Title: In Need of Rescue

Chapter 10: Reoccurring Dreams

Bella's POV

I had fallen asleep outside, it was remarkable to think that this sun felt so amazing. I didn't want to sleep when I was outside but it was night time and I was tired. I don't know how long I was asleep or for that matter how long I was outside.

I woke up feeling like my skin was on fire. I blinked my eyes, that in itself was a process proving to me that this wasn't going to be good. I went to rub my eyes like I did every time I woke up but stopped when I started to put slight pressure on my eyes, it hurt so much. I didn't understand, what did I do? I forced myself to get up against the pain and walk to the house. Just as he promised, the door was open. I walked in, everything felt freezing as I walked into the house.

I accidentally bumped into something making me let out a low screech. I fell to the ground not able to take the pain anymore. I looked at my arms, they were extremely red. I lay on his tile floor; it felt so cool on me right now. Just then I heard Edward in front of me.

"You stayed out too long." He said, sounding agitated.

I let out a groan as his cold arms picked me up and put me on the sofa rather gently.

"I don't know how to treat this." He sound even more agitated. He picked up his phone calling someone. "Hey Carlisle. Bella got a really bad sunburn and I need to know what to do." He listened intently. "I know they aren't supposed to be out in the sun for long. We lost track of time." He practically growled into the phone. Then he went quiet again. "Fine, I will go get some." He hung up the phone. "I will go draw you a cool bath and I have to run out to the store."

I lay on the couch not wanting to get up, not wanting to move an inch in fear that I would just make it hurt more. Edward came back down stairs and gently picked me up. He ran me to the bathroom where the tub was filling with water.

"Alright, strip down and get in. It will feel good." He said to me.

I didn't want to move as I attempted to take my dress off. It hurt so much more than I thought possible. I let out a groan of protest; I was about ready to go into the tub with my cloths on.

"Here, I will help." He started to take my dress off as I felt a blush come across my face. I was glad to have this sunburn so that he couldn't see my blush. He helped me to undress until I had nothing on; he seemed to want to look away. Normally the vampires didn't care; I didn't know why he was looking away so much. He gently picked me up and placed me in the cool water.

At first I started to shiver but after a few seconds, it felt fine and very welcomed.

"I will be right back, just stay right here." He said, running out of the bathroom. I heard the front door slam shut. I went into the water, submerging myself so that my face could get some of the cold water as well. It felt so amazing on my skin.

The same thought kept going through my mind, how long was I out there and why would he look so embarrassed when I had no clothes on? Any other vampire wouldn't care. Come to think of it, he didn't look into the bathroom the first time I took a bath. He had to hand Alice the bag, all I saw was his hand.

Soon enough Edward came back and came into the bathroom holding a bag.

"Out of the bathtub." He said as I slowly got out of the water. The pain came back instantly as I stood out of the water. "Dab your skin with the towel, don't rub it on your skin."

I grabbed the towel as he turned around and I gently dabbed the water away. He turned back around a few minutes later and grabbed another towel from the cupboard. He placed it on the toilet.

"Sit on that." He said to me.

I obeyed and sat down on it. He took out a bottle full of green looking gel. "What's that?" I asked.

"Aloe Vera Gel." He said. "It helps with burns."

He opened the bottle and put some in his hands and rubbed his hands together.

"Close your eyes."

I did as he said as he wiped it on my burned face. Between his cold hands and the gel, it felt so much better than the tub of cold water did. I leaned into his hands as he massaged it into my cheeks. When he was done, I opened my eyes watching as he went for my arms. He slowly massaged the aloe into my arms as he went down. I noticed for the first time the place where the bruises used to be was almost cleared up. It was just a few small marks now.

We stayed in complete silence as he made sure all of my burnt areas were covered in the aloe.

"You have some blisters from the sun as well." Edward said as he looked at my arms and legs. There were huge white grotesque looking bumps. I realized that was were most of the pain was coming from.

"How do you get rid of them?" I asked.

"They will go down in time." He said. "Now you can rest for the rest of the night. Let's get you to your room." He said lifting me up. I leaned into his cold frame; it felt so good right now.

He laid me down, putting a light sheet over me.

"Get some sleep. We will have to set a timer for you when you go outside from now on." He smiled at me. "Good night." He mumbled as he walked out.

"Good night." I whispered back to him as I fell asleep.

I woke up some time later. I wish I could know what time it was around here. I walked slowly down stairs not seeing Edward anywhere. I was starting to feel the burn reappear on my arms and face as the aloe was wearing off. I decided to sit on his couch not knowing where he was at the time. I was about to turn on the television when I heard a melodic sound not far off. I got up from the couch and walked toward a door that was always closed. I had never seen inside this room. I never cared to see the other side of it but now as the sound filled the house. I was curious.

I went to open it but it was locked. I stood there for a few seconds listening to the sound coming out of the room. Then the music stopped abruptly and the door opened. I backed up quickly, tripping over my own feet and falling back.

"What is it?" he asked.

"I just wanted to know what that sound was." I said.

"Why?"

"It sounds beautiful."

Edward sighed and stepped aside. I watched him stand there and stare at me, "Are you going to come in?" he asked.

I nodded and went inside then he closed the door behind him with a loud lock. In the middle of the room was a huge wooden object with white things that layered one side of it. It was a monstrous beast. I looked around the room seeing candles lit and on the object was a glass with a red liquid in it.

