Authors Note: My dearest one. To those of you who asked yes this is a rewrite I prefer to do it now while the story is still short. Awake is going through the same process with the help of my new beta who I have a feeling will help me make awake amazing so look forward to it! Here is chapter four once again refined. Thank you for the reviews. Read and Review!

Blood Nocturnal

I went home after making sure Bella was safely asleep in her bed. My family was waiting in the living room each one looking at me expectantly for some type of answer. It hadn't been very long since Harry Potter had all but dropped into Forks. Only three days had gone by at the most and already Emmett was talking about killing him.

I knew without a doubt that Harry Potter spelt trouble. He wasn't fooling me in the least with his hot and cold act; he was trying to throw me off guard. He was powerful that much was clear. I couldn't hear his thoughts though and I had yet to tell my family this. They were all waiting for me to come up with a solution. Or to tell them that Harry wasn't any trouble.

He was trouble though, the first time I saw him I had been trapped. His eyes were amazing jewels like nothing I had ever seen. His face was delicate and his body was lithe and agile looking. I had found myself wanting to touch his hair to test the quality of it with my fingers. In fact looking at him had caused a flurry of images to appear in my mind. I had never really had such thoughts about Bella.

Bella the human who was my mate, she wasn't very beautiful compared to Harry and it was bothering me that I was having these thoughts at all. Even though Bella was not as nicely packaged I loved her. I didn't even like Harry but at all times I felt the urge to jump him and hold him down and make him scream. The only problem was that none of that involved killing him. I simply wanted to have him. I shook my head and went upstairs into my room leaving my family gaping at my retreating back.

I tried to sit and think but my mind was taken over with thoughts of Harry. He had been really strange in school today falling asleep in class and Jasper had relayed to me that he had looked like he had seen a ghost this morning but only for a fleeting second. I gave up entirely on clearing my mind. I gave myself over to my thoughts which seemed to lack control. Random images of Harry and I in various and dubious positions were flashing before my closed eyes.

I took a deep breath and reminded myself that Harry had forced me right out his house with his magic. That he had forced his voice into my mind that very afternoon. That he was goading me to do what I most wanted. I had most certainly learned to control myself around Bella the pain of losing her would be too great. I had felt it already and it had nearly destroyed me. There was a problem though my mouth was beginning to water once more from her scent.

When I kissed her goodnight that evening my teeth had grazed her flesh. I was a sensual creature and there was nothing more sensual than blood. There was nothing less sensual than animal blood. I had felt the pleasure of feeding properly all but Rosalie had, even Carlisle who had turned most of us had tasted human blood, he had tasted our human blood. My body sang with the remembered pleasure of it. I almost felt naughty like I was jerking off or something.

Carlisle had taken me back once but would he take me back again? I needed some time away from Bella. Her blood was singing to me more strongly than ever before. I would not be able to forgive myself nor to atone for it if I hurt her. Indeed Harry was dangerous. I needed time away from him as well. My naughty thoughts about him were unyielding and came unbidden to my mind like a waiting nightmare.

There was a knock on my door it was Jasper my brother who had more trouble than us all in resisting human blood. He looked slightly like he was in pain but he always looked like that. He studied me for a moment and I studied him not sure what he wanted. He had informed us that he could feel nothing from Harry, that he could not discern a single emotion from him. I stared at him not prepared to talk. He had only come because he had something to say so I would wait for him to say it.

"Alice says that you'll be leaving for a few days."

I nodded, not for the first time I found myself hating Alice's gift. There was no decision made that she did not know about. Although excluding Bella and now Harry as well there was no thought that I did not hear however private. I nodded not feeling very much like opening my mouth, my family was used it though. I was the ever silent and brooding one. My mother thought that Bella was bringing me out of my shell.

It was true I supposed while she didn't seem naturally inclined to be a social person she certainly had a way of attracting a lot of attention. Jasper left as silently as he had come in after some time. I stood up I didn't need many things, if I desired a change of clothes I would purchase it. Forks was boring me at the moment. I needed a change of scenery. Maybe I could ask someone if they knew who Valeel was. I had a few old friends who wouldn't be very happy to see me.

