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OKAY! First of all I didn't edit this b/c I wanted to get it out right away and second….

I am so so so so so so sorry!!!!! I know this took me like a week to get up, but I was really busy, and then my computer decides to be stupid and deletes everything in my files so I had to re-type the entire thing!

And then I was getting text threats from xXchibicupcakeXx that I needed to update… hahaha joking ( I had to put that in!!- Sorry!) And her "text filled voice" haunted me all night about updating!!! ……hehehehehe Don't ask.

Oh and the name of James's kingdom is from Safaia Bara and it means "Red Blood" according to her. (This was all the way back in like chapter 11!) What are we on now Chapter 13? Lol I don't even know! Okay well enjoy the chapter, I tried to make it longer for you guys!

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Announcement

I hardly heard her whisper the one name I never wanted to hear again. "James…"

I stood frozen to the ground, my legs unmoving. Fear whelmed up in my eyes. 'James…' The very name brought horror into my heart.

My father had told me a lot about my mother, but the one thing that I remembered the most was that him and her had been protectors of the necklace, and that when my time came, I was going to be too…whether I wanted to be or not.

My mother had died right after giving birth to me. She didn't die because I was born, my father had made that clear to me when I was younger.

He had decided to tell me the truth when I was three. My mother had been murdered by the person who held the powers of the necklace. Aaron.

It was strange. My father had felt the need to give me the necklace, that now rest on my neck, only a few days before he had been killed by one of James's lackeys.

I was about five years old when my dad died, we had been living with my step-mother for about a year and a half, and he never believed me when I told him that she was evil. Her reaction to my father's death only proved my theory correct.

She had a sinister smile on her face, almost as if she knew about it before it had happened. I had been up in my room when he was murdered . I was petrified when I saw my step-mom unlatched the second half of the necklace from my dad's neck, and hand it over to the person who had killed him.

That's when I vowed to never let anyone have the other half.

I came back to reality when I felt a hand on my shoulder. "Bella we have to go back to the castle, Carlisle and Edward have something to tell us." Alice's voice was unrecognizable to me, it held a hint of fear and urgency in it. I just nodded my head. My voice was incapable to form any words at the moment.

We raced out of the store, I wasn't even aware that Esme had paid for the dress I was wearing. All I was aware of was, well, nothing. I didn't even know that I was in the carriage until it started moving.

I looked across from me and saw Esme and Alice sharing an uneasy glance in my direction.

"Bella…Are you okay? You don't look that good…" Alice said, her eyes looking over me.

I took a deep breath. "I'm fine…I just…feel sick." I mumbled looking at my hands. They were pale, as was the rest of my skin.

"Lay down honey. It'll pass." Esme's mother like voice said, as she gently pushed me down on the soft cushions of the carriage. I smiled warily, unsure of what the future held, before the darkness consumed me.

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I woke up to a set of emerald green eyes and smiled, knowing immediately who it was. "Hello princess." He mused, smiling his crooked smile at me. I laughed at my new nickname.

"Hello" I yawned smiling from ear to ear like an idiot, noticing I was on his bed. I looked into his eyes for a second, before I was pinned underneath him, his lips were on mine in an instant. I gasped in surprise.

We stayed like that for a minute before I had to pull away for air. Edward seemed to not need it, as he began to put gentle kisses along my neck and collarbone. I squirmed from underneath him, trying to move, but he held my arms to my sides, giggles erupted from my body.

"Edward!" I laughed, as he began to tickle me, my hands were free now so I tried to push him off of me. No luck. He was too strong. I tried to use my pout that I had picked up from Alice even after only an hour of knowing her.

He looked up then and gave me a crooked smile that made my heart go into overdrive. He leaned down, and gently bit my lower lip, forming my pout into a grin.

He pulled away from me, and looked into my eyes. I remembered what Alice had told me before I had fallen to sleep when I saw the worry in his dark green depths.

"Edward, what was it that you wanted to tell me?" I asked, as I began to remember what had happened, figuring it had to have something to do with James.

"We're going to a ball…." Edward sighed, his head turned down slightly, his copper colored locks covered part of his eyes. His brows knitted together slightly, as the corners of his lips turned down.

"And what's so wrong with that?" I asked, my eyebrow raised in question.

"Prince James of Rubi Chi is holding it…" He whispered, his voice wasn't as gentle for once.

"Prince James?" I gulped my eyes wide as he began to tell me all the things that I already knew about him, including the necklace and the "protectors" of it. Little did he know that the unknown descendent of them was laying right beside him…

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'I wish I could tell him…' I sighed, as we laid down in his bed. He had fallen asleep about an hour ago from the exhausting day.

Apparently as Carlisle was telling him about Aaron and the necklace one of Jame's lackeys - a messenger probably- came into the throne room and announced that James was holding a ball, in which all royal families must attend, no exceptions, and they must bring a date.

Edward wanted to bring me as his date, but didn't want me to be placed in any danger. He had said to me a few hours ago that James was bad news.

'He's worse then that! He's a monster!' My mind screamed, thinking back to when one of his men had killed my father. That was twice in the same day I thought about him.

I sighed, as I leaned down to give Edward a light kiss on the lips before heading to my room. When I did his arms wrapped around me unconsciously, a small smile grew on his lips.

I laughed silently to myself and laid back down, sleeping in the same pajamas as I had been for the last few nights. His blue silken clothes.

I giggled in his ear quietly as I laid my head down on the pillow. I refused to wear anything else to bed now.

