A/N Yeah, I promised there'd be another chapter didn't I? Sorry for the cliffie on the other one, but you should know me by now. I love cliffies. And when I see an opportunity, I seize it. Anyway, I hope you like this next chapter, it's another darkie but I promise it will lighten up after this. Promise.

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Disclaimer: I don't own Twilight. If I did, Alice Cullen wouldn't be with Jasper. And there may've been an extra character that was a lot like me that Alice took a liking to...

Edward.

I couldn't see him.

I started hyperventilating again and tried to shuffle towards my truck that sat in the middle of the driveway, hoping for some sort of escape. My movements were instantly halted when I was overtaken by a wave of agony. I looked down at my body and had to lean over to one side to vomit when I saw multiple bones sticking out of the skin and massive shards of glass sticking out of the open wounds that littered my exposed body. My clothing was ripped to shreds and I shivered in spite of myself, wincing as it jostled my body. Carefully as possible, I shuffled myself away from the newly produced vomit and tried not to examine myself again.

I was starting to think maybe he had decided to let me live, until a figure appeared in the periphery of my vision. And then he was standing next to me, smiling down evilly at me.

"Dear Isabella, you've certainly made a mess, haven't you? Silly girl" he crooned as he crouched down to my level, balancing on his haunches. "Aren't you going to say anything love?"

I forced my teeth to stay clamped shut as I knew that if I didn't I would either say something to anger him or would scream. And neither would lead to a pleasant result. For me at least.

Chuckling under his breath, he stood and made to walk away from me. I held my breath in anticipation before he spun round and stomped on my wrist. I couldn't hold in my scream this time and it rang in the air around us before I found his hand across my mouth, threatening me to scream again. The look on his face showed me that he wasn't kidding so I swallowed and tried to grit my teeth again. It was obvious he was going to try and cause me more pain so I tried to focus all of my thoughts on the only thing that was keeping me sane right now.

Alice. Wonderful, loving, beautiful Alice. I remembered back to all the occasions that we had just sat cuddled together on my bed talking nonsense. Crack! My other wrist was trodden on as I struggled to maintain composure.

I remembered how her smile would frequently cover her face and leave her with dimples and me with warmth in my heart. Crack! A swift kick to my thigh and I felt the bone shatter there.

I remembered this afternoon and how she held me close as though I was the most precious thing in the world whilst we were showing each other our passion. CRACK! I felt myself being thrown against a tree and a shooting pain went up and down my back making me unable to move. I fought to keep my grip on my consciousness.

Surely she would've seen what was happening by now. What was taking her so long to come and save me? Unless Edward was acting on instinct and not making any decisions on what he was going to do next. He knows how to get around her gift so I suspected that this was what he was doing. Which means I have to make a decision about something to get her to come to me.

I decided.

Forcing my jaw to work, I engaged him in conversation, hoping that my conscious decision to do so would allow her the chance to see what is happening and start to make her way over to save me.

"Why Edward?"

Laughter rang out around me. It chilled me to the bone and I stayed slumped against the base of the tree as I waited for his response. I was all too aware of the scratches on my back that were soaking the back of my shirt with blood. I knew I was losing a lot of blood when that was combined with all the blood I was losing from the glass cuts and obvious open fractures. I was just waiting for it to become too much for him and for him to drain me.

"Because if I can't have you then no one can dear" came the sinister response and I shuddered at the fact that he was still using endearments on me. I only wanted Alice to call me something like that.

"And definitely not Alice. That slut is married to my brother and I know that you don't love her. I know that you're just drawn in by how beautiful she appears to your weak human eyes."

"She is not a slut Edward Masen Cullen!" I cannot believe I just shouted that in the vulnerable state that I am currently in. Stupid Bella, aggravating the angry murderous vampire..

"Ohh, but she is, she seduced you merely to satisfy her own needs and ignored how it would affect those around her. But no matter, as once I'm finished with you I will deal with her in a suitable way"

"You won't beat her you know, once she's found out what you've done to me she'll come after you and kill you" I surprised myself with the confidence in my voice, but then I don't doubt what I said was true. Alice doesn't seem like the type to let someone kill someone she cares about and get away with it.

"Oh I doubt it. Besides, how will she know? You won't be able to tell her, because you'll be dead... speaking of which.."

He sprung forward from the darkness that had been obscuring him from my vision and wrapped his hands around my throat once again. This time his squeezing did not relent however and I felt my lungs start to burn as I struggled to breathe. My vision started going black as he leant forward and brushed his lips with mine. "Goodbye Isabella" he mumbled against my lips before my eyelids started drooping.

And then the pressure from my neck was gone and I felt wind whip across my face as a growl reverberated round the area. I slumped back to the ground and finally let unconsciousness take me but not before catching sight of a vaguely familiar figure throwing Edward to the ground and starting to pummel him..

Ooooh, who is it? And is Bella ok? Questions Questions =P Hope you all liked it =]