Chapter 2

EPOV

Closing the door behind me gently, trying to be quite. It was just past half four in the morning, I stayed longer than I wanted. As good as Tanya thinks she is, I walk away feeling less than satisfied nearly every time.

Walking to the elevator, I thought about this family reunion I guess I should call it since I haven't seen them in ages. Fuck, I'm a bad son, and brother. The only person I have seen is Alice and that is only because she works for me; the rest of our family live in Seattle where we live in New York.

I don't know what happened, I used to go up to see them all the time and answer their calls always now It's every two or three weeks I answer one. I don't know what caused me to stop talking to them but I have to promise myself that I will get better; mom deserves it. As much as I such at showing it, I'm a big mama's boy. Quite pitiful really, can't even do that right.

Shaking my head, I step out of the elevator and out onto the street. It's still dark outside but its mid-July so it's still humid out. Instead of getting a taxi, this late at night - since I don't feel like getting mugged, or worse; talked to by the driver. I decide to walk the eight blocks home. Turning back down the street I see the alley I stopped at earlier in the night but it was not the memory that stopped me, it was the voices.

"Aww, come on cupcake, I know you want it. You're practically vibrating for it." I looked down the darkened passage and saw two large figures further down by the garbage bin. I couldn't see who they were talking to, but I could tell it was a homeless person and they were about to get into a lot of trouble. I was stunned when I heard a small voice coming from the lump the men were standing over.

"Please, leave me alone. I just want to sleep" Her voice hurt me; not the way Tanya's, I t hurt my heart. She sounded so broken and scared. Jesus she sounded so young. How can these pricks treat such little person that way? I was about to moved when I saw the other guy pull out an object I couldn't see. I didn't know what it was until I heard him click the safety off. Shit! He's gonna shoot her, and me too if I go down there. I ducked down behind the bin at the top of the alley and waited for the right time to jump in.

"Fuck that if you think you're getting away from us sweetheart" The first guy reached down and ripped her off the ground so roughly I could hear her shoulder popping. She screamed out in pain and began crying. I was dying to go and help her, but I knew I would do worse than good.

"Please, what do you want from me?" Her voice shuddered as she spoke and you could hear the pain in it.

"What do I want? Baby girl I want you" I could hear the sneer in his voice that caused a shiver to run up my spine. I quickly ran back round the corner and dialled 911.

"911, please state your emergency." Said the almost robotic voice. I could hear here screaming around the corner.

"NO! NO! Get off me! Please! HELP! PLEASE!" Jesus, they'd better be fast.

"Yes Hello, I need to report an attempt rape and armed assault in progress." I said it so quickly I had to repeat it for her twice. She then asked for the address and again I had to repeat myself twice.

"Ok Sir can you tell what the state of the victim is in now" I looked around the corner and tried to see what was happening and praying she wasn't hurt.

I could still hear her screaming but it was muffled, I looked down the alley and saw the guy with the gun covering her mouth while the other started pulling off her clothes. Fuck.

"Shit, they're stripping her. Why am I the only person standing here? Send somebody for the love of god." I nearly shouted but remained whispering.

"Sir I have two squad cars ten minutes out"

"Ten minutes? Do know what could fucking happen in ten fucking minutes?" Idiot! She is a woman, does she not realise this shit is serious?

"I'm sorry Sir, I've already told them to hurry I'm afraid it's up to how fast they get there now"

"They won't get there in time they'll-" my sentence drowned out by a blood-curdling scream that made my own blood turn cold. I closed the phone on the woman shouting questions at me and ran back to my hiding spot. I saw that the cunt had removed all her clothes and his and was rubbing her in ways that had me swallowing my own vomit. I had to do something, now.

I looked around frantically, and a glint of light caught my eye on the other side of the entrance to the alleyway. Ducking down I ran across and grabbed it. YES! It's a crow bar! I prepared myself by taking off my jacket. I looked down again and saw he was preparing himself for her; I couldn't stand and watch this. Just as I saw him about to impale her, he slapped her causing her to scream out again.

In that, exact moment I ran towards them with the crow bar held high ready to pummel the bastards.

"Get the FUCK off her!" I screamed as I whipped it across the head of the guy about to attack. He groaned in pain and hit the ground. I then turned around swung the bar to hit the side of the other guy's head. He was standing in shock when I appeared which gave me an advantage over the gun he had forgotten he had in his hand. Just as he recovered and went to raise his arm, I threw my arm around and smashed the crow bar into his temple, rendering him unconscious. He dropped and the gun wen t a few feet away from them. I quickly picked it up using my sleeve and threw it behind the dumpster. I was just about to turn to the girl when the first guy groaned in pain. I swung round a flung a kick into his groin making me nearly cry internally but my conscience wouldn't let me pity the bastard.

