I was finally getting married to the man of my dreams. All my dreams were finally coming true; I was marrying the love of my life, my soul mate, Jasper Whitlock. We have been friends since were infants, we had gotten along until we were about six then from then until we were fifthteen we absolutely loathed each other.
Our parents had to force us to even be in the same house with each other much less the same room. It was in the heat of one of our argumen ts that we ended up kissing and after another awkward year we finally gave into our feelings and admitted to loving each other.
We are seventeen now and we are finally getting married. Sure we didn't have the best past, but no matter what, no matter how much I hated him I always felt at ease in his presence. The accidental touches always set a fire to my skin, every name he had called me had cut me deeply, and because of that I would lash back.
The doors opened as the wedding march began quietly in the background. My eyes immediately locked with Jasper's as my father guided me down the aisle. His bluish- silver eyes meet my green and gold ones. All I could feel was my love for him and they happiness I felt to finally be able to be called his. After an agonizingly long walk towards the alter, I finally made it to Jasper's side.
Throughout the ceremony I could bare to tear my gaze from his, we said our vows and the priest turned to me and smiled.
"Do you, Isabella Marie Davis, take Jasper Winston Whitlock to be your lawfully wedded husband, to have and to hold, for richer or for poorer in sickness and in health, to have and to hold as long as you both shall live?" he asked me. I smiled, a stray tear escaped down my cheek.
"I do," I said without hesitation.
"And do you Jasper Winston Whitlock, take Isabella Marie Davis to be your lawfully wedded husband, to have and to hold, for richer or for poorer in sickness and in health, to have and to hold as long as you both shall live?" He asked Jasper, I held my breath, this was it. Jasper smiled his million dollar smile before responding.
"I do," He said proudly.
"Then I now pronounce you husband and wife, you may now kiss your bride." He said. Jasper gently took my face in his hands and he lean down, pressing his lips to mine. I quickly kissed him back and wrapped my arms around his neck and kissed him back. My skin was on fire and fireworks went off behind my eye lids.
We pulled away and smiled at each other before turning to face our family and friends who were cheering profoundly. Jasper's fingers lace through mine and I smile up at him showing him all my love for him.
Together we walked out of the church; together we took our first steps into our new life.
-----------------------2 months later--------------------------
We were lying in bed together in a comfortable silence until we heard someone knock on the door. Laughing we both hurriedly got dressed before walking downstairs to open the door. I stood by his side as the door open only to reveal a solider from the confederate army.
"Izzy, love, why don't you go make some tea," He suggested softly. I merely nodded and walked into the kitchen to put on the kettle. After I walked back out with the tea, both men were seated on separate couches both wearing a serious face.
"How much would you like?" I asked the man softly, he turned his hard gaze to me and his eyes softened.
"Thank you ma'am but I must take my leave," he excused. Jasper let him out before turning to me, his eyes sad.
"Jazzy, what's going on?" I asked.
"I have to go into the army," He spoke softly, so softly if I hadn't been listening I would have heard him. Tears pooled in my eyes and I hugged him around the waist.
"It's okay, we'll make it through this, we will I swear," I said as the tears streamed down my cheeks. We stood there for I don't know how long until we finally pulled away to kiss.
"Izzy, I have to leave tomorrow," He said, taking my face in his hands and whipping away the tears away. A sob was heard from me and I was back in his arms.
I uselessly hit his chest, how could this happen? Why now, when we were finally together? We held each other before going back upstairs. Once there we changed in silence and curled up in bed together, clinging onto each other as of for dear life.
We started kissing, and the kissing led to touching and we ended up making passionate love (AN: Im using sum one else's computer so I can't give u ur lemon zest).
I fell into a deep sleep, knowing sadly that tonight would be the last night I would be with my husband for a long time.
I woke before Jasper the next morning so I silently got out of bed, brushed my teeth, bathed, and slipped on my robe before I went down stairs to make breakfast. I cooked in silence until I heard Jasper's slow heavy steps upstairs. I was setting the table when a warm pair of arms enveloped me into a tight embrace.
"Good morning, darlin'," He murmured into my neck, I giggled.
"Mornin' my love," I breathed as I turned and wrapped my arms around his neck. I kissed him gently before making him sit down to eat.
The rest of the day went by swiftly, Jasper told his family about the army but besides that we spent it together. By the time night fell, Jasper was packed and we were at the train station. I had my arms locked around his torso, his around my waist.
I looked him in the eye trying to memorize every line of his face, the color of his eye everything. He took my face in his hands and kissed me with so much passion and love if I hadn't been leaning on him I would have collapsed. I eagerly kissed him back but we were interrupted by the wail of the train's horn.
