Chapter 1
Disclaimer: I don't own anything of the Twilight franchise. Surprising, ain't it?
(Begins where Bella loses consciousness after jumping off of the cliff in LaPush, at the end of chapter 16 of New Moon)
I had said, "I'm sorry" to my image of Edward, and I had given up completely, letting the darkness take over. My body was numb, until I could no longer feel any connection to my body at all. I would have worried about this, but this peace that the darkness brought was oddly comforting.
I remained in a state of blackness for what seemed like forever, but eventually the blackness faded. This took another moment, which also felt like eternity, to occur.
When the blackness faded, I do not recall what I had expected to see. Maybe I thought I'd find a hospital room, or even my bedroom, as if this whole cliff jumping experience was a horrible dream. However, I discovered rather quickly I was in neither of these places. I was on a…cloud?
I was alone, surrounded only by the vast grey expanse of pillow like clouds. I could feel…nothing. I idly thought that perhaps I was simply dreaming, that this was just a pointless dream of no consequence. I was beginning to become very frightened, because deep down I knew that that couldn't be right at all. I was dead.
I gazed down, and saw myself dressed in a simple, white dress. I wiggled my toes as a sort of test, discovering I could move my body, though I could feel nothing. What was going on?
I took a step, unsure of what would happen. Would I completely fall through the cloud, which I had somehow managed to stand on? Wrong again, I scolded myself. I could walk perfectly on the cloud, though I could not feel my feet actually hit the cloud.
Seriously, though, I thought. What is going on?
I walked to the edge of the cloud, peering carefully over the edge. I figured that I vaguely resembled a small child looking over the edge of the high dive at a community pool.
Beneath me was a sea of green, which stretched for a long distance until it broke off into a dark blue. I leaned over further, curious as to where I was currently over. Unfortunately, I slipped over the edge of the cloud in a very characteristic moment of clumsiness.
I fell through the sky swiftly, heading directly towards the ground. The green sea became more and more detailed, transforming into a group of trees. Great, I thought, I'm going to head straight into the middle of a forest.
I expected to hit one of the trees, but I completely missed the immense pain that would accompany falling from a great distance onto a tree. I looked at my surroundings when I stopped falling. I was indeed in the middle of a forest, and though my bare feet did not touch the ground, I was able to stand.
I gazed at my feet in shock. I was floating? I shook my head, trying to focus. I'd have all the time in the world, apparently, to figure out what I could do, what I was doing. My first priority was to see Charlie.
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After floating aimlessly through the forest for a while, I finally found a road. I recognized it, and the signs that lined the edge of the pavement. A left turn on the road would take me to Forks…
I began my trip down the highway; curious as to how swiftly I could travel. To my surprise, I found the scenery passing extremely quickly; I guessed I was traveling much faster than I had traveled when perched on Edward's back as he ran me through the forest. …Edward.
I blinked back tears at the thought of him. He probably had no clue about my death, and was still continuing his distractions. Though, he wouldn't stop his distractions even if he were to hear about my death. He had made that pretty clear all those months ago…
I continued down the road until I arrived at a small house. A black Mercedes was parked outside of the house next to my rusty truck and Charlie's cruiser, something I hadn't seen for months. Curious, I entered my old house, wondering who was here.
I tried to reach for the door handle, but discovered that my hand went completely through the handle as I attempted to grasp it. "Of course," I muttered to myself.
I decided to simply float through the door, a very odd experience. I looked around my house, looking for the guest who was with Charlie. I drifted to the kitchen, where Charlie sat with his head in his hands, and a small woman sat with a forlorn expression.
"Alice?" I questioned out loud, not believing my eyes. Why would she be here?
Alice, who sat next to Charlie, lifted her head, immediately looking at where I was. Her gaze darted around, looking for something. I drifted to her side.
"Alice?" I repeated. She turned once more to stare at where I was. Then turned back to Charlie.
The phone rang from behind me, startling me. Alice stood and walked to the phone to answer it.
"Swan residence," she said sadly. She gasped when she heard the voice on the other end of the line. "Yes, it did. But-"
She gasped, dropping the phone. The coiled cord stopped the phone from hitting the floor. Instead, it remained hanging, a low tone coming from the receiver.
Charlie made no effort to see what was wrong. He remained with his head in his hands. I walked to his side and touched my lips to his forehead. He stiffened and shivered slightly, then returned to his previous grieving position. I sighed, saddened at the sight of my father in such a state.
I heard the front door open and close. Curious, I drifted outside to find Alice pacing with her cell phone pressed to her ear.
"Carlisle," she said, her voice shaky. "Edward's going to Italy. He knows about Bella…"
The vampire paused, listening to the voice on the other end. "Yes, Volterra. He can't do this!"
Wait- Volterra? I vaguely remembered Edward explaining the Volturi, who resided in Volterra, to me as we watched Romeo and Juliet, explaining how you only went there if you wished to die. Edward was going to kill himself?
Why on Earth would Edward kill himself? He didn't care about me anymore. Maybe guilt was driving his actions.
I drifted closer to the phone, trying to listen to both ends of the conversation.
"…take a plane to Florence, twenty minutes driving straight south…" Carlisle said, though I could make out only that phrase.
Alice sighed impatiently. "It won't work! We can't make it in time!"
"…has to…" I heard Carlisle say.
Alice groaned and pressed the "End" button, immediately dialing another number. No one answered, which caused her to yell in frustration. She shoved her phone in her pocket, walking back inside to Charlie.
"Charlie," she said quietly upon entering the kitchen. "I have to go. There is a family emergency, and I wish I could help more."
Charlie looked up at her, revealing red, teary eyes. "Thank you Alice. You've been a real help the past few days."
Alice hugged him fiercely and walked out of the house, entering the Mercedes to drive away. She drove swiftly, but I managed to follow at just as rapid a pace. I drifted into the car, floating over the passenger seat as she sped.
"Alice, what's going on?" I questioned, raising my voice. Alice shifted, gazing around the car.
She looked up at the cloudy sky above us and sighed. "I feel like you are here, Bella."
"I am!" I shouted, wanting to grasp her attention.
She shook her head. "I must be going crazy," she muttered to herself. She took a shaky breath and continued to look at the sky. She groaned, her hands gripping the steering wheel fiercely. "He's going to die, and I can't stop him," she whispered. I reached over to touch her shoulder, but my hand went directly through her stone skin. She shivered, and continued driving, completely unaware of how close I was.
She pulled out a cell phone and dialed a number. "Jasper," she said urgently into the phone. "Did you purchase the ticket?"
She paused, her expression anxious. "Good. I'll meet you there."
She hung up her phone and put it back in the pocket of her jeans. She continued driving, tapping her fingers on the steering wheel impatiently as she drove to save her brother.
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AN: Thank you for reading and please let me know what you think, and if I should continue or anything. I'd really appreciate it!