So sorry for the late update!!! Work experience is a lot of work so I haven't had time to post but I have 2 chapters!!! Yay! Back to the story.

Now, in chapter 8 I made a mistake. I meant to say 10 months not a few, this has been changed now to fit in with this chapter. Read and review please (:

Last Time

"Alice, sis? Look at me" she placed her hand under my chin and lifted my head up "I know Jasper is gone. You are upset, heartbroken of course. I am not going to say I understand, because I don't. What I do know is that Jasper wouldn't want you to starve yourself. Will you hunt with me?" she said. Whilst she was talking, I had repositioned myself so I could hug her.

Since losing Jasper, Rose had done so much more for me and I was forever grateful.

Though everyone had changed, mine was the most noticeable.

BPOV

"Bella!" Angela shouted to me from the front room. "Pizza's here!"

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After graduating, me and Angela had moved to New York to study at Columbia University. She majored in Public health, and I in Journalism. We had got an apartment as soon as we got accepted and have been living together for almost a year now.

Angela Weber was one of the kindest people you would ever meet she cared for everyone and never interfered unless you were in trouble or asked her for help. Without her, I wouldn't be where I am today. I was one of the top students in all my classes, I had a great job working for the local paper and best of all I had a boyfriend who would give me the world if he could...

"Where is your homeroom?" Angela asked. It was our first day at Columbia University and we had just gotten in. I looked up at her to answer but lost the ability to speak when I saw him. He was so beautiful-no, that was not the word to describe him; he was perfect.

At 6" 9, he towered over all the kids and looked menacing to some because of the way his body was built. Before I could ogle him any longer, my foot made contact with something and I felt myself falling. Before I could hit the floor though, I was caught in a burning embrace. I flushed and looked up to thank my helper but was again lost for words. He was even more beautiful up close. His unusual bright green eyes twinkled and hypnotised me as he held me.

"Hi, my name is Xavier. And you are?" he spoke with a subtle Spanish accent that made you weak in the knees.

"My-my name is B-Bella. T-thank you f-for catching me" I stuttered then flushed again at the sound of my voice. He helped me upright and smiled. I gasped. He was dazzling me and I hoped he didn't know it.

"Where is your homeroom?" he asked.

"M-my homeroom is with Mr Jefferson" my voice had become more stable but was still shaky.

"Mine too" he smiled again. Before I could get lost in his smile again, I looked around for Angela and was a bit disappointed when I didn't see her.

"Shall we go?" he said.

"Sure" I smiled nervously.

Xavier Benjamin had walked into my life on my first day at Columbia. When I saw him, I knew that he was special. He had asked me out on our second day at Columbia and I had almost burst with happiness and excitement. We had been going out for almost 4 months now, but we were already pretty serious. He treated me like a queen and made me wonder what I had done to deserve him.

Everyone knew he was a great guy and thought that we made the perfect couple. What they didn't know was that he was a shape-shifter.

Despite my previous run in with the supernatural, one encounter was obviously not enough. Since Xavier and I had become an item, there have been a few too many threats on my life from other supernatural beings. Thanks to his ability; he could take any form he wanted, I was never in any real danger. He was always there to protect me.

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"Thanks Ang!" I called. I made my way down stairs and into the front room. Angela and I sat down on the sofa with a slice in our hands and ate in comfortable silence, the only sounds coming from the TV.

Half way through the pizza, there was a knock at the door. I jumped up from the sofa to see who it was and felt my heart skip a beat when I opened the door.

"Can I come in?" Xavier asked. I laughed. Though we had been going out for so long now, he still felt the need to ask my permission to enter my apartment.

"Course you can!" I smiled and took his hand as I led him towards the sofa. I looked for Angela so he could say hi to her, but as usual she had disappeared. We had a rule that whenever a boyfriend came over, there would be privacy, so we made ourselves scarce. He sat down first then pulled me onto his lap. I leaned into his chest and sighed in contentment.

"How was your day?" he asked, his voice husky.

"Well, I only woke up about an hour ago, so it's been great so far" I smiled.

"What do you mean?! It's 7pm Bella, no one sleeps for that long!" He was so surprised it was cute. But he really should have been used to it by now because since Edward had left, my sleeping habits had gone haywire.

I would lie awake most of the night until an hour or so before dawn when I wall fall into an uneasy sleep. I normally woke around 10 but I had been so tired because all the extra time I had gave me too much time to think.