Ugh! Life is chaotic, but I am loving every second of it. My brother is officially home for two weeks starting today. I decided to update quickly before he comes home again. Thank you so much to everyone who reviewed/ favored/ alerted me. I also wanted to let you guys know that there will only be two chapters left after this story :(

Disclaimer:

Me: Edward, do I own Twilight?
Edward: Nope, but you do own me?
Me: Really?

Edward: Well not technically, but it is your fanfiction so you can own me if you want too.

Me: Awesome!! I love life!

EPOV

"No, no, no," Bella continued to scream. Alice and Rosalie were attempting to drag her away from me, but my love would not allow them to do so. I Voltri would be arriving momentarily and I had to get her out of here.

"This isn't goodbye, Bella," I repeated for the thousandth time. Bella once again bucked out of my sister's grip and ran to me. I had never seen her throw such a tantrum. It was quite shocking.

"Please, don't make me do this," she begged. "Please, Edward." I wrapped my arms securely around her and kissed the top of her head. She continued to sob against my chest as my brother Jasper descended from the stairs. Edward, he thought. What is she still doing here?

"She won't go, Jazz," Alice said reading my expression. "She refuses to leave Edward and none of us are strong enough to handle her." My brother smiled wryly before sending a wave of calm and patience toward my Bella. In mere seconds she practically collapsed in my arms.

"Take her," I mumbled hastily toward my sisters and mother. Esme ran over quickly and took her from my arms. I leaned down quickly and kissed Bella. "I love you," I mouthed against her lips.

"Come home soon, Edward," Alice said with a mournful tone. We're all going to miss you so much. These next few months will be unbearable. Alice still could not foresee the date I would return, but we both hoped that it would be no more than a few months.

"Be safe," Esme said kissing my cheek lovingly. Oh Edward, please promise me that you will return. No one in this family could handle losing you.

"I promise, Mom," I said kissing the top of her head. My sister Rosalie shuffled toward me awkwardly before placing her arms around me. This simple gesture startled me. Rosalie had never been one to show emotion accept when it came to Emmett. Don't do anything stupid, she thought.

"I won't," I promised her. I ruffled her hair lightly causing her to growl. "Make sure Emmett doesn't get into any major trouble while I'm gone."

"No promises," she said with a scowl.

"I heard that," Emmett said from the other room. This caused us all to laugh. Bella remained dazed in the confinement of my mother's arms.

"Take care of her," I told them all.

"I'll keep her safe, Edward," Alice told me. Just as she finished speaking, her eyes glazed over and a painful expression crossed her face. "We have to go." She grabbed the arms of Rosalie and Esme, kissed Jasper quickly, and raced out the door.

"Thank you, Jasper," I told my brother as he approached me.

"I know you would do the same thing for me if you could," he said sending a wave of calmness toward me. I smiled at him gratefully as Carlisle approached us.

"How much time do we have," my father inquired.

"They should be arriving any minute now," I informed him. I was not scared to confront the Voltri. I was more terrified of losing Bella. It pained me to think of what I had just done to make her leave, but I knew it was the best decision ultimately.

"I am so sorry, Edward," Carlisle said placing his hand on my shoulder. I stared at him in confusion. "If I had never suggested returning to Forks, then none of this would have happened."

"Don't say that," I told him. "I will never regret, not even for a single second, coming back to Forks. It brought be to Bella after all." I sighed deeply before continuing. "If I regret anything, it would be putting this family in danger. I am sorry that I have put all of you in this position."

"Don't worry about it Edward," Emmett said locking my head in the crook of his elbow as he nudged his fist through my hair. "I'm always up for a good fight, especially if it means fighting the Voltri."

"We are not going to fight them," Jasper said as he clenched his teeth audibly. "I see no point in fighting them."

"Nor do we," a familiar voice said behind us. I turned around quickly to see the entire guard standing before me. "Hello, Edward."

"Aro," I said approaching him slowly. My brother's and father followed behind me cautiously.

"Your late," Caius snapped at me. A low growl escaped Emmett's chest as he glared at Caius.

"Caius, please," Aro said in a restrictive tone. "Edward, it is time to come back home. Are you willing to return, or do you wish to endure the other alternative?" I knew what he meant by the other alternative, but I did not want to think of it.