"Izzy, I love you so much, never ever forget that, I don't care what happens to me I will always love you. Even in death, darlin', I will love you all the more." He murmured. Tears welled in my eyes as I replied.
"I love you too, more than you'll ever know, no matter what happens I will love you more every day, just come back to me Jazzy, please, just come back," I cried. He kissed me again and put something in my hand before he had to get on board.
I stood there and watched the train leave, my heart leaving with it. I looked in my hand and saw a heart shaped locket and when I opened it I saw a small picture of the two of us, tears streamed down my cheeks as I headed to my empty house.
------------------9 months later----------------------
I screamed bloody murder as I pushed on the doctor's command. I had found out I was pregnant 4 months have Jasper left, and I was currently in labor.
"It's okay, just breathe," Soothed my older brother, Jacob.
"It is not OKAY!" I screeched as I once again began to push. I squeezed his hand and my father's hand so hard that they both flinched.
"I see the head, one more push Isabella and the baby will be here!" Yelled the doctor through my pathetic screams, after another hard push there was a high pitch cry. I would have been relieved had I not still been in pain.
"It's a girl!" Cried the nurse that held my baby, the doctor had been next to her until he heard me scream again.
"Why am I still in pain?" I screeched.
"There's another one on the way!" He cried out to the nurses who were bewildered and running around.
"Another one?" My brother asked before flinching as I squeezed his hand. I pushed as hard as I could and after four more agonizing minutes of pushing and screaming I heard another wail. My whole body just kinda slumped back to relax from the pain it just went through.
"It's a boy," said a red headed nurse who was currently cleaning my son. "Would you like to hold them?" She asked quietly. I nodded and she handed me my children. I looked at them and I smiled, my baby girl had brown hair and Jasper's silver eyes except flacked with gold. My little boy had peach fuzz blonde hair with my green eyes flaked with Jasper's silver.
They both we a perfect mix of the two of us. The both had my nose, and lips but they had Jasper's eye shape and ears.
Tears filled my eyes as I looked up at my father and brother as they gazed lovingly at my children.
"I'm a grandpa," Dad murmured.
"I'm an uncle," Jacob mumbled. I laughed but continued to cry.
"How am I going to do this by myself?" I asked them sadly.
"You won't be by yourself; you'll have all of us! Katherine will be back from visiting her parents tomorrow and I'm sure she wants to see her niece and nephew." Jacob responded. Katherine is Jasper's younger sister and Jacob's soon to be wife.
"Miss. Whitlock, what would you like to name them?" Asked the nurse holding the birth certificate, I looked at my children and smiled.
"My little girl will be named Bellatrix Cassandra Whitlock and my baby boy will be named William Jasper Whitlock," I responded without hesitation. She smiled kindly and wrote down the names.
"You did a good job, baby," Dad said before he kissed my forehead. Now I blushed, I just had my brother and father in the room while I gave birth, it should have been my husband and best friend, but they're both away, great.
"I'm a mom," I whispered before kissing my children's head. "I'm your mommy," I whispered and kissed their cheeks.
------------------4 years later (Izzy is about to turn 21) ------------------
It's been two years since I've received a letter from Jasper. He still didn't know about the kids and I was starting to get the feeling that he never would. I wanted to tell him in person, but he hasn't been allowed to come home.
The twins were so big now; Bellatrix insisted that we all call her Cassie or Bella instead of her whole name. William now tells everyone to call him Will, which we all now call him.
I can tell their both going to be tall and handsome. William won't let anyone cut his hair so it's at his shoulders, his hair is has golden as the sun with a dark brown highlight (naturally) in his bangs. Bellatrix has dark brown hair down the middle of her back with a golden highlight on the left side of her bangs. Their eyes haven't changed and they're the sweetest kids you could ever want.
"Mommy! Mommy! Mommy!" cried Cassie as she came running towards me, Jacob hot on her trail with a smirk on his face. I smiled and knelt down to Cassie height and hugged her.
"What's the matter sweetie?" I asked.
"Uncle Jake keeps chasing me!" She pouted. I laughed and looked at Jake.
"Why don't you go play with your brother while I talk to him," I suggested, gently nudging her out towards the parlor. She smiled and ran off.
"Any word from him?" He asked quietly. I shook my head and sighed.
"No, I'm so scared that he might not…," There was a hard knock on the door. I groaned and walked to the door and opened it. There was a tall man wearing a soldiers uniform, my heart started pounding.
"Are you Miss. Whitlock?" he asked his voice emotionless.
"Yes, I am," I nodded. A flashed of sadness and sympathy flashed in his eyes.
"I'm sorry to say that your husband, Jasper Whitlock, has gone missing and pronounced dead," He said. My body shook and I felt my heart tear and crumble, tears sprang up in my eyes and slid down my cheeks. He handed me Jasper's wedding ring. "This was found next to the body of his horse," He said.
