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Author's Note: I am SO sorry it took so long to update. I just started at a new school that's half way across the country, and I'm still getting used to everything. Right now, I can't guarantee when the next chapter will be up, but I'll try to have it in the next week or two. No promises though.

Chapter 4
Anger Management

"I can go myself," I argued. "You can't be in here. It'll risk your control."

He brushed off my comment. "As long as I don't magically run into my singer, I will be fine." He led me to the ER.

"How may we help you?" the nurse asked, eyeing Demetri.

"She broke her hand," he said, pointing to me, still trying to contain his laughter.

"Oh dear, that is serious," the older woman said. "Dr. Cullen!"

I felt Demetri tense next to me. "Cullen?" he hissed.

"You have to go," I said instantly. "He's friends with Aro. He'll recognize you."

He refused. "What are the Cullens doing here?" he asked, spitting when he said their name.

"I don't know," I whispered, and before I could continue, Carlisle was standing in front of us.

He eyed my hand warily. "What did you do this time?"

"I tried to hit him," I frowned, looking at Demetri. "He ducked. Fist, meet wall. Wall, meet fist. It's broken."

It seemed Carlisle hadn't noticed Demetri until I had mentioned him. He turned to look at him, and the shock was clear on his face.

"You see," I hissed at Demetri. "I told you he'd recognize you."

"A bit of privacy," Demetri suggested smoothly, ignoring me. Carlisle nodded and motioned for us to follow him. He led us to a hospital room and helped me onto the bed while he went about fixing my hand.

"Why are you here?" Demetri demanded.

"I could ask the same of you," Carlisle commented evenly. "You're awfully far from Italy."

"I'm attending the University of Alaska," he said simply.

"Why?" Carlisle questioned, although he looked as though he already knew the answer.

"Because Isabella is," he replied.

Carlisle spun to face me and I've never seen him look so angry. "So I was right!" he accused. "Did you ever really love Edward, Bella?" I cringed as he said his name. "Or was it just about the power? The instant Edward left, did you just go gallivanting off to Italy to find another vampire to play with?"

By the time he had finished, I had tears streaming down my eyes. Demetri had moved to stand next to me, his arm comfortingly around my shoulders, glaring at Carlisle.

"Edward didn't love me!" I screamed. "He doesn't want me, he doesn't love me! Stop acting like this is all my fault!"

Carlisle was silent once again, seemingly confused by my words.

"Are you almost done?" I asked quietly.

"Yes, you're good to go."

I jumped off the bed and turned to Demetri. "Call Aro. Get me transferred."

"Bella, no," Demetri argued. "You can't let them drive you out." I glared at him. "Besides, it's not as if you'll see them often. And if you do, I'll beat his ass. I never leave your side now as it is."

"No, you won't," I scolded.

"Oh? And you're going to stop me?" I gave him a look. "Ok, yeah, good point."

I turned to Carlisle. "It's nice seeing you again, Carlisle," I said pleasantly.

.xoxo.

Demetri and I didn't talk much about the Cullens after that day. We went on about our business as if nothing had happened, as if I never saw Carlisle. I came back from work one day and found that Demetri was not there like he was supposed to be.

I looked at the clock impatiently; we had a flight to Olympia in a few hours. I threw a couple sets of clothes into a duffle, doing the same for Demetri as well, and brought both bags to my car. I needed to get to the airport, but I needed to find Demetri first.

I didn't even know where to look. I drove down the highway aimlessly, wondering where he could be. I flipped open my cell phone and dialed his number. A girl answered it.

"Hello?" she asked anxiously.

I recognized the voice, and instantly knew where Demetri was. "Where are they, Alice?" I asked hastily.

She gave me her address and hung up the phone. I wonder if she even realized who I was. I spun the car around on the highway and drove to their house, my speedometer nearing 150.

My tires screeched as I pulled into their driveway. The car wasn't even fully stopped and I was out the door and running to the house. I burst in, not bothering to knock, and almost screamed in anger. Actually, I'm pretty sure I did. He was fighting with Edward, and I mean truly fighting. They were both at each other's throats. Emmett was on standby, no doubt ready to help his brother if it got too serious.

"Demetri!" I screamed. They both ignored me. Alice looked at me anxiously. I stepped forward and punched him hard in the shoulder with my left hand, the right was still in a cast; he flew back into the wall. Everyone in the room looked at me in awe. "I told you not to come here," I growled.

