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Chapter 31

( A lot of you said you wanted more of Bella's POV, so here it is!! )

Bella's POV:

"Is your shield up, Bella?" I nodded my head, and Demetri nodded back. "We're here."

I felt relief flood through my body. We had done it. We'd found him.

Now we just had to get him back. If we had him back, I was pretty sure I'd be able to leave with Felix and Demetri and Melanie. As long as he was safe, with the rest of our family. With Renesmee. I internally scolded myself for thinking about her. If I didn't think about her, surely the pain running through me surely wouldn't hurt me so.

Demetri motioned with his head in the direction of the trees. We followed silently, the atmosphere tense with exhilaration.

And suddenly, I could smell her. Her distinctly pungent smell. Sicily sweet.

That's when I saw him, leaning against a tree. Even in this moment of mayhem and disaster, I couldn't help but notice how beautiful he was ; his naturally highlighted bronze hair, the pale contours of his face and his. . .red eyes? His eyes bore into mine pleadingly. I then saw her standing next to him, unbelievably ugly in comparison, despite her immortality. Her ridiculously long flowing hair had once seemed beautiful to me, but now it disgusted me. When I saw her hand bound tightly in his, my dead heart throbbed in pain.

The others had joined us now, and Melanie turned to Emmett, sneering at him.

"Oh look," she nodded towards Edward, "it's your incompetent brother, the one who got lost." Emmett growled and Melanie snorted, happy that her comment had annoyed us all.

Alice skipped over and squeezed my hand "You can do it Bella," I nodded, and clenching my fists, fought to stretch my shield far enough towards Edward, disabling Heather – who still hadn't heard us, we were quite far away – from using her power against him. It was the furthest I'd ever tried to stretch it, but we couldn't move closer, for the fear of being heard. If Heather saw us, she'd run and make Edward run too. I had to do this.

I could feel my head throb as my power was pushed further than it had before. If I were a human, I'd have had a serious migraine by now.

"Come on Bella," Alice whispered encouragingly beside me "come on."

I didn't quite know what to expect when my shield reached the tree where Edward and Heather stood. Would Heather try to run? Would we catch her? . . . . Would Edward want to come back?

My last worry was cancelled within seconds. As soon as my shield had reached him, Edward ran – faster than I'd ever seen him run before – towards me, and I too ran forwards, meeting him in two strides.

I threw myself at him, wrapping my arms around his neck, holding him dangerously close. I had to remind myself more than once that I was still stronger than him, and loosen my hold on him slightly. I hadn't ever needed anything in my life more than I needed Edward at that moment. More than I'd ever needed air or water as a human, and more than I'd needed blood so ravenously as a newborn.

His lips brushed my jaw line, and he breathed my name, making me shiver. And he was kissing me, lightly to start with, but his lips were as eager as mine, kissing me ferociously before pulling away and staring into my eyes.

It suddenly didn't matter about the weeks we'd spent apart. It didn't matter that Heather had tried to separate us, killing me inside. To Italy, to stay in Volterra. It didn't matter that I was soon to leave him to travel It didn't matter that Edwards red irises we shining brightly , showing that he'd been drinking human blood. I should have been disgusted, but in that moment nothing mattered. We were together. That was all that mattered to me.

Out of the corner of my eye, I saw our family advancing on Heather, who was turning to run. She couldn't get away, they had to catch her.

Edwards cold hands cupped my face and I looked up at him.

"I knew you'd find me, Bella. I knew you could do it." He began kissing me again, and I wanted this moment to last forever. I knew it couldn't last, but still I hoped.

Melanie ruined our moment.

"If that's all we came to find," She was looking disgustedly at Edward, before she turned to Demetri, "it was a wasted journey. Who would want him back?"

A low growl escaped my lips, and Edward had to hold my arm so I didn't confront Melanie.

"Thank you for your services, Felix, Demetri. It means a lot to me, to all of us." Edward sounded sincere, but of course, he didn't know what their price had been.

I suddenly pondered on my earlier assumption. Knowing he was safe wasn't enough. It wasn't enough for me to know he was safe. I had to be with him. I had to spend every waking hour with him. If I was ever to die, I wanted to die lying in his arms, not in a crowded village in Italy. I was clueless to the horrors which I now faced, and I didn't want not to be clueless. I didn't want to know what horrible thing's I would have to endure. I wanted to stay with Edward. Forever.

"Come, Isabella. It is time. The others can finish the immortal off by themselves. We must be in Italy by nightfall." Felix's voice was uninterested and monotone. He didn't care in the slightest that I was about to leave the love of my life, – and much longer than a lifetime – never to see him again.

I turned around to face Edward, and I looked deep into his eyes. "I love you." I whispered, "but I have to go."

You could almost hear the click as he realised what was going on. His eyes became angry and as I turned towards Felix, he whisked me back around to face him.

"No! Bella, you can't go." His eyes set on Felix, "She's not going with you. She's not." He turned back to me, his hands wrapping around my wrists, forcing me to stay facing him. "Bella what about Renesmee? You can't do this! Why did you agree to? Was this the price of getting me back? You're not paying it! I don't want to be found if it means losing you again."

