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Yes, once again I'm avoiding the question of the real Bella - but all will be explain in the next couple of chapters.

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24. Morphine

I woke up to some very human, very pained wails and a string of swearwords so long and colourful I was impressed.

I was being carried in cold, but not familiar arms. I blinked my eyes, to see a massive white smile just above my face. I tried to put distance between myself and those teeth for a second, and then I recognised the face that owned the smile.

"Hey Bella, had a nice nap?" I groaned in response and threw an arm over my eyes, clenching them shut and pretending to snore. Emmett chuckled, but suddenly stopped walking – that's what the swaying motion had been, I thought I was still really dizzy. Then Emmett turned around, and shook me a little. "Bella, you're going to want to see this."

I opened my eyes, frowning up at his face, and followed the line of his eyes to where he was looking.

We were on the street, almost a block away from the warehouse. Alice was running, blurring away from the building to immediately stand by us, grinning widely. Jasper appeared by her side, wrapping his arm around his waist.

"Three, two, one..." Alice giggled.

BOOM!

I wished I had had my hands over my ears. The building exploded, an almost mushroom like cloud ballooned from the building, red behind the dust and blocks of cement flying from the area. The sound came a second after – in a hard wave of air that may have knocked me down if I weren't in Emmett's arms, actually in this state it would have knocked me down.

Alice pushed on Emmett's side a little, and Emmet stepped forward just as a broken brick landed where we had been standing.

I knew it was destructive, was arsonist-like, but damn it was beautiful, there were tears in my eyes and not just from the dust and heat of the explosion. That explosion signalled it for me, drove the idea deep into my heart and soul, like a healing river running through me. It had worked! It was done! Everything was over! I could move on!

The wolves had turned to watch the explosion too, grinning as widely as Emmett. Jacob was squirming in their arms – they were carrying him. My heart spiked at the sight of him, he was in so much pain. He even looked cold. I wriggled in Emmett's arms, slapping at them. Emmett softly dropped me to the ground, it took a moment to get my balance and find the strength to walk.

"Bells, you sure know how to create a bang," Quil grinned at me, the mushroom cloud was settling.

I smiled back, too tired to really say anything. I stumbled forward, back to Jake. The pack allowed me, passing me one of his clawed hands that had been vainly holding his side. I clasped my hands around it, returning to his brain, forcing off the pain receptors. He stopped thrashing, stopping yelling, but he still swore... a lot.

The wolves started to move, moving to a truck I didn't recognise... Sam's maybe?

"How long does it take for you guys to heal?" I asked breathlessly, I was panting with the effort it took to keep him painless, trying to obtain as much energy from the oxygen as possible.

"I don't know Bella, what happened to him?" Sam asked. He had a vague idea of my gift.

I closed my eyes, focusing off his brain for a moment. He groaned in response, so I quickly snapped back to the necessary job, but not before I had seen it again, the devastation in his body. All those shatters shards of bone – I had only moved them into their right positions. At least his bones won't need to be broken again like in the books.

"Bones, smashed," I gasped, already getting tired.

Embry frowned at me. "Maybe we should carry her too."

Suddenly I was being swept into another pair of arms, this time hot and wiry, just barely longer than my own if more muscular. I smiled as I saw Seth smiling down at me. "Seth, you did great!" I forced that out – Jake moaned as I missed one of the pain receptors. I had to focus. I didn't hear Seth's reply, just saw his smile before I closed my eyes, it was easier to focus like this.

I barely noticed when they put me in the truck, only noticing that I had to sit on the floor so Jacob could lay relatively straight.

"This isn't going to be fast enough guys, and Jake's all curled up in the back." I didn't know who said it.

"We can carry him," that voice sounded extremely different than any of the wolves. Jasper was standing beside the car, with Emmett, both had their hands out like they were already carrying him, Jasper was sending waves of calm. It wasn't helping me stay awake; the only thing keeping me up was the need to help Jacob.

The wolves growled, but obliged after Seth – concerned for his mentor, berated them for refusing help when they needed it.

Soon I was out again, still holding Jacob's hand, as he was carried between the two male vampires. I was in Alice's arm, eyelids drooping.

"Where shall we take him?" Alice asked.

Sam replied - I could recognise the power in his voice. "We shall allow you into our territory – take him to his own house – bring your doctor if you must."

With that we were speeding away. Literally speeding, running through the forest that had been just to the side of Allan's warehouse. I barely noticed the movement, barely noticed anything actually. Either the vampires were sprinting or I had very little hold on time at that moment because impossibly soon we were at the Black's.

Billy was out the front standing – standing! – watching for his son with such worry in his eyes even in my state I could tell it.

Beside him was a blonde vampire, looking with equal concern.

"You better morphine him up," Emmett said, "Bella's been holding his pain away all this time."

Billy looked even more worried now, trying to inspect his son as he approached on wobbly legs. Carlisle followed, and caught the older man when he lost his balance. Billy looked in between being angry the vampire touched him, and thankful he had caught him. Carlisle smiled gently, and then turned his golden gaze to the injured wolf in his adoptive sons' arms.

"What happened?" Carlisle asked.

"He was attacked by a newborn."

Carlisle didn't ask, just nodded and waved us over. "Billy, may we enter your home?" Carlisle asked. I had the strange recollection of fairytale vampires not being able to enter a home without someone's permission; I smiled slightly despite the situation. Jake groaned as my concentration slipped.

Billy nodded vigorously, "Just help my boy."

"Okay, Emmett, Jasper, lay him on his bed, carefully," Carlisle instructed, walking briskly into the house.

Emmett, Jasper and Alice followed - me still in the pixie's arms. I wondered how that looked since she was so much smaller than me, did it look strange? Jake groaned again, and I decided maybe it was better to not think of anything else.

