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chapter 4 here - 3,120 words for you! Lucky,
I told myself I'd do the first day all in one - so here you go!
on with the show.
oh, and forgot ot do this before but: I do not own twilight!
(Though I would love to coz then Jasper would be mine and Edward would be lucy's, hehehe...)
B.P.O.V
I followed him quietly, taking in my surroundings, and I take that back – I didn't follow, I stumbled. Every time I did, the beautiful monster would humph and growl under his breath, and I realised through out our little journey to my room, he couldn't be human.
"The castle is your home now" He spoke, his voice cold, "You can go anywhere except the west wing"
"The west wing – why not?" I asked puzzled.
"It's forbidden" He roared, I flinched. A frustrated look crossed his face.
"What's your name?" I asked quietly.
"Prince Edward Masen"
"Oh – Bella" I whispered.
We walked in silence after that, and after a while he pushed open a huge wooden door. The room inside was beautiful; a huge four-poster bed was in the centre of the room, a huge closet and a dressing table. But the room was freezing; it felt like it had been unlived in for years. There was a fire opposite the bed, and the castle seemed too old to have central heating.
"May I light the fire?" I asked, turning to face Edward.
"No!" He suddenly yelled, his face becoming absolutely terrified.
"But it's so cold!" I moaned.
"It is?" He asked – how could he not tell?
"Yes"
"Well tough!" He hissed, "My servants will attend to you" He turned on his heel and slammed the door.
I went over to the bed and fell on it, dithering, once again letting the tears fall down my face.
A while later there was a knock on the door.
"Who is it?" I asked, choking back tears.
"Esme Cullen dear" Came a kind voice through the door.
"Coming"
I opened the door and a kindly woman walked in, holding a fire torch at arms length, she had dark, wavy shoulder length brown hair, a very pale face and dark golden eyes. She took the fire torch over to the cold fireplace, and simply dropped it in, the room lighting up immediately. She went and stood over by the window, and the moonlight – just like Edward – glinted off her skin – what was up with this place?
She smiled, and then the door creaked open, and a small pixie like girl came through, she had short black hair sticking out in all angles, black eyes, and an exceedingly pale face.
"I thought you might like some tea?" She smiled, "I'm Alice by the way"
"Nice to meet you both" I said shyly, Alice placed the tea on my bedside table and stood next to Esme, and Alice also glowed, what was going on?
"Are you Edwards servants?" I asked, my brow furrowing – who had servants anymore? Esme smiled but Alice burst out in hysterical laughter.
"Is that what he told you?" Alice managed to spit out during her laughing craze.
"Um, yes?"
"I am my dear" Esme said kindly, coming to sit by me on the bed.
"I'm not!" Alice qualified, coming to sit the other side of me.
"I don't mean to be rude, but who are you then?" I queried.
"I'm Prince Edwards sister!" She replied calmly, now sobered up from her laughing fit.
"Oh my gosh – I'm sorry, I didn't know!" I apologized – alarmed that he would refer to his own sister as a servant.
"It's fine," She laughed, but I could see sadness in her eyes, and Esme's too.
"The important thing is that you did a very brave thing to day my dear" Esme said lovingly, stroking my hair.
"We all think so, Edward – well me and my brother are better at putting up with him, but most of the other servants – well, they don't do well with his mood swings – we started off with…"
"Now, now Alice, we don't want to scare the poor girl!" Esme snapped.
"Yes mom"
"Mom?" I questioned
"Ah – acting mother, since 19…"
"Esme!" Alice suddenly shrieked.
"Right – here's me rambling on when I've got um…" Esme seemed to be struggling for words when my stomach rumbled – how embarrassing, "Dinner! That's it, dinner" She smiled awkwardly and fled from the room.
"What was that about?" I asked Alice. She giggled nervously.
"Well, you must be hungry, we should get you dressed for um, dinner" She smiled.
"I'm really not that hungry" I said, just as my stomach rumbled again.
"How can you not be you're human!"
I frowned, "Aren't you?" I asked suspiciously. She laughed nervously.
"Of course" She went over to the huge wardrobe, "You know it's almost Christmas"
I don't know if I imagined it but there was such a sadness in her voice, it sounded as though her heart was breaking when she spoke those words. But before I could respond there was another knock on the door.
"Come in" Alice called. A huge muscled man stepped into the room and grinned like a hyena.
"So it's true!" He boomed, coming and hugging me.
"Bella, this is my brother Emmet" Alice explained.
"Please to meet you," I said shyly as he let go. I noticed the huge axe that hung from his belt, "Are you going to find the Christmas tree?" Silence enveloped the room, Alice and Emmet both holding their breath – what was with them and Christmas?
"So, Emmet" Alice said, breaking the awkward silence, "Any particular reason you're here?"
"Right, Edward sent me to tell Bella she's to join him for dinner"
There was shock in the room – from me because he wanted me to join him for dinner, and I don't know why Alice was in shock, but judging the reaction that took place anytime food was mentioned, I'm guessing it's something to do with that.
"Alice, if Edward just asked me to join him for dinner, how come you were already picking an outfit out for me?" I asked- what was going on here?
