G'mornin'! Is wondering whether anyone else in the world will be watching the ROYAL WEDDING tomorrow? Or is it just me? xD
Seriously though, is it that big a deal that anyone not in England will know about it, or even see it on their screens? :) Let me know ;)
Sorry for not updating in about a week- I have revision as a teenager :P And other fan fics to do :L
Please please please review your thoughts- I will want to know, and take ideas into consideration, even though I have a good idea how this story will plan out. But that's for me to know, and you all to find out ;) xxx
A few minutes later, the door swung open and Edward stepped inside, munching on an apple, and had a kiwi in his other hand.
"Bella? Alice had a kiwi...Bella?" He looked around the room, and I whined, and his eyes went over me next to the phone, and his eyes widened like saucepans. "Bella! Oh my God- are you OK? What happened?" He ran for me and scooped me up in his arms. "Bella. Talk to me!"
"Phil's on his way. And so are the babies."
Just in time, Phil came charging through the door, and gasped, waving us over. Edward struggled to pick me up, and ended up just helping me walk to the car, and got me into the back seat, and we took off. I took short intakes of breath as Edward tried to encourage me to breath through it and not panic.
"Edward! Call Rose! We haven't got our hospital bag! Do they have a spare key?" He nodded and started dialing, as a shooting pain caused me to gasp out. "Call the hospital too! Say we're on our way!"
"Em, she's ready. Can you bring the hospital bag to the hospital? Yeah okay I will. Thanks." He dialed again and notified the hospital.
"Edward, do you still have that kiwi?" The pain got easier to deal with, and I read that if I kept calm, it would make it easier for me. Edward looked at me as if I were crazy, and looked down. In his hand, was the kiwi. What do you know.
"Er...I think its a little squished, and I don't have a spoon..." He let it go, and I saw there were finger marks imprinted on the poor fruit. I pouted.
"Aww. I'm really hungry..."
Edward smirked. "I'll get you something when we get there, OK?"
I nodded. "OK then..."
Edward tucked me under my chin. "I love you. I'm sorry about our fight. I just-"
"-I know. I'm sorry I haven't been as...appreciative as usual. It's just I've got a lot on my mind. The fact that two babies are draining me kind of makes me forget things."
"You're forgiven." Edward smiled, and pushed his lips to mine in a tender kiss. "I can't believe it's going to be over. We'll be parents."
"And we're going to be so tired!" I groaned, but giggled, twisting my fingers through his hair and pulling him towards me, and he put one hand around my waist, pulling me to him, and another placed on my belly, stroking it.
"It'll be worth it. Big time."
"I take that you want to get up in the middle of the night to hush them to sleep."
"I'll do it."
"I get my sleep."
"Yes."
"Don't wake me."
"Sure." He bit my lip, sucking on it lightly, and Phil shouted over us.
"We're here."
The next few hours got me ending up inside a private room, and I was lying on a bed, surrounded by Edward, Alice, Jazz, Em and Rose. Angela, Mom and Dad were still in England, and couldn't make it to America, so I would take them to England when I could.
"How long am I expected to wait here?" I wondered out loud, and sighed. "This could be hours. You don't all have to be here if you have other things to do." I gave them all an apologetic look.
"Relax. It'll be over in no time. And...I don't think anyone would want to miss it for the world." Edward smirked, and squeezed my hand, and the rest nodded along. "The Doc said you're only dilated 3 centimeters. This could take a while."
"You've just contradicted yourself right there." I laughed, and sighed heavily. "Ugh. Those paparazzi outside must have been camping out there or something! Why can't they just leave us alone?"
"They're very...intrusive, aren't they?" Edward was pissed by the fact I almost fell over when a pap pushed it's way in. Suddenly we heard footsteps, and a face I thought I'd never see in the skin again popped their head around the corner.
"Embry?" Embry smiled and shouted over from behind him, and came inside. Paul and Jared followed him and waved at everyone who were sitting around the room. They all weren't circling me, Alice and Jazz were sat off at the back. Edward was next to me, and Rose and Emmett were to my left.
"Hey Bells. Wow, it's finally happening." Embry grinned and I beamed at him, nodding.
"How have you been? It's been a while, hasn't it?"
"Well..." It got a slight depressing, and Jared smiled encouragingly.
"We were in California, in a nearby hotel, and we heard on the news that you had been checked into this hospital. So Paul had a great idea..." He looked to Paul, who waved.
"Um...me and Rachel are getting married in a few days time. I was going to invite you earlier, but you know how Jake is...and so I thought, why not? It's going to be July 20, and we'll text you the place. Can you come, if you can? You can bring Edward."
I looked to Edward, and he smiled. "Okay then, thanks for the invite. Um..are you sticking around?"
Paul shook his head. "Er...no. Jake will probably be wondering where we've got to. Jared and Embry wanted to tag along."
"How is Jake doing?"
