The Twilight 25: the Possum's Den

by AndraLee

The Possum's Den: Ruminations on Life after Death - Drabbles created for the Twilight 25 Challenge. Round 4: chapter 51 and subsequent entries. Warning: Ch 74 contains descriptions of sexual abuse; no rape. Chapter 75 completes this series.

1. Crave

The Twilight Twenty-Five

Prompt: crave

Pen name: AndraLee

Pairing: Edward/Bella; Felix/Bella

Rating: T

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I watch him caress the girl's lips and press his own into her hair. Beneath his offering, relief tints her features and she pulls herself closer to him, eager for his embrace.

Yesterday, he had insisted, "I have lost . . . my mate . . . "

He had lost his mind.

I imagine her in my arms, where we watch the condensation, formed in the contact between ferrous brine and gelid body, rise from my nostrils. It will obscure her weeping.

I crave to hold her the way he should: soaking in her heat as it radiates from his center and she begins to cool.

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Disclaimer: It all belongs to Stephenie; I'm just playing with her toys. Copyright infringement not intended.

A/N: Most of these drabbles have not seen a beta's pen. So sue me.

The Twilight Twenty-Five is a community that challenges writers to produce twenty-five one-shots &/or drabbles based on selected prompts within a three month period. Drabbles written in response to round two prompts appear in Chapter 26 and subsequent chapters.