Authors note: this was a hard chapter for me to write. Yes I know the next one will be better but still I feel bad for doing this to that poor little girl

Disclaimer: I….. don't own twilight. There happy. *Edward smiles at me* well that makes one of us, maybe…. *growl from him* ok I was just kidding, for the last time I don't own twilight, I just own the plot.

Emptiness Ch.2

that morning Edward woke me up and handed me some clothes to change into. "the bathroom is through that door." he pointed. I walked into the bathroom and changed. i was going to have to go home. it was depressing. when i came out edward lead me down the stairs where all the family sat. immediately Alice rushed over and picked me up and put me on the couch beside her and started playing with my hair. i smiled. i should enjoy my last moments with them.

Carlisle said "Bella we have to take you home today." i frowned at that. i felt calming waves take me over thanks to Jasper. "if you want i can ask your parents if you can stay over here when they need a baby sitter. we would do it for free." all of sudden i was smiling from ear to ear. i ran over and jumped carlisle. i hugged him with all of my force. which wasn't much compared to his. he hugged me back and kissed me on top of my head.

"thank you so much. "I couldn't help it but the tears started to come. i felt Esme hug me too from the side

"dear we love you like your our own daughter now." esme said

i went to sit back down so alice could finish my hair. i usually didn't like anyone playing with it but for some reason i loved when alice did it. "there you go Bella. I'm done" alice said. she had French braided my hair. i felt like i was going to burst with happiness. then my stomach growled. everyone laughed. I blushed so badly.

esme jumped up "I'll go make you something dear. "she ran into the kitchen and i could hear her start to cook. i felt relieved but embarrassed.

everyone started talking and asking me questions to keep me busy when esme came in and said "breakfast is ready." i jumped up and grabbed Alice's hand. Everyone followed me into the kitchen. i couldn't believe my eyes. esme had made enough for everyone and then some. i sat down at the table and esme handed me a plate full of food. i started to eat. everyone else looked disgusted. Emmett poked some of the bacon and grimaced. i laughed.

then a thought came to me. i smiled evilly. alice and edward laughed so loudly. "Emmett would you like some bacon?" i smiled sweetly. he went paler then he already was.

"no thank you Bella." he tried to smile back at me.

"please with sugar on top." i even put some lip into it. emmett crumbled. he grabbed a piece and swallowed it without tasting. his whole family died laughing. i was laughing so hard my sides hurt.

emmett turned to me and playfully growled. "i will get you back." that shut me up. I've heard some of his prank stories. everyone else started laughing again.

i finished eating breakfast and went into the living room. carlisle said "i called your parents they agreed for us to be your babysitters" I smiled "would you like for edward to take you home?"

i smiled "sounds good." edward was at the door as soon as i spoke the words. we went and got into his Volvo. he drove me to my house. i really didn't want to come home but i had to. at least i knew that i would be back to visit my second family very soon. he lead me to my house and knocked on the door.

"don't worry Bella. everything will be ok." he handed me a piece of paper with a phone number on it. "here is our number. call us if you ever need anything." he leaned down and kissed me on the cheek. "be good." he whispered all of this just so i could hear.

my mother opened the door and i could smell the booze. great. "thank you. get in here Bella." she grabbed my arm and pulled me in. great they have had a fight. i looked back at edward with pleading eyes.

edward spoke up. "if you would like we can baby sit her at night and bring her home in the morning if you would like?"

he was like my angel. "yea whatever. is there a catch in this."

"no ma'am. Bella is such a sweet little girl and my family really likes her."

"okay. pick her up whenever." i smiled at him. i mouthed thank you and he smiled back at me. i knew my summer was going to be so much better now.

that night exactly at 5 edward came to pick me up. this time i had a bag ready. i put my tooth brush and some clothes just in case. i told my parents goodbye and i rushed out to his car. when i got into the car i reached across and hugged him. he was a little shocked by this but he hugged me back. "what was that for?"

"for saving me. "he smiled and we drove to his house.

when we got there Rosalie was waiting for me. she rushed down to get me. she pulled me up into a hug. i hugged her back. she rushed me up into the house and into Alice's room. there alice had clothes galore.

at the same time they both said "dress-up!" i could tell today was going to be a long day. i hated new clothes. well i really just hated the attention. they made me try on 20 different outfits. by that time they could hear my stomach growl. i could hear esme start to fix something for me. i told alice which outfits i liked best and then rosalie lead me downstairs.

while i waited i looked around the house. it was very bright. edward followed behind me and told me the stories of everything. he was telling me about the cross that was Carlisle's fathers when esme called for me. again esme had made plenty of food. emmett was no were to be found i guess he didn't want to be pressured to eat again.

when i was finished it was only 6:30 so rosalie took me outside. everybody was outside too. they decided they wanted to play hide and seek. we played in teams. edward and alice on one. me and rosalie as another. jasper and emmett on one and carlisle and esme on the last. me and rose were first to seek. we counted to 20 since they could run fast.

rose said "here jump on my back and we can run to find them." i did as she wanted and we took off. it was amazing i have never felt so light and free. i was a little dizzy but i was fine. we found carlisle and esme first they were down by the creek. next we found jasper but not emmett. they were to hide in the same area but we couldn't see him.

