Yeah, it's been forever since I updated. I'm lazy, typing is hard, I'm sorry. Now, on with the story. James/Bella fans might be happy with this chapter. Demetri/Bella, it is not your day.

Silver Blood

James POV

It was time. It had to be time. I was away from my Isabella for long enough. I had to continue to sway her heart towards me. I stood completely, beginning to dress. Rosalie rolled over in bed, dressed by the sheets. She looked completely enamored with me...a shame I have to crush her feelings.

"Do you need to stop so soon?" She asked. "Can't we have another go?"

She was beautiful and alluring. The thought of joining her in bed again was tempting, but I had more important things to do. A more important person to see.

"I must inform you, Rosalie, I am ending our tryst. I no longer wish to be apart of this with you. I need and want you no longer."

She looked horrified a moment, before rage filled her eyes. "What?" She hissed. "You think you can just leave me that easily? You can't break up with someone after you have sex with them!"

I finished dressing and gazed at her. I said simply, "That is all I have to say." I leaned down and ran my finger through her hair. "Goodbye, my dear."

Then I took my leave of her and the Paris hotel room. There was no reason to linger.

Bella POV

I was back in my classes, trying not to talk to Victoria-who still seemed inexplicable interested in me- or Alec too often. They had almost forgotten about me, but Alec was still sweet. Victoria just wanted to pry into where I'd been.

I avoided Demetri, which wasn't too hard because he did have night classes, but another vampire came to me. One that I'd tried not to think of. One I didn't appreciate, but found I couldn't resent as much as I'd thought. One I missed, despite myself.

"Isabella." James said to me in greeting. "I have missed your company."

Benjamin POV

I was in the house with Renee while Bella went out for a walk. She and I were making plans for all the things we could do once we left Silver Academy.

"What about sand storms in the desert?" I asked. "Think that will be fun.?"

"Blizzards." Renee said. "In Pheniox."

"That would be a test." I smiled.

"I think these are the best plans we've made so far."

"I know. I bet Bella will try to talk us out of it." I said. And at the mention of my sister I noticed something that I should have noticed before. "Hey, I'm going for a walk, mom."

"To look for your sister?" She asked.

"Yeah, defiantly." I answered, going out the door. I ran towards where I could feel Bella, catching James mid-seduction. His hand was under Bella's chin and he was staring in her eyes, slowly moving closer.

I used my powers to cause a dramatic contrast in the ground they were standing on, pulling James down and pushing my sister up. Bella immediately looked towards me. She looked guilty, but also...there was something else I didn't want to identify.

Bella POV

My heart was racing. I wanted thing I knew that I shouldn't and nothing could remind me of that fact like Ben just did with his powers. It made no sense. This was the person that destroyed my coven, separated my brother and I, held me prisoner, treated me kindly, spoke to me softly....

I tried to stop my thoughts as they veered off in the wrong direction. Instead, all I could thing of were his eyes. Those alluring red orbs that hypnotized my heart. How was I falling in love with such a horrible person?

I wanted so badly too look away from those eyes, to glance over at my brother. I couldn't though, as James was before me again. I couldn't pull away, but I felt a need to move towards him.

Ben was there. He was watching me. He had been watching me ever since I felt James spin me around and pull me back onto level ground. I couldn't take my attention from James; I couldn't forget that my brother was watching.

James pulled me into his arms.

Ben's watching.

He tilted my head.

Ben's watching.

He moved closer to my lips.

Ben's watching.

He was almost at my lips.

Ben, help me.

Benjamin POV

I lifted the ground from underneath where James was standing and threw him away from my sister. I had been waiting to see what she would do. She wanted him, but she wanted us more, and that was all I needed.

I went to Bella, placing my hands on her shoulders. "You're in love with him." And it wasn't a question.

"I don't want to be." She sounded like her heart was breaking.

There was only one think I could think of to do. I would have to separate myself from my sister--again! But we had to put this under strain to know if this would work. "Look, you should go somewhere with James and put this to the test."

Her eyes flew to mine worriedly. I stopped her from responding.

"Remember dad mentioning his old house in Washington? He went down there to visit sometimes. You could take Vera and stay there for a while, to be with James."

"What about you and mom?" She whispered it quietly.

"I promised mom that we could make sandstorms in the desert...or a blizzard in Pheniox."

Bella gave me a disapproving look for my plan, but instead of scolding me, said, "You can't do that on your own."

I grinned. "I can always give it a try."

She grabbed my hand, not wanting to be away from me, again. I didn't want to leave her either, but I would get to spend more time with mom. When she spoke, her voice was low. "I won't know where to find you guys."

"Vera can look for us. And if things don't go wrong with James, he's a tracker. He can find us anywhere. It'll work out. Things always work out." I smiled.

"Yeah, but that's not always good." She reminded me.

"Be optimistic. It won't be like before. We can call each other and the minute we get lonely we can visit each other."

She wrapped her arms around me tightly and I pet her head. "It's strange to hear you being the logical one."

I smiled. "How do you think I feel watching you act so...abnormal. Honestly, you falling in love with evil vampires? Unlikely."

"Sorry I didn't fall in love with the good vampires." She rolled her eyes.

"When we come together, you better have your feelings sorted out."

"Take care of mom." She said quietly. "Don't do anything too dangerous."

"She's a vampire now. I won't break her."

"I don't want to say goodbye, again." She admitted.

"Just tell her to have fun on her holiday. I'll make her forget all about goodbye's."

A/N: I haven't been thrilled to write this chapter. Somehow, I feel like I was a bit too theatrical with Ben's power, but James' break up scene was perfect. No, we have not seen the last of Rosalie. I have BIG plans for her. She will return...(dramatic music.) I couldn't find a way to change this after I wrote it, but I knew I had to have something resembling Bella/James alone time that had nothing to do with kidnapping.

Be prepared, Alice will appear next chapter! And I have plans for Jasper soon, too. Not big plans, vague sketchy ones that need reviews to guide me. I don't know excatly what to have Jasper do. Tell me, What should Jasper do?Think of the Jasper before Alice, if you could. And you should know, I don't particularly like Jasper. He just seems to have no personality to me, so if it seems that I don't do much with him, that'll be why. Oh, and Renee and Ben will be the ones to meet him, defiantly.

Also, I need a random thing to happen. don't care why it happens, who it envolves, or if it will even be relavent to plot of my story, but I need an idea. You can plaguerize another fanfic for all I care, just drop off an idea.(Or three or five.) I just need something incredible or crazy or that I can twist to my own purposes so that I can move the story along. I the feeling that things will be slowing down soon and I can't have that.

Wow, this was a long A/N. Hope I didn't waste anyone's time. Thank you and review.