Disclaimer: I have no claim on any of the characters from Twilight or New Moon all rights go to Stephenie Meyer.

Summary: Edward leaves Bella alone in the woods after telling her he didn't want her any more. As she is lying on the cold forest floor; Bella remembers three important things. Edward made a promise not to leave her, and Edward never broke a promise, and third it was her body, her heart, what right did he have to decide what was good for her? All in all Bella realizes that Edward was covering up his true feeling about her. All in all Bella goes to bring Edward home.

A/N: This chapter is dedicated to Lady Tazz. There is a character that will appear in this chapter later that is named after her.

Last Time:

Bella POV

There was a part of me screaming to remember that he wasn't forgiven yet. Another part was telling the other to shut the hell up. Right now I didn't care if I hadn't forgiven Edward all the way or not. The only thing I cared about was that I was home.

I smiled at the feel of Edward's hands combing through my hair. I sighed as I lay against Edward. I was grateful for the fires that they had lit to warm the house. It made lying with Edward like this comfortable.

"Bella, I think Alice is right. It's the holidays, I know you've talked to your mother, but you should call Charlie and let him hear your voice."

I could only guess that me calling Charlie had been the thought that Alice had used to hide my latest gift from Edward.

"He'll just try and talk me into coming home."

Edward continued his gentle treatment of my hair as he spoke.

"And if going home is something you chose to do, then I'll go back to Forks with you, no strings attached. Of course it would mean that Alice and Jasper would be coming too as well as Carlisle and Esme."

"You would move back to Forks with me?"

"If that is what you want, then yes, I would."

"Can I think about it, the calling Charlie part, and the going back to Forks part?"

"Take as much time as you need. Just promise that you will think about it."

"I will. I promise."

Before I knew it I found myself drifting to sleep within Edward's gentle arms. It felt good to be home.

Chapter 13: Trapped

Bella POV

I could tell I was starting to wake. But I chose to linger in my dream a little longer. My mind was replaying the events of Christmas day and it was so warm and pleasant, I curled up and let the memories fill my mind.

Of course, Edward's family showered me with gifts. Emmett, Rosalie and Jasper had gone out and bought me a used sedan and fixed it up. Emmett teased with the keys before giving them to me.

"Edward told us about what you did to the radio in your truck. So you have to promise that you won't mangle the one in the car."

I could help but giggle at Emmett's teasing tone. Holding my left hand over my heart and one in the air, I spoke.

"I swear never to abuse the radio in my new used car."

I seriously doubted that it was a used car until Jasper spoke up.

"Oh, we made some adjustment to the car's engine."

That was code for your car can go faster than in should. Edward's dream of getting me into a faster car had just happened. I couldn't help but wonder what other adjustments they had made to the car.

Alice had purchased the largest wardrobe of clothes I had ever seen.

Carlisle and Esme had given me my own unlimited gold credit card. Giving it to me brought them such joy, there was no way I could say no.

Edward gave me a new CD to replace the one that had been ruined in my accident. He had also found the negatives from my birthday and replaced those. Edward had surprised me the most with the gift he gave me later in the evening: two matching silver and diamond burettes, in the center of each one lay the Cullen Crest.

I smiled recalling the look on Edward's face when I gave him my gift of a silver ID bracelet with a silver and gold chain t engraved with the words We Are One Forever.

He seemed shocked and yet very pleased with my gift at the same time.

"Bella, I'm at a loss of words as to what to say. No one has ever given me anything like this before. Thank you." He said in his velvety voice that melted my insides.

After I had helped Edward put on his bracelet, he clipped my burettes into place. We had then attempted to move forward a little by sharing a kiss, and then another. After that everything seemed to start to move forward so fast, until Edward pulled our out of our passionate kiss. Deeming it wasn't safe to go any farther then kissing until I had been changed. Not "if" but "until"!

I had never expected to hear Edward say those words. When he said them, he spoke as if he didn't have the will to fight me on it any longer. It seemed like such a breakthrough, I decided to let the subject go - for now.

Looking at myself in the mirror I ran a brush through my hair a couple of times before clipping the burettes in place. My body was still human, but the Cullens saw me as one of their own. I couldn't help but wonder if they knew how that made me feel?

As I clumsily sat up in bed, I came to the decision that today was the day I called Charlie. I had sent Renee e-mail after e-mail. I had even managed to write a letter or two to Charlie. Both of them pleaded with me to come home.

Seven days had pasted since Christmas, and it was the second of January.

I dressed quickly and after giving myself another look, I took in the lack of my knee brace it felt good to no longer be wearing it. The only clue left from my accident was the brace that my right ankle still sported.

"All right, Bella. It's time for you to face the music and call Charlie."

It wasn't something I wanted to do, but it was something I owed my Dad. Pulling whatever courage I had inside of me, I walked over to the phone and lifted it off of its cradle. Punching in Charlie's cell phone number, I listened to the rings as I waited for him to answer.

"Chief Swan here."

"Um, hi dad."

"Bella, is that you. Are you all right? Where are you?"

"Yes, dad, it's me. I'm fine. Did you get my Christmas presents?"

