A/N: Clarification: Bella isn't getting visions of Alice. Bella is tapping in and out of Alice's mind. I'm trying to be original so I'm not sure if Alice will be able to see the future or not. Feel free to suggest powers.

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Chapter 2

BPOV

I stared longingly out of the barred window of my 'room'. Why was it even barred? It's not like I could try to even cut through them with anything with out any of them hearing me.

Charlie taught me to never try to escape unless you know you can get out. Well he didn't teach me that I just remembered him telling me about a kidnapping case.

...I can't believe how fast he contracted the virus. Carlisle did all he could to save him but in the end he had to shoot him and put him out of his misery.

I blinked my eyes trying to stop the tears I knew were coming. I couldn't cry about his loss any longer...

Yes, I missed him dearly but I didn't want him back. He was safe from this hell hole and if he were here he'd be trapped here with me unhappy.

I felt a few tears cascade down my face as I thought about my mother.

Edward left for Florida a few weeks into the pandemic to find and retrieve her body, even if she had became infected so I could have closure but her scent lead to a trail where it just up and disappeared. He said she was possibly alive since nothing like that has happened to him before.

I wiped my face. I didn't want to cry about the unknown.

I tried thinking about life before the 'Zombie Apocalypse', the so called happy times when I thought about someone I hadn't thought about since way before the pandemic, Jacob.

Was he infected? Was he dead? Was he alive?

The questions were pointless to think about since I'd never find out but I couldn't help but wonder. ..If he was alive he would've been here to rescue me a long time ago.

If I ever got out of here I could go to La Push to find all the answers I needed.

If he was alive, he could have me if he wanted. I could try to love him. Hell, if I knew Edward was going to be like this I honestly would've given Jake a chance.

What was I thinking? Edward would never let me leave. He'd make some self-righteous speech about how he was protecting me then keep me locked down here.

I knew I could never be truly happy with Jacob but I knew if it was just us two and Edward wasn't in the picture he'd never leave me alone about not being with him. If being with him meant I was free and survived then so be it.

..Even if I did leave, how would I protect myself? What if Jacob was dead?

I barely knew how to work a gun, I was clumsy, and I couldn't fight for my life.

...Maybe Carlisle could help me. Maybe he wouldn't put his son first for once.

I decided to push off talking to Carlisle because I didn't even know how to go about it and grabbed my keepsakes box I kept under my bed.

I opened the box and took out a sharp knife that came with the last good meal I had, steak.

If Edward really loved me as much as he said he did, then if I threatened him with my life he should let me go. I wouldn't bluff either. I was tired of living down here.

I sighed, put the knife away, and took out my picture album. Charlie and Renee would want me to fight. They were what was keeping me going for so long. Well that and the hope that I wasn't the last human on earth.

As I was going through the pictures I some how blacked out and ended up seeing through the person eyes I had seen through the other day.

They were in a mall going through the stores grabbing everything in sight.

"Al! You see any smokes?"

The person I assumed to be Al looked around before yelling back.

"No, sorry Red."

Was that a girls voice? No way a girl killed all of those infected yesterday.

As they left the mall something caught my attention, the book store. It wasn't just any book store, it was the family owned book store that I was almost molested in front of.

These people were in Forks!

My vision went slanted as the person suddenly fell to the ground.

"Al? You okay?"

"No.. I feel something. Someone is watching me."

My head started throbbing in agony as I was pushed out of Al's mind.

Maybe I should tell Carlisle about this and then we could find and help them. How have they survived so long? Maybe they were law enforcement or some or trained group.

I'd be better off going with them in a world full of zombies than trapped here with these vampires.. My family.

Not like they'd ever come close to here. They're probably sticking to the cities anyway... Well if they did come here Carlisle couldn't keep them against their will and maybe I could go with them.

Stop dreaming Bella

My head started pounding twice as bad as before but instead of seeing what Al saw nothing happened except I started feeling really paranoid like someone was watching me.

I stared out the barred window but no one was there. I felt extremely uncomfortable to the point where I wanted even a blood thirsty vampire to be in the room.

I got off of my bed and walked to the intercom, the only way I could communicate from the basement seeing as they locked me down here to protect myself from them which was honestly completely unnecessary since they could barge down here with our a seconds notice.

"Carlisle can I talk to you?"

He was down in a few seconds holding a clipboard.

"Are you okay? Are you experiencing any side-affects?"

I shook my head. Of course he'd jump to the conclusion that this was about the antidote and side affects. Okay even if it was I could still be ticked off about it. I decided not to tell him out of spite.

"I need you to guard your thoughts," He cocked an eyebrow before nodding.

"I can't stay here any longer, even your control is lapsing. Could you help me? Get me weapons and stop Edward from locking me in here?"

He didn't even think about it for a second.

"I can't let you leave. You technically are an experiment and Aro would kill us all and then kill you."

I glared at him.

"So you weren't even trying to help me?! I was just a test subject! And you're still working for Aro after what he's done to the world!"

"I have no other choice. I'm sorry I can't let you go."

I started pacing back and forth. I did not hear one ounce of sorrow in his firm voice.

"You're going to kill me eventually. Either way he's going to be mad."

Carlisle again didn't look to be absorbing anything I was saying.

"I can't. I'm sorry."

What happened to the Carlisle I knew? I swear if the occurred a year ago I wouldn't even had to have had this conversation.

But since I was having no luck, I'd have to find my own way out...

"You say I'm not a prisoner, can you at least keep the basement door unlocked? You'll get in either way and it'll make me feel better."

He looked at me suspiciously but nodded.

"Don't try to escape. It's pointless."

I nodded in agreement and he left without any other words.

How was I going to escape fast enough to get to those people?

A/N: Thoughts? Also there will be an explanation on Carlisle's behavior a few chapters from now. Any guesses? Review! I respond to them as fast as possible. :)