Losing It

Summary: Nine years post-Breaking Dawn. When a strange vampire with the ability to suck a vampire's memory of their years as a vampire from their minds to keep for himself, who will be victimized? Co-written with 2416jasper4ever.

Authors Notes:

Edwardlover10: Here is the first chapter of Losing It, so I hope you enjoy, and thanks for clicking on it!

I have written the first two chapters on my own, but with 2416jasper4ever's help. Jasper4ever's writing will start showing up in chapter three!

I want to thank Madison [ 2416jasper4ever ] for co-writing this with me. This story wouldn't have been nearly as good without your touches to it here and there, so I'm ecstatic that you agreed to help me write it now!

2416jasper4ever: This story is co-written by edwardlover10 and 2416jasper4ever, but edwardlover wrote this whole chapter herself. Jasper4ever doesn't come in until chapter 3.

Disclaimer: Neither I, nor 2416jasper4ever own Twilight, so please don't sue us!

Chp. 1

Darkness

BPOV

I crept quietly, stalking the mountain lion a few feet away from me. When it turned back around, I sprung soundlessly from my crouch and onto its back while snapping its neck. I sank my teeth into the warm flesh, draining the body in seconds. I leaped off of the dead carcass and discarded the body under a tree. I then set off to find Edward, for we had split up.

As I was running towards Edward's scent, I was alerted of another presence lurking somewhere behind me. I spun around and crouched defensively, but couldn't smell, nor hear anybody around me. I could only feel them.

Just as I turned back around and head off towards Edward again, my head started spinning. I stumbled around, overcome by the dizziness fogging my brain. It was all I could think about. I fell to the ground, but my head kept spinning. My eyes shut on their own, and I felt myself slipping away into unconsciousness. This is what frightened me more than anything.

I could hear footsteps padding toward me, and that was all my mind could focus on. "Bella!" I heard someone shout before my brain let the darkness take me.

EPOV

I licked my lips clean of the blood from the buck I had just drained. I buried the body quickly, eager to get back to my Bella.

I felt the presence of another vampire somewhere near me, but I couldn't pick up on their scent. This worried me, so I pushed myself harder, running as quickly as my body would allow back towards my wife.

Her scent was emanating from a clearing a quarter of a mile away, and I quickly veered off in that direction. Her petite form was crumpled up on the forest floor in center of the clearing when I arrived. "Bella!" I called out, my voice panicked.

She didn't respond, so I raced to her side, stroking her face. "Bella?" My head snapped up and I took a deep lungful of air. I still couldn't pick up on the other vampire's scent. I pushed that to the back of my mind though, and turned my attention back towards Bella.

"Bella?" I called again. She looked….unconscious. Vampires can't be unconscious. Fear coursed through my entire body, and for once I had no idea what I was supposed to do. I decided to take her back to the house.

I scooped her gently into my arms and darted for our home. When I got inside I laid her on our bed and whipped out my cell phone. "Hello?"

"Alice! Something's wrong with Bella!" I exclaimed.

"What happened?" she asked quickly.

"I don't know, but you have to get back here now! She's….she's….unconscious." I glanced down at my angel.

"On my way." She said, and the line disconnected.

Minutes later Alice burst through the door to our room. "Where is she?" she shouted.

I pointed to my Bella laying soundlessly next to me on our bed. I sat next to her, stoking her hair, begging her to wake up.

Carlisle flew into the room and was at Bella's side instantly. "Tell me everything that happened, son." He ordered.

"Bella and I were out hunting and we split up. When I was running back to her, I felt the presence of another vampire, yet I couldn't pick up on their scent. I got worried and sped back towards the direction of Bella's scent. She was on the ground, completely unconscious when I found her. I carried her back here and called Alice. That's all." I said.

"Hmm. Jasper, Emmett?" he called.

They materialized into the room in one one-hundredth of a second. "Yes?" Jasper asked.

"Go into the forest where Edward and Bella were hunting. See if you can pick up on any scents. Take Rosalie and Esme along with you." He instructed.

"Okay." They replied in unison.

They left, and Carlisle began examining Bella. Alice was in the corner with her fingers on her temples, searching for anything that could help. I held Bella's hand and looked at her sweet face.

