Chapter 25

After what happened at Jacob's, Amaya knew she had to tell Kyrine about it.

It'd been a week since Kyrine woke up from her a coma and Amaya had been avoiding the hospital, trying to figure out everything out. She visited Kyrine once since she'd woke up, but since Kyrine was still weak from being in a coma for two weeks, Doctor Cullen advised to limit the visits. Of course the McTavian's were up there every single day, Natalie having taken time off from her job, while Nicholas went to work because someone had to pay the bills.

Nicholas told Amaya he was keeping Natalie at home away from the hospital because her stress level was extremely high. Natalie fought him every step of the way. That was until Nicholas explained to her they would have the house to themselves and he had an entire day of fun planned. He had to distract his wife from Kyrine for at least a day because she hadn't gotten off the phone since they found out the devastating news of Kyrine's donor, desperately trying to find a heart.

He had no idea who she was calling because the transplant had to be approved by UNOS through the hospital. When Natalie told him she wanted to move to Los Angeles, Nicholas put his foot down, knowing the girls had been through enough, especially Kyrine. Moving was not going to solve their problem, not unless Doctor Miles told them UNOS had another heart for Kyrine.

Of course Nicholas would move his daughter anywhere to save her life, but for now they were staying in Forks under the care of Doctor Cullen. Nicholas knew it wasn't Doctor Cullen's fault and had to convince Natalie the same thing because at first she'd blamed him for the donor dying. It was out of anger and luckily Natalie didn't lash out directly at Doctor Cullen, finally breaking down to her husband once they arrived home.

Afraid his wife was on the verge of having a nervous breakdown and both were off on Saturdays with Amaya leaving, it was the perfect opportunity for Nicholas to distract his wife from what was happening.

Since it was Saturday, Amaya didn't have school and headed straight up to the hospital as soon as she woke up. Amaya dressed in a simple pair of blue jeans with a long sleeved magenta fishnet shirt, pulling a black baby shirt over it. She'd redone her nails in magenta and had thick black eyeliner with magenta eye shadow, her lips painted magenta. She pulled her two inch black knee high boots on, tucking her jeans in them before heading out, grabbing her purse and keys on the way.

Kyrine had just finished eating her breakfast, trying not to choke on the hospital food since it wasn't appetizing. She had to keep her strength up as much as possible, refusing to give up living. The donor died, so now Kyrine had to find a way to live long enough for Doctor Miles and Cullen to find another heart.

Most people would want to give up their life, but Kyrine didn't and wouldn't. Though, she refused to have another machine inserted inside of her in order to force her heart to pump. As much as Kyrine wanted to live, she accepted that if it was her time to go, it would be with a smile on her face. Kyrine felt blessed that she had a good seventeen plus years on this earth and hoped her family wouldn't fall completely apart over her death.

That was her biggest fear.

Kyrine jolted out of her thoughts when a soft knock sounded at her hospital door, looking up from her hospital food, smiling at the sight of Amaya. "Hey stranger." She greeted weakly, trying to sit up a little in the bed and rolled her eyes when Amaya held her hand up stopping her.

"Sorry, school has been kicking my ass." Amaya knew that was a lame excuse. "And I have been up here several times to see you, but you're always sleeping, which is good…" Having a lot of rest meant her heart wasn't being strained or damaged from working too hard. "How are you feeling?" She asked, sitting down beside Kyrine, immediately taking her hand.

"That is a bad excuse, on both counts." Kyrine shot back lightheartedly, looking over at her sister with a smile. "But I forgive you."

"I know." Amaya grinned, glancing at the hospital food and felt like gagging at the sight alone, shaking her head. "They call THAT food? What the hell is it supposed to be?"

Kyrine made a face at the hospital tray, snorting. "Chicken noodle soup with lime green jello. And it's disgusting."

"That is NOT chicken noodle soup. That looks like some kind of poisonous concoction they slopped together and it's not food suitable for my sister." Amaya was glad she'd stopped at Subway on her way to the hospital and pulled out a foot long chicken, bacon and ranch with honey oat bread, just a little bit of lettuce, the way Kyrine liked it. "Now THIS on the other hand…"

"Maya!" Kyrine beamed and took the sandwich, immediately unwrapping it, her stomach growling with some ferocity and definitely didn't agree with the hospital food. This on the other hand… "You are the best, you know that right?"

"I know and you need REAL food to boost your energy. Can't have you slacking." Amaya admonished jokingly, though she meant the last part, watching as Kyrine began devouring the sandwich with gusto.

