I quickly ran upstairs and jumped in the shower. I only had about 20 minutes before Jake would be here. I washed my hair and shaved, yada ya. After I was done, I went into my room and got changed. I wore a black 3 quarter length sleeved shirt. It was cut on a diagonal on the bottom. I then picked some torn skinny jeans and a pair of purple converse. I let my hair dry on its own, keeping it down and over my shoulders. I heard a knock at the front door. I checked the time on my cell phone to see Jake was right on time.

"Come on in Jake!" I yelled.

"Hey Bells!" Jake yelled.

"Hey I will be right down and we can head out!" I said. I finished putting on a little bit of makeup and headed down the stairs.

"Hey Jake. Ready?" I asked.

"Yup. Lets go." He said and opened the door for me. After fighting over whose motorized vehicle (I wanted to take a car, but Jake wanted to take my bike) we finally decided to take Jake's car. We pulled up into Sam's driveway. I felt the butterflies in my stomach.

"You ok Bells?" Jake asked beside me.

"Yea, im fine. Let's go." I said walking up to the front door. I knocked on the door and Sam answered. He held the door open wide and we walked in. Jake said hi to Sam and went to go find Leah.

"Hey baby." He said with a kiss.

"Hey."

"We are all out back, come on." He said. He took my hand and led me outside. As we were going towards the back of the house, I had a flashback from the day I left.

The kitchen and living room were empty. Then, I heard a banging coming from the back of the house, leading to the backyard. I carefully walked back there to find wood and pieces of house everywhere. What the…? I thought.

"Bella!" Sam shouted. He quickly stopped hammering and gave me a hug and a kiss. It seemed like he was shielding his body in a way so I couldn't see what he was doing

"Hey." I said, trying to look at what he was doing to the house.

"Feelin' Better?" He asked.

"Yea, thanks. Sam, what happened?" I asked, leaving his arms and looking at the house that I once called perfect. The house was broke. Literally. There were huge gaps. You could see straight into the house.

"Oh…umm…well…when the fight happened, the guy threw you here…and…umm…" he said not wanting to continue.

"I-I-I did this?" I stuttered in shock. Hatred cursed though my body. The hatred was not for Digit, but for me.

"Bella." He said coming towards me. I shook my head and backed away from him a little. I turned around-my back facing him. I inspected the damages to the house.

"I did this." I said

"Baby? Bella?" Sam asked walking closer to me.

"What? Oh, sorry. I just…I remember when you were rebuilding this, that's all." I said quietly. The guilt I started to feel was almost unbearable.

"Bells..." Sam started.

"I just…what I did to your house…." I shook my head, disgusted with myself.

"Bella, Look at me." He commanded. Somehow I felt compelled to look at him.

"I don't care what happens to the house, or to the furniture, or to the backyard. All I care about is what happens to you." He said looking into my eyes.

I nodded and kissed him. "Thank you."

"Anytime Babe. Now come on, I want to see the guys faces when they see you." He chuckled. I smiled and laughed along with him. Sam and I walked out into the backyard and Emily looked up from her moment with Paul and smiled. Paul then looked up to see what Emily was smiling about and saw me.

"Bella?!" he shouted.

That caught everyone's attention. They pretty much came all running with their arms open wide. Sam quickly shielded me from everyone and I gave him a kiss, gladly thanking him from the stampede.

"Relax!" Sam shouted to everyone. "Jeez, you guys are acting like a whole pack of wolves."

I laughed at his joke and he looked at me and winked. I walked out from behind Sam. "Hey guys!" I said. Of course, they went right ahead and run towards me. This time Sam couldn't stop them. There was a chorus of "Bells! Bella! Belly! Bella?" All in different tones and different voices. I laughed, smiled, and hugged everyone. "Hey guys! I missed you all so much!" I said. Then I got a round of questions: "When did you come back?" "Why did you come back, not that we are complaining.", "What happened?", "Why did you change your mind?" and they kept going on and on.

"Whoa!" I said. "Ok, can I just tell you all at once so you all aren't freaking out and I don't have to repeat myself like a million times?" I asked politely.

"Yea, sorry Bella." Seth said blushing a little.

I smiled at him. "Hey Seth, I missed you!" I said. I ran over and gave him a hug. I missed you too Bella."

"Alright. So where should I start?" I asked mostly to myself.

"You can start off with what you told me." Jake said. I nodded.

"Alright. So I guess you guys should all thank Emily and Sam for making me stay…or well mostly Emily." I said.

"Hey!" Sam said. I smiled at him. "Sorry babe. But it's true."

I heard a bunch of 'oooo's and 'ouch Sam's. I laughed. "Alright alright, enough. So, a couple days ago, I teleported to Emily's house. We talked a little, and then she asked me why I was here.

(Flashback)

"Bella. What are you doing here? Are you back for good? Actually, why did you leave? Bella, Sam is torn. Don't you remember the imprinting? What were you thinking?..." I stopped her.

"Emily. I know. I'm sorry. I had to." I admitted. She waited for me to go on, so I did.