I would go somewhere I was forced to live the night life. That decided I opened my window and jumped out of it. Enjoying the cool night air, I looked up at the sky only to be met with clouds. I would go somewhere I could see the stars. I was sick of the perpetual rain and clouds at the moment. I felt spry and strange even a little rebellious though at present I was not sure what it was that I was rebelling against. I started to run and let myself lose all thought. I gave myself over to the wind whipping in my face.

I knew where I was going though I hadn't gone there in over fifty years. When I arrived the sun was just setting. I waited for a moment until the last rays of light disappeared. I walked down the street watching how the city transformed at night. The lights where turned on some establishments closed, some just opening. It was the people though that always interested me the most. Humans were like flowers and they always seemed more open in the day, at night they closed up and walked around more carefully.

I walked through them boldly allowing myself to brush against them. I reveled in there heat. There was nothing on this earth that could warm you like human blood. Animals were no match for it. This was not exactly a good idea. I had come to Chicago my old hunting ground. It was something like a drug addict coming to sit in a crack house just to look around. In short I was walking on thin ice and I wasn't even sure why I was doing it.

I embraced the night life around me, the sounds and the smells. Food cooking the smell of liquor and smoke even the smell of sex. People's thoughts were different at night, a lack of sun light seemed to induce morbid thoughts, thoughts of death. It was as if people couldn't die in the sunlight though I knew that they could. I had died in streaming sunlight after all. The very people I had been looking for had spotted me already. They were stalking me slowly they knew I knew they were there but they followed me anyway.

Tonight was not the night for it though I needed to think, my phone rang I didn't need to check it to see who was calling. The only person who called me was Bella and she was calling me now. I pulled the phone out of my pocket. I watched it ring and then it stopped. It started again and I picked it up.

"Hello Bella."

There was a sharp intake of breath and I braced myself.

"Where are you?"

I winced at her weak sounding voice. I willed my voice to work but it wouldn't. I wasn't sure what I was doing I didn't know anymore why I had come here. The idea had been so clear to me before. I sighed and Bella asked me again where I was. I told her I was fine and that I would be home in a few days. She protested but I hung up the phone on her voice after telling her that I loved her. This was not something that I could explain to Bella.

I couldn't explain it to myself. I went on walking ignoring everything else. I saw a young blond woman with near silver eyes. Without conscious thought I went to follow her; after a few blocks she turned around. I smiled at her and her eyes widened.

I was made for this, I was made for the hunt everything about me was constructed to lure her in. I smiled wider and she walked closer seeming to look at me in wonder. I held out my hand and she stared at me and then took it she winced a bit at the coldness. As with all humans though she was quick to make excuses for it, I walked forward and she followed not that I was giving her much choice.

I heard a bout of laughter start up behind me to low for anyone else to hear. The young girl beside me was looking at me with a dazzled expression. I was painfully reminded of Bella, though she and this girl bared little resemblance. I felt a bit panicked and confused, I wasn't sure what I was doing anymore or where I was talking this girl. We walked hand in hand down the sidewalk. I turned into an alley quickly.

I backed her into a wall and she didn't have the sense to be frightened. She was smitten and I could hear clearly that she thought I wanted to have sex with her. I breathed in deeply letting the luscious blood scent fill my senses. Her eyes widened in alarm mostly because something in my face had made me look bestial. I leaned in and kissed her throat she gasped fear forgotten.

I drew my tongue over her pulse point. She shivered a little bit. I breathed in deeply once more and a growl escaped my throat. I pinned her wrists to the wall even though she wasn't struggling at all. I licked at her throat again nearly tasting the blood just underneath. I opened my mouth wide ready to bite, ready to kill her and leave her here like I had done to so many others long ago.

I looked at her face one more time only to find that I was holding Bella. I released her and backed away blinking rapidly and she became the young blond lady she had been. She screamed and tried to run but the ones that had been following me caught her. They fed on her and in less than two minutes she was dead. I closed my eyes not wanting to see her blank face. I had chosen to kill her whether or not I had actually done it myself.

I had known that I was being followed and I knew that if I took her and didn't finish it they would finish it for me. An arm was slung around my shoulder. Another arm was slung around my waist. My face was grabbed by a pair of warm hands and I was kissed on the lips. I sighed and opened my eyes to see Max. Max was very old, though he had been turned at the age of sixteen over two centuries ago. He was the eternal youth more surely then I was. He had still looked like a boy at the time of his death.

