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Aerobee82: Alice has had trouble seeing Bella since day one, which will be explained later on in chapters to come. Also remember that Emmett's mind is boggled because of his marriage to Rosalie and Bella's mind is boggled because she takes life day by day. Alice is very focused on Rosalie remember as well, and the dangers she knows is surrounding them. Thanks for the curiosity : )

Chapter 10: What Is Your Biggest Fear?

Bella POV

A few weeks passed, and I was still spending nights with the Cullen's. My dad would go on shift work and work three nights in a row, leaving my with the option of staying alone, or with the Cullen's for the night. After the mishap in my truck a few weeks ago, that choice was barely a choice.

"Dad, can I talk to you about something?" My dad and I were sitting together, eating dinner the night after I first stayed with the Cullen's, before he went in for another night shift. He nodded and waited patiently for me to continue. I didn't want to worry him, but he needed to know so he could be better prepared in solving the case of these animals.

"Well, last night driving back from Angela's…I sort of…had an incident." He put down his fork and watched me, a worried expression on his face.

"Bells what's wrong, did you go into panic? Sweetheart what happened?" I put my hand on his calming him.

"No, no, I didn't have an episode, I was alright, not a scratch on me…but I did run into a few…animals." His face contorted in fear, but he waited for me to tell him hat had happened.

"I started to get really paranoid and felt like someone was following me…or watching me…and so I wasn't paying full attention to the road and had to hit my breaks because a big animal was right in the middle of the road. I didn't hit it or anything…but then all of a sudden there was another one in the bed of my truck…and two more in front of me on the road. They all started to howl and they were growling… then they ran after something in the woods." I tried my best to stay calm, thinking about the traumatic experience. He was up from the table and pacing within seconds of the end of my story.

"Bells what the hell are you doing driving around at night?" He sputtered but soon composed himself. He wouldn't allow himself to get any kind of upset with me. I had told him he didn't need to worry about upsetting me but he insisted he would never forgive himself if he suddenly set off my epilepsy.

"Umm… dad, that's not all…" He stopped pacing and watched me, clearly not wanting to hear anymore.

"They aren't bears dad…they're wolves…I mean…huge wolves…" He looked at me like I had sprouted a tail.

"Wolves?" I nodded. He sighed and went to the phone, calling the station. I continued to pick at my dinner, listening to him tell his officer of the incident I had and about the wolves.

"Bells, I am going to take you down to the station tonight to give us a description of these wolves and where you saw them, and take you back to the Cullen's myself before I start my shift. I don't want you driving alone right now."

And that sealed my fate. I would spend nights at Angela's or at the Cullen's. If I was staying at Angela's I could drive, and if I was staying at the Cullen's then my dad took me there before his shift. Not that I minded, but I felt bad having to be babysat all the time. Alice liked to call it Bella-sitting. This made me laugh, kind of lightened the situation.

I had gotten much closer to Alice and Emmett, and gotten to know Jasper and Edward a lot better as well. I absolutely adored Esme and Carlisle as well. Emmett and I did homework together every night I was over there, and Alice would yank me away for "boy talk" and all that fun stuff. She took me shopping one day after school, which was interesting. She was so put off that I didn't like to shop, but I made myself see the fun in it for Alice. She was like the sister I never had…and she mothered me a lot. It always made me laugh given that she is a year younger than me, but it was cute so I let her baby me.

My favourite nights though, were the ones I spent at home. I missed my dad since he has gone back to work. He would be on nights for three days, off for one, days for two days, off for one, then start all over again. Sometimes he would spend a few hours of his days off at the station as well, so it was hard to have quality time with him. I would make him nice lunches for work though, leaving him notes in his lunch pail telling him how thankful I was that he kept me safe. And some nights he had off he would take us out for movies or mini golf… or some nights we would just stay in and eat junk in our pajamas and watch seasons of Two and a Half Men or Friends. I loved it. OH and Monday night football was always taped and watched on his next night off.

As I made his lunch tonight, I thought about our day spent at home in our pjs, cleaning and goofing off. He even helped me make dinner. We danced around the kitchen to my iPod playlist. I know he would never do that for anyone but me. I thought about the note for his lunch. I decided on my all time favourite song lyric.

Dad,

I love you for giving me your eyes. Staying back and watching me shine and, I didn't know if you knew, so I'm taking this chance to say. That I had the best day, with you, today.

