EPOV

Everything started in slow motion, Bella's eyes slowly crawled up her eyelids and her head fell towards the floor, Esme fell out of the way and Carlisle started to stand. I rushed my hands forward to catch Bella before she hit the floor, I grabbed her shoulders and her head shook and fell limp backwards.

"Bella, Bella, Bella" I chanted softly to her empty body.

"Edward, go up to my study – she's only fainted she'll be fine. Get some smelling salts" Carlisle ordered, crouching by my side.

"I can't leave her, I won't leave her" I whispered,

"You are the fastest, she's safe" Carlisle commanded, pushing against my shoulder to get to her. I silently gave her to Carlisle and started to sprint up the stairs. Come on, move faster. I rushed through the cupboards unsure of where they were. A collection of bodies gathered at the door,

"Edward, what's wrong?" Alice asked cautiously from the door, edging in slightly.

"Bella, she's fainted" I said not distracting myself from the task at hand. I finally found them, gripped the small bottle tightly and made my way through my family and rushed back downstairs, my breathing so heavy.

"Dad, I'm back, is she okay? Here, make her okay" I blurted out panic rushing through my veins. Carlisle slowly waved the now open bottle under her nose, propping her head up. I rushed to her other side, holding her hand,

"Come on Bella" I whispered as I raised her hand to place a light kiss on the back of her hand. Her eyelids started to flutter, they sprang open, her breathing suddenly hitched and her eyes darted around the room.

"Edward" she gasped as her eyes landed in mine, I grasped her hand tighter in mine.

"Yeah Bella, you're good, you're safe" I whispered to her. Her eyes widened,

"No, he's here" Her voice was shaking uncontrollably,

"No, Bella, no he's not" I assured her, but she shook her head viciously.

"Whenever I close my eyes, he's there."

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I tried to comfort Bella as much as I could after that. I slowly helped her up and took her to her bedroom where I gave her, her sketchbook and made sure that she was happy. I silently texted Rosalie asking her to inform Esme and Carlisle of the situation that we know it, making sure I never left Bella's side.

When dinner came I asked her gently if she would like to join the others, she nodded weakly but I decided against it knowing that she didn't really have the energy too. I rushed downstairs to collect dinner for myself and Bella, she ate ridiculously slowly and I kept my pace slow not to put her out of place. She didn't even finish;

"Bella, it's important you eat" I coached, she turned to me with her big chocolate pain ridden eyes.

"I'm not hungry" she whispered, begging me. She was too tired to argue or eat. I reached out to gently stroke her back reassuringly.

"Do you want a bath or a shower?" I asked after a while of silence, that I knew I should be filling for her because I shouldn't be letting her mind wander off to him.

"I'm too tired" she whispered, hanging her heavy head upwards fighting the tiredness. She was trying her hardest not to close them, blinking furiously quickly and keeping them open for ages, but her heavy lids would slowly dip back down in front of her gaze.

"Well then, let's get you ready for bed" I ushered quietly, I was expecting protest but instead she nodded slowly and shuffled the tray that was still holding half of her dinner to the side of her on the bed. I picked it up from her and placed it near the door, ready to take it downstairs.

I turned back to her and she had raised her knees up and she was hugging them to her chest, I rushed back over to her crouching down on the floor in front of her so I could clearly see her face.

"Do you think he'll come in my sleep?" she asked quietly, I had to replay her words in my mind to figure out what she had said.

"Bella, I won't leave you; you'll have me and you're iPod. He wont come to get you" I ushered to her stroking the hair from her face, she nodded slowly again. She started to shrug out of her large cardigan and shivered when she was down a layer.

"You aren't ready for bed Edward" she murmured as I was slowly and gently sliding her tights over her swore legs from where she had fallen running from the school earlier.

"It's okay, I'll get ready in a bit" I assured her, her eyes fluttered quickly and she slowly lifted her heavy arms and waited for me to pull her top up. I quickly rushed a big baggy grey jumper over her and some long trackies of mine that I had left in here.

