Hello again, guys! Ok, this is the first chapter I'm completely wingin' so I apologize if it sounds…odd. That's why it's taken me longer to update than normal, and also I had to drive about three hours to pick my older brother up from my aunt's house, which was unexpected and I've been trying to exercise more since I haven't been ever since I quit volleyball this year. Plus, I get distracted really easily and I'm currently watching TV Thanks so much to Darkangel034 for the idea in this chapter. She came up with most of it, so thanks again!

The rest of the school day went by pretty slowly, of course that's to be expected, since Fridays always seem to be that way. I talked with Edward some in Biology about going to the movies later that night. Edward told me he was often dragged along on double dates with his family and felt out of place and awkward while they were all lovey dovey all over each other. I told him I hadn't been the movies in ages, I wasn't even sure what movies were out at the time, but as long as we didn't see a romance, I would be okay.

After school got out and after Edward and I picked Chase up from day care, I went home and lied on my bed for a while, not really thinking while Chase watched Veggie Tales in the living room. I was starting to get even more confused about what I was feeling lately, I had no idea how to even explain it. I knew that I liked Edward but I also knew that he probably didn't like me back the same way, and even if he did, I was carrying too much baggage and it wouldn't be fair if I forced him to deal with it. I also knew that I wasn't ready for a relationship.

After grabbing a Smores flavored Chewy bar (yum), I decided I should probably start unpacking my clothes so I would be able to find something to wear tonight. Alice was supposed to call when she found out what time the movie would start and figured out what time we should leave, so I figured I better start sooner rather than later, just in case.

I went upstairs to room, only to be greeted by about a dozen packed boxes randomly scattered around. I had only unpacked one box since we got here, and it consisted of clothes. I walked over to one of the boxes that was labeled clothes and opened it.

I hadn't opened this box since we moved from Phoenix. It consisted of my somewhat nicer clothes, and since I didn't go out much when I lived in Portland, I didn't feel the need to unpack it.

I remembered some of the shirts. I hoped desperately that they still fit after three years so I wouldn't have to go to the movies in one of my holey t-shirts. I started pulling them out of the box quickly, looking for one that looked like it would still fit. I finally found a dark blue shirt that had been slightly too big for me when I lived in Phoenix. It was supposed to be slightly poofy, and more fitted around the hips. It had silver rhinestones that covered the neck and upper chest area. Thankfully, the shirt fit perfectly. I pulled my hair half up, and deemed myself ready.

When I was walking out of the bathroom, my phone rang. I walked over and picked it up.



"Hello?" I asked, already knowing who it was.

"Howdy!" Alice's overexcited voice rang out of the speaker.

"Hey Alice."

"Ok, so, I looked up movie times and the movie starts at 7, so we'll pick you up at 5:45. That gives us enough time to get snacks before it starts, and go to the bathroom."

"That sounds fine, but what movie is it that we're seeing?" I was a little concerned; I didn't really get a choice on the matter.

"Oh, don't worry! Edward told me you didn't want to see a romance, so we're going to go see a horror movie. It's called 'Prom Night'!" (I couldn't help it. I had to. I just love Kellan)

Right when we hung up, my mom walked in through the front door and announced her arrival. I called back down to her, telling her I was in my room and going to the movies with Alice. (I didn't feel the need to mention Edward and get her angry.)

I still had about fifteen minutes, so I figured I had time to hang up some of the shirts I had unpacked; I would try them on later to see if they fit. When I got to the bottom of the box, I found a light pink scarf wrapped tightly around a long rectangular object. I didn't remember ever owning a scarf like this, so I unwrapped it to see what was inside.

When I got the scarf off, I was holding a rectangular black velvet box in my hand. My stomach dropped. I knew exactly what it was.

My hands started shaking and my breathing got heavier.

I knew I shouldn't open, it would bring back way too many painful memories, but what did I do?

I opened it.

Inside, sat a silver necklace. It had little silver hearts with rubies in the middle of each going all around. It was a gift from him. I couldn't even bring myself to think his name. He had given it to me about two months before I moved. Of course, he was only sixteen at the time (he was in a grade higher than me, but was held back so he was older than everyone in his grade), so the rubies weren't real. It was actually pretty cheap.