"Just a hunch" She shrugged.
"Well, better be off" Emmet smiled and left the room.
"How about this one?" Alice questioned, holding up a golden dress, laced with silver around the neckline and the hem.
"Alice, I'm not really a clothes fan" I admitted.
"What?" She seemed appalled at the very idea of someone not taking an interest in clothes. The she smiled, "Well tough" She said, sounding very much like her brother – but in a kinder way.
The next hour was spent trying to find a dress for me, after that she combed my hair through – against my free will – but luckily possessed no make-up. Every time I tried to protest about attending dinner with such a beast – she would here nothing of it. Eventually I was shoved out the door and lead down to the dining room. But I didn't go.
As soon as Alice had left me outside the huge doors, I waited until she was around the corner, then fled in the opposite direction, taking a guessed (and right for once) and longer route back to my room, where I sat back down on my bed.
About half an hour later there was a knock on my door.
"Yes" I called timidly.
"Its Emmet" I breathed a sigh of relief, and then froze again at the next words that left his mouth.
"My dear brother wants – no demands – to know what's taking you so long, Alice said she escorted you down"
I took a deep breath, "I'm not going to dinner" There was a silence outside the door.
"Bella please come down"
"I can't, please leave, I'm sorry" I whispered loud enough for him to hear. I heard his retreating footsteps. I closed my eyes.
"SHE WHAT!" My eyes flew back open, and I sat rigid on my bed. There was loud banging knock on my door.
"I THOUGHT I TOLD YOU TO COME DOWN TO DINNER!" Edwards voice thundered.
"I'm not hungry!" I replied – haha, lie.
There was whispering the other side of the door.
"YOU'LL COME OUT OR I'LL BREAK DOWN THE DOOR!"
More frantic whispering.
"Will you come down to dinner" He asked in a very melodic seductive voice –it almost swayed me – almost.
"No" I answered simply.
"It would give me great pleasure if you would join me for dinner please" It sounded just as good, but almost forced.
"No thank you" If he was being polite…
"YOU CAN'T STAY IN THERE FOREVER!" Welcome back Mr Anger-management-problems, we've been expecting you.
"Yes I can" I replied calmly.
"FINE, THEN GO AHEAD AND STARVE!" I flinched; I could here the growl pushing its way through on the word starve.
"IF SHE DOESN'T EAT WITH ME THEN SHE DOESN'T EAT AT ALL" I heard him angrily instruct his 'servants'. I didn't hear any footsteps – but it was eerily quiet – so I guess he was gone.
A while later Alice slipped into the room.
"There there" She soothed, sitting next to me, "My brothers not that bad when you get to know him – why don't you give him a chance?" I almost died – seriously, I'd have rather have married Jacob.
"I don't want to give him a chance, I don't want to have anything to do with him!"
Alice suddenly hissed, "Stop listening Edward" She commanded.
"What?" I asked alarmed, "Is he outside the door?" I ran to it and yanked it open – but only Emmet was there, sitting opposite the door – he waved sheepishly.
"Are you watching me?"
"No – Emmet's just an idiot" She closed the door and pulled me back down onto the bed.
Alice left around about midnight. I tried to get some sleep – but I couldn't, my stomach was gurgling too much. So very silently I slipped out of the door to my bedroom, down the hall and magically found my way through the winding hallways to the kitchen.
" – The master doesn't learn to control his temper he'll never bre…"
"Ah, you must be Bella?" A man interrupted Esme – he was breath taking. He was just as pale as the rest of them, but with warm golden eyes and blonde hair, he was beautiful – but Edward still had him beat – wait – what was I saying?!
"I'm sorry" The man apologized with a smile – I'm Carlisle, Esme's husband" He lovingly rapped his arm around her waist – I smiled back, "If there's anything I can do to make your stay more comfortable" He continued, "Just let me know" Alice and Emmet suddenly came crashing into the kitchen. Alice danced up to me and hugged me – she was freezing, but I didn't ask why, I just added it to the list of strange things.
"Well, I am kind of hungry" I said, replying sheepishly to Carlisle's question.
"You hear that!" Esme chirped, "She's hungry! Camilla!" She called.
A youngish looking girl emerged from the kitchen – she was also pale, with golden eyes and sandy coloured long hair.
"The girls hungry!" Esme qualified for her, "Stoke the fire, bring out the silver!"
"Remember what Edward said" Carlisle hissed – Esme just rolled her eyes and pecked him on the cheek.
"Who cares?" He said simply, a silly smile spreading onto his cheeks.
"Yeah – pish posh to Eddie boy! You're our guest!" Emmet grinned.
"Yeah" Alice pushed me out into a grand dining room, sitting me down on a chair, "Put our service to the test!"
"Here's your napkin," A younger boy (still pale and cold) said.
"We only live to serve" Emmet teased.
"Here's the menu" Carlise shoved a menu in my face – kindly, not horribley.
"Take a look – then you'll be our guest!" Esme told me kindly.
A dish was set down in front of me, and I happily tucked in.
"After we'll do jokes!" Alice smiled.
"I'll do tricks!" Emmet joked.
Another pale girl bought me a glass of water.
