So I've begun another story. Don't worry, I'll still be writing Visions as well. This needed to get out though.
I do not own Twilight, but I somewhat own this plot. This is my life, mixed in with Twilight.
I'll explain in the last chapter, if i make it that far lol.
Technically, I've written this story before. Back in 2005 (long before I read Twilight, I only read Twilight in 2008) The characters weren't developed in any way, it simply started from this point. I often wake up to the same nightmare of my love, being taken away from me early on the morning of December 2nd, 2005. Even years later, if I wake up and he's not in bed with me I become frantic. I'm hoping by getting this out, it might help a little.
Is that silly?
Anyway, I hope you enjoy :) Let me know what you think please. As always, good and bad reviews are always appreciated.
Lost Without You
Chapter 1
Thursday December 1st 2005
I never wanted to move again.
I was tucked in comfortably within my heated blanket and though I was as snug as a bug in a rug, it unfortunately separated Edward's body from mine. My head was resting atop his chest which was clothed in flannel pajamas. He'd started wearing different types of funny pajamas recently, I'm sure Alice had been buying them for him, although I hadn't been brave enough to ask. His left arm held me close, his fingers were twirling a strand of my hair. His right hand held up our English Literature classes copy of "Romeo and Juliet." He kept the bedside lights off, as all of the other lights in the room, so he wouldn't keep me awake. He was using his perfect vision to read in the dark. I was jealous.
The bed was the most comfortable bed I'd ever slept in. It was a pillow top California King and it had been one of his present to me me, for my eighteenth birthday. I'd wanted to argue, knowing that it must have cost a small fortune, but the moment that he had plopped me down atop it, I couldn't find it in me to argue with him. It was like laying on a fluffy cloud. Just heavenly.
Of course, I also realized at the time what a big step it must have been for him. It was the first time since he'd been human that he'd bothered to have his own bed. It seemed like much more than a birthday present and more of a show of his commitment to me that there was no way for me to say anything regarding the price tag of such a gift. Since September, I had stayed over each and every weekend. Of course, Charlie was under the impression that I was under "adult supervision" and was staying in the same room as Alice, although I'm not sure if we were fooling him completely. Even though he had checked in with Esme on numerous occasions, he always grumbled a bit whenever Alice sweetly asked him if I could sleep over.
To my "adult supervision" comment, Edward had scoffed and asked if 108 years of age was considered adult enough. I'd cringed. "You're kind of old. That's gross."
This was the first time, however, that Edward and I were completely alone in the house for the entire night. The rest of the Cullen's were going to be hunting until midday on Sunday. It was Thursday night, a school night and I was to be going to school with only Edward in the morning. Charlie had gone out of town on a call that he had gotten from Mason County and had asked Carlisle and Esme if it would be alright if they could keep an eye on me while he was gone. Apparently, almost the entire department over there had come down with some sort of flu. Since he was a friend of most of the officers there, he had offered his help. The Cullen's were more than happy to put me up for a few days.
My thoughts swung back to the birthday party that Alice had thrown for me, as they usually did when I had too much time to think. What was one of the most wonderful nights in the world, could have easily turned into the worst in a split second. I had been ready to open my first gift from Edward when Alice abruptly pulled it from my hands. She'd seen me getting a paper cut and Jasper going crazy over just a little drop of blood. If that had happened, I'm sure that Edward would have been insanely overprotective and would have pushed me away. He'd been nervous for the rest of the night and had opened the rest of my presents for me. He even went so far as to remove the glass plates from the room and replaced them with paper plates. And he had not allowed me to cut the cake myself. The thought of losing him over a minor paper cut, or any type of small accident, scared the heck out of me. It was something that I know he would do. He'd said it often enough, that he would only stay as long as it were good for me. We had grown together so much since the beginning of our relationship, but I always feared that it would take just that, a simple minor injury, to send him running.
I shuddered again.
"Love, should I turn the blanket on to high?" Edward asked, placing his book down on the nightstand.
I squeezed him as hard as I could and forced a smile, looking up into his beautiful eyes. "I'm fine."
His eyebrow lifted. "Fine?"
Rolling my eyes, I reached behind me and swung the pillow that I wasn't using towards his face. He easily caught it with a grin. "Yes, I'm fine. Nice and toasty." I cuddled back onto his chest and watched as he picked up the book. "Are you studying for class?"
His laugh was rich and deep. "No Bella. I know Romeo and Juliet word for word. There just isn't anything else to read in the house."
Confused, I glanced up at him again. "Carlisle has an entire library downstairs!"
"Yes, well I've read all of them plenty of times. You'd be amazed at how much one could read when they don't have the need to sleep and no one to keep them company." I felt his cold lips press against my forehead. "It's time for you to go to sleep. It's almost midnight."
"Hmmm... I'm not tired." I grumbled. However as soon as the words fell from my lips, I began to yawn. Stupid human needs...
My eyes closed and I felt him poke the tip of my nose with his cold index finger. "Sleep time for the human. Go to sleep Bella, we have school in the morning." He whispered into my ear softly. He began to hum my lullaby softly.
