Wolfgirl15: I know that it is short, but hey an update is an update. I am terribly sorry for the long wait that most of you have endured. Like I had written in the last chapter, my inspiration for this story just went up in flames like a dried up Christmas tree sitting on an open fire pit. But I hope this is alright.

Remember, I do not own Twilight and its characters; they all belong to Stephanie Meyer,

Bella opened her eyes around 8 in the morning; she looked around her room and allowed her senses to take in the familiarity of the place she had grown up in. She could smell one of the Cullens outside that had been keeping an eye on her and watching over the house to make sure that there were no unwanted visitors.

She could hear Charlie downstairs flipping through the paper that had arrived around seven, hitting the deck with a thump that made her jump a little but then realize what had happened before closing her eyes and allowing another hour to pass.

She jumped off the bed and headed into the joining bathroom where she washed off last night adventure and changed into some warm clothes before making her way downstairs. Her father had heard her footsteps and the creak of the stairs so when she arrived in the kitchen, his paper was flat out on the table and he had placed his hands on top of it, lacing his fingers together.

"Morning Bella." He said.

"Morning dad." Bella said and made her way to the fridge to grab an orange. Her father was still looking at her.

She knew that the anger he had last night was still there this morning. He even checked up on her last night just to make sure that she did not leave the house. She hated the fact that she could not see Ashley and Chris last night, but could see where her father was coming from, so she stayed in her bed and pretended to sleep.

She still felt a little guilt about how worried she had made her father and how much he loved her even though she wasn't his biologically. That bought another round of guilt. This was a man who had raised a daughter with so much love.

"I am sorry." Bella tried.

"That still does not erase the fact that you went missing for days and did not leave a note telling me where you are going. I was worried sick, I thought someone had grabbed you and had dragged you off to be killed in the woods, or worse. Bella what you did was reckless and dangerous. How do you think I felt waking up and learning that my little girl was not in her bed where I last saw her and that the town had no trace of where you went." He all but shouted. "I was worried sick, I was just about to get the police involved when Jacob came by and told me that he had seen you with the Cullens.

I know you trust the Cullens Bella, but I still would have liked a note, or even a phone call telling me that you were alright." He had gotten from his seat and had started to pace.

"I know, I should have called, but I was doing a lot of things with them that I forgot." Bella said. It was almost the truth.

"I do not want you over there for a week Bella, and I mean it, you are not allowed to Visit the Cullens and they are not allowed here." Charlie explained.

"I have nailed the windows and shut so you cannot climb through them, and the door will be locked every night with the alarm system on that I had installed while you were away.

I have the only Key and it will be disarmed in the morning, and when I wake up only." Charlie said, "You are grounded until I say so. This means no computer, no cellphone, and no television. You are to go to school and to come straight home." He told her.

Bella nodded, her inner child vampire wanted to throw a tantrum at the unfairness that was going on, but the wise Bella knew that she deserved this for making Charlie worry. She nodded and headed back to her room. She jumped on the bed and looked out the window where Edward was looking at her with a sad look.

He's got me locked in, she said under her voice, but knew that he could hear her.

I'll tell the others, Edward said and left the tree to head back to his family to explain the predicament that she was in and hoping that they had a way to get her out of the house.

She knew that she could only last a few day without feasting on blood before it go to much for her, she just hoped that they came up with a plan that doesn't take that long.

Let me know what you think.