A/N: Hi, here's chapter two re-edited. Enjoy and review please!

Chapter 2

BPOV

I woke up at the hospital in Forks. It turned out that I was only fifteen minutes away from my home and I never knew it. I lost a lot of weight and I had to get surgery to right a few bones in my body.

My doctor, Carlisle Cullen, said I was lucky that I didn't get raped. I told my dad and Dr. Cullen what had happened, they told me I was brave and smart. I smiled at them and told them that it was God and the mental excise I did to maintain who I was.

My mom had came to my room twenty minutes after I woke. When she saw me on the bed, she stopped dead at the door. I looked at her, her and dad hadn't really changed in appearance expect that they looked about ten years younger without all that booze in their system.

We stared at each other for the longest time, then I realized that I would have to be the one to brake the silence.

"Mommy?" I whispered as tears started to gather in my eyes. I heard my mother gasped and then I watched as she dropped her purse. She ran to me and grabbed me, she took me into her arms and held onto me for dear life.

"Oh god, my baby! My baby! Oh, god... you are really truly here, in my arms again. I prayed and prayed to God that I would hold you in my arms again!" my mom sobbed into my hair as she started rocking us back and forth.

I was sobbing as well, "I'm here, I'm here."

I felt strong arms around my shoulders and I looked over my right shoulder and saw my dad. He had tears running down his cheeks, I smiled at him though my tears. He placed his head against my head and I started sobbing harder.

My mom, dad and I stayed like that for an hour then we laid down together. I curled up to my mom and placed my head on her chest, I could hear her heart it calmed me and I fell into a peaceful sleep, listening to my dad hum a song.

I was able to go back home after two weeks in the hospital. Being back home was nice, it reminded me that I was free. The next few days I just spent getting to know my parents and I realized that they really truly have changed. I have yet to see them pick up a bottle of vodka.

It was still summer so there was no school but I told my parents that I wanted to go back to school this coming fall. They were against it but I stood fast and told them I wanted to go back., I also told them that I would need a tutor so I could catch up on the five years that I had missed.

They found a young man that looked like the Chinese version of Steve Urkel from 'Family Matters' named Eric Yorkie. I later found out that we had went to school together but I couldn't place him in any of my classes.

He was a great tutor and I found out that I was at a collage level in reading and writing. He asked me how was I good at that when I haven't been in school for five years. I told him that my captor had bought me books on a lot of different subjects and I taught myself.

Eric and I became friends over the next two months as he tutored me. A week before school started I took an exam to see what classes I would attend and what grade level they would be at. Technically, I should be a senior but I might not know things that others seniors have learned over the past five years .

Once, I finished the test, the teacher graded it right then and there. The teacher, whose name is Mr. Mason, was a nice man who by the pictures on his desk was married with three kids.

Mr. Mason cleared his throat and stood up slowly, "Well, Miss Swan you did good on the English portion of the test as well as the essays. So, in English you got a 95% average, which is great in my opinion. If you work with some of the kids that are good in your math class and history class, you will raise your average, which I have no doubt you will do by the end of the first semester. All of your other tests looks good. You passed each of the test, so you will be joining the senior class of 2013!"

I let out a joyous scream and said "Thank you!"

I heard him laugh as I ran out of the classroom toward where my parents were. They were so proud of me when I told them my scores and that I would be a senior. My parents took me out for pizza and a movie, it was the best day of my life.

A week later I was ready to go to school. I was so nervous but ready. I asked my father to drive me to school. I also asked him to pick me up. He said that he wasn't going to let me out of his sight for some time and that was just fine with me!

I walked into school and went to my locker. I found it, opened it to put my hat and coat in it. I was aware of the stares but I didn't let them bother me. Although, I felt one pair of eyes burning into the back of my head more then the others, for some reason it didn't feel creepy.

I slammed my locker and went to my first class, Health. I sat down in a seat in the middle of the classroom. The class began, the teacher was talking about the safety of having sex. I was feeling sick. This topic was bringing bad memories back.

James hovering over me. Slapping me when I tried to get away. Him pulling my clothes away from my thirteen year old body. Him touching me down there. And the pain when he bit my breasts.

I stood up and ran out of the classroom to the nearest restroom and threw up. I started sobbing. Soon I couldn't breathe. I realized that I was having an panic attack. I was wheezing. I fell to the floor and the last thing I heard before the darkness overwhelmed me was an male voice saying my name.

