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Chapter Nineteen- October 2016: Paul

Our candle burns away
The ashes full of lies
I gave my soul to you
You cut me from behind
Nowhere to run and nowhere to hide
You're scared of the truth, I'm tired of the lies
Cuz who I am, is where you wanna be
Don't act like an angel
You fallen again
You're no super hero
I found in the end
So lie to me once again
And tell me everything will be alright
Lie to me once again
And ask yourself before we say goodbye
Well goodbye
Was it worth it in the end...

Lie to me: 12 stones

I rolled over and found the other side of the bed empty again. The familiar panic set in as I wondered if Annie had left for good or if she was just in the other room. I opened my eyes and noticed it was still slightly dark out. Right outside my window I could see Annie sitting in a lawn chair, her back to me.

She did that a lot, just sat alone staring into the forest. It worried me, and upset me. I wish I could chase away her demons and make her life happy. I sighed and rolled to my back, shutting my eyes.

I wanted to be her everything, but I wasn't sure if I could be.

Someone jumped into my bed and cause me to almost jump out. I would have if they weren't holding me in.

"You can't do that." I told Annie as I was breathing heavy and trying to slow my heart rate.

"I am sorry." She said innocently.

I waited until all the adrenaline was gone than looked at her.

"You are a dangerous girl you know that." I told her.

"Really?"

"Yes, not many people would scare a Werewolf."

She laughed and got up, but her smile quickly turned into a frown.

"How did I not see that before?" She whispered to herself.

"See what? Annie what's wrong?" I asked frantically but she just shook her head.

"It's nothing… Bella is here." She said jumping up and leaving the room.

I followed her out and she opened the door as Bella and Edward were getting out of Edwards car.

"Annie, I need you to come back to the house with me." Edward said to Annie then looked at me. "You mind if Bella stays here for a few?" he asked.

"Not at all, just tell me what is going on." He said but Edward shook his head.

"I can't, we have to go, but Bella can and we will fill you in more when it is over."

When it is over, when what is over? I thought but I kept my mouth shut and just nodded.
I watched Annie and Edward leave then invited Bella inside.

"So what is going on?" I asked her and she sighed.

"Aro and Marcus are here. I don't suppose you know who they are?" she asked but I shook my head.

"They are part of the Volturri, in charge of the vampire world so to speak. And usually it is not good news. Edward assured me that they are just stopping by, but I know event though he doesn't want to tell me, they aren't the type to just stop by." She finished and I felt a shiver run through me.

The next few hours were pure torture, for both Bella and myself. It wasn't until that evening that Edward showed up alone. I could see the relief rolling off of Bella knowing that her other half was okay.

Edward told us that they were merely stopping by to see Carlisle, but then he changed when I asked about Annie.

"Umm… she left the same time as me. She should be here soon" he said reassuringly as they left.

Now I was alone in my house and it was the first time it ever felt so empty. I sat on the couch until the light left the sky and decided to go for a run. I walked back to my room to get my shoes when I noticed that the bathroom door was shut and the water wasn't running. I knocked and the door opened to reveal Annie standing in a towel.

"Hey." She said as she walked back to my room.

"Hey." I breathed relieved that she was here and okay. "So what happened today?"

"Nothing, not like I thought anyway. I thought they were here to give a warning to the Cullen's but they weren't. They just wanted to see how Carlisle and his family were. It was actually a pleasant visit. I ran into Luke on the way over here and he gave me yet another warning."

She told me as she went through her drawer. I lay on my bed as to give her some privacy so she could get dressed and stared at the celling.

"I don't like that he is always around." I confessed and she laughed.

"I know. I am sorry as well, but I tried to get him to leave. But you know where he isn't?" she asked as she crawled up next to me. I shook my head. "In this bed." She whispered.

I held her close and soon was drifted into a deep sleep.

Anberliegh…

"Annie may we talk to you in private?" Aro asked and I nodded.

We stepped outside and I followed them to their car.

"I want to discuss the plan we have about you joining us." He stated.

"So Robert is working with you." I said, not at all shocked by this new development.

"Yes. We need to know that you will arrive at the time you said; otherwise the consequences will be severe." He warned.

"I understand Aro. Just don't worry about it. I would never put my family at risk." I told him.

"Caius will be pleased." Aro told Marcus and Marcus frowned.

The name seemed to trigger some sort of memory in me. "Who is Caius?" I asked.

"Never you mind." Aro replied and they were off. Leaving me with the hint of a memory and an uneasy feeling.

I started the run to Paul's house and it wasn't too long before I felt like I was being followed. I stopped only to have Luke practically run into me.

"What do you want?" I asked and he just grabbed me and held me to him.

"I am giving you another chance, run away with me." he said and I sighed.

"Luke I have to go see Paul, he is waiting for me."

"And I haven't been!" he yelled and I jumped. I wasn't used to yelling. Paul never yelled. I was surprised by how much I missed it.

"It is your fault. You had me believe that you didn't want me." I yelled back.

"I know!" he yelled. "I know, I wish I could change that day." He whispered and grabbed my arms. "Just know I am here for you Annie. I love you."

Then he was off, and I was in need of a shower. Mostly so Paul couldn't smell Luke on me. Also I felt more depressed and more confused than I had ever before. Great, Just great.

There was only one thing that would help. Paul. I raced to his house and heard him in the living room, so I hoped in the shower.

At least I had Paul.