Fanon:The Life Of Bella Goth

"The Life Of Bella Goth" is an epic, Romantic, disaster story. It is a fictionalized account of the disappearance of popular pre-made sim Bella Goth. The story is set to feature Bella's life from childhood, through to adulthood, and to her disappearance.

The story is set in 3 stages; the 1st is set in the future, where 2 residents of Belladonna Cove decide to track down the identity of the mysterious statue in the center of the town. The Second and Third stage is the daughter of Bella Goth, Cassandra Goth telling the story of her mother's life, from her teenage years, through to her death at the hands of an earthquake; which took place in the town of Sunset Valley, before it was renamed Pleasantview.

Plot
"Two curious townsfolk decide to locate the truth behind the statue of the mysterious Bella Goth, in the center of town. Their search leads them to a elderly woman, who tells them the story about her Mother, and how tragedy struck the family, and the neighbourhood they lived in."

Characters

 * Bella Goth - Pre-made sim, who has become famous after her disappearance in the Sims 2 game; she is the main character in this story.
 * Mortimer Goth - Bella's husband; he is set to feature from childhood through to his elder years.
 * Cassandra Goth - First appears as an elderly lady; two curious townfolk from Belladonna Cove track her down to find out the story about her mother.
 * Alexander Goth - Appearing through Bella's adult years.
 * Jocasta Bachelor - Bella's mother, she will appear through Bella's younger years, and to her death.
 * Simis Bachelor - Bella's Father...
 * Michael Bachelor - Mentioned only...
 * Mathilde Goth - Cassandra's Granddaughter; she now lives with her Grandmother in her final years.
 * Cornelia Goth - Mortimer's Mother; she is wealthy, but also weird. She is the only parent of Bella's and Mortimer's alive during the earthquake.
 * Gunther Goth - Mortimer's Father, he will be mentioned only.
 * Geoffrey Landgraab - Proud, weathly, businessman, his family was responsible for the construction of Sunset Valley. His fued with Nick Alto will be expanded on more in this story; as the pair battle for control on the town.
 * Nancy Landgraab - Geoffrey's wife; she supports him during his battle with Nick.
 * Malcolm Landgraab - Geoffrey and Nancy's son; he is one of the survivors of the earthquake, and resonsible for the construction of Belladonna Cove
 * Nick Alto - Greedy, business tycoon, who has arrived in Sunset Valley on the basis of building a city in it's place.
 * Vita Alto - Nick's husband; she is just as greedy as Nick, although she's easier to admit defeat.
 * Holly Alto - Nick and Vita's daughter; she appears several times during the story.
 * Callum Alto - A fictional son, created for the Alto family for this story only. He is in a relationship with Bella, although his intentions may not truly be honest.
 * Chris Cunliffe - A curious member of Belladonna Cove, who search for answers behind the statue of the mysterious woman in the middle of town.
 * Sarah Cunliffe - Chris' girlfriend; she joins Chris in searching for Cassandra Goth.
 * Don Lothario - Town cassanova; and the love interest of Cassandra Goth, just before the earthquake. His role is reduced from the games.
 * Kaylynn Langerak - Friend of Bella's, and rumoured love interest of Mortimer's; she is present when the earthquake takes place.
 * Agnes Crumplebottom - Widowed, old fashioned woman; who is Mortimer's Aunt. She lives in Sunset Valley, and is present during the earthquake.
 * Darren Dreamer - Mentioned only by Cassandra...

Updates!
''"Neglected this since I wrote the first chapter, but fear not, it's back on track now. The pictures will be up tomorrow, to give readers a better view of the scenery, and characters. I won't let you down! Thanks for the comments, they're appreciated." -''14/07/12

"Chapter 3 is now up, the pictures will be up either later today, or tomorrow!" - 17/07/12

"Chapter 4 will possibly be uploaded sometime over this weekend" - 19/07/12

"''Chapter 5 will be uploaded at the beginning of the week." ''21/07/12

"''Chapter 7 will be up either tomorrow, or the day after." - ''25/07/12

Stage 1,Chapter 1: The Memory
It was a cold, and wintery afternoon in Belladonna Cove, the weather had been strange lately, especially as it was the beginning of May. A large cathedral stood high and mighty in the pouring rain; the stone building seemed to effortlessly fend off the water falling onto it; It was quiet, however, not a sound could be heard, except from the sound of the rain drops. The silence was quickly broken, as the sound of a car pulled up at the front of the church; the door to the blue car flung open, and a strikingly attractive, blonde girl appeared from inside the car. She was obviously startled by the pouring rain, and turned to the left and pointed towards the church; she began running, slightly ducking her head, as if avoiding acid falling from the sky. On the other side of the car, a young man appeared and slammed the car door behind himself; tall, pale skin and slight stubble on his face; his hair wasn't exactly styled, but he looked like he would fit perfectly into a boyband. He hurried his way through the rain, not quite as defensive as the young, blonde lady earlier, but still at the same pace.

The church seemed like something from a Charles Dickins novel; there wasn't any actual lights; it mostly consisted of candles; which made the large, tall, stone building appear even more creepy. To Sarah's eyes, it was pretty much a Dracula's castle; " Oh, we're late..." she whispered to Chris, who had just followed her through the church door. As Sarah glanced back at the man she named her boyfriend, she stared aimlessly at him as he turned towards her; he seemed more soaking that she did, and they'd both ran the same distance; "Boys..." Sarah's mind said to itself. As the pair turned around, they slowly hushered themselves towards a seat; the church wasn't exactly busy, but the looks from the elderly guests were enough to make Sarah feel like a school girl who had misbehaved. As they were seated; Sarah and Chris quickly tried to focus on the chubby Vicar, who was positioned at the center of the church. Sarah tried to concentrate, but having missed the start of the speech, and hearing the rain thudding on the roof, it was proving to be difficult. "...for we live in this town...and this town was built in memory of someone so..." bellowed the Vicar; Sarah saw Chris lean forward, this was what he came for, after all.

