Amnesia
By: ForeverIsolated
A/N: All characters, all credit belongs to Stephenie Meyer!!!
Vacation Time
Edward Cullen
I stared at her, my mouth drop dead on the floor. How could she think that I regret finding her, let alone meeting her? Has she completely lost every inch of her sanity? I held her shoulders gently, and saw that there was some emptiness in those chocolate eyes of hers. She looked straight back at me, her lip quivering.
"Oh, Bella. Don't cry. Don't," I soothed, patting her shoulders hoping to comfort her worries. But it didn't help because she just buried her head in her hands, forbidding me to look at her face while her shoulders shook with silent sobs erupting from her body. I embraced her once more, knowing I won't get sick of it for eternity.
"Bella, listen to me," I whispered in her ear, " I regret nothing. I don't regret finding you nor meeting you. In fact, I've been granted with happiness and joy in my life since the day you stepped into it. Bella, look at me. Look at me." She looked up, her eyes puffy from crying. She still shook, and I could tell she doubted my words. I leaned in until I could feel her lips on mine and pulled back. She looked dazed and disoriented.
"Do you trust me now?" I asked, smiling. She rubbed her eyes and glared at me. I put my hands up innocently.
"You know it's not fair when you do that to me," she hissed. I think my smile just got wider. She does remember practically everything I did to her before school was out.
"C'mon. I think Alice is getting eager to leave," I said, pulling her up with me. She laughed without any humor in it at all.
"Whoa! Edward!" Bella gasped, awestruck. I laughed at her wide eyes as she examined the private area of ours. She saw cabins and looked at me curiously. I put my hands up.
"What?" I asked. She scratched her head.
"I thought you said you don't sleep," she said. I laughed.
"We try to blend in. We can't stay out playing all day and night," I said.
"Ah," she said and walked towards our cabin. I followed with our luggage. Or, I should say mostly her luggage. Alice must've packed a whole year's supply of clothing for Bella. When I entered, she was sitting on the bed, swinging her legs while looking at me.
"You know. I just had a thought," she said. I just motioned to her to continue.
"Do you think my dad left a will of his behind for me? Like a life insurance?" she asked. I shrugged.
"But we could probably search once we get home," he said. That enough made her smile. I pointed to her luggage with an impish grin. She looked at me with a confused expression. I started chuckling.
"Change your clothes. We're going to the beach," I said and left. I thought it was taking forever for her to change, let alone finding her bathing suit.
"Alice!!!" I heard her scream. When I turned, she was coming out of the cabin in a dark blue bikini set. It absolutely and positively made her look seriously seductive. She came up right next to me.
"I'm going to kill her," she grumbled. I smiled and put an arm around her slender waist. Right when we got to the beach, I took off my shirt and caught her gawking at me.
"What? Should I put the shirt back on?" I teased. She turned red in an instant and ran towards the waves. No matter how fast she could run, I can run faster. Before she took another step towards the water, I already had her in my arms and threw us in the water. She came up to the surface, sputtering out water, and made a disgusted face. I started laughing until she splashed a wave of water at my face. It was her turn to laugh and she ran off, had it not been that she tripped over seaweed under the water.
"Wha-" she started but fell head-first into the water. That shook me awake instantly, also paralyzing me. That was exactly how she fell when she and Charlie were attacked on the boat. Bella resurfaced and immediately ran out of the water, trembling all over.
"What's wrong?" I asked, handing her my spare shirt. She put it on and stumbled towards the cabin. Maybe it was because she remembers that part of what happened when she tried to escape the boat. By the time I got there, she was in the shower, scrubbing off the seawater. I sat next to the door. When she emerged, she walked past me, ignoring that I was there in the first place. I grabbed her arm gently and turned her to face me.
"What's wrong?" I repeated. She struggled against my grip, but to me it was a useless effort.
"I don't know. I think I'm turning hydrophobic or something," Bella whispered. I was about to pull her into a hug until she put her hands on my chest. I looked at her questionally. She sniffed and made a disgusted face. My face fell. I thought she enjoyed my scent.
"Take a shower. You smell like saltwater," she stated. I laughed and went inside the shower. Within five minutes, I came out and saw Bella looking outside the window while humming a very familiar tune. I got dressed and sat next to Bella, humming the tune with her. And then it struck me. It was her lullaby. Just then, Alice came in.
"Hi," she said. She sat on the floor in front of us and looked up at Bella.
"Do you remember Mike Newton?" she asked. My jaws immediately clenched together. Bella thought for a moment.
"Was it the guy who went to prom with Jess?" she asked. I nodded. She nodded. Alice fidgetted for a moment.
"It's not serious, at least I don't think it is. I saw him at a government office and wrote something on a piece of paper. I just thought he was doing homework at first, but at a government office?" Alice stated. Bella looked straight at her.
Do you think Newton's planning something sinister?
I shrugged.
"But if he lays a hand on Bella for no apparent reason, I get a go at him," I growled.
"Me too," Alice chirped in. Bella looked at us like we were insane. I kissed her forehead in assurance.
After we came back from the island, it was pretty much back-to-school time. Carlisle, Esme, Jasper and Alice had already gotten all our textbooks. As we walked into the school, hand in hand, a man in a dark suit stopped us.
"Isabella Marie Swan?" he asked. She nodded.
"I'm Smith. Come with me please. We have details regarding your father, Charlie Swan," the man said. Bella frowned.
"Only if Edward can come as well," she said. I prevented a grin from appearing. Smith nodded and we sat in his Mercedes as he sped off towards the government office.
Once we arrived, Smith led us to a table and motioned for us to sit down as he sat in front of us. He held a piece of paper and eyed us.
"Charlie Swan has left a will for Isabella's future and news has been spreaded that he has passed away due to a shark attack," Smith said. I clenched my fist in response. He cleared his throat and continued reading.
"It states that she must do whatever she feels is right. Under one condition," Smith stated. Bella swallowed deeply and trembled.
"What is it?" she asked. Smith looked right at her.
"You must marry Mike Newton," he said.