A/N: This is my very first story! I'm hoping people will like it. Oh and by the way I don't own Twilight or any of the characters.
Chapter 1: Marriage, Tears and Blood
I hesitantly walked up to the door of Charlie's house, now thinking if this was the best time to break the news to him. I stopped right in front of the door. I couldn't do this! Charlie would be so mad if I told him I was getting married. He and Renee are against that kind of thing. He wouldn't be that thrilled either if I told him what the Cullen's really were. Maybe now wasn't the best time. In a flash Edward was behind me. He put both of his arms on my shoulders. He leaned down to me and whispered in my ear, "everything is going to be fine, I will be with you the whole time". Edward's words made all of my worries melt away. "Okay," I sighed with the last bit of confidence I had.
I opened the door slowly. I walked into the front hall with Edward's arm around my waist. "Dad?" I yelled shakily. There was a long moment of silence. "Bella?" I heard someone yell from upstairs. "Yeah, it's me," I replied. I could hear someone fumbling around upstairs. "I'll be down in a minute," he called. I decided I'd wait for him in the living room. I pulled Edward into the room and plopped down on the couch. He sat beside me and put his icy hand on top of mine and intertwined our fingers.
Waiting for Charlie was like waiting for grass to grow. The longer I waited the more nervous I became. A thousand thoughts were going through my head. What is Charlie going to think, will he come to the wedding, will he be too mad to walk me down the isle, and how is he going to react if he finds out that his only daughter is marrying a vampire? The thoughts buzzed through my mind. I started to feel dizzy. Edward rubbed soothing circles with his thumb on the back of my hand.
I heard Charlie trudge down the stairs. "Sorry I took so long Bells," he apologized as he entered the room. Another huge wave of panic rocketed through my body. Charlie walked over to his chair, sat down, and waited patiently eying me curiously. I didn't know how to start. "Well…umm…the thing is-
I got cut of by a weird buzzing sound. My pocket started vibrating. I was in such a daze that I didn't realize at first that it was my cell phone. I quickly took it out of my pocket and flipped it up. "Hello?" I answered while giving Charlie an apologetic look. "Bella!" someone replied.
"It's Alice"! She sounded really panicked. "Alice what's wrong?" I asked. Edward looked confused since Alice usually called him if there was something urgent, she never called me. "Bella you have to come quickly". "Alice what is it?" I asked more urgently. She was starting to scare me now. "I'll tell you when you get here". Then she hung up on me before I had time to reply. I gave Edward a worried look then turned back to Charlie. "I'm so sorry dad, I have to go, Alice needs me," I proclaimed. He sat there looking befuddled. "Umm… okay," he drawled. "I love you," I added. I then hurriedly got up from the couch and half ran to the truck.
I was about to open my truck door when Edward put his hand out in front of me to block me from getting in. "You know, it would be a lot faster if I drove my car," he ensured. I thought for a second. He got impatient with me, so he just took my hand and towed me to his car.
He was right. We got to the Cullen's house in record time. If we would have taken my truck it would have took twice as long. We pulled up by the white house. I quickly got out and jogged toward the door, being careful not to trip over anything. Edward was already beside me as a reached the door. I opened it and walked in.
Alice was pacing back and forth by the dining room table. She looked up and realized it was me. "Bella, thank god you're here," she exclaimed sounding relieved. She motioned her hand for me to come over to the table. I glanced at Edward. He must have heard Alice's mind because his jaw was clenched and his eyes were narrowed in her direction. "Okay, I have a huge dilemma," she declared. She picked up two pieces of cloth. I was definitely confused at this point. "I'm not sure if we should use red serviettes or white ones for the wedding. I stared at her in shock. I now know why Edward was mad. She sounded really urgent on the phone, so I thought someone was in danger or something. I was actually kind of relived. Now I didn't have to tell Charlie about the wedding quite yet.
"So are you trying to say that we doubled the speed limit just so you could ask Bella which colour of serviettes would look best at the wedding," Edward hissed. Alice stared at him for a couple of seconds with a blank expression then turned her head and smiled at me. "So which ones?" she asked. "You have got to be kidding me," Edward grumbled. I raised an eyebrow at him. "Its fine," I whispered sharply to him. I turned my head back towards Alice. "I like the white ones".
For the rest of the afternoon I was Alice's prisoner. She droned on and on about the wedding preparations. I think I even fell asleep for a little while. At around 5:00 Edward drove me home.
I walked through the front door and tried going upstairs as quietly as I could so Charlie wouldn't hear me. Frankly, I didn't want to have to tell him about the wedding right now. I was almost up the stairs when Charlie caught me. "Hey Bells," Charlie called. I walked back down the stairs. "Is everything okay with Alice," Charlie asked. "Yeah everything is absolutely fine," I reassured. I wanted to make this conversation as short as possible, since Edward was waiting for me up in my room, like he always did. I turned to run back up the stairs, when he asked me. "What did you want to tell me earlier"? There was no way I was going to tell him now. "Umm…it's not that important," I lied, "I'll tell you some other time". I then raced up the stairs, so Charlie couldn't further the conversation.
I got to my room and slammed the door behind me. Edward was sprawled across my bed with his arms behind his head. He had a smug smile on his face. "So…when do you plan on telling him," he questioned. I bit my lip. I strolled to the bed and collapsed beside him. "That's a very good question," I sighed. He pulled me closer to him. "I think you should turn me into a vampire now, so when I do tell Charlie he won't be able to kill me," I suggested. He smiled playfully. "Not a chance," he objected. I frowned at him. "There's nothing that will make you change me sooner," I asked, still hopeful. "You know are deal," he whispered. His cool breath tickled my neck. He pulled me onto his lap and put both of his arms around me. I leaned my head against his cold chest. We sat like this for what felt like hours. My eyes started to get droopy, and my consciousness started to slip. The last thing I remember was closing my eyes and drifting off to the sweet sound of Edward humming a song that I recognized as my lullaby.