"Have you come home to me?"

I shook my head unable to tell him no. I had never been home with him. He made a gesture and the two at my sides, Aldo, and Xavier moved aside so he could walk beside me. Aldo was tall and blond and powerfully built he reminded me of Emmet. Xavier was tall and thin with dark hair and dark eyes. They loved to wear contacts for obvious reasons and also because they enjoyed to. Without the contacts there eyes were a deep red.

Max began to walk no one spoke there was never much need for talk when I was with Max. He was my mentor in all things as surely as Carlisle was my mentor in all things. Where Carlisle was a saint Max was surely a devil. The city was fast becoming seedy and dirty around me. We were approaching the ghetto; prime hunting areas full of drug attics and thieves, of course there was also the completely innocent.

"I didn't come here for this Max, I came to talk to you."

He sighed and stopped walking, Aldo and Xavier stopped as well. Max kissed me once more on the lips. He was forever doing that and I was never able to stop him. He told me a million times that he was in love with me. He had his mate already, but he was adamant that I join them and form a trimunitive. It was not entirely unheard of but I didn't feel that way about Max and he knew it. He knew the truth at all times nothing could be hidden from him.

"You came to ask me a question isn't that right...Edward."

I nodded and took a step back to be out of his embrace. He was angry with me now. He had told me to never return to him unless I was prepared to be a real vampire. Carlisle had nearly told me the same thing. He had told me not to return until I was sure I was committed to my family. I had more loyalty for Carlisle though since he was my sire.

"Come."

Max turned around and began to walk in the opposite direction. We were heading uptown now. He walked at a sedate pace I wasn't sure why he always insisted on walking slowly. He seemed to only use his prenatural speed for the hunt. At all other times he moved about slowly. He loved to be around his pray he loved to blend in with them. It was something of a thrill to Max; he called it hiding in plain sight.

They still had the same house, it was and executive town house the sort of house that looked tall and thin but went back and back once you were inside. He opened the door with his key and winked at me. Xavier was stiff at my side. I was upsetting Max and Xavier wanted to flee as was his custom. He had a tendency to flee at the slightest sign of trouble.

A beautiful woman greeted us at the door. She had long wavy yellow hair it was really yellow there was no other way to describe it. Her eyes had been crystalline blue when she was alive but they were red now. This was Max's mate he smiled at her and she went around him to hug me tightly. Max gestured for me to take a seat. He poured four glasses of wine which was not wine at all but blood. Blood from the boy they were keeping downstairs. They called it the wine cellar they would keep a human there until it died.

They would serve it's blood in wine glasses to there guests. It was a twisted game and I put my glass down at once, ignoring the scent. Aldo took a seat he stared at me his contacts were dissolving and the visual effect made it look as if his corneas were slowly being shot through with blood. No one spoke for a long moment. Everyone seemed more inclined to stare at each other instead.

Natalie was rubbing her hand up and down my arm, she had a most curious power. She was very dangerous and I was happy that she was not my enemy. She had the power to exert her will, most women had this power but she took it a step beyond stubbornness she could influence your very thoughts and actions and if you weren't strong enough she would have complete control.

"Edward what is it that you have come all this way to ask me?"

I was not fooled by the polite tone of Max's voice. In short order he would be trying to convince me to stay with him. I looked around the room noting that the décor had changed since the last time I had been here. The room was very bright all the furniture was white and the carpet was black. A mirror had been put up on one wall making the room appear larger and at times endless.

"Do you know who Valeel is and why a wizard would seem to think that we were sent by him?"

The only indication that he heard me was a very slight widening of his eyes. Aldo stood up and began to pace and Natalie stopped caressing my arm. Max stood up and spit on the floor. Something he had left behind from his French heritage. His accent was all but gone but he could call it forth whenever he pleased. He looked at me and then sat back down and beckoned Natalie to sit with him.

"How do you know Valeel?"

I was taken aback by the suppressed emotion, Max almost sounded frightened.

"I don't know him."

The atmosphere was tense and Max's eyes were burning into mine. Xavier was staring forward he didn't seem to be even listening but I knew that he was. Like Jasper Xavier was an empath. He was more dangerous though he would suck all emotion from a human until they died. I waited knowing that my answer was coming and that any input would not be welcome right now.

