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I linger in the doorway, of alarm clocks screaming,

Monsters calling my name.

Let me stay where the wind will whisper to me.

Where the raindrops as their falling tell a story.

In my field of paper flowers and candy clouds of lullaby.

I lye inside myself for hours and watch my purple sky fly over me.

Don't say I'm out of touch, with this rampant chaos, your reality.

I know well what lies beyond my sleeping refuge,

The nightmare I build my own world to escape.

Swallowed up in the sound of my screaming,

Cannot cease for the fear of silent nights.

Oh how I long for the deep sleep dreaming,

The goddess of imaginary light.

Chapter 12: I Just Couldn't

Bella POV

I felt cold hands grip at chunks of my hair as I huddled into the bottom of my truck. I screamed as they lifted me up threw the window, dangling before them. I screamed again as I stared into his eyes and I knew I now had no control over my mouth.

"Well, well, well. My little friend from the house…" I gasped as he ripped me through the window and threw me onto the ground a few feet from my truck. I felt a presence behind me and turned to see a pale redhead with red eyes…the craziest look in them, and a man with dread locks…those same red eyes. A whooshing sound in front of me alerted my attention and I saw the blonde man crouched in front of me like a cat, leaning into my face.

"Oh come on…no questions? Humour us…" I had no idea what he was talking about, so I just started asking questions, hoping to bide my time living. For some reason…I knew this wouldn't end well.

"Who are you?" He grinned, showing his sharp teeth. I asked a good question.

"I'm James, that's Victoria, and Laurent." I didn't dare turn my head from this man so I just nodded. He sat there and waited for me to ask another question.

"You…you're not…human…are you?" He bit back a laugh. I knew they weren't. Those eyes, the teeth…he was so cold… 'Like the Cullen's.' I thought bitterly.

"Perceptive aren't you."

"What do you want with me?" I asked again and he walked over to a large rock and grabbed a video camera. He opened the window on it and hit record. I could tell because the light was on.

"You just ask the best questions don't you. Why don't you tell us your name?" I felt a nauseous feeling hit my stomach and I began to feel very panicked.

"B-Bella." He laughed.

"Well, B-Bella. What do you think we could want with you?" He asked me, handing the camera to Victoria and she took on her new role with a sickening smile. I knew she'd capture everything.

"I…I don't know…what are you?" He grabbed my right arm and chucked me into a waiting tree trunk. My back hit it and arched around it. I let out a yelp and fell to the ground. I could hear him laughing. He picked me up and threw me again, deeper into the woods. This time, I hit the ground and rolled into a rock. My head connected with a thud and I winced. This isn't good. I needed to calm down.

"You're so strong…and cold… you're eyes…your teeth…" He grabbed a chunk of my hair and lifted me off the ground. I was hanging before him like a rag doll.

"You're onto some my beautiful Bella. You know…I know your friend Alice." I looked at him wide eyed. He grinned at me and pulled me close, smelling my head. Smelling my head? What the fuck was he doing?

"Mmmmm…you smell…intoxicating." He pulled back and his eyes were no longer red. They were the deepest of onyx black.

"My blood appeals to you…" He laughed, he walked me over to a tree and sat me down carefully against the trunk.

"You know…Alice and I go way back…" He began, I couldn't listen anymore though as he grabbed my leg, hard. I could hear my screams filling the forest and I just couldn't stop. He kept talking, his hands roaming my body, leaving bruise after bruise. He gripped my left wrist and squeezed it hard too. I could practically feel the bones crushing under my skin. I just continued to scream. I heard someone yelling my name but I couldn't focus. Sometime during my screaming he had stopped speaking, He grabbed my jaw in his cold hand and I could feel his threatening to bust that too. I stopped screaming, pleading with him.

"Please…please I can't handle this… I'm going to have an episode… please stop." I cried to him. He leaned forward and licked a tear off my cheek and then ran his tongue over the cut on my head. He hissed in…pleasure?

