Disclaimer: I own none of the Characters of Twilight, they belong to Stephenie Meyer.

Claimer: I do Emmaline Swan Turner, Adam Caleb Larkin, and Quinn Michael.

(A/N Sorry this chapter started to turn out longer then I thought so I had to shorten it. Oh well it will just make you want to read Ch. 7 more or so I hope.)

Last Time:

Emmaline's POV

There was pain in Edward voice as he spoke.

"I know all to well what it is like to lose your heart; would you really want to do that to her again?"

I couldn't breathe my lungs were acting like they were frozen. Emmett had removed his hand from Adam's shoulder as Edward's words washed over him. I felt like I was going to choke on the hurt that was filling my chest. I found that my hand was cold in Bella's warm one, and the pinpricks of lightheadedness danced around me so once again I tried to breathe but nothing.

My heart was beating wildly in my chest at the thought of him leaving me. Wasn't that the reason he had asked me to marry me; so he could love and cherish me forever? I was going to die right here and now in a room full of vampires and it was going to be all because my lungs couldn't remember how to work; great death by suffocation just what I wanted.

&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&

Chapter 6: The Price

TaintedDarkInuShemeeko

Emmaline's POV

I slowly gained control over my breathing, though there moments where I had forgotten had left me light headed. Climbing out of the bed I weaved my way through the vampires that stood in the room. Adam and Edward were still glaring at one another. Edward glanced at me once with a look of confusion before letting me go through. I highly doubted that my thought of, 'Move now please' had scared him at all.

I walked out to the kitchen found what it was that I was looking for and then made my way back to my room. I then stood, in front of Adam with the objected extended out toward Adam.

I watched as Adam looked down at the knife in my hand. Confusion was painted across his eyes as he looked down at the knife and then back at me.

"Emmaline, what is this for?"

I did my best to keep my voice steady as I spoke, but I failed toward the end.

"I just thought maybe you would like to use the real thing this time around. Instead of the proverbial one you used last time. This away it will be quicker then the last time. It's clear to me that the whole to love and to cherish crap meant nothing to you if you are willing to leave me and not even think about taking help when it is offered. I would prefer it if you just killed me now and put me out of my misery like you would a seriously wounded animal."

"Emmaline."

He was now using his serious voice I hated his serious voice. So I turned quickly and stabbed the doorframe with the knife.

"Fine, but if it's still here later and you aren't I will use it."

I then fled the room, heading straight for the basement. Once through the wooden door I slammed the large metal door as hard as I could and dead bolted it. With shaky fingers I went to the large stereo in the back of the room and continued to search for the CD's I was looking for.

Saliva and Metallica; Adam hated metal, sliding both disk into the two disk changer. I winced once as I heard Adam outside the door.

"Emmaline, you're being a little childish don't you think? Now open the door, I really don't want to have to replace it."

He wouldn't dare, I pressed play on the stereo and turned the volume up until the bass was shaking my recording room. I heard him curse at the sound and volume of my choice in music. However, I knew that he was still there.

So I grabbed a yellow legal pad off of my desk, and started to write in my loopy hand writing.

"Fine go ahead, and go get yourself killed. Don't think I will still be here, breathing if you don't come back."

I folded my note twice and slid it under the door. Satisfied that I had caused his ears some pain; I turned the stereo off and settled for my keyboard. The notes that I composed first where rough and angry at first, my fingers moving quickly across the keys and then they became soft and sad like tears falling; and they were tears, they were mine.

My thoughts where interrupted by the sound of paper sliding under the door. There my yellow paper peeked from under the door. I was still very much wounded, but I got up to retrieve the note.

"You win my sweet love, I will wait a little while and I won't go alone. Also even if you were a seriously wounded animal; I would help you heal. I apologize for the tears that my words caused you."

After reading his note I felt my heart melt. Why was it that I could never really stay mad at him no matter how hard I tried? I sighed as I turned back to my pad.

"You can't protect me all the time, nor can you protect me from everything out there."

I walked back to the door and slid my note under it again. It felt like sixth grade all over again; only there was no teacher just a large metal door. I heard his light amused laughter, not that any of this was funny in the lease the laughter continued and I realized that it was one of the Cullen's laughing and not just Adam.

"Maybe not love, but that doesn't mean I'm not going to try. After all I have brothers and sisters that are willing to help now; as well as Carlisle and Esme. We're not alone anymore. I will do my best to remember that. I love you."

