Hello there again, my lovely readers!!!

Ok, I am sorry that the chapter has taken longer then usual but I have been

ill and so hadn't been able to keep my eyes open long enough to write more

then a few lines! Sorry!!!

I know you all hated me for that BIG cliffy in the last chappie but hopefully

this lives up to your expectations!

I have been getting some good feed back on strong Bella and so am definitely

sticking with that!!

Ok, so a little secret is going to slip through the gaps in this chapter… I

know you all want Edward to find out Bella's past, but that won't be for a

bit yet, sorry! Well I'm not that sorry… lol!!!

Warning: swearing!

Bella's POV

Jake put me down and took a big step back; the glare he gave me was heart shattering.

"Why do I smell bloodsucker on you," he asked me viciously.

Incomprehension crossed my face; I didn't have a clue what he was talking about… Wait, Edward. Edward had just been over the last quarter of an hour and so the place must stink of him. Not to mention that he kissed me and so I would probably smell like a vampire. This was not good. Jake and I were just making up and now he had found out that a vampire had been in my house the whole fight would start over again, and I really didn't want that.

"Jacob, it's not what you think," I told him reaching out.

Jacob was shaking all over. He must be very angry with me, though it was not like I was betraying him. This was ridiculous, I love Jacob and he had known me for years. All this talk about vampires and werewolves was not what it should be like; I just wanted it how it used to be, before Jacob found out any of this stuff.

"What do you think happened here Jacob? He was just Dr. Cullen's son. Look, Jake, I smell like vampire and so attracted some attention. You're being stupid."

"I'll tell you what I think happened here. There was a bloodsucker in the your house," he spat at me. "Do you deny it?"

"No Jacob I don't, but you're getting stupid about it now." I could see Jacob losing it badly. " Look, Jake, you better go before someone gets hurt. I love you Jake, but this is something you will have to accept about me and you know why."

I wasn't going to start talking about my mum while it was possible that Edward was still around, which was highly likely. Like I said, I didn't want that part of my life getting pulled into forks.

"Yes, because of your bloodsucking mother," too late, he had shouted his mouth off and there was very little doubt that Edward heard. Well at least Jake doesn't know about the Volturi or Edward would have definitely found out. "Because you would chose them over me, over Forks."

I turned my back on Jacob and walked to the kitchen, tears filling in my eyes, but before I could even take a few steps I felt a strong hand on my shoulder.

"No, we need to talk about it now," he told me through his teeth. His body was shaking even more violently and I was afraid that he would lose control.

"No Jacob Black, you need to get out of here now," Edward had positioned himself between Jacob and me. What was he doing? It's not like Jacob was about to rip my head off.

The shock in Jacob expression would have been laughable if it had been a different situation, but now was not the time. I saw him look at me with a hurt face, like I had just committed the ultimate betrayal, and it then turned cool and deadly.

"Step off bloodsucker, get out of this house," Jacobs said, he was about to lose control; I could see that.

"NO!" I screamed. "Both of you, get the fuck out of my house." Edwards looked at me in shock and Jacob looked at me in an annoyance.

"NOW!"

I wasn't letting a fight happen in my hall way and so pushed passed them and walked out the door. I was pissed off that their behavior had been so childish. When they didn't follow I swerved round on them and glared. I saw that they hadn't even glanced when I had walked away and this really boiled my blood. They looked like there were about to pounce on each other and in a few moments that was going to be the outcome.

I was going to have to play the human card, the weak card, and having grown up around vampire it really hurt my pride.

"Look, if you stay inside there is more of a chance that I would get hurt." I knew neither of them would risk my safety and so I turned back and continued into the driveway. A few moments later, I watched Jake and Edward walk out, not taking their eyes off each other, not trusting the other with their back turned. Edward walked up to me with a pleading look.

"Bella-" he started.

"Step away from her," shouted Jacob, cutting Edward off in mid-sentence.

"Stay out of this you overgrown mutt," Edward snarled. If I hadn't been used to this kind of behavior I probably would have stood here in stock terror, but when you grown up in the Volturi you have to be strong all the time, even when your scared shitless.

Jacobs was shaking so much that I was surprised he was still standing there as a human.

"Jake leave!" I told him, "I can deal with this myself." He didn't budge, "NOW!" I shouted this with so much authority it shocked me for a second. Jacob was looking at me, a frown on his forehead. The look Jacob gave me at that point would always be in my memory; the hatred, the betrayal, the loathing, and most of all the pain. When I saw that my whole domineer broke and it took all the strength I had to stay standing, though I could not hold back the tears and so they just flowed down my cheek and off my chin one by one.

"Just remember Bella, it's your fault."

Jake turned and sprinted into the undergrowth. On the edge of the forest you could see a shoe hanging from a branch and a pair of ripped up pants, lying in the mud. As soon as he went, I broke.

The next few hours were a bit of a blur to me. I just remember breaking like a twig when Jake went and clasping into Edward's arms. I cried into his shoulder as he carried me into the house and placed me in my room, where I lay for the rest of the afternoon alone.

A long while later I heard a car pull up into the drive. Crap I forgot about Charlie… double crap I forgot about the mince. I rushed down stairs and into the kitchen, sprinted to the stove with my hand held out ready to grab the pan as quickly as possible, and stopped. There was no pan or even anything at all on the stove. I looked around the kitchen and realized that it was clean, I mean really clean. There wasn't a speck of dirt or a pan in site. My eyes held when it got to the kitchen table because there, in there middle, lay a cottage pie. I walked up to it and frowned, I defiantly didn't make that. Besides the bowl lay a small piece of card with delicate writing scrolled across it.

