Bella and the Beast
Chapter Two
I hated this place. At first it was exciting, so large and labyrinthine; I loved to explore the castle with my siblings. But now. . . it was different. I felt. . . fenced in. We could leave only to hunt, but only far enough away to fulfill our needs.
I spent most of my time in the library, reading up on anything I desired to know. Emmett often scoffed at me, while he made the most of this lifestyle. No one else seemed bothered by this new life, but I detested it. Yes, I admit that most of the time in my other life I did wish for solitude, but this is a bit much. Not to mention I only know so much about what's gone on in the world during the last century or so. Alice helped with that. I also knew Esme pitied me; she knew I was alone.
But life went on, whether I felt it or not. Time passed slowly. Every once in a while someone would pass through the woods. We would silently help them along, moving so quickly we must've looked invisible. It was entertaining to see them react the "enchanted" castle. And when they left, we went back to our lives: Carlisle helped Esme with her garden; Roselie busied herself with inventing, with Emmett helping her when he wasn't goofing off; Alice worked on the "latest fashions;" and Jasper did what he did, helping Alice with her sewing, or pruning the roses with Esme, or just studying with me. Everyone did something they enjoyed, and lived with the predicament we were in.
Yes. Life went on, but time stood still.
A/N: I'll just have short Edward chapters everyonce in a while until the plot really gets rolling. Also, I changed a few things in the first chapter, so you may want to go and reread it (thanks to Foxfiregddss for pointing out something nearly impossible- it slipped by me!!)