"Valeel is a vampire, he is one of the other vampires that I told you about. The ones with the colored eyes and the power of magic, I have been at war with the others my entire life. Why is it that you would come to me to ask about him?"

I felt a margin of relief Max's voice was completely monotone which meant he was past being enraged. His anger was not directed at me as I had first thought. I had heard about magical vampires they kept themselves completely apart from us and operated in some sort of complicated hierarchy, controlled by a king or queen and sometimes both. It was against vampire law if there even was one to destroy another of our kind.

The volturi had made an agreement centuries ago to keep peace. We did not trouble them and they did not trouble us. It was clear that Harry was not well versed than in vampire law if he thought that I was taking orders from Valeel. The main difference between a magical vampire and a regular, for lack of a better term, vampire was that magical vampires retained their original eye color had heart beats and obviously the power of magic.

"A wizard asked me if I was working for Valeel."

Max shook his head and I knew now where his anger was directed. If magical vampires were hated, there was nothing worse than a wizard. They were nearly considered mortal enemies by any vampire. I didn't much care either way. Harry had proven he was powerful though, more powerful then any wizard or even magical vampire that I had heard of.

"There is a wizard in your tiny little town?"

I nodded and Max stood up and so did everyone else. I was confused that I was being dismissed.

"Well if you've gotten yourself into some sort of trouble with Valeel then you leave right now."

Max was pointing at the door looking furious. I looked at the others and none of them would make eye contact with me.

"Max…"

"OUT!"

I tried to protest only to be grabbed by Aldo. It was only when I was faced with these human killing vampires that I felt weak. I was manhandled right out of the house. I looked at the closed door. I wasn't sure how to feel that I had been so abruptly ejected. I had been prepared to protest and defend my decision of going back to my family. To make excuses and listen to poorly veiled threats from Natalie to make me stay.

I needed to go and, and what exactly? I did not know what to do. Where had Harry come from and why did he know Valeel. I was all for ignoring the boy completely. He seemed to have a way of getting right under my skin though. He made me feel like my blood was boiling which was a feat since I did not have any. I walked slowly knowing that Aldo was following me now.

I turned sharply and into a darkened alley. It was all very cliché and I was wondering suddenly if I hadn't tripped and ended up in my past. A girl was being assaulted in the alley. In my past I would have saved the girl and then killed her attacker. As it was Aldo was staring at them seeming to forget that he had just fed. He would feed on them both. I was laughed at for playing these 'games' as they called it.

I wouldn't have killed the girl because she was innocent. I was always told I was not in a position to pass such judgment and that if I was going to kill I should just do so to whomever it was I desired. It wasn't just me though and I had never failed to point it out. Max and the others; they would often head for the worst parts of town and seek out the drug dealers and the gang bangers. Aldo started to walk forward and I grabbed his arm. He turned to glare at me his eyes were blazing.

"Leave them you already fed."

Aldo smirked at me. I didn't want a lecture he looked back at the girl who was surely losing the battle against the larger and stronger male. Not for lack of trying she was fighting fiercely.

"You want that girl to get raped Edward?"

Of course I did not want her to get raped, but I couldn't kill the girl and Aldo would kill them both. The girl screamed pitifully and the sound of cloth being ripped could be heard. There was always crime to find in a city like this. I wasn't sure what I could do about it though. Xavier used to call me batman. I let Aldo go and he looked at me for a moment and then went over to the two.

The man began to scream but was quickly silenced to my surprise the girl was allowed to run. I stared at Aldo who had left the body. He put and arm around my shoulder and leaned into me. He was being more affectionate than usual and he had let the girl go he was making me nervous.

"Little bother…"

He stopped and patted me on the shoulder and steered us out of the alley.

"Little brother, you never fail to surprise me. It seems you are always wanted in high places. Has Caius paid you a visit yet again? Valeel is vampire royalty he is the king of the high court. It seems he is as old as the world itself."

I shook my head it wasn't me that Valeel wanted. I had never heard of him and he had never heard of me. Harry was the one who knew who he was. Harry was the one who seemed to think that my entire family was taking orders from him. The high court was no joke. The magical ones sanctioned themselves according to their continents and the ruler of the high court ruled them all. The only way to become the ruler of any court was to kill the previous ruler.

