Awakening

Escape

Bella

I jumped as I felt his body tense beneath me. He sat up and I tumbled off of him, gazing in wonder as he stood. I was still amazed with the perfection of his body, the streamlined muscles, the granite composure… I was snapped out of my fantasies when he glanced down at me with worried eyes and extended a hand. As he pulled me to my feet he kissed my hand gently and smiled at me. I put my top on and watched him button his shirt, a little disappointed that the flawlessness was hidden from my view.

Taking my hand once more he walked to the door and down the stairs. Alice was waiting at the bottom, her black pixie cropped hair and porcelain skin emanating delight. I glanced at Edward and saw worry etched in every contour of his face. I wanted to know what darkened my angel's perfection when Alice seemed to be in such high spirits.

When we reached the bottom of the stairs the smile on Alice's face dropped after she looked at Edward. "What's wrong?" she asked, panicked.

"Victoria," he growled. At the name, I became aware of shivers trickling down my spine. I felt the sharp intake of breath I involuntarily took and looked at Edward. He had fury in his black, ebony eyes.

"What?!" Alice asked again, dread lacing itself through her dialect.

Edward growled, "I can smell her. She has a wild scent."

Alice hissed and raised her own head, closing her eyes. I realized that I had not been using my senses to the full extent that I could, seeing as how my re-birthing had only occurred half an hour earlier. I let the air invade my nostrils, conscious of the particles entering and exiting my nasal cavities. I could smell an invader. The word screamed into my mind and I felt myself become unwillingly tense and angry. I listened, truly listened, and heard soft, sinister footsteps tapping towards the house.

Alice was staring deeply into Edward's eyes and I knew that they were communicating silently by the minute nods and shakes of my angel's head. Again, I was lost in the precision and perfection of his visage. The strong, pointed chin and the beautiful angle of his eyes enthralled me and took my breath away. I let my eyes wander to his high cheek bones and flawlessly arched eye brows that emphasized his eyes subtly. A small tug on my hand snapped my attention back to the situation.

"We're running," Edward whispered lowly, his lips tickling my ear, "Alice is going to go out to the Mercedes and drive towards Forks to divert Victoria, and then you and I are going to take the Volvo and leave."

"Where are we going?" I whispered back, grasping that my stopped heart would be soaring out of my chest right now if I were human.

"Anywhere," he whispered back, pressing his icy lips lightly to my neck.

I changed this around because the more I thought about, the more I didn't want the Cullens to be seen as murderers. So, Bella and Edward are running to protect themselves while Alice diverts them. I deleted the next few chapters because I have to rewrite them obviously. They'll be up soon.

Thanks to Sorcha123, I forgot about the heart not beating thing. And I was just letting my thoughts flow with the bear thing. Thanks :) Thanks to all the reviews - I really like harsh reviews so I know what I need to enhance and fix. Thanks a lot :)