First off, let me gloat and tell you guys I found out I now live in the 7th cloudiest city in the US! What bliss! Maybe there's an Edward somewhere here for me. I think my next story might have to take place here (Binghamton)!

You will never know what I've gone through, guys. My laptop is now an atrocity. Thankfully, here I am with another chapter. Sorry it took me so incredibly long... I deserve to be in Shane's clutches for a while. Now prepare yourselves for a long-winded rant.

I had this entire chapter written out just as I wanted it last night. It was beautiful (sniffle). I worked on it 'til 7AM... and stupid Word completely erased it. I don't even want to talk about it. The same thing had happened earlier with this whole essay I had to write for class. The fury and rage inside me was unimaginable, friends. A little Edwardlike if I may say so.

Anyway, I managed to remember some of the things I lost, though at this point I was half asleep and agitated. Sorry for any errors.

(By the way, has anyone been watching True Blood?)

BPOV

How much time has passed? I couldn't even guess. Every second dragged on since I'd been torn from my family.

I looked over at Shane who was walking beside me as we made our way through the dark corridors I'd hoped I'd never have to walk through again. The guard behind us, some oaf I'd never seen before, grunted before pushing me into a room on the left. Shane followed me in and closed the door behind him, locking it while staring at me intensely.

I snorted. "Do you really think a locked door would keep me from running away?"

His eyes glinted with some indescribable emotion. "No, Bella. I imagine my other threats will do the trick."

I shut up after that. Before I could blink he was on me, touching me everywhere and breathing into my ear. "You belong to me now."

"I belong to Edward," I shouted, pushing against him. He laughed at me.

"Not anymore."

"I will always belong to him," I said through clenched teeth.

He let his hands roam over me as he smiled. "Saying it doesn't make it true. You're mine now. I'm going to make you forget all about him."

"Impossible," I said instantly. He only smirked. I had tried to sound brave but even if I accomplished it, I didn't feel brave. The thought automatically came to me that he might very well have the skill to erase my memory. It wouldn't surprise me; I knew nothing of his powers.

He kissed me ferociously, pressing me into the wall. He moved away only to suck on my neck. I was repulsed.

"Get off of me!" I screamed.

"No," he said into dip of my throat.

He licked up until he met my lips. "I'll make you forget," he murmured against them.

He kissed me, even harder. And then the world went black.

EPOV

We had been driving for forever it seemed. Carlisle was driving with Esme beside him. Jasper and Alice were sitting next to me, tense with anxiety. Emmett and Rose were speeding along beside us. Everyone was watching me, waiting for me to have a breakdown. I guess they figured it was only a matter of time, as did I.

Alice took in a sharp burst of air before seeing an image I unfortunately had to watch too.

Bella was against a wall with that animal against her. She was struggling to be free of him but he was too strong. His filthy hands were all over her, touching her in places I hadn't even yet. He was kissing her everywhere and telling her that she was his, that she would forget about me.

"Impossible," she said confidently. I could see the hate in her eyes, but I could also see fear as well.

She again demanded he get off of her but he just ignored her.

And then he said that he'd make her forget about me. Then he kissed her.

"NO!" Alice screamed, coming out of the vision. "We have to get there immediately, Carlisle."

"What happened?" Jasper asked franticly, rubbing her shaking arms.

Neither of us could respond.

Carlisle eyed me in the rearview mirror. "Edward?"

I opened my mouth to answer but the words wouldn't form.

"Just get us there, Carlisle," Alice wailed. "Hurry!"

I prayed to the powers that be that we would arrive in time. We had to. Even if we didn't, I knew I'd always love Bella. Even if that bastard managed to turn her into some dark, I'd fight every second of eternity to bring her back. I loved her.

SPOV

I stepped back, eager to see my handiwork. Bella's eyes slowly fluttered open. They were clearly glazed over and I nearly jumped with joy. It had worked! She would be disoriented for a while. Small things would come back to her- her name, her habits, etc.- but she'd forget everyone that had been in her life before. All she would know now was me and then I'd fill in the rest.

