Hey guess what? I'm BACK! WAHOOO!! Camp was cool but I'm glad to be back with my anxious fans. My home skillet, Clare was with me on the trip and she saved me from tripping over the roots with my suitcase and falling to my death in the lake (exaggeration) so applause for her. Also she planned to tell you all of my death after a scary canoe trip but thankfully she doesn't have to. Yet. SORRY this is short but I ended up splitting it into two chapters instead for my own reasons. Ok let's get 166 reviews for chapter 27!! GO TEAM!!

Keemi-la, suspense, anxiety…the horror!
Britt. Dan will do.
Sendmeonmyway I'm glad you didn't see that, it makes me feel good about my foreshadowing skills.
Katie Cullen Ya I felt really bad for Bree when I wrote this. You know how Stephenie Meyer dreamed up twilight? Ya well I dreamed up the story of Bree's life. It made it much easier to write this chapter and it provided me with a lot of detail for it! As for the cliffy it is definitely a good ending to the chapter.
Sharpie-Love yay, no more confusion, we see the light! Or maybe it just gets more confusing from here!
Jasper's Cantante utterly incredible…I like it! The whole sympathy thing for Bree was exactly what I was going for!! I needed readers to love her and hate her so if you do that works. Love hates relationship word for word. I would sneak a laptop…but there's kind of no reception at Algonquin park so ya.
Love-Pink26 same thing, love and hate equals perfect chapter!!
Buggage wild doesn't even cover this next chapter.
JessC101, Twisting…yes that's what the plot is doing…TWISTING!
Buffy the Vampire Slayer, so are you asking for a tough girl Esme? Not a bad idea actually…
Mimi-Love-4ever…Cliffy's are my favorites.
Megan Cullen I know exactly what you mean. It's almost like Bella's incident didn't happen. But I have been having a hard time trying to fit something about that in. I finally put some of it in here, and it should explain a little bit.
alice and jasper 4ever I will continue to show different characters point of view, I'm sorry you think it's annoying. I do however wish to know how many other people find it 'annoying'. Make sure to tell me in your reviews!
birdie thanks. I think of myself as more of an o.k. writer. The chapters are getting longer and the sooner people review the sooner I update!

Edwards POV

These were the best moments of my life. The moments where I was able to steal time alone with Bella, to truly be away from the troubles of our lives. The only problem was she was asleep. Then again, that was the only thing keeping Alice from running in here and breaking down the door to get her.

She grimaced slightly and her brow furrowed giving her that confused look I adored. I and shifted closer and held her in my arms, listened to the gentle beat of her heart. Inhaling deeply as to preserve her freesia scent in my mind, I closed my eyes and focused on the thoughts of others as her thoughts were closed to mine.

'Maybe Alice and Emmett will come with me to the meadow again, I really liked it there. I'll go ask them.' -Clare-

'I think we should go with Clare, Edward needs some time alone with Bella, and she going to be saying some interesting things tonight.' -Alice-

'Wow that girl is strong! She kept up her defense in that last fight perfectly. And she was so fast…when we get to the meadow I am going to challenge her to a re-match…' -Emmett-



So the rest of the family was leaving for the night? Fine with me, it would be quiet for once. My Bella would sleep well. My eyes still closed, I drifted into the weak enclosure of my mind. It was another hour before the talking started.

"Edward, Edward I love you." Those words, even in sleep held the stubborn conviction that she would have said if she were conscious.

"I love you too." I murmured back.

She seemed so peaceful, so content. I was happy to watch her and listen as she spoke unusual phrases and voiced old memories. Just the sound of her sweet voice was enticing, no matter what she was actually saying.

"I won't give up; I'll do anything for you Edward!"

Now that was familiar, I thought darkly. She was dreaming about the other day; something I so dearly wanted to forget. Carlisle had pressed me for information and had wanted to talk to Bella about it but I refused. My family knew, if they even mentioned it, there was going to be trouble. She didn't need to remember nor did I think she wanted to.

Her face turned from calm to painful in a moment.

