Finally, I've updated, thanks to all those who alerted this story and sorry for taking so long!

Just telling you guys that I'd be giving this fiction a make-over soon, to make the content more interesting and detailed, I suppose. It won't be much change, I hope. But thanks for supporting me, guys!

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Time passed too fast for my liking, and it wasn't long before night had left us and we were to face a brand new day. Sighing, I looked at the clock on the wall and nudged Edward, who looked up from his iPod and frowned, pulling me closer to him. Smiling, I took the headphones away from his ears and stood up, "Come on, it's time to go to school, we can't miss it today when we are going to miss it on Wednesday and Thursday."

"Why those two days?"

I grinned, "Too bright for my liking," His eyes lighted up as I told him about how his power, along with Alice's and Jasper's, was now fully under my control. It took a whole night to master it, but it helped that they were near me. Changing into a green tank top and skinny jeans, I went downstairs with him, smiling when the others also joined us.

Pulling the hoodie that I had brought along with me on, I shot the disapproving pixie next to me a grin before making our way to English, we had to do a summary and analysis on the legends of unicorns, and I fidget in my seat, much to Edward's amusement. Smiling, he started humming a tune under his breath and I quickly caught on, and together, both us started scribbling musical notes on our writing pads, quickly composing a song together.

It was no surprise that the lesson ended before I knew it.

Walking out of the classroom, Edward pulled me into a hug, causing almost everyone along the corridor to stare at us.

A girl with ebony black hair pulled back into a pony tail crashed into me as I walked out of the bathroom cubicle. Reflex kicked in and my hands shot out to catch her before her face could greet the floor. Hard.

"Oomph, sorry about that," she muttered, flushing a deep red. She had white spectacles on, and I found that a pity, for they hid those enchanting black eyes, so deep and mysterious.

I smiled, "No problem, Angela,"

She frowned and looked at me, "How did you know my name?"

The lie was smooth and undetectable, "I have a knack for remembering faces and names. Good memory, I suppose. We have chemistry and history together, right?"

She nodded, giving me a tentative smile.

Just then, two girls burst into the bathroom and I caught the almost murderous expressions on their faces. My grip on Angela's arms tightened and she winced slightly before turning a sickly shade of pale when she caught sight of the two girls, Jessica and Britney. They shot her a look before turning to me, their scowls deepening, "Get out of our way, Isabella Swan, this is between her, "they jabbed a perfectly manicured finger at Angela, who turned even more pale, if that was even possible, "and us,"

If they expected me to scoot like some scared little newbie, they've got to be out of their minds. My eyes steeled and I spoke, chill evident in my voice, "What's the matter here?"

Jessica sneered, "Though it's none of your business, this little slut here told everyone that Eric and I were together, even though we weren't!"

Angela shook her head, "I - I didn't" and recoiled when Jessica and Britney took a step forward.

Deciding that it's time to act, I pushed Angela gently behind me before lifting an eyebrow at the couple in front of me, "The sluts present in this space does not include Angela, so get your facts right. No one hurts her without getting past me and my family."

Wanting to play safe, I sent a mental message in my mind to the five others, "Get to the bathroom besides the music room, guys. Now."

Snarling, the two school whores in front of me lunged, sharp nails out stretched.

Not fast enough, though.

Grabbing both their right wrists, I gave them a flip and they were sent flying before landing with a sickening thud on the floor, screaming in pain while clutching their wrists. Turning to Angela, I could see that her eyes were wide and scared, "What - what was that you did?"

"Akido moves," I answered briskly as the rest arrived, Edward stepping over the two writhing bodies on the floor, his eyes sweeping over my body to check for injuries, relieved upon finding none. Emmett stared at my two unfortunate victims and chuckled, "Now, what do we have here?"
I smiled as sweetly as I could, "They tried to attack Angela and me, so I used the Akido skills that you taught me against them. Thanks so much for the lesson, Em,"
He blinked quickly and I winked, turning back to Angela once more. "Come on, let's go, I'll need to have you patch up," I said, eyes focusing on the bruises on her left arm, the scratch on her cheek and the blood from the injury on her knee.

