Hey! For all you cool people who guessed right, here is your bamboo stick:

Go there and that is your bamboo stick! But actually, I don't think anyone got it right. It was hard. I was first planning on it having be someone, but then I changed it to someone else. So, ya.

Chapter 27

I was sitting on the couch, reading, when I heard a tap on the window. I looked at the clock and saw that it said 9:15. He was early! I ran over to the window excitedly and opened it to let Edward in.

But the person looking at me through the window was not Edward.

I could faintly make out the shadow of a person coming through the window. It was a woman, but I couldn't tell her height or anything about her. I slowly backed away from my window, but tripped and ended up falling onto my couch. She came through my window, and I gasped.

"Rosalie," I breathed. "What are you doing here?" I asked her. If one of the Cullens were going to arrive at my house, I would've thought that at least Alice or even Emmett would've came, if Edward couldn't. But Rosalie? This was new.

She didn't have the usual angry scowl on her face as she looked at me. She actually looked worried. "Bella, we have to get out of here," she said.

"What?" I asked. She ran over to me and scooped me up into her arms.

"Theres not much time to explain," she said as she rushed me out of the house, back through the window.

"What about Renee and Charlie?" I asked as my house went out of sight.

"Esme is at your house, watching to make sure they don't get hurt," she said, as she continued running.

"Hurt?" I asked. "I'm still confused. What's going on? Why are you here? Why not Edward or Alice. No offense, but you're not the first person I would expect to see..." I trailed off.

"None taken Bella," she said, somewhat coldly. "But, to answer your first question. Well, Alice had a vision, that's why she couldn't come."

"What did she see?" I asked worriedly.

"Well, at first she saw Victoria—"

"Victoria!" I shrieked. My voice went up a few octaves, like it sometimes did when I was scared.

"Bella, calm down. The situation is under control. Alice only saw her planning something. But she didn't know when she was going to attack, or even where, so we all thought it would be better to just get you out of your house."

"But Charlie and my mother?" I asked, worried. If Victoria was planning on attacking my house, they wouldn't stand a chance.

"As I said, Esme is there, and Alice will definitely see if she is going to attack your house. If Alice does see this, then we will send more people to your house. Don't worry, Bella, everything is fine." Something about the way she said that made me doubtful. She didn't sound like she totally believed that everything was fine. It worried me.

We arrived at the Cullen's house a few minutes later. I saw that it was completely empty.

"Um, Rosalie, where is everybody?" I asked her.

"They're...um...hiding. Ya. Hiding. In the basement. Which is where I'm supposed to bring you," she said. Basement? I didn't know the Cullen's had a basement. Rosalie dragged me towards a door, opened it, and flung me into a room.

Then the door closed, and the room became completely dark. I could tell that Rosalie hadn't followed me into the room, and I could also tell that there was no one else in the room. "Hello...?" I said, just to be sure. "Edward? Alice?" As I expected, nobody answered. I felt along the wall of the room to see if I could find a light switch. There wasn't one. Maybe there was a light bulb on the ceiling with a chord to turn it on. I reached around in the air until I found a string. I pulled it, and the room was flooded with light.

I took a minute to take in the room. I had never been in it before. It reminded me of a cellar crossed with a small closet. It was damp, and I smelled like wet concrete and mold. The walls and floor were made of concrete, and I could tell it was very old. It wasn't very large, only about 15 feet by 10 feet big.

This place creeped me out. I stood up, but found I had to duck because the ceiling was so low. I walked over to the door and turned the handle, but found that it was locked. I pounded on the door and began to yell.

"Rosalie! Rosalie! Hello! Somebody?" I sighed and stopped yelling. "Anybody..." I said one last time, not expecting an answer. Great. I was locked in here.

I turned around to look around at the rest of the room. There was a small wooden bench against the wall across from the door. On the wall next to it, there was a small box that looked like a cooler. I opened it and saw that it was filled with ice and water bottles. Why the Cullens would have a cooler filled with water bottles in a room was beyond me.

On the wall across from the cooler, there was a shelf that reached up to the low ceiling. I stood up to walk over to it. On the shelf was a book with no title, a pair of pants and a shirt, a bag of bread, an apple, an orange, a cell phone, and a white envelope. I looked closer at the envelope and saw that it had my name on it. I carefully picked it up and opened it.

Bella-

I'm sure you are very confused right now. Don't worry, everything is fine. Alice had a vision about Victoria. What Rosalie told you wasn't totally true. Alice actually saw Victoria attacking you and, well, you get the rest. We all agreed that we had to make sure you were someplace safe until Victoria was taken care of. I'm sure you're thinking that Victoria could easily get into this room. Well, that's where Jasper's genius idea comes in. He designed this room in case there was ever an emergency and we needed to hide. We never thought we would have to use it for a human.

Please follow these instructions carefully. Walk over to the cooler and open it up. You will see a lot of ice, and a few water bottles. Take the water bottles out, and then tip the cooler upside down to get the ice out. At the bottom of the cooler is a small key. Take it out, and then walk over to the shelf. If you push it to the left a little bit, you will see a key hole that was hidden behind it. Put the key into the key hole, and turn it to the right. You should hear a clicking noise. When you hear that, you can take the key out. Then push the wall, and it should swing open. The room behind the door is the safe place that you should stay in. I would suggest taking the food and water with you into the room, and the clothes, in case you get uncomfortable in what you're wearing.

One of us will come and check in on you at about 11:30. The cell phone is there in case you need to call us. All of our numbers are in it.

Don't be scared. Don't worry. The situation is under control. Everything will be fine. I love you.

Love, Edward

P.S. If you get bored, there are a lot of games on the phone. Feel free to buy any other games you want.

I won't lie; I was scared out of my mind. Not only was there an evil vampire on the loose, but there was an evil vampire that was planning on killing me. I was stuck in a small room all by myself. Somewhere outside, my fiancée, my future sisters, future brothers, and future parents where battling the evil vampire and trying to kill her. And to top it all off, the room was very cold and I really had to go to the bathroom.

I followed Edward's instructions, shivering (from the cold and from fright) the whole time, and walked into the other room. I was happy to find that instead of being made of concrete, there was fuzzy beige carpet on the floor, and the walls were nicely painted. There was a comfy looking chair in the corner, along with a small bed and a desk. There was the same kind of light bulb hanging from the ceiling. I turned it on, and then walked over and sat down on the bed. I found that there was another note on the pillow.

Bella-

Don't forget to move the shelf back and close the door so no one can find you. Also, there might be some books in the drawer of the desk. I'm sorry we had to do this, but it was the only way we thought you would be safe.

I'll see you at 11:30. I love you.

Love, Edward

That was when I broke down and cried.

Ya so if you guessed Rosalie, here is your bamboo stick.

I said, nobody got it right. At first I was planning on having it be Victoria, but I changed my mind since I realized she wouldn't tap on the window, and it was too stupid.

I know, short chapter, and I know I promised you one on Monday. I'm sorry! I've been really busy, with final projects, tests, and all that stuff. Also, I couldn't get into this chapter. It was hard to write for some reason.

Hopefully when summer comes, I'll be able to write more. But I won't make any promises...

Next chapter out...um...later...

Please review!!

-danielle-

--ps: i just realized that the bamboo stick doesnt show up. if you want me to then tell me in a review and ill put the link into my profile...--