Her eyes scanned my face. "Who are you?" she asked.

I grinned. "Shane. I'm your lover."

Her face scrunched up in confusion. "You are?"

I nodded. Then I kissed her to seal the deal, passionately and exquisitely. Her taste was unbelievable; I adored her. And then that annoying piece of trash Alec had to ruin the moment.

He cleared his throat and I reluctantly pulled away from her.

"What?" I asked testily.

"Aro has returned," he said, smirking at me. "I see you've broken her."

"Never mind that," I said hastily. I dragged her out behind me, tenderly stroking her arm as we ran.

Finally we entered Aro's dark chambers, filled with at least one hundred vampires. I spotted Aro instantly, as did he, and he flitted over with excitement.

"Bella, my dear!" he exclaimed. "It's been too long, my child."

She stared back at him blankly. He looked at me and put two and two together. "I'm glad to see everything worked out smoothly."

I nodded.

"Come," he said, snapping his fingers. "I have many people I want the two of you to meet."

For the next hour, he dragged us to this vampire and to that. They all expressed mild interest in Bella, except for one.

"Vladimir, this is Bella!" Aro looked at him expectantly.

The vampire merely nodded, his eyes everywhere but on her.

Aro cleared his throat. "She is very, very important to me."

Again, the vampire nodded.

"Well," Aro said, his voice sounding slightly deflated, "I suppose we should move along. Nice to see you as always."

As we walked away, I heard Aro mutter, "I hate Russian vampires."

The vampire heard him, of course, but Aro didn't seem to care.

We met a few more people before Aro thankfully stopped.

"Bella, love," he started, "you must be dying with thirst."

She stared at him. "Thirst?"

"Yes. You must be thirsty. It's time for a feeding."

"But I don't feel thirsty," she mumbled, perplexed.

Aro laughed. "Oh, I assure you that you are! I can tell by the blackness of your eyes."

Bella looked slightly horrified at that.

"A snack will be coming in just a moment."

Just then, a group of what I assumed to be delicious-looking humans stumbled in, all looking utterly terrified. They eyed Aro fearfully as he made his way over. He looked them over before laughing and grabbing a young looking teenaged boy.

"You'll do," he giggled as he dragged him along. He thrust him towards Bella who caught him easily. "Your meal, darling. Drink up."

The boy started screaming, thrashing in her firm arms. She looked up at Aro and then back at the boy.

And then she did the most startling thing. She threw him back.

"No thanks."

Aro looked stunned, as did I. Something as simple as this should have come back to her. Then again, her mind was unreal. Perhaps I shouldn't be so surprised.

"I assure you that you'll love it, Bella," he insisted, once again tossing the human in her direction.

"I assure you that I won't," she answered back, sounding disturbingly like her old self.

She laughed then. "You're idiots. You most of all, Shane. You forgot one tiny detail in your brilliant plot. Your stupid voodoo stuff doesn't work on my mind. I never lost my memory, and even if you had been somewhat successful, I never would have forgotten Edward. He's a part of me. He is the very best part of me. You can't ever take that away."

"I assure you that I can," Aro said icily. I'd never seen him unsmiling before. "You are my property, child, and you will do as I say. You will never ever leave this place. And you will never see your family again. I will hunt each and every last one of them down- human and vampire- whether you comply or not. I've had enough."

She stared at him for a moment before erupting into laughter again. And then the craziest thing happened.

Aro was inexplicably flipped onto his back.

BPOV

I froze for a moment, staring on in shock like everyone else. One of most, if not the most, powerful creatures had just been flipped onto his back, the most vulnerable position. Oh and by me, Bella Swan. The craziest part was that I hadn't even touched him.

Before I could move, I laughed internally at myself. So there's my gift.

Aro started struggling and tried to sit up. I immediately snapped back into focus and thought don't move. With a crushing sound, Aro's body snapped back to the floor, cracking it due to the pressure.

I walked over to him slowly, reveling in every second. The tables had turned and I was taking no prisoners.

