EPOV

The sky was blue and cloudless as I climbed into my car. I pulled the hood of my navy sweatshirt from my head and removed my sunglasses. Sticking them in my glove compartment, I drove out of the airport parking lot. If I drove fast enough, it would take a matter or minutes until Bella was in my arms once more.

I smiled to myself; I was ecstatic. I felt so alive, so happy, that I laughed. However, my smile soon faded when a conspicuous, yellow Porsche drove up next to me.

I pulled over and the other car followed suit. We both opened our doors and Alice came over to me. Emmett and Jasper, both in their respective cars, pulled up behind us and joined Alice.

"Alice?" I asked. "What is it?"

"It- It's B-Bella," she stuttered. "E-Edward…"

My eyes grew wide in horror as I read her thoughts and saw her vision of Bella, driving a off a cliff.

"Why?" I demanded in a poisonous voice.

"She thinks your dead."

I moaned. "How much time do we have?"

"Two minutes until she drives off the cliff," replied Alice in a horrified yet monotone voice.

"Where's the cliff?" asked Jasper.

"It's the same one she went off last time. But, Edward, we're not allowed in La Push," she cried.

"I don't care. I know she is, and that's where I'm going. Alice, get Carlisle. You two," I said, pointing to Emmett and Jasper, "follow me."

With that, I sped off as fast as I could go. I heard Emmett and Jasper following me about ten feet behind. Running through the evergreen forest, I made a beeline for the cliff. I had no time to observe the setting; I could only run.

When the forest ended, the cliff was in sight, as well as a black, expensive Mercedes zooming off the edge.

"BELLA!" I shouted. Jasper and Emmett appeared beside me as I sunk to my knees.

"Jasper," I heard Emmett say. "We have to save her."

"How?"

"What'd you mean, how?" he demanded. "We get her out of the damn car, that's how."

I looked up to see my brothers drive off the cliff after her. I walked to the edge, thinking they would not be quick enough. A minute later, their heads appeared above the surface and my heart dropped.

"She won't come!" shouted Jasper. "She wants you!"

"You're a vampire! Can't you pull a human to the surface?" I was outraged, but dove in beside them. As I fell through the air, the cool wind whipped my face.

BPOV

In front of me was an endless sea. The darkened azure of the water reflected the bright, yellow-orange light of the setting sun. The radiant colors of the sky ranged from dazzling yellows and oranges, crimson reds, and even dark purples on the outskirts of the horizon, close to the edges of my windshield. In the three seconds I fell, hours passed. I had so much time to think but so little thoughts. But soon, I would be with Edward again, happy and carefree.

Behind the car, I heard a familiar voice screaming, "Bella!" It sounded like Edward! But no, this is what happened last time I did something dangerous. I was merely hearing voices

And then, time began again. In less than a second, my black, shiny car crashed into the water that was once so peaceful. As it sunk, water quickly began to flow in through the closed doors and windows I had opened prior to driving off the cliff. In a matter of seconds, the water was up to my ankles, then a minute later, my knees. Strangely, I just sat there with my buckled seatbelt, looking around and out the waterfall of a window. I acted oblivious to the fact that I was going to drown, that I my life would end in merely a few minutes. My ears were popping under the water pressure, but I didn't care.

Suddenly, as the water lapped at my welcoming chin, I felt the car jolt. An ivory-white hand appeared in the window, then two, then four. A familiar blond head popped up from below the window. Beside Jasper, Emmett's head followed suit. I took a deep breath. They opened the door and my head was completely submerged; I couldn't breathe. I didn't panic, this was what I wanted. I wanted to die; why couldn't they realize that?

As they tried to pull me up, I struggled in vain. The two vampires had greater strength than I would ever gain. However, after they noticed my attempts to stay underwater, they let go. Jasper looked at Emmett and the two of them swam to the surface, leaving me to fall happily to the bottom of the ocean.

Then, something miraculous happened. As I was almost out air, a figure appeared above me. As I watched the godlike man swim towards me, I thought I must have been hallucinating. No, I thought, This can't be! Because before my eyes, I saw Edward, perfectly alive and well, coming to save me.

