Edward and I danced through the rest of the songs Shelbie sang. The longer she was up there the more comfortable she got, and the more people came.

"Lookin' for to make some sense out of nothin'

Lookin' for the hunger to hang on

Lookin' for to know if you're really worth it

Lookin' for a reason not to be gone."

There were other songs too. She mostly sang of love and heartache, one that really got people worked up was when she started to sing "Redneck Women" and lots of cheers from the natives at "Indian Outlaw" The song that she sang last though, brought tears to my eyes.

"Are you okay?" Edward whispered in my ear, "Is it your leg, your shoulder?"

I shook my head "no" I sniffed a little, "It's the song."

He just shook his head and kissed my hair, while we danced. The song explained exactly how I felt about Edward.

"I turned around

Before I could run I found you already settled down in the back of my mind

I know this is just a customary feelin'

The moon is our deceiver that will leave you running blind

Your heart is pullin'

If I didn't know any better

I'd be fallin'

Deeper and deeper it's true

I'd hear it callin'

If I didn't know any better

And I'd be in love with you

I didn't want to

Look in the eyes of the one that I would be drawn to

I'm a moth lost in a fire

And I know this is just a beautiful illusion, a case of confusion, between love and desire

When the flame burns out

And finely settles down

And you'd forget I ever came around

I turned around

Before I could run I found you already settled down in the back of my mind"

Shelbie walked off the stage a little more confident. The applause she got at the end was amazing. All of the people had loved her. She walked over to where Edward, Alice, Jasper Emmett and I stood, with a sheepish grin on her face.

"Well, I guess that went okay." She said her head down, trying to hide behind her hair.

"Okay? Okay doesn't cover it that was fuckin' awesome!" Emmett said giving her a little pat on the shoulder, that little pat resulted in Shelbie almost falling on her face, but she never complained.

"Shelbie, these are my brothers Emmett and Jasper, and my sister Alice. Everyone, this is Shelbie. I met her while I was away."

Recognition caught in Alice's eyes. This was the girl she had had a vision of, Edward's arm around her. She would have to talk to him about that later. But now she extended he hand out to Shelbie, "Very nice to meet you."

"Thanks. You too." Shelbie said, shaking Alice's hand briefly.

I giggled as I saw the posse of boys that had stationed themselves a little ways behind her, she hadn't noticed yet, but all of them were looking her over, more than once, like she was this beautiful flower that could spit poison at you. They all admired, but from a safe distance.

When I tore my eyes away from the group of guys I realized that Jasper, Alice and Emmett where gone, yet again. Edward chuckled beside me; he bent low and whispered in my ear. "Call Jacob over here, introduce him to Shelbie. All the other boys will leave and it will make it so we can have a small group setting."

"Why only Jacob? Why not Quill or Emery too?" I asked.

"Because I can read their thoughts, Jacob's the best pick. They have a lot in common and he actually wants to get to know her, not know her, if you understand."

"Oh, right. Jacob! Come over here for a second!" I yelled.

He quickly came, walking fast, looking at Shelbie and back to the guys, who were all pouting and making rude gestures, which he returned. "Hey, Bella." He said in that husky voice of his. "What do you need?"

"Nothing, I just wanted you to meet my friend Shelbie James. Shelbie, this is my friend Jacob Black, we used to play together when we were kids."

Shelbie smiled at Jacob, extending her hand. He took it, "Hello, Shelbie." He smiled sweetly back at her.

"So you've been living on the rez your whole life? Pretty boring?" Shelbie said to Jacob by way of trying to make conversation.

"Yeah, and trust me, it is boring, this is the most exciting thing to happen in a long time." He said.

"So you're pretty well associated with your language?"

"Heck yes."

The conversation from then on was about different words and what they meant. They included Edward and me in on the conversation by teaching us some things.

"I always thought it was kind of funny," Shelbie said. "Our word for 'hello' is 'boozsho'. Boozsho sounds like the French 'bonjour', their word for 'hello'. We are a world apart, yet our hellos sound the same."

"Wow! That is weird." I said.

"Yeah, but then you get into like spellings and stuff. The word 'wassitawendamowin' has seventeen letters in total, but all it means is 'sorrow'. But at the same time, 'wasswa' means 'I am spearing fish at night by the light of a torch' It's pretty funny." Shelbie explained.

