Book 6: Shock of the Lifetime
Song: Amid the Falling Snow By Enya
"How I remember sleepless nights
When we would read by candlelight,
And on the windowpane outside
A new world made of snow;
A million feathers falling down,
A million stars that touch the ground,
So many secrets to be found
Amid the falling snow./
The silence of a winter's night
Brings memories I hold inside;
Remembering a blue moonlight
Upon the fallen snow.
Maybe I am falling down.
Tell me should I touch the ground?
Maybe I won't make a sound
In the darkness all around."
2008:
It was a series of flashes:
A Ball with people laughing and dancing, everyone had masks.
A Raven haired boy laying next to me in a tomb, a dagger in my hand.
Me running around in old- fashioned dresses.
A raven haired boy handing me a wooden horse.
Me kissing his cheek.
A dance at a large home.
A raven haired boy in a Civil War Uniform.
Sitting in the candle light with a boy reading a book.
Me running through a forest.
Me in the rain saying "I forgive you" and dying.
"Ahhhhh" I shot out of bed in a cold sweat. Wow that was an odd dream. I've clearly been studying way too much. I glanced at the clock.
"Ahhhh! SHOOT!" I said.
"MOM! Why didn't you wake me up, I've only got an hour to get ready to go to the airport! My flight leaves in two hours!" I screamed, somehow it just figured that my mom would forget. What is she going to do while I'm in Forks? At least she has Phil.
"Mom, wake up!" I screamed again. Just then Phil peeked through my door.
"Just get ready Bella, I'll get your mom up, you know how she is." –Phil
"ok, thanks Phil." –Bella said shaking her head.
Seven hours later I was sitting and thinking in my new, well I guess I should say old room in Forks, Washington- The Rainiest Town in the Northwest. I don't know why but I can't stand the rain. It's almost a feeling like something really bad happened in the rain. I've asked Renee and Charlie, I mean mom and dad about it but they said nothing has ever happened to me in a storm, only that since I was born I hated the rain. Anyway… time for me to get everything ready. I start school tomorrow. Great. I'll be the new kid, the center of attention. I hate being the center of attention. I ran down the stairs to get my bags and of course I tripped.
First Day of School:
I was sitting in the lunch room, when I saw a group of inhumanly beautiful people walking outside ready to come in.
"Who are they?" -Bella
"The Cullen's. They are Doctor Cullen's foster kids. But they're all like together. That's Rosalie Hale and Emmett Cullen, Alice Cullen and Jasper Hale. And the really cute one is Edward Cullen, he's single but don't bother, apparently no one here is good enough for him." –Jessica
"I wasn't planning on it." –Bella
I looked over to the Cullen's table. Edward looked at me as if confused by something, then turned back to talk to his siblings. That was when Mike decided to introduce himself.
"Hi, I'm Mike, Mike Newton. You're Isabella right?"
"Bella, just Bella, but yes."
It was then that I noticed Rosalie looking at me with a look that was a mixture of confusion, shock, anger, and sadness. Edward kept looking at her frustrated. He looked as if his sister was a book that just went blank. Just then the bell rang and Mike walked me to class.
It was Biology and the only seat left was next to Edward Cullen. I spared a look toward Mike and he looked disappointed. The moment the fan in the classroom blew my hair Edward seemed to freeze up, I could of sworn I saw his eyes flash black. Something about that simple action seemed familiar but I couldn't place it. Throughout the whole class Edward was tense. As soon as the bell rang he was out the door. It would be a week before I saw him again and then he did a whole 360 change. He was nice to me and seemed to be trying to get to know me.
It was another week later and I was standing next my truck getting ready to get into it when I heard the sound of brakes from a car. The next thing I knew I was on the ground with Edward Cullen looking at me and a dent in the car that would of killed me.
That's how I found myself at the hospital and arguing with Edward Cullen in the hallway. His sister had just glared at me and went off with Dr. Cullen. I couldn't figure out why Rosalie seemed to hate me so much. It was as if it pained her to see me, as if I reminded her of someone.
"I know what I saw." –Bella
"Well no one would believe you." –Edward
"I wasn't going to tell anyone." –Bella, he seemed shocked by my choice of words.
"Can't you just say thank you and forget about it?" –Edward
"Thank You!" –Bella
"You're not going to let this go are you?" –Edward
It was another week before we had another real conversation.
"I'd like to hear your theories." –Edward
"I've considered everything from toxic spiders to kryptonite." –Bella
"That's all super hero stuff right? What if I'm not the hero, what if I'm the bad guy?" –Edward
"Edward, you could never be the bad guy."-Bella
That weekend I went to the First Beach at the La Push Reservation. I saw Jacob there and he told me a story about the legends of his tribe and about the 'Cold Ones'. That night I had an odd series of dreams. They kept changing:
First it was a dream that had Edward in it, but he was different, he was not natural he looked dead.
