Chapter 2- The truth
KPOV
"Bells are you sure you want to tell them?" I asked her.
"What do you mean them? You mean you already told Kale and not us that is so not fair." Derrick whined.
"Yeah what are you hiding from us?" Alexandria demanded from her.
"I need to tell them." She said. She took a deep breath and then started talking.
"We lied to you. I was changed by choice I had begged and pleaded with Kale to change me when I was human. Forks is my home town. You see when I was human I fell in love with a vampire named E-Ed-Edward," She finally choked out his name and then continued, "We both fell in love with one another and I found out his secret. I didn't run from him and our love grew stronger. I went out with them one day and we went to play baseball a group of three nomads came and one of them, James, decided he wanted me, my blood anyways. It was really bad, he tricked me into thinking that he had my mother and I went to him. He hurt me and he bit me. Edward sucked the venom back out and I was saved. Then the next year after an awesome summer his sister Alice decided to throw me a birthday party." She paused again, I could hear the sadness in her voice.
"I got a paper cut and one of the vampires that didn't have much control tried to attack me. Later that week Edward left me. I went into depression because with him went my whole future that I had already planned to have, I was going to become a vampire one way or another. He took my family away. After they left, a while after they left I started hanging out with Jacob Black. He lived on an Indian reservation near Forks, it's called La Push. We always hung out and I was starting to heal. Then I couldn't see him until I could guess what had happened."
"My best friend was a werewolf. It wasn't safe for me to be with him but James' mate Victoria was out for revenge since Edward's family killed her mate. I told Jacob that and he promised to protect me. One day I decided to jump off of a cliff and into the ocean it's called cliff diving. And so Jake had to jump in to save me but Alice, didn't see that and came back. Edward had heard what had happened and thought that I was dead. He ran off to the Volturi to get himself killed. I went with Alice and saved him. He told me that everything that he had said to me the day he left was a lie and that he left to protect me and I believed him."
"We were supposed to get married when it happened again. He left me again three weeks before. He claimed that he didn't want to change me and that I was just another distraction and everything and he was gone, I was heartbroken. All the threats were gone well all except the Volturi who said I was either to be killed or become a vampire because I knew too much. Victoria was dead and that was it. But he left and I grew even more depressed and found Kale who had moved to Forks a few months later. I told him that I knew what he was and forced him to change his diets. At the time he was a human drinker. Then after I trusted him I asked him to change me. And now we are here." She said finishing her story. There was complete silence from all the other cars.
"I swear to god if I ever see this asshole I'll tear him to shreds and Kale can start the fire," Derrick said menacingly.
"Works for me," I answered.
"That's why I am reluctant to move to Forks and to talk about my past it just hurts." Bella mumbled.
"Ok on to better topics," Derrick said.
"What now Der?" Andrew asked him probably rolling his eyes, not that I blame him. Derrick can be such a little kid sometimes.
"I don't know," he stated, "Oh wait let's play a game." He was excited.
"Like what?" Terry asked.
"Or we could sing 99 bottles of blood on the wall," He shouted then proceeded to sing it. We all groaned.
"Hey Der I have a bet for you," Bella said instantly making him shut up.
"Really now and what would this entail?" He asked serious now.
"Let's see if you stay quiet till we get to Forks then I'll pay you 500 bucks and let you pick out the videogames we play for a month without complaining," She said thinking about it. I laughed this was a good idea, Derrick and Bella always played video games but she always put up force fields and chose the game before he could causing him to complain constantly. This could work.
"And if I loose?" He asked.
"I get to pick every videogame we play and you can't," she paused, "complain along with No new video games for that month from anyone and if we do get new games you can't play them."
"Ouch that's harsh," Alexandria said.
"I know," Bella said happily, I knew she was grinning like a maniac. We still had a three hour drive ahead of us before we even made it into Washington then another hour till we made it to Forks.
"Deal," Derrick said proudly, "When does it start?"
"In 3.…2.…1" She said and he was quiet.
"Ah don't you love the silence?" I asked.
"Yup sure do," Andrew said laughing.
"I'm a genius aren't I?" Bella asked.
"Yes of course, Bella the smartest one out there," Terry said sarcastically.
"Bite me." Bella snapped causing us all to laugh.
"Come here and I will," Terry said back.
"Yeah but I bite back and I bite harder." she said snapping her teeth audibly.
"Good point." Terry said. Bella laughed and we did as well. Derrick was still silent.
We all got quiet after that and just kept our thoughts to ourselves. I let my mind wander to what Bella had told everyone it was hard to think that she had been through all that. No wonder she cut herself all the time her life sucked. I hoped that I was helping her now. I thought back to when I was human.
