My Soldier 1
*I do not own TWILIGHT! But I did write this fanfic.
A/N: I just wanted to write something a little different then what I normally write... so I am going to take a shot at this. Please review and tell me what you think.
Summary: All Human, Edward is a soldier and meets Bella while going to get coffee at a coffee shop. And they fall in love
BPOV
I woke this morning... in pain. Like usual I cried every morning after finding out about my brother Jacob's death. He wasn't my biological brother, his mother, father and two older sisters had died in a car accident so my mother Renee and my father Charlie took him in, but none the less he was my brother. Renee and my father divorced a couple of years later and now she lives in Jacksonville, Florida with her new husband Phil. My father married Ms. Clearwater... well ex-Clearwater.
Her husband Harry died from a heart attack and when my father and her met it was immediate love and her two children Seth and Leah became my step-siblings, they were good siblings... Seth and I were just as close as Jacob and I were.
Jacob and I had known each other since my birth. He was in the armed forces and when he was brought home in his casket... I lost it. I wasn't usually one to show emotion but... he and I were so close that... just... burying him in the ground was to much. There was another man by the name of... what was his name... Isaac Kramer?
Yes! That was his name! He went there with Jacob and when Jacob would come back for a leave he would always talk about how cool Isaac was.. and they died.. the same day actually.
Like everyone other day to help my from crying, I went on my jog, on the way out of the house I passed Jacob's room and walked in... this was the first time I found my self coming in here. I just looked around and I sat on his bed, remembering when I would come in here, he would drape his arm around my shoulders and try to cheer me up. I smiled at that memory. I then found something... something I hadn't seen in a long time... it was Jacob's pet rock. I laughed to myself and picked up the rock then grabbed another outside and painted my name on mine and his name on his then I glued them to cardboard... and wrote underneath it. "Loving Brother to his living sister Bella." That's when I left for my jog, I stopped at his grave and got down on my knees and placed this on his tombstone. I read that he was an honorable soldier, a loving son, brother and fiancée... to the girl he loved, her name was Heather. She loved him so much.
I looked at his name and placed my hand on top of the tombstone. "Hi Jake," I sobbed. "I know it's been a while... since I have come to see you. It's just hard... knowing you can't be there for me anymore... but I wish I could have been there for you. And I am sorry... It has been getting better though. I hope you like the gift I made you. I miss you so. I love you Jake. I will talk to you tonight. I love you, I will never lose memory of you... I remember when we were little you always used to say that you were going to be the one to question my future husband and I your wife... perhaps I will bring him here, or maybe I will take him to Seth. I am sure you would love that Jake. I hope you are happy with your biological parents Billy and Sarah... just know... mom and dad love and miss you here and be sure to tell your biological parents and sisters, Rebecca and Rachel hello for me. Again, I love you Jacob. We will see each other again... I hope, don't forget me ok..." I got to my feet now. I bent down and kissed the tombstone and began to walk away. "Good-bye Jacob." Right then I felt a warm blast of wind and I swear I heard the wind whisper, "I love you to, Bella.." Ok, Bella... stop imagining this... he isn't here... he is in heaven where he belongs.
I got out of there and walked to the coffee shop for a caramel latte. The best coffee beverage in the world. "Hello Quil, the usual please." I said, a warm smile on my face.
"You got it!" He said. Quil was Jacob's best friend and when we both needed to calm down about it him and I would just chat about Jacob and all of the good times... it was good therapy. "You go to see Jake this morning?"
"How can you tell?" I asked gently.
"Tear stains on your cheeks." Thanks to the kindness of Quil he handed me a tissue and my coffee.
"Thank you Quil. I will talk to you later." Just then I dropped my house keys so when I bent down to get them another man helped me and when I looked up, I was stunned by his beauty and what he was.
His hair was a brilliant bronze brown, his eyes, melted liquid pools of emerald, his skin pale, but had a slight, slight tan color to it, he had a good muscle tone, and he was in a military suit. "Thank you sir."
