A/N: Okay, this idea popped in my head several weeks ago and I only have the first nine chapters done. I was reading/watching the Twilight movies and I thought, 'What would have happened if Bella and Edward had had a huge argument a month after he returned? What would have changed?'
Well, alot in this story. I won't tell you much about it except that, well, the title IS called Las Vegas. Hint hint.
Um...normal disclaimers apply. I only own the plot.
First Twilight Fic... Hope you enjoy! I know I do.
Okay, this chapter take place a week after Alice 'Kidnaps' Bella. Bella and Edward are in his room.
Bella POV.
"Bella, why can't you just listen to me for once? Why do you always feel the need to fight me about everything?" Edward said as he sank down on the bed next to me.
I stared at him in disbalief. "You...You think I fight you on everything?"
He looked at me with hard eyes. "Yes. Everything. You just never seem to accept that everything I do I do for you."
Something inside me snapped. I was getting really tired of him making decisions for me without even asking for my input. Or even considering that I might not like it at all.
"Edward, do you honestly think that I don't know what I want? That I don't make good decisons?"
He looked at me as he flopped backwards across the bed. "Yes I do. You seem to not know what is good for you. I am trying to keep you alive. To keep you human."
"By not agreeing to my choice of becoming like you? You want me to grow old and to die. Without you?" Oh yeah...I was getting pissed.
"You don't know what you are saying Bella. You think this life is great. It's not. I would prefer to be with you as you grow old."
That hurt. "So... you would prefer to spend maybe fifty years together? Depending that I don't fall and break my neck while falling down a flight of stairs, or accidently get run over by a car? Or crushed like I almost did a year ago? Being human is more dangerous then being a Vampire. At least as a Vampire I only have to fear somebody ripping my head off and fireplaces."
He lifted his head and glared at me. "I would protect you. None of that would happen."
"What if something happened to me while you were away hunting? What if you came back and found me dead?"
"I would have Alice look into your future to see if there is danger."
"No. You will not ask that of Alice everytime you have to go hunt. What will people think about you living with me but never aging while I get older?"
"I will stay with you no matter what people think."
"You aren't hearing me Edward. I don't want to spend a few decads with you. I want to spend forever with you. I don't want you to constantly worry about me being human and getting injured as a human does. I don't want to even lose Alice, Jasper, Esme, Carlisle, Emmett, hell, even Rosalie. They are my family."
He sat up and glared at me. I sighed and balled my hands into a fist. "You don't want me to become like you and yet you don't want to leave me?" I sighed and stared at him, "I am not going to take you away from your family Edward. Admit it. When I eventually die, you would find someway to end your life like you tired a month ago! Making Carlisle and Esme lose a son. Alice would lose her favorite brother, Jazz and Emmett would miss teasing you. Rose would be more pissed at me for making you misserable."
"I don't care! Bella I want you to stay as a human! End of discussion!" He got off the bed and walked to the door.
His words made me flash back to that time in the woods by my house all those months back. The pain cut me to my heart and I struggled to breath. "You...you really don't...want me do you? You honeslty think that I would be better off without you? You... Were you lying all the times you said you would never leave me?" I took a shuddering breath, "I don't want a life where I can't be with you as an equal! I don't want a life where you have to be careful when you kiss me! I don't want a life where I would have to answer why I never fell in love after you left! If you stayed with me for fifty years, I would have Renee and Charlie asking questions. I don't want that. What will it take for you to get it thru that hard rock you call a skull to finally realize hat I have never wanted anyone as I want you! I fell for you even before I knew that you were a Vampire. I wanted you when you saved me from Tyler's van! I wanted you when you saved me from the assholes in Port Angles! I wanted you when you took me to dinner and made sure I didn't go into shock! I wanted you before I knew anything about you Edward Anthony Masen Cullen! So don't sit there and continue saying that I don't know what I want! YOU BEING A VAMPIRE DOESN'T SCARE ME!" I placed my head in my hands, "Being away from you does."
I stood up and stepped up to him. "You don't want me changed because you don't want me to become like you? You see yourself as a monster?! A monster would not have saved me from those guys! A monster would have let that van crush me! A monster would not have risked everything to save me from James! A monster would not have sucked the venom out of my bloodstream and no monster would have been able to stop. Damnit Edward, when will stop with this bullshit and finally accept that I want you! ALL OF YOU!"