"Bella!"

EPOV

Five years. That's how long it has been since I have seen Bella. Since, anyone had seen her. Five years to live with the guilt that I have for that day on her thirteenth birthday. I didn't even know that it was her birthday that day.

The guilt had been slowly eating away at my heart. I didn't mean what I had said to her that day in the hall. I was just mad cause I had worked so hard on that project. Still, it was no excuse to say those things to her.

She had left the school early that day. I went over to her house that night to apologize to her. When her mom answered the door, I smelled liquor on her breath.

She had snapped at me but when I asked to speak to Bella, she turned around and yelled for her. We waited for a few minutes but Bella didn't come to the door. Her mother told me to come in and sit down.

I watched as Bella's mom stumbled toward the hallway. I could hear her knocking on Bella's door. After, a few minutes she knocked again, only this time harder and yelled out 'BELLA!'

I got up from where I was sitting. I went to the hallway and said "Maybe she has her earphones in."

Bella's mom turned around and shook her head, "I have her IPOD during the day. She usually comes to my bedroom to get it when she gets home from school. What time is it?" she asked.

I looked at my watch and said "It's five minutes to six."

Bella's mom gasped at me and said "She could be at school still or the library."

I shook my head at her and said, "She left school early...that's why I am here. I had said some mean things to her and I want to say sorry. And the library is closed due to the reconstruction."

What happened next surprised me. Bella's mom started sobbing and saying 'oh my god' over and over. I heard the front door open and closed. I thought that it might be Bella. It seems so did Bella's mom.

She ran by me screaming her daughter's name at the top of her lungs. I ran after her afraid that she would trip over something. As I entered the living room I saw a thirty-something year old man by the door holding onto Bella's mother.

"What is Renee? Why are you crying?" the man said gruffly. I realized that this man was Bella's father. I stepped forward making my presence known to him. He looked at me and asked who I was.

"I'm Edward Cullen, sir. I go to school with your daughter." before I could say anything else, Bella's mom cried harder.

"Charlie! She's not here! SHE'S NOT HERE!" Renee cried into her husband's shoulder. Bella's dad looked at his wife and then at me.

"What is she talking about?" he asked.

"I came here to tell Bella sorry for some things that I had said today at school. I told your wife, that your daughter left school early." I said looking at Bella's dad. I was starting to feel their fear. By the way they were acting, Bella always came home after school.

Charlie told his wife that they would call the police and tell them that Bella is missing. Renee cried at that but nodded. He brought his wife over to one of the overstuffed chairs to sit down while he called 911.

I felt like I was intruding, so I slowly made my way to the door.

"No! Stay!" said Renee. I looked at her and saw that she needed someone to hug her and comfort her. I walked over to her and wrapped my arms around her. It felt a little weird hugging someone's else's mother but my mom had raised me to be a gentleman and to respect women.

Charlie came back out and saw that his wife was clinging on me for dear life. I heard him sigh heavily and made his way over to us. He hunched down on his knees.

"What did they say?" whimpered Renee softly. My heart broke for her. I was starting to fear the worst. I prayed that Bella was just hiding out somewhere.

"They are sending a policeman, but they think that it is a possible runaway." Bella's dad said softly.

"Bella would never runaway! Never!" cried Renee, she tightened her hold on me. Damn! The woman sure got a grip.

"Renee...we are not exactly the world's greatest parents. We are alcoholics. We treated Bella like shit for most of her life." Charlie said sadly. I shocked at what he said. Alcoholics. Bella's parents are alcoholics.

"Oh god, Charlie. What if Bella is dea-" Charlie cut her off by putting his hand over her mouth.

"No, do not think about that!" he said but I could see that he was thinking the same thing.

We sat in silence for an hour before I asked to call my parents. I told my mom and she said that if it was okay with Bella's parents she could come over and help. Renee said yes.

My mom came with my dad and siblings. The police came two and half hours after Charlie called them. They asked Bella's parents questions after questions. They left two hours later promising that they would do everything they could to find Bella.

After Charlie closed the door behind the cops, Renee stood up and went to a cabinet near the TV. She opened it and I saw that it was full of liquor, she grabbed five bottles. I was shocked that she was going to get drunk when her daughter was missing.

