I left her safely at her house, but I lied to her. I knew she could tell something was wrong. She's good at that. There's a family meeting tonight. Edward had called for it. I had a feeling I knew what he was going to say. But I could only hope that I'm wrong. I'll fight for her with every last breath of my being...

The next day, Bella and I went to school. Only to be greeted by the ever surrounding loneliness that occurred when the Cullen's weren't there. Any other time it'd be bearable because we knew they were coming back. But this time a strange heaviness was in the air. It was suffocating. Both Bella and I could feel it. Of course, Bella was only blaming herself, though it was no one's fault really. No one could have predicted she'd cut herself on present paper in a room full of vampires. We'll except maybe Alice, but that's besides the point.

At lunch they still weren't there. We sat with our other friend's this time instead of sitting at The Cullen table. Emmett wasn't in study hall and I sat alone doing my homework. I tried texting him, but I got no response, which worried me. He always answered me. I couldn't help but start to think the worst. Class finished and Bella and I went home. Of course, when we got there, both of our faces lit up too see our men standing outside the house waiting. We climbed out of the truck, only to have our smiles fall. I could definitely tell something was wrong.

The heavy air surrounded them completely. Bella walked to Edward who took her into the woods. I walked slowly towards Emmett. He had a cold look on his face. Something I'd never seen in my entire time of knowing him. He was always happy, always laughing, joking and smiling. This wasn't my Emmett. We stood stiffly by the wooden tree line.

"We need to talk." He said coldly. I raised an eyebrow at him.

"Well those are certainly words no girl ever wants to hear from her boyfriend's mouth." I laughed lightly to lighten the mood, but his expression didn't change. I cleared my throat. "Okay... So what do you want to talk about?"

"We have to leave Forks." He said simply. Oh thank god, I thought it was going to be something bad. I let out a deep exhale.

"Jesus, I thought it was going to be something bad. But can you tell me why?" I crossed my arms.

"Carlisle is supposed to be ten year's older than he looks, and people are starting to notice." He spoke and his expression still didn't change.

"Okay?" I looked at him curiously. "There's something else you're not telling me." I furrowed my eyebrows. "When you say 'We'. You don't mean we... do you?" I gestured between us.

He shook his head, and for a brief moment I could see the emotion back in his eyes. It was almost sad. I stepped forward to reach out for him like I usually do, but he took a step back. My heart broke in that moment. I stepped backward's again leaving more distance then before between us.

"It's just my family and myself. Edward is telling Bella the same thing." He said.

"I guess, I'm a little confused. What happened last night had nothing to do with us. I'm assuming here and correct me if I'm wrong. But you're trying to break up with me, over Carlisle not looking his age... When that hasn't been a factor till suddenly? You do know they do have such a thing known as long distance relationships, right." I told him bitterly and argumentatively.

"You're right. But we aren't coming back. And last night was just an example of what could happen. I've put you in harm's way long enough. It's also not safe for my family to be around you. I realize now how reckless I've been up until now." Emmett couldn't even look at me as he spoke...

"You don't mean that." I said firmly. I watched his face and there was no change. "I love you and you love me. At least I thought you did..." I said sadly. Still no reaction from him.

"You don't belong in my world, (Y/n)." He stated plainly.

"I belong with you! Human or vampire remember?" I began to shout. I could feel my anger rising inside me.

"That was before. Things are clearer now. We can't be together." He turned and began to walk away.

"Emmett Cullen, don't you dare walk away from me!" I yelled trying to follow him. "You're breaking your promise!" I said quietly, stopping. He stopped in his track's for a second.

"This is me keeping my promise." He said quietly the first time real emotion had shown though his voice. He sounded...heartbroken. Emmett never even turned around to look at me.

I desperately wanted to look into his face one last time, but it was clear he was not for that. I was going to respond to him only to hear Bella screaming Edward's name in the forest behind us. I whipped my head in the direction of her voice concerned. I looked back at Emmett's back.

"I'll always love you." I said quietly trying to keep my tears at bay and sprinted off into the woods. I followed the sound's and shout's of her voice. I tried my best to find her but Bella's voice got softer and quieter the farther away she became. "Bella?!" I cupped my hands over my mouth and shouted into them. Trying to find any sign or whisper of her whereabouts.

The forest filled with a bit of fog, and the sky began to grow dark, the longer and longer I searched for my sister.

"Damn it." I muttered. "Bella, where are you?"

I continued to shout for her, wandering about in the dark. Cursing myself for not having any source of light. Specially, when I suddenly tripped over something.

"Oof!" I muttered curse words to myself, pulling myself up off the ground.

"(Y/n)?" Bella's soft voice called out to me. I saw her curled up on the ground.

"Shh, Oh, my god. Bella, it's me, I'm here." I crawled through the dirt over to her and held her body tightly.

I placed her head into my lap and stroked her hair. She cried and mumbled incoherent nothing's into the air around us. Sometimes I was able to make out Edward's name. It was to dark to even try to find our way home. So, I held her like that for at least two hours. Feeling void of all my emotions. The only thing I could do was make myself focus on her. Be the big sister I needed to be. Bella fell asleep in my arms, her body finally gave out after letting her emotion's run free for so long.