Adam's writing wasn't as loopy as mine; it even kind of reminded me of the Bickley Script that is on your computer. There was no way that I was going to open the door. I knew he could get in here if he wanted without breaking the door.

"I love you too, but I'm still not opening the door. It was selfish of you to not think of how I would feel."

I slipped my return message to him and heard more snickering outside the door. To which he then replied.

"I am indeed very selfish, it was stupid and rude of me not to think of how you would feel. I am regretting the moment it formed inside my head right now. Jasper and Edward both know what I'm saying is true. Please open the door my love."

My response was just asking for trouble but at the moment I didn't care. He'd hurt me and he was going to have to do a little begging for forgiveness.

"Nope, not going to happen, you have skills so figure out a way in without breaking my door, or any walls. No outside help either; you have to come up with it on your own. I know that Jasper and Edward are out there with you, so that means Emmett is there too."

This time I didn't wait for him to answer, I turned and walked back to my keyboards. Turning back to the notes I had scribbled earlier; moving on from angry and sad to a little bit of bubbly as I recalled the laughter outside the door. It was impossible for me to know who the laughter had come from. I was betting that it was Emmett or Edward, from what Bella had told me about her boyfriend and his brother; they seemed to be possibilities.

Adam's POV

I was taken by surprise the minute that Emmaline had walked back into the room holding a knife. Then for her to ask me to go ahead and stab her and get it over with; had not been something I had been expecting either. I suppose that was the reason why I had frozen in place as she had stab the knife into the doorframe and stomped down the stairs to the basement.

Once I snapped out of it I went after her, Edward and Emmett trailing after me. I wasn't sure if they meant to help me or just watch me in my embarrassment. Reaching her private room, I noted that the large metal door was bolted shut. I could have ripped it off if I hadn't already made her angry with me.

So I knocked on the door, "Emmaline, you're being a little childish don't you think? Now open the door, I really don't want to have to replace it."

However, my response didn't come back it the sound of Emmaline's lovely voice.

It came in the sound of the metal band Saliva, the volume on full blast. I noticed as Edward shivered at the sound of the music as well. I then noticed a yellow piece of paper slid under the door, I bent down and picked it up unfolded it and saw a note from Emmaline.

"Fine, go ahead, and go get yourself killed. Don't think I will still be here, breathing if you don't come back."

The stubbornness in her words made me sigh, stubborn or not I loved her. Hearing a light snicker to my left I turned to look at Edward; who was leaning against the wall with his left foot against the wall and his arms folded over his chest. There was a lop-sided grin on his lips as he looked at me.

"I'm sorry Adam I didn't mean to laugh. Those just seem like words Bella would say to me as well."

I knew now would be the best time for me to apologize for my actions. So I quickly yet gracefully put my words to paper; and slide the note back under the door. To which I then waited and hoped that she word read it and answer me. A minute later, the paper slid under the down again.

"You can't protect me all the time, nor can you protect me from everything out there."

As I read Emmaline's note on a fresh piece of paper, I caught Edward smiling again.

"Now what is it?"

Edward shook his head at me.

"It's nothing really; I just picked up on one of Emmaline's thoughts. She is thinking about how much passing notes, with you reminds her of when she was in the sixth grade."

As I read her note I knew she was right, but I wasn't about to let her think that I wouldn't try. Folding the note over twice I slid it back under the door.

"Is that all the two of you are going to do, pass notes to one another?"

I shrugged at hearing Emmett's question.

"If it's what Emmaline wants then yes. At least this way she is talking to me."

My mind wondered for a bit and neither Edward or Emmett spoke to me. Until Emmett's voice boomed.

"You got mail, bro."

I looked down to see that Emmaline had left me another note.

"I love you too, but I'm still not opening the door. It was selfish of you to not think of how I would feel."

After reading the note I realized how much I had hurt her again; just as Edward had said I would. I then took on the task of reading her note.

"Nope, not going to happen, you have skills so figure out a way in without breaking my door, or any walls. No outside help either; you have to come up with it on your own. I know that Jasper and Edward are out there with you, so that means Emmett is there too."

This time I chuckled lightly as I read, well she was right about Emmett and Edward being here, but Jasper had to excuse himself. He had said the emotions coming off of Emmaline had been too much; Alice had opted for going with him. Emmett's loud and slightly impatience voice spoke up once more.

"Okay, let me in on whatever it is that is so funny, Edward."

I couldn't help but join in on a laugh with Edward. This moment with Emmett and Edward, made me think of a time long ago when my brother Eli and I would joke around.

