I am so, so sorry for not updating, there aren't words to express how very sorry I am.

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The play list is up! The lovely Held Up By A Gun has completed it for me, complete with reasons for each song, there is a link on my profile and is well worth checking out.

I posted a link on my to my polyvore pag on my profile, check it out I'm always looking for new poly-friends.

I also posted a link to my tumblr page, check that out too because I'll be checking out polvore sets and reviewing fan fiction stories.

I am still writing all those answers to those questions you asked, it's hard to get though.

READ THIS!

Edward is not hunting humans! I repeat he is not hunting humans. He just told the Cullen's this so they wouldn't ask questions about why he's leaving. He is still hunting animals.

Disclaimer: I don't own Twilight.

Bella Pov (Bella's 9th birthday, Disney Land, Florida)

"Pirates league!", I screamed when Mom asked me what we wanted to do next.

"The typhoon lagoon", Emmy said again.

I made my bottom lip tremble a little and opened my eyes really wide "B… but it's my birthday", I mumbled to Esme. Over her shoulder I saw Edward wink at me and I had to hold back my giggles.

"But water slides Bella..", Emmett stressed.

"I want to be a pirate", I hissed at him.

"Let's go to the Animal Kingdom", Alice suggested, clapping her hands together.

"NO!", Emmett and I yelled, whipping around to face Alice.

"Bella", came a soft lilting voice "maybe you should let someone else choose what we do now", I turned to see Edward, eyebrow cocked and his eyes soft, waiting for me to reply.

I nodded slowly, because I couldn't say no, not when his eyes were so gentle and he was here for such a short time.

Emmett punched the air and yelled for us to get our swimsuits. Everyone headed for the hotel but I hung back and waited on Edward.

I kept my head down, worried I'd disappointed him.

I felt Edward's familiar warm hand slip into mine and gently tug me forward. We walked slowly behind the others, Edward's coat swishing against my heels and his breath comforting me, I didn't like swimming.

"Is everything alright sweetie?", he asked me. I nodded, even though I wanted to tell him I'd missed him.

Alice said that Edward had to leave, that he hadn't wanted to, he just had to and that telling him I wanted him to stay would just burden him and make him feel bad.

"Are you sure?", he asked, kneeling so he was to my height, even though he still seemed tall. "Yeah", I muttered "I just really wanted to be a pirate".

Edward laughed, a gentle rumble in his chest, he reached out and ruffled my hair, smoothing it down to the tips. It felt nice.

I wrapped my arms around his shoulders and hugged him as tightly as I could, Edward held on to me for a long moment before kissing my head and murmuring "I think it's about time I really showed you how to swim".

Edward's Pov (Bella's 9th Birthday, Disneyland Florida)

"Kick Bella", I instructed, Bella flailed in my arms for a moment, kicking her feet out awkwardly to the sides.

I huffed impatiently and rubbed my hand over my face. Bella screamed that she was going to sink and I made a shoe of securing my arms around her waist.

"Bella sweetie you need to kick to stay afloat", Esme laughed and fixed Bella's swim cap.

"Yeah Bells if you can't swim you can't go down the water slide", Emmett goaded.

"I can swim", Bella insisted, as she had been for the duration of our lesson.

"You can do the doggy paddle Bella, that's not swimming", I sighed. Bella pouted and kicked her legs again feebly.

"Come on" I mumbled, holding her up straight "You can go down the slide with me". Bella's face lit up and she skipped ahead of me towards the entrance to the slide.

I settled into the luke warm that swirled in the bottom and pulled Bella onto my lap. She giggled and squirmed where she sat, excitement clear on her face.

I held her close to me, revelling in her warmth and natural softness. I fought back my nerves, fear and sorrow that had built up over our time apart, and determined on enjoying this moment.

The bored looking blonde man in charge signalled for use to go and I pushed us off with my hands.

Bella squealed with joy as we shot through the dark tunnel. My arm instinctively wrapped tighter around her as we rounded a sharp corner.

