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A/N: This chapter is a little longer and hopefully satisfying. I am so sorry for the wait! I didn't expect it to be that long. Please forgive me? Please read and review.

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Chapter 2: Answering Questions

We stayed there staring at each other, not once looking away from each others eyes. His gaze finally broke from mine after what seemed an eternity staring. His eyes flickered down my form and back up again taking in my ragged and dirty clothes. I crossed my arms over my chest self consciously. The leader of their coven walked over to the man and lightly touched him on the shoulder and started conversing with him. I was about to listen in on their conversation when I suddenly felt myself be firmly reacquainted with my good friend the ground. We were coming rather close these days. I looked up into the hatred filled eyes of Victoria. She had thrown me down, Again.

"Get up you scum." She said laced with malice.

"We are going to their house to talk about how they manage to keep a permanent life in one place."

I was staggered at the thought of a permanent home. I looked back at the other coven. The beautiful boy was staring at Victoria with murder and destruction in his face. I couldn't fathom why though. I raised myself from the ground.

"Yes ma'am." I replied.

"We will follow them to their house. You will stay quiet unless asked a direct question, and no ranting. The less talking you do the better. Or else I will make your life a living hell. Got it?"

As if my life wasn't hell already.

"Good" she growled.

The godly boy was now speaking rapidly to the spiky black haired girl and sending concerned glances in my direction.

Their leader said "You can follow me to our home." He pointed to the beautiful boy and the pixyish girl. "Edward and Alice will bring up the rear, any questions?" No one answered.

So, his name was Edward. It suited him well.

The leader took off running with their covens girls following behind him. My coven went then, with the exception of me. The muscular boy and the quiet one followed next. I went then Edward and Alice finished up behind. They caught up to me and Alice asked, "Are you all right? Edward saw that red-head push you."

"Yes I answered quickly and decisively as I had been told to do.

"Are you sure? You took that fall pretty hard," Asked Edward.

"It's okay, really. I'm used to it." I said going against the rule. I just really wanted them off my back.

"What's you name?" asked Edward.

"Isabella, but I prefer to be called Bella." Not that any one cares...

"That's a pretty name. Bella," She said, tasting the name.

"Why are your eyes the same topaz color as ours? I thought that you lived with a coven of human drinkers."

"In my human life, I had a strong aversion to blood. Animal blood is weaker and doesn't bother me as much. My coven still doesn't know that little secret about me. Though when we get to your house and your family explains how you keep a permanent home, I'm screwed."

"Oh. Your comment earlier still bothers me though. You said that you were used to it. Does that mean they beat on you all the time or what" asked Edward.

I looked around for the others. I saw them a good way in front of us. They wouldn't be able to heat us at that distance.

"Yes, I'm in their coven, but I am not accepted by the others. If I have a power, I haven't found it yet. They consider me a dead weight. I'm useless. The only reason for keeping me is Laurent wants me for his mate, but I keep turning him down and he's getting frustrated with me. I know they are going to get rid of me soon."

Edward and Alice obviously knew what I meant by 'Get rid of'. My coven was going to kill me, again.

"Why don't you live with us? We would never do something as barbaric as beat you like they do," Asked Alice.

"Are you kidding me? If you took me, there would be a fight. If I stayed, there would be a fight. If I ran away, there would be a fight. Don't you see? Any way we think of this, there is no way out with out me placing you and your family in bodily harm. I couldn't live with myself if I got one of you family killed or even injured."

"Okay, but promise me this. If they try to kill you, you do your best to escape and come straight here. Okay?" Edward in a concerned voice.

"Yes," I replied.

"Alice can predict the future and will be keeping an eye on you."

"Yep, Of course we will!" Chirped Alice.

We then reached the house a little behind the others. The house was more like a mansion. It was a tall gorgeous three story timeless mansion. It was a very handsome faded white color with a nicely proportioned shape. Alice led the way inside with Edward bringing up the rear. I walked in and gasped. The interior was fantastic! I was abruptly pulled out of my observation when their leader asked in a loud voice that carried through out the house.

"What took you so long?" Eight pairs of eyes flashed to us.

Uh Oh… We didn't have a good excuse. I sure hope that they are good liars!

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A/N: Again I say that I am terribly sorry for the long wait. My life is pretty hectic right now.

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