I'm soooooooooooooooo sorry that I haven't updated in forever! I've been busy with A Different Bella and, school, homecoming, and other junk. BUT I WAS jotting this scene down every so often. Also, guess whose birthday is tomorrow…YAY! BTW, the inspirations for this chapter was Monsoon by Tokio Hotel and A Beautiful Lie by 30 Seconds to Mars. I recommend listening to them while reading this.

Disclaimer: When can I stop saying that I don't own Twilight!

"Are you sure you can do this?" he asked me softly when the others were out of hearing range.

"I have to be. It's now or never," I said with more bravery than I felt.

I squeezed his had tightly before I walked inside, ready to tell the story of my death.

When I walked inside, the rest of the Cullen's were already there; ready to hear my story.

You can do this. We can do this, Bella was confident.

If you say so.

I took a deep breath and began:

"I was eighteen when I died. Very young. I was also, very much in love.

"The love of my life was perfect in every way. Everybody knew it. Especially me. How could I not look at his beautiful face and then mine and not be in awe that he would choose me?"

I turned away from the Cullen's searching gazes in favor of the window. It had started raining when I began my story; reflecting my mood.

"Unfortunately, he also realized that we weren't good for one another and left, taking everything had hoped for and dreamed of with him."

I heard a soft sob come from Esme and I turned my head in her direction. She was biting her lip to restrain herself from letting another sob out.

"It's alright; you can 'cry' or whatever it is we do if you want. I didn't though. I couldn't. I was numb; in shock. I was too blinded by the darkness surrounding me to feel the pain that caused it. I was changed soon after the…incident." I paused a moment before I said this because I didn't want them to figure out who I was quite yet.

"Soon after the transformation, I smelt something so wonderful, I couldn't help but go to it. 'It' turned out to be a girl my age. We were practically mirrors of each other. We both looked, not like someone left us, but like we had died and was nothing more than the skin over our bones.

"When I got closer to her, her feelings overwhelmed me. There was pain, laced with fear, abandonment, anguish, and other things I can't even begin to name."

And this was true. Soon after I was changed, my own feelings overwhelmed every other person's thoughts and feelings.

"She knew what I was, and not only did we look the same, but also recognized that we were connected in some way. So she broke and told me her story. Was I surprised to find that her story was not far from my own!"

There was a brief silence. Then, "So what happened?" Jasper asked anxiously.

I turned back towards the Cullens. Each of their faces was a mix of curiosity, anger, and sorrow.

"She asked me," I took a deep breath and looked directly at Carlisle. He knows. "To kill her, and be the person that she couldn't be. After that, she died."

There was a brief silence, then: "Can you show us what you looked like when you were human?" Carlisle asked. "You did say that you guys were almost like twins."

This is it, Bella said excitedly.

Yeah, it's been a nice forty-five years in the lead.

Now it's my turn.

I looked again at the surrounding faces and smiled.

"Yes, I will. But first, I need to change places."

"What?!" Rosalie said in frustration.

They're all yours.

Thanks.

I closed my eyes and, with one last look at the Cullen's, faded away to the back of my mind…

When I opened my eyes, I was glad. No, ecstatic, to see the people I had yearned and longed for these past years, in regular view instead of the birds eye view I had seen in my head.

"What the hell just happened?" Rosalie demanded.

"Yeah, one minute you're standing there talking, and the next you almost faint but don't…" Jasper added.

"Well," I started off slowly. "I was changing places."

"Yeah sure," Rosalie snorted.

"You see," I lowered my eyes, embarrassed. "Raven and I are separate people. When my human side died, Raven took over and the weight of unbearable pain shifted from me to her. I was merely there; only feeling tidbits of things until I was able to handle the thought of losing the one I loved." (Think of The Host, only it's not two different people, it's two different sides of the same person. She's not crazy though. Raven was Bella's vampire self.)

As I was speaking I asked Carlisle a question:

So I take it you know, huh?

Of course, Bella. How could I not recognize you! You were the one who made my family complete and I love you like a daughter.

I blocked him after that. Now that I knew what had really gone down all those years ago, no one really needed to apologize.

"And, to answer Carlisle's request, gladly. I will. And no Rosalie, I'm not a bipolar vampire." I added when her rude thoughts seeped into my brain.

I closed my eyes and concentrated on every particle of my body. I slowly willed my legs o go back to its natural 5'4, and I could feel my long hair retracting and changing from its inky black and other colors to its natural chocolate brown. At last, I felt the familiar prickle behind my eyes that signaled they were changing color. Then, I opened my eyes.

"Hey guys," I smiled at everyone's (well, not Edward's) shocked faces. "I'm back."

Edward was suddenly at my side and I smiled up t him.

"And as much as I liked your previous form," Edward murmured. "I enjoy this one better."

I was beaming until Rosalie interrupted (seriously, what is wrong with that girl!):

"Whoa! Hold the phone! How do we really know you're Bella? You could be some insane imposter for all we know!"

Carlisle stood and walked over to my side.

"I believe that this is Bella." He said clearly. "There is no doubt in my mind." He shook his head and gave a small laugh. "I only wish I had seen it as soon as Edward did."

I smiled up at Carlisle and hugged him.

When I let him go, I could see that Alice still looked skeptical.

"If only I could see her future," she murmured to herself. "Then I could prove if she was really our Bella."

I mentally slapped myself on the forehead and let down one of my blocks that kept future-seers out.

Suddenly, Alice gasped as dozens of visions ran through her mind. Many of them had me and all the Cullen's, or me with Alice, or me with Jasper, or me and Edward doing… (cough) things (cough).

Then she was racing into my arms and squeezing me like no tomorrow.

"OH!!!!!!!!!!!BELLA!!!!YOU'RE BACK WITH US!" She gave a squeal. "We'llhavetogoshoppingassoonaspossibleandthendoamakeoverandgossipandthen-" (We'll have to go shopping as soon as possible and then do a makeover and gossip and then-)

"Alice," Edward interrupted her with a chuckle. "You'll have the rest of forever to do that."

Then, everyone else (except for Rosalie of course) got up with a hug and each whispered something in my ear:

"I'm glad you're back sweetie. This is the first time I've seen our family this alive since we had to leave." Esme gave me a sweet smile and a peck on the cheek.

"I'm incredibly sorry about what happened. I'm at fault here and all I can say is sorry." Jasper said this with a tight hug.

"It's not your fault so stop beating yourself up. Besides," I mock-grimaced. "All of those bad feelings are giving me a headache."

"You know, I knew it was you all the time, but you know I have to keep up a stupid charade around people. I hate it when people think I'm stupid." Emmett pulled back with a grimace.

"I wouldn't dare think that," I smiled up at him.

Wow, I've haven't smiled this much since I died. My cheeks are starting to hurt.

Finally, I turned to Rosalie, held out my arms, and said, "What? No hugs for me?"

She gave a sigh and, rolling her eyes, got up and hugged me. What I was surprised to feel was the happiness and generosity rolling off of her.

As much as she much scoffs on the outside, Raven observed, she's genuinely happy that her family is back together.

I looked up at everyone and we all smiled at each other like idiots.

This was my family.