"And I didn't listen," he snapped.

Stay calm. Stay calm. Don't kill him. I pointed to the door. "Get your ass in the car. We've got a plane to catch in two hours."

"But Isabella," he protested.

"Now! Or else I'm calling Aro." He hung his head like a child who just got caught doing something they knew they were supposed to be doing. He walked past me and waited at the door.

I closed my eyes tightly for a moment and then opened them, looking at Edward. "I am so sorry. I told him to leave you alone. He has some anger management issues, clearly." I paused. "I'll try to stay clear of you all during the rest of my schooling so we don't have this problem again." I nodded to Edward, who still hadn't said a word.

I turned to Alice and enveloped her in a hug. "I've missed you, Alice. It was nice to see you."

"Emmett, you too." I turned back to Alice. "Tell Esme and Jasper I said hello. And Rosalie… well, I don't particularly care what you tell her. I'm sure she won't either."

"What about Carlisle?" questioned Emmett.

I held my right hand, plastered in a cast, up to them. "I've already seen him."

"What?" Edward snapped.

"I was working at Alaska Regional when I broke my knuckles. Carlisle fixed 'em up for me," I explained.

"Why didn't he tell us he'd seen you?" he demanded.

"I asked him not to," I replied quietly.

"Why?" Alice asked softly, trying to understand my train of thought.

I looked desperately at Edward for a moment, and then looked at the ground sadly. "I didn't want to bother you all. I'm sorry."

"Bother us?" Emmett asked incredulously. "Why on Earth would it bother us?"

"I-," I didn't know what to say. Didn't Edward explain this all to them? Didn't they know that Edward didn't love me?

"Because Edward told her to stay away because he didn't love her," Demetri answered.

I spun to glare at him. "Stop," I hissed.

But that just opened up the war field. "You did what!" Alice shrieked at her brother.

Demetri began speaking again. "He told Bella that he was leaving and that she couldn't come. When she asked why, he said she wasn't right for him, he didn't want her, and he didn't love her."

I cringed at the memory, praying for Demetri to stop reminding me of that day. "She went an offed herself a few months later," he finished with a glare towards Edward.

"You did what!" Edward screamed. He was standing in front of me in a flash, his hands gripping my shoulders tightly. "You promised! You promised me you wouldn't do anything stupid!"

I looked away; I couldn't stand the anguished look in his eyes. "It didn't matter anymore," I said, my voice barely above a whisper. "Nothing mattered."

I stared up at the sky, begging God to just end all my suffering right there. I was sure there were search parties out by now; I'd been gone for at least three days. I told Charlie I was going out with some friends and I never came back. However, I also knew how secluded our meadow was, and I was sure no one would be able to find me.

I barely heard her approach, but I didn't care.

"Dear Isabella," she hissed. I looked slowly into the eyes of Victoria. Some part of me knew I should be scared, but I was just hopeful. God was answering my prayers; he was ending this hell called heartbreak. "Where are the Cullens?" she asked maliciously. "Especially Edward, I'd been hoping he'd watch."

I moaned. "He'd probably help you out if you truly wanted," I said painfully. "They're gone, all of them. Edward doesn't love me. Go ahead and kill me, I won't even put up a fight. I don't care anymore."

"Doesn't love you anymore," she said thoughtfully. "Well that won't do. It wouldn't bother him then if I killed you. Hm, I suppose I'll settle with hurting you instead."

"That's fine," I said. "I already told you, I won't even put up a fight. I'll lay here nice and still and let you kill me."

"Oh, but then I don't hurt you. If you want to be killed, it would bring you no harm. Instead, I'll change you. That way you can live for eternity without your one true love, just as I now have to."

And before I could protest, she had already dug her teeth into my neck.

"It was the longest three days of my life," I finished. I looked at my watch. "Shit, Aro's gonna kill us if we miss our plane."

"Plane? Where are you going and why?" Alice wondered out loud.

I smiled deviously. "Olympia for pest control."

"But the massacres," Edward protested.

"Yes, that would be the point."

"You can't just take it upon yourself to put an end to the massacres the vampires are creating," Alice argued.

I edged towards the door. My hand on the door, I answered. "Actually, I'm supposed to. Ask around, look me up. Benefici comma stregoni." And I rushed out the door, a laughing Demetri following behind me. We jumped into my car and sped off before they came to their senses.

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