I could smell the adrenaline coursing through her, hoping it was in fact due to excitement and not fear.

The ride ended far too quickly for my liking, ending with a rather large splash, Bella dipped under water and I pulled her from the water as quickly as I could, before she panicked.

Bella grinned and splashed me with a handful of water. I laughed and crushed her to my chest, truly revelling in this moment with my dear girl.

Alice Pov (One month later, Halloween Night)

"Oh you look so cute Bella", I squealed and clapped my hands together gleefully.

Bella grinned impishly and made a show of biting into Rosalie's neck, who whipped around and frowned in annoyance.

I had spent two weeks straight perfecting Bella's costume, I knew she'd love it and I was willing to do anything to soothe Bella's disappointment in finding out that Edward wouldn't be able to come see her in her Halloween costume and take her trick-or-treating.

Emmett had of course insisted on using the vampire dress up costume he'd given her, but I wasn't about to let Bella wear something so tacky, so I added a few of my own little touches here and there and now Bella was the ultimate little Lolita vampire.

"Bella c'mon already, the candy awaits", Emmett bellowed from the doorway, motioning for us to leave.

"Emmett", Carlisle frowned, holding out his hand to him "the eggs", he said.

Emmett huffed angrily before pulling a carton of eggs out from under his pirate coat and plopping it in Carlisle's hand.

He turned to leave but Carlisle called him back again "All of them Emmett".

Emmett sighed and pulled out two eggs wrapped in tissue in his socks, a second carton from his jacket and another two from his sleeves.

Before Carlisle could speak again Emmett threw Bella over his shoulder and marched out the front door. I skipped happily behind them, waving the skirt of my fairy costume about.

"Seriously Alice, you couldn't be a little more original, you dress up as a fairy every year", Rosalie rolled her eyes.

"Jazzy likes it", I winked and looped my arm through Jasper's.

Rose made a face and sped up, walking alongside Emmett and Bella.

Carlisle had stressed we were only to do the one housing estate in town, he said it would be safer.

We came to the first house and Emmett knocked loudly, there was no reply and he knocked several times before an old woman appeared, she forced Bella to sing a song, casting suspicious glances at Emmett every now and again. Eventually she handed over the candy and we moved on to the next house.

Every light was on, music flowed from the windows and voices could be heard easily. Emmett knocked several times again. It didn't take vampire ears to hear the residents inform each other to ignore it. Rosalie was less then happy when Emmett whipped out yet another carton of eggs and encouraged Bella to help him, teach them a lesson.

The next house was much the same and ended with Emmett egging the house. The next few gave a fairly average supply of candy and Bella seemed disappointed they couldn't egg them too.

The next house gave us quite a large supply of candy and didn't even make us sing, but Emmett egged them anyway.

As we rounded a corner Emmett had his arm raised and his eggs ready when a gentle voice spoke "I thought you were finished corrupting today's youth Emmett?". We turned to see a dark figure wearing a long cape and a black mask, a fairly sorry excuse for a costume if you ask me.

"Edward", Bella yelled, hurling herself at him. He chuckled and swung her up into his arms, hugging her to him.

You've been avoiding me, I thought. He grinned and nodded "I wanted it to be a surprise" he whispered "I could only come at the last minute".

"Trick or treating is boring", Bella announced.

"How about we go egg some more houses", Edward suggested with a playful grin. Bella stared incredulously at him and Edward said, eyebrow cocked mischievously "Who do you think thought Emmett?"

Emmett Pov (Four months later)

"We're getting married", Bella announced, gripping the hand of the little boy beside her. Esme shared a look with the boy, Jack's mother, who sighed and squared her shoulders.

"How come?", Jasper questioned, raising an eyebrow curiously.

Bella's back stiffened noticeably "If we get married Jack can't move to Oregon", Bella reminded him.

"Bella sweetie", Rosie murmured, kneeling down before Bella and placing a hand gently on her shoulder "Jack has to move to Oregon, his mom and his dad and his sister are going".

