Chapter 2

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I could hardly breathe with his arms wrapped so tightly around me.

"Get off!" I struggled with a gasp. He looked down at me and smiled again.

"Sure," he said and he let go. I fell to the ground in a heap, but quickly got back up. Whatever this thing was, I had to get away. I turned back the way we had come from which seemed so long ago, but could have only been a couple hours ago. As I started running, I heard rustling in the trees around me, but I just ignored it and kept running. I knew that that creature was still out there somewhere and from what I had observed, he could move pretty fast. Right ahead I could see some light and knew that I was close to being out of that accursed forest, but before I could take a step further, he was there. I skidded to a stop.

"What do you want from me?" I screamed at him. I would deal with what he WAS later.

"I knew you would put up a good chase," he smirked. He waved that I should start running again. Without another thought, I started running off a side path that I hadn't noticed earlier. Just like last time, right as I saw the light leading to the outside, he appeared in front of me yet again.

"I really do wish you could run just a little faster so the chase would be more fun," he said, not quite as excited as he was last time he stopped me. As he was talking, I caught my breath and before he stopped, I was already on the run. This time, instead of running out of the forest, I ran deeper and deeper into the forest. Most of the time, I was running uphill and eventually, the trees thinned out and I saw the sun. I realized that I must have run so high up the hill that I was above the clouds. Finally, I was too tired to run any further and came to an open clearing. The ground was covered in soft grass and beautiful purple flowers blowing gently in a slight breeze.

"Beautiful isn't it?" said that slowly becoming familiar voice. Turning, there he was and I couldn't help but drop my jaw in awe at his beauty. As he stepped into the sunlight, I all but passed out from the beauty that came to my eyes in that memorable instant. His skin radiated like a thousand diamonds and was so mesmerizing that I sank to my knees and was unable to move. I rolled to lie on my back while still keeping my eyes locked on his. In the darkness of the forest earlier, I wasn't able to clearly see the color of his eyes. Now in the bright sunlight, I saw that they were a black so dark, that I couldn't see his pupils.

He smiled showing all his teeth which was beautiful and scary at the same time. I didn't know whether to cringe or smile back. He started to slowly move forward and I knew I was doomed. Consent with my fate, I closed my eyes and mentally said farewell to my life and all the people in it. Now that I think about it, it wasn't a bad way to die in this peaceful place where I would always be seen by the sky and sun, high above the clouds. Of all I had seen of Forks, this place was the most like home which was comforting. As I finally finished my disturbing and sad thoughts, I realized that he still hadn't made a move to hurt me. I peeked out of one of my eyes and saw him circling slowly around me, but had still yet to see a weapon. Then I remembered yet again the incredible strength and speed he had carelessly shown off earlier.

With a deep breath, I became completely relaxed until I felt a numbingly sharp pain in my neck. I wanted to scream, but something stopped me. I knew somewhere in my soul that screaming wouldn't help me and would probably just make him angrier. Who knows, he might hurt me even more if I scream. Writhing under my skin, my blood started burning and rushing towards the point of pain in my neck. Through the pain, I could feel the pressure of his hands holding me as his mouth sucked out my life force. I couldn't help but hope that he would hurry so I could escape the pain, but it continued so long that I found it weird that I wouldn't just die already.

At some point, I realized that the pressure was gone, but the pain went on. I must be dead I thought but what have I done to deserve this hell. I laid there and burned for who knows how much longer, but I suddenly felt myself being lifted off the ground and I heard feet moving unbelievably fast under me and the wind blowing strongly in my face. I felt as though I was flying. I still to this day have no idea how I was able to think through all the pain, but I was able to reflect on everything happening that I could hear, smell, taste, and feel, yet I couldn't open my eyes for the life of me, if I still had a life. Death is strange I thought to myself.

Through the haze, I heard a voice. It was male and even more beautiful than the other creature's. He said, "I know you probably can't hear me, but my name is Edward and you're safe now," right before I feel even deeper into the clutches of pain.