then i heard him slip a chuckle. i looked up and saw him standing on the branch of a tree. we found emmett. next we set off to find alice and edward. this is going to be hard, me and rosalie split up she went off to find alice and i went to find edward. she pointed me in the direction of his scent. since he couldn't read my mind this would be easier. i ran in the direction she pointed me. i found an opening up ahead and saw edward standing in the most amazing meadow.

he didn't move. i know he could hear me come through the woods. I walked up to him and poked him on the shoulder to make sure he was ok. he jumped a little. i laughed and said "gotcha!" he smiled and picked me up to bring me back to the others. he put me on his back and we ran. i thought rose was fast but she was nothing compared to edward.

by the time we found alice it was dark. we headed inside so i could get ready to go to bed. i went upstairs and took a shower and got dressed in the pajamas alice had left me. i came downstairs and they were all in pajamas. i went and sat down next to rose. "why are you all in pajamas?"

alice responded "we are having a slumber party!" i have never had a slumber party. we went out on the back porch and they already had a fire going. they had marshmallows chocolate and graham crackers. we were making smore's! i loved them. alice handed me a sharpened stick and the bag of marshmallows. as i made me a smore they told me stories of where they have been and they asked me plenty of questions. by the time i had ate 3 smores and forced one on emmett i was wore out. i could feel my eyelids get droopy. I guess alice saw me falling asleep because edward picked me up and carried me into his room. he laid me down on his couch and tucked me in

"sweet dreams, goodnight Bella. "he smiled

I yawned "thank you, goodnight."

most of my summer continued like this. Edward would pick me up at 5 and drop me off at 12. my parents didn't care. they just drank anyways. the Cullen's were my safe place to stay. they were my guardian angels. it didn't matter that they were vampires. they were careful. especially jasper. it got easier for them over time. every time i was over there i learned something new about them. they showed me how they sparkled in the sun, how strong they were and about how they came to be. it was amazing. they knew i wouldn't say anything. i cared to much about them too. everyday was a new adventure with them. we played games, talked, watched me eat, tutoring, and anything else i wanted to do. i had the time of my life. i still thought about Jacob, who i used to hang out with everyday since i could walk. he had stopped talking to me, i didn't care. he was mad i found someone new to be with.

one day they were acting a little odd. the mood in the house had saddened. Esme had made a huge dinner that night. i ate like usual. i made fun of Emmett. trying to get him to eat. after that we played some games and i went and got my pajamas on. we had another slumber party. i had some smores like usual. but something was wrong. i almost fell asleep again when edward took me up to his room to put me to bed. everyone hugged me goodnight. even jasper. something was wrong. he tucked me in and kissed me on the head and left. that night was the first time i felt sick and had a nightmare.

after breakfast edward wanted to go to our meadow were we have had so many important conversations. usually when we go there he wanted to talk about something serious. i told everyone bye and gave them a hug. All of them looked like they were trying to cry but I didn't think anything about it. I hopped onto his back and we took off to his meadow.

when we got to the meadow we sat down in the grass and talked for a while. he said "Bella you can always trust us. one day we may have to leave. you understand that we cant be here forever. i hope you realize that you have changed me. i look at the world differently now. please remember this. always stick up for yourself and be careful" sounded sad. there is something wrong

i said, "yeah i know. i hope it wont be anytime soon. you guys save me each day, like a guardian angel. if it wasn't for you guys this summer i would be picking up after my parents, getting yelled at, pushed around, and wishing for school to start. thank you for making this a summer i will never forget." i hugged edward. he hugged me back. He looked like he was trying to cry tears that would never fall.

"lets take you home ok." i nodded and we ran to my home for once.

when we got there i hugged him as tight as i could. over the past 2 months edward has become a best friend to me. i told him everything. everyone had became my family with Carlisle and esme as my parents. emmett, Rosalie, jasper, and Alice all had become my brother and sister. emmett was the big protective one, jasper the quiet but loving one, rosalie was the caring and nurturing one, and alice was the funny shopaholic. Edward though was my secret keeper. he had helped me. i trusted him to no extent.

he kissed me on the cheek and said goodbye. he gave me a bag. "this is from us. open it later." he hugged me one last time and ran off. i walked into the house and went upstairs to put my bag down. i read some of the stories that carlisle gave to me. when i was done with the book it was 5:30. he was late. He was never late. i came downstairs and called their house. the line was disconnected. i realized something was wrong. i ran upstairs and took out the bag he gave me. inside was a note. i didn't have to read it to know what was happening.

dear bella,

this is probably the hardest thing we have had to do in forever, saying goodbye. as you know we cant stay in one place forever. we have to move on. something came up but we were able to bypass us being uncovered and killed. please don't worry about us. we will not be coming back to forks in your lifetime. we love you like you were our little sister. If it will help you please forget us, you will always stay in our minds and hearts. even though it does not beat ever since we have meet you we have felt it. felt it grow with love for our smallest, youngest, and most human family member. please stay safe and yourself. we love you till the end of time, no matter what.

the Cullen's.

it was so short but it tore my heart into pieces. they left me. i thought that they cared. i just couldn't get over it. i didn't even get to say goodbye for good. i trusted them to help me. the let me down. i sat there on my bed and cried. no one came to check on me. no one loved me anymore. they just said that because they didn't want me to be sad. i was their pity case. I'm glad they moved on. I didn't need someone who doesn't really care. ill be on my own for the rest of my life, trusting no one but myself. i promise to myself to forget them, no matter how painful it may be. i felt dead on the inside, like they had taken my heart out and thrown it away. that night i fell asleep crying.