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Bell's POV

I rush into the woods outside ready to greet the possible threat that dares try to disrupt this peace. Who am I kidding? I haven't had peace once in my life, and it just got worse when I met the Cullens. I'm completely fine with this situation since I met Tanya. I can just see that we're going to have a wonderful future together! We even have eternity together, and wait, I came out here for something, didn't I? Oh, yeah, there's a new threat. Just wonderful. I arrive in a clearing that looks perfect for a confrontation. I decide to take a seat while I wait for this new threat to show up, if they even show up today. I wonder when everyone else is going to get here I guess I'll just wait.

I hear Tanya, her family, and the Cullens running into the clearing about an hour later. Tanya has this pissed off look on her face. Maybe it wasn't such a good idea to run out on my own without telling her. I sort of forgot that I didn't leave a trail for them to follow. If Tanya had run into the threat and received an injury, or worse, was killed, I would never be able to live with myself. I would probably try and kill myself, but then it wouldn't work, just like all of the other times. I would still be alive and depressed. Who wouldn't be depresses after losing a mate, especially if it was their fault? After the depression was gone, I would go on a murderous rampage. I would kill so many people. There would be a trail for him to follow. He would find me, and I would become his puppet. I wouldn't even care because Tanya would be dead...

"I thought that this threat got to you, and I was never going to see you again! Bell are you even listening to me right now?" Tanya yells right in my face, interrupting my inner monologue. She's not dead. Tanya's alive! I pick her up and give her a big bear hug. I hope she realizes that I'm never letting go.

"Tanya you're not dead! I was so scared. I realized that I left without you, and there is a new threat that could take you away from me. I don't know what I would do without you. I would probably cause a lot of harm, so you can't ever leave me again, okay? We're going to stay by each other's side at all times. I'm never letting you out of my sight again. Do you understand me?" I ramble while hugging Tanya. Then slightly releasing her to look at her beautiful face. I hear snickers go around the group. Why are they laughing at a time like this? Tanya almost died. I guess someone sees the confused expression on my face and takes pity on me.

"Bell, you realize Tanya was saying the same exact speech you just gave her, right? Your speech was just a little more possessive than Tanya's speech. I mean you can't honestly expect her to be around you all the time right? That's just ridiculous," Emmett says trying to contain himself. He's not doing a good job. His snickers turn into booming laughter. I ignore him.

"Wait, Tanya, you agree with me? Then we're all good here. I'll never leave you and you'll never leave me. We'll both be safe that way. I apologize for running out of the house without you or telling you where I was going. I'll try to never cause you that pain again," I tell Tanya sincerely as I slowly release my grip from her. I set her back on the ground and hold her hand. I give her a charming smile while I stare at her with adoring eyes. Throughout the talk I could see Tanya go through a series of emotions. She was angry and went to confused. She eventually went to a resigned look. Good, she isn't mad with me anymore.

"Well even thought you basically ignored my whole rant on you running away, I'm glad we're on the same page now, except for one small fact. You are not following me everywhere I go. I have lived 1000 years without a mate, and I'm sure I can handle a couple of hours away from my mate. I am an independent woman, and if I want to hang out with my coven or friends, then I'm allowed to. I'll make sure to tell you beforehand, but there will be space in the relationship. I also have no idea why you thought I was dead. I was with everyone else that ran off. If anyone should be concerned about someone I should be concerned about you. We're both alive though, but no more running off by yourself. I lost you once, but I won't allow that to happen again, do you understand? Have we come to an agreement?" Tanya asserted. I nodded my head rapidly to show my agreement. Anything to make my mate happy. "Great, now that we're in agreement, we can start being on the lookout for this new threat." I was about to say something when I suddenly heard a laugh. Wait a second, I recognize that laugh!

"Ha, man, Bell. You're mate has you wrapped around her finger. At least we know who wears the pants in your relationship. It's actually kind of funny. I always thought that you would be in charge just like the old days, but you're not. Oh how the mighty have fallen," my friend announces from her spot in the trees. Everyone looks from the trees to me like I have something to do with this whole situation. Don't they understand I'm just a victim in all of this?

"Well, who's your friend Bell? I'm really interested in meeting her. She sure has a wonderful voice," I hear Kate add, practically purring. Well this could be interesting.

"Hey Vicky! Why don't you get out of your trees and come greet everyone! I think there might be a surprise for you down here," I yell into the trees. Vicky drops down from the trees, but she's still hiding in the shadows. She walks in the clearing, and the Cullens gasp. I quickly start the introduction before anything bad can happen.

