like I had been slammed into a brick building. I turned my head to block out the light shining through my eyelids and settled my head down on my unusual feeling pillow…maybe it was my mattress? It smelled an awful lot like…

I opened my eyes slightly and saw that I was not in fact resting my head on a pillow but on a person. Not just any person but Edward. I forced myself to sit up suddenly, and immediately regretted that decision. The contents of my stomach made themselves known almost immediately, luckily I was able to lean over the bed where a trash can was strategically placed…probably thanks to Alice. I felt Edward wrap his arm around me holding up my head and successfully back my hair while rubbing my back. When I finished he reached down and grabbed one of the tissues which were also strategically placed nearby and handed it to me along with a water bottle and two Advil.

I rinsed my mouth then took the Advil and then sat down on the bed and stared at Edward.

"What-" My words sounded thunderously loud, "What the hell are you doing in my bed?" I continued in a low voice.

Edward gave me a sympathetic look, "Bella, what…what about last night do you remember?"

I felt my stomach drop. Did that mean that he and I? No, I would never…but why would we be in bed together? Why can't I remember anything? "I…I remember…" What did I remember? I looked around my room. "You broke my computer." This did not make Edward look any happier, "Then it was dinner but I got mad because Alice brought Jasper for some insane reason and Emmett brought Rosalie. So I left. I…I went to the library, or outside the library." Then what? Things from then on were even looking a little fuzzy, "Then…someone…Eric? He asked me to come to a party…and I went." Then it hit me, and I looked up at Edward sheepishly, "I drank?"

Edward took a deep breath, "Bella, he drugged you." He paused to let that information sink in. "That Eric guy slipped a drug into your drinks that acts as a sort of sedative, it relaxes all of your muscles practically paralyzing you and it intensifies the effect of alcohol which he put plenty of in your drinks also. The side effects, according to Carlisle, which you have experienced most of are: loss of muscle control, sleepiness, headaches, dizziness, tremors and amnesia." Edward stopped so I could process the information.

That Eric kid slipped me the date rape drug. Ok. But that still didn't explain, "But why are you in my bed?"

"There's more." Edward admitted. The serious expression on his face told me it wasn't good news. "When you were trying to defend yourself against Eric you used your power-"

"But I don't have my powers." I cut in.

"You do, it is just very weak Bella. You used it and the Tracker sensed it and came straight to where you were." I had a feeling I knew where this was going, and it couldn't end well. I led the Tracker to a house full of innocent people. "I got you out then Alice and Emmett got almost everyone out while I distracted the Tracker."

"Almost?" I whispered.

"The Tracker got four of them before we could save them, and I…I might have lost my temper and killed Eric for drugging you."

My head snapped up, "You killed him?"

"Bella he deserved it, he was going to rape you!"

"No one deserves to die Edward," I was crying now, "Especially because of me." Yet again, because of me innocent people were being killed, and this time it could have been prevented. I felt Edward put his arms around me and pull me towards him but I pulled back and wiped my eyes.

"So you haven't gotten to the part where you decided it was ok to sleep in my bed," I told him, hoping to change the subject a little.

"You asked me to," he answered in a low voice with his eyes trained on the comforter. "You said- you said you didn't want to be alone, and that you didn't want anyone else to see you like that."

He seemed like he was holding something back but I didn't want to pry, I really didn't like talking about things I might have said when I was drugged and intoxicated. I nodded, accepting his answer. And we sat in silence for a minute.

"Well, I'm going to go let you get some rest now," Edward said as he eased himself off the bed. He was at the door when I realized something.

"Edward?"

"Yeah?"

"Did you say that you went back and helped Alice and Emmett save those people?" He nodded while keeping eye contact with me. "Why?"

He thought for a minute then looked me straight in the eye, "Because it was the right thing to do." He turned to leave again.

"Edward." He stopped and turned, "Thank you. For everything you did for me last night." He smiled, nodded and was about to leave again, "but you still owe me a computer." Finally he laughed and walked out of the room, I couldn't help the smile the crept onto my face at the sound. It was nice after everything that happened, even if I didn't remember any of it.

