BPOV

I braced myself on the railing of the Ferry, attempting to gather my thoughts before i turned around to face Edward. He looked so perfect standing there with a pensive expression on his face.

"So how do you feel about ferry boats?" i asked unsure of what to say to him. I wished i had been stronger that i could have said a proper good bye to him, Alice, and my other friends.

He didn't answer for several minutes, studying my face quietly. "Well i don't really have any feelings for them one way or another. Though i have to admit this is my first ferry ride."

"Really?" I said walking closer to him. I could tell that several passengers were mesmerized by him and therefore listening to our conversation. I didn't want to be anyones entertainment.

"Bella, we need to-." he started but i quickly cut him off by putting my finger over his lips. I was not going to have this conversation with him. I couldn't bear it if he rejected me again.

"Remember when i first moved to Forks? And we planned to go to Seattle for the day?" i asked pleading with him to humor me. "Let's do that. Let's have that day. Please?"

"We can't."

"why not? You owe me that day." i said horrified that i had started to cry. I swore on the way back from Italy that he would never make me cry again. "Can't we just put this off? I promise we can talk about anything you want later!"

He sighed heavily, the expression on his face turning to one of resignation. "Bella-"

oh my god. I just did it again. I just made a complete fool out of myself and he is rejecting me. When am i going to learn i thought to myself. Panicking i stepped away from him and turned toward the railing of the Ferry once again.

"No" i said quietly. "you are not doing this to me again. I have to leave today-"

"Leave?"

"i cant do this with you anymore." i said not hearing him. I turned and quickly walked away from him, heading to the staircase that would take me back to my car.

"ISABELLA!" he yelled at my retreating figure. Startled by the full use of my name i stopped abruptly, just long enough for him to reach me and wrap me in his arms. "could you just let me finish one thought? I was going to say that it is not safe for you in Seattle. Haven't you been reading the papers?"

"Huh? I never read the paper. That's what i have Charlie for." i said fighting with myself. I so wanted to wrap my arms around him and return the embrace.

"there has been a rash of unexplained disappearances in Seattle in the last week."

"what does that have to do with me?" i asked, knowing that Victoria was hunting me in Forks. "Victoria is in La Push or somewhere around there."

Edward growled "Victoria."

"You don't have to lie to me. I think you should take the ferry back to Bremerton. I am sure Alice could meet you if you call her now." i said sadly, trying to act like this didn't bother me.

"Bella-and don't interrupt me this time-i am not lying to you. I want to spend some time with you. And we are going to have that discussion. We are not going to do it in Seattle though." He said letting me out of his embrace. He quickly grabbed my hand and led me to the stairs.

"where are we going?" i asked as he pulled me into the stairs.

"to see this new car of yours. Alice said there was a tree growing out of yours?"

"sort of." I answered wiping the tears off my face. "more like lodged in the cab."

"and how did that happen exactly? There were no storms strong enough to fell a tree in Forks while we were in Italy." he said conversationally.

"well...um...you see...Jake" i said simply. There was no reason to lie.

Edward growled again and began to mutter about immature volatile werewolves. "i hope that showed you how dangerous it is for you to hang around with him. You are really lucky he didn't phase around you. You could have been seriously hurt, Bella. And i am sure he is some how responsible for that bruise on your face."

Reaching up i touched the bruise on my face. "Don't you already know this cuz you were in the woods last night, right? Jake and i had a huge fight last night. I told him i didn't want to see him again. I tripped over my own two feet and hit my face on the side of the dresser."

"I wasn't in the woods last night Bella."

"Thats weird. He got distracted by something outside. I assumed it was you. Maybe Alice?"

"No. She was hunting with me last night." he said tilting my head to the side to get a better look at the bruise. " so is this why you were in the counselors office this morning?"

"how do you know about that?!" i screeched at him quickly unlocking the car and getting in on the driver side.

"Calm down Bella. Alice is taking care of it. I heard Jessica and Lauren talking about it in the hallway. They made some interesting statements."

"like?"

"how it wasn't the first time you had been called in there, how you were transferring schools, and something about a movie and biker bar. Care to explain any of those?"

"no i don't really want to." I said fiddling with the gauges on the car.

"please?"

"OK. I am not transferring schools, i am the rest of the year off as early graduation."

"why? Are you doing this to get away from me?" he asked quietly looking hurt.

"Believe it or not, it has very little to do with you. You are not the center of the universe," I said omitting the fact that he was the center of mine, "I made some choices that i shouldn't have, that Charlie found out about, and now i have to make amends."

"what choices?"

"you don't really want to know. It will just upset you, believe me, i know." i said praying that he wouldn't make me tell him about breaking my promises.

"And how are you making amends? I am sure whatever you did wasn't that bad"

"Well, it was. And i am taking a vacation, i guess you could call it. I am going to my Aunt Sam's house for a couple of weeks. Charlie thinks it would do me good. But i think he needs a few weeks without me."

"you are not staying in Seattle Bella!"

"no i am not, Edward."

"So where are you going?"

"To hell. Well the seventh level of hell if you want to be specific."

and here is where i stop...sorry for the wait...my laptop is down for the count. I guess i could have found a replacement for the broken piece before i took it apart but whats the fun in that??? there isn't any...so now i have to wait for my dad to go home (tomorrow!!!yay us!!!) and mail me the pieces of his laptops so i can get enough pieces to put mine back together...pray for me...