Twilight Collision

Chapter 13: Gathering

DISCLAIMER: I do not own Twilight or any of its characters. I wish I do but unfortunately I don't XD

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"What just happened?! You were almost killed! Uhh if you only knew what they were thinking... I want to rip them limb from limb just by the hearing what they wanted to do to you!" I was seething with rage. My body was shaking uncontrollably that it was a miracle that the steering wheel was still intact.

I was so caught up in my own anger that I was surprised when I felt a warm hand in my arm and I turned my head to see Bella's eyes bore into mine. All my anger left when I saw the look on her face. I could see panic, fear, confusion all at once. It brought me back to my senses. Bella needed me now.

"I'm sorry if I frightened you Love. Please know that it's not you I'm angry at"

"I shouldn't have left the hotel" She sighed, and I welcomed the burn in my throat because it meant that she was here, alive, with me.

We rode silently for a few minutes and I used the time to clear my head and as Alice put it, desensitize from Bella's appealing scent.

"Are you hurt?" The worry was clear in my voice.

"No" she was trying to reassure me which calmed me a bit but suddenly remembering the last thing that happened before I came.

"Are you okay?"

"No..." I couldn't help but look at her, but she was lost in her own thoughts while staring out the window.

My recollection of what happened to the alley was very clear and there was no other explanation that I could find. Bella was a fighter who took down three men. She was strong and fast. Not like a vampire but enough to be considered 'not normal' by human standards.

"Did you know you can do that?" I had to ask. I bet no one ever expected Bella to do all those things and not to mention throwing someone that far was not something a normal human could do.

She was looking at her hands "I don't know. I just... I just acted on instinct. I wasn't even afraid. I knew deep inside that they were no match." She was silent for a while before she continued.

"I was thinking of running away from them but the thought of them finding another women to terrorize and knowing that whoever they were going to assault next was going to be helpless... I wanted to do something..."

"What's happening to me Edward?" She added.

"Don't worry, we'll get to the bottom of this" I tried to reassure her but even I couldn't see the truth in my own words.

It was only until we got back to the hotel that I saw several missed calls on my phone from Alice. She must have gotten a vision about Bella and after giving her the full details about what really happened, she asked us to come home right away.

"Well, one thing we know for sure is that she's very much human all right" Jasper wrinkled his nose, trying to forget the smell of Bella's blood when Carlisle did a blood test the moment we got back from Port Angeles. We had to leave Bella alone with Carlisle during the extraction and I didn't trust myself enough yet to control the monster when it comes to her fresh blood spilling, but the smell still lingered in the house when we returned.

"Maybe you were just exaggerating things Edward" Rosalie started, and I had to glare at her.

"I know what I saw, and Alice did too" Alice nodded in agreement.

"Well, there are humans who have enhanced abilities through years of training" Jasper offered.

"Oh! Oh! Ninjas!" Emmett pointed much to Rosalie's annoyance.

"Really Emmett?"

"What?! You said she was fast? Humans couldn't see her moves and she's strong!"

I had to roll my eyes.

"Fine, why don't we test it then?" Emmett's smile was devilish.

"NO!" That came out as a growl, but I didn't care.

"No one's testing anyone" Esme reassured and then turned to Bella.

"Bella, do you still not remember anything?" I was afraid of that question. I have been trying to avoid asking Bella that question afraid of what the answer might be.

I looked at her and saw her concentrate. After a few seconds, her face distorted into a wince which would have looked cute if the situation weren't this serious.

"Nothing" I didn't realize I was actually holding my breath. I let out a sigh of relief.

"Does it still hurt trying to remember?" I inquired. She turned to look at me and gave a reassuring smile.

"It doesn't hurt anymore but it still frustrates me that I can't remember anything else. If only there was something that could help me jog my memory..." She trailed of.

"Oh hey! Maybe this would help" Emmett suddenly said when he remembered a watch that Bella was wearing when we found her. Bella looked at him and there was a hint of surprise on her face when he got back a second later.

Emmett gave Bella a black digital watch that looked broken and she looked up to him questioningly.

"You were wearing that when we found you. Rose and I tried fixing it, but we couldn't get it to open." Bella was turning it over and over in her hands until she stopped.

"Sorry I got nothing" she sighed then to Emmett.

"Ahmm, could you do that again?"

"Do what again?" It was our turn to look surprised.

"Run around the house in vampire speed. I just realized something earlier, but I wanted to be sure"

Bro, your girlfriend is starting to get weird.

"Just do it Emmett" I was curious as well. Just like that, Emmett was running around the living room in vampire speed, making sure not to break any furniture along the way.

"Bella..."

"Wait" she raised her finger signaling me to be quiet while she concentrated.

Huh. I forgot how frustrating it was not being able to read what's going on in that mind of hers.

I didn't have to look at Emmett to know where he was because I can easily pinpoint him with his mind.

I was looking at Bella instead and saw her eyes moving from left to right trying hard to find Emmett and after a few seconds, it hit me.

"You can see him!"