“Here By Me”
Chapter 4


As the day moved on Isabella, Sebastian and Tristan talked about the past as they finished her room. Isabella laughed as they told their stories about their childhood together. On the last box, Tristan took off from the room going down stairs to see what was going on down there for they were smelling food and they were getting hungry. Sebastian and Isabella unpacked the last box while they talked they then started making her bed up.

Tristan walks back into the room as he announces, “They have dinner done. I was told to come get you two.”

They look over at Tristan as he was munching on a carrot. Isabella laughs as she says, “You always remained me of a rabbit when you munched on your carrots Tristan.”

Sebastian dropped the sheet as he walks quickly over to Isabella his eyes were wide and his mouth slightly open as he exclaims, “You remembered something Izzy!!”

Isabella looks at Sebastian and says, “No I did not all I said was he reminded me of a rabbit.”

Tristan walks over to her just as shocked as he said, “NO… NO you distinctively said I always reminded you of a rabbit.”

“No I did not…” Isabella says.

“Yes you did Izzy you said always reminded you.” Sebastian replies.

Isabella shakes her head as she says, “You guys are hearing things.” Isabella turns going back to make the bed.

As Sebastian says, “Izzy think about it… a long time ago back when we were little you use to make fun of Tristan when he ate carrots. You said his nose use to wiggle like a rabbits when he ate them.”

Isabella looks up at Tristan as he takes another bit of the carrot she says, “Well it does… Look.” She points at Tristan as he chews on the carrot in his mouth. Sebastian turns looking at Tristan as he laughs watching Tristan touch his nose to feel it wiggle.

“No it does not.” Tristan says still touching his nose.

Isabella walks around the bed to finish the other side as she bends down not looking at the guys grabbing the sheet she says, “Yes it does Tristan and it wiggles when you eat whole pickles and broccoli too.” Isabella stops as she stands erect looking at the guys wide eyed.

They laugh as she sees Sebastian cross over the bed to her side he grabs her giving her a hug he says, “Izzy your memories are coming back. Their trivial memories but their still your memories.”

Isabella stands there still in shock as Sebastian hugs her. Sebastian and Tristan were over joyed, as Isabella was not sure what to think. She sits down on the bed as she brings her hand to her head. The guys look down on her sitting there as her father walks in knocking as he walked in.

He sees Isabella sitting on the bed with her hand to her head; he quickly walks over to her asking, “Isabella are you alright?” He touches her shoulders as the two boys start talking to her father at the same time,

“She remembered something from her past Mr. Alder. It was simple, but she remembered.” They were all excited as he father touches her cheek lifting her head to look at him her eyes were filled with tears as he asks her,

“Did you really sweetie… That is great if you did.”

Isabella nods her head as she says, “Yes I did dad I thought they were messing with me until I remembered even more of what they said I remembered.”

Her father wraps his arms around her and gives her a hug as he say, “That is so awesome sweetie.” He looks up at the guys as he says, “What ever you two are doing just keep doing it because it seems to be helping her.”

“All we have done is talk about our childhood together.” Sebastian tells him.

“Well it is working so keep it up.” Jon tells them. He looks at Isabella again as he hugs her one more time he pulls away from the hug as he tells her, “Your mother sent me up to get all of you it is dinner time.” He stands to his feet as he starts to walk from the room the two boys follow him as he turns hearing Isabella say,

“I will be down in a few minutes dad I want to finish the bed.”

“Ok sweetie we will see you in a few minutes.” They leave the room as Sebastian stops at the end of the hall looking back at Isabella’s room. He heard her walk across the floor and close the door, he cocks his head wondering what she could be doing. He starts to walk back to her room to make sure she was all right, as he hears.

“Come on Bastian… everything is getting cold.” Tristan calls to him stopping on the stairway. Sebastian looks at Tristan and then back at Isabella’s room.

“Come on dude she will be down in a few minutes.” Tristan tells him. Sebastian walks toward Tristan as he starts down the stairs Tristan starts walking again.


Back in Isabella’s room, she goes to her bed setting down on the edge of it. She looks around the room as she says aloud, “Did I really remember that on my own or did they say something about it while they were telling me things and I just held it to memory and then repeated it.”

Isabella shakes her head as she gets to her feet thoughts still running wild in her mind, she turns and starts making the bed again. When she was finished, she walked out onto the balcony looking down on her family and their friends and her friends. She can hear them talking about her remembering something from back when they were younger, as they all became excited by the news. Isabella looks out across the land not paying any mind to what they were saying about her or to one another as her mind runs wild with thoughts.