I couldn't look at him as tears of anger and pain silently fell down my cheeks. I quickly grabbed my jacket and made to pass him. He grabbed my arm and pulled me to him. I couldn't deal with it right now. I jerked out of his arms and walked out the door.
I ignored the stares of disbelief that his family sent me as I passed. I headed to the garage and hopped onto my motercycle. I ignored him calling after me. The only thing I heard was the roar of my motercycle and the rush of the wind as I sped out of the garage and down the winding driveway.
I don't know how long I drove. I ignored my cell as it vibrated against me chest in my jacket. I ignored everything around me. I tried to ignore the tears as they continued to fall down my cheeks. I tried to inore the pain in my chest. Before I realized it I was in La Push in front of Emily's house. I parked my bike and just sat there crying.
Thankfully Emily was there. She heard me pull up and was standing in the doorway smiling. Her smile dissapeared as she ran down to me and pulled me into a tight hug. I don't remeber much but I felt a pair of strong arms lifting me off my bike and into the house. I was laid on the couch and I curled up into a tight ball. My tears wouldn't stop and I was feeling drained. I closed my eyes and embraced the sweet darkness.
When I woke up I felt somebody running a hand through my hair. I knew I wasn't a Cullen, this hand was warm. I struggled to open my eyes.
"Bells?" Hi Charlie.
"Bells, you waking up now?" Do I have to? I don't want to face the world right now.
"Bells, please wake up. Please." I don't think I have ever heard Charlie ever sound so worried. No, wait, I have. It was right after Edward had left me.
"Bells... I swear I am going to kill that Cullen boy." You know when the Chief of Police starts threating to kill your boyfriend...It's time to wake up.
"Hi...dad." Wow...my voice sounds horse. I can only imagine how I look.
"Bella!? Oh thank God!" I felt Charlie kiss my forehead and squeeze my hand gently.
I slowly opened my eyes and stared. Charlie was sitting in front of me while Sam, Emily, and Jacob stood behind him. Great, an audiance. I struggled to sit up, but thankfully Charlie helpped me up.
"Thanks dad." I whispeard. He gave me a weak smile.
"Bella, you scared me. Sam called saying that you had passed out while at Emily's. That you were upset." he placed his hand on my cheek and wipped a lone tear that fell. "You have been out for a few hours. What happened sweetie?"
I needed my dad to hold me. I leaned forward and hugged him tightly and burried my face in his neck. "Sorry dad. I just...had a fight with Edward." Dad got up and sat next to me. He pulled me into his lap and wrapped his arms around me.
"Bells...I really don't think he is any good for you. Not anymore at least."
I shuddered. Not something I needed nor wanted to hear at this time. I sniffed. And then let out a weak chuckle. "He thinks the same actually. God! I am getting tired of his depressing bullshit!" I was suddenly angry.
Charlie stared at me in bewilderment. "What?"
I pulled away from him amd wipped my eyes. "Edward thinks that... I would be better off without him. While I know you and everyone here will agree with that... I can't think of that without it feeling like my chest is being crushed. Without it being hard to breath. Everytime I think that I can't even think of anything besides the pain. I love him too much to let him go. Today he practically said that he didn't want me... I... It got too much."
Charlie was glaring at me. Well, not at me. More like at everything I had said. I heard Sam and Jacob growling behind me. Emily reached forward and placed her hand on my hand comfortingly.
Charlie sighed and got up. He pulled me up and turned to Jacob. "Take her bike back to your garage Jacob. I am going to take her back home. Then I might just kill the little bastard for hurting my girl." You know... I wasn't going to object to that. I wanted to be the one that pulled the triger though. Yeah... like that would ever happen. With my luck it would bounce off him and lodge into my head. What a way to go. "Sam, Emily, thank you for taking care of her."
I stared out at the trees as they passed. We turned onto our street and I heard Charlie curse. I looked out the windshield and saw a familer Silver Volvo and Edward sitting on the front steps soaked by the rain. I blinked twice and rubbed my sore eyes. Jasper was next to him with his hand on his shoulder. Alice was sitting next to Edward and was glaring at him. That was when I noticed Carlisle's Mercedes behind the Volvo. They stood up as Charlie pulled into the driveway.
"I think this is a Cullen intervention." He mumbled as he turned the cruiser off. He looked at me and sighed. "As much as this pains me to say this Bella. Edward looks like hell out there. I think whatever you said to him might have penetrated his thick skull." He got out and came around to my side. He opened the door and helped me out. Together we walked to the small group.
