Chapter nineteen, secrets.

Jasper's point of view.

I stared at Bella with another wince, her fear starting to become too much.

"Jasper maybe you should step out for a second..." Esme offered, causing me to shake my head.

"No, it's okay." I insisted. I walked over to Bella and sat next to her, pulling her into my arms. The fear was overwhelming but I kept a hold on her, even when she whimpered.

"Shh..." I soothed, stroking her hair back gently, before keeping my hand on her head. I gently started to ease calmness into her mind, knowing it was best to do it gradually. Her whimpering started to quieten before it stopped fully, and her face lost all emotion. I sighed and moved my hand away, gently rocking her as she rested her head on my chest.

"This needs to stop, she can't keep having nightmares like this." Esme said gently from behind me. Alice came and sat next to me, gently taking her hair out from the braids they had been put in earlier, before combing through it with her fingers. I nodded my head, looking back at Esme.

"This is what the vision was about, then." I stated, looking back at Alice.

She thought for a second before nodding her head. "Yeah I guess so."

Bella started stirring again though it wasn't in an unpleasant way, just that she was waking up. Her eyes fluttered open and she looked up at me for a second with a hint of confusion, before she smiled.

"You're back!" She grinned, causing me to chuckle lightly.

"Yeah, darlin', I'm here." I said gently, continuing to rock her.

Her eyes finally darted around the remainder of the room and she smiled at everybody, though she felt a tinge of disappointment.

"Edward will be back soon, don't worry." I said gently, knowing what she was looking for. She nodded her head and leaned her head on my chest again, closing her eyes.

"We'll go to the hospital after child services has been." I heard Carlisle speaking quietly so Bella couldn't hear. "It's best to wait a day and see if it gets any worse." I nodded my head so he knew I heard, and grinned down at Bella.

"Come on, sleepy, no more sleeping today." I said with a chuckle. She shook her head and buried her face in my chest, gripping my shirt in a little first.

"No." She mumbled quietly. I looked up as Emmett approached and shook my head no, but he grinned at Bella anyways. He wrapped his arms around her and lifted her up, causing her to scream in surprise.

"Hey squirt!" He yelled with a booming laugh, hanging her upside-down. Bella screamed again though it was mostly filled with laughter.

"Emmett put me down!" She squealed, laughing again. I couldn't help the giggles escaping my lips, her humour being quite much for me.

"Emmett stop." I chuckled, shaking my head. Emmett rolled his eyes and moved so he was holding her normally, her arms moving to wrap around his neck.

"Not funny!" She said, scowling at him, causing him to laugh. She did look quite cute.

Emmett just laughed at her and rolled his eyes. "Alright, alright, I'm sorry." He said, giving her an innocent smile.

"I forgive you." She said softly, pulling him in a hug. I could feel everybody's admiration towards her and smiled along with everybody else.

"Edward will be back in ten minutes." Alice stated, looking over at me with a nervous look. I realised he would be mad and rolled my eyes, before looking back at Emmett and Bella. She stared at Alice with curiosity, her head tilted to the side slightly.

"What is it, Bella?" Alice asked, smiling at her littlest sibling.

"Why do you know things before they happen?" Everybody stared at Bella, not exactly sure what to say.

We knew she was a perceptive child, Carlisle had told us that since he had treated her a couple of times in the past, but we didn't know how perceptive she was. I had noticed her occasional questions throughout her stay.

Why are you so cold?

Why are you so fast?

Why do your eyes change colour?

Alice seemed to go into another vision and she snapped back a moment later, her eyes fixed on Bella. She was concerned and worried, though there was also a hint of happiness there.

"Alice?" I asked softly, walking over to her.

Alice's point of view

Bella sat on the couch on Rosalie's lap, looking around at everybody in the room as they stared at her. Carlisle moved to crouch in front of her, his hands reaching out and gently taking hers. Edward was leaning against the doorframe, looking as mad as ever.

"Bella?" Carlisle asked softly, looking her in the eyes. "Before we adopt you...we need to tell you something. A big secret that you can't tell anybody. Can you keep it for us?"

Bella grinned and nodded her head.

"Bella...we're vampires..."

I snapped out of the vision and stared at Bella, confused as to why I hadn't seen her reaction. Jasper walked up to me and took my hand, getting my attention.

"Alice?" He asked gently, his golden eyes locking with mine.

"We're going to tell her. Tonight." I said, causing all eyes in the room to fall on me, the atmosphere turning an almost deadly silent.

Alright, I'm back! I'm so sorry it's been so long since I've updated! I really wish I had but so much stuff has happened. Alright, so I have this back on track and I will try my hardest to update at least once a week. I know where I would like to go with the plot, though it will become more mapped out as I go along.

At the moment, Bella will stay at her same age, but I will be doing a time skip soon, since I can't keep writing at the speed I am. Don't worry, anything important you won't miss.

Also, location. I'm aware the Cullens can't stay in one place for a long time, so I have a couple of destinations I'd like to go with. London, or Denali. I'll let you choose, since this whole thing is for you.

Okay, again, I'm so sorry it's been so long, but I'm going to write the next chapter right now. Also, sorry this one was so short, but I had to give you guys something. Thanks for staying with me and being patient, I really appreciate it.

- Bambie xx