It was really hard on me when I was human because I was just a dork that didn't get to do anything. I was always in trouble and my father beat me. I was changed about 60 years before Bella found me, one of my friends changed me after my father had beaten me so bad that I had almost died. When I woke I ran off, I didn't want to be with them I wanted to be alone so I roamed drinking human blood but I hated it. I felt like I was my father hurting people for what I wanted what I needed. But then Bella showed me a different way and I liked it, it wasn't hard for me to switch diets so I had it down within a few months. Since I changed her we have been together.
I loved her. I really did but she was still hung up on Cullen. I knew that he was her everything she once told me that he was her soul her life. So I've been patient we do have forever. I helped her with everything I could. We made sure to keep her secret and now that she told it I hoped that everyone else could help her too.
"Hey Kale?' Bella called as she sped around everyone up to where I was driving.
"Yeah Bells,"
"While we're here I think you guys should call me Iz or Izzy so that no one knows my name. Everyone used to call me Bella or Bells and I really hate my full name so I think that would be best." she said.
"Ok sure, we can do that." I assured her.
"Mk, hey can you tell me our address I'll go ahead and wait for you guys there I need to think. Is that ok?"
"Yeah sure," I gave her the address and she nodded before taking off on her bike.
BPOV
There I told them. That had to be one of the hardest things I had ever done. I thought a lot about telling them and I knew I would have to one day but it was just so hard to tell them because it was hard to speak about. I just started thinking about how he had left and what he had said.
Flashback
"Bells come on a walk with me?" he asked, of course I couldn't resist what he wanted so I nodded and he took me out to the woods close to where we had gone last time when he had left me the first time.
"What's up Edward?" I asked as I held his hand.
"Bells I can't do this anymore. Listen I just I can't pretend anymore." he started.
"Pretend?" I asked confused.
"Yes I need to stop pretending that I can stay with you, that we can be together. We don't belong we are two completely different people, things. I can't do this it is too hard to be near you anymore I can't pretend, my family can't either. We can't pretend that we all belong together that you belong with us in our family. I mean even Alice sees it now she can see that you don't belong with us with her, with me." He was talking to me tearing my heart to shreds.
"Esme and Alice were the first two that started packing when they heard the news, Emmet isn't even having fun anymore since he has to be careful and all that he can't be himself, Jasper is happy he won't have to struggle with you being around anymore, Carlisle is upset that we impacted your life like that, and Rosalie well she didn't care in the first place. So really everyone is happy to be gone." he continued to tear my heart apart, not even my big teddy bear wanted me anymore.
"I'm sorry I dragged it on this long we are leaving again so this is goodbye I love you Bella but honestly we can't do this anymore. Everyone is gone. Bye Bella live a good life. Be good and stay around for Charlie." he said. The tears in my eyes brimmed over.
"NO!" I almost shouted, "You said that you couldn't leave again. You said that we belonged together."
"Sorry Bella I truly am but we are already gone. I love you." He said, he kissed me softly and then was gone.
"NO I LOVE YOU!! DON'T LEAVE ME AGAIN!!" I shouted after him. I fell to the ground sobbing.
End flashback.
I went back to the house and was a zombie again. Charlie was worried than I met Kale and my life changed again. I wrote a note and ran but then got in a 'car crash' and died. Kale changed me and it was all good. Never killed a human and still wanted to kill him.
I pulled myself out of those thoughts but I was already shaking with tearless sobs. I sped up and made it to the house within an hour. It was beautiful but I didn't really want to look at it but I couldn't help it.
It was a huge white three story house with a big front porch. It was off on a hidden road deep into the forest. The yard was like a large meadow. There was an indoor pool in the back and a large garage for all of our cars.
I sat down on the porch and stayed there not moving for 2 hours until they arrived. My head was in my hands but I could hear the cars approaching from a mile away. I still didn't move. It was so hard to be back.
"Izzy?" Kale asked approaching me.
"yeah?" I answered weakly.
"are you alright?"
"No." I answered.
"What's wrong?" He asked.
"it's so hard being here, on the way in I passed my old house. His house is a few miles east of here, our meadow isn't far either. I can't stand it, it hurts too much!" I explained hiding my face in my arms again.
"Sweetie it's ok. I'm here for you. Bells everything will be ok I promise. I'm here for you no one will ever hurt you at all. I won't let anything." he said.
"It just hurts Kale," I said.
"I know. Come on lets go check out our rooms I'll take you to your floor right now." He said standing, he held out his hand and helped me to my feet. I kept my hand in his as we walked into the great house.
The entryway was white with tiles on the ground and a cherry wood coat rack. There was a small closet for more jackets and it lead to the massive stairway. Off to the left was our livening room which was white, the carpet was white with tan flecks in it. There was a brown leather couch and a few brown leather recliners. The 62" TV was on one of the walls surrounded by our videogame consoles and the games, the DVD's were beside the TV in a dark brown wood shelf and the wood coffee table was perfectly centered in the room.
