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Bella's heart stopped, so she was dead. And she ran and during that time, her heart was restarted. But she was in a deep coma. Doctors said there was hope. But Alice had a vision of Bella dying, and since nothing could change that path, that was certain. But the three mysterious girls Bella has met brought her back, but at a price. A test...a test for Edward actually, if Bella was in a different body, could he recognize his true love by her spirit without the physical features. In the part where he recognized her will be explained later on, probably in the next few chapters. So the question: Could true love be recognized by spirit and heart rather by face and scent? Make sense? The kiss will be explained as well. You'll find out much more later on. I'm not good with spoilers, they annoy me sometimes, heh heh.

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Chapter 9: Questions

I was safe...with Edward now. He ran with me on his back to his house, as Alice and everyone welcomed me back, shocked as they stared upon me. But what I did...shocked them the most.

"Esme?" I asked with a gentle smile.

"Yes, Dear?" she smiled back.

"Just to let you know." I started. "You were right. Thank you." I beamed at her.

She seemed somewhat confused.

"In Edward's room. You told him that I was with him...well, I was there. The whole time." Everyone was shocked, byt Esme still held her loving smile. "Even...when my heart stopped, and you tried to save me Edward...I was there. I saw...everything that happened in that room. And everything and everyone that was there. Including someone else. "

"Someone else?" Emmett asked.

"Yes, do you all remember the nightmare?" they all nodded. "Well, the hunter...he was there. My killer."

They all had expressions of confusion and shock.

"He's the one, I believe...that killed me. Some girls I know confirmed it." I informed them.

"Who?" Edward asked.

"Um, to tell you the truth, I don't really know who they are. But...I know they tried to protect me, and they are the ones that helped me when I was a ghost." they all flinched. "Yes, I was watching over you, ecspecially you, Edward. Esme was speaking the truth. Even when my little rose trick worked and ended, I was there. Just...tired."

Edward smiled lovingly at me as I smiled back with a blush on my cheeks.

"So...how'd it feel being a ghost?" Emmett asked.

"Um...floating feeling a lot, but lots of speed, like a vampire's." I laughed as they joined me, it boomed in the house, echoing off the walls. "Um, everything was going through me." I looked directly at Edward. "Mostly you." He raised an eyebrow. "I was there when...you...you ran through that door...in pain." I looked down as everything went silent. "I tried to reach you, to call you, to tell you I was there. Carlisle was right as well. But...whenever I tried...my hand would go right through you, like I was a dream...an illusion." I raised my hand and looked at my palm. "I...could feel you're pain. And, I felt you holding my hand in that hospital. Then, those three girls told me they could help me, bring me back to you. And they kept that promise, I have to thank them. I looked different because it was a test, to see if you could recognize me, not my face, not my scent, but my heart and spirit, I believe. That was the only way." I smiled to myself. "It's because of them...that I'm here with you all."

"And we're glad to have you back." Alice spoke with a smile.

"Yes, I agree. But we have other problems." Carlisle informed us. "How do we explain how your up and about, Bella?"

"No need!" shouted a faint voice, happily. Suddenly everything stopped, time, everything. We all looked at eachother, still in motion.

Suddenly everything went black.

I opened my eyes as I realized I was in the hospital again, staring at the ceiling.

"Bella?" asked a voice. I turned and saw Edward, blinking at me in confusion.

I tried to speak but felt the tube and everything down my throat and nose. I panicked. Even Edward couldn't do anything, for he was in shock at how he suddenly appeared there along with me.

I shot up in bed filled with ache and numbness as I ripped the tubes off of me, pulling out chunks of food which almost made me throw up. I finally was breathing on my own, even though it still kind of hurt.

"What happened?" I asked after I regained myself.

"It seems, somehow, we went back in time. It's yesterday which is actually today." he laughed nervously a little.

Suddenly, everyone bursted into the room, even Carlisle in his doctor's clothes.

They closed the door. Confusion on their faces.

"We went back in time." Edward spoke, confused as well.

"How, though?" Jasper asked.