I watched as she walked into the kitchen to stand over the sink. I slowly smiled as I saw her opening the first bottle of vodka and I full out smiled as I saw her pour the liquor down the drain. I heard a clicking sound and looked back toward the cabinet.

Charlie grabbed more bottles of liquor and joined his wife at the kitchen sink. I looked at my mom and dad, mom had tears in her eyes, dad was smiling.

"You are a doctor right, Mr. Cullen?" asked Charlie as he opened a bottle of whiskey.

"Yes, I am." said my dad as he slowly made his way toward Bella's parents.

"Can you help us got in touch with the right people to help us to stop drinking?" asked Charlie as he drained the fourth bottle of whiskey. I looked at my dad, he looked happy and sad.

Happy that these two people were going to try and get sober. Sad, cause it took their daughter to go missing to do this.

"Yes, I can. And I would be happy to help you any way I can, not just with the drinking but with helping you find your daughter." dad said.

I stepped forward and said "Me too."

My mom, sisters, and brothers said that they would help too.

Since that day Bella's parents have been sober. Three days after that they had found Bella's bike deep in the woods. They had told Bella's parents that she had been kidnapped and the chances that Bella will turn up alive were very slim.

My family and Bella's family had gotten closer as time went on. Charlie had started to go though police training. I was shocked to hear that he had wanted to be a police officer and started to go though training when he was only 19 but the drinking got in the way.

A year past then another then another. Before I knew it, it had been five years since Bella had been kidnapped. Every single day was hard but I kept hope alive in my heart that Bella would one day come home...alive.

I was just getting out of my Volvo when my pixie twin sister came at me shrieking "THEY FIND HER! SHE IS ALIVE! BELLA IS ALIVE!"

I let out a breathless gasp as my sister crushed into me, hugging me so tight that I thought I would pass out from lack of oxygen. Then, what she had said sunk into my mind.

Bella was alive. They found her. She's alive! I couldn't wait to see her.

I snapped out of my memories when I heard the warning bell. I saw Bella close her locker and make her way to her class. Which turned out to be my first class as well. It was health and we were learning sex ed. I wasn't paying attention to the teacher.

I was watching Bella, who was getting paler by the second. She suddenly jumped up and ran out of the classroom. I ran after her but stopped when I saw her go into the girl's restroom. I could hear her in the bathroom.

I looked around and saw no one in the hallway. I sucked in a deep breath and went in. I would be forever glad that I did. Bella was having a panic attack.

"Bella!" I shouted as I picked her up. She passed out a second later. I picked her up and ran toward the nurse's office. I prayed that Bella will be okay. Please, let her be okay.

BPOV

I was in darkness. I couldn't find my way out. For one horrible moment I thought the last three months was nothing but a dream and that I was still in that room with James. I opened my eyes and admittedly met bright green ones. They were beautiful.

"Bella! Thank god! Honey, you gave us such a scare!" I heard my mom cry hysterically from somewhere on my left . I, however, could not stop staring at the green eyes in front of me.

The eyes were just like forest green and I got lost in them. I jerked away from the green eyes when I felt a hand on my forehead. I turned to look at the person who put the hand on me and met with my mother's light blue eyes.

They were nothing like James eyes, his eyes were cold and creepy. My mother's are soft and kind, so different from what they used to be like when she drank, dull and glazed over. Right now though they were full of worry and concern.

I frowned and held out my arms for a hug, I wanted to saw her that I was okay. She hugged me and held on for a long time. When we pulled back from each other, we shared a warm smile. I turned and looked around the room I was in.

I was in the ER and my parents, two young women, and three young men were all surrounded the bed that I was laying in. The young people look familiar but I couldn't place them.

"You guys look familiar. Did we go to school together?" I asked them. They smiled and nodded. I waited for them to tell me their name but they didn't.

"Well, are you going to tell me your names or am I suppose to read your minds?" I joked. Everyone around my bedside laughed and shook their heads. The short, black haired that was styled into pixie cut bounced forward.

"I'm Alice Cullen and we are going to be the best-est of friends!" said Alice smiling brightly at me. Wow, someone had a little too much coffee this morning but it suited her. I found myself smiling back at her.

"I'm Rosalie Hale-Cullen." said Rosalie who in my opinion was Aphrodite herself, long blond hair. A figure a supermodel would kill for and sparkling clear blue eyes. I smiled at her and looked at the three guys and I gasped as I realized who they were.

