Hey, hi. I'm back! So, this is a continuation of the one-shot i wrote for Livie79's birthday back in July... Joo gave us 10 quotes to do with satan/the devil/hell to create something, and I came up with this. But the plot bunny would not leave me alone, so I continued it. Each chapter has one of the quotes worked into the chapter. Anyway! Liv, I don't think I have to state how much I love and adore you, 'cause i'm pretty sure i've told you over a thousand times already. But yeah. You're amazing and inspire me daily. You've been a huge part of why I began to write again. I really hope you like this.

The usual: characters and the hybrid backstory belong to S Meyer, songs mentioned aren't mine, (except one I wrote specifically for this story) and no copyright infringement intended. blah, blah, blah.

Prologue

Edward glances from Bella, Jane and Rose, to Garrett and Kate. He has a vague idea of who they are, but he asks for clarification anyway. "Who are they?"

"Garrett and Kate." Bella mumbles.

"What?" Edward and Emmett say simultaneously through clenched teeth.

Bella filled in Emmett about what happened with Kate and Garrett a few months prior. To say he was pissed off was an understatement. They may not have known each other for very long, but the two of them formed a quick, close relationship. One very similar to a brother and sister. And when Emmett cared about someone, he cared for them with his whole being.

Edward was informed of what happened between Bella, Kate and Garrett within the first months of knowing her. Edward sensed Bella's hesitancy to let him in and become close with him from the beginning of their friendship. But he slowly broke through her walls and they have become extremely close with one another. As they grew closer, the energy between them began shifting from friendship to something more. Which tended to bring out the possessive and protective side of Edward.

Edward's body automatically stiffens at the two names; his eyes hardening, jaw clenching and shoulders filling with tension. Bella reaches behind her and entwines her fingers with Edward's, glancing at him over her shoulder. She gives his hand a reassuring squeeze, her lips stretching into a tender smile before she turns back to Rosalie and Jane.

"How?"

"That's what I'm going to find out." Jane mutters.

"Jane, wait," Bella hisses, wrapping her hand around Jane's tiny wrist. "Don't do anything rash."

"Are you joking?" She scoffs in reply, looking between Bella's eyes. "After what those assholes did to you?"

"I'm with Bella, Jane. Just..." Alice sighs and rests her hand on Jane's forearm. "Think things through before you do anything."

"You don't have to make a scene, we can just get them thrown out," Bella says to Jane, sucking her bottom lip between her teeth when Garrett's shocked gaze lands on hers. "Can't we?" She trembles, giving Jane a pleading look as Garrett begins to make his way across the room to her, pulling an anxious looking Kate behind him.

When Garrett and Kate stand in front of them, Garrett gives Bella a hesitant smile. "Hi Bella."

"What are you doing here?" She demands, glancing between Garrett and Kate.

"More importantly, how did you even get past the bouncer?" Rose asks, lifting her brow.

"W-We had an invite." Kate stutters, glancing at everyone with caution.

"Excuse me?" Jane snaps, her eyes narrowing at Kate.

"We got an invitation to the party sent to us in the mail," Garrett explains. "It didn't have a name on who it was for."

"Surprise," Bella deadpanned with no humour. "You found the guest of honor."

"I didn't even put two and two together." Garrett explains apologetically.

"We wouldn't have come if we knew it was for you, Bella. I swear." Kate says, her eyes pleading with Bella to believe her.

"So you just decided to go to a party for an anonymous person?" Emmett scoffs, shaking his head in disbelief. "Who the fuck does that?"

"We thought it was a minuscule error," Garrett states, rubbing his stubbled chin anxiously. "We didn't want to blow it off in case it was important."

"Nothing's changed then," Rose remarks, rolling her eyes. "Nice to see you're still a social-climbing piece of shit, Gaz."

"Hey." Kate snaps in defence, taking a step toward Rosalie.

Jane grips Rosalie by the arm and pulls her back gently, stepping in front of her. She meets Kate with a fierce glare. "Fucking try it, I dare you." Jane hisses, narrowing her eyes.

Kate's eyes widen and she swallows thickly, taking a step back.

"That's what I thought." Jane smirks.

"Breathe, darlin'," Jasper dictates through a chuckle, pulling Jane back by the wrist and giving her a half-smile. "Y'all just need to take a minute and calm down." He adds, glancing at everyone around the room, giving them a pointed look.

Kate's gaze moves to Bella. Her eyes soften and fill with regret. "I'm so sorry for everything, Bella. I miss you."

"Well, you should have thought of that before you fucked her fiancé behind her back." Rosalie rants with fury in Bella's defence.

"For months." Jane adds with a sharp tongue.

"You guys," Bella groans with dejection. "Please, just stop." She covers her face in her hands at the sound of her voice breaking. She turns her head away, not wanting to let Garrett and Kate see her cry.

Edward's arms wrap around Bella's waist from behind, calming down her heart rate and soothing her like a balm to a burn. "You're okay. I'm here," he murmurs, pressing a kiss to the back of her head. Bella leans back into Edward's embrace, turning her head to bury her face in his chest. Edward tightens his arms around Bella and rests his chin on her shoulder.

"I think you should leave." Emmett suggests to Garrett in earnest, crossing his arms across his chest.

"Piss off." Garrett scoffs.

"Just listen to Emmett and go, Garrett." Edward warns.

Garrett's eyes narrow as he sizes up Edward. "Who the fuck are you?"

Edward's body vibrates against Bella's and she swears she can hear an inhuman, deep-growl rumbling through his chest. Bella pulls away to look at him, an intense desire to know what it is that makes him so different to everyone else to have that kind of reaction. She's an observant person, so he's stupid if he thinks she hasn't noticed different things about him that represent him as otherworldly. She's thought about it a lot, but every theory she's come up with has involved radioactive spiders or kryptonite, which resulted in her rolling her eyes at herself and making her feel like an idiot. She was coming up short, and it was starting to frustrate her. She had no qualms if he was super-human or even a freaking alien for god sake. Her feelings wouldn't change toward him, she wouldn't even care. She just wanted to know.

Edward leans forward, caging Bella in from behind as he moves into a defensive position. But Rosalie beats him to the punch before he can say anything.

"Bella's upgrade," She retorts with a sassy smirk. "Now, move-the-fuck-along."

"Buuuuuurn." Jane laughs, high-fiving Rose as Kate stalks away, dragging Garrett behind her.

The prologue is based just over halfway in the story. I have 12 chapters outlined, but i'm still deciding if i'm going to write an Epi or not. Updates will be Friday's (Australian time, so Thursday's for the U.S, Canada etc)

Thank you to my pre readers BreeMasenCullen and Packy, and my Beta MyHeartOfMusic! I love you guys! You've been such a huge help with this!

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