Paul pressed his lips together. "Better. He's got a girlfriend, and seems to be happier. But obviously you're still a soft topic." He glanced at Edward. "I'm glad you've found someone though. You deserve someone like Edward."
"Thank you." Me and Edward said simultaneously, and looked at each other, grinning. Suddenly Jared's phone vibrated, and he picked up, putting a finger to his lips, and tapping the side of Paul's arm to make sure he didn't speak.
"Hello? Oh hey Jake. What's up?" He cringed. "Yes, I've seen it. I know, it was bound to happen, right? they don't just stay inside forever. No, we're just driving around. Yeah, okay. See ya." He hung up. "Phew."
"Was that him?" I already knew the answer, as he nodded.
"He's just seen the news. A bit angry, which for him is acceptable." Edward tensed.
"Because he's annoyed that she isn't happy?"
Jared immediately backtracked his words. "Uh- no. Just Jake and Bella were a thing, and now he's not in the same place as her, he's just frustrated. Sorry dude."
Another contraction went through me, and I shut my mouth tightly to stop me making a sound. "Are you okay, Bells? You look like you're in pain." I nodded sharply, and Edward sat up.
"Bella it's no good doing that. It's natural." The pain passed, and I released the breath that I was holding.
"Sorry." I muttered quietly.
"So...we'll be off..." Paul backed away and I smiled.
"It was great to see you both again. Send my regards to Jake, and wishes to Rachel." He nodded and turned away to face the door. "Oh, Paul?" He turned back around. "Congratulations." And he smiled widely.
"You too, on the baby."
The next hour passed, and another passed, and it got tiring. Jazz and Alice went back home to get a few things, as I wasn't close to 10 cm dilation, and Rose and Em waited out in the hall, giving me and Edward some time alone. He climbed into the bed next to me and cuddled me, and I rested my head on his shoulder.
"Are you tired yet?"
"Not yet."
"You won't be awake much longer."
"I hope I am."
I sighed. "What is going to happen next? With us."
Edward looked down at me. "What do you mean?"
"I don't know. Are we going to carry on, as we are? With two kids, and living together?"
"Is that not right?" He frowned.
I shook my head. "Don't mind me. I'm just tired."
"What do you want, Bella? Do you want us to get married? Because I don't think I'm...ready for that, Bella."
I let my eyes shut, and sighed. "N..." And I drifted off for some much needed sleep.
I woke up too early, as a contraction went through me, and I groaned.
"Ow!" I whined, and Edward fell of the bed.
"Ow!" He muttered as he lay on the hard floor, and a doctor came in.
"You're not fully dilated yet. Give it a couple more hours, and we'll check again."
"Argh! Why won't they get out already? I've had enough!" Edward stroked my face and forehead as I complained to the ceiling, and chuckled.
"You'll love parenthood."
"Ugh. More like I can't wait to see what shoes I'm wearing again. I miss seeing my lower half."
Edward whispered in my ear. "I bet you miss me down on your lower half too." I bit my lip, and nodded.
"That too." He kissed along my jaw and I sighed in contentment. Edward cupped my breast and I let out a soft moan, but was interrupted by Rose at the door. She came waltzing inside and I narrowed my eyes at her as she cleared her throat. Edward grinned and kissed up to my ear, nibbling on my ear lobe.
"We'll carry on this later." And he turned to face Rose. "yes?"
Rose smirked knowingly at us. "Sorry to...interrupt, but did you want anything from the canteen? We going to get something to eat."
"Actually I think my stomach has made a small song, so um..." He glanced at me. "Bring me something back when you get back, OK? You know what I like."
"Same here." I mumbled, and Rose nodded, leaving the room. "Where were we?"
Edward looked confused, and then he smiled. "Of course." And his lips attacked mine again.
A couple more hours later, things got nasty, as I became 10 centimeters dilated, and I was...well the babies, were ready. Edward was the only one allowed inside, and as I pushed my first child out, I concentrated everything on getting it over and done with, so I could finally meet them in person. These babies of mine were special. Luke and Lia would inherit Edward's gorgeousness, and I knew I had to teach them to not become spoilt brats, which could come from their money and famous parents.
"It's a boy." Edward mumbled from my side as my head fell back onto the pillow. "Luke." I whined and he squeezed my hand, which was clutching onto his hand with a force to kill. "Go on, you're doing so well. Just one more. You can do it."
Sweat trickled down my forehead as I screamed as the final push went, and a crying erupted.
"Lia." I whispered, sighing as I rested my head on the pillow again. "We're parents." Edward cut the cord again and smiled proudly as a nurse placed Luke, wrapped in a towel, in his arms, and someone handed me little Lia.
"Hi Lia." I cried happy tears, and I saw a flash go, and I looked up. Rose came in holding a camera and took another picture.
"They're beautiful, love." Edward whispered, and his lips connected with mine as we both held them, and too soon, they had to be taken away.
