I know it seems as if I've fallen off the face of the earth from the lack of updates, but I WAS DIAGNOSED WITH BRAIN CANCER! Just kidding, I actually strained my ankle and got my cell phone stolen this week so sorry, I've been writhing in pain from having to adjust to the crutches and have been unable to update. Sorry!

L POV

"Dean, you really don't have to do this!" I tried pleading, begging, even bribing- but nothing worked.

"I want to do this. Trust me, everything will be fine." He gave me a smile, but it didn't reach his eyes.

"Really, give them some time." I tried logic.

"If three days isn't enough time, I don't think there is any span of time long enough."

"But that makes no sense!" My voice raised an octave.

"It does to me."

He was trying to be noble and face their rath, and that was very stupid.

"Seriously, I know them, they need more time to get their act together!" I tried pulling on his arm back in the other direction, but he kept on walking.

"Just give me a chance Liz." He assaulted me with those big puppy dog eyes and that faint endusing quivering lip. I sighed and shook my head, trying to get back on my train of thought.

"Oh fine- but if your arm gets ripped off, I swear it'll be your head!" I tried to sound as angry as possible, but he dismissed it and took my hand as we walked up the porch.

To say I was nervous, would be an understatement, and not just for Dean's wellbeing. What happened to Mom? What is Mom? I halfway wanted this to be a dream I'd wake up from, to get back to normality. Except, normality as I knew it was hell. I wasn't positive I wanted to go back to the days of being a scared, caged animal under Dad's reign. No, I surely didn't want that. I had Dean by my side and Mom was getting what she dreamed of. Sure. I could live with that.

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E POV

Why is Bella acting this way? I fumed to myself as the door creaked agonizingly slowly. Shouldn't Bella be furious at Lizzy for going to be with that…. That… murderer?! He almost killed my little piece of heaven and her daughter just "prances" off to go see him?! These women made no sense to me.

No, she MUST be in disbelief, the anger would come in due time.

I looked back at her and saw her staring straight forward with a business-like expression on.

The anger would come soon enough.

Nervous whispers started filling the house as they came closer to turning the corner to us.

Come on coward, come and face your punishment. The monster inside me rejoiced inside me as I let out my inner, uncivilized desires.

Bella's hands tightened on my shoulders as Lizzy and her pet rounded the corner, at tortoise pace. Lizzy peeked anxiously around the wall, trying to be sneaky about it. She yelped when she saw all of our eyes on her.

They came out and stood before us- fire pulsed through me when my eyes wandered to their interlinked hands. She caught me glaring, and shrank back behind him. He however, didn't even step back.

No one spoke. No one moved. No one breathed- but that was to be expected.

I was hyperaware of Bella's hands atop my shoulders as they suddenly fell limp. She made a sharp intake of breath and I wheeled around and pushed her shoulders back as her eyes went coal black. Damn, we should have hunted first, and I doubt Bella would want her daughter to be her first meal.

She thrashed and kicked with all her might, damn, we had to get Lizzy away.

"Alice, get Lizzy away!" I ordered, but a moment after I said this, Bella's eyes cleared up and her attempts got weaker and weaker until they stopped completely. Her arms fell limp as I picked them back up.

"Bella honey? What's wrong?" I asked shocked out of my mind, how was this possible?

"N-nothing…"She answered in that new melodic voice. "Let me see my daughter Edward." It wasn't a question- it was a command.

"I'm sorry Bella, you're not ready-"

"LET ME see Lizzy." She shouted the first two words to effectively interrupt me.

"Bella no-"

"Let her see me." A quiet voice came from behind. I turned around in disbelief.

"What?" I asked.

She gulped and straightened her posture. "Let. Her. See. Me." I gave her a death glare. "please." She squeaked out.

"Bella is too dangerous right now-" I felt multiple hands come onto my shoulders and yank me back. I stumbled and seethed as my wrists were clamped behind my back by Emmett and Jasper.

"Em, Jazz, LET ME GO!" I shouted as I was pinned against the wall.

"Aw come on Ed, let them have their moment." Emmett whispered in my ear.

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B POV

Could I do this? Was I strong enough?

So many questions swam in my head, yet answers were scarce.

I ordered my lead feet forward towards Lizzy.

She's my daughter, she's my own blood, she's me… how could I even entertain the thought of hurting her? Yet when I caught her scent… oh it was so heavenly! How could I want to taste someone so valuable to me?

I stole a peek Edward. I wanted to start crying; I'd had no idea how much pain he'd been in before. This is possibly the most agonizing thing ever-even more so than that awful transformation. Edward had to deal with it all the time before he… well the past is the past. I wanted to take him in my arms right now and tell him I loved him and I was sorry- I almost did, but a voice in my head brought me to my senses. This is Lizzy's time; we can deal with that later. It prodded.

I inhaled to clear my head- oops.

Her luscious scent attacked my senses like a wrecking ball; I could feel all my motherly emotions and thoughts drain from my body and into oblivion.

I was a predator, and she was my prey. Nothing else in the world.

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