A/N: This is a longer chapter. Since Bella passed out in the book (not the movie, though), I have decided to make her pass out. This chapter covers more than that, but you will have to see where it ends. J The chapters should be longer now.

Edward

I knew that I was too late.

Alice had seen James. She instantly called me, telling me that James was in Phoenix. Consequently, this was where Bella was at also. Bella had picked out the surroundings: her mother's house. I instantly had plane tickets and was supposed to hide her with Carlisle and Emmett. Rosalie and Esme were to look after Charlie. I ran to the plane, not even having time to pack. Knowing Alice, she would be itching to buy new clothes anyway. My love was in danger. I wanted to be the person she thought I was, a brave, heroic knight in shining armor. I knew otherwise. I could only see myself as a monster, a volatile, hated monster. But, she saw something different in me. I heard something different in her. We were a couple. A very dangerous couple at that.

As soon as we were in air, I waited patiently for the trip. Okay, as patiently as a vampire knowing his human love is in danger by another vampire. Carlisle had to constantly talk to me, telling me this was the quickest way to get to Phoenix. After what seemed like forever, we got off the plane. The only problem was that I could hear Alice's thoughts. She was scared.

Edward is going to kill me. Why didn't I see this? I knew Bella was stubborn. Edward is coming. Shhh…

But it was too late. I heard her. What happened to my "stubborn" love?

"Alice, what happened?" I asked quickly, not caring if others heard me. All I cared about finding the mysterious Bella.

"Jasper went to take her to eat. She wanted to go to the bathroom, and she ran out of the bathroom using the other door. We couldn't catch her in time. Please don't hurt me," she said, all at once.

Just then, Alice handed me a letter. It was addressed to Edward. I would know that handwriting from anywhere. Bella's. It read:

I love you. I am so sorry. He has my mom, and I have to try. I know it may not
work. I am so very, very sorry.


Don't be angry with Alice and Jasper. If I get away from them it will be a
miracle. Tell them thank you for me. Alice especially, please.


And please, please, don't come after him. That's what he wants. I think. I can't
bear it if anyone has to be hurt because of me, especially you. Please, this is the
only thing I can ask you now. For me.


I love you. Forgive me.


Bella

I let out a growl. Of course, this would be my Bella. She had different tactics to outsmart a vampire. Of course, she outsmarted the ones that were only trying to help her stubborn self. Only to run to the ones that would kill her.

"Let's go find her," I said, immediately going a different direction than what she asked. She would understand that I can't let her die… If she did, I would join her. But how?

I instantly ran to see my Bella. Of course, we were going to be too late. What would happen if we were? I went over solutions in my head. Emmett and Jasper attacking me… no, they would never… then the idea came.

We followed Bella's scent throughout Phoenix. We ended up at a dance studio. It looked nice from the outside, but the inside was filled with my love's blood. Who could do this to her?

Edward, you do realize that we may not enter and find Bella alive, right? Carlisle asked. I minutely nodded my head and returned to hoping for the best. Outside the studio, just then, I heard Bella scream. I ran in, hoping to help her out. At least she wasn't dead.

When we entered the studio, Bella was passed out. James was on side of her, a cynic enjoying her pain. I knew he was doing this just to get back at me, for protecting her in the meadow. Of course, I was doing this to protect her. He thought it was a game. Both players were not aware of the score until now.

My animalistic nature kicked in. If Bella would have seen me then, there was no doubt in my mind that she would have left me in an instant. I pounced on James, who had taken a break to watch the spectacle of Bella's pain. Carlisle instantly pulled me off. My brothers got to him as soon as I was off; they led him to a different room, a room in which Bella's blood was not as potent. The evil menace did not even have time to enjoy Bella's pain in between fights. For that, I was grateful.

"Your brothers have him. Let's tend to Bella," Carlisle said. I didn't need Jasper to tell me that Carlisle only felt remorse and compassion. He thought of Bella as a beloved daughter, who was soon to join our family. When I hesitated, he added, "Bella needs you. She's hurt badly."

I then ran to Bella, in the middle of the floor, dying. She was screaming with every labored breath she had. She was hurt, anyone could tell that. The only problem was the extent of the damage was too much. Carlisle knew he would not be able to fix her. He would need more medical tools than he had. He could only prepare her for the hospital, a journey in which would be a nightmare for both her and me.

Bella stopped screaming. I started to get scared; at least I knew she was alive when she was screaming.

"Oh no, Bella, no!" I cried in horror, hoping that she was still sleeping. I didn't want her to wake up in this much pain.

I growled again, trying to control myself. James would pay for this. Emmett and Jasper, in the other room, would make sure we all get our revenge.

I wanted to wake her up, but at the same time, I didn't. I wanted to make sure she was alive, but I didn't want her to be in pain.

"Bella, please! Bella, listen to me, please, please, Bella, please!" I begged. I decided that trying to wake her up was the best option.

"Carlisle!" I called, agonizingly. She would not wake up. I was scared she was dead. I didn't want her to be, not yet.

"Edward, calm down. Bella will wake up when she comes around. You shouldn't yell like that," Carlisle said. I knew he wanted Bella alive as much as what I did. He just handled his emotions better than I did. He had three hundred years to work on it though.

"Bella, Bella, no, oh please, no, no!" I screamed, crying. I knew she was dead. She wasn't screaming anymore, and her heartbeat was low enough that even a vampire next to her could not hear.

Just then, in the middle of my silent crying, Bella let out a bloodcurdling scream. It pierced both the rest of the mirrors and my heart.

