I updated, YAY! I got really bored, and so I set to work on this chapter. I hope you all like it. It was harder than I thought it would be to write about the crash. Anyway, thank you to everyone who reviewed. On with the story!

My mother's scream was immediately drowned out as the plane plunged towards the ocean, the noise steadily increasing. I opened my eyes for a split moment when I felt an enormous gush of wind hit me, but I closed them back just as suddenly. Part of the plane had been ripped off. I gripped tighter to Edward, and wondered how much time we had left. Or at least, how much time I might have left.

It's an odd feeling, being in a plane crash. Though I was plunging towards the ground at who knows how many miles per hour, I almost felt weightless at some moments, though they were rare. Eventually those semi-peaceful moments vanished and I was left with a constant pressure.

I was absolutely petrified, despite the fact that Edward was with me. Knowing that my life could be ending at any second, knowing that I could be leaving everything behind. Though I couldn't hear my mother's voice anymore, I knew that she was terrified, and that caused me to worry even more. The look Phil had on his face right before our descent; it was indescribable. He seemed certain that death was about to come, and that certainly didn't help brighten my spirits.

My earlier thoughts of being fortunate to have found Edward returned and I felt him against me. He was whispering things to me, but it was much to fast for me to understand. I only knew he was talking about me because I heard my name several times. Knowing that Edward was scared didn't help matters either.

Perhaps the impact wouldn't be that bad, I told myself. Maybe something would kick in at the last minute and prevent this crash from ever happening. Maybe this was all some kind of odd nightmare that my subconscious had thought up. I was a prettypeculiarperson after all. But I knew that I was just trying to think positively, this was definitely real.

Anticipation wasgradually building up. Even though it seemed like it was taking forever, I knew that we were incredibly close to crashing.

"I love you," I whispered.

I kept repeating this line over and over.

Edward held me closer, but said nothing.

I opened my eyes again, wanting to consume as much detail as possible. Everyone was still huddled in the same position, but I met Jasper's eyes once. He smiled at me slightly, and I instantly felt calmer. Because of this, I was actually able to sort out some of my thoughts without having to worry about panicking.

My life before I moved here had been good. Good enough, at least. I had Mom, and she was really all I felt I needed then. There is no way I could go back to that now. I would be giving up way too much. I considered how happy I was for making the ultimate sacrifice and moving to Forks. It didn't seem so bad now. Maybe I was meant to stay in Forks. Maybe I wasn't supposed to be leaving with Edward and his family to go to England. But I refused to believe that, because nothing seemed more right at the moment. Also, there had to be a reason that Mom and Phil were on the plane.

But then I remembered someone else: Charlie. I had seen Charlie often enough while growing up, but now I lived with him. Or, I used to live with him. The point was that I loved him.Charlie...I might never see him again. As if I hadn't hurt him enough by running away like that (for the second time), but now, I might die too. I might never see him again. Maybe that would be a good thing, though, if this ended badly. I don't think I could stand to see his face when he found out that his only daughter and the ex-wife that he still loved had died.

Suddenly, the air was crushed from my lungs as Edward pulled me as close to him as possible, ready to shield me from all possible damage.

"I love you, too," he whispered quickly, and it was at that moment that I knew it was about to happen.

We were about to crash. I gripped tighter to Edward's shirt and snapped my eyes back shut, saying a final prayer. Halfway through it, I felt an immense amount of pressure, and I could feel myself being jostled around violently, despite the fact that I was still securely wrapped in Edward's arms. A squeak escaped my lips as I hit the water and began sinking.

I had landed in the water after Edward, who had taken the blow primarily in the center of his back since he was wrapped in a ball around me. When I hit the water, it still hurt more than almost anything I had ever felt before. It was probably partially because of the initial shock of its coldness, too. I knew if it hurt that badly for me, and I had Edward protecting me to the best of his abilities, that he must have felt some kind of pain too. I assume my assumption was correct because Edward actually let me go. I am quite sure that this was involuntary, but I didn't spend much time contemplating on it due to the immense amount of pain I was in.

I opened my eyes and looked quickly around me. I could see Edward next to me, staring at me intently, wondering how bad off I was. I couldn't see any of the others, though. I swam up for air, and it was then that I noticed that I was fairly bad off. There was a horrible burning sensation and I felt it all over. It was nothing like the pain from the venom; it wasn't quite that bad. It was still pretty horrible though.

I figured that in the process of being thrown around in the plane I had managed to scrape against something and get cut. Actually, it would've had to been quite a few somethings. The salty water was frigid, and those two factors definitely weren't helping with the pain. I suppose I should've started swimming somewhere, but I didn't know where to go. Edward surfaced next to me, looking rather alarmed.

"Bella," he started.

"We need to find land," I cut him off. "And we need to find Mom, Phil, and the rest of the family."

"Are you okay," he asked, concerned.

"Okay enough," I said.

And I thought I was.

Edward still seemed cautious, and he had plenty of good reasons to be, but I didn't want to worry about me until I knew that everyone else was okay.

"Can you swim okay," he checked.

"Yeah," I whispered.

My teeth started chattering from the cold and I noticed I had a pretty bad headache. I touched my hand to my forehead for a moment, but quickly took it down when Edward turned back to look at me.

"There's no land really close by, Bella. We're pretty far into the ocean, after all. It's going to be quite a few miles."

