"Get me out...of here." I get out as I feel my chest compress more and more with the thought of passing out, giving her a chance to get out.
The darkness consumes me.
...
I slowly come to. I look around a unfamiliar room and see a bag of fluids by my head. I try to get up, but I'm strapped to the bed. I struggle against the restraints for a few minutes before giving up. I sigh and realize that I have no idea how I got here. I don't even know where here is. I hear a click and see the door start to open. Ali and Cole come in with my dad and the rest in tow, but then I see someone I didn't expect. Edward. The accident. Me jumping out of the way and his arm grabbing mine as I did so. The rest is blank. I don't remember what else happened.
"Bells, you're awake." She pauses. "What do you remember?"
"I remember the accident. Edward making sure that I was okay, then nothing. I don't remember leaving the parking lot..." Realization hits me.
"Well, something happened. So, Edward called us from your cell." Ali says.
"It was just in time otherwise he would've been a pile of ashes." Remarks Gavin.
"Be quite!" Snaps Cole. Leave it to Gavin to try to make a joke in a tense situation.
Silence is left after Cole's snap at Gavin. I sigh. I already know what's going on. They probably don't know that I know.
"Just tell me one thing." I say after a few minutes.
"What do you want to know?" Ali asks.
"Tell me that I didn't try to bite any of you. Tell me that I didn't...I want to know if I hurt someone." I look her straight in the eyes to let her know that I am full aware of my situation.
"You tried, but no. You didn't hurt anyone." She says finally.
"Thank god." I let out the breath I didn't know I was holding.
"If you knew what was going on, why didn't you tell us?" Trina speaks up from the back of the room.
"I had my reasons." I say. I don't want them involved in this. Not now.
"What reasons could those be? You are putting everyone here at risk. From you." Cole shouts as I flinch at his words.
I look away as Ali sits on the bed.
"Look, I know that you had your reasons, but now is the time to share them. If you tell us, it'll bring us closer to being able to help you." She looks at me seriously.
"I can't."
"Yes, you can. And you will." Cole butts in. As soon as I hear his voice, it sets me off.
"No, I can't! I can't tell you anything. You won't be able to do anything at this point anyways. I'm too far gone. There's no hope for me. Just leave me strapped to this bed. Leave me to die as me. When the time comes..."
"Bells, I can't..." Ali starts to tear up.
"Yes, you can. You're going to have to. If I die, I become a super-powered one of them. I don't want that." I take a few breaths before I become too emotional.
"I need you to meet with someone for me. The information is in my bag. You all are going to need to go meet with this person if you want to know what exactly is going on. He'll be able to tell you. Now, I would like a minute alone with the person who called you." My voice dims towards the end.
I see silent tears from my father and Ali as she gets up and ushers everyone out of the room. It's just me and Edward now.
"Thank you." I say after a pause.
"You don't have to thank me." He says.
"I do, though. You seem to be taking this in stride. But I guess you're used to things being kind of weird." I smirk at him.
"I take it that the others probably filled you in on what you saw?"
"Sort of. I was able to see them outside their bodies. I guess that's rare. But then again, I'm not normal. I wouldn't be surprised if that the rest of my family is able to see them as well..." He smiles at the end, crookedly which makes me smile in return.
"So, since we both shared our secrets today, why don't we start over?" I ask after an awkward pause.
"I would like that." He says after a few minutes.
"I'm Bella. Slayer and anomaly." I say.
"Edward. Vampire."
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AN: Sorry I haven't posted in forever, but school and I'm graduating soon so I'm a bit busy until summer. I'll post when I can, but I will start posting more during the summer:)