Chris found it hard to concentrate in church, even as a kid, he never liked the whole "let's praise God" stuff the Vicar used to fill his head with. This trip was no different; until he heard the Vicar mention the town they lived in; as Chris leaned forward, as if waiting for the cliffhanger from his favourite TV series. "She stands high over the town, and many of our townsfolk have been overwhelmed by the beauty of the statue..." continued the Vicar. Chris knew all about beauty, his girlfriend was the definition of beauty in his eyes, but this was a statue they were talking about, the only beauty Chris recognized was that of the fantastic work the builders did constructing the damn thing. "To us, she is an inspiration; now I suggest we hold say our thanks to God...", were the Vicar's final words on the matter; Chris shut off by that point; what the hell was he talking about? Was he the only person, aside from Sarah, who had no idea who that woman in the middle of the town was? Chris wanted answers, and he figured the best way to get them, would be to talk to the Vicar himself.

Reverand Thompson felt he gave a good service; the locals appeared to enjoy it, even though the elderly Mrs. Crumplebottom had fell asleep in row 3. As he finished off; the guests began exiting the church; he closed his 15 year old bible; and turned to head through the door at the back of the Piano in the right hand side of the building; he was startled, however, as someone shouted in the church "Vicar, please can I speak to you?"; the voice of a young man, seemed...somewhat desperate? Reverand Thompson turned to see a young man heading towards him; he was the other half of the couple who arrived late to the service. "Can I help you, young man?" said Reverand Thompson; it seemed polite to him. The man held out his hand and said "Hey, I'm Chris; I was interested in what you were saying about that statue in the center of town..." Reverand Thompson heard this before, he was used to compliments; big headed as it seemed, he knew exactly what the locals enjoyed, and what they didn't. "Thank you, Chris...", quick and short, he had heard it all before though. As the Reverand turned again, he felt a hand on his shoulder, "He has more to say?", was the first thing that crossed Reverand Thompson's mind. "Sorry Vicar; I was interested, but I didn't understand a word of it..." , Chris said, in a slightly more forceful tone. So he wasn't complimenting the Reverand? This was a first...; "What didn't you understand?", questioned the Reverand. Chris crossed his arms now, in a slightly more defensive manner; "'''Well I just don't know who she is? I don't know why she's there?" '''was Chris' reply. No one had ever questioned this before...in the Reverand's 57 years in Chruch, he'd never been questioned on something like this; sure the "is God real?" questions had popped up, but the Reverand had an automatic response for that, but this...he actually didn't know himself.

Stage 1, Chapter 2: "C. Goth"
Chris made his way into Reverand Thompson's living room; he was still bewildered as to why the Reverand had invited him their in the first place. Sarah seemed pretty uncomfortable; Chris knew she hated being here, let alone to actually be sat inside the Reverand's living room. Chris sat down on the flowery, patterend sofa; the Reverand sat across from them, in a single, old, brown coloured chair. He sank into his chair, and stared at Chris for a moment; as though she read his mind, Sarah spoke, with a slight irritation in her voice; "Well?". The Reverand glanced to the floor, and looked back up at the pair, he spoke softly, and said "I can't tell you who the woman is..."; Chris felt he was now capturing up to Sarah with his irritation; he glared at the Reverand, and said "What do you mean you can't tell us; you brought us he-", before he could finish, Chris was interrupted by the Reverand. "I...I can't tell you...because I don't know who she is myself." Chris had to hear it again, he wasn't sure if his ears were playing tricks on him; "You...you don't know?" he asked, curiously. "No, truth is...", said the Reverand, with a sad look across his face; "...we've never known who she is; we only know what the statue says..." he continued. Chris felt a sudden rush of stupidity rush through him, he hadn't even thought to check the statue itself for engravings of any sort? How could he not? Surely that should have been the first place to check? Then again, Chris felt this was a far too easy way of finding out. "What does the statue say, exactly?", Chris said, feeling stupid even asking such a silly question. The Reverand looked up at Chris; he was convinced the Reverand would make a brilliant poker player; he had no idea how he was going to react to the question. "It says "A combination of qualities, that pleases the intellect or moral sense" he said, sounding like a school teacher. Chris looked at Sarah, who looked as confused as he did; he looked back at the Reverand, but before he could speak, Sarah, proving she could read minds, spoke for Chris...

"So basically, it's talking about "beauty?" said Sarah, feeling like the only smart person in the room. The Reverand looked at Sarah, and spoke again "Yes, we just believed it was her name.". Sarah waited for Chris to respond, with his usual questions, as though he'd swallowed a questionnaire before he arrived at church. However, Chris remaind silent, so Sarah decided to speak on behalf of both of them. "So '''basically, she could be anyone? We have no idea at all?" said Sarah; she wanted to say something, but felt herself holding back...but oh no...it was slipping out of her mouth..."...that's kinda stupid...". Sarah saw Chris' head turn towards her; Sarah didn't care, he was thinking exactly the same. If there's one thing Sarah had come to learn about their relationship, it's that Chris was obviously the thinker and she was the speaker in the relationship; except on this instance, because Sarah didn't actually care much about the statue; she just felt she was doing Chris a favour, which he would surely repay her for with an expensive trip to the Bistro later in the week. The Reverand looked at his feet, and spoke without making eye contact. "Possibly, but as you can see, I can't help you with this; that woman...I don't know who she is. May I ask...why you want to know, exactly?" said the Reverand; Chris spoke first this time, like an old school exam, the questions came spilling from his mouth. "Well you seemed so sure about her during the Church reading earlier, I just wanted answers...I thought you must have some?". Sarah couldn't h'elp but laugh inside, Chris' curiosity always made her smile. That being said, she had to admit, she was also interested in this mysterious "beauty" woman in the center of town. The Reverand got to his feet, and looked back at Chris and Sarah, his voice seemed almost shaky, like Chris had hit a nerve; 'She's always been there; alway's been part of the town, naturally, I just assumed she was someone who brought great things to Belladonna Cove." The Reverand proceeded further to the back of the room, examining an old book shelf; he seemed to be searching for some sort of answer from the shelf, although none appeared before him. Sarah asked, politely "Has no one tried to find out who she is? Or at least tried to do research on what the statue represents?", it seemed like such a simple question; yet the Reverand refused to look at Sarah, or Chris, as though she'd asked him a near impossible question.

