Twilight/Breaking Dawn and its characters (c) Stephenie Meyer.
I had actually planned to add a little extract (2 pages) from Breaking Dawn, because my fan fiction is a continuation of a sentence of Stephenie Meyer's. But I'm not quite sure that it is legal, since I do not own the copyright on the extract (I couldn't quite understand all those laws in terms of use). So instead I'm going to tell you where the story takes its beginning, and then hopefully you will read the two pages before you start my fan fiction:
Remember when Edward and Bella dance after they have gotten married? In my book it is on page 56 of chapter 4: "And when the music started …". This is where the extract begins, and it ends at page 57, line 20: "Before I could blink and make the beauty turn back into me, Edward suddenly stiffened and turned automatically in the other direction, as if someone had called his name …".
What happens in the outtake is that Bella dances with Edward, then her father and the other guests. Then Edward shows her, her reflection in the huge windows of the house. Then Edward hears someone's thoughts, and turns in the direction of the sound. In reality it is Jacob, BUT not in my story :P hehe…
Solar Eclipse - Chapter 1
BPOV
(…)
Something, almost too fast for my human eyes to catch, was moving out of the forest. I only saw a passing reflection in the window, and it didn't occur to me to turn before I heard a scream. I felt Edwards arm holding me back against the window. He himself was crouching in front of me, as if ready to attack an enemy.
For a moment I only felt confusion, but then my eyes caught the source of the uproar. In the middle of the dance floor stood three people I did not recognize. Two women and a boy. The two women glanced arrogantly around the crowd, seeming not interested in being here. They wore expensive-looking, black clothes, torn a bit as if having struggled along through a wilderness.
The boy, on the other hand, looked … excited. He looked very young, about 12 years of age, but there was something wrong about him. He didn't act as if that was his age. He stood at attention, his eyes searching, while wearing an arrogant little smile. His clothes were dark like the women's, except for the red ribbon around his neck. The red colour matching not only his red-blond hair, mattered by the wind, but also his eyes. I swallowed hard, as his eyes met mine. He smiled.
I felt Edward tense in front of me trying, without luck, to push me closer to the window.
I suddenly realised the music had stopped. Everyone stood still, watching each other - waiting.
All the guests had pulled back, leaving a great amount of space around the intruders. Some looked curious; others nervous, but mostly people looked confused. Unconsciously, my eyes searched the crowd. There was Angela holding Jessica's hand as if needing support. Next to her was my dad with a frown on his forehead, as if measuring the situation. There were mom and Phil. Both obviously confused with the situation. All these people, my guests, whom I had invited, were in danger. My friends, my family, all of them…
My thoughts were cut off as I saw a movement in the corner of my eye. Someone tried to make their way to the dance floor. A blond-haired guy followed by a pixie-sized girl, with short, bristled hair. Jasper and Alice. Without thinking I took a step forward, which only resulted in a hard push from Edward.
"Stay put. They know what they're doing". I glanced up at him, but he didn't return my glance. He looked tense, his eyes never leaving the intruders. I returned my attention to the small gathering on the dance floor. I saw that Carlisle had joined Jasper and Alice as well, and Emmet pushed his way through the crowd at the very moment. Soon all the Cullens, apart from Edward and I, stood in front of the three strangers, the Denalis right behind them.
I watched as Carlisle took a step forward, raising his right hand apologetic. "I'm sorry, but you have come at a rather difficult time. We are in the middle of celebrating my son's wedding, so could we please take this somewhere else?"
The three vampires watched him cautiously, the boy still wearing that little amused smile. He strode forward until he stood only a few feet from Carlisle.
"Why? I think this place is perfect for a little conversation … that is, of cause, unless you have something to hide? Something you don't want these guests of yours, these humans, to know…", as he lay stress on the word humans I felt a shiver down my spine. What was he doing?
"It's not that I have something to hide. You are simply interrupting our celebrations. It's nothing personal. Perhaps we could make a rain check?" Carlisle's face showed nothing but his usual politeness, but something about his stance revealed his tension.
"Hmm. What will you do if I decline? To leave, I mean." The boy looked at him through thick lashes, as if trying to act cute. As if he was playing a joke… Playing? Yes, that was the thing. This was all a game to him. We could do nothing to him, because we couldn't risk revealing anything with everybody present, and he ... he … he could ruin everything!
Nobody said anything.
"Oh, you're so boring. I thought this would be fun. Oh well, I guess we could always make our own." He threw his head back and burst into a loud laugh. The women, who had followed the conversation in silence, smiled briefly. My heart almost skipped a beat as I saw them glance at the humans surrounding them. I had to do something. But what could I do?
