Disclaimer: I DO NOT OWN THE TWILIGHT SERIES NO MATTER HOW MUCH I WISH I DID.
Quick Notes: 1. I still have school so this is going to take me FOREVER to finish.
2. This is a continuation of "In From the Rain" so you might want to read that first.
3. This is dedicated to my friends Katie T. and Rosa M. because they wouldn't leave me alone 'til I wrote more. (With friends like these…)
ECLIPSE
Chapter 1:
This morning I was frantic. Today was day that the Cullen's officially returned to Forks. (Edward had actually come back two days ago, but only I knew that). Edward was going to come to my house in a few hours and basically beg my father for permission to see me. This did NOT bode well.
I knew that I had no reason to panic. Alice had foreseen how this would go down and she had called and given me lines just in case my mind went blank. I really doubted I'd need them. When Edward came up, I just had to look dumb-struck and make sure it looked like I really had to think it through before I took Edward back. Simple…right?
To keep myself busy I'd fussed over my outfit and hair for almost an hour until it looked so perfect that even I couldn't find a way to make it look any better. I wore a low cut, ¾ length shirt in baby blue with a simple pair of jeans. My hair was perfectly straight and I'd made a cool swish style with it that was held in place with bobby pins (like Donna on that '70's show). Now I had nothing to do suppress my unrest. I was too nervous even to read. Where the hell was he?
No sooner did I think that than I heard the doorbell ring. I bolted to my bedroom door and opened it a crack so I could listen in. To avoid making noise, I sat down beside my door and tried to calm the rampant beating of my heart. Charlie opened the door.
"You sure got some nerve, showing up here." I could hear the rage in Charlie's voice.
"Yes, I realize that, sir. May I come in?" Edward said calmly.
"If you're here to see Bella, forget it, you ass. Not after the hell you put her through." I gasped. I'd never heard my dad use that kind of language.
"Actually, that's what I wanted to talk to you about. May I come in?" His velvety voice rang with remorse and sincerity. There was no way that my father could say no to that voice.
I was right. I heard Charlie move aside to let Edward in and then lead him to the living room. I could no longer listen from the door, but the house was poorly installed, so I moved to the center of my room and laid my ear against the floor. I could now hear every word clear as a bell.
"Well, I'm listening." Charlie said skeptically.
"Sir, leaving Bella was the biggest mistake I could ever make. She was, and is everything to me. When I told her goodbye, I died inside. I couldn't function or do anything. The whole time that my family was in L.A I was basically curled up in a ball of misery and I refused to leave my room for any reason whatsoever. Eventually my family couldn't stand seeing me like that and, well… here I am. So now I implore your permission to see Bella." Edward's voice was filled with sorrow as he said this. His speech was short, but it still meant so much. I could feel myself on the edge of tears, but this was NOT the time to lose it.
Charlie was quiet for a very long time. He sighed in defeat. "She's upstairs in her room." He said finally. "If you want to see her, I can't stop you, but if you hurt her ever again… you're going to curse the day that you ever met me." I didn't recognize the emotion in Charlie's voice, but I knew that the last part was a genuine threat.
I smiled as I jumped up and rushed to sit at my desk before Edward and Charlie got up here. I had to look like I was busy doing something aside from listening to my dad threaten my boyfriend in the living room. So I grabbed my collection of Jane Austen novels and flipped open to Mansfield Park and started reading. I tried and eventually succeeded at turning my grin into a hard line of concentration. When I heard my door open, I didn't turn around. Only when Charlie knocked on my now open door did I turn my head with a small smile on my face.
When I saw Edward standing there with Charlie behind him my smile faded into a look of dumbfoundedness, as Alice's script had called for me to. I turned my whole body to face them in my chair. Edward's face looked sad and remorseful, but his eyes were laughing and I could tell that he was fighting a smile as I was.
"Bella..." he began, "I'm so sorry. I know that I owe you much more than an apology, but I don't know really where to start."
I stood so I didn't have to crane my neck to make eye contact with him. "You can start by telling me why you're here." I prompted.
"I'm here because I couldn't bear to be away from you for another minute. I'm here because my family didn't want to see me be miserable when we were in Los Angeles. I'm here, Bella, because I love you and I want you to take me back, even though I know you have no reason to do so." He said with sincerity ringing in every word. I could feel myself starting to cry and I fought to keep the tears in. I succeeded.
I stared at the ground for a long moment to "deliberate". I was fighting the urge to yell for joy now that my father had actually agreed to let Edward see me and we could be together again. I tore my gaze from the floor and looked into Edward's eyes. The thought of me ever doubting his love for me seemed silly now.
"Yes." I told him and took a step closer, "Yes."
Edward smiled as he picked me up in his arms and swung me around in a circle. I laughed in sheer bliss and for the first time in months, it sounded right. When he set me back on my feet, I turned to Charlie. He had small smile on his face and nodded once before he left, leaving me and Edward alone.
"We did it." Edward whispered as he pulled me into his tight embrace.
"We did it." I echoed back.
And we had. My father was not only letting me see Edward, but he was actually okay with it! Now it felt like nothing could stop us from being together.
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Nothing, Bella? Well, you clearly have forgotten a certain jealous werewolf and a certain red-haired vampire. There's more than one way for Victoria to tear our lovers apart (cough) the Volturri (cough). And Jacob would do anything to keep Bella with him (cough) try to kill Edward in a kick-ass fight scene (cough).
This is going to be fun.
Please review. If I get some awesome reviews, I'll post them before the next chapter. Who knows, it could be you.
Who needs Prince Charming when there are men like Edward Cullen? (Screw Jacob too)