"Yeah, yeah I got them. It was very thoughtful of you. Jacob enjoyed his as well. How in the world did you afford a part to the engine of that Rabbit he's working on?"

"I've been saving up to get it."

"Where are you, Bells?"

I sighed before I answered him, "I can't tell you that, dad."

"Why the hell, not? Is it because of the Cullens? Are you with them?" Charlie pressed.

"It has nothing to do with them and everything to do with me. I just needed some space."

When Charlie spoke again, he sounded wounded. The fact that I couldn't tell him when I was coming home hurt him. Seemed like I was always hurting him, I had made my choice, Edward was my future, and Charlie and Renee were going to be my past. As much as it hurt me to say it, I was going to have to let them go. I would be too different.

"Bella, I know I said things were going to be different after the last time. I'm sorry if I haven't kept my word."

"It's not you or even mom, Dad. I just needed some time away from Forks to figure some things out."

"Can you a least tell me when your coming home, Bella?"

"I'll come home when I'm ready, Dad, that's the only thing I can say."

"Bella, I…"

"Yeah, Dad?"

"I love you, Bells, that's all. Take care of yourself, and be safe."

Hearing the sadness in Charlie's voice broke my heart. However I couldn't let that get to me. Staying away from Forks was the only way I knew to keep Charlie safe.

"I love you too dad, and the same thing back at ya, be safe and careful."

"Always am Bells."

"I'll call again soon, dad, all right?"

"Okay, Bella, I'll be looking forward to it."

"Bye, Dad."

"Bye, Bella."

Talking to Charlie had been hard, I wanted to tell him I was on my way home, but I had to do what was best for Charlie and that was to stay away until it was safe. Meaning no Volturi, coming after me and Edward, and no Newborn attack to worry about.

After I hung up the phone with Charlie, I felt trapped and claustrophobic. I had to get out of the house for a bit. Feel free even though I was anything but. Most of the Cullens had left to go hunting. Carlisle was at work, and I knew that Edward was somewhere in the house. He would hear me if I went out the door and I didn't really care. I was desperate for air. Just as I predicted Edward wasn't far behind my movements.

"Bella, wait a minute."

Edward studied me for a minute before speaking. His serious look was soon followed by a frown. Just seeing Edward's serious look followed by a frown had me wanting to laugh. But I didn't laugh. I knew the source of Edward's frown. He wanted to read my thoughts, but he couldn't - they weren't even on Edward's radar.

"I just needed some air, Edward. I've been trapped in the house for more than a month." I winced at how harsh my words sounded. "I didn't mean…" I let my words trail off as Edward draped a coat over my shoulders, before pulling me gently against him.

"Bella, everything you are saying to me is true. You have been trapped inside for too long. You have every right to be angry with me. I wounded your heart deeply. I regret what I did to you everyday. In fact, there is something I want to tell you. The second I realized that your heart had stopped beating, I kept thinking up ways to end my own life. There was no way Emmett and Jasper would help me end my life, so I planned to go to the Volturi and create a scene.

"I won't ask anything of you, but for you to allow me to stand here as you gather your thoughts."

We stood there in silence for a while. When I felt the first tear fall down my cheek, I wiped it away as quick as I could in the hopes that Edward hadn't noticed. I held on to an inward sigh, but it hadn't gone unnoticed. He turned me around in his arms in an attempt to get me to look at him. I didn't at first, so he started talking.

"Bella, if you want to go back to Forks, then we'll go back to Forks together."

I shook my head at him.

"It's not that. After hurting Charlie last spring I swore I'd never hurt him again. And I did the day I up and left to go in search of you. I'm just mad at myself."

"And me." Edward said this with a sadness in his voice.

I shook my head no at him.

"Mad at myself, yes, mad at you, not so much. Hurt by you, yes, with mending in progress."

Edward nodded at hearing my words, before deciding to speak again.

"Would you like to go on a walk with me?"

I had to suppress a giggle from finding its way free. It was such an Edward thing for him to say. It looked like I wasn't the only one on the mend. After my death and surprising return to the living, Edward was starting to mend his own torn heart as well. Smiling softly at him I answered, "I would love to go on a walk with you, Edward."

Thinking about what Edward had said earlier, I had to make sure I had heard him right. Hearing him talk about ending his life gave me a sense of Déjà vu. Almost as if he had talked once before about ending his life. The memory however was foggy. So I ended up asking me something else.

"The Volturi, they're like the keepers of the peace in the vampire world right?"

Edward chuckled telling me that my words were too kind to describe the Volturi.

"I'm sorry for laughing, you're not to far off. The Volturi are considered royalty in the vampire world. They make sure that we all follow the laws of our world.

I couldn't believe what I was hearing, "What, wait vampires have laws?"

Edward looked down for a second and gently kicked a rock.

"Well, there is only one law that we all must obey. Keep our existence a secret from the humans."

"That means I'm putting you and your family in danger."

My dear Edward just shook his head.

"Technically, I didn't tell you. You figured it out on your own."

Giving Edward's words some thought. I spoke again.

"If I'm not the reason then why are the Volturi coming here?"

Edward sighed before running a hand through his wild bronze-colored hair.

