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Chapter 7

BPOV

As Catherine finished her story she never broke eye contact with me. She looked like she was trying solve the greatest mystery in the world, and the answer was behind my eyes. I felt so venerable under her stare; she was tearing down the walls I had built. We finally broke our informal staring contest when Charlotte placed a hand on my shoulder.

I turned to her and her eyes were full of the regret and sadness that tainted the clear water around us. She spoke softly to me as if I might disappear with the current if she did not

" Bella, you have heard our stories and we welcome you into our family…"

She struggled to get the next part out

" We have never done so before but we request for you to tell your story to us all. Normally it would be up to your discretion on whom you wish to tell, but as there is so much to your story we would all benefit from hearing you speak."

I was so shocked; I thought I would have to relay my story in a similar fashion as my sisters.

Charlotte mistook my silence and spoke hurriedly

" Bella, if you wish not to tell your story that is fine, or if you wish to speak only with another sister that is fine… I did not mean to upset you I was—"

I cut her off, " Charlotte. I am not upset, I thought I would have to relay my story the same way my sisters have shared theirs with me" I immediately felt relief wash through the water " you must be patient with me I am likely to fall apart at the memory of Ed…him." I finished lamely. I'm beginning to wonder if I can do this.

My face must have shown my internal conflict, he did always say he could read me through my face and eyes, I thought bitterly. As soon as Catherine was next to me I felt a sense of peace run through me. She turned to me, with a small sad smile on her face, and she hugged me. I have never felt so much emotion behind a hug before, even from Alice.

When she released me Catherine turned to our sisters

" Bella is an Empath, her recollection will affect us all, and we will feel her pain as she remembers because she has no control over her powers."

Nora swam over to me and wrapped her arms around me and whispered, "If I have to feel my pain again I would gladly feel it for you."

The sentiment Nora expressed seemed to be how all of our sisters felt.

Cecile moved next to me her presence calmed me considerably.

I tried to start but I had no idea where to do so, I looked helplessly at Catherine, she whispered, "just start when you met him"

I took a deep breath and dove in feet first

" The first time I saw him I was at lunch in my new school." I looked up when I felt confusion " Oh, I was at a new school because my mother, Renee, had just got married and I felt she would like to travel with her husband, Phil, so I went to Forks Washington to live with my dad Charlie."

The sense of loss remembering all these people was almost unbearable but I needed to get it out.

" When I was at lunch with those girls I saw his family sitting away from everyone, I couldn't help but stare they were all so beautiful." I laughed somberly

" The next time I saw him I was in Biology class, and my seat was next to his, I had never been so confused in my entire life, he looked like he wanted to kill me. As it turned out he did want to, my blood was so appealing that even though he hadn't had human blood in 70 years he wanted to drain me." I was surprisingly calm talking about this, I could handle this. Again I felt the confusion, " He and his family were Vampires." Shock ran through the water in such magnitude I thought I would be electrocuted. " Anyways, he decide he wasn't going to kill me and came back from Alaska, he left so he wouldn't kill me in the middle of the night, when he came back he was polite yet distant. He didn't really speak to me much. I was in the parking lot one morning before school and I was checking my tires, because Charlie had put snow chains on, and Tyler lost control of his van and it was heading strait for me. I was going to die. He came out of no where and stopped the van from crushing me, with his bare hands."

" When we went to the beach his name came up and the natives were really creepy about it. I asked one of my friends to tell me why they didn't like them and Jake told me that they were 'cold ones'. I knew that he was right but I decided that it didn't matter. I was in love with him and I wasn't getting over it"

"I confronted him said I didn't care that he was a Vampire. Needless to say I fell hard and fast for in love, I thought that he was too."

I told my story with a professional detachment, I told my sisters about all of the Cullen family, about James, about the hospital, and about my birthday.

"A few days later…" I took a deep breath along with Catherine's hand

"Edward and I went for a walk, I knew something was wrong he had been so distant, he told me that I was a distraction, that he didn't love me anymore, that I was bad for him." I was sobbing by the time I finished if I had been above the ocean tears would have been flowing freely from my eyes.

My sisters all looked at me with varying signs of pity. Some looked as though they wanted to comfort me, others looked dazed and glassy eyed, most looked like they would have been crying as hard as I was.

" The thing was I knew that Edward was right. I was never good enough for him, I knew it was only a matter of time before he left me."

Catherine squeezed my hand and I looked at her "Bella, I know you will never believe me but I cannot fathom why he would leave you, everything about you is amazing. You even blame yourself for him leaving; it was his choice you did nothing to make him leave. He was heartless to have left you like that."

I couldn't think I was so mad at her, how dare she insult him he gave me so much happiness, I loved him; I just wasn't enough for him. I lashed out at her

" You have no idea what you're talking about! He is the most selfless creature to ever grace this earth. He made me happier than I ever could have been, he saved me." The end of my rant broke my voice. Catherine had pulled her hand out of mine after my exclamation.

I was pushing my new family away just like I had pushed the Cullens away.

Catherine forced my eyes to meet hers, " Bella, you sent pain through me when you got angry, your powers are even stronger than I thought." She sounded excited by I couldn't get over the feeling that they were going to leave me.

" Bella, sweetheart, we would never leave you! You are a part of this family. Can you not feel how much love surrounds you?"

I hadn't noticed it before, but I did feel the flow of love that wrapped around me like a blanket. In that moment I was just content, and that was more than I ever hoped to feel.

A/N: I'm sorry this is taking so long, I keep writing and erasing. Hope you liked it I know it was a lot of Twilight summary... sorry I think the mermaids need to understand why her pain was so great.