A/N - I am terribly sorry that I did not upload Sunday like I said. I had a family emergency. I will try an upload another Chapter for both stories this week. Enjoy! :)
An ear-piercing scream woke up Charlie Swan from his deep sleep. He jumped out of his bed, grabbed his gun from his night table and ran towards his daughters' room. Charlie threw open the door and found his daughter on the floor, shaking and crying. Charlie put his gun on her night table, making sure to put the safety lock on. He knelt down on the floor, picked her up and cradled her.
"It's okay, Bella." He whispered in her hair as he rocked her, "We are safe, I promise."
Bella shook her head and whispered, "I am never safe, now. I am not safe because of what I am, dad." Bella lifter her face to her fathers, tears stained red. At that sight Charlie's heart broke, a father's job was to keep his daughter safe, but he was failing.
"Bella, we will find help, I promise." Charlie stated making sure his voice was firm so Bella would believe in him.
She shook her head and got up. She picked up her blankets and made her bed. She turned around, "Dad, can we go see them again? I want to see if there is anything we can do about…this thing…" Bella pointed at her head, signaling that this was the 'thing' see was talking about. Charlie nodded his head, grabbed the gun and headed towards his room to get dressed.
They better be able to help us. Charlie stated to himself.
Bella stood at her window, looking at the forest and thinking about her life. As long as Bella could remember she had this…gift…that always seemed to keep her and her father on the run. This 'gift' always made Bella feel like an outcast, she could not help it. Bella remembered the first time her 'gift' made an appearance.
Bella was in fifth grade and playing on the playground with her friends. Bella kicked the ball to her friend, Sarah, but it missed and hit an eighth grader. Bella froze, the ball hit the bully of her school, and she was in for it. The older kid, John, turned around angry. He charged Bella and Bella shielded herself to prepare for the punches she was going to receive. However, the punches never came. She heard other kids scream around her and she moved her arms down.
Bella could not believe the sight. John was floating in the air, face pointing up towards the sky, and face filled with pain. He let out a blood curdling scream and the scared Bella, she stepped back and John fell to the ground with a thud. Bella cried as the teachers grabbed her and took her to the office. What happened? Bella thought to herself that day.
A few years later, Bella found out what 'gift' she had.
A knock at Bella's door pulled her back to reality. She turned her head to see Charlie standing there with a smug smile on his face. She was ready to meet the man that was trying to help her.
It was a long drive to Seattle, Washington from their house. Bella did not mind the long car ride; she just did not like the sleep that over took her every time.
Bella opened her eyes and she was not in Charlie's car anymore, she was in the beautiful meadow that she comes to hate. Bella trailed around the meadow, scanning the whole area to make sure she was safe. Bella use to love the beauty of this place but since that day she come to hate it. She never meant to hurt anyone.
Bella made her way through the meadow and deeper into the forest. She walked, taking in the beauty of the forest. Bella stopped when she cleared the forest and was in someone's back yard. Bella looked at the house in front of her.
It was four stories tall, the side she was facing was all glass. The other sides of the house were all made of stone it was a beautiful house. She could just barely make out people in the house. They seemed to notice someone staring into the house; Bella crouched down hiding behind a bush. They all came to the window and scanned the area, when they all moved Bella saw a figure on the couch that everyone was crowded around. Bella recognized the figure, she gasped. Everyone at the window looked to where Bella was hiding, they found her.
Bella stood up, turned to make a run for it but was stopped by someone standing in front of her. Bella cringed back, she knew him. He was a very large man; it looked like he worked out every day. He was very pale with dark brown almost black hair with those golden topaz eyes; she remembered them.
The man reached out, so fast Bella saw his hand as a blur as he grabbed her neck. He lifted her up off the ground with her gasping for breath and scratching at the man's hands. The man's eyes turned dark, like he was planning something horrible. Nothing happened as she scratched at the man's hands, they were so cold and hard as stone.
Bella felt her whole body tingle. She knew what was happening. Her whole body went cold and she did not feel the need to breath. Bella felt a growl come out of her mouth and brought her foot up, very fast, to the man's face. He stumbled back and dropped Bella to the ground; she landed quietly on her feet, crouched down.
Oh my… Bella thought to herself as she felt her eyes get wide. No, not again… Bella stood up, ready to make a run for it.
"Stop," A strong voice said behind her. Bella stopped and turned around. She was met with four people, all very beautiful. The voice belonged to a young man with blond hair that was gelled back, not in a bad way. They all had pale skin and golden eyes. Bella did not know what was happening here.
"You are the one from the meadow…" The other man said, he also had blond hair but stood in a rigid position.
"What are you…" A small girl with pixie like brown hair said. Her eyes searched Bella. The girls' eyes went blank and she gasped. Those people where around her, holding her and saying her name, Alice. When she came too she walked past the people and very close to Bella.
Bella straightened up, not knowing what was going to happen. Alice looked at Bella, "You can help him." She stated.
Bella looked at the girl confused, someone went to grab Bella but Alice stopped him or her, "Do not touch her, she is something special. Alice waved for Bella to come with her. Bella followed with everyone behind her, she had no clue what was going on.
Bella entered the room where everyone was gathered earlier. There on the couch was the man she hurt the other day, Bella stepped back. She was so upset about that, seeing his beautiful face morph into such pain hurt her.
Alice pulled a chair out for Bella and put it right next to the man, "Sit." Bella did as she was told, not wanting to burst here like she did in the meadow.
Bella looked at the man, examining his beautiful features. She wanted to run her hands through his copper hair, but she held herself back. She noticed that the man's chest did not move up and down, did she kill him?
Alice kneeled next to Bella and put her hand on her jeans, making sure not to touch Bella's skin. Bella looked at her. "You have the power to make him better, Bella. Please." Alice's eyes begged Bella, "We cannot lose him, Bella. Please."
Bella looked back to the man, she scooted forward on the chair. Bella did not know what she was doing but she tried her best. She put her hands on either side of the man's face. She closed her eyes and took a deep breath.
Behind Bella's eyelids she saw multiple lines twist and turn. Like they were leaving her and entering the man. Everyone gasps made Bella open her eyes to look at the man.
His eyes fluttered and Bella took her hands away quickly. He opened his eyes, now black, and turned his head towards Bella. His eyes widened and next thing Bella knew she was on the floor. The man, baring his teeth, and growling at her, was holding her down.
Everyone was trying to pull the man off her, yelling his name. Edward Cullen is what they called him. His face came closer to Bella, "I will finish you off." He growled. Opening his mouth wider, Bella turned her face, showing him her neck. She closed her eyes.
Bella jolted awake in the car by Charlie saying her name. She rubbed her eyes and smiled at him. Charlie smiled back at her and got out of the car, they were here. Bella pulled down the visor to look in the little mirror at her neck. There was nothing there.
"I really need to stop." Bella told herself as she got out of the car.
