Author's Note: Ok, I wasn't excepting myself to be this fast to update, I just started typing yesterday morning and then later yesterday morning I had weirder then weird chapter finished.
Ok, it's not a really weird chapter, it just, weird (it's the only word I can think to describe it).
In this Chapter, kinda went with what happen to Bella and what happening to Bella and what's NOT (very, important the 'not') happening to Bella. Also Bella's a little out of it in this chapter, but you'll see in this and in following chapters.
I also I managed to drag both Luke and Emma into this chapter. I can't believe how much I didn't like them when I first wrote them in, but now I adore them and I'm desperately trying to think of ways, that have nothing to do with the story, to include their little story. I think their just so cute together and I wasn't even trying to do that. I also noticed that I have them showing more of their relationship then I do with anyone else, like the main characters. I promise things with Edward and Bella will work out... eventually. It's just complicated, blame my imagitive side of my brain, it's thinking up all the complications.
Anyway, back to Luke and Emma, does anyone here (besides me), actually like them? And do you get what their trying to do? After this chapter, you should get at least a far idea what their bother trying to do.

Ok, I'll shut up now and let you read.

Chapter 20

The Will to Escape

Three nights later

Luke

Luke sat outside a door, a door that entrapped a vampire girl who did not have her ankh. He was guarding it, to make sure that she did escaped, for the door was the only way in or out of the magically sealed room.

He listened intently for any movement behind the door, but heard none. Every time he opened the door to check on her, she was still lying on the bed, not moving, almost as if she was in a coma. But, could vampires actually go into comas? Maybe this one could, she wasn't what he called normal. She hadn't even gone berserk when her ankh had been removed! She hadn't attack him or the others either who had taken her away from the battle grounds. What was with this girl?

"How is she?" Rodriguez asked suddenly appearing above Luke's right shoulder. Luke fought to hide his surprised, for really he shouldn't have been, Rodriguez had been coming and going from this room for the passed two days.

"No change. She still seems pretty out of it. It's almost like her body shut down when the ankh was removed." Luke muttered.

"Well, obviously she didn't want to attack the Cullens!" Rodriguez sneered.

"But why not attack us when we were far enough away from them?" Luke asked, but Rodriguez didn't reply, he had already left.

"I hate it when he does that." Luke muttered angrily.

"Luke?"

"Hey Em."

Emma ran down the windless corridor; fling her arms around him, hugging him tightly.

"Your okay!" she whispered, relief filling her voice.

"More or less." He agreed softly. He brushed the hair away from her face and kissed her gently, delighted that she responded, with tightening her arms around him, moving her lips against his.

After a couple of minutes they pulled away, Emma snuggling into Luke's embrace, her head resting on his shoulder.

"You brought her back then?" she asked him softly, nodding to the door on their left.

"Didn't have much choice in the matter, really. Stupid Rodriguez made Adam grab her ankh," Seeing Emma's panic expression, he quickly added, "its fine! It's fine! Nothing happen, she just fell to the ground, crying." He paused for a minute, thinking. "I think she was remembering stuff." He mumbled more to himself then to Emma.

"Oh?" Emma frowned, "like what?"

"I don't know, sweetheart, but she kept muttering stuff. The only words I could clearly make out were 'Edward', 'Jacob', 'Charlie' and 'Renee' and that was it. She just kept muttering those names over and over again. Actually, come to think of, when she was being changed she said those names then too." He marveled a little about this. He wasn't sure why he was amazed and so impressed by this he just was.

"I guess it's possible." Emma mumbled a hint of jealousy in her voice at the idea of remembering the past. Luke glanced down at her face, which was naturally emotionless.

"Em, we'll be okay, we'll remember and break free and then we can be together forever, with no Rodriguez or armies or anything like that. It'll just be me and you." Luke whispered. Emma smiled sadly up at him.

"I want that. I really do, but… how can you be sure this will work? You know what he'll do if he finds out what your planning. You could get killed!" Emma said, feeling hysteria beginning to come over her. Luke took her face gently in his hands.

"Shhh, shhh, sweet heart. That won't happen, he might not trust me for awhile but we all know how strong and dangerous one of our kind are when they don't have an ankh on them."

"Yes that's my point, how the hell do you think you'll be able to get outside this door, let allow the front gate?" Emma demanded angrily. Luke smiled at her innocently.

"We all need to eat; Em and I think the little rogue hasn't eaten for quite sometime."

"It'll be dangerous." Emma persisted.

"And I live for danger. But anyway, I don't think she will be a danger to me. there where a lot of times on the journey here that she could have attacked and killed me but she didn't."

"That's different, she was out of it." Emma argued.

"Emma, trust me, I'll be fine. I just need to find her ankh while we're out there too." He muttered to himself. Emma stared at him in disbelief.

"You lost her ANKH!" she yelped in horror.

"I didn't loss it, Adam did! Anyway, I have an idea where it is, back at the battle field. I have to go back there anyway to round up who's ever left." He looked unhappy about this. Emma knew that Luke hadn't been happy to leave his fighters in the heat of battle when he got to leave with Rodriguez.