"Aro," Carlisle said approaching his old friend. "I wish to speak to you about Edward staying with us. You see, he and Bella have once again been reunited. She is no longer human." No longer human, Aro thought. Edward, how is this possible? Did you not make a treaty with the people from La Push?

"Bella was going to die," I said shuddering from the memory. "I had no choice but to have Carlisle save her life." My voice sounded so strange to me. It sounded so cold, hollow, and empty.

"Carlisle," Aro addressed my father, "my dear old friend. Is this true? Did you honestly take this child's life?"

"I did, Aro," Carlisle confessed. "And I would do it again if I were given the opportunity. I consider Bella to be my daughter. I would never allow any harm to come to her, just as I would never allow any harm to come to any other member of my family." He tore his eyes away from Aro and began to stare at me.

"Edward," Aro said turning toward me. "You and I concocted a deal. You are to stay away from Bella from this point on. If you disobey me then neither one of you will live." Emmett lunged toward Aro. I grabbed him quickly and pulled him back.

"Don't, Emmett," I said as I attempted to restrain my brother.

"No one threatens my little sister," Emmett said growling ferociously. Carlisle grabbed his son and pulled him back so that he could stand by Jasper.

"Surely we could come to some sort of arrangement," Carlisle spoke eloquently. "Edward did not expect to be received by Bella. He was under the misinterpretation that she did not love him. The truth is that the two of them cannot live without one another, and I feel that they should not have to."

"I fear I cannot do that Carlisle," Aro said without emotion. "As much as I love a happy ending, Edward and I made a deal. He is very valuable to me and I cannot go on without his services."

"Aro, please," Jasper said suddenly. "Take me instead. I will service you in any way that I can." I shook my head no as he said this. My brother chose to ignore me.

"No, take me," Emmett said in his booming voice. "I will work as a body guard. Just please let my bro off the hook here." Aro pondered their requests for a few moments before replying.

"I fear I cannot use either of you," Aro said. "The both of you would be quite useless to me to be perfectly honest. I only require the services of Edward." Don't worry, Edward, Carlisle thought. We'll find a way to get you out of this. Just hold on.

"How much longer do we have to stay here," Felix whined. "I wish to return as soon as possible, Aro." Aro held up his hand to silence his friend.

"The choice is yours, my dear Edward," Aro told me. "Either leave with us and live, or stay here and die." So this is what my life had come to. A choice that seemed so simple, yet truthfully it couldn't be more complicated.

BPOV

The last thing I remembered was holding Edward with every ounce of my strength. I must have been hurting him, but he never complained. I was now in someone else's arms, someone unfamiliar.

"Bella should be opening her eyes any second now," I heard Alice say. "I'm surprised she's been down for this long." My body felt slightly numb, as if I had been sleeping. I knew this couldn't be possible though, vampires didn't sleep.

"What happened," I asked in confusion. "Where is Edward?" I lifted my head to look at my surroundings. "Where are we?"

"We're close to La Push," Rosalie answered. I breathed in deeply only to regret it. Once again the scent of wet dog filled my nostrils. I cringed causing everyone to laugh.

"Bella, dear," Esme's soothing voice said. "I hate to ask you this, but I fear we have no other option." I starred at my new mother's face in confusion. "Do you think you could manipulate the wolves into allowing us to pass? It is the only way we will be able to pass the border to Canada."

"Canada," I repeated in horror. "Esme, I can't go to Canada. I have to go back!" Visions of Edward being held in the contempt of the Volturi raced through my mind. How had Edward gotten me to leave? Why was I here now?

"Save it, Bella," Alice said grabbing my face in between both of her hands. "If you go back now then Edward will only be in more danger." More danger, the words seared through my brain like acid. I couldn't handle the thought of Edward being harmed. I had to do something.

"I'm going with him," I said tearing out of Esme's arms. "We fought so hard to be together. There is no way I am losing him now."

"Bella, wait," I heard Rosalie call after me. I froze. Rosalie had never spoken to me before. I knew I was nothing less than a nuisance to her. "I understand, Bella," she told me. "Believe me. Right now you hate everyone and everything around you. You've been taken away from the only person you love in this world. You need him because everything that you once knew has been taken away from you.

