Hi again everyone! Thanks to all who reviewed! I hope you guys like this chapter. I decided to do this chapter in Edward's point of view, to see what he was thinking. To everyone who was wondering, this is definitely gonna be an Edward and Bella story, they are the perfect couple and I wouldn't have it any other way. Sorry if Edward was a little OC in the last chapter. He just had a lot going throught his head and couldn't believe Bella was there. You also learn a lot about Vicki in this chapter too. Please review!

I don't own any of Stephenie's fabulous characters, I just control them! I do own Chris, Mary and VICKI!!

People's thoughts will be italicized.

EPOV

I sat on my bed, listening to the song Clair de Lune. It was a beautiful song, but this was the first time I had listened to it in a while. Or a little more then a while, I suppose. Actually, I hadn't listened to it since I left her. Bella. I regretted that decision every day. But Bella was probably gone by now. She had been only human. And she must have died hating me. She thought I hadn't loved her anymore. If only I could communicate to her how false that was. Without her, I was nothing. I didn't know why I decided to listen to this song now. Maybe it was a sign of closure, maybe I was finally getting over her. But that didn't seem likely. Maybe it was a sign from my subconscious that something was about to happen—that something new was about to start. The last notes of Clair de Lune drifted to a close as I heard a voice.

"Eddiekins, it's time to go to school," A voice trilled through the room. I heard several muffled snickers from downstairs. I groaned inwardly. Not her again. Vicki. The single most annoying person ever to live on this earth. She had come straight from her own personal hell to annoy me.

Worse yet, she was madly in love with me. And somehow, she had gotten it through her thick head that I loved her too. I didn't understand how she could think that; every time I saw her I made it clear that I had no feelings for her whatsoever, that I didn't even like her in the slightest, that I really hated her.

"Eddie, we're going to be late to school." Oh, great. Now she was standing in my doorway. Now she had a pout plastered onto her face. She looked a bit like a dying walrus.

I dejectedly stood up and followed Vicki out of the room. My footsteps dragged though. Vicki must have noticed because she asked in a sickly, honey-sweet voice, "Honey, what's wrong?" I didn't answer, and I felt pain rush through my chest, wishing for another voice to be calling me honey.

I stalked out, leading the way toward my newest car, a 2097 silver Volvo. I grimaced as Vicki pulled herself into the shotgun position beside me and put her head on my shoulder. I shoved her off. She looked hurt for a second, and then understanding flashed through her eyes. "Oh, playing hard to get, are we?" She grinned slyly, pleased that she had figured it out. I groaned inwardly. She was impossible to discourage.

The rest of the family piled into the car, sending me messages through their thoughts. Emmett thought, 'Ha-ha, I feel bad for Edward. I would feel horrible if that idiot was chasing after me.' I growled under my breath, and he must have realized I was listening, for he grinned sheepishly and thought. 'Sorry Edward. But you know it's true. This wouldn't have happened if Bella was still with us…' I stopped reading his thoughts then. I knew what was coming.

Ever since we left Bella, Emmett had an annoying tendency to think about Bella, knowing it would hurt me. He still hadn't forgiven me yet. It was worse when we had first left, when his thoughts had broken the hole wide open. At least by now I was used to it, I was numb to the feeling.

I tried to read Alice's thoughts, but all that was in her head was a rather annoying chorus of 'LALALALALALALALALALALALALALALALALALALALALLALALALALALALALALALALALALALALALALALALALALALALALALALALALALALALALALALALALALALALALALALALALAALALALALALALALALALALALALALALAALALA.' I wondered idly what she was trying to conceal from me. But I didn't really care too much, nothing really mattered to me since I left her. Besides, last time Alice concealed her thoughts from me; it involved a surprise party and a very unhappy Edward.

I stepped down on the gas pedal and settled in at a comfortable 120 miles per hour. I tried to ignore my sibling's squabbles from the backseat and succeeded, but I could not ignore Vicki's hand running through my hair. Finally, I got fed up with her. "Could you please not do that while I'm driving?" I asked through clenched teeth.

"Oh, I see. You want to save it for when we're alone later, right?" She smiled, not wanting an answer. I could hear Emmett's thoughts rushing through my head. 'Boy she got you good, Edward.' I grimaced.

Finally we pulled up to the school. Another boring day at Appleby High. I opened my mind to the flood of thoughts around me. Most of them were focused on a new edition to the school, three new students. Apparently two of them were siblings and the other was not related, but was going out with one of the siblings. There names were Mary, Chris and Isabella. I shuddered at how close her name was to my Bella's. Apparently they were all extraordinarily beautiful, with dark circles under their eye. A thought occurred to me.

"Hey Alice," I started, turning to her. "Are the new kids vampires?" Maybe she had a vision or something.

Alice smirked and skipped off. "That's for me to know and you to find out." I growled under my breath. Then I tried to read her mind. Nice try Edward. Great. She was blocking her mind again. What was so important that she had to block her mind all the time? I shrugged it off and climbed out of the Volvo.

