I don't own Twilight!
Edward POV
3 years ago
I can't stand this! I can't stop thinking about her. I can't get her out of my head. Bella. She's haunted my thoughts for a year. And I can't stand it. Ever since I woke up with her in my arms, I can't seem to feel anything but lonely when I get into bed. She isn't there and it drives me crazy. Stalker much? I mean I only met her once, and she fell asleep next to me. The next morning, she didn't even stay for breakfast. She said goodbye and thank you, and then she left. It turns out her dad is the chief of police and she lives in Arizona. I haven't seen or heard from her since.
I need to clear my head. I usually think about her at night. Well, I think about her all the time, but I usually replay that night over and over in my mind every night. I have no idea why. Even if I'm with another girl, I have a tendency to compare them to her, even though I don't know her. So, I got into the habit of taking midnight walks. Yeah I know; I'm a weirdo who obsesses with a girl that I saved one night about 350 days ago and I like to think about her when I walk in the dark. Freak. I know.
I ended up at the liquor store. I figure I could use a smoke and I left my pack at home, so here I am. I kept my eyes on the floor as I passed a couple in a car. I could hear them arguing. Well, I could hear the guy yelling at the girl. Huh. Whatever. I grabbed my smokes and stared down the kid at the register. He was too scared of me to call the cops. I think his name was Mike? Or was it Jacob? Or Paul? Who cares? I looked up, as I put a cigarette in my mouth and was about to light it. My mouth fell open and my cigarette dropped. The girl in the car was none other than Bella Swan. She was in the passenger seat and she was crying and shaking. I stood there frozen and she noticed me.
She stared at me with wide eyes full of fear. Why would she be scared of me? I looked behind me and saw the guy she was with and he was glaring at her. I turned to look at her, but she was gone. Maybe I'm losing my mind. Maybe I saw something that wasn't really there. I felt someone rush past me and I stumbled from the unexpected impact. I focused and saw the guy running to the park across the street. Something didn't feel right. I followed and quickened my pace when I thought I heard a familiar whimper. I heard her scream and I broke into a dead run. I saw her pressed against a tree, no shirt or pants and he was tearing at her panties with one hand. The other was clamped tightly over her mouth and I could see the tears flowing down her cheeks even though it was dark.
That was all I needed. I gripped him by the collar of his shirt and the back of his pants. I threw him back and caught Bella when she stumbled into me. I gently put her on the ground and she looked up at me. I couldn't read her expression, but I got lost in her eyes without realizing the guy behind me was getting up. Her eyes widened and I saw his reflection in her chocolate brown eyes, so I ducked and pushed back, making us stumble away from her. I landed next to him on my side and gripped his neck when he looked at Bella, licking his lips. I rolled on top of him and socked him repeatedly in the face, until he threw his knee in between my legs.
I let out a groan of pain and rolled over, clutching myself in agony. I breathed heavily and jumped up when I opened my eyes to see him tearing his pants off and pulling Bella by the arm further into the park. I ran and pulled his shoulder, socking him in the face. I bit my lip form screaming in pain. I swear his jaw is made of steel. I shook my hand a little before hitting him some more. I only stopped when I saw Bella in the light. She had a busted lip and her left eye was swollen. She had red marks along her arms and I was sure they'd be bruises by tomorrow. I tightened my grip on the guy and kept swinging. The guy groaned and reached out, catching my fist with some difficulty, before panting, "This girl wanted it, I swear. The little whore practically begged me to touch her! And I was going to put her out of her misery, you know? Help her with her little problem?" I looked to Bella and she was shaking her head vigorously. Too late. He reached up and socked me in the eye, making my head pound and I flew back off him, a little dizzy. I shook it away and got up, to see him with his hand on Bella's neck.
He was sniffing her hair and she was weeping. I suddenly felt the blade burning a hole in my pocket. I looked Bella in the eyes and mouthed, "Move." She tried to pull away and looked at me, giving me the okay. I charged at him, catching him by surprise and he loosened his grip on Bella. Bella pulled out of his arms quickly and I tackled him. I pulled out the blade in my pocket and raised it to his neck. I pushed it into his skin and to my surprise, he let out a sob. "Don't kill me, please." I felt my eyebrows pull together and I glared at him, "You don't want to mess with me. And I don't plan on doing you any favors, you worthless piece of-." I was pushing the blade deeper into his skin, drawing a thin line of blood. My sentence was cut off by the sweetest voice in the entire world, "Edward." I turned and Bella was clutching her arms to herself, approaching me. "I don't want you to. Please, don't."
I reluctantly released my grip on the guy and socked him once more as hard as I could, knocking him out. I heard my wrist make a little noise and I inhaled, taking the pain like a man. I put my knife away and grabbed Bella's upper arm, leading her away quickly, but gently. I was still furious that she'd want to protect this man who wanted to rape her. I pinched the bridge of my nose and looked at the clock on my phone. 12:30 on a Friday. My family would be awake. I pounded on the door and glanced at Bella. I took off my hoodie and threw it to her, covering her from view. I had completely forgotten she was half naked. Ugh! How stupid am I! We just walked through Forks in the middle of the night and she was wearing practically nothing! She had to be cold! My agitation grew worse and I banged my fist on the door harder.
