A Distant Memory

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A/N I really hope you all are enjoying the sequel. =]

Chapter 4: Revelations.

Let's Recap:

"Bella what on earth is going on?" Rose asked.

"Why do you keep calling me Bella? My name is Isabella. Nobody calls me Bella."

"Isabella!" I heard the vampire from the store call. "Alice, Rose, do you know my sister, Isabella?"

"No, not this one anyway," I said too quiet for them to hear.

"We met briefly a few years ago. I was wondering if I could borrow Isabella for a few hours. I would really like her to catch up with my family. You're more than welcome to drop by later on. I'm sure you'll be able to find us."

I dragged Bella and Rose to the car. Bella looked a little shocked..

"Let me go. What is going on? I don't know who you are. Why did you lie to Dawn?" she yelled.

"Bella, just sit down, and we'll explain later. But first of all, you have some explaining to do yourself."

We pulled up outside our house and got out of the car.

"Guys! Get down here, now. We have a lot of things to talk about!"

Bpov

Seeing Alice and Rosalie was a real shock to my system. I couldn't believe that these vampires were actually real. The weird thing is that they seem to know me. They look at me as if I were precious to them. I've seen a similar emotion in my family's eyes but not as strong as what is reflected in their eyes. The thing is, thinking about my family, I realize now that Annabelle never looks at me like she cares. She looks at me as if I'm a weapon or some sort of asset to her.

Alice and Rosalie keep calling me Bella. Nobody calls me Bella. It's always been Isabella. Strangely enough, I don't mind being called Bella. It seems to fit somehow. It sounds nicer, makes me feel comfortable. That name almost brings me back to another time. A happier time I think. I tug on the blurry images on the edge of mind, and when I think I've almost grasped them, they disappear again like water seeping through your hands.

It's terribly frustrating.

I'm too preoccupied to realize what's going on before me, and then I realize that I'm being dragged to a car by these two people who claim to know me.

"Let me go. What is going on? I don't know who you are. Why did you lie to Dawn?" I yelled at them. I wanted answers and wasn't leaving until I got some.

"Bella, just sit down, and we'll explain later. But first of all, you have some explaining to do yourself," the one named Alice ordered me. I don't know why but I listened to her. I had this strange feeling that if I didn't obey, she would become really scary and make me endure horrendous torture.

Before long, we pulled up outside a grey-stone mansion. Alice got out and Rosalie opened the door for me.

"Guys! Get down here, now. We have a lot of things to talk about!" Alice said as she entered the house.

Straight away there were four other vampires in the room. Each one of them a person from my visions. Jasper was there rubbing something gooey out of his hair while Emmett was hunched over in fits of laughter. Esme and Carlisle were in each other's arms, shielding themselves from the stuff in Jasper's hair.

Alice cleared her throat and they all stood to attention. I was standing a little behind Rosalie and Alice, so I was being blocked by them.

"Guess who we found while out shopping today? It's a very good friend of ours. Come on and let them see you Bella."

At the mention of my name, they all froze and stared at me. I couldn't help but wonder at what was going through their minds.

"Our daughter has returned at last. Allie and Edward will be so happy,"Esme was thinking. I always thought of her as the mother in my visions or memories. I really don't know right now.

"Bella has come home finally. Our family can be whole again,"were Carlisle's thoughts.

"BELLA. My little sister is here. YES!!! Took her long enough. The Cullen family is complete,"Emmett was thinking really loudly; it made my head hurt.

"Our Bella has come home. Allie has her mother again. Edward has his soul again,"Jasper was thinking.

"BELLA!" Emmett yelled then. He came running over to me and wrapped me up in a huge, bone-crushing hug.

At first, when I saw him charging towards me, I got ready to attack, but something about him made me relax. He looked intimidating, but again, I had strange feeling that he wouldn't hurt me. What is it with me and weird feelings today?

"Emmett?" I asked to be sure even though I was pretty certain it was him.

"Of course Bella, who else? Don't tell me you've got amnesia little sis," he laughed.

I chuckled uncomfortably beside him.

"Look, I'm so sorry but I really have no idea how you guys know me. You seem like lovely people, but I have my own family. I've lived with that family for my entire existence," I explained to them. Emmett's chuckle quieted and he looked at me shocked and hurt.

"What the hell is Bella on about? Of course, she remembers us. Why wouldn't she? Vampires can't get amnesia, can they?"

All those different questions were running through all of their minds.

"Bella, if you don't know us, then please tell us how you know our names," Carlisle asked calmly.

"I'm not ever sure about that myself. It just doesn't make sense to me. I live with four other vampires called Annabelle, Dawn, her mate Christian, and my best friend Antoine."

As I said the last part, I thought I heard a small whimper come from Alice. It hurt me that she was hurting but again I don't know why I'm feeling like this.

"Annabelle is the one who changed you?" Carlisle asked.

I nodded. How did he know that?

"She told me that I've lived with her during my entire existence, but I have this feeling that she's lying to me. It's weird because it seems that one day she was just ... there. She just appeared in my memories. I've always had these visions of all of you - Esme, Carlisle, Alice, Jasper, Rosalie, Emmett." I nodded to each of them as I said their names. "And Allie and Edward. I was in all these 'visions,' too. Sometimes they don't seem like my normal visions. It's almost as if they're memories, but I would remember meeting you. I would remember the things you like and you're personalities. Wouldn't I? If I had met you before that is. It doesn't make any sense."

"What are Annabelle's powers? Does she have any?" Carlisle asked.

