Tethered to This World: Prologue
A/N: Hello my lovely readers! This is my first time attempting a Twilight fanfic so we will see how this goes. Please don't forget to R&R and definitely let me know what you would like to see, what should be done differently, and what you liked. Thanks and ENJOY!
Disclaimer: I do not own Twilight or its characters.
Time seemed to stand still as everyone held their breath. Not a soul moved, not a single sound was uttered. Silence…it hovered in the air and blanketed the entire room like a dusting of snow would a forest floor. Seconds turned into minutes and seemed that it would go on for eternity. An eternity of silence and awkwardness. One must not forget the awkwardness that clung to the entire situation.
Finally, the silence, and the situation itself, became too much for me. Looking around I gazed at every person in the living room at the time. Well everyone except the one person that was the core of all of this. The one person who's opinion would either make or break this situation…make or break me. Finally I couldn't avoid it any longer. My gaze met the golden one that I dreaded to see and as I pleaded with my eyes I spoke.
"Please say something. Anything will do honestly. Say I disgust you. Say you hate me! Just please break the damn silence and say something." The last part came out as a mere whisper and if it hadn't been for the supernatural hearing I would have doubted it reaching everyone's ears.
Another few minutes passed and yet still no words were uttered besides the ones that had left my lips. Everyone else was now shuffling uncomfortably, but not the person that held all the power right now. No. First there had been a softness to their eyes, almost like a curiosity of what could be. But just as quickly as it had appeared it was gone. Replaced by a mask of stillness that refused to betray any inner thoughts or emotions.
That was when I broke. I couldn't do it. The strength to endure this was just no longer within me. Sprinting away from the scene, I ran out the back door and phased instantly as I leapt over the stairs. A pained howl ripped through the air and it took a moment for realization to down on me. That was my howl. That was the sound of my heart snapping in two as my legs moved ahead at full speed. Where was I going? Hell, I had no clue. The only thing I was sure of was that I wanted to be away from here. Away from the one person that now held my life in their palms. Away from the rejection and uncertainty.
The sudden urge to just disappear tugged away at my subconscious mind. And if I wasn't afraid of what would happen to me or the other person involved in this entire fucked up predicament, I would have done just that. Unfortunately, vanishing was not an option. So instead I found myself on the beach naked since I hadn't been able to find the composure to remove my clothing before phasing. Luckily the beach was deserted and I used that to my advantage. I sat with my legs crossed, watching the water slowly drift inland and back out again. With every passing wave came another thought on what to do, where to go. Would I try again to see if the future held any positive prospects? What would happen if rejection was officially voiced? It appeared that there were more questions than answers. More insanity hovering around and weaved through it all. What definitely was clear was that my world had been shifted on its axis completely. Every moment since my world had been flipped upside down played back in my head. But the one that stood out the most was waiting there for a response, any response to the news. Waiting for some sign on how to proceed.
I'm not sure how much time passed as my mind ran its endless mental marathon. But at some point mental exhaustion set in and I was ready to head home. Just as I stood to leave a sharp pain knocked me to my knees. Every muscle in my body seemed to constrict on itself and my shout of pain could not be held back. As I went to stand again, despite to searing pain that was making its way up my spine, the pain intensified. It became too much and I found myself laying in the sand whimpering in pain. Whatever the hell was happening to me was clearly the icing on this whole screwed up cake. My mind kept refocusing on what had transpired today and with every thought came a new shard of pain that had me writhing unable to hold back my sounds of distress and pain as I tried to wait it out. The last thing I remember was my vision blurring as a figure started walking my way and then there was darkness.