Okay everyone, get ready to board another roller coaster of emotion. I dub thee "California Screamin'!"
To Silentmayhem:
My sentiments exactly, .
To Serenity1006 :
You'll just have to wait and see.
To Saashi samy:
I don't like him either
To roganjalex:
Hopefully you'll love this one too
To Guest:
While I understand your wish, not all love stories have to end in an imprint.
To Karma:
I don't really have an opinion on Emily, since she's not heavily featured in the series. You can bet though that Jake's not going to take this Leech situation lying down.
To Mandy:
I make no promises, but I'm glad I'm not the only one who likes a strong Bella
To Melodia:
There are no words to describe Alice's actions but I'm sure by the end you'll think of a few
To Rose:
Leah has my deepest sympathy and Yeah it was time for Charlie to be a protective Dad.
To May:
I think she will pull through, once she gets rid of the access baggage.
To Astilbe:
Welcome back, and you're absolutely right about everything. Now it's the Cullens that need to let go of Bella.
To Sarahmicaela88:
Excellent points but you'll have to read on to find out.
Thunder and lightning started to storm overhead as I digested the bombshell Alice had just dropped in my lap.
"He's WHAT? Why?!"
I demanded narrowing my eyes to slits.
My ex-best friend let out a frustrated groan and had me in the car before I could blink.
"Buckle up! I'll explain on the way!"was her excuse as she floored it down the driveway with Jacob chasing us.
I gaped, realizing what was about to happen.
"No-! STOP the car Alice! Pull over! " I shouted testing the lock on the door, as her lead foot stepped on the gas.
"-There's no time! He's going to kill himself!"
"Alice I am NOT going with you! I CAN't- Now stop the damn car!" I continue to yell as she sped out of town.
"Yes you are!" she retorted just as angrily. "You're the only way to save my brother! Put aside your petty adolescent broken heart and help me save him-if only for our family if nothing else!"
My heart crumpled for the last time but instead of just hurt and pain there was disgust and rage!
"Jacob was right! You ARE a LEECH, in every sense of the word!" Alice gasped as she took her eyes off the wheel for a second to stare at me. "I am not now nor ever will be a part your family!
- The last 6 months have proven that fact. If any of them cared about me, they would have defied his orders and contacted to see if I was alright. Wouldn't have taken much: a phone call…an email…a letter! Now suddenly! Pretty boy's in trouble and you finally get up off your ass to do something about it and you expect me to jump too! I have a life here, Jake and -!"
I was cut off by a loud boom as we crashed into something big and I blacked out, losing conscious…
I awoke to the sound of my ears popping as I sat up and looked around. I was on an airplane, seated in first class with Alice placed right by the window.
"Oh good you're awake!" she squealed with relief.
I glowered at her as I growled "Where… are…we?"
"Over the middle of the Atlantic. We're expected to land in Rome in an hour. Edward's postponed his suicidal plan until tomorrow at noon which buy us time."
Her ghost of a smile disappeared the second I got up out of my seat. "Wh-where are you going?"
"Away from you!"
I hissed quietly as I stomped towards the back of the plane.
"Bella! Bella- Wait!"
She followed me at human pace but I ignored her and shut the door of the tiny bathroom stall in her face. "Leave me alone Alice!"
I just barely got out before starting to continuously I dry heave over the toilet.
A heart rhythm pounding in my ears, I wasn't quite sure whose.
HOW could Alice do this to me?!
To HIM?! My him!
Thanks to her, my son will probably never be born. I'll never get to hold him or Know if Jacob and I would have made it as parents.
Damn that selfish pixie! Speaking of which she was still pounding on the door
"Bella let me in! Bella! Talk to me!"
"Go AWAY!" I screeched at the top of my lungs.
Suddenly I heard a different voice on the other side of the door: "Ma'am?"
I perked my head up, Alice hated being called Ma'am. I could just see her eyes going darker.
"-Ma'am, I'm going to strongly insist that you go back to your seat in first class now. You are disturbing the other passengers with the scene you're making. Go on now- We will look after your friend."
"-But I-!"
"Ma'am if you continue, I will be forced to call security and have them escort you off the plane when we land"
I heard her gasp, being stopped and questioned by security would surely cause a big delay in her plans of rescuing her idiot brother.
