Disclaimers to Stephenie Meyer and Tomoko Hayakawa.
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There was a ringing silence. The player was clicked again.
"You hag! You horrible hag!" Alice screamed breaking the dreadful silence. The police officer holding the tape player stepped in front of Serafina to protect her. Jasper was restraining Alice, but Alice was like an eel. She was squirming in Jasper's arm.
"There's more," the police officer said grimly. Alice stopped thrashing and the police officer hesitantly pressed 'play'.
"Ugly girls like you should just find a place to die and then rot there. They shouldn't be on Angelo Island,"
The sound of the storeroom door closing sounded. Serafina cackled and Alice was rooted to the spot in anger. Her body was shaking in anger.
"I'm sorry for being ugly. I know I should die, I know I deserve it...I'm so sorry."
Everyone looked at Bella, shocked that she had said it. Bella wasn't even paying attention. The sound of Serafina leaving her to die in the storehouse had shaken her. It was an anger that had rendered Bella incoherent. It was Serafina's way of getting out of paying for what she did.
A cough on the tape interrupted everyone from whispering and had shook Alice out of her deep thinking.
"I'm so sorry for being so ugly. I'm going to die here and if you want me to die then I will...I can't help being ugly, but if it bothers you, I'll perish for you. I'm sorry."
"You cow!" Alice screamed again. She headed towards Serafina and no one restrained her, "You are evil! Bella isn't even ugly to begin with, and she has more right on Angelo Island than you ever will!"
"Are you even listening to yourself?" Serafina sneered, "I must admit that you are pretty, but that feisty attitude is most unattractive."
"I find it really attractive," Jasper cut in, much to Alice's pleasure.
"Serafina," Emmett managed to choke out.
"Ha. As for you, boy, that's all you are to me, an insolent little boy that is easy to persuade with a little charm," Serafina choked out.
"What did you say to him?" Carlisle growled.
"Enough."
Everyone's head swivelled towards Bella.
"You are evil. You manipulated people around you to get what you want; you did despicable things to get things you want. You are exactly what I thought when I first saw you," Bella said, the wind blowing through her hair as she walked steadily towards Serafina. All of her tiredness was away; her confidence was overriding her fears.
"What is that?" Serafina leered.
"Ugly."
A gasp. Serafina's face contorted with rage and she hissed at Bella. She then looked Bella up and down and laughed loudly.
"You can talk! How many boys have you had a relationship with? None?" Serafina cackled.
"Actually, we've had a relationship where we've kissed," Edward said to Serafina. Serafina looked at Edward then at Bella. Bella looked at Edward in confusion. She had did what with him?
Serafina's body admitted defeat, her elegant figure fell and she slumped. Bella gave her one last blazing look. Her legs buckled beneath her body and losing all consciousness, she fainted.
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The blurriness of the hospital walls came clearer as Bella opened her eyes.
"She's awake!" someone whispered loudly. Bella saw figures around her. She recognized them as Alice and Jasper.
"The others are with Edward," Alice told her reassuringly.
"What-?" Bella started but Jasper cut in.
"Edward's arm was severely burned when he saved you."
"Fire?" Bella said in a confused voice. Then she remembered.
"He didn't look-,"
"That's Edward; he prefers to disguise his pain that show it."
"It's-!"
"Shh," Jasper soothed and Bella was instantly soothed. She closed her mouth. Alice decided it was time to change the topic.
"This box..." Alice began.
"Box?" Bella asked in bemusement. Alice looked at Jasper and Jasper held it in view.
"Oh! Oh, that box!" Bella screeched. She made a motion towards Jasper to hand it to her, "I'm glad I saved this!"
"What's so special?" Jasper began.
"It was her Uncle Angelo's box," Alice cut in. Bella and Jasper looked at her in surprise. Alice blushed and said, "Just had a feeling, I mean your uncle is called Angelo, which is why this is called Angelo Island? Add the fact that it was in your Auntie's storeroom, the A engraved onto it and the trouble you went to, to get it back."
"Yes. Yes it was," Bella said dumbfounded. Her fingers traced the engraved 'A'. There was an awkward pause.
"How did you know?" Bella said quietly.
"I've just-," Alice started, but Bella shook her head.
"I meant, how did you know where I was? How did that police officer get a hold of all the things that was said?" Bella said in a rush. Alice smiled.
"Bella, you may love the gore, but you miss out on the important parts. Like the fact that because Auntie probably didn't want anyone going near that box, so she installed a secret camera that only she and the security guards knew about." Alice explained. Jasper smiled at how clever Alice was.
"The police officer told me after you passed out," Alice whispered into Bella's ear so Jasper couldn't hear, Bella grinned back.
"Well, at least I learnt one thing," Bella sighed, falling back onto her pillows.
"What is it?"
"I need to really watch CSI. The gore and the cleverness behind it all? That's a bargain in itself."
Alice and Jasper could only chuckle.
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"I'm glad we're leaving," Edward muttered. Bella punched him in the arm and then realised she had punched the sore arm. She cringed for a second before Edward had yelled, "WHAT WAS THAT FOR?"
Bella pouted and answered by snapping, "You were so eager to get on the island, now you're so desperate to get off, do you have some kind of multiple personality disorder?"
Bella flung her hair in Edward's face, leaving Edward standing stunned on the ground as Bella climbed in the private jet.
"Even after I kiss her, save her life, risk my own life she still treats me the same!" Edward sighed in disbelief.
He was about to step onto the ladder when a hand touched his shoulder.
"What-?" Edward started, getting off the ladder and Emmett and Carlisle passed him. He turned to face Alice and Jasper.
"If you two are going to run away to Vegas and get hitched, I am not being your witness," Edward said to them. It was Alice's turn to punch Edward's sore arm. Edward groaned in pain.
"Look, Edward." Jasper said, "I don't think Bella remembers kissing you, I mean you two were pretty pissed."
"She didn't remember? I remembered it and it was f-," Edward started before Alice cut in,
"Then there was the drama with Serafina."
"It was mentioned after!"
"She fainted," Alice said hastily.
"So did I!" Edward hissed.
"Well maybe Bella's brain doesn't cope with things like this. Don't act like a kid because Bella can't remember a kiss and tell you that you're a great kisser all right?" Alice snapped before climbing onto the plane. Edward turned to face her intending to say more, have his say.
"Drop it, all right?" Jasper said, clapping an arm on Edward's back, "They're girls. Their views on emotions are far, far, far more complex than our view of it."
Jasper turned to climb onto the plane. Edward grumbled and admitting a solitary defeat he climbed onto the plane to home, sweet home.
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Reviews please? Also, don't worry about them never kissing again. You may find something drastic (and evil at the same time) happen. But my lips are sealed. Plus, they won't be drunk when they kiss again oO.