"Bella!" I screamed, joyous. The occasion turned out to be great, even though my love was in pain. At least she was alive.

Carlisle interrupted me to tell me his medical examination. "She's lost some blood, but the head wound isn't deep," he said in the calmest voice possible. Knowing Bella was up; he did not want to make this seem like a big deal, even though it was. Bella was known to overreacting, and an overreaction would cause more blood to come out of her open head wound. "Watch out for her leg, it's broken."

I contained another growl within me, hoping that I would have a hand at fighting James. Of course, my time was already over. My job now was to help Bella at all costs.

When Bella tried to move and screamed in pain, Carlisle added, "and some ribs too, I think."

Edward, I don't know if I am going to be able to save her. There is a huge possibility that I won't. You may want to be prepared for anything. I will do my best, son. Don't let this ruin your life. Carlisle was telling me in my head. I tried not to listen, but there was nothing to block out his thoughts in my mind. Plus, half of my mind wanted to hear the news. The other half just wanted to curl in a ball and hope that Bella comes out alive. I wouldn't know how to go on without her. I wouldn't know if I could go on.

"Help me," Bella whimpered. I knew she was trying to tell me something, so I listened with my extra-hearing to hear what she wanted to say.

"I'm here," I said back, my voice unclear. It was apparent that I had been dry sobbing for awhile now.

"It hurts," she whimpered. That's it… someone will pay for this… They hurt my one true love.

"I know, Bella, I know," I said. The love of my life, the reason for my existence, was in pain. I turned to Carlisle, horrified. "Can't you do anything?"

Carlisle looked at me, then Alice. She was trying extremely hard to resist Bella's blood. It was harder for her, even though Bella's blood was worse for me because I was preoccupied with Bella's pain. "My bag please… Hold your breath, Alice, it will help."

Alice grabbed Carlisle's bag so that he can give Bella some morphine. This would knock Bella out, but she would not be in pain. Alice, on the other hand, held her breath. According to her thoughts, it was working out better.

"Alice?" Bella asked, a questioning tone in her voice.

"She's here, she knew where to find you," I said, plainly. She was also the one that let you out of her sight to come see James, of all people.

"My hand hurts."

"I know, Bella. Carlisle will give you something. It will stop," I said. As if we didn't know she was in pain…

"MY HAND IS BURNING!!!!" Bella screamed. It ripped me up more inside.

"Bella?" I was frightened now. Normally, this would not happen. Carlisle has never had this happen as a doctor in his two hundred years of working.

"The fire! Someone stop the fire!" Okay, now something was wrong. I immediately shifted my thoughts to Carlisle. Surely, he knew what was going on.

"Carlisle! Her hand!"

"He bit her." Those simple words, three to be exact, made my world come crashing down. Every nerve I thought I had ended. Every thought I had immediately went to the fire when Carlisle changed me. Of course, he said that he had accidently made my transformation more painful than what it needed to be. Who said that James would not do the same to Bella?

I took in a deep breath, my world spinning. Alice tried to tell me something, but I was too preoccupied in my own problems. I didn't even catch what she said.

"No," I cried, even harder than before. Bella was going through the pain that made someone wish for death. I was supposed to just sit and watch, an innocent bystander, while the flames were ripping through Bella's body? I think not.

Carlisle, the only voice beside Bella's that I would listen to, gave me a sense of hope. "There may be a chance."

"What?" I begged, uncaring. I would do anything for Bella. I wanted to end this fire.

"See if you can suck the venom back out. The wound is fairly clean." Correction: anything but this. I would not be able to stop. I would kill her myself. All the images of Bella and I together floated through my mind.

Alice and Carlisle were talking, but I could not make out what they said. Bella and I were consuming my thoughts.

"Carlisle I…" I hesitated… "I don't know if I can do that." Agony, filled with hatred. Hatred of myself; the one creature that hurt Bella in unimaginable ways.

Carlisle thought, Edward, you have to do it. It's the only way to save Bella. It's your choice, but think of Bella in this. What would she want you to do? I will stop you once you get out of control. I won't let Bella die from you. You need to have the patience to stop, though. I can't always be here.

Bella screamed in agony once more, making up my mind. I would do this, to save her. She was the love of my life…

I lifted her hand up to my mouth. Her blood was so tempting… I dug my teeth into her already exposed skin, one drop of her delicious blood hitting my tongue…

Her blood was even better than it smelled. That one drop made me want more. Knowing that I was going to kill her, but not being able to resist, I continued to get the venom out.

Carlisle interrupted me then. I only noticed at that moment that Bella's heartbeat, already low before, began to slow even more. Humanity was slowly coming back for me… Humanity was leaving her. Ideas of death started coming in to my mind.

"Edward. That's enough. You're killing her."

I instantly let go of her arm. Hopefully, the fire was gone.

So was I. I ran off, out of the dance studio. I would continue running, until my mind decided what to do. I didn't want to put Bella in harm's way anymore. At the same time, emotions that I had never experienced before boiled up to the surface. Love. So wonderful, so beautiful, and yet so wrong.

I didn't look back. I didn't know where I was going. I didn't want to be here when Bella died. Maybe something would eat me or kill me. I didn't care… I wanted to be with Bella, my dying Bella, for eternity.

I started running faster, having a purpose in mind…

Chapter 2 Playlist:

Scream (live from NYC)

Tokio Hotel

A Little Less 16 Candles, a Little More "Touch Me"

Fall Out Boy

Secret Valentine

We The Kings

I Don't Love You

My Chemical Romance

Damn Regret

Red Jumpsuit Apparatus