I nodded, but only once, because I realized it made me a little dizzy when I did so. "Let's go," I agreed.

I convinced my stiff limbs to cooperate with me. I felt a pressing need to get to land as soon as possible. It wasn't only because I was in the middle of some ocean, although that did play a pretty big role in it. I was sure, though, that something was wrong with me. I refused to let on to this fact, however, for it would only worsen the situation. Right now, I had to suck it up and do my best to get where we needed to be as fast as possible.

"Do you see anyone?" I asked.

"Alice and Jasper are nearby," he told me. "I heard Alice's thoughts. They see the others."

"My mom?" I questioned. "Phil?"

Edward fell silent and I stopped swimming, fearing that something horrible had happened. My heart skipped a beat.

"Edward," I exclaimed. "Are they okay?"

"Yes, Bella, they're in pretty good condition, all things considered. It's just…I think your mom suspects something. She thinks there is more than coincidence behind the accidents that occur when you are with us." Edward looked worried, but I knew that it wasn't the most pressing thing on his mind.

We swam in silence for a few more minutes before it happened.

I lifted my arm to take another stroke, but found that I couldn't seem to do so. I was struck with a pins and needles feeling before I went totally numb. I was aware of the fact that I was freezing, but I hadn't noticed how badly.

I opened my mouth to call out to Edward, but I sunk before I could say anything. Of course, I wasn't under water long. I watched as Edward swam to me, grabbing me around my waist and swimming up.

"I'm pretty numb," I chattered.

Edward maneuvered me so that I was positioned on his back.

"Do you think you'll be able to hold on," he asked.

I told him yes, I could for now.

Edward swam faster then, noting that things were more serious now than before. I know he already had had suspicions about how I was doing, and I had pretty much just proved to him that my condition was slightly urgent.

Because of his speed, we reached his family about 20 seconds after he had me on his back. We should've made it a lot sooner, but I was swimming then and Edward had gone human pace, not wanting to overexert me. Now, that was forgotten. Now we just needed to get there as soon as possible.

"How is she," Alice asked when she noticed me on Edward's back.

Edward shook his head, signaling that he didn't know for sure. I knew that she knew it was a dangerous situation, though, because she had looked in his eyes.

"There should be land about 15 miles ahead," Carlisle informed us. "We actually landed in a fairly fortunate place."

"Are you all okay," I managed to ask.

They looked at me and smiled gently, and I knew that they were.

I found that I was starting to adjust a bit to the temperature of the water, but that might have been because of the speed of which we were flying through it. Either way, it was still freezing. It came up in my mind frequently to ask about my mom and Phil, to keep checking up on them, but I always shot my questions down. I was afraid of what the answers might be.

About five minutes later we reached land.

Edward grabbed me and swung me around, holding me to him for a moment before he put me down gently in the sand. I stood there, looking out at the ocean. I glanced up at the cloudy sky before I looked from Carlisle to Emmett, trying to get answers to the questions I was too afraid to ask.

"I believe they should both be alright, Bella," Carlisle assured me.

Immediately after he said this, him and the rest of the family gathered to discuss something, apparently coming up with some plan.

I nodded.

I looked over towards Mom and Phil briefly, assessing the damage for myself. Both of them had a few scrapes, but other than that, it really didn't look that bad. Smiling to myself, I relaxed and looked back at the water.

After a few minutes I became aware of the sun beating down on us. It must've just come out. At first I was happy for it, because it meant some warmth. I was already sweating, even though I was shivering. A voice in the back of my mind reminded me that the sun hadn't been out long enough for me to be sweating from it yet. I didn't put forth much effort getting to this little island because Edward supported me most of the way. I chose not to dwell on these fact, and thought back to my currentlove for the sun. But then I remembered Mom and Phil. I was on some deserted island with my vampire boyfriend and his vampire family, and they had to be shimmering in the sunlight. I didn't even want to consider what my mom and Phil would think if they saw this.

I turned around quickly, half expecting them to be gone. For me to be standing here with only my mom and Phil. Instead, I saw them standing there, looking at each other worriedly. I couldn't help but gawk at them still, even though I was used to it. We had spent some days in the sun at their house before. I made eye contact with Edward, and then followed his eyes and they focused away from mine and towards my mother and her husband.

Mom and Phil looked awestruck, but only for a moment. Phil closed his mouth, but continued to stare. He looked back and forth from me to the Cullens, probably wondering why I was so calm while I had a glittering family standing next to me. Mom recovered faster than him, though.

She ran over to me, grabbing my arm and throwing me off balance. I took a step backwards, catching myself.

"Bella, they're…"

"I know, Mom," I said, looking guiltily away. Perhaps I should've told when Esme offered on the plane.

"What do you mean you know," she exclaimed, gesturing wildly towards them. "Look at them, Bella! That isn't natural! Do you see? That's not human, they can't be human! We have to leave. We have to leave right now," she said, grasping my hand firmly.

She called for Phil, but he only locked eyes with her momentarily before turning back to stare at them again.

"Mom," I whispered. "Go where? We're trapped."

She grabbed my shoulders and shook me rather harshly. A dizzy spell immediately came upon me again and I found myself staring blankly past her. I could feel my heart rate accelerating and I knew something was about to go wrong. My mom called me and I looked at her uncertainly.

"Bella," she said again.

My eyes rolled to the back of my head and I collapsed, drifting off into an incredibly deep sleep.

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