Sebastian looks up seeing Isabella standing on her balcony as a ray from the evening sunset catches a tear that trickled down her cheek. He walks away from everyone down stairs going to Isabella’s room.

When he gets to her room, he slowly opens the door walking in calling out to her, “Izzy…” He walks farther into the room walking to the balcony where he saw her last, seeing her still standing there in the same place. Walking closer to her, he stops just inches behind her as he reaches out and then hesitates for a few minutes then he continues as he wraps his arms around her pulling her back into him.

Isabella becomes startled as she turns her head looking back at Sebastian, for some reason unknown to her she started to feel very comfortable in his arms as she looked into his shining green eyes she looks back out on the land enjoying being in Sebastian’s arms.

Sebastian could feel her relaxing under his touch as he takes in her scent he closes his eyes whispering into her ear, “I never want to let you go Isabella. I have waited for this day to come for too long and now it is finally here.”

Isabella looks out at the setting sun as she says, “I promised you I would Sebastian and I always keep my promises.” She cups her hands on his arms locked around her.

As Sebastian opens his eyes he looks at Isabella as she stands there looking out at the setting sun he gets a huge smile as he thinks, “She remembered something else.” He moves closer to her cheek as Isabella felt him touch her cheek with his lips giving her a kiss.

She looks quickly over at Sebastian as she moved away from his kiss and out of his arms she exclaims, "Sebastian you have a girlfriend!”

Sebastian stands there as he says, “It was just a friendly kiss on the cheek, No harm done. I have always kissed you on the cheek and you never minded before.”

“It is not the same now Sebastian things have changed between us. One we are older and the other…” Isabella pauses as she walks past Sebastian into her room.

Sebastian questioned in an upset tone, “And the other??”

Isabella turns looking at Sebastian as she says, “I am way too comfortable around you Sebastian for only knowing you for one day.”

Sebastian walks closer to her as he says, “And that is a bad thing? You should be comfortable around me we were raised together as babies; you have not only known me for one day.”

Isabella shakes her head as she steps away from him he hears her say, “You do not understand Sebastian.”

Sebastian reaches for her as she steps away from him catching her arm she looks at him as he looks her in the eyes as he says, “Then make me understand Isabella.”

She pulls away from him as she says, “How can I make you understand when I do not even understand?”

She pulls away from Sebastian as he goes to catch her again when they hear, “Hey Izzy you still in here we have lost Bastian somewhere in this big hou…” Tristan stops dead as he enters the room as he sees Sebastian reaching for Isabella as she is walking away from him with tears in her eyes.

“I thought we where going to back off Bastian?” Tristan says in an irritated tone.

“It is not what you think Tristan.” Isabella says jumping to Sebastian defense.

Tristan nods as he says, “Don’t cover for him Izzy I know Sebastian all to well.”

He looks at Sebastian with a hateful look as Tristan says, “Come on Izzy everyone wants you down stairs.”

Isabella follows Tristan as he takes her arm and leads her from the room leaving Sebastian standing there.


Later that evening they all sat down stairs talking and laughing about the good old days. As their parents started drifting farther back past their time, Isabella gets up walking to the back doors, looking in at the clock seeing it was 11 o’clock.

She yawns as she looks back at everyone sitting around the table still as she says, “I think I am going to turn in for the night. I am bet from the trip and unpacking all day.”

“Ok sweetie you sleep well.” Her mother says.

“Yes, sleep well sweetie…” Her father says.

Isabella turns walking back inside as she hears everyone else saying good night to her.

“Oh Izzy…” Her father called out to her.

She turns around walking back to the door as she says, “Yes dad…”

“If you do not feel up to going to school tomorrow we can always wait till after the weekend. I mean you only have one day of classes and it will be the weekend.” Her father tells her.

Isabella sees the look on Tristan and Sebastian’s faces, as they look disappointed as she says, “Let’s see what tomorrow brings for me and if I am up to it or not.”

“That’s fine with me sweetie… Good night.” Her father says.

“Good night all.” Isabella says walking away again waving over her shoulder at them.

Isabella goes to her room getting ready for bed. She pulls down the covers and climbs into bed as she can still hear them talking down stairs. She lays there looking at the ceiling as she listened to them chat not able to fall asleep. About an hour later, she heard them telling one another goodnight and good-bye. She laid there until everything got quite outside. Isabella gets up from her bed and goes out to the balcony looking up at the stars.