Be Safe.

Love Bella 3

I smiled and put it on his lunch and closed it all up tight. He would be taking me to the Cullen's in a few minutes so I went up to pack. I had plenty of homework to do, Emmett would be thrilled. For some reason, he loved our homework time, and to be honest, so did I. I didn't understand how Rosalie could be so mean to him, she wasn't even speaking to him now. He always seemed so sad, but he tended to enjoy the time we spent together. Angela was begging me to make a move on him, but I just couldn't do it. For one, I was far too shy. I mean…I've never even flirted with a guy let alone tried to make one my boyfriend.

I had thought of Emmett as just a great guy friend. Someone who…it didn't matter what I wore…or how I acted. I didn't need to try…he enjoyed hanging out with me because I was me. And I had sort of…started…to become attracted to him… physically yes, but also to his personality. He was so easy to be with…so easy to get along with. Conversation flowed freely, and silence was never awkward. We both just seemed to be in tune with each other's needs and feelings. We could just tell if the other was uncomfortable or needed to talk. And in turn, we both also knew that we didn't need to fill any silence with mindless jabber.

I knew I was starting to crush on Emmett Cullen, but I refused to start anything. No matter how much I thought he deserved better than Rosalie, I would not be the one to split that up. I knew they wouldn't last, but he needed to realize that all on his own. I had to agree with Angela though…wow. Yes, he was gorgeous…a total hunk. His body was flawless…and his features were drool worthy. His golden eyes were so captivating, and his smile lit up the whole room. His laugh always reached his eyes, no matter what was happening with Rosalie. He didn't fake anything. I truly knew Emmett Cullen, and I felt very fortunate for that. His whole demeanor drew me in, making me feel welcome, even though I knew I would never be good enough for him.

I was graceless, simply put. I could barely walk on a flat surface, my writing was chicken scratch, I stuttered and stumbled over my words. I was no good at any kind of sport. My laugh was pitched all over the place… occasionally I would snort. But with Emmett… it really didn't matter. He felt…like home.

Emmett POV

She was graceless, simply put. She could barely walk on a flat surface, her writing was chicken scratch, she stuttered and stumbled over her words. She was no good at any kind of sport. Her laugh was pitched all over the place… occasionally she would snort. But it was pure Bella… it really didn't matter. She felt…like home.

All I could do was think about Bella. I couldn't wait for gym class, it easily became my favourite class. It was even better when she would come to our house at night. Charlie would bring her by before work and she would spend the night doing homework with me, and then be pulled away by Alice for some girl time. Alice's favourite question, of course, is 'Sooo any guy catch your eye yet?'. I had to laugh at her, because each time she got the same answer. 'Alice, I am here for school…and to make friends. I have no time for silly boys right now.' I inwardly was relieved, for some reason. I just didn't want Bella to get hurt by some stupid high school jerk. She was so amazing to be around…I didn't want anyone to ruin that smile on her face. Edward would always smirk at me though, hearing my thoughts. Then came then 'Sure Em, you just don't want anyone cutting into your Bella time.' I would laugh, knowing he was right. I wouldn't admit that in front of Rose though. She was still ignoring me.

Alice was watching over Bella and Rosalie. Bella still hadn't worn the right outfit to school apparently. Alice kept having the vision, and nothing had changed. I was so disappointed in Rosalie. I even begged her to just relax and not bother Bella anymore after the first night she had stayed here, but she would just walk away and ignore me. It was really frustrating. Not only did we have to protect Bella from Rosalie, but we were also keeping in touch with the wolves since Bella's incident.

Turns out, the wolves were all on their own land. With the way the roads weaved and wound, Bella was stopped on their land, not ours. Technically, they didn't do anything wrong, but they still felt horrible and insisted on making it up to us somehow. We informed them of Bella's condition and they felt even worse. Sam had been the one to stop her on the street, and confirmed that Bella was almost in paralyzed hysterics. She was shrieking and crying, but unable to really do much. It broke my dead heart to think about her so upset, knowing what the outcome could have been.

