Disclaimer- no I do not own any of these characters or Twilight, they belong to that Stephanie Meyer chick.
I also do not own any highlander characters, I'm not sure who does but it isn't me.
It had been four months since the Cullen's had abandoned her and left Forks. Bella sighed deeply as Charlie sat watching her whilst she nibbled at her breakfast.
"Bella, I'm heading into Port Angeles this afternoon. I think you should come with me, you need to get out of the house for a while" Charlie stated...
Bella stared at Charlie blankly "Alright Charlie, let me just get changed" she mumbled as she made her way up the stairs hoping that this would at least keep him from worrying so much.
As they made their way to the city the silence in the car was starting to get tense. The crease in Charlie's forehead tightened as he watched Bella stare vacantly out of the car window.
"I have to stop at the station to drop off some reports, how about you pick up some money at the bank and we'll spend the day together. I'll even let you buy lots of books."
She looked at her father and a small grin graced her lips as she thought of the effort he was putting in to cheering her up.
"Yeah dad, I'd like that" Charlie grinned in response as they settled into a comfortable silence and drove into Port Angeles.
Bella walked into the local bank making her way to the counter, settling into the queue as she waited to be served. She was in her own little world when she was startled by a loud bang
and two large, masked men stormed into the foyer.
Her eyes widened as she gaped in horror as the lead gunman strode to the counter, gun aimed at the teller. The second gunman grabbed Bella by the shoulder and shoving her towards the other customers who were being corralled on the opposite side of the bank.
"Everyone shut the hell up and I don't have to start making examples of anyone" sneered the gunman at the counter. Shoving the gun in the woman's face he ordered her to hand over all the money.
All Bella could hear around her was the sobbing and whimpers of the terrified customers as they were forced to the floor. It was when they heard the sirens as the police raced to the scene that all pandemonium broke out.
It was then that the leader at the counter pistol whipped the teller screaming at her
"You bitch! You hit the alarm" before shooting her in the head as she cowered on the floor.
They could hear the police pulling up to surround the building. Yelling at his accomplice to grab a hostage, the gunman stormed over to Bella grabbing her by her hair to pull her up.
"Guess it's you lucky day girl" he snarled as he pushed her to the front exit.
She was pulled up to his chest facing forward as he used her for a shield. She could see the second gunman following them with his own hostage and wondered if either of them would get through this alive. As they came through the door all she could see was a row of weapons pointed at them. Being pulled against the gunman's chest was making it awkward to move and it certainly wasn't helped by the gun against her temple.
"All of you back up and drop the guns or I start getting trigger happy" he yelled.
"We are not going anywhere, drop the guns and let the hostages go" an officer responded.
"Not a chance" he laughed grimly, "I'm gonna walk out of here or this girls brains are gonna be splattered all over the sidewalk."
Bella swallowed deeply feeling the monsters hand around her throat and the gun barrel shaking against her temple. She knew this wasn't going to end well. As she looked into the faces of the men facing her she saw Charlie standing with them his face etched with panic.
"Ironic" she thought, Edward had already destroyed her spirit and this man would destroy what was left. It was strange that she didn't feel any terror, only a calm acceptance of what was to come. She only wished that Charlie did not have to see this. She wondered if the Cullen's would care.
She was suddenly thrust forward, falling to her knees, her palms impaled on the gravel in front of her as she heard the gunman laugh insanely. Her hair fell over her face like a curtain as she studied the ground in front of her waiting for the shots which would end her life.
"Bella!" a voice cried out in panic, a voice she thought she would never hear again.
Jerking her head up, she stared into the frantic eyes of Alice Cullen.
"Alice" she murmured.
She noticed Rosalie standing behind her seemingly restraining Alice and whispering franticly into her ear. Alice shook her head and stared back at Bella, despair evident in her eyes.
It suddenly dawned on Bella that Alice couldn't do anything to help without threatening exposure. With that thought she locked eyes with both the Cullen women tears glistening and whispered so only they could hear "Tell your family I forgive them and tell Charlie I love him."
She heard the shots before she felt them impact her back and collapsed to the ground. She could feel the blood bubbling up in her mouth and gasped desperately for breath. The last thing she heard before the cold and darkness surrounded her was Alice screaming her name.