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Nessie

Ch 38 A gut wrenching feeling

Edward's POV

"Ahh." I gasped at the pain in my stomach. Something was wrong, and it had to do with Bella.

"What the hell is this dude?" Jazz asked.

"I don't know, but it's not a good thing."

"Explain. Now." Emmett ordered.

"I just had a feeling something horrible is happening." Emmett's eyes got wide and he started running. We followed close behind him. "Do you smell that?"

"What the fuck is burning?"

"I don't know, but it's from the clearing." We ran to the clearing and thought we had the wrong scene in front of us. Bella was on the floor being dragged by Victoria.

"Em, get that bitch!" Jazz yelled.

"On my way."

I was too stunned for words, until Jasper woke me up from my shock.

"Edward, this is no time to play, get Bella out of here, we'll take care of that pumpkin bitch." I nodded and ran to Bella. Her black hair was sprayed all over the ground and her face, and her hands were producing fire, so that must mean her eyes were a bloody red. I slowly closed her hands and picked her up for Carlisle to check her.

I ran back home and kicked the door open. "Bella!" Alice yelled. She ran to us and grabbed her hand. "Go to Carlisle. He's upstairs Edward." I nodded and ran upstairs.

"Edward…" He trailed off when he saw who was in my arms. "Get her on this table." He pointed to the table next to his desk. I gently put Bella down and started to talk to Carlisle.

"Carlisle how is she?" I asked. He looked away from her to look up at me.

"I'm not sure. She seems fine, but is somehow unconscious. What happened?"

I sneered the name. "Victoria."

"I don't know what has happened to her, or if she will awake, but somehow she's breathing." He thought.

"Go downstairs Edward." He ordered turning his attention back on Bella. My head snapped up.

"No. I will not leave her."

"Edward I need to know what's wrong and you need to calm down." This time he used his father voice and I knew I had to obey him.

"Fine." I turned and walked downstairs, to be bombarded with thoughts.

"Oh Bella! I can't believe I haven't realized it was you all this time. What type of best friend am I?" Alice thought with her head in her hands.

"Alice it wasn't your fault at all." I told her, but she acted as if I hadn't spoken.

"Oh sweet Jesus when will we find out how Bella is?" Of course that was Emmett.

"Oh dear how could Bella be?" Esme sobbed in the kitchen.

"The pain…it's too much." Jasper thought banging his head against the wall. Huh, I guess the emotions got to him.

The Sienna's were a different story. Since none of them—except Katelyn—knew about Bella, they were utterly confused.

"What the fuck? What's happening to Anna?" Cobbie thought with his eyebrows furrowing in confusion.

"My baby girl. Oh she's like my sister how could I leave her alone?" Of course it was Catherine.

"My daughter. What's happening?" Bella's second motherly figure thought.

"Oh Bella, why did you have to go? I thought we agreed you would never fight Vicky." I chuckled at Katelyn's thought. Vicky? I would kill people to I were ever called that.

One thought stood out from the rest and my head snapped towards her.

"I can't believe it. It's been Bella all along. When I heard it at the clearing the first time I dismissed it as Edward being crazy, but when that event took place in the house on her birthday I knew something was up." My vain sister Rosalie thought.

"You found out?" I asked her. She snapped her head up at me and nodded.

"Edward get up here!" Carlisle commanded. My fears resurfaced and I dashed to his office.

"What is it?"

"I-I can't really explain it, but she's knocked out cold and won't wake up. She won't wake up for either two reasons. One, her mind is trying to protect itself and in the process is protecting her. Or two, by some unknown reason something—or someone—knocked her out, or at least shut her down."

Bella's POV

I heard two familiar voices talking about me. I recognized them as Carlisle and Edward. I wanted to wake up so badly, but for some reason I couldn't open my eyes or will my body to move.

"What happened with Victoria?" Carlisle asked.

"Emmett took care of her." A musical voice stated. "Yes I do." Huh? Translation please.

Suddenly the voices faded and I heard a new voice.

"My child, hold up your disguise…" He whispered and faded away.

I can't anymore; I have let the barriers I have built for a hundred years crumble like dust. I can't deny the fact that Edward hurt me, but I can't also deny the fact that it hurts to stay away from him and the rest of the Cullens.

I need to wake up. I just have to. I can't lie here doing nothing. I can't let two families suffer for me like this, especially when I've hurt one so badly.

With all the effort of a day, I willed my eyes to flutter open.