Previously in Merely an Illusion;
"Sorry about taking your kill there I-" I broke off as I saw the face of the vampire I was talking to. I gasped taking my hand to my mouth and, jumping forward to hug him, screamed his name at the top of my voice.
Chapter Two
"Emmett!" I yelled as I enveloped him in a, metaphorically of course, bone-crushing hug. We stood like that for about 3 milliseconds before I heard a shriek from behind me as marble arms yanked me away from my brother.
"Get…off…MY…husband!" yelled a very angry Rosalie Hale, practically spitting at me, her hands forming a vice-like grip around my own.
"Oh dear" I mumbled as I remembered my face. There was no chance either of them would recognise me like this and I smiled at the irony of it. After this little incident Rose would hate me even more than she had when I was human. I guess it was fate that she would never like me.
"Don't smirk at me you little-" Rose flustered. I'm sure she was close to bursting judging by the livid look on her face.
I gulped and tried to summon enough courage to answer. "I'm sorry. It may not look like it right now but I do have a reason for doing what I have just done. I forgot that you wouldn't know who I was." I didn't wait for any form of acknowledgement that either of them had heard before I continued, "Give me a second." I cast my eyes down and gazed at my reflection in the water. I closed my eyes and imagined my long brown hair returning, along with my chocolate brown eyes, my scars and I even imagined a slight blush on my cheekbones; for sentimental value. I heard the gasps of Rose and Emmett as I imagined the shimmering form they would see before them. When I felt my hair cascading over my shoulders I opened my eyes knowing the transformation was complete.
The looks on their faces was priceless; Emmett's mouth was hanging open in a most undignified manner and Rose looked… well she seemed positively livid. She looked like she had seen the little demon, that goes by the name of Isabella Swan and she had marked off as dead long ago, jump up from the darkest reaches of hell to wreak havoc on life as she knew it. So it was my turn to be shocked when she ran gracefully towards me and locked her arms behind my back; dry-sobbing into my chest.
"Oh Bella, I'm so sorry! I didn't know who you were and I just over-reacted! I've missed you so much."
I looked over Rosalie's hair to study Emmett's reaction. From the look on his face I could see this was NOT what he had expected of his wife. I quickly contemplated why she would act like this. Guilt? It was all I could think of in those few seconds but before long I began comforting my sister. The shock of how I had just referred to Rosalie, who had made my human life a living hell, was very overwhelming. A sister. I realised that she was now my sister and I would definitely think of her that way for the rest of eternity. I let my epiphany engulf me as I finally understood the meaning of the phase;
"Distance makes the heart grow fonder"
A few minutes later and Rose quieted down, dropping her arms from behind my back and regaining a Rosalie-esque stance. I smiled at her and she smiled back, warmth evident on her face. We weren't best friends, heck we weren't even close friends, but we were friends and would stay that way forever. Or at least until she tried to take me shopping.
Emmett hugged me quickly as well and then, looking me straight in the eye and with a sombre expression on his face, said; "Bella, my wonderful little sister, I think you have lots of explaining to do."
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Yay! Chapter two!
Just warning you this kind of rapid update will probably not be common- though it depends on the reviews I get! Those that I recieved in the hour or so chapter one has been published made me so happy I just had to publish this.
Thanks,
Rebecca.