"There we go yeah?" I whispered, stroking her hair and pulling it into a loose pony-tail. Her cheeks were still rubbed raw and moist from her tears that had been trickling all afternoon. She was reluctant but I managed to get her under the covers and proped up agaisnt the head board. She seemed so small in this tiny room. She was battling with the fear and the weakness that had been brought on with stress and lack of sleep.

"I'll be right back, keep those beautiful eyes open until I get back" I asked softly, she nodded weakly and followed me with her eyes as I walked out of the door. She looked so lost. My family were waiting eagerly at the bottom of the stairs - concern ripping through all of their features.

"How is she?" Esme asked tentatively at the bottom of the stairs. I couldn't hold onto my tears and they slowly trickled down my face. She was in so much pain and frightened. My mother cowered away from the truth. Alice whimpered and leant into Jasper. I shrugged and turned away from them without answering, I already had. I shook my tears away and chucked away my clothes and put some more on. Running back down to my broken Bella I didn't want to see her like that again but I couldn't leave her alone.

She looked just as depressed as I left. She tried to smile weakly but it barely reached her lips let alone her eyes.

"You're back" she whispered, trying to lift her arm to wave me closer to her.

"Of course I am, I'm not going to leave" I said snuggling under the covers with her. I shuffled her so she was lying down caged by my tight grip but facing me still. It really pained me to see my beautiful Bella so different, so crushed.

"IPod?" I asked and she nodded weakly and held it up to me. I shifted my weight so I could insert her earphones, her arms were trapped agaisnt my chest - her cold hands chilling through my vest top.

"You want to pick?" she asked me very softly, decisions at this time of night or at any time in her condition were not going to happen. I decided on something smooth and soft trying to sooth her some more. She shuffled her head further into my chest. I placed one of my hands on the back of her head and started to stroke wide circles through her hair. Her breathing slowed, and I started to relax more.

I was slowly falling into a light sleep when she started to stir. Her eyebrows furrowed and through her closed eyelashes her eyes started to water. She wriggled out of my hold and pushed herself further away. Her headphones pulled out of her ears and the pain increased in her forehead.

"Bella?" I whispered, reaching out with my fingertips agaisnt her cheekbones. She flinched away from my touch.

"No" she moaned, her hands wrapped around her waist, her fingernails dug into her sides.

"Bella?" I said more urgently. She turned away again and started whimpering, and churning her stomach and her body.

"Come on Bella, wake up" I whispered, outreaching for her again. A heart splitting scream erupted from her throat but her eyes never opened, they were screwed shut in agnoy. I outreached for her and grabbed her in my arms.

"Bella! Wake up!" I urged, pleading, she struggled agaisnt my hold. Whimpering and moaning.

"No, please, not again" she whispered, pulling agaisnt my arms.

"Bella, wake up, you have to wake up" she frantically rolled away from me, I let her go. I sat up in horror as her back arched in pain and she screamed a deafening scream again. Carlisle burst through the door, Alice closely behind.

"Help me Carlisle, help her please" I begged,shrugging of off the bed. My eyes never leaving Bella twisted up with pain. I basically crawled to Alice and she flung her arms around my neck pulling me into a protective hug.

"Why wont she wake up?" I cried into Alice's small shoulder. She patted me on the back, her own tears warming my shoulder. Carlisle rushed over to Bella's bedside. She was still crumpled with pain.

"I don't know Edward" Carlisle said softly.

"Can't we just throw water on her? Doesn't that work?" Alice panted, releasing me and hurrying over to Carlisle.

"I don't know, maybe" he stuttered, she convolted again and cried with pain.

"Do it please!" I cried, running back over to her, I grabbed her hand and intertwined my fingers tightly into hers. Alice ran out of the room and quickly returned with a jug full of water, without a second thought Alice threw the water over Bella. She was thrown into conciousness and her eyes flooded with tears.

"I'm so sorry" she cried hoarsely, holding her head in her hands. She grabbed at her throat because it had become so dry.

"No, shh, you're safe, you're safe now"