"How long has Valeel been the ruler of the high court?"

Aldo looked away from me looking more worried and troubled then I would have liked.

"Since the beginning there has never been another."

He looked at me again like I was dying and I had his thoughts to back it up. He thought I was marked.

"It's not me he's after Aldo. The wizard is the only one that has anything to do with him."

Aldo shook his head like he was disagreeing with me, but he went on walking fast into a park. He unwound his hand from around me and climbed up the tallest tree he could find. I shook my head if there was anyone I had ever met that reminded me of an eternal child it was Aldo.

He yelled for me to join him when he was at the top of the tree. I sighed and leapt up to the top he rolled his eyes at me.

"Show off, race you!"

He launched himself from the tree and hit the ground running. It was like being young again. I wasn't very old but the time that I spent with my other family seemed like a life time ago. We chased each other through the city until the sun began to rise.

"Are you coming back to the house Edward?"

I shook my head and Aldo looked sad for a moment then he shook his head.

"We'll you still be here tonight?"

I gave Aldo one final pat on the shoulder and took a step back from him.

"We'll see."

He nodded gave me a brief hug then went home. I sighed and looked at the horizon the sky was turning pink rapidly and there were no clouds in sight. I walked at a sedate pace until I reached an alcove then I ducked inside. It would have probably been better to get a hotel. I stood still for the entire day hugging to the shadows and trying to figure myself out.

I should have left last night. My phone rang and I let it ring not sure what to say to Bella at the moment. Coming here had made me feel nostalgic. None of my old friends were bad people. They weren't particularly cruel and they didn't play with there food, unless you counted the wine cellar, which was Natalie's idea. It hadn't been so very bad to be with them. It had been the opposite of it actually. After I came back to my family I had become withdrawn and quiet.

I realized now that it was not depression as they had thought. I was living half a life. I was denying myself. Bella had caused an improvement she was my reason for living and for getting up in the morning not that I slept. It was more of a reason than Carlisle but… I shook my head not wanting to be so conflicted. I had made my decision and I loved my family my brother's and sisters. I loved Bella as well and I would have to stay pure for her at the very least. My phone rang again.

"Hello Bella."

"Where are you?"

I sighed not liking the tone of her voice. I was going to string Alice up by her ankles when I got back. I had decided only for a moment that I was going to stay here, but then I had thought of Bella and changed my mind.

"I'll be home by tomorrow evening, bye Bella."

I hung up the phone on her squeaking voice. I needed more time to think. I wasn't sure what outcome Alice had seen or what she had told Bella, but I would ask when I returned. The sun was setting again and as soon as the last ray's disappeared I ventured out onto the street. I was caught up immediately by Max who's good mood seemed to have been restored during the day. He kissed me and took my hand.

"You're still here my love, very good I need to speak with you about Valeel. You stay away from him, he is a maddening and over cunning fellow."

I nodded not sure what it was that Valeel had done to garner such a reputation. Until now I had never heard of him. I was kissed suddenly once more and this time with much more passion. Max pulled away and I was left dazed. I felt guilty for responding but Max was a very skilled kisser.

"Ah but I love you still. Will you not come back home to me. Come accept my invitation."

I shook my head and Max sighed looking defeated. He shook his head and began to walk at a brisk pace.

"You see that woman up ahead my sweet?"

I looked ahead to see a girl that could have very well been Bella's older sister. I turned to look at Max and he smiled his award winning smile at me.

"I have been courting her for the past few months, have I not?"

The others laughed in response and something inside me clenched. It was not as nice as it sounded. Max would 'court' the woman as surely as any romance novel could depict the process. When he was done though instead of heaving bosoms and heavy panting all was death. I gulped not very happy with were this was going.

"I'll give her to you to do with as you wish."

I stared at the girl feeling the familiar hunger grow to an impossible size. I had been repressing myself for far too long.

"You will give her to me?"

Max answered without hesitation smiling charmingly. It was all part of his plan he was always trying to lure me in.

"Yes Edward, I would give you the entire world but alas you don't want it, so I have for you instead this lovely morsel."

He made a grand gesture in the direction of the young girl. I stared at her hair it was the exact shade of Bella's hair but it seemed to have more luster. I looked at Max who just smiled genially and gestured once more to the girl.

