Chapter 13

Rose's POV

Bella and I walked to the cottage and her head was looking at the floor the while time. She looked so sad. It didn't suit her. I wanted to hug her right now and tell her that her words meant nothing but we needed to talk. I was hurt badly by her words and it stung every time I replayed it in my head. We were now in her room and there was a moment of awkward silence until I cleared my throat. She was fidgeting so I started the conversation.

"Bella, I'm so sorry for slapping you. I shouldn't have done that." I apologized and she shook her head furiously.

"It was my fault, Rose. I shouldn't have said what I said. Not only did I end up hurting you but I also hurt myself in the process!" she exclaimed, warily.

"You were fragile and depressed, Bella. Forcing you to hunt wasn't the smartest idea ever. I need to reassure you that I care. Everyone does." I cooed and she smiled weakly at me.

"I know but what I said was unforgivable. All of you don't deserve to see me like this." She said bitterly.

"Bella, just some time ago, you helped Alice and I. Now, I think that it's about time we help you." I replied, sincerely. She threw her arms around me and I felt warm. She felt good. I barely noticed how great it felt when she wrapped her arms around me before but now, I was completely aware of her body pressed onto mine. She also smells good even after isolating her for such a long time.

"Thanks, Rose." She murmured.

"No problem, Bells." I replied and she pulled away so I could see her smile. It was a genuine one. It lightened her beautiful face. "You should go clean up." She nodded and she was already in the bathroom. I smiled. I heard my ringtone.* I'll be your crying shoulder. I'll be love's suicide. I'll be better when I'm older. I'll be the greatest fan of your life. That song stung. It was his song for me. Why must I forget to change my ringtone…? I sighed.

Flashback

Five years after the whole Volturi incident

I was reading a fashion magazine when Emmett came in the room, bouncing up and down. He smiled at me and I smiled back.

"ROSIE! I have a song for you." He squealed like a little kid and I laughed at his enthusiasm.

"You know that you don't have to do those things for me, teddy bear." I replied and he pouted.

"But I want to and I know that you love music too. I also see Bella's face when Edward plays the piano for him and I thought it would be cool to try it out." He replied determined. I smiled at him. He was such a sweetie. He always took care of me.

"Okay. I'm ready to listen to your song." I told him and he smiled proudly. He was gone for a while but he was back with Jasper's guitar in his hand. I arched an eyebrow at him. "When did you learn how to play the guitar?"

"I had Jasper teach me." He said. That was so sweet of him. I smiled at him encouragingly. He started to play the intro of the song which I recognized as I'll Be by Edwin McCain. Then he started singing and his voice filled the room.

The strands in your eyes

That color them wonderful

Stop me and steal my breath

Emeralds from mountains

Thrust towards the sky

Never revealing their depth

Tell me that we belong together

Dress it up with the trappings of love

I'll be captivated,

I'll hang from your lips

Instead of the gallows

Of heartache that hang from above

I'll be your cryin' shoulder

I'll be love suicide

I'll be better when I'm older

I'll be the greatest fan of your life

Rain falls angry on the tin roof

As we lie awake in my bed

You're my survival

You're my living proof

My love is alive and not dead

Tell me that we belong together

Dress it up with the trappings of love

I'll be captivated,

I'll hang from your lips

Instead of the gallows

Of heartache that hang from above

I'll be your cryin' shoulder

I'll be love suicide

I'll be better when I'm older

I'll be the greatest fan of your life

I've dropped out

Burned up

Fought my way back from the dead

Tuned in

Turned on

Remembered the things you said

I'll be your cryin' shoulder

I'll be love suicide

I'll be better when I'm older

I'll be the greatest fan of your life

He finished the song and all I could do was applaud him. I never thought that Emmett had such a sweet voice. He finished the last chords and set the guitar down safely on a chair since Jasper would kill him if his guitar got even one scratch. He smiled sheepishly and I smiled back.

"What do you think?" he asked, nervously and I giggled. Catching Emmett nervous or embarrassed was once in a lifetime. I smiled back.

"It was wonderful, Emmy. I never knew you sang. Thank you very much. That was very sweet." I replied and gave him a peck on the cheek and he sighed happily.

"I'm glad that you like it Rosie."

"I love everything about you."

"I love you too, Rose. With every fiber of my being." He said as he kissed me and we started our act of love.

End of flashback

That memory hurt me a lot since it was one of the best nights we've had. I stifled back a sob and decided to answer the phone.

"Rose, this is Alice. You're in Bella's cottage, right?" Alice asked frantically.