"You're welcome, it was only keys though." He said, laughing.
"Well.. that to, but I was mainly thanking you for serving our country."
"Oh, well your welcome," He was smiling warmly at me. "Would you like to walk with me in the park? I am kind of lonely right now, my friends that are in the military with me are in different states visiting their families right now. They will be here in a couple days, but it would be nice to have someone to talk to." I smiled and I grabbed his coffee for him off of the counter for him and gave it to him.
"I would like that." We then walked out into the afternoon sunlight and we chatted about everything.
EPOV
I am a soldier in the military. I earned my vacation for this year and I was so happy to be back home, even if it was for a little while. I was walking along the boardwalk, thinking about my childhood... how life was so much simpler, how my friend Isaac and I thought we were going to be the best soldiers this world could ask for, and how we would marry the prettiest and sweetest girls men could ask for... sadly... he never got to live that dream of being married to a loving woman. He had been shot and killed right in front of my eyes... It was still hard for me to think about, considering this was only five months ago. I could remember when we would play when we were little and we were the two friends that you couldn't separate.
The day he died, they were removing his armor and clothing when they found a letter in his pocket, it was addressed to me... And It was the one thing that made me smile that day. His letter was always in my pocket and never left. He was my best friend... so why remove it... (His letter is on my site, meant specifically for fanfiction photos that I make. The letter will be in the photos under the "My Soldier" album).
I remembered when we first decided to join, we were so happy and so ready to commit ourselves to our country. Our parents that day were struck with fear, a fear that we wouldn't return. The day Isaac died... I remember I went to apologize to his mom, because I had made a promise... and I broke it.
- Flashback -
I was just done saying good-bye to Isaac when they began to lower his casket into the ground, when I spotted his mother and father. I looked at my parents and they followed me. "Hello Mr. and Mrs. Kramer. I am sorry, so sorry that I couldn't keep my promise. He and you counted on me and I watched my promise break right in front of my very eyes... and I am just very sorry. I wish I could bring him ba-" Mrs. Kramer wrapped her arms around me and sobbed helplessly onto my uniform.
"Edward, you did protect him and you did keep your promise.. he was still able to come home, maybe not in the way we would like, but... his spirit will always be here with us... We miss him so much... but we are glad you are safe. You are a second son to us." I began crying uncontrollably on her shoulder. "Shh.. It's alright." She said, while rubbing my back in a motherly way. "Thank you for trying. That's all we could have asked for."
- End of Flashback -
No matter what I always felt guilty... I loved Isaac as my own brother. That's when I passed by Isaac's house. His parents had moved back east towards his other family... they still called often, but I missed them.
After another ten minutes I came up to an old coffee shop. My mother used to take Isaac and I here with her and she would get us donuts, but later would let us get coffee. I was waiting in line behind a girl, her hair was a beautiful hazelnut brown and her voice as smooth as Bells.
"Hello Quil, the usual please." The sound of her voice sent shivers of... love down my spine... I was having feelings of love towards her and I hadn't even really met her yet...
"You got it!" He said. "You go to see Jake this morning?"
"How can you tell?" Who was Jake? Oh no? She didn't have a boyfriend did she? Please no...
"Tear stains on your cheeks." Quil said. Had a guy broken her heart? I hardly knew her and already I wanted to kill a man who might have hurt her. The man named Quil handed her a couple tissues
"Thank you Quil. I will talk to you later."
As she turned from the counter she dropped her keys and bent down to get them, but I got them first. I was stunned by her pure, flawless beauty.
All of her hair wasn't just a one shade of hazelnut brown, but also caramel and chocolate brown, her eyes were flawless, they reminded me of pools of melted milk chocolate, her skin was pale, but had pink-orange-ish blush to it, her body was slim, but also round in the right places. She was blushing a light pink when she said, "Thank you sir."
"You're welcome, it was only keys though." I said, laughing.
