Finally I get another chapter posted! I've been swamped in school junk and I know, I'm whining. Well I can't help it :). Anyway, please vote in my poll and enjoy chapter 6 of Reaching for Heaven!

Chapter Six

BPOV

If you think that day was hell, just wait. That night was a living nightmare. But I'll get to that later. After Mrs. Newton left with that famous line of "I'll make you pay for this," Charlie forced me to go to the hospital so Carlisle could examine my wounds. Something about me felt different somehow because when he put on the disinfectant: it didn't burn or itch like I had expected it too, like it normally would. And some of these cuts were not minor.

Of course, I thought nothing of it.

"Well, you appear to be just fine Bella. Just cuts, the deeper ones have been cleaned and wrapped, and a minor concussion. There's no sign of intercourse by either consent or rape. The only truly bad cut you have is the one on your leg. You need to keep that one wrapped for at least a couple of weeks to prevent any infection. Re-bandage it at least twice a day." He gently laid his hand on my shoulder, "And please don't do that again. You had us all very worried."

After the hospital, Charlie tried to convince me to stay at home to rest, but I vehemently refused. I went to school, rather late I might add. I imagine I looked like crap because not only was my leg completely wrapped in bandages, but I had nicks all over my body. Oh, did I mention Carlisle forced me to use crutches? Again, something about me felt different, normal almost. But I couldn't worry myself with something my mind is making my body create.

I first went to Principal Casper. "Oh Bella. What on earth happened to you?" I set my bag down in one of his chairs and began pulling out random files that I hadn't completely my post-case work for. I had at least 10 I needed to go through, but I set them on one of his open tables for now. "Bella? Is something wrong?" I walked back over to his file cabinet and searched for Mike's file. I sighed as I pulled it out.

"Mike's missing sir. Apparently he and I were last seen together on Friday afternoon, but I don't remember. I remember him spilling a drink at lunch on Friday, and then I remember waking up in some random apartment really early this morning. Other than that… nothing."

He agreed to let me skip all my classes today to first ask some of his friends if they knew anything, and then try to lead my father to the apartment I had woken up in. Sounds like fun right?

You cannot imagine the joy running through my veins as I think about this.

No one was really any help. Jessica said that Mike and I had gone on a only friend based date, just the two of us, which couldn't have happened because there's no way I would ever give him a chance, no offense towards Mike intended. I knew he wanted more than I would ever consider giving him. He's nice and all, but just not my type. Tyler said that he, Mike, Angela, and I had all gone to a movie, and then we went back in separate cars. Angela said the same. Obviously, I was getting nowhere.

I can't honestly describe how I was feeling. It was like everything was falling apart at once. I mean honestly, what are the odds that a human is beind both Hector Raven's and Mike Newton's case? Humans leave behind marks or follow patterns, whether its something like touching something and leaving behind traces of blood on accident or going after a particular gender, race, age.... but there's been nothing. Of course, the mothers' blame everything on me, saying that if I would act my age and be a teenager, their sons wouldn't be dead. I had to resist laughing because unfortunately...

They were right.

Why did I have to be so odd?

I walked (more like hobbled) into the cafeteria and sat down at the table furthest from the entrance, in the corner. I rested my elbows on the table and placed my head in my hands.

Why couldn't I remember anything? I mean honestly, I could describe to anyone in detail what the color, shade, and curve of one piece of hair that was on the Greek champion Achilles' head, but I couldn't tell you what happened two days ago. And that was as old, if not a bit older, than I am. For once in my life, I was at a dead end. I reached up to my mother's pendent, to find some reassurance that I hadn't failed my family.

It wasn't there.

My day just keeps getting better doesn't it?

Jazz POV

Good Lord Edward, calm down. I can feel your anger all the way over here.

He glared at me as I thought this and shook his head. Idiot. If he would only calm down, we may be able to find something. After Carlisle took Bella to the hospital, Edward enlisted us all to find her trail and try to find wherever she had been over the weekend. So far, we haven't found much. We found a scent, but it somehow changed from Bella's freesia and strawberry scent, into a lavender scent. So we started over….and over…. and over…

And now Eddie was getting annoyed.

"Annoyed is an understatement Jasper." I tried to send him some waves of calmness, but he brushed them away. "Honestly Edward, why do you care so much? She's only human!" Of course Rosalie couldn't tell. Probably no one except Alice and I really knew. Edward wouldn't admit it to himself because of his self-loathing problems. He adored Bella. No that's not right… he didn't just adore her...

He was head over heels in love with her.

"I am not! She is the closest friend I've had in over a century who isn't like us." I sighed. "Exactly! She's not like us! So why do we care?"

"Rose..." She turned on me.

"Do not Rose me Jasper. Edward is going to ruin us all by hanging around that freak." We all growled at her, even Emmett. The look she gave him was full of anger, disbelief, and betrayal. He sighed and pulled her into a hug.

"She's not a freak Rosalie. She's a brilliant, bright, and beautiful girl. Yes, she interests me because I can't read her mind except for those two times. But, it goes much deeper than that. I can talk to her about things that I could never talk to you about because you're too busy admiring yourself. At least she cares about someone other than herself." Rosalie glared at Edward but said nothing more. She tore herself out of Emmett's grasp and ran in the direction of home.