"Then I'll go with him", Bella said matter of factly.

Rosie sighed and rocked on her heels, she pursed her lips and scratched behind her ear, she was angry; I could tell. Not at Bella, she was angry with Edward.

Bella visibly shook and trembled at the mention of anyone leaving. She clung to Esme's leg when it was time for school and refused to let her go anywhere without her and cried everyday when Edward hung up on the phone. She cried at night, and threw a fit if Eddie the Teddie wasn't beside her in the bed. She was miserable and constantly on edge, terrified of abandonment.

Rosie blamed Edward, claimed that if he hadn't left Bella would be fine.

But I supposed that either way we would've had to let Bella go at some stage, maybe it was better to prepare her. No, I didn't truly believe that. Anything was better then this pain she was suffering.

But Edward was my brother all the same, surely it was only right for me to at least attempt to defend him, no matter the pain his actions had caused.

After all I could relate, the ull of blood could be so strong, a constant torture in the back of your mind, till eventually you can do nought but succumb.

The pull was too strong, I didn't know how Carlisle could withstand it. I still slipped up at times.

I sniffed the air, recalling all those years ago, the wafting smell of washed linen mixed with freshly baked bread, I recalled that split second that instinct over took my human facade, and I lunged.

The memory of gulping down that sweetest nectar still sent shivers down my spine, of both pain and pleasure.

Surely even the strongest of men couldn't resist such a call, I don't know how Edward managed to resist the temptation of Bella's blood.

Perhaps that was why he left, perhaps he needed something to soothe that ache he felt, when surrounded by the scent of Bella's blood.

Perhaps he needed an escape, a release of some kind.

Maybe I merely wanted to find something redeeming in Edward's actions, to believe that somehow he had left for Bella's own good.

Edward Pov (Two months later)

"How long do you think we should continue this little game of ours?", I asked casually, flicking my wrist easily and enjoying echoing snap of her fingers. She was so easy, too easy. I was bored.

She snarled, a deep rumbling in her throat "You could just get it over with", she suggested.

I quirked one eyebrow suspiciously, her thoughts were erratic, jumping from one thought to the next.

She was far too obvious, it was a trick.

"I still need a bit more information from you", I said, standing. I paced before her, smoke billowing around us and crackling filled the air.

Victoria glared at the fire behind me, shifting uncomfortably as she attempted to get used to missing a limb.

I was literally tearing her apart bit by bit.

"Is this torture then?", she hissed "for what he did, or for what I plan to do".

"Both I suppose", I murmured, images of Bella passing through my mind, a younger Bella, frightened and alone. "Or neither", I whispered to myself.

"She'll pay you know", Victoria growled, shaking her vivid red hair about "I'll make sure of it". Her words meant nothing, threats I had heard spill from her filthy mouth over and over, but it was the images that mattered, her vividly clear thoughts. A man. No, a vampire, dark skinned with red eyes and a cordial smile.

To her he meant nothing, a tool in her game, no, his game.

And with that I had my information. James had planned this all from the very beginning, willing even to sacrifice his own life in order for things to go as planned. A feral snarl ripped from my throat as I realised that he had intended for me to kill him, to save Bella and to bring her home with me.

He had wanted me to hunt Victoria, it was a distraction, to draw me away from the other one.

A resounding thwack filled the air as her head collided with the tree trunk.

"What is he doing? What does Bella have to do with this? Who was that man?", I demanded.

Laurent she thought, but the thought was too clear, she wanted me to hear.

Furious I threw her across the forest floor, where she collided with another tree, snapping it clear in half.

She claimed not to know, that he told her nothing, but she was lying. Her leg was surprisingly easy to rip from its socket. I threw it over my shoulder, into the dwindling flames. The monster in me wanted to prolong the pain, punish her for the pain her and her sadistic mate had put my Bella through.

Figuring the message wasn't nearly clear enough I allowed the venom to well in the back of my throat, a smirk firmly in place as I spat at the fresh wound. She gasped in pain as the pain spread through her, winding through her dead empty veins.

