EPOV

I couldn't believe it, but here was my angel in front of me, in a coma. Everyday she slipped closer to death.

It had been a few days since I had watched her sleep. She lost too much blood, Carlisle explained, time after time. I couldn't believe it.

"Bella, love, if you can hear me, I am sorry. I truely am. I never should have left. I still don't understand why I left. I'll never forgive my self."

This was how I spent my days. The monster had not been the blood thirsty, but the heart-breaking vampire, who had diven this girl to death. To cutting. To risking her life everytime the blade drew blood.I hated this. I couldn't hear her voice, couldn't see her beautiful brown eyes. This was the second time in a week that she has been in the hospitable. All becase of me.

She was going to die. I had two options.

CPOV

A few days ago, Edward had called, and we both rushed to the hospitable, trying to save Bella's life. After stablizing her, I faced my son.

"Comatose," I said. He looked incredulous.

"What?" he managed to choke out.

"Coma, Edward, she's in a coma. She won't last long. You have to make your mind." Soon, I added in my head.

He stood there, shaking his head.

EPOV

The days passed, slowly, too slowly. My angel's hearbeat grew fainter. Fainter. I hated this. I held her hand, talked to her. I did everything I could think of. Nothing worked. She never came out of this state. Nothing could wake her up. Nothing.

I tried to calm myself by listening to her heartbeat. That didn't help. I listened to the tick, tick, tick of the clock. That made time slower, somehow.

Was this hell?

I stopped hunting. I couldn't leave her side. I'd be to worried to focus.

I stopped breathing. I didn't want to put her in more danger.

I stopped thinking. It hurt too much to think.

I stared at her beautiful face for a while.

I stopped noticing the people around me; thier touches, soothing words.

If my heart could have, it would have stopped.

Time stopped.

Everything stopped.

My dead heart twisted in ways that should never be. It twisted and turned, till numb. Then, when I thought it was OK, it started throbbing agian.

I looked at my love's face.

Ouch!

Damn heart.

Time passed, but I took no notice.

"Edward! Edward!" What?

"Yes?" I asnwered in a monotone.

"Look at me, listen to my thoughts!" I was talking to Alice. I paid attention to her thoughts. She had a vision. I snapped back to Bella. I had to.

I leaned to Bella's neck.

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BPOV

I heard his voice. What was his name? I had no clue, all I knew was whenever I heard his voice, my heart stuttered. I loved him.

I couldn't move.

I stopped trying to move. I just let my thoughts drift.

I was in a meadow with an impossibly beautiful creature; a vampire, as my anonymous lover had confirmed my thoughts. Then, there was when he left me. I knew he was was with me now, so the memories didn't hurt. I knew that he, whoever he was, would never leave. He said so.

Then, time stopped. His breathing stopped. Did he leave? No. He said so.

Everything was black. Time had no meaning to me.

Somebody else talked to him. What was his name? I didn't catch it!

Oh, no. His voice is flat.

I felt my anonmyous breathe on my neck.

"Bella, Jake's here," He sighed into my neck.

"Stop,that tickles!" I ried to say, but I couldn't move my lips.

"Bells?" I heard a huskey voice. I loved this voice, too, but not as much as the velvet one. "I heard your-- Edward-" He spat-" says that you can hear me."

Hmmmm . . . so the velvet voice was named Edward. This is my anonynous lover. And the husky voice was called Jake. I wanted to cry. I was happy.

I wanted to raise my hand. I tired.

My finger twitched.

Edward and Jake took a sharp breath.

"Do that again, Bells!"

"If you can,"Edward added.

I twitched my whole hand this time. I knew what I wanted to do.

I wanted to see my angel. I opened one eye then the other.

I saw his face. He was beautful, but my memry hadn't done him justice.

I wanted to smile. My lips twitched.

But they were focused on my hand. I moved it. Then, my whole arm moved. I moved my hand to my face. They finally noticed my eyes were open.

"Bella!" Edward said.

I needed a kiss. This was hard work.

I took my hand, pressed two fingers to his lipes, then mine. He didn't understand. I repeated the motion.

"Kiss her," Jake said. I moved my eyes to Jake, and motioned with my finger to come to me. I put my fingers to his lips, then to my cheek. The boy wasted no time. Then Edward kissed me. I almost moaned in realief.

"Thank goodness!" I blew out in relief.