I hate doing this ... sigh I do not own Twilight.
Sleep ... Awakening
BPOV
I was suddenly at Liza's side as she sobbed into my shoulder.
"I … I …" she stuttered. "He loved me. And I killed him. Just like I killed my sister."
"Sh," I choked as dry tears filled my own eyes. "You didn't kill your sister. You didn't," I insisted when she began to argue. "And you didn't mean to kill your grandfather. We all have … it doesn't make you any worse. You loved him, too, and if you had known what you were going to do, you wouldn't have."
Suddenly she stood, her chair crashing to the floor. "You don't know that! How do I know for sure that I wouldn't have?!" She ran off and I heard her dash up the stairs, slamming her door.
I followed slowly, thinking her story over. So there was a girl who knew Liza, knew she had been turned into a vampire and probably killed whoever had done the transformation. Something clicked in my head. A wolf larger than normal in a forest near Forks … a handsome dark-haired vampire wandering alone near Forks and Denali … and a small vampire with the ability to torture the mind. I needed names.
Now.
I took the stairs three at a time and entered her room without knocking. "Liza, I-"
Her eyes locked with mine and I saw anger hidden in their deepness. Suddenly the room began to spin, and time was standing still … or was it going backwards? Forwards? Sideways … yes, time was changing … sideways. The ground came up to meet me and I lost eye contact with Liza.
Embarrassing.
But she was soon at my side, her eyes now full of anger, but not at me. "Damn," she said loudly, but my ears muffled her sound.
My eyelids weighed a million tons. I would have to remember to hit her later. Strangely, I wasn't really mad. Maybe I was hoping to dream, to have a sleep-like rest that I hadn't had in what seemed like forever. The more I thought about it, the more I was sure. I wanted to sleep.
I squeezed my eyes shut.
"Bella," her voice was getting even quieter and my eyes closed, "you'll wake up soon."
And I was surrounded in calm blackness.
My name was being called but did not want to get up.
Whoever was calling my name got suddenly louder, and more urgent. "Bella. Come on, damn it, wake up!"
I groaned. The voice wasn't very familiar, but I found myself trusting it. "Why?" I asked into the carpet.
The voice was irritated now. "Because, dear Bella, you've been out for an hour and a half."
I rolled over slightly and opened my eyes. Surprisingly, no lights met my aching head. The person, I was sure it was a girl now, seemed to read my thoughts.
"I've learned to turn the lights off when the person I've hypnotized wakes up. Otherwise they get really mad."
"And they weren't already?" I peered over at the person.
She shrugged. "Can I turn the lights on now?" She walked over and flipped the switch. It hurt my eyes, but I was preoccupied.
"Liza!" I gasped, jumping up.
She looked startled. "What?"
Shaking my head, I tried to remember what had happened. "I had just forgotten … never mind. Um, what time is it?" I rubbed my eyes.
I had slept, I realized with a smile. Sleep … I had forgotten how wonderful it was. It just goes to show that you don't really appreciate anything until it's gone.
Maybe she should hypnotize me more often.
Suddenly I remembered what had happened before my sleep. "Did you know the name of the wolf?"
Her eyes widened a little, then narrowed in confusion. "What?"
"Or the vampire that saved you?"
"I don't know … I would have told you-"
"The one that bit you?"
"No … wait. It was something weird and old. Leonard, Laurel … yeah, that was it - Laurent!"
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