~AYAME'S POV~

It was sunny. Great. Note the sarcasm.

"Ayame, are you okay?" I turned my head to see Edward walking towards me concerned.

"Uh, yeah. Just spaced out." I answer.

"You sure you're okay? We can go to Carlisle if you want." Edward says.

"It's fine. I'm fine." I reassured him. "It's going to be sunny today. I just want to spend time with you while the others hunt."

"Okay then. Why don't you change and get comfy? I'll get the place set up." Edward suggests. I nod, earning a kiss on my forehead before going into my closet.

When I got changed, I started to smell food cooking. Happily walking out of our shared bedroom, I made my way to my living room in the cabin and found it had been turned into an awesome romantic fort.

Cuddling next to Edward, I happily watched the first Transformer movie, then we watched The Hunger Games, and Narnia. But before we start the second one, my phone rings.

"Hello?" I answer, Edward runs his hand through my hair.

"Hey, Ayame. Are you busy?" Angela says.

"Nope. My family is setting up camp, Edward and I are just driving around listening to music. What's up?" I reply.

"Well, I was wondering if you wanted to come dress shopping with me and Jessica? We both got dates and wanted to get a dress before they were all gone. I know it's kind of sudden, but it happened all so fast." Angela says.

"I don't mind. And that's alright." I reply.

"Will Isabella be there too?" Edward snatched my phone from me and putted it on speaker.

"Hey!" I exclaim at him, but he just pulls me closer.

"Yeah. She said she needed to go shopping for some book, but she won't be staying with us for long." Jessica says.

"That's good. If she tries anything, I'm leaving." I reply.

"We understand. We'll see you soon." Angela says before the call disconnected.

"I don't want you to go." Edward says, protectively.

"I know. I don't either. But it's Angela, I can't hurt her like that." I replied, straddling him.

"If she does anything, like I said, I'll leave. I know you'll be somewhere in the area, I'll call you to come and get me. Deal?" I said, calm.

"Okay. Just call me if you need anything." He replies.

"Oh, I will." I said before leaning in and kissed him.

Moving our lips in sync, we spent the next few hours making out and caressing each other.

~TIME SKIP~

Getting dropped off at Angela's, Edward promised to secretly follow us. We made it to Port Angelas and to a store I mentioned to Jessica about from Alice. As much as I love Angela and Jessica, I'd rather trust Alice and Rosie with dress shopping. I still need to find one, but Alice hasn't found it yet and she hasn't had any visions.

"Hey, Angela, I thought you said Bella was here." I spoke, while Jessica was changing.

"She was, but wanted to go get her book as soon as we got here." She answered.

"What book could she be so interested in?" I thought to myself as Jessica came out wearing a pink dress.

Getting to work, Angela was wearing a nice lavender dress with a weaved halter top. It looked nice, but not nice enough for prom. Grabbing a nice v-neck for Jessica, she came out and looked in the mirror.

"I like that dusty rose one." Jessica says.

"Yeah, but you do have to admit, you look really good in this one." I reply.

"Yeah. It really does." Jessica says, thankful.

"Haven't made a decision yet, Ayame?" Angela asks.

"Sadly no. Alice and Rosie are still gonna help me look. They want to try our mall in Seattle." I answered.

"What do you think about this?" Angela asks, holding up a nice greenish blue dress with beads.

"I think the beading is nice, you wouldn't need to wear jewelry." I answered.

"Yeah." Jessica agreed.

"But I still don't think that is the right one." I said then found a nice strapless dress.

"Go try this one on." I tell her before ushering her into the dressing room.

"What is taking Bella so long? She left so suddenly after those frat boys had knocked on the window." Jessica says frustrated while typing on her phone.

"Frat boys? What did I miss?" I asked.

"While we were changing back and forth from dresses, these frat boys eyed us in the window. So, disgusting, by the way. Then like maybe 2-3 minutes later, Bella just suddenly had to leave for her book." Jessica answered.

"I better go find her, it's getting late." I said grabbing my purse.

"Do you want us to come with you?" Angela asks from the changing room.

