A Glitch in Eternity
Chapter one: Ready?
By: Hanyou Heritage
Set after Eclipse…don't know what happens in Breaking Dawn so I can't say this is before Breaking Dawn or my version of it or…….yea. I am no Stephenie Meyer so yea. I don't own the Twilight series. First Fanfic.
Summary: It happened….I'm immortal. This is my story. My name is Bella Cullen, and I am a vampire. But something went wrong, horribly wrong. BellaxEdward, and all the usual pairings. I stink at summaries.
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"Bella?" He whispered. I looked at him, calmly, though my heart was beating like a bird trying to escape its cage. My eyes could barely focus on his lovely face, on his topaz eyes- they were jumpy and kept clouding…probably from adrenalin.
"You don't have to do this you know." He searched my face, and I was happy he could not get inside my mind.
"Yes, I do." I said hoarsely, but confidently, "I know I do, and I want to, so I can spend an eternity with you."
Edward sighed in defeat, gripping my left hand, bringing it up to him mouth and kissing the ring on my third finger. I cringed away from him. He looked up at me with puzzlement in his liquid eyes. Then he shifted his body so he was next to me, and he whispered in my ear,
"I love you, Bella."
"I love you, too, always." My heart swelled when I said it, and I knew, even though some of heart belonged to another, I meant it.
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By the time we reached the Cullen house-my future home- it was late at night. The fireflies danced around the porch and the frogs bellowed into the cool breeze that spewed my hair behind me. Edward gripped my hand and pulled me toward the house, slightly impatient at my human speed. I looked at him, eyeing him critically. His eyes were stony and his jaw was clenched
together. Of course, he didn't want to go through this. I pulled ahead, now impatient with his speed. I wanted this, more than anything at the moment.
"Bella!" Alice cried, her voice tinkling like bells. She flung her arms around my neck and whispered in my ear, "He won't let anything happen to you. If he hurts you, I'll kick him all the way to Antarctica!" Her voice was so carefree; it didn't match the atmosphere of the house.
I pulled away and looked at her, smiling warily at her. She giggled at me, kissed my cheek and practically danced over to sit by Jasper in the white love seat. I nodded to him, smiling warmly at the sight of the pair of them…immortal and together. I tried to imagine Edward and I in their place, but something restraint me…it would happen, all in good time.
Emmett barged in, swept me off my feet and tossed me in the air before catching me in a bear hug. "Here she is the little vampire!" He growled good-naturedly. I managed a laugh under his lung-crushing hug, and pushed him away.
"So nice to see you, too Emmett." I grinned at him, hugging my future brother back. I broke away when a cold hand found my shoulder. I turned, almost certain who the hand belonged to…Esme.
"Hello, honey," she cooed in my ear, stroking my shoulder. I smiled warmly at my 'mother', or-technically, taking away the fact she will be my mother once I change- my mother-in-law. She pulled me away, looking at Edward pointedly. I didn't understand at first, but then Edward struck up a conversation with Emmett, and Alice and Jasper soon joined in.
"Now, Bella, you know how much I love you, right?" Esme stroked my arm. I had no idea what she was trying to say, so I nodded. "And I want you to be happy, and I can't stand to see you cry, or be in pain. And that's why-" she took a deep breath, "I don't think, or, I don't want to be with you when Edward changes you, because I couldn't stand the pain. I don't think I could bare it." Her eyes were pleading, but I found that unnecessary.
"Of course I don't mind, Esme!" I exclaimed.
"Are you sure? You won't think less of me if I step out?" Esme's voice was high, slightly amazed, and relieved at the same time.
"Of course," I promised, pulling her into a warm embrace. Esme hugged me back and whispered in my ear, "It will all be worth it, the pain doesn't last." I believed her.
Together we walked back to the group.
I stood next to Edward, propping my head on his shoulder. I could feel him kiss my head and stroke my hair. I sighed and forced my mind to take it what Alice was chattering about, but I
couldn't focus. He pulled me closer as Carlisle walked in, calm yet tense…I couldn't blame him. He nodded to me, a smile on his lips. I smiled back. Why couldn't I talk tonight?
"Eleven thirty," he whispered to Edward. I could feel him tensing at Carlisle's words. My heart began to race like a frightened deer, and I could barely keep up. A half hour left of humanity left. But a half hour until my heart stops. My heart raced faster until I collapsed on the ground, black consuming my mind.
"Will she be okay?" He whispered, his voice hazy in my ears, barely breaking through my groggy senses.
"Relax Edward, it has only been ten minutes," Who was that?
"She just…..collapsed. I don't know what happened." His voice cracked.
"She probably just got overwhelmed. It's a big step she is about to take." I could barely identify the second voice in the bog that was my mind. Carlisle.
"What if she doesn't wake up by twelve?" Edward asked, his voice becoming clearer, less slurred.
"Don't worry. She will. Shake her, Edward. I'm sure she can hear us already." Alice's voice shocked through the mist in my head, like lightning through a rain-laden cloud.
I could feel a gentle nudge on my right arm. My eyes didn't want to open, so I lay there, unresponsive. Of, course, being the horrible liar I am, Edward was not fooled. He nudged me again and when I didn't respond, his voice was suddenly in my ear, his breath tickling my ear.
"Bella, Bella, wake up, my Bella." He cooed in my ear. I knew my face could keep straight (and he said I could not act! Ha!), but my heart could not. It began to race wildly, and I knew I was given away. I fluttered my eyelids, and they flew open when I was staring up at Edward's ceiling.
"Have a nice rest, Sleeping Beauty?" Edward asked, his eyes laughing. I stuck my tongue out at him playfully, sitting up in his couch. Alice was sitting on Edward's bed, her legs swishing so fast through the air they were nothing but a blur. Carlisle held my left wrist, his fingers extra aware of my pulse. I smiled my thanks at him.
"Well, I think you will be fine Bella. You just need some water." And with that, he was out the door.
Alice looked at me and beckoned me over. On shaky legs, I wobbled over to her. Bright red and black blotches splotched across my vision. My heart beat furiously and I felt bile rise in my stomach. My bones felt weak, like they had been crushed to a dust. Why, why was I so weak
when the only reason I fainted was an overwhelming moment, and overwhelming thought or two.
Alice seemed her perky self, as if she didn't notice my weakness. Her eyes were alive with mischief. She whispered in my ear, "I looked a few hours ahead…don't worry. You still change."
Exactly what I didn't want to hear.