No more school! Yayy! Now I can concentrate on my story :) I'm so sorry I didn't write back to my amazing reviewers that I love! I've been really busy lately but I'm going to start updating a lot more often now that i dont have school :) I don't know why I had such a hard time writing this chapter but I did. But I think this is some of my best writing yet so I hope you enjoy :)

WARNING: this chapter gets a lot more "darker" but nothing to bad considering this is a T rated story. (mainly around when Bella is dreaming.) but like I said nothing to bad.

Disclaimer: I don't own Twilight SM does!

Chapter 22 Nightmares

Bella's POV

"Thanks again for letting us stay here, Esme." I said sincerely. We are all still very confused as to what happened to Alice and we agreed it would be the right thing to do is to stay here with the Cullen's.

"Oh it is no problem, dear. We are happy to have all you here." She smiled while getting up off the couch and walked towards the kitchen doors but stopped before she could walk through it. She turned back to look at me, "especially Edward." She walked into the kitchen before I could say anything.

What did she mean by that? I thought dumbfounded but I didn't have much time to think about it because Nina came walking into the living room with Jacinda right behind her.

"Emmett was just showing us around the house and we have all decided were we are going to be sleep for the night but you haven't chosen." I was very surprised at Nina's joy and excitement when she found out we are staying here for the night, but not just her the rest of the family as well… with the exception of Gale. He thought it was a waste of time for us to be staying here but I could tell he was worried for Alice just like the rest of us.

"Umm… well I'm okay with sleeping anywhere." I said unconcerned.

"No need for that. Jacinda and I already chose were everyone will be sleeping." Of course Nina would already have a well thought out plan.

"Then were will I be sleeping?" I said with a chuckle.

"Well Jacinda will be sleeping in Alice's room. Me and Peter will be down stairs in one of the guest bedrooms and so will Gale. And you will be in Edward's room."

Edward's room. Of all the rooms in this house they put me in that one. Why am I ignoring him? Every time I see him I feel whole, I feel like nothing could go wrong but over all he is a distraction. And the last thing I need are distractions with the Volturi and the leaders looking for us. But there was an attraction to him that I just could not ignore.

"Bella! Earth to Bella! Is someone in there?" Jacinda said shaking me shoulders.

"W-what?" I said still in a daze.

"What are you thinkin' about girl, you had one of those looks on your face and that only means trouble." Jacinda said with her hands on her hips.

"Just daydreaming I guess."

"While you were in la la land I was saying if you were okay with were you are going to be sleeping."

"Oh yeah, its fine." I said a little reluctantly but tried to smile anyways.

I pulled up into the car filled lot. There were so many cars people had started to park randomly on the curb and grass. I got out of my car and made my way up the sidewalk to the run down hotel. Well at least it resembled a hotel. The once existing white paint was dull and chipping off. The windows were all broken and some were boarded up with wood. The ground was littered with empty beer bottles, cigarettes, and glass. I could make out a group of people outside illuminated by the moon smoking and having heavy make out sessions. I quickened my pace until I am safely inside the building. But once I get a good look around the once, probably nice lobby, I wished I could have stayed outside. The music was so loud I wondered why people that live close by haven't called the police yet. The whole lobby was turned into some nightclub with everybody dancing with the beat of the music so tightly packed together. On the outsides of the dance floor there were drinks and food being given out. The lobby's chairs and couches were occupied with lustful humans as they kissed passionately while taking off there clothes. I averted my eyes from them and watched the people on the dance floor once again as they grinded and groped to the music.

"Wanna dance, sexy?" A deep voice said from behind me. I could smell the beer coming off his mouth as he spoke in my ear.

"No and it would be best if you would leave." I said without turning around to face him. I could barley hear myself speak with the pounding of the music in my head.

Suddenly I felt something rap around my eyes blinding me from my surroundings. A blindfold.

"What the-" But I was cut off as the stranger grabbed hold of my waist roughly and turned me around to face him, I assumed.

"Babe lets go somewhere else more… private." He said while kissing and licking my throat up and down. I wanted to throw up but kept the nausea down.

