bella turns a bit fishyy

chapter 26

Chapter 26

"Alice, who?" I cried out.

She looked at me. A painful look on her face.

"Victoria… and her newborn vampire army."

I could barley register the faint sound of a "holy crap!" when my world turned black.

I woke up in my perfect world.

The main thing that made it perfect was Edward. We could finally be together forever. His painful thirst for my blood no longer bothered him, so there were no limits and boundaries to our love. That love kept growing everyday, becoming stronger. We could lay in our meadow all day under the sun, sparkling together.

My father is still living the in the bliss of ignorance when it concerned vampires and werewolves and mermaids. Jacob is still my best friend, and only my friend. No love triangle issues to complicate my relationships. Jacob and Edward actually get along.

And most importantly, my family is safe. Victoria is dead, a pile of ashes. All of her little minions are still human, continuing their human lives. The Volturi holds no axe over our heads.

The only thing that is unclear and foggy in this blissful world, are the mermaids. The necklace has complicated my life to an excessive degree and I wish that it would leave me alone and never come back sometimes. It cost me a best friend and the developing relationship I had with my father. But it also brought more excitement -not that there wasn't a shit load already- and more adventure. I learned about my ancestor who was loved by all, an overall really great person. I have some wonderful new friends and found a beautiful underwater utopia. But all that bad stuff sometimes cancels out the happy stuff.

So I guess my world isn't totally perfect. Could it ever be?

"Bella! Bella, love. Can you hear me, sweetheart? Squeeze my hand if you can hear me." That velvet voice was upping the perfect meter, but the pain and anguish I heard in it made it drop again. I tried to find my hands, to tell the silky voice that I was alright.

"Geez, Eddie. Give the girl a break," a deep laughing voice said.

"Edward, give her some time, she is going through a lot right now. Her mind needs some time to calm down." This voice was calm and strong.

I remembered where I was then. I had to wake up, let them know I was okay, stop the worry. I felt my eyes flutter open. I saw seven pale faces all hovering above my head. I held back the little shriek that attempted to come out. Emmett laughed at my face, Esme looked relieved, Alice smiled. Edward was kneeling on the ground right next to my head. From the look on his face, you'd think they had saved little brother Jimmy from deep down in the well.

"Oh, Bella." Edward swooped down, peppering my face in butterfly kisses. I brought my palm up to cup his cheek.

"It's okay, Edward. I'm okay." He held my hand to his face and smiled a small smile as he gazed affectionately at me.

"Holy crap, Bella. You gotta stop passing out on us! You scared poor Eddie over here into a high paced frenzy!" Emmett exclaimed with an animated face.

I laughed at the face he was making. "Sorry, Em. I'll try not to next time."

I sat up but stooped mid-way, peering at Carlisle with one eyebrow raised. "Am I allowed to sit up? Or are three of you going to simultaneously push me back down again?"

He chuckled. "No, you can sit up. Edward caught you before you could hit your head on the ice and give your self a concussion. You are just fine."

I smiled and sat up. Edward sat on the couch and pulled me into his lap. I curled up and laid my head on his chest as his arms enveloped me in his embrace.