The Unraveling of it All

Chapter 2:Goodbyes Are Always Painful

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Bella's Point of View

I knew it wasn't going to be that easy, I wasn't going to be able to escape them to save them. I reached for the door handle and started pulling it open then before I knew it Edward slammed it shut Renesmee was hanging off my leg and Emmett was holding my arms behind my back. I lifted my shield, You have to let me go! If I don't go they will come here! Do you want Renesmee's memory gone? Yours? Esme? Carlisle? Let me go and I can save you guys! LET ME GO EDWARD! I love you… please let me go… Edward's teeth were grinding together and that brought my shield back around me.

"Little sister you didn't expect it to be that easy did you?" Emmett chuckled.

"I could only try Emmett."

"Why? Why are you doing this to me?" Edward's broken voice sounded.

"To save you."

"By leaving me?" I could only nod. "That's no savior! Without you there is NO me!" He was so angry I just buried my face in his chest.

"I love you."

His face warmed and after a couple seconds he had calmed down enough to speak. " I love you more."

"Impossible."

I scooped Renesmee up into my arms and looked into Edward's eyes. The words I wanted to say were too hard to say out loud so I thought them to him. Aro always gets what he wants.

"Not this time."

He will destroy our family to get me!

"I won't allow that."

So you can stop the guard?

"Probably not but he will not separate us."

But now he has a weapon that could bring even us down. We wouldn't remember each other. I don't see how I wouldn't remember you but this Alessa could make that possible. I want you to always remember me so you cannot meet her Edward. You just can't.

"I can't… leave you…" He had a broken voice again.

After a few silent moments Carlisle asked, "Son, what have we missed?"

"Bella just mentioned that Aro always gets what he wants and if he wants her he will go through our family to get her. And she doesn't want that happening."

I dropped my gaze so I couldn't meet anyone's eyes.

Minutes by minute it grew more silent until Edward hissed. We all looked at him confused. "Alice why don't you explain this one?"

"Umm… okay. I uhh... just saw something and umm… it's not good."

"You saw me with Aro didn't you?" I could barely say the dreaded words.

"No!" Renesmee gasped.

"It's far worse than that. You will live in Volterra and you will think you belong there. And you will become one with Felix because they have told that that's who you were meant for… And we will lose most of our family in the process. I am so sorry Bella."

"NO! This will not happen! I CANNOT LET IT!" I screamed.

"Bella, love, I will love you forever." Edward was falling apart at the seems.

"Who will be lost Alice?" Esme choked out sobs.

"I'd rather not put a time on anyone's deaths, but only 5 will survive… including Bella."

"Jacob, you are in charge of protecting Renesmee okay?" Edward took the words from my mouth.

"Why does this have to happen?" Rose asked bewildered.

"It doesn't." I said.

Rose's eyes widen and she asked, "how can we stop it?" then after a moment of putting it together she was near hysteria. "You can't do that Bella! We would never ask you to do that! You have to stay here!" Emmett enveloped Rosalie in a hug.

"It'll be alright Rose." He soothed her.

"Yes." I agreed. "It'll be alright if I leave. There are no choices here."

"Stay Bella, please stay," Edward begged me.

"Mommas leaving?" Renesmee was in shock. "No. Why?" She lifted her hand to my face. I saw a picture of us as a happy family then she showed me them without me. The faces in the picture changed. Each face was torn up. I had to take Nessie's hand off my face when I saw Edwards face in the picture.

"You guys will be better off without me."

Jacob laughed a dry laugh then said, "And how is that better. You. Gone. I think everyone in this room will be torn to pieces, Bella. They need you." He looked around the room then corrected his thought. "We need you." He wasn't using the pack plural but the plural he was using was combining wolves and vampires alike.

"He's right." I could barely hear what Edward said. "But that means you can't leave, Bella please, please stay."

Suddenly Edward hissed. Bewildered I looked up into his eyes. He was glaring at Jasper.

"You know that she's right. We will figure out a way to make her remember… if she forgets."

"No…" He wasn't disagreeing anymore, he was trying to stop me even though he knew I needed to go.

Edward's Point of View

I tried not to go down in the deep pit of despair I felt but it didn't work. Next thing I knew Alice had ideas flowing through her head. When she hit one idea I nodded and grabbed Renesmee as she grabbed Bella. With Renesmee in my arms I followed after Alice to the cottage.

Once we were in the cottage she turned to Renesmee. "Can you go get the pictures you drew?"

She nodded, "of course." Anything to help mommy. She jumped down from my arms and danced towards her room. Alice towed Bella into our closet and thought about what to dress her in. I'll need something with pockets… hmm… Oh! There is a trench coat somewhere in here…Ah here it is. Now that skirt, and shirt will look alright and here are those boots.

She put the ensemble together on Bella and when Renesmee brought the pictures she put one in Bella's right boot and the others in hidden pockets in the trench coat. Next she took Bella's wedding ring off and put it in the pocket.

"You think this will work?" I asked trying to sound hopeful.

