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Riley Point Of View

Funerals:

"Continue." I could see him struggling to come up with the right words.

"Jacob, just say it, I wont get mad, or anything, I just need to know what you know."

He sat for a second longer, still quiet before speaking up.

"About a year after Bella's funeral, her dad passed away. We think he just lost will to fight after losing her. He was a well-known guy in Forks, as you probably know already. He was also my dad's best friend. It came public that he had passed away, and I bet you that ever member of Forks, and the surrounding towns, came to his funeral. Everyone was still upset about the sudden death of Bella, and it was hard on everyone. At the time, I hadn't met Leah and I was still mourning Bella's death. I decided I wasn't strong enough to go to the funeral and watch my dad fall apart. For I had lost my best friend, and so had he. Also Charlie was going to be buried right next to her, and I hadn't had the guts to visit the grave since her funeral. I stayed back, outside of the graveyard. I sat on a hill not to far away, as I watched the funeral and everyone attending. At the time I wasn't paying much attention, just wallowing in self-piety when I saw her. I knew it was a Cullen, by the pale skin, and golden eyes. I now know her name was Alice. She looked truthfully sad as if she was in pain, for I think her and Charlie had gotten close. I knew that she was also looking for Bella, for she was constantly scanning the crowd, and at the time it hadn't dawned on me that she probably didn't know that Bella had died. When everyone had already given condolences and thrown flowers into the grave, she walked up with Jasper, I think it was, linked in her arm. I am assuming until then she hadn't seen the stone next to his, with Bella's name on it. As soon as she saw it, she froze. I immediately started heading down there, for fear she would do something irrational, but Jasper pulled her away before I had a chance." I could see tears coming from his eyes, though I was unsure if it was from the memory or the fact that Bella was still alive. I tried to wait patently, but I had to many questions running through my head.

"Jacob, how did Alice know about Charlie, and not Bella? Wait, first how did Bella "die" if there wasn't a body?"

"I never understood, until a couple days ago. Sam, the former Alpha, had already become a shapeshiffter. I am guessing that he witnessed Bella being transformed, because he was gone in the forest for days, and when he finally emerged he said, Bella had been attacked by a wild animal, and that she didn't survive. At the time I new something was off about that, but I guess I never had any proof to back it up. Sam and Billy took care of all funeral obligations, and let Charlie just grieve. I now know Billy, my dad, was in on all of the secrets, he was the most superstitious old man I had ever met, but it turns out he was always correct. The funeral was only Bella's immediate family, and some of the La Push families, who were there to help Charlie. It wasn't until after the funeral that word started getting around that Bella had died, for before many people believed she had moved back with Renee or ran away. No one in the town wanted to see Charlie hurt more than he already was, so everyone just stopped talking about it. That was until Charlie died. Seeing as he was a public figure, everyone knew about it, and news traveled quickly. By that time I had become a shape-shifter as well, and that's how we knew that there weren't Vampires living around the area anymore. So as to how Alice found out, I am not sure, but I do know it was her, and I do know that she hasn't missed an anniversary in the passed 79 years."

He was quiet again, and I could tell that even though he knew Bella was alive now, it still hurt him to remember how much pain was inflicted when the Swan's passed away. I waited patiently this time until he was ready to speak up again.

"Every year, on the anniversary of her death, I always go to her grave and leave flowers, for her and her father." He was really struggling to hold back whatever emotions he was feeling. I hadn't known Jacob for very long, but it pained me to see how hurt he was at the mere thought of mourning Bella's death.

"Every year I can smell it when I show up. Every year there are already flowers next to her grave, with a card, always signed, I will never forget you, Alice. She still comes every year, and morns Bella's death. From what I understand, Bella was Alice's best friend, and she still hasn't gotten over the death, from what I have seen."

I was trying to take all of this in. I hadn't ever considered how Bella's transformation could have HURT the Cullen's.

"Riley,"

"Yes Jacob?" I could tell he thought I was about to lose it.

"Tomorrow is the anniversary of Bella's death."

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