"You're Emmett Cullen!" I said to the tall, bulky man that stood next to my dad towering over him. I stared at him with my mouth opened, the last time I saw him he was skinny with hardly any muscle and had acne.

"I am? Whew! Good thing I am, Emmett Cullen, cause I used his credit card to buy some shit. Have you seen the size of that guy! Yikes!" Emmett said shaking his head. I let out a giggle, it wasn't really funny but him saying 'Yikes' like Shaggy from 'Scooby Doo' was!

I turned to the young man that looked like Rosalie but had darker blond hair then her, "Jasper Hale-Cullen, right?"

He nodded and said "Right."

I nodded and asked "I have always wondered, why are your last names Hale-Cullen? And not just Hale or Cullen? You're twins, right?"

Everyone laughed at that expect me, "What?"

Jasper stepped forward and said "Rosalie and I are twins but we share no blood with the Cullen's. Carlisle and Esme are our godparents and when our parents died when were nine we went to live with them just as they moved here to Forks. When we were ten going on eleven we asked if we could take the Cullen name with our last name Hale. So, we came Rosalie and Jasper Hale-Cullen."

I nodded and said "Sorry about your parents."

Rosalie reached out and laid her hand my left leg, "It was a long time ago. Yes, we still miss our parents but Carlisle and Esme are our parents and have been for almost ten years."

I smiled at her and then I turned to the last person by my bedside, Mr. Green-eyes. I studied him, he was tall. Taller then he was when we were thirteen but his hair was just the same as ever untidy and sticking out in different directions. It was still that same odd color, like the color of a shiny penny, bronze I think is the name for it.

"And you must be Edward Cullen." I whispered as I looked into his eyes. God, he had the most beautiful eyes I have ever seen.

"Yeah...Bella, I w-want to s-say s-something." he stuttered as he fumbled around with something in his hands.

"What?" I asked looking at him. I was remembering what he had said that day in the hallway, the day I was kidnapped. Stop! Do not think of it, you don't want another panic attack do you?

"B-Bella...I-I want to say-" he was cut off by his father who had came into the room.

"How are you feeling?" asked Dr. Cullen.

"Okay, I guess. A little hungry." I said truthfully. Edward chuckled lightly and told everyone that he would get me something from the cafeteria. He was being nice. He might feel guilty the day I was kidnapped and realization came to me as I remembered that he wanted to say something to me.

Was he going to say he was sorry? I pushed away the thought as Carlisle came over to the bed and checked my vitals.

"You are looking better. You're not deathly pale anymore. I think after you eat you can go home. Mrs. Swan can I speak to you for a minute please?" he asked my mother. She nodded and followed him out. They were gone for only a few minutes when Edward came back with a sandwich and a bottle of apple juice.

"I didn't know what you liked, so I guessed. I hope I guessed right." he stammered out as he placed the food on the bed. Emmett let out a guff then a groan when Rosalie hit him over the head.

"Ow! That the hell was that for?" whined Emmett as he rubbed the back of his head pouting like a two year old.

"Edward is your best friend! And yet you laugh when he stammers or stutters." chided Rosalie while shaking head.

"But, babe... he stuttered earlier and I didn't laugh at him then. Did I?" he asked the room at large. I looked at the others and saw that no one was going to help him, I felt bad for him.

"No, you didn't Emmett but Rosalie is right as well, you should not laugh at Edward." I said while eating my turkey sandwich. It was good, whoever said that hospital food was not good, was obviously never in Forks County Hospital.

"Hey! Pick a side. You can't chose both! Either my side or my girlfriend's side!" said Emmett rolling his eyes at me like I didn't know the rules to a game.

I laughed and said "Hey, I'm Switzerland. You and your-" I broke off as what Emmett had said finally clicked in my brain.

"Girlfriend?!" I asked stunned. Emmett and Jasper laughed. I heard Rosalie and Alice giggling, and saw that my mother, Edward, my and his father trying to fight laughter but were grinning like madman.

"Rose and Emmett are together and have been since they were fourteen. The same with Jasper and I!" giggled Alice. To say I was stunned was an understatement.

"Wow! Didn't see that one coming" was all I said. There was brief moment of silence before we all burst out laughing at my reaction. It felt good to laugh, I haven't laughed like this in I don't know how long.