This had all happened in the space of about five minutes. The adrenalin rushes through my veins. SHIT. I can't believe I did that. Seriously, that was amazing, looking down at the crow bar I wonder were the fuck that came from. A whimper of pain brings me out of my thoughts. I look to my left to see the girl curled into herself, she's naked and crying to herself. I could see her lip and between her thighs was bleeding, fuck why did I wait so long. Not wanting to scare her I approach her carefully.

"Miss?" I whisper but she hears me as her eyes whip open. Her big brown eyes look into mine until she realises what's going on. She moves away from me quickly and presses herself against the wall. She must think I'm one of them but then I see her look down towards my hand I realise I'm still holding the crow bar. Fuck, I scared her. Dropping it I back away a few paces and sit down to look less threatening.

"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to scare you." She seemed to relax some when I apologised but she still stayed guarded. It was then that she noticed she was naked. I removed my jacket and handed it to her. I could hear sirens coming in the distance, 'bout time, gobshites.

"The police are coming, are you ok?" well that was a stupid fucking question, well done Edward. Her eyes were still widened with fear but she wasn't shivering as much anymore, her cries have dulled to sniffles. Sniffles I can deal with, full on sobbing, not a hope.

I kept one eye on her and the other on the two pricks at my feet as the sirens grew louder and louder until they were at the mouth of the alley.

"Down here!" I shouted causing the girl to jump a mile. I smiled gently at her "sorry."

Two sets of footsteps came running down the alley towards where we were. The first man saw the scene and I watched his eyes widen as he took in the chaos. The second police officer came down, she immediately saw the young girl and went to check on her while calling an ambulance for the twits.

"I take it you're the one who called it in?" the man said looking around, but I knew the question was directed at me.

"Yes sir. I was walking past it when I heard the two of them harassing her; I didn't call you until I heard he had a gun. However, the woman on the line said you two would be ten minutes so I grabbed the first thing I could find and disarmed them.

The police officer grunted in acknowledgement while looking down on the two unconscious men. Looking down myself, I felt quite proud I help the girl, who was currently being comforted by the police officer. Thank god I got the gun off him. Shit! The gun! Where did I throw that. Looking around I see the barrel of it poking out from behind the dumpster. I move closer to pick it up again using my sleeve and turned to the police officer. His eyes widened with shock when he saw it. Confused about his reaction I reached out to hand it to him. He pulled a cloth out of his pocket and grabbed it. Examining it his eyes grew graver as time went on.

"This is a police issued model. How did he get that?" He turned slightly and looked at his partner who had her arms around the girl. Just as he opened his mouth two ambulances arrived along with another police car.

"Get her out of her and to the hospital, I'll be there in a while I just need to get an officical statement from this man" the officer said to both the paramedic and his partner, then he turned to me.

"Is that alright Mr….?"

"Cullen, Edward Cullen, and yes I'll come down of course" I said nodding. He nodded back and waved his arm towards the top of the ally. Just as I turned to walk down a tiny voice stops me.

"Thank you" I turn to see the young girl staring into my eyes, she still looks petrified but she also looks pissed. At me? Did I piss her off? Then I saw gratitude in her eyes so I knew she wasn't pissed at me.

"No problem at all, good luck miss" with that I turned and walked up and out of the alley and towards the car. Looking at it I stop dead.

"Um, officer?" He wouldn't would he?

"Yes Mr Cullen?" I turn to look at him smirking in amusement. The prick would!

"Seriously? Come on, I've done nothing wrong" And they wonder why people take the piss out of them.

"Humour me" the smirk grew, oh how I'd love to rip that moustache off. The thought made me smirk.

"Ok then" with a big smile I climb into the back of the squad car.

As we drove off, I couldn't help but think about the girl, she was clearly homeless but there was something about her that gave me the idea she didn't choose this life. I wonder how she found herself this way. Poor thing, she looked so little. But her eyes, damn her eyes were amazing; big bambi eyes with a deep chocolate brown colour. Maybe I can check on her later, yea I'll do that. First, I need to deal with this….

So first i'd like the thank you all who have commented and followed my story. Put a huge smile on my face i swear (the old man beside me in the library thought i was awatching porn...yeah...) anyway thanks again my awesome peooples. I hope to have my next chapter up my the 14th (thats next week i know:-( ) but i have a lot of family crap this week so im not sure i'll get the chance but if i do then enjoy.

Till next time my loves

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Nessa xx