To the right was the family room that we put my piano and guitar in along with Derricks drums. We had a few chairs in there and a nice table with glass in the middle. Otherwise we never used that room. It lead through to the dining room and kitchen, with all new appliances, that we would never use.
Kale pulled me up the stairs and started pointing out rooms, Derricks and Terry's room, Andrew and Alexandria's room and his room. There was a study for Andrew and an office for any of us when we wanted to use it.
He led me to a door at the end of the hall, he opened it and showed a small staircase. I looked at him confused, he pulled me up them to another door at the top. He opened it to the third story.
"this is your floor Bells it is all yours." He said softly letting me through the door.
It was gorgeous, there was a large open space for a computer and a desk, even a couch and TV if I wanted. There was a wide hallway that went to the left with three doors. The first I opened was a room full of shelves, my library! The second was an art studio and the last was my room.
My room was huge it was white for now but that would soon change. There were two more doors which I assumed were for a bathroom and closet. On one wall there was a large window that took up almost the whole wall. I walked to one door and opened it to a huge closet already full of clothes, probably Terry and Alexandria's doings, luckily they were mainly long sleeved shirts and pants but they still managed to put in some tank tops and corsets. The other door led to a large bathroom, the huge shower was tiled in black and the sink tile was white, the floors were white with a black trim. It was beautiful with a nice big tub with jets. I smiled and turned to Kale.
"Thank you, thank you , thank you!" I shouted launching myself into his arms. He laughed and wrapped his arms around me.
"Your welcome." he breathed into my ear sending shivers down my spine, that was new.
"Why did you give me a whole floor?" I asked.
"because I thought you would have a hard enough time and your room was always so cramped before that we all decided that you deserved this." He murmured still having his arms around me.
"Thank you,"
"Your welcome. And we left your rooms blank so that you could decorate them as you pleased, we also enrolled us in high school. You and Derrick are siblings and Terry, and Alexandria are sisters, and me and Andrew are brothers, Does that sound ok?"
"Yeah, come on lets go down and help them unload before they break our stuff." I said laughing, I took off down the stairs pulling him behind me. Sure enough I found one of my easels in pieces and one of Kales as well.
"Damn it you guys why do you always break the easels?" I asked.
"It could've been your favorite guitar. That was next." Derrick said. I growled at him glaring.
"Watch it." I said as I started helping unload. Kale was grumbling under his breath as he helped. We were done and had everything put away within an hour.
I walked up to my room and logged onto the internet. I went through and started looking for furniture to buy. There was a knock at the door.
"Come in," I called. Kale poked his head in.
"Hey Izzy, what's up?" He asked coming in and sitting beside me on the floor.
"I'm looking for furniture." I answered as I went back to my black notebook computer.
"Oh want some help?" He asked.
"Sure, I'm looking for a couch, a bed, sheets, pillows, a desk, TV, TV stand, just anything that would work. Oh and thanks to Derrick a new easel." I said, I heard Derricks laughter coming from downstairs.
"Yeah we'll order two easels since mine is gone too." Kale said leaning closer with one arm propped up behind me to hold himself up.
We spent the next two hours online getting everything that we needed. I got a lot of black like always but this time I decided to make my library navy blue. I got a black leather couch, a mahogany four poster king size bed, a mahogany dresser, desk, TV stand, bedside table, vanity, and coffee table. I acquired two navy blue bean bag chairs and a navy blue recliner for my library, two 36" TV's for my main room and my bedroom. A black comforter and sheet set, lamps and a few new easels for me and Kale. Once finished I turned off my computer and turned to Kale.
"Thanks for your help." I said softly.
"Anytime Bells" he said back.
"lets go get some paint for my rooms, will you help me paint them, or do you think I should keep them white?" I asked his opinion.
"um why not do the walls black with a few white designs and then leave the ceilings white?" he suggested.
"K, will you help me?" I asked.
"Always"
"Cool come on" I said getting up leading him to the garage. "We can even take your bike, we'll double."
"Yes!" He shouted pulling me to his black bike. I laughed and grabbed my helmet and leather jacket as we passed my bike. He got on and I mounted behind him. I wrapped my arms around his waist and laid my head on his shoulder. I heard him sigh and he kicked on his bike.
He drove quickly and we got what we wanted and got home within an hour. We carried everything to my room and I laid the plastic on the floor to keep from spilling the paint. Kale pulled off his shirt, he claimed that it was just so that no paint would get on it but I believed that it was because he liked to show off his muscles. I pulled off my long-sleeved shirt and just wore my white cami. I decided that since I Kale already knew about my cuts that I may as well get comfortable enough to paint in one of my not so nice shirts.
We painted my room quickly when I turned around with my paint brush in hand I turned into Kale and spread the paint all over his chest. I giggled and painted over his abs. He glared at me and took his paint brush and pulled it down my arm.
AN: I'll stop it there not really a cliffy but I felt like I needed to at the time!! I'll update ASAP!
