I have spent the last month trying to figure how to get this chapter into words. And, I've finally done it. I know, it's been a long time, but I'm finally posting it! I hope everyone had a Merry Christmas or Happy Hanukkah or whatever holiday you celebrated. And I hope you all had a fantastic New Year! Note: And even though I've taken forever to update, these characters are still not mine. Stephenie won't sign the custody papers.


Last Chapter. . . .

"You promise?" She asked

"I promise." I said

"Pinky promise?" She said, sticking her pinky out.

"Pinky promise." I said, locking my pinky with hers. And that's how we fell asleep that night.


EPOV

I groaned in my sleep, and blinked my eyes a few times before they slowly opened. I wasn't in the same room I had fallen asleep in. I was back in the living room. And, I was not laying next to the pretty girl I fell asleep next to last night. I noticed that I was sitting up in a chair. I tried to move my hands, but they were tied to the back of the chair. I tried to move my feet, but my ankles were tied to the legs of the chair. I craned my neck around looking for anything, mostly looking for Bella.

My eyes landed on the couch, that the Laurent guy was passed out on, with the glow of the TV lighting his sleeping face up. I scanned to left and landed on patch of blazing red hair. Victoria was pacing back and forth biting her nails with an intense expression on her face. I kept going and when my head couldn't turn anymore, I was met by those chocolate brown eyes.

She looked so tired. She had bags under her eyes, and she looked like she might pass out. Her eyes were also kind of puffy. Her hair had a slight resemblance to a hay stack. She looked defeated. She kind of lifted her mouth into a half smile, and mumbled what I thought was a hi.

I couldn't smile back at her. I didn't like seeing her like this. It hurt me, to see in such torture. She was tied up the same way as me. She was in pain. I could tell. She kept moving her arms and wincing every time she did. I wanted to get her out. I wanted to make everything better, but there was no way that I could. I was stuck just like her. I felt like a hopeless hero. Like, one of those stupid superheroes that had a lame super power, like Aqua Man. I felt like Aqua Man. I wanted to make her safe. I had promised her that nothing was going to happen to her. I couldn't break that promise. It was a pinky promise, for crying out loud! You don't break pinky promises, unless you're my brother. When I make pinky promises, I keep them. And this was no exception. I would save her. I'd be her hero. I'd be her Superman.

I was thinking of an escape plan in my head, when I heard a door open behind us.

"You little punk!" I heard Riley say as he was coming out the room. He slammed the door.

"Aww, is wittle Riley getting picked on by the big kids?" Victoria said, giggling.

"Oh, shut up! You weren't in there just now. That big one in there was trying to wrestle me to the ground. And that other blonde boy was punching my leg. And that girl, she has a mouth on her." He explained walking into the room some more.

"You got told off by a little girl?" Victoria asked, breaking out into a fit of laughter.

"No! She. . . She bit me." Riley mumbled.

"I'm sorry. Did you just say she bit you?" She asked.

"Yes! She bit me. That big one brought me down, kind of and-"

"Wait, he actually got you on the ground?" Victoria interrupted

"Yes, but that's beside the point. He got me low enough for that blonde chick to bit into my arm! I think she might have broken skin."

"Aww, it looks like Riley isn't tough after all. Got taken down by a 10 year old and his brother and sister. That's really pathetic you know? I wonder what your girlfriend will think when I tell her." Victoria continued to laugh.

"You better not tell Bree, or I'll kick your ass!" Riley said.

"Hey, watch your language! There are kids in the room." Victoria said, pointing in our direction.

"It's not like they haven't heard that word before." Riley said, rolling his eyes. "When are Bree and James getting back?"

"I don't know. They've been gone since they went to sleep." Victoria said, going back to worried state. "They should have been back by now."

"Well, if they don't get back soon, they are going to miss all the fun." Riley said, looking at me and Bella with a sinister look.

"No! He said, not to do this without him." Victoria said

"Fine." He said. I followed him with my eyes and watched him push Laurent's legs off the couch, so he could sit down.

Laurent fell off the couch with a loud thud. "Hey! I was sleeping."

"Well, nap times over." Riley said, not taking his eyes off the TV.

Laurnet grunted and got up to go stand near Victoria.