"Stings doesn't it?", I cocked an eyebrow as I prepared to spit again.

An army

The thought was panicked and desperate, her thoughts filled with self-pity as she apologised to him in her thoughts. She had betrayed him.

"Newborns", I acknowledged. She jerked her head, turning away from me and clutching at her wound.

"Who is the opposition?", I demanded. She shook her head, her hair whipping her cheeks harshly. She didn't know.

"Why Bella?", I spat. She shook her head again, it was true she didn't know, but she knew something.

My nostrils flared as I roared "Why Bella?".

"It was predicted", she whispered, her head flying back as she spoke.

"P...predicted", I questioned, confused. "He knew you would save her", she informed me "he knew she was to be your mate". "He knew even before I knew him", she sighed "he said, the little one predicted it".

"James isn't the one behind this is he?", I guessed. She shook her head again, her thoughts informed me that she didn't know who was, she answered to James, she didn't know who he had answered to.

I smiled grimly and nodded before saying politely "You've been very helpful Victoria, it's been a pleasure" and leaning forward, my eyes glinting dangerously as her head was torn from its place.

Rosalie Pov ( Three months later)

"You ready Bella?", I asked gently. She nodded softly and coughed, her fist reaching her mouth a few seconds too late.

I threw her a sympathetic smile and mentally cursed Emmett for letting Bella outside without a coat on while I was out shopping with Alice. He was of course being punished, severely. As I saw fit, but as far as Bella knew he was just grounded.

The family had been dragged off shopping today by Alice, who claimed it to be the the perfect opportunity for some mother daughter bonding for Bella and I. And seeing as she couldn't venture outside, we were scrap booking.

I narrowed my eyes sternly before handing Bella a pair of safety scissors. She began pulling out random pictures from the pile Alice had dumped on the table.

"What do you want to base it on?", I asked curiously.

Bella ducked her head shyly, "Can we do one on my Mom and Dad, from before?".

I kissed her cheek gently before agreeing and we began looking through the pictures. They were of course of Bella and her parents, Alice I was sure had seen this coming.

"Have you done this before?" Bella asked, holding up the scrapbook. I nodded absently as I carefully cut a picture of Bella's mother, she was pretty I noticed, a stab of jealousy coursing through me as I noted the colour in her cheeks. "When I was a little older then you are", I added.

"With your mom?", she asked cheerfully.

My hand shook and I blinked harshly, swallowing the lump that had formed in my throat.

"No", I answered honestly "with our housekeeper. I didn't see my mother much".

Bella's eyes were wide and shocked "why?".

I shrugged, "She was busy".

Bella's cheeks puffed out and she huffed "You're busy too but you still spend time with me".

I pursed my lips, "It doesn't matter Bella", I replied, shrugging again.

"But mom", Bella insisted "That's not right". "Your mom is supposed to play with you and scrapbook and.... and.. stuff", she huffed, her chest deflating as she flopped back against the couch. "Like you and Esme do with me".

I smiled sadly and tucked a strand of Bella's hair behind her ear "Times were different then, my mother was important, she had better things to do then play with me", I sighed.

"Didn't she love you?", Bella asked sadly. "Yes, but I came after parties and appearances, my mother was a socialite and she preferred to remain that way". I continued speaking, unprompted by Bella "Remember that mirror I gave you?", Bella nodded, her brow furrowing. "She gave me that, you see she gave me things, presents, toys and pretty dresses but.... she never played with me", I hung my head and rubbed my fists over my eyes, as was my habit.

We were both silent for a long moment as we continued cutting and pasting into the scrapbook.

Bella glued a picture of her mother into the book and turned towards me "I'm lucky aren't I?", she said, a smile gracing her lips "I have three mom's and they all played with me".

Review Please, supposing people are still reading after that huge gap in updating.

I hope you like it and again sorry for the super massive delay. The Halloween scene was kinda crap but I just kind of did it last minute, since it is Halloween.

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