I don't own Twilight or any of the characters, it all belongs to Stephenie Meyer.

Chapter 1

"Bella, I don't want you to come with me" Edward said, speaking slowly and precisely as his cold topaz eyes watched my face.

It took me a minute to recover from what he said enough to talk.

"You...don't....want me?" I said slowly, trying to grasp the meaning of his words.

"No" he replied coldly.

I opened my mouth to say something but closed it again, then I looked at my feet.

"I'm not human Bella, I'm not going to act like something I'm not any longer" he said without emotion.

My mind was racing, I could barely hear what he said next.

"Your no good for me Bella" he said even colder then before.

I knew this was not a lie as soon as he said it, I always knew that I was no good for him, I was so plain, and he looked like an angel.

"If...if thats what you want" I said, my voice surprisingly calm as I looked up to see the cold hard topaz.

He turned his head away from me and nodded.

"It is"

Those two words tore me up inside, but I wouldn't..... couldn't.... let it show.

I nodded numbly.

"Goodbye Edward." I said, my voice breaking at the end.

"Before I go I want you to do me a favor" he said looking at me again.

"Anything" I vowed, returning his stare. I was glad that I could do one last thing for him.

"Don't do anything reckless or stupid" he said.

Then after a pause he added "Do you understand?"

I nodded again, I couldn't talk, I was in too much pain, and I knew that if I tried to talk then I would just end up crying.

"I'm thinking of Charlie of course, he needs you. Take care of yourself for him" Edward said as I nodded helplessly.

"And I'll make you a promise in return. I promise that this will be the last time you'll see me. I won't come back. I won't put you though anything like this again, you can go on with your life without any more interference from me, it will be as if I'd never existed." He said, still without a single emotion showing.

"Don't worry, time heals all wounds for your kind" he said after a minute of silence.

"And your memories?" I asked.

"Well I won't forget, but my kind are very easily distracted" Edward answered, brushing it off as if it were nothing.

"That's everything I suppose. We won't bother you again." he said finely.

"Alice isn't coming back." I realized.

My best friend left me without saying goodbye.

"No. They are already gone" he replied, and I thought of how the family I thought loved me, left.

Why? I didn't understand why they would just leave like that........ unless........ they really don't love me...... but I couldn't believe that, Esme was like a mother to me and Carlisle was like a father..... and everyone else had become like family............ how could it be true?

"Goodbye Bella" Edward said breaking me out of my thoughts and turning to leave.

"Wait!" I pleaded, even though I knew it was useless.

"Take care of yourself" Edward ordered as he pinned my arms to my sides, kissed my forehead, and then disappeared.

After he disappeared I tried to follow him, walking and walking until I was too exhausted to even move.

I fell to the ground and stared blankly at nothing.

–

After what seemed like hours, a cold hard hand shook me and someone said softly "Bella.....Bella" I knew that voice, it was Victoria.

I didn't try to run, I wanted to die. Why not just let her kill me and get it over with?

I waited for her to lunge at me but she never did, I looked up at her confused, expecting to see hate in her eyes but all I saw was worry.

Wait........Victoria was worried about me?

Victoria noticed the way I was looking at her and she smiled sadly.

"Don't worry, I don't want to kill you anymore......... I guess you could say I've given up on avenging James." she said slowly.

I was confused. Why didn't she want to avenge James?

Victoria kept going "I have finally accepted that no matter what I do, nothing will bring him back, I refuse to keep trying to ruin your life as well."

I nodded understandingly.

I had forgotten about Ed... him and...... all the others, for a few minutes, but when I remembered, it crashed down on me like a tidal wave.

Victoria watched me worriedly before saying. "I was watching, I don't know how a person could do that to someone." She started shaking her head.

I couldn't handle it anymore, I started sobbing, I just let it all out. Victoria pulled me into her arms and hugged me, I sobbed into her shoulder until I had no tears left to cry.

"We should get you back to your father, he's already sent out a search party looking for you." Victoria said after a moment of silence.

I gasped. "How long have I been out here!?"

"Four hours" Victoria replied standing up before bending down and helping me up.

"Do you want me to carry you back?" Victoria asked me.

"Yes please......... and could you put me down before we get there, normally you shouldn't be able to carry me................." I said, thinking about what everyone would think about her carrying me. It really would look suspicious.

–

Victoria put me down when we were close to the searching party and we started walking towards them when a strong breeze came from the direction we were going, Victoria stiffened and her eyes widened.

"Bella I need to go." she said quickly, looking around her.

"You'll....... you'll come back won't you?" I asked quietly, panicking on the inside. I hadn't known her for long, but we were already friends, and I didn't know if I could handle her leaving me as well.

Victoria seeing the panic in my eyes hugged me and said "I'll come to your room when you go to bed, but I've really got to go now" she smiled reassuringly then ran back the way we came.

I went to the searching party and told them I got lost. When everyone knew that I was safe they went back to their homes to get some needed rest.

When Charlie and I got home I told him that I was tired, I said my goodnight before going to my room. I was too tired to change so I just crawled into bed and fell asleep.

–

I woke up to the window opening, I kept my eyes closed hoping that it had all been a bad dream and I would soon feel Edwards arms holding me in their stone embrace, I opened my eyes when nothing happened and gasped to see a pare of crimson eyes staring down at me.

Suddenly teeth were sinking into my neck, and soon after I was on fire.