Reverand Thompson felt incredibly embarrassed; these two strangers had come to him for help, and he couldn't give them any answers. He knew the words he said in Church, he just didn't understand why he said them. Casting his mind back to when he first arrived in town; he couldn't think of any news regarding the mysterious statue in the middle of town; it was just as much a mystery to him, as it was to these two strangers. Deciding to end the questioning, he replied "I can't help you..."; finally turning around, to meet the eyes of the two villagers, that seemed incredibly confused, he spoke again; "...this woman...really is a mystery. I believe that the only possible way to learn who she is, is to start from the statue, and work your way from there; because I don't know who she is, nor does anyone else in town, unfortunately." Before the two villagers could answer, Reverand Thompson decided to spare himself the humilation again, by walking towards the door, signalling them out. "I do hope you learn what you need to about this woman, I'd love to hear about it myself..." he said, sounding more comfortable with himself. The two villagers got to their feet; and both walked out of the door; they both turned to face Reverand Thompson, the man had a frown across his face, as though he wasn't entirely pleased with what Reverand Thompson had just told him; however, Reverand Thompson found himself not really caring, the young man and woman had the truth from him, instead of lies, which is what he could have said initially. It wasn't long before one of them spoke; "Thanks..." said the man; before Reverand Thompson could respond, the man's "thank you" was continued by the young woman; "Thanks for nothing...", she said, as she turned away from the door. The young man followed, in a "agreeing" manner, which made Reverand Thompson feel incredibly guilty about his lack of knowledge on the questions they asked him.

Now arriving at the statue; Chris couldn't take his eyes off it; he was sure he could have possible crashed his car, if another car was driving on the opposite side of him. He pulled up to the left, and spoke to Sarah; "I want to have a look at the statue, a moment...". Before his girlfriend could disagree with him (which he felt she would), he had already unbuckled his belt, and opened the car door. As he began walking across the road, he turned to find, to his surprise, that Sarah was joining him. They both walked across the soft, green grass area towards the statue, and looked up. Even though it was a statue, Chris knew whoever this woman was, she was very beautiful. Her figure was something to die for; she seemed so important, stood their carrying a diamond, of some sort. He glanced at the definition of beauty, which was engraved on the statue's base; Reverand Thompson was right, although he'd been unhelpful, he was right about this particular detail. As Chris moved closer, he saw something quite surprising; there were enitials at the bottom of the engravement; although quite faint, he could easily make out "C. Goth". Chris had heard of the word "Goth" before, and often associated it with teenaged, heavy metal lovers. However, these enitials were engraved in a professional way, hinting that the enitials were of the creator of the statue. "C. Goth...", Chris said aloud; Sarah seemed to look at the initials too, she spoke for the first time since leaving the Church; "C. Goth...who is that?". Chris had no idea, but he knew one thing, this was something he was going to research when he got home.

Stage 1, Chapter 3: "Road To Pleasantview..."
Sarah's head was going to explode; as much as she was interested in the mystery of the statue, she had been sat at a computer screen googling the name "C. Goth" for well over 3 hours. She felt herself slowly losing interest in the subject, and yet, her boyfriend seemed to become more, and more intriuged by the minute. "Chris..." she said cautiously; "I don't think we're going to find anything about her online...". As if waiting for her boyfriend to throw an object at her, Sara's eye shut, and she felt herself leaning slightly forward. What came next surprised her, as Chris spoke; "I think you're right, It's like finding a needle in a haystack" he said, with utter disappointment in his voice. Sarah placed her hand on Chris' shoulder, she felt her touch would help relax Chris. "Hey, let's get some sleep, we can always try again tomorrow" she said, as softly as she could. Chris let out a deep sigh, and stood to his feet; Sarah wasn't sure if she should directly follow him out the room, so she kept sat in seat. Chris turned to her; "I'm going for a shower first, can you switch the computer's off please?" he said; without waiting for a response, Chris disappeared. Sarah managed to close down Chris' computer; she turned to the computer she had been using, and was about to shut down, until she glanced at the screen and saw something that caught her eye. The description read "Not posting much...times are hard. C. Goth"; Sarah felt her heart starting to beat faster, she clicked on the link to the article, and was surprised to find some sort of blog belonging to a young girl...

As Sarah examined the blog title, it read "Cassandra Goth: Welcome to my online blog!". Sarah looked at the blog enteries, and was surprised to find that the last blog post was from years and years ago. As Sarah began searching the girls blog, the one thing she noticed was that the girl seemed very unhappy; one entry read "No one understand what's it like to lose someone like this...". What Sarah saw next nearly made her jump out of her seat; but close enough, she shouted for Chris. "Chris! Chris! I've found her!" shouted Sarah. Examining the picture, Sarah had just seen, she awaited for Chris to arrive, she heard him moving around the bathoom since she shouted him. Chris came bursting into the room, his face was covered with curiosity; "What is it?" he asked Sarah. Sarah moved the monitor to show Chris; Chris' eyes met the computer screen, and Sarah began explaining herself; "That's her! Look, the dress, the hair, everything..." said Sarah, almost giddy with excitement. A smile came across Chris' face, he couldn't take his eyes away from the monitor. He finally spoke, saying "Who is she?"; Sarah felt silly for not explaining sooner, "No idea, but I found this picture on this blog, belonging to a girl...", Sarah pointed at the banner at the top of the page, hoping Chris understood what she meant. "Cassandra Goth...C. Goth?" said Chris, as though answering a question on a game show. "Yes, and that woman in the dress is her mother...look what is says underneath that picture" said Sarah, pointing yet again at the monitor, this time at the picture of a small child, with big round glasses next to the mysterious red dress, lady. '''"I miss you mom, things haven't been the same since you were taken from us..." '''read Chris, aloud; he seemed almost memorized by the photograph, as though it was about to turn into gold at any moment.

