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This story is rated M for sexual content, violence, and adult themes. If you are not 18 or older, please don't read this story. This is an adult story.

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Author's Note – My story has been re-vamped from the one-shot that it was. For my readers, you should read the whole story again, because I've made some major changes to the story in order for it to not only work as a full fledged story, but to correct discrepancies and add to the story line and character development. I hope all of you like this version as much or more that the one-shot. I have broken up the six sections of my one-shot into six chapters to start with, and I have much more coming. Thank you for your support and please review to tell me what you think of my new version. (This AN will be posted in my first three chapters, so my readers won't miss it).

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Chapter Two - Settling In:

Bella's POV

My apartment was perfect. I had a view of the pool and my neighbors were nice. There was a cute couple that lived next door to me on my right, and two girls that lived to my left. They were very nice to me and introduced themselves. There was Sarah and Ricky next door on the right, and Karen and Sheila on the left. I found out that Karen and Sheila were from Arizona, not far from Phoenix. The movers had arrived with things and I was starting to unload boxes when my cell phone rang. Duran Duran's Hungry Like a Wolf started to play. Jacob. I laughed at the ring tone and answered. "Hey Jake, what's up?"

"Hey Bells, I miss you." He said, while I heard giggling in the background as Rayen (which means flower) was laughing at Jake and telling him 'You just couldn't wait could you? She just got there'.

"I miss you too, Jake. Tell Ray I said hi." Then we proceeded to talk about the pack, Charlie, Ray, and what I had been doing for about an hour. I finally said I had to go and we hung up. I felt a little sad at not having Jake close, but at least I could call him when I wanted. I looked at the clock and it was 1am. I threw on a big T-shirt, brushed my teeth and headed to bed for the first night in my new place.

As I lay in bed, thinking about my day and what was to come, I felt content and at peace for the first time in a long time. I was anticipating my job hunting and starting a new school, life was looking good right now. While I am somewhat apprehensive about getting to know new people, I was excited because it was all new to me. I drifted off to sleep with a smile on my face.

I was dreaming I was in a dungeon, sitting on a cold concrete floor. My arms were restrained above my head with chains and cuffs. I was freezing cold and my body felt like it had been run over by a truck. I smelled the bitter coppery smell of old blood. The place I was in was drafty and cold, and I could smell mold and a musty smell. I couldn't see my surroundings because it was pitch black. I could feel that I didn't have any clothes on, and my throat was as dry as the Phoenix desert. I tried to call out for someone to help me, but my throat was hoarse and it came out like a raspy whisper. Where the heck was I? What was going on? It felt so real. I was cold, terrified, and in pain. I heard footsteps coming from somewhere close by and then a lock being turned. Light came through a doorway to my left, as a very tall and handsome man with dark hair and eyes stepped into the room. "My little Isabella, now what am I going to do with you?" he sneered, as he started to move towards me. I started to struggle and move closer to the wall. I was utterly terrified and tears started to run down my face as I started to whimper and sob. I kept whispering "No, please don't," over and over. He kept getting closer to me as I heard him start to laugh his sinister laugh.

I woke up screaming with sweat soaking my body. What the hell was that! I had never had a nightmare so vivid before. I don't even know who that man was. I looked at the clock and it was four in the morning. My body was shaking like a leaf. I got up and got a drink of water and settled back down. Hopefully, I wouldn't have any more nightmares so I could be rested in the morning.

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I woke up the next day and got started on the job hunting. After showering, dressing, and eating a quick breakfast, I was out the door by 8:30am. I had set up interviews at four places. The first was the University book store, but they hired someone who had experience and had been a student there for two years. The second was a Barnes and Noble that had over fifty people applying. The third was a sporting goods store that had mostly guys interviewing. The fourth was a bar that needed topless waitresses. I high-tailed it out of there faster than anything, after I caught the look on the guys face as he scanned my body in a not-so-good way. I made my way home, feeling somewhat discouraged.

Living by myself was an adjustment. This was the first time in my life that I had been alone, without parents to watch over me. I kept having that same dream almost every night. Sometimes no one would come and I would scream for Edward. It was always the same man that would come into the dungeon, but I would always wake up before he got to me. I was probably having nightmares because of being alone in a new place. I started school the second day I was here. I only went on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. I usually had morning classes. I found myself drinking a lot of coffee in order to study.

I wasn't having much luck job hunting; the job market was bad due to the recession. It had been a week of job hunting and no luck. I had e-mailed, faxed, interviewed, and walked in to I don't know how many places, looking for employment. Always the same response: 'sorry, the job has been filled'; 'sorry, your not what we're looking for'; 'sorry, you don't have enough experience'. I was starting to think I was going to have to return to Forks, Washington.

Then it happened. I got a phone call one evening around 6:30 pm. "Hello, is this Isabella Swan?" Asked a female voice.

"Yes it is, who's calling?" I asked.

"This is Pam from Fangtasia. You applied for a waitress job, correct?"

"Yes, I did." I said.

"If you are still available for work, we are interviewing for full-time waitresses. Would you be available this evening at 7:30 pm?" She asked.

I was ecstatic! I couldn't believe it. I finally got a response. "Yes! Of course. I'll be there."

"See you then," She said, and hung up.

I was determined to get this job. I would do anything, well almost anything. Thinking of the last bar I had applied to, it brought shivers up and down my spine. I hoped it wasn't like that. I was ready to go in thirty minutes, so I made my way to Fangtasia, determined to make it my future place of employment.

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