Judging from the wobble she had just now, her ankle was hurt too, all because of those two bitches.

"Jasper, why don't you call Carlisle with Alice?" I muttered, wanting him to leave, because of the blood of Angela. He nodded stiffly and Alice guided him out, whispering to him all the way. "Rosalie, Emmett, deal with these two bitches, and Edward, tell the teachers and Esme, I'll send Angela to the hospital," He wanted to protest, I could tell, but I stared him down, knowing that he was trying really hard to control the burning sensation in his throat.

In the end, he conceded and nodded, passing me the key to his Volvo and I slide my arm behind Angela's back and supported her bruised right arm, my left hand grasping onto her left hand gently. It took a while for us to get to the car and I waited for her to get in.

She stared at me when I got into the driver's seat, and I paused, "What?"

Shaking her head, she whispered, "I – I just don't understand, why are you doing this? You hardly know me."

I couldn't help it and burst out laughing, leaving the poor human even more confused than she already was. "You ask so many questions, my dear. Maybe too many. There isn't always a reason behind things, and I don't want to be looking for something that might not exist. Enough about this, hang tight, we drive fast."

"Wha –?"

It took less than ten minutes for her to realize what I meant before I pulled up in front of the hospital. Angela was gripping onto her seat for dear life, looking pale. "You okay?" I asked, not wanting her to get too freaked out. She blinked a few times before muttering something inaudible and nodded feebly.

A knock on the window distracted them and we looked up, I smiled when I saw Alice standing there.

Jasper? I asked her in my mind while stepping out of the car and going over the other side just as she helped Angela open the car door.

He's off hunting with Esme; he will come by later with her.

Nodding subtly, I helped Angela up as we walked into the hospital, the nurse at the reception pointed out the room to us and we went inside. Carlisle was reading a file, a deep frown etched on his forehead, but he immediately placed the file aside when he saw us, pasting a fatherly smile on.

"Hey Doc," I greeted him and grinned, guiding Angela to one of the chairs in front of Carlisle. He nodded once and looked at Angela curiously, "Alice told me about the incident, I believe the two – girls would be sent here later, though personally they shouldn't even be treated, " Angela blinked, not used to the kind and gentle doctor actually being angry at someone, "However, back to you. Where are you injured, Angela?" Carlisle lifted her arm gently when she told him and pressed on the different sections lightly, but still managed to hurt Angela subtly as the girl winced.

She was in more pain that it looked, and I admired her for that, not wanting to be a hassle and trouble everyone else, she tried to bear with the pain. Rather silly of her, but admirable all the same.

However, when Carlisle asked Angela if she had any other injuries, the girl shook her head, and my eyes narrowed. Kneeling next to Angela, I reached out and cupped her face with my hands and looked at her straight in the eyes and stayed firm when she tried to look away, "Angela, we want to help you, and you need our help. We are not going to let you go home still injured, so please, just tell us the truth so that we can help you."

Alice and Carlisle looked on in concern before Angela finally nodded, "S – Sorry," she muttered, blushing. I smiled and placed a peck on her forehead before standing up once more, leaving Carlisle to his question and left the room with Alice. Outside, Rosalie, Emmett and Edward greeted us.

"Jasper?" I frowned and asked.

Rosalie pursed her lips and answered, "He should be arriving soon,"

Just then, footsteps were heard and we all saw Esme and Jasper approached the latter looking much better than just now. "How's it going?" Esme asked, her motherly instincts kicking in.

I shook my head, "The injuries don't look back, but I have some suspicions and I want to obtain her memories – "

"Obtain her memories?" Emmett asked, puzzled.

I nodded as the rest of them looked at me in awe, "Another power. I can't list them all out at once, or maybe I can, but not yet. But I got this power from an ancient in Japan. They had some pretty useful powers there."

Alice nodded, "Go ahead, then. We are all curious, what more can there be?"

Closing my eyes, I concentrated; lifting the power out from the mental box I kept it in and focused it on the girl inside the room next to us. Soon, my eyes opened and they turned red and from the others' reactions, they saw it and I closed my eyes again, focusing on the influx of memories entering my mind.

