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Alice's POV

The Next day

"Bella, Bella look!" I squealed from the centre of the clearing, I could have sworn I saw jasper's eyes flutter for a second. Bella crawled over to me, and I smiled down brightly at his weak form, and squeezed his hand. "Come on Jasper, come on" I mumbled. Suddenly his eyes twitched again and this time they opened long enough to focus on me before closing again.

"A-Alice?" he asked weakly. My heart nearly exploded with joy at the sound of his voice, as I dove down to hug him tightly around his waist, trying my hardest not to move him too much. I hadn't noticed that I had started crying, but all of a sudden a big wet patch appeared on Jasper's shirt, and I lifted my head slightly so I could see his face again.

"Yeah" I managed to splutter out, "I-its me". He smiled feebly and his hand squeezed mine back before his grip loosened and he fell asleep. I looked over my shoulder at Bella and she was smiling sweetly as well.

"It's going to be okay Bells, he's getting better" I celebrated quietly. She nodded and said:

"You bet Alice, He knew what he was doing" she said.

"Yeah, I hate to think what would've happened if it wasn't for Edward" I whispered, glancing down at Jasper. I couldn't even imagine what it would be like if jasper had… died. It was strange, but he was like a part of me now, something big, and important. If he'd died, it would've been like losing my heart.

I looked over at Bella again and she looked like she was concentrating pretty hard on the ground. I knew it had been hard for her to see Edward again, after all of that, and especially when he hadn't stayed with us.

"Bella" I called, she looked up and I gestured for her to come closer. She inched towards me and when she was close enough I pulled her into a tight hug. I could feel her shaking with tears as she sobbed into my shirt. I patted her back and tried to comfort her the best I could, but she didn't stop crying.

"I'm-I'm sorry Alice, it's just that, it's s-so hard" she said in between sniffles. I patted her back comfortingly as she calmed down.

"Bella, if you miss him so much, why don't you just go talk to him?" I asked, genuinely confused.

"It's complicated" She whispered. I glanced at jasper and then looked her in the eye.

"I've got time" I said.

"Well" she started quietly, "I guess it's just been hard on the both of us, I mean, his parents died for crying out loud, At least my dad is still alive. He was just so… sad the last time I saw him"

"Well, you should go make him happy"

"He doesn't want it Alice, He doesn't want me to make him happy, and I doubt that I could do it even if he wanted me to"

"He loves you Bella, of course he does"

"He doesn't love me" she spat as a tear landed softly on her cheek. She wiped it away and leaned into my shoulder.

"He does" I said softly, "I've been watching you two, and I've never seen anything like it. It's like you were meant to be together" She lifted her head from my shoulder, her expression pained.

"If he loves me Alice, then why did he push me away when I tried to kiss him? Why did he tell me to leave him alone, Alice? Why?" she said brokenly. My mind went into overdrive trying to process the new information, they had nearly kissed? How come I didn't know about this?

"Why didn't you tell me before Bella?" I asked.

"I didn't want to add to your problems" she replied, looking down at Jasper. I shook my head and smiled lightly.

"I'll always have time to help my best friends Bella" I said seriously. As she filled me on the events, I couldn't help but look at the way she spoke about Edward. She flinched when she mentioned his name, her eyes flashed with pain when she talked about his song, and the tone of her voice was defeated. I couldn't help but compare her to a small child, scared and vulnerable.

When she finished she took one deep breath and let her silent tears fall steadily down her face, my own tears flowing as well. I couldn't believe Edward had done that. After everything they'd been through together, after everything I'd seen, he had the guts to treat someone like that, let alone someone he possibly [i]loved[/i]? It just didn't make any sense at all.

I hugged Bella until our tears had dried up and left salty stains on our faces, I hugged her until the sun was long gone, I hugged her until my eyes started to get heavy and I fell asleep.

Emmett's POV

It had been one day.

One day ago, one of my best friends stabbed himself.

One day ago, one of my best friends reappeared from nowhere.

One day ago, I thought nothing could get any worse.

One day is a bloody long time.

I thought as I stood knee deep in the calm, clear sea, my feet sinking slowly into the sand beneath me. Now many people wouldn't put me and the word 'introspective' together, but it seemed like our time on the island, especially the past day, had changed me a lot. It was just so weird to think that little over three months ago we were all spoiled, rich… brats, for lack of a better word, well except maybe Bella. But looking at what we have become is a shocking contrast.

If we ever get back… I mean when we get back, I wonder if things will go right back to the way they were before we had been stranded on a deserted island in the middle of nowhere, But I highly doubted it. Things were never going to be the same again, not for us six.

You know all those people who have had near-death experiences and brag about all the things they're going to do and how they're going to change the world now that they've 'seen the light'? Well I bet that's just what we were, shallow low-lives who had been given a second chance. But I was going to try with everything I had to be different, to be the one person in a million that could stand up and say ' I made a difference', yeah, it was all planned out. I smiled to myself as I thought up my master plan.

"Emmett" I heard a voice call out behind me. I spun around slowly and came face to face with a yawning Rosalie.

"Have a good sleep?" I chuckled. She nodded tiredly and wrapped her arms around my waist.

"Why anyone should have to sleep in the middle of the day, I have no idea" she giggled, resting her head on my chest. This was one of the things that had changed me so much: Rosalie. She was brilliant and beautiful and smart and she was everything and anything a man could wish for.

"You're tired, a lot's happened recently" I told her wisely. She hit my arm and mumbled something along the lines of 'smart ass' before snuggling into my embrace.

