My Name is Isabella

Summary:

This story takes place while Bella is still in high school. It is their senior year and Bella has fallen while hiking by herself one day. She wanted to take some pictures of the meadow and put together an album for Edward as a surprise. She slipped and fell and woke up in the hospital. She can not remember anything about Edward, Jacob, or the Cullens. She knows her name. She knows Charlie. She is scared and feels all alone. How do Jacob and Edward and the Cullens try and help Bella before Volturi find her.

Chapter One: Hospital

Bella slowly opened her eyes. She winced in pain and instantly looked around her. She looked around the room and saw wires and tubes going into her. Her breath shorten and she was about to rip the IV out of her arm. As she was inches away from doing so, a doctor walked in. He slowly walked over to her and smiled gently.

"Hello there Bella", Carlisle said. He reached for his stethoscope from around his neck to check her vitals.

"My name is Isabella, not Bella", Bella said.

Carlisle took a step back and took a deep breath and asked, "Miss Swan, do you know who I am?"

"I'm assuming a doctor, what happened to me, where am I?" Bella said getting more frightened as each second passed.

"Everything is okay, you will be fine. I am Dr. Cullen. You are in the Forks Community Hospital. You had a bad fall and hit your head against some rocks. Your father will be back shortly. Do you remember anything from your accident?" Dr. Cullen said as he checked Bella's pulse.

Bella raised her free hand up to her head and noticed that it was heavily bandaged. She looked back at the doctor and felt like there was something he wasn't telling her. She tried to remember, but she had nothing. Her mind was empty. She felt a tear fall upon her cheek and looked up at the doctor and said, "Where's my dad? I want to see him now. Can you go get him, please?"

Carlisle felt awful. Bella was experiencing a case of amnesia and he did not know how severe it was. This was not good, he thought to himself. He smiled and said, "Yes, I'll go get Charlie. He's just outside getting some coffee."

Bella wiped her tear away and swallowed hard as she said, "thank you". She scanned the room for more details as Dr. Cullen left her room. She noticed a few cards and some flowers on the window sill. She reached for some of the cards and was sadden because she did not know who these people were. Jacob? Alice? Edward? They seemed to be her friends. She heard the door open and it made her jump.

"Bells! Are you okay?" Charlie asked as he burst into the room racing over to her.

"Dad, I can't remember. Why am I here in Forks? Where's mom?" Bella said.

"You came to live with me after your mom and Phil moved to Florida." Charlie said as he patted her arm and then with a great sigh of relief plopped himself into the chair beside her bed.

Bella looked at Charlie and felt that by the way he looked; he had not slept in days. "Dad, what happened to me? The doctor said that I fell?" she asked.

"You don't remember anything; Dr. Cullen was telling me that in the hallway. You were out in the mountains and some clearing taking photos." Charlie started. As Charlie was finishing up the story to the best of his knowledge filling in the emptiness of Bella's head, the doctor came back into the room with someone else.

"Hello Isabella, I wanted to introduce you to my son, Edward. He found you when you fell and brought you here." Dr. Cullen said as he waved Edward over.

'Be careful Edward, she is very fragile right now. Don't say too much.' Carlisle thought.

Edward looked at Bella and had to pull from his inner strength not to run to her and hold her in his arms. "Hello", he simply said.

Bella looked at Edward and wondered how close of friends they were? She couldn't help but see how truly handsome he was. She was completely taken aback by the mere sight of him. She finally found her voice and said, "Hello."

She turned her head and reached for the 'Get Well' card on the table beside her and held it out to Edward, "Are you this Edward? Are we friends?"

Edward did not expect this to hurt, but it did. She did not know anything about him. She did not know how much he truly loved her and how much she truly loved him. He walked slowly over to her and felt that perhaps if he touched her, she would wake up. He reached for the card and lightly grazed her hand. "Yes, we are friends."

Bella reacted to his touch. She brought her hand back quickly and shuttered to herself. He was ice cold. She smiled and said, "Well, I'm afraid I don't remember too much right now. But, I'm glad that we are friends." She couldn't help but wonder if perhaps her old self liked Edward. She just felt something so strongly between them.

"How are you feeling?" Dr. Cullen interrupted.

"How long til I have my memories back?" Bella said.

"That depends. I don't think that it will be too long. I think that once you are home, in your normal surroundings, your friends, your memories will slowly reappear over time. Be patient." Dr. Cullen said with a warm smile.

Charlie looked at the doctor and asked, "When can I take her home?"

Bella responded to this, "Yes, I would like to go home."

Edward looked at Bella and wanted to reach for her. He had been watching over her for weeks as she lied unconscious. He was relieved in a sense that she wanted to go home. Bella noticed that Edward was staring at her and she turned to him to catch his eye and he quickly turned to Carlisle.

"You can go home after I run a few tests and after you eat some food. You must be starving." Dr. Cullen said, and then followed up with, "You'll be home by tomorrow."

Dr. Cullen walked towards the door and looked back at Edward and said mentally, 'Edward, let Charlie and Bella talk. You'll have lots of time to talk to her later. Remember, she does not know you like she did before.' Edward looked up towards Carlisle and then back at Bella, "I'll see you around, okay, Bella".

"Isabella, why does everyone call me Bella?" Bella asked.

Edward sighed and said, "That's what we called you. This might take some getting used too. All of your friends call you by this name. I'll tell them you prefer Isabella. I'll come back later." Edward smiled and walked towards Dr. Cullen who was holding the door for them.

Out in the hall, Dr. Cullen placed his hand on his son's shoulder, "She'll be fine. All of her memories will come back. Don't worry."

"I need to go get some fresh air; I'll be back a bit later." Edward said as he pushed past Carlisle. He knew that he was right. He just needed to be along right now.

To be continued…