"Well.. that to," what else did she have to be thankful for? ",but I was mainly thanking you for serving our country." I smiled.
"Oh, well your welcome." She was a very respectful girl, another good quality. Should I invite her to walk with me? Yes, I should. "Would you like to walk with me in the park? I am kind of lonely right now, my friends that are in the military with me are in different states visiting their families right now. They will be here in a couple days, but it would be nice to have someone to talk to." God! Please say yes! She grabbed my coffee that had been sitting on the counter and handed it to me.
"I would like that." She said and I held the door open for her as we walked threw the park and found a nice patch of dry, but moist grass. "I am Isabella Marie Swan... but I prefer it that people call me Bella..." She blushed again, it was a beautiful shade of light pink. "What's your name?"
"My name ma'am is Edward Anthony Masen Cullen..." I still noticed that she was sad, maybe I could help. "Bella... I couldn't help but notice that you seem extremely down... if I may ask what is wrong... perhaps I could help?" Her face lit up slightly.
"Well... before I answer that... did you know a Jacob Black that was in the military?" Yes! I knew him! He was killed the same day my friend Isaac had died, and they died together bedside by bedside in the center they were at.
"Yes... he was the last man my friend Isaac spoke to before they died... I guess they had died at the same time..." Tears ran down her cheeks. "Oh no! Did you know him?" I asked urgently.
"Y-y-yes.." I sobbed. "That was adopted brother." Shock went threw me quicker than a lightning bolt can hit ground.
"Oh I am so sorry, my best friend died to... we were like brothers... actually now that I think about it.. I had met Jacob, he seemed like a very nice man. I am sorry."
"It's ok... I talk to him everyday when I pass by the cemetery to come here. You like to come with me to see him sometime... I think your friend Isaac is buried right next to him. I think my brother would love to meet you." She smiled.
"That sounds nice Bella... now... is that what the guy named Quil meant? When he asked if you had talked to Jacob today?" She nodded.
"Quil and my brother were best friends aside from his relationship to me as a sister. They were both Quileute Indian... everytime they saw each other they would always speak in that language... so no one could understand a think that they were saying." Bella laughed.
"Jacob sounds like he was definitely a good guy."
"He was... he never really fought unless it came to protecting me, our step-siblings, or our parents... he was always there when some one needed to talk... he was the best brother a girl could ask for." I chuckled... I wanted to ask her if she would like to out with me... but was it to soon? I wanted to give it a chance.
"Bella?"
"Hmm?" She asked.
"I was... I was just wondering if you would... would like to go out with me?" I asked. Bella smiled at me, and placed a hand on my shoulder.
"I would like that... what's your number so I can add it to my phone."
"Oh, I don't have a cell phone yet... I am staying with my parents right now, I get off leave in a bit."
"Oh.." Her face fell.
"What is it?"
"What if you get hurt?" I placed my right index finger under her chin and lifted her head so her eyes could look into mine.
"I won't. I will fight every moment until I can return, and even then... when I am done... I will be with you.. forever." Bella smiled.
"Thank you Edward."
"Your welcome, my love." I said. Bella wrapped her warm, ivory colored arms around my neck and she kissed my cheek. Then she released and she seemed suddenly... well I didn't know.
"So... tell me more about you?" She asked, I just chuckled in return.
"Well... ever since I was maybe nine I always wanted to be a military soldier and after I was done I wanted to be a cop. My father left my biological mother with me when I was around four and she didn't have enough to support us both so she gave me to Carlisle and Esme. I enjoy sitting on a roof and watching the sun set, all the beautiful colors make me happy. I love to walk on the beach and just talk about life, I can't stand turkey meat." Bella laughed. "I love the color Royal Blue, my favorite meal is mushroom sauce with spaghetti and garlic bread, and most of all... I really, really like you." Bella's mouth hung open.
"I really like you to."
"Now, it's your turn. What should I know about you?"
