Chapter Three

I explained everything to Charlie. Well minus that the boys that want me are feuding mortal Vampire-Werewolf enemies. Charlie made me tea and provided tissues when necessary.

"And so that's it," I said with a little sniffle.

He looked into my eyes and sighed, there was a lot of information to be absorbed.

"That's heavy stuff, Bells. I wish I could give you more advice, but you know I've never exactly been the best advice giver. Maybe you should call your-"

"NO!" I half screamed.

There was a reason I didn't want Renee to know about this. She would talk for days and days about 'follow my heart' and 'true love is blind' blah blah blah. Sorry, the rules of love don't exactly apply when your ex-boyfriend is a vampire.

Ex-boyfriend…

I felt a strange twinge in my heart, like something was empty. I was instantly reminded of the throbbing hole that was there when Edward had left me. Charlie saw me wince and placed his hand on my shoulder, bringing me back to reality.

"Dad, thanks, but if I call Renee…"

"Yeah, I understand Bells. But don't forget, she's your mom, she might know more than your silly old dad."

"No one could beat you dad,"

He chuckled and walked to the doorway.

"I'm always here if you need me, kay?"

I pulled my face together enough for a convincing smile.

"Kay dad thanks."

I honestly couldn't remember the last time me and Charlie had had an honest conversation.

He gave me a little nod and shut the door. As soon as he was gone I smashed myself face first into my pillow and let out possibly one of the loudest screams of my life.

It was only a little bit past one in the afternoon, but I drifted into a heavy sleep.

His cold arms wrapped around my chest.

"I love you," an icy breath caressed my ear.

I felt hands move down my skin, leaving a trail of goose bumps. There was no doubt whose finger's these were. I looked up into the most beautiful golden eyes; his lips were slightly parted, revealing a glistening set of sharp white teeth.

"Oh, Edward," I moaned as his expert fingers slowly dragged down my shivering legs.

"Forever," his voice was full of promise; it was the most delicious sound in the world, a symphony of smooth bells.

He brushed my hair away, uncovering my pale neck, gutting with my jugular vein. At first he kissed it, his lips feeling like an electric jolt and then I felt a certain cold wetness, followed by a sharp pinch.

"Mmmm," I mused.

I felt the most pleasurable sensation coarse through my body. From head to toe my body pulsed with a sweet rhythm, it felt like ice in my veins. I saw Edward look down at me through his thick lashes, he licked his lips.

"Isabella," he praised, "you taste so delicious."

I felt the heat flood into my cheeks, and he reached his hand up to caress it.

"I'm really going to miss this," he said, as he trailed his hand off my face and got up.

"Where are you going?" I yelled, watching him walk away.

He blinked at me and smiled his heart-stopping crooked smile that will forever be seared into my mind.

"Goodbye," he whispered.

"What! Wait?!"

I watched him disappear into thin air, leaving an eerie echo behind. And then the burning began.

*****

I woke up with a jolt, warm arms on mine.

"Bella! Wake up!"

I whipped my eyes, clearing my vision. Jacob stood in front of me, tall and frantic.

"Are you okay Bells? You were screaming."

I just stared at him, my mind still spinning. I got up off the bed and pushed him away. I grabbed my keys off of the nightstand and headed for the door. Jacob grabbed my arm.

"Hey, where are you going?"

"Let me go!" I yelled.

Charlie came up the stairs and opened my door.

"What's going on here? Jacob, how the hell did you get into the house?!"

I looked at both of them and then wriggled out of Jacob's grasp; I didn't have time for this.

As I ran down the stairs, I saw Jacob point to my open bedroom window. Someday he would kill himself trying to get in that window.

I opened my truck's door open with a little more force than necessary and stabbed the key into the ignition, the engine clicked.

"Come on baby," I murmured as I rubbed the steering wheel.

Eventually the ignition caught and I pulled out furiously; today wasn't the day to be following traffic laws. As I rolled down the 101 I started praying that Edward was still home.

I followed the three miles of drive until I finally approached the big white window-walled house. There was a faint glow coming from the windows, but this was not the usual; the Cullen's liked to have every light on.

I kicked my door open and stumbled onto the blacktop, falling on my knees.

"Dammit," I wailed, but I quickly picked myself up.

The front door was unlocked, I wasted no time knocking.

"Edward!" I screamed as I ran towards the light I saw glowing from the great room.

The room was empty. I ran through every room, looking in the silliest places like cabinets and drawers, not sure what I would be finding in them.

I made my way up the grand stairs and searched each room, still nothing. Finally I came to the last door, Edward's room. Slowly I opened the door; it was as empty as my heart felt. I walked over to the unnecessary bed in the middle of the room. A new wave of memories flowed into my mind; Edward and me lying in the middle, him cradling me in his arms, playing with a strand of my hair as we discussed things like college, and new cars.

I ran my fingers through my tangled hair, gulping in air sharply. I felt my knees crash into the carpet and that was it, I exploded. Tear uncontrollably streamed down my cheeks. I lay on the floor and curled up on my side, pulling my legs up to my chest. Hours seemed to pass, maybe days, I couldn't tell. Eventually the tears stopped, but were replaced with tremors rolling through my fragile body.

It finally hit me. Edward was gone. And this time, it was my fault.


My little chickens! I hope you like it x

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Ps: I'm massively team Edward, so you can kind of guess which way this will go ;D

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