Amaya waited patiently while Kyrine finished her food, not having a clue how to go about telling her what happened with Jacob. For some reason, he was adamant about warning Kyrine about the Cullen's and could only come to the conclusion that he didn't want any human being with a vampire. He told her they were mortal enemies and she understood that, but still Amaya wasn't going to tell Kyrine she should stop seeing Emmett just because Jacob was worried for her safety. Somehow, she knew Emmett would never hurt her sister; he loved her, she could see it in his eyes whenever he looked at her.

"Something is on your mind." Kyrine observed, tossing the Subway wrapper away in the nearby trashcan, looking at Amaya with knowing eyes. "You want to tell me something, I can feel it. Something's bothering you."

Sometimes Amaya hated how well Kyrine knew her and lowered her eyes, clasping her hands together. "Yeah I do." She admitted softly, taking a deep breath. "I just don't know how to tell you this without upsetting you or stressing you out."

Kyrine rolled her eyes, reaching out to grab Amaya's hand. "Whatever it is, you know you can tell me. Remember we've been completely honest with each other. Just tell me. Get it off your chest because even through that makeup, you look like you haven't slept well and I know it's partially because of me. But there is something else too."

"Jacob completely freaked out on me. I went to see him at his house for the first time in La Push and…we had sex like always. After we were done…Okay I'm just going to come right out and say this like you did to me," Amaya paused, gathering her thinking a little. "Jacob is a…shape-shifter."

"Shape-shifter?" Kyrine echoed, confusion entering her midnight blue eyes. "What the hell is that?"

"He shifts into a wolf." Amaya watched Kyrine's eyes widen as far as they could possibly go, nodding. "N-Now remember when I was understanding about you telling me Emmett was a vampire…"

"What color?"

That question took Amaya completely by surprise. "W-What? Color?" When Kyrine nodded stiffly, Amaya was the confused one. "Uhhh, I-I don't know…I've never seen him in wolf form…"

Kyrine nodded and lay back against the pillow, staring straight ahead as the dream she had went through her mind again. There was a goddess named Bella and Jacob, who shifted into a russet colored wolf, both of them arguing over her having to make a choice. All of this was somehow connected and Kyrine was determined to find out, hoping Doctor Cullen asked Isabella Swan to talk with her. She looked over at Amaya and knew her sister was more perplexed than ever, deciding she should explain the dream.

Or maybe it was a premonition of some sort.

Before she could say anything else, another knock sounded at her hospital door, both heads turning to stare at a beautiful pale white woman with long dark auburn hair and golden eyes. She had on a long sleeved dark red slim dress that went down to her feet, her beauty radiating around the doorway. Kyrine knew exactly who it was, the goddess from her dream named Bella, a soft smile gracing her lips.

"You're Bella, right?"

Bella smiled and gently nodded, stepping inside the room as the dress flowed behind her, shutting the door to give them some privacy. "I am, Kyrine. I was told you wanted to speak with me about something from Carlisle." She said in the same angelic voice that was in Kyrine's dream.

"Yes." Kyrine sat up a little more with Amaya's help, smiling softly up at her. "You have the answers I need; at least I hope you do."

Bella raised an eyebrow and walked over to sit down beside Kyrine on the opposite side, very intrigued by Emmett's girlfriend. "I'll do anything I can to help." She said, tucking a strand of hair behind her ear.

Softly, Kyrine explained her dream that involved both Bella and Jacob, ignoring Amaya's incredulous look for the time being. She didn't have time, keeping her eyes on Bella and watched the different emotions cross her face. With every word that came out of Kyrine's mouth, Bella listened intently wondering what this connection could mean and decided to ask Alice about it. Amaya was completely stumped and could only hold Kyrine's hand, finally locking violet on guilty blue, chewing her bottom lip.

"Please don't be mad at me." Kyrine blinked as huge tears slid down her face, releasing Amaya's hand to wipe them away. "Please…I didn't mean for it to happen and this isn't the first time. I don't know why I'm having these dreams about someone I don't even know, but it's only dreams right? I love Emmett, I gave my virginity to him and he has my heart. But for some reason I keep dreaming of Jacob Black in my subconscious and I don't know why. I was hoping you knew something Bella and why you showed up in my subconscious."

"I'm not mad at you, Kyrie." Amaya whispered, not trusting her voice at the moment. "It's not your fault and clearly you're not interested in Jake…right?"

"Right! I love Emmett, not Jacob!"