"You don't know what this is, do you?" He asked coming up behind me.

I shook my head. "It looks like a monstrous object."

He chuckled, "It's a piano. I come in here and play when I need to clear my head. The candles make it smell better; at least I think they do. Some of my family members used to hate this smell."

That's when I noticed the faint smell that filled the room. It was a floral smell but I didn't know from what, I had only seen a flower once in my life.

He smirked at me. "Press a key."

"Key?"

"The white things on the piano."

I went over and pressed one and laughed as a sound filled the room. This monster could let out some pretty sounds.

"You like that?" he asked.

I nodded.

He sat down on the bench in front of the piano and looked up at me as I stood next to it. "I was writing a new piece." He said. "It starts like this." He started to play the same melodic tone that I heard from the couch. I sat down next to him as he played and it filled the air. He stopped, "I am almost done writing it but not quite." He said.

"It sounds beautiful." I assured him.

Edward took a drink from his glass, "I'm gonna need a name for it." He said.

I smiled. "I don't know any names."

"I have one I am thinking of using but I don't know if it suits it just right."

"What's that?"

"A lullaby."

"Doesn't it need to make you want to fall asleep to call it that?"

"Well it won't make me fall asleep but you look pretty tired."

"I am."

"If I can get you to fall asleep while listening to this music, can I name it after you? We can't let the others now, it can be a secret."

I was shocked. "Alright."

He smirked and started to play all over. "Close your eyes and listen to it." he whispered.

I did as he said. It was beautiful. I started to forget about the burn and everything else. I listened to the music as it flowed out of the piano. Sure enough I found myself drifting away and into my happy world where I saw my mother again. Her son was there.

I got to show them the sun. The real sun. I had to explain to them the fact that vampires had turned the days around. Where day is our night and our night is their day. They laughed with me. There was one difference though. Edward was there. He was on the swings with us, swinging along. We were laughing as the sun beat down on us. We were about to run to the shade to get out of the sun.

Everything changed suddenly and I saw people with black cloaks surrounding us. My mom and her son disappeared and it was just me and Edward. He held me behind him as they circled around us. "You know you can't do that." A male spoke.

"It's against the law." A female spoke.

"Leave her alone." Edward snarled back. My dream place was becoming a nightmare. I hid behind him as they jumped at us. I could hear his screams as the two tried to fight him.

I jolted out of my bed and slammed onto the ground, hitting my head. "That's one way to wake up." I said as I rubbed my head.

Edward had just run into my room to see me on the ground. "Are you alright?" he asked me.

"Yes." I said still looking around. How much of that was a dream?

Two months had passed and I still had this exact dream. I slowly got used to it but it didn't help when I would fall out of bed or be woken up by Edward saying that I was tossing in my bed. I loved when I had the dream when he was at work. I didn't have to fret about worrying him then. I got used to knowing Alice, Emmett, Jasper, and Rosalie. While they still treated me like a pet, over time they started to treat me a little nicer. I only saw Carlisle for brief moments and from what I got from Edward, Esme won't go to any of her children's houses who have pets. She is against the idea and doesn't want to even see her children treat a human like a pet.

My hair was longer now, down to my shoulders. It grew fast. I liked it more as it came in even thicker than before. Alice came over once a week to 'bathe' me. I didn't understand why I wasn't capable of doing it myself but when I mentioned it, she just laughed and said, "Pets can't do anything right. They need our help to survive."

Was that what vampires thought of humans? Edward didn't have that view on me, at least, as far as I could tell. He was very respectful of me, we coexisted in this house.

Edward helped me off the floor. We were used to this now. He held me to him saying a phrase he started to say about a month ago, "I will protect you no matter what."

I didn't know if he meant it or if he was just saying it to try and stop the dreams but it meant everything to me. While I still longed for my family, I was starting to accept that just maybe my new family could be here.

Another chapter bites the dust! My final year at college starts up this Monday! This semester is going to be a bear so I may be pressed for time which means I will have to update less or update really bad chapters. I'm pretty sure most would pick update less.

Well this chapter was somewhat inspired by two things. My sunburn that is finally peeling a week and a half later and lovely reviewer, Iggyslover who constantly asked me to do this…although I know you wanted more of a fun/hilarious chapter; I saw this as a chance to turn it into a fluff chapter in order to make them get closer together. Hope it was still to your liking! Perhaps in the end I can do a deleted scene for what you were asking for =P

And I was asked how the machine that draws blood works…I am going to use the sci-fi card on this one and say that it kinda just does. I understand more than anyone else that certain people's veins are hard to find. In honesty, my veins are huge and doctors love to take my blood (it's scary actually, the last time I had it done, the nurse that did it had called three others over just to show how huge my veins were aka I would be screwed if vampires were real) I know from seeing my best friend that for some people, you can't get blood out of their arms if you tried all day. I guess you can assume the machine measures out your weight and knows what percentage it can take from you. It is also a machine built by vampires so it could potentially have a gage on it to know where the vein is exactly.

Good question! Please don't hesitate to ask me any questions about my story. I have no problem answering them either in a pm, in the next chapter, or I may not answer it at all if it will be answered later in the story. I want to make sure I don't lose my readers and I can sometimes say the opposite of what I meant. Here I go rambling again. Last but not least…

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