A/N: Hi guy! I hope quarantine is going okay for you... Here is another chapter of Kidnapped to hopefully help you stave off the boredom.
I came to in a hotel room. I woke with a shock, shooting out of bed in the dark room. My funny bone hit a bedside table, and I howled. The sound of my own voice brought me back to when I heard it last:
"Let him go. He's better now."
"Edward," I whispered in the dark, and a shiver ran through me.
Edward's face lunging at me, snarling. His teeth bared and snapping even as he claws at my neck. His fingers break my skin and I should respond to it, but I can't. I'm paralyzed.
Something knocked on the door. I yelped.
"Bella?" I heard that fae-like twinkle once more. Alice?
I heard an electronic "click," followed by a thin stream of light. A halo of black hair appeared as alicey peeked in.
"Hi." I blushed when my voice cracked.
"Are you alright? I heard you scream."
My blush deepened. I'd screamed? How embarrassing.
"It's okay, Bella," she said softly. "I'd probably scream, too, if it were me."
I couldn't see her expression, but I imagined it was something like pity.
I cringed, unsure of how to respond. I glanced around the (dimly lit) room. "What time is it?" I asked.
It was still dark, only artificial light pouring in. But it couldn't possibly still be night? I started to retrace the past couple hours but then thought better of it at the memory of sharp, glaring teeth.
"Where?" Alice retorted.
I looked at her dumbly, not comprehending. "I mean, when?"
"No, Bella, where." She shook her head. I felt stupid and a little miffed. She continued, "We're not in Washington, Bella, so the answer to your question would depend on the context of location."
Not in Washington? My mind ran the concept over and over, testing it on for size. It didn't fit.
"How in the heck did you get my body out of those woods?" I blurted the first question that came to mind, blushing at the insistence of my tone. "I mean, are you like Jasper and Edward then?"
She sighed. "Bella, what do you think Jasper and Edward are?" She paused, and I hesitated.
She cocked her head. "Actually, don't answer that. I don't want to know. Yes, Bella, I am like them. Yes, that means I am so extraordinarily strong."
She cracked the door open wider, enhancing a halo around her head.
"No, Bella, that does not mean I am going to try to kill you." She smiled. "In fact, no one is going to try to kill you. You're safe now!"
She said it like I just won the lottery. "Thanks, Alice," I managed weakly.
"Of course, Bella!" She stood there awkwardly, as if waiting for me to say something.
I said something. "Alice, why did they want to kill me?" Attempting to sound neutral, but I think it just came across as very pathetic.
"I'm sorry, Bella," Alice whispered. She paused. "Edward never wanted to kill you."
"He tried to-"
"He didn't want to, Bella."
I couldn't help but voice my theory. "He couldn't help it, could he, Alice?" It was like something had possessed him.
"No Bella, he couldn't. But that doesn't excuse anything. It doesn't make it okay." Her voice hardened as she spoke. "Don't worry, though. We'll protect you. You're safe. He can't hurt you now."
Her words whirred through my head and sounded oddly backwards. I thought he was supposed to be protecting me from them?
As if in response to my unspoken question, she said, "Things change, sometimes, Bella. People change." I tried to process her words but all I could see was a heartbroken man with sharp teeth and claw-like hands. Reality faded.
"I'm good, Bella. I swear I am."
"Now, try to sleep. I have a feeling you'll be able to fall asleep just fine." She began to close the door.
"I'm not like this."
"Oh, and Bella? It's nine o' clock." I swear I heard a whispered, "Sleep well!"
"I don't want to kill you."
Memories and fatigue swirled up to meet me and I fell back into oblivion.
A/N: Bella and Edward are so sad rn u_u
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