"What I want with you? Oh…just a continuing game…with my dearest Alice. Have they not told you of our kind?" I froze. I could feel myself twitching and could feel the massive headache coming. I needed to get out of here. I could hear screaming in the distance, getting closer and saw my dad come running into the forest.

"NO dad run!" I then watched as the other man grabbed my dad and threw him into a tree. He continued to do this and I knew I was at my breaking point. I heard screams. Shrill, terrified screams and begged them to stop. I couldn't think. I didn't realize until I watched Victoria snap the next of my dad's partner, that it was me screaming. I felt James grab me by the throat and I screamed again. He held me up, dangling in the air. My back was to his chest and that was when I saw blurs forming in front of us. The Cullen's appeared.

"Put. Her. Down. NOW!" Emmett growled. Wait…growled? I heard my dad's cries from behind me as he connected with something.

"NO! DAD!" I felt my good hand twitching again. I saw Jasper, Esme and Edward disappear all of a sudden, then heard them behind me with my dad. I could hear howling all around me. Within seconds of that thought, I saw a huge black wolf appear. I began gasping for air again and James threw me into another tree. This time, my stomach connected and I felt a sharp stabbing pain. I fell to the ground and saw a small branch sticking out of the side of my torso. I gasped, praying for a miracle. I needed a doctor. I needed to get out of here. I began screaming again. I heard a lot of scuffling and felt cold arms around me again. I hit him in the face, only to find it wasn't James. It was Alice. How is Alice lifting me? He face was contorted in pain and fear. She tried to run with me but Victoria grabbed Alice and threw us backwards. I hit the ground and much of my air escaped my lungs. I couldn't scream anymore. I couldn't move. I began to whimper as I noticed James on my right side. The Cullen's were in the forest off to my left and I could hear someone yelling.

"Don't move! Don't!" Edward?

"Here's a little present for you all." James laughed sadistically. I watched as he lifted my right wrist to his lips. His eyes never left the Cullen's. I began begging again.

"Please… p-p-please.. I-I-I…I can't… I'm going to… I-…I n-need…" Just then I felt him sink his sharp teeth into my wrist. The pain was immediate. It was like he was sending scorching flames through my whole body. I began screaming and I couldn't stop the convulsions that flowed through me. I screamed and screamed. I shook and shook. I begged for someone to help me, but it felt like an eternity and no one came. No one would come to help me. James disappeared from my side and I saw a huge wolf at my side, looking down at me. I only screamed louder. All of a sudden, I couldn't scream anymore. I wanted to…so badly. But I couldn't. I felt someone cold at my sides, left and right.

"Alice! She is changing!"

"No, no, no! It's not the right time!" I tuned them out though. I felt my severe convulsions and just didn't care anymore. My dad was probably dead right now. Attacked by these super humans and the wolves. The Cullen's weren't who they claimed to be. They knew my attackers…Rosalie had caused me to have a slight seizure earlier. I just wanted to sink inside myself and die. Just burn in the flames flowing through my veins. I felt cold lips to my wrist and saw Alice sucking on my arm. That was when it clicked. Vampires. They were vampires! I tried to scream. I tried to push her away and get myself out of her embrace. I felt Emmett holding me still as Alice drained me. I couldn't move though. I was frozen, a victim of the severe convulsions of my body.

"Her blood is clean…why is she still shaking? Emmett what's wrong with her?" Alice screamed. I tried to answer but I could only make out a few sounds.

"I-I….I'm…" I slowly felt the convulsions subside and I was hit with large amounts of fear and anxiety. I was so weak…so weak…

"She had a seizure. Alice quick call Carlisle!" Emmett yelled. I shook my head as best I could I was trying to hard to scream and I couldn't all of a sudden I found my voice and let out an ear piercing scream that cause them the jump.

"NO! Go a-way! Leave m-me alone!" I tried to thrash around and out of Emmett's hold but he only held me tighter. He spoke softly to me.

