Happy belated Fourth of July! Anyways, I changed the summary in the first chapter slightly, only because I changed my mind about them going back in time, instead I have something else planned, something better, I think.
I may need to change the title too, because it doesn't make sense anymore, but I will probably leave it so people don't get confused.
Disclaimer: Twilight isn't mine, only in my dreams.
Changing the Past
Chp. 3
Talking
BPOV
His head snapped up the moment I walked in the room. I just stood there like an idiot, gaping at him. My body wouldn't move, it was glued to the exact spot where I stood.
"Ms. Swan, take your seat." Mr. Banner ordered.
I heard a few laughs and whispers around the room, but I ignored them and took my seat, beside Edward.
"Hey, did you-" I was about to ask him something, but was cut off by Mr. Banner.
"Stop talking Ms. Swan, Mr. Cullen." He ordered, shutting me up instantly.
Edward was staring intently at me through the rest of the period, not even trying to hide it. Maybe he knew who I was, as in he remembered everything that I did? I thought to myself.
I turned my head slowly and smiled at him, which he returned a second later.
I didn't pay attention to the words flowing out of Mr. Banner's mouth, all I could think about was Edward, all I could do was stare at him.
Chairs scraped against the floor and people started slowly filing out of the room, but I didn't move an inch, and neither did he.
He finally looked away and started gathering his things. Should I talk to him?
He didn't give me the chance to answer my own thoughts, for he spoke to me. "Bella Swan?" he asked.
I looked up at him curiously, urging him with my eyes to keep talking. "Well, this is going to sound…strange, but, did you by any chance, remember…something?" His brow furrowed, and I could see curiosity burning in his eyes as he spoke.
We were now stopped in the middle of the hallway, people everywhere, staring. I glanced around us nervously, and he seemed to sense my uneasiness. "Never mind." He turned around abruptly and began to walk away, but I grabbed his arm and pulled him back.
I felt an electric current go through me just by touching his arm and gasped. I met his eyes and spoke just as slowly as he did. "Yes…I do, remember some things."
"Shall we speak in private about this?" he asked and I nodded, trying to focus on anything but the questioning stares that we were receiving.
He led me out to the Volvo and I got in the passenger side door with no hesitation at all. Once we were situated, he spoke again.
"What do you remember?" his voice was urgent, there was an edge to it that I couldn't quite understand.
"Everything." I paused momentarily. "Vampires, werewolves, Volturi….Renesmee." I choked out my daughter's name and it tore through my heart once more.
I could see the pain creep into his eyes as well. "What happened?" he whispered, probably to himself.
I shook my head. "I don't know, but I just woke up, and everything was…different." I cringed slightly.
He pinched the bridge of his nose between his thumb and his index finger, a sure sign that he was stressed out.
I tried pulling his hand away from his face, but it was like pulling on a statue for all the progress I made. "Edward."
He sighed heavily, but put his hand down and looked at me.
"Edward, we need to talk to Alice. She will help us. Hey, she might even be able to see how this happened. Where is she? I didn't see any of you in the cafeteria. We-" he pressed his finger to my lips, his head shaking back and forth.
"No." he whispered, the pain back in his eyes again.
"No what? We have to tell them!" I exclaimed.
"No, I mean, Alice isn't here. None of them are. They're all dead." I flinched at his words, tears budding up in my eyes. He continued quickly, trying to comfort me. "They might not all be dead, as Jasper and Alice had different creators, they might be out there. I don't know about Emmett. If he's alive, than he's an old man. And Rosalie...." he paused. "is dead. Carlisle never saved her." He whispered the last sentence.
I gaped at him, my mouth forming into a tiny "o."
Everything was so messed up! First, I wake up at my old house, in my old bed. Second, Jacob kisses me! Third, everyone is gone in this stupid place!
Tears gushed out of my eyes like a river. Edward hesitantly pulled me onto his lap and I buried my head in his shoulder. I tried to subside my tears, but they were flowing nonstop for several different reasons.
Edward placed his fingers on my cheek and wiped away some of the tears, and kissed my forehead. But that wasn't enough for me. I placed my hands on either side of his face and pulled his lips down on mine roughly.
