"Epiphany"
(Based on Edward Cullen's Perspective)
A Twilight Fan-fiction by mikaBella
Disclaimer: The following characters are just borrowed from Stephenie Meyer's Twilight series, except for the character-names of Keira and the Christophers Brothers, John and Brent.
Note: The timeline of this story takes place in between "New Moon" and "Eclipse".
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Summary
Bella is not really Edward's first true love. In fact, Edward has been keeping a secret to Bella about a girl from his past. And now she is back. Edward's "epiphany" on love would be one trip down to memory lane and in the end… may the best girl win.
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Prologue:
I have been in love with Bella for as long as I can remember. I know our love for each other is indestructible. I, for one, should know that after almost a century of walking the face of the Earth.
However, I have not been very honest with you. When I said that Bella is the only love that I have experienced for my entire existence, what I truly meant by that was that Bella is the first serious relationship I have with a human...
I believe it is now time for me to tell you the story of my first true love: Keira.
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I first met her in 1918, when the First World War just ended and I realized what I turned into. I just turned seventeen-years-old and Keira was a couple of years younger than me. She was just a girl then and very vulnerable. I once saw her walking on the street and I cannot help but stare at her beauty. She is Asian, but someone who I have never encountered before. She had this beauty that exudes confidence and determination even though she just moved to a foreign country after the chaos caused by the War. She had this long shiny black hair and dark brown almond-shaped eyes, with a hint of roundness on the sides. I instantly had this bloodlust at the sight of her just like the one I experienced with Bella, because their bloods have a certain scent that I cannot seem to resist. Of course I was still very young then and Carlisle has just started training me to control my urge for human blood, so Keira was not as lucky as Bella. As she met my gaze, an innocent smile flashed across her face and I began to panic. I tried to turn away but my instincts told me to walk towards her and do what I have to do: satisfy my thirst.
As I walked towards her, she had this strange look on her face. I first thought it was fear, fear because a young vampire like me was about to drain her with all her blood, but I realized that it was more of curiosity. I can hear her thoughts as if she was talking to me from a distance. And that was the first time I discovered my special gift.
"Who's that angry-looking man behind this handsome teenager walking towards me?" I heard her think.
Then the unimaginable happened.
"Edward, stop! Turn back now or forever regret what you're about to do!" I heard Carlisle's thoughts and I suddenly realized that he was the man Keira was referring to in her thoughts, behind my back.
In that instant, I felt a sense of fear towards Carlisle and I immediately turned my back on her. As I approached Carlisle, my bloodlust for Keira suddenly vanished, only to find her missing on the spot where she just stood a couple of seconds ago.
"It seems like you've discovered a new gift, my son." Carlisle said as I kept searching the clear path for her. "That's a very special gift and you have to learn how to use it wisely. Mind-reading is not unusual for vampires but its degree differs from one being to another." He kept talking, "What're you thinking Edward? I haven't seen you like this before."
I then turned to look at Carlisle's face. "Why is it that it's only now that I found out about this?"
"My son, our kind is only able to unlock these kinds of gifts when triggered by a special feeling towards something. It could be fear, happiness, sorrow, and even love --" I cut him off with that last word.
"Love? You mean I'm in love with that girl I just saw?" I asked shockingly.
"If that's how you felt when you saw her."
"But, I just saw her. And... she's human."
"Oh Edward, love doesn't have any borders even for our kind." Carlisle said. "Clearly, you still have a lot to learn about our origin and lifestyle."
"She's gone Carlisle."
"Don't worry my son. If what you feel is as real as what you say it is, then no distance or even any supernatural occurrence can keep you from her. You just have to be patient because for us, everything is longer compared with that of the humans."
And by that, I knew that it will take years for me to wait before I see her again.