Chapter One- Missing
I sat up and looked around my bedroom. Edward was sitting next to
My bed, worry in his eyes. He got up, and he kissed me gently on the forehead. "I see you've had a nightmare," he said. I couldn't see him though it was dark, but I could tell that he looked perfect as always. "Yeah. It was horrible." I said, trying to get up. I looked at the clock and it said 8:34 AM. Charlie should be at work by now, or Edward would never have been sitting next to my bed. "Do you want to tell me what happened?" he asked, watching me scurry around my room for my clothes for the day. Hopefully, we'll go to his house instead of sticking around here.
"No, not now." I said, hoping not to upset him, though I don't know how I could do that. I went into the bathroom to change my clothes, brush my teeth, the usual. The truth was that I didn't want to tell him my dream because I was the one who would get upset, not him. When I dreamt of Jacob, Sam, Paul, Leah, and Quil running through the woods down by the river, more pain welled up inside of me. La Push was my second home. Once I was married to Edward, I would no longer be able to go down there to see Jacob, not even Billy. I looked at the ring on my finger. Then the bracelet that Jacob gave me for graduation. Which one was more important? My friendship with Jacob, or my love for my future groom-to-be, Edward?
I finished in the bathroom then went down to the kitchen to meet Edward. As I walked through the door he was looking out the window. As I went to the refrigerator, someone knocked on the door.
"Can you get that, Edward?" I asked as I was pouring the milk into my cereal. He removed his gaze from the window and turned to the door. As I tried to glance to see who was here, I didn't have to guess that it was none other than Alice Cullen, Edward's sister.
Alice ran over to give me a hug, and Edward shut the door behind her. "Bella! I can't wait until the wedding!!!! I can't believe you're actually going to let me plan it. I'm so excited!" squeaked Alice with excitement. When she found out Edward had proposed to me, Alice wanted to plan the wedding and everything. I told her that I didn't want a big one, but I doubt she listened to me, let alone listened to her own brother. Hopefully, after we're married, Edward will finally give me what I want: immortality. Like him. Like the rest of the Cullens. I don't want to grow old without him, so I might as well live forever as a vampire with him, right?
"Alice,
I don't want a big wedding. If we could do it right here, right
now, I would. But I want you to have fun with this. Go ahead and
surprise me, but no big surprises. Got it?" I warned her. She shook
her head yes, and smiled. "Edward," she turned, "Carlisle is
going to need you pretty soon. You should best be going." He nodded
to her, and turned to me. "I'll be back later. I promise," he
whispered in my ear. He looked at Alice, probably reading her
thoughts. I could tell that something serious was going on, by the
look on both of their faces. Edward's lips touched mine, and then
he walked out the door. I heard his Volvo start, looked out the
window, and he was gone. 'God, of all things
that could scare me about him, I have to be worried about his
driving. I'm not afraid of anything about him. Even though he is a
vampire, he drives like a demon!" I
thought. There was still pain on Alice's face as I turned to her.
"What?" she said as she turned away.
I followed her to
the couch. "Tell me what's going on. Is there something I should
know about?" I asked, anxious to know. She took a deep breath. I
could tell that she wanted to avoid the subject because I saw tears
forming in her eyes. As soon as I put my arm around her, she leaned
her head on my shoulder.
"Oh, Bella!" she sobbed. It was a little awkward, seeing Alice cry. Normally, It would be me crying, but not on her shoulder. On Edwards. I tried to comfort her, but it wasn't working, hearing the way she sobbed even more. Finally, she dried her eyes on her porcelain skin. She sniffed then looked me in the eyes. Finally, she said news I couldn't bare handle. "Jasper's missing, Bella." She managed to choke, then sobbed her heart out, the way I wanted to, right at that moment.