She stands there for a few minutes when she heard, “Umm Izzy…” She turns seeing Sebastian standing there looking at her.

“What is it Sebastian and what are you doing up here?” Isabella questions.

“I wanted to give you a hug good night.” Sebastian told her.

Isabella rolls her eyes as she says, “Come on Sebastian I am not stupid. We are not 8 years old again, I see how angry you get with Tristan when he starts flirting with me or hitting on me, and I see how you are when we are alone.”

Sebastian walks closer to her as she says, “Yes your right about all that, and I came up here because there is something I wanted to tell you.”

“What is that Sebastian?” Isabella asks him turning back to look at the stars.

Sebastian walks closer to her as he stands right behind her he places his hands on her shoulders as he says, “When we were young… I was in love with you and I still am, I always hoped you returned my feelings, you acted as if you did, but I never really knew.”

Isabella turns looking at him, as he stands right in front of her she says, “Sebastian that was a long time ago.”

“It seems like only yesterday to me… I watched your father drive away taking you out of my life for what felt like forever. When I heard what had happened to you all I wanted to do was die so I could be with you again… I thought I had lost you Izzy, never to see you again.” Sebastian tells her.

Isabella reaches up to touch his cheek as she stops herself. Sebastian reaches up taking her hand and laying it on his cheek as he nuzzles his cheek into her hand, she smiles at him as he looks into her eyes,

“I know you do not remember what we had back then Isabella.” Sebastian pauses as he reaches up with his other hand touching her cheek, he continues saying, “And I pray one day you will remember, because it was very special to me and there is nothing I want more in this life then to spend the rest of my dieing days with you.”

“Sebastian that is so sweet of you to say, but I will tell you what I told my mom and dad. What if they never come back to me?” Isabella asks him.

“Then we can build new memories together as long as we love one another. That is all that matters to me.” Sebastian says.

He moves closer to her as he pulls her toward him wanting to kiss her. Isabella moves out of the way of his kiss as her head slides in next to his putting them cheek-to-cheek she says,

“No Sebastian you may love me, but you still have a girlfriend and this will not happen as long as she is in your life.”

Sebastian pulls Isabella closer to him as he wraps his arms around her tightly he says, “I am sorry Isabella it is just I want to be with you so bad right now.”

Isabella hugs him tighter feeling so safe and so at easy in his arms, she drifts back from the hug looking in his eyes as they start to move closer to one another she pulls away from him quickly crossing her arms over her chest making it look like she was hugging herself walking into her room she says,

“I am sorry Sebastian you need to go.”

Sebastian walks in her room touching her arm as she steps away from him turning her back on him she says, “Please Sebastian before we both regret what we might do.”

Sebastian walks toward the door as she turns looking back at Isabella he says, “I waited for you for 10 years Izzy. I can wait another 10 if I have to.” Sebastian walks from her room.

She turns to see him walk away she wanted to call out to him to come back but knew that was not the right thing to do. Isabella climbs back into bed crying herself to sleep.


The next morning Isabella gets up to the sound of her alarm clock she rolls over hitting the off button getting up from the bed she goes into her bathroom. She looks in the mirror at herself her eyes are all puffy from crying herself to sleep. She pulls off her pajamas turning on the shower, adjusting the water and stepping into it. She stands under the running water letting the water relax her as it runs down her body. She turns around placing her hands against the wall with her arms extended out propping her against the wall letting the water run down her back.

She closes her eyes as the thought of last night comes to her mind she can hear Sebastian telling her,

“I waited for you for 10 years Izzy. I can wait another 10 if I have to.”

She lifts herself from the wall as she says aloud, “No… I will not do it again… I will not be with a guy when he is with another girl. I did that with Miles and I will not do it again, I will not be played by another guy.”

Isabella starts washing herself as she continues talking aloud, “Anyway if Sebastian loves me so much why would he betray his love for me and have a girlfriend. He knew I was still alive and that I might remember one day.”

Isabella shakes her head trying not to think about it as she says, “If Sebastian really loves me he will break up with his girlfriend Lorie… Linda … Lisa what ever her name is and he will be with only me.”

Isabella rinses her hair turning off the water and gets out. She dries off and goes to her closet getting her cloths for the day when she gets in there she reaches for the Dark blue skirt and white blouse she looks over at the white dress, she hangs back up the skirt and blouse as she says,

“I do not care what they say I am wearing this.”

