A/N: I know it's been forever since I last updated, and I don't have any excuse for you other than I've been babysitting almost everyday so far this summer. I promised in the last chapter that I would tell you what happened to Bella, so here's your chapter.

I do not own Twilight, New Moon, or Eclipse

Strangely, I knew that I was unconscious. I had no way of contemplating my surroundings, but yet, my mind was clear and my thoughts were painful.

It was as if being stuck in a world of eternal thought, lands overcome by everlasting shadows and monsters. Thoughts that I had suppressed, and learned to suppress, echoed distressfully in my mind.

The promises that had been made and broken, the betrayals from those who I had loved, who I still loved, destroyed me. I was alone. I was frightened… I was shattered, maybe even beyond repair this time.

He had promised to never leave me, never to hurt me, never to leave me broken again. That didn't seem to matter anymore.

Our love had been whole. Our love had been pure, but now it was destroyed. Edward no longer loved me, it was clear to me that he loved Evelyn, as was clear to everyone else.

I couldn't deny that I had always known that this was the path he would take. I had always believed our love to be short lived, but had believed under the forced illusion that our love was eternal.

I was normal, I was clumsy and beyond that… I was human, as Edward would never again be.

Although Evelyn was a vampire, I realized that in some twisted, demented way, Evelyn was human too. At least she seemed to be according to Alec…

Alec was another problem. I could not pretend that I did not have feelings for him, though how strong those feelings where I was unsure. All I knew was that my feelings for Alec were on a different level than my feelings for Edward.

Alec was a friend, a good friend. He devoted his life to protecting humans from Evelyn's jealous wrath. He was like Superman, and once again I played the role of Lois Lane. Once again I was the useless human in need of a savior.

Life was very repetitive, and I supposed that's the way life was always meant to be. That was the way it was created.

In a remote, hidden type of way my heart went out to Evelyn. She was lonely, and maybe even a little tired of creating destruction. She needed friend, one that would stay true to her. One that wouldn't betray her, a friend who would love her as I once believed I was loved. To feel important to someone meant more to some people above all else.

Love, I figured, was a figment of imagination. You didn't have to believe in love to be in love. Love was a feeling, and I had learned that feelings weren't to be trusted; feelings were just adaptations to your surroundings. Whatever that meant.

I wasn't sure if I actually believed that Edward no longer loved me, or if it was just another attempt to protect me from what he considered my ultimate distruction, or if what Alec had said was true.

A faint pounding began to echo through my head, growing louder with each beat. Slowly my lids lifted, my eyes showing me nothing but dark shadows.

I was in a room with no windows, and though I knew that a door had to be somewhere, I couldn't find one in the suppressing shadows.

I tried to stand but stumbled, momentarily helpless. For the first time, I noticed that I was shackled, by my wrist, to a wall of cold stone. Water dripped forlornly from above, sliding down the walls to be collected in puddles of mud and grime. I was reminded of a castle's dungeons, as they appeared in the fairytales I had been raised on.

I hugged myself, trying to retain what warmth remained in my subtly numb limbs, wishing beyond all else that this were just a dream.

I realized that the banging, which had echoed though my dazed mind, had ceased. The silence seemed to leave a sense of impending doom in the air.

I closed my eyes, wishing dearly that I could return to my former dream state. The world seemed much less threatening when you weren't aware of it, but I knew that my luck would never allow it.

A sliver of light appeared in front of me, but before my brain could register what I was seeing, it vanished.

Looming in front of me I could the faint outline of a person, slender and willow like.

"It's all your fault!" the voice whispered vehemently, layered with not only ferocious anger, but pain and jealousy too. "You ruined everything, I had everything in place, but you ruined it. Everything is ruined, and you are going to be the one to pay, dearly."

Instead of shaking in fear as I had expected to, I began to shake from anger. My hands clenched and unclenched themselves, and adrenaline surged through my body, my heartbeat pounding out an ever-faster rhythm.

"I have no idea what you're talking about," I said coldly, not caring about the consequences that were sure to follow. "And why should I, I am positive that even if I knew who you were, I would not understand." I was feeling nothing like myself, and that notion frightened me greatly; perhaps it wasn't only Edward who was changing.

"He loves you too much, I can't control him. He knows something is wrong and he's told that small idiotic vampire friend of his," she hissed.

I felt a shiver of fear race down my spine as I realized that I was locked away in a room with Evelyn. Edward was right; I had an uncanny knack for running into or creating trouble and self-endangerment.

In truth it was my fault, I was the one who fell in love with a vampire. You couldn't expect your life to remain unchanged after something like that. And it wasn't as if I hadn't been warned.

"I don't know what you're talking about," I whispered, my anger draining away to be replaced by sorrow. "And you're wrong; he told me himself that he loved you, not me."

Though, in the dark I could see nothing but endless shadows I could sense that she smiling. "Yes, I heard that…" She paused for a moment basking in the joy of her memory. "But it doesn't matter, that happened before he broke away from my enchantment. He has no memory of saying that, and besides he told that stupid little vampire friend of his."

I felt a surge of hope wash over me, if Edward had told Alice then I had a greater chance of being found before Evelyn's anger overcame her and she killed me. In a somewhat subtle way I felt, joyous that Edward could not recall the words that had so deeply wounded me.

In a slightly neurotic way, I realized the threat of death wasn't nearly as frightening the third time. Life's surprises were becoming tiring and expected.

"You shouldn't judge people before you get to know them," I said slyly. "It's not very polite."

"You're a stupid little human aren't you, talking back to me. You do know what I'll do to you, given the chance, don't you?"

To my surprise, I realized that I was laughing. "Let me guess… kill me? Change me? Cause me to suffer indescribable pain? None of those matters, you're forgetting that you already stole my heart, and that Edward has my soul."

I could feel the tension in the room increase dramatically as she battled her emotions. I could sense her fighting for words.

"You didn't actually believe that I would cower in fear of you? I may be just a stupid human, but you're not exactly the first vampire I've come in contact with."

I was beyond surprise at my words, I speaking with a courage that I never believed possible from me. It was as if being locked in this room was making me forget who I really was.

Evelyn faltered, stopping inches away from me. It was frightening, not being able to read her expression or gauge her feelings. Though, I had never been particularly good at reading people, I realized now that not being able to see anything was much worse.

"It's like you said, Edward really, truly loves me."

I could sense a smile, slowly masking her face. "Oh, but don't worry, my dear Bella. I have a plan."

She turned on her heel, and for a slight moment the sliver of light appeared again, leaving the room in shadows that in some ways frightened me more than death. Many things could lurk and plan in the shadows of a room.

"Even if you do have a plan," I whispered into the dark, "you can bet that Alice will have an even better one."

I hoped desperately that my words rang true.

A/N: sorry it wasn't very long or detailed, the next chapter should be much better