CHAPTER 10

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ALICE.

It was horrible.

Horrible.

I knew what would happen as soon as I saw Bella raise her hand and slap it across Emily's face.

I watched as Emily went smashing into the wall and then turned around and glared into Bella's shocked eyes.

I watched as Bella froze and slowly dropped to her knees before she fell to the ground beside Edward. Unconscious and unmoving. One look at her and I could have sworn she was dead. That they were both dead, lying together on the stone floor, inches away from each other.

Just like Romeo and his Juliet.

I didn't want to watch anymore and I coward away from them, trying to turn my head which was difficult because of the guards who still held my hands behind my back.

I let out a tearless sob and closed my eyes as I felt two strong arms envelope me and comfort me.
I knew those arms right away and I sobbed tearlessly as I tried to burry my face into Jaspers chest.

Esme, Jasper and Rosalie had been standing at the back of the room while Emmett and Carlisle worked on helping Edward.

Now that he had come forward to me the guards gradually let my arms go and I swiftly wrapped my arms around Jaspers waist, holding him to me as tight as I could.

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BELLA

I saw some kind of light.

A glowing light that shined through my eyelids, that was how I could tell my eyes were still closed. I wanted to open them, but they were just too heavy. I wondered if this was the light. The kind of light everyone talks about as being what you see before you die.

Will I see my whole life flash before my eyes? Or was my life far too long for that? And why would I get a light? I died a long time ago. I don't deserve a beautiful light to lead me to heaven. I don't deserve heaven.

Finally the light grew stronger as did my eyelids and they quickly flashed open.

I froze for a moment, because this was never what I had expected.

There were no angels, nor was there any fire pits or red skies.

My eyes darted around my surroundings, and I almost screamed.

The room was small with light blue walls and a wooden floor. On the desk against the wall laid scattered papers, various kinds of books and an old outdated computer.

Dirty clothes covered the wooden floor, lying everywhere.

And the light I believed was leading me to heaven was the natural sunlight coming from the window across from where I laid in my small but comfortable bed.

Oh no.

No.

NO.

This couldn't be happening.

I quickly darted upright and kicked off all the covers that surrounded me and jumped out of bed. I padded across the hall and into the bathroom and slammed the door shut behind me.

I was hesitant to look into the mirror, but as I slowly turned to see my reflection and I screamed. My beautiful mahogany hair didn't shine anymore, it looked like a haystack.

My skin had some colour but had viewable blemishes around my cheeks and nose.

And finally my eyes. They didn't glow blood-red but they were an innocent deep chocolate brown.

This couldn't be happening.

I opened the bathroom door quickly and tried to run down the stairs. I had forgotten what it felt like to be as clumsy as I was so I tripped over my own feet and tumbled down the stairs landing on my back.

I didn't have any time to worry about the pain so I slowly tried to stand up and walked into the kitchen where a note was posted on the fridge.

Went fishing with Billy.

Won't be back until 7.

Don't wait up.

-Dad

Was this some sort of dream? What was the last thing I remembered? Well the last thing I could think of was when I slapped Emily, and she glared at me with blue eyes.

I looked at the calendar that hung on the fridge by a magnet. The first thing I noticed was the year.

2008.

Sticky moisture covered my palms and my forehead, and then I remembered the typical human reactions. I was sweating.

My hands also began shaking and I my stomach started to churn.

I was scared.

I tried to calm myself down by remembering what could have happened to make me return human and return to the year 2008?

Emily only had the power of manipulation; she could only manipulate people just like she manipulated Edward into marrying her. She couldn't control the past.

Edward.

As I thought of his name my stomach flip flopped again and I slowly sank down to my knees and sprawled out across the kitchen floor.

I could only picture Edward lying on the stone floor, with his eyes closed and looking lifeless.

I pressed my clammy cheek to the cool kitchen floor thinking I was going to be sick.

The whole room was beginning to spin.

Suddenly an idea popped into my head and I gently lifted my face from the floor and stood up straight.

The year was 2008 and I was still human, living in my dads' house. Where was Edward?

I quickly looked at the kitchen counter where my old keys sat. I grabbed them, threw on a pair of old running shoes and ran out the front door.

Outside it was colder then I thought, the clouds lightly covered the sky but nothing too threatening. I didn't even have time to admire my old Chevy; I quickly jumped in and put the key in the ignition. The truck was so much the same. The familiar scent of oil, smoke and watermelon car freshener clung to the air.

I pulled out of the driveway and drove down the road as fast as my truck would take me without it starting to make a chug-ch-chug sound.

As I drove down the familiar roads and passed the familiar houses I waved to the people I saw. My stomach had stopped churning as soon as I began driving on the familiar deserted road. But as soon as I saw the hidden driveway my palms began to sweat again, my heart began to pound and my hands trembled.

I was scared he wasn't going to be there.

The trees shaded the driveway as I drove down towards the house. When the white Victorian mansion came into view I could feel the need to choke back tears.

I slowly took the keys out of the ignition and opened my door. I watched my feet as I walked up the steps towards the front door, scared I was going to trip and fall, and worst of all cut myself.

I thought it would be rude if I just walked in so I knocked on the big door, waiting for someone to answer.