"Well everyone, this is my friend Vicky. Cullens you know her as Victoria, but don't worry. She's not here to hurt anyone. Vicky, I'm sure you would love to meet Kate. After you guys get acquainted we can hear you're story and why you're here," I chime in before there is a blood bath. The Cullens still seem a little but uneasy, but they back down, for now. The Denalis seem relatively calm since I introduced Vicky as my friend. Well except Kate. As soon as Kate looks into Vicky's eyes, she gets a happy gleam in them. They both shout out mate before they both go running off into the woods. Man I'm good with this stuff. I take Tanya's hand and lead her in the direction back to her house.

"They may take a while. We might as well go wait at your house. We can cuddle while we wait," I suggest to Tanya. She simply nods and takes the lead back to her house. This is turning out to be a great day.

Somewhere in the Canadian Woods

"I tried to get her to be with me, but it isn't working. There is no way I can bring her to you especially with her mate around her. Why didn't you tell me she wasn't human?" the broody vampire complains to the shadowed figure standing in front of him, who continuously blocked his mind reading power. This was his only chance to get what he wants, and he failed. He wasn't about to blame himself because he could do no wrong. He might as well blame his employer. If he had only given him the correct information, he would have easily gotten Belle and received his prize.

"What? She already has her powers back? You insolent child! You were supposed to bring her back as a human to our designated meeting place. She would be easier to control that way. Belle having her powers returned makes my plans even harder to carry out. I knew I shouldn't have sent a child to do a man's work. The deal is off," an angry voice yells from the shadows. The broody vampire looks like he is about to threaten to return to the Cullens and tell them about his plan, when the figure interrupts him.

"I'll still give you what you desire even though you failed me. Close your eyes, and you will be turned back into the human you once were," the shadowed figure states. Unknown to the vampire the shadowed figure has a malicious smile on his face. The shadowed figure holds out a vial that will turn the vampire back into a human. The vampire happily takes the vial of golden liquid from the shadowed figure and drinks it all down in one gulp. It was horrible tasting, but it was his only ticket to humanity.

The broody vampire looks happy for once in his miserable existence as a vampire and closes his eyes. He would get to be a human again and forget all about this damnation to his soul. He would be reborn as a human with a clean slate. He wouldn't have to think about all of the people and animals he killed because he would never have to drink blood again. The broody vampire feels the change, but something is wrong. He starts to feel weak and cold. This wasn't supposed to happen. He was supposed to be reborn as a strong teenager again. He wasn't supposed to be growing old. He slowly looks at the shadowed figure with a pained expression.

"Did I forget to mention? The potion turns you back into the human you once were. You can't forget about all of those years that you added on as a vampire did you. You'll be well over a hundred in just a few moments, and those moments will be painful. I'll enjoy every single one of them. If it makes you feel any better you would have died anyway. Even if you were going to turn back into a teenage human the cold would surely kill you. I can't believe I chose such an idiot for such an important task," the shadowed figure disclosed to the rapidly aging human. The human let out a few pained screams before it all just stopped. All that was left was a body that was all skin and bones slowly turning blue. The hair that the vampire loved so much was heaped in a tangled gray mess on top of the dead body's head.

The shadowed figure slowly leaves the clearing behind to return to his home far away. He never really liked the broody vampire and thought he should have been killed ages ago. Someone saw potential with his mind reading ability, but they will have to get over the fact that he is gone. He was sure there would be no need for a mind reader when he gets his girls back. They would help him enact his plan whether they wanted to or not. He had something that would ensure they didn't refuse him every again. He would just have to wait a little longer until the perfect opportunity presented itself, and he was sure that Belle's mate would help him create the perfect opportunity. He admits to himself that the vampire did give him some good information, but he still deserved to die for ultimately failing.

With the figure gone, the clearing is empty of all life, if you consider vampires to be alive. The body of a now deceased Edward Cullen is left for the scavengers to devour what little meat remains on his bones if they can get past the coldness that the wintry forest has left behind.

A/N: I'm back! Hope everyone is doing well today. I apologize for being gone for so long, but hopefully this chapter makes up for it. I just finished all of the tasks that were making me frustrated, and I had a really good day yesterday! I was so happy that I promised I would update this story today, no exceptions. All mistakes are mine, but I tried to get all of them before I posted. Hopefully I'll be updating more often than this three or so month break that I took. Feel free to give me your opinion of how this is going so far whether it's through a PM or a review. Let's hope for easy classes this week, so I can get some more writing done!