"You know this mongrel" Aro questioned me suspiciously.

Oh crap COVER UP! "Uh...No I mean um I meant you know Paul…the library director" Aro smiled but I had to convince him now. "I owe him a book…and I forgot that" I gave a nervous laugh "Today was my last deadline date"

Aro seemed convinced but I looked to his right and left. Caius and Marcus wasn't…I smiled sheepishly.

"Leah my dear, who are you" He asked.

I gulped "I don't know Aro. Will you ever tell me?"

He smiled "In due time my dear" Urge he was such a pig. I hated him, how stupid does he really think I am? Three hard this to the head cannot make you forget your memory just like that. "Leah" He came around to me. "You know…for years I have had people deceive me in so many ways. How long have you been here 2 maybe? 8? Months, years?"

"9" I blurted. Ah, Hell.

He laughed in amusement "So you do know, I take it"

"No Aro. That's the only thing I know. Swear"

"Oh honey, swearing does nothing but poison your soul. Anyway people in my lifetime have given me the power to know when someone is lying or not. Guards" He said.

Oh no! NO! NO NOT AGAIN! I CAN'T ANOTHER HIT AGAIN! The guards came and took me by the arms and I tried my best to get out of their grabs "Aro-"He lifted his hands.

"HUSH…I'LL DEAL WITH YOU LATER! Take them all to the chamber" The guards dragged me and I screeched in pain as I felt the ruff floor scraping my skin. They dragged me by the arms and I tried to wiggle free.

"LET GO OF HER" one of the wolf-men shouted. I looked in front of me and I saw the leader of them shake off the guard who had him. He punched him in the face and the other two followed the same thing. Suddenly they turned into a russet wolf. The leader's color was black, the other man was a russet orange, and the other was gray. What the hell?

Suddenly the guards that had my arms dropped me. I fell flat on my head and I all I heard were clothes ripping and them yelling in horror. In seconds you didn't hear anything. Once I regained my sight back I stared in shock. The men grabbed hold of the guard's clothes and stared back it me.

The third one smiled "Good to have you back Leah"

"How do you know my name" I asked.

Suddenly we heard new guards coming down the hall and the leader grabbed me. "We have no time to talk let's get the heck out of here"

"What…No who are you" But they were too strong for me and ignored my protest.

We ran down the narrow hallways until we found the door that lead out. Everything was happening so fast I didn't know what was going on. I kept looking around but I couldn't see that much but where we were going. My heart accelerated and my vision as clouding me a little. All of it was a big rush. Fear crept up legs and I could feel them starting to fail me.

I was about to go outside for the first time in 9 years. Once we head outside I felt like I could breathe again. I felt free in a weird creative type of way. This wasn't happening. Who were this people? Why do they want me? Why are they setting me free? What do they want other than me?

"All this questions continued to burn in my mind. We ran into a forest and suddenly I panicked. Now they weren't freeing me. There were going to hurt me. But there werewolf's…surely they should know by now I am too. Werewolves were meant to protect one another not kill.

"NO! STOP! GET OFF!" I shouted in protest. Then the miraculous thing happened. I felt something inside of me tingle up and I skillfully swerved out of the guys grab and did a 90 degree kick spin hitting the man dead in the face. Once he fell to the ground as his partners stared at him. I made a complete run for it.

"HELP! HELP! HELP! SOMEONE PLEASE" It was too early for this. I mean 20 minutes ago I just got splattered on with water now I'm making run for my life!

"LEAH" I heard someone call behind me. I looked behind me and saw nothing but my dark cloak blocking the person who was following. "LEAH STOP"

Hell to the no. I wasn't going to stop running. That is until I was finally tackled "WHOEVER YOU ARE YOU BETTER GET OFF OF ME RIGHT NOW OR-"The guy cut me off.

"It's me…it's me" He turned me over and I gasped. That face…that face who could forget that face.

Tears formed in my eyes and I wiped them away "Paul…it really is you. Get off me" I said sternly and suddenly feeling anger.

He obeyed and held his hand out. I swiped it away and started walking "Where are you going"

"Away from you"

"Leah come on…we don't have much time"

Ignoring all the words he was saying I kept walking and silently cried to myself. I felt him following me "You know for a guy you claim to like and haven't seen in years I though you'd be happy to see me"

"Well disappointment for both of us"

"How've you been"

"Don't you dare try to make small talk" I stopped.

"Are you crying" He asked suddenly asking up close.

"DON'T…touch me"

"Leah…what's wrong. I came back for you? What's the problem?"

"I thought…me…" He came around me and brought my chin up I shivered at his touch. My clock went down off my wrists on my elbows. And Paul gaped at the markings. My cuts. Oh shit.

I covered them quickly and he looked at me "Leah…What happened to you?"