"Bella you need to get to the hospital. Sweetheart you need help." I began to sob.

"NO! Just…my d-dad… let me…just… l-let me die…" I trailed off into a whisper. I heard someone choke out my name. I forced myself to half sit up. I saw my dad being helped by Sam Uley and two of the guys from the reservation. He was alive.

"Dad?... D-dad? Let me see my dad!" I screamed but was held down. I heard sirens in the background.

"Bella you and your dad need to be taken to the hospital. You need to stay calm." I heard Alice say. Reappearing at my side.

"He better LIVE! S-save my dad!" Soon I felt very tired. There was panicked chatter around me but I just gave into the peaceful bliss of sleep. I couldn't deal with this anymore.

I felt myself becoming more aware of my surroundings. I felt a stiff sheet under me, and another one over me. There was a beeping in the background and low whispers. I smelled…hospital. Just then, everything came crashing around me. My truck…the three vampires…my dad…his partner…the wolves…the Cullen's…the seizure… I could make out the voices much easier now, though I didn't dare to open my eyes.

"She is in a coma like state. Her body is going into a, denial state really. It's her mind's way of protecting her from the reality of the situation. I'm sure she isn't aware of much right now." I heard a man say. It sounded like Carlisle. I could feel someone at my side, their cold hand taking mine.

"Bella please, please wake up. Come on Bella." Emmett whispered. Monsters. They were all monsters. How dare he say that I wasn't aware. I am perfectly aware. I know what is happening around me…a nightmare. I needed to stay inside myself. I couldn't succumb to their reality. I couldn't do it anymore. They had lied to me…all of them. They kept this from me and now look at me. I was in the hospital…my dad possibly dead. I shuddered and I felt a hand on my arm. I flinched.

"Carlisle! What is she doing what's wrong?" Alice's voice came as a worried squeak. Worried…yeah right. I couldn't face them. I was in my own, safe world. I needed this world…it held my sanity. Everything was perfect here…a perfect refuge. There was no Cullen's here. My dad, my mom and I sat in our living room on Christmas morning. We all laughed and shared the day together. There was no Phil…there was no car accident. I wasn't a broken child anymore. I didn't come from a broken home. I wasn't lying in a hospital bed…broken.

"She is just beginning to respond to what is around her son. It's alright, her brain is functioning normally." I heard Carlisle say. I couldn't listen. Every time I listened to them speak, my perfect world rippled. I needed to stay here. Nothing could hurt me here. I began to think.

I hated perfect. Perfect was what I always fought against. Perfect didn't build character, perfect didn't help better you as a person. Perfect was a mask. Perfect kept you shielded from the truth, and that is what I was doing. I was shielding myself. I was safe inside myself though…I knew I didn't have to work hard to be happy…it came easily. Nothing was hard…there was no such thing as unfair. There was also no meaning.

In a perfect world, nothing held significance. You could have anything you wanted…there was no sense of satisfaction or pride. I could hide here forever…or I could be strong and face my imperfect world. Face them…be there for my dad. I knew what I needed to do.

The last time I had my eyes open, I was surrounded by my own screams. By my dad's cries. I was being selfish staying locked up inside myself. Even if it kills me, I need to be there for my dad.

I opened my eyes to see Alice on my left, Emmett on my right. Emmett had his head in his hands, still holding my hand. Alice had her head resting on the bed. I looked around to see Carlisle just leaving the room. The rest of the room was empty. I looked down at myself and saw my right leg in a cast, my left wrist in a cast. I felt a sharp pain when I breathed, and remembered being punctured by a branch. I felt a tightness in my forehead. I looked over to Emmett holding my hand, and saw a white bandage around my wrist. I remembered being bit. Neither of them seemed to notice my awakened state yet so I spoke, harshly.

"Where is my dad." My voice came out groggy and gravelly. I winced at the sound of it. Emmett and Alice both shot their heads up to look at me. Alice reached to hug me.