I must have drifted off somewhere around then, as the next thing I remember, I woke in a different room, and Edward was sitting next to me, and next to him were my two babies.
"Edward." I whispered, and he looked up, smiling, and then back at the babies.
"Hey, do you want to meet your Mommy?" He scooped up one of them and carefully passed her to me. Lia. I sat up and stared at the beautiful girl in my arms. "Love, don't cry." He wiped those stray tears that couldn't get out earlier.
"I don't believe it. I'm only 16, and I have these treasures." To be fair, being 16 and pregnant wasn't common, but then again it did happen. Just like everything else. To those who don't think so, watch Joys of Teen Sex on TV. One guy said he lost it (virginity) at 12 or something. Granted, the show sounds like some illegal porn show, but its like The Sex Education Show. If you do not have these shows in England, then find your country's version of it. Simple. And don't tell me you've never seen the American show 16 and pregnant. My story was made for that show. Haha.
"Better believe it. We're parents." Edward stroked my face, and then went to hold Luke. Lia was wearing a baby pink thing, and her name was stitched above her heart. This was perfect.
"How long have I been asleep?"
"A couple of hours." He whispered quietly, as to not wake the babies. "Everyone is waiting outside."
"Let them in."
"Are you sure? They have cameras."
"I don't care."
Edward went to the door and mumbled something, and everyone seemed to crowd around the two of us, admiring what we've created.
"Ooh, they're so cute." Alice gushed, and looked up to her man. "Dude, we should get one of these." Jazz laughed, and slung his arm around her shoulder.
"Maybe we should." His eyes made contact with mine. "Can we take one of these? You already have one..."
I laughed, shaking my head. "not a chance."
"Guess well have to cook one of these up for ourselves then, you little midget." He kissed Alice on the cheek, and she giggled.
"Can I hold her?" Rose asked. I nodded, and slowly let her arms slide under mine, picking little Lia up and cooing softly to her. "She is actually beautiful. An Angel."
Edward smirked proudly. "It's hard to feel...o-er...one second." He handed Luke over to Emmett and made a dash for the door. I gave Emmett a questioning look, and encouraged him to go after him.
"Get out there!"
Em gave me Luke and went after Edward.
EMPOV
I wanted to hold onto my nephew a little while longer, but Edward looked really...weird, so I went after him, volunteering with no help whatsoever.
"Edward." I called down the hallway, and Edward stopped speeding ahead, and went slack against the wall, sliding down to sit. I ran up to him and sat down next to him. "What up, buddy?"
He was quiet. "Do you think this is...happening too fast? I mean, Bella...and me...we've known each other for years, but...those babies...I'm only 18...we've got a house...kids? This shouldn't be happening to me. I'm used to the unusual, but this is crazy!"
Stop being such a pussy! "Eddie, you wanted kids, you've got them. Live with it."
"Is it that simple, though?"
"YES!" I exclaimed manically. "You and Bella. You're a couple, and it's been that way for what seems like forever!"
"Maybe I'm not ready to be in a couple." He muttered.
"W-what? No, you're both meant to be together, whether you like it or not."
"How can you be so certain?" Edward accused, frowning. "how do you know if there's another girl, out there, who is even more perfect?"
"You won't know. But you may never find someone as great as Bella. Don't let her go like this." Bella better be thanking me so much after this, but i don't really want her to know how Edward freaks out a lot, unless she already knows.
"I don't want to, it's just...I'm really confused. I feel that the possibility of there being another Bella, only better, is possible, but...I don't know where I am going with Bella...We've had a past, and do we have a future? Do I want to marry her? Or leave her?"
"Why the fuck are you getting at this now? When you're new born babies are with their mother in the next room? Don't screw this up for yourself." Edward got up and went back into the next room, and Rose stuck her head through the door as he walked past her. She went in for a moment, then back out to sit next to me, crossing her legs.
"what now?"
"He's just...I don't know, to be honest. He's insecure about his and Bella's connection. We have to butt in."
Rose high fived me and stood up. "Alrighty."
BPOV
I gave Edward a funny look as he entered the room again, and Rose handed him Lia and made her way out of the room. Edward shook his head at me, telling me to forget it, so I did.
"What was that, Edward?"
"Nothing."
"That wasn't nothing."
"Just...leave it, Bella. It was nothing." He sat down in a chair with Lia, rocking her.
If he was going to be like that, so would I.
"Alice, do you want to hold Luke? Or Jazz?" I handed Luke over and stayed in my position on the bed as Jazz and Alice cooed and stuff to Luke.
"Bella. Something's wrong." Edward muttered.
"What is?" My tone was short, and Edward looked up.
"Bella."
"What?" I was annoyed with his attitude, and wasn't backing down.
"You know what!" His head immediately went down to Lia, who started to squirm and cough. Emmett and Rose came back in, and Rose sat next to me, while Em hovered over Edward. The tension was there- you could feel it. I crossed my arms and noticed how flat my stomach was now. The babies weren't there anymore.