"You've lost the privilege of being human, and the only thing worth living for now is Edward. To you your life is over, Bella, and in a sense it is. I understand, believe me."

"If you understand then why won't you let me go," I asked her. She grabbed my arm in sympathy before she began to speak.

"Because Alice is right," she said. "Going back alone will only put Edward in more danger." I didn't have time to consider her words. Alice stiffened by my side causing me to panic.

"Damn it," I heard her curse under her breath. Before I could ask what was wrong I heard someone begin to speak. The voice sounded mildly familiar.

"Not so fast leach," I heard him sneer. Alice grabbed onto my hand tightly. There was no way she was letting me go. "Did you really think you were going to get away with this?"

"We didn't mean to trespass Sam," Alice spoke. Sam? Why did that name sound so familiar to me? My memories of my human life were so fuzzy. Suddenly it dawned on me, Sam, the leader of the pack.

"Don't apologize, Alice," I said with a sudden spite. "Why don't you shut up, Sam." Sam's eyes met mine with a deep look of hatred.

"Who do you think you are, Bella," Sam asked me. "I'm the reason you're living right now. I'm also the reason your family is living right now." I lifted my eyebrow in intimidation.

"Who do you think you are Sam," I asked in the same tone. "I could make your life a living hell if I wanted to. I can make you do anything I want." Suddenly Sam looked fearful.

"You wouldn't dare, Bella," Sam gulped. Alice let go of my hand and let me stand independently.

"Listen to me Uley," I said between clenched teeth. "You are going to help me, and you are going to like it." The rest of the pack silently joined Sam. I heard Rosalie chuckle deviously behind me.

"You can't make us do anything," one of the boys standing behind Sam said in a high pitched voice.

"Oh really," I retorted confidently. "Sit." Suddenly every member of the pack was on the ground. "Good dogs."

"Bella," I heard Esme say behind me. "That wasn't very nice." I smiled at her sheepishly.

"I'm sorry," I told her. I pulled Rosalie, Esme, and, Alice together so that we could speak in private. "Listen to me. I can't just sit here and let them take him away. I will do anything I have to do to keep him here….even if it means manipulating all of you." I had never been one to be manipulative, but I could see now that I had no choice.

"I can't see the outcome of this," Alice said frantically. I could see the frustration as plain as day on her face. It drove Alice crazy not to be ominous.

"You have to trust me, Alice," I said grabbing her hand. "Please help me do this. I can do this with you or without you, but I wish that you would help me." I hated asking for Alice's assistance, but I needed all the help I could get.

"Won't Edward be terribly angry," Esme asked nervously.

"I think we can do this," Rosalie said with certainty. "I didn't want to leave them alone anyway. I can't believe I let Emmett talk me out of staying."

"Let's go then," I said. I turned to the wolves and willed them to their feet. Before I knew it we were on our way back to the house. The moment we arrived I raced through the doors only to find that the house was practically empty.

"Where is he," I asked a bewildered looking Carlisle. Emmett and Jasper were sitting on the couch looking furious. "Where is he," I repeated. Carlisle eyed the wolves suspiciously before answering.

"He's gone," Carlisle said in a voice below a whisper. "I tried to stop him….I tried." Without thought or reasoning I ran out the door with the wolves in tow. Soon enough every member of the pack and every member of my family were following me.

EPOV

It had been two days since I was forced to leave home. I couldn't stop thinking about Bella and Aro knew it.

"You have to forget her, Edward," Aro told me placing his slimy hand over my shoulder. "We had a deal. It's time to do your job."

"I'm trying, Aro," I said truthfully. Aro leaned down to whisper in my ear.

"Try harder," he said evilly.

"Aro," Caius said rushing through the door. "We have trouble." Two seconds later I heard a shrilling voice. The voice was eerily familiar. It was Alice.

"No. Bella," I heard Alice's voice scream.

"Bella," I found myself saying in fear. Aro left my side quickly and stepped in front of the door to greet his guests.

"Hello, Bella," Aro said as my love entered the door. Bella's face terrified me. I had never her seen her look so hateful. "We've been expecting you." Caius, Aro's henchman, stood directly beside her. He had his arm looped through Bella's.

"Aro, no," I said lunging for my love. "Let her go. I'll do anything, just please let her go!"

"It's too late, Edward," Aro crooned. "We had a deal."

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