Disclaimer- All recognizable characters belong to Mrs. Stephenie Meyer, whereas all new characters belong to me.

Chapter 14- Fight fire with fire

The chair fell to the floor with a thud. Lanina whipped around, her eyebrow raised. " What the-" She began, but then saw the vampire standing outside and growled. " I hate when they pop in." She snarled. I nodded my head and opened the French doors. Laurent and Lisa were down in a flash, their faces grim. Laurent saw the vampire and glanced at Lisa. His eyes met mine and I nodded my head; best hide the fugitive. She growled and pulled out a bow and arrow set.

" I'm not hiding." She stated and put an arrow on the string and released. It flew right past the vamp's head. He smirked, his brown hair falling slightly in his eyes. I withdrew my knife and got ready to throw it when I was knocked to the ground. I looked around and saw it was Yuzria.

" Why the hel-" He covered my mouth with his hand and put a finger to his lips. I groaned and rolled my eyes. " 'et 'e go" My voice came out muffled against his skin. All of a sudden a flash of fire came bursting into the kitchen. My eyes opened wide when I heard someone scream. I kicked him off me and rolled over to Lisa. The sleeve on her arm caught fire. I quickly stamped it out and stood back up. The guy was gone. I snarled and went to turn back to Lisa when I noticed the piece of paper arrowed to the tree. I peeked out the window, not wanting to step into a trap.

" It's okay." Yuzria assured me and nodded his head when I turned to him.

" I knew that." I grumbled and walked outside. No one shot anything at me, so I assumed he was right. I snatched the paper and quickly read it. It simply said, 'I know you have her and I want her back. Mitchell.' I rolled my eyes and crumpled the paper up. " I'll give you something alright." I muttered. " But it won't be Lisa." I walked back inside and threw the paper in the garbage can. " He wants Lisa back." I said as soon as I got back inside. Laurent instantly put an arm around her waist and pulled her to him.

" Never." He told us all. " We're not giving her back to that monster."

" I said he wanted her, I never said I was giving her back. You idiot." I replied. He frowned and kissed her cheek.

" Good."

" How did you two meet anyways?" Lanina spoke up. " And how in the world can you like a guy like him?" She asked Lisa. Lisa shrugged her shoulders and kissed him back.

" He's sweet, and protects me. And loves me too." She responded.

" I saw her get changed. The vampire left her laying there, changing with no one around. I picked her up and brought her to where I was living at the time and helped her." Laurent answered Lanina's first question. " She stayed with me for six months, then one day she was gone." He whispered. She lowered her gaze to the floor, I could tell she didn't want to talk about it. Besides, she'd probably already told him.

" Go on upstairs if you want. We'll be down here." I said softly. " Don't worry Lisa, we'll keep you safe." She nodded her head and put her bow and arrow away. At least she could take care of herself fairly well. Laurent gave me a small smile and nodded his head in thanks. I nodded it back and watched them leave. Then I turned to Yuzria. " Umm, why did you push me down?" I asked sweetly. He chuckled and sat down at the table.

" I could feel the power in the air. I knew it wasn't you, you feel different." I furrowed my eyebrows in confusion. He held up his hand and threw a fork in the air, freezing it before it came back down. " Did you feel anything?" He asked me. I shook my head no. He did it again and then I did, it was a small change in the air.

" I felt it." I told him.

" Well, I felt him getting ready to use his powers and ran down here. Some people feel different when they use their magic, like vampires and such. Simply because they're not true witches." I nodded my head, sorta understanding him.

" So. . .What does it feel like when I do it?" I questioned him. He shrugged his shoulders and sighed.

" Kind of like a sight tugging in the air. And after you use your powers, you leave a scent behind."

" Like what?"