Nobody brought the topic up again, and I was soon out of hospital and the babies were back in their first home. It wasn't how I imagined, as Edward was still in a strop and I had Rose and Phil with me.
"Here we are." I mumbled to the twins, and parked their pushchair by the sofa. "Your new home."
"Do you want them upstairs? They look tired." Edward asked, emotionless.
"Yeah."
I went to bed alone that night, baby monitor on my bedside table, in case they woke up. It was 5 am when one started crying, and I sat up, sleepy, and saw Edward on his front, still asleep, on the other side of the bed. I went to the next room and spent a good amount of time next to their cradle, hushing them. At 6, they were just about settled, and Edward stepped into the room, leaning on the door frame.
"How long have you been up?" He yawned, running his hand through his hair.
"Since 5." I replied quietly, still rocking the cradle.
"I'll do it next time." He went back to the bedroom, and I followed him.
"What's up with you lately? You've been...different."
He paused as he climbed on the bed. "Have I? I hadn't noticed."
I laughed once. "Anyone could notice. Is something wrong? Have I done anything to upset you? Is it the twins?"
He pulled the sheets up to his hips. "No...I don't know."
"Edward...it's not like you haven't been like this before. Usually you just need time...?"
"Yes...time."
"And, I try to feel for you, but I no idea what it is. Can you tell me about it?"
"It's hard to explain." I sat in the bed next to him. "I...I'm just feeling a little confused. Nothing to worry about."
"...if you're sure. It's just...you've been...I feel that I'm the cause of it, if that doesn't sound too self absorbed."
Edward's lips turned up at the corners. "Don't worry, love. I just need to get my head around being a Dad, I think." He stroked my cheek, running his thumb along my bottom lip. "It's okay. Smile for me." I let myself believe that things were okay, as my lips formed into a smile, and Edward smiled in return. "Question- how long until you're ready...do do stuff again? I mean, it's got to have been painful." I winced.
"Give it a few days. It's sensitive." He nodded.
Parenting came to us at full blast over the next few weeks. When we weren't together in interviews or photo shoots about/with the children, or I wasn't trying to get back into shape, me and Edward had to care for two babies, but we still loved them so much, even though we were drained with little sleep.
We took them to our local park or push them in their prams places, and Alice made their clothes, showing who was who. They were so adorable, and people stooped to tell us that on many occasions. I had my family fly in, so they could see the children, and they stayed in the guest rooms for the week, before returning home.
"Look! Luke, look!" I waved at Luke, who was in his cradle, with a video recorder in my hand. "Smile for me, Luke!" I was impressed when Luke giggled and clapped his hands, staring at me with his cute face, smiling. "Where's your sister, Luke? Where's Lia?" And I moved the camera to his right, where Lia had her fingers in her mouth, and she flapped her arm in my direction. "Hi Lia! How are you today?"
A pair of arms wrapped around my waist, and I turned around, videoing Edward and his perfect smile as he kissed me. "Hey Love, stop tormenting our children."
"I'm not tormenting them...they like attention. Just like yourself."
Edward pouted, and pulled me into a hug. "Are you sure about that?"
"Yep." I giggled. "Smile for the camera." I stepped back and he grinned cheekily at the lens.
"Hello...people who are viewing this in so many years time. Do you have flying cars yet? I didn't think so. Now Bella, come here and stare." He took the camera off me and zoomed in on Luke. "Look at their little feet."
I picked Lia up, who was reaching up for me, and the camera followed my movements. "I wonder if they'll even watch this...ever. You never know what'll happen in the future."
"What do you mean by that?" Edward frowned. I shrugged.
"We could have some new technology that kills video recorders?"
"You never know what'll happen. I could just say something like...I don't think we should be boyfriend and girlfriend anymore, and then everything will change."
"W-what?" I clutch Lia to my chest. "What are you on about?"
"Okay, that came out wrong-"
"-you want us to break up? Just after I've given birth to your-"
"-Bella. Wait, one second." He ran with the camera out of the room, and I was too stunned to move, besides bobbing Lia. Was this why he was so weird? To find a way to break up with me? Edward came back, and pulled Lia out of my arms, putting her back in her cot. "Bella, I have a question."
"What is it?" I couldn't think of much else to say.
"I don't want to be boyfriend and girlfriend anymore. I want more. Will you marry me? It isn't because of our situation..." He went on and on for a good amount of time, but I got nothing of that, until he pulled a box from his jacket, and popped it open, revealing a beautiful engagement ring. "...Bella? Will you?"
"Yes." I managed, as he slipped the ring on my ring finger. "Of course I will!" I jumped on him and gave him a gigantic hug, and he spun me in a circle. "Was this why you were so weird before?"
"It was part of it." He mumbled. "I wasn't sure whether we were too young to be engaged...you're 17...and I'm 18. But then again, we've got kids already, and how great did that turn out to be?" He smiled and kissed me. "I love you."
