This story is based off of the fabulous Twilight series by Stephenie Meyer and only very minor characters have been added (there have to be some boring human people of course or there would be no background. LOL)
Far and Away
As I approached the head of the stairs I felt Edward's wonderfully cold breath on the back of my neck causing delicious shivers to spread down my spine. "How am I going to keep my hands off of you for the next five hours. What was Alice thinking when she bought you that outfit, I am beginning to think she enjoys torturing me." He whispered in my ear. A fabulous reply to his statement was about to roll off my tongue when suddenly his lips were covering mine again. His hard cold lips pressed eagerly against mine moving passionately. I forgot to breathe as his tongue ran lightly across my lips and then down my neck to my collarbone. How could he still do this to me, I hope I never get used to the electric surge his kisses carry. Just as dizziness started making the world spin and blackness was about to surround me he lifted me into his arms pressing my body close to his and looked down into my eyes with a smirk. "Hmm. I don't know Bella maybe we should cancel this trip."
"What!!" I cried out in exasperation.
"Well, it seems I can not take you anywhere without you passing out." He laughed as he kissed me again softer this time but with just as much passion as before.
I playfully reached up and smacked his face. "OUCH" I yelped as my red hand stung sharply, reminding me never to slap a stone. Shock and humor competed for dominant place in his expression.
"Feisty today aren't you. How am I going to wait five hours? Don't you know it is wicked to tease me like that?"
Edward released me at the bottom of the stairs, but never removed his hand from the small of my back. Carlisle, Esme, Alice, Jasper, Emmett, and Rosalie were waiting for us at the door. "Have fun Bella, don't make it too hard for him" Alice winked as she hugged me tightly then bounced up and kissed me on the cheek. "Oh, I almost forgot" she flew up the stairs and returned faster than I could believe with another suitcase. "You are going to enjoy these." I shot Alice an incredulous look, curiosity battled with nervousness about what was in the bag. "Really, you will thank me" That really did not make me feel anymore sure of what was in the bag. Alice was known for going way overboard, especially when it came to things for me.
Esme hugged me tightly and kissed my forehead motherly. "Have fun dear."
Rosalie even hugged me. "Give him hell Bella." she laughed and winked at Emmett.
Carslile and Edward were sharing a private thought. Edward nodded his head slightly as a knowing smile passed over his lips briefly. "I will call you when we are there. Don't worry." Emmett punched Edward in the shoulder and made a small jerking motion with his head towards me laughing as he turned to give me a quick hug. He and Rosalie dashed up the stairs before Edward could even respond, his face a mask of embarrassment. Jasper just stood by Edward's side smiling. "See you guys in a couple of weeks then."
Carslile's Mercedes was waiting for us just outside the front door with an enormous array of brand new sneakers and high heels tied to the back. The rear window and side windows were decorated in white chalk declaring "Just Married", "Congratulations", and "You dog!" I could tell which window Jasper and Emmett had been in charge of. Edward shook with his beautiful bell toned laughter as he easily tore off the shoes from the back of the car and read the windows. "We'll just drop these shoes off for someone to use on our way to the airport. Alice really did a little to much this time." he chuckled as he tossed the mess of shoes into the trunk of the car along with the last minute bag Alice had given me. He then opened my door and kissed me gently as he helped me into the passenger seat and flew around to his side.
"So are you going to share?" I asked trying to hide exactly how badly I wanted to know what the others had really been thinking when we left, and what Emmett and Carslile had told him silently with their thoughts.
"Oh I don't think so" he laughed loudly, "I don't think your innocent ears could handle it."
"It couldn't have been that bad! Tell me." I could see he was not going to tell me what they had said by the roll of his eyes. I wondered how far begging could really take me. "Please" I purred looking up under my eyelashes.
"Now that is not fighting fair" Edward sighed and looked out the window looking stressed. "I really do not want to tell you Bella, it was not nice." I understood, but I was still being eaten by my curiosity. Sighing I also turned to look out the window.
The two hour drive to the airport in Seattle only took 45 minutes with Edward behind the wheel. I could hardly keep my hands to myself. A c.d. of Edward's compositions floated quietly through the car. The music's beauty intensified the emotion flooding my soul.