"No I- I will do as you ask. Hope you feel better Bella,"
Not likely… The baby had picked up on my accelerated heartrate and I feeling very much the same as I did when the wolves appeared and killed Laurent. But this time I stayed awake and attempted to control my breathing.
I heard the soft clicking of her high heeled shoes as she walked further and further away.
"Miss?" the voice on the other side of the door addressed me now.
"-She's gone, Is there anything I can get you?"
"No, but I-"
"What?"
"I can't get up" I confessed, not trusting my eye sight that was blurring in and out of focus.
"Hold on,"
I heard a key turn in the lock and this medium blond haired stewardess of thirty was kneeling beside me.
"What's your name hon?"
"Bella,"
"Okay Bella, my name is Denise. Now let me see if I can help you up here…"
She then hooked one arm undermine and the other grabbed the edge of the sink as support. Slowly yet successfully Denise managed to haul both of us to our feet.
By that time, I was nearly seeing stars and I felt my body slump against her form. "Bella? Bella?"
My body went through the motion of transitioning from "standing?" to sitting. Things cleared up with the feeling of an oxygen mask being strapped over my nose and mouth as I breathed in the air.
Denise was an angel, "Bella?" she asked.
"Hmm?" "How far a long are you?"
"First trimester," Knowing immediately what she was asking.
"-You know if your morning sickness is that bad, you really shouldn't be traveling… I had a lot of trouble with my first as well." She said, handing me a packet of soda crackers and a cup of water to sip once I was okay to breathe on my own.
I smiled sadly at her thoughtfulness,
"I didn't really have a choice. My… friend… has a family emergency and she dragged me along to make sure she has her head on straight. As you witnessed earlier she not exactly…" I made a hand gesture.
"Oh, I'm so sorry. It must be pretty serious"
"Serious and incredibly stupid,"
"Ahh! I have a few relatives like that, say no more." She patted my arm reassuringly, "Well try to relax. We'll be landing soon" she said as going back to her duties.
Jake proved to be right once again: there are good people.
I shook my head,
Denise had placed me in the last row just outside the bathroom. It was peaceful without Alice breathing down my neck. Finally, alone I started to develop an escape plan. I couldn't let my baby die like this…
I didn't even have a chance to attempt step one.
That's the problem when traveling with a future seeing vampire, despite the smudges.
She ambushed me the second I got off the plane. Alice just latched on to my wrist and preceded to drag me through the entire airport and finally into a yellow Porsche that she stole.
After forty-five minutes of her talking and me ignoring, just staring out the flashing window. Trying not to get sick and cry.
"Bella…BELLA!" I reluctantly shifted my gaze to the pissed pixie.
"You haven't been listening to a word I've said have you?!"
I stayed silent until she swerved in the middle of the road and stopped the car. "What is wrong with you?! You've been given me the silent treatment for over two hours now, TALK!"
I narrowed my eyes "WHY? You don't give a damn what I say anyway! All you care about is your insipid worthless brother!"
"He is not WORTHLESS!"
"To you maybe, but he's nothing to me. Absolutely NOTHING! And you're… just like him. You don't care how many lives you wreck as long as you get what you want!"
Alice raised an eyebrow,
"What has happened to you? You're not the Bella I remember. She would have never said those terrible things about her best friend and the man she's in love with, her mate."
"ALICE!
1: If he WAS my "mate" he would never destroyed me and left!
2: I had to GROW UP and FACE the consequences of my actions. Something you and Edward have YET to achieve, despite a HUNDRED years head start!
Now DRIVE to bloody VOLTERRA. So you can save HIM and I can get on a bus to take me back to the airport!"
I shouted realizing there was no bus stop for several miles.
Without a word Alice started up the car and continued on.
Once we got to the city, Alice apologized saying she was wrong to bring me here and gave me directions to the bus.
I followed them and there was Edward standing under the clock tower about to make a scene by stepping into the sun.
I tried to turn back but Alice was right behind me and continued to push me across the square through a sea of red capes and finally into my revolting ex's arms.
"Heaven," he remarked, smothering me.
"Move it Dumb Ass!" I answered. Not realizing we caught the attention of the red eyes…