"I love you too."
The babies were 2 months old, when I had taken them to meet Alice, Jazz and Edward at the coffee shop. Rose and Em were going to babysit, but they had to cancel for reasons I didn't know, so I decided to take them with me.
"Hey Phil, can you pick me up?"
"OK, be there in 5."
I got the kids ready in their pram, and waited at the door for Phil to knock. I opened the door.
Phil smiled and waved at the babies. "Hi. Where to?" He help me with the babies putting the pram in the back.
"Coffee shop." I didn't like coffee, but I felt unsocial. Edward had gone with Jazz and Alice to the park, when I had extra sleep. We had arranged to meet at 10am. One black car I noticed were following us, and I frowned. "I wish they would stop doing that."
Phil tried to lose them, but I told him to slow down when Luke got restless. We parked down in front of Edward, who was sitting outside with Jazz and Alice, and Phil climbed out of the car, heading for the back to get the pram, and Edward went out to help him. The black car parked in front of us, and a guy with a camera opened the door swiftly. I ignored him and unbuckled Lia from her seat.
"Hey." I jumped at the unfamiliar voice, and saw the man had just climbed into the car, and started the engine.
"What on Earth?" I gasped, turning around, and my eyes connected with Edward's panicked eyes as the car sped forward, and I screamed. The men all seemed to run for the car, and I tried opening the doors, but they wouldn't open.
"Don't bother trying to escape. You know yelling will only make your little ones cry." He muttered, smiling. Was he delusional?
"Let me and my family go. Now." My phone started to buzz loudly.
"Don't answer that." I looked behind me, clutching onto Lia, and she started to whimper. They were still running, and I saw Alice at the far back, with her phone out. I looked at my screen- Rose was calling. I hope Alice was calling the police.
"What do you want?"
"Do you remember my friend? B-b-b...Buzz. Well, his name wasn't Buzz...it was...well you don't really care, do you?"
"He's dead."
The stranger laughed. "And you don't think I know that? You obviously didn't get the message on the first attempt. This second time...is going to be a lot worse." We turned a sharp corner and I crashed into the door, my protective shield of flesh covering Lia, who began to wail, so i strapped her in in a rush.
"Why don't you stop trying to do this?" I looked behind me once again, and couldn't see anyone, and a sharp blow to the head blackened everything.
...
My head killed as I came around. I was on a plane, and I wondered where I was heading. I looked around, and saw that man next to me. And it all came back.
"Who are you? Where are my children?" I felt a prodding on my arm, and looked over. Another man was there on my other side, and he pulled out my arm, japing a needle into the skin. "What are you doing...?" I had a wave of drowsiness, and my eyes shut again.
...
They must be incredibly low budget, I first thought when I found myself in a dark room, which remind me of a basement, as there was a small window higher up, which gave the only light. I was tied to the wall by a chain to my foot, like a dog. What sick idea was this? From the light, I saw there was a television also, and old one, and some stairs that led upstairs. So this was a basement. I could hear thumbing from upstairs, but only very quietly, but it was rhythmic, like a head board to a wall. I was sickened. I fumbled to the TV, and switched it on. Using the buttons on the TV, I turned the volume to hearing level, and found myself with many channels. Channel 1, I was on, and it was the news.
"Our Hollywood famous Edward Cullen was left distraught as a man publicly kidnaps his fiancée, Bella Swan and two children, Luke and Lia Cullen. From the nearby shop's CCTV, the man was recognized as Mark Fletcher, and it is believed that he was linked to the bomb/hostage case last year. Nobody yet has come forth with any information, but witnesses were questioned at the scene." The screen went onto Alice, whose eyes were all puffy and red from crying. "Alice Whitlock, a close friend of Bella's, was there at the time of kidnapping."
"-he just jumped into the front seat and drove off! Edward was getting something from the boot, and...I really hope they find her and the twins. It happened so fast. I couldn't really imagine it happening to such a lovely girl, and they are all completely innocent. I called the police immediately.-"
"Edward Cullen couldn't comment on the events." A image shows Edward from a CCTV footage, running after the car, and on a different road, falling to his knees as Jazz helped him up.
I hadn't realized that someone was in the same room before they cleared their throat. I jumped, turning around, and looked up at the woman.
"Do you want a tissue?" She offered, and I shook my head, wiping my eyes with my hand, and she scampered back upstairs. The door was left open and I heard voices.
"What were you doing?" A dark, low voice accused.
"She was crying! I'm not the one who kidnapped her and her kids!"
"You don't do that, alright? I didn't kidnap her."
"Fine, fine. But you go down there. It's all over the news."
The man stormed down the stairs, and went in front of me, turning the TV off. "Stupid television." He muttered. "Get back over there."
"Where are my children?" I begged, and he got down, picking me up by the throat, and I croaked out for air, wheezing. "Stop."
