Chapter Two
Damon POV
Damon decides to hang around Washington so that he can keep an eye on the girl. he was unsure why he felt the desire to watch over her. Pwrhaps it was that she, like him, had just had her heart ripped out by a vampire.
Damon knew the Cold Ones had a strange propensity for making humans fall in love with them. They claim to be falling in love, but in reality, they just love toying with humans. He had met his fair share of Cold Ones over the course of his Vampire Life.
He heard the buzz of his phone. He looked down to see Elena calling again. She had been calling for the last 4 days, but Damon would not give him this time. It was not his place to run to her rescue every time she needed it. That was Stefan's job.
Damon had decided to let the Scooby gang handle whatever Wicked plan Katherine had concocted. She didn't love him, Elena didn't love him, so why should he run to everyone's rescue.
Besides. this Isabella Swan was currently more intriguing then anything going on in Mystic Falls.
He decided to watch from a distance for now. only time would tell what he would do...
Bella POV
CHARLIE That's it.
BELLA That's what? CHARLIE You're going to Jacksonville to live with your mother.
BELLA What? Why? CHARLIE I just - don't know what to do any more. You don't act like someone left you; more like someone died.
BELLA I'm not leaving Forks.
CHARLIE Bells, the bastard's not coming back. It's not normal, this behavior. And frankly, it's scaring the hell outta me, and your mother. Go to Jacksonville, Baby. Make some new friends.
BELLA I like my old friends.
CHARLIE You never even see them anymore. BELLA I do, too. In fact, I'm... um... Jessica and I are going to Port Angeles tomorrow. Shopping.
CHARLIE You hate shopping.
BELLA That's how good a friend I am.
CHARLIE Alright. Shopping.
THAT EVENING
BELLA I don't get why are there so many zombie movies.
JESSICA It's, like, a metaphor? For crass consumerism or something.
Bella glances at her. JESSICA Not that you'd know anything about consuming. You didn't buy anything today.
BELLA I bought something. JESSICA Socks don't count. Course, I was surprised you even called.
BELLA I've been kind of... out of it.
JESSICA Kind of? I mean, at first I was worried. Then I'm like, okay, she's still bumming? It's not like I wasn't going through things, too. Like Mike deciding he wanted to "just be friends?" That was really hard
MAN'S VOICE How bout a ride, girls?
As Bella looks across the street four strange men loiter out front next to their motorcycles. A chill runs down her spine, freezing her as she stares at the foursome across the street...
Then suddenly -- a pair of lips lean next to her ear -- EDWARD Move, Bella.
She turns to find Edward standing next to her. Or so it seems. But he's an illusion; an apparition - which becomes clear when -- Jessica steps right into him, dissolving him to nothingness.
JESSICA Come on.
BELLA I know them... I think...
JESSICA Can we just go -- Jessica pulls at her arm, but Bella shakes her off. BELLA I want to see something.
Much to Jessica's frustration, Bella begins to cross the street toward the guys, frightened but drawn.
GUY #1 Alright, we got a taker.
EDWARD Turn around, Bella. This is dangerous. But when she steps backward, he fades. Testing her hallucination, she strides forward again -- Edward's apparition reappears, strides alongside her --
EDWARD Stop. Now.
BELLA ... You're not them. GUY #1 We'll be whoever you want, honey.
Guy #2 pulls up right next to her on his motorcycle.
GUY #2 Ready for a thrill ride? he asks as he extends his hand to help her onto the bike.
She hesitates.
EDWARD Walk away. Go. Edward's apparition appears on the other side of the bike. Bella looks at him with determination -- then climbs on to the back of the bike --
BELLA I can break promises, too.
JESSICA Bella!
The bike lurches forward, going way too fast. As the wind blasts her hair back, she realizes this might have been a mistake --
BELLA ... Wait... Stop - stop! - STOP!
The bike abruptly pulls up short.
GUY #2 Hey, I didn't force nothing on you.
Bella scrambles off, stumbling in the process. . Bella watches them go as Jessica storms up.
JESSICA What the hell is wrong with you?!
BELLA I... saw something. JESSICA You. Are insane. Or suicidal.
BELLA The more dangerous... the more real it was.
JESSICA So, what, you're like an adrenaline junky now? Go hang-gliding or bungie- jumping. Don't be a complete freak.
Odf to the shadows, stands a tall man with dark hair and piercing blue eyes...