Of course they should know I was here already, they had super hearing and smell.

Why did that make my heart beat faster? Was it because I thought that it should mean Edward would be down here already?

Finally the front door slowly opened.

And I let go of the breath I had been holding in, relieved.

"Hello Bella." Esme smiled at me, I walked forward and wrapped my arms around her as tight as I could, she returned the gesture.

"How are you doing dear?" She asked me as I pulled away and looked up into her warm topaz eyes. She was so much like a mother to me, I was unbelievably relieved.

"Oh I'm fine Esme. How are you?" I smiled back.

"Oh just fine dear." She said and tucked a piece of stay hair behind my ear.

"Edward and Alice just went hunting; they are close by so they should be home later.

You can stay here as long as you like Bella." She smiled again, and I said Thanks before she walked into the kitchen.

I walked up the large white staircase trying to find Carlisle. I had to ask him a…medical related question.

When I got to the top of the stairs I walked down the hall until I stood outside of his office. I sucked in another big breath and knocked on the door.

"Come in." He said from the other side of the door, I slowly opened it and peaked my head through before walking through the door. Carlisle was sitting in his chair reading a book he had probably read 300 times before.

"Hello Bella." He said looking up and shutting the book, He gestured to me to sit down in a comfortable looking chair across from him, I gladly accepted.

"Um…Carlisle? I was wondering if I could ask you something." I said hesitantly looking at the scuff marks on my tennis shoes.

"Anything Bella." He replied with a smile, I looked up and met his steady glance as I spoke.

"What happens…when…uh…someone is in a coma?" He looked at me quizzically but answered the question.

"Well people tend to believe it's like a deep sleep." He said.

"How do you wake up from a coma?" I asked again, he folded his hands on his desk.

"Well sometimes it just takes time…other times people believe the person in the coma has to fix any emotional problems in their life before they make the decision to wake up."

Emotional problems?

"Thank you Carlisle, that really helped me out." I smiled at him before standing up and walking towards the door.

"Anytime Bella." He smiled before opening his book once more as I closed the door shut behind me. I was standing in the empty hallway, and couldn't help but feel the urge to walk to the end of it, towards the very last door.

The wooden floors squeaked under my shoes as I walked and finally reached the very last door before opening it.

I sucked in a breath as the room came into view, everything was the same, everything was untouched as it had once been all those years ago.

My big brass bed still sat against the wall and the black leather couch was still beside it.

All of Edwards CDs were in the same spot and the big wall of windows still faced the same view. I looked out the window towards the trees and the almost blue sky.

This was how my life was supposed to turn out.

I was supposed to stay here, with Edward, and live like this.

This was supposed to be my family, Esme, Alice, Carlisle, Rosalie, Jasper, Emmett, Edward… not the Volturi, not even Shane, Mitchell or Dylan.

I was supposed to be Bella Cullen,

Nothing more.

I climbed onto the huge bed and laid my head against the pillow, facing the large windows. I just laid there and watched as the clouds blew by. I thought about what Carlisle had said about comas. I asked him because I thought that maybe I fell into a coma, like Edward back at the Volturi castle.
Maybe I was sent here, because I needed to fix something that had been broken in the future.

I don't know how long I laid there for, contemplating the many possibilities of how I had gotten here, or what I had to do to get back.

But I then realized maybe I don't want to go back.

If this is how my life is now, my family, my dad, my Edward still with me. Maybe I don't want to go back at all.

Just then I felt a strong pair of arms wrap around me from behind. And just then my heart contracted, and a weird twisting almost enjoyable feeling fluttered in my stomach.

"Hello," His silky voice murmured into my hair. I felt a chill go up my spine, but I didn't want to turn around. I almost didn't want to see his face in case this was all just one big dream. Just in case he would disappear once I turned around.

"Hello." I said back weakly, my heart beat picking up in speed. He then kissed my neck, his lips were so cold it sent chills through my whole body, and now I couldn't resist the temptation of seeing his beautiful face.

If he was a dream I wouldn't be able to feel him kissing me like that, would I?

So I slowly turned to face him, twisting around in his tight embrace.

When I saw his beautiful smile it felt like all the air in my body had escaped in that one breath I took, because right then he place his lips against mine in the most passionate kiss I could ever remember.

When he pulled away I desperately gasped for air. He chuckled at me and pushed the hair out of my face.

"How long were you waiting here for?" He smiled. I had finally caught my breath to reply.

"I don't know, I lost track of time." He laughed and pulled me tighter to his chest and kissed the top of my head before getting off the bed and pulling me with him.

"Come on; let's go see what Alice is doing." He smiled and I nearly fell off the bed but he caught me, like always.

"Oh, Bella. You have to be more careful. One of these days I might not be able to save you in time." He frowned. I looked down as we walked out of the room.

Yeah, like the time when I was left in the forest screaming at the top of my lungs?

I bit my lip and kept walking down the hall, I had to remember that this was only some kind of sick and twisted parallel universe, and I had to fix all that went wrong. Including Me and Him.

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(A/N: Another Chapter for you guys. I hope you guys enjoy, thank you to my reviewers. love you all. So, yeah P L E A S E R E V I E W !(: )