Author's Note: Like many of you, I am also obsessed with Twilight and now here is a fanfic that may please you guys. If not, make suggestions for me and that will really help me a lot. Thank you very much!
Summary: What if everything that happened at Forks was all a dream? What if it was all a fantasy to Bella? Like all dreams, they eventually turn all into a blur. Isabella Marie Swan wakes up with a start in her new home in Florida with her mother and her stepfather. Destiny makes a sudden turn for her when she suddenly receives a call from the father she never knew. Asking her to come to live with him in Washington, Bella feels the sudden urge to pack and leave her reinforced family behind. Upon arriving in Forks, she comes across many strange events that change her life forever.
Meteors Cross
Chapter 1: A Beautiful Nightmare
I saw myself, looking into a mirror of my own reflection in a room that was not my own. As I gazed into the mirror, I found myself wearing a beautiful white dress fit for a bride. I seemed so out of place in the dress; it was so stunning and I was so pale and dull with make-up all over my face. My hair was put up in an up-do which seemed so complicated but yet still beautiful. I reached up over my head to retrieve the veil which surrounded delicately around my head. Gently, I pulled it over my face, meaning to conceal it since it was so out of place. I heard a childish giggle beside me.
"Silly Bella, you look beautiful!" exclaimed the girl, still chortling immaturely.
"No, Alice… I don't fit in with all of this," I replied. "I'd rather get married in Vegas in my pajamas."
"I would never let you, Isabella Swan. You deserve a lot better than that."
I sighed heavily. I'll let Alice get her way this time. Still, I don't fit in with such elegant formal wear. Nor do I fit with the most gorgeous boy I will marry. I am just a plain human and he would never want me any other way. He loves me so much yet he does not have the nerve to give me what I want most. I rather have eternal damnation over growing old while he stays flawless forever. I want to look the same. I want to be stronger. I don't want to be a mere twig always being blown by the wind. I want to be more beautiful for him. I want to everything I could for him. If only he would give me what I want.
"Bella, you're crying." I heard Alice say.
Oh no, I haven't started crying, have I? Alice saw this coming without a doubt.
I dabbed my finger against the skin under my eye. When I looked down on it, I found no black smudge of eyeliner and mascara.
Waterproof; she did see it coming. I looked up at her, my veil still covering my face.
"Alice, what do you see me doing?" I asked her quietly. She heaved a sigh, her black eyebrows closing in. Her face turned into a puzzled one and then she shook her head.
"Nothing, Bella, nothing…" That was all Alice said to me.
Next thing I knew, I was already walking up the aisle towards the altar. I was shuddering uncontrollably and I didn't know why. I felt so insecure and so frightened like one step further, my life is all over. I continued walking up the red carpet laid out on the aisle.
Through my veil, I saw him drawing closer and closer. First, his composure seemed calm. I drew nearer and nearer and his expression turned worried and anxious. I choked out a sob as I saw his composure. We both knew that something was wrong.
As I stepped up in front of him and the pastor, I glanced from the corner of my eye at the first pew. I looked over at Alice first. She was looking down at her hands which were clasped together on her lap. I shifted my eyes to look at the rest of the Cullens. Emmett seemed uneasy and Rosalie, who was beside him raised her head to look up at Carlisle. Carlisle was calm and collected as he naturally was. I glanced over at Jasper who was as uneasy as Emmett. He turned his head slightly to look behind him. I followed his direction.
There, a few pews behind them, was my best friend from La Push, Jacob Black. I was confused. I was sure I never invited him. Also, I heard from his father, Billy Black that he ran off and didn't come back. It felt so awkward with him here. He was looking down. I wonder what he is thinking right now. Was he disgusted? Was he depressed? I don't know how he's feeling over there, though I wish I could.
In the pew behind him, was my father, Charlie. He looked so happy to see me up here but if only he could understand why I must do this. I will miss him a lot. It's hard to believe that I can't see him again once all of this is over. Once I become part of the Cullens, I can never go back, but I chose this… for Edward.
I looked up at my husband-to-be, only to find him smiling anxiously at me with his golden eyes, pained. I lifted up my hand forward to caress his cold face. Suddenly, he spoke, saying: "I do."
I was so carried away with my thoughts that I almost forgot where I was. I looked up at the pastor, who looked up at me and continued with his part.
"Isabella Marie Swan," the pastor said to me. "Do you take Edward Anthony Masen Cullen as your lawfully wedded-husband? To have and to hold, from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, for sickness and health, to love and to cherish 'til death do you part."
"I do…" I whispered softly as Edward gave me my favorite crooked smile.