'She is all yours my sweet.'

If I let the girl go Max would kill her anyway. If I killed the girl myself then…my phone rang. Max looked at me and then laughed quietly he didn't carry such things and he scoffed at me and my family for being so into technology. I had spotted his sixty inch plasma though. I answered the phone.

"Hello?"

"Edward you need to come home right now!"

It was Alice and she sounded panicked. I told her I would come home by tomorrow evening and hung up the phone with a quick good-bye. I would be returning to a house full of angry women. I had information though and that should have been worth something. I knew it wouldn't be though I would get chewed out anyway. If I could convince the girl to let me kill her than no one would need to know that I had slipped up.

My eyes would remain golden. There were only two or possibly three things in this world that caused a vampire's eyes to change color. Animal blood would turn the eyes gold, human blood would turn the eyes red, and blood willingly given would turn the eyes gold as well. It was rare though for a vampire to find a willing donor. The other circumstance was of course the other's who kept the eye color that they had been born with.

I walked forward and quiet laughter erupted around me. I matched my steps with the girl and was relived to see that her eyes were a vivid blue and not a chocolate brown. She looked at me and I smiled charmingly. She wrapped her arms around her self. This girl was most certainly Max's type. He liked them to be pretty but unaware of it. He also preferred for them not to have much family or none at all.

"Can I help you?"

I smiled charmingly and offered my hand. Not something usually done but she would be dead soon, and would be able to tell no one of my ice cold skin.

"I'm Edward it's nice to meet you."

She smiled but didn't offer her hand or her name. I could hear her thoughts and I reminded her of Max, she wasn't sure why though. She thought she was with Max and was beginning to formulate a response to get me to leave without seeming rude.

"I do need your help actually. I need something and I was hoping you would be able to help me find it."

She looked at me sideways, thinking that she had never heard that kind of pick up line before. I smiled again and she looked away from me. She speed up and I speed up as well.

"What is it that you need Edward?"

Her voice was low and quiet and her heart rate had speed up. She quickened her steps and I quickened mine hating myself suddenly for frightening her like this. She was marked and she didn't even know why. There was no saving her now. I was never one to argue with Max or the way he conducted himself. I couldn't do it though. Her scent was warm and inviting and I wanted nothing more than to sink my teeth into her. I wanted to sallow that heat but… she stopped and looked at me and her mind said the most startling thing.

'Is it my life that you need?'

I stared at her and she stared at me and her eyes filled with tears. She launched herself at me and cried into my shirt.

"But what have I done? Why do you all want to kill me? I don't want to die!"

She was causing a scene now and several people had stopped to watch. I heard a low growl. I shushed her assuring her that no one wanted to kill her. She wailed even louder and shoved herself on me more firmly. I had no choice but to hold her up when she all but collapsed a moment later. Her eyes where glazed over.

Natalie came up to me and took hold of the girl who stood on her feet at once. She smiled at me and then she smiled at Max.

"Sorry about that Edward, my sister has a problem with stress."

She spoke in a carrying voice and the passers-by that had been previously lingering to watch moved on.

"What year is this Max."

Max took one glance at the girl and turned away from her to lock eyes with me. He was disappointed.

"1987."

She was only twenty two. The poor girl would now be going to the wine cellar. I had succeeded in prolonging her suffering. Natalie smiled and turned around once more in the direction of the house with the girl holding tight to her arm.

"I'm leaving it was nice to see you all."

Max held me tightly a little forcefully actually.

"But you've only just come back to me."

I removed myself from his embrace. I hadn't come back to him I had come to ask a question. In return I had opened up my past which at present was threatening to swallow me whole unless I fled now.

"No amount of running will help you Edward. I hear your truth though and right now you want to leave. Until we meet again my sweet. I will have you yet."

Max turned around and Xavier and Aldo followed. Aldo waved at me and I smiled. Then I turned and ran. I needed to go home and not come back here ever again. 'Your past will come back to bite you' I shook my head not sure where this thought was coming from. I ran through the woods only a few hours from home now. I focused on Harry, I directed my anger towards Harry. He had been the one to bring this on my head.