"Don't ask stupid questions, then." He dropped me to the floor, and I whimpered. "Get over there."
I slid back to the wall, and he smirked.
"I'm in charge of you until I receive orders. No talking, singing, noise of any kind. We don't want to alert the neighbors."
I looked down, and he sighed.
"I don't know where they are. I just had orders to keep you down here. I was paid to. A lot. I won't hurt you, as long as you just stay put."
I sniffled. "Thank you."
"Why? You shouldn't thank me." he went back upstairs, and turned on the light. "I recommend you don't turn on the TV- they only make things worse. Food in an hour."
I quickly turned the TV back on, and went onto another channel. There was a weather forecast, and I found, we were in England. It was sunny. And I had been out for a day.
I flicked through channels and channels, finding no news on about Edward, so I went to a kids show, watching that until a little girl came down the stairs with a plate in her hands.
"Hello." She handed me the plate, which was spaghetti. "You're Bella...Swan, aren't you?" I nodded, and she handed me a fork and knife. "Dad says to not try kill yourself, because that would be a bad idea." She pulled over a stool and sat down. I just looked at her. "I'm Sasha."
"Hi Sasha. How old are you?"
"10."
"What part of England are you from?" I couldn't detect an accent.
"You won't know it, you're American."
"I'm from England, actually."
"Really? That's cool. What's on the TV?"
"Teletubbies."
"Isn't that a bit too young for you?" I shrugged.
"I used to love it as a kid."
"I watch Ben 10, but the boys in my class says it isn't girly enough for me. A girl. I still watch it though."
"That's cool."
"Why are you staying in our basement? Shouldn't you be in Hollywood, singing? I love your music. I listen to it on the radio all the time, but I can't afford your CD."
"Well if I can, I'll get you one, but I don't know where my money is."
"Where did you last see it?"
"In America."
Sasha paused. "You've lost a lot of weight."
"Well, I was pregnant."
"What did you name it?"
"I had twins. They're two months old. Luke and Lia."
"I know one girl called Lia, in my class. She's got blond hair and blue eyes. My teacher yesterday said something in History about her being like a German A...I forgot the word."
"Aryan?" I did history in school before.
"It might be. I don't know any Luke's, though. So it's a boy and girl?"
"Yes."
Her mother called from upstairs. "Sasha! What are you doing down there? I hope you're not eating her food." I looked down, and saw I hadn't eaten anything yet.
Sasha shouted back. "No, Mom. I'll be right up." She smiled and got up. "See you." She ran back upstairs and slammed the door shut. I gobbled up the meal, and sat the plate down, flicking through the channels again. Did I have a bed? I hadn't checked.
I checked now. I have a mattress. At least it's not the floor.
There wasn't anymore news on Edward and my kidnapping that I didn't already know, but I couldn't help but think, why were they doing this? To hurt me? Well done, because I have no idea where my children are, and if I had attacked him in the car, he could have killed us all. Where were they? I couldn't imagine anything but the worse.
Over time, I had a blossoming friendship with little Sasha, as well as a few more extras to the news. I couldn't count how many days I had been here, but the news did it for me.
"Today, it has been 2 weeks since the kidnapping of Bella Swan and her children. We interviewed Edward Cullen for the first time, back at his home in an all exclusive interview."
Edward looked...a mess. His eyes were drained, and he looked anxious. I touched the screen, hoping his frown would disappear. It didn't.
"Edward, explain your feelings about the events now that you've had time to think it over."
He shut his eyes, and looking into the camera. "I can't...I can't see any light into this...every day, it just gets worse. I can't bear to be without her and my two children. I wonder where they are right now. Please, anyone who has information. Please. I need to marry her. I need to see her and Luke and Lia again. I'd do anything."
"You heard him. If you have any information, call..." Edward's pleading eyes made tears spring to my eyes.
It was on the fourth week, that something had changed within me. I lost hope, and spent countless days, lying on my mattress, in the darkness. I had lost weight, and the mother insisted on watching me eat her fatty meals, and I think it was to make sure I didn't kill myself, either.
The end of the second month, some man came down to the basement, and smiled as he entered.
"Mark, don't harm her. She's in a bad state." The mother whispered. So this was the Mark that set up my kidnap, my twin's kidnapping. Buzz's friend. He shook her off.
"I can do what I like. Keep aside and do what I paid you to do." He walked up to me and pulled me by the hair.
"Let go of me!" I screeched, and scratched his face.
He growled, dropping me to the ground. "Know your place." He kicked my side, and put a hand to his face, wiping the blood away. I winced, clutching my side.
"At least I have a fucking place!" He spat on the floor, and picked me up, only to throw me to the ground again, then he picked me up again, pushing me to the wall.
"Leave us, Mary." I glared at him until the door shut, and he smiled devilishly at me. "We're gonna know the rules, okay? You're place, is on the floor, here until you understand." He let my feet touch the ground, and he clutched my hips, and I slapped them.
