Bella Swan: The Enigma.

Chapter 20: Forgetting The Present.

(EPOV)Edward.

It was Irina.

I saw it all through Carlisle's mind. Esme was in a headlock, and Alice jumped into action, killing Irina. The pain and fear I felt through Carlisle's thoughts, mixed with my own for my mother, was unbearable. Kate had instantly let go of Rose and Emmett, who, after a second for recuperating, jumped up, staying ready for another attack from her. But she wasn't going to attack them.

Irina was then, turned to ash.

Alice did it, Esme-even though Irina was prepared to kill her, not moments before-didn't have the heart to do it.

Carlisle and Jasper were holding Tanya back; she was struggling and crying out in pain for the loss of her sister.

Kate-distracted by her rage and pain-had her arms ripped off by Rose and Emmett.

Then, I got too far away to see anything else.

I glanced at Bella, shocked to see her trembling.

''Bella, what's wrong? You said it yourself, they're all OK.''

''But I just wish I didn't know what was going to happen.'' She cried. ''If I didn't have this power, this would have happened, exactly as it happened. But, because I have this power, a stupid, useless power, I cannot tell you what will happen, and you're going to hate me for it.'' She bit her lip.

''I won't hate you, Bella.'' I sighed. ''You told me the people I care about will be OK, that's all I need, but I'm freaking out about you. What about the Volturi? I can't. . .'' She cut me off.

''Just breathe, and drive, wait until the rest of your family get there.''

''Bella.'' I said, my voice quieter than I expected. ''Would the results have been really that catastrophic if you had warned me.''

She looked away and sniffled. ''Yes.'' She muttered, trying hard not to cry. ''You need to trust me.''

''I do trust you.'' I argued.

She shook her head and laughed darkly. ''You trust my love for you, you trust my life in your hands, but you don't trust my dictions, you don't have a reason to.''

''Yes I do.'' I clutched the steering wheel tighter. ''I have plenty of reason to trust you, trust your dictions.''

''Yes, but you don't.'' She said softly. ''You need to, you think you should, but you can't.''

I clenched my jaw. How could she doubt my trust in her? I did trust her, if I didn't I wouldn't be sitting here quietly, I would be demanding why she didn't tell me, and be hurt because she didn't, but I trusted her, so it didn't matter, she knew what she was doing.

I hoped.

Did she trust me? Even if she says she does, I don't know. After all she has been through, why would she trust me?

Maybe she doubted my trust in her because she didn't trust me.

''Don't be angry.'' She whispered. ''Do you know how many times I have wished I didn't have this power? It's like I'm living in the future, and not the present.'' She paused. ''I just want to be as normal as I can be.''

''She says sitting beside the vampire.'' I quipped, smiling. ''I wish I was human.''

''Or that I was a vampire.'' She trailed off, I stiffened.

''But there is no use wishing for the impossible.'' I noticed her eyes were drooping, and her voice was slower when she talked again.

''Me being a vampire isn't impossible.''

''No.'' I agreed. ''But it's insane.'' It was, insane for her to just throw her life away, she deserved more, better.

''Insane.'' She nodded, leaning her head against the car door, her eyes fluttered close, and I knew she was fighting sleep. ''But not impossible.'' She mumbled, I barely understood it.

I sighed a few minutes later when her breathing evened out. I know she was asleep, but I talked to her, told her things I didn't want to say to her face.

''You live in the future.'' I said, I should have told her this. ''and I'm trapped in the past.'' I finished. ''Forgetting the present.''

Yeah, forgetting was something we were both guilty for.

I have been so wrapped up in the idea of Bella, my enigma, I had forgotten about real life, about my family. Now, some of the enigma had been revealed, I was still wrapped up in her. I'll never be able to not be thinking about her, even now, I was blocking out all the thoughts from the sleepy motorists around me.

She slept for the rest of the way to Portland; I rang the hotel on the way to reserve a room. When we were five minutes from the hotel, she started sniffling in her sleep, I wanted to-so badly-pull over to comfort her, but there was no point, we got to the hotel and I parked the car, there was no way I would wake her up, so I got out and opened her door, unbuckling her and carrying her, bridal style, into the hotel. It was nothing fancy, but it was the best I could do at the last minute, all I needed was a bed to put her on anyway.

We got a few strange looks from the few people who were up, and the girl who was manning the reception desk was freaking out, she really worried too much. Her eyes grew when I told her my name for the room, I then, awkwardly, took out some money to pay for the room.

OMG! A room last minute paid with cash? What if he drugged her? I would so get fired if she turned up as a missing person in the morning? She has been crying.

She smiled at me, then looked to Bella, not giving me the room key, yet. ''Long journey?'' She guessed.

I just nodded. ''I'm going to be needing to see some I.D please?''

''Sure.'' I, once again, awkwardly, got out my I.D, it said that I was twenty-one though.

She pursed her lips and told me to pay up front, I handed her the money and she gave me the room key and number.

''Call reception if you need anything, or if your wife does.'' Her eyes, and thoughts, were still suspicious.

This, was a weird day.

Once I eventually got Bella in a room, no thanks to some people. I lay next to her and she clung onto me. She was too tired to talk, she was drained, and so was I.

I finally let today sink in, running a hand through my hair I hugged Bella tighter. The Denali sisters were like family to us, and now they were dead, or at least Irina was and Kate had to put her arms back on. I wonder if the Volturi had been telling the truth, did they have Sasha? It was a concern of the sisters, because they weren't allowed to see Sasha until they recruited me and Alice, they only said Jasper so Alice would be persuaded, but that wouldn't have worked anyway.

Alice taxed me. They're all dead, Edward, we will be there by morning, don't wait up, ha.

I smiled, she was trying to make light of the situation.

Bella stirred, her eyes blinking. ''Jesus.'' She whispered. ''I'm so sorry, Edward, I love you.''

And she drifted back to sleep, I don't know if she was ever awake, or if it was her subconscious.

Either way, I know it was true.

So happy no one expected the last chapter, that's my favorite part of writing, to everyone who has read and reviewed this. . . Thank you

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