He had been the one to mention Valeel he was the reason I could not think of Bella anymore! All I saw when I thought of Bella was red. I should have taken that girl, I should have drank her blood until she was dead. I pushed faster willing my mind to empty of all thought. I arrived home in the morning and for once I was happy to see the rain.

It was actually pouring and I stood in the backyard tilting my head back to receive the rain on my face. I was sure this didn't make the most settling picture. It was probably bordering on dramatic which I was often accused of being. I couldn't move though the rain felt nice and it was numbing my mind. I heard the sliding door open. Bella came running over through the rain and I rolled my eyes.

I stopped her and held her at arms length. She looked at me with her dark brown eyes seeming confused. I pushed into her mind again only to hear nothing as usual. I was endlessly baffled and more frustrated than anything else by her silent mind. I wanted to know what she was thinking but her face was enough to tell me that I had worried her.

"Come on Bella let's get out of the rain."

She tried to get closer to me but I held her away and she frowned. It was worse then when I had first met her and the rain seemed to be heightening her scent. I swallowed mouth full after mouth full of venom. Once we were inside Alice took Bella to my relief and wrapped her in a fluffy towel. She was silent and confused and for the moment I wished she would just stay quiet.

I knew she wouldn't though she would be bombarding me with questions in a moment. Sure enough she shrugged Alice off and came to stand in front of me. She looked up into my eyes and grabbed my hand. I barely stopped from wincing her touch felt so hot. I wanted to rip my hand away and draw her in and drain her all at once.

"Are you ok Edward, why did you leave like that?"

Alice was looking at me and so was Esme. Carlisle looked angry. I removed my hand from Bella's not sure that I could stand the heat a moment longer without hurting her. I backed away and she looked hurt. I felt terrible. Esme came up to me and felt my forehead like she was checking for a fever.

"What happened to you?"

I looked at Esme. She was not someone that I could easily ignore. She was my mother and I loved her like no other.

"I went to find out about Valeel, he is one of the other's. He is the ruler of the high court."

Alice gasped she could never see the others. Bella came closer to me but Jasper who I had not seen come in the room held her back. He more than anyone had a better gage on my emotional state, he was sending out calming waves without success. I wasn't angry I was hungry and I felt like my thirst would never be quenched. I took a step towards Bella and Jasper pushed her slightly behind him.

Carlisle stood up looking furious with me. He walked up to me and then outside I turned to follow. We didn't go far enough for the other's not to hear us so I assumed that we had left only for Bella's benefit.

"You didn't have go to him, there are a thousand other sources for that kind of information."

There was a tense moment were we looked at each other and it struck me that this was not my father. It made me feel odd where were all of these thoughts coming from?

"I didn't see you doing anything about it, everyone was looking at me to give them answers!"

Carlisle stiffened and I took a step back. It wasn't because of fear that he would strike me but I didn't like making Carlisle angry. Lately I seemed to be programmed to flee at any sign of trouble.

"There were other people you could have seen. Max is no good for you. He cares for no one but himself."

I bowed my head and Carlisle touched my arm briefly.

"He said not to get involved with Valeel and to stay away from Harry."

I left it at that and Carlisle nodded still looking displeased. We made our way back into the house.

"Where is Bella?"

No one answered and I was stared at. Rosalie answered me finally when I was about to leave the room and head upstairs.

"Her father called her to come home early there's going to be a storm tonight Jasper is driving her."

I sighed, not failing to notice that at the moment Jasper the weakest of us all was safer around Bella than me. I went up to my room ignoring the large bed that took up nearly the entire space. I made a split decision hoping Alice's block would extend to Harry. I wanted to fight with someone. I went to the small house which was too close to Bella's home for my liking. Apparently he had run out of gas and Charlie had helped him. Charlie seemed to like him but then again Charlie also liked me.

Though not so much since the incident where I had left Bella. I walked up to the house and stood there for an abnormal amount of time. I stared at the lime green door. I shook myself and began to walk up the drive only to receive a nasty shock. I tried again and got a little further only to receive another shock which was nastier than the first.

The door opened and I was greeted with the sight of a very sexy…wait. I shook my head I had noticed that Harry was pretty to look at but I always noticed pretty things. His eyes were not shining like two precious jewels and his hair was not perfectly disarrayed. He smirked and for a second I was sure he had heard me somehow.