Tonight, Bella was coming over again for the night and I was excited. I knew I was beginning to have too much feeling towards Bella, but being around her made me feel happy. Happier than I have felt in years. The others could tell as well, so they let us have the time together, and then Alice would cut in after the homework was done. That was the way we separated it. We could talk and get off topic until the homework was finished, but then she was Alice's. Bella seemed to catch onto this quickly and it made my stomach jump when she would get us off topic. I knew this wasn't right, but I needed this… I needed her. She was slowly becoming like a drug to me. I couldn't go too long without hearing her crackly voice or stutter. Worse than that, going a day without hearing her breathing, or her soft heartbeat was like torture. I prayed every night to whoever would listen that it would be overcast the next day so I could go to school. We frequently asked each other questions and I would do everything I could to answer her as honestly as possible. She deserved my honesty.

I usually spent my nights outside her door or in the guest bedroom beside hers just listening to her heartbeat and slowed breathing. It was music to my ears. I could usually sit there in deep thought and remember more about my life as a human and I would write it down. When I couldn't remember anything else, I would go back through and read what I had already written. I had the book memorized by now, but I was always so afraid of forgetting.

And this, was what Bella Swan did to me.

Alice POV

I couldn't get enough of Bella. I would even make special trips to see her and Charlie when she would spend her nights at home. Of course I wouldn't cut in on their time together, and that was easy. I could hear from inside what they were doing. I felt like a mom to her. I needed to see her everyday to know she had a good day, to make sure she wasn't stressing herself out too much, to see that her and Charlie were looked after. Jasper got a real kick out of it. I enjoyed being to baby, but since I met Bella, I have turned into this responsible adult…he claims he thought he would never see the day. So I hit him. I laughed at the memory.

It had not gotten past me how much time Emmett spent with Bella. I didn't need to be Jasper to tell that he needed it. He was so happy around her, like the real Emmett. I hadn't seen that Emmett in so long…the one that did things for him. He was allowing himself this one weakness, Bella. I didn't have the hear to tell him that Bella would have to go through the change at some point, it would crush him. Though, he is going to be very excited to have Bella time for eternity. I knew the sound of her last few heartbeats before it stops will be his undoing.

Rosalie won't even speak to him now. I wasn't all that surprised given the visions I am having. She is still planning on cornering Bella, and if she succeeds, something will lead her to leave Emmett. I still am not sure what that something will be. When it comes to Bella, I only get bits and pieces. I am almost confident that this encounter with Rosalie will not cause her to fall into an epileptic fit, but I need to be on the safe side. If Rose decides to leave, I see Emmett's face. He is crushed. I see his face contorted in pain and it breaks my heart. This is something that was a lot time coming though. Rosalie wouldn't just up and leave him if they were true mates.

Which brings me to my next point… holy Emmett and Bella! I can tell they are feeling a little something, but every time I talk to Bella about it she insists she has no time for a guy, which is very healthy. It's a beautiful thing to admit that you don't need someone to depend on, and you are happy on your own. Single is a good thing to be when you are a high school, teenage girl. But that spark is there. Emmett knows it too, he just won't admit it…his subconscious won't admit it either because Edward hasn't caught wind of it yet. Jas can tell, the interest is there. I have had one vision… just a slight hint of what is a possibility… I have seen Emmett and Bella kiss. I'm not sure what will spur that on, but I am excited nonetheless. Someone like Bella would be perfect for Emmett. She is so independent… but she makes him feel so important and needed. She doesn't take advantage of all that he can give, even as friends. And she would never do that in a relationship. And Emmett could be all that Bella has ever hoped for. Someone to take care of her, give her support. Someone to help her through the change…give her eternal laughter. Make her golden eyes light up like little gems. I smiled at the thought. I could smell Edward getting close to the house now, back from his hunt so I decided to check in on Bella.

Dad,

I love you for giving me your eyes. Staying back and watching me shine and, I didn't know if you knew, so I'm taking this chance to say. That I had the best day, with you, today.

Be Safe.

Love Bella 3

This was the cutest thing. She often did this, giving him letters in his lunch. It was just a glimpse of how selfless and deeply sincere Bella was. It warmed my dead, unbeating heart. I got a slight vision of Bella packing. White t-shirt. I ran from my room and downstairs to Emmett.

"Emmett." He looked up from his video game and eyed me, knowing something was up.