"Hey, I was starting to get pretty hungry; can I get you something to eat?" Jacob asked Shelbie.

"Yeah, I'll come with you. Do you want anything Bella? Edward? I can bring you back something."

We both shook our heads "no". "Take your time." I winked to Shelbie; she blushed a little and walked away hand in hand with Jacob Black.

"Her Dad will be happy." Edward said, "She'll be happy too. I thought it would help if I picked someone who she and her father would like, less fights that way." He smiled at me and steered me over to a game. I winced a little; my leg was starting to burn.

"Do you need some more pain relievers?" Edward pulled a bottle of pills and gave me one, then bought me a small soda. I took the pill happily.

"They are pretty cute though. Awe, look at them! They're holding hands!" I said.

Edward laughed. "Yep, Billy and her Dad already get along; they're talking to each other over there." Edward pointed. "They seem content with the match up."

We sat there for a while, waiting for the pain killer to take effect, watching Shelbie and Jacob's relationship blossom. It started out with hand holding and escalated to Jacob's arm around her waist. They stood there talking and joking around with Emery and Quill.

I leaned against Edward's shoulder with a sigh. "I'm tired. I'm more than tired, I'm exhausted."

"We'll find Jasper, Emmett and Alice, pack up and go. Let's say good-bye to Shelbie and Jacob first."

We walked slowly over to the group; they all stood there laughing when we came close. "That's sick Quill!" Shelbie laughed.

"Hey Shelbie, it was nice meeting you, Edward and I are going to pack up here in a second."

"Leaving so soon? That's too bad, I'm going to be in town for a few more weeks, and maybe I'll get a ride over to your house. Where is it?"

I gave her directions to my house, gave her and Jacob a hug and said good-bye to Emery and Quill. While I was sitting in the car next to Edward looking at the scenery I dozed off. When I woke up, I was in my pajamas in my bed. I looked at the clock, it read 10:47. Had I honestly been asleep for that long? The last time when I had looked at the clock in Edward's car it read 3:00 in the afternoon. I slowly turned my head and looked into Edward's eyes. He gently drew me closer to him, lifting my head to kiss me; he lowered his lips to the nape of my neck, my collar bone, up to behind my ear and back to my lips.

"What's all the attention for?" I whispered, smiling.

"I have to go hunting tonight; I'm trying to get all the lovin' in that I can. Is that a problem?" He asked, rubbing his nose on mine and winking.

"No, no, not at all. Continue."

He brought his lips to mine, the kiss was passionate. When his tongue touched mine I thought that I would scream, that was, if I could breathe. My heart pounded in my chest, when I finally was able to breathe, it came in shaking gasps. He dropped his mouth and laid his head on my chest, listening to the beat of my heart.

"The last time you kissed me like that, you left me. You left me hanging by a fragile thread, and I was ready to die, do anything to get away from the hurt. And now I'm afraid to let you out of my sight."

He was still, not moving, not wanting to answer.

"You're not really going hunting...are you?" I said.

He turned his topaz eyes on me. "No, I'm not."

"You won't find him, it's no use, and I honestly don't think he would hurt anyone. Alessandro saved me if anything else."

"There are still a lot of loose ends, we don't know for sure if he won't kill anyone. He is a monster, no matter what he told you he was before, he's a beast now. A creature from hell, I can't stand the thought of that monstrosity being anywhere near you." He looked to the window, "Emmett's here, I have to go. I'll be back with you before the morning." He held me close again. "I love you." With that he was gone and out the window.

"I love you too." I said, a little late.

I woke again to the soft sound of foot steps and my window closing. I sat up blurry eyed. "Edward?"

I rubbed my eyes with the heel of my hand to clear them, I saw standing there, Alessandro. His pale skin glowing in the moonlight, an angelic smile spread across his face.

I tried to scream, but it was caught in my throat. He stepped closer to me and whispered in my ear, my heart stopped beating in my chest.

"Buonanotte cara angelo. I'll be watching." He whispered, so close to me I could feel his breath on my neck. He kissed my cheek and was gone.

What had I gotten myself into?

Author's note: It Was Twilight Once More is over. This was the last chapter. I hoped you enjoyed the story, this was my first fanfic and I want to thank everyone who has reviewed. You know who you are! Without your guys' support, I would probably be on chapter 10. Thank you! Look for the sequel, coming soon! I'm taking a break for school but the sequel is in the works!