"I don't know much about her, to be honest. It seems odd after living with her for so long, but she's really secretive. I do know that she can block other powers but there's something else. I know there is but like I said she's extremely secretive."

"That would explain why I didn't see you, Bella. It would also explain how you didn't see us coming either," Alice said.

Then we heard two steps of footsteps approaching. One much lighter and further ahead than the other.

"They're back," Ran through all of the vampires' minds.

The door opened and in walked a short-ish female vampire, about thirteen years old. She had long curly hair, like my own and the same topaz eyes as all us 'vegetarians.' I felt an instant rush of affection towards her and I longed to hold her to me and never let her go.

As soon as she saw me, she froze.

"It couldn't be. Could it? She's finally come home," the girl I knew to be Allie thought.

"MOM!" she screamed and launched herself to me. Thousands of similar images ran through my mind of a little girl running towards a person. I tried to grasp at the blurry and unclear images. As I delved deeper and deeper into my mind, they seemed to be getting clearer. I could make out that the little girl was Allie, but the other figure was still unclear. Still they became clearer and clearer until only the figure's face was a blur. If I could just delve deeper then I know I could make sense of everything.

She jumped into my arms and I hugged her with all that was in me. She sobbed tearlessly into my shoulder and I patted her hair.

"Mom I missed you so much. I love you," she whispered.

"Shhh, Allie," I soothed her. "I love you too, my precious, precious Allie."

Where did that come from?

I realized that I do love her. I feel very motherly towards her. I would protect this little angel with my life even though I know nothing about her.

There was the sound of more footsteps outside the door. The other person.

"Dad," Allie said.

He opened the door and there stood a god. He was frozen in the doorway. The sun shining behind him bathed him in light, making his marble skin sparkle like diamonds and his bronze hair shine like metal caught in the sun. My eyes roamed over his body, his sculpted muscles, and his perfect lips. I felt such an overwhelming love for him. I finally looked into his eyes and was caught like a deer caught in headlights. I couldn't look away. I didn't want to look away. I was well and truly dazzled by his perfectness.

Like before with Allie, images ran through my mind, but this time everything fell into place. Everything was clear.

"Bella?" my beloved husband whispered. His voice strained and hoarse.

"Yes, love?" I replied.

Epov

I really can't believe that we actually moved. I know we only had one reason to stay, but that reason more than enough. Bella was family. She was more than that. She was what made us stick together. We had lived a life with her and couldn't bare one without her. At least that's how I feel.

What if Bella returned and we weren't there? Would I lose her for another eighty years? Allie needed me even more now, but she needed her mother just as much.

We had just arrived in Chicago, and I decided to spend some time with Allie. We went for a quick hunt.

After eating our fill of deer in a nearby wood, we decided to go home.

"Dad? I know it's hard without Mom, but she's out there. We'll find her, and if not, she'll find us."

"I know, darling. It's just so hard without her. I love her so much."

"I know you do, Dad. If it helps, I have a good feeling about Chicago," she said before hugging me.

I loved my daughter so much, and it's eerie how much she reminds me of my angel. It made me think that even though Bella isn't with us, her presence is still with us. She's still with all of us. She's there in Allie's laugh and the way she walks. She present in Emmett's liveliness and Esme's kindness. She's there in Carlisle's selflessness and Alice's hyperness. She's there in Rose's stubbornness and Jasper's quietness. But most of all, she's present in me, in my heart, my mind, my very being. I will love her forever and will never stop searching for her until she's back in my arms.

"How about we race? What do you think Allie?" I asked, changing the subject. She agreed and I let her have a head start. She ran ahead of me and I didn't try to catch up with her. I'll let her win this one.

As I reached the edge of the wood, Allie was already at the door.

"It couldn't be. Could it? She's finally come home."

Was it Bella? Has my love finally returned to us, to me?

"MOM!"

It is her!

I rush to the door and find my one and only love holding our darling girl in her arms.

I can't believe it's actually her. She's here at long last. I look at her, drinking in every one of her features. My memories did no justice to her at all. She was much more wonderful than any memory.

I stared at her. Her luscious brown hair, her snow-white skin, the curves of her body. I had missed them all. But most of all I missed her eyes. I looked deep into her love filled eyes and saw something click into place. It seemed as though something had been missing but she finally found the missing link.

"Bella?" I managed to say.

"Yes love?" she answered. I sighed deeply. I had missed her bell-like voice so much.

I strode over to her. She put Allie down and came over to me. We stood there for what could have been minutes or even hours. Time seemed to stand still. I put my trembling hand to her face and cupped it in my palm. She placed her hand on top of it and breathed in my scent.

"Is it really you?" I asked. I needed to know that this was not an illusion. I needed to know that this wasn't some sort of sick prank.

She didn't answer but moved closer to me and then kissed me softly on the lips.

"Proof enough for you?" She smiled at me.

"Yes," I whispered and kissed her again. I kissed her with all the fervor that was in my body. Her hands went to my hair just like so many times before. I pulled her closer to me and she kissed me with even more passion. This wasn't going to end any time soon. Neither of us needed to breath. Neither of us wanted to break the kiss.

Finally we both broke apart, and I kissed her hair, breathing her in.

She stroked my cheek gently and pierced my eyes with her own love-filled ones.

My Bella was back. My family was complete.

I was complete.

A/N So r&r please =] Let me know what you think. I need feedback people. In case some of you didn't know I've finished Return to Forks and have started a new FF called If You Could See Me Now. Feel free to check it out please.

Helen =]