Days passed and I still hadn't told Charlie or Renee about the wedding. I really wanted them there. Another person who I really wanted there was Jacob. I hadn't talked or thought about Jacob in a while. We kind of ended on a bad note. Remorse washed over me and made my heart ache. I had to invite Jacob. He was my best friend. It was decided, I would go and tell Jacob that I wanted him to be at my wedding, but first I would have to tell Edward.
I ambled down the stairs and entered the kitchen. Edward was sitting at the table leaning back in the chair as if he was waiting for me. "Can't you come in like a normal person instead of appearing everywhere, its going freak someone out one of these days," I alleged. His lips curved up into a crooked smile. He leaned forward putting both elbows onto the table and resting his chin on his hands. "But I'm not normal… or a person," he chuckled. I scowled at him. "Oh never mind," I said acidly," I have to ask you something. He leaned back in his chair again waiting patiently for me to ask. "Do you think Jacob could come to the wedding," I asked being abrupt. Edward went stiff at the mention of Jacob's name. "Is that dog actually going to come," he asked grimly through clenched teeth. "I thought you two were past this whole arguing thing ever since the Victoria incident," I brought up. "Bella that's not going to change the fact that I'm still a vampire and he is still a werewolf," "Werewolves are on this earth for a reason and one reason only". "To destroy vampires". I could hear the agony in his silky voice. "I don't think he will even want to go anyway with all the vampires running around and what not," he added. He was making sense, but I wanted Jacob there so bad. I owed it to him as a friend. "Can't I just ask him, maybe he won't care about all the vampires," I pleaded. "You can try," he insinuated.
It was official; I was going to try to convince Jacob to come to the wedding. Now all I had to do was tell Charlie and Renee. In the mean time Alice had called to ask me if I could pick up the stupid, fancy serviettes from one of the stores in Olympia. I couldn't say no, especially when she begged.
I walked into the store, not having a clue what I was doing. There were so many isles that I didn't even know where to start. I let out a frustrated sigh. I pulled out my cell phone and hit 1 to call Alice on speed dial. A couple seconds passed and the phone was still ringing. Alice never took this long to answer her phone. She usually picked it up in the middle of the first ring. Alice finally picked up. "Alice I have no idea what the heck I'm looking for, it's Edward's and my wedding and I say we don't need stupid serviettes," I insisted.
"Bella?" someone asked from the other line. The voice was low and gruff. It was definitely not Alice. It was Charlie! "What do you mean Edward's and my wedding," he bellowed. Oh Crap! I couldn't put it off any longer. I had to tell him. I just wish it wasn't over the phone. "Well me and Edward are kind of…," I stuttered, my voice was shaky. "ISABELLA MARIE SWAN," he roared. "WHAT ARE YOU THINKING"! Oh my god this could not be happening. "I DON'T WANT YOU ANYWHERE NEAR THAT BOY, WHAT IF HE LEAVES YOU AGAIN," he reminded me. "Trust me, that won't happen," I reassured. "Bella, you are not getting married when you are 18".
I was starting to get irritated now. I was an adult; I could do what ever I wanted. "Dad that's not-
"BELLA YOU ARE NOT GETTING MARRIED AND THAT IS FINAL," he declared. The phone then went dead. I felt tears sting my eyes. He was being so unreasonable and overprotective, and I can't believe he just hung up on me! I couldn't stay in the store any more, so I walked back to my truck and drove back to the Cullen's house with the tears finally streaming down my face.
I got back to the Cullen's house. Edward and Alice were the only ones there. I told them everything that Charlie had said. Alice looked a little crushed; she still hadn't finished the preparations yet. I assured her that the wedding was still on, no matter what Charlie said. After a while I decided it was time for me to go. Edward offered to drive, but I told him I might stop by Jacob's house to ask him about the wedding. He took back his offer after I had said Jacob's name.
When I walked outside it was pouring rain and thick fog coated the air. The driving conditions were going to be dreadful, but that wasn't going to stop me from seeing Jacob. I got in my truck and turned the heat up full blast. I pulled out of the driveway and drove off to La Push.
I was halfway there when the rain and fog got really terrible. The thick black forest made the road a long, dark, endless tunnel. I could barely even see the road. My fog lights didn't help at all. They just bounced back off the wall of thick fog. This made me wonder what the point of fog lights were at all, since they didn't really work in a situation like this. My mind started to wander. I wonder what Jacob will say. Will he be mad or happy to be invited? I bet Charlie wouldn't care if I married Jacob. I rolled my eyes at the thought.
My random thoughts where interrupted by the squealing of tires on the wet pavement. Before I could do anything my truck slammed into another car. The passenger's side caved in, and the windows all shattered. The bits of glass sliced my face, hands and neck. My head was spinning and my truck was rolling. Then everything was still. I sat there trying to figure out what just happened in the last few seconds. I was left there to sit in the ruins of my truck. My head was pulsing and my body was aching and I was getting more light-headed as the seconds passed. I could definetly tell that I had broken bones. I looked around at the horrific scenery that made my stomach churn. My grey t–shirt was soaked with my own blood. I could feel something hot oozing down my face, mixing with my salty tears and the rain pouring in from the broken windshield. Drops of rain were dripping from my hair. All I could hear was the shrill of my blood curdling screams as they echoed in my head.
In the next 3 seconds I realized three things. One, I was stranded in the middle of a deserted road, where probably no one would find me. Two, I was going to die. Three, I was never going to see Edward, ever again.
More Chapters?