What I saw disgusted me.

There was much, much more to this whole thing. Her mother was mentally unstable, and her abusive father was always drunk, and she had to take care of her siblings who were extremely out of control. Teeth clenched, I transferred some of the images to the others, leaving some that I want to keep in respect of Angela's own freewill, watching as they stiffened and Esme even growled.

(Sorry, I didn't mean to change Angela's family background, but I suppose it'll be better like this. But I don't own Twilight, and this is a fanfiction, so please don't come after me!)

"That poor girl, all the things that she'd been through…" Esme sighed, looking at the door with concern, and I knew that she couldn't wait to meet the girl. Sitting on the chairs along the wall, I took Edward's hand in mine and we conversed mentally.

I've decided, Edward. I won't be switching to my human form anytime soon.

He cocked his head to one side, thoughtful and his eyes told me to explain.

With Angela, I don't know why, an instinct that I never knew just kicked in, and from the look of things, it is not going to leave anytime soon. I feel this need to protect her from all kinds of harm, and to make sure that she is happy and safe. It's like – It's like she's already a part of the family. Perhaps not to you, but definitely to me. Esme would be the next to feel it, followed by Rosalie, and then the rest of you.

Edward snorted, and relayed his thoughts to me.

Rosalie?

I nodded, serious, "Something would change her mind, and I am sure. But – but it's not going to be something pleasant." Edward's perfectly sculptured eyebrows furrowed, "You already know what it would be, don't you?"

Wincing, I nodded, "It will not be pleasant, and we'd have to rein a few of them in or else they'd murder someone. But I won't tell you, not yet. That's entirely up to Angela."

Everyone else, Rosalie, who was talking to Emmett and Esme, and Alice and Jasper all stared at me after the words have been said and frowned. I shook my head, meaning what I said of not telling them about it without Angela wanting me to, and Jasper flinched at my emotions, hence I used my duplication of his power to calm him down. Never had anyone done that to him before, his eyes widened slightly before nodding to me as thanks.

It took another hour more for Carlisle to call them in with his thoughts and Edward and I walked in first, followed by the others.

"How's the injuries, Angela?" I chirped, taking a seat right next to her and frowned at cast that her ankle was in and cast Carlisle a curious look. "Broken," he muttered and my eyes narrowed like a cat's. Edward placed a hand on my shoulder and I calmed down quickly, thanks to Jasper and the fact that Angela was with us in that room.

Her bruises, of course, would have to fade away naturally, while some of her scratches were bandaged. Esme stepped forward and spoke, "I've yet to introduce myself, I am Esme."

Angela smiled and said, "Nice to meet you, Mrs Cullen." And this displeased Esme slightly, she mocked a shocked expression and exclaimed, "No, I insist for you to call me Esme, Mrs Cullen just makes me sound so old."

At that, all of us burst out laughing, including Carlisle and except Angela, who looked on in confusion. "Old, indeed!" Emmett boomed and the rest of chuckled, whereas Esme threw a mock death glare at us and I coughed and stopped laughing.

"A private joke, we might tell you about it next time," I said in response to Angela's bewildered expression at our outburst, "But for now, Angela, do you have anything to tell us, I have some ideas what, but we won't force you to tell us, however – "

Kneeling down next to her once more, I looked at her sincerely, "I want you to know that all of us care for you, or maybe I care for you a lot right now, I don't know why, but I'll promise you that when I find out why, you would be the first to know. As for the rest, they are growing, or will grow to love you like a part of our family too, so I sincerely hope that you can let us to help bear that burden of yours, please?"

The rest were silence, not sure where this was heading, for I have blocked Alice's power, wanting this to be completely up to Angela alone. Alice frowned at me, but didn't say anything.

Angela shook, her fists clenched tightly, almost hurting herself. Seeing this, I look both of her hands in my vampire cold ones and waited. As tears formed in her eyes, she looked up at all of us and whispered that dark secret that she have been hiding all her lives.

"I was raped,"

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