Just then my daughter popped through the door. "Hey Dad!" she smiled brightly. Jacob trailed in behind her.

I attempted to smile back at her, but she saw through me. "What's wrong?" she asked, glancing at Bella's still form. "What's the matter with Mom?" she questioned in a serious tone, walking over towards us.

"We don't know." I answered.

"What happened?" she asked, fear in her eyes.

I repeated the same story I had told Carlisle earlier, and by the end I could see tears in her eyes. "I-is she going to be alright?" she cried.

"Shh, she will be just fine, baby." I pulled her tightly to my chest, stroking her beautiful bronze curls.

She threw her arms around my neck. "I hope so." She murmured.

I held her for a moment, but she pulled away to step closer to her mother. She reached her hand out hesitantly and stoked Bella's cheek softly. Jacob stood close to her, watching Bella with pain in his eyes. Is she really going to be alright? He asked me in his mind. I shrugged, mirroring his agonized expression.

"Well." Carlisle said after a moment. "I am going to help the others. Do make sure and call me if she wakes up. I'm almost positive she will be okay. Just leave her be for awhile." He ordered, and raced out the door.

Renesmee sat in Jacob's lap, crying into his shoulder, while Alice was still in the corner of the room. I sat back down next to Bella, taking her hand in mine and played with her fingers absentmindedly. I looked at her pale face, tracing her features with my eyes. "Edward?" Alice asked from her place in the corner.

I turned my head in her direction, but didn't speak. "I think….that she's about to…." She trailed off for a moment.

As soon as she said this, I looked back to Bella. Her eyes began to flutter, until they finally opened wide. She looked quickly down at the hand I was holding and yanked it away.

"Bella, love? Are-" I began cautiously, but was cut off.

"Who are you?" she whispered three words that made my entire existence fall apart right then.

BPOV

I swam around in the darkness. I couldn't think, I couldn't do anything. Finally, the light began to pour in once more, and I blinked feverishly, a little overwhelmed. I opened my eyes fully, and saw the most gorgeous creature staring directly at me. He had liquid gold eyes and bronze hair that was a mess, but it looked good. I felt his hand on mine and yanked it away quickly, just briefly looking down at it.

"Bella, love? Are-" Why was he calling me love?

"Who are you?" I asked the first question that came to mind.

He seemed shocked that I would ask something like this. He just stared at me, not able to speak, so I looked around the room. First I saw a tiny girl with an elven face staring at me from across the room. I darted my eyes to the couple sitting in an armchair together, both looking at me with similar expressions of shock.

One of them looked familiar, I knew him from somewhere. Oh that's right. "Jacob?" I asked.

"You remember Jacob?" the bronze haired boy asked.

"Of course, why wouldn't I?" Although, he does look a lot bigger from the last time I saw him.

"But….you…don't remember…the rest of….us?" he asked slowly.

I shook my head. "No, I have never seen any of you ever before." I answered, but spoke again. "Where am I?"

"Bella, what's the last thing you remember?" he questioned.

"Uh, let's see. I was at Forks, with my dad. I fell asleep, the next day would be my first day at Forks High, I had just recently moved there." I had just seen Jacob yesterday, yet he looked like he had aged ten years.

"Oh my God." The bronze haired boy groaned.

"Bella." The pixie-like girl with black spiky hair stated. "Bella, you blacked out. You lost your memory of the past ten years, I think." She said slowly, letting the words sink in.

That can't be! I remember everything so clearly! It was yesterday that I moved to Forks, I just knew it! "No! No, this has got to be wrong!" I exclaimed, trying to get out of the bed.

The bronze haired boy grabbed my wrists, disabling my ability to get up. "What are you doing?" I asked, infuriated.

"Where are you going?" he replied with a question.

"Home. I have to get home! Charlie will be worried sick!" Oh Charlie! He's probably searching for me right now! I have to get back to him!

"Bella, Charlie is back in Forks."

"Where am I?" I asked fearfully. Had I been kidnapped?

"Never mind that." He answered.

"Who are you?" I needed to know who these people were.

"I'm Edward, your….your husband, Bella." Husband? I was only seventeen! I didn't have a husband! And if I did, why would this beautiful creature be with me? This must be a dream!

