A/N: This chapter is a little different than normal. I tried to explain a few things that are going on and why, how, etc. While doing this I noticed that my plot has become much more complicated than I originally intended it to be, and it's hard to explain a few things without ruining future events. I still tried to do it though, so I'm sorry if it's confusing. Feel free to ask me a question if something doesn't make sense.

Disclaimer: I do not own twilight or new moon, though I do own Alec and Evelyn.

Chapter 12

(Flashback from plot)

Evelyn's Pov

How could he not remember, after every thing that had happened to both of us?

How could he not remember? I had never believed that I would see him again, but

now that I had, I wished I hadn't. Yet, I did, I was sure I would be able to

win his heart. Without any of my trickery that was.

At least, that had been the plan. Plans are supposed to follow through, not be

demolished by a single person. That Bella was making it extremely hard to

convince Edward of his love for me.

I stood in my room, quietly pacing across the floor. Something needed to be done

about her if I ever was to succeed.

I walked over toward the bed where my purse lay, forgotten in the center. I

snatched it up, and fished my iPod out of it. I gently slid the on the

earphones, and continued, therapeutically, pacing.

Silently I wound my way back and forth across my room. The plan would have to be

to kill her, but that would have been too messy. What if I just hid her, took

her far away, made her forever confused of what had actually happened? That was

perfect; all I needed to do now was to wait at her house for her to fall asleep.

I carefully wound my way down the stairs, careful to avoid my father's office,

he did not need to know that I was once again up to something that was not

completely legal.

I carefully climbed into my car. I stared at my shaking arms, willing them to

stop. The girl was out of the way, and it had been easier than expected to

succeed. The reason for her sleeping outside on the lawn had no reasoning behind

it as far as I could see. I could only speculate that perhaps she was not

completely sane.

I was doing Edward a favor by ridding him of her lesser self. I closed my eyes,

resting my head on the steering wheel. After a few moments, the shaking ceased,

but the knots in my stomach had not loosened.

Something was not going according to plan, though I had no idea how or why. It

was times like this that I really wished I was not who I was, when I wished that

I did not always have to be right.

I knew that this feeling was not one to forget or ignore, but at the moment I

could not figure out a way to succeed in fixing the setback, or setback to come.

I glanced at the clock, the neon lighting reading 4:12 AM. Now, not only did I

need to figure out what was up, but I had to get home in time for school. Not

that I considered school very important. I turned the key in the ignition, and

started the car, ready to head for home.

As I sat in the silence, interrupted only by the hum of the engine, only one

thought continued to wind it's self around my brain, as if it had discovered

my weakness. Did Edward actually love you so many years ago, or does he truly

love that other girl, Bella? Are you doing the right thing? I had never before

had a problem with guilt before; everything I do is for the best. Everything you

do is in the best interest for you, a voice whispered in my mind, you don't

care about other's feelings; you destroy everything important to them,

including their dreams.

I shook my head, trying to rid myself of the accusing voice, it was doing

nothing but stirring up more trouble, and trouble was not something I needed

more of at the moment. I sat, silently, wondering about the reasoning behind my

ease to cause pain. The only answer that came to mind did not please me. God

given talent was the answer.

(End flashback, back to plot)

Bella Pov

Alec backed-up uncertainly, at the same time Esme came forward and wrapped her

arms protectively around me. She didn't seem to mind the tears that continued to flow

down my cheeks. I distantly heard Alec gasp. Esme's arms tightened noticeably.

I lifted my head to meet Edward's dark, slightly hysterical gaze. His eyes

darted quickly around the room, as if fighting himself. He paid to notice Alec,

who was now hidden in the shadows of the dimly lit room. When his eyes came into

focus, they landed on my face, where they hardened and became slightly slanted.

I felt Esme wince against me, and I could only guess at what Edward had told

her.

Alice was standing in the corner of the room, almost completely unnoticed, as

her eyes fell upon me she frowned sadly. Just that gesture told me that no one

would be able control Edward now, he was unbelievably close to becoming insane

from whatever emotion he was fighting with.

I never should have come back, I thought softly to myself. This was another of

those times where I dearly wished that my mind was left unprotected, so that he

could see my true intentions. So he wouldn't think whatever was making him like this.

He stepped towards me, and slowly Esme's protective grasp lessened until it no

longer existed. Now nothing stood between Edward and me, the space seemed

endlessly large, but at the same time it seemed as if the distance between us would

never be enough to satisfy me.

