I like this - I like that she realizes so quickly that he lied to her and gets pissed off instead of drowning in misery.  This is going to be good!

Author's Response:

I'm glad you are digging it. :) She definitely decides to make Edward feel some pain. Now she just has to figure out exactly how to do that...

Thanks for reading and leaving a review - they are my brand of heroin.

Much love,

~Lisa

 

So it's been 3 weeks, huh?  Well, I think how Bella is acting fits fairly well with your timeline.  I don't know what Bella is going to do for resolution once she gets angry, but you've presented her feeling out of it and depressed very well, as far as I can tell.

Author's Response:

Yeah, I wasn't sure how long to let Bella wallow before making an attempt to snap out it, somehow three weeks worked for me because it didn't seem too long or too short. I certainly needed it to be shorter than the four months in the SM version as it is the basis of this fic. ;)  I'm glad you feel her depression and blankness read realistic. Hopefully you feel the same way about the next chapter which veers into the land of angry. I think you might be surprised what Bella does for her anger resolution - I know it shocked the hell out of me.

Thanks for reading and leaving a review. I like to know what's working and what isn't for the readers. It helps to make the future chapters better.

Much love,

~Lisa

 

 

 

Great writting. I agree, I hate it when they are apart

Author's Response:

Yeah, it's really hard for me to write because I love Edward and Bella together so much. Really though, in the upcoming chapters the apart time will be good. Alice and Bella have kept me laughing and crying all evening. It's been an emotional whirlwind.

Thanks for reading and reviewing. I cherish each one.

Much love,

~Lisa

Charlie let her go longer than in the books, but then again, I think he'd try and ge her through it without Reene. Keep up the great work.

Author's Response:

Yeah - it's going off canon obviously. But really, Charlie was just at a loss of how to help her. Deep down I don't think he's ever really gotten over Renee, so he doesn't feel completely right in trying to encourage Bella to get over her pain any sooner than she can. He just follows her lead and let's her set her own pace.

Thanks for the read and review. I appreciate it so much.

Much love,

~Lisa

 

"Ok this is an awesome story! I loved seeing the ticked off side of Bella. It rocked. i cant wait to see what happens next.

Author's Response:

Thanks. I can't wait to see what happens either. Bella is keeping secrets from me right now. ;) I have the next two chapters finished and they are all Bella but she's not quite on the warpath yet. She's still got some plotting to do apparently.

Thanks for reading and reviewing. I appreciate it so much.

Much love,

~Lisa

 "...but I’m filled with enough rage at this point to go vampire on your pixie, ballerina ass!”

. . .*dead from laughter*  Ok, I know this is s'pposed to be serious and making us feel bad for Bella and the hell hole the Cullens left her in, but...I'm sorry.  I can't stop laughing at that.  xD  I love when ficcers write Bella with a backbone ('cause let's face it: that is the biggest problem with SMeyer's Bella, that she had absolutely no balls to speak of (for the most part, at least - got a little better, but overall no)), and that line right there just reminded me why.  You, m'dear, are absolutely brill.  <333

Still loving this fic, absolutely adore this chapter, and I can't wait to see what you have planned next.  <3

Author's Response:

Hahaha, believe me when Bella practically shouted that line in my head I started laughing too. I just couldn't help it. She has a lot more sarcasm than I expected and really, I find it hilarious. I agree that I always wanted Bella with more of a backbone but hey - I still read the books over and over so I must not dislike SM's Bella that much.

I'm glad you enjoyed the chapter and I'm thrilled you're loving the story. It's definitely an adventure so far. I especially felt a gush of excitement at you quoting a fav line back at me. I love that - so thanks!

Like I'm telling everyone, reviews are my brand of heroin so thanks for leaving one. The next two chapters are being proofed and I hope to have them submitted soon.

Much love. *mwah*

~Lisa

I never understood why she was not angry with the Cullens.  They all left her not just Edward.  Your right about more voicemails being tedious - this was perfect.  I'm glad you let angry Bella out of both of our heads.  Where is she going to look?  Is Bella going to Alaska? 