I drifted to sleep on a cloud completely content. Before I faded, however, I heard him whisper.
"I love you Bella, forever."
I woke up to the feeling of Edward stiffening underneath me. I didn't open my eyes but I could tell that there was something terribly wrong. "Edward?"
He gripped my arms somewhat tightly and shushed me.
My eyes popped open.
He'd never done something so impolite before.
Without making another sound I looked up to see his terrified gaze staring at the door. I'd never seen him look like that, ever. Not even in the baseball field in March when we had first met James and his group of nomads.
Something crashed downstairs and I nearly jumped out of my skin. I could hear my own heartbeat begin to pick up, it must have sounded deafening to Edward. His gaze was still trained on the door. "I'm so sorry Bella, there's no time..." I heard him mutter at the precise moment that the door to his bedroom crashed open.
I half expected Emmett to be paying some sort of cruel joke to scare us, but deep down I knew that Edward wouldn't ever be frightened of his own brother.
The frame shattered as the door hit the wall and splintered. Three vampires stepped into the room.
Each of them, with blazing red eyes.
In front, stood a short girl who looked about fifteen, although she could have been thousands of years old, I would never be able to tell the difference. Her dark brown hair was cut short and framed her face perfectly. She was beautiful, as all of them usually were, except that her wide eyes held a wild, evil look and her full lips were turned up in a scornful smirk. Behind her stood two male vampires, both so large that they reminded me of Emmett. Each of them had black hair, however ones was cropped short while the other had wavy hair that brushed the top of his massive shoulders. They too had evil grins on their faces.
Before I could even process anything more, Edward was up on the bed crouched over me in a protective stance, a loud hiss escaping his lips.
The little girl laughed.
"Edward Cullen I presume?" She asked, stepping forward. Behind her, the two men crossed their arms over their chests, acting as bodyguards even though I was sure that she didn't need them.
Edward didn't say a word. I lifted the blanked up to my chin and then almost snorted despite the situation. No amount of covering would help me right now.
She lifted her hand in front of her mouth and giggled. It sounded like wind chimes. "Mr. Cullen, we are hear on behalf of the Volturi, but I'm sure that you know that already." Her head tilted slightly to the side. "You've broken the law. You know what the consequences of that are."
I felt like my lungs collapsed. I couldn't breathe. This couldn't really be happening. It must be a nightmare or something. I could recall when Edward told me about the Volturi on my birthday, and about how he would have gone to them if things had ended badly with James. How he would seek them out so that they would destroy him. I struggled to get up, but one of his arms snapped back and held me in place. He was using himself as a shield. I peaked over his shoulder for only a moment, then cowered back pathecialy, wishing there were some way that I could be of some use.
When he made no move to speak, it seemed that the little girl's gaze became even more hostile. "You will step aside Cullen. She knows too much. And...Aro has requested your presence back in Voltera."
"My family will be back shortly, I doubt you want to have a fight with six more of us." Edward's voice was fierce, I could tell his jaw was clenched tight in anger. I was clutching the back of his shirt with both of my hands terrified to look over his shoulder again. I squeezed my eyes shut, willing the nightmare to go away. He snorted. "If you even think about it, I'll force your hand. I know what Aro wants. He'll be very displeased with you."
I wish I could have known what she was saying to him through her thoughts.
Again she laughed. "We've been camped out for quite a few days. I know your coven will not be back for quite some time." She casually walked towards the side of the bed, leaned over and peaked over at me. "What a pity. But your right. Aro would like you more than anything." I watched as she straightened to her full height of maybe five feet tall. Her gaze turned back to Edward. "And your family. I'm sure Bella here will be able to give them the message."
Confused, my breathing stopped. Was she a mind reader too? How could she have possibly known my name?
"I'll come to you as soon as I see that Bella is safely at home." Edward started.
My grip on his shirt tightened, I wish I would have been able to hold him to me. "No Edward..." My voice was small and weak. There was nothing that I could do to help him. I had caused this entire mess. He would die because of me.
Before I could register anything else the vampire with the long wavy hair had lept over Edward and yanked me off of the bed. Less then a second later he held me against his wall like chest with one of his hands tightly around my neck. Terrified my eyes searched wildly for Edward, but I could barely pick up the movements of both he and the other vampire. I could only hear his deafening roar as he tried to escape from the other vampires grasp.
The girl hadn't moved an inch, except for placing her hands on her hips. "You aren't in the position to be making demands Cullen." She said darkly. Through the tears that were hastily gathering in my eyes, I could see hers turn sharp. "This might hurt a little."
No one in the room moved.
My eyes shifted to look at Edward. I saw his jaw clench, the muscles tightening. The veins in his neck bulged. His body let out a violent shudder.
Then he let out the most animalistic scream that I'd ever heard.
I know it may come off a little strange, to say that this happened to me. As I said, I'll explain later lol. I guess it sort of sounds silly. But I hope you enjoy the story all the same.