" Usually roses is yours." I smiled. " You wouldn't be able to smell it though because-"

" I'm not a true witch." I finished for her. He nodded his head. " Wow, learn new things every day I guess." Lanina snorted and went back to her sauce. Yuzria glanced at her and I heard his stomach growl. I grinned, it sounded funny. " Don't worry, it'll be done soon." I assured him. I looked around, suddenly noticing Travis wasn't around. " Hey, where is your beau?" I asked Lanina. She turned to me, a slight frown on her face.

" A friend of his called needing his help with something. He left earlier today." She replied. I made an 'o' with my lips and shook my head.

" That sucks." I sighed and kicked my feet up on the table. I closed my eyes and just listened to the sounds around me. Lanina stirring her sauce, Yuzria flipping the pages of his book. . . Then something came to me. I darted up and they both looked at me. " He was a vampire." I stated. Lanina rolled her eyes and nodded her head.

" Good Noleen! Wanna treat?" She teased. I hissed and stood up.

" How many vampires do you know who can shoot fire?" I snapped at her. Her eyes opened wide.

" So, what are you thinking?" She asked me, looking worried.

" That he's a guardian too." Yuzria whispered for me. I glanced at him and nodded my head slowly.

The moon shined in my room, a slant of light ran through my floor. I looked up at the ceiling and sighed. Another guardian, who would've thunk it? I couldn't believe it. Mitchell was fighting me with someone just like, well me. The term fight fire with fire came to mind and I grimaced. I couldn't believe it. What a jerk. I chucked my pillow across the room, hearing it hit the wall with a thud and slid down. I heard the door open and someone walk in. I didn't look at them, I just stared at the ceiling. " Whadya want?" I asked to, well no one in particular.

" I want to know if you're okay." Edward replied. I jumped up and looked at him. The purple circles under his eyes looked darker and he looked so tired. So weary. I cleared my throat and laid my head on my knees.

" I don't know." I whispered back. I blew out a harsh breath and pinched myself. " I will be." I added in. " I'll be fine. It just threw me for a loop is all." He sat at the edge of my bed and smiled softly.

" I can imagine, but that's not what I was talking about." He said softly. I stared in his dark topaz eyes, they were filled with such sorrow. . . 'Noleen! Don't feel sorry for him! He hurt you!'

" Oh." I said. " I'm fine."

" Bella-" He went to put a hand on my knee but I inched away.

" Edward, don't." I said forcefully. " I told you that when I figure everything out I'll come to you."

" Bella, it was a kiss!" He exclaimed and threw his hands up. " What do I have to do to make you trust me again?"

" Give me time Edward, leave me alone." I replied. " God, I need time to think. About me and everything that's going on. I can't be worrying about you and I!" He took my hands in his and brought them to his lips.

" Bella, if you love me like you say you do, why do you need so much time? Why can't you just forgive me?" He rubbed my cheek with my hand and leaned forward a little. I realized what was happening and pushed him away.

" Fool me once shame on you, fool me twice shame on me." I sneered. " You killed me when you left, I forgave you. Then you go and pull this shit? I need my time to figure things out and if you can't give it to me, then leave and don't look back. I got over you once, I can do it again so help me God." He rubbed the bridge of his noise and let out a frustrated breath.

" Bella, I'm so-"

" I know you're sorry Edward! But you keep doing it!" I punched him in the shoulder and threw my hands up to my head. " You are slowly driving me crazy!" I cried. He wrapped me into his arms and rubbed my back softly.

" I told you I'll give you time." He whispered. " But I miss you so damn much." I heard a crack in his voice and smirked. Good, he was in pain. I tilted my head up so I could see him. I moved my lips closer to his but didn't kiss him.

" Then you should've kept your lips to yourself." I whispered back. He groaned and put his head on my shoulder. I inhaled deeply, god he always smelled good. " Go home Edward." I pulled back and crossed my arms. " I'll see you tomorrow." He nodded his head and left my room. I didn't want him to leave, but I knew I couldn't let him stay either. I had to stand my ground, I had to make sure he'd never pull something like this again. Until I was sure of that, he wasn't getting anything from me but words. And he was lucky he was getting those.