"You really had to try that twice Cullen? Bella was over here looking for you. Where did you go?"

Sexy bedroom eyes smoldering in my direction suddenly left my mind. Why would Bella come here? I had told her, we all had told her that Harry was bad news.

"She seems to think that I kidnapped you. How much does Bells know by the way…about me?"

I shook my head once more, dispelling the persistent thoughts of Harry withering in pleasure, pleasure that only I could provide.

"Bells?"

He shrugged and winked.

"Nick name."

He leaned on to his door jam and his son who was quite adorable came and pulled on his pant leg and demanded to be picked up. The small boy pointed at me again.

"Wampire."

Harry nodded and kissed his son on his little round cheek.

"Yes sweetie vampire, and a very stupid one at that."

The little boy laughed and then turned his eyes on me. They were the same green as his fathers, though before they had been blue.

"Stay away from Bella."

I was smirked at again Harry pushed himself away from the door jam.

"Oh I have been but she can't seem to stay away from me."

He winked and closed the door. I tried to walk forward only to be shocked once again. I heard laughter coming from inside.

"Edward?"

Bella was coming across the street I saw her and quickly disappeared hoping to convince her later that she hadn't seen me in the first place. I went back home to find Alice sitting in my room and looking unusually serious.

"You're going to leave Bella at the altar, that's all I can see."

That had to be a joke. I loved Bella I would never leave her. Why would Alice see such a thing?

"What?"

My mind began to race. I loved Bella she was my entire world. I loved her. 'do you really?' I shook my head at the voice. I would never leave Bella. I was just confused right now. I shouldn't have gone to see Max.

"No I'm not leaving Bella not ever."

Alice stood up and patted me on the shoulder looking sad.

"The vision isn't changing it seems it isn't up to you."

"Of course it's up to me!"

Alice left the room and I was left alone staring at the space she had vacated. It was my choice, I wasn't leaving Bella not ever. Unless she was leaving me, but then why would I leave her at the altar? I nearly had to black mail her with sex of all things to get her to even agree to marry me. She wouldn't leave me though. Alice was not infallible she had to be mistaken.

I flopped down on the bed and sat back up again when Bella's scent rose around me. I swallowed the mouth full of venom, I had to master myself. My phone rang and I answered it knowing that it was her.

"Bella I love you."

"What's happened?"

Bella was perceptive but I didn't always think that she was very smart. There were times though when she seemed really wise.

"I need some time away from you. I'm… I'm having trouble…"

She was breathing heavily on the other end of the phone. Even the slightest hint that I was leaving her and Bella would panic. I had damaged her badly although I had never thought that she was so fragile. Her reaction to me leaving had been a little more extreme then I anticipated.

"What happened Edward?"

She was speaking slowly now she was upset and she was hurt and I hated doing this to her.

"I messed up sweet heart."

I heard a sharp intake of breath.

"Why are you calling me sweet heart, I'm coming over there right now!"

I sighed and rolled over and stood up. I stared at the sky listening to the sounds of Bella getting ready over the phone. There was a large bolt of lighting that lit up the entire sky.

"Stay where you are Bella. I messed up, I need some time to myself this has nothing to do with you, it is my fault."

The heavy breathing got worse and I waited for Bella to gather herself enough to speak.

"Are you breaking up with me?"

I closed my eyes as if blocking out the world would stop the pain that went coursing through my body at those words. I had hurt Bella and I would never do that again.

"No never, we're getting married and I'll drag you down the isle if I have to."

She laughed nervously and then sighed. I stayed on the phone listening to Bella breathe.

"Bye then, when will I see you?"

"Soon, I promise."

I heard shuffling and then something like walking and then the sound of a door closing.

"Ok."

She disconnected the line and another bolt of lighting shot through the sky. I sighed the weather was being ominous I didn't like it. Not for the first time I wished that I was not so weak. I went back into bed, letting Bella scents fill my brain. In no time I was growling at nothing ready to strike like a snake. I closed my eyes, only to once again see that green gaze smoldering in my direction.

"Harry Potter…what are you doing to me?"

A/N: Hey here is chapter four let me know what you think thank you for all the reviews!

Next Chapter: Harry plays with Bella. Valeel pays Harry a visit and the car accident but not quite like you remember….