Carpe Diem
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A/N: I would like to send my sincerest thanks to all of my reviewers thus far, rascalboy, Yours-For-Eternity, and ForeverTopaz. I really appreciate it! I decided to put the chapter up earlier than I had originally thought, because I love this chapter so much, it was my favorite one to write thus far.
I hope you enjoy it, and as always, please review!
Chapter 2
We had plane tickets for Atlanta, we were leaving tonight. Edward was driving me to my house, so that I could explain to my father that I was leaving and pack.
"What am I supposed to tell Charlie, anyway?" I asked.
"The truth." Edward said calmly, laying his ice cold hand on top of mine.
"How?" I asked, giving him a skeptical expression. I looked over to find that we were sitting in my driveway now, and I wasn't surprised, knowing Edward's driving.
"Tell him that you need a vacation, that we've invited you on a trip with us. I can have Carlisle call instead, if you'd like." He said. I stared at him in wonder. He was worrying me slightly. Why wasn't he more worried about our impending doom? Didn't he care that we were about to flee for our lives, escaping a bloodthirsty, ravenous vampire hell-bent on destroying us?
I took a deep breath. "No, I'll talk to Charlie. Don't worry about it." I gave him a quick kiss before getting out of the car. "Meet me in my room, we'll pack and then leave."
He flashed my one of his beautiful, brilliant smiles, and the next thing I knew he was next to me, and he kissed me again, this time deeper, but not breaking any of his rules. Our lips parted, and he was off. I took a deep breath and walking in the door.
"Dad!" I called.
"In here, Bells!" he said, the voice coming from the kitchen. I took another deep breath and walked into the kitchen. He was standing at the stove, making eggs. I chuckled to myself when I saw that.
"Dad, I really need a vacation." He looked at me, slightly dumbfounded.
"Well, we could go to the lake-" I stopped him.
"No, Edward's family is going to Georgia, and I was hoping that I could go." I stopped short, because a deafening, resounding crash came from my bedroom. My eyes widened in horror, and I let out a small shriek. My dad looked even more surprised, and we both ran towards my bedroom.
When we reached my door, I flung it open and walked in, Charlie right behind me. I nearly fainted right there. The window had been broken, sending shards of glass all over the floor, and my entire bookcase had been knocked over, all of my books scattered everywhere, pages ripped out and lying here, there, and everywhere. But that wasn't what really scared me. It was what I saw. There, in the middle of my bedroom, were Victoria and Edward, fighting each other in a blur of movements that I could barely follow.
"What the-" Charlie started.
"Bella! LEAVE!" Edward bellowed, but it was too late. I was too stunned to move. Victoria turned towards me and went to jump on me, but at the last second Charlie flung himself in front of me. Victoria collided with my father, the force knocking me to the ground. I hit the glass-strewn floor hard. I looked up in horror, and saw Victoria's blood-red eyes as she sunk her teeth into my father's neck.
"NOOOO!!!!!!" I screamed. I felt ice cold arms grab my hastily and I felt myself being thrown onto Edward's back as he jumped out the window, running away from my house as fast as possible.
"No! Take me back! CHARLIE!" I sobbed. Edward ran faster and faster. We were in the woods now. Trees were streaming past us in a blur of green.
"NO! CHARLIE! TAKE ME BACK, EDWARD!" I sobbed. He ran faster still.
"STOP!" I screamed, and to my immense surprise and pleasure, he came to a halt. He put me down. I thought it was because of what I had said.
"Take me back to my dad, Edward." I said, trying to stay as rational as possible, although tears were still streaming down my face. He didn't respond. I barely registered a stinging sensation in my right shoulder.
"I c-can't." He said, distraught. "She'll get you, Bella. We need to get you to Carlisle." I was slightly puzzled at his last statement, and looked down at my right arm. My entire right side was covered in blood. I could smell the rusty odor and I started to get nauseous. I felt light headed, and the next thing I knew, everything went black.
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A/N: Sorry this one's short, the next one will be longer, promise! I don't think that Bella has an actual bookshelf, but for my purposes she does now. So, what do you think? Please review!