AN: Thankyou everyone for reading and reviewing my story so far. This chapter is dedicated to you all, but with a special mention to Alffy and Brooke for their help with this chapter.

Disclaimer: It all belongs to Stephenie Meyer.

Last Chapter

She kicked me repeatedly in my stomach. She stopped again, brought her foot back and slammed it into my face. Then it all went black.

Edward's POV

"Hey." Emmett greeted me as I sat down at a table in the cafeteria.

"Hey."

"Where's Bella?" Alice asked.

"I don't know, I haven't seen her all morning and we don't have a class together till next lesson."

-xXx-

"Maybe she isn't here today." Alice said. We'd been waiting for Bella to show up all lunch and she hadn't.

"Guess so. I'd better get to Biology." I said getting up from the table.

-xXx-

I had been sitting in the living room doodling in the back of my biology book trying desperately to stop myself from ringing Bella. I glanced at my cell phone that was lying next to me and sighed. I had nearly rung Bella five times, only stopping myself after I had dialled in the number. The last time I had actually managed to hit the call button before hanging up after it started to ring. I picked it up and stared at it.

"Edward if you don't call her, I will." Alice said appearing next to me.

"Call who?" I asked innocently.

"Bella duh." She said whacking me on the back of the head.

"Ouch! Why would I call Bella?"

"Oh I dunno maybe because you've been attempting to call her for the last hour!" she said sarcastically.

"What makes you think it was Bella?"

"Edward. Look at your page." She said, disbelief colouring her tone. I glanced down.

"Oh." She smirked at me.

"Call her Edward."

"But…"

"Edward you've got it bad. Admit it." She teased.

"I do not." I frowned.

"Oh so you didn't just draw a portrait of her."

"Maybe she has a nice face to draw." I snapped. She picked up my phone from where I had dropped it next to me, and placed it in my hand.

"Call her. If she asks why tell her you had some questions about your project." She winked at me, and then skipped away. I stared at the phone, and then I quickly dialled and hit the call button. There was no answer. I put the phone down and started my homework. Sometime later, I glanced at the clock. She should be home by now. I picked up the phone to dial again when I realised that I could just go to her house. I quickly jumped off the couch.

"Mum, I'm going out. I'll be back in time for dinner." I shouted towards the kitchen. I got in to my car and drove to Bella's.

-xXx-

There were two cars in the driveway so I knew she was home. I walked up the stone path and knocked on the door. It opened and a woman with red hair who looked to be in her mid thirties greeted me.

"Hello. Can I help you?" she asked.

"I'm looking for Bella. We're partners on a Biology assignment that's due at the end of the week. I rang but nobody answered."

"She's not home." She said. I glanced at the cars in the driveway.

"She likes to walk. Goodbye." She said frostily and shut the door.

-xXx-

She wasn't at school the next day either. So after school I drove over to her house. Both cars were in the driveway again. I hoped Bella answered the door this time. I knocked.

"You again." The woman I presumed to be her stepmother said when she opened the door.

"Yeah, me again. Is Bella here?"

"No, sorry you just missed her."

"Where'd she go?" I asked.

"Out." She said and shut the door in my face. Now I was worried. I begun walking down the drive when I noticed one of the windows was slightly opened. The curtains led me to believe the room belonged to a girl. It was then I decided I was going to break in.

Meanwhile…

B POV

All I could feel was pain. Lots of pain everywhere. I slowly opened my eyes. I was still on the floor after last nights beating. I forced myself to my knees. I tried to stand up properly but the pain was too much. Instead, I slowly crawled my way towards my bathroom. I carefully turned on the shower and begun to peel off my blood caked clothing. I couldn't see the damage to my face, but I could feel it and I was beating it was the reason to the horrible migraine I could feel coming on. The area around my ribs was bruised and I was sure Victoria had broken at least two of them. I crawled into the shower and carefully sat and let the water wash off the blood. Slowly I stood up and turned off the shower. I grabbed a towel and surveyed the damage to my face in the mirror. It was bruised but I didn't think any of it was permanent. Then suddenly I heard a thud in my bedroom. I walked slowly and painfully out into my room.

"Edward."

AN: I know I'm evil. I'll try to have the next chapter up tomorrow as I don't know when I'll be able to update next. Please review and thanks for reading!