"No, I got her. You guys just meet us at the restaurant. Okay." I answered before rushing out.

Walking around for the next 15 minutes, I groaned when I couldn't find her.

"You are such an idiot, Isabella." I mentally groaned as I reached for my phone to contact Edward and Angela. But I stopped in my tracks when I heard a noise. Looking ahead, I saw two figures headed my way. Making a bee line for the other way, I made it to the alley I came from. But when I got across to the parking lot, I was surrounded.

"Whoa, this the girl. She's hot." One spoke.

I didn't need my family's sensitive nose to smell these boys were wasted.

"Yeah, this is the girl that one plank girl, Isabella told us about." Another spoke.

"What?! Isabella talked about me with these creeps?! That is it, she is so dead. Permission granted Rosie and Jasper." I thought as I tried to run.

Sadly, that didn't go as planned when one of them grabbed my wrist and pushed me against the wall.

"Stop! Let me go!" I shouted and struggled against his grip.

"Nah, you're too hot to let you go back to that ugly whore. Isabella is too naive, thinking we'd let her have her 'hero moment' for you." A boy said.

"What are you talking about?" I asked.

"She paid us and had sex with my boy here so we would attack you so she could save you and make you love her. That girl was so easy to fool." Another guy answered.

"No. No. This cannot be happening. Edward!" I mentally shout as I struggled harder.

"No. Stop! Don't touch me!" I used all the strength I could muster, without causing too much damage and pushed him off me. I had pushed him enough to hit his own car.

I ran to the lot to get some space, but they had surrounded me again. Closing in, I prayed that Edward was nearby. Thank god my prayers answered. The sound of tires screeching filled my ears. I blinked to see a silver Volvo was coming my way. It was Edward!

"Get in." Edward said getting out.

I made a run for the car only to have my wrist grabbed.

"No you don't." One of the boys slurred out, he grips my wrist harder.

I winced in pain as Edward pulled his wrist off of me with little effort.

"Let. Her. Go. Never touch her, she's my girl!" Edward threatened him.

"That was a very dangerous maneuver." I heard one of the boys slurred out, but I closed the door and curled up in the seat.

Holding my legs to my chest when I had buckled up, I saw Edward tense up, he was growling at them. The boys backed away afraid of him, before he calmly got in the car. Driving like himself, I just kept my breathing labored as his grip grew tighter in his steering wheel.

"I know it's a dumb question, but are you okay?" I ask, softly.

"I should go back and rip their heads off." Edward answered, angry.

"No. No!" I shook my head, tears building up. "Don't do that, you know what will happen."

"You don't know the vile repulsive things they were thinking!" Edward argues.

"I figured when they...." I trailed off, not wanting to think those horrible things, especially when my mate is a mind reader. "If you do... I'll lose you." I whispered to him.

I slowly reached up and placed my hand on his right one. His entire body relaxed and held my hand.

"I know it's a dumb question, but are you okay?" He smiled while repeating my question.

I shook my head as I thought it was funny, but when I replayed when happened through my mind, I couldn't hold back my tears anymore. I closed my eyes as I felt the car pulling over and stopped.

"Ayame." Edward says worried.

My lip shook as I started to sob. I felt myself being unbuckled and lifted from my waist over into Edward's lap.

"It's okay. I'm here now." Edward soothingly says to me, while rubbing his hands all over.

"But if you weren't, they... they would of-" I stuttered.

"No, they wouldn't. I got there fast enough to stop them. I won't let anyone hurt you like that. I won't let anyone take you away from me." Edward cuts me off, his voice sounded angry but wasn't angry enough to hurt me.

I snuggled into his chest, he waited a few minutes before he started to drive again.

~LATER~

Pulling up to the restaurant, Edward helped me out as Jessica, Angela and Isabella all came out. When Jessica and Angela saw me they forgot about Edward and rushed over to me and hugged me.

"We were so worried." Angela says.

"We left you messages, you weren't picking up." Jessica replies.

"I'm sorry. I wasn't able to since I ran into some trouble." I told them while glaring at Isabella with my bloodshot eyes.

