ANGELA'S POV

Hearing what happened to Bella, really upset me. I went in to see her, and found Alice with her. Her dad was talking to a doctor.

"Hey, how is she?"

Alice looked at me, and I could see worried she is. I had no idea that any of that was happening, she seemed so happy now that she had Alice. I sat down next to her bed, looking at her, she hadn't come around yet.

"She hasn't come around yet."

I looked at Bella, thinking about everything. I'd never seen her happier than the way she acted when she was with Alice.

"She seemed so happy with you. I'd never seen her happier. She'd been bullied about being different. I didn't care about that. When she met you ...................... I knew she liked you, but she was afraid that you would hate her because she's different. But, I kept pushing her to talk to you about it. When she talked me into asking Bret out, I never thought things would end up the way they have. Not this, well, I never expected this but everything else ..................... I'm glad she has you, Alice."

I meant it, I really did.

Alice shook her head, and looked at Bella. I looked out at Bella's dad and he was still talking to a doctor.

"Can't .................... Can't you see anything?"

"No, that's why I'm so worried. I didn't answer her, and she did this. We had a fight with Jessica after school, she slapped me. Bella, started getting anxious and did ....................... This. I went over later, and I knew something wasn't right. I found her, and ............................."

Jessica needed to pay for this, and I wanted to do something no one would forget.

"Jessica needs to pay for this."

Alice looked at me, and could see I wanted to do something.

"Angela, what are you planning?"

I sat there, thinking.

There was a party that night and it was the perfect opportunity to show everyone what she was like.

"Well, there is a party tonight."

Bret walked in, and leaned down to kiss me. I knew she wasn't going to like this, but I hoped I'd still have a girlfriend by this time the following the day.

"Promise me that you'll hear me out?" 

She sat on my lap, and kissed me again.

"Come on, what is it?"

"Well, there's a party tonight and I was thinking we could show everyone what Jessica is really like. I know you know what she's like when she's drunk."

She's an extremely flirty when she was drunk, and Bret knew it. She hadn't been drunk the night Alice threatened her though.

"I don't like this, Angela."

I talked her into letting me do it. Well, she wasn't happy about it. But, I told her, along with lots (and lots) of kisses that I still care about her and I just wanted Jessica to stop. Plus, if Jessica said something about Bret, I knew I ............................ Well, I wouldn't be happy about it.

"You're lucky I like you, you know that?"

I kissed her again, and we turned to Alice, who had been watching us.

"I'll stay here, Angela. I cant see that, I just can't."

I understood that, and left, going to the party.

At the party, I didn't drink, but I kept an eye on Jessica. She was pretty drunk, and I knew what I needed to do.

I walked by her, and she was saying something about Bella. She didn't seem to care about what happened, and I needed to hide how I really felt and started talking to her. I was talking about breaking up with Bret, which was difficult.

"You can do better than the freaks sister."

She smiled at me, and I had to remind myself that this was for Bella.

Jessica kissed me, and who saw it?

Lauren.

"What's this Jessica?"

Jessica started freaking out, and tried to say it wasn't what it looked like. I shook my head, looking at her.

"Like it was nothing with Bella?"

I looked at Lauren, who I hated and she knew what I meant.

Jessica was the one who kissed Bella, and now everyone knew it.

I went home, and Bret arrived at around 1. I was still awake, and as soon as she had gotten in my window, I grabbed her and pulled her into a hug.

"Hey, hey, calm down baby."

I held onto her, and she wrapped her arms around.

"I know you didn't want me to do that, but I don't want you to think that I don't care about you."

"Ssh. I know, but I don't think that. I just don't like the idea of you kissing someone, who's not me."

I looked up at her.

"I promise not to do it again?"

Bret shook her head, and let go of me.

"You better not. Now, come here. I need a cuddle."

I was forgiven it seemed. But, I was still nervous.

"B...... Bret?"

She looked down at me, as I lay next to her.

"Yeah?"

I fidgeted, nervous about her reaction to what I'd done.

"Can I ........... Can I have a kiss?"

Bret shook her head, and kissed me. I leaned my forehead against hers. It made me think of when she stayed the night. I'd been surprised when I woke up, but she told me that I cuddled her in my sleep and that she couldn't leave. I liked it, though.

"Angela, I didn't like the idea. But, it worked didn't it?"

"Yeah, Lauren saw it."

That made her laugh, and I couldn't help it, I kissed her again. I wrapped my arms around her, squeezing her as tight as I could.

"Angela."

I let her go, and cuddled into her side, feeling her arms wrap around my waist.

"I'm just happy you're here."

I felt, and heard a rumble coming from Bret's chest and she got a little embarrassed.

"I'm guessing that's-"

"It's because I'm around you. It makes me ...................... Well, I love being around you. I hope it doesn't bother you."

I propped myself up on my elbow, and looked up at her. I kissed her nose, and shook my head.

"Of course, it doesn't. I love being around you to."

I lay back down, and fell asleep, listening to he rumble in her chest.

BELLA'S POV

"Bella, please, I cant lose you."

Who is that? I know that voice.

I woke up, the bright light in the room making it hard for me to see.

Where am I?

Then I remembered everything that had happened. I was in a hospital bed, looking around.

Cutting my wrist and passing out.

Slowly, I opened my eyes again, and looked around. Alice was next to me, watching me.

"Bella! You're awake!"