Then it changed to me running through a maze being chased by a young boy:
"so Miss Isabella what's my prize, I caught you?"
"hmm… let's see…."
"how about a kiss?"
Then it shifted again this time Rosalie was in it, she kept asking me:
"Why don't you see? Why don't you understand?"
And, then it finally ended with an image of Edward.
I woke up with a start and I couldn't shake the feeling that my mind was trying to tell me something. Just then I could of sworn I saw something out of the corner of my eye. I turned the light on and looked, all there was, was my open window.
The next day I had gone to Port Angeles with Jessica and Angela to pick out their dresses for the upcoming dance. I excused myself to go buy a book about legends I wanted to buy at a local store. It was that night that Edward Cullen saved my life once again and that night I realized what Edward Cullen is. And the next day my suspicions were confirmed when we met in the forest:
"Say it, say it out loud." –Edward
"Vampire." –Bella
"Are you scared?" –Edward
"No."
It was later that day while we sat in a meadow that I realized I was in love with Edward Cullen, but yet I couldn't shake the feeling that something was missing, but I briefly shoved that thought from my mind.
"And so the lion fell in love with the lamb."- Edward
"What a stupid lamb." -Bella
"What a sick, masochistic lion." -Edward
Later that day Edward told his family that I knew what they were and he asked me to meet his 'parents' at the end of the week. The next day we came to school together and the whole school was a buzz. We sat at our own table that day. The rest of the week his sister Alice joined us. She was so excited. I knew we would be good friends. Maybe like the girls in the picture I drew. Everything felt right in my life, but at the same time wrong. It was as if two worlds that were similar were trying to fit into each other's space. But I quickly shut down that line of thinking.
Rosalie POV (two class periods later in the hallway):
I was walking in the hallway because I got my teacher to let me out of class. We were studying America in the 1940-60's. I didn't feel like sitting through it when I lived it! I mean I could practically teach the class! I found thoughts drifting back to the girl that Edward is in love with. She is so much like Isabella. She has many of her mannerisms, she tells many people to call her Bella- there were only a few people Isabella let her call her by her formal name-, she even looks like her, almost exactly like her. It makes me so angry. It's like fate wants to torture me. I miss Isabella so much. With out her I wouldn't have Bree and because of all that, every time I see this Bella girl I miss both Isabella and Bree- who is living with Anna at the moment. I know that it's not right to treat her so harshly but there's so many dangers with her becoming close to my family. Edward's fascination with this girl can endanger us all. I mean the Volturi would most likely not hurt me because of my connection with vampires like Damon and Anna, plus my connection with Jane and Alec, plus the fact that I'm a witch, what about the rest of my family? If this ends badly, it would be like losing Isabella all over again, she looks so much like her. I don't think I could handle that again. There's just been too much loss. God, I could kill Damon for what he did, regardless to if he knew what he was doing or not! I was then pulled out of my thoughts by someone bumping into me. I was shocked that I didn't even sense them so close to me. I looked down to see none other then Bella. Great, just great.
"You should watch where you're going." –I said helping her stand up. My hand brushed hers and I suddenly got brief flashes of a vision (A/N: like Bonnie in TVD): rain, people dancing, a boy's hand holding a red ribbon, a forest, and rain again.
"I'm sorry, I wasn't paying attention." –Bella said dropping her sketch- pad open to a page she had drawn- a scene of two girls in old- fashioned dresses sitting in a garden. I gasped, the girl looked so similar to Anna. Bella quickly gathered her stuff to walk away.
"Wait can I see that picture?" –Rosalie
"oh, this, it's nothing, just something that popped into my head and I felt I should draw it. For some reason it just feels familiar, but yeah anyway, you can have it if you want." – Bella
"Really, Thank You Bella. Bye." –Rosalie
"No problem and sorry again."- Bella
I went out to the forest that was near the school. I needed to clear my head. Nothing was making sense. This picture, it's almost like something out of Isabella's life. And the vision, I just don't know what to think. I mean could it be that she is somehow my Aunt Isabella. No No No! Rosalie, stop thinking that way! It's impossible. Great now she's got me talking to myself.
A Week Later:
Esme POV:
I got up from the chair I was sitting in and picked up the wooden horse that John had given to my Amanda. I smiled, today Edward is bringing Bella over. I'm so happy that he has finally found someone that he loves; just as I know that Amanda and John would of fallen in love. I absentmindedly found myself in the kitchen where the rest of the family was cooking, I'm sure it will make Bella more at ease to have a sit down meal with us. I put the wooden horse down on the counter and saw that Carlisle was giving me a worried look. I smiled and went to help him with the food. It was about 20min. later that we heard Edward's car pull up.
