Hi everyone! I'm batgirlblond, a long time reader but a first time writer. This story is right after Edward proposes to Bella, and nothing will be what you think after that. I loved Breaking Dawn but I wanted a little bit more...I don't know, drama I guess. This one definitely has it I hope! I know the first chapter is a tiny bit short but they will get longer hopefully. Reviews would be absolutely wonderful, even criticism is fun. Please let me know your opinion!
"Come on Bella, it's not going to be painful!" said Alice, who was half dragging Bella into the living room of the Cullen's home.
"Alice, come on! Why do you guys want to do this, it'll be embarrassing!" said Bella, cringing but not really having a choice, when Alice wanted something, It happened. Thankfully she was placed between Edward and a machine she groaned at.
"It's not going to be that terrible love, it's just a fun little game. We all know each others stories inside and out, and we know everything about each other," he said, kissing her cheek as he chuckled at her scowl.
"You're a part of this family whether I'm a fan of it or not, so at least we can embarrass you for a while," teased Rosalie, she had gotten nicer towards Bella in the few weeks after Edward had proposed to her. She was at least trying.
"So let's get started! Carlisle, can you please hook the electrodes to her arm?" asked Alice, practically bouncing out of Jasper's lap in excitement. Everyone felt a little bit more calm as Jasper attempted to keep Alice docile.
"Sorry for this Bella, but if they start to go overboard the machine will just happen to break," Said Carlisle, grinning as Alice tried to give him a scary look.
Once Bella was hooked up, they gave her a few of the simpler questions to regulate the machine, and then the real questions began.
"I call first! We can all do yes or no questions in the beginning, and then progress to the toughies. Bella, do you like that purple and orange shirt I bought you yesterday?" asked Alice. "No. Alice, I look like Barney in that thing, I love you but please don't ever make me wear it again," said Bella, smiling a bit. Alice rolled her eyes but mentally decided to find one in a less cartoon pattern.
"My turn now. Have you watched Power Rangers in the last week?" asked Emmett, as Bella blushed. "Leave me alone, that show is amazing!" she said, sticking her tongue out as him as his booming laugh rang out through the house.
"I guess I'm next then. Do you like the smell of wet dog?" asked Rosalie, laughing as Bella threw a pillow at her. "Leave Jacob alone, any more questions about him will receive abuse by pillow barrage," said Bella, growling at all the vampires in the room.
"Down love, or I may just have to tie you up! Hmm, would you enjoy that?" asked Edward, as everyone laughed and expected Bella to blush and stammer an answer. To their surprise she paled. "No Edward, I don't think I would enjoy that at all," she said softly, with no trace of embarrassment in her voice.
"Bella, has anyone ever tied you up?" asked Jasper, sensing her terror and panic and trying to alleviate her emotions. "N-No." she whispered, and for the first time the needle went erratic, signaling a lie.
"Bella, it says you have been tied up by someone, you're lying to us. Were you tied up against your will dear?" asked Esme, starting to get worried but she held down her terror for Jasper's sake, she knew from Bella's expression he had enough to deal with from her.
"Yes." Whispered Bella very quietly as Edward pulled her close to his side and growled low. "Do we know the person who tied you up?" he asked her, his eyes growing dark not with bloodlust but with pure malice towards anyone who had harmed his Bella. "No you don't, now please just drop this Edward," begged Bella, hugging her knees to her chest and whimpering.
"Bella dear, did it go further than just being tied up, did the person hurt you?" asked Carlisle, using his calmest voice reserved for patients. "Y-Yes," whispered Bella, knowing no matter how quiet she made herself everyone of them could hear her.
"Did this person rape you?" asked Rosalie, who had sensed what Bella was avoiding and she was seething at the thought. Bella started crying as she nodded and took the electrodes off her arms and temples, and she curled up against Edward trying to hide.
Everyone in the room was silent, the only noise being Bella's pitiful sobs. Edward held her to him but didn't know what to say, what to tell her or even what to do. "Bella, who raped you?" asked Edward softly, stroking her hair to try and calm her. Bella shook her head and tried to get up off of his lap but he held her tightly to him. "I don't want to talk about this everyone, please just stop," she asked.
"Bella, we're your family and we care about you. We look at you no different now than five minutes ago, we just want to know what happened to you," said Carlisle. "Bella dear, how old were you?" asked Esme, sobbing for her daughter-to-be. "I-I was nine," whispered Bella, and she flinched when everyone in the room growled. "I need to get home, Charlie will be worried," she said, as Edward stood up with her. "One more question, does Charlie know that you were raped?" asked Jasper. As Edward led her from the room Bella nodded and clung to Edwards hand.
Edward held Bella's hand as tight as he dared, letting his peripheral vision focus his driving as he gave most of his attention to the crying angel next to him. "Bella, please talk to me. I'll call Charlie and tell him your going to be late, we can go talk somewhere if you want." he said, his voice resonating with sadness at seeing her so helpless. Bella shook her head furiously. "No Edward, not tonight. I'm not mad at you but tonight I would like to be alone, please don't come into my room. I need to think about some things tonight, tomorrow I'll be at your house at ten and I'll explain myself, alright?" she said, cracking a weak smile.
Edward sighed but nodded, not wanting to push her. "If you need me just call me, I'll be there for you before you can blink." he said softly as they got to her house. He heard Charlie watching a basketball game, and then him snoring. "Your father is asleep." he warned her, going to kiss her cheek but stopping as she leaned away. "Please Edward, not tonight." she asked, slipping from his car and half running inside. Once she had made it to her room she curled up on her bed and cried.
"Why now? I was so close to not telling him, why now?" she asked herself through her own tears. She cried for almost an hour before dragging herself to take a shower and change for bed. Instead of going back to bed she fired up her dinosaur of a computer and started an e-mail to an account in Great Britain.
Gasp! Bella raped? She is kicking Eddie-poo out for the night? And who is the person in Britain who she is emailing? DUN DUN DUUUUUN! All shall be answered pretty soon, and this is Mature for a reason kiddies, if your under 18 don't tell me! XD