Chris couldn't believe what he was seeing; he had to know who this woman was, he had to find out about her. "Is there nothing else?" he asked Sarah, still finding it hard to believe she'd found out this information. Sarah's gaze turned from him, and to the computer screen again, "Nothing else, although, there's an address on the corner of the blog posts..." said Sara. Even more perfect; it was too easy, now he had an address to go off? It seemed to good to be true, then Sarah spoke again, making him feel less optimistic about it. "But these blog posts are from years, and years ago, she may not even live there any more..." said Sarah; he eyes now meeting Chris'. Despite this point, Chris felt this was too good of a chance to miss; he looked back at the screen, and made a decision in his head, but before he could, he wanted to know where it was. "What's the address, then?" he asked; Sarah looked back at the computer screen, and squinted her eyes; she spoke afterwards "165 Sim Lane, Pleasantview...". Chris had heard of the town, but had no idea where it was; he knew the best option would be to get directions online before he set off tomorrow. "I'm going to visit that place tomorrow..." he said; Sarah looked at him, and smiled "I'm coming with you..." she said. Chris was surprised Sarah didn't try and talk him out of it, clearly she was just as interested in this woman as he was...

Sarah wasn't even ready yet, and Chris was in the car waiting for her; she hadn't even found her mobile phone yet; it always seemed to disappear on her when she needed it the most. As she hurridly searched for her mobile, she awaited the sound of the horn going again; Chris hated waiting for her. It seemed her phone was hiding from her; and as she expected, the car horn sounded again. Sarah made the decision to leave her mobile home, she grabbed her coat, and left the house to join Chris in the car. Sorry, couldn't find my phone. . ." she explained, as they began driving through the streets of Belladonna Cove, and onto the freeway. The drive to Pleasantview was a silent one; the only thing that spoke throughout the journey was Chris' TomTom, and Sarah always found them to be quite patronising. Soon, the Freeway began to disappear slowly, and instead of the busy road, they were now driving along a back road, which was pretty empty compared to the busy freeway. Further down the road, a wooden sign stood above, and Sarah recognised the words instantly. "Greetings from Pleasantview" said the sign; in bright, colourful letters. It seemed like a holiday advertisement; maybe this trip wasn't going to be so bad after all. "Turn Right, and you have 'reached your destination point"''' said Chris' TomTom; the town of Pleasantview was like any subhurb in the USA, it was full of houses; a town hall, and surrounded by tree's.

The TomTom stopped; and as Chris looked to the right, he saw a large, old manor looking down at him. "This is it..." said Chris to Sarah; they hadn't spoken all the journey, and Chris felt it was his duty to break the silence on this occasion. "Let's go then..." replied Sarah, who gave off the impression she wanted to get it over and done with. Chris got out of the car, and walked up to the small front gate; he and Sarah walked up the pathway to the steps of the house. Taking a deep breath, Chris knocked on the door and awaited someone to answer. "I hope there's someone in, if we've come all this way for nothing..." said Sarah' despite her being enthusiastic, Chris was certain she'd have preferred to have stayed home now. Before Chris could reply, the front door opened, and a very young, very beautiful woman was stood at the door; with long long black hair, and beautiful skin, all she needed was a red dress, and Chris would be sure he could confuse her for the mysterious woman in the photograph from Cassandra Goth's blog. Yet, this girl looked younger than the woman in the photo; "Can I help you?" she said, her voice was very polite and gentle. Chris wasn't sure how to get his words across to her..."We're looking for...Cassandra Goth..."; Chris' seemed to be struggling to get his words out. The girl's face changed slightly; Chris knew she had an idea who he was talking about. "She's my Grandmother, what do you want with her?" replied the girl, still very softly spoken. Chris was about to reply; but another voice came from behind the door. "What is it, dear?" said the voice; the voice belonged to an old woman, fragile and delecate, it appeared to Chris' ears. The girl moved aside, and there, at the door, was someone Chris recognised instantly; this was the young girl from the blog...this was Cassandra Goth...

Stage 1, Chapter 4: "A Trip To The Past"
Chris was shocked that Cassandra invited himself and Sarah inside her home; he was convinced she was going to turn them away when he saw her at the door. Yet, she seemed friendlier than he antisipated. As he walked inside the house; the hallway was very dark; and the wooden floors and walls reminded Chris of a pirate ship, of some sort. The home itself was very warm, he was convinced the heating must have been switched on. Cassandra, and the young woman lead himself and Sarah through to a door ahead; as soon as Chris entered, it was obvious that it was the living room. The living room seemed to represent some sort of old fashioned manor; it wasn't modern, there was no television, or radio in sight; just bookshelves and an old chess set. Cassandra sat in her arm chair; and finally spoke "sit down, if you like; would you like a drink?" she asked politely. "Oh...erm..." said Chris; he wasn't sure if he wanted to speak on behalf of Sarah. Luckily, she interrupted, saying "Yes, please...". Cassandra smiled; and looked at the young woman who they had met at the door. "Mathilde, could you...?" she asked; clearly signalling at the young girl to make the drinks. Mathilde turned towards Chris and Sarah, and said "will ice tea be okay?" she asked; Sarah nodded; personally Chris wasn't overly fond of ice tea, but he nodded all the same, he wasn't really interested in the drink. Sarah sat down on the long sofa in front of the fire; Chris followed her and sat next to her; he looked towards Cassandra, who was staring at him with intriuge. She eventually spoke, when Chris had found himself settled on the sofa; "What is it you wanted me for, dear?" she asked. There was no easy way of saying this, so Chris decided to slowly work his way to the point; "Well, my name is Chris; and this is my girlfriend Sarah; we both live in Belladonna Cove, have you heard of it?" asked Chris; the expression on Cassandra's face seemed to change from smiling, to netural; Chris felt she knew what he was talking about. "Vaguely...not much..." she replied; although Chris wasn't entirely sure he believed her. "We live there..." he said; "...and since we were kids, we've been interested in a statue in the center of the town..." he continued.