Finding a parking place at the airport was a bit tricky; however, Edward's keen hearing and sight helped us find a place fairly close to the entry doors on the lowest level. As Edward pulled the bags out of the trunk with ease a group of girls slightly younger than I stared appreciatively at him. A burst of embarrassed giggling erupted when Edward realized he was the center of attention. He pulled me into his arms and kissed me passionately. A deep warmth spread from my lips to the soles of my feet as I melted into his body and tried with all my strength to keep him from ever pulling away. As my hands knotted into his hair he moved his cooly electric lips from mine down to my neck inhaling deeply. My legs had turned to jello and could no longer be felt when his lips ran across my collar bone and back up my neck to the pulse point just below my ear. Moans of pure pleasure escaped me when he finally pulled himself away. "Bella, you are delicious. Let's get to our plane so we can start our honeymoon" he whispered just loud enough for our audience to hear. Love radiated from his eyes as he leaned down to place one last sweet kiss on my forehead, as he grabbed my hand the group of young girls still stood staring in awe as we walked away. Both Edward and I tried hard to hide our laughter.
"And their innocent ears are mature enough to hear that?" I whispered with as much sarcasm as I could as we entered the lobby.
"Oh honey if you could hear their thoughts you would not be calling them inocent!" Edward laughed leaning down to kiss me again.
The lines at the check in counter for Delta airlines were hideously long, which normally would have made me nervous. Standing among that many potential witnesses for a prolonged period of time is never easy for anyone as prone to accidents as I. Today though it made no difference. I was with my husband, my own personal arch-angel who would stand by my side for the remainder of eternity. Edward smiled down at me, "You do not like these lines do you? Stay right here for just a moment."
"No really Edward it is fine. As long as you are with me I don't care if we are waiting in line." Just then the gaggle of girls who had been drooling over Edward in the parking lot came through the doors. They stared at us again as if we might start making out right here in the middle of the airport. "Look, your fan club is here" I teased.
"I will be back in just a minute." Before I could argue he was gone. I looked around wondering where he had gone. The girls who had been so intently staring at us wandered on their way since Edward was no longer in sight. I still could not see where he had gone and was beginning to become concerned.
My nervousness was returning with force as I stood there alone, convinced that if I were to move I would sprawl on the floor in the middle of this crowd. Just then I heard flirtatious laughter coming from one of the desk clerks. "So that is where he went" I sighed to myself. The woman at the counter was leaning over, her face just inches from Edward's. I could not hear their conversation but I was sure it must be similar to the conversations he had used on the secretary at Forks High School whenever he wanted his schedule changed or wanted excused from a class. I had no doubt that he would get whatever he wanted out of the clerk. Within moments he was back at my side, a cheshire cat smile shining down at me.
"Follow me Bella, we are ditching the lines." he proudly declared. A small 'humph' from an elderly gentleman behind us disturbed me just a bit, but I was happy to be escaping the crowds.
"You know, you are the only person in this airport getting a break today right? That poor woman never stood a chance against your desires did she?" I teased him as he led me by the hand around the crowd to a door half way down the terminal labeled Private lounge.
"A flight attendant will come get us when it is time to board. Until then we have this room all to ourselves. No fan clubs aloud." Edward reassured me as he sat me on his lap and wrapped his arms around me.
"Oh, I like that." I laughed and leaned over to kiss him. Time froze and the airport disappeared as our bodies melted together. His lips covered mine as his hands ran from my waist up my spine and back down to the small of my back. I bit his lip in surprise when his cold hand slipped inside the back of my shirt and pulled me even closer to him. I could not hold back with his hand shooting currents of electricity through my body. A low groan escaped his lips as he moved his lips from mine to my neck.
"Excuse me sir, your plane is ready for boarding." the flight attendant quietly informed us. Her experience hid any discomfort she may have had from finding us in such a passionate embrace. It did not however diminish my embarrassment and I felt my face heat with an uncontrollable blush.
"Thank you." Edward simply replied, kissing me one more time before standing me up and taking my hand. I followed him out of the room and down the terminal toward our gate. The flight attendant escorted us through security without even a glance at the guards, and down the gangplank.
Entering the plane we were met by the pilot and co-pilot. "Good Evening Mr Cullen, I hope you will enjoy your flight tonight. We should be landing in about three hours. We are expecting a smooth flight. Susan" inclining his head to the attendant who had escorted us, " will be happy to help you in any way necessary all you need to do is press the service button."
"Thank you." Edward once again simply replied. I had thought of Edward as a greek god before but never as royalty which they seemed to be treating us as.
