Dear Together. ForeverandAlways,

Thanks for your review. Made me feel better! Just so yall know I wasn't injured in the accident, and the car I was driving only got body damage… I believe…

But the guy I hit was complaining about his leg… that's not good. So me and my mom are just checking things out with the insurance company (All State). Please be sure to pray for us cuz we might not be broke… but we sure aren't rich!

Ok! I've said my piece! Now do what you came here to do and read!

:)

Secrets

Alice

"I'm such a dumb ass!" I sobbed in the passenger seat of Jasper's car. This was all my fault… Bella…

"Alice… don't be so hard on yourself, I went with it…"

"But I Thought of it! And I pushed you into doing it!" I cried loudly. We were almost at the hospital. Charlie and some other people from the search team were driving ahead of us. My vision was totally blurred as I looked ahead.

"Jasper…" I whispered, almost too scared to speak the next words, "what if she's…?"

"Alice…" He said warningly.

"But what if she is dead? What if she dies!" I grabbed the roots of my hair and tried to control my shaking… Please, please God… don't let her die.

I looked up, slightly confused as Jasper pulled to the side of the road.

"What are you…?" I didn't have time to finish my sentence as he crushed his lips to mine.

He finally broke away and looked me in the eyes.

"Alice… I promise you, she will be okay. Even though I'm not a doctor, or any type of healer whatsoever, I will do everything in my power to save her. So please, calm down so when she wakes up, you can properly greet her and then we'll both apologize."

"But you didn't do anything…"

"I had just as much a hand in it as you did, Alice. So stop arguing and lets go to the hospital, alright?"

I nodded quickly and eased back into the seat.

"…I can't believe you kissed me while I had tears all over my face…" I mumbled.

"It wasn't bad." He shrugged, "Kinda like kissing a wet potato chip." He grinned.

I gave him a playful slap on the back of the head.

"Sorry, sorry, I meant a sexy wet potato chip."

"Jasper?"

"Yeah?"

"Thanks."

He took my hand and smiled as we pulled up to the hospital.

"No problem, Alice."

We got out of the car and began walking into the hospital.

Never had I been so scared in my life.

XX

Edward

It was about an hour after we reached the hospital, and Bella still hadn't woken up…

I still couldn't understand it, why it felt like my nerves were on edge, why my heart kept thumping viciously in my chest. It was just Bella… right?

Yet for some reason, just Bella sounded so much of an understatement…

But why? How could she mean so much to me in such a short time?

It couldn't be that I lo…

No.

It couldn't be that…

"Son?" I looked up to find my dad in front of me.

"Yeah, Dad, how's Bella? Is she okay?" I asked, almost desperately.

"Umm… I'm not sure… She is in slightly better condition than she was when you and Jacob brought her here, but I just wanted to ask a few questions… Ah! Jacob!"

I turned to see Jacob stalk up to us, we gave each other quick glares before we turned back to my father.

"Yes, Doctor Carlisle?" He said worriedly. Oh, now he's polite…jerk.

"I was wondering if you knew anything about Bella's medical history…"

"I know a bit." He shrugged and his eyes looked distant.

"Ok…In this report it says that almost all throughout middle school she's been in and out of the hospital. Do you know anything about that?" My dad asked.

"I might know a bit." Jacob answered tonelessly.

"Yes, well, I did a small x- ray of her body, and it seems that she has a lot of underlying scar tissue. I was told that you've known her since childhood… can you think of anything that might have caused this?"

I looked back and forth between Carlisle and Jacob.

"Dad… what do you mea…?"

"Bella is very clumsy. Anyone you who knows her can tell you that." He said lifelessly. His face completely calm.

Liar.

"When can I see Bella?" He asked.

"Now, I suppose… her father, Charlie, and Alice, Jasper, and Mr. Black are all with her now…"

Jacob nodded and we began to walk to her room.

"Edward!" Alice cried as she ran to me. "I'm sorry… I'm so sorry…"

"Alice… It's ok… calm down."

I wasn't really mad at her any more. Because the second I opened the door, I saw Bella. I saw how worn and tired she looked, and how pale she was.

"How… how has she been doing?" I asked quietly.

"Dad said that her vitals are starting to look better than before but… we won't know anything until tomorrow…"

"Right…" I looked over at Bella and saw Jacob bent over her, stroking her cheek. My stomach tightened and I felt anger and wanting come over me. It wasn't fair… that he could touch her so easily…

I didn't even bother to try and fight the feeling now. It was way too obvious.

I cared for Bella.

I didn't really know how much or how little, but I knew she was bringing out feelings that I would have never guessed were inside of me.

"…it seems that she has a lot of underlying scar tissue…" Carlisle words popped into my head; so did the way Jacob looked when he answered.

"Jacob," I said, coming up behind him.

He tilted his head slightly in my direction, but otherwise kept staring at Bella.

"Do you mind if we talk outside?" I asked a bit harshly.

"Edward? What…?"

"It'll only be a second, Alice."

By now, Jacob had turned to glare at me.

"I don't mind, Cullen." He said quietly.

"Hey… Watch it son." A man in a wheel chair said.

"Sorry, dad." Jacob answered, still glaring at me. I thought he was about to follow me out, but I felt anger bubble inside of me as he bent over and kiss Bella on the cheek.

My eyes turned to slits as he passed me, and we walked out of the room.

I silently closed the door and turned to him.

"So what is it you want, Cullen?" He said darkly.

I glared up at him before I continued.

"Nothing much, Black, I just wanted to know the truth behind that bull you were telling my father."