Our hands touched and clasped each other. With a strong tug, he pulled up into his arms, where I passed out.

EPOV

As I clutched the unconscious Bella close to me, I kicked myself to the surface. I could barely feel my love's heartbeat and I knew this was the end.

"Jasper! Emmett!" I gasped. "She's not breathing!"

"Bring her over to that beach!" Emmett shouted, pointing out a small strip of sand below the cliff a ways away.

I moved Bella to a position that would keep her head above water as I swam to the beach. Three minutes later, I positioned Bella on the beach with the waves barely lapping her feet.

"I don't feel a pulse!" exclaimed Emmett, who had kneeled down beside me.

"No, it's there," I said. "But it won't keep her alive long, it's not strong enough."

"Is she breathing?" asked Jasper.

"Hardly," said Emmett.

I pushed down on her chest in an attempt to give her CPR. 1, 2, 3, I counted as I pressed. I put my mouth to hers and breathed. I had never had to give anyone mouth to mouth. Why hadn't I learned?

After several attempts to revive her, she was still barely breathing. "Edward," Jasper said quietly, "Carlisle isn't going to get here fast enough."

I looked at him. "Yes, he will. That's our last hope."

Emmett shook his head. "Jasper's right," he agreed. "Edward, I think…"

I glared at him. "You think what? Carlisle is our last hope! If he doesn't come, Bella won't make it."

"Not exactly, Edward. There's one more thing you can do."

With horror, I realized what he was saying. "No!" I shouted. "We might as well just leave her!"

"This will have to happen anyways, you promised her. Do it now, Edward," pleaded Jasper.

I took a deep breathe. I couldn't do it but I had to. I held her wrist close to my mouth. "Is there any other way?"

"No," said Emmett. "Do it or I will." With that, he grabbed her other wrist. "Five."

"Emmett, please…" I begged.

"Four."

"Oh, Bella…"

"Three."

I gently kissed her wrist. I wanted an alternative with all my heart.

"Two."

"Emmett," said Jasper. "Maybe you should-"

"One."

Relentlessly, he pulled Bella's wrist to his mouth.

"No!" I shouted, and lunged at Emmett. He snarled at me.

"Do it, Jasper!" he shouted. "Bite her wrist!"

"I can't, it's not my decision," said Jasper. He closed his eyes and appeared to be deep in thought.

Emmett, who I had pinned down and was sitting on top of, managed to punch me in the face and roll out from under me. He punched me again; this time in the chest, then kicked me. Jasper was guarding Bella from Emmett, and was still attempting to calm him down. As Emmett kicked me once again, I fell to the ground beside Bella. I lay still for a second, and then, gathering my bearings, felt her pulse. It was fainter this time but still there. I sat up and moved her head onto my lap. Stroking her wet, sandy hair, I watched as Emmett and Jasper argued with each other.

"What was that?" Jasper yelled.

"She's dying and he won't save her! It's his fault if she dies!"

"Edward just wants the best for Bella. According to him, becoming a vampire is not the best."

As Emmett's eyes softened, Jasper's emotional waves finally penetrated him. He looked at me remorseful eyes. "I'm sorry," he said at an almost inaudible tone.

"It's alright, just watch yourself next time. You should know not to get so out of hand."

Then, in the distance, I heard sirens. "Edward!" exclaimed Jasper. "It's Carlisle!"

Surely enough, the ambulance drove onto the beach and over to the four us. As the back door opened and a stretcher was wheeled out, Carlisle walked over to us.

"How is she?" he asked in a concerned voice.

"Her pulse is fading out and she isn't breathing very well," I said with a struggle.

Jasper, sensing my anxiety, put his hand on my shoulder. "It'll be okay, Edward," he said. "She'll be fine."

Leaving my brothers behind, I walked into the ambulance alongside Bella. She looked so helpless just lying there unconscious. I grabbed her hand and repeated Jasper's word. "It'll be okay, Bella. You'll be fine."