Chapter 2| Edward

We have been broken ever since we left Liz. Me, Jasper, and Carlisle more than the others. No one had been the same, has been the same.

Esme stopped decorating so much, just enough that it was still our taste, Rosalie was  less vain than before, always thinking about how Liz would look, Alice did less shopping, and we sometimes wore outfits twice or more, Emmett hardly made jokes. He tried to act all cool but it just seemed to stop.

As for Carlisle and Jasper; Carlisle took a break from being a doctor. He couldn't because he felt it was his fault we had to kill Liz, or at least that we were going to. He instead tried to teach it, but gave up and just stayed at home because he needed to rest, he plans on going back this year.

Jasper, Jasper is a different story. Jasper broke the moment Liz fell. He couldn't save her because something was holding him back, like arms. I didn't believe him, and I still don't, but I know he isn't lying all the way.

He is still mourning, and I know he hates me. I see it in his thoughts, like I see how much of an impact Liz had on him. Liz helped him feel comforted, it was like with Liz, Jasper had no problem with his thirst. Now he has problems completely.

As for me, I don't play music anymore.  I lost my Princess, who I had loved utterly, and lost my daughter. Bella and I are also constantly fighting, she's so different than the one I fell for. The one that made me contradict who I loved.

No, not loved. Love. No matter how hard I try, I am to in love with Elizabelle for it to leave all in a decade. Even if it hasn't precisely been one.

"Edward?" Rose spoke softly as she entered my room, ever since Renesmee died, and Jacob followed, we have grown a bit closer. She has more empathy for me, too.

"It's time for school." I nodded and she left, I stood up and quickly got changed. As I did I saw a box. Liz's box. I touched it looking at the top picture.  (Picture she drew of him) I wonder if Liz still draws, and how amazing she must be now.  I let out a sigh before putting it back and making a mental note to look into it later.

We drove to Beau High, and saw some people look our way. We rolled our eyes at the thoughts, feelings, whispers, and bet's going on involving us. "I bet Iz will date one of them, she probably would be the only beautiful girl to get them I mean she is totally hotter than any of them."

We all turned to each other when hearing that, is there another vampire? They turned to me and I focused on the thoughts around me. I tried to see if I could find her but never could making me frown. "I can't see her."

Bella rolled her eyes at that, "What is this, Edward? One of your 'I Can't Read Her Thoughts' scenario?"  She glared at me and walked away basking in the attention.

I laughed as Liz spun around before skipping up to me and looking up, "Do you like my sister?"

I frowned wondering why she asked. Yet I also wondered if I did, "Just don't completely trust her. She isn't who she says she is." She then turned around and ran off to Jasper as Bella came into my room.

Every day I find that and other warning memories from Liz come into my mind. She warned me about Bella but I ignored them.  I'm just now learning that I should not have.

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By the time lunch came I don't think either of us wanted to be here. We found Liz. My Princess. My Damsel. My love. "Liz?" We heard someone say making us look his way and saw Liz sitting cuddling into someone's side.

We heard the girls' breath hitch and we knew it was because of the boys she was around. They seemed real dangerous, and (I really hate admitting this but thank goodness no one can read my mind) the boys were actually pretty handsome. They were hot.

"Yes?" Liz spoke laughing as she elongated her answer as the boy did too.

"I love you," the guy immediately replied grinning.

Liz giggled and caught the kiss he blew her blowing him her own kiss, "Love you, too, Blake."

"Why don't you cuddle into me then?" The boy, or Blake, grinned when she went up to him and cuddled into him kissing his cheek. She closed her eyes and soon she looked peaceful. They all stood up giving us a look and motioned us to follow.

We hesitated but did and saw them outside with Liz laying in their laps. "Listen, we know who you are. Do not dare hurt Liz, she took forever to forget you. She was in a car accident, and that's the only reason she forgot. Don't put her through so much pain again. She's tired of it and so are we."

She groaned rolling out of their laps as they finished and before we could reply. She opened her eyes and rolled toward another guy who looks and feels familiar. "Mickie!"

She cuddled into him and smiled at us waving toward us. "So, Gorgeous, when will you—" the other guy was cut off as she shot up and started dancing.

"We just keep dancing like we're 22," she began singing. "Hey, hey, you, you, I don't like your girlfriend."

They all laughed at her as she continued singing the song and dancing being dramatic.  She pulled the guy who spoke up, and two other's, before they all began dancing.  She laughed when she finished and fell down against who she called Mickie.

She then turned to us. "Sorry, I'm kinda weird."

Blake scoffed though amusement was clear in his eyes as he spoke, "More like insane."

This time Liz scoffed back, "We took a thing already, Blake! It's established that I am sane. S-a-n-e — right?"

They laughed at her and she grinned turning to us. "Anywho! Since I'm sure you people are lost and you shall now, henceforth be known as our best friend's, you should know our names. As you all know I am Elizabelle, call me whatever you so wish. This is Nic, my Mickie, Ryder, Mason, Blake, Jackson (he and Mason are fraternal twins, BTW); and my other people are older."

"Wait! You are friend's with," Emmett paused as he counted how many boy's there were. "You are friend's with 5 and more guys?"

She grinned and nodded. "Totes! They are my people, fortes viros."

"Uh, what's that mean?" Alice asks curiously and Liz just grinned digging in her pocket and holding something.

"It's a key; she won't say." Jackson explained as he stood up and looked down at her with a smile that showed how he cared for her. "We have to go, lovely, I'll see you during practice?"

Liz nodded while smiling and nodded happily. All of them, but Nic and Ryder, stood up kissing her cheek or head and left. Ryder suddenly tickled her making her squeal and laugh a beautiful laugh that showed her beautiful smile. One I hadn't seen in so long.

"Stop!" Nic laughed at her and she rolled around trying to escape, suddenly she jumped into my arms and laughed into the crook of my neck. Ryder chuckled and sat back while Liz peeked out at them. "Gotta blast!"

She ran off giggling and said hi to people and was polite. When she was gone Ryder and Nic stood up, Nic gave me a disgusted look and left while Ryder looked at us, "Look, I'm sorry about Nic. He. . . .he cares about Lee as much as I do. Lee, or Liz since I can only call her Lee, but, Lee, she's the kind of girl that battle's everyday but she still looks at you with a smile. We all care about her, and if we find her hurt because of you guys — we are a house of more than twenty men who all care for her. Let that be a threat in itself."

Ryder than turned and left leaving all of shocked. "Edward, I, I can't—" Alice spoke cutting off for lack of words eyes filling with slight fear.

"Me either, Alice," I reply knowing exactly what she meant. We, Jasper included, could not read either of their minds, see their future, or feel their emotions.