I watched, pleased, as his eyes darkened.

So I was right!

"And why the hell would you want to know?"

"Because… I too am also concerned about Bella."

I looked at him, irritated as he began to laugh in my face.

"You? Care about her? Last I heard, you didn't like her. I heard you hated her. Isn't that true?" He ask with a humorless grin.

"We're partners. And I… I got to know her better. I think I was wrong about a few things…"

"HA!" Jacob laughed as he threw his head back, "Whatever, Cullen," He said maliciously, "You were wrong about everything. Just stay away from Bella, and drop it."

He began to push pass me, but I stopped him.

"Who is Phil?" I asked, desperate to get more answers than the ones I already had.

Jacob turned slowly to me. I could see his body shaking before he turned his head to the side and spit on the floor.

"Don't say that name in front of me again." He said, low and fierce.

He shoved pass me and went back inside the room.

What the hell was going on?

XX

(the next day)

I was still at home with Alice. Esme had allowed us to stay home from school.

Me, because I was lost in the woods.

And Alice, because she was literally an emotional wreck.

Esme, Carlisle, and I tried our best to calm her, but she locked herself in her room and said that once Bella woke up she would feel better.

Bella…

My mind was racing about everything she had told me in the woods, and what Jacob said. It seemed to all center around that Phil guy. Bella's stepdad.

No, I'm not an idiot.

Anyone could tell from what happened with Bella just when I mentioned Phil's name, and the way Jacob responded to him that he was the main issue.

I didn't want to think about it, I didn't want to wrap my brain around it, but it was a great possibility that he, Phil, beat Bell…

~beep bop beep beep!~

My phone interrupted my thoughts as I looked at the screen to see who was calling.

Tanya.

I felt guilty when I noticed that seeing her name on the screen didn't bring me as much joy as it did before.

"Hello?"

"Hey, Eddie!" Tanya said through the phone.

"Hi, Tanya…"

"I heard all about what happened yesterday!" She said. Funny… she didn't really sound upset… or worried.

"Yeah it was… intense…" I said slowly.

"Yeah, I'm sure… So when's the funeral?" She asked, almost as if asking if it was going to rain today.

"Umm… what funeral?" I asked back, completely confused.

"Edward!" I frowned a bit… I could be wrong… but it sounded like she was holding back a laugh? "You know who's funeral I mean! Bella's!"

I paused a second.

"…Edward?" Tanya asked hesitantly.

"Tanya… Bella isn't dead. She's being hospitalized…" I said slowly.

"That's not true… I just talked to…"

"Who did you talk to? My dad has been looking over Bella ever since yesterday, she's not dead!" I said exasperated. Who would say…?

Alice.

"Listen Tanya, I have to call you back." I said quickly.

"Right. I have to go to."

"Okay… Bye Ta…" I didn't get to finish my sentence before she hung up.

What was up with her?

I shook my head and started towards Alice's room.

"Alice!" I yelled through her door.

"Go away!"

"Alice! Why would you tell Tanya Bella is dead?" I yelled back.

There was silence before she cracked the door open.

"So you talked to her?" She asked with a small smirk.

"Yes! I did!"

"And how did she sound?" Alice asked. Her smirk widening yet at the same time, losing all humor.

"She…" I frowned. "What do you know?"

"Edward," She sighed, "I only know what I've been telling you."

"Which is?" I asked, annoyed.

She glared at me.

"I'm only going to say this once more, Edward." She said, frustrated. "Tanya. Is. A bitch!"

"Alice!"

"Who doesn't love you!"

"ALICE!"

"It's true and you know it! I know that somewhere in you know it!" She yelled, swinging her door open.

I furiously ran my fingers through my hair.

"Edward," Alice said tiredly, "Think about it and ask yourself three questions."

"Which are?" I asked seethingly.

"One. Does she hug me?"

"What does that have to do with anything?"

"Edward! Everyone knows that anyone can kiss someone nowadays! But to actually hug someone, to want to put your arms around them and want to hold them close to you is something totally different.

"Two. Can she stay around me without having to talk to me."

"Alice…"

"Edward, Jasper and I are closer than you think…"

I looked at her wide eyed.

"Wha…? UGH! No, you perv! Not like that! It's just that… there are times when we just look at each other, and neither of us have to say anything… we just enjoy being together. Not just for the sake of going out and doing something… but just staying in each others arm. And it's not just us! You see mom and dad like that all the time!" She said, gazing off slightly.

"Alright… what's the third one?" I asked quietly.

"Three. Has she said she loves me?" Alice said, taking a step back away from me. "If she clears all of those three questions… I'll accept her as your girlfriend." She said slowly, looking down.

I didn't know what to do with myself as Alice shut the door in my face.

I was sure Tanya could clear all of those questions…

She could… Right?

I heard my phone again and picked it up.

"Yeah?"

"Edward! It's Bella!" My dad called through the phone, "She woke up!"

Even in my current state… I couldn't ignore how my heart soared.

X-X-X-X-X

Yay! Bella is Alive! Tanya showed some of her true colors to Edward! Hoorah!

Well… I hope you liked it! (I didn't proof it…) My mind is a bit…. Blah~.

Anyways! I have ANOTHER idea for a story…. But I'm not sure if I should write it… I mean, I'm sure it won't distract me much from TWH, but… ALL my stories are unfinished!

Bummer right?

Tell me if to want to hear the plot and I'll write it in the next update.

Hmmm… decisions, decisions… oh geez… I sound like Jane. Guess I better go to sleep!

Later!