"Who are you?" I gasped as he took my hands behind my back and pushed my forward to who knows where. i struggled in his hold but he just tightened his grip almost painfully.

He didn't answer but instead laughed. The music wasn't as loud anymore as it was in the lobby. I was starting to shake, as I knew what was to come for me.

"Please." I kept saying over and over again but he just kept pushing me forward until my back hit a concrete wall. The coldness of the wall caused Goosebumps on my skin.

He kissed my roughly and sloppy. Silent tears slid down my face and I tried to get my arms free from the rope he had tied them with but it was no use. His arms momentarily left my body but I could hear the sipper of his pants slide down as he took his clothes off.

"No, no." I said silently as my clothes were ripped off my body. I was completely exposed to him and I couldn't do anything about it. He returned to kissing me and playing with my body. I could feel the blindfold coming looser and I shook my head trying to get it off, once it was off I couldn't believe the guy that was in front of me. I gave a silent gasp as he looked up at me and smirked.

"Bella! Bella! Wake up!" He said while shaking me. I got up in a sitting position my eyes wide open. I almost hit Edward in my haste. My cheeks were wet with tears and my breath was coming out shallow.

"Are you okay? I came into my room to get something and I saw you tossing and turning then you slowly started to scream 'no and please' over and over again." his forehead creased as he looked at me closely. Worried.

"What time is it?" I said ignoring his question.

"It's only two in the morning. You should go back to sleep." He started to get off the bed but I reached out putting my hand on is arm to stop him. Some type of electricity ran through my fingertips as my skin made contact with his. I let go of his arm and stared up at him.

"Please stay." I said looking at my hands, they were still shaking. I felt the bed move a little as he sat down again next to me. With his left hand he took my chin gently and made me look up at him. For a second I thought he was going to kiss me again with how close he was to me. I actually wanted him to kiss me, I thought in awe.

"What were you dreaming about, Bella?" I couldn't tell him. I've been getting these nightmares for eight years, you would think after this long they wouldn't be that scary but they seem so real. And not just because it actually happened…

Edward's POV

"It was just a bad dream, but please stay and keep me company." I've never seen Bella so innocent, venerable, shaken. She looked younger this way, not the fearless fighter but a young girl that was scared. It broke my heart to see her this way and all I wanted to do was make her smile once more. But there was something about the way she was screaming in her sleep that made it seem like it wasn't just a nightmare. She was keeping something from me.

"I'll stay with you." I smiled and she smiled back.

I sat on the bed my back against the head bored. Bella did the unthinkable and snuggled into my side and I gently put my arms around her. She fit perfectly in my arms, I thought to myself.

"I never got the chance to say thank you for letting me use your room to sleep in." She said much more calmer then before, but i couldn't help but notice her hands shaking.

"It's no problem, I never use this bed anyways." I said laughing lightly. She giggled against my side.

"How's Alice?" She asked concerned.

"She's the same. Esme is worried sick about her. Well we all are but Esme and Jasper are taking it the worst." Jasper wouldn't leave Alice's side since the moment she went into the vision but I don't blame him. I've tried to look in Alice's head but its blank. Empty.

"I have a feeling the Volturi have something to do with it." Bella said silently.

"What makes you say that?"

"Think about it. The Volturi knows about Alice's gift and how it works they could have some how gotten into Alice's head and frozen her from awakening from her vision. They have also been to quiet lately considering they know we are here in Forks. Without Alice we wouldn't know when they would attack."

"I've never thought about it like that." I said truthfully.

"Some times you need to look between the line and in this case look at the clues they are giving you." Bella's words were coming out much slower and her eyes were drooping.

"Well all I know is we don't have that much time." I whispered more to myself then Bella.

"No we do not. But if I do die, I will die knowing I have done all that I can." She also whispered. Just the thought of Bella dieing ached more then anything, but she wont die. I said to myself strongly.

"You never want to die with regrets or hesitation, say and do everything because you only live once and we don't get second chances." Bella said so quietly, her eyes closed and her breathing was coming out deep. She was asleep.

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xxValeria