So I obviously could not wait again with another update...Sorry for those that wants weekly, but I hope that for many almost every day is better ;) R&R!
Thank you ANGEL FALLEN FROM HEAVEN for your review :)
Enjoy!
Chapter 5:
3rd person POV
The Cullen household was on edge. They could all see the changes within Bella. She was nearly stuck to her bed like a sick human, and it almost made Aro demand her back to Volterra with those news. However, Carlisle calmly explained that it would not be a good idea to move her in such a state.
Her bones were slowly rotting inside her and her skin was getting weaker, making her almost human. Blood did nothing for her, and Renesmee was barely allowed to be near her. Not Edward stopping her, but Carlisle. Too strong of a hug could simply crush her.
Edward was not sure how to feel about the situation. He was assisting Carlisle at all times, but at the same time keeping close to Renesmee. He was worried about her, she barely played with her toys anymore, and she did not smile as much. In his heart, he knew that for her, her dream was becoming reality. She was going to lose her mother.
What would he lose? He wondered. He barely knew her, but at the same time, it was when he questioned his feelings. He was not blind. Jasper had more than once showed him that he felt a mating bond towards the female. However, he could not bring himself to say anything about the matter. Bella was grumpy and she would barely talk to him now. If anything it was when they argued a bit.
You got it bad, Emmett thought to him.
Edward rolled his eyes and stepped inside Bella's room, yet again.
She barely turned her head to look at him, she rolled her eyes, and kept looking straight instead.
"Hello to you too," Edward said and cracked a small smile.
She did not respond. Just a quiet grumble in her chest made him understand that she was not really interested to talk.
"Help me out a bit," he suggested.
She opened her lips, they moved, but no sound came out. Both their eyes widened.
"Carlisle!" Edward called.
Carlisle rushed into the room, looking worried. "What's going on?" he asked.
"Bella, try speaking again," Edward told her.
Her lips moved again and still there was no sound. Tears started to fall from her eyes and her face was masked with a blank look.
"Tears," Carlisle said surprised.
"She lost her voice as well," Edward pointed out.
I know, son. Carlisle's thought was loud and clear.
She's slipping away! Alice yelled in her mind.
I can barely feel her emotions anymore. I know she is frustrated, sad and angry.
Poor Renesmee, she deserves to see her mother, Esme thought concerned.
"Esme, bring Renesmee here please," Edward said with a normal voice.
Carlisle frowned. Edward, this is not something she should see.
"I know, but it's her mother, and if she's leaving us, she deserves to say goodbye," Edward pointed out.
Rosalie appeared together with Emmett. Both thoughts were filled with worry for their family member.
Bella could no longer keep her mask and she frowned. She felt very weak, and she had no idea what to do. She could not even speak! She turned and met Edward's eyes. Mind reader, she thought. It took a lot of effort, but she kept her gaze locked with his. Then she used a lot of strength to remove her shield enough to communicate with him.
I'm sorry, she started in her head. I'm sorry I was not strong enough. But if Alice is right, I will come back. If I remember? I do not know. Please take care of Renesmee and love her. Remind her of the good times. Make her think of our time in the castle, it might help. I cannot express my gratitude enough. You have all done so much for me. No matter how our relationship has turned out though, it was still nice knowing you. I might not have been the nicest, but neither were you. I told you I once saw my mate in the future, and it might be wrong and cruel of me to share this with you now, she thought. Then she opened her mind to the memory of her vision that time. Then the memory of when she met him in the cafeteria and recognized him. She knew he was her mate.
Edward could only gape in shock as the shield fell back into place. She knew. She knew all along, and she never said a word. Why? Why had she not told him?
Maybe because you were being rude? a quiet voice told him. And somehow you still managed to work on it, even if you were not that aware, it continued.
He rushed over to her bed and she took a shaky breath.
"Why didn't you tell me before?" he asked, repeating his thoughts. His voice nearly broke.
Told you so, Jasper's voice rung in his head.
You both were very stubborn, Alice thought to him.
It burns, doesn't it? Rosalie wondered.
Renesmee sat on the bed beside Bella. Tears fell from her as well as her mother. She let her palm rest against her forehead. I love you, she told her.
She waited for a response, but the response was in her eyes. Her lips moved the words, but it was her eyes that said it all.
Renesmee sniffed and pulled her hand back, Bella did not move. Then she closed her eyes and did not open them again.
