I rolled over only to be stopped by a cold wall. My mind fluttered around in my head before it finally pinpointed what had happened. My eyes opened and I jumped up, only to hit my head on my way up. It took a few moments for the stars to recede but I ducked and swung my legs over the side. Automatically, my vision locked onto my kidnapper. Adam.

"You're awake. Finally. I was beginning to think I hit you too hard."

My hand went to the back of my head. It was sore in one spot.

"What did you hit me with?"

"A pipe. But it seems that your head is quite something." He lifted up the weapon next to him and it had a visible Bella-sized lump in the middle of the hefty pipe.

"You are going to get in so much trouble for this. You know that, right Adam? My family lost me once and they won't deal with it a second time."

"Well, all has been quiet these past two days. Maybe they gave up."

I balked. Two days! I had been out two days?

"Adam, I have to go back. You can't keep me here."

He looked in my eyes and I could see he hadn't fed in a while. I shuffled in my backpack which I had been carrying with me that day and picked up the bottle that Esme gave me. I passed it to Adam.

"Here, drink this. You will feel better." He nodded and downed the whole entire bottle.

I sighed. "You mind explaining why you kidnapped me before I break away?"

"Is, they are coming after you. All of them."

I growled. "I-am-not-Is! Nor will I ever be! And who do you mean by 'them'?"

"I mean, the Volturi! They have officially declared war on you. Just you, Isabella."

I rolled my eyes, letting the name slip. "Ok, so what. I took out a bunch of their guard back when I escaped. I can just fight them again."

His lips pressed into line and he interlocked his fingers. "No. You took out about one-third of the guard. But you still have the other two-thirds of the guard plus Aro, Marcus, Demetri, Felix, Caius, Alec, and Jane."

"But I killed Jane. I killed her when I was fighting for my life."

He shook his head. "You did kill her, but somehow, Aro found a way to revive her. He is in so much pain and everyone blames you. So they are all coming after you. Which is why you are getting out of here and I'm taking you away."

I stood up, narrowly avoiding the edge of the bunk bed. "No. I'm not leaving my family behind. I don't care what you say. My family will probably be in danger as soon as I leave anyways. I made a promise to stay by their side! I would rather die than run away!"

"No! You won't die! Because you aren't going to be here, you are coming with me!"

"Adam, please, just accept the fact that I will not go anywhere with you anymore. Especially if it includes running away. At least, without my family."

"No! We have to leave now! They will be here in a matter of days. Forget your family!"

I lunged at Adam and pinned him against the wall.

"I will never forget my family! Ever! Don't you dare say that! I'm not Is and I will do my best not become her again! I will fight for my right and my freedom, as well as the freedom for my family. Willingly I would give up my life for my family but never tell me to forget them!" I threw Adam at the wall again and then let go.

He slid down the wall. And once he hit the floor, he looked up at me.

"Alright, have it your way. Fight to your death! But I want to help. I want to repay society for doing all the atrocious acts of murder under the Volturi. I want revenge. You have to let me help you. Plus, I know what they are planning and I can help. You know I can."

I sat down. "You could easily trick me and lead me into an ambush."

"Why would I lead you into an ambush when I could have killed you while you were unconscious? Plus, in helping you, that means going to your family. They would be able to tell if I was going to betray you."

"Then what you need to understand that I am not responsible for your actions. You are on your own and you are…expendable." I sounded cold hearted but I had to be. This was my kidnapper and he had tried to kill Edward. But instead he almost killed me.

"I understand. I'm just along for the revenge, nothing more."

I nodded and grabbed my backpack. Then, I pulled open the door, only to get smacked in the face with salt water air. It took a couple seconds for my senses to adjust but I walked out of the small little hut.

The sand was about a yard away and from the sand to the waves about two yards. I couldn't help but walk over to the water. Untying my shoes, I let the water rush past my feet and I squealed with delight. But then everything seemed to crash down on me.

Edward, I had left him thinking I was still mad at him. I hadn't had an 'alone time' with him in days. The tears rolled down my cheeks as I wished he was here, with me. Adam stepped next to me and looked up at me.

"You're crying?"

I glared at him. "Of course I am! You took me away from my family and my husband! At the worst possible time."

"But vampires aren't supposed to cry. You never did at Volturi."

I spat out my reply with distain dripping from every word. "Of course. I had no emotions because I had lost the memories closest to me. I have always been able to cry as a vampire, I just never cried with the Volturi watching."

I turned around and passed him. Holding my balance, I pulled my shoes back on.

"Why are you so cold to me?" Adam's question hit my core.

I hesitated before I answered. "Because you fell in love with a person I loath. You liked a person who I would do anything to remove the memories from my mind. But yet, here you are. Asking me to be something I'm not and your bringing the Is out of me. And I hate it."

Hitting my shoes against the rock, I tried to get all the sand off.

"Where are we exactly?"

"Lincoln City, Oregon. It's quite a ways back to Forks."

