Sorry that I haven't updated in forever! I had to plan this all out before I wrote it. So, I figure that in the next chapter, I'll tell the story, and then there'll be maybe three or four chapters of fluff and bonding time. Then we'll get to the MAJOR plot of this story because, believe it or not, there really is one…

"Come on, we're going back to your house."

"Why?"

My expression was grim as I said, "So we can stop a massacre."

When we got to the Cullen house, everyone was near the front door, ready to take off. They took one look at my face and everyone got down into a low crouch.

I was right.

As I quickly read their minds and saw that their plan was to rid of me first- since I was obviously the leader- then Vicky, and then the rest, I couldn't help but go down into my own defensive crouch. My teeth curled up slightly and I let out a low growl.

"Leave my family alone," I hissed.

Alice and, surprisingly, Rosalie were the most vicious. I knew I made Alice uncomfortable because I blocked her powers, thus blocking my coven too from her sight, but why Rosalie?...

"And why should we listen to anything you have to say?" Alice growled. "You killed my best friend and then laughed about it!"

"YOU, and that Victoria," Rosalie sneered. "Tore my family apart! Now that we can avenge Bella's death, there's nothing you can do to stop us!"

I felt my eyebrows rise at this. How times have changed.

Edward, on the other and, was starting to loose his cool.

"Guys," he started angrily. "You don't-"

I placed my hand back on his arm and shook my head. This was something I had to explain.

"Rosalie," I turned and addressed her directly. "I'm very surprised at your actions; you never liked this Bella before, loathed her even. Why now? Why this change?"

She looked slightly shocked as I said this. But she did the one thing I expected her to do: she lied.

"Why should I answer that? Maybe Bella and I were close; closer that she and Alice were, even!"

"But Rose," Emmett, as I had also anticipated, interrupted. "You always said you hated Bella, remember?"

She told him to shut-up.

Raven, you know what you have to do, Bella whispered in my head. It's time to let me out.

"Carlisle, is there no way that you guys might give me time to explain myself?" I asked politely.

I knew Carlisle was a fair player, so he nodded his head and said, "That would be very suitable. Although, as you can see, I will not be able to hold back my children if you are as guilty as your story sounds."

I nodded as well. "I understand completely. Now, shall we proceed inside?"

The others piled inside while Edward and I hung back for a moment.

"Are you sure you can do this?" he asked me softly when the others were out of hearing range.

"I have to be. It's now or never," I said with more bravery than I felt.

I squeezed his had tightly before I walked inside, ready to tell the story of my death.