"I-I don't have a husband, I'm on-only seven-seventeen." I stuttered.

"Yes. You do." Was all he said.

"Who are they?" I asked, still refusing to believe I was married.

"I'm Alice, your sister-in-law." The little dark haired one bounced over to me.

"I'm not married!" I exclaimed. I looked at Edward, and he had an agonized expression deep in his eyes. For some reason, every part of me wanted to make that go away. I wanted him to feel better, but I don't know why.

"Alright." Alice held her hands up cautiously.

"Who's that?" I questioned, pointing to the girl who looked like Edward. She was crying into Jacob's chest, and he was holding her tightly. Maybe it's Jacob's girlfriend or something.

"That's Renesmee." Alice answered for her.

"Pretty name." I mumbled to myself.

Renesmee looked over at me and walked over, sitting at my bedside. "Mo-Bella." She corrected herself quickly. What was she going to call me?

I looked straight into her eyes and almost choked on the air I was breathing. Her eyes. My eyes. Her eyes were the exact color mine were.

"Her…Her eyes!" I looked helplessly to Alice. Edward had remained silent the entire time. It looked like he had gone into a coma.

"Bella…..I'm your daughter." Renesmee spoke very slowly, eyeing me carefully.

"Daughter?" I squeaked. This has got to be a dream. Just an insane dream.

She nodded her head. "This is a dream. This isn't real. This isn't real." I chanted over and over, my voice barely above a whisper.

A single tear grazed down Renesmee's cheek, and the expression she wore was heartbreaking. "Call Carlisle." She choked out, looking expectantly at Alice.

Alice reached into her pocket and dialed a number into her phone so fast, I shouldn't have been able to see it. But I did see it. Come to think of it, I could see everything. Every crack, every crevice, even the dust particles in the air.

"Hello?" I could hear the voice on the other line clearly.

"Carlisle, she's awake. But-" Alice was cut off by the man named Carlisle.

"That's excellent!" he exclaimed.

"No it's not, she's lost her memory. Renesmee is crying and Edward has gone into shock!" Alice looked like she was on the verge of losing it.

"We'll be right there." Alice closed the phone as soon as he said this, not even saying goodbye.

We waited in an awkward silence for a few minutes, partly because of the sobs I could hear coming from Renesmee, and party because Edward still had a hold of my wrists, but was completely catatonic.

A young man with blonde hair and the same golden eyes burst through the door, along with a lady with caramel colored hair. He came right to my side. "Bella, do you remember anything at all?" he asked.

I nodded. "Yes. I remember everything." Three others came in. Another male with blonde hair, and scars covering his body, which actually scared me came first. Next, a gorgeous blonde that just screamed beauty followed in. Last, a big, brawny guy with black hair strolled into the room.

"No, she remembers up until her first day at Forks High. So, in her head she never met us." Alice explained sadly. The scary guy with the scars embraced her in a tight hug.

"Bella, I'm your father-in-law, my name is Carlisle. This is Esme, your mother-in-law. Your sister-in-law Rosalie, and your brother-in-laws Jasper and Emmett." He gestured to each one.

"I already told you! I'm not married!" I yelled, shocking everyone.

"Jacob, can you please take me home?" I asked before anyone could speak.

"Bella, this is your home. That's what we've been trying to tell you." He sighed.

"No! I would remember if ten years went by! Plus, if I'm really twenty-seven, than I wouldn't be married to someone his age!" I exclaimed, jabbing a finger in Edward's chest. This seemed to wake him up from his coma, because he blinked a few times, before his gaze settled on my eyes.

"Bella." He spoke slowly. "I am your husband, I can prove it. But you have to be willing to listen." He turned his head towards the crowd of people. "Can you please give us a minute, I have to explain everything to her." He emphasized the word everything, I wonder what he meant by that.

Everyone slowly filed out of the room. I almost protested, but for some strange reason, I felt like I could trust Edward. I heard them go all the way downstairs and outside. Wait? How could I possibly be able to hear that so clearly? And how did I hear Carlisle's voice when Alice talked to him on the phone? Why could I see everything so clearly? I looked at Edward for answers.

"We really need to talk." I informed him.

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