It opened, the light flooded out and I saw Bella. Blood was dripping down her lip, a trail down her neck. My fists clenched and I saw the same red marks that had been on her arms, run down both legs. You could make out his entire hand print on each of her ankles. Her cheeks were stained with tears and dirt and yet, she looked completely at ease. I pushed the door open completely, hearing it hit the wall and slam shut. I went straight to the living room ignoring my family and threw my fist out at the wall, creating a slight dent. I screamed in frustration and pain and did it again, until I felt Emmett clap his hand on my shoulder, "Dude, Edward, what's wrong?" I ignored him, and leaned to the wall, my forehead resting on it and my eyes closed. "Edward."
That beautiful voice that sounds like music to my ears pulled me out of my thoughts. I kept my eyes closed and I felt two small hands cup my cheeks and pull my face down. I opened my eyes, not even bothering to hide my pained expression. "Don't." I blinked at her as she continued, "Don't think. It's over now. It's okay. I'm okay. I promise." I rested my head on her shoulder and she wrapped her arms around my neck. I pulled her closer by her waist and we just stayed like that for a while. After a few minutes I pulled away slightly, and picked her up, catching her by surprise. She settled into my chest and I carried her towards the stairs. "Carlisle." I pulled her up to my room and ignored my family's stares.
I set her on my bed and let Carlisle examine her. He didn't say anything and let her shower afterwards. He pulled me downstairs and my mother ran to me, "What's going on? Is she okay? Are you okay? What happened? Why are you bleeding so much?" I stayed quiet, listening to the water run upstairs. "Alice, she may need clothes." Alice nodded and went upstairs without arguing. Emmett stared at me and looked back upstairs. Esme grabbed my wrist and I flinched from the pain. "It's not my blood." She gasped and Carlisle led me to the kitchen. He cleaned me up, letting me rinse out my mouth every so often. He bandaged up my wrist and I hissed in pain. "You sprained it pretty bad, Edward. You need to be careful. Now, tell me about this Isabella."
I shrugged, "I guess she just has a little trouble with older guys being attracted to her." I heard the water shut off and I instantly jumped up, ignoring how Carlisle was looking at me. I went upstairs and waited by the door. "Bella?" She opened the door and I clenched my jaw when I seen her delicate body covered in bruises. She looked at me and sighed. Why would she sigh? She got on her tippy toes and kissed my cheek lightly, making a smile slowly spread across my face. I couldn't help but run my fingers along my tingling cheek where her lips were a few seconds ago. "Did you want something to eat? I don't want you to go into shock." She looked down from my gaze and whispered, "Some coke would be nice." I nodded, grabbing her hand and intertwining our fingers together, not really thinking about it. I pulled her to the kitchen and she smiled shyly at my family, who she met last year.
They all greeted her and didn't ask questions, which is what I loved most about my family. I gave her some soda and she hummed in satisfaction, making me smile again. She handed her cup to me and I shrugged, taking a sip of her soda. I gave it back to her and she giggled, looking at my mouth. "Do I have something on my face?" She nodded and pointed to the corner of her mouth, so I wiped the corner of my mouth and she giggled a little louder, shaking her head. So, I kept trying, but she got frustrated and leaned forward. The smile vanished from my face and my heart began to pound against my chest when she slowly wiped the corner of my mouth with her finger. I closed my eyes at the contact and took in a shaky breath. I opened my eyes and she was staring at her lap.
"Do you want to go to bed now?" She only nodded, not looking at me. I grabbed her hand and lifted her up again as we got to the stairs. She giggled quietly and settled into my chest. By the time I got to my room, she was fast asleep, so I tucked her in and kissed her forehead, before going downstairs to the couch.
Again with the poking. I tried to sit up quickly, hoping to see Bella, but I got a head rush and dropped my head back on the pillow. I slowly sat up and saw Bella crying her eyes out silently. I reached out to her and she let me hold her. She scooted close to me and fell asleep after about 20 minutes of silent crying and the occasional sob that would shake her body violently. I focused on her slow breathing and started to fall asleep, but she mumbled, "Edward." I immediately snapped my eyes open and looked down to the beautiful girl that was in my arms. "Edward." She started poking me again and I knew she was awake. "Yes?"
She scooted closer into my side and rested her head on my chest. I felt my heart speed up again and I nervously looked at her, waiting to hear her voice again. "Tighter?" She mumbled lowly, making me stare at her, confused. "Hold me tighter, Edward." I felt my stomach drop to the floor at her words and I gripped her tighter to my chest, making her grab my side and move her head around on my chest, until she stopped moving and her breathing slowed.
Those 4 words coming from her mouth made me nervous and at the same time, so happy. But, why? Her telling me to hold her made my stomach drop, but in a good way. I don't know why she made me feel this way and I don't know what it means, but I love it. I kissed the top of her head and fell asleep, smiling as I rested my head on top of hers and breathing in that wonderful strawberry scent radiating off of her.
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