"Don't. Touch me." Her face fell at my words and I looked straight ahead. I felt Emmett gently put my hand back on the bed and sigh.

"You're dad is in intensive care." He whispered. I closed my eyes.

"How long have we been in here." Alice choked back a sob, and Emmett answered me again.

"Four days. He had a few surgeries…you had a surgery. They are monitoring him carefully…they expect him to make a full recovery." I didn't move. I just let him assume I had heard him.

"I want to see him." My tone never wavered from it's cold demands.

"Bella…I'm not sure if-" Alice began but I cut her off.

"I want to see him." I repeated again. She nodded and went to get a doctor.

"Bella…" Emmett began but stopped talking. It was as if he ran out of words.

"I know you don't want us here, but I'm not leaving your side. I'll be quiet and not bother you…but I'm not leaving." Came his weak reply to my coldness. I wanted to feel bad for him. I wanted to hug him and tell him it was all okay. I wanted to let Alice in. I just couldn't.

"Bella, it's great to see you awake. How are you feeling?" Carlisle asked me. I looked into his golden eyes and was reminded of the constant betrayal. I looked away harshly.

"I want to see my dad." I bit out. He sighed and I saw him nod in my peripherals.

"Alright, but can you let Emmett help you into the wheelchair?" I looked over to see a wheelchair in the corner. I thought about my injuries, it made sense. I simply nodded and Alice wheeled over the wheelchair. Carlisle unhooked me from all my machines and attached my IV drip to the wheelchair. I let Emmett slide his cold arms under me. What was once soothing, now only reminded me of my attacker. I shivered in disgust and could practically taste the devastation in the air. They did this though. They brought this on themselves. Emmett gently placed me in the chair and I adjusted myself the best I could. Emmett wheeled my chair out the door and to down the hall, Alice at his side. We waited by the elevator and I did my best to not pay attention to the people watching me. We piled into the elevator with the three over people and they kept staring at me.

"I'm sorry dear, are you Bella Swan? The chief's daughter?" My head fell as I began to cry at the thought of my dad. Emmett got vicious behind me.

"Leave her alone. You are so rude, how dare you upset her like that?" I wanted to thank him for defending me against the nosey visitors but I just couldn't. Soon the elevator doors opened, I didn't bother to pay attention to what floor we were on. The fact that Emmett and Alice knew the way to my dad brought me comfort in the thought that at least they had cared to check on him. I sat quietly as they wheeled me into a room and couldn't hold back my sobs and gasp of panic.

"Bella you must stay calm or I need to send you back to your room." Came Carlisle's voice from the door. How had he gotten up here so fast? Vampires. Right. Emmett wheeled me over to my dad's side and I reached out to hold his hand. His hand was somewhat colder than usual. I took in his form and let tears roll down my cheeks. Both of his legs were casted, his left arm was casted to the shoulder. His head was bandaged up and he had a black eye along with a few scrapes on his cheeks. He was hooked up to a few machines that made steady beating sounds. Carlisle's voice came softly from the other side of the bed.

"He has a concussion, both legs are broke, one worse than the other. His left wrist is broken, the elbow dislocated. He cracked two ribs, one punctured his lung. We had to fix his spleen and we had to go back and reset of few bones. His head is stitched up, and he has minor scrapes and bruises. He will be fine though. He will make a full recovery…it will be like this whole incident never happened." I only nodded. I wanted to thank him, for everything he did to help my dad. I wanted to give him a kind smile and tell him I appreciated it more than he knew. I just couldn't.

"Dad, it's me…Bella. I'm here dad. I'm here…" He stirred a little in his sleep but his eyes remained closed.

"Let's give them a few moments kids." Within seconds, the room was empty except for us two.

"Dad…I'm so sorry…I am such a scatter brain…I shouldn't have been driving so late… I shouldn't have lot track of time… I love you dad. I love you so much." I rested my head on the bed and cried softly into the stiff, white sheets. I had no idea how long I had been in there with him. Soon a nurse came in to check on my dad and she smiled at me, her eyes a warm, soft brown. I smiled at her. She wasn't like them…

"Hey honey, how are you feeling?" I shrugged.