I walked to my first period class, English. I had arrived rather early, so I headed to my seat in the back of the classroom and started reading peoples minds around me, for I had nothing better to do. Most of the boy's thoughts were focused on the new student, Bella Sullen. Some thoughts lingered on the other new girl, Mary, but most were discouraged after learning that she had a boyfriend. There was no doubt in my mind now that these new students were vampires.

I concentrated once again on the students whose thoughts strayed to Bella. I could see her clearly in some of their minds. Brown hair, beautiful—she looked so much like my Bella. But my Bella was gone now. I suspect she had perished long ago. But these thoughts of this Bella brought a painful recollection back to me. They just looked so alike. Suddenly, my heart ached for my Bella. I stiffened. This was a forbidden thought. I could never be with Bella; she would not want a monster like me back with her, even if she was still alive now. I had broken her heart—broken hers and mine too. But it was what I had thought was best for her. It had been best for her.

She had probably fallen in love again, with someone healthier for her then me. She had probably had a long, healthy life, free of vampires and mythical creatures. She could have had kids, beautiful; of course, any child of Bella's would have been beautiful. She would have forgotten all about me. I had done the right thing by leaving. Al the same, a tortured voice in the back of my head reminded me of that conversation with Carlisle so many years ago.

Flashback;

"I had to leave, Carlisle! It was what's best for her. She deserves so much better then me, a soulless monster! Now she can fall in love with someone else, someone so much healthier for her then me. She can be happy, have kids and…be Bella." I trailed off at the end.

Carlisle's eyes were gentle. "Maybe that's so, but, you're who she wants."

I had nothing to day to that.

(End Flashback)

I was right to leave. I had to. I had to believe that in order to exist. Bella was so much better off without me.

RING! The bell rang, singling the end of class. I was in a daze; I had not known the time had gone so quickly. I slowly trudged to my second period class, math. Mr. Madley was there.

"Good morning, Mr. Cullen!" He boomed in his deep voice. "Take your seat!" How anyone could be so cheerful about math, I could not understand. It was easily the dullest subject.

At lest Alice had this class with me. She seemed unusually excited as she skipped into the classroom. I wondered what she was so excited about. I tried reading her mind once again, but all I heard was a loud chorus of ABCDEFGHIJKLM- I pulled my mind away from her thoughts. I had no desire to listen repeatedly to the alphabet song.

Finally, the bell rang, and Alice was pulling me along, running very fast. "Alice, where--" I let my voice trail off. Because standing directly in front of me was my love, my angel, my Bella.

I could tell right away that it was her. The images in the students mind had not done her justice, no, not at all. Not anything close. She was beautiful, more so then I had ever seen before, more beautiful then she was then when she was human. Or maybe my memories had just faded away her perfection.

I stood there, too stunned to move, as Alice ran up to Bella and hugged her. I felt a pang as I realized that it was my fault that these best friends had not seen each other for all these years. Alice was speaking fast now, much too fast for anyone to understand. Bella seemed to get the gist of it, though, and sighed. "Shh, Alice, it's okay. Calm down. It's not your fault." The way she said your gave me the feeling that she blamed someone. And she was right to. It was entirely fault, all this is my fault.

Alice was talking about some shopping trip or something. Bella glanced past her and saw Emmett. "EMMETT!" She shouted. They had obviously missed each other. Emmett gave Bella a hug that would have made any human's bones break. "Can't….breathe…" She choked out. Emmett laughed as he released her.

Then Bella saw Rosalie. "Hey Rosalie." She greeted her tiredly. I think that Bella was remembering a long time ago, when Rose had hated her. Rose had gotten past all that when she saw how miserable I was without Bella. Rose surprised Bella by hugging her.

Then Bella had turned to me. I saw the cold heartache in her eyes as she nodded at me, acknowledging my presence. I saw Alice and Jasper exchange a knowing look behind Bella's back. I felt my mind being pulled away from my body and suddenly I was nothing. Of course Bella didn't love me anymore. I had broken her heart. I was a monster, not just a vampire, but an actual monster, one who hurt everyone I loved.

I wanted to run up to Bella and pull her into my arms, but of course that was impossible. She didn't love me anymore, how could she? I had been horrible to her.

Then she turned to Vicki. I almost forgot she didn't know who Vicki was. Vicki stared for a second. Then she asked, "That's her?" Her voice was full of loathing. Vicki did not know the whole story. I did not wish to tell her it. She only thought that I had been friends with a human.

I saw the shock register on Bella's face. Then her face pulled into a hard mask.

"Nice to meet you, Vicki." She said.

"Uh-huh." Vicki replied, clearly bored. I felt even more hate toward her for not talking to Bella. I even felt some contempt for Carlisle and Esme, they were the ones who allowed Vicki to stay here. They felt bad for her. Everyone else just hated her.

Then Alice asked the unspoken question. "Bella, do you want to go home to our house? Carlisle and Esme will be so happy to see you."

"Okay, that sounds good. Just let me get Chris and Mary, they're kind of my brother and sister." I was right. Those were her siblings. Well, we would meet them soon. As Bella turned to run away, she looked at me for one fleeting second. I wondered what she was thinking. I didn't want her to leave, afraid that I would never see her again. But I had no power over her. She turned and ran away to find her brother and sister.

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