Edward picked Renesmee off the bed and held her in his arms. He would keep her safe and protect her. The lump in his throat was hard to swallow as he watched his dead mate. How could he have been so stubborn? Why had he let it go like this? At least they could have parted on better terms.
And somehow it was on better terms, his mind told him.
The Queen was dead. It was all know through the former vampire race. The few vampires left had to live with it, and they waited. They would wait for her return.
The Cullen family moved in for a short period to Volterra, not knowing that when Bella's soul left her body, it drifted to a child that was supposed to be dead when born. In Forks hospital. To Renee and Charlie Swan. Their daughter miraculously started breathing again, yes it was a miracle. One that only Bella could pull off.
After living in Volterra for about five years, they left to live in Denali. Alice tried to look for Bella, but for some reason she was not able to see her. She was certain she had been born, but she was blind when it came to looking. As if an outside source was messing with her visions.
Neither did any of them know that triplet sisters had been born right after Bella, back to the world, and they were out for revenge.
The Cullens stayed in Denali eleven years before they found it safe to move back to Forks. To their astonishment, no one there recognized them at all. As if Bella's powers had something to do with that as well. They could easily blend into the lives of the humans. Rosalie, Alice, Emmett, Jasper and Edward back to High School, while Renesmee stayed home-schooled with Esme. Alice had had a vision of Bella. She would attend Forks high. When? Not certain, but she had the feeling that it would be soon.
Bella Swan made a decision. She would move to Forks. When her mom remarried, she finally had an excuse to move from Arizona and to Forks to live with her father. She loved the cold and the rain much more than the heat – which was strange in her mother's eyes – and she had wanted to live there for a long time. But due to Renee's carefree nature she had stayed to watch over her parent for many years. Hopefully Phil could keep her in check and watch over her now.
She met with her father at the airport and hugged him – not being able to shake off the feeling of that her parents were still strangers in her eyes. She had never really thought much about it, but the older she turned, the stronger the feeling got and the shyer she acted around them.
She had a fierce personality when not in their presence, but as fast as either of them were around, her demeanor changed.
She went to bed that night with a heavy heart. Moving to Forks would prove to be interesting, but the dream that followed would be the strangest of all.
She was hugging a young girl with bronze colored hair and brown eyes (like hers). She looked to be between four and six years old and she kept calling her 'mama'. In return she smiled and played with her child. Her head was held high and she was proud of who she was. A man walked in and she looked up…
She awoke with a start. The only thing she had been able to make out before waking up was his hair. The same color the child had. Her right hand went to her head and she groaned. What in the world had she been dreaming about to give her such a headache?
She sighed and flung herself back again, hitting her head on the wall behind her.
"Ouch," she muttered and rubbed the spot. Then she made herself comfortable and turned towards her alarm. 6 a.m. it said. Bella groaned and she figured out she might as well get up.
She took a quick shower and made a yummy breakfast. For some reason she always craved strawberries. Her lunch consisted of a salad topped with them and she licked her lips.
"Hmm…perfect," she mumbled to herself as she closed the lid on the box.
Charlie had come down in the middle of her breakfast making and looked at her surprised. He who always believed Bella to be a heavy sleeper.
Then he noticed the extra box filled with food.
"Are you really eating all this?" he asked with a raised brow.
"Nu-uh. That box is your lunch," she said and pointed to it.
His eyes widened for a brief moment, but his expression was soft. "Thanks kid," he said as he made his way to the door.
"I'll make dinner," Bella called as he closed the door behind him.
After getting ready and brushing through her hair she felt ready to go to school. She got into the truck Charlie had bought to her as a welcome home present and made her way.
"This is the loudest piece of metal I've ever driven," she grumbled as she parked by the office. Nevertheless, the gesture from Charlie was sweet and she really appreciated it.
The office was not a busy place, and as she received her schedule, a map and a slip for the teachers to sign, a sense of déjà vu went through her.
Shaking her head, she made her way back to her truck so she could park closer to the school. It was one thing that she loved the weather in Forks, but it was an entirely different thing to get soaked through your clothes.
She met some over-friendly people and tried to ignore them as much as possible. Then when lunch came yet another sense of déjà vu went through her.
Really? She thought annoyed as she sat down at a table that was free. Then after taking her lunch up, she noticed them. And they were all staring her way.
Crap!
I can only say: hope you liked it :)
(any questions?)
