Sorry I'm a little slower with this update. Thanks to those reading! I'm not the type of person to hold chapters for ransom (ie. reviews), but I have to say, I am more motivated to write when I do get them : )

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"Remember? Remember what exactly?" I was completely confused. Yes the way Edward said my name reminded me of the dream, but other than that I don't 'remember' anything out of the ordinary.

Edward softly placed his hands on my shoulders and stared right into my eyes,

"Do you remember? Is it returning to you?" his eyes were hopeful.

"hum, no, what are you talking about?"

"I said, 'starting', I didn't say she knew" Alice simply stated

Edwards arms left my shoulders. There was a bit of an awkward pause before the new woman came up to me, followed by the tall, blonde man.

"Bella, I'm Esme"

"And I'm Carlisle" he extended his hand to me, which I shook.

"Nice to meet you" I politely smiled

I took a breath, "I'm sorry I don't mean to be rude, but why exactly am I here?" Again I was still feeling entirely too calm considering the situation I was in. Taken from school, and forced to come to this house in the middle of nowhere, with these people, who I've just met.

Alice looked to Edward, "It should come from you"

Edward took a deep breath and motioned for me to sit with him on the white couch nearby. The rest of this family seemed to be talking, but I couldn't hear anything they were saying, they were too quiet.

"Is-Bella-"

"Why did you refer to me by my full name?" I cut him off

He flashed a quick crooked smile.

"Sorry, old habit, I suppose"

"old habit?"

"Nevermind...Bella, what I am about to tell you, is only what you need to know. The rest will hopefully come back to you soon. When it does, I can explain the rest to you. A long time ago, almost" he paused before looking to my eyes, "a century ago, you and I were attacked"

I started to say something, this is crazy talk! - But he quickly continued on, to stop me from speaking.

"We were attacked by two...individuals. I was taken right away, poisoned by them, but you were able to run, but when the second one went after you, he tackled you a little too hard and killed you. I technically died 3 days later. Look, I understand how this sounds, but you need to stay with us, because we need to protect you." He paused again, only for a second and continued on, "Afterwards, I went after the two that attacked us. I was able to avenge your death, by killing the male that had murdered you, but the female of the two attackers, Victoria, still hunts you and has been hunting you for longer than you know."

"Hunts me, but you said it happened a century ago...and for that matter, a century ago, us, what?" I clearly wasn't able to form coherent sentences.

"We are not human" he looked away while he replied

"Not human, but what...are you?"

He sighed, as if to collect himself, "monsters, we are vampires"

I tensed, stumbled up and tried to back away, all the while the room seemed to become like a tunnel, sounds became muffled and my body felt weightless, as it all turned black.

I heard the faint sound of hushed voices around me, but nothing I could place. My memory suddenly returned. I slowly opened my eyes.

"How do you feel Bella?" Carlisle asked

"hum, ok. Was it a dream?"

"I'm afraid not"

"How long was I out?"

"About 10 minutes"

I started to sit myself upright; Carlisle offered his hand to help me stand up.

"Bella, you need to call Charlie and tell him you won't be returning home" Edward firmly stated

Alice came over to where I was standing, "Bella, you are going to tell Charlie, that you went back to live with your mom and then tell your mom you are happy with Charlie. Tell them they can contact you on your new phone" She handed me a shiny new cell phone, "if they want to talk to you, but that they shouldn't call the house because you want to spend time with the respective parent. This way you are playing them off each other and we'll have time to get you safe."

"Why am I doing this? Why should I trust you?"

Alice looked to Edward, "Either you tell her more, or I will"

"Maybe we should tell her about our abilities before she hears the story" Esme reasoned

"Yes! Great idea Esme!" Alice beamed, she smiled up at me, "Bella, you know what we are...sometimes when we turn, we bring with us gifts that heighten our natural abilities. I knew you had to leave at school because I can get visions of the future, based on people's decisions, so it can change. Jasper has the ability to control and manipulate emotions, which is why you haven't been completely freaking out. Edward can read people's minds"

"Except yours" he smirked

Alice continued, "and Esme is able to 'see' people's souls. That's how Edward knew you returned"

"Returned?"

Esme smiled, "I don't know how to explain it, and there are so many different belief systems in the world. The only way I can explain it is that I think when a person has unfinished business here, they are able to come back and try again. You left the world in such a harsh and cruel way, you were able to come back and try again"

"Come back, meaning, if I believe this, I did live a century ago?"

"Yes, you did" Edward answered, his eyes bore into mine.

Alice gasped and her eyes glazed over

"Alice, what do you see?" Jasper spoke for the first time

"Victoria and the rest are coming, they are following her scent"

She snapped out of it, "We have to leave now"