AN: Yes, I know that the last chapter was a bit slow, but I'm just going to get it out now, so please excuse any slowness. I promise I'll try to get to the plot! Enjoy!

In the car, in the dwindling sunlight, I looked at Edward and I couldn't have felt more safe or at home. I shook off any residual fears from the dream before and started the car.

We started down the street and Edward kept my thoughts busy by asking me all sorts of questions; most of them about the details of Phoenix. Things like: "Did those canyons in the distance always glow that shade of purple?" "Only at sunset, earlier they were a pink color."

It was a nice ride, Edward barely even commented about my driving. About a half-hour later we arrived at my favorite place. Just outside of town there was an old drive-in movie theater. It was abandoned, so they never played movies, but it was an amazing place to go to relax. I had explained this to Edward on the way over. We climbed out of the car and sat on the hood, our heads resting on the windshield. After a moment of silence while I remembered all of my favorite times here, I had to break the silence.

"Look at the stars. There are thousands." I had forgotten just how many there were, it seemed impossible for the sky to be full.

"Your easy to please, you know." He said smiling. For the next hour, as the sky continued to grow darker, we talked about anything and everything that came to our minds. Then Edward lifted his head in alarm.

"What?" I asked panicked.

"Something's coming this way, a car full of people. They have an amazingly loud engine." He shook his head in frustration. "I can't even hear them over the engine." He concentrated harder, and in the distance I could hear a rumble coming louder. In about one minute the rumble was nearly on top of us. Edward jumped off the hood and started to pull me off when the car sped into the lot, nearly hitting us. The car skidded to a swerving stop and four people with bottles and cigarettes jumped out.

The engine was so loud that I couldn't even hear Edward, who was yelling something at me. I stumbled to the car door, only to see that Edward had jumped into the driver's seat. I started to stumble around the front of the car to the passenger's side but I tripped in the dirt and fell in front of the car. My ears filled with a ringing as the engine of the other car stopped. I scrambled wildly, panicking because of Edward's reaction, however, this only made me clumsier and I fell again. Then there was laughter, right next to my ear, and I found myself being lifted off the ground, I was instantly alarmed. Normally, this wouldn't have alarmed me – since Edward – but, the hand that grasped me, and the arm that was wrapped around my shoulders, were both warm. After being put back on my feet I stepped forward and found a strange boy there. He looked about my age, with short, jet-black hair and green eyes. He grabbed my shoulders and I whirled out of his grasp, only to face Keith; the owner of the warm hands. He was grinning and mumbled something like, "Well, look who's here."

I would've screamed had I actually been breathing. In less then a second, they had yanked me backwards away from Edward, who had gotten out of the car and ran – almost vampire speed – at me.

Strange-boy held me back while Keith stepped forward to face Edward. I looked around frantically for help; all I saw in the other car were two insanely drunk girls. One was smoking something and lying down like she didn't notice anything going on, the other was passed out on the seat.

Edward looked angry enough to burst into pieces, however, Keith seemed oblivious to this.

"We meet again." Keith must have been psycho to actually say this, or maybe just extremely drunk and high; though his words weren't slurred.

Edward responded with a deep, loud growl. This seemed to puzzle Keith and my captor.

"No!" I screamed, finally finding my breath, "Edward don't hurt him!"

"Hear that? Your girlfriend is afraid for me." Keith chuckled.

"She has good reasons to be." Edward was seething anger now. At this point I attempted to lunge forward but Strange-boy held me back, he was stronger then I had expected. I looked around again only to find that the other girl had passed out, her cigarette hanging limply from her thin fingers. My heart began to skip beats, I willed Edward to hear it and calm down.

Keith stepped towards Edward slowly, and I began to hope that he could sense the danger emanating from Edward.

However, he raised his fist just as slowly and I saw Edward ball up his hands.

"Don't Edward, please." I begged quietly, praying that he would hear me. "Leave him alone. It's not worth it."

His head tilted towards me and his face softened slightly. Keith chose that moment to strike. His punch came from nowhere and was aimed straight at my angel's perfect face. I felt my heart stop as his punch flew through the air, and landed on nothing. Edward had ducked in a split second.

Keith looked even angrier. Then I heard an exaggeratedly female voice call out from behind me. I whirled around, to the surprise of my captor, and froze when I saw who had called out.

Brandy stood in front of Keith's car. "Keith. Don't hurt him, you idiot." Keith didn't seem to enjoy being called an idiot.

"Shut the hell up." His face was turning red with anger. I looked to Edward who now stood staring between the two, his expression unreadable and furious. Strange-boy had loosened his grasp and I ran from him towards Edward. Unfortunately, I stumbled and Keith took me in his arms, holding me close to him. I could smell the alcohol on his breath and leaned as far away as I could. He leaned towards me and was only inches away from my face when I was pulled away into Edward's arms. I hugged him and in a fast human pace he ran me to the car and went to the driver's side. Keith and Brandy stood in a stare-off until Keith noticed that we were leaving. He jumped in the car and followed us after Edward sped off. I closed my eyes tight and when I opened them I saw the dim lights on the speedometer that told me we were going ninety-five, and Keith was behind us.

We were quickly closing in on town and I prayed that Keith would stop. Within three miles or so of the town, Edward stomped on the brakes and whirled around. We made a fast U-turn and he shut off our car lights. In the distance I heard sirens and I felt my heart flutter. Then I realized that the sirens were going the wrong way. We rode the rest of the way home in silence. Sitting in the dark car, I thought of all the trouble I put Edward into. Tears began flowing freely down my cheeks and I hastily wiped them off.

As we pulled into my house I could see that my mom was not home. Inside my house, Edward exploded with rage.

"What did he think he was doing?" Edward's voice was so fierce the house was shaking. He walked around the house yelling and muttering to himself, most of it I couldn't understand.

"Why was Brandy there?" I asked him when he had quieted a bit.

"For me." he whispered.

"They knew we were going there?" I asked incredulously.

"No," he explained. "Brandy went with Keith for fun. Apparently that's what Meg meant by danger. Anyways, she was sitting in the car, thinking that Keith was just in a little brawl, that is, until she heard you call my name. I heard her mind going crazy. She stopped him to protect me." He hung his head as if he was ashamed. "I shouldn't have let you come here. I shouldn't have. You should go home now. I'll take you, we can explain this as stress or something to your mom."

"No." My voice had grown hoarse and I was rasping now. "I have to stay, at least for Phil."

"It's not safe with him."

"Why?"

"Brandy and Keith have some strange deal or something. It has to do with you."

"He's only one human." I protested, trying to remind him of his strength.

"And you are an even smaller human." He reminded me bitterly.

"That's not my choice." I muttered purely out of spite. His eyes flashed a whirlpool of emotions and in a second he was gone.

I sat alone, brooding in my anger, for a few minutes until my phone rang. Even as I reached for the phone the hairs on the back of my neck stood up, and I was instantly reminded of my dream. I fought back a shiver as I put the receiver to my ear.

AN: This chapter was short but I'm going on vacation soon so I won't be able to update and I thought I would leave you with I nice cliffhanger for a while : ) I am evil, I know.

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