Celestial Bodies

A/N: This story begins in New Moon, but I will change the timeline to after 2015. All characters are owned by SM.

Chapter 1 "All We Know"

No more tears fell as I stood in the forest wondering if He really did leave me. Was this a nightmare? Or did everything that had happened since moving to Forks was just one long day dream starring a mythological teenager named Edward? I pinched myself. "Ow." Shit, this is real. I looked down at my wrist to check if the bite James inflicted on me only a few months ago was still there. Yep, still not a dream. His words replayed in my mind on a continuous track, each sentence a deep wound. "You're not good for me, Bella." SLICE. "My world is not for you." SLICE. "Bella, I don't want you to come with me." SLICE. "You're human- your memory is no more than a sieve." SLICE. "My kind… we're very easily distracted." Kill Shot. He had me pinned, body sliced and splayed like a frog on a dissection board. His words like an insecurity-seeking missile and damn did that missile do its job. Emotionally destroyed enough for two lifetimes, I laid on the cold, wet ground. I became one with the mud and leaves. I prayed to whoever the hell was out there to let me cease to exist. The universe could just suck me up and shoot my mass out all over creation. I was done. I was slowly absorbed into the Earth for minutes, hours, eternity? Who knows.

"Bella?"

A deep voice penetrated my earthen cocoon. Maybe if I didn't move.

"Have you been hurt?"

Only my entire being. Thanks for asking. I answered in my head. Instead, like a true lady, I let out a soft grunt. Warmth surrounded me as Sam picked me up. He walked for what seemed like hours until we reached the clearing that contained my father's home. Passed from his arms to Charlie's, I was laid onto the couch to be examined by Dr. Gerandy.

"She's in shock." I heard Dr. Gerandy announce to Charlie. The shadows in my vision, which I guessed were people, soon began to funnel out of Charlie's house. When the door finally closed, I abruptly sat up and shuffled to the only bathroom in the house. Stripping down, I jumped into the shower to rinse down the last bit of my cocoon down the drain. The scalding water only reddened my skin, but it didn't warm my broken soul. He had punched right into my chest and yanked the still beating muscle from it's home. I knew that I would never be the same from this moment forward.

Days turned into weeks and weeks turned into months while I went robotically through my daily duties. School, work, cook, clean, sleep. Wash. Rinse. Repeat. It was a few more days before school let out for Christmas Break. Currently, I was on the 'getting ready for school' part of my robotic cycle.

Knock, Knock

"Well that's new," I thought to myself. I heard muffled greetings and the clicks of someone wearing high heels on the stairs.

"Isabella?" Before I could even answer Renee walked into my room. Wide eyed, I stared at my mother. Finally gathering myself, I muttered, "Mom, what are you doing here?"

"I came to take you home, Bella."

"No."

"No?"

"Mom, my home is here now."

Charlie now stood at the opening of my room. Charlie Judas Fucking Priest. I thought we had an understanding? We had shared the same pain. He was left just as I was. Why would Charlie throw me to the wolves? I guess chihuahua? Yeah, that a more apt animal for my mother. Wild. Loud. Short attention span. Yep, chihuahua. How could he do this to me?

"Bells?" my father's gruff voice sounded out. No response; I just stared at him. Judas just gave Renee a look and a tilt of the chin. My mother excused herself and I was left with the betrayer.

"I will not allow you become me, Bella. Please understand. I love you and want more for you." A silent tear slid down his face. I watched as it fell from his cheek onto to bedroom floor.

"I want you to heal. I want you to leave Forks and all the bad memories it holds for you. Please, for my sake, go with your mother and start over."

All my anger against Charlie disappeared, but the hurt was still there. It hurt to leave the comfort of my solitude. I strode up to my dad and gave him a hug. I could feel the tension leave his body. The slight quivering of his chest was the only reason I knew he was silently crying. Unhurried, Charlie let me go and departed from my room only glancing back once. I walked over to my closet and began packing. After a few minutes, I heard Renee enter my room.

"Oh Honey, you will just love it in Atlanta! We will leave as soon as you get out for winter break. "

"Atlanta?!" I replied confused.

"Isabella, have you not been reading my emails? Phil got traded to the Braves! Can you believe it?! Well, He's on the expanded roster, but it's a foot in the door!"

"Atlanta?!" I exclaimed to myself. Peaches. Traffic. Rednecks. Humid. Heat. Sun. Somewhere He would never exist.