She began to shiver from the cold of the night. I took off the thin jacket I was wearing and put it over her. I tried hard to stay awake, but I could feel my eyelids drooping. The stress of the day finally beginning to tear me down. I heard a rustling in the woods, causing my eyes to snap back open. I could have sworn I'd seen two giant glowing eyes in the darkness. I quickly rubbed my eyes and opened them again and to see nothing there.

"(Y/n)?" A voice called out close by.

I soon saw a tall olive skinned man walk out from the trees and get closer to us. Dark black hair, no shirt on despite the cold weather, and a large tribal looking tattoo on his shoulder. As he got closer I could somewhat make out his face in the darkness.

"S-Sam, r-right?" I asked softly, being that my energy was depleted and my teeth chattered together.

"Yeah, Sam, Sam Uley. It's been a while. Are you alright, are you hurt?" He asked taking a step closer. I shook my head.

"I'm all right as far as injuries g-go... But Bella's c-cold and exhausted."

"You're freezing too. Do you think you can walk?" He lightly grabbed my arm and helped me to my feet. His hand was like an instant warmer on my skin. No wonder he didn't have a shirt on. I nodded after I was standing. He nodded back and scooped Bella into his arms. "Come on, Charlie's been really worried about you two."

Sam some how led us through the forest and back home. I could see the large search light's lighting the dark, as we neared the edge of the forest. I stumbled my way after Sam, rubbing my arm's trying to keep warm. We broke through the clearing and I noticed a large crowd.

"Charlie?!" I heard a familiar and welcoming voice shout in a terrified tone. Jacob. I smiled at the thought of my best friend being here for us.

I watched Dad turn his head towards us. He dropped whatever he had in his hand's and came running.

"They're all right." Sam called out.

Dad barreled into me, swarming me with his arms. He held tightly for a minute putting a hand to my cheek to see that I'm okay and then moved to take Bella from Sam's arm's. Sam unwrapped my jacket from her and handed it back to me, allowing me to put it on.

"I've got her. Thank you, Sam." Dad said grabbing her.

Before I could process anything another pair of arm's engulfed me into a large hug.

"God, where have you been?" He breathed worriedly.

Jacob put a hand to my cheek making me look into his eyes. I simply couldn't take it anymore. My legs gave out from under me. Jake caught me and held me tightly while I cried. I cried harder in that moment than other time in my life. Dad carried Bella inside up to her room. Jacob scooped me up and walked us inside and to the couch. He held me in his lap and I was surrounded with blanket's that Harry Clearwater placed onto my shoulders. I didn't move. I didn't talk. I just simply cried.

No one said a word. No one asked anything. After about 4 straight hours of nothing but crying and clinging to either my dad or Jacob's chest. It was 3 am. Dad asked what happened, as I was able to breathe again, to make coherent words through the small sobs that still escaped.

"He's... H-he's gone. H-he left me." Was all I was able to say. Dad didn't say anything he just hugged me. He knew heartbreak better than anyone. There was nothing he could say or do in this moment to make it better, besides just being there.

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1 month gone. We were like soulless zombies, without the boy's around.

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2 months gone.

Neither Bella or I, had hardly come out of our rooms. Dad did his best to give us space but let us know he was still there. I could see he was really worried about us. How could two people have such an effect on somebody else's life, in the way they did for us?

One day, I couldn't take the silence anymore. I made my first small move. Instead of sitting in my room all day, I sat in the living room. Still didn't leave the house, beside's going to school. Even there we separated our selves from our friends. We would sit together silently, not eat anything at the Cullen table. But at least I'd come down stairs. It was something. Even Dad thought so. He sat with me quietly. Giving me hot chocolate, which I silently accepted. We would just sit and watch TV together.

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3 months gone.

I still didn't speak much. But I helped Dad try to bring Bella food. I'd sit with her for hours. We'd talk a bit and it would usually be about nothing. But there wasn't much else to talk about anymore.

One day Bella showed me she'd been writing emails to Alice. But they wouldn't send anymore. The same went for me. The emails I had tried writing every now and again, just telling her my feelings didn't send. But it at least felt good to somewhat get the feelings out that I needed too. I wanted to send a text message to him... But I just couldn't bring myself to do it. The same went for Rosalie... Bella also started to wake up screaming in the middle of the night. Having nightmares. Dad and I both tried to help her through them. Sometimes I'd sleep in her room with her just to help. Sometimes, it worked other times... not so much.

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4 Month's gone.

I started to speak to Jacob again. Dad was happy to see me not moping around as often. I still wore my necklace and bracelet, I'd been given for my birthday. It was all I had left of any of them. Our pictures and scrapbooks had been taken or every picture of the Cullen's was taken out. Every picture frame in my room, photos of Emmett and I. Gone. It was like they tried to wipe themselves from our existence. I suppose that was exactly the point.

Bella had begun to speak to both of us again, almost normally. I was grateful to have her back to at least semi-normal.