"I left because I was putting you all in so much danger. I got Jake hurt- I almost let him die! I ruined Sam's house, and my presence keeps you in danger. Its better that I'm not here."

"Then why are you here now?" she asked politely.

"Because I….I just need a friend." I said sadly.

Emily moved next to me on the couch. "Bella. Why aren't you telling Jake or Leah this? Why me?" she asked.

"Because I know I can trust you. I know you can keep a secret. Plus they are werewolves, and they are known to spill the beans." I said with a smile. We both chuckled a little.

I took a breath. "I know what I did to Sam. I called Charlie a few times." I said.

Emily nodded her head. "Yea, Jake said something about you calling Charlie while he was there. You should have seen all of their eyes light up."

I frowned and put my head in my hands. "I'm trying to do the right thing. You're not making this any easier."

She winced. "Sorry."

I nodded. "I figured Sam would eventually get over the imprinting thing If I can try to ignore it, I bet he could too. He just has to try. Don't get me wrong. I love Sam…I love all of you guys. It's hard for me too; I mean all I want to do is come back here. But I can't. I need to face what I am. I need to make sure I am as strong as possible and ready whenever the time comes."

Emily cut me off. "Did you ever think that you would be the strongest if your family was right beside you? Maybe love is the strongest of all. You, yourself are changing too Bella. I can see what being apart from us does to you, like it does to us. You feel haggard and like you have to push yourself out of bed everyday." I was about to say something when she put her hands up in surrender. "I'm not saying come back here now, but think about it." She paused for a second before continuing. "Maybe if you were to come back, you could teach us some things. Maybe you could prepare us, and help us understand how to fight. I know that the guys are fast learners." She said brightly. I smiled a little at her. "I will think about it." I said.

"When I heard the car door shut, I had to teleport back. I couldn't find enough courage to face any of you really. When I got back to my apartment, I tried to distract myself. I tried going to the studio and working out. I tried listening to music, but Emily's words kept haunting me. I could seem to wrap my head around her beliefs. She truly believed that love was the key to everything. So without thinking it through, I teleported into her living room calling her name like a mad lady. I found her, but then I also found Sam. When I saw him…when he saw me, it was like I couldn't take it. The walls I put up to keep me separated from all of you suddenly crumbled when I saw him. And then Sam kissed me. Being in his arms again, I just…I didn't have the heart to leave again. And then Emily explained it more. She told me about the expressions on our faces when we saw each other. She showed us that it wasn't just imprinting that was pulling us together; it was…everything we have gone through together. I may be strong, but with you, I guess I can be the most powerful." I ended. Everyone nodded and welcomed me back some more.

After a while, everyone started to venture off (which I was thankful for). I was talking to Leah, Emily, and Kim when I heard Seth talking to Sam.

"Im…Im sorry I didn't get there soon enough." Seth said.

"What are you talking about Seth?" Sam asked. I listened even closer.

"The day she left, we saw her leaving your house. She was acting funny but I didn't think of any reason to stop her. I-I should have known she was going to leave. I had an opportunity and I didn't see it. I knew something was going on…I just thought….I don't know. Im sorry Sam. She would have never left in the first place if I would have just stopped her. I should have yelled for her when she crossed the border, or alerted you when I saw her on her bike…I should have done something!" His voice thick with tears.

I quickly excused myself from the girls and ran over to Seth. Before Sam had a chance to reply I cut in.

"Seth, don't you dare."

"Bella?" Sam said shocked.

I ignored him and looked at Seth.

"Seth, don't you dare blame yourself for me leaving." I said in a powerful tone. I could feel Leah, Jake, Sam and Emily's stare bore a hole into my back, but I ignored it, putting my full focus on Seth.

"I should have done something Bella." He whimpered.

I wrapped him in a hug. "Seth, even if you were to do something, if you were to stop me, you wouldn't have changed my mind."

"You don't know that Bella!" he argued, pulling out of my grip.

"Yes I do." I argued back. "Whether you stopped me that minute or even as I was leaving Forks, I still would have left one way or another. I was determined to get away from all of you. I was so narrow minded about not getting you guys hurt. I needed to leave, and no one was going to stop me. When you saw me leaving Forks, it wouldn't matter if you shouted my name thousands of times. I was breaking, yes, but I NEEDED to go. I didn't want to, but I knew it was the best thing. I still sometimes think it is."

I heard Sam and Jake growl. I rolled my eyes.

"Of course, im not going to, but I need you to know that nothing would have stopped me. I also need you to know that just because I say I love you, doesn't mean you have to run and go tell Sam." I said with an eye roll. Everyone chuckled, including Seth. He wrapped me into a hug. "Thanks Bells." He said.

"Anytime Seth."

*I know
That my love for
You is real
It's somethin' true
That we do
Just somethin' natural
That I feel
When you walk in the room
When you're near
I feel my heart skips a beat
The whole world disappears
And there's just you and me
Falling head over feet
Let's take a chance, together
I know, I know, I know, I know,
We're gonna make it…*

My phone rang. I took it out of my back pocket and looked at the caller ID.

"I told you these bon fires are cursed." I said to Sam.