"It hurts….it hurts so much!" Her voice was louder than a whisper now and she was moving slightly. I debated on whether to wake her up but then I glimpsed the small purple marks under her eyes and I knew she had to sleep.

She tossed and turned a little more and I unwillingly moved back a bit to keep her from hurting herself. She looked in pain and I was about to shake her awake when she stopped. I picked her up and put her back in the middle of the bed as comfortably as I could. There was silence except for the gentle thrum of her heart and the quiet pulsing of her blood.

"Don't tell Edward…must keep him safe…"

I actually had to strain to catch her words. What wasn't she telling me? How could she keep me safe?

"The voice…the voices. I can hear you…"

"Bella, Bella listen to me. What won't you tell me?" She didn't realize but she responded quite often to questions in her sleep.

"About….the voice…Edward must not know about the voice!"

Before I could press her for more information I heard the lock in the door turn from downstairs and the small footsteps of Alice.

'Where is it, where could Jasper have possibly put it?' -Alice-



I ignored her and listened carefully to see if I could hear more of an explanation. Nothing, she had fallen even deeper into sleep. I would ask her in the morning, when she was conscious. She would make much more sense and it would be easy to tell if she was lying.

'CLANG!' I heard the sound of something fall to the floor. I got up, sitting on the bed. Vampires don't drop things, especially not Alice. I listened carefully with both my ears and my power. Silence. I got up slowly, making sure not to wake Bella. I studied Alice's thoughts, but there was nothing…blackness. She was having a vision. Immediately I calmed myself but went out the door. Whatever Alice just saw, she would most likely want to mention it. I was also being cautious; if it was something bad I wanted to know.

"Edward." She said in a quiet voice.

I walked into the room and sat beside Alice on the floor, ignoring the gentle creak of the wood as it groaned under our weight. I was worried, she was shaking and I had not been able to see her vision in my mind. Something was wrong; it was up to Alice to tell me what.

"Alice, what did you see?"

She waited no time to respond and from the look in her eyes I could tell it was urgent.

"Bella!"

I froze, listening for the sound of her gentle heartbeat. Nothing.

"WHERE IS SHE ALICE?" My voice swelled and came out choked and mangled.

"Tanya…"

Esme's POV

I wasn't able to keep my seat. She propelled herself with as much force as she could and I was still in shock, unable to react in time. We went flying over the cliff.
I didn't bother to enjoy the cool rush of the wind as it howled all around me, my eyes stayed on the ground for the few seconds I fell; looking for a safe spot to land and attack. If Bree was here for Bella, she was going to have to go through me.

The shock of my landing barely fazed me but 'm sure the sound of the trees that had buckled under the impact might attract some people. This had to end…fast.

"You couldn't leave things normal Esme." Bree said through gritted teeth. "You couldn't leave one human girl alone. None of this would have happened, BREE WOULD STILL BE ALIVE!"

She sprang forward on pure instinct of her anger and I leapt nimbly to the right avoiding contact.

"Edward loves her Bree, There was no avoiding this. But it isn't Bella's fault! She was with her coven of vampires here to destroy us, we were protecting our own Bree; we didn't want your daughter dead!"



She yowled wildly running into the trees and darting behind me. I watched her lithe body swim in and out of focus but I kept myself on her scent. She tried jumping out at me but I turned at the right moment and my fist brushed her head as I made the first hit.

"LIES!" she hissed angrily. Her golden eyes were alight with nothing other than madness and longing. How much she must miss her child! How much she must want to kill us.

"IT"S THE TRUTH BREE! WE HAVE NOTHING AGAINST YOU" she moved forward trying to focus now, to get a proper stance "AND WE DIDN"T WANT TO KILL THE NEWBORNS!"

With a roar she ran to the side and darted back forward ramming into my back. I clawed at the empty air where she had been then turned around to face her again. A steely anger was burning within me; this woman was after my family. She wanted to kill them and there was no way I was going to let this happen. Before she could react I was charging at her as fast as I could and grabbed her neck dancing in-between biting her or snapping her neck. My slight hesitation was all she needed. She made my decision for me; biting my wrist as hard as she could causing me to scream. There was no burning pain this time but the force of her jaw and the flow of poison had been enough to weaken my state. It stung fiercely and had an odd itch to it. My anger faded though the pain didn't, and I looked up to where Bree stood; panting.

