Bella MacLeod's Twilight Fanfiction

She’s So Gone

By Midnight Dreamer

Chapter 24:

Saturday morning Charlie came in to find Izzy and the girls dancing and singing in the kitchen while they made breakfast.

“Morning girls.” Charlie called.

“Morning” they all chimed.

“Did you girls have fun last night?”

“Of course we did.” Izzy replied. “How was work?”

“Same ol’ same ol’. You know how it is. Got a new patient.”

“Oh anything interesting?”

“Nah just a typical surgery.”

“Okay. You hungry?”

“Well that’s a silly question Iz.” Charlie laughed.

“Breakfast is almost done why don’t you go get cleaned up and change.”

“Be right back girls.” Charlie said kissing Izzy on the forehead.

“Wow Izzy your dad is so cool.” Alice chirpped.

“Yeah he’s more like my best friend then my dad.”

“That’s awesome Swan. Wish my parents were like that.” Rose said.

“Yeah he’s been really easy going with the move and everything. He helped alot in the beginning.” Izzy said while flipping the pancakes.

“What do you mean Izzy?” Alice asked.

“Oh um nothing Alice.”

“Come on you can tell me anything. I promise I won’t tell anyone.”

“Alice!” Rose repremanded. “Izzy will tell you when she is ready don’t push her.”

“It’s okay Rose. I think it would be better to get everything out in the open. Then she might be able to help too. But can we wait till after breakfast?” Izzy said.

“Sure thing.” Alice said. 

It was quiet while they finished cooking until the phone rang. Izzy turned the stove off and answered.

“Hello?”

“Bella is that you?”

“Yeah mom. How are things going?”

“Good. How is everything going with your dad?”

“Everything is great. Made some awesome new friends. They are actually here right now. They’re spending the weekend with me since dad has to work overnights the next couple of days.”

“Oh honey that is great to hear. So everything is working out then?”

“Yeah. Only had one incident the other night at the band competition.”

“OH.”

“Yeah someone showed up who I hoped not to see again.”

“Let me guess…Zavier?”

“Yeah.”

“Oh honey. That boy has been a pain in my side since you left. He keeps stopping by and asking if I heard from you. I keep telling him no; but that explains the never ending calls and messages he has been leaving. He said he thinks he saw you in Dallas. I guess he did huh.”

“Yeah but my friends ran him off. Oh mom it was horrible. I will tell you more later, my breakfast is getting cold and Alice is giving me funny looks. I haven’t told her yet. She was there that night and I told her we would talk after breakfast.”

“Ok Bella. Call me later and you can tell me everything.”

“Ok mom. Love you.”

“Love you too. Bye honey.”

“bye.”

Izzy sat down and began to serve everyone as Charlie came back down stairs.

“Who was on the phone?” Charlie asked.

“Mom.”

“OH” Charlie looked at the other two girls at the table then back to Izzy.

Izzy shook her head then smiled, mouthing later. Charlie nodded and started to eat his breakfast. The kitchen was silent while they ate. Rose looked strained and Alice looked deep in thought. Izzy was nervous. She wasn’t sure how Alice would take everything. They did just starting bridging the gap that had strained them in the beginning with the whole jealousy thing but now she was about to tell her her deepest secret.

After breakfast was cleaned up Charlie offered to do the dishes so the girls could go talk. Izzy took them back up to her room and sat on her bed pulling her pillow onto her lap. Rose looked nervous again.

“Rose?” Izzy asked.

“It’s okay Swan. You’re right it might be better for her to know everything.” Rose smiled reassuringly.

“What is going on?” Alice asked.

“Well Alice…” Izzy started.

“How about this, you asked questions and Izzy will answer what she can and I will fill in the rest.” Rose suggested. Izzy sighed glad to have Rose there to help her.

“Okay. What was the freak out about at the competition?”

“You saw that?” Izzy asked.

“Yes. Now answer.”

“Well I guess I should start at the beginning then huh. If you have any questions please hold them till I get this all out. This will be Rose’s first time hearing the whole story as well so just bear with me please.” Izzy said.

“alright.” they both said.

“I was born in Phoenix Arizona. My mom’s name is Renee and my dad is Charlie. They divorced when I was three. Charlie moved here to Dallas and I stayed with my mom. I grew up there till last year. I was a sophomore and for the most part I kept to myself. I found it easier then trying to be something I wasn’t. I thought I did a good job of being invisible but I guess not. One day I skipped lunch and was in the music room playing a guitar when I was startled by another student. He was the most popular kid in school. I tried to sneak out but he stopped me. He knew my name. I was surprised. We became friends. His popular friends didn’t like it much but I didn’t care. He was the only friend I really had. He was a senior and the end of the year was coming close. He asked me to prom.”

Alice gasped.

“Mom took me shopping for the perfect dress. I found the most beautiful dress. I was so excited. He was voted homecoming king as everyone figured. What wasn’t expected was me being voted homecoming queen. I was so surprised. Then everything went to hell in a hurry. A kid from the school newspaper called our names and made us turn for a picture. Just as the flash went off, I felt this liquid poor over me. I ran. He chased. I hid for the rest of the year. Mom suggested I move in with my dad for the summer and get a change of scenery. Well I decided to change everything. So here I am.”

The room was quiet for a minute. Then Alice spoke.

“Your Bella!”

“No I was Bella. Isabella Marie Swan-Dwyer, but not anymore. Now I’m the stronger, better Izzy Swan.”

“That boy at the competition was the one from your story.”

“Zavier.”

“Oh my. Does Jasper know?”

“NO! Only Rose and now you. Please don’t say anything. I don’t think I’m ready for anyone else to know yet.”

“It’s okay, Izzy. I won’t tell anyone. Do you plan on telling him?”

“Soon but I’m afraid.”

“Afraid of what?”

“He’ll hate me for lying to him.”

“But you didn’t lie.”

“How is that Alice?”

“Izzy is short for Isabella, and Swan is your last name. You just chose not to go by Bella anymore which by the way doesn’t suit you at all.”

Rose and Izzy chuckled.

“Yeah that’s what I told her.” Rose said.

“So now what?” Izzy asked.

“Now we go shopping!” Alice smiled.