Alice let me down when Emmett and Jasper had laid Jake, very carefully, on his bed. I fell to my knees but gripped his hand tighter. Billy had been hurrying – as fast as he could hurry with his legs – to us. He all but pushed Emmett and Jasper to the side, crouching over his son, worry in his eyes – he even threw a sheet over his son's waist, as if any of us cared at the moment. I closed my eyes again, for Billy's sake – I barely registered anything I saw.

"Jacob, Jacob can you hear me?" Carlisle asked gently.

"Yes," Jacob gasped. At least he had stopped swearing.

"This might hurt a little, Jacob. I'm going to give you some morphine to dull the pain, Bella looks about to pass out."

I opened my eyes, watching as Jacob turned his head to me, eyes thankful and loving, but anger was in them - anger at me? I didn't do this! But his anger didn't seem directed at me; none of his insults had been my expense. Maybe the swearing was at something else, something he blamed for this.

Jake's black eyes stayed on mine as Carlisle inserted the needle. He didn't feel the jab of the needle, he didn't feel any pain.

"I need to examine you, Jacob. Bella, could you please step back."

"No," I growled, gripping his hand tighter. "The morphine isn't working yet – he needs more."

Carlisle nodded, and actually obeyed, inserting more morphine into Jake's bloodstream. I could feel the morphine working, the lethargy it took with it, when I was certain it would do my job I let go of his hand, nodding at Carlisle and stepping away. I felt dizzy and felt the blood rush to my head when I stood. Alice – I recognised her body – stepped behind me, catching me as I slumped.

"Billy," I whispered as Carlisle started his examination. "Do you have any food?"

Billy nodded but frowned deeply, looking from his son to me. I knew he wanted to stay with his son. "I'll get it," I offered. I took a step forward and slumped again. Alice wrapped her arm around my waist and draped my arm over her shoulder.

"I'll help you," she promised in a whisper.

Billy was watched for a second, still frowning, and then his gazed moved to the two other male, and more threatening, Cullens. "You two can go now." Then he turned his gaze to Alice, pursing his lips. "I guess you can stay – only for Bella though."

Alice nodded, then started walking, walking to the kitchen. I watched under my shoulder – my neck was too slumped to look over it – back at Jake, and at Carlisle who was carefully pressing his hands at certain areas of Jacob's body, checking which parts were broken.

Jacob was watching me leave, eyes drooping from the morphine. He smiled at me softly, and closed his eyes. I hoped he would sleep – sleep away the pain, and get better soon.

In the meantime, while I waited for Carlisle to finish his examination, I tried to stomach some food. I was very tired, and needed energy, but my stomach was swirling so bad that when I swallowed some water I felt like I was about to spew.

So much had happened that night, and most of it in a matter of minutes. Everything was a blur in my head, I could barely remember...

Remember! Oh fuck!

I remembered something I definitely did NOT want to remember that. Isabella Swan was real – I hadn't taken her place, she was still in this universe, this parallax. Had I made God angry? Was he upset with me and wanted take the life he had given away from me? I guess I had probably deserved, what with all I had done.

"Alice," I whispered softly, closing my eyes. I was leaning against the Black's dining room table, Alice on the opposite end, but it was so small she could reach out and touch my arm. All the others were in Jake's room, well, Billy and Carlisle were. Emmett and Jasper had left on Billy's request, and the wolves had to stand outside – there wasn't enough room for them all in the room, even though it was larger than his previous one.

"Yes, Bella," Alice answered, a hint of worry in her bell-like voice.

"What happened to the newborn, the one in the corner?"

Alice frowned, tilting her head, and then she gasped, and gasped loudly as her eyes glazed. "Bella... Alexis ... Isabella?" Her voice was wheezing. I guess she saw what I was about to say. Now her eyes were as round as plates and she clutched at her chest. If she were human, I'd say she was having a heart attack. "What? Bella, I don't understand."

"I don't either, probably even less. What happened while I was blacked out, what was Jasper doing?"

Alice sighed, a touch of regret and hesitance in her expression before she answered. "I called Rosalie. Jasper calmed the newborn – Isabella – so she wouldn't attack anyone else. She only attacked Jacob because he was trying to attack her. Jasper told her to wait for a blonde, very beautiful woman with gold eyes. As far as I know they're still driving back, in your truck actually. So she might be here by tomorrow," Alice joked half-heartedly, trying to lighten the mood.

I had groaned loudly, hands pressed against the sides of my head as a splitting headache attacked my brain – I thought I had foregone this stress.

"Bella, I love you, Edward loves you, we all love you – even Rosalie a little though she'll deny it – this Bella... she won't change that."

I looked up at her deadly serious, placing my hands softly on the table. "You better hope you're right – for her and Edward's sake."

Alice looked even more shocked, reaching out to grasp my hand. "Bella, you can't kill them."

I grinned widely, she pulled back a little. "No, I won't kill them, but if Edward cheats on me I will pull off his dick."

Alice couldn't help it, she giggled a little. I laughed a little too, though I was serious. I knew they could glue themselves back together, but not if he couldn't find something. My mood lightened at the strange topic, and the fact it was taking my mind off worse subjects.

Edward couldn't cheat on me, he wouldn't... would he?

Ooh! What's going to happen next?

Guys, I have a question for you all. I was reading about book-Bella's character in Twiwiki I think it's called, and they said Bella's character is bad, she has no real flaws excepting her clumsiness and neediness for Edward.

I was wondering what you like about Alexis, what are her pitfalls and good things, what are her highlights and flaws, and have I made her personality unbelieveable in some way.

Please tell me guys, I can't change the past three books, but maybe I can improve her in the last.