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Red Eyed Destiny
Bella's POV
I didn't know how long I was laying there in the woods after Edward left. All I knew was that I couldn't bring myself to get up. He was gone. The man I loved was gone. He didn't love me. He'd never loved me. I was just a distraction to him. I shouldn't be surprised. His love for me never made sense. Someone like him could never love someone as plain as me.
The pain was so bad that I wanted to die inside. While Edward may not have loved me, I loved him with everything inside of me. I couldn't exist without him. I just wanted to die.
Soon I heard the trees rustle, indicating that someone or something was there. I didn't look to see who or what it was. I didn't care, even if it was some animal come to eat me. It could have me for all I cared.
The noise continued and before I knew it, I saw a pair of legs approaching me. I looked up slightly to see a man with dark brown hair. Actually, 'man' was the wrong word. He looked young, very young. He didn't look any older than fifteen. However, he had an older vibe to him. I got the feeling that his looks were misleading.
As he got closer, I discovered that I was probably right. I got a good look at his eyes and they were bright red, just like James' had been. He was a vampire and he was likely going to make a meal out of me. I was okay with that though. I had nothing to live for. "Do it."
He simply looked at me for a minute with a puzzled look on his face. It was like he was trying to figure me out. Then he bent down and touched my cheek. His hand was cool, just like Edward's always was, but his touch wasn't like Edward's. It felt much stranger when this vampire touched me. It was almost electric. He could feel it too. I could see it in his eyes as he pulled away.
"She was right," he whispered in a slight British accent.
I didn't know what he meant by what he said. I just wanted him to end it already. "Please do it. Put me out of my misery."
I heard him growl just slightly before he stopped himself from getting further upset. He then put one arm underneath my and the other under my legs before picking me . I wasn't sure where he was taking me or why. Why didn't he just kill me right there in the woods. It would be the perfect place to do it. Unless he wanted to torture me like James had. I prayed that wasn't the case. I wasn't sure how much he more pain I could take.
I leaned into the mystery vampire's shoulder as he carried me, and despite the situation, I began to fall asleep
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I woke up some time later to find myself in a much more comfortable place than the woods. I could hear voices as soon as I began to wake up. One belonging to the vampire I encountered in the woods
"I am sure," he was saying.
"How can you know that? Because that pint sized excuse for a vampire told you? You don't know that it's true," A female voice said.
"Yes, I do. It is something you just know, like a human knows to breathe. As soon as I touched her, I knew," he said.
I finally opened my eyes and looked around to see myself in a plane, one of those private planes that wealthy executive owned. I wasn't sure why I was brought on a plane or even how these vampires managed to get me on here while I was sleeping. How could they carry me through an airport without raising suspicion. They again, they were vampires, so I supposed it shouldn't be so surprising.
I turned behind me slightly and saw two people in the corner. I couldn't see their faces due to them being behind me, but I already knew one of them was the man from the woods.
"Does she know? What we are I mean?" the woman asked.
"Yes. She knew what I was and what I could do to her. She wanted me to," he said with a growl.
"She wanted you to kill her? I don't understand humans," she said.
"I don't think you're supposed to understand this. I sure didn't. The first time she said it, I was sure I wasn't understanding correctly. Then she said it again and I knew she meant it. They have her wishing for death!" He said in an angry, almost lethal tone.
"You think they've done something? Why would they call you after harming her. That seems a bit suicidal, doesn't it?"
"I do not understand why they do anything. We are talking about people who feed from deer and bears. You expect me to understand them?"
I couldn't help the whimper that came out. They were talking about the Cullens and that was enough for a sharp pain to hit me in the chest.
Before I knew it, the male vampire was by my side. "Hello, Isabella. I am Alec."
Alec. It was nice to finally know his name. I could stop calling him the vampire or him. Although, I wasn't sure why I was alive to call him anything. Why hadn't he drained me yet. I decided to ask him just that. "Why am I still alive?"
"I will not harm you," Alec said.
"Please. It hurts so much," I said. All I wanted was for the pain to go away and I knew that could only happen with my death. Why couldn't Alec give it to me. He was a vampire. He should want to kill me.
Alec reached out and began stroking my hair gently. "It will be alright. I will take the pain away. I promise, and those who caused you pain will pay."
I shook my head and began to cry. "You can't. He's the only one who can help and he's gone."
Alec continued to stroke my hair. "Shhh. It will be alright. Just sleep now. I can tell you are exhausted."
"I didn't wanna listen to him, but he was right. I was still really tired and I could barely keep my eyes open. Soon I lost the fight and began to drift off once more.