Thank you, thank you, and thank you for the reviews! 100 is amazing!!!!!! Here is chapter nine, oh and Rosalie's purpose in this story will be coming…
There will be a second page break and that starts as EPOV at the Cullen home in Forks.
This chapter also gives a glimpse of the future of Bella and Edward in this story – you'll have to read to find out. But I will say they are not going to get back together till towards the end of this story.
Chapter nine: Discoveries
BPOV
"Rosalie?"
My vision was cloudy as I awoke and I felt very fatigued, just wanting to go back to sleep but I could not for once my vision cleared, I noticed I was back in my room. How did I get here? The last thing I remembered was Alice.
"Well that's the first I've seen you smile, yep there's no turning back now…" With her final world she walked away to go back inside, but was not gone long. She returned with Alice. Alice practically hopped down the steps while continually smiling. I ran to Alice and hugged her.
"Alice, you don't how happy I am to see you."
"Alice?!"
I sat up in my bed and looked around hoping that she might still be here. Maybe she could tell me how I ended up in my room. I got slowly out of bed and started a walk towards the door. I was a foot away from the door when it opened, sadly though it was not Alice but Dr. Morgan.
"Ah, Isabella you're awake."
"Yeah, aha, uh how did I get here? The last thing I remember was being outside with a friend." I could not believe myself, I was being very open with Dr. Morgan.
"Oh, you mean Ms. Brandon right?"
"Yeah, where is she?"
"She left, but you probably don't remember since you had a possible episode."
"How, what happened?" I spoke nonchalantly; I could not sit back and wait for my help to just appear out of thin air. I needed answers.
"Well according to some witnesses you reacted when you saw two patients getting into a fight that turned a bit violent."
"Yeah, who wouldn't," I spoke sarcastically.
"I'm guessing you don't know very much about Post Traumatic Stress Disorder?"
She was right. The only thing I really concluded, was what psychiatrists called it PTSD, and I got it after Victoria attacked me in the woods.
"No, I don't"
I never even really wanted to know more about PTSD till now. When Dr. Morgan first concluded that was what I had, it was not a surprise; especially after what happened with Victoria, but my first conclusion of why Charlie and Renee brought me too Willow Harbor was because of the state I was in. I knew it and so did everyone else. I was depressed and basically lost the will to enjoy life after Edward left.
"Well the title says it all Isabella and that fight you saw was a symptom or reaction of PTSD."
I just stared at her, hoping she would get the message to continue. When she started talking again I turned away and walked back to the bed. I sat on the edge and stared at her intently.
"Well the littlest things can trigger bad memories from whatever happened to you. Certain actions like familiar noise, movement, even a simple knock on the door can will make PTSD patients react badly, and in your case you had some kind of an episode. You did not like what you saw and it scared you."
"Bella I've just told a much as I can, but I need you to return the favor. Please tell me something about what happened to you. Just one little thing will help, after all a little can go along way. I can tell you that getting help is going to be the easy part, I just need to know more."
She was right, I desperately needed help. I just needed a way to tell her about Victoria without symbolizing vampire.
"Edward! You should not have followed me!"
"I know Alice, but I don't regret it because I got a glimpse of what is going on with Bella."
"She had some kind of an episode but still that tells us so little!" Alice was very quick when it came to responding but she was telling me things I already knew.
Alice turned around in front of me stopping me from going into Carlisle's office.
"Maybe we just have to let the doctors do their work Edward."
"I get that Alice, but there is just a part of me that still wants to protect her. I don't trust her doctor but yet I want them to help her. I just want her back."
Alice's look of seriousness turned sympathetic; sometimes I wondered if Jasper had a permanent affect on her. She is always nonchalantly changing her emotions without looking back.
"I do to Edward."
Alice moved aside and I preceded my way into Carlisle's office. I would attempt to do some research on my own till Carlisle got here. Alice walked in behind me, practically sniffing the air.
"It feels good to be back here," She spoke happily.
"Yeah, I forgot how much I missed this place."
Then night after I first saw Bella at Willow Harbor my family had made a decision to return to Forks. I came first, followed by Alice, and the others would be returning within the rest of the day.
Alice looked at me skeptically.
"What do you miss more? This place or Bella?" She asked a question where the answer was already obvious.
I just smiled at her and went over to Carlisle's computer too look through his psychiatric files.
"Well then, now that I really know you are committed I have some good news."
'Bella,'
I turned to her looking eager, she had news about Bella.
"Edward my visions usually never lie, and this one was a little ahead into the future but she is going to get better because I see you and Bella getting married."
I did not even have to think about how to answer that. Getting married to Bella was something I had always thought about doing but no one in the family – except Esme – knew that part yet.
"Well it sure is going to make proposing easy." I spoke while pulling out the small velvet box from my pocket.
"Oh, you! You got a ring?!" Alice squealed.
"Yeah, it was my original plan for when I returned, of course I did not expect Bella to be in a mental institution."
I tossed her the box, and when she saw the ring she was grinning.
"Esme gave it too me!"
"Edward! WOW! This is perfect!"
"Yeah but don't tell anyone, I don't want anything official till I get Bella back and even with your good news I still need some answers. Will you help me?"
"Yes, I will."
Alice tossed the ring back and began looking through Carlisle's books. I went back to the computer. Like Alice had said, I knew very little about what is going on with Bella, but I would work with it.
Xxxx
Alice and I had been reading books, journals, articles, and anything else we could find for the past three hours. We had come up with some conclusions but none of them seemed very logical when we had very little information. Another half-hour had past and Alice found something.
"I'd sneak you way back to Willow Harbor and listen to Dr. Morgan's thoughts for confirmation or if I'm even right but Bella might have Post Traumatic Stress Disorder… it is the only thing that makes sense right now, you said that when listening to Charlie's thoughts you made a conclusion of Bella being in the woods with Victoria and Bella had a reaction when those strange patients got in that fight, reactions like that are symptoms of PTSD…"
I was not sure, I was not sure at all but it did make sense, it was the only thing that came close to Bella's symptoms. I picked up my cell phone and dialed Carlisle; I could not wait till he got here.
"Carlisle, what can you tell me about Post Traumatic Stress Disorder?"
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