"What happened?" Angela asked, worried.

"Apparently Isabella had sex with those frat boys in order to make a deal with them. She wanted them to assault my Ayame in order to save her and try to make Ayame fall for her. But it failed when they decided to go against the plan and take Ayame for themselves. I got there just in time." Edward answered.

"What the hell?!" Angela exclaimed.

"You bitch!" Jessica exclaimed.

"That's a lie. I would never endanger Ayame, I love her." Isabella lies, faking a hurtful expression.

"Then explain this." Edward pulled his phone out and tapped a button.

It was a recording of the boys from earlier. Now I get it, he used the app Carlisle bought for me on my new phone that can turn into a mic and record things. It was practically made for me since I forget things sometimes, so he plays things back for me if I need it. Edward and Alice must of have had a vision of me getting assaulted and started recording.

"You lying asshole! Are you so obsessed with Edward and Ayame that you would do something as stupid as endangering her life just to get in her pants! She doesn't love you. Get your head out of your ass, Isabella!" Jessica exclaimed.

"I can't believe I wanted to be friends with you. You are a sick demented pathetic person who doesn't deserve a friendship as awesome as Ayame's. We are taking you back to Forks and explaining this to your father." Angela exclaimed pulling out her phone.

"What?! No!" Isabella argued.

"Too late. You deserve this, Isabella." Jessica replied as Angela finished reporting. "Your father is not available, but he will be notified of this. I recommend getting a restraining order." Angela says, the last part to Edward and I.

"We should take her to the station. But what about Ayame?" Jessica asks.

"I'm just gonna head home. I don't feel so good." I answered.

"Okay. Well, text us in the morning, okay. Don't worry. We'll take care of this." Angela says.

I nodded as Edward helped me back into his Volvo as Angela and Jessica dragged and forced Isabella into their car and drove away.

I was silent. I was stunned. I was scared.

"Are you feeling better? I want you to eat something before going to bed tonight." Edward says, snapping me out of my trance.

"I am. But I want Mom's food." I reply.

"We're almost home. I can't guarantee they'll be calm though." Edward says.

"I know. But once I eat, I'm going straight to bed anyway." I reply, not leaving any room for discussion as we were coming upon the police station.

"Isn't that Dad's car?" I ask, noticing the familiar car.

"Yeah. What's he doing here?" Edward asks as we pulled in.

Getting out, Dad comes out of the station and noticed Edward and I. He swiftly made it over to me, I tried not to cry, but couldn't help it.

"I heard what happened. I filed a restraining order, but she's refusing to sign without her mothers consent." Dad says while rubbing my back.

"I can't believe she would do that. And she said she's supposedly in love with me, yet she is willing to do that with a complete stranger just to make me fall for her. Daddy, she needs help." I reply, before crying into his chest.

"I'm know, sweetie. I know. I heard her father. He's going to call her mom and decide a severe punishment. For now, she's under house arrest." Dad says.

"At least it's something." I reply before pulling back and moving back into Edward's arms.

"Carlisle, what's happened before we arrived?" Edward asks.

"Waylon's body was found in the woods out near his place. I just examined the body." Dad answers.

"Oh my god." We turned our heads to see this weeks' most annoying person walking out behind a car.

"He died? How?" I asked Dad, ignoring her.

"Animal attack." Dad answers, but the look in his eyes told me the truth. Nomad.

"Was it the same kind that kill the security guard down in Mason?" Isabella asked.

"Most likely." Dad answers, not fond of her being so close to us.

"It's getting closer to town then--"

"Bella. You should probably go see your father. He is Waylon's friend. He needs you." Carlisle cuts her off.

She froze when Dad cuts her off before hesitating, then walks away to the door.

"Isabella." Dad called out. She turned to look back. "I think that this has already been said, but I want you to stay away from my daughter. If I see or hear from my kids that you are bothering Ayame again, I will be informing your father."