Mathilde entered the room again, she didn't have any drinks with her; "We're out of ice tea, I'm afraid..." she said; Sarah looked up to Mathilde and seemed to read Chris' mind. "It's okay, we'll be alright..." said Sarah. Shortly after, Mathilde sat down in the arm chair, facing Cassandra. Chris continued his story; "We've done some investigating, and we were lead to an online blog, from a very, very young Cassandra Goth..." said Chris. Cassandra's cheeks seemed to be going scarlet; she then smiled. "My old blog...I haven't visited that since..." she paused, clearly thinking about the last time she visited the blog; "since...oh, when I was a teenager" she continued. Her eyes seemed to grow wider; Chris could see she was interested in what he had to say. "The statue in the middle of Belladonna Cove...it's the same woman, who is in a photo with you..." said Chris, feeling his own blunt words. Cassandra's face changed; she wasn't smiling any more, she looked from Chris, to Sarah; "Oh...oh..." she said softly, touching her chest, where here heart was. Chris couldn't see Mathilde, but her heard her voice; "what is it, Grandma?" she asked. Chris wasn't sure if he'd done the right thing; he didn't want to upset, or offend Cassandra; again, proving she could read him like a book; Sarah spoke. "Please, we don't want to upset you, we're just curious as to who the woman is, that's all..." explained Sarah; Cassandra looked to the floor; and suddenly got to her feet. She walked towards the fire place, and seemed to be thinking about what was being said to her; Mathilde spoke again; "Are you okay, nan?" she asked, this time with more concern in her voice. Completely ignoring Mathilde's questions; Cassandra turned around and looked towards Chris and Sarah; "The woman...the woman...is my mother..." said Cassandra, her voice more shaky than usual.

Sarah had expected this news, she had a feeling the woman was her mother, and judging by what she said in her blogs, it was a pretty sad story. "I've...never been asked directly about her, not since my Father died..." explained Cassandra, justifying her reaction. Sarah wanted answers; so she asked "Well...do you mind me asking; what happened? I mean...why is there a statue of her in the middle of Belladonna Cove?" asked Sarah. Cassandra sat back in her arm chair; and looked at Sarah'''. "My mother...she was...she did many things; helped many people; made life for her family very happy..."''' said Cassandra; she sounded like an amazing woman, but Sarah still wasn't sure why exactly this woman had a statue dedicated to her in town. "It's a...a...it's my past...a past that I've not visited in a very long time..."' said Cassandra, nervously;''' '"Can you share it with us?" '''he asked; Sarah was happy he asked, she wanted to know too. Cassandra sighed deeply, and looked from Sarah, to Chris, to Mathilde; she seemed to be addressing them all. "It's been a very long time since I spoke about this...are you sure you want to hear it?" she asked; she addressed Mathilde like she had asked too; although Sarah thought the look on Mathilde's face showed that she too, was interested to hear about her Great Grandmother. "Bella Bachelor..." started Cassandra; Sarah assumed this must be her mother's name; the mysterious woman's name...

"Bella Bachelor was an extrodinary child; from a young age, she was exceptionally clever in school; she could make friends with even the most difficult person imaginable; and she often stood up for those who were being mis-treated. Of course, it was only until she was 16, that Bella proved to her family, her friends, and to the town of Sunset Valley, just how extrodinary she really was..."

End Of Stage 1

Stage 2, Chapter 5; "Bella Bachelor..."
Bella was tired; she had been at school all night yesterday to help the teachers prepare for parents evening. Today was Saturday though, and even though Bella intended on sleeping in, she couldn't seem to go back to sleep once she woke at 9am. Getting herself up, she decided to go and pay a visit to her boyfriend; she had been with Callum Alto for four months now, and Bella was very open about her feelings; she was falling more and more in love with him by the day. He was just perfect to her, he told her she was beautiful at least 4 times a day; she knew how much he cared about her, he constantly wanted to spend time with her too; and Bella loved every second of being in his company. She walked out the front door, and breathed in the morning air; it was quite chilly for a summers day. Bella set off up the road to the Alto's house; soon, she could see the great big, pink building in sight; the house was very attractive to Bella's eyes; she enjoyed thinking of herself living in the home with Callum one day. As the house came closer to her; she could see Callum's dad, Nick Alto, stood outside; he was a chunky man, who looked like he belonged in some sort of old age Mafia movie. Bella hadn't spoken to him much, but she knew that Callum idolized his father, so Bella believed he must have been a great man. Nick was talking to someone, Bella recognized him instantly; it was Geoffrey Landgraab, he owned the large house across from the Alto's. It wasn't as attractive as the Alto's home, but Bella was still pretty impressed with it. Geoffrey was a younger looking man; although his clothes made him seem older; he was always in suits, and his hair was always styled neatly. From what Bella could see, Nick and Geoffrey seemed to be arguing; as she got closer, she could hear details of their argument. "My family helped make this town what it is today..." yelled Geoffrey; Nick replied almost instantly "That's great, Geoffrey; but this old town needs bringing into the recent times...". Geoffrey looked scarlet at hearing this; he replied, with less of a yell - "You won't get away with this, Nick...", Nick remained calm and replied "I already am, Geoffrey...". Geoffrey turned and walked away; smirking slightly, Nick's eyes met Bella.

