Coraline POV
Another day went by and I got out of school. I decided on walking through SoHo. I wasn't ready to go back to my human family. They've adopted me last year. I knew I would have to leave them soon. They would notice that I haven't aged and grow suspicious. If I have to chew more of that gross human food…ugh! How can humans eat that? And each time I have to excuse myself and spit the food back up. It is excruciating.
After I got off of the 'B' train, I saw it was still cloudy, and took it to my advantage to walk back to the house. It was so boring, to not used my power. I can control water substances (including wind) and construct or destroy fires in my mind. But there was no water or wind for that matter. Just then, I caught the scent of lavender and freesia. I knew that that was not the scent of any human. It was a similar scent to mine. It was a vampire. This vampire was running in inhuman speed. What is he doing? Where is he going? I have to find him!
As if the vampire knew what I was thinking, it stopped. The vampire was tall, pale, with obsidian eyes that were piercing through me. He had bronze hair that was tousled from running. He looked like a teenager. He had perfect face features that caused girls walking by to gawk at him. His expression was blank but then calculating. He looked so familiar…
In inhuman speed, he confronted me. I tilted my head to the side. Where have I seen him before? Who was this man and why suddenly I feel like I knew him for decades? From his calculating expression, I knew he was wondering the same thing about me.
As if God were urging me to remember, I had a brief mental image of my brother Edward.
Suddenly it clicked it. He is my brother; he is Edward! I couldn't believe my eyes. He is here; he is really here standing right in front of me!
Edward's face lit up in response to my expression. He smiled widely. "Coraline" he spoke in recognition. "Its really you. It's a shame that I am seeing you again but I am happy I get to speak to you again." He spoke calmly. Though he said he was happy, the smile didn't reach his eyes. In his eyes, there was regret and pain.
I wanted to jump up and down and hug him, but I couldn't proceed because of the look in his eyes. "What's wrong, Edward? And why were you running? Tell me what you were running from."
His smile faded and now his expression matched the look in his eyes. He took a step closer and embraced me. He began sobbing on my shoulder. I wrapped my arms around him, but still not sure what was going on. I tried to imagine what could he possibly be running from. I thought of the Volturi, the royal vampire coven in Italy, but it wasn't possible. They would never address a vampire in public.
"No…that wasn't it" he answered my unspoken question as he lifted his head to look at me. What the…?
"How'd you—" I begun until he cut me off.
"I read minds." He answered flatly.
"Oh…well, will you tell me what is going on or is this going to end up like our last argument?"
His eyes dimmed as I reminded him of his previous behavior. He took a deep breath before opening his mouth to speak.
"…I…left her, I left…Bella."
This is all I am writing for tonight, sorry =). I have a life rather than Twilight (okay so not really) but I have to eat dinner and I need to organize my thoughts on the next chapter. Bye!