"Th...Thank you for telling me," I murmured as he turned and walked away. I closed the door and pressed my back against it as sobs tore through my chest, Will and Cassie came running down the hall and stopped dead when they saw me.
"Momma, what's the matter?" Will asked placing a hand on my cheek. I didn't answer; I just brought them close to me and continued to cry. After moment I pulled back and kissed their cheeks.
"Baby, go and get your Uncle Jake then go play," I said, they shared a look before nodding and running off. Seconds later Jake was next to me and holding me.
"What's the matter?" He asked quietly.
"He… he's gone!" I wailed.
"Who's gone?" he asked, clearly confused.
"Ja...Jasper, he's been pronounced dead, they only found his ring," I sobbed. He swore and hugged me closer to him.
"I am so sorry," He murmured. He took me to my room then told me he was going to send notice out to father and that Katherine would be up in a moment. I stayed in my room and sobbed, when Katherine came into the room and brought me into a fierce embrace.
She let me cry into her chest until I started to fall asleep. Silently, her and one of the maids helped me take off my dress, leaving me in my slip so I could either go to sleep in that or change, I just curled up under my covers and let my dreams take me.
-------------------------2 weeks later (Izzy's Birthday) -------------------------
I felt dead to the world, the love of my life is dead, the only keeping me alive is my two beautiful children. I now where Jasper's ring on the necklace he gave me three years ago, a soft breeze brought me from my thoughts. I told everyone I was going for a short stroll in the woods and then I would come home.
Walking through the woods I took a deep breath, today was my 21st birthday and I was miserable. I walked around aimlessly and was deep in thought until I heard a branch snap. I looked around and saw nothing there.
My heart was pounding as I cautiously started walking back the way I came. Faintly I felt as if I was being watched, I slowly picked up my pace until I was full out running. But of course, me being me, I tripped, completely ruining my already ripped dress.
"Well, well, well what do we have here?" Said a velvety soft voice spoke. My fear went into overtime as I looked around and saw a beautiful man walk through the trees.
"Looks like someone is lost," Taunted a seductive silky smooth voice. A beautiful woman stepped next to the man and they advanced.
"Then why don't we put an end to her pathetic existence," Said the man.
"I couldn't agree more Laurent," Said the red head. Suddenly the man was next to me, forcing me to tilt my neck, the next thing I knew he was biting into my neck. I screamed as fire started to seep into my blood stream. After what felt like an eternity and me slowly losing consciousness Victoria's head flashed to the side. "People are coming, leaver her, we have to leave," She hissed. Laurent pulled away from my throat to nod before biting me in separate parts of my body.
"Let's go Victoria," He said.
Then they were gone, just like that, as if they were never there. Somehow I managed to drag myself farther into the woods and next to a stream. I refused to let the screams that bubbled up in my throat out.
For what felt an eternity the worst pain in my life consumed me, burning me from the inside out. Finally the fire moved to my heart causing it to beat so fast it was almost like a single beat until finally my heart stopped.
I opened my eyes and it was like I had never really seen until now, I could see everything and anything. I could smell the water next to me and the smells of bread at my used to be home. But worst of all the burn in my throat was almost unbearable. Trying to ignore it I ran to my home, leaping effortlessly onto a tree branch outside Jacob's window.
Now I knew what I had become and I was disgusted with myself, I knew I shouldn't be here but I needed Jacob to know what really happened if no one else, even my children. I would never be able to be with my children again. The moon was out and I opened the window and silently leapt in. Jacob blindly looking at the door and I silently walked up behind him.
"Jake?" I murmured, he turned to face me, his face shocked and scared.
"Bella?" He murmured, the burn in my throat got worse and I stopped breathing. I nodded in response and he ran to me, engulfing me in a hug. I gently pushed him back, careful not to hurt him.
"Jake, I need you to take care of the kids, please, I love them so much and I can't bare not knowing if they're going to be okay." I said. He looked puzzled for a moment.
"What do you mean? You're going to raise them, they're your kids," He argued, I shook my head.
"Jake, I was attacked in the woods, I'm a monster now, I shouldn't be here right now, I could kill you and the kids. Please, understand I'm not dead but I need everyone to think I am," I said, tears that I knew I wouldn't be able to shed welled in my ears.
"What do mean?" He asked.
"Jake, I'm a vampire, I could kill, please don't be scared I won't do anything to you. Just promise me you'll make sure my kids get an education, that they grow up strong and happy and that they know that even if their parents are gone that we loved them very much." I said my voice full of sadness. Jacob finally seemed to comprehend what I was saying but he didn't look scared, he just nodded.
