Twilight does not belong to me.
A simple oneshot that I could extend into a multichapter, depending on your responses.
Edward Masen Jr.
By BriiDream
Chapter One: Edward Cullen is Edward Masen Jr.
Bella stared into space as Mr. Banner explained with slides the different stages of mitosis. She already knew all of this; she and her partner, the rich, capricious son of the irresistible, saintlike Dr. Cullen, had been the first to get all of the slides right. Bella peeked over at Edward Cullen. He was laidback in his chair, studying his perfectly manicured nails. He was handsome, but considered a snob like his siblings. Bella didn't think Edward was snobbish, maybe shy.
"Miss Swan, please pay attention," Mr. Banner said gruffly. Bella looked forward, her whole face turning crimson. She heard a chuckle from beside her and turned even redder.
As soon as the bell rang, Bella jumped up. She launched herself at the door. As usual, whenever she attempted an escape, she tripped over her own feet. She fell forward and felt someone tripped over her. Books scattered everywhere.
"I'm sorry," Bella gasped at the same time her fellow victim apologized. She looked over curiously at him. It was Edward Cullen. He was now kneeling and gathering up his books and papers. Bella blushed and quickly pulled her own books toward herself. "Sorry, Edward."
"It's alright…Bella," Edward smiled crookedly. He stood up and hurried away. Bella stared after him until Mr. Banner cleared his throat from behind his desk.
As Bella hurried out the classroom, she was certain she heard Mr. Banner muttered something that sounded like 'teen hormones' under his breath. She was in a daze during Gym, so she tried to keep out of the way of her team. She hurried off to her truck afterwards. She threw her books in, then slid in. As she was shoving the key into the ignition, something caught her eye. She looked down at her books.
"Oh," she gasped, picking up an apparently new hardback novel. She must have accidentally picked up one of Edward's books. She turned to the page Edward had bookmarked with a photograph. Her attention was grabbed by the photo. It was a Christmas picture likely taken at a Wal-Mart; it contained a much younger and cuter Edward with his parents, Dr. Cullen and his wife. The couple looked extremely young. Edward looked around seven or eight years old.
Bella glanced around the parking lot for the Cullens' Volvo, but it was already gone. Bella planned to return the book tomorrow at lunch. She pulled out the driveway and headed home. Once, home, she turned on her computer. She still had to finish her research on Missing Children and Reasons for Kidnapping for her Sociology college course. She was almost done, but needed another 200 words for her paper to make the minimum amount.
Bella pulled up a list of reported missings. She hadn't really enjoyed reading about all of the missing children that had either been found dead later or were never heard from again. She scanned the photos and froze when she stopped at one. She had seen this one before, but hadn't stopped to really looked because there wasn't a lot of information on him. But now, she stopped because of the familiarity of the young child. She had seen this boy before.
Bella snatched her bookbag off the floor and yanked Edward Cullen's book out. She was almost careless opening the book and pulling out the photograph. She then held it up beside her computer screen to make a better comparison. The age difference was obvious by a few years; but, both boys had piercing, green eyes and the same unusual bronze shade to their reddish brown hair. Their slightly crooked smiles were identical. They could have been brothers-or the very same.
Bella dropped the photo on her desk. She clicked on the photo of the small boy whose name was coincidentally Edward. She leaned forward and read the small article on the missing 4-year-old:
'Edward Masen, Jr. disappeared from the Chicago Hospital shortly after his mother, Elizabeth Masen, was rolled to the morgue at 8:34 PM, joining her husband, Edward Sr. in death. Edward, Jr. was taken from his bed, sick and burning with a fever over 105 degrees Fahrenheit. No one noticed his absence for at the maximum of an hour. Notices went up, but Edward Masen was never found. Chances of finding the toddler were considerably dim; the doctors do not think the boy could have survived without medical attention. Search for the boy lasted only a few years before it ran cold. The reason for kidnapping is still unclear. The boy was expected to join his mother in heaven by midnight. The boy most likely did join her eventually.'
Bella stared at the screen, trying to unscramble her thoughts. She grabbed a piece of paper and made a list. On one side, this toddler likely died. But the resemblance was impossible to deny. They said Edward couldn't survive without medical help; Dr. Cullen would have been more than qualified.
Bella sat back and stared at the two different pictures. No matter the utter insanity of the idea, Bella was certain that Edward Cullen was Edward Masen, Jr.
Edward Cullen was kidnapped.
This didn't turn out quite like I wanted it to…all well.
The Sociology part was made up to explain why she would be looking up missing kids.-shrugs- Maybe if Edward hadn't been sparklingly fascinating, she might have thought to take college classes since school was so easy for her.
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