Some time passed and the room began to get really tense. Victoria was pacing now more then ever. Laurent was standing by the front door, looking the window near it every few seconds. And Riley was just sitting on the couch, nursing his "bite mark". Bree finally showed up, but she came by herself. She looked very upset and was standing in a corner by herself. She has been looking at her phone the whole time. They were all awaiting for, Him to get back. Victoria kept mumbling stuff about happening to him and what if he's hurt. Then Bree would pipe up and say that he was fine. It went on and on.

I would look at Bella every once in a while, and she was watching everything unfold before us. She glanced at me every once in a while. And when she did, she'd blush and look away.

"Psst!" My back stiffened. I looked at Bella. She was looking down at the ground.

"Did you say something?" I asked her. She looked up at me, confused.

"Psst!" Bella slowly straightened up and looked scared.

"Did you hear that?" She whispered. She looked at everyone in the room, they were all un aware of the noise.

"Down here, dumb dumbs!" We both turned our heads and looked down and saw Emmett smiling up at us.

"What are you doing?" I scream whispered

"Shh! They'll hear you," he said disappearing behind my chair. "I'm untying you guys. Now look forward and don't pay attention to me."

We did as he instructed and turned around. I could feel my hands becoming more movable.

"You know, for bad guys, they suck at tying knots." I heard Emm whisper. He must have pulled the last of the rope loose cause I could now move my hands. "You're hands are free. But, don't move them til I say so."

I moved my wrists in circles glad to have them moving again. And then I felt something grab my ankle, I almost yelled but then I saw some curly blonde hair. Jasper was untying my ankles. I looked up and saw that Victoria, Laurent, Riley and Bree were oblivious to this. They were stupid bad guys.

Once Jasper got my ankles free, he told me the same thing Emm said. Then, Emm got Bella's hands free and Jasper got her ankles free.

"All right, when Rose gives the signal, you can move." Emm whispered before he disappeared.

I looked at Bella with a quirked brow. She looked just as confused. But, then it happened.

"Hey, you guys should really lock the door. We are capable of opening doors." Rose said. Me and Bella turned around and saw her holding up the rope that was holding us to the chairs. My eyes opened in shock.

"RILEY! You idiot! You forgot to lock the door!" Victoria screeched. She was charging toward Riley and started hitting him over the head.

"GO!" Rose said, and me and Bella froze and looked at each other before jumping off our chairs. But, we really had no where to go.

"Stop hitting me! Go get the kids instead, before they get away!" Riley yelled. Victoria stopped hitting him and sprinted across the room for me and Bella. Bella screamed and ran off in one direction. I went the opposite way.

"Well, don't just sit there! Help me!" Victoria yelled as she went after Bella.

Riley got off the couch and sprinted after me. I ran around the couch and then dove under the coffee table.

"Come here!" Riley started to crawl under the table, before I crawled out and sprinted toward the room where Rose was standing.

I wasn't looking where I was going before I ran right into a pair of legs. "Where do you think you're going?" I looked up and saw Laurent standing in my path. He was about to grab me before, we yelped in pain and knelt to grab his knee. I looked around him and saw Emm behind him.

I didn't know what to do, so I did what I could. I kicked him where it hurts the most. And boy did that feel good. Laurent's eyes bulged before he crashed to the ground and started rambling off bad words.

I looked at Emm and he looked at me. Then we both sprinted off in the other direction. Before I got far, Laurent grabbed my leg and I crashed to the ground in a face plant. I cried out. My nose felt like it was broken. I tried to wiggle my leg free, but Laurent grabbed on tighter. I took my free leg and kicked him right in the face. I heard his jaw make an awful noise. He let go of my leg and I scrambled up and away. I ran into the kitchen and hid behind a the island.

I was breathing heavy and I could feel blood dripping from my nose. I wiped it on my shirt, and turned around the corner of the cabinet. When it seemed like nobody was coming after me, I ran back out into the living room to find Bella.

I could hear screams of terror and screams of pain. The sight before me was awful. Laurnet was still on the ground. Jasper was pounding the poo out of him. There was blood dripping from Laurent's face. I saw Riley standing on the couch, trying to fend off Rose. Emm was standing in a protective crouch around Bella in the corner. Bree was hovering over them. Victoria however, was no where to be found.

"WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON IN HERE?" It was then that the chaos stopped. Jasper stopped kicking Laurent. Riley stood motionless on the couch. Rose froze in place. Bree whipped her head around and her eyes got huge.

James had returned.


This is only the beginning of the action. I hope I haven't lost any readers a long the way. But those of you who have stuck with my insane update schedule, I love you guys! Thanks for reading! xoxo