Hello fellow Twilight fans!
This is a small idea I've had brewing in the back of my mind, so I figured that since it's a rainy day I would try to mold it into something. I hope you enjoy it, at least a little =). Please review, constructive criticism is welcome.
P.S.: This takes place just after the second book, it's kind of like an in between world. Forgive me if things don't fit exactly with the book.
{{I do not own this story, obviously, or I would not be here writing this xD}}
"What do you mean you have to go for a few days?" Bella asked anxiously. She watch Edwards face carefully as he looked at her calmly. She hated it when he even mentioned being gone for a few minutes, let alone a few days.
"Bella, it's not a big deal. I'm just going to pick up a friend of the family, and I'll be back before you can even miss me, I promise," He said, his face decorated with that beautiful crooked smile she loved so much. She instinctively returned the smile without even realizing it before she folded her arms.
"What if I told you I already missed you…?" she asked playfully. He just chuckled a little and kissed the top of her soft head, indulging himself in her sweet scent.
"Ah Bella," He said pulling her into his arms shortly after kissing her hair. She pulled him closer, wrapping her arms gently around him. She too indulged herself in his scent. Reluctantly pulling away she stood up from his couch and paced around the large and spacious room, stretching her muscles.
"Since you'll be gone, I was thinking, I mean if you are okay with it, that maybe I could catch up with Jacob." She said, waiting for his protest. He simply sat there, looking at her with a level and even expression, actually considering her request. Taking this as a good sign, she plowed on. "I mean, I haven't seen him in a while, I just want to see how he's doing." She said, making her way back to the couch when she was satisfied with her stretched muscles. Taking a seat beside him once more she looked over and up at him waiting patiently for his response. After a few moments, he looked down at her.
"I don't see why not… But you have to promise me that you will be careful Bella, please," He said, and she could sense the hesitance and pleading in his voice. She was considering taking back what she had said to erase the look from his face and bring back the look of happy comfort, yet she did not.
"Of course I will, I promise," she said with a light smile. She leaned against his hard cold arm and in a moment felt it wrap around her and pull her closer. She felt her body relax as it conformed against his in complete comfort. He looked down at her, though she could not see his face, with an expression of uncertainty.
Bella woke the next morning at around noon with the sun pouring into her room. That was unusual for Forks, even in the summer. She pushed the thought aside and pulled herself groggily out of bed. When Edward was not around, she hardly felt like getting herself around in the morning. However, the sudden thought of visiting Jacob made her move a little quicker. With some stretching, yawning, and slow moving, she finally got herself around to heading down the stairs.
Wearing her rather usual ensemble she made her way out the door and too her truck. It didn't take her long to get to the reservation. The scene she had always been used to welcomed her as she pulled up to the house in which Jacob lived. Suddenly, she realized that she hadn't even bothered to call ahead of time to make sure he'd be there.
'If he's there, he's there, and if he isn't then I will call and try again tomorrow,' she thought to herself lightly. Sliding out of the truck she closed the heavy door and made her way to the house. Knocking on the door and listening for a noise of some sort she waited and knocked again.
"Jake!" she shouted. About to give up and return to her truck she didn't even realize that someone had walked around the corner.
"Bella?"
Edward inhaled the scents of his surrounding area and waited. Analyzing every scent, he waited to smell the one thing he was expecting. The surround area was dense with lush green forest. Alice stood beside him along with Jasper. Emmet and Rosalie had stayed home along with Esme and Carlisle. Alice moved her head slightly and looked through the dense jungle like area.
South American Rainforests were pretty brutal places for humans, but for a vampire it was really nothing special. Edward was hardly aware of the humid and hot environment surrounding him. The buzzing of several different kinds of insects along with the sounds of several different animals caught his attention though they were nothing special to him at the moment.
"Are you sure she is coming?" Edward asked Alice.
"I'm sure, she said she would me us here. And this was in my vision." She said confidently. Her small head swiveled suddenly as the brush of leaves against a body caught her ear and it wasn't far off either. She darted off into the brush with an unsurprising speed. Jasper darted after her, also not a surprise, and Edward followed shortly after. He kept up with the other two vampires easily until they stopped abruptly at a waterfall, surrounded by large trees and amounts of tangled foliage to block a way. It was like a perfectly worn down path around the medium sized waterfall.
But what was more important than what was around the water was what was standing in it. Right in the center was a lovely pail woman. He hair was bright blonde and stopped just between her shoulder blades and her fare and slender figure was very pleasing to the eye. She turned slowly to face the three vampires and a bright smile appeared on her face showing bright white teeth that somehow gleamed in the dim light.
"Aurelli!" Alice said, dashing lightly across the water. She hugged the girl tightly and she returned the hug.
"Alice! It has been so long," she said with a light French accent mixed into her words. Edward and Jasper smiled at the scene and Alice walked over to the others with Aurelli in tow. "Edward, Jasper," she said with a bright smile. Seeing them was like seeing a long lost friend or family members. It was much like seeing close brothers and sisters.
"Hello," Edward said and Jasper did the same. After a few moments of catching up, Jasper insisted that they make their way back to Forks so that Aurelli could meet Bella and see the rest of the family. They all agreed and began the journey back to Forks, Washington.
"I missed this…" Bella said, watching the stars brighten the sky. She twisted around a little to make her back a little more comfortable against the earth.
"Missed what?" Jake asked, keeping his eyes focused on the stars. He rested his head on his hands, which were folded gently behind his head.
"This, just having a close friend to talk to and be around." She said, feeling truly nostalgic for friendship. She smiled at the thought of having everything fall back into place, back into the rhythm of the way it should be between her and Jacob.
"Oh, anytime," he said with a false enthusiasm that Bella couldn't see through. He had basically given up the fact that there would never be anything between Bella and himself. So he decided that having Bella as his bestfriend was better than not having Bella at all. He watched the stars, trying to ward off the sadness that threatened to ruin a completely happy moment.
"Really Jake, thank you," she said turning her head towards him with an innocent smile on her face. He returned it with the same intensity and then returned his gaze to the stars, wondering it he could ever win at this game they called life.
Bella woke to the feeling of a cold body next to hers and knew exactly who was laying beside her. Without even opening her eyes she slid an arm around his waist and felt his hard cold torso under her fingers. She opened her eyes slowly and a happiness flooded her body, making her feel utterly complete inside.
"You know, it's times like this that I wish I could sleep, because I would love to wake up every day and see your face," Edward said gently looking down at his sleeping beauty. She pushed some hair from her face and could just imagine how she looked at the moment. Her hair messy and askew from the nights sleep, sleepies in her eyes and circles under them.
"I must be a sight to behold," she said jokingly and Edward just looked down at her and smiled.
"Oh believe me, you are," he said, there was no tone of joking in his voice. She just smiled gently and stroked his abdomen. "But I need you to get up, Bella. There is someone I want you to meet," He said brightly. His voice was cheery, and happy. She wondered what could cause such a stir for him. So she pulled herself up out of her bed and got dressed, wondering just what Edward was so happy about.