I realized then that my hands hadn't stopped shaking and that tears were pouring down my face. I wasn't exactly sure why I was crying. I didn't really miss him, and I wasn't really sad about us breaking up. Maybe it was just because it brought back so many memories that I didn't want to remember.



Even though I didn't want to look at it any longer; I just wanted to put it away and never look at it again, I couldn't bring myself to do it. I just sat there, staring at it while more tears poured down my face.

That's when my door opened and a very hyper Alice bounced in my room and shut the door.

"Hey, Bella! Your mom said you were up here so I just came to get you!" She made her way over to where I was sitting and looked down at the necklace I was still holding in my hand. "Oh my God! That's so pretty! You should wear it tonight!"

I quickly snapped the case shut and replied, "No!" a little more harshly than I had intended.

Alice's face fell and she saw my tear stained cheeks. "Bella, are you okay? What happened?!" she asked as she reached forward to wipe the tears off my cheeks.

I took a deep breath and smiled at her the best that I could, "I'm fine, Alice. I'm sorry I snapped at you. It's nothing, really. Just thinking."

She didn't seem convinced but left it alone and the smile reappeared on her face.

She dragged me down the stairs and out to Jasper's SUV. Everyone was already in it, and I went to join Edward in the back.

He seemed to notice my red eyes and less than jubilant mood.

He grabbed my forearm and whispered, "Hey, are you all right?"

I honestly didn't feel like telling him about my break down in my room over a piece of jewelry at the moment, in front of everybody. So my reply was, "It's nothing, really. Just bad allergies."

He gave me a lingering look, and I figured he didn't believe me, but he didn't say anything else, in which I was grateful.

The rest of the hour drive to Port Angeles, Edward and I were fairly quiet. Emmett and Jasper, however, blared rap music and tried to act gangster and rap along while Alice bounced in her seat and laughed. Rosalie turned her face away from them and put a hand up to block her face from them, obviously embarrassed of the scene they were making. Edward and I just laughed at them silently and shared glances.

We finally arrived at the theater and after getting the tickets, in which I was not allowed to pay for my own ticket, much to my dislike, Alice told Edward and I to go grab seats while Jasper, Alice, Emmett and Rosalie grabbed the drinks and popcorn.

As Edward and I walked into the theater, most of the seats were full, but we found a group of six seats near the middle. We sat next to each other and I saved the rest of the seats with my purse.



The others soon joined us and the previews started. After a few minutes of previews, the movie began. The movie wasn't too scary, but I had had lots of experience with horror movies, so they didn't bother me that much anyway.

Every time something jumped out, or something gross would happen, I saw Edward glance at me. For what, I don't know. About halfway through the movie, my bladder decided it had had too much Dr. Pepper so I told Edward I was heading to the ladies' room and made my way down the aisle.

I had just stepped off the last step when I felt someone grab my wrist. I turned around and saw a man, probably in his twenties, with dark brown hair and blue eyes. I was so shocked that, at first, I couldn't move. My eyes widened. He stood up and led me over to edge of the theater.

"You wanna go back to my place and play Pearl Harbor?"

I was still in a state of shock, and the only comeback I could come back with was, "Excuse me?"

He smirked. "I'll lay on the bed and you can blow the hell out of me."

I gasped, disgusted, and yanked my wrist out of his hand. He seemed surprised, but amused.

"You're a feisty one, aren't you?"

I gazed up at him in shock. I tried to walk around him, but he wouldn't move out of my way.

I could feel eyes on me, but no one was making a move to help me. I wondered briefly if Edward was looking this way, but my thought process was cut off when the man started to walk forwards, forcing me to walk backwards, and had me up against the wall.

He started to walk forward again and I did the only thing I could think of at the moment: I screamed.

Out of the corner of my eye, I saw Edward rushing down the stairs and I was flooded with relief. However, the relief was short lived. The man quickly grabbed my wrist again, and yanked me violently out to the hall.

My first reaction was to knee the guy in the stomach. This distracted him long enough for me to free my wrist once again. I turned to run and headed for Edward, who had just come out of the movie theater door. I had just reached him and started to grab his arm, when I felt a hand on my elbow.

I tried to jerk my arm away from my attacker, when all of a sudden; he goes flying backwards clutching his face.