"Sorry Em, I didn't mean not to share. Emmaline is making Adam figure out a way into the room that doesn't involved breaking the door or walls for that matter. We're not allowed to help either."

At hearing this Emmett joined in with his own booming laughter. I then heard angry notes on her keyboard turn to notes or sadness and then happiness. By hearing the notes I could imagine the quick grace of her fingers on the keys as she played. Emmett's voice wasn't nearly as loud this time when he spoke.

"Wow, she really does have talent doesn't she? It almost sounds like something Edward would write."

I threw a smile in Emmett's direction, before looking at Edward.

"I bet the two of you, could come up with an amazingly beautiful song together. Emmaline is a good listener when it comes to music."

Edward shook his head.

"If I wasn't what I was I doubt Emmaline and I would compose well together. The talent she has comes natural to her. I learned in order to have something to fill my endings days and nights with."

After hearing Edward's words I realized that we indeed had a lot in common. I was quick to pick up the lessons of the guitar, because of the nature of what I was and my desire to be closer to Emmaline.

I then excused myself as I worked on my plan to get into Emmaline's recording studio. It was the one way she would have never thought of. Making my way outside, I went around the house where the small rectangular windows were. I smiled to myself as the idea come to me, she wouldn't even be expecting it.

TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT

Emmaline's POV

By now I was starting to cool down, but it didn't mean that I had completely forgiven him. I refused to be the reason, he got killed one day. My fingers stilled on the keys for a moment as I lost myself in thought. I jumped slightly, when his voice sounded right in my ear.

"I hope I passed, no broken door or walls just like you asked, my lady."

I turned as quickly as was possible for me. Adam's cool breath was on my neck sending shivers down my spine.

"How did you?"

Adam shrugged at me as he spoke.

"The window of course, love."

Adam's cold lips were now on the nape of my neck, causing shivers to travel down my spine; but it wasn't the cold that had caused it. He then slowly nibbled the lope of my right ear, his lips incased mine before the moan of pleasure could escape me. I wrapped my arms around his neck as he pulled me closer, my legs were now locked around his waist. I let my left hand traced the lines of his beautiful marble face.

Adam's control never wavered, and by now he would have normally pulled away. This time he didn't he held onto firmly as if I would break if he where to let go. I gently pulled out of the kiss to look at him; I stayed in his arms studying him until he leaned it and pulled me into another breath taking kiss. It was then that I knew, with my heart pounding wildly in my chest that he was leaving.

"You're still going aren't you?"

He cupped my face with one of his hands.

"Yes, but not in the way you think. The Cullens have invited me to go hunting with them as a family. Seeing how happy you are here despite resent discoveries. I told Carlisle and the others yes. Edward is hoping that sometime after hunting we will get a chance to talk without his family around so to speak. He is very curious about the amount of control I have over myself when I'm with you."

I pulled away quickly as I understood, that our little tryst moments ago wasn't merely for a goodbye before he left to hunt. He had also been tossing his control in Edward's face.

"Adam Caleb that is so wrong and unfair."

Then without thinking I threw my hand out to swat him, I heard my middle finger crack the minute it hit his shoulder.

"Ow, Ow, damn it, Ow."

"Why on earth would you do that?"

Adam had asked me as I danced in place.

"I wasn't thinking naturally, you have that effect on me you know."

Just then I hard the sound of groaning metal, then my beloved door caved in on itself and fell to the floor. Standing there in the wake of my fallen door was Emmett and Edward Cullen. Emmett was actually grinning.

"Hey, are you to okay?"

Edward had heard Adam's thought and had Emmett punch my door in on purpose. I glared at Edward as I cradled my hand with the broken finger to my chest.

"Oh go, hunting already Adam. You, Edward Cullen owe me a new door and it better be metal too."

I then stomped up the stairs to get ice for my cracked finger. Bella, Esme, Carlisle and Rosalie greeted me. Bella was the first one to speak.

"Emmaline are you all right what was all that noise about down stairs?"

Bella then took note of my hand.

"What happened to your hand?"

"It's just a finger; I hit something I knew better then to hit. As for the noise that was just three men being boys instead of the century old men they are. Oh and Edward and Emmett owe me a door, Adam can help them."

It took me a minute to realize that I was sitting at the table and Dr. Cullen was busy splinting my finger.

Esme's soft motherly voice came from beside me.

"I'm so very sorry if they have caused you trouble."

