Reality

Author' note: Hey everyone thanks a lot for reading my first attempt of writing a story. I love reviews, questions and suggestions but received very few, so guess my work is not that good. Anyway, I just received one question about Jasper and Alice's relationship status. So I am adding a background to this chapter for your convenience.

Background:

Edward: It just like Edward of the book. He is loved by his family, and given fair importance. He doesn't fall for anyone so far and is more into books and knowledge like Carlisle. Oh and Carlisle is his biggest inspiration. Tanya from Denali clan (their extended family) is still into him but he refuses.

However, Bella and her strong personality hit him like a big, yellow school-bus ! Plus, I didn't want to give this little piece of information but Alice has this secret, huge crush on him!

Alice: We'll get to see a softer and emotional side of Alice in my story because of her crush on Edward. She is not as friendly with Bella as they are supposed to be in the book and they get into a great bond of friendship in the middle of the story. For now they think of each other as unbearable!

Jasper: I love him! Anyway, I know he is kind of absent but he will be coming back….soon! We will see a more charming Jasper (after all that's why he has emotion controlling gift, right? Because he was charming when he was human?)

He definitely feels something for Bella, but is it bloodlust or love…he can't make out. But he will...

Jacob: Jacob will have more part in my story than he had in the first book. He knows about vampires through their legends' and he also knows that people from his tribe became werewolves (the term shape shifter isn't known yet). But he doesn't tell Bella that secret. They become best-friends from the very beginning.

Jacob's love life? Wait till you see it all…he's gonna be a player!

Anymore questions will be welcomed and resolved. Thank you.

Reality

I was panting, clearly out of breath by running after miles. There were five goons after me, all ferocious looking. Just another turn and I reached the same dark lane. A beautiful angel stood by the glistening street light. His flashy smile made the goons disappear in the back of my mind. Just when I felt relieved, his smile widen and out came the sharp canines…"Noooooo…." was all I could conjure from the utter numbness.

A soft touch on my skin…"Bella, wake up, it's me,"

I jumped as I came out of the nightmare and the reality sank in. It was my room as the wall and creaking floorboards looked oddly familiar. I was still laid in my small bed wiping the sweat off and clutching the bed sheet with another hand.

"What happened, Bella" Jake murmured, as if to grab my attention.

I turned my head towards him. He was seated at the edge of my bed, eyeing me as if I was sick or something. For some weird reason he looked even bigger than the last time.

"Why are you sweating so badly? It's pretty cold today" He again murmured in his husky voice gesturing the window. It was raining cats and dogs; nothing unusual in Forks but I still bored my eyes into it, thinking what exactly I went through, trying to seek refuge in reality.

Carlisle took me to the hospital again that evening; secretively of course I was again restored as a patient. I passed another night there and was discharged just the next day.

It became difficult to look in Carlisle's eye when he was suggesting me to meet him every week so that he would check up on my wound. Charlie seemed okay whatsoever, but I knew he cared deep down as every day before leaving for work he came up to check on me and gave me little pecks on my forehead.

7 days passed, yes, exactly seven days and I didn't move out of this house. It was too much for me as if something like "reality" never existed. I was dealing with mythological characters like vampire here. How could I even consider myself sane? Every few minutes when I trailed off my own thoughts, I wondered was all that a mere dream. Did I get so much hurt that it drived me insane? Did that big white house really existed in the forest?

But the mornings never failed to remind me that everything was true. The dreams, nightmares to be exact….it were as if I was reliving each and every dreadful moments with those vampires.

I haven't been attending school. Charlie agreed with me saying it was best that I took some rest. Jessica and Mike came to see me but I guess my grim mood shoo them away. No one was even aware of the monsters between us, I guess it would be better if I didn't know it all too. At least I could rest in peace...And to top it all off I made a deal with the vampires!

"What was I thinking?" I said loud enough to jerk Jacob up, quite pissed at myself. Apparently, Jacob thought of giving some time to myself and stayed shut.

Confusion clearly overtook all other emotions in his face, and before he thought I was insane I explained everything to him.

…

I needed to tell these to someone, to make sure I wasn't the only one part of all these insanity. And for some reason, I thought Jake would be the best person. After all he is the only true friend I have got in Forks.

I was almost crying when I finished my story and hugged him as a reflex action. I felt so weak…haven't talked to anyone since ….since my accident. And thus I clutched Jacob like there wasn't a tomorrow.

"Where were you?" I barely managed to squeak under the tight hug and started sobbing in his shoulders again.

"I'm sorry," He murmured, now pulling me away from his grasps to look straight into my eyes, "But I did go to see you the next day but they didn't allow me saying Dr. Cullen strictly mentioned no visitors."

"I knew at that exact moment that something was wrong" He muttered now furious, "I even sneak passes the nurses and opened your room, but it was locked."

"Before I could take any step in looking for you, Billy called up and wanted me home straight back. He had some work to do," He finished in breathe. Seemingly he was hastily trying to proof that he cared, but it wasn't needed, I knew he cared for me.

"Then Billy called Charlie to check on you and Charlie said that you were home and that u got discharged. But then I caught cold and Billy didn't let me out for this long. I tried your number but no one picked and Billy said probably you were at school or work…"

He trailed off; anxiousness was clearly on his face. But I had too much to worry about, and now that I got a friend, I wanted peace.

And so I pulled Jacob Black in another tight hug, it didn't matter how inappropriate that was, I needed it….and felt into sleep after seven long days….

A/N: Hey everyone...I'm extremely busy...but still managed to write this big enough chapter...so PLEASE review!