Emmett POV
Some dumb nut. Really? It was obviously about Edward. But if that was what he should've said, what did he say? Edward never did tell us what he told her, why she let go so easily. Hey, Bella was playing guitar! OMFG this is awesome! Again, I wonder why she's never like this around Edward.
Bella came down from the stage and walked over to me and Jasper. "It's getting late, do you want to go home?" she asked. "Sure," Jasper said. I drove us home, silent for once. I know, a miracle right?
"Hey Bells?" I asked. "Hmm." Bella replied sleepily. "How you never act like that in front of anyone else?"
Bella POV
I thought for a minute. "Well, Edward would have a fit for one thing. For another, it's my secret, my secret side. I've always had it, I always will, and I guess it's not a secret anymore." "Oh. Well, we enjoyed it. Didn't we Jazz?" said Emmett. "Yes, but that sounded so wrong Emmett." "Only cause you made it wrong, you perv."
I rolled my eyes. "So, like, how bad are you? Do you have a tattoo?" Emmett asked. I blushed. "Yes." "What!" Emmett stared at me, his mouth open. "You heard me, pay attention to the road."
We were home now, sitting on the couch. "So what is it?" asked Jasper. I showed them the tattoo on my hip. It said "Words fail. Music speaks," in elegant script.
"Is that the only one?" Jasper asked. "Nope, but you don't get to see the others," I said. They gawked. "I'm going to bed now, ok?" "Right. Goodnight little sis." Emmett said. "Good night Bells," Jasper said. I hugged them both and ran upstairs.
Emmett POV
Wow. This was a whole new Bella, and it was pretty awesome. Just a little after Bella had gone to bed, Alice stomped in. She ran upstairs, grabbed a bunch of Edward's CD's, and threw them at the Volvo. Huh. Last time Edward rides with Carlisle and the others. All the CD's were smashed and the Volvo was scratched liberally.
"Alice baby, why'd you do that?" Jasper asked. Alice snarled. "Trust me, when the future happens, you'll find something of his to break too." "Well… what happens in the future?" I asked. Alice shook her head. "You'll find out soon. But you should probably go upstairs now. Bye!" And she was gone. Not 10 minutes after she left Bella screamed. We ran upstairs. Bella was twisting in the sheets, her face screwed up in pain.
Jasper POV
"Bella, wake up!" I said, shaking her. She sat up fast and I was overcome by a wave of pain. I was drowning in it, it was unbearable, and then it was gone. Bella was looking at me, apology in her eyes. "Sorry," she whispered. Emmett looked at me questioningly. I waved him off. "Were you having a nightmare?" Emmett asked. Bella nodded, than lay back and rolled over. "But I'm fine now. Thanks for coming to check on me."
I grabbed her arm and rolled her back over to face us. "What was it about? Why do you feel that way?" Bella's eyes tightened, and her expression closed. "Nothing. It's fine."
Emmett POV
"It's not fine," I said. Jasper had sent me some of her pain. It was awful, and I didn't know what could hurt her that way. Bella swung out of bed, and walked over to the window. "Leave it alone," she said, her voice low and angry. "Bells, please," I pleaded, "tell us." "Bella, what hurt you like that? We need to know," Jasper said. She smiled bleakly. "I don't want to talk about it. You should know though. There's only one person that could hurt me that way." Then she slipped through the window, but not before I caught the salty scent of her tears.
Bella POV
I hit the ground running. I grabbed Emmett's motorcycle and took off. In my defense, it was mine first, and it still would be if Edward hadn't taken it. I drove for at least two hours in no particular direction. Meaning when I finally did stop, I had no idea where I was. I finally found a sign welcoming me to Portland. Well this was fantastic. I'm not sure why I ran. I didn't want to talk about him leaving, or my recurring nightmares, that was for sure. I didn't want to remember my dark days at all. I felt my panic building as they talked. I felt like I was trapped in a room with the walls closing in, with no way out. I couldn't take it, so I jumped. Now how could I explain that to a sane person? How could I tell them that I was falling apart? Tearing at the seams? Edward was back, so there was no reason for me to feel this way.
But I guess he'll be gone soon enough, and then I don't have to hide it. No one will ever know the damage he caused when he left, or the injuries he couldn't heal just by coming back. They won't ever know that Charlie's not really out of town. They won't know that Phil's in the slammer or Renee's gone the same way as Charlie. I'm already beyond their help, and now I'm not even in their town.
AN: It's gonna be a little heavy now, and I'll probably have to change summary. Anyway, Charlie's died after being stabbed in a police chase. Renee has a heart attack shortly after, and Phil is in jail for trying to kill someone while drunk. Bella doesn't tell the Cullen's because she wants to handle it on her own. After her parents death, Bella goes a little nuts, and becomes an entirely different person in an effort to forget her past. Then Edward comes back and she's back at square 1. Don't worry, there will be fun eventually. Lots of upcoming family bonding!