"It'll be okay, Em, when the rogue goes back to her coven, we'll ask for help."

"But how do you know they'll be willing to give it?" Emma whispered.

"Trust me, I am pretty sure they'll be happy to help, especially with the threat Rodriguez is to their little rogue."

"True." Emma agreed. "When are you going to do it?" she asked.

"Later tonight, I already mention to Rodriguez that she hasn't eaten in awhile, so we'll go hunting tonight."

"I wish I could go with you." Emma started, but Luke just hugged her tighter.

"I know Love, but you have to stay here and keep an eye on things for me. He will never suspect that you're in on this and… I want you to stay here." she looked up at him questioningly; he took a deep and unhappy breath. "As strange as this is to say and as much as I hate to say it but at the moment, your safest here." Luke sighed, glaring at the opposite wall.

"Yes, that is strange, but I understand, sort of, but I still don't like it."

"I know." He whispered.

"But I also know, there's no way to talk you out of what you're planning, all I can do is help you try and succeed with it." She grumbled.

"And that's why I love you some much." He laughed softly and kissed her nose. She smiled and leaned further against him, feeling comfortable and safe in his embrace. She never wanted to be anywhere else. As long as he was with her she was happy and complete, whole.

Bella's Point Of View

"Bella"

I hurt. I hurt everywhere.

"Bella"

Ow, where was I?

"Bella, you need to wake up!"

Did I hit my head again when I feel off the bike? Maybe I hit it worst this time! I wonder how Jake and I going to explain this one to Charlie. It must be bad, Charlie will never belief I did all this just by tripping over in a garage.

Oh well, I could here his voice so it's worth all this pain.

"Bella, you need to wake up!"

But I don't want to! I'm quite happy lying here thank you.

"Bella!"

Ok, OK, geez, I'm getting up!

I probably should, Jake's probably freaking out major time. If I get up now, he won't worry so much and he can tease me for dropping the grenade too quickly.

I forced my eyes open and blinked a couple of times. Where was the dirt road? And the trees? And the bikes? And Jake?

Was I in hospital? If so this was the weirdest hospital room I had ever been in.

I sat up slowly, my thoughts starting to gather themselves together, forming pictures of unbelievable scenes that could not be possible, but they were explaining how I had end up in this room.

I tried to get up and off the bed, but the excruciating pain inside me stopped me from going anywhere. I fell heavily back on the bed.

I felt so weird and I hurt so much. I felt strong urges to go out and find the nearest thing and kill it and drink its blood. A wave of sickness filled me at the thought.

"Bella"

I looked up and across the windowless room. Edward as beautiful and as magnificent as ever was leaning in the far corner of the room.

"Edward?" I breathed excited. I had never had an hallucination like this before! Maybe I had really done my head in this time.

"Bella, listen to me!" Like he actually needed to tell me to listen to him, I would always listen to him.

"Bella, listen." He begged. "What you think happen to you didn't! Your not in hospital because you fell off a bike," he growled at that part, "when you with Jacob," he growled at Jacob's name, too! "You're a vampire and an usual one at that. You've been captured by a guy name Rodriguez; we think he might be the one who changed you. The reason you feel so weird is because you have lost your ankh. I don't really know it significance, but it seems to be important to keeping you sane."

"Bella, you need to fight against turning into a monster! I know you want to. I know it's hard not to want to turn into a monster and just go out and kill whoever you come across, but you have to fight against it. You have to fight and try and come and find us! Please Bella, come back. Don't turn into a monster! Fight and come back! I –I love you! I can't lose you again!"

"But Edward…" I started but he interrupted.

"Bella, go! Go now!"

Wincing I swung myself off the bed and ran for the door, pounding against it once I had reached it.

"Let me out! Let me out! Let me out! Let me out!" I yelled, beating my fist against the metal door. The surface of the metal door ripple, almost like water, but it didn't even crack.

Then the door suddenly flew open, knocking me back in surprise. The tall dark haired man, Luke stood in the door way, his eyes wide with alarm.

"Let me go." I rasped. I crouched ready to fight for my freedom. My fingers curling into claws, they felt strong. Strong enough to rip threw this man. I could almost see it, as if it was actually happening right now, the look of terror as I tore him to pieces. I smiled at the image. What?! No, I didn't want that! I didn't want that at all! I just want to get out! To get away!

"Listen." I stared, startled at the man, Luke. He looked nervous but not overly so. He watched my movements carefully, but showed no sign of attacking himself.

"Listen," he repeated gently, "I want to help, but I can't help you if you're like this and…"

"What is going on here?" I cringed back as a tall, imposing figure stalked into the room. An image flash before my eyes, I was being ripped to pieces by two vampires. I shuddered and pulled even further back into the room, until I was backed into a corner.

"Oh she's awake." The older vampire cheered happily.

"Yes, sir, she awoke only a few moments ago." Luke muttered quietly behind him, his strange golden-green eyes told me to be quiet and to not do anything foolish.

