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annabelle's POV

i was in the car with my dad, listening to a debussy CD as we zoomed along the highway. that felt nice to say. my dad.

"so what are you like, annabelle? we have about 16 years to catch up on!" dad said, turning to face me a bit more in his seat.

"well, i know what mom is like since you left. she works at the seattle family clinic." i said, looking for a hidden meaning behind is expression. there was humor, he chuckled a little.

"well, i see your mother has no problem around blood!" he laughed harder. i joined in.

"yeah. and i know that i babysit almost every night," i continued. dad's laughing was cut short. i could tell the matter of my other family members was a touchy subject.

"and i also know that i have a picture of you in my sock drawer." i changed the subject quickly. then i internally kicked myself. that was embarassing, only mom knew about that. dad looked amazed.

"what picture?" he asked, sudenly interested. i shrugged. "i'll see if mom packed it for me," i said, climbing into the backseat and unzipping my suitcase.

i shuffled my things around, careful to hide the surprise for dad behind the lid of the bag, so he couldn't peek at it through the rearview mirror.

i finally found what i was looking for. i climbed back into the front seat and hannded him the photo. he took it, examining it closely. this was one of my favorite pictures, of him and my mother at prom when she was 17. she was wearing a purplish-blue dress with a huge black legcast, while dd was wearing a very classic tuxedo. they were standing next to a monte carlo sign. (guess when that's from?)

dad burst out into controlled fits of laughter. i looked at him, puzzled. once he had control again, he said, "i remember this prom. it was the year i met your mother, right after we killed james." he chuckled. mom had told me about james. i growled.

dad just patted my knee. "we can't change the past. but he's gone now." he tried to comfort me. it worked. then we finally pulled up to a curb alongside the highway. we parked next to a small opening into the forest.

"this is one of your mother's favorite places. but it's still a surprise, so wait here." he told me, getting out of the car, and running to my side, and opening the door. he lifted me out, and walked me towards the forest, covering my eyes with his hand. i giggled, still trying to think of where we were going.

after about 5 minutes of running, dad finally led me into another small opening, and uncovered my eyes. in front of me was a little meadow, full of blooming wildflowers. i gasped.

"mom told me about this meadow!" i told him, sitting on the grass. he sat next to me.

"she said that this was where you first told her you loved her." i said. he wrapped his arm around my shoulder.

"indedd, it was. i remember that day very clearly." he said, picking up a full orange blossom, and tucked it into my hair. i giggled.

"so, did you like your surprise?" he asked. i nodded. "i loved it." i kissed his cheek.

"do you mind if i go hunting for just a bit? i haven't gone in about 3 weeks, and i'm starting to get thirsty." he asked. i looked up at him, indeed, his eyes were black, and the shadows under his eyes were worse.

"sure, i haven't gone recently either. i'll come with you." we stood up and ran into the forest.

we ran east, and he got 2 mountain lions. when he was done, we went south, and he got some deer, while i ran ahead. my brothers had been teaching me to get grizzly bears, and i wanted to try out my skills.

i saw one, and snuck up behind it. i jumped onto its back, but before i could snap its neck, it threw me on the ground. then it stomped on my head a few times.

"DAD, DAD!! HELP ME, DAD!" i screamed as loud as i could. i heard him running my way, but before he got to me, the bear stepped on my head again, and everything went black.

edward's POV

after we headed east and i got a few mountain lions, we headed south and i got some deer. but annabelle ran ahead of me and west a little. i figured she was old enough to know how to hunt well, and that she wouldn't attempt to get something big without me.

wow, i was sooo wrong.

after i finished up 4 more deer, i heard a grizzly bear growl. my head snapped up, and i panicked a little. edward, she's 16. she'll be fine. i thought to myself.

i headed for another deer, but then i heard annabelle's frantic screaming. "DAD, DAD!! HELP ME DAD!"

i ran towards her voice, getting into a panic attack. when i arrived at where she was, a grizzly bear was stomping on her head, and she was unconcious. i ran over and snapped the bear's neck, and it fell to the ground, unconcious also.

i picked annabelle up and ran as fast as i could to the volvo. i set her down in the backseat, and sped down the highway, back towards my house. i pulled out my silver cell phone and dialed my home number.

"hello?" rosalie answered. i heard a football game in the background, and emmett's cheering.

"rosalie, i went hunting with annabelle, and she got hurt. she's unconcious, and i need you to call carlisle. and then call bella." i instructed her, saying the last part slowly. bella was going to kill me. rosalie gasped and told emmett to shut up.

"ok, i'll call bella. alice, call carlisle, now!" i heard rosalie tell alice over the television. then the line went dead. i drove in silence, barley ever taking my eyes off my unconcious daughter in the backseat of the car.

i finally arrived at my house and pulled into the garage.

oh my gosh, i'm hopping up and down in my seat, i really wanna find out what happens next! leave your reviews below! thanks!