"Then I believe we should get started. Lead the way."

I stepped back to let Adam start to run before me. In an instant we were both running through the forest a break-neck speed. Although I couldn't help but grumble at the fact I had to follow Adam instead of using my gift and making it in half the time. But I didn't know the way.

A few hours went by and we passed the border. My excitement boiled over and I started to run evenly with Adam. He looked over at me and smiled but I could see he was going to need some kind of nourishment if we kept going at this speed. I took a hold of his shirt and stopped, almost ripping his shirt off his body.

"You need to have some blood before we continue. I don't want you to be dragging because you haven't been nourished."

He nodded his head and started to make his way to the road but I took him by the collar.

"If you are with me, I would appreciate it if you would go after the animal kingdom and not humans. The forest should supply you with everything." I kept my voice calm but there was still a sharp edge to it.

"If you insist." Adam turned into the forest and took off. I followed him with my vision as he hunted down a family of deer. He proceeded to take out the whole family because he wasn't use to animal blood but I put hand on his shoulder, restraining him while the mother and her young bounded off.

"That will be enough. Your not use to the animal blood, so it might feel like you need more but you don't."

Adam straightened up. "Sorry. I'm just not use to it."

"Yeah, I know."

"Shall we continue?"

I moved out of his path. "Go right ahead."

I don't think I have ever run that much in my entire life. Nor do I wish to ever do it again. My shoes were starting to wear and the warmth of the fiction sent an odd sensation through my body but I ignored it. The night had already come and gone, leaving the sun to shine in the middle of the sky. My senses heightened when I started to recognized the surrounding area.

My pace quickened and I was a step ahead of Adam now. Using my excellent vision, I combed the surroundings for my family. It was about a half and hour before I saw something. Still too far away to be clear but I focused with all my might so my vision wouldn't be blurry.

And there, in our meadow, stood my husband. He just let sun reflect off of his skin. I couldn't believe he was dazzling me for this far away. It was when we got closer did I realize what he was doing. His hands covered his face and his body was shaking, sobbing.

I couldn't take it anymore. Using my gift, I slowed down time and ran as fast as my legs would carry me. Tears were left in my wake as I ran towards him. My arms were itching to hold him in my gasp.

Once I made it to the clearing, I was still running and my body impacted with Edwards. My control slipped and time reverted back to normal. We were thrown about a yard back but we were still standing. I couldn't help myself when my arms wrapped around him. He was frozen, rooted to the ground but I didn't care.

"I'm so sorry. I should have never let my anger go on like that. I should have realized that it hurt you. Please, Edward, love, please forgive me. Everything I did was out of anger and I should have never let that go on. I'm so sorry." I nuzzled my head against his neck.

One of my hands made its way into his hair and I was stroking it. The other was tightly wrapped around him. Finally, Edward moved but he only leaned his head against mine and took a deep breath. He was taking in my scent and I didn't mind because I was doing the same.

It was three minutes before his hands came up and tightened around me. But it was all that he needed to do to make me cry. Nothing at the moment was more important than the man in my arms. I kissed his neck and his body shivered. He returned the favor by laying a soft kiss on my scar, rewarded by a shiver from my body.

Time seemed to have stopped and I didn't even have to slow it down. But of course, no good thing lasts. In my arms I felt Edward struggling for control. He was letting his instincts take over and his grip slackened on me. At any moment, I was sure Edward would crouch in a fighting position. But I took my hand out of his hair and wrapped him in a tighter hug. This time I used my vampire strength to hold him down.

I whispered. "It's ok Edward. He is here to help. Please calm down."

It did nothing except make Edward tense even more.

"We need him Edward. I don't care what you think but if we are to survive, we need him. Please, love, calm down. Search his mind; you will see why he is here."

After a few seconds, Edward melted into my grip and his muscles relaxed.

"Thank you love. We need to have a family meeting; do you know where the rest of the family is?"

I felt him nod against my neck. And after he laid a last kiss on my neck, Edward pulled me along to the house. Adam followed behind us but a good distance away from Edward. I looked up at my husband who still hadn't spoke to me once or even looked me in the eye. Gulping down tears, I focused my energy on keeping up with Edward until we came back to the house.

It was the same as ever. But Edward didn't even stop and with one fluid movement he opened the door. The whole family stood up in the living room, including Jacob. They all stared at me and then their eyes moved to Adam, who had silently shut the door.

"He is here to help. We have a huge problem on our hands and I think we need to decide as a family what to do."


Hey everyone! Yeah! Another chapter! OK...soo...Adam wants to save Bella. Kinda sweet except for the part of the getting hit with the pipe. (It was one of those really big, hefty pipes -plus the strength of a vampire-) And then...poor Edward! He competely lost himself!

But now we see it. The war of the Volturi! What happens next?You will just have to wait and see!

Alrighty! Thank you everyone and please keep reviewing. I have been writing my butt off and so...I think if I keep going (even though im sick) I should finish it.

-Gina