I let out a gasp as I watched the boy approach the gathering at his left. I saw Seth push his mother behind himself, in an attempt to shield her. The boy smiled widely, showing his teeth. I grabbed Edwards arm, but he didn't seem to notice. He obviously wanted to help Seth, but at the moment he was stuck here with me, because of my annoyingly frail, human life. But on the other hand, what could he do even if he were to move freely? He was still bound by the law. If humans found out about vampires, they would have to die. That was the law of the Volturi.
I didn't get what happened next. My eyesight was simply too human to see the boy's fast movements. Suddenly Seth went flying through the air, knocking down a few people behind him.
After this everything happened really fast.
The three intruders were suddenly everywhere. Attacking, dodging. Despite the fact that they were fearsomely outnumbered, they made a hell of chaos. It seemed like before, as if they were playing a game. One moment they attacked and the next they ran. It seemed like one big game of cops and robbers. I swallowed. There were people everywhere. Everybody tried to get off the dance floor at the same time, causing nothing but panic.
I saw Jasper get a hold of one of the women, but only for a moment. She got away, easily it seemed, and ran towards a little gathering of humans at her left. She was stopped only seconds later by Carlisle, who blocked her way. She laughed shortly before she kicked him in the chest.
"Edward, we've got to help them!" I shook Edwards arm, but he didn't move.
"You're not going anywhere, and I'm not leaving you. They can handle it… see" I followed his gaze only to see Emmet grab a hold of the woman's hair and sling her through the air. She fell, but she wasn't one to be out long. Only a fragment of a second after she hit the floor she was up again, running towards a different direction. I wasn't convinced!
"Edward, we've got to. My family... our family needs us. I know I'm not much of a help, but you could… Please Edward…"
He didn't answer.
The blood in my veins felt frozen. He wasn't going to help them, and I… what could I do?
For a moment I felt paralyzed, but as I saw the other woman approach Renée I felt my legs moving.
I don't know how I got past Edward. At this point it really didn't matter. All I could think about was my frail, little mother. She stood there, in the middle of the dance floor, eyes searching, all alone. I felt a twinge of fear as the woman smiled wryly, closing the cap between herself and my mother. I ran, and suddenly, with all my power, I fling myself at the woman pushing her, if only a little, out of the way. I took Renée's hand and ran for the house. It was a hell getting through the crowd. People ran from all sides - panicking - searching for a way out.
Without giving it much thought I grabbed the wrist of a brown-haired girl and dragged her along. Angela? We got past the table, which was filled with refreshments, as someone crashed into it. Both Angela and Renée let out a little scream, but I didn't take any notion of it. I had to get them out of here. I pulled the door open and pushed the two women inside. I reached out to get hold of them again as I heard a little laughter behind us. I turned so fast it made my eyes blur, and realized we weren't alone.
"Very impressive, little one. I'm starting to realize why it is everyone is so obsessed with you." A dark-haired young man, looking not much older than myself, stood leaning against the window. He looked at me with a humorous sparkle in his crimson eyes, his arms crossed over his chest.
I felt my body tense, and I suddenly realized how vulnerable I was without Edward at my side. My heart sank as my eyes turned to the two women at my feet. I had suddenly put them into a much graver danger than the one they had been in before. Right from the ashes to the fire. What could I do now? The only thing I could think of was to buy time.
I looked him right in the eyes, trying not to show my fear. "What do you want?" I suddenly felt a pang of anger, which made my words much more explicit.
He returned my gaze, with an expression of wonder. "Most humans would lose track of things in this situation. They would feel lost, panicky, helpless… They would act like pray… but not you. Hmm. Very interesting."
He took a step closer, and I felt gooseflesh on my arms as he reached out for me. We had to get out of here. If nothing else, I had to get Angela and Renée out. They had both gotten up from the floor, and stood silently at my sides.
"I asked you a question. Why are you doing this? Don't you know the laws?" he stopped moving when his hand was only a few inches from my face. With a sudden movement, too fast for my human eyes to see, he reached out for my chin and lifted my head up, so I looked him right in the eyes.
"The laws?" he asked, followed by a little scornful laughter "You mean the part about the secrecy? Of course we know, but you know … If the people who learn a secret die, then it's still a secret… Don't tell me you've never heard the saying dead men tell no tales?" he made a rough laughter, as I pulled my head out his grip. He looked at me with amusement, and followed me as I took a step backwards.
"As for your first question, I thought it would be rather obvious…"
I frowned, while pushing Renée and Angela back.
"…we have naturally come for you!"
I know it's not a very long chapter, but it seemed like a good place to end it. I really hope you'll review, so I'll know whether or not the chapter is worth reading, and if I should continue posting chapters.
Thank you for taking time to read my story :)
