Author's Note: I apologize for my absence. I'm having been home for the last couple of days and when I typed it Wednesday, my computer shut down and it deleted. But it's okay because here's chapter five. Please Review and let me know the pros and cons of the plot of this story.

Chapter Five: The Truth

Previously:

"Melissa, why are you here?" It sounded a bit rude but I wasn't paying much attention because she showed no signs of being disrespected. I was too focused on her answer.

"I was raped by a vampire a week ago. Now, I'm pregnant."

Now:

"That's impossible." I responded immediately after her statement. I mean, vampires can't reproduce…can they?

"That's exactly what the family thought. But this is obviously not the result of something that is considered impossible, now is it?" she said gesturing to her stomach as she lifted her loose, white sweater to expose her bare stomach and sure enough, their theory was confirmed by the slight bump.

"We came here for protection." she continued. "For my baby."

"But, from who?" This revelation only brought on another round of unanswered questions.

"I don't know. Some vampire that has a problem with the Cullens." She was obviously irritated by not knowing. But I knew exactly who she was talking about. The same vampire that ruined my life.

However, I didn't have long to think about it because someone knocked on my door.

"Come in." I hid the fear of my assumption in my voice from the intruder. The door opened to show the entire Cullen family standing in the hallway looking at me and Melissa.

"Oh, I'm sorry. How long has it been?" I asked no one in particular, while looking at my watch.

"Five hours! Why didn't someone come to remind me?" I inquired, stifling a gasp.

"Aro ordered Alec to escort us and decided on a quick hunt instead of an expedition." Jasper responded.

"Oh. Well, I still need to hunt so I'll leave now." I said, as I began walking towards my closet to look for a different outfit.

"Would you mind if I went?" Edward asked looking at the ground.

"I thought you went hunting with Alec."

"I didn't go." he said and I knew that he was hiding something.

"Why not?" he continued to look everywhere except my eyes.

"Because he stayed to make sure nothing happened to me." Melissa said from behind me. This upset me excessively. What did he think I would do? I thought to myself. I was planning on saying very unpleasant things to him and maybe even involving some serious physical pain, but settled on rolling my eyes.

"Sure." I said with a sigh.

"I have to change. Do you mind leaving?" I asked with my eyebrows raised in apparent agitation. And everyone, minus Edward, left my room at a snail's pace. Edward stood, awkwardly, against one of the black walls.

"You can sit on the bed, Edward." Must he make everything so difficult?

He hesitated, but eventually sat on the right side of my bed, laying his head on the pillow, while still looking at me.

"I'll change in the bathroom. Can you wait here?" he nodded, so I took that as my cue to go into my closet and get clothes suitable for hunting. I pulled out a pair of blue jean, boy shorts that reached just above mid-thigh and a plain, black tank top. After much debate, I finally chose my all-black converse too match. I gathered my belongings and walked into the bathroom. After putting on the clothes, I actually realized just how short the shorts were. They actually reached mid-thigh with a little tugging and stretching. And the tank top left about an inch of skin exposed in the stomach area but covered my chest well. This is similar to my usual hunting attire since I always go at night and it's midsummer but I wasn't exactly hunting by myself this time. Oh well.

As I walked out of the bathroom, Edward was looking at the cover of my journal on the nightstand, but turned to face me. His eyes went wide and at that moment I realized just how short the shorts were. But I can't change it now.

"Are you ready?" I asked him, as he recovered from shock.

"Um…y-yes." He stuttered.

I grabbed my black cloak off of the coat hanger to cover myself up and walked out of my room, with Edward trailing, slightly behind. I decided to exit through the throne room since it was late in the evening and the sun has settled. My father and uncles were still sitting there, seemingly doing absolutely nothing.

"Father, I am going on a short hunt with Edward. I'll return within an hour or so." I said, as I continued walking towards the doors.

"Please be careful, Princess." He warned me.

"As always." As I said this, Demetri, Santiago, Alec, Jane and Afton returned from their most recent mission.

"Hello, Isabella. I see you're wearing the outfit that I bought for you." Jane greeted me.

"I didn't know where these scraps of clothing came from because I would never buy them. But my hunting clothes are destroyed from wrestling with a bear last month and this was my last resort." I said, while Jane smirked at me.

"I like it when my women dress up for me…" Santiago commented, eyeing my like candy. I shivered at the mere thought of him looking at me like that. I heard a slight growl behind me and realized it was from Edward.

"If you don't mind, I have somewhere to be. And that's not watching you observe something that will neverbe yours." I directed that towards Santiago, and smiled when his smug smirk fell from his face.

I walked past the rest of the boys, who wore the same exact expression as Edward, winked at Jane and walked out of the door.

I broke into a run as soon as we entered the woods but had to slow down in order for my "partner" to keep up. After ten minutes of running, I slowed to a jog and then stopped completely when we were in the heart of the forest. Slightly tilting my head to the left, I caught the scent of two black panthers and to my right was a mountain lion. Leaving the lion for Edward, I bolted to the left and tackled the female and broke her neck easily, before sinking my teeth into her fur and draining her completely. Savoring the taste I threw my head back in exhilaration as the burning left the back of my throat. I also noticed that Edward had finished the mountain lion rather quickly and was watching me like a hawk. But I wasn't finished.

After finishing the female, I looked up to see the male panther charging straight towards me, angered that I'd killed his mate. I stood there, waiting for his attack and decided to have fun with him. He pounced and tried to break my neck with his teeth. He whimpered when his sharp teeth nearly broke from trying to pierce my stone-hard skin. I pushed him a few feet away from me and growled. He took this as a challenge and leaped. This time he tried to scratch me but his nails only cut through my tank top, shredding at least two inches from the bottom. At this point, I figured playtime was over because I didn't want to end up coming home without any clothes on. I quickly threw him off of me and attacked him, pinning his paws on either sides and draining his blood from the jugular. When his corpse had nothing more to give, I buried him along with his lost companion and turned to see Edward with a shocked expression.

"What?" I asked, unaware of what his problem was.

"Nothing." He responded, after closing his mouth.

I began walking back the way from which we had come but someone called my name.

"Isabella?" Edward called.

"Yes?" I asked after stopping to take a seat on a stump.

"We need to talk."

"About what?" I'm sick of him trying to "talk" to me.

"I need to explain to you the reason that I left."

Author's Note: Should she let him speak? Or should she just ignore him once again? It all depends on your reviews.