"Alice, Jasper." Dad said in greeting. Alice and Jasper nodded at him. "Chief Swan. We would like to appologize for our hard headed brother." Jazz said as he glared at Edward and smacked the back of his head. Edward cringed and refused to look at me. That how it's going to be?
"Alice, Jasper," I began, "Thank you for coming. You can tell everyone that I am okay and that I am sorry I walked out like that.
That was rude of me. But," I stared at Edward as I conrinued, "You can not make Edward talk to me when he doesn't want to. I will be over sometime tomorrow to get my truck and my bag. Goodnight everyone. Give Carlisle and Esme a hug and kiss from me." I turned and walked inside.
Edward's Pov.
What the hell? She thinks I don't want her? She thinks that I want to be away from her! What is wrong with her? She is my equal in every way. Well...minus the tough skin, fast relexes, grace... People would indeed ask questions if I lived with her as she aged. Renee and Charlie would ask questions... I would have to be carefull when I kiss her. But aren't I always? Why would that be any different?
Now that I think about it her heart did race when I saved her from Tyler's van. I thought that was from being scared but it raced again when I saved her in Port Angles. And when I took her to dinner... Hell...It races everytime I kiss her now that I think about it. Just like when I kissed her in Phenox and her heart actually skipped a beat.
When will she realize I am doing this for her? I want her to be human. Not a monster like me. ...Okay... no monster would have done that...she does have a point... Never thought of that... But still! It's dangerous to be with me! Why can't she see that! I can't accept anything! I can not accept that she doesnt want to be human. Idiotic decision really.
She's leaving?! No way. I tried to grab her but she pulled out of my arms and stormed down the stairs and into the garage. Oh shit... I think I really pissed her off. She's not replying as I am yelling after her. She got on her bike and left. She is going to get hurt.
I made to go after her but Carlisle, Emmett and Rose stopped me. I didn't have to look at them to know that they were dissapointed in me. They steered me to the living room and forced me to sit on the couch. I am about to get a lecture.
I saw Jazz stand up and come to stand infront of me. I couldn't dodge as his fist connected with my jaw. I looked at him and his eyes were stormy.
"Do you not know what emotions she was putting out Edward? Do you not know how much she was hurt because she thinks you don't want her? Because you don't listen to her?"
Okay, first off I do listen to her. "I do listen to her Jasper. I just don't understand why she would choose this life."
I got smacked upside the head by surprisingly Rosalie. "You idiot. She just told you why. There has never been anyone but you."
"And there will be somebody else after I leave her. I will have to eventually as she gets older."
Emmett pulled me down to the floor and sat on my back while pulling my arms behind me until they started cracking. Ow. "You idiotic moronic bastard! You promissed her that you would not leave her. Ever. You already did that once! You plan to do that in a few years?" He got off me and shoved my head back into the floor. "I can't even stand to look at you right now you little pussy coward." He walked out the front door and slamed it behind him.
I slowly sat up and roled my sholders popping them back into place. Emmet just called me...a pussy coward? Alice moved to sit in front of me. If she could cry she would. She slapped me. Hard. I flew into the wall a good twenty feet from her. She slowly walked to me.
"You would actually take Bella away from this family Edward? You would actually keep her from us!? You would condeam her to a life without us? A FAMILY WHO LOVE HER AS ONE OF OUR OWN. You idiot Edward. She was right. You don't want to be with her. You are just too scared to be with her. You really do want her to stay and live a human life? Edward..." She shook her head, "Your choice would make Emmett, Jazz, and me lose a sister and a brother. Even Rose cares for her. You would make Carlisle and Esme lose both a daughter and son. FACE THE TRUTH YOU FUCKING COWARD! WHEN YOU LEAVE HER YOU WON'T COME BACK! YOU WILL CHOSE DEATH." I stayed still as she collapsed against me and started to beat on me while dry sobbing. "Please...please don't take my best friend away from me..."
Jasper gently pulled her away from me after a few minutes and he sat infront of me. "Bella is my sister Edward. You are my brother. I normally don't chose sides in arguments, but this time, I choose her side. I could feel both of your emotions. But when she said that you didn't want her... It felt like her chest was being squeezed. Like she couldn't breath. Like she was suffocating. I don't know what she went through when we all left but I am pretty sure she remembered her emotions the day you told her that you didn't want her." He got up and then looked down at me. "Oh yeah, one more thing I felt from her. It felt like her heart was stopping from shock. The only times I enconter that is when couples that were in love suddenly break up. I could barly stop myself from collapsing because she was so depressed. You better fix this Edward. I don't want to lose my brother as well as my sister."