"Well... ever since I was young I have always wanted to be one of those people who tries to find ways to help me environment. It's my passion, I love walks on beaches, I love to walk in forests.. it helps to clear my head, I love the color green."
"Why green?"
"Because that is the color of your eyes. If they were blue I would have said my favorite color is blue... man we sound like we have been together for years, but in all honesty, it feels that way. I like you that much."
"Well, Ms. Swan, I didn't know it was possible until now, but I think I have fallen in love with you."
"And I feel the same way." And with that Bella took me to the cemetery and just like she said Isaac and Jacob were buried right next to each other. I said hello to Jacob and told him I would take extra special care of Bella and it felt as if I was embraced by a stunning warmth in the air... perhaps Jacob and Isaac were here. I smiled and I held Bella's hand as I walked her home. "So.. I will see you at the coffee shop tomorrow?" She asked.
"Yes, and I will call you every night. I love you Bella Swan."
"And I love you Edward Cullen." And with that my sweet Bella who I had met today, walked inside and from what I could see into the living room and sat down with her family. I smiled as I walked away to my house which was a two blocks away. As soon as I stepped in the door my sisters Alice and Rosalie were there with my adoptive mother Esme and my adoptive father Carlisle. I held up an index finger to tell them one minute and I hugged.
"Why do you want us to wait Edward?" Alice said, her arms crossed in front of her chest.
"I would like to get out of this uniform." I said and Alice's scowl let up.
"I understand." I then ran upstairs and found a pair of silk pajama pants that Alice had insisted on getting me and a white tank top that accentuated my muscle tone that I had built up in the army. I ran back down and my family's eyes seemed to widen when they saw the muscles I had built. "Edward?"
"Yes Alice?" I asked before walking into the kitchen to grab a soda.
"Can we see your muscles?" She asked, I just chuckled and I lifted my shirt and everyone smiled. I had earned a very good muscle tone compared to how I used to look before I left. I put my shirt back on and grabbed a soda before sitting with everyone at the dining table or our meeting table. "Edward" Alice asked again.
"Yes Alice?" I prompted.
"How was your first day out since you have been back... it's been what... two days and now you got outside... do anything fun?" Alice asked.
"Well... I went for a walk around town, and I passed by... Isaac's house on the way downtown.." I paused. Everyone's faces sank. "Then I went to the coffee shop you used to take Isaac and I to mom." I said to Esme. "And then..." I blushed.
"Oh my gosh! Edward has finally blushed!" Alice screeched.
"Well..." Carlisle prompted gently.
"Well... I met a girl." I said. Esme, Alice and Rosalie's faces lit up immediately.
"Who dear? Perhaps we know her." Esme said.
"Her name is Isabella Swan." Alice's eyes widened.
"Edward, that is Police chief Swan's daughter." Alice said, excitedly... "I know her. Her and I went to school and graduated two years after you left for the military. You two are a perfect match, I just know it!" I laughed and nodded.
"I feel that way about her... Also today I found out her brother was Jacob Black, he was killed the same day and they died the same time in the same hospital right next to each other." Everyone had sorrow on their face.
"She sounds like a sweet girl though." Esme said.
"Oh she is," I mused. "Oh! Which reminds me, excuse me..." I got up to get the phone and dial her cell number that she had given me.
"Hello." Bella's bell like voice answered with a completely peaceful tone.
BPOV
As soon as I walked into the house I wished I was back outside with Edward, not because I didn't want to be home, I... I just didn't want to be away from him. "Bella?" Seth asked. He rounded the corner with a hot dog in his hand and he threw his arms around me. "Hi sis, Charlie, Mom, and Leah are all in the living room, we have been waiting for you to get home." I nodded.
"Ok, just let me get my shoes off."
"Ok, cool." Seth disappeared, but not before grabbing three more hot dogs in their buns with ketchup and mustard before rounding the corner towards the living room. I laughed and grabbed my plate on the table and walked into the living room. Everyone was sitting on the loveseat and the recliner was saved for me... great... I get to the stand out of this family conversation... or maybe I already was.