"It's possible," Her lips pulled into a hard line. " I need you to write a note."

Write everything you can think of that will remind her of us.

I grabbed a pen and a pad of paper from the desk and started scribbling down the note.

What's going on? Bella pleaded.

"Alice explain what we are doing please."

"Certainly. We are getting together everything that we think will remind you of this life. There is a chance that when see the pictures and read the note you will remember everything."

"Like jogging my memory?"

"Exactly."

Why are they doing this to momma?

"Because Aro wants her. And your mom wants to protect us."

But that's not fair. She's ours. She is important to us.

"I know."

What's she saying? Both Bella and Alice asked.

"She's just saying how unfair this is."

"Oh" they both said.

We all headed back for farewells knowing that this would be possibly the last time Bella would remember any of her life. Alice was thinking about how much she will miss her newest sister and Renesmee was still thinking about how unfair this all was ad how much she love Bella. And Bella who was showing me her thoughts was thinking about our honeymoon, and her first days being a vampire. All I thought about was how my life was going to change while my other half was gone. As we stepped through the door very, very sad faces greeted us, already morning the loss.

Jaspers Point of View

As Alice, Edward, Renesmee, and Bella were gone I was judging the moods around me. Poor Esme, she was traumatized. She had already lost a child and almost lost Edward, she didn't need this to happen again.

Carlisle was... for lack of a better word upset. Seeing the look on Esme's face just brought him more down.

Jacob was practically in tears, radiating vengeance. He probably wanted to rip Aro to shreds just like the rest of us.

Rosalie was hysterical. She had just started becoming friends with Bella and now she would lose her.

Emmett was angry. He knew that the Volturi had no right to do this and he wanted a fight.

I used my gift to make them all calm.

"Thank you Jasper." I heard Esme muttered as the sobs quieted.

No more then 10 minutes late the four of them returned. Alice, Renesmee, and Edward were all past traumatized. And Bella I don't know how to describe her mood. She felt almost… reluctant was it? Hmm… that's odd I would imagine fear… not reluctance… maybe she knows something we don't? Edwards low growl cut that thought off before I had given it much thought.

We sat there in silences for two hours before someone got up. But when we all saw Bella get up Emmett and I went to the front door, Edward grabbed her and Rose went to the back door.

"We all agreed I have to leave. I'll be back as soon as I can." Edwards grip on her turned into a hug and then she went to Esme.

"Goodbye Esme, I will always love you." Then she turned to all of us, " I will always love all of you… even when I don't remember I will I promise." She hugged Esme, then Carlisle, Rose, Emmett, Jacob, Alice and me. We all exchanged farewells with her knowing this could be our last chance to do so.

"I am so terribly sorry" I said to her as we exchanged farewells.

"Not your fault," She said then almost smiled.

Lastly she embraced her daughter and husband probably thinking of how much she will miss them and love them as I would if I had to say goodbye to Alice. There was silent sobs coming from everyone as Bella reached the door and turned to us. "Goodbye… I love you." Then she flitted to Edward and kissed him with such passion I had to step back. After kissing Renesmee one last time she zoomed out the door and we all knew that we may never see our Bella again.

Bella's Point of View

That was probably the hardest thing I ever had to do. When I walked out of the door I was leaving my other half behind me. I knew I may never see him again but I had to protect him. As I got on the plane I sobbed my tearless sob and thought about my husband and the family I had to leave behind.

The plane took off and I knew that my life might never be the same again. And I knew that if this did work and I lost my memory my family would do everything to try to make me remember. I had to count on them for that. Without my family, without my Edward I was nothing.

But even knowing this I knew all would be right again. I wouldn't be held captive for the rest of my existence. Something would jog my memory and I would go running home to the family that truly loved me.

Carlisle's Point of View

Watching Bella walk out that door was a lot harder than I would have imagined, for I saw the part of Edward being taken with her. No one in this house would be alright until she was back. I knew Edward could hear my thought so I added, you can't run off and kill yourself this time… she'll be waiting for you and you have a daughter you need to take care of.

"I know. But I just wish we could stop Aro."

Everyone was upset not only that they lost Bella but also they lost part of Edward along with her. He won't be happy until he gets her back and we all knew that.

"Don't worry about me. Worry about Bella." I wasn't sure if he was talking to all of us or just me.

"I'm sorry daddy." Renesmee said then showed Edward something. "We'll get her back right? I miss her already?"

"Me too, Nessie, me too," he managed to say.

Alice gasped and we all turned towards her.

"It… it's going to… work… She will forget us all… I am so sorry Edward truly."

At that moment Edward crumpled in pain and fell to the ground, my own son, and I couldn't do anything to save him, when we lose Bella we will lose him.

I vow I will help you get her memory back. I will do anything to help you. Just say the word.

"Thank you… all of you."

I looked into my oldest sons eyes and I knew I needed to put him back together for without Bella I will never have my son back.

A/N Sorry these are pretty short but I know when I read I don't like reading too much or too little I hope it's the right amount for you guys. I would love to see what you guys think of the story so feel free to review!