Bella had no idea what they were talking about, but Geoffrey seemed really upset; Nick looked towards her, and said "Callum's in the house, go in to him, if you like...". Bella found this quite polite, especially after what he just said to Geoffrey; she smiled and thanked him, before walking into the large pink building, that Callum called "home". Callum was sat playing on his games console; Bella predicted as much, he loved that thing, she, however, never understood the attraction to them? As she walked towards him, he saw her and got to his feet. "Hey, what are you doing here?" he asked; "I've come to see you" replied Bella, as he embraced her, and kissed her on the lips. Bella still got butterflies every time Callum kissed her; they never really disappeared since the first time she and Callum kissed. As he signalled Bella to sit down; she placed herself on the sofa, and said "I saw your Dad arguing with Geoffrey Landgraab outside...", Callum looked at Bella, and replied "Ah, he doesn't agree with Father's plans, that's why." Bella was slightly confused; curiosity got the better of her, "What plans?" she asked. Callum replied quickly, just like his father, "Father intends to take this neighbourhood and make it more modern, that's all...". Bella was even more confused, she loved the neighbourhood, but making it more modern couldn't be a bad thing, surely? "So what's Geoffrey's problem?" she asked, politely. Callum replied to her saying "He wants to keep it as it is, but Father knows what he's doing; his brother, Bert, was the creator of Hidden Springs, and that town is highly populated now". Bella felt she had her answer now; but she still remained confused about why Geoffrey reacted the way he did, because in the years of growing up around Sunset Valley, Bella had known Geoffrey to be a level-headed father figure; her own father seemed to treat Geoffrey like a brother, so why was he reacting so bad?

Now that Bella had finished spending time with her boyfriend, it was time to pay a visit to her best friend - Mortimer Goth. Mortimer and Bella grew up together, since she was a child, Bella had known that Mortimer didn't have many friends, but he seemed to value his friendhsip with her; and to this day, they'd both been very close. The Goth home was dark and gloomy, it was the opposite of the Alto's, or the Landgraab's; it was filled with Tombstones around the garden, which was where the Goth ancestor's were buried. Bella always believed that the tombs were what made the house look like some sort of haunted house; what else was curious, was how the entire family had a shared interest in supernatural events. Mortimer insisted that aliens exist, but Bella was never convinced such a thing existed; in fact, the only supernatural thing Bella believed in, was ghosts - she was sure she'd seen one of the Goth ancestor's pacing the garden the 5th time she visited Mortimer. She knocked on the door; and awaited for Mortimer to answer; soon after, he was there, wearing a blue t-shirt, with headphones around his neck. His jet black hair, and pale skin always made Mortimer look slightly gothic, it matched his second name, which was ironic. "Hey Bella, come on in..." he said, with a happy expression across his face; Bella stepped inside the house, and awaited Mortimer's instructions. "Sit down, please, do you want a drink?" he asked, politely; Bella wasn't really thirsty, "No thank you..." she replied, softly. Mortimer sat at the table where she was sat, Bella said "How are doing?"; Mortimer smiled, and said "I'm good, just been revising for my exams; dreading them..."; the worried expression on Mortimer's face was one that Bella had gotten used to over the years. "Do you need any help with anything? I'm always here..." she asked...

Mortimer got lost for the moment; he really was staring at the most beautiful girl he'd ever seen here, he had no idea what her secret was. "Oh...I'd really like that..." he said, trying not to let his eyes give away what he was feeling. "I'm struggling with English..." he added, hoping Bella would offer to tutor him, or something. "I can help with that, I'll arrange a night this week then, is that okay?" she asked; it was absolutely fine, in fact, Mortimer wanted Bella to stay every single day if she could, but he knew that this was asking too much. Yet, his mind was racing; his heart was beating fast...and then he asked "What about tonight?". Bella smiled at Mortimer, but the smile faded, and she said "I can't tonight, I'm going to the movies with Callum..."; just like that, Mortimer's heart sank. He forgot about Callum, the rich, daddy's boy who lived up the hill of the town. "Oh, right..." said Mortimer, feeling disappointed; he didn't want to show it though...quick...he had to think of something to cover how he was feeling...quickly..."another night then?" he said, did it work? Bella smiled again, it was by far the most amazing smile Mortimer had ever seen; "We'll sort something out..." she said, conversation then changed to something Mortimer did not want to discuss; "Is it true you have a crush on Kaylynn Langerak?" asked Bella, her eyebrows were raised. Kaylynn Langerak was a pretty girl, Mortimer did find her very pretty, but she was not in the same league as Bella, in his opinion. Trying to look calm, Mortimer replied "No, not at all...I mean, she's attractive, but I don't like her that way...", Mortimer felt he did well here; although Bella's response made him more uncomfortable - "Well, if you did, I could talk to her for you; I'm good friends with her...". Oh god, why can't she see that I like her?! Thought Mortimer, he didn't want Bella to talk to Kaylynn, he wanted Bella to talk to herself. "No, No, it's fine..." said Mortimer, "I really don't see her that way..." he added. Bella seemed disappointed, or maybe it was a look of disbelief? "Okay then, it's just Emma said you liked her..." explained Bella. Emma Hatch was a student at Sim State University, and seemed to prefer talking to high school students instead; she spent most of her days away from college, and on the park in the center of Sunset Valley - what would she know? "No, I don't know where she got that impression from..." said Mortimer.