One by one people left then an hour later my parents and Edward were the only ones left. I knew that Edward want to say something to me so I asked my parents to see what was taking the nurse so long with my discharge papers.

After, they left the room I looked at Edward and raised my eyebrow questioningly at him. He seemed to know what I was thinking as he took a deep breath and sat down on the chair closet to the bed.

I saw pain flash though his eyes and his voice was full of pain "That day. In the hall. I kept replaying it over and over in my mind these past five years. The things I said to you were horrible. I was so angry cause all my hard work was destroyed and I took my anger out on you, an innocent young girl, who tried to apologize and help me clean up. You were innocent and I yelled at you making you runaway." he took a deep shuddering breath and I realized that he had silent tears running down his cheeks, I had my own tears running down my cheeks.

He cleared his throat then continued, "I came by your house later that night to tell you how sorry I was to say those things to you. Your mother answered the door and I smelled the booze on her breath. I asked to speak to you and she went to get you but you weren't there. I realized that something was wrong when your mother started crying. Your father came home then and your mother ran to him thinking it was you. Once, your dad know what was going on he called the police."

Edward took another deep breath and sighed heavily, "Your mom asked me to stay. I felt like I was intruding and went to leave but she stopped me. I stayed cause to tell the truth even though I felt like was intruding, I wanted to stay. Over the course of two hours, my family came to offer your parents their support and then the police came. They asked your parents questions after questions. That was the night your parents dumped all their liquor down the kitchen sink."

I gasped at that piece of info. My parents had willingly dumped all their liquor down the drain?!

"Please, tell me you got a video of that." I said softly. Edward looked at like I had lost my mind.

I sighed and said "Ever since I could remember they have been drinking any type of alcohol. I have dreamed and wished that one day they could finally see that the alcohol wasn't worthy and I was worthy of their time, love, and money. Some of those dreams involved them dumping every last drip of their liquor down the drain."

Edward smiled at me and I was left stunned. When, Edward smiled he can light up the whole room.

"Your father asked my dad for help to get sober. We all made a promise to each other, to God, and to you. That we would find you. And I knew what I was going to say when you were found. And here you are found and I could say what I had gone over to your house five years ago." said Edward as he looked me, his eyes boring into mine like they could see my soul.

Edward got up and come over to me. I looked up at him and gasped as he slowly watched out to stroke my right cheek lightly. I felt electric jolt ran though out my whole body and I gasped again. I saw and heard Edward reaction as well, so he must of felt it too. He stepped away from me and I suddenly wanted to shout out for him to come closer.

Edward took a deep breath and said, "Bella Marie Swan, I can not tell you how sorry I am for that day in the hall. And for listening to Jessica Stanley. I am so sorry, if I hadn't yelled at you, you wouldn't of left school early."

I cut him off before he could say anymore, "Edward! He would have kidnapped me sooner or later. He had been watching me since I was eleven! It didn't matter that I had left school early that day or any other day. He would have stilled kidnapped me."

Edward was quiet for a minute then said, "I still feel guilty."

I sighed, "Edward, you were thirteen. You had worked so hard on that project. I remember hearing you talk about it, like it was your baby. I would have acted the same way if it was a project that I worked hard on. I would have also gone to your house to apologize."

I hoped my little speech worked. Edward was quiet for a while. I wondered what was taking my parents so long to get my discharge papers but the moment Edward opened his mouth to speak I focused on him.

"I still am sorry. You didn't deserve anything that you went through. You are the most nicest, and the most beautiful woman I have ever met." he whispered then left the room leaving me speechless.

I just laid there on the bed shocked as he left. He thought I was beautiful. I smiled. Edward Cullen told me I was the most beautiful woman he have ever met. I had forgiven Edward but it would take some time for me to trust him and the others.

My parents came in the room five minutes after Edward had left with my discharged papers and we left the hospital. As we drove home I looked out the window watching as trees and houses zoomed by, the sun was out which is rare for Forks.

When we got home I went straight to my room to change into my PJ'S then went to help make dinner. I had a blast making dinner with my parents. Dad had blasted his 80's music, which I had to admit was all right, grabbed mom by the arm and started dancing with her.

I shook my head at my parents but I was beyond happy. There was no alcohol in the house, just me and my parents. For the first time since I could remember this house finally felt like home.

I was home.