Author's Response:

Thank you. I'm glad I'm not the only one that never understood Bella just letting them all go without a fight. Right now she doesn't have a good plan of action regarding tracking them down, but she's working on it. I have a sneaking suspicion Alice will be instrumental to that plan. ;) I will say though, that she wasn't kidding about not showing mercy to a single one of the Cullens, even Rosalie. It has me both worried and highly amused with the glimpes I've seen so far...

Thanks for reading and reviewing. I truly appreciate it!  Reviews are my brand of heroin.

~Lisa

 

I DO like angry Bella, because SAD Bella was making me cry!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!She does need to kick Edward's ass!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Author's Response:

Hooray! Angry Bella cracks my shit up because really, how much physical damage could she inflict? It's going to be great fun to watch though. The next two chapters are all Bella, one working through her depression and the other realizing just how pissed off she is. She was a stubborn bitch in giving up the information to me, but she finally put out. Hahaha!

Thanks for reading and reviewing, I really appreciate each and every response.

~Lisa

 

OK, here's your feedback, you whore! ;-)

First, I'm enjoying this and it really does sound like Bella to call Alice over and over and sound pitiful.  It also sounds like Bella to get angry.  We all know she has a tiger-kitten temper!

Now, here's my question... how the heck is she going to find Edward and company?  She has no money, no resources, and very little in the way of options.  Please let this method of tracking them down make some sort of logical sense.  Thanks!

Author's Response:

Ha - yes I'm a whore, I can't really help (even if I wanted to). I learned long ago just to embrace it, especially since I fully believe feedback helps me fine tune plot points for later chapters and answers questions that will help readers become more invested in the story. I'm glad you thought the voicemails sounded plausible for Bella. She has been giving me serious problems with writing. The next two chapters are her because she was such a long-winded pain in the ass that it wouldn't work in just one chapter.

You make an excellent point about her lack of resources in being able to track the Cullen family down. Not to mention, unless Alice enlightens her - she doesn't even know where to begin looking. Have no fear, I'm fleshing out ideas of how to make it all happen in a way that makes sense. Plot points that make zero sense really chap my ass so I promise to do my best to make sure everything I write out "could" feasibly happen - even when it veers way off canon. *smirk*

Thank you so much for reading and the detailed review. It only reinforced my thought that I really need to figure how Bella can actually leave school and Charlie to go kick some ass.

~Lisa

 

I think this could be very interesting and look forward to see where you go with this.

Author's Response:

Thank you. I'm looking foward to seeing where it goes as well since the characters have only shown me a few chapters up to this point.

Thanks for reading and leaving a review. I really appreciate it.

~Lisa

ooohhh...  this is so sad...  but so good... keep them coming!!

Author's Response:

Thanks. I promise it won't all be sad. I'm amazed at how many characters (in my head of course) are demanding to be heard. I'm writing as fast as I can but some voices are harder to put down what they want to say than others. I hope to keep the chapters coming fairly quickly. It's the first time in forever that the muse isn't silent. I plan on taking full advantage.

Thanks for reading and reviewing. I really appreciate it!

 

~Lisa

 

All I know is that this separation between Edward and Bella is the only part of the Twilight Saga I absolutely detest.  I understand why SM did it, but I still hate it.  I know for a fact how difficult it is to find the one you are supposed to be with.  Walking away from the person once you've finally found them, without one hell of a fight, that's a crime beyond comprehension.  This story, and the actual story in New Moon, both really, make me want to just grab Edward and shake him for being so ridiculous.  For all his brilliance and intelligence this was a very poor move he made.

Author's Response:

First, you double posted your review so I deleted one of them. :)

Second, I wholeheartedly agree with your assessment! I can't stand the separation between them either. I think that's a big reason this story started literally screaming in my brain. Bella, at least the Bella in my head, isn't going to tolerate this behavior from Edward. So please hang in there. Things are going to get interesting to say the least. I don't want to spoil the story, but chapter two (pending approval) should be up soon, and that shaking we both feel he deserves? Well...

Thank you for the review and for reading.

~Lisa

 

More please, LOL So far so good.I cant wait to read the rest.

Author's Response:

I'm glad you like it. I'm waitng on my beta before I put up chapter two. Chapter three is in process and chapters 4,5,6... are clamoring in my head to get out.

Thanks for reading. :)

~Lisa