I thought you might want a rest and so I finished it for you.

Hopefully Charlie won't notice, though I'm sure you're by far a better cook.

I am so very sorry about today and hope that everything works out.

I am going to pick you up tomorrow from your house, if you don't want to see me don't answer the door.

I will understand

Edwardx

As I read this I could feel the corners of my lips pull up in a smile. What is he playing at? First he kisses me, now he wants to take me out for the day. What is he up to?

Harry stayed for tea that night, but I didn't notice much about anything. I was just wondering where Edward would take me, all thoughts of ignoring him wiped from my memory.

Edward POV

When I saw Jacob reach out to Bella, I reacted instinctively. I regret doing this now, for I realize Jacob wasn't going to do anything, though at the time fury blinded me as Jacob posed a threat towards Bella. As I saw Bella's tiny frame fall to the floor with violent sobs, my heart broke. I could not stand the thought that it was partly my fault. I caught her before she hit the ground and carried her in, she cried into my T-shirt as I carried her up the stairs and laid her on her bed.

I gave Bella some privacy and then went to leave. Before I did, I finished off some of her cooking and wrote her a note. It told her that I was sorry and that tomorrow I would take her out, I understood fully if Bella did not want to be in my company after what happened today.

I rushed home after that, it was around 4:30 when I got home and I went straight up to my room and had a shower, I smelled of wet dog and it made my nose burn. After that, I got changed and went down stairs to see the family all gathered around the living room. When I stepped into view they turned to me.

What happened? Carlisle was worried and Emmett was thinking the same thing only meaning something entirely different.

Where did you go? Esme was worried that I was hurt or did something stupid.

Who came? Jasper was thinking logically.

What did you do? Rosalie was thinking the worst of me as always.

I lost you…? The last one was Alice and she was on the verge of panic. You were there and then you weren't, my whole sight went blind and I couldn't find you.

I sighed and walked towards them. I leaned on the couch above Alice and looked around at everyone, I turned and addressed Carlisle.

"The wolfs are back." Several people in the room took in a sharp breath.

"And you-"

"I did nothing. We were at Bella's and we had a small… confrontation."

"What type of 'confrontation'?" Emmett asked grinning.

"No I did not fight him. No one was hurt, Bella went spare at us and told us to leave. In the end, after a lot of shouting on Bella's part, Jacob, that was his name, ran into the bushes and exploded. That's all."

"Wait let me get this right," this time it was Jasper. "This human, Bella, started shouting at a vampire and werewolf to get out of her house, and then somehow manage to stop a fight between them?"

"Yes."

"And she managed to do it without running around, screaming in terror?" I smiled at this.

"Yes."

"Well… cool. I think she'll fit into our family nicely." I looked at him, eyebrows raised, until I heard kissing sounds from Emmett. I shot him a glare and it shut him up. I then glanced at Alice.

"Sorry Edward, I was caught in the moment and didn't realize Em was in the room," she gave me an innocent smile.

"Well anyway, the wolves." We all looked towards Carlisle, "they will come to us about the treaty and then all will be at peace like last time." We all nodded grimly and dispersed. Carlisle walked towards me.

"I'm guessing you didn't find anything else about her past?" he asked.

"As a matter of fact I did." At those words the whole place turned towards me. "It turns out… that her mom… is a vampire," as I said this I frowned. Actually saying this didn't sound that bad, it didn't sound like much of a secret. Something in the pit of my stomach told me this subject went deeper, and that the actual secret it's self was much worse.

Everyone's reaction was completely different, though they all held the obvious shock.

Carlisle looked fascinated by the idea of being brought up by an immortal and Esme looked excited at the idea of having a human in the house who wasn't scared or surprised at anything we did. Emmett was smiling at the idea of a human being accustomed to us and was determined to surprise her and jasper was frowning at the idea of a vampire bringing up a human and surprise that she was still alive. Alice was beaming and getting excited about making a new friend and Rose was glaring at the idea of the mother taking the baby away from a normal human life.

"Are you sure? How do you know? Did she tell you this?" Carlisle asked me, a light in his eye.

"No, I heard the mutt talk about her towards Bella, I also saw pictures of her mother in his mind."

"Well… I haven't ever heard of this type of thing before."

"A vampire raised her? That explains a lot," Alice said cheerfully.

"Which means we're in no danger of our secret getting out," I said, turning to Rose.

"I still don't like it," she answered, glaring back.

"No, I believe Edward is correct. She won't tell a soul of our existence," Carlisle reassured. "This is what she wouldn't tell you? That her mother was a vampire?" he asked me.

"I don't think so," I told him slowly.

"Edward, I think you should leave it alone now," Alice rose out of her chair and walked to me. "She's scared about something and trying to get it out of her will do no good. I think you should just be there for her and stop pestering her and trying to find out what she's hiding. She will tell you when she's ready and until then we should just be her friend… especially you."

"More than that by the sound of it," Emmett and Jasper sniggered.

"Shut up you two!" it shocked me to see Alice snap like that for me. She gave them a quick glare and then turned back to me grinning, "you should take her somewhere alone, tomorrow I mean, like… the meadow."

"The…" a small smile cracked my lips and I nodded. "Yes… the meadows perfect."

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