"I will do whatever you want me to, I love you," He murmured.
"I love you too," I said. "I'm going to see the kids one last time then I'll leave you for good," I said. I knew I had to leave, I knew I could kill them. But something in me told me I would never ever hurt my family no matter what I became. I slipped into the twin's room and smiled at their sleeping forms.
I had to hold back the sobs and I carefully picked up my daughter and held her one last time.
"I love you, I love you so much you wouldn't be able to comprehend it. Cassie, I want you to have a long, love filled life. I want you to know no matter how bad life seems there's always something there for you. I will always be close, you may not see me but I'll be here, I promise. I love you baby," I murmured kissing her head softly.
"Love you mommy," She mumbled in her sleep. I set her back down and tucked her in. I walked over to my baby boy and picked him up and held him to my chest, careful not to suffocate him.
"I love you William, so much. Nothing will ever change that, you'll always be my baby boy, no matter if you fall in love or when you get older I will always love you. No matter how far I go, or where ever you will always be in my heart. I don't care if you forget me, so long as you know that I love you and your sister no matter. You are so strong, protect your sister, and protect your family. I will always be close by, I love you darlin'," I murmured.
"Love you to momma," He mumbled. Then his eyes rolled open and he looked at me. A smile lighting up his beautiful face. Almost simultaneously Cassie woke up and saw me. They both smile and hugged me, tears in their eyes.
"I love you two, so much," I whispered.
"We love you too," They whispered in unison.
"Remember me, remember that I love you no matter what, that you'll always be in my heart, no matter what happens or where you go, I'll always love you. Cassie, stand by your brother no matter what, have a happy life, fall in love and make sure he loves you too. Will, protect your sister no matter what, make sure she's safe, and when you fall in love make sure to make me a grandma," I whispered. They both nodded. I felt something warm on my cheek and realized I was crying, how was that possible, I don't know.
"I will momma," Will whisper.
"I promise mommy," Cassie vowed.
"Good, I'll always be watching you and no matter what your father and I love you no matter what you do, understand?" I murmured. They both nodded. "I love you," I murmured and kissed their cheeks, looking them in the eye, memorizing their face for the last time.
"Good bye my loves," I said standing up gently placing each in their beds and letting them snuggle up.
I started walking out the door when I was stopped by a hand on my leg.
"Momma, take this," William handed me a necklace with his name on it and bracelet that had Cassie's name on it (Both were a bit too big for them to wear). I took it in my hand and smiled, taking of my grandmother's wedding ring, one of the many rings I wore, and handed it to him.
"Then you take this, give it to the one you love most," I said, taking off one of my other rings that had a small diamond on it. "And give this to your sister when she's old enough," I hugged him close on last time and he kissed my cheek.
"I love you momma," He murmured as I ran out. I put the necklace around my neck so it hung around the hollow of my throat and the bracelet on my wrist.
I passed by a mirror and I had to stop. My once tan skin was now deathly pale, and my green and gold flaked eyes were now a bright crimson red. My breasts were fuller and my hips slightly wider, my face looked dangerous and seductive, just like the predator I am.
Running past the town, silently grateful no one was outside; I couldn't guarantee their safety like I could my family's. I ran blindly until the sun came up and my skin was sparkling like a disco ball.
Right now I really wished I could look the way I did when I was human. When I looked at my hand it was tan and I was sparkling anymore. I saw a man at the corner, he was looked to be a cowboy, he was a little bit taller than me and his clothes looked like they would fit alright.
I walked up to him, letting the predator in me take over.
"Ma'am, is there something I could help you with?" He drawled. I smiled a small seductive smile and walked up to him, gently pushing him into the alley behind him.
"Actually, yes you can," I growled, snapping his neck and sucking him dry, somewhat soothing my thirst slightly. When I was finished I really looked at his clothes and snorted, I really shouldn't put them on. So I just left the body there aftering tearing into his throat.
The shops weren't open yet so I broke into one, and walked straight to the clothes. I picked up a black and white lined shirt and tore it so I would be able to tye it. Stripping myself of my clothes except for my panties, I put on the shirt and button it so it showed little clivage, and tyed a loose but tight know just under my breast.
Next I looked for a pair of jeans and pulled them on. They were kinda loose but fit well, hanging low on my hips. I found a belt to go with it and wrapped a bandana around my neck, covering my neckless. Taking off my rings I put them in the breast pocket and went in search of boots.
I packed a small bag with a few similar outfits and ran out of there.
It was official, my life would never be the same, and I would never be the same. Everything about life that I had once known would be forever changed, I would get my revenge on the vampires that turned me. Laurent and Victoria, where ever you are, I will find you, and I will kill you.