She walks from the closet laying her jacket and dress on the bed she goes back to the bathroom, dries her hair, and puts on her make-up for the day. She walks back out into the room getting dressed; she slips on her white stockings and steps into her shoes that went with the uniform.

She walks over to the mirror looking at herself as she chuckles saying, “The shoes look horrific with this dress.”

“You know talking to yourself will make people think you’re crazy.”

Isabella turns around chuckling harder as she says, “Well mom the people that really know me do not need to think, they should already know.”

Her mom walks farther into the room as she says, “There is a very good looking young man down stairs that wants to take you to school today.”

“Sebastian…” Isabella says with a touch of sarcasm.

Her mother looks at her somewhat shocked, as she says, “No it is Tristan.”

“What about dad?” Isabella asks her.

“Well your father called the school and they said you already had your schedule all you needed to do was stop by and get your locker number.” Her mother tells her.

Isabella was still looking in the mirror as her mother laughs saying, “Did you hear me… and stop looking in the mirror you look gorgeous.”

Isabella turns looking at her mother as she says, “Yes I heard you and I was afraid this dress may be a little too much.”

“Never… you look great Isabella.” Her mother tells her.

Isabella smiles, as her mother sees the ribbon lying at her bedside she says, “All you need is a finishing touch.”

Isabella watches her mother walk into the bathroom walking out with a brush and two hair clips she picked up the ribbon and turned Isabella to face the mirror again as she places the ribbon in her hair half way down her back clipping it in place.

“There now you are all set.” Joan says.

“Thank you mom it looks great.” Isabella says tuning to look at it in the mirror.

“All right then you need to get down stairs Tristan is waiting for you.” Joan tells her walking from the room.

Isabella grabs her things off her desk and picks up her jacket off the bed she looks seeing her bed still needed to be made as she sits everything down and quickly makes it up. Isabella grabs her things once more and heads down stairs as she reaches the bottom step she hears her mother and Tristan coming down the hall from the kitchen.

Tristan stops as he looks Isabella up and down as he says, “I thought we decided that you would not ware that dress?”

“What are you talking about Tristan Isabella looks gorgeous in that dress?” Her mother says.

“Well yes she does and we knew she would, but she is going to school not on a date Mrs. Alder.” Tristan tells her.

“She will be fine Tristan do not worry about what she is wearing.” Her mother says.

“I will be running around all day knocking heads I can already see it. Every guy in school will be following her around like a love sick pup.” Tristan says chuckling.

Isabella and Joan laugh as Tristan hands Isabella a helmet for the motorcycle. Isabella gets a worried look on her face as she says,

“We are riding a bike to school? I am in a dress Tristan.”

“Just pull your skirt under you and have Tristan sit on the front part of it; it will stay down and as for your hair tuck it in your jacket in front of you between you and Tristan.” Her mother tells her. Isabella looks at her mother and nods as Isabella and Tristan walk out to the bike.

Isabella looks at the bike as Tristan chuckles he asks her, “Are you scared?”

“I have never been on a motorcycle Tristan please do not drive like an idiot.” Isabella tells him.

Tristan chuckles as he says “Trust me babe I would never let something happen to you while you are under my wing.”

Isabella similes at him as she pulls her hair around in front of her putting on the helmet he gave her. Tristan gets on the bike first as Isabella steps on the peg and lifts herself up swinging her leg over the back of the bike she sits down pulling her skirt under her and having Tristan sit down on the front of it.

“Hang on to me Izzy.” Isabella wraps her arms around Tristan as he takes her arms pulling them tighter around him he says,

“Hang on to me Isabella.”

Isabella starts to become nervous as he starts the bike she hears him say as he pulls off, “Relax you will enjoy the ride more if you just relax… you’re as stiff as a board.”

“Sorry Tristan.” Isabella says.

“Don’t apologue just relax, its like making love, if you relax the ride is a lot smoother.” Tristan tells her.

Isabella laughs as she starts to relax Tristan could fell the tension from her arms start to lessen as he says, “See it is not so bad now is it.”

Isabella chuckles as she says, “No it is actually really nice.”

“I love my bike I would never own a car, I feel so free on this thing.” Tristan says.

Isabella smiles as they head off down the road to the school. Isabella comes to enjoying the ride more the longer she is on the bike.



Here By Me Chapter 5