Bella POV

We pulled up to the Cullen's house and I kissed m dad's cheek goodbye, once again begging him to be careful and stay safe. He usually called my cell during his break and once he was finished, leaving a voicemail letting me know he got home safe and sound and that his shift went by without a hitch. I always just left my phone on silent.

"Bye dad, love you."

"Love you too Bells, behave. Goodnight honey."

"Night dad." With that, I went up to the house and was met with the routine of Emmett and Alice waving to Charlie. I smiled as Emmett took my bag and ran it up to 'my room'. Yes, they gave me a room. Alice had even made a sign that said "Little One". Emmett had begged her to use my nickname. I made my rounds, saying hello to everyone and met Emmett in the library, as always.

"So what's on the agenda tonight?" I pulled out my books from my backpack, laughing at his eagerness to do homework.

"Well I have some English, geography, and that health thing we needed to do. I'm almost done that though." He nodded and we got down to work. He had his own homework to do as well, so we just talked as we worked. Every time we did this, we would ask each other random questions about the other.

"What is your biggest fear?" I asked him after we had been quiet for about twenty minutes. He looked up at me with something in his eyes that I couldn't quite place. I just waited patiently for him to reply, like always. I gave him a reassuring smile and went back to my English question about Shakespeare's 'Taming of the Shrew'.

"Losing someone I love. I have a problem wrapping my mind around loss..." He answered, a far off look in his eyes. I felt bad for him. That would make sense what with him being adopted. Maybe he felt a sense of abandonment? I wasn't about to ask. I just nodded and gave him a sympathetic smile. He returned it and nodded to me.

"What about you Bella? What is your biggest fear?" I felt my face flush. I hoped this wouldn't sound too selfish…I had good reasoning.

"Well…I'm scared of losing my dad… or the other way around." I finished with a mumble. He gave me a look. I didn't need to be asked, I just knew that that look meant for some reason. He wanted an explanation.

"After my car accident in Phoenix I-"

"Hold on, car accident? Bella what happened?" I gave him a look. 'Right! He doesn't know…'

"Well, this past Christmas I was hit by a car. It was a bit sad really…the driver was a mom rushing home to make dinner for her kids. She had gotten stuck at the mall buying presents and was running late…anyway… she was going too fast…didn't see a stop sign…and I was crossing the street. I broke my leg, nothing too serious… just a standard break…broke my finger!" I said sticking up my left pinky finger. He smiled to me, though it looked pained. "Most of the damage was to my head." I said sighing.

"I suffered from a brain injury…more than just a concussion…I had bleeding in my brain…and in the hospital I ended up seizuring. Now, usually they don't diagnose it as epilepsy when you only have one seizure…but they did an EEG test on me and turns out…epilepsy. I'm alright, I take pills and all that…but it's just too easy to set off a seizure…I don't want to hurt my dad like that. It would crush him… and I'm afraid." I finished and he looked so sad.

Emmett POV

My biggest fear? That was so hard to answer truthfully. My biggest fear would be losing Bella. I know that sounded odd…and it blew me away when that was the first thing to pop into my head. She was there for me though. In a way no one else could be. She was breathing life back into me…I needed her. Without her, I could never be confident that I'm doing the right thing with Rose. I would be running back to her and allow myself to be her personal caterer. Bella was my strength and support. When she had come here after the run in with the wolves I was scared. After these last few weeks? I would be terrified. I probably would have gone to the reservation and ripped each and every one of them apart for so much as startling Bella. This scared me.

What was more unnerving, was hearing what she had to say about her epilepsy and the car accident. I had no idea she had been hit by a car…no one shares this stuff with me! I needed to understand…I needed to know more.

"What could set off another seizure?" She smiled to me and set her book aside, changing her position in her chair. I decided I should do the same, for the human effect.

"Well… if I miss my meds, don't get enough sleep, if I get sick, severe psychological stress, heavy alcohol use, drug use, if I don't get enough vitamins and minerals…lots of things." I sat there motionless.

"But Bella…you were sick! And the wolves!" I needed to calm the fuck down! She put her warm little hand on my large cold one. It made me relax instantly with the acknowledgement that she was sitting right in front of me, perfectly fine.

