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Last time on Cullen Family Vacation:

"Save it Jasper Whitlock Hale Cullen!" Alice said. The room fell silent. Jasper looked like he was in physical pain. I knew Alice wouldn't stay mad for long, but I felt bad for him. The silence lasted for about a minute. Emmett was the first to speak.

"Uh, okay. Well I guess it's your turn to pick a name Jasper. There's only three left," Emmett said. Jasper looked at him like he wanted to snap his neck, but chose a name.

"Bella, dare," He said, coldly. Great. He was going to take this out on me, wasn't he? Ugh. Then he smiled a devious little smile, and I knew what was coming.

"No, Jasper! Please! Anything but that!"

Chapter 12: Can Vampires Faint?

"But what?" Edward asked.

"You know what, babe! He's been trying to get me to do it for months!"

"Oh no. Jasper, you wouldn't make her do that, would you?" Edward asked his brother.

"Yes I would. Get climbing Isabella. I'll do it with you if you like, but I'm your only option. Edward's not going up there. You need to do this, preferably alone, like the first time," Jasper said.

No! No, no, no. I couldn't do this! Jasper had been pressuring me for months. He said that it would help me get over my fear. It would help me move on from the past and resolve a number of my issues. I didn't care. Let me stay messed up Mr. Head-shrink! I couldn't do this. For some reason, I knew this wasn't just about me though. I think he wanted me to do it for a lot of us. He thought it would help give closure for me, Edward, Alice, Rose and himself. All of us were affected by that day, the day I decided to try my hand at cliff-diving.

I thought about that day. I was so messed up, so lost. I needed so much to hear my love's voice that I decided to throw myself off of a cliff just to hear it. I wasn't trying to kill myself, but Alice thought I was when she saw the vision; she thought I was dead.

Her vision led to many things. She told Rosalie what she saw. Rosalie told Edward. Jacob accidentally confirmed it. Edward went to the Volturi to get himself killed. Me and Alice went to stop him, hurting Jacob on the way. Charlie had no idea where I was. Carlisle and Esme thought they were going to lose their son. Emmett and Jasper thought they were going to lose their brother, and Jasper was also petrified about losing Alice. Rosalie felt like it was all her fault. Even Jasper felt at fault for they attack that took place on my birthday, resulting in Edward leaving me. Even though we saved him, just in time, we had to deal with the Volturi. Me jumping off that cliff lead to so many dark events in our lives that it still terrified me to no end. I hated heights and ledges. I was terrified to jump off of things, especially into water. I simply wouldn't do it. It brought back too many bad memories, for everyone.

But Jasper, a trained Psychologist, thought it was something that we all needed, and he was going to make me do it. He had wanted me to jump off of a tall tree into the lake. Today, I would have to do it. I'd have to face my fears. I hate truth or dare!

"Jasper, please... I can't do this. It's too much," I pleaded with my brother, but he wouldn't budge.

"I know you're scared Isabella. I promise I'm not making you do this to be mean. Nothing is going to happen to you. You're a vampire. Even if you dove into a block of cement, you'd still be fine. I'm sorry, but I'm not going to change my mind. You need this closure. We all do."

Stupid head shrinking vampire. He made so much sense. But still, I can't do this. I felt my legs getting weak. Can vampires faint? Before I could think anymore, I found myself in Edward's arms.

"Come on love. You can do this. You're going to be fine. I'll be waiting at the bottom for you," he said, rubbing my face tenderly. "Now go make me proud. Don't worry. I'm not going anywhere," He said, putting me back on my feet. I didn't even realize that we had moved, but now I found myself near the lake, at the base of the tallest tree bordering it. I looked up. Seriously, can vampires faint?

Edward was still next to me; he kissed me on my forehead and walked away. As soon as he left, Jasper was by my side.

"Bella, you will be fine. I promise. Please, just trust me, okay? I'd never let anything happen to you. Do you believe me?"

"Yes," I barley whispered.

"Good. Now let's go," he said, swinging me over his back and scaling the huge tree in no time.