I was so excited to meet Bella! We could hear them coming up the stairs and him explain about the graduation caps. I told Rosalie to be nice and then I looked up just as she arrived in the kitchen. I froze, the bowl I was holding slipped from my hands, luckily Carlisle saw it and grabbed it before it hit the floor. She looked so much like her, so much like my Amanda. Edward and Jasper both looked at me confused.
"umm…" –Bella
"Oh, Hello Bella, I'm sorry, you just reminded me of someone. We made dinner for you. It's so nice to meet you." –Esme
"This is my wife Esme and you already know my children." –Carlisle
"It's nice to meet your family Dr. Cullen and the food smells amazing." –Bella
"Call me Carlisle, please." –Carlisle
"She already ate." – Edward
"It was just because I know that you don't eat." –Bella
And then Rosalie broke the bowl she was holding and walked off fuming.
"Emmett clean that up, Bella it's fine, that was very considerate of you." – Esme
"Actually I am still a little hungry so maybe after I hangout with Edward I can eat some a little later?"- Bella
"Prefect." –Esme
She then went upstairs with Edward. He took her into the forest and I sat with Carlisle in his study.
"Are you alright? What happened?" –Carlisle
"I'm fine, she just looks so much like Amanda, even how she stands and carries herself." –Esme
"It's ok. They just got back, why don't you fix that plate for her, I've got to talk to Edward anyway." Carlisle said hugging her.
"Sounds good." –Esme
Just then Edward walked into the study having heard Carlisle's thoughts and Esme went down to the kitchen. She found Bella smiling and holding Amanda's wooden horse. She was running her hands over it and inspecting it. She looked like she was concentrating on remembering something but yet she seemed at peace holding it. She still didn't realize I was watching her. Then something close to realization and a trance hit her and she slowly started sliding the wooden parts apart. I was in shock until I saw that when moved there was a hidden message on the wood.
"Always. -John" She sighed smiling and putting the wooden horse back together. For a moment it was like Amanda was standing in front of me, I wanted to run to her and hug her. How had she known to do that?
"Oh Esme, I didn't see you there, is this yours?" –Bella
"It was my daughter Amanda's." –Esme
"Was? Oh I'm sorry." –Bella
"It's ok, you know you remind me of her. So how about some food?" –Esme
"Sure, I'm quite hungry actually. And Esme, John must of really cared for her to give her that. This boy I knew when I was young had a crush on me and on my birthday he gave me a toy horse and a ribbon. He knew that I love horses and about my odd fascination with ribbons."- Bella
"Thank You Bella." –Esme, It was then that she noticed the red ribbon in Bella's hair. She sighed and thought just like my Amanda.
Rosalie POV:
Unknown to both of them Rosalie was watching the whole exchange. She didn't know what to think, everything was coming into question again. She sighed and decided to call Bree. She cast a quick spell so no one would overhear her conversation and dialed the number.
"Hello?" –Bree
"Bree, how are you?"- Rosalie
"oh, mom, I'm fine, I'm just with Anna. We actually decided to go to Mystic Falls for awhile, I told her I wanted to see where her and Isabella lived." –Bree
"Bree, I'm not sure that that's the best idea, what if the council is still there? You need to be careful using magic. Is Damon there with you?" –Rosalie asked suspiciously.
"No, Damon is not here with me and I'll be careful. Anna and I just needed a bit of a change. I wanted to see where Isabella was born and raised." –Bree
"Alright, just be careful. I love you." –Rosalie
"Love you too Mom, tell Dad I love him, okay? I got to go bye." –Bree
"Bye."- Rosalie
I then walked around a bit and walked back in to find that Edward had already left to take Bella home.
Mystic Falls:
Bree POV:
"Did she suspect anything?" –Anna
"No, I stuck with the truth for most part, 'No, Damon's not here with US' he's here on his own and doesn't know we are here yet. And 'I do want to see where Isabella was born and raised' She just doesn't know that that I'm going to help you open the tomb." –Bree
"That's for the best, you know that she'd only try and stop us"- Anna
"I know." –Bree
"It's time to put the plan into action. Ben is getting Bonnie and I'll take care of Elena. You should watch Stefan and Damon, see if you can pick up on any of what they'll be planning but don't let them see you, you know that as soon as Elena goes missing they'll be looking for her." -Anna
"Ok, but do we really need to kidnap Bonnie and Elena? I could do the spell." –Bree
"No, you know that we don't know what effect doing a spell like this would have on you, it's meant to trap vampires, for all we know it could kill you. Besides it will be stronger with Emily's descendant, since she's the one who originally cast the spell and Bonnie will do it to protect Elena. You know that I won't let them be killed." -Anna
"Alright, I trust you Anna. Don't worry, we'll have your mother out of the tomb soon and maybe Damon will even get some sort of happy ending as well." -Bree