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I yawned and opened my eyes. I was confused for a second to feel a heavy weight around my waist, but relaxed when I saw it was just Edward's arm.

I snuggled into his chest, and closed my eyes again, breathing in his beautiful scent. He shifted underneath me, before I felt warm lips on my forehead.

"Good morning love." He whispered in my ear, as he reached his arms over his head, making his muscles stretch out from last night.

"Morning." I mumbled lazily into his chest, still a little tired.

He chuckled silently, making small vibrations come out of his body. I groaned.

"Edward stop moving." I said, yawning again, only making the vibrations in his chest increase.

He couldn't control it any longer and burst out laughing.

"Stop!" I moaned, leaning my head back to glare at him.

"Well someone's a little cranky in the mornings." He chuckled, moving his lips to mine for a chaste kiss.

I laughed when he pulled back, and rolled on top of him so my chest was on his. My hands were underneath my chin, as I looked into his eyes and frowned as when I remembered about my secret.

"What is it?" he asked, his voice was full of curiosity and concern.

"Edward I don't want to keep secrets from you…" I whispered, his eyes blazed into mine now.

"Secrets?" He said, a bronze eyebrow lifted up. My eyes went to the bed sheets surrounding us.

I nodded my head and sighed. "…I wish I could tell you, but-" I started to say before he cut me off.

"You can tell me anything Isabella." He said, as he lifted my face with his finger.

"I know I can…but for this, I…I can't. It's to dangerous." I said, a lone tear made its way down my face. He wiped it away with a kiss. I smiled slightly.

"Bella, if it's dangerous I want to know now." He stated firmly, his princely side started coming forth. I smiled at his concern.

"It's not dangerous for me…I-It would be dangerous for you, if you knew." I said, not knowing why I had even brought the subject up. I just wanted him to know something about it.

"What do you mean?" Edward asked, his eyebrows slanted in confusion.

I sighed. "I'll explain it to you someday." I promised. If I live through it. I added in my head, not wanting to worry him anymore I changed the subject. "So when's the ball?" I asked, hoping he'd drop it for now. He did.

"About a week,. It's when the moon will be full." He said, smiling. I gasped, my eyes widened.

"Of course!" I shouted, making him jump.

"What?" He asked, his eyes were questioning my sudden change in mood. I blinked a couple times, shaking my head a little.

"It's nothing…" I mumbled, my eyes downcast as I blushed.

I heard him groan in frustration. "I'll tell you I promise…Just when I'm ready, okay?" I said, my eyes pleading with him to say yes.

He sighed. "I suppose so." He said. "But no editing." He added with a devilish smile on his lips.

"Fine." I huffed, crossing my arms and pouted.

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Later that week I was getting nervous. My mind kept wandering to the worst possible things it could think of, of what Aaron and James would do if they got power over the necklace.

I imagined the world burning to a crisp. People running in a panic as their loved ones died. Screaming and torturing everywhere. I shuddered as that thought left my mind.

I was sitting outside waiting for Edward in the garden. He had left me out on the swing where we had shared our first kiss. I blushed at the memory.

I had figured out two things over the week. One; James's only intensions of this ball was to find out where I was, and two; once he did find me, he'd stop at nothing to get too me.

Days flew by and soon the day of the ball came. Everyone was getting dressed up for it. I had just slipped on the dress I had gotten when Alice, Esme and I had gone shopping earlier this week.

I was in the process of putting my hair up when a light knock came to the door. "Come in." I said, looking into the mirror I frowned. I took my hair down and let it fall into waves over my back.

Edward soon stepped in, in his prince attire. Red and gold painted along the cloth. I smiled.

He looked me over once, and smiled, making me blush, as his arms encircled my waist. He pulled me to his chest, and leaned down. "You look absolutely stunning in red." He breathed in my hair.

"So do you." I laughed, putting my arms around his neck. He pulled me upwards, making our lips meet. I smiled against them.

"Are you ready to go? The carriages are here." He said, I nodded, taking his hand as he led me out of the castle.

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Our trip wasn't that far, time wise at least. Well for Edward it wasn't, me on the other hand wasn't too sure about an hour and a half ride to Rubi Chi.

When I had found it was only Edward and I in the small carriage though, I changed my mind, and gladly got in. He laughed from beside me.

"Bella?" He asked after a few minutes of bumpy carriage riding and silence.

"Hmm?" I asked him, as I leaned against his shoulder, his arm wrapped around my waist, probably wrinkling my dress, but I didn't care.

"Where'd you get that necklace from? I don't remember buying it for you." He said, his voice held a slight tone of hurt in it. I looked up to see his face. His eyebrows were knitted together as if he were sad that I wasn't wearing a piece of jewelry that he had gotten for me.

"Oh…I bought this with Alice and Esme." I lied, not wanting to tell him where I really got it from. I turned my head and looked out the window, watching as the stars twinkled. "It's beautiful." I sighed.

"Yes…You are." Edward breathed, giving my a small peck on the cheek.

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A/N

Again I am so sorry!!! But hey look I didn't leave you on a cliffy this time! It took all my strength it had in me, but I did it! Aren't you proud?! LOL!

And I'll try to update this a.s.a.p! But I don't know how soon b/c report cards are coming out tomorrow, and I'm not that sure if I did to good this term…so if I'm off for a while, you can guess what happened. Hahaha I love you all!!!

- Nicole

P.S Review!!… Oh and I have a question what does "P.S" stand for? I always write it down but I never know what it means….