Pairing: IchigoxBella

Fandoms: Bleach and Twilight

Plot: Bella could feel herself switching affections. Slowly the thrill of a vampire existing began to fade. The new guy – he was weird, hot, but weird. On the plus side, at least he didn't have a suicide complex. He was already dead.

Warnings: Major character death.

A/N: Okay, sounds weird? Yeah, I know, it does to me too. But the scenes just keep floating into my head. It will be short; I'm not going to drag it out – hopefully. "She says." Plus, I'm currently mad at Edward, (after watching the second film) 'cause he left an' all. Yes I have read the books, and yes I know they live happily ever after in the end.

Disclaimer: I do not own the Bleach or Twilight fandoms, or any of the characters they entail. They belong to their respective owners/creators.

On The Plus Side

Prologue

I never gave a thought to how I would die. I guess it just never occurred to me before. It doesn't, when you're a kid.

But when you get faced with something as terrible as the death of a loved one, you start to think about it.

You think about things like where you go when you pass on. Is there anything after at all? Or is it just as depressing as putting you in the ground to rot or into a casket to burn in to ash.

I originally moved to Forks so that my mom and Phil could go on tour. I resigned myself to this fate. Believing it to be the right decision. That I could give them some space.

Don't get me wrong, I love Phoenix, but I hadn't been to Forks in years. My dad, Charlie, was ecstatic when I told him I wanted to stay there for a couple of weeks. I thought I'd only be there that long, and then I'd move on.

I was wrong.

The first day I met Edward Cullen, he was nothing but an asshole to me. As if he couldn't stand to be in the same room as me for too long.

The more he pushed me away, the closer I wanted to get. It was like an obsession. The more I learnt, the more I wanted to know. I had to know the truth.

In the end it was an old scary story from Jacob Black about the 'Cold Ones' that led me on the right track. I found it and strangely …

I wasn't scared.

Not even the slightest shred of terror rose through me. Even as Edward confirmed it himself.

Vampire.

And naturally: we started dating. He was as hooked on me as I was of him. Anything, anybody else just paled in comparison. Which is quite hard – trust me.

Everything about him was beautiful. Even his ice cold skin, that sparkles in the sunlight was beautiful. I lost touch with the other boys in my class, my whole school even. What girl wouldn't when they had Edward Cullen, vampire or not, at their beck and call?

But my happy sparkly days in the ever cloud covered Forks just weren't meant to be.

I had a phone call one Tuesday night, just a typical night nothing special, and I answered to a very distraught Phil, who sounded like he was either about or was already crying. I tried to calm him down, but in the end the phone was passed to someone who a lot calmer and collected.

'Miss Swan? It's Detective Rivers of Jacksonville Police Department.'

'Y-Yes, I am. Bella – I'm Bella. What's wrong? Why is Phil so upset?'

A sigh came through the phone, the sort of sigh that bad news follows. 'I am very sorry Miss Swan. Your mother was involved in a very serious car accident this evening, approximately 1 hour ago - '

'W-Well is she okay? What happened to her?' I was becoming just as bad as Phil, I hoped and prayed for the best, but by the sound of the Detective's voice I feared the worst. The very worst.

'I'm afraid to say that she didn't make it. The car collided head on, she was dead upon impact. She felt no pain.'

'S-S-S-So is that supposed to make me feel better? That she felt no pain? My mother is dead!'

'No of course not. I apologise for sounding so inconsiderate. There is another matter that concerns you and your father though, Miss Swan. It is rather urgent and imperative that I speak with your father immediately.'

'S-Sure. I'll get him now, right now.'

I ran to the living room where Charlie was watching the game with Billy Black, both were very concerned.

'Bella? What's wrong, what happened?'

I was shaking so much I could hardly get my words out. 'I-I-It's mom. There's b-b-been an accident. Someone wants to talk to you.'

Charlie dashed out to the hallway where the phone was kept. I followed, my body working on autopilot.

My dad was serious, his voice low and demanding. He looked about as upset as I did, but he was handling it better. His brief hysteria was sobered instantly when the officer told him the 'urgent news'. He looked to me in panic and his replies became short and sharp. There was no messing with him when he was like this.

'Of course …Yes … She'll stay with me … As the Chief of police, I am sure … Yes. Thank you.'

I looked t him for answers, but I received none. He looked back to me and in a couple of strides was right before me with his hands on my shoulders.

'Bella, you have to promise me something.'

'Y-Yes, anything.'

'Don't leave Forks. For anything at all. Don't even leave the house, except for school. Anything else will have to go on hold.'

'Sure. What was it? The thing that he had to tell you.'

Charlie paused and looked down to the floor. He stepped back a bit, before meeting my eyes again.

'They don't think it was an accident. They think it was a deliberate attack.'

And that was it. The point where my entire world lost colour. Even Edward … especially Edward, became monochrome. Dull. Utterly lifeless.

Months passed and nothing…

Edward tried, and he got me to eat after hours of trying. But even someone who's got over a centuries worth of patience would give in eventually. It was coming …

But when Jacob appeared; it was magical.

For the few hours he was around the world didn't seem as dark anymore. My own personal sunshine. I told him, and he got embarrassed. It was cute, but it got weird after he got too friendly. He knew I had Edward, but even that was strained nowadays.

I can't remember how long it was until I actually saw him for more than five mintues outside of school. We shared every class, but even then we were both dashing off somewhere else.

I don't know what my dad thought of it all. He probably wouldn't have told me if asked. Which I didn't.

He grew worse over the time that I got worse. His worry of my suffering added to his own pain. But the same happened when I started getting better.

I always had a feeling that my dad had never liked Edward, understatement of the century. It was backed up by the almost happy smile he gave whenever Jacob was around. I guess he really was – is – my own sunshine.

Naturally, this did nothing for my ever crumbling relationship with Edward.

But that was old news. The new news arrived by airmail in the middle of the spring term. I couldn't believe it but finally … the colour came back to by world. The package came in the form of a boy, a very well built boy. With a frown just as oddly attractive as his smile. I don't know what it was but something about him just drew me in.

And it all started with his bright orange hair.

A/N Okay, so then … what did you think? Depending on the kind f response it gets I'll see whether or not I'll update before Christmas Holidays.

BTW, I am neither American or a law enforcer, so forgive me if the conversation about Bella's mom was vastly inaccurate.

And just for referance sake, this was in Bella's POV.

FlamingOrangeRose -x