Soon, he sat me on my feet on a sturdy branch. I didn't look down. I felt the wind moving through the tree and smelled the leaves. It was wet, but the rain had stopped. Jasper kept his hand on the small of my back, not letting me completely out of his grasp. I felt like I was going to die. I hated heights. They completely freaked me out. I started breathing faster and faster. The world started spinning. No. I had to get off of this tree. I had to be on solid ground. I was going to die. But then, I heard the voice.

"Bella"

What the hell? I'm hearing the damn voice again? This is getting ridiculous! I have to get out f this damn tree. I started to move, but then I heard the voice again.

"Bella, it's okay. You are going to be fine."

Wait, something was different. This wasn't his voice. It was... Jasper's. I remembered where I was.

"Bella, I want you to look down," he said to me, softly.

"No!" He must be out of his mind if he thought I was going to look down. "I think I'm going to faint. Can vampires faint?" Jasper chuckled a little.

"Of course not, now, please Bella. Look at all the people waiting for you down there, all the people who love you, all the people who will always protect you. You need to see them," he urged me. I had a very strong feeling that if I looked down, I'd never jump. "Bella, you trust me right?" Jasper asked.

"Of course I do, but--"

"Then please, look at them." Fine! I looked down, ever so slowly, until I saw them.

I saw Rosalie; she was looking up at me, hopeful. Emmett too. They held hands, staring into the sky, at me. Then I saw Alice, she was pained. She knew how hard this was for me. They all knew, but Alice knew so much more. Alice saw me that day. She saw the pained, lifeless imitation of her friend. I loved her. She was the only one who came back to me. She saved my life, that day, in more ways than one. I knew how much this meant to her; how much it meant to all of them. I saw the looks in their faces whenever I freaked out about heights. I wouldn't even dive off the diving board in our pool. They felt so bad, so responsible. And then I saw Edward. He was a wreck. His body was shaking, a result of the tearless sobbing. He stood in the water, probably wanting to drown himself if he could. He needed this more than anyone. He needed to see me beat this fear. He needed to see that I was over it, that I truly have moved on and forgiven him for leaving me. He needed this. And that alone was reason enough for me to jump.

"I'm ready Jazz," I said to my brother, who was patiently waiting, "Go join the others. Meet you on the other side!" I joked. He was confused.

"Are you sure Bella? I can stay," he questioned.

"Yes, I'm positive. I get it now, why I need to do this. So go. I'll be fine," I said. He hugged me, then scurried down the tree.

I waited until I saw him join the others, before I braced myself. I pushed up onto my toes, put my hands over my head into a divers pose, took a deep breath, and jumped.

Oh my God! What did I just do? What the hell is wrong with me? Did I really just jump out of a tree? I did! And now I'm falling, head first, into what? Crap! Where was I falling? I opened my eyes. Water. I saw water. Great. Here we go again. But wait, what was that? Something red on the water. Fire? Victoria? Oh no! My nightmare was happening all over again! I hit the water, and it surrounded me. Oh no! What about Edward. What would this do to him? I was so stupid! I was going to lose him, again!

And then I felt them, hands, pulling me up, out of the water. This was it, the day I was going to die.

"Bella? Bella! Snap out of it! Open your eyes. It's me love, you're safe," the angelic voice said to me. Oh! I opened my eyes. Edward! We were wet, but on solid ground now. But how? And then I remembered what had just happened.

I had done it! And I was fine. My love was here, holding me. He wasn't going anywhere. I had him forever! And the red, that was just Rosalie. She was here too! And the rest of them! Emmett, Alice, Jasper. Jasper! I jumped out of Edward's arms and ran over to hug my brilliant brother.

"Thank you Jazz! Thank you so much!" That was all I had to say. I knew it worked, and so did he. He was right. So right! I was so ecstatic! Over the moon! I had did it, conquered my fear. My love was still here. There was nothing to worry about. I looked at the faces around me, all happy, relieved.

"I love you guys!" I said, before being smashed between five vampires, hugging me tight. I love my family! Edward was the happiest. He looked at me like he hadn't seen me in years. I grabbed him and kissed him hard, passionately. He scooped me up and broke from the group.

"Shower break number two!" He called. "Thirty minutes!" And we were off towards our room! I had a feeling that this would be a shower for two!

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