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Last Time

I wanted to protest but knew there was no point so I went inside the house. I said hi to Charlie then went upstairs before he could start a conversation with me. I walked into my room and grabbed my pyjamas before heading to the bathroom. 10 minutes and a hot shower later I was curled up in bed under the warm covers. I wanted to wait for Edward but knew I wouldn't stay awake. I fell into a dreamless sleep.

EPOV

After I had dropped Bella off at her house, I ran back to mine faster than I could have believed possible. I was furious. The one place I truly believed she was safe in now proved to be just as dangerous as anywhere else. How could he I raged. Jasper. The brother I liked most. He understood my feelings for Bella better than anyone else yet he still attacked her. If it wasn't for Rose and Emmet she might not be at home safely now. I thought back to what had happened during the summer and shuddered.

"Oh no, Bella, no!" Bella was lying crumpled on the floor. The scent of her blood filled the room. I snarled loudly and rushed to her side. I began to dry sob when I got close to her. She looked even more fragile than she normally did. I didn't know if she would survive an attack like this. I thought of what I wanted to do to James when I got my hands on him but turned my attention back to Bella. She needed me now. I tried to get to get her to talk to me. I just wanted to know she would make it. "Bella, please! Bella, listen to me, please, please, Bella, please!"

I shied away from the memory before it became too painful, there had been too many occasions where I had almost lost Bella and I would not stand for it anymore.

I walked into the house with determination. I knew what had to be done and I would make sure it happened. My family were already in the dining room when I came in. I guessed Alice had already told them I wanted to speak to them. I could hear the curious thoughts of my family as they waited for me to begin.

What is this about? Is Bella ok? Carlisle thought.

Is my baby sister ok? Why do you look so serious Eddie? Emmet worried.

Is my daughter leaving us? I don't know how we are going to survive without her... Esme was worried about the future of her family and the happiness of our kids.

Why is one human the cause of so much trouble? As usual, Rose's thoughts revolved around one person-herself.

I left Alice's thoughts till last because I knew they would be the most emotional as she knew what I was going to say.

I hate you Edward! I hate you for doing this! You will never have my forgiveness! Two good things are gone from my life! It was bad enough that Jasper left, but now you are taking Bella away too! I hate you! Alice was glaring at me and screaming her thoughts at me. I didn't understand what she had meant when she said Jasper had gone from her life. I would find out later.

No you won't! She shouted. You will find out now! Look around the room. Who is missing?! Now tell me you don't understand! She was dry sobbing now and shaking badly. Esme walked over to comfort her. I knew she didn't completely understand what was going on but she hated to see her children so upset.

I did as Alice told me and looked around the room. Everyone but Jasper was there. I opened my mouth to ask where he was but was interrupted when Alice launched into me. She pinned me to the ground and was raining punches down on me.

"Why are you doing this? Why are you making us leave? Why are you splitting up the family?" she asked as she punched me. Everyone froze for a moment at her words. Once the initial shock had passed, Emmet came over to where Alice and I were and lifted her off me. Once with Emmet, Alice relaxed, though it was obvious she was still angry.

"Edward, what is Alice talking about? Who are we leaving?" questioned Emmet. I was afraid of his reaction most because I knew what he could do to me if I hurt him.

"What I was going to tell you is that we are leaving." I waited for their reaction to my announcement. I could see Emmet growing angry and knew he would be even angrier when I told him why I wanted us to leave.

"Why would we leave? And who do you mean by 'we'?" Emmet said through clenched teeth.

"By we, I mean the people in the house now, and Jasper of course," Alice snarled when I said his name "and I want us to leave so Bella can be safe." Whilst talking, I was looking at each member of my family and reading their thoughts to gauge their reactions to my words.

I was about to explain my decision more when Emmet threw himself at me. Instead of hitting me more, Emmet stood up and left the room without another word. He was blocking his thoughts from me as he went. Rose left the room after him thinking Nice going, idiot. Alice was sat on a chair with Esme comforting her. Carlisle was stood in the centre of the room.

Carlisle looked at me, his thought disappointed. "How would us leaving help Bella and if we did leave, when would we be going?"

"Before we came into Bella's life, she was safer. She didn't have vampires coming after her and she wasn't in love with someone who could kill her if he wasn't careful. I wanted to stay until tomorrow to tell her after school whilst the rest of the family would leave today" I explained this all carefully, putting my thoughts into words that would provoke the least anger possible.

"Son- "Carlisle began.

"What kind of lame of excuse is that?! There is much more to us leaving Bella, but you are too much of a coward to tell us the truth! You think Jasper wouldn't pick up on your changing emotions? Well he did! He did and he told me how you felt. I told him about the visions I had - you with another girl, a vampire. We tell each other everything because we actually love each other! Unlike what you feel for Bella our love cannot be broken! You want to know why he left, because of the vision I had of your reaction!" Alice interrupted.

I was shocked by this outburst. I was hoping that Alice and Jasper would not notice the changes I was going through. I used to think my love for Bella would last forever, but since she had been attacked by James I had realised that I couldn't love her, she wasn't good enough for me. She didn't have anything special about her. She only interested me because I couldn't hear her thoughts. I was sure that I wasn't going to hurt Jasper when I saw him. I didn't love Bella enough to fight my brother over harming her. Truthfully, I was hoping he did hurt her. At least then she wouldn't be so fragile.

Esme left the room looking disappointed. I hated upsetting my mother but knew it would have to be done sometime. As the saying goes, better sooner than later. Carlisle looked at me like he wanted to say something to me but he didn't. He left the room blocking his thoughts from me. He only did that when he was really disappointed with me, and that hardly ever happened. Alice didn't even look at me as she left the room. The only thoughts I could hear from her were hate filled. I didn't want to lose my sister over a mere human so I decided to make it up to her.

I was the only one left in the room. The house was silent other than the sounds of my family packing. I walked into the front room and stood by the glass wall. I looked out, not really seeing anything. My mind was occupied with planning how to leave Bella. It had to be just right so there would be no doubt in her mind about how I felt.

I didn't notice the time passing and was pulled away from my thoughts by the sound of my family leaving. There were no 'see you laters' or 'have a safe trips' exchanged, just the sound of doors shutting and cars driving away. The only thoughts I could hear came from Alice and Emmet. They were both expressing their hate for me.

I was surprised not to hear Rose's thoughts. She of all people should have been happy that I was leaving Bella. I guess I would never understand her. Once they were out of sight and hearing range, I went back to planning how to leave Bella.

It was time to get ready for school before I knew it. I went upstairs to have a shower and get a change of clothes. Minutes later, I was out of the house driving towards the girl I thought I loved.