"I will take you to your cabin now." Susan said respectfully. We followed her up a flight of stairs. I was astounded, I never knew airplanes could have stairs. Where exactly was she taking us . I looked over to Edward and saw him smiling smugly. Of course this treatment was no surprise to him, as I was sure my dumbfounded reaction was no surprise either.
Susan led us to a fairly small room that looked like it belonged in a big New York law office rather than an airplane. "If you would like to hear the general passenger announcements you can simply press this button to turn on the intercom. If you would, please wear your seat-belts during take off and landing. Let me know if you need anything please." With that she left us in the cabin alone.
I turned on Edward with surprise and a touch of accusation in my eyes. "What is all this about?"
Edward smiled and leaned down to kiss my cheek. "I told you I could not keep my hands off of you for the next five hours. This though was Carslile's idea. You wanted to know what 'secret' thought we were sharing. He knew we would want privacy, I guess you could call these next few hours a gift from Carslile and Esme. I had to speak to the clerk at the front desk when we first got to the airport since I did not know about the changes in our plans sooner, or we could have gone straight to the private lounge instead of waiting in line."
"Changes in plans? You mean we are not going where you had planned?" I asked a little concerned. It seemed Carslile had gone just as overboard with our travel plans as Alice had with our wedding plans. I was beginning to wonder how much had already been decided for Edward and I.
A slight look of worry crossed Edward's brow. "I know you do not like big gifts Bella, but I could not stop them. They had their hearts set on this."
"Where are we going Edward" stress was starting to show in my voice.
"A small island in the pacific. Esme knew how much you love warm sunny weather and wanted you to enjoy our honeymoon as much as possible." Edward looked at me through his eyelashes. I knew he did not want me to be upset, but I just couldn't not say anything.
"How are we going to go anywhere?" a touch of panic in my voice, "You can not go out in the sun, how can I enjoy the sun if you can not be there with me. I don't understand why they did this."
"Don't worry Bella, you will see. I guess you could call it another wedding present." His eyes smoldered as he sat me on the seat beside him. "It is time to buckle up. The pilot is about to pull away." The flight went quicker than I could have imagined wrapped in Edward's arms. This is what I have all of eternity to look forward to. Well once I finish being human that is. My mind wandered to what I had planned for tonight, there was no way I was giving him any excuse for not following through with his promise.
"What are you thinking about Bella?" Edward wondered.
"Just trying to figure out where we could be going that is okay for you to be out in the sun, and imagining what we will do there." I answered winking at him. He uttered a small moan of pleasure as I trailed my lips down his chin and around his neck and closed my lips around his earlobe.
The pilot's voice came quietly over the intercom system of our cabin alerting us of our upcoming landing. I could see the excitement light in Edward's eyes. "You are going to like this Bella."
Getting out of the airplane a wave of tropical air brushed across my face bringing with it the scent of various flowers. I could barely contain the excitement caused simply by the heat of the night air on my face. Joy flowed from every pore of my body. Edward standing beside me, radiated his happiness at my pleasure. "We aren't even there yet."
"Oh." I had no clue what he meant by that, I assumed he simply meant we were not at the hotel yet. My eyes widened when I realized he was leading me towards a small four passenger propeller plane. There was no pilot in the plane. "Where is the pilot?"
"Me, unless of course you have a pilots license" He laughed at the look of astonishment on my face.
"Is there anything you can not do?" I will never quit being amazed by everything Edward is capable of, no that's not the right wording. I will never stop being amazed by everything Edward is exceptional at. His strong grip lifted me into the airplane with ease, and he followed me in. The harness in the airplane reminded me of the harness in Emmett's jeep. "Um, I think I need help with the seat-belts, there seem to be about four to many buckles."
Edward took his time helping to fasten my belts. His hands lingered at my collarbone, gently caressing down the length of my arms, taking my hands in his, and placing a gentle kiss on my ring finger. "I love you, do you know how beautiful you are tonight?" A blush rushed up my neck over my cheeks to warm my ears. A cold chill of delight ran down my spine as Edward's lips brushed my ear, and moved down my cheek to my lips. My fingers grabbed at his hair and willed him closer to me. As my breath started coming less frequently and my heart rate began to race, I heared Edward whisper, "Tonight is going to be the best night of my very long life. I feel so amazing now, and there is so much more to come. You are a delight. Now let's get this bird in the air."