I kissed him harder than I ever did in my human days, and he kissed me back as roughly as he could without hurting me.
The kiss we shared melted away all my worries. Because, I knew that we would make it through this, if we're side by side. The kiss was a promise to each other that we would fix this whole mess and set things the way they were again.
He pulled away abruptly, leaving my breath ragged, as well as his own. "We can handle this." His voice was so sure, so determined.
I sighed weakly. "I know…I'm just…scared." I admitted.
He pressed his lips against mine once more, but jerked his head away just as quickly as he placed his lips there. "You don't have to be." He gazed deep into my eyes as he said this.
I could see the sureness in his eyes, and I knew he believed we would get through this. I did too, I was just scared that we might not do it right. We had to figure out what happened first.
"I know, and I'm not, when were like this," I gestured to the embrace we were in. "but what happens if we don't figure out how to get things back to the way they were? What if we lose them? Em, Rose, Jasper…Alice," I cringed at the thought of losing Alice forever, but I knew it was nothing compared to the loss of my daughter. "Renesmee." I barely choked out the single word, as I was now sobbing again.
I snuggled deeper into his embrace as he wrapped his arms around me tightly. I lay my head on his shoulder and he gazed down into my eyes. He was holding back sobs of his own, it was evident by the pain and loss deep in his golden orbs.
I reached my hand our and stroked his face. "I love you." I whispered.
"I love you too."
He seemed to be lost in thought, but I didn't mind, I just let him hold me while he did so.
All too soon he shifted under me before placing me back into the passenger seat. I was about to object, but he silenced me by placing his finger on my lips quickly.
"School will be over in five minutes, we can't be cuddling in my car or it would raise suspicion." I sighed, I knew he was right. That didn't mean I wasn't disappointed, though.
We chatted idly while listening to a random CD of his until the five minutes were passed. As the students began piling out into the parking lot, Edward came around to my door and opened it for me.
I stepped out, but took a hold of his hand, entwining our fingers together.
"Come over tonight, when Charlie's asleep, okay?" I asked, a bit unsure.
His lips formed into the crooked smile that I so desperately loved. "Of course."
I knew Jake would be here soon, so I quickly stood on my tip toes and placed a chaste kiss on his lips. He smirked, amused by need for a goodbye kiss.
Just as I pulled away, I heard a car door slam shut and I looked over to see a very pissed off looking Jacob. Oh crap.
"What the hell, Bella?" he shouted.
"Uh-" was all I could get past my lips before he spoke again. "Did he hurt you?" He glared at Edward, very intensely might I add.
My eyes widened. "Of course not."
"Why the hell were you kissing him?" he exclaimed. "Did he threaten you? Did he force you, charm you? What? Why did you kiss him?"
"I uh...didn't?" Wow, nice one Bella. I thought to myself bitterly.
"That's what I thought, come on." He wrapped an arm protectively around my waist and shot a dark look at Edward. "You're lucky we're in a parking lot full of students or I'd rip your damn head off right here, Cullen." Jacob said.
"Jacob!" I hissed.
"No, its okay, Bella. He doesn't understand yet." Edward told me.
"What's there to understand, you sick bastard? You kissed her without her permission and that's all there is to it! So go back on home across the treaty line before I kick your ass!" he threatened.
I scoffed mentally. Edward could kill Jacob with a flick of his finger. Sure, Jacob would put up a good fight, but when it came down to it, Edward would win. I knew that for sure.
"I'm sorry, you're right, I should be leaving now. This was my fault, and I'm sorry, Bella did not want me, but I forced myself upon her. Do not blame her for my actions." He shot me a strange look that I didn't fully understand.
"You should be sorry, leech." Jacob said, and led me to the car.
I glanced back at Edward, unsure of what to do. He mouthed 'blame me' before turning to get in the Volvo. Now I understood the look he shot me. He didn't want Jacob and I to fight, so he wants me to blame him.
Jacob drove a little too quickly for my liking, but I let it slide seeing on how he was already shaking with anger. "Just for that I should ignore the treaty and go rip his bloodsucking head off!"