"It could be that Aro is just checking up on us. He has a desire to have me and Alice in his personal guard. He probably wouldn't mind adding Jasper to his little collection as well."

I couldn't help but ask, "So you've meet Aro in person?"

He shook his head as he answered me. "No, I haven't met him in person yet. He did however send me an invitation to join him several years before I met you."

Edward then stopped and turned to face me. Gently he lifted my chin up so my eyes met his.

"Bella, I'll protect you from them no matter what."

Looking into his warm golden gaze, I simply replied.

"I know you will, Edward." Once those words were spoken we shared a chaste kiss.

After talking for a bit more, we walked in relative silence. After a while I took Edward's hand in mine as we walked. My action seemed to surprise Edward at first before he gave me one of his trademark smiles. I smiled back at him and ran my thumb over the top of his hand. Edward's face soon took on a look of concentration. I knew that look of Edward's as well. It was the look he wore when he was wondering what I was thinking about.

Casting a glance in Edward's direction, I waited for him to ask me what I was thinking. He never asked me what was on my mind the whole time we were walking. Suddenly, Edward's eyes became hard as if he was focusing on something. In a flash he was standing in front of me.

"Stay behind me, Bella."

A low warning hiss came from Edward as four shrouded figures moved silently out of the shadows of the trees. My breath caught in my throat when I realized it must be members of the Volturi Guard. Edward had backed up to shield me from them. No matter what Edward might have thought, I knew that we were trapped.

An emotionless feminine voice spoke as three of them removed their hoods. "Hello, Edward. Master Aro would like a word with you."

Edward addressed the figures curtly. "Jane, Demetri, Felix." His eyes darted over to the figure that was still in its cloak. I knew the reason they had come here, they had come here for me. Though I was just as confused as Edward seemed to be, how had they managed to get passed Alice's sight?

The big brawny vampire Edward had addressed as Felix spoke next.

"The human comes with us as well."

A low menacing growl escaped from Edward's lips at Felix's words.

"Go to hell. Bella isn't going anywhere with you."

The blond girl spoke again. "Aro, wishes to meet the human you decided to invite into our world. You will do as the Master requested."

Through gritted teeth Edward spoke once more.

"Like I said, go to hell."

Edward was suddenly on his knees writhing in pain. I dropped to his side, not understanding what was happening to him. I then realized by the way that the young girl named Jane was staring at Edward that she was the cause of his pain.

"No, please! Please stop hurting him!" I cried out. Why had she chosen Edward as her target? It then dawned on me, some how Aro had found out about me. Torturing Edward was just so I would go with them. And Jane was right, hurting Edward was the perfect way to get me to do what they wanted.

I'll go with you, just, please stop hurting him." Tears threatened to fall, but I willed them away.

With a smirk of triumph Jane stopped her attack on Edward. He lifted his head and narrowed his golden eyes at Jane. The one that had to be Demetri remained quiet, but he looked amused by what had just taken place.

Edward's voice was laced with pain from whatever torture Jane had just put him through.

"When my family sees that you're here, you won't get what you want."

Jane just smiled and her red eyes had a strange gleam in them.

"That's the beauty of our plan. Your family doesn't know we're here. Thanks to our newest member. Tamaria, you may remove your cloak now."

The hooded vampire was taller then Jane, but she was slender and curvy. Once her delicate hands had pulled back her hood, it revealed a stunning woman with wavy blond hair and ruby red eyes.

Jane continued, "Tamaria has the ability to blind the psychic. The little future- seeing vampire in your coven will not be able to see us, until we leave that is."

Jane then gave Edward an evil grin.

"Weren't you just trying to figure out how we were able to get the drop on you? It would seem that Tamaria's ability works on your mind reading as well."

As of yet, Jane hadn't tried to do anything to me so Edward didn't fight them in fear that they would hurt me. In honesty whatever it was that Jane had inflicted on Edward incapacitated him. The one named Felix grabbed Edward by one of his arms and hauled him up on his feet. Edward moved toward me and stood on my right. As the vampire called Demetri gave me a slight shove forward before speaking.

"Move those feet, princess, before I'm tempted to have a taste."

Edward gave Demetri a warning growl. But before, Demetri could reply to Edward's growl, Jane spoke to him, "Stop playing with them Demetri. You'll have plenty of time for that once we return to Volterra with them."

We were bothprisoners of the Volturi. Racking my brain I tried to remember where I had heard of Volterra before. Thinking back, I recalled that Edward had mentioned once that it was somewhere in Italy. I was left wondering what the Cullens would do when they realized that Edward and I had disappeared.

Moreover, what was going to happen to us once we reached Volterra, Italy?

There was only one thing that I could come up with: Edward and I were going to die.

It appeared one way or another, Edward and I were going to get to spend eternality together.

A/N: A huge thanks to my beta TwiliteAddict. Lady Tazz, I hope you liked Tamaria - we will be seeing her again.

Playlist for Chapter 13: Sunday by Sia, Safest Place to Hide by the Backstreet Boys and Before I'm Dead by KidneyThieves was playing as the members of the Volturi Guard trap Edward and Bella.