Chapter 1

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Bella's P.O.V

I had finally made it to the meadow, mine and...his meadow. I bent down running my fingers over the small tufts of grass. I felt a gush of wind and slowly looked up. I couldn't believe it. Laurent was standing a distance away from me, looking at me like I was a meal, I slowly stood up.

"Laurent!" I said surprised.

Laurent tilted his head to the side like a confused puppy. "Bella?" he asked me.

I couldn't believe he actually remembered me. "You remember me" I grinned.

Laurent grinned back at me "I didn't expect to see you here." He slowly walked toward me.

I gave a little chuckle "Isn't it the other way around? I do live here. I thought you'd gone to Alaska."

Laurent stepped about 10 paces away from me, tilting his head to the side again.

"You're right, I did go to Alaska. Still, I didn't expect... When I found the Cullen place empty, I thought they'd moved on."

Of course he was here to see them... "Oh." I bit my lip trying to stop myself from crying. I let out a shaky breath. "They did move on,"

Laurent looked as if he was thinking. "Hmm, I'm surprised they left you behind. Weren't you sort of a pet of theirs?"

I looked down at the floor. "Something like that."

Something suddenly clicked as I slowly looked up at Laurent, looking at his eyes. The Denali's were vegetarian vampires, and if Laurent stayed with them, and was doing the animal diet, shouldn't his eyes be golden, or at the last an amber colour. Instead his eyes were bright red, the same as the last time I had seen him.

I gasped and took a cautious step back. Laurent took a step forward.

"Do they visit often?" He casually asked.

I suddenly heard Edward's velvety voice right next to me. "Lie,"

I jumped and let out a little squeak at the sound, but did what the illusion asked of me. "Yeah of course, now and again."

Laurent smiled "The house smelled like it had been vacant for a long time..."

I heard the voice again "Come on Bella, you have to lie better,"

I was trying as best I could "I'll have to let them know that you stopped by to see them. They'll be sorry they missed your visit...But I probably shouldn't say anything about it to....Edward, I guess....he has a bad temper...but I guess you remember that...cause of what happened with James."

"Is he really, are you sure?"

I decided to try changing the subject "So how are things working out in Denali? Carlisle said you were staying with Tanya?"

Laurent nodded his head "Ah, yes I like Tanya very much, and her sister Irina even more, I've never stayed in one place for so long before, and I enjoy the advantages, the novelty of it. But, the restrictions are rather difficult...honestly I'm surprised any of them can keep it up for as long as they do...Sometimes I cheat a little bit,"

Oh god...no. I gulped, I slowly started stepping backwards. "Jasper has problems with that, too,"

The voice was back "Don't move"

Laurent spoke. "Really? Is that why they left?

It felt like my throat was closing up "No, Jasper is more careful at home."

"I am as well, my dear."

I knew I wasn't going to like the answer, but I had to know. "Did Victoria ever find you?" I asked finding it difficult to breath.

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