When I came out of my room a little later in the day I saw that Carlisle and Esme had come over and everyone was in the living room in what looked like a very important conversation. When I entered the room Emmett was the first to notice. He got up, came over to me and pulled me into a big bear like hug.

"Don't you ever scare us like that again!" he scolded me, "Do you understand me Isabella Marie Swan Cullen? Never again!" I smiled at my brother and nodded. I definitely would not be drinking or going to a party anytime soon.

Esme and Carlisle also got up and hugged me asking how I was feeling and told me to sit down and rest. Jacob made sure I sat next to him and rubbed my back though I pushed his arm away claiming that the feeling made me nauseous. Edward was leaning against the wall near Alice. Alice didn't get up; she sat and stared at me looking repentant.

"So…" I wanted to break the awkward silence that had found its way into the room, "what were you all talking about?"

"Well," Carlisle started clasping his hands together in a business like fashion, "we were discussing some concerns we had for you. Now before you get upset that we were talking about you let me explain," Carlisle held out his hands palm down and positioned himself so he could face me better, "we were just discussing, and were going to wait until you woke up but we happened to get on the subject, that we feel concerned that you are unable to defend yourself."

I opened my mouth to argue this fact but I had no response. "Bella," Alice spoke up, "When that guy attacked you last night, the best you could do was push him away, and in an altered state that was useless. Your powers merely ruffled his shirt as if a breeze had passed through the room. You could have seriously been hurt."

"And that's why we've been trying to come up with ways to help," Emmett explained.

"With the Tracker coming for you so often it is dangerous to leave you so defenseless." Carlisle explained. "I have been hoping that your powers would mature back to their original strength at least by now, but it seems that it is taking a lot longer that I had anticipated. The only thing that we can think to do now is to build on your physical strength."

I shook my head trying to make sense of that, "How? I thought you couldn't just make me stronger, that you couldn't just make muscle appear when it wasn't already there." That wasn't how his power worked; he couldn't create something out of nothing.

"I am not saying that I am going to use my powers, I am saying that Emmett will train-" the door burst open cutting off Carlisle's explanation.

"I think I have a solution."

A/N: Who could it be? and what could the solution be? so many possibilities! my goodness! ha ha if you are wondering, i wrote this instead of doing my assignments for my summer class...which is NOT GOOD especially since i promised my roommate that i would drive to South Carolina to watch her sky dive tomorrow...lets just hope that i can do that AND get my assignment done tomorrow...

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ONE MORE THING! I have been considering writing a story, probably after this one, where Bella is a vampire and is the first one to join Carlisle and then all the other vampires join and then either they move to forks or they are in forks and edward is new...OR one where Bella is part of the vulturi like Aro's prized posession or daughter or something, like royalty idk...i havent put much thought into the latter....i just wanted some thoughts from you guys if you had any on the subject. I would obviously have to finish this one first. IDk...if no do you have any reccomendations for stories that might be like this that would satisfy the ideas in my brain?

Playlist songs to add:

I know i didn't have a song at the begining of this chapter but I wasn't really feeling one that fit this particular scene... I did find some that worked for later on perfectly!!

here is a song that reminds me of how things would have been between jasper and edward during the time when Jasper was with Alice but they were keeping him from Bella:

Tap out when the weight on you're shoulders comes down on you
You're gasping for air, and its just not fair
He gets to be with her
Here you sit trying hard,
To forget something your thinking of

Im sorry about it
Do you miss her so bad it hurts

At least you lived to talk about it
At least you got your health
At least it made you feel alive
Oh well, you wish you weren't right now

- The Night Life, The Starting Line

This song is how Bella's impression of Edward as Mastermind:

if someone else showed you the way
would you take the wheel and steer?
it hurts me that you're not ashamed
of what you're doing here
if they jumped off a bridge
would you meet them on the ground?
or would you try and claim
that it never made a sound

- How about You, Staind

And finally, i shall give you a third since there was no opening one, this one is how Bella felt being powerless and having things go wrong as edward re-entered her life:

But I watched the world float
To the dark side of the moon

I feel there is nothing I can do, yeah

I watched the world float
To the dark side of the moon
After all I knew it had to be
Something to do with you

- Kryptonite, three doors down

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