This is the moment that I have been waiting for. Edward must keep to his promise. For once in my life, I was certain that it will all happen. I was certain that nothing can stand in our way and we could stay together forever. Nothing and no one can stop us now.
"You may kiss the bride." The pastor finally said in such seconds that felt like an eternity.
I watched as Edward leaned forward, slowly towards me. I closed my eyes gently and waited for his tender kiss. I waited for him but he did not touch my lips. Then, I fell back and he caught me in his arms.
"Oh God! Bella no!" Edward gasped horrified.
I opened my eyes to find that my white dress was stained in red. I also felt an overpowering pain in my shoulder slowly drowning out my consciousness. I looked down at my shoulder to find it was stained in blood as well.
I suddenly saw Carlisle right by Edward, concern in his eyes. He turned his head and yelled over to Alice to bring him his black bag. Alice nodded and then ran out of the church. She came back with Carlisle's bag in no time. Carlisle quickly took his bag and opened it.
I looked around the room to find Charlie, but I couldn't find him. Where was he? Was he safe? I begged my heart out that he was safe.
"Bella, honey, hang in there." Edward whispered to me.
I looked up at him and reached my hand up to touch his face. He took it quickly and put it against his icy cheek. I felt a tear stream from the corner of my eye and I shuddered.
"They came for me, just when everything was going so well." I murmured to my one and only love. I gasped weakly and then more tears spilled out from my eyes.
"Don't worry; Emmett, Jasper and Rosalie are taking care of them right now," Edward smiled a little but not enough to conceal his emotion. "Everything will be fine, I promise, honey."
"No, everything won't be fine," I sobbed. "This is my entire fault; they shouldn't be fighting for me."
I couldn't take the pain anymore; it was all my fault. This was what I deserved. I just don't want them to get hurt. I would die if it means my loved ones would have a chance to live. I closed my eyes and the pain went away at last.
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I opened my eyes to find myself back in my room in my new home in Florida. I sat up slowly and blinked at my surroundings to make sure I still wasn't dreaming. These days have been very strange due to the dreams that I have been getting. I dreamed that I went to Forks, Washington to live with my father, Charlie Swan. These dreams felt so real but yet they are only a figment of my imagination. I wished my life was like the dreams I had. My life would be so much more exciting and vigorous but you can't wish for fantasy to become reality.
I got out from my bed and walks out of my room to find my usual habits kicking in as I walked tiredly to the bathroom. After shutting the door behind me, I stared at myself in the mirror. I closed my eyes and then I reopened them to find myself wearing the white gown in my dream. I gasped and shook my head, to find that I was back with my real life. I sighed and undressed for my morning shower.
"Bella, breakfast's ready!" called out my mother who now calls herself Renee Dwyer.
Unlike her previous marriage to my father, Renee is happily married. She recently got married to Phil Dwyer, who is a minor league baseball player and who also travels quite frequently. Before we all moved into Florida, my mom promised that she would make sure that she spends enough time with both Phil and I. So far, she's kept that pact, but it just doesn't compare to how much time she's spent with me before.
I like Phil. He's rather generous, respectful and laid-back. I can't say he's better than my own father - since I haven't really met him before - but he means well. Renee is deeply in love with him. She usually talks about him but she also lays some time off from talking about him, for my sake. Phil makes my mother feel young again that it actually reminds her of the old moments she had with Charlie, when they were happily marrying each other without consideration. In other words, Phil has turned my mother back to an infatuated youth.
Unlike my mother, I'm the 30 year old in the family. I am 17 years old but I act much more mature than my mother. We both balance both of our lives. My mother also looks much more beautiful than I am. I am plain and average. No boy ever asked me out nor did I really socialize with any boys in my life. I am also not the popular girl in school either. I'm more of the extremely clumsy type. I can not dance, run, and play sports and so on. I'm very pale and thin. I have straight brown hair and matching big brown eyes. The good thing about me is that I bring home fairly good grades. I also like hot weather like in my old home in Phoenix. I miss it so much.
I replied to my mother's call by walking out of the bathroom after my shower and walked into my new dining room. She came into the room with a platter filled with eggs and bacon. I sniffed in the delicious aroma and smiled up at her.
"Looks really good, mom." I complimented.
"Thanks, kiddo." She replied, smiling back at me. "Phil!"
Phil came in through the doorway from the living room. As much as he loved the game, he loved watching it. Phil was fairly young, around his late 20s and his early 30s but he was a big guy with mostly muscle.
"What have we got here?" Phil said, feasting his eyes with the food on our table. He sat himself down in his usual spot.
"Seriously, honey, you watch way too much TV for your own good!" complained Renee.