Bella was perplexed as much as Amaya at this point, blinking. "I-I know Jacob, we used to be best friends actually." She watched as both sisters turned their heads to stare at her, wondering if she said the wrong thing. "Jacob and I grew up together when we were little and lost touch when I moved from Forks to Phoenix to live with my Mom. I moved back when my Mom decided to move to Florida and met up with him again. We became best friends after Edward tried leaving because…he wanted me to have a normal human life. Edward is my husband, also a vampire." Bella explained, continuing when it seemed as though neither sister was going to freak out. "When he left, I fell completely apart and Jake helped piece me back together, but my love for Edward never changed. Not once. Jake thought he was in love with me and, in truth; I was in love with both of them. But I knew who I couldn't live without and that was Edward. Jake reluctantly stuck by my side through everything, including the graphic and bloody birth of our daughter Renesmee. After that, Jake kind of disappeared out of my life and I haven't spoken to him in years."

"So…why would you show up in my dream?" Kyrine asked, none of this huge mystery solved. "What's the point? You said I had a choice to make between living and dying. What does that mean?"

"I wish I had the answers, Kyrine, I really do." Bella wished wholeheartedly, knowing how confusing this must've been for Kyrine to go through on top of her heart condition. "Unfortunately, I have no idea. Did something else happen that would maybe make you dream of him?"

There was no way Kyrine could ever tell anyone about her night in the woods when she was saved by a russet colored wolf from a blood red eyed monster. "No…I do have another question for you though." At least Bella would probably know what Amaya didn't, hoping anyway.

"What is it?" It was times like these where Bella wished she had Edward's gift of telepathy.

"What color is Jacob when he…shifts into a wolf?" Kyrine asked, hesitating on the last part, but she had to know for her own sanity that she wasn't totally crazy.

"He's a russet wolf." Bella answered, remembering how she would stroke Jacob's soft fur while she was human, when the wolves and vampires banded together to protect her from two deadly vampires named Victoria and Riley.

That was part of Bella's human life she didn't want to relive.

Kyrine swallowed hard when she heard that and closed her eyes, knowing she wasn't crazy. Jacob had been the one who saved her that night in the woods; she knew it wasn't a coincidence. That still didn't explain why she was having these dreams about Jacob, which started even before he saved her life. What was the point? There were puzzles missing and it was driving Kyrine crazy, making her not want to sleep at night.

"There's gotta be something else we're missing." Kyrine said more to herself than anyone in the room, chewing her bottom lip thoughtfully. "It all started when we went on that double date with Emmett and Jacob. The moment I shook his hand…" This was very embarrassing to reveal to her sister, who was dating the guy, but Kyrine couldn't keep it hidden anymore. "I just don't understand."

Bella didn't either, but knew there was definitely a connection somewhere in all of this, especially if she showed up inside Kyrine's dream telling her she had a decision to make between life and death. "Kyrine, I know this is a long shot, but maybe Alice knows something we don't. She has the ability to see the future, visions. She's Carlisle's adopted daughter and if anyone can help, maybe she can." It was all the help Bella could offer, which wasn't much, but it would have to suffice for now.

"Live forever or die at a young age…" Kyrine murmured and looked at Bella thoughtfully, something suddenly clicking in her head. "You said you were a human at one point, right?"

"Yes, I was changed in order to live forever to be with my husband and daughter." Bella explained, not seeing the realization dawn in Kyrine's eyes. "I chose to become what I am and I don't regret it. I can live forever without worrying about getting ill and I'm with the man I love more than my own existence."

Suddenly, the hospital door opened, all three women looking up at Emmett, his eyes widened. "You're not going anywhere, Ky." He walked over to her bedside, Bella moving instantly out of his way, his golden eyes locked on midnight blue.

"I-I don't understand…" But somewhere deep inside her heart, Kyrine knew she did. "Emmett…"

Pulling something out of his pocket, Emmett lowered himself to one knee by her bed and opened the blood red velvet box, revealing a beautiful marquise shaped sapphire ring set on a silver band, two small marquise diamonds beside each of them. "There is a way for you to survive, Kyrine." He stated, ignoring the bewildered looks on both Amaya and Bella's faces, his eyes only for the woman who he refused to lose because of a heart condition. "Marry me and live forever with me. You don't have to worry about getting a new heart. I will marry and change you into what I am, just like Edward did with Bella, and we can be happy together for the rest of eternity."

Kyrine's jaw completely dropped at the beautiful ring and Emmett's proposal, feeling as though her heart might leap out of her chest as it pounded vigorously. Jacob suddenly flashed through her mind and Kyrine couldn't answer Emmett right away, seeing those dark eyes as human Jacob suddenly turned into the russet wolf. This felt wrong in so many ways, but then Bella's words from the dream echoed throughout her mind. Kyrine's eyes slowly met Emmett's, the man she knew she truly loved, and knew what she had to do.

Live forever or die at a young age.

Taking the ring from the box, Kyrine slipped it on her left ring finger and passionately kissed him, tears leaking out of her eyes. "Yes Emmett, I will marry you."