I watched as he walked out of the room. Esme just gave me a dissapointed look. That look hurt worse then thousands of transformation. Carlisle had yet to say anything. I watched as he kissed Esme's cheek then turned to me. Here it comes.
"If you do not have the balls to change her yourself, I will gladly do it. I want my daughter here more then anything. So you two better kiss and make up soon." He got up and helped Esme off the couch. They walked up the stairs and into his study.
I swallowed and then flew away from the wall as Rosalie punched me.
"What the hell Rose?" Her punch actually hurt.
Rose was crouching in front of me glaring at me. "When you came home that day and said that you had found your mate, I was happy. Then you said she was human. I was pissed. Why couldn't your mate be a vampire? Why did you have to go through the struggle of being with a human?
"I couldn't understand why you saved her that day at school. Nor why you stalked her in Port Angeles. Now I know what happened that day. When you showed up the next day with her stepping out of your car... I felt like I wanted to rip her apart. Here was a girl who would either be good for you or who would hurt you and leave you broken.
"As time went on we saw a side of you we had never seen before. You laughed a lot more. You smiled more. Your eyes would light up when you saw her across the parking lot. Or when you talked about her. I started thinking that this is a girl that would join the family and I wouldn't mind having her as a sister.
"When James attacked, I should have handled that better. I appologize. When I saw you two step off that airplane a month ago.. Bella truely became my sister. She proved that she would do anything for you. I felt better knowing that you would be in good hands. When Alice told her you were in trouble, she dropped everything and ran to you. She faced the Volturi and didn't care! She faced the oldest and badest vampires of our history Edward! For you!
"When you were gone hunting last week I told her my story. She listened and then told me that that wasn't her. That she didn't want anything but you. It didn't matter that she would never be able to have a child nor grow old with you. She wanted you. She wanted to share eternity with you. She said that she would be okay during the first year of being a newborn because you would be there to help her. Because we would be there to help her. And she trusts us not to let her stumble. She trusts us to not let her harm any humans."
Rosalie walked over to me and hugged me to her. "Ed... She knows what she wants. Stop trying to put it off. I want my sister safe. I actually want to spend many decades with her, getting to know her." She laughed, "I want to see her and Alice butt heads when Alice buys her clothes that she doesn't want. So please Edward, stop fighting her."
...well damn... never saw that coming. I looked up and noticed that Emmett and Jasper had rejoined this little group. They were standing in front if us with Alice between them. Jasper tossed me my keys and Alice grabbed Carlisle's. "We are going to go to Bella's and wait for her there." Jasper said as he lifted me up.
I drove to Bella's house in a daze. I actually went to speed limit. We pulled up to her house and noticed that the cruiser was gone. I turned my car off and the door opened. Jasper yanked me out of my seat and sat me on the porch. I sat there for who knows how long. I ignored the rain as it poured down on me. I ignored Alice as she gasped. I blocked out every sound. I was too busy replaying every word that had been said that afternoon. Maybe...just maybe, my family was right.
I looked up when I heard the cruiser pull up into the driveway. I was shocked when Jasper placed his hand on my shoulder and I was hit with extreme sadness, disapointment, anger, hurt and confusion. I didn't have to ask. I knew he was showing just a little bit of what Bella was feeling at the moment.
I couldn't look at her as she walked up to us. I listened as she greeted Alice and Jazz. But she ignored me. I guess I deserved it. I cringed when she told us to tell Carlisle and Esme that she was sorry. I watched as she walked inside and I had a feeling that this was going to get worse before it got better.
Charlie looked at me. Okay, he glared at me as he passed me. I caught glimpses of him getting a call from Sam. Him rushing down to La Push with the sirens on. Of him worrying over his unconcious daughter. Of her crying on his lap. Of him threatening to kill me. I knew I was definatly screwed.
I gave him a weak nod as he passed. I got up, tossed Alice my keys and then sped off to the woods. I didn't stop until I reached the place where she parked her car when I took her to my...our meadow. Where I first kissed her. Where I first picked her up and ran with her. I ran to the meadow and just laid there thinking.
I ignored my phone ringing. I ignored my family calling me. I just curled up into a ball and cluched my chest where my dead heart was breaking into a million pieces.
A/N: It get's better.
