Last Chance Chapter 1: Life without Bella, a twilight fanfic

AN: Hello once again everyone! This is the sequel to At Death's Door, a oneshot that I wrote recently… so if you haven't read that I suggest that you read that and then come back to this. Anyways… since I actually have time, I'll shut up and type. :D

Disclaimer: I own nothing so far… maybe later in the story.

Chapter 1: Life without Bella

Edward's POV

Life without my Bella could be wrapped up in on word; torture. There was no smiling face to greet me each day. Instead I always found myself facing the depressed faces of my family and all of the kids at school. Only a month after Bella's death, we moved away from Forks. Bella had left behind to many memories.

Until 2006, we lived in a small town in England, trying to get as far from our memories as possible. But when the news of the deaths in Port Angeles, we were forced to return to our dreary home in Forks once again. I couldn't look at anything without a memory of Bella coming up. I remembered Bella's final request in my room, the disastrous birthday party that had nearly ruined both of our lives. But it was ironic in a way.

The birthday party had nearly gotten us both killed. My leaving her had lead to me believing she was dead. Which had led to us both being in the clutches of the Volturi for two different reasons. All of that had been my fault. But the only thing that hadn't been my fault had killed her.

Maybe her time HAD been up when she moved to this small rainy town. But not in the ways that we had all believed. The van was not meant to kill her, James was not meant to kill her. Neither were Laurent or Victoria. Those events had only been to draw us closer together. But what for?

She was now gone from this world, taking my family's happiness with her. Emmett never laughed or joked, Rosalie was no longer her usual stuck up self, Alice rarely shopped, Esme didn't clean, and Carlisle didn't go back to work until 6 months after Bella's death.

Her death had taken so much from everyone. She had been a friend, a fiancée, a daughter, and a sister (though not technically). We had all lost so much with one mysterious illness. Would she really come back to this world?

Personally, I doubted it. I could tell most of the others were skeptical too, the only one that remained even slightly optimistic was Carlisle. He believed that Bella would get her second chance. And though I wished it could be true, I didn't bother to hope. So far hope had gotten me nowhere.

Bella POV

I watched down on my family from heaven. They were all suffering because of my death more than a year ago, but there was nothing that I could do about it. I was stuck up here watching as they trudged their way through each passing day.

My grandmother came and sat beside me. "Bella, I have some good news for you." I turned to her, my eyes glittering expectantly. "You are going to be allowed to go back to Earth in a few days. Stay where you are Isabella," she said as I moved to jump to my feet.

"Just like always, there are rules. I've only been able to get you this second chance on one condition; if you are not changed by your true love by your new 18th birthday, you will return here and will never be allowed to return to Earth again."

I nodded eagerly, not caring just as long as I got my chance. My grandmother continued, "This is only being allowed because the vampire friends of yours need to know that they do have souls, and that not everyone frowns upon them. You will be returned to somewhere in the US as a 10 year old girl. This means that eight years from January 9th you MUST have been changed. If not… well, you know the consequence."

I nodded vigorously. "Isabella," she said, now in her grandmother mode. "Please be careful. You have no idea where life will take you until your 18th birthday."

"Alright, I promise." As soon as I promised her, she got up and returned to where she had come from. I turned back to the family that I had left behind. "I WILL find you. Please don't leave Forks again." For these few days to come, I would only be able to watch my family as they moved mechanically through life.

Three days later, my grandmother returned. I stood at her arrival. "Is it time?" I asked, hopeful. She nodded. I could barely keep myself from jumping up and down in joy. She filled me in with a few details before speaking to me, once again in her grandmother role.

"Be careful Bella. And remember, you have only 8 years. Make the most of it." With her speech finished, the scene around me blurred and was replaced by a completely different setting. In front of me loomed a large orphanage surrounded by forests. It was currently raining, so I hurried inside to start my new life.

AN: So I actually found the time to begin the sequel! Isn't that amazing?! Well, this week I have 3 days of school plus two days of finals. After that I only have two days for finals and then am done with school until it starts again. Plez review and tell me what you think!