I saw her for what she was at that moment; a girl who was a mother, a woman who was a wife and what life had so cruelly taken from her…love. I could not kill Bree, but she would not hurt Bella.

I weighed my options quickly. We were about a minute's run from the house, but if I turned her back she had an opportunity to get me, I didn't know how fast she was. Yelling was an option, but I didn't know who would come running. It didn't look like she could have fooled us by herself.

Before I could decide, three figures appeared on the cliff above us, peering intently into the trees. Bree looked up as I did and waved her arms wildly. The three slid down the rocks scattering them as they slid down. They landed gracefully around Bree. Tanya was among them.

"Tonight is the Night Bree, Clare has already taken three away, Carlisle is gone and you have this one here. Edward won't be able to keep Bella from us alone, let alone defend himself."

Her words were directed at Bree, but her gaze and grin stayed on me. The other two, unfamiliar vampires tensed oddly. Their eyes were a deep, bright burgundy and their stance held an oddly wild feel to it. Newborns.

"What time will Carlisle get back at?"

"One am, just in time to see what has happened to his family before it happens to him."

"NO!" My voice was shockingly hoarse but I was still managing to keep it steady. "LEAVE HIM ALONE LEAVE US ALL ALONE!"



They continued on as if they hadn't heard me. "What of Irina, Eleazer and Kate? Surely they don't approve of this."

"Hunting, aside from Irina who joined Carlisle at the hospital. We will be gone before they are back; I have no wish to harm them."

I was unable to stand there any longer; I leaped forward landing on Tanya. I could not kill Bree, but Tanya was something different. I had never liked her. I was grabbed by two pairs of hands and thrown across from Tanya and flew into a tree. I was barely winded, and jumped up quickly preparing for attack.

"Bree, we have to start now. We'll leave Sara and Carmen here to deal with Esme."

The newborns did not scare me, Bree and Tanya however did. If I was stuck fighting here, there was no one to warn the family. My thought finished with finality as Bree and Tanya sped off leaving the two others staring at me menacingly. Slowly they stepped forward.

"Who are you?" I asked, desperate to keep their attention diverted. "Why are you here?"

The tall one, with short auburn hair was first to stop and respond.

"Wasn't there mention of newborns a few weeks back, heading here? That was us. We would have been fighting you before, but they never did burn us on the side of the road. We reformed and since they didn't finish you before, it seems fitting to finish you now."

Unneeded violence. These were the very worst of our kind, the reasons we were in horror movies. These were killers.

"Nineteen or twenty, maybe more, I don't know! Sara and the one whose name I don't know got into a fight on the way…"

"But you don't need to kill us, you don't need to be like this both of you! There are other ways…" Their cause couldn't be as helpless as it seemed, they could change….

The dark haired one scoffed "Your hunting ways are disgusting, and violence…it is a part of us. Our humanity was gone the moment our hearts stopped beating."

I changed tactic. I should try to get as much information in case I got away. No when I got away.

"You know of my family and our… talents?"

They nodded both wearing a perplexed expression.

"The why didn't our Edward detect this, why didn't Alice predict this? You must know."

"Simply by using our own gifts. Clare was able to deflect Bella's….human power shall we call it, onto Tanya, Bree and herself. Edward would not have been able to read their minds and Alice would have been blind has she looked in their future. Bree lied about her power, she is an illusionist. She was able to 

make it seem as if they had thoughts when Edward used his power, as not to cause suspicion. You had no way of knowing."

My hope plummeted. An illusionist is a powerful thing, especially in the hands of Bree. Clare could deflect powers. Tanya was full to the brim with hatred. They were a powerful team. Their strategy was simple but effective. Separate and destroy.

Bored with the simple-minded talk, Carmen and Sara sauntered forward to kill me.