We left as well shortly after. Alice wanted to go see Bella, who was crazy enough to go to school. Edward, of course, was going to drag Bella back home so she could get the rest her body needed. It was fifth period when we got there. Edward smoothly won over the secretary as he told some extravagant lie about his car having broken down last night and how we had to wait at the hospital until our father was done with his first round of patients…. Blah blah blah. As soon as he was done though, he shoved us out the door without a second glance. "Does that woman realize that she is wearing a wedding band?" Edward placed his thumb and forefinger on his nose as he tried to get some mental picture out of his head... one I'm really glad I never have to see.

"If you don't mind, I'd really not remember that I'm the only one that can see it. And stop thinking of my sister that way!" Poor Eddie.

As we walked down the halls of the school to find Bella, the doors to the cafeteria burst open, with Bella frantically running out. Edward sped up and lightly grabbed her, increasing his grip as she struggled.

"Please! Let me go! I have to find it before it's too late!"

EPOV

I stared at Bella as she fought against me. Something about her did seem different. Before I could figure it out, she actually squirmed her way out of my arms and flew down the hall. Alice, Jasper, and I took off after her. She headed into the forest, weaving her way through the trees without stumbling once. We followed her for at least 20 minutes before we came upon an apartment complex. As we got closer, a very stale but strong scent made my stomach heave (for once in my life). Blood... and from the smell, lots of it. Jasper had to stop since the smell was too much for him.

"Call Chief Swan and tell him where we are." He nodded and quickly changed his direction, heading towards the nearest pay phone. Alice and I continued, following Bella into one of the rooms. She ran up a flight of stairs and threw open the door. We quietly stepped in behind her, trying to stay out of her sight. She was frantically searching through every nook and cranny the room provided before pausing for a moment. She walked down a short hallway before stopping at a door. Alice decided to leave and find Jasper as I continued to follow her. Something did not feel right. Bella very gently pushed open the door and immediately froze. "Bella?" She didn't look towards me as I stepped into the room as well.

What I saw nearly made me hurl.

Someone had been crucified on the wall... and from the smell, he had been like that for at least two days. Blood was smeared all over the walls. The person's hands and feet had been nailed, a bunch of thorns had been crushed onto his head. And the worst part was.... "Bella! Jasper Hale called, said you'd found the place where... oh god...." Charlie fiercely pulled Bella into his chest, hiding her eyes from the sight. She hadn't spoken a work nor made any kind of movement since she had opened the door. Something on the ground caught my attention and I picked it up before anyone else noticed it. Many more policemen arrived moments later. After having another person look at the body... my thought was confirmed.

"Edward, get Bella out of here." Charlie shoved her into my arms and out the door before I could say anything... not that I would have said anything. I tried to get her to move, but I think she was still in shock. So, I picked her up and began running, at human pace, back towards my house. Ok well, I may have gone at little faster since it only took me half the time to get back, but that's not the point. I set her on the couch in the living room when everyone joined me. Jasper had told them all and Alice had seen everything. What she didn't see though, was the events that would happen in a matter of moments.

Bella cried out and grabbed her head. Her eyes became unfocused, like Alice's do when she's having a vision. Her hands were shaking as she failed to keep a tight grip on her head. I tried to help by placing my hands on her head, to calm her, but as soon as I touched her, my hand felt like it had been burned off. Something wasn't right. Ignoring the intense heat coming off her, I wrapped my arms around her and tried to ease her pain, by simply being there.

BPOV

Pain erupted from my head as I felt my body changing again. Without the pendent, my demon form is the only side I can show. The pendent merely creates a very easy to change and get into costume. Though it does more than cover up what I am, it still works the same way. With it, I can change my appearance with almost no pain at all. Without it.... the pain would make the change into a vampire seem like a walk in the park. And at the moment, I didn't have it.

I saw my entire life passing before my eyes. Mother, father, the castle, the Underworld.... Charlie and Renee Swan, the 13 years I spent with Renee, the 4 I've had with Charlie, the Cullens, the Civil War. I know, I wasn't really there for the Civil War, I was stuck in hell. But, for demons, watching Earth is like watching TV... only we can't change the channel. Sure, we can bounce from nation to nation, but no futuristic sci fi shows for me as a kid.

I felt my ears growing and becoming pointed again. My nails were growing out again and getting very sharp. My teeth filed themselves down until they were, literally, jaws of death (and vampires think they have a tight grip). I could feel my tail beginning to come out.... oh man that'll be fun explaining. I opened my eyes to see Edward staring at me with extreme worry, concern, and something I couldn't identify. He wrapped his strong arms around my shoulders and just held me. I'm not going to lie, it made my day. But, even if he could accept me for what I was, he could never feel the way I feel about him.... he could never love a real monster.

After about 3 hours of that, I opened my eyes again to see the Cullens staring at me in wonder.

"What? Never seen a true demon before?"

Well, what did you think? I've been waiting for this to happen so now more detailed chapters of what Bella did both before she went to Earth and while she was on Earth will happen. And let's not forget the future relationship!!