I loved Edward, but at the moment he seemed completely beside himself, and I was

sure that no rational thought was possible to be running through his mind. I

backed up slowly, and on my third step Edward darted forward and grabbed my

wrist.

I tried to escape, or pull away. I knew what Edward was capable of, and I most definitely didn't want his wrath to be released on me.

"Edward, let go of me," I told him calmly, and even I could hear the hint of

steel that played itself into my tone.

His eyes lost focus for a moment, and I took it as a chance to escape. I turned

and fled toward the yard, I knew I could never outrun him, but I had a faint

hope that maybe his family would be able to restrain him.

I felt a cold hand grab my wrist, and I let out an involuntary shriek. Another

hand laid its self across my mouth.

"Shhh," Alec whispered in my ear. I felt my heartbeat slow slightly. Alec

stiffened at my side, and I knew Alice and everyone else had not succeeded with

Edward.

Alec lifted me into his arms, and took off running. Behind I could hear Edward

approaching, but with luck and talent, Alec kept us just of his reach.

"It doesn't matter Bella, you'll never be as good as Evelyn! You'll

never be able to be equal to her. You are an unimportant pawn who had the chance

to enchant me, but no longer do you have power over me, I don't love you, I never

did!" Edward had clearly lost it, but all the same his words cause a fresh

wave of anguish and despair to wash over me, and tears once again threatened to

spill over.

I leaned my head against Alec's shoulder and let my thoughts clear away, and

fade into dreams.

Edward's Pov

I stood, slinking over to the corner of the room to turn off the radio, which

was doing nothing to rid me of my guilt. When I had made my decision there was no guilt, no future feeling of guilt. Though, as if erased by an invisible

force, my sense of obligatory enthusiasm had faded into nothing in a matter of

hours. It was as if my mind was being controlled, being told what to do, by some

outside force that had remained unnoted until this moment of understanding.

Never had something like this occurred during my lifetime, at least not to me.

The only solution that I could come up with to explain this maddening situation

was that another vampire, where or who I had no idea, that was causing my mind

to undergo this affliction of cruelty toward Bella.

How odd I found it that I had sworn my love to a girl that I had spoken only a

few words to, that I had glimpsed only a matter of times. I had a slight throbbing in

my head that told me that I had done something that I would forever regret, unless,

of course, I found a way to repair my relationship with Bella, or at least

explain to her what was happening so that she would not take offense.

I had a faint instinct telling me that I wouldn't have enough time to find

Bella before the enchantment clouded my thoughts again, what I needed to do was

tell Alice. I could remember having a conversation with her of my condition, my pull between two loves, one falsely implanted into my mind. Alice was usually very quick to forgive others, but I wasn't quite sure if she would this time.

I resigned myself to trying to break down Alice's defensive barriers anyway.

I knew that she would most likely be in her room, meditating, trying to see into

either Bella's future or mine. I silently swung open the door, and proving my

theory, there sat Alice, legs crossed eyes shut tight. I strode over toward the

bed, and gently lay my hand on her thin shoulder. Her eyes flew open, and she

turned and slapped me across my face with enough force to send me stumbling

backward.

I laid my hand gently over my throbbing jaw, and met Alice's piercing gaze,

noticing the ebony hue they had taken on.

"Alice, please let my explain."

"Explain what!? You broke Bella's heart, and chased her out of the house

screaming that she could never measure up to your dear Evelyn!" I noted the

truth in her voice, but not nearly as much as the hysterical frustration and

vehemence hiding right under the surface. The truth was heart-wrenching, had I actually done that?

"You chased her and the other vampire away, a vampire, by

the way, that I know nothing of! She could be in danger, Edward, and it's all

your fault!" She turned back away from, but I could tell she was trying hard

to fight her emotions.

"Alice I know nothing of what I have done nor what I will do, something's wrong, Alice, it's as if I'm being controlled by someone other than myself."

She turned slowly, watching my hurt face, "I knew something was wrong, I knew

you could just never do something like that to Bella," she said softly, coming

to my side.

"What of the vampire she was with, do you know anything about him?"

Only this. My mind filled with the image of a vampire with dark hair. I let out

an involuntary scream of surprise.

"No, it can't be him!"

"Edward, you know who this is?"

"Alice, it's my brother." I said, disbelieving my own words. "But he's

dead, I saw him," I whispered softly, more to myself than anyone else.

B/N: I hope everyone had a great holiday season! Happy New Year and stuff. Chapter 13 is on it's way!

A/N: Like Lena said, chapter 13 is on its way, I already finished it, and sent it to her. I'll either post later today, but if not tomorrow!