Then it hit me...that voice...it sounded like one of the girls.

"Um, I think I know." they all turned to me. "The girls I spoke of earlier, they did it."

"The voice that we heard?" Alice asked.

I nodded. "It was one of them."

"Wow, they surely are very helpful." Alice mused with a laugh.

I smiled. "They said I would meet them soon." I thought I felt Edward go on his guard. "Relax, Edward. I've spoken to them more than once, they said it themselves, they don't want to harm me. And, um, I think they know your secret." I explained. All of their eyes widened. "I don't know how!" I quickly said. "But, they said to me that I was 'Good at solving puzzles'. And that I could figure out who they were. "

"What do they look like?" Edward asked.

"I don't know, really." I said sadly. "All I could see is that: there are three girls. One had pale skin, one had emerald eyes and one had brown eyes, that's what I'm sure of. Oh!" I shouted slightly, remembering. But it was wiped off. "And it was mentioned one of them is clumsy like me. The pale girl." I hung my head sadly.

Everyone laughed.

"It seems that you've found yourself a friend like yourself." Emmett laughed loudly.

"We can't call them friends yet." Edward interuppted the laughter. Everyone was silent. "The question is: why haven't they shown themselves?"

"Because we are protecting her." answered one of the girls, it seemed to echo in the room faintly, but I could hear it.

"Who are you?!" Jasper demanded.

"Wow, we're hated? Geez, that just made my IQ drop 10 points."

"What are you up to now on you're IQ scale?"

"Probably -10, now. Thanks a lot to everyone!"

"What are you counting on?"

"Um, being hated for no reason, being a klutz, and, um, other things."

"You'll get it back to a hundred."

"Yeah, in a hundred years!"

They all laughed, the three girls. I held back my small laugh, seeing Edward's dark gaze, his eyes darting around the room.

"Answer the question." Edward demanded.

"Um, as it was said to Bella, you will know when the time is right."

"We're not here to harm any of you."

"If we were, why would we be helping her? Did any of you consider that?"

"I was, eh heh, kind of in pain when I brought Bella back so...why would I go through that if I was looking to hurt her?"

"It's not why! It's want you want from her!" Edward growled, putting his arms around me.

"Um, we don't want anything from her."

"We want to help her. Didn't that ever occur to you?"

"At a price?" Carlisle asked.

"No, not at all. We are merely trying to guide her."

"To what?" Edward asked, toneless.

"Haven't you noticed anything strange about her?"

"She's been sensitive to certain things, and she's being attacked from the shadows, literally. We are not only trying to guide her, but to protect her and you all."

"From what?" Alice asked.

"You'll see. I'm sure you can figure it out as well. You, after all, can see what would or will happen."

"But you need to protect, Bella. Protect her. Do not let that hunter or one of his minions to get a hold of her! He'll kill her!"

"That nightmare, and those visions, are all connected. That hunter doesexist, Bella can confirm that. There's also a threat to you all as well."

"What about you three?" I asked, in fear for them. They were my friends, they had to be, they had done so much for me.

"Us?"

They sounded nervous.

"There is...danger to us...the same with all of you...the same amount. Bella must have heard one of us scream at some point in our dream visits. But we can't just sit somewhere while that hunter attacks and kills innocents."

"Be careful, we all have to now. And Dr. Cullen?"

"Yes?" Carlisle asked.

"Even though you and your family are vampires...that only equals to a human to this hunter."

I felt fear take over for the vampires I loved, for their safety.

"We can assure you, even with our powers which few you all have witnessed and your mind reading, future seeing abilites, it only can do so much."

"You all must be on your guard."

"We'll be watching. Not in some wierd, stalker way, mind you."

"You'll meet us in person very soon."

"Farewell."

The voices then faded. Then the door to my room opened to reveal a nurse carrying my medicine and other equipment.

"Oh! You're awake!" she shouted in shock.

I nodded, tiredly.

I was back, alive, and with Edward. But why was I suddenly feeling like it wasn't the end of this for me? Like...something else was bound to happen? Now I know...I was right.