Chapter One: The Visitor
I awoke to hear a faint tapping at my window. I rolled over and looked at my alarm clock. It was 2:30 in the morning. I walked carefully over to my window and opened it. I stepped back and to my surprise Emmett Cullen swung himself into my room. I sat down on my bed and whispered, " What the hell are you doing in my room at 2:30 in the morning?" He smiled as he heard me curse then swore himself, " What the fuck happened to you?" I knew I looked horrible. My skin was pale, there were shadows under my eyes, and I was painfully thin. I said in a lifeless voice, " You all left remember? It killed me so here you see me stand or sit." His face looked so torn with grief I immeadieatly felt guilty for my words. He said, " No way. I feel like shit for doing this to you. If I had known I would have stayed." He walked over to where I sat on my bed and kneeled in front of me and wrapped his arms around me. He smelled amazing, since I haven't been around vampires in so long. I inhaled deeply and he pulled back with a questioning glare. I said, blushing, " Sorry for that. It's just that you smell so good after being away from all of you for so long." I almost fell over I was so sleepy. He stood up and said, " I better leave and let you sleep." I began to panic, " No no please don't leave. Go sit in the chair in the corner but don't leave. It would kill me. Charlie is on a two week fishing trip, so we don't have to worry about him finding you here. Just please don't leave." He complied when my tears began to spill over. He pulled Edward's chair, no it was my chair that he sat in, next to my bed. I laid down and looked up at him. His eyes reminded me greatly of Edward's, and I winced. Emmett got concerned and said, " What's wrong?" I said quietly, " Nothing you just remind me of Edward so much. When you all left it tore a hole in my chest. Now that you're here I finally can breathe with no pain." He looked pained at my words and stroked the hair back from my face and said, " Go to sleep. We can talk tomorrow." I turned on my CD player. I had found Edward's CD under a floor board. When my lullaby started I started to cry. Emmett started to turn it off but I shook my head. He left it on and I rolled over. I fell asleep and slept the the entire night through for the first time since they had left.
When I woke up Emmett was still there watching me. I blushed and he laughed softly, " You talk an awful lot in your sleep... and scream." I knew that he would say that. I had had my nightmare again last night. I sat up and leaned back against my pillows, " I have a nightmare about the day that Edward left me every night. I dream that after he left me I wander the forest searching until I realize that there is nothing left to search for."
Emmett said softly, " I know what you mean about the hole. Rose left me. We had been having some problems and she decided that my visit to you was the cause. I wanted to see if you were still able to function, which I am glad you still can speak and move, but you seem so lifeless." I felt so bad for Emmett at this point so I grabbed his hand, like I used to do to Edward when he was upset. " Don't worry about it. I'm sure it will get better soon. You can hang out here. School's out and Charlie left yesterday for a two week fishing trip. He decided that I wasn't sucidial enough to kill myself and decided to give me some space. And before you ask how's it going it's not. I haven't talked this much since I had to explain to a novice hiker the importance of breaking in new shoes." Emmett suddenly burst into laughter. " I'm sorry," he said, " That's just so funny. You had to explain to him that he had to break in his shoes."