I turned to see a very furious Edward with a strange glint in his eyes, his nostrils flared, and his hand in a fist, his knuckles red.



I reached for Edward, grabbed his hand, and started to run in the direction of the exit, but tripped in my haste and fell, pulling Edward down with me.

Edward kneeled next to me, his eyes now concerned and frantic instead of angry.

"Are you okay, Bella?" he reached for me to try to help me up. I had just stood up when I saw Emmett and the rest of the guys fly out the door.

I figured my attacker was unconscious, and so I took my time moving forward due to my ankle, which was now a little sore from my fall.

However, my thinking was wrong. At the last minute, I saw the guy standing right behind Edward, who had no idea, and raise his fist. I couldn't do anything. I couldn't speak. I couldn't move. I couldn't make any sound at all. I couldn't even breathe.

Right before the guy's fist came into contact in with Edward's head, Emmett's fist came into contact with the guy's face. My attacker was sent flying backward, and Emmett's fists did not rest. Emmett kneeled over the guy and started pounding the guy and I reached for Edward, pulling him into a hug.

Jasper ran over to where Edward was, and helped restrain the guy, and Edward, Alice, and Rosalie helped me up and to a bench outside.

I was sobbing quietly and Edward wrapped his arm around my shoulders and allowed me to cry into his chest. Alice and Rose said something about going to call the police and ran off into the building again.

After a while, I calmed down. Edward still kept his arm around me, probably waiting for me to burst into sobs again. I was shocked and slightly scared, sure; but I wasn't hurt or anything.

The bastard touched my wrist and disgusted me beyond belief, but didn't do anything other than that. I felt pretty okay. However, the dried tears on my cheeks reminded me of what happened earlier today. I didn't know if I felt like I owed Edward for saving me or if I just felt really secure and safe and relieved, but I wanted to tell him about what had happened earlier. However, I didn't feel like giving him my whole life story. Not yet.

It had been silent for a while, but I broke it with a whisper.

"Hey, Edward?"

He looked up from the ground and replied, "Yes?"

I averted my eyes from him and whispered, "You remember earlier, when I got in the car, and you asked if I was okay and I said yes?"

He seemed confused but nodded anyway.



"Well, the truth is I wasn't."

I paused briefly to get my thoughts together and Edward stayed silent next to me, waiting for me to start speaking again.

"When I got home, I was going through some of my stuff, unpacking, and I came across…"

I paused again. "…I came across this bracelet that my ex-boyfriend gave to me a month or two before I moved, and it just brought back all these memories. It's not like I have feelings for him or anything, but it just brought back memories of this one…particular hard thing that happened and it made me a little emotional and I felt like venting to someone and I knew my mom wouldn't want to hear about it, and I'm sorry if you don't either…I just really felt like telling someone." I realized I was rambling, and so I stopped myself, suddenly feeling really stupid.

He grinned a crooked grin at my rambling and squeezed my shoulder. "Bella. I'm glad you decided you could talk to me about it. And I do want to hear about whatever you want to tell me if it makes you feel better to talk about it."

His words were reassuring and there was another silence between us. After a minute, he spoke again.

"So, is that all you wanted to tell me?"

I could tell he was genuinely curious and wanted to know more, but also didn't want to pressure me into talking about anything that I didn't want to talk about.

"Well, that's all I want to talk about today. But I promise you if there's anything else I feel the need to talk about, you'll be the first to know."

He smiled at me and said, "Deal. I guess I can make time for you somewhere in my busy schedule."

I swatted his arm and we both laughed. "No, but seriously. Whenever."

I nodded and turned my attention back to the ground.

I had a lot to think over.

Okay, I am so sorry it took me this long. I've been soooo busy, I can't even tell you. I'm sorry if there are a lot of errors in here, I am dead on my feet. If there is anything really big, let me know and I'll fix it, and if you're confused about something, ask and I will straighten it out. REVIEW TIMES A MILLION!



Also, I have a problem. I originally had a different name on here, but all my story alerts just stopped working for that one, so I made this one, but all my story alerts on here stopped working today all of a sudden and I have no idea what's wrong! If you know, please please please let me know because I don't want to have to create a whole other name just for story alerts!

Thank you all! I'll try to update at least once more before I head to New York on Thursday.