Renee hates it when Phil watched TV. She thinks it just takes away more family time. Renee wants Phil and me to get along with each other as much as possible. I constantly tell her that Phil and I are getting along fine, but she still has her worries. Plus, I sometimes feel like I'm getting in the way between the two of them.
After breakfast, I decided to go back up to my room to read my new book. Renee bought me this new book last week as a reward for my good grades last year. It was a book on dreams. It explains what dreams are, and why we have them. It also explains how dreams can be a tool leading to our futures. That part caught me off guard. I always thought that dreams were just images made up in your head when you're asleep. They can't possibly link to your future. The book was chosen to be given to me since I talked to Renee about my dreams. She thought that I must love making up fairytales in my head but she bought the book anyways for precautions. Now I find it very useless and I do not like making up fairytales in my head.
So far my weekend has been ridiculously boring and pathetic. Like always, I don't do anything particularly special. I don't spend a lot of time with my only friends in school since I still feel like I don't fit in quite well with them. But these things aren't very new though since I never had best friends in my life, except for my mom. I should go out more often.
I decided that I should take a nap now instead of reading anymore of my crazy book. I closed my eyes and took in a deep breath and exhaled it all out, relaxing all my senses and surrendering myself into a deep sleep.
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I opened my eyes once again to wake up into a whole new place. It was a beautiful meadow with the sun shining brilliantly down on me. In the distance, I heard the peaceful running of a river. It sounded as pleasant and soothing as the sun warmed up my body. I looked around at the grass, finding many colors and shades of flowers swaying gently with the soft wind. I continued to wander my eyes until I saw someone standing in the shade of the trees, his expression unsure and cautious. I stared at the figure for a while and then stood up.
I know I never met this person ever in my own life, yet I know his face and his name. I know that he was the most gorgeous person I've ever laid eyes on. I know that his beauty only exists in fairytales but his beauty was real. I know this boy from dreams of mine and I know that I absolutely love him with all my heart; that I would risk my whole being just to be with him. He was my Edward.
I beckoned him to approach in the sunlight. He continued to look at me with uncertainty and fear. I continued to beckon him to come into the light. Slowly and cautiously, he stepped from beneath the shadows of the trees surrounding him and walked into the sunlight. My eyes widened as his skin shone off magnificent rays of light. The lights were so radiant; it was as if his skin was carved out of a human-sized diamond or crystal.
"Bella, we should go now." Edward said to me suddenly.
He was looking past me at something in the distance. There was a conspicuous fury within his golden eyes. I turned my head to see a pack of large wolves emerging out from the now dark, forbidding forest.
I looked up at the sky which was now churning into a storm. Edward was right; we should leave the meadow now.
I looked back at the group of wolves approaching us. I only recognized one of them: a big brown wolf whose black eyes seemed so familiar to me. The wolf stared back at me but he didn't pounce on me. I knew this wolf. He was one of my best friends and I love him. But my love for him doesn't compare with the love I have for Edward.
"Bella, we should leave." Edward murmured softly to me.
I looked at him, puzzled. I didn't want to leave Jacob without saying goodbye.
"But Edward, Jacob…"
I suddenly saw the reason why we had to leave. From the darkness of the forest behind Edward came three dark figures dressed in black cloaks. Their faces were unrecognizable from the shadows of their dark hoods. Two of the figures were tall and masculine; one of them was thin and petite.
Edward turned around towards them all at once before I could even blink. He was crouching in a defensive stance. I heard a growl behind me. I turned my head to see Jacob also in a crouch along with the other members of his pack. I saw in his deep black eyes that he was going to pounce.
I sensed danger for him as he processed his final plan. I uttered a "no" to him.
He continued to growl. He then charged up into a high jump, which managed to surpass the barrier Edward and I created in front of the three figures. He landed in front of them, continuing to snarl menacingly at the three beautiful people who suddenly emerged into a similar crouching stance and snarls.
"No, Jacob!" I yelled out to him among the snarls. I started to run over to the massive brown wolf behind us until I felt a deathly-painful grip around my wrist.
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I woke at the start on someone roughly tugging at my shoulder. I whipped my arm back at them and when I opened my eyes, I truly woke up.
As I gazed up at my mom, only these few words escaped from my mouth: "I wanna go."
"Bella?" Renee said, her expression confused when I reacted.
"I wanna go to Forks." I unanimously agreed to myself.
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Author's Note: Now that is chapter 1 of my new Twilight fanfic! Hooray! Comment, comment, comment please! I need constructive criticism as well as encouragement and feedback. I will be working on chapter 2 so it may not even come out after a long while, unless I'm really inspired and working. Currently, I'm busy with school and such so I may not even get to write that much in the present time. Other than that, comment!