"So, Bella where were you? You have never been out this late before? We were just worried about you."
"Well, I went to Jacob's grave and talked to him today." Charlie smiled at me.
"That's good Bella... but what else?"
"I went to get coffee and then... I met someone." Charlie and Seth looked confused, but Leah and my step-mother got it right away. Leah was never usually the one to be excited for something or anything for that matter, but she looked really excited right now.
"And who is this..." Sue looked around. "Boy?" She asked. Charlie and Seth's eyes widened when they realized what was going on.
"You met someone... as in a guy?" Seth asked.
"Yes. His name is Edward Anthony Mason... or that was is biological name. He told me that when he was adopted he had the Cullen name added on to his name. He is a military soldier... He said he knew Jacob and his best friend was Isaac Kramer. He and Isaac were friends since birth is what he said, but he told me... that Jake and Isaac had died in the same hospital, at the same time, and they were bedside by bedside." I said. My family smiled, happy that Jacob had a friend with him before he died. "Edward is on leave right now and is going to be here for a couple months. And he has promised that we walk together everyday, stop by the cemetery everyday, he even promised Jacob that he was going to protect me and said he couldn't wait to meet Jake in the after life with me." Sue smiled.
"He sounds like a very great man for you Bella."
"He also promised to write me every chance he got until he is able to get a webcam to chat with me."
"Yes, he sounds very nice."
"I still want to meet this guy." Seth and Charlie said.
"I am sure you will before he has to go back."
"Is he on leave?" Charlie asked.
"Yes, and he has to wear is uniform anytime he leaves the house so when he comes to meet you he will most likely be wearing it." Charlie nodded.
"Well I am glad to see you happy again. I think I am going up to get a little shut eye. I will see you in the morning." Charlie kissed my head and my phone rang. "Who the hell calls this late?" He asked. When I opened the phone I accidently also hit the speaker button so then everyone was able to hear his voice.
"Hello?" I asked, not realizing I had hit the speaker button.
"Hello my love." He said, his voice flowing like the world's best symphony. Everyone smiled.
"Hello Edward. How are you?"
"I am great now that I can finally talk to you. My parents have been questioning me about you since I got home and told them." I laughed. I could hear the awe in Edward's tone, "What's funny love? Was it something I said?"
"No... it's just that my family did the same thing... here hold on I will put it on speaker so you can say hello." I pretended to hit the speaker button. "Ok."
"Hello Bella's family. I do hope we get to meet soon. I would love to meet the people of which she comes." My father smiled.
"We can't wait to meet you either son. And hopefully it is soon."
"Agreed... Mr. Swan? I presume?"
"Yes."
"Ok, Bella.. I need to tell you something important." I took it off speaker and ran upstairs with the phone.
"Ok, what is it?"
"Nothing, I just wanted to hear your voice again." I laughed and we continued threw out the night until I fell asleep due to Edward humming a lullaby to me.
EPOV
I was humming to Bella eventually found myself falling asleep as well.. and well the dream I had... made me kind of happy that I had fallen asleep.
In the dream I was in a area full of forest and fluffy fog that I could see threw. That's when I saw Isaac walking towards be, arms extended. I immediately pulled him into a brotherly hug, and he chuckled in laughter at my abrupt reaction. "Hello Edward." He said, casually. Almost as if nothing had happened.
"Isaac... how?" I asked, I was really confused.
"That's not really important right now... what is really important right now is that I don't have much time so I need to tell you, Bella, the girl you are with... she is your soul-mate Edward. You two are meant to be. I just wanted to let you know... so no doubts come around." I nodded.
"Thank you Isaac. I miss you. So much. Do you hear me when I talk to you at the cemetery?"
"Yes, I do everytime and each time.. I send warm air to you to show that I am listening... Now listen.. I must go, but remember what I said in the letter. Cherish her, because life can end quickly. Ok, promise me that." I smiled.