Dad took notice of her shocked face before she bolted in the station. Walking to our cars, I sat in Edward's lap before it only took less than 5 minutes to get home. Just as we get the car in the garage and walked to the door. I was immediately pulled into a chest. Considering the circumstances, I knew it was Rosie.

"Are you okay?" She asks before examining me.

"I'm fine. Just hungry." I answered as I walked past her and found Mom and my siblings in the kitchen. Mom walks over to me and hands me a glass of water.

"We figured you would want to be surrounded by family tonight, so we made this..." Alice says as I turned my gaze upon the living room.

The couches were moved to make this blanket fort. The floor was covered in pillows as candles were lit on the tables. Also on the tables were buckets of popcorn, stacks of my favorite candies, multiple drinks for me and a stack of my favorite movies.

"You guys always know how to make me happy." I say sweet before my eyes filled with tears. "Mom!" I exclaimed before she flashed over to me and hugs me.

"I'm so sorry, baby. I wish this girl would leave you alone. You don't deserve this." Mom coos in my ear.

"I hate this. I hate my gift. Or whatever the heck is making her 'love' me." I reply while crying, emphasizing the word love, cause she doesn't know what love really is.

"Isabella may think she loves you. But we are the ones who really love you." Edward says, hugging me and mom from behind.

"He's right." My siblings replied, agreeing.

"Instead of using my gift to change your emotions, I had a different idea." Jasper said, making me pull away from Mom and Edward.

I wiped the tears away and watched as Emmett walks over with a phone in his hands. I take it from him and watch as the screen lit up, revealing my two best friends in the entire world.

"ROSE! LISSA!" I exclaim, shocked.

"Hey, girl!" They replied, happily.

"How... This is amazing. I didn't think we'd hear from you guys in a while." I said, surprised.

"We've been laying low in Michigan. Nearly had a run in with some guardian's, but we lost them." Rose replied.

"You are good at hiding." I said.

"We are." Lissa brags, hilariously. "How are you? Emmett and Alice called us earlier and said to stay by the phone. Did something happen?"

"You could say that." I answer sitting down next to Edward in the living room. I curled up with a blanket and leaned my head against his chest.

"What happened? Who's ass do I need to kick?" Rose asks, protectively.

I hesitated, but knew I shouldn't lie to them. But I didn't want to worry them since they really couldn't do anything as they were far away. So, I told them everything. Let's say they were not happy. When they were tired, I let them go so they could sleep. Cuddling with Edward, my entire family watches a bunch of Disney movies.

What made me sad, was that I fell asleep during Lilo and Stitch. Thankfully Edward carried me to our room and slept in peace, not realizing the danger I'd be facing tomorrow.

~BELLA'S POV~

I learned the truth. I know what they are. I am still a little confused about Ayame, but that doesn't matter. I love her.

Edward and Ayame will be mine, even if I lose my best friend.

~AYAME'S POV~

This wasn't how it was supposed to happen. She wasn't supposed to get involved and now my best friend is in danger if I don't talk. I don't want anyone I don't trust to know about me.

"How did this happen?" I ask, curled up sitting in the passenger seat of my truck with all of my siblings around me.

"I don't know. I wish I could have seen it in time, but it slipped past me when I saw that you were in danger." Alice answers first, feeling just as guilty as all of us.

"I can't believe I let her go home with that book." Edward said, disappointed.

"It's not your fault." Rosalie replied, being kind to him when we all knew how angry she really was.

"Yes, it is." Edward started, feeling angry. "I was so focused on Ayame's safety that I completely disregarded our safety. I am so sorry."

"Hey, look at me." I cup his face and turn him to look right at me. "None of us blame you. I was also scared out of my mind that I forgot why she went to Port Angeles in the first place. You don't need to blame yourself."

"She's right." Jasper replies. "We don't blame you. In fact, I can vouch for all of us. We cared more about Ayame's safety and the possibility of ripping those lowly bastards apart for hurting our little sister."

"He's right." They all said, agreeing.

All of a sudden, Jasper's mood clearly changed as he looked away from us, towards the forest. We all looked, and saw Isabella freaking Swan staring at us. She made her way towards the woods, I guess she figured that Edward and I would go and talk to her. But I was afraid of what Edward would do since she involved Angela.