"Yes, why?" I asked with concern.

"You need to go to the meadow now. I have no time to explain. Go." She said then hung up. What was wrong? I quickly followed her instructions. One thing I was sure of was you never bet on Alice. I was already there but I saw nothing. Is something actually wrong? Then the scent hit me. I knew perfectly whose scent it was. I was alert now and not to mention mad. He stopped in front of me and looked at me curiously.

"Rose?"

Alice's POV

I was in my room, moping as usual. So many things have happened these past few days. First, he left me for my brother. That brought on another set of sobs. Second, Rose and Bella got in some sort of fight which does not help at all. Third, Bella slipped. Fourth, Travis had me banned from every mall and boutique in the world and he can be very annoying. Last, he's the only one who was keeping me sane. He brought life in me- animation. It was so disturbing that someone so annoying could actually help me because of his annoyingness. I sighed. I was moping again when I was hit by a vision. Oh crap. I need to do something. He might die, not that I care, but I do not want another set of problems. I called Rose and she soon answered.

"Rose, this is Alice. You're in Bella's cottage, right?" I asked frantically.

"Yes, why?" she replied, concerned.

"You need to go to the meadow now. I have no time to explain. Go." I said then hung up.

As much as I hate him, I can't have Rose kill him because that would cause her to commit suicide. NO! No! No. I ran back to Bella's house and I could hear that she was still in the bathroom. I could hear the pipe close and the rustling of fabric against skin. Bella soon came out and she still looked depressed. She was scanning the room and she looked at her feet and maybe she somewhat remembered I was there because her head shot up and looked at me.

"Alice, where's Rose?" she asked.

"Uh….. She had to do something." I replied and she raised an eyebrow at me.

"Something?" she inquired.

"Yeah." I said with a shrug.

"Define something."

"It's nothing you should worry about."

"Then what is it?"

"I told you already, it's nothing."

"You're hiding something."

"Am not."

"Are too."

"Am not"

"Are too."

"Am not."

"Am not"

"Are too!" I shouted and she grinned. She at least looks more animated. That's a good sign but she duped me into saying that I was hiding something.

"You can tell me anything." She said reassuringly.

I sighed. I have no idea how she's going to take it and I do not want to find out but she had a right to know. I bit my lower lip and started rambling.

"Edward'scomingandIsentRosetomeethiminthemeadoworelsehe'sgoingtodie.

"Perhaps a little slower." She suggested.

"Edward's coming and I sent Rose to meet him in the meadow or else he's going to die." I said more slowly and her reply was…….. SHE PASSED OUT?! CRAP!!

Bella's POV

Edward's coming? Why is he coming back? He's going to die if comes here? Why will he die? Those questions were swirling in my head and I was getting dizzy. Could vampires actually get dizzy? I even think I'm having a migraine. My head is swirling. This sucks. My head hurts. So many problems. Edward. Dead. No. Never. Can't. Die. And then, I passed out.

Rosalie's POV

"Rose?" that sick man said. I glared at him.

"Edward." I spat angrily and he cringed slightly like he was scared. He should be.

"How are…….. things?" he asked politely.

"How are things?" I repeated angrily. "Well, Alice went to Italy to do some anti-depressant shopping trip which resulted to Travis, the new king staying with is. Carlisle' always at work which made Esme even more depressed. I almost snapped at a human. Bella and I fought. Oh Bella! Do you remember her? The person you destroyed!" he cringed at my harsh words. "SHE SNAPPED!! She drank human blood! She was lucky because Nesie got to Jacob. She's depressed. The worst case of depression that I have ever seen my whole existence.

"But when I l-left her…. She l-looked strong and a-at peace." He told me and I scoffed.

"Oh. That's because you made her take care of us! She finally broke and it's your fault." I told him.

"I never knew it would happen." He trailed off.

"No one did." I replied. "Where's Jasper?" I sneered.

"He's with Emmett and Serena. I thought a visit would be nice but I guess not." He told me and I winced.

"Oh. Stay away from her. She's broken as is. A visit will destroy her completely." His face was suddenly contorted with anger.

"You have no right to tell me what to do! If I want to see her, I will." He told me coldly.

"Are you insane? You have no right to hurt her even more than you already have." I replied. My voice was as cold as his perhaps even colder.

"Why do you even care, Rosalie? Last time I've checked you only like her because of Nessie!" he screamed at me. That was extremely below the belt! Why does everyone think like that?

"Why wouldn't we?" he retorted and gave him a death glare.