Bella had finished spending time with Mortimer, she was now off back home. Bella was sure Mortimer liked Kaylynn Langerak, she needed to work her magic; she always felt Mortimer needed to meet the perfect the girl, and Kaylynn could be that girl. She arrived back at her family's home, and as soon as Bella walked through the door, she could smell cheese - her mother was making Mac and Cheese. Bella walked through to the kitchen; her bubbly, fun mother was in the kitchen, indeed making Mac and Cheese. Bella felt herself smile inside, she loved her mother with all her heart, no one could have asked for a better one. "Oh, you're home dear, how was your day?" asked Jocasta Bachelor, Bella smiled and said "It's been good thank you; how has your day been?". Jocasta carried on with her cooking, and replied "I've been very busy, lot's to plan with your brother coming home from Private school soon..."; Bella's brother was a private school student, he had been in trouble several times for pranking the teachers; Bella was surprised he even got accepted in the first place, but the school was about discipline more than anything, so she hoped it may educate her brother to be less of a pain when he came home. "Oh right; I'm going to get my english book for Mortimer..." said Bella, as she left the room and went in the living room. Bella always kept her books on the book shelf in the living room; Bella couldn't study in her room at all, she didn't know exactly what it was, but she never enjoyed it. As she searched for the book, Bella found herself gazing at the green diamon on the shelf; the tale of that diamon was legendary; it was worth millions of simoleons. Her father visited a strange town called Lunar Lakes years ago, and stumbled upon a green diamond near an old cave. The diamonds became legendary when wealthy family's expressed that they also had found one in the past, and that was the secret to their wealth. Bella's father never wanted to use the diamond until he really needed to; and as they always had everything they needed, the diamond had never been used. It really was a pretty little object, to Bella's eyes, that was...

Suddenly, the front door slammed shut; Bella heard her father's voice from the kitchen - he was home. Bella walked in to greet her father, and was shocked by what she over heard him saying to her mother - "Geoffrey is really rattled..." he said to Jocasta; "Why's that?" asked Jocasta, still moving around in the kitchen, according to Bella's ears. "Why do you think, Alto has managed to buy more property's around the town..." Simis Bachelor explained; why was wrong with this? Bella had no idea! "Oh dear..." was Jocasta's response; "Exactly, and Geoffrey doesn't have the money to buy more property's to stop him from doing what he wants to do..." said Bella's father. What did he want to do? As though her Dad overheard her thoughts; he said "I mean, the Goth's and the Landgraab's founded this town; why would Nick Alto want to destroy it, and build a city here instead?". Bella's heart began beating; Nick Alto wanted to do...what?!

Stage 2, Chapter 6; "What Is Right And Wrong?"
Bella couldn't believe what she overheard earlier; how can the Alto family possibly believe that turning the neighbourhood into a city would make it better? The town may not be much, but it had so many memories for the Landgraab's, she understood finally why Geoffrey was so upset. Bella was going to discuss this with Callum when she saw him; it was past 7pm, and he was due to turn up 5 minutes ago. Bella checked her phone; there was no sign of a text from him; maybe he's just late? Bella had lived with a brother since growing up, and she knew exactly how they were always on the last minute. 5 minutes turned into 10; ten minutes turned into 15; and 15 minutes turned into 30. It was now 7:30pm and Callum was nowhere to be seen; Bella decided to give up, she was going to the Alto's home. Upon arriving, Bella could see Callum's bedroom light on, meaning he was still there; maybe he'd fallen asleep? Bella knocked on the door; the beauty of the building had left Bella for the moment, she was more curious about Callum's whereabouts. Callum's mother arrived at the door; she was an unnaturally thin lady, with brown hair tied up; her face was similar to that of a skeleton's. "Oh hello, what do you want?" she asked; Bella had never been overly fond of Vita Alto, Nick seemed more friendlier. "Is Callum here?" asked Bella; Vita nodded and said "yes, he's in his room...". Bella wasn't one for being cheeky, but she had to right now; "Can I go and see him?" she asked. Vita stared for the moment, almost startled Bella had asked, but stepped aside and said "Of course, he's in his room". He always is, was Bella's initial thought; she stepped in the house, and walked up to Callum's room; she walked in, and there he was, listening to music. "Hey, you..." she said; Callum turned towards her, and smiled "twice in one day, I'm so lucky..."; it hit Bella, he had totally forgotten about the cinema. "I thought we were going to the movies?" she asked; the startled look on Callum's face confirmed her thoughts. "Oh damn; I'm sorry, Bella, I totally forgot..." he confessed. Bella was disappointed, she really wanted to see the movie with Lola Belle in; Bella was a huge fan of hers; "Never mind..." she said, the sound of disappointment was obvious from her voice.

"I'm really sorry, I've been so lost with homework and stuff..." explained Callum; Bella understood that, she to had been busy, and yeah, boys are different from girls. "It's fine, maybe we can go another time?" Bella suggested; Callum nodded, and said "Thanks for understand, you really are amazing, do youk now that?". Compliments! They get Bella every time..."Awww thank you babe, so are you, I'm so lucky to have you" said Bella. Bella decided now was the chance to bring up the issue with his Dad's plan; "By the way, I need to ask you something..." started Bella; "Anything babe..." replied Callum. "Well, is it true your Dad is planning on destroying this town to build a city?" asked Bella, as politely as possible. Callum's face changed from happy, to slightly irritated; "No, not in the way you described..." he said. Bella felt Callum was talking in riddles here; what did he mean? "Huh? So what's his plan then?" asked Bella. "He wants to make this town a city; sorry...he will make this town a city; he just needs a large sum of cash, and then he'll be able to out-buy the Landgraab's..." explained Callum. Bella felt rage building up inside of her; "What do you mean? The Landgraab's and the Goth's are the founders of this town; if they don't want this town to be made into a city, surely it's their decision? It's been in their family for years..." Bella said, in defence of the Landgraab family. "They thought that way, but Father knows what he's doing; he's not successful for nothing..." Callum said, defending his Father. Bella felt the anger build, and build; she was no business woman; but she felt very sorry for the Landgraab family, the memories of their ancestor's where with this town, and here was Nick Alto, wishing to just destroy it, like it was nothing. "Do you agree with him?" Bella asked; if Callum did, she obviously had mis-judged him. "Well, yes, he's my Father; he knows what he's doing..." said Callum; Bella had seen red - "Surely you can't believe taking this town from it's founders is the right decision?" asked Bella. Callum's face changed, it was something Bella had never seen in him before; his face was going scarlet, his eyes were widening, and his voice was now raising...

