Chapter 1:

Beginning to Set Sights

"Because

The sun ain't shining no more

I don't know why,

But I've seen it before.

Ain't got no joy, no,

Mentally, no."

-The Asteroid Galaxy Tour

In the last chapter:

But just then, I saw headlights flash right in front of me.

I was going to be dead!

***

Renee, Alice, Rosalie, were all in Phoenix Hospital, trying to keep from crying when they heard about Bella. All were in better shape than her.

Charlie, who had flown in from Forks, was sulking next to Jasper and Emmett. Bella was like a sister to Emmett and Jasper.

Bella was in coma.

***

Next to me was a statue. A statue that looked like… Alice?

Next to her, Rosalie?

Were the statues painted? Because they were too still to be people, but looked pretty damn realistic.

Were these guys-

My thoughts were interrupted when I was turning around by another statue that was utterly perfect, without an imperfection. He had messy, bronze hair, and to be honest, (Alice and Rosalie would be proud of me finally saying something remotely like this,) but that made him look sexy. His eyes were…an amber color?

Funny—I just realized that Alice and Rosalie do, too.

I tried turned a bit to look at the other statues, but I was stuck staring googly-eyed at the bronze-haired one.

"Could I help you?" he said, a bit irritated, also scaring me half to death.

"You can talk?" I squeaked out.

"Yes, of course I can talk." He was still irritated.

I felt my cheeks flaming up. I had been staring at this complete stranger for a few minutes—maybe hours— and I'm sure he wasn't happy about that.

"Hey, I can too!"

I knew who that was. I would know that voice anywhere.

"A-Alice?"

"How do you know me?" she asked questioningly, but still in a playful tone.

I decided to play dumb, see how she would react. "No, I don't really know you, I just guessed your name."

"Hey, you're really bad at lying, just tell me."

"Well… It's a long story. And I would prefer to not do it in the middle of nowhere, (ha!!! That's a name of a song I like… it's called Middle of Nowhere by Hot Hot Heat. Check it out on Youtube or something!!!) so could we please…go to your house…I guess?"

"Yep," she said, as soon as hopping toward what I suspected was her house, as well as pulling me along with her. "Come on, Jasper, Emmett, we've got a guest!"

"Alice… are you sure…that you want me, a stranger… in your house?"

Alice laughed. "Oh, I'm positive."

All the while, I could feel someone staring at me from the back.

***

"Renee, you can go see how Isabella is doing, now," Isabella's doctor stated.

Renee silently got up out of her chair and went over to Isabella's room, sobbing without tears. She was doing really well, and feeling boat loads better, even though she was the one who was closest to the car when it crashed.

"Bella…" was all she could say, as she sat there. Tears spilled out of her eyes in spite of the dryness that had come before.

***

Alice's place was a completely modern place, nothing in the least horrifying. Everything was beautiful, and even though it looked completely modern, it had a little bit of a 1700's feel to it with a couple of pillows that seemed to be modern, and at the same time old.

"Like it?" Alice's voice called, "Esme did it all herself."

"Who's Esme?"

"She'll be here soon."

And right on cue, there was a woman with beautifully wavy caramel hair, with bangs to the side, making her look even more stunning next to her ivory pale—almost as pale as mine—skin.

"Welcome, dear," she said. She had a voice as sweet as honey.

"H-hi! I'm Bella! And you must be Emse…"

She giggled. "Yes, I'm Esme. And to what do I owe you this delightful visit for?"

"Um, well, Alice invited me over."

"Okay, well, you two have fun!" she said as she turned the corner back to where ever she was before.

"So your name's Bella?" Alice said, raising an eyebrow.

"Yes. Now I want to know you guys' names."

"Well," Alice said, "I'm Alice, as you somehow know, and next to me is Rosalie," I knew her, too. "And the boy to your right is Edward. Jasper and Emmett will be here soon and we can introduce you to them, and Carlisle later. Right now, I want to hear your story too much!"

***

"You can go now, Charlie." Renee snapped.

Lucky for Charlie, he knew it was not a good idea to go in with Renee. They were divorced, and who knows what Renee would have said, or even done, to him if he had gone in?

Charlie muttered a thanks, and made his way into Isabella's room.

"Bells...If you can here me...I love you. I'm sorry I didn't tell you that often enough. Please wake up." (Credits go to.... kab16 for that line there!!!)

He let tears slide down his cheeks, still wishing his Bella was back home at Forks.

A/N:Heyy!! :) First chapter. Yay~ And sorry I haven't updated in a WHILE, but now I'm going on vacation for a few days, so see ya soon!! :D Oh, and REVIEW!!!!!!