Reading my thoughts again? Let's see you face this, I thought. I showed him what happened these past few months when they were gone and he cringed every single time and whimpered. I couldn't help but remember the warm feeling I felt and the electric current when I hugged Bella.

"STOP!" he shouted and I stopped then smirked.

"Go away, Edward. I don't think I can see Bella even more hurt." I told him and this time, he smirked.

"You like her." He told me and he left. I wanted to tell him, duh! She's like my sister/friend. Something in me didn't like that status. I sighed. I need to go back and maybe I'll ask Alice for some advice. I ran back to home.

* * * * *

When I got back, I saw a panicked Alice, Esme and Carlisle. Travis was observing someone. Bella? What happened this time?

"What happened?" I asked.

"She passed out." Travis replied, seriously.

"What? That's impossible." I replied.

"We thought so too. We've tried everything we could think of. We tried Travis' multiple powers. Nothing worked. Nothing's working." Alice rambled.

"Did you try water?" I asked and they laughed sadly.

"Yeah." Esme replied.

"Why exactly did she faint?" I asked.

"I kinda told her about Edward coming." Alice replied innocently.

"What?" I exclaimed incredulously.

"Edward came?" Esme asked hopefully.

"Yeah. He was supposed to some to the cottage for a visit but I saw Rose kill him there." Alice said and I frowned. I do want to kill Edward but I wouldn't actually do it.

"Why would you do that Rose?" Carlisle asked me.

"How should I know?" I asked back.

"She got pissed. Edward kept saying sweet things but didn't exactly mean it which Bella realized and it broke her heart every second. Rose lost it when he called Bella 'love' five times in one sentence. I sent Rose to meet him in the meadow instead which turned out better since all that happened was they shouted at each other. I told Bella because she was wondering where you were but I didn't want to tell but she tricked me into admitting it and then she passed out." Alice explained and I sighed. I had to admit that Bella looked so peaceful but the reason why she looked peaceful was disturbing. I never knew that vampires could pass out.

"Alice, I need you to do something." Travis suddenly said.

"What is it this time?" Alice asked, exasperated.

"It's for Bella. Kiss her on the forehead." Travis requested.

"Why?" Alice asked incredulously.

"It's something I liked waking up to when I was still human. Please try." Travis shrugged. I saw the sadness in his eyes as he said those words. Alice nodded and kissed Bella's forehead and I felt a tinge of jealously. Why am I feeling this? Unfortunately, Bella still didn't wake up.

"Wrong pair of lips." Travis concluded. "Esme, please try." Esme did try but nothing good came out of it. "Carlisle?" Carlisle did the same and it still didn't work. Travis then bent down and kissed Bella's forehead. He sighed because Bella didn't stir. "Rose, try." I nodded. I slowly sat beside Bella and held her which sent another electric current across my body. I slowly kissed her forehead and let it linger for just a little while. Please wake up, Bella. I pulled away and her eyes flew open and her eyes rested on mine and some sort of connection was formed.

"Bella." Alice said and I looked away as she looked at Alice.

"Hmmm….." Travis murmured. "I'll be leaving for a while." He said and we nodded and he was gone.

"We're glad you're alright." Carlisle said.

"Don't give us a scare like that again." Esme scolded happily.

"Yes, mom." Bella replied and Esme and Carlisle were now gone. I smiled at Bella. "Are you alright, Rose?" I nodded.

"Yes, Bella. How about you?" I asked.

"Yeah. I was just shocked and confused. I never thought passing out was possible for a vampire."

"Neither did I but please, never ever scare us like that again. We were lucky that Travis thought of that." I told her. She smiled weakly.

"I'm sorry."

"Don't be. I'm just glad that you're alright."

"Thanks."

Suddenly, Alice cleared her throat. Alice smiled innocently. I almost forgot she was here.

"I'll leave you two alone. I'll talk to you later, Rose." Alice said and she was gone.

"What were you going to talk about?" Bella asked innocently as her *red eyes bore into my gold ones.

"I still don't know." I lied. I knew what we were going to talk about the minute I decided.

"Okay? Anyway, can you stay with me first? I really need someone."

"Sure. Anything."

"Hold me."

I held her, It was a good feeling. She seems to be perfect in my arms like she was created to be there. We were like two puzzle pieces that fit perfectly together. She was perfect. Why the hell am I thinking like this? Anyway, I don't have to think right now. All I have to do is hold this wonderful person in my arms.

A/N: Hey! I finally updated. I won't be updating soon since classes will start tomorrow! Damn it. Anyway, tell me what you think.

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