I was a little confused, but after the nurse checked everything, I was left with Alice. My dad had gone home, apparently it was getting late. Alice wouldn't leave me alone. She was sitting next to my bed, watching me. I had a bandage on my left arm. I'd been out for about a day and a half. I'd hit my head when I passed out.

"Bella, what happened?"

I lay back against my pillows, and looked at her.

"I know you tried to call me, but my phone .............. Well, I was hunting and didn't get it. What happened, kitty?"

I grabbed her hand, and held it in both of mine. I pulled her hand onto my lap, and wouldn't let go.

"I started feeling anxious, and tried to call you. It got to much and ...................... I couldn't take what she said anymore, Alice."

I stopped, thinking about something. Alice knew I wanted to say something, so she waited, looking down at our hands.

I had a foggy memory of hearing her call me, before I passed out. But, I wasn't sure if she was there.

"Alice, did you come through my window and call me?"

Alice nodded, and ran her free hand through her hair.

"Yes, I did. I knew something wasn't right, and needed to find you. I found you, and ........................"

She trailed off, and I could see that she looked upset.

"I heard you."

Alice looked up at me, and I squeezed her hand.

"You were telling me to wake up. I heard you, pixie."

I kissed the back of her hand, and noticed some blankets on the couch in the corner. Alice noticed me looking, and explained.

"It would look suspicious, if I didn't sleep. I've been staying here, I wanted to be here when you woke up. I couldn't see anything, and I was so worried you wouldn't ...................."

I made her look at me, and I could really see how worried she is.

Carlisle walked in, and check everything. He asked me how I was feeling, and once he was happy about everything, he left.

I started feeling tired, and Alice noticed. She'd been leaning against the end of my bed, and I grabbed her hand. I didn't want to be separated from her. She sat on the edge of my bed, and looked at me.

"Alice, I ..................... I just couldn't listen to it anymore. I don't-"

"Ssh. Relax, kitty. I know. You need to get some rest, and I can see I'm not going to be going anywhere, am I?"

I wanted to be close to her, but I didn't want to make her uncomfortable.

"Would .......... Would you mind? I know this is hard on you."

Alice sighed, and shook her head.

"Bella, I found you. All I care about is that you get better. If you want me to be close to you, then I will. Don't worry about me, Bella."

She moved, and lay next to me. I felt a little better, having her close to me. I lay my head on her shoulder, and she kissed the top of my head.

The next morning, my dad came to see me that I was awake. He knew everything now, and was really worried about me. I tried to tell him about everything, but Alice had to do most of it, because I got up set. She was sitting on the side of my bed, and he seemed pretty comfortable with that. He could see how much we cared for each other. 

"This isn't the answer, Bella. This needs to stop."

He was looking at all the scars on my arms, and I could feel the Alice's fingers tracing one of the scars.

"I know, dad. I was trying to stop, but ................... I just couldn't take it anymore."

He sighed, scratching the back of his neck.

"You should've told me, Bella. I had no idea, all I could see was how much happier you've been since you started dating Alice."

He smiled at Alice and I leaned against her. I didn't mind doing this in front of him, plus I really needed to be close to her.

"I am, dad. But, I couldn't take the bullying anymore."

"Well, we'll talk to the school about that."

I looked at Alice, and I knew there was something she hadn't told me.

"We'll talk about that later, dad. I just want to get out of here first."

He sighed, and left to get some stuff done at home. I looked at Alice, and waited for her to explain.

"There's more to this, Bella. Angela is worried about you, she's going to come in later with Bret. She found out what happened and has it out for Jessica. She was here before you woke up, and I told her what happened, so she made sure everyone knows what Jessica's really like. I may or may not have been part of that."

"Alice."

She looked away, and didn't answer me. I made her look at me, and she knew I wasn't going to give up until she told me.

"I'm waiting."

"Fine. There was a party last night, and Angela had a plan to get Jessica to ...................... Well, people would see what she was really like. But, the plan upset Bret, and it meant I had to talk her into it."

"And this plan was?"

I sat up, and felt a tug on the IV in my arm, I moved a bit and Alice looked worried.

"Is that bothering you?"

I shook my head, making sure nothing was on the IV.

"No, it's fine. What was this plan?"

"Well, Angela found out everything that had happened. She was pretty upset, and wanted Jessica to pay for what she did. The school knows what happened, and Jessica ................. Well, she doesn't really seem to care. Angela knew there was a party, and she knows what Jessica is like when she's drunk.................."

I knew how she knew that, and understood why Bret was so upset.

"Now I see why Bret is upset.. Please tell me one of you talked her out of it?"

Alice didn't answer me, and I knew she done it.

"Aliiiiiiiiice! You shouldn't have let her do that."

"Other than drag her home, which would have looked odd, what could we have done?"

"........................ Fine. What happened? And is Angela forgiven?"

Alice shook her head, and I started to get worried.

"Well, she still has a girlfriend. Bret was pretty upset, but Angela talked to her and got her to see that it wouldn't .................. Well, she knew they needed to stop Jessica. So, Angela went to the party, and said that she had broken up with Bret. Bret was here last night, she was worried. So, Angela could see that Jessica was drunk, and started talking to her. Jessica said something about you, and started talking to Angela. Jessica didn't seem interested in Bret, and told her that she could do better than the freaks sister. So, she started flirting with Jessica and kissed her. Someone seen it, and Jessica said it wasn't what it looked like. Angela laughed, and said, 'so it wasn't what it seemed with Bella?' When everyone heard that, they knew what she was really like."

I took a deep breath and thought about that, while debating whether to strangle Angela.