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Chapter Three

Bella's POV.

I was startled awake by a loud, snapping sound, and then hit with a surge of pain in my chest. Looking up I see Victoria smiling down on me, while pressing her foot down on my rib cage. Suddenly, I remembered what had happened, that it was not just a horrible nightmare. Today was day two, I thought to myself.

The burning through my veins was still just as strong as before, but I had more pressing matters, like my rib cage constricting my lungs. I tried to roll over, only to have Victoria press down even harder, causing me to cry out in pain. Seeing that I was in agony only caused her to laugh even harder.

"My, my, my, that must really hurt." she sung, releasing her foot off of my chest.

"You are a horrible monster! You will end up paying for this." I whimpered, trying to crawl away. Only to have her grab my hair and spin me around. Laughing, she began to punch and beat my face, as well as the rest of my body.

Feeling myself slipping back into the darkness, I began to cry out, for Edward, for Alice, for any of them to help me. With no reply, I welcomed the blackness to consume me.

Edward's POV.

I felt absolutely atrocious about leaving Bella without a word, tricking her into thinking we would meet her at graduation. Its been nearly two days and I already feel like running back to her and begging her for forgiveness.

When we arrived in Denali only two days ago, my family could sense the emotions running through my body. They had decided to go on a long hunt, dragging me with them in hopes to cheer me up. But they didn't understand. Nothing would ever make me happy again. Only my Bella and I no longer had her.

I had to leave, I just couldn't bring myself to changing her like I had promised her. I knew she would be so disappointed in me she would leave me. I couldn't bare to see the hurt and dissatisfaction in her eyes, then to have her blow up at me. She wouldn't understand that I just couldn't bring myself to damn her to this eternity, as a monster.

I sighed as we were running through the forest, heading for a favorite spot of ours, nearly a day away from Denali even with our speed. Looking around and seeing the details of the forest, which would only be blurs to a human at this pace, seemed to ease my mind a little.

Just as began to relax a little, Alice stopped in her tracks, causing me to knock into her. I growled out in frustration as we rolled over the forest floor. Finally, stopping up against a tree, I turned to Alice.

"What the hell was that about? You could have at least given me some warning." I said annoyed. Alice was still on the ground though, her eyes in the back of her head. Knowing she was having a vision, I called for Jasper.

He was there in an instant. Kneeling by his wife's side, you could see he was stressed. She still had not come out of her vision and they were never this long. She seemed to be in pain.

"Carlisle!! Carlisle!! Something is wrong with Alice!!" Jasper yelled, anguish showing clean through.

Both Carlisle and Esme appeared beside Jasper. Alice must have been blocking me because I couldn't read what she was seeing. Carlisle leaned down just as Alice gasped and her eyes flew open.

"We have to get to Forks!", she exclaimed shakily, jumping up from the ground.

"Alice, what did you see?", I asked just as Jasper opened his mouth.

She looked at me with a pleading look. It couldn't have been that bad. Unless, it was about Bella. BELLA!

"Alice, what did you see?!? Was it Bella? Answer me!!", I thundered, taking a step towards her, only to come face to face with Jasper.

"Calm down Edward.", Jasper said firmly, sending waves of calm over me. They did little to help.

"Alice, please tell us what you saw.", Carlisle said calmly. Alice looked at me, finally letting down her barriers.

I was engulfed in her vision, Bella was in our house, seeing everything gone. Her face was torn between devastation and anger. She looked up the stairs, something had made a noise. She went upstairs, ending up in my room. She walks to the closet, just as Victoria lunges out, knocking Bella back.

The vision begins to jump around. Bella trying to run. Victoria throwing her at the wall. Bella calling for me to help her, for Alice, for anyone. Ear shattering breaks as Victoria snaps her arm. Victoria leaning down and sinking her teeth into Bella's neck.

Then it was over. I snarled, falling to my knees . How could I have been so selfish to leave her alone again. She needed me and I knew that. I looked to Alice, she was shaking, I had no idea what to do.

"We have to get to Forks.", I whispered.

"We're too late.", Alice sobbed into Jasper's shoulder.

"No we are NOT!", I roared. "Don't ever say that. We can get there, leave now and we'll make it! We can save her!"

"Edward, what has happened?", Esme asked, trembling.

I looked to Alice to explain. Her eyes caught mine and I pleaded with her to say it. She didn't look like she was going to tell them but then spoke up.

"Victoria has Bella, at our house. She has bitten her, but she's not done. She's beating and breaking her." Alice replied, defeated.

"No.", Emmett and Jasper both whispered.

Esme began to sob just as Rosalie fell to her knees, tearlessly sobbing. Emmett comforted her, as did Carlisle for Esme.

"How long do we have?", Carlisle murmured.

"Were you not listening!?! I said we're too late!!! It's done! She'll wake up tomorrow a vampire, only to have Victoria kill her no doubt!", Alice howled, turning to Edward. "We should have never left! But YOU had to have it your way, again! Now our Bella was left alone to fight off Victoria, which she couldn't possibly do without us! You selfish bastard!!"

They were shocked. Never had Alice lost her temper. Now she was up in my face. I was obviously wallowing in guilt and turmoil.

"Alice, that is enough!!! Leave Edward alone, it's not his fault!!" Carlisle spoke, authority ringing out. Alice, however, was already past being able to calm down.

She turned onto him. Eyes pitch black, almost too black even for a vampire.

"Don't you dare tell me what to do! This is just as much yours and Esme's fault as it is Edward's", she yelled back venomously.

"Our fault?!?", they both asked appalled.

Before Alice could answer, Rosalie had pulled herself away from Emmett and spoke.

"It was you who made us leave! We told Edward we wouldn't do that to Bella, not again. But you two, you two said we are a family and a family sticks together!!" she bellowed fiercely. " 'We never abandon our family.' is what you said!! But you have forgotten, Bella was just as much our family as I am, as Edward is to you!" Her steam was wearing off as she continued.

Looking at Esme she tiredly said, " You've done just what you said not to. You've abandoned your daughter, the most vulnerable person in our family. When she needed us the most and depended upon us the most, you forced us to turn our backs on her. Look what it's done. Bella is going to die, just because your dear Edward couldn't grow some balls and change her!"

Both Carlisle and Esme were stunned. "What have I done?" Esme whispered, visibly shattering on the inside. Carlisle couldn't even speak.

Alice was looking at Rosalie with a proud gleam in her eyes and understanding.

My family was falling apart because of me. Alice and Rosalie were right, I had been selfish.

"We have to get to Forks." I whispered.

Carlisle and Esme gave me looks of sympathy and guilt.

"There isn't anything we can do." Carlisle replied lightly.

I stood, about to reply, but Rose cut in.

"I, sure as hell am not going to just stand around here and go on with my life knowing I didn't even try." she said determinedly.

"Nor am I." Alice agreed.

With that the two turned and took off in the direction of Forks, closely followed by the rest of the family.

Will they make it in time to save dear Bella's life? You'll just have to wait in see. But poor Bella, I don't know how much more she can honestly endure.