"I'm okay." I replied weakly. She nodded.

"You know, he was asking for you. He was awake yesterday after surgery and asked if you were alright." I dreaded what she had told him. I had been in a coma.

"Don't worry sweetie, I told him you were going to be just fine. That you were eager to get down here to see him." I nodded.

"Thank you…so much." I croaked out. She patted my shoulder lightly.

"it isn't a problem. I have a daughter of my own. There is no way I could make it through the night not knowing she was safe." I put my good hand on hers and thanked her again.

"There is a young gentleman waiting outside the room, Dr. Cullen's son I think. Would you like him to come in and get you? It is dinner time and you need to eat something Bella." I reluctantly nodded.

"You can come see him anytime before nine alright?" I nodded again with a smile this time. She went to the hall and told Emmett he could come in. He didn't try to talk this time, knowing I wouldn't reply. I wanted to…I really did…I just couldn't. We headed back to the elevator and went up to the floor I was on. As we neared my room I could hear voices inside the room.

"No, Alice! This has to stop. Now. We need to cut the ties. This is no longer about us. This is about two human lives that we are butchering here! They could have easily died. I refused to be apart of this anymore." Edward said. I felt silent tears creeping down my face. Emmett went to walk past me into the room but I put my hand on his cold arm, stopping him.

"Edward we can't just pull ourselves from their lives now! We are in this. I'm sorry for what happened but this is where our family is now. We can't abandon them." Alice told him, seemingly begging. I heard a huff from inside the room.

"Then you are doing it without me. I'm leaving to meet up with Rosalie." I gasped. Rosalie left? Edward was leaving? What the hell was happening? He came out of the room and I looked up into his golden eyes. They seemed to be filled with so much pain and regret. He knelt down in front of me.

"Bella…I am so sorry. This never should have been brought upon you. Please, please know that I couldn't feel worse for all that you have suffered. I wish you a full recovery." His eyes told how sincere he was. I nodded.

"Goodbye Edward." I whispered. I had just broken up a family. Guilt swept over me as Emmett rolled me into my room. He helped me into my bed and Carlisle came in to hook me back up to my machines. Esme stood there with a hospital tray and they rolled a table up to me. Nobody spoke, they just let me eat in silence. A nurse came in after a few minutes and handed Carlisle a chart. I put down my fork and looked to him expectantly.

"Alright, I want to know about my injuries." He nodded.

"You sustained a broken leg, a broken wrist. You suffered a concussion, and bruised your ribs up pretty badly. You have a wound on your torso from where a branch punctured your skin. You have a puncture wound on your right wrist. You had surgery to close wounds inside from the branch. We are monitoring your brain activity because of your seizure, Bella, how many seizures have you had in your lifetime?" I looked down.

"Three." He nodded.

"When were the second two?" I didn't care if it upset them anymore.

"That afternoon and that night." They knew which day I meant. I heard resounding gasps from around me. Carlisle nodded and sighed.

"Despite it all, you are being released tomorrow. I spoke with Charlie and he insists you stay with us."

"What? No… no way! I-" Carlisle raised his hand to silence me.

"I'm sorry Bella, but it is his wish as your legal guardian. You are free to discuss it with him though when he is awake." I sighed, knowing I wouldn't win, and would only upset myself in the process.

"When will my dad be release?" I asked.

"That's hard to say. He will be in here at least until he can walk. He has some extensive injuries. They will heal, it is just a matter of how fast will they heal. You are free to come and visit him anytime though." I sat in silence for a few moments until I nodded. I picked up my fork and continued eating. I wanted to thank him. I wanted to thank them all. They did save me…they saved my dad. They were all here. They all cared enough to not leave my side. I wanted so badly to melt into Alice and Emmett's arms…I just couldn't.

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Imaginary – Evanesence