I pressed my boot down on his throat. "You disgust me. You threatened my loved ones. You threatened me. And then you dared to try and fuck with my love in general. Too bad you failed, Aro. You don't own me. I don't belong to you. I belong to Edward and he's the only person I ever want."

"No, Aro," I said, pushing my boot down harder. "That's where you're wrong."

"You're amazing, Bella," he choked out. "I've never met a vampire like you. You're extraordinary. You were even astounding as a human. I'm glad Edward changed you, though I'm not thrilled with how things worked out…"

He chuckled to himself.

"Any last words?" I asked him, feeling like the heroine in some crazy action flick. Why do I always have the most immature thoughts at the most inappropriate times?

"Yes," he coughed. "Ciao."

I smiled in spite of myself and then stomped down, effectively severing his head from his body. The onlookers gasped and stepped back from me. I realized what I must've looked like then- some enraged animal, a monster. I didn't care.

I picked up his head and took a step towards them.

"I'm no longer weak Bella," I laughed. "Are you surprised?"

They all stepped even further away.

"If any of you even dare try to track me and my family, I will hunt you down and tear you to shreds. It will be a lot longer and lot more painful than what I did to Aro, I promise you that. Stay away from me and I'll stay away from you."

No one said anything. I flung the head into their crowd and turned towards Shane. He was staring me, watching me with the expression that always made me uncomfortable.

"I suppose you're going to kill me, too," he said flatly.

"That was the general idea."

He smirked. "You might as well. I'll never stop chasing you. I refuse to let you go. So you better take advantage and kill me now."

"Can you even be killed?" I asked, quirking an eyebrow. Something told me that tearing him up into little pieces and setting him on fire wouldn't do the trick.

I picked up Aro's head and the rest of his parts, dismembering him in a matter of seconds. I tried my best to keep my mind off of it. Then I turned back to Shane.

"So what do I do with you?"

He laughed. "All you have to do is stab or shoot me and I'll be dead."

My eyebrows rose in disbelief. "Right. Like you're going to tell me how to kill you."

An expression of sadness flickered over his face before he composed himself once more. "There's no life for me anymore. I have nothing left."

I bit my lip. I knew he was a monster who intended on harming everyone that I loved, but I couldn't help pitying him.

"Break my neck, Bella," he asked me, kneeling before me.

I took a deep breath and softly placed my hands on his head.

"Last words?" I asked again, though my voice cracked this time.

He smirked for the final time. "Ciao."

I closed my eyes and snapped my hands, effectively breaking his neck. I nearly took his head off in the process.

The stress of everything coupled with the trauma I'd been pushing down finally caught up with me. I buckled under from the strain and cried out, falling to my knees.

Suddenly arms were around me. I yelped and thrashed in whoever's arms they were.

"Shhh, Bella," a soothing velvet voice whispered in my ear. "It's all okay now. I love you."

I stilled and sighed in relief. "Edward," I whispered.

"It's okay," he repeated. He lifted me into his arms and kissed me like he never had before. Passion, pain, love, fear, relief, lust, gratefulness was all packed into it. My legs began to wobble.

I pulled away, as painful as it was. "But what I did Edward… aren't you horrified?"

"Bella," he said in a disapproving voice. "Never. You did what you had to do. They never would have stopped."

"But I liked it Edward," I mumbled, looking down. "The revenge was-"

He lifted my chin up. "Had our positions been reversed, Bella, I would have done a lot worse. Alice kept catching flickers of images that we read all wrong… Oh, Bella. We thought horrible things. What ended up happening was a relief, a blessing. You saved us all. You're still Bella. You're still perfect."

I sobbed. "I love you so much." The words seemed so small in comparison to what I was feeling.

"Love," Edward whispered against my lips, "you have no idea what I'm feeling right now. All I know is I need you. I need to kiss you right now."

His beautiful lips met mine again and we shared the most intense kiss of my life.

A/N- Okay, I know some parts were slightly cheesy and that her power was not that creative and is slightly overdone but honestly nothing else came to mind. PS- do you realize how many times people say "you're mine" in this story. Jeez.

I promise to update fairly soon, seeing as I'm getting a new laptop.