Bella's POV

I took a deep breath and rounded that last corner again. Against my better instinct, I had let Alice talk me into seeing him again. I couldn't believe Alice thought that he loved me, after all this and she still believed. Sometimes I wished I could be as optimistic as Alice. It was after dark and Alice was sound asleep on the river bank with Jasper. In fact, it was so similar to the last time I was here; it was almost like déjà vu.

My breathing stopped when I saw a small, distinct figure in the distance. He was curled up in a ball, lying on his side by the looks of it.

"Leave me the hell alone Bella, Just leave me alone"

His voice bounced around in my skull, his words utterly meaningless to me, yet they hurt more than anyone could imagine. I tried to keep the tears locked inside of me until after my talk with Edward, but one fell slowly and silently down my cheek. I kept walking until I was about five metres from him. I could see his body move up and down as he took in long, deep breaths. I had almost convinced myself to let him be, to leave him here and let him suffer in silence. Almost.

"Edward" I whispered quietly. I heard him Gasp audibly before bolting up right and burying his face in his hands.

"Bella" I heard him mumble. His voice was hard, and void of any emotion. I sighed and took a step closer to him. He heard me move closer, I was sure of it, but he made no attempt to stop me.

"Edward" I whispered again. This time he sighed and lifted his head from his hands, but still didn't face me.

"I'm sorry Bella" I heard him murmur so quietly I wasn't sure if was supposed to hear it.

"Edward I-" I managed to say before Edward cut me off.

"Don't! Just don't!" he spat. I recoiled from his unfriendly tone and took another step towards him.

"Edward, why?" I said quietly. He sighed loudly and rubbed his hands over his face. He didn't say anything for a while, and neither did I, but he was the first to break the silence.

"You wouldn't understand" he said, using his void tone again. I took another step towards him. If I tired, I could touch his hair from here.

"What wouldn't I understand? I'm a big girl, I think I might" I replied, trying to use as little emotion as him.

"You wouldn't Bella, trust me" he said, his tone meant this was his final comment. I took another step towards him, my knees nearly touching his back. I don't know what came over me, but I suddenly had the strangest urge to touch his hair again, to feel its smooth texture under my fingers. "Don't" he whispered, this time I could hear something bubbling underneath his empty voice.

"Please Edward, please tell me" I pleaded. He ran his hands through his hair again and pinched the bridge of his nose.

"It's just that, I'm going through a lot right now and I just can't…deal with this" He said. Suddenly I felt anger flare inside of me, did he think he was the only one suffering here?! He'd seen Jasper and Alice, how could he have seen that and think he was the only one?

"It's hard for all of us, not just you" I spat. He froze and sighed angrily.

"I told you Bella, I said you wouldn't understand" he replied.

"Understand what Edward?! I'm trying to help here and you're not even letting me!" I said icily.

"I don't need your help, I don't even want it!" he said, his voice getting louder with his anger.

"Just tell me!" I nearly screamed, "There is nothing I wouldn't understand!" His Anger got the better of him as he jumped up and spun around to face me, his expression furious.

"So you think you understand huh?" He shouted, "You don't freaking understand anything! Do you know what it's like to loose the two people you love most in the world? The people who brought you up, who cared for you, looked after you when you were just a child? Do you know what it's like to loose them without even saying 'goodbye' or 'I love you' one last time? You don't freaking understand!"

I was taken aback by his sudden out burst, but I knew exactly what he was getting at. I had been through it myself. I looked down at the floor and tried to reason with him.

"Edward I-"

"You think you know everything! You don't know how it feels to think you've lost your best friend! You don't what it's like knowing his life is in your hands! But you don't know Bella, You don't know anything" He said finally.

I glanced up at him for the second time that night and I was heartbroken at what I found. I really hadn't been looking properly the past few times I'd seen him, I guess I was a bit busy, but this time I really looked properly. He was skinny, really really skinny; like he hadn't eaten the whole time he was gone. His arms and legs were covered in multiple cuts and bruises, but they weren't severe enough to be worried about. But the worst thing was his face.

His eyes were blank and dead, ten times worse than the day he ran away from us when he heard his parents had died, and were surrounded by big, black bags. His hair was an absolute mess, from all the times he'd run his fingers through it, sticking up in odd directions. His perfect lips were set in an uncharacteristic grimace, giving him a haunted look. And to top it all off, a single tear fell softly onto his cheek, leaving a salty track behind it.

"Oh Edward" I whispered, my voice breaking. I took a final step forwards and wrapper my arms around his waist comfortingly. Before I knew what had happened, we were both kneeling on the floor and Edward was holding onto me for dear life, so hard that it hurt. I was about to ask him to ease off a bit, but then I felt his whole body convulse around me, his tears soaking the back of my shirt.

I repositioned him carefully so that he still had his arms around me, but he was in my lap as he sobbed silently into my shoulder. I smoothed his hair comfortingly until his shaking stopped and his sobs subsided.

"Hey" I whispered. He looked up, his face stained with tears. I wiped the remaining ones away softly.

"I'm sorry" he said croakily his voice thick with tears. I shook my head, my own tears starting up now.

"Don't Edward, It's not your fault, I know you've been through a lot and it was wrong of me to demand information like that" I told him trough my tears.

"Look what I've done, now you're crying too!" he gulped, a couple more tears leaking from the corners of his eyes.

"I'm sorry Edward" I sniffed.

"It's okay Bella, Just promise…" He stopped suddenly.

"Just promise what?" I asked. He looked at me solemnly and wiped away the tears that were currently falling. When he had finished, he looked me right at me, his brilliant green eyes gleaming with some hidden emotion.

"Just, just promise you won't leave me" he said quietly. I reached up and smoothed his hair away from his eyes. He looked so vulnerable, it broke my heart again.

"Never in a million years" I whispered. He looked at me pointedly and I smiled slightly. "I promise".

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