"I can handle you." I snapped, pushing him backwards.
"I can easily do things to you, that Edward had the decency to not do."
"I wouldn't if I were you. When I'm out of here, I can have you down for kidnap, rape, and physical abuse."
"Aren't they both the same?"
"Physical abuse as in kicking me just."
"I'm so scared."
"You should be." I looked outside, then at the chain on my foot. "Do you have the key?"
"The key to...?" I wiggled my leg. "Yes."
"Let me go. You've done enough damage to me. Let my children go."
"I forgot you had kids for a second then. You were always too young..."
"18 is the new 30." I narrowed my eyes. "Where are they?"
"Who?"
"Luke and Lia."
"They're somewhere. You'll never see them again. I can count on that."
Tears pooled in my eyes. Was he bluffing?
"Sorry, but I'm fulfilling what me and Buzz were doing. To make you suffer. And how else could we do that? A mother losing her children, with no idea if they're alive or not. Maybe in the future I'll tell you if they're alive or not..." I brought my knee up, hitting him where it hurts. He groaned, and whacked my head, where it hit the wall painfully.
...
I woke up, and it was dark. There was some bread and butter on the floor next to me, a glass of water, and a note.
You've earned yourself another two months. M
I spent the day weeping my eyes out, knowing that I could possibly never see them again.
Those four months were the worst months of my life.
The news seemed to die, with the belief that me, Luke and Lia were gone forever. Even Edward hosted a little event, to carry on support, but I felt that it was like my own funeral.
"Bella. Nice to see you again." I didn't even glance at him. "I see you've found your place."
"What do you want?" He's taken so much from me already.
"You're out. I think these guys have had enough of you."
He picked me up, and I struggled to get him off. And he hit me across my face, and I fell to the floor again.
"Don't disobey me. The only reason why you're going is we've been paid our share." He bent down to my level, and I felt a prick on my skin.
"Ow." I mumbled, and that was the last thing I could remember.
...
I woke up in a car, and noticed I was clean, with my clothes washed. The car was empty, and I looked through the glass into the dark night. I then checked my inventory. A few hundreds, and a credit card, and a note.
Card has enough to get you by, plus some notes.
There was a four digit number at the bottom, and I climbed into the front seat, and turned the key, to find where I was. I had no idea how to drive, but how tough could it be? I pressed one pedal hesitantly, and it got me forward. Granted, I was slow, and got a few horns, but I found my way. I knew where I was. I was in over my head. California. I recognised this place. I used to walk down here when I was pregnant. I parked the car badly, and put on the hoody that was on the passenger seat, and lifted the hood over my head, covering my face. Where would Edward be?
The house was nearby, so I decided to hurry my way over there. I couldn't stop, but my legs felt so weak as I climbed out of the car and slammed the door shut. It was a quiet night, and I hurried out across the road, and then down my familiar road. I passed Em and Rose's house first and noticed the lights were all out. I wasn't sure what time it was, but it was quite late. Alice and Jazz's next, nobody in either. But I wasn't going to any of those. I was heading for my own freaking house.
How would I manage to pass security without them knowing yet? I wanted to make sure they didn't just slam the figurative door in my face. Being figurative since the security gates are already locked. They won't come as close as I wanted to. And I needed to get Edward out, as any one else would do something unimaginable. But I felt that those 4 months could have changed things. I stumbled to the front gates anyway, knowing I could get either person if they're all inside. Maybe the obvious would work better.
I pressed the buzzer.
"Hello?" I heard Edward speak.
"Is Edward there?" I asked anyway.
"Who is it?"
"Come outside."
"Excuse me?"
"If you know what's good for you, come outside."
"Who are you?"
"Come find out for yourself, Edward."
I waited, and noticed from the front door, a bulky man come through the front door and head down the steps, heading straight for me. It was Phil.
"Shiiite" I muttered, hobbling around and hiding in the bushes. A minute later, I heard a sigh.
"Nobody is here, Phil. You can go back now." Edward. He laughed. "For a moment..."
"Are you coming back inside?"
"Yeah. One second. You can go ahead."
"Edward..."
"...fine. I've had my second." He mumbled. Now was my chance. Now or never. I jumped from my hiding place and clung to the gates.
"EDWARD! Please!" He jumped a mile, and he frowned.
"Who are you? How did you know where I live?" he leaned closer, and a glimpse of panic flashed in his eyes. "do I know you?"
"Edward..." I sighed. "It's me." I pulled the hoody off, and I suddenly got a wave of the cold air, and hugged the material to my chest. Edward blinked, his eyes glossed with tears.
"B-oh my God." He ran forward and through the gaps of the gates, clung to me and looked at the tall gates. "How do I open this thing."
"To the side, Edward." He nodded and pushed a button, and the gates slowly opened. As soon as there was a bigger enough gap for one of us to fit in, which was me, I ran forward and he pulled me into a hug. "Oh my God, Edward. I was so scared." I cried, all my emotion falling out now.