"Don't be stressed!" Carlisle fooled.
"It's horrible when servants can't serve" Emmet sighed dramatically. I giggled, my plate nearly empty.
"Yeah" Esme sighed, "one hundred years we've been rotting…"
"ESME!" Everyone screamed – I sat there shocked, a forkful of food halfway to my mouth, did she just say one hundred years?
"Soooooo…." Emmet rubbed his neck, "You're our guest!" He power slid to me, and that's when I realised that I needed to pretend I didn't hear so it wouldn't be awkward – but I mentally added it to my 'strange things' list. I burst out laughing, and after a second – so did everyone else – ta da, awkward mood gone!
"Most days we do nothing, so keep us entertained Bella!" Alice giggled.
"Be our guest!" Emmet squealed like a girl, everyone laughed as I finished my meal and Esme took my plate away. Suddenly Alice looked worried while everyone laughed.
"What's wrong Alice?"
"Nothing's wrong – why would anything be wrong?" She laughed nervously.
"Are you scared I just figured out the castles enchanted?" I asked.
Everything became quiet.
"I don't care" Everyone breathed out a sigh of relief, "But I'd like to look around"
Carlisle mumbled something to Esme who shrugged.
"Maybe you'd like to show me around?" I asked, raising my eyebrows.
"Me too!" Emmet shrieked.
"Alright, Alice you can help me clean up, Carlisle, Emmet, show Bella around the castle"
Everyone nodded.
We all set off, and I found myself listening intently to what Carlisle had to say, while Emmet danced ahead.
We were walking past another huge staircase, and I was intrigued – what was up there?
"Oh no no no!" Carlisle suddenly called, stepping infront of me with Emmet.
"What's up there?" I asked.
"Oh no, nothing of interest in the west wing!" Carlisle babbled.
"I wonder what he's hiding up there?" I said, trying to lean around Carlisle and Emmet.
"Nothing's hiding up there, just junk!" Emmet hissed.
"Then it wouldn't be forbidden!" I concluded happily, stepping around them. They quickly stepped back infront of me.
"You wouldn't want to see the um, erm, um, erm…" Carlisle frowned.
"The library?" Emmet chipped in. Library?
"Library – I would love to!"
"Yes!" They both grinned, jumping ahead, describing the library. But I turned around, and slowly started heading up the steps – careful not to trip. I walked through the hallway, broken mirrors and torn tapestries hanging on the walls.
I came to a huge door, hesitated, then threw them open.
The room inside was – hideous. Everything was torn up and in pieces and I slowly walked inside. Hanging on one of the walls was a torn picture. Very slowly as not to trip I walked over, and held the torn pieces of tapestry together.
There was no doubt that this picture was Edward, the only thing different about the picture was that he had amazing emerald eyes, like the ones I saw in my dream.
I studied the picture carefully, when I felt a reddish glow emanating from the other side of the room. I tripped my way over.
There a red rose was encased in glass, three petals lay underneath it, and it was hunched a little, I circled it, amazed at its beauty. I very carefully removed the glass case, and was about to touch it when a shadow fell across me. I gasped as I looked up to see Edward looking murderous. He swiftly stood in front of the rose and placed the glass case back over it.
"Why did you come here?" He demanded – his voice was forcefully calm.
"I'm sorry," I whispered, backing up slowly as he towered over me.
"I warned you never to come here!" His voice was getting steadily louder and angrier.
"I didn't mean any harm!" I started to back up faster.
"DO YOU REALISE WHAT YOU COULD HAVE DONE?" He yelled, smashing a table with his hand. I gasped and retreated faster.
"Stop!" I pleaded.
"GET OUT!" He roared. He didn't have to tell me twice, I ran, while he still smashed things behind me.
I ran and ran and ran, grabbing my coat. I ran round Emmet, Alice, Esme and Carlisle.
"Were are you going?" Called Esme.
"Promise or no promise – I can't stay here another minute!" I yanked open the doors, and snow swirled into the hall.
"Oh no, wait, please wait" Called Carlisle – but I didn't listen.
I ran out into the snow, sprinting and tumbling down the path I came down earlier. But I got lost, I started to panic as I heard howling again – I was really lost.
"BELLA!" A voice called out into the night – one I recognised.
"Rosalie?" I called back.
"Oh my gosh Bella!" Rosalie ran into sight and enveloped me in a hug, "Your father's so worried!" She stepped back.
"Where have you…" But she never finished as all of a sudden a huge wolf like shape hit into her, sending her flying to the ground, she hit her head hard and she fell unconscious.
"NO!" I screamed, pulling the wolf off her – wow, didn't even know my own strength. The wolf turned on me as I heard others arrive; I stayed close to Roses side as they started to close in. I shielded my face, waiting for them to attack. One sprung at me and sent me flying to the ground, I hit my head off a rock, and everything went blurry.
I was vaguely aware of someone arriving, and pulling the wolves off us, I heard a cracking sound and hoped to god it wasn't what I thought it was. I felt someone lift me off the ground.
"Rosalie" I murmured.
"Don't worry" A soft voice whispered in my ear, "Emmet's got her"
Then everything went black.
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