Chapter 1- Someone Wake Me Up

The last few months had passed as a blur for Bella Swan. Ever since Edward had left her in attempt to protect her from the risks his family brought, she had been numb. It felt as though she didn't have a passion for anything anymore. Charlie often had to repeat questions three or four times before she would come out of her trance and actually answer him. Things were getting better though; Bella had started to hang around with Jacob Black again and she could feel some sense of normality returning to her life. As Bella sat on a counter top in Jacob's garage whilst he was repairing an old motorcycle, she thought about how Jacob had brought some light back into her once eclipsed life. He was fun to be around, never smothering as Edward had sometimes been, and always knew how to make her smile. Jacob was like the brother Bella never had.

"Bella?" Jake called her and she immediately snapped out of her little trance. He looked as if he was waiting for an answer of some sort which made Bella think that he had already called her numerous times.

"Yeah?" She frowned. Obviously her days of slipping into trances weren't that far behind.

Jake chuckled and rolled his eyes. "The pizza will be here in a minute. Do you want to run inside and get the money?"

Bella nodded. "Sure." She said and hopped down off the counter. As soon as her feet touched the ground they went out from under her again.

Falling was the last thing Bella remembered before totally blacking out.

When Bella opened her eyes again it took a moment for them to properly refocus. Wherever she was, it was very bright. Bella then realised that she was in hospital when she went to rub her eyes and saw the hospital tag around her wrist. She looked around. It was definitely a hospital room. Crap! Not again! Bella thought to herself when she remembered where she'd last been. When she caught sight of her left hand she flinched; there was an IV stuck into it. Needles were one of the things she hated the most. She couldn't even bare to look at her own arm again. Amidst all her confusion and realisation, Charlie walked into the room with Jacob. They both looked worried but their expressions lightened a little when they saw that Bella was conscious.

"Hey Bells." Charlie said as he sat down in the chair next to her bedside. "How are you feeling?"

She forced a smile. "Okay." Okay was overstating things. She had a pounding headache and the bright light of the hospital was hurting her eyes.

"I'll go get the doctor." Jake offered and swiftly left the room. The look of concern was still etched on his face.

Charlie looked back to Bella seriously. "Bells, you're gonna have to be more careful. I think you've just set a record for the most admissions to Forks General. They're sick of seeing you." He teased but she knew it was true. Bella was a regular in this hospital. All the staff knew her by name!

"I'll try dad." She said as she clentched her eyes shut to stop the bright lights from getting to her. She probably had a concussion.

Bella opened her eyes again when she heard footsteps entering the room. Jacob had returned with the doctor as promised, but it wasn't just any doctor; it was Carlisle Cullen. She drew a sharp breath. Bella hadn't seen Carlisle since Edward had left. Alice was still her friend but she hadn't seen any of the other Cullens since. There was something odd though, it was if she was seeing Carlisle for the first time. Suddenly everything she had felt for Edward seemed like nothing.

For anyone who's interested, I have just started a To Kill A Mockingbird fanfic so feel free to check that out if you please! Love Always, Gleefulbabe xxx