"I promise." Isaac hugged me one more time and let go. "Good-bye Isaac." A lone tear escaped my eye.
"Good-bye Edward, don't fret. We will see each other again. And I will be there along with Bella's brother Jacob to welcome you guys here and show you the ropes. Now I must let you go. Good bye, I love you. Don't ever forget that."
"I won't."
And right there is where the dream stopped. I smiled and pulled out the picture of Isaac and placed it on my nightstand. Before I went back to sleep Alice knocked on my door. "Yes Alice?" I asked sleepily.
"May I enter, there is something I want to give you."
"Sure, but please make it fast I am really tired. I am not trying to be mean."
"Oh I know, I am sure after all that time over there in the military has you worn out, but anyways.. here." Alice handed me a box, I opened it and there was a new cell phone in here. My eyes widened.
"Alice... wha?"
"Don't thank me. You need to have another way of communicating with your girl than the house phone. Just consider that an early birthday present." I smiled and pulled Alice into a quick hug.
"Thank you." I said quickly. Alice rolled her eyes.
"You're welcome Edward, now sweet dreams." She skipped out of the room and closed the door.
"I think I will have sweet dreams from now on." I turned on my phone to find that Bella's cell number had already been added. Alice. I would really have to pay her back some how. I opened the txt message thing and said, Goodnight my sweet. I shall see you come morning. May I meet your family tomorrow? If so let me know. I love you, with all of my heart, Edward.
And then I fell back to sleep, now only dreaming of my sweet Bella.
BPOV
As I was asleep I had a dream, I know sounds like Martin Luther King Jr. But in all seriousness... I had a dream about Jacob and his biological family.
I was walking on La Push beach about an hour away from Forks. When I saw my brother Jacob. His arms were extended out for me and I ran right to him and into his arms. His embrace was so comforting. "Hello Bells." I giggled at his nickname for me.
"Hi Jake. I miss you so much! Where am I?"
"You are in a dream state and," he said being sarcastic. "Well.. I came here to tell you... I hear you when you come to talk to me, I can hear everything you say to me, I receive everything you give me and I see you. That's why you feel a gust of warm air when you come to talk to me." He said.
"Well, it's nice to know you can hear me. At least I know you can know I love you as my brother. And I guess this is your biological family.
"Yes."
"Hello." They all said at once.
"Now, Bella.. I don't have much time, but I want to tell you that Edward is your soul-mate... even though I am your brother and I feel the need to tell him to stay away... he is your soul-mate. I want you to be happy. So I wanted to tell you so you don't have any doubts later. I love you Bells, it's been a long time. I will never leave your side though, I promise you."
"I know you won't. And I love you Jake." I hugged him again.
"Good-bye Bells, Come talk to me more, I would love to hear about everything. Everything! And Know I will be listening. Perhaps I will visit you in a dream again."
"Please do Jake. And I will."
"Ok, I love you. Good-bye, and know that when you and Edward's times come I and Edward's friend Isaac will be here to help you both into your peace, and when you do come here we can see each other again, and never have to leave each other's sides. I smiled.
"Ok, I love you Jake, good-bye. I love you forever, don't ever, ever forget that."
"I won't."
"Good-bye." His biological family said and then I was awake.
I was breathing in and out very deeply. That's when I took Jacob's photo from pocket and placed it on my computer and went to lay back down, when my cell phone buzzed. Ok who the hell is texting me at two-thirty in the morning?
Goodnight my sweet lamb ;) I shall see you come morning. May I meet your family tomorrow? If so let me know.
I love you, with all of my heart, Edward.
I smiled. I began to text back.
Goodnight to you to my... loving lion. And yes, you can we will all be here, goodnight Edward. I love you with the moon. I would say my heart, but the moon is so much bigger and can hold more love.
Good Night Everyone! I wanted to get this done before I got to bed, so I hope whomever is reading this likes it. Please review.
Thank you, ~Twi-chick34~