"Bella! I should have listen to you before when you talked about him coming after you again. Oh God, I was terrified that you wouldn't come back! Everyone prepared me for the worst case scenario...oh Bella!" He pulled back and attacked my lips with his, every time we pulled away for breath, he mumbled small things on how crazy it was.
"Why did they take you away from me..."
"Oi, Edward! I can't believe you're over Bella already! When-" We split and looked at Rose, who was standing angry at the front steps. "-OH MY GOD! EMMETT!"
Edward pulled me to him before anyone got to us. "Bella. Where are our children? Bella, please."
I burst into tears, shaking my head against his chest. "I don't know. He said I'd never see them again!"
"W-what?" Edward put my face in between his hands. "Where are my children?"
I pleaded with my eyes to not say anything, and he took a step back as everyone arrived.
"Bella? Oh my God! Is that a bruise forming?" Someone touched my cheek, and I winced. "Where were you? Come on, you must be freezing." They hurried me inside to the warmth.
"Where were you? What did they do to you?"
"Er...well this guy..."
"Did he rape you?"
"I don't know..."
"You don't KNOW?" Rose yelled. "How could this happen? We need to tell the police. Edward?"
Edward's hands were over his face, and he pulled them away. "I'll call them." He stood up and started dialing.
"Shouldn't he be happy his fiancee is home and well?"
"You're missing two extra people."
"...where are they? I didn't want to ask."
"Mark told me I'd never see them again."
"WHAT?"
I cried on Em's chest as he rubbed my back soothingly.
"You're pregnant, Rose?"
She nodded and rubbed her faint bump. "That's why we had to cancel before."
"I..." I couldn't finish my sentence, as Edward reentered.
"What did they say?"
"They'll be over in a minute. They need to get you tested for the...rape or anything." He sat next to Jazz, not next to me. Jazz gave him a look.
"Bella, you still have your ring." I looked down to my hand, and sure enough, it was there. I relied on that ring to tell me that Edward still loved me, as he wouldn't have given it me if he didn't.
"What have I missed, besides Rose and Em?"
"Nothing much. We had a lot of police around for a while, and they tried to track Mark down, but they have become unsuccessful."
"I was on a plane. A private plane. They took me to England." I mumbled, and everyone listened carefully.
"Bella...how could anyone miss that? The airport should be able to have to monitor who goes in and out." Rose whispered.
I snapped. "How the hell am I supposed to know? They kidnapped me! Knocked me out with a hit to the face, so I don't know! I woke up in the middle of the flight and then again in England in a cold, dark basement which I spent the next 4 months!"
"Well Bella we were worried sick! Edward was a mess- we all were a mess! Do you know what Edward did the next few days after you went missing? He cried his eyes out! So don't start trying to blame us for this!"
"Well I need to blame someone for the reason why I spent 4 months in a hell hole and my 2 month old children went missing permanently?" Tears fell once again and I stood up, heading for the door. "I want answers." Someone grabbed my arm but I shook it off.
"Bella." Jazz spoke and pulled my arm again, pulling me to his chest.
"No." I cried. "I want my children back. I need them now. I can't survive without them. I want to watch them grow up with me."
"Shh..." Jazz stroked the back of my head. "Its okay. Perhaps the police will be able to find them."
"It's been 4 months. They probably had given up on me ages ago, never mind my kids."
"They wouldn't dare." He sounded off.
"You're lying. I know when you lie."
He sighed. "They didn't exactly close it. But there were no leads. No-one had actually given anything good enough to track him down. The police believe it's only him in on it, so find Mark, and that would be the end of it."
I shook my head. "No. It's not just them. He was paid. There's more than one."
We were silent until the police arrived, and I was taken to the hospital to have tests run on me, and they sampled the bits under my nails.
"There are some tearing, signalling that Bella was indeed raped, recently." The doctor told us, and I couldn't process the results. Edward just stormed off, and Rose put a hand to her face. "There were traces of fluid, so we will find the DNA results by the end of the week. You can take medication to terminate any fertilized egg..." Rose had better be listening, as I wasn't.
Police fired questions at me in the hospital, and I had to give that credit card I had to them, to see if they could work from there. To make matters worse, there was a possibility that the press were outside. I had to make a public appearance. Rose tapped my shoulder, handing me her phone.
"Hello?"
"Rosalie, pass me to Bella, if what I hear is true."
"It's me, Kim."
"Bella? ... okay I'll deal with the emotional stuff later on. I will get you on tonight's show of the American version of The Voice. Like old times? I'll get you a slot on the Carmen show too, and don't tell her anything too detailed. We'll go through it today, when I come to your house. Be cool, Bella. We'll tell you the huge things you've missed today." I hung up and looked at the clock. 5am. I wasn't even tired yet.
I was soon allowed home and I collapsed into bed, falling asleep immediately. Little had I known, that Edward didn't join me.
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