A/N So, this idea came to my head this morning, and I just couldn't resist. Hope you like it! It was originally supposed to be a one-shot, but I got another idea, so enjoy! Oh yeah. I will be updating my other story either later today or sometime tonight. R&R!
BPOV
My heart was pounding as I entered the forest once again. Was I really ready to go back? Did I expect to see him there? It took me awhile to realize why I was there, but then it hit me. I needed closure. Maybe if I went in and saw that Edward wasn't there, waiting to take me in his arms and tell me everything would be OK, then I would be able to move on and forget about him. Yeah right.
It had been 46 days since I was left alone in the forest, heartbroken. Since then, my life was nothing but empty. I was in a fog, isolated from everyone and everything else. I hated knowing how much it hurt Charlie to see me like that, but I couldn't help it. Edward, and his whole family for that matter, still consumed my every thought, hope, and dream. I was constantly longing to know where they were and what they were doing. Whether or not they missed me or even thought about me at all.
As I went deeper into the forest, the knot in my chest got tighter with each step. I had to sit on a log for a couple minutes in order for the pain to go away, but it kept coming back. I was determined to keep going, though, for my own sake. I needed to see that going back there wasn't going to change anything. They would still be gone. I would still be alone. I knew that all along. I just needed to see it for myself.
Finally, I reached the exact spot he had left me standing in. I stood there, surveying the scene. It looked pretty much the same, not that I expected it to look different. I just expected it to feel different. It didn't. It was still the calm, peaceful place the forest had always been for me. I sat there for while, just taking in the serenity of it all. The forest was still beautiful, even if it was painful for me to be there.
I had been sitting there for what seemed like hour when I saw something. It looked like a flash of red going through the trees above me. I figured it was some kind of animal, but it seemed too fast. I kept watching it, trying to see what it was. Finally, it stopped. Only then did I realize it was actually a person. The person slid down the tree like it was a fireman's pole, and turned so I could finally see their face. I gasped. Victoria.
"Remember me?" she asked, heading toward me.
"Y-yeah," I stuttered, "Th-the one with the w-wicked curve ball, right?"
"You betcha," she replied.
"What are you doing here?" I demanded.
"Well, I was just passing through and decided to pay a visit to your boyfriend and his family," she explained, "but I found that they weren't home."
"They'll be back in a few days," I lied, "You should come back then."
"Maybe I will, but I figured I would stop and say hello to their human friend, and here you are."
"Here I am," I agreed, not sure what else to say.
"You wouldn't happen to know where they went, would you?" she asked.
"No," I replied.
"You're lying," she accused.
"I'm not! I swear," I replied.
"He left you. You don't need to lie to protect him anymore," she told me.
"How did you know that?" I asked her.
"I haven't smelled any vampires around here in weeks," she said, "Now just tell me where they went, and I won't hurt you."
"Victoria, I swear, I don't know where they went!" I yelled.
"Alright, Vampire Girl, you asked for it!" Victoria explained as she lunged at me. I tried to get away, but before I knew it, she had pinned me to the ground. I thrashed and screamed, but to no avail.
"It'll only hurt a little," she promised as her teeth approached my neck. I was about to die. I knew it. When her teeth finally made contact with my skin, the pain hit me like a mac truck. It was mind blowing. I squirmed and yelled, but there was no escaping the burn. I heard Victoria cackle, then I looked up and she was gone. Only then did I realize what had just happened. I was finally getting my wish, but I didn't want it like this. Not without Edward.
EPOV
It was sunny out, so we were all forced to stay inside. Some were reading, some were just sitting there. I had almost finished Wuthering Heights for the thousandth time when I looked up and saw Alice staring into space. She looked terrified.
"Alice!" I exclaimed, "What do you see?" We were all watching her now. Everyone was worried.
"Victoria," she whispered, "she found Bella!" Alice looked like she might cry if she could. We all jumped into action, except no one was sure what to do. I took charge, running towards the car as fast as I could. Alice was right behind me. I started the car, but Carlisle motioned for me to wait.
"Take everyone else back to the house in Forks," he instructed Esme, "there could be bloodshed. We don't to take any chances," he continued, looking at Jasper. Esme nodded and hopped into the passenger seat of Emmett's jeep. Rosalie and Jasper sat in the back of the jeep, and Carlisle took the backseat of my car.
"Go!" Carlisle exclaimed, "and hurry!" That I did. At that point I had no clue what we would find when we got there.
A/N WDYT? R&R!
