Bella's POV

I felt 'Emmett' pierce my skin; I already felt the venom sneaking through my system.

"STOP!"

He tightened his grip on my waist and I heard and felt a bone break, I screamed out in agony. They say you see you life flash before your eyes just before you die, I saw it.

Renee and Charlie taking me to the park when I was younger

The first time I saw it rain in forks

The ice cream shop where Renee and Charlie used to take and treat me for being good

Then it flipped to Edward

How it felt for him to kiss me

To tell me he loved me

How he held me and soothed me though my pain

The quick image I saw of him

My breath started to get lower, I could feel my heart have its last beat. Just when I thought everything was over I felt Emmett being pulled of me

"Emmett, what the hell do you think you're doing" it was Carlisle, I had never heard him raise his voice

He chuckled "I'm not Emmett old man"

"Royce" a strangled sob erupted the room and I knew it was Rosalie.

"Rose, long time no see, your still the same whore you were back then"

"Stop him!" Carlisle shouted, I heard my window smash and then silence apart from footsteps, someone came to my side

"Alice, have you called him"

"Edward's on is way; he'll be here in 10 minutes"

I couldn't breathe, nothing inside me could breathe and yet I was still able to hear them, still be aware of who was here. And that is when it happened. A free feeling, a wonderful feeling of being free I felt at peace and I knew what was happening, this is what it felt like to die, to know you're going to heaven.

Edward's POV

I arrived at Bella's house shortly after I got the call from Alice

Flashback

I felt my phone vibrate in my pocket I buried the elk which I just fed from and answered it

"Hello sister" I couldn't stop from smiling, tonight with Bella was wonderful, and she had trusted me to touch her. I swear I m going to marry that woman one day

"Edward, Royce has possessed Emmett's body, he's just left, Jasper is tracking him now, but he bit Bella and she's not breathing and…"

"I'll be right there"

I clicked the phone shut and started to run to Bella's house, faster than I have ran before and yet it wasn't fast enough

End of flashback

I ran into Bella's room to see her lying motionlessly on her bed, her neck was severely cut, I growled

"He actually bit her?"

Carlisle nodded, his face showing pure concern, I looked to Rosalie and Alice, they were buried in a corner, Alice was calming Rosalie down

"Do something" I ordered I sat next to Bella on the bed

"I've tried to regain her pulse, I've bit her hand to try and get my venom into her system but neither of those options has helped"

I buried my head in my hands,

"I'm sorry Edward, there's nothing I can do now we've run out of ideas"

I looked over to Bella and cried

"I'm so sorry Bella"

Carlisle walked round and put a supporting hand on my shoulder

"Edward don't" Alice begged

"Don't what" Rose asked, I shook my head and stood up, any pure, happy emotion on my face from before was surly gone, I could feel my stone expression on my face

"He's going to the Volturi"

"What did you expect Alice?" I cried "Bella is…dead" I looked to Bella and whimpered, I leaned over her and kissed her forehead "I'll be with you shortly, love"

"Don't be absurd Edward, think of Bella"

"I am thinking of Bella, my mind is always on Bella" I looked away from Bella and to my family "The reason I was alive is dead"

Esme ran into the room and hugged me "I'm sorry Edward"

I nodded and wrapped my arm around her, not having the strength to do anything else

"I'm not going to do it straight away Alice, I'm going to find Royce and kill him for good"

Their minds were racing until they all came to a joint conclusion

"Then we'll help"

I nodded thankful towards them all.

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We brought Bella to our house, I lay her down on my bed, her lips were starting to turn blue

"Edward" Esme spoke gently "Alice said we'll find Royce in four days, but we don't know how yet"

I nodded, I heard her leave, I sat on the floor on my knees, my hand enclosed with Bella's

"Please" I whispered against her knuckles "I'm begging you please wake up" I strangled sob erupted through my throat "I'll do anything for you to wake up again" I stroked her hair. I saw a needle at the side of my bedside cabinet, how that got there I'm not sure but an idea hit me. I grabbed it and pierced the needle into my gums, where the venom was connected with my teeth. It was uncomfortable but if this worked it would completely be worth it. I pierced Bella's skin with it right in the vein, but then I realized her heart wasn't beating, so how could the venom spread. My head was on the bed spread now but my hand still held Bella's, it was pointless, nothing would ever bring her back now and I just had to face it

Charlie called before and asked if we had seen his daughter, Alice was the one to answer and she said no, we were going to plot Bella's death as an animal attack, that would explain the marks on her neck and we wanted to give her a proper funeral where her father could mourn for her death.

It was the second day of Bella's death, I was a shell, Alice and Rose had set up her coffin and put a veil over it, she was changed into a white gown. My heart ached as it pictured Bella in white for a happy occasion. Not like this, never like this.

Alice was concentrating hard, Jasper sent calm waves to her each time she got too upset to concentrate, I didn't go near the piano, instead I covered it up with a white sheet and vowed never to play it again, it would be a forever reminder of how Bella used to love me to play. I switched on the radio and listened to some music, anything and everything which would distract me from the memories of Bella, but god seemed to hate me today

When I was younger I saw my daddy cry and curse at the wind

He broke his own heart and I watched and he tried to read sympathy

And my momma swore they she would never let herself forget

And that was the day that I promised I'd never sing of love if it does not exist

But darling you are the only exception

You are the only exception

You are the only exception

You are the only exception

Maybe I know somewhere deep in my soul that love never left

And we've got to find another way to make it alone and keep a straight face

And I've always lived like this

Keeping it comfortable (distance)

And up until now I've sworn to myself that I'm content with loneliness

Because nothing was ever worth the risk

But you are the only exception

You are the only exception

You are the only exception

You are the only exception

I switched off the radio and cried my heart out for my Bella

Day four, the day we find Royce I was sketching a picture of Bella in my room on the sofa when I heard Alice

"I've found him"

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