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I'm awake and I've been losing sleep.
I've been fighting all my demons,
I've been getting weak cause I've been
Trying, trying, trying to be
Anything other than me.

[Losing Sleep - Charlotte Sometimes]

Bella's pov.

Dancing with Edward had been fun and even the couple of drinks afterwards had been fun, but now things were slowly getting out of control. I sat at a table in the back with Edward. It was in the shadows where no one could see us. My legs were thrown over his and I had my head thrown back laughing at something he had said when I felt him place his hand on my knee. I loved how it felt, but I knew that it was wrong. I couldn't lead him to believe that I was really just some girl that he met in a club or let him think that he could have feelings for me. I guess an uncomfortable look came over my face and he moved his hand.

"I'm sorry, I just thought that…" Edward started, but didn't finish his sentence. The look of rejection on his face would have killed me if I weren't already dead. I sat my drink on the table and sat up straight to face him better. I knew it was time to tell him the truth.

"Edward, we need to talk about something. You didn't do anything wrong. It's just that," I started talking but was interrupted by someone shouting Edward's name.

"Eddie! Our man is here. Time to talk," the guy said, but then stopped when he seemed to notice me, "Well, hello. Who are you?" he asked.

"Bella and you must be Emmett. Eddie has told me all about you," I said. Emmett laughed.

"I hope it was all good things." He said. Edward rolled his eyes.

"Look, just go without me. Fill me in later. Bella and I were having a conversation." Edward said. Emmett gave him a strange look. As much as I wanted to continue my talk with Edward I knew that he needed to go and get this information. Anything to help them find and kill this demon faster was a good thing.

"No, Edward. It's fine. Go ahead and go. If you don't mind, I can just wait for you here." I said and smiled sweetly. He gave me a crooked smile and nodded. Then got up and followed his brother. I heard him mumble something to him that sounded like "make it fast."

As I waited for Edward I started trying to figure out how he was going to react to the news I had to tell him about me. There were two options. He could not care and just let me go about my business and do my job or he could get very angry at me for not just telling him to begin with. I felt bad for leading Edward to believe that I had just seen him for the first time tonight and was really a pretty girl in a club who wanted to hit on him. He might be mad knowing that I had ulterior motives. Heck, I would be mad at me for doing that. But I couldn't NOT tell him. I couldn't let him think that there could be something between us, because there for sure couldn't. I had zoned off into my own little world and hadn't noticed that a man had come up and sat down next to me, until he put his hand on my knee and a drink down in front of me.

"Hello, beautiful." He said. I looked up and saw a man that I knew right away was no ordinary man. This was a demon. He obviously couldn't tell that I'm an angel. He must be new. I realized he was still talking to me. "Do you have a name?" he asked.

"Yes, but you don't need to know it. All you need to know is that I know what you are and if you don't get your hands off of me, I'll send you back to where you came from before you can even tell me your name." I gave him a cute smile that pretty much looked like it said piss off, fucker. His eyes narrowed at me.

"If you're so sure you can get rid of me then lets give it a shot, bitch. Come outside in the alley and we'll see who you can and can't get rid of." He said and then stood up and adjusted his jacket then started towards the side exit. I took one more sip of my drink and then stood. I needed to make this fast so that I could get back in here and wait for Edward.

I walked to the side exit door, took a deep breath, and pushed it open. He was leaning up against the wall and smoking a cigarette. He smiled. Cocky fucker.

"I already knew what you were, too. I just wanted to get you out here and alone, Bella." He said. What the hell? How did he know my name? Then it hit me. The demon I'm supposed to be protecting Edward from. This was him.

"Well, you know my name. How about you let me know yours?" I asked. I crossed my arms over my chest and narrowed my eyes at him. Maybe I could just kill this jerk right here and then leave. I wouldn't even have to worry about Edward and our talk. This could all be over right now.

"James." He flicked his cigarette and started to walk forward. I kept my chin up and made sure to keep my eyes on him. I couldn't let him make any quick moves or get one up on me. All of a sudden I heard footsteps coming and then someone yell my name. I looked over and saw Edward. That was all it took for James to make his move. I felt him slam his fist into my face and I stumbled backwards.

"You son of a bitch!" I screamed at him. James laughed, which only pissed me off even more.

"Come on, Bella. Isn't this why you're here, to get rid of me? Then do it! Come on!" James screamed. Just as I was preparing to spring at him someone grabbed me. It was Edward's other brother, Jasper. Edward and Emmett ran forward to James. They were trying to get to him, but James was moving too fast. I could hear Emmett and Edward cursing and James laughing.

"Let me go, Jasper!" I screamed, but he only held on tighter. I hated what I had to do, but it was my only option. I pushed against Jasper and he flew across the alley and slammed into the dumpster. He was out cold. Alice and Rosalie ran up to him. "I'm sorry!" I said and then ran towards Edward and Emmett. James had Edward on the ground with his hand around his throat and he had Emmett pinned against the wall with his mind. He was laughing. I was over to him so fast that he didn't even have time to realize it. I reached into my boots that I was wearing and pulled out a knife. This knife would only make him disappear to a different place. It wouldn't fully get rid of him, but it would give us enough time to get out of here. I slammed the knife into James's back. He turned to look at me with shocked eyes.

"Damn it, Bella! I had just started having fun!" He said and with that he was gone.

Edward laid on the ground trying to catch his breath and Emmett slumped down to the ground, he was awake but also trying to catch his breath. Alice and Rosalie were helping a now awake Jasper to his feet. I fell to my knees next to Edward.

"I'm so sorry. Are you okay?" I asked. He leaned up on his elbows and narrowed his eyes at me. I could tell that he was angry or hurt. Maybe a little bit of both.

"Did you know this whole time who I was? Was all the dancing and getting to know me in there just bull shit?" He asked.

"No. No. I had fun with you. I mean, I knew who you were the whole time. I was sent here to find you. I'm your guardian, Edward." I said. I felt so bad. I should have just told him in the first place. I should have told him the whole truth instead of playing stupid games with him earlier tonight. He got to his feet and started to walk away.

"Edward, please, listen to me." I said and tried to grab his arm. He snatched it away and turned around. He was right in my face.

"Tell the Elders I don't want or need a guardian. Just go back to where you came from and stay the hell away from me." He said. I could feel the tears in my eyes. It wasn't like I could be angry with him. I did this to myself.

"Edward, I can't…" I started, but he interrupted me.

"Then find someone else to guard over while you're here, because it's not going to be me. Goodbye, Bella." He said and then turned his back on me. Emmett, Jasper, and Rosalie turned to follow him. But Alice hesitated. She was probably very angry with me for hurting Jasper. I was prepared for her to start screaming when she walked up to me, but instead she grabbed my hand and jotted down a phone number on it.

"He needs a guardian. Don't let him lie. He's getting his self in deeper and deeper and he's going to get hurt. Please don't give up on him. This is my phone number. Call me when you're ready to give it a go again. He will listen. You just have to keep trying." She said and then dropped my hand and walked off. And then I was alone in the alley.

There would be no sleeping tonight. Time to go home and start a new game plan. Tomorrow I would give Alice a call and try it again. Hopefully, she was right and Edward would learn to forgive me and start to let me help.

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