"Edward, don't go." Rosalie pleaded as Jasper gave him a begging look.

"Rosalie, we don't have a choice." I replied, then let out a sigh.

"She's right. They're already there." Alice said as she hugs Rosalie.

Edward took my hand and calmly walked us in the direction of trouble... I mean, Isabella. I hated this, and Edward did too. I am internally angry. I mean, Angela is innocent. I mean, a part of me wanted her to be with us, to know the secret, to not be afraid. But I didn't want this. I let a tear shed, but I wiped it before Edward could see. And before we finally found Isabella.

"You're impossibly fast. And strong. Your skin is pale-white, ice-cold. Your eyes change color. And you speak like you're from a different time. The way that you and your siblings group around Ayame and push other people away." She spoke, I hated every word that came out of her toxic mouth. I clung to Edward tighter as he held me behind him with one arm. "You never eat or drink anything. Or come out in sunlight. And you said no to the beach trip only after you heard where it was. You couldn't go, but Ayame could. Because of the treaty."

"How old are you?" She demanded/asked.

"I'm seventeen, Ayame is sixteen." Edward answers, wanting this to be over with.

"How long?" She asks.

"Awhile." Was all he answered.

"I know what the Cold Ones are. What you and your family are." She stated, but anyone with a brain could tell that she was truly scared.

"Then say it!" Edward demanded.

"Vampire." She said, more like a whisper.

"Are you afraid?" Edward asks, I could tell he was forcing back a smirk, hearing my previous thought.

"No." She answered, but her heart told the truth. Lie.

"Then ask the most basic question. What do we eat?" Edward asks, purposely trying to scare her.

"You won't hurt me." She answers, ignoring the question.

"You really think so?" Edward asks rhetorical. "I mean, you forced yourself into my family's lives, you kissed my girlfriend, and worst of all, you almost got her raped to try to prove your fake love."

"No, what was the worst thing she did, was involve Angela. I mean, you probably scared the poor girl by telling her about my family. How could you?" I ask, whispering the last bit.

"I had to have leverage so you would talk to me." She said smug.

"Are you serious?!" I exclaim, thinking of attacking her, but Edward held me back.

"What do you want, Isabella?" Edward asked.

"I read about how your kind has mates. I know the truth, you two don't have to hide from me anymore." She answered. Her voice was trying to sound head over heels in love, but the sound only made me sick.

"What's that?" I ask, wishing I didn't.

"I'm your mate. Both of yours. That's why you've been so distant, because you thought I would be afraid of you. But I'm not, so now we can be together." She answered.

"Do you even hear yourself right now? You may think you know, but you're wrong. My mate is Ayame, and Ayame alone. As I am hers." Edward said, placing a kiss on my forehead.

"What?!" Isabella asked shocked and hurt.

"Like I've been telling you since the beginning, I do not love you, and neither does Ayame. We are together because we are mates. You are not our mate, and you need to leave her alone." Edward stated, then swooped me up off my feet.

Hearing a swoosh, I hid my face in the crook is Edward's neck. When I felt him stop, I lift my head up and saw we were in my second favorite getaway spot hidden within the forest.

"I know a lot has happened, but I wanted to ask you." I turn my head as Edward and I sit on the rocks as I swayed a hand in the water. "What do you want to do next?"

"Well, first, you need to inform Dad about this so we can warn the pack. I mean, I know they want to use me as leverage against my family, but they deserve to know. Especially since she could still be a danger to not only our family." I answered, trying to be strong.

"Anything else, my love?" Edward asks, rubbing my leg.

"Can we check on Angela? I want to see that she is alright. I don't want her to break down and freak out." I ask/answer.

"Of course. I'm sure Alice has already set it up for you. But for now, let's just have a few moments to relax. You need it after everything." I nod my head and lead against his shoulder. Taking in the sound of the wind, the water hitting the rocks, and the nurturing sounds of nature, I felt myself relaxing.

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