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Chapter IV: Bloodbath

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*Bella's POV*

TJ drew me a bubble bath this morning. I asked him why he was doing this and he said it because I seemed tensed, and that I've been acting weird lately. He told me to just sit there and just relax, and that I needed to be tranquil.

I tried to argue with him, but he wouldn't take no for an answer. I gave up trying to argue with him, so I just did what he told me to do.

"Bella listen to me, you've been acting strange lately and I'm worried about you. You were crying last night, and you were shivering in my arms. You looked as if you saw a ghost or something, and to top it all off you were scared. I've never seen you so scared in my life. So what I need you to do is to just sit here and relax. I will come back and check on you, but until then don't move. Stay put." He explained.

Before I could say anything TJ had already closed the door and left. I had no choice but to do as he says. I walked over to the mirror and looked at myself, seeing the bags under my eyes, and the dried up tears. I look a complete mess, no wonder he thinks he thinks I'm crazy. I look like an emotional mess for no reason. I tucked my hair behind my ear and I began taking my clothes off.

I slowly sat down in the warm bubbly water and stretched my legs out. I rested my head on the folded towel TJ had left for me, and closed my eyes. My body started to fall numb again, and it's like my legs were trying to cramp up. Pain started shooting up my legs, and it feels as if something is cutting me. I opened my eyes and saw that the water was now crimson red. I look at my body and see it's covered in paint. Only it's not paint....it's blood.

My heart began racing as I look at the blood on my hands, and all over my body. I examined my legs looking for cuts and there weren't any. I looked on my arms for wounds but there weren't any also. Where did all this blood come from?

As I motioned to get out of the tub, something was holding me back. I started struggling to free myself until I just sunk to the bottom.

* TJ's POV*

It's been about an hour since I left Bella upstairs to rest, and I started to worry if she's okay or not. Something is going on with her, but I'm not sure as to what it is. She says she saw someone at the pond and that they're were trying to drag her underwater. This morning she told me that she saw someone in her bedroom last night. I looked in her bedroom to see what she was talking about, but I didn't see anything. All I saw was broken glass that she may have dropped when she saw this person? I don't know, but it's worrying me even more. The more I think about it, the more I become concerned about her.

I walked upstairs towards my room to check on Bella. I opened the bathroom door and saw him just laying underwater. I panicked and grabbed her and picked her up in my arms. I sat on the floor holding her lifeless body in my lap, trying to get her to breathe again. I listened to her heart hearing it beat slowly. I pressed my hands on her chest and began to do CPR. Within a second she started coughing up water from her lungs. I held her close to me.

" Bella what the hell happened?" I said.

"T-There was blood all over me and in the tub, and something dragged me down when I was trying to get out. I-I couldn't do anything TJ! I'm....I'm so scared." She trembled.

I pulled back and looked into those dark brown eyes of hers. She was serious. I looked at the tub and saw that there was no blood. There was nothing. There was absolutely nothing there.

"Bella there's no blood. The water is clear like it was when I left you." I whispered.

She frowned and turned around.

"W-What? b-but I saw blood, and I was covered in it. TJ look it was there I swear." She said.

I held her close to me and stood up looking around. There was still no blood. The tub wasn't covered in anything, and it was still clean. The water was still clear and full of bubbles. I turned my gaze towards her and gave her a sad look.

"I don't see anything. Bella there's no blood." I whispered.

She whimpered and rested her head on my shoulder, as I carried her to the bed and sat her down. I grabbed a clean towel and wrapped her in it and held him inside my arms. She was shivering again. I pressed my lips against her forehead, and I cradled her just a little. Our eyes met once more, and our lips suddenly touched. She quickly pulled back and looked away, and her cheeks were bright red.

"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to -

I pulled her close to me again and pressed my lips against her again. I wrapped my arms around her, and our lips continued to crash as we laid down wrapped in each other's arms. I pulled back and looked into her eyes again.

"I wanted you to." I whispered.

A smirk appeared on her face and we kissed each other once more.

"I love you." She moaned against my lips.

"I love you too." I said.