I laughed lightly at her. "It's just a door, besides from what I hear Adam owes you two a glass one. This way we're even."

This time I looked over at Carlisle.

"Thank you for the splint I'm really not that careless. Adam tells me you asked him to going on a camping/ hunting trip. I'm glad you did it will be good for him."

"Yes, we did indeed."

Several minutes later, Adam, Edward and Emmett appeared all three of them looked like wounded puppies. As they apologized for their behaviors, Bella's arms where folded over her chest as Edward apologized for his child like behavior. Rosalie smacked Emmett on the back of his head making him cringe. I however was to worn out to fight. Kissing Adam on the lips I then pushed him toward the door.

He smiled at me as he followed the Cullens out the door.

"I'll be back sweet before you…"

"Have time to miss you. I love you too Adam."

Time seemed to crawl by after everyone left; neither Bella nor my-self knew what to do. The snow had started to melt earlier in the day as a warm rain started to fall and then stopped. Something then told me to go and get out of the house, so that's what I did.

"Hey Bella, what do you say about driving down to the cemetery with me? I haven't really gotten to visit my parents, since the day we buried them. It would give us something to finish off the day with, before we end our night with a movie fest."

Bella agreed and we head off to Forks Pleasant View Cemetery. Snow was still stuck to the ground in places, but the roads were clear. Even though we where away from the house I still couldn't shake the feeling of being watched. Once we made it to the cemetery I looked over at Bella and asked,

"So did you want to come and say hi with me?"

Bella however, just shook her head.

"No it's cool, I can wait here I'm sure you have a lot to catch them up on."

The day was overcastted, yet there was a warm breeze in the air despite the snow that lay on the ground around me. The markers for both of my parent was clean, a bouquet of fake flowers was inside the vase in front of their stone.

"Hey mom, hey dad god how I've missed you; Aunt Lucia isn't the easiest person to live with. Especially these last four years she's been a little weirder the usual. I'm here now though I'm home, with Uncle Charlie and Bella. I know I probably don't have the life that you had wanted me to have. I'm married now; I know what you're thinking dad. Married at eighteen Emmaline Swan Turner how could you. I fell in passionate, stunningly beautiful, love. Adam is very special to me and he is in his own way. I'm proud to be called his wife; though one day soon we are hoping to have a real wedding the one of my dreams."

My time with my parents, turned dark as a cold, stony hand suddenly covered my mouth stopping my startled scream from leaving my mouth. Then a British sounding voice was whispering in my ear, it was the voice from my nightmare.

"Hello there poppet, you've grown up and filled out quite nicely if I say so myself."

I stiffened as I felt his hard hand move down the side of my thigh.

"Yes, indeed poppet very nice indeed, got the curves in all the right places."

At hearing noise off to the side of me, I remembered that Bella was in the car.

"Now don't you worry none, if you're a good girl poppet nothing will happen to what is left of your family. Those are our orders from the Mistress, you and your lover boy are the only ones who have to pay the price. He'll come for you poppet, I know he'll come, you mean too much to the boy for him not to come you'll see."

I had escaped death once, but I knew now that once I got to the Mistress I was going to be dead and so was Adam if he came to save me. I didn't know who this Mistress was, my only guess was that she had found out about Adam's relationship with me, a human and she didn't like.

I watched as Bella was pushed into a black limo with tinted windows. My eyes widened in horror as I realized that I knew the strange dark hair beauty heading toward me. The minute she was close enough, her well manicured pale hand shot out and slapped the right side of my face, the world spun around me and my teeth knocked together. If my captor didn't have such a good grip on me I would have been on the ground.

She said nothing as my world continued to spin; there was a coppery taste in my mouth now. I coughed causing a small amount of blood to escape out the side of my mouth.

"Clean her up Marquel, we won't want the newborns to attack her; because I would have to kill them if they did and that's a waste of good talent."

Everything was clear now, and I had no idea what would await me next and Adam wouldn't make in time. I was going to be the first to pay the price of knowing and loving a vampire.

&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&

(A/N: Okay like I said before this chapter got cut in half, if I would have kept up it was going to be longer then I want chapter to be. I do hope this chapter grabs some attention.

Thank you all for reviewing your reviews inspire me to continue writing chapters. Chapter 7 will be called Sacrifice as Adam decides to leave the Cullens and go after Emmaline alone. Not knowing that Bella is will them. I'm fighting an endless battle with my cold. So far Cold 1 and TDIS 0

TaintedDarkInuShemeeko)