A/N: Okay, since you guys love to review and love to read my story, you make me love to write! Oh, and did I mention...YESTERDAY WAS MY BIRTHDAY!!

And for my birthday, I would like reviews! Lots and lots of reviews!

Bella's POV

Edward and I were thrown into seperate carriages; He alone with the guards and I in Jacob's. My heart sank when we were seperated, but my stomach turned when Jake entered the carriage...

I looked away, avoiding his eyes; Avoiding their cruelty but also, avoiding the pain I knew I had caused him. But, why did I care what pain I had caused him? After all he had put me through? And then I realized, that I did still care for him...in that brotherly way and I missed that friendship we had shared. Until he had ruined it.

"Bella, honey? Aren't you going to talk to me?" I shut my eyes in an attempt to force back tears; I didn't want to speak to him...right now any way. He took my silence as answer enough and I was glad he was able to take a hint. The rest of the ride was silent, except for the occassional clatter of my chains. I caught him staring at me once with another smirk. I glared at him and looked away again.

The obstacles Edward and I faced...we could never overcome them all.

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I hadn't noticed but already we were back in Forks; I hadn't realized how much I had mssed it until I actually saw the castle-my old home- right in front of me. I saw the bridge as the guards let it down and I saw the servants and workers running around the grounds, wondering who's coming inside, not knowing that it is their princess taken captive by their new king along with her

husband whom she took illegally and with whom she had run away with. Oh, what will they think...

I was out of the carriage and walking in the castle and towards the throne room, Edward right behind me and Jacob leading. I peeked at Edward, but he wasn't looking at me; He was looking at the floor with a dead look on his face. I expected him to be angry or scared, but he wasn't. It was as though he had run out of all emotions and that seemed scarier and more frightening than our unknown fate.

Edward's POV

As we were roughly led into the throne room, I knew our sentencing before Jacob even spoke; I would sentenced to die and Bella would be forced to marry him and then watch me be killed. I didn't really care about what would become of me, I just wanted Bella to be okay; She was better off with Jacob in a castle familiar to her with Alice than dead. She would probably disagree, but it was still true. I only hoped that she would tell Alice about Jasper personally so that she wouldn't hear from an insensitive knight with compassion or regard for her at all.

I looked at Bella to see how she was holding up; Her eyes were wide with fright and showed her fear, worry and sadness. I knew I showed no emotion but I felt like I had just shut down completely; After a death of my best friend and after being caught after months in hiding and knowing I was about to be killed I just couldn't register anything else; No emotions no real comprehension of life.

He could not kill me; I was already dead.

A/N: Hope you enjoyed it; It WAS my birthday, so I expect plenty of reviews!!