Narrator POV
It had been five months since their abrupt departure from Forks and once again the Cullen clan was all together, minus Edward. They were once again staying with their Denali cousins in Alaska. Emmett and Rosalie had just returned that morning from a trip to Africa and both families were settled in the large family room discussing their various adventures of the past few months. Emmett looked over at Carlisle and asked "Any word on Edward?" "Yes actually" the others had already heard the latest so they paid them no attention. "He is down in Brazil following a new lead on Victoria" Emmett just shook his head and went back to watching the football game on TV.
Alice had done as she had promised and had not been looking into Bella's future or 'keeping tabs on her' as Edward had put it, so when the vision of Bella jumping off of a cliff came to her it was a shock. One minute she was watching Jasper and Esme play chess and in the next moment she was on her feet screaming "Bella, No!" Jasper was at her side instantly while everyone else froze and stared at her. Carlisle was the first to question her "What is it, what did you see about Bella?" Alice just stared blankly for a moment and then with a tearless sob said "She…she's dead…" A mixture of sorrow and disbelief filled the Cullen's faces, for the daughter and sister they had lost. The Denali's felt sympathy and sadness for the would-be cousin they never got to know but heard much about. Even Rosalie was crying into Emmett's chest. Rosalie had not openly admitted it but Bella had started to grow on her and she had really started to miss her, even if she was just a Human. Emmett was just as upset and sad, he had lost the girl that he had started to see as his little sister.
Carlisle put his arms around Esme; who was sobbing, turning back to Alice he spoke again "What exactly did you see" Alice; who was sobbing in Jasper's arms, looks back at Carlisle and said "She was standing on a cliff…overlooking the ocean. She said something about Edward wanting her to be Human…she said goodbye to all of us one by one and that she still loved us…even if we did not love her…and then she...she jumped. She killed herself. She killed herself thinking we no longer loved her" Alice sobbed even harder.
Everyone was stunned, not just because she killed herself but because she killed herself believing that we no longer loved her. "How could she ever believe that…she was like family, she was family" Esme said with a tearless sob. "Edward" Emmett growled "It had to be whatever he said to her when we left" Carlisle look over at Emmett and said "We don't know if that's true or not. Alice, are you sure there is nothing else? Do you see her resurfacing from the water at all?" Alice's eyes go blank for a moment then she shakes her head "Nothing, she's just…gone"
Jasper; who so far had remained silent, asked "What about the timing? Are you sure it had already happened?" Once again Alice's eyes went blank as she focused on the vision searching for anything that would indicate if it had already happened or when it would happen. With a shake to her head she said "It has not happened yet, but there is no time to stop her. She is already making her way to the cliff, she will be there in 5 minutes."
"Is there nothing we can do" Rosalie said. "We can be there for Charlie. He has always been kind and supportive towards us" Carlisle said and everyone nodded in agreement. "What about Edward?" Esme asked. Carlisle was first to answer "It would be best if he did not know what has happened until we see Charlie and even then he should be told in person. There is no telling what his reaction will be. The loss of one's mate it said to be unbearable."
"When do we leave?" Emmett asked. "Right now" Carlisle said before turning to their Denali cousins and saying "I'm sorry for us having to leave so abruptly, but this is something we must do. If Edward contacts any of you or shows up tell him that we have all gone back to Forks, but do not tell him or let him know what has happened" Tanya was the one to respond "There is no reason to apologize Carlisle, we are so sorry for your loss. And of course we will relay your message to Edward if he contacts us" With a final nod Carlisle led Esme out the Door and into the waiting car. Even though they all knew that she would be gone by the time they arrived, they would go as fast as they possibly could.
