September 13th

September 13th. 1987

Suddenly, all went black. My vision focused on a woman, lying in a hospital bed, obviously giving birth. I screamed as I felt her pain.

"Keep pushing, one last time and the baby should be out." A white-coated doctor standing at the base of the hospital bed said soothingly to the woman. Alice, my love, are you okay? I heard Jasper's faint whisper in my ear. I tried to push away the vision, but it stayed. There was more to be seen.

"Good job," I heard one of the nurses say, as a slimy looking creature was placed in the clean blanket held out for it. The room turned dead silent.

"My baby," the woman spoke softly, unsure of her own voice. "She isn't crying. Is she okay? Oh no, is she dead?" her voice rose in volume when she was not answered. "My baby, is she dead?" and then more softly. "What did I do?"

The nurse handed a young, curly haired man in a police uniform the bundle of a now clean and still silent baby. He smiled as a tiny hand tried to grab his finger.

"Here honey," he handed the woman her baby. Large brown eyes set in back of long black eyelashes blinked at the woman as she stroked her baby's white skin.

"Isabella Marie Swan," the woman whispered in the baby's ear as she brushed back downy brown hair from the baby's eyes. "My beauty. My Bella." The world went black once again.

Alice, what's wrong? Wake up! Alice, "Alice, what did you see?" suddenly, the world spun back into focus. Jasper was gripping my shoulders, holding me up as I clenched the arm of the wooden chair in our dining room. The wood split, and I released my death hold on it. By now, the rest of my family was surrounding me. Rosalie, Emmett, Edward, Esme, and Carlisle.

"Nothing," I replied to my mate's question. "Just a baby being born." I shook my head, trying to forget the vision.

Heads hanging, everyone but Jasper returned to what they had been previously doing. "What's wrong?" Jasper asked me, holding my face between the white skin of his hands.

I laughed at the stupidity of what I was about to say. "Nothing, its just that now, I'm going to wonder forever why it was so important that I see I baby being born."

"Then let me help you forget." He placed his lips on my mouth, and instantly, the oddness of my vision was all but forgotten.