A/N: This story has a mind of its own; I'm just trying to keep up. It was my first, so in a way it's kind of my baby. I hope you enjoy it as much as I love writing it.

Disclaimer: Despite what I may wish for, I don't own Twilight. And despite my dreams, I do not have a sparkly-vampire-boyfriend, either. Steph, you owe me my normal dreams back. And I owe you this story.

EPOV

I WANTED TO KILL MYSELF ALL OVER AGAIN. The white walls were starting to seem more like they should belong in a psyche ward instead of a lunchroom. The only thing that could possibly keep me sane was the angel sitting beside me, hand firmly wrapped with mine under the linoleum table. Bella. My Bella. My beautiful, heart wrenching Goddess… to think I had almost lost her just nearly a month back… I shuddered at the implied vision; her lifeless face, lips blue from the freezing water…

No. I had to tell myself this firmly, for I could feel yet again that sinking sensation of depression swooping over me. He saved her. She's safe. I chanted it over and over again, like a mantra, until I could firmly believe it.

Of course, this wasn't actually the issue that was making me feel so on edge. The knowledge that I hadn't been the one to save her, that that dog had… it just made me, well, angry. And depressed. The entirety of my feelings could be summed up to one word, I suppose, but I wasn't too fond on using it. I was jealous.

I'd never even had to deal with anything like this until I'd met her, but I suppose the… lust, almost… was what made my quest for her love so enticing. And naturally, of course, anyone as glorious as Bella should call for a little competition.

But competition came with a chance of not succeeding, of not getting what I wanted…needed… And I hated not getting what I wanted. Even if there was a slight chance that my love might choice someone other than myself, well… it was a difficult issue to come at. Distracting, almost…which was why, at 1:05 on a lifeless Tuesday afternoon, I was not watching my surroundings.

'Damn.' I jerked my head towards the voice, knowing full on well what was coming next. Jasper stiffened next to Alice, and in response her Pixie face instantly became taught with worry, and then… it looked gone, like she wasn't really there. I followed into her thoughts, observing the vision as it played out, only minutes away… A motionless girl, eyes wide with a look I couldn't place, staring up at Jasper as he…well, hell no.

I swiftly brought my mind back from the vision, locking eyes with Jasper as he tried to restrain himself. Now that she was closer, I could smell her as he did. It was delicious, an aroma like no other, running freely at her wrist under long sleeves as she walked towards her table, a small smile playing on her lips. It would be so nice to taste it, to see if she was really as luscious as… I was getting distracted.

"Jaz." I wanted to see how far gone he was before I did anything too perilous. "Get up. Leave." No response. At least he hadn't jumped out of his seat and-

'WE HAVE TO GET HER OUT OF HERE!' The voice was Alice's, and though she didn't actually say it out loud, it was as if everyone understood what was going on. Emmett moved a restraining hand towards Jasper, carefully observing the chattering lunch crowd so as to make sure that no one had noticed anything out of the ordinary.

I heard a grumbled curse and shot a glare towards Rosalie as Alice and I carefully descended from our seats, leaving behind a bewildered Bella as we did so.

"Edw-" I cut her off by quickly holding a finger up as Alice walked towards our target. I wanted to explain, I hated interrupting her, but right now there was just no time. If we were going to get the girl out before Jasper snapped, we had to move.

'It's okay, stay.' I glanced quizzically towards Alice as her thoughts reached me, wanting badly to interrupt, but she turned on her heel without farther conversation, stopping just a few feet away to lightly brush the shoulder of a girl just a little younger than us, by the look of her. Well, technically she was a lot younger…

I watched in astonishment as Alice worked her magic. In less than five seconds she had the girl heading out of the cafeteria, dark hair swaying behind her from the speed. I breathed out a sigh of relief as the doors swung shut behind them, and no one had noticed a thing. Incredible.

"What was that about?" Bella's sweet voice angrily demanded from behind me, and I glanced backwards to see that she had risen from her chair, though my siblings were now apparently much more relaxed. Jasper still looked ready to kill someone, but I knew from his thoughts that he wouldn't actually act on his impulses this time, Thank God. Emmett looked like he was ready to crack up, and Rosalie, well, Rose looked like she always did; uncaring.

I glanced quickly at Jasper for the okay, but all I got was his tired view of the recent incident. Finally, he turned to me, and his next thought was directed at me: 'Do what you have to do.'

I was about to do just that, when a familiar Pixie face strode through the doors with a calm mask apparently back on her face. Well this couldn't be good.

As soon as she was close enough, I whispered urgently, "Alice, where is she? You can't just shove her out here like that. How did you even manage it so fast? She was losing a lot of blood; she needs to go to the nurse, at least-" Her topaz eyes sparked with something for a moment, before she replied, calmly…

"Edward, can we talk about this after lunch?" Oh, she was in for it now. I could just see the wheels in Bella's head working overtime as she tried to keep up with the crazy conversation. If Alice really believed that just saying that was going to keep Bella, or any of our siblings out of the-

'She did it to herself.'

Oh. Well, this was getting interesting.