"It's alright Emmett, breathe. It was just a little cold…the fever wasn't good…but you guys helped a lot with your freakishly cold hands." She told me with a wink and a light squeeze to my hand. So that's why she liked the cold so much…

"And the wolves…I dunno…I'm good with weird. I was way too freaked out for a bit… and I admit…I started to show some not good signs…but I just…I must be getting really good at this calming down thing because I was scared one second then perfectly calm the next." I didn't even have it in me to smirk at her mistake over Jasper's ability to calm her.

"What signs? What are the signs?" I was way too stressed. I needed to relax, I didn't need to freak her out. At the same time, I really should know what to look for, being someone that spends a lot of time with her.

"The signs… let's see…well that night I was getting a bit of an aura…that is like a warning. The edges of my vision were a bit blurred…but that passed quickly. The shaking I was doing wasn't good…but I don't think I had an episode. Other signs could be…nausea, dizziness, headache, déjà-vu, tingling, fear, panic, numbness. Now…symptoms of actually having a seizure…uhh.. blackout, confusion, spacing out, fear, panic, vision loss, convulsions, shaking, staring…ummmm…difficulty breathing and speaking, sweating, grinding my teeth, inability to move…drooling! It can get a little embarrassing." I held her hand tighter.

"Is that all of them?" She looked thoughtful.

"Well…there is eyelid fluttering…eyes rolling back into my head, swallowing, tongue biting, tremors, twitching…my heart would start racing…if I got really stiff…making weird sounds…falling down…weird movements like my foot starts stomping…or my hand starts waving… chewing movements…" I nodded. I pulled her into a hug.

"Please be honest with me Bella, what were you feeling that night?" She sighed.

"It's nothing Em, I promise." That didn't sound good. I just waited for her to tell me.

"Well, in my truck I went stiff…I couldn't move. Fear and panic…shaking, my heart was racing, I did a fair bit of staring… but really, if you think about it. Those could all be attributed to the moment. Anyone would react like that. And I have been faithfully taking my meds and getting lots of sleep." I sighed, bringing her in for another hug. I just needed her close to me for some reason. I was scared for her.

"Hey now, I'm really alright. Let's get back to work, we have a long way to go still." I nodded, but kept my left arm around her shoulders while we worked. I just needed the reminder that she was there. For some reason, the sound of her heart and breathing just wasn't cutting it.

"Hey Em?" She said after about half an hour of working. I was finished, but I just pretended to continue reading, waiting for her to finish.

"Hmmm?" I replied, pretending to be lost in the textbook.

"If you had to do one male celebrity, who would it be?" I bust out my booming Emmett laugh at this one. She knew my humour all too well. She was blushing, and she smelled so good, but I was getting used to not even noticing. The only clue was the colour in her cheeks.

"Oh Bella…Ryan Renolds. FO SHO!" She burst out laughing at this and I couldn't help but smile at her. I loved her laugh…

"If you had to do one chick celeb, who would it be?" She looked thoughtful for a few moments.

"Gotta say…Jen Aniston. She will forever be hot." I laughed at Bella's imitation of a guy and shook my head.

"Oh Bella, you always know how to bounce back." She gave me a big, happy grin and continued reading.

Alice POV

I finally got Bella to myself and she was falling asleep!

"Earth to Bella! Hey sunshine! We were talking!" She laughed a little from her spot laying on the bed. She had fallen asleep twice now. I really wanted to let her sleep, but I needed to know what she planned on wearing tomorrow. She sat up and yawned.

"Sorry Alice, what did you say?" I smiled to her.

"Silly, I asked what you were deciding to pair with those God awful Converse you wore over here." I told her with a wink. She smiled and shrugged.

"Nothing too fancy, just some jeans and a white tee. Hey Alice, I'm sorry… but I am so tired…could we maybe continue this tomorrow? Lunch?" I smiled, hiding my worry.

"Of course." I got up from the bed tossing her the remote. I went to the door and switched off the light, opening the door. There sat Emmett, out of her view as always. I should be upset that he was listening, but he could hear from anywhere in this house so I didn't much mind.

"Goodnight Bella, sweet dreams." She whispered her goodnight and I closed the door quietly.

"Alice, we need to let her sleep…she can't get too tired." Emmett whispered. I nodded. We had bigger problems than Bella being tired.

"I think it's tomorrow. Where is rose?" He shrugged and stood up to follow me. We looked all over the house and I was beginning to get frustrated. Finally, we found Edward playing his piano.

"She went out hunting, said she would be back before school, why?"

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