I wiped away the tears and glared at him "I've changed"

"Well I can see that. Now well you please tell me what the hell this is about" He grabbed my arm and looked at my cuts.

I snatched my hand away "THAT'S NONE OF YOUR BUISNESS"

"LOOK I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOUR PROBLEM IS BUT WE HAVE TO GO" He shouted. I was so taken back I just stood there. This wasn't the Paul I knew "NOW" He shouted again. I felt my body shake and I noticed how Paul's body was trembling and trying to remain calm. I was scared but I started in the direction he was pointing in. I crossed my arms as I felt him following me.

Then I saw the two guys again. The leader glared at me "Sam…just calm down"

"I'm calm" The guy said. He's name was Sam? Hey that name is familiar. "Jacob, call Emily. Tell her to book us 4 airplane tickets to Forks"

"I'm not going anywhere" I wasn't. I had a contract with Aro. Where was I going to go? Sam rolled his eyes and Paul nodded.

"I didn't want to do this but-"He said grabbing a piece of cloth and forcing it over my mouth and nose. What the heck? It had some type of weird disgusting smell. I yelled and yelled and suddenly my eyes went all droopy and everything went dark.

16 hours later…

I awoke by the sound of people arguing. Where am I? I turned around and felt slightly free of my clothes. I looked down and I saw only a white gown. I gasped out of bed. That was all I was wearing. No bra but of course I had on panties. A figure caught my eye and I looked to me right. It was me, my reflection in a mirror. I came closer and took a look at myself.

"Leah?" I said. "What happened to you? You look…girlie"

"Oh really…So how do we explain all this. The minute she got home was the minute her mom died" I heard someone say out my door. What the heck?

"Yes…This girl has been lost in Volturi for 9 years now. When she saw me she didn't even recognize me that well"

"Correction…she did say your name Paul" A voice said. I came by the door and put my ear on the door.

"This tells us we can't lie to her. No more lies" I heard Paul's voice, so stern and strong.

This time I came out the door "My mom died when I got here? That's impossible she died 9 years ago" Paul couldn't stop looking at me and I had this weird feeling that I actually liked it. NO! We hate Paul! We hate him! Well yeah but…For some reason I just don't remember why I was mad at him in the first place.

"Leah…Do you remember me" A lady came to me. She had a scar on the side of her face.

Yeah…Of course I remember her. She always made me muffins when I came over. Wait came over. "You're…Emily. My mom would bring me here so you could watch me. My mom…My dad they died in a car crash"

"No Leah. Your dad died in a car crash…your mom survived with a concussion of 4 months. She was really badly bruised and…" Sam trailed off and Paul sat up.

"When she woke up…she didn't remember anyone. Not even you. We tried to connive with pictures and everything but nothing. But you deserve an explanation why it's been this long to find you"

I cleared my throat at the now awkward air "Let's talk in private"

He pushed me into the room I had just come from and I gasped "You know I already served 9 years in Volturi being pushed around and hurt. I don't need anyone else doing it" I snapped.

He closed the door and stared at me in shock "Leah, You know I don't mean to hurt you"

"THEN STOP PUSHING ME AROUND" I yelled at him.

He lifted his hands in surrender "I'm sorry okay. Listen…For 9 years I have stocked, crawled, and stood searching for you. Leah…I need to tell you something and I need you to listen. I…I love you"

I gasped at him "What?"

"Look…When one of the officers confirmed you were there in Italy with that snake Demetri, like I tried to confirm from the beginning. I came myself because I had to rescue you and protect you like I promised."

"You know Demetri"

"It's a long story but yes. I knew he had taken you as soon as I was old enough to understand."

I can't believe what I heard "You didn't give up looking for me"

"Oh boy, Never I tell you something Every time we saw this boy he was looking in Newspapers, Going to police stations, and doing research to find you" We heard a voice coming in from the door. It was Sam and that Jacob guy.

I looked back at Paul and he was glaring at the guys "GET OUT"

This guy has been searching for me. I must be the biggest bitch this world has ever known. I've been mad at him while he's been searching for me. A tear escaped my eye. I suddenly realized why I loved him in the first place. I didn't care if I had been kidnapped now or even 9 years ago. I cared about Paul. I've always cared about Paul. And here we are 9 years later he's cared about me all along too.

I came up to him "Including school and all this stuff you never stopped? Why"

He smiled and stared deep in my eyes "There's just something about you Leah, I couldn't let you go, I can't let you go, and you belong here no matter what"

"I belong here with you" I smiled.

He took out a crescent moon necklace and I gasped "It's my necklace I gave to you"

"The day before the accident"

I stared at it and minutes later I felt my hands wrapping around his neck and he wrapped his arms around my waist "I missed you Paul…I've really missed you"

He picked me up and placed his hand on the back of my head and whispered "I have too Leah, more than you know"

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