The flight was very quick. It seemed like as soon as we hit the apex we began our decline. As the airplane lights swept the dirt landing strip my eyes beheld a beautiful tropical paradise, the likes of which I had only ever seen pictured in travel magazines. The lushness of the trees was unbelievable, flowers were in bloom on almost every plant. The mix of colors was awe inspiring. As Edward opened the door of the airplane the cabin filled with the perfume of paradise. "Welcome to your island my love!" Edward breathed in my ear as his lips caressed my jaw.
"MY ISLAND!" I just about passed out, he could not mean that literally. "What do you mean by 'my island'?" No human could have heard the question. I could barely produce enough breath to even be considered a slight whisper.
"I told you this was a wedding present. Carslile and Esme wanted us to have a place we could always get away from everything and everyone. Also there is no better place for a young vampire to avoid people than on a deserted island miles away from the nearest human." Edward told me excitedly. My face paled as the reality sunk in. "You can't argue about it Bella, it is already done there is no returning this gift." My incredulity must have been plain on my face the way he was defending this 'gift'. "The family will of course make good use of this house as well, just like our other places of permanent residence. We will always have a refuge if needed. Wait till you see the house, Esme and Alice worked very hard on it to make it special just for you. They want you to know how much they love you and welcome you to our family. Please, Bella let them show their love to you this way."
I finally caught the third sentence in his speech. "This is where I will be changed?" This was the best place I could have ever imagined. Much better than the eternal night of Alaska. My dream of laying on a sun lit beach with Edward could come true here on a daily basis. All my dreams could come true here. Tears slid down my face uncontrollably. "It is perfect Edward, how could I be angered by this."
Edward grabbed the three bags we had brought with us. "Climb on Bella, there are no roads here." As I wrapped my arms around his neck I pressed as tightly to his body as I could. Soon I would know him as intimately as anyone could know another, and then I would join him in eternity. The thought thrilled me, no fear accompanied my thoughts of change anymore. I had said my goodbyes, I knew my parents would be fine, and I was ready to move on to my new existence.
We flew through the forest for what seemed like two minutes, but the distance we travelled was immeasurable to me. As we slowed I could hear the musical sound of water falling over a cliff, flowers surrounded us on every side. A beautiful field surrounded the most amazing beach house I had ever seen. The house had two stories with large picture windows on both floors, a porch that wrapped around the entire house, and a rounded tile roof. It fit with the surroundings flawlessly and gloriously. Large palm trees, and other tropical trees I was not familiar with, soared above the house masking it from arial view. Edward was right this would make the perfect retreat in times of difficulty for my new family. As always more thought than mere humans were capable of went into this wonderful new home.
Edward swung me around into his arms and pressed me against his chest. His lips pressed firmly and passionately around mine. My response equalled his eagerness. My eyes closed as I focussed on the electricity flowing through my body with each erratic heart beat. An eternity of pleasure later I opened my eyes as I felt myself being lowered onto a soft surface. A smile spread across my face when I saw the bedroom. Sun yellow, white, and light blue decorated the room in drapes, throw pillows and upholstery of the love seat. A very thin veil of light yellow draped the four poster bed Edward and I lay on.
"I believe you may want to change into something more comfortable now." He winked as he handed me the black bag Alice had given me just as we were leaving the house in Forks. I know it had only been a few hours ago, however it felt light years away. This house seemed to create its own little universe around Edward and I, a universe in which all my fantasies were coming true.
"Thank you. I will be back before you can miss me." I took the bag and went into the palatial bathroom. Opening the bag I found several bikinis and smiled as I thought they would look just perfect on Alice, however unsure of what I would look like in them. Towards the center of the bag I found the perfect short white silk lacy night gown with matching robe. This was perfect. God bless Alice's shopping addiction.
Edward's eyes lit with fire as I walked from the bathroom. "You lied, I missed you." He leaped from the bed growling. I was in his arms flying across the room before I could blink. His mouth covering mine, his tongue flickering against my lips, his breathing heavy. My heart beat against my ribs trying to break free, my breath matching pace with Edward's. I was lost in ecstasy, my body taking over my mind. My hands exploring every area of Edward's exquisite body. Every feeling, every emotion, every second burning permanently into my memories. All sense of time and place was lost as the heat from my body blended into Edward's coolness. Fire and ice became one.
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