Taking a deep breath, I answered him. "You will look after Renesmee for me, band yes, this was the price of finding you. You have to go back for Renesmee Edward. You have to." I pulled his hands off of my arms and started walking towards Demetri and Felix, but I was too slow, Edward caught me around the waist, puling me back.

Edward's POV:

"No. I will go, and you will go home to Renesmee. She needs her mother, Bella. If someone is going to Italy, it sure as hell isn't you." My voice was strong, but inside I was broken. The thought of never seeing my angels face again was heart breaking. I'd had this thought so often in the last couple of weeks, and just when I thought I'd got her back – got everything back – it was all being whisked away from me in the blink of an eye.

I was still staring intently at Bella when the woman – I presumed to be Demetri's wife – spoke out.

"I don't think Aro cares who we bring back, but we're taking someone to Italy, whether it's you, Bella or the queen's immortal mother-in-law!"

Her words rang in my head for a few seconds after she'd said them.

It hit me.

Louise's POV:

I didn't need to open my eyes to know I was in a hospital. The intoxicating smell and the constant beep of a heart monitor was enough proof.

My eyelids were heavy, and reluctant to open, but when they pushed open, I saw the most beautiful image imaginable. To begin with, I still thought I was caught in a dream.

But no, Paul was sitting to my side, his thumb stroking the back of my hand.

"Louise, your awake, thank God." He brushed his brow with a sigh of relief.

"Wh-" My throat croaked as I tried to form words. "Why am I in hospital?"

He stroked my face gently, but to my utter horror it hurt me. What had happened? He removed his hand as I winced, returning to holding my hand.

"Do you not remember Love?"

The previous day flooded back to me, the waves of shock crashing all sides of my mind. My gasp was enough to convince Paul that I'd remembered.

I'd fallen down the stairs. No.

I'd been pushed down the stairs.

"Seth." My voice was barely a whisper, but Paul heard, and nodded mutely.

I realised I couldn't move. Panicking, I grabbed for Paul's arm, only to be held back by needles and wires that wound themselves around me. Holding me together.

"Paul!" I squealed. I couldn't move. Not an inch.

"Shh, calm down Louise, you're going to be fine. Your going to be fine." His thumb was still rubbing circles in my hand, and the motion calmed me significantly, along with his soothing tone.

"Why can't I move Paul?" The tears were audible in my voice, and visible as they bombarded my cheeks.

"Well, when you fell. . . You kinda busted you're whole left side, Love. But it's okay, the doctor says you'll make a full recovery. It'll just take a while. You're going to be fine. You just need to rest." He leaned down to kiss my fingertips, and then the ring on my fourth finger.

A thought hit me, hitting the barrier of my heart and crumbling the vital organ to pieces.

"Paul. . ." The tears were flowing unstoppably now, "Paul the twins, our babies. Oh Paul!" I wailed as he fussed over me, careful not to touch me, but desperate to calm me. His tries were futile.

"Louise! Listen to me!" He squeezed my hand firmly, but I wouldn't admit to him that it hurt. "Louise! Shhhh. . .The doctor came, as soon as he heard what happened to you. He had to look after you first, but he was anxious to see if either of our twins were okay. He was dubious. He said that the chance of either of them surviving was thin, especially as you were so far into your pregnancy." I knew it. We had lost them both. After everything that had happened, we had lost them. I could feel myself crumble at the thought. Why was Paul even telling me this, was he trying to rip me apart further?

"But Louise, they're both fine! The doctors all say it's a miracle! They're both absolutely fine! Louise, they couldn't believe it, I still can't believe it!"

I couldn't take in what he was saying. Could it be true? They were. . . fine?

"You landed on your side. If you'd landed the tiniest bit to your right, they'd be. . ." His silence explained the rest.

They were alive. My twins were alive. A lone tear rolled down my cheek, but Paul took it the wrong way.

"Louise, don't cry Love, things will work out."

"I'm crying because I'm happy." A smile spread across his face, forcing me to smile too. "I. . . can't believe it!"

He leant over me cautiously, and making sure he didn't lean on me at all or hurt me in any way, he kissed my lips softly. "I missed you." He whispered against my skin.

He missed me? What did that mean?

"What do you mean?" I asked, "Didn't you come to the hospital with me yesterday?"

"Yesterday? I've been at the hospital since you fell. ." His eyes widened suddenly. "Oh Louise, honey, it wasn't yesterday you fell down the stairs."

What? Had I been unconscious for longer than I'd thought?

"Louise, what happened with Seth happened sixteen days ago. You've been here for almost three weeks."

A/N Okay, I had to stop the suspense. Lol, I got at least five messages saying 'NO! NOT THE TWINS!!' So there you go, but the Edward POV was a bit of a cliffhanger, huh? Do not worry, the next chapter will be up by Monday (3rd May) So until then, over and out Dinosaurs!