"Well, this is wonderful and sooner then I expected." Rodriguez said taking a deep towards me. I snarled at him to back off. I didn't want this man anywhere near me.

"I think she's hungry." Luke put in suddenly.

"Kind of hard to tell now though isn't it. With her having blue eyes now." Rodriguez mused, looking me up and down as if searching for something. Blue eyes? What? I had never had blue eyes.

"I think she still might be hungry and probably wants to hunt." Luke persisted. I frowned at him. What was he trying to pull?

"Yes, you're quite possibly right. But don't go too far and take at least five others with you, I would hate for her to get away from me again." Rodriguez nodded as if he was now sinking into deep thought. He seemed so out of it, I could probably attack him and kill him, before he even knew what was happening.

I started to creep slowly towards him, readying myself to attack, but…

"Don't even think about, my dear." Rodriguez muttered without even looking at me. He flicked his fingers and my direction and… nothing happen.

"Damn, I forgot you had a private mind! What a pain." he grumbled and walked over to me and clocked me one over the head instead. The hit sent me to the ground anyway.

"Luke." Luke jumped to attention as Rodriguez walked up to him. "Use this rope; it'll stop her from trying to escape."

Rodriguez handed Luke a length of ordinary looking rope before leaving the room. Luke and I resumed staring each other down.

"Now, don't make this difficult, okay?" He said walking towards me.

"Why… shouldn't… I?" I hissed. It was growing harder and harder to talk.

"Because I'm here to help you. I promised once we're out of here, you can go back to your group."

"Why?" he looked at me confused.

"Why are you helping me?" and why was it growing so hard to talk?

"Because I want help in return. I want out as do others and your group seem to one of the few who have the guts and power to do so."

"Okay..." I gulped.

"Come on." He motion for me to turn my back to him so that he could tie my wrists.

"This might sting a little at first, but from what I'm gathering the pain your feeling already, you probably won't notice." And it was true. As he tied the rope around my wrists I barely noticed the sting that came with it.

"After you…" as we walked to the door

"Bella. My name is Isabella Masen." I mumbled. He nodded.

"It's a pleasure to meet you, Bella. Seriously it is."

"And you're Luke." I mumbled,

"Yes, that's me, Rodriguez second in command." He grumbled.

"Because you where his first?"

"Yup."

"I remember you." I mumbled and started to walk down the corridor.

"What?"

"I remember you, the day of my change you were there." I muttered. He shifted uncomfortable beside me as we walked close to the wall out of the way from others who happen to walk by, all of whom stared at us in disbelief.

"You tried to save me, when the wolves came. You didn't bother with Rodriguez even though the wolves where attacking him! You tried to save me." he shrugged.

"I was only following orders." He muttered.

"Yeah, but you still tried to save me." he shrugged again.

"Thank you, for trying, I mean." I whispered.

"Ah, gee, just don't mention it okay?"

"Ok." I mumbled and we left the front door. I couldn't even remember how we even got there.

"You three." Luke yelled suddenly making me cringe. He was yelling to two men and a woman standing off to the side, under a tree, talking or something of the sorts. "With me." he barked.

That got up without arguing. They all looked respectively at him, waiting for his orders. None stared at me too hard.

"So were going for a little walk." Luke said calmly. The three just nodded and took their places behind us.

"Are we ready?" the female asked him softly. She had the pretties marble skin I had ever seen, with long silky black hair, but her eyes were a soft crimson colour. I looked quickly a way, for she looked as disconcerted as me.

We walked into the surrounding forest. It was dark and quiet in there, not even the full moon shown into its depth.

The more we walked the more I ached. I was hunched over forward, biting my lip.

"This should be far enough." Luke said suddenly. We all stopped. Luke walked behind me and untied my hands.

He ripped at the rope, making it look like it had gone threw a mincer then threw it to the ground, waving his smoking hands in the air. He and his group stared at me calmly.

"Now fight us!" Luke said.

"Wha…?"

"Fight us; we have to make it look like we fought really hard to stop you from escaping." Luke explained. I stared at him, I didn't get this guy.

"Just do it." he sighed heavily and then he lunged at me. I dodged and scowled at him. Then the rest of the group lunged at me.

Next few minutes were a blur to me, for the next thing I knew all of them where on the forest floor, gasping and groaning in pain and I was the only one left standing. Luke grinned at me.

"Go on, run!" he mumbled.

"Thank you." I managed to whisper before I ran. I wasn't sure where exactly I was going, but somehow I knew I was going to right way.

I felt so fast. Even when I smelt things that called to me, I ignored them. I just kept on running.

Author's Note: Ok, so Bella has escaped, but for how long. Rodriguez really wants her in his army. Luke actually helped her escape, but you'll understand further why he does this later on. I'm kind a scared to write what sort reaction Rodriguez is going to have to this, I think I might skip over that part.
Ok, Next chapter we'll probably be back with the Cullens, So that we can all fine out whats happening with them.
Alright, need to go, some of us have to go to school! 'sigh'
see ya!