Sorry it took so long for me to post, it's been deranged, (just like me! ..Just kidding... A little... Anyways...) Don't own Twilight, New Moon, ect. But I do own Hannah and Hope and Daphne, as ever. So here's part three, enjoy.

Rebirth Of The Mystery

Part Three: Never Too Late

Even if I say it'll be alright
Still I hear you say you want to end your life
Why can't we try to
Just stay alive
Maybe we'll turn it around
'Cause it's not too late
It's never too late

No one will ever see
The side reflected
And if there's something wrong
Who would've guessed it
And I have left alone
Everything that I own
To make you feel like it's not too late
It's never too late

Even if I say it'll be alright
And still I hear you say you want to end your life
And why can't we try to
Just stay alive
Maybe we'll turn it around
'Cause it's not too late
It's never too late

The world we knew
Won't come back
The time we've lost
Can't get back
The life we had Won't be ours again

This world will never be
What I expected
And if I don't belong

Even if I say
It'll be alright
Still I hear you say
You want to end your life
Now and again we try
To just stay alive

Maybe we'll turn it around
'Cause it's not too late
It's never too late

...It's never too late...

It's not too late
It's never too late

When hope had finished her story, I wasn't sure what to expect. The Cullens were staring motionlessly at her. The moment seemed to last longer than it really did.

I thought to Edward, 'I'm so amazed that Jasper hugged me, I thought...'

I heard Edward laugh at me in his mind. 'Well, you aren't nearly as appealing blood-wise as Bella, and you know we all care about you, we all love Bella, but as you know, she's mine. You, on the other hand, are more of a family pet.'

'Thanks, I think...' I laughed as well, a small smile curling at the edges of my mouth for a moment.

Suddenly breaking the silence, Carlisle clasped his hands together, smiling mildly. "Well, now that that's been settled, let's get to the next order of business." He turned to me, the mild smile fading into a look of slight concern. " What happened to you... when you died?" The Cullens had rerouted their gaze to me, all wearing their own personal expression of curiosity and concern. Yes, what did happen to me?

"Well, time didn't exist, really, every second stretched into an eternity, and every eternity was crushed into a second. And I was floating... without a body, I couldn't...feel anything.. And all around me, it was foggy, and white, and nondescript. Like being frozen in place in the upper atmosphere—in the clouds." I paused, trying to remember. There was something. Something important...

'V... Something with a V... Vol... vulture?...No...Wait...' I struggled to remember. "Volturi. The Volturi." I finally said aloud as my memories suddenly snapped into perfect clarity.

The atmosphere in the room darkened. "I... saw them. They were talking. Caius said, 'Have you heard? One of our little human prospects, the young Hannah girl, has died.' In fact, he didn't sound too nice, or even disappointed about it."

'The ass.' I thought so Edward could hear me, who I could tell was amused at my dislike for the irritable vampire.

"And then Aro said, 'We still have the wonderful Bella girl, as always.'" I paused to for a moment, letting the bitter moment sink in.

" 'Then if Edward does not uphold his end of the bargain within our parameters, we will visit them ourselves, as agreed?' Caius then said, and that's when the... vision, I guess you could call it, ended." I sent a sheepish look to Alice, who gave a small encouraging smile.

Edward's eyes widened just enough for me to notice, the action was so small, I would've missed it if I hadn't payed attention. "That means, then, they definitely aren't just going to let this slide for a few years, they want Bella turned soon, and if she isn't..." he trailed off.

I obliged to continue contritely for him. "If she isn't, they'll come here themselves and who knows what hell will break loose with their arrival, and they'll obviously change her themselves, or kill her. And if they find out that I'm alive now...Well, it wouldn't be too good."

We all exchanged nervous glances.

I just realized something. I didn't know what the date was. What month was it? What about Bella's graduation? "What is the date?" I asked.

"It's Friday afternoon, 3:14 p.m., to be exact," Carlisle said, checking his watch, "It's June 23, and... Bella's Graduation is on Tuesday." He finished solemnly.

Edward glared at the carpet. Bella's graduation was on Tuesday. Edward was still making contingency plans for college, I assumed. And after graduation was when Bella's deal with Carlisle would be put into effect if Bella chose, but as I saw it, Bella wants Edward and not Carlisle to change her, and Edward would only change her if she promised to marry him but Bella is afraid to because of her mother, Renee, so it's come down basically to an impasse, and that's where the situation currently was. Until just recently when we found out the Volturi were going to come here and most likely kill Bella or change her, and if they change her, they may force her to join the Volturi. That's a lot to take in one go. I think my head might pop, but it would be rude to get brain-splatter (nasty, no?) all over their nice, beige upholstery, so I think I might manage.

"I haven't had any visions of them coming just yet." Alice said.

"And if they do, we can beat 'em." Emmet professed, self-assured.

"Emmet," we groaned in unison.

"I'd think it best if we didn't aggravate one of the largest, most powerful vampire covens in the world." I said tactfully. "I'm just saying."

"And with the graduation coming up..." Carlisle trailed off, leaving the rest of us to fill in the multiple blanks.

"Well, it's already been agreed that either way, Bella will be turned soon, either by Carlisle or by Edward, but if the Volturi come early, they won't be happy, and then they'll find me here, and even if I go back home, they'll probably figure out then that I'm alive and human, then go to my home and threaten us with my mother to change me." I tried to untangle the threads of the situation. "But, if I'm a vampire, then they'd have no reason to go to my mother, I hope, but if either one of us—Bella and me—where to be changed at different times, that would be bad."

I paused. "We'd have to be changed at the same time." I concluded.

The Cullens stared at me, some in disbelief, some in uncertainty. Edward glanced at his watch.

"I should go get Bella," he said grimly, "I'll bring her over for a little while. I'll tell Charlie that I'm taking her to go dress shopping with Alice for graduation." He looked to Alice and she nodded in agreement, as did Carlisle when Edward met his gaze.

I began to realize that, soon, I would be changed, if the plan was Cullen-approved. It dawned on me that it would be the most painful, excruciating three days of my life, which wasn't even that long, come to think of it. As I realized it would really happen, I would really go through three days of hell, my pulse started to quicken, earning me a few concerned looks from those around me. I fought back a shiver; I mean, I'd always imagined becoming a vampire, one way or another, but now that it was an impending reality, the prospect was frightening.

For now, all that could be done was to wait, watch, and listen.

The events that may take place in the near future could affect the fate of the world.

Don't mean to sound all dramatic, but really, that's basically what it boils down to.

So, I hope you all enjoyed part three, sorry, it's a bit shorter than I usually make them, but I thought this'd be a good place to brek off this chapter at. But I have to warn you, I might take a while to post up the next part, I'm getting ready to go back to school, so it's been hectic. And you know the drill, read and review:)