"Listen here...you have no idea what you're talking about. You don't know how business, or money works; you have nothing. So why don't you keep your opinions to yourself, go and help your family bake some Mac and Cheese, or something..." said Callum, furiously. Bella felt her heart sink; was he really saying this to her? Didn't he love her? "Wh...why are you saying this?" asked Bella; lost for words. "Because I'm sick of you; your opinion means nothing, you should keep your nose out of it..." replied Callum, his face more twisted than ever. Bella couldn't take it! She had to get away from him, the air felt claustrophobic; she darted out of his room; down the stairs and left the Alto's house. Bella's mind was racing; she couldn't go home, she really couldn't stand to put on a front at this moment. There was only one person that Bella could turn to now, the one person who wouldn't care if she just burst out crying...Mortimer! But Bella couldn't go to his house, she didn't want to put on a front in front of his family too; there was only one place to go; Bella and Mortimer always used to hang out round there after school. It was a set of old ruins on a hill at the top of Sunset Valley. Bella grabbed her phone, text Mortimer to meet her there; and in 2 minutes of it sending; Mortimer replied "I'm on my way!"

The night sky looks amazing to Mortimer's eyes; he loved watching the stars, he often thought about aliens living on little planets in the stars. When he got a text from Bella, he knew something was wrong; he had to pull himself away from stargazing, to go and help his best friend. This wasn't just any best friend, though; Bella was Mortimer's love interest; he loved her, but she didn't seem to know it yet. He set off to the old ruins on the hill overlooking Sunset Valley - when he arrived, he saw Bella looking down at the beautiful town, as though she was deep in thought. "Bella..." Mortimer said, quietly; she turned around and looked at him. What happened next was something Mortimer didn't expect; Bella threw her arms around him, and sobbed into his neck. "I...I...I don't know what to do..." sobbed Bella; Mortimer held Bella tight, even though he didn't know what the problem was, he felt his heart aching; seeing Bella upset really hurt him, more than he had ever expected it to. "What's the matter?" he asked, softly; Bella just sobbed into his neck; until she pulled away, and began to dry her eyes; she avoided looking at Mortimer directly as she said "It's...It's Callum...oh god, I don't know what came over him...". Usually, Mortimer would over the moon about this news; but seeing Bella's heart breaking like it was, made him spare all his feelings for Callum, and focus on Bella. "What did he do?" asked Mortimer - Bella finally looked at him; her teary eyes were enough to make Mortimer teary himself. "I...I confronted him about his Father's plans..." said Bella; she proceeded to tell Mortimer everything; about Nick Alto and Geoffrey Landgraab's plans; about Callum's aggressive reaction, and about how much it hurt her, seeing him talk that way. Mortimer didn't know what to say, or do...but his instincts were working for him here...and his hand moving on it's own; it slowly made it's way towards Bella's cheek, and he began stroking it...

A strange feeling came over Bella; was it the sadness? Was it because she was angry? Was it because Mortimer had shown genuine affection towards? She had no idea, but what came next, made Bella's tears stop. "Please don't cry, angel, your face doesn't suit being so sad..." said Mortimer, softly whilst stroking Bella's cheek; Bella looked into the eyes of Mortimer - she suddenly felt herself feeling warm again. The bad feeling was leaving her, instead she was beginning to feel better - before she knew it, she was leaning in, and so was Mortimer; he closed in on Bella's lips, and the pair were now locked together. Bella felt like she was beginning to float; like she'd stepped onto a magic carpet, and it was taking her around Sunset Valley; away from the problems, nothing seemed to matter any more. As she and Mortimer pulled away from each other, he smiled at her - she smiled back; and Bella felt herself speaking, "I need you Mortimer, please stay here with me tonight..." she asked...no...she begged. Mortimer smiled, and stroked her cheek again; "I'm not going anywhere..." he said. Bella smiled inside, the warmth she felt was something she'd never experienced before in her life; it was as though someone had put some sort of magic spell on her, and made everything alright for the moment. Bella and Mortimer both layed on the ground, and before Bella knew it, she was falling asleep in his arms, covered by the night sky, and the thousands of stars overhead, watching them peacefully. Was this the right thing to do? Bella didn't know, but she was confused about what was right and wrong lately...

Stage 2, Chapter 7; "A Realisation"
Coming Soon!

Trivia

 * The story has been written in 3 stages; the 1st being based around Chris and Sarah; the 2nd being based in the past, when Bella was growing up; and the 3rd being final stage, and the conclusion to the story.
 * Alien abduction has been completely scrapped from this story; instead Sunset Valley is going to be hit by an earthquake, which will bring tragedy to the residents, and the town itself. The earthquake destroys the town, and this is what leads it to being renamed Pleasantview.
 * The Alto Family and the Landgraab Family's fued is expanded on in this story.
 * The Alto's will have a son, as well as a daughter in the story, even though there is no son present in the actual game.
 * Mathilde Goth is Cassandra's Grandaughter in this story, where as in the actual game, Mathilde lives in Lunar Lakes and has no connection with Goth family, except her surname.
 * The relationship between Bella and Mortimer will develop in Stage 2.
 * The Bachelor family are going to posess a small diamond, which is worth millions of simoleon's; they story behind it, is that they're saving the diamond until they desperately need it; the diamond is going to be the reason the statue of Bella in Belladonna Cove holds a diamond in her hand; replacing the plumbob theory.
 * Bella's appearance as an adult is slightly different to her in-game appearance as an adult in The Sims 3, this is because the appearance of the Sims 3 Bella's adult appearance, doesn't match her statue's appearance in The Sims 2.
 * Cornelia Goth is said to be the only parent alive when the earthquake takes place.
 * Don Lothario's role in the story is reduced; he doesn't make a pass at Bella; and he isn't the last one to see her. Although his relationship with Cassandra will be present...
 * Dina Caliente and Nina Caliente are not present in this story...