Chapter 3 - Forgotten

Edward's Point of View

I had Bella, again.. but she doesn't remember me. She looked stunning. She always did. The transformation did nothing but made it even more prominent in her features. I wish I could tell her how sorry I am, how horrible I feel for lying to her.

I wanted so much to hold her back in my arms. If only she remembered me. It still confused us all when we realized that Bella remembered nothing of us. She only remembers Alice and Jasper. They were also quite confused as to why she only remembers them.

Carlisle was wondering why Bella doesn't remember anything about vampires and werewolves, but she remembers who Alice and Jasper are. Esme was just glad to have her other daughter back. Rosalie felt guilty for mistreating her before. She found this as an opportunity to have a fresh start with her. A fresh start. She wouldn't remember anything about me, about us. I just got my angel back and she doesn't even know my name. She wouldn't even believe us when we told her she was a vampire.

It took some time for her to finally accept it. I wish I could've been there for Bella, if only I were there to protect her, to be by her side, none of this would've happened. I would've killed Victoria when she came for Bella, I could've kept her safe. The fact that she lost her memory is still a mystery, though. Maybe she hit her head when Victoria left her in the river. Carlisle thought. He was already in his study. Everyone else was out of the room, except for me and Bella. Alice hoped it would help her remember me. I hoped so too. We were just standing there. The silence was very disturbing. I finally spoke up. "Come one. We should get going."I said.

I absentmindedly took her arm. Her arm jerked away from mine. When I realized what I just did, I quickly let go. I felt an electric current run through my body when we touched. I felt hurt and rejected at first, but then understanding washed over me as I remembered that she doesn't know me. anymore. "Sorry." I said.

I put my hands in my pockets from that moment on to prevent me from making more mistakes again. I nodded to the forest. "Are we going to take a car or something?" she asked. She was still the same Bella we all knew. Always curious. I smiled. "No, we're gonna run." I said matter-of-factly. She looked at me as if I were speaking some sort of alien language. Eventually, she nodded. At least she still somehow trusted me. I started running. I slowed down a little for her. She looked so happy.

Then, after a couple of seconds, she stopped. Her eyes closed and she fell to the ground. I turned around and knelt by her side. I started shaking her, but she wouldn't respond. She was so still. "Bella?" I asked, panic taking over. I tried again. "Bella?" She opened her eyes. "Bella? Bella! Are you okay?" I asked. She began standing up so I helped her.

"Yeah, I just blacked out. I remember now who was James and Victoria. I also remember someone named Laurent." she suddenly said. "Yeah, Laurent was a part of Victoria and James' coven. He's gone now." I said, still confused. "Yeah. A bunch of wolves dragged him into the forest." She said. How does she remember all this but not remember me?

I was hoping she would remember me someday. "Bella, what else do you remember?" I had to try to ask her. I had to know if she remembered anything about us. "All I remember is that you and your family were in this clearing playing baseball. Then they came. Then I saw James and me in a ballet studio. He bit me."

She looked at her arm. She gasped when she saw James' bite mark on it. "Anything else?" I asked. I sounded so desperate, but I didn't care. I couldn't bare the thought of me having to lose Bella forever. She was quiet for a while. "Oh yeah, then a person.. I don't know what it was but it came through a window and killed James, then everything went black." I fell silent. She didn't even remember the times I saved her life. "Edward?" she asked. "Edward, what's wrong?"

I just shook my head. I didn't want to pressure her into remembering anything, after all I've put her through. "Nothing, let's go. You should really hunt." I said as I noticed the shadows under her eyes. We started running again. She was almost as fast me. We were running side by side. She looked stunning. We stopped in the middle of a clearing. "Now, take a deep breath. What do you smell?" I asked her.

She closed her eyes, then she took a deep breath. She opened them again. "I smell blood. and I can hear a bunch of heartbeats coming from there." She pointed to the other side of the clearing, there was a river and a herd of deer were drinking from it. "Yes, now all you have to do is let your instincts take over. I'll be over there if you need me." I pointed to the other side of the clearing.

"Okay." With that, she sped off towards the river. I sighed. I miss my Bella. I ran towards the other side. I spotted a mountain lion just over the mountains. I ran as fast as I could. I spotted him and then I fell into a crouch. I killed the lion easily and drained it from its blood. I ran back to the clearing where I left Bella. I saw her sitting on a rock, looking thoughtful.

"Are you done?" I asked. Her clothes were clean and she didn't smell like blood. "I don't want to drink blood." She looked disgusted. "What? What do you mean you don't want to drink blood? You should be thirsty." I said. "The smell is revolting." She said. "Can we go home now?" She asked. That sort of makes sense, as a human, Bella couldn't stand the smell of blood. Maybe we should ask Carlisle about this first. "Okay, but you'll have to hunt sooner or later." I said.

"Okay." she sighed. We began taking off into the forest. We finally reached the house. We went into the living room. Everyone was watching TV. "Carlisle? Can I talk to you about something?" What about? He thought. "It's about Bella." I said. "What about me?" she asked, confused. "You can't stand the smell of blood and that's not normal for a vampire. "Oh." was all she said. Everyone else in the room looked shocked. "What do you mean you can't stand the smell of blood?" Emmett asked. "I don't know. The smell of it just grosses me out." She shrugged.

"Whoa. Weird." Emmett said. This is weird. Even for Bella. Bella just stuck her tongue at him. Emmett just laughed. "Aren't you thirsty at all?" Carlisle asked. "A little, I think. I'm not sure, though."She answered. "Bella, love, you should really hunt." I told her. Oh God. I hadn't realized what I just called her. She stared at me in shock. A few seconds passed. "I know we used to be together before, Edward." she said my name as if it were a stranger's name.

"But, I don't remember anything from that time. I don't think we can ever be together if I don't even remember who you are." she said. She looked like she would have cried if she could. I felt my silent and dormant heart break. "I'm really sorry." she said. I just stood there. I looked at her. Her eyes were filled with sadness and pity.

"I have to go now. I'm going to go try hunting now." she said, and left. We all just stood there. Poor Edward. Esme thought. This is all my fault. If I had just stayed with her. Now, I have to face the consequence. I've lost Bella, and I might never get her back. "This is all my fault." I said. I went to my bedroom. I pulled out my wallet from my pocket. I got the bottle cap that Bella left on the table when she first said 'yes' to me.

I just played with the bottle cap for I don't know how long. Alice knocked on my door. Edward, can we talk? Alice asked. "Sure." I mumbled. Bella's out hunting. She finally found the courage to drink blood. Alice said. I just nodded. She still loves you, you know. Deep down there, she still remembers you. "How can you be so sure? You can't even see her future anymore." I said. "I may not be able to, but I'm not stupid. I know how strong your love is. She'll remember you, Edward. If she remembers me and Jasper, how can she not remember you?" she said. I sighed. I hoped so.

Author's Note: Hope you guys enjoy :)

~Bea1224