"Jacob Black, you will do no such thing. It's okay, really." I told him.
He turned to look at me suspiciously. "You wanted him to kiss you, didn't you?"
I shook my head quickly, my face turning beet red. "No, of course not! Why would I want to kiss a leech?" I said awkwardly, uncomfortable with calling Edward that.
He sighed, his anger fading away. "I'm sorry." He mumbled.
I nodded my head and we drove the rest of the way in silence.
When we arrived at my house, Jacob got out and walked into my house, and I followed behind him. I did my homework while he did my dishes for me. God, that boy is amazing. He even offered to do the laundry for me, but I refused, that was just too much.
When I was done, he helped me start dinner, and invited himself to eat with us. Charlie came home right as I was setting his plate down.
"Hey kids." He said as he walked into the kitchen.
"Hi dad, we're just having lasagna, is that okay?"
He inhaled deeply and smiled. "Yes, it smells wonderful, Bells." I smiled happily.
After dinner Jake helped with the dishes again and we all settled on the couch to watch TV. I was anticipating the moment I could go up to my room, but I didn't want to be rude and kick Jacob out. He finally grabbed me off of the couch and pulled me by the hand to the door.
"I have to go. Do you need a ride to school tomorrow?"
I shook my head. "No, I want to drive myself."
"Alright. Bye, love you, Bells." He leaned down and kissed my lips chastely before I could do anything.
"Bye." I squeaked and ran up the stairs as fast as I could as soon as his lips left mine.
I was grossed out to say the least. He was practically my son-in-law for God's sake! I took a long, relaxing shower after that, trying to cleanse myself from the two kisses I shared with him that day. It's not that he wasn't that I didn't love him, I did, but not that way. It was more of a best friend, brotherly type love.
When I was out I distracted myself by reading Wuthering Heights until Edward came.
"Still reading that ridiculous book, I see." Edward's velvety voice rang out, startling me.
I nearly fell off my bed in surprise. My heart was beating rapidly. "Listen to your heart sing." Edward breathed, now sitting at the foot of my bed.
I chuckled, and motioned for him to lay next to me. He did as he was told and I snuggled up to his chest. His arms wrapped around me and he kissed my temple lightly.
"We need to talk about what we're going to do." I told him, turning in his arms so I could look him in the eyes.
He sighed. "I know." He paused slightly. "But, I have no idea where to even begin. This is all so crazy. What could have caused this?"
I thought about it for a moment, before the obvious smacked me right in the face. "What if a vampire is doing it?" I exclaimed, a bit too loud.
Charlie's snores stuttered, before picking back up again. "Be careful." Edward warned. "He almost woke up."
"Sorry." I muttered under my breath, but knew he could hear. "But, what if it was a vampire? I mean, that could happen right? They could send us into an alternate reality."
"I don't know. I suppose if a vampire has the ability to put people in alternate universes than that explains why all of this is happening. But, why would they? Why would someone send us into an alternate universe?"
"Uh…" I wasn't exactly sure what to say. "Maybe it's the Volturi."
He thought about my answer for a second, before shaking his head. "But why would they send just us? Wouldn't they send the entire family?"
"What if they are in alternate realities, too, just not the same one as us?" I countered.
"Hmm…should we tell Carlisle and Esme? I'm pretty sure they think I'm crazy. When I 'woke up' this morning, their thoughts we're both concerned about my mental health. But when I came home from school today, they were completely blocked, so they're hiding something…" he trailed off.
"No…let's keep it a secret. I would like to see them though." I longed to see all of my family, especially Carlisle and Esme.
"Does tomorrow sound alright?" he asked.
"Tomorrow sounds great." I smiled.
He looked at the clock on my nightstand and the flashing letters said it was after midnight. "You should get to sleep." He told me.
I complied, snuggling myself closer to him. He hummed my lullaby almost silently, but it was loud enough to lull me to sleep almost instantly.
Hope I did good for their first meeting in the alternate universe. Reviews are absolutely wonderful, so don't hesitate. Thanks for reading!
