I shuddered again remembering that day so clearly. Had it been eight years already? I was haunted by that day. I hated Edward for the longest time. I silly I was for believing that he could have prevented it. I could have prevented it just as easily.
I touched the grave. "I'm sorry, Rosalie. You would've grown up to be a beautiful women and a wonderful bride."
I heard cheerful laughter, a ghost of a memory. "Faster! Faster!" I heard the voice say. I shuddered. I jumped onto Midnight in one fluid movement, and rode home.
Nightmare Part 2
-Edward's POV-
"Edward, you're off duty. You can go home now." I was engorged with joy.
I quickly arrived home, but all I found was death and destruction. Winter gripped the land, and it was eerie. "Hello?" I called. No one answered. I looked around for my love, heart and soul. I lifted rotten pillars, and kicked around ashes for any sign of life. I heard a faint cry.
I rushed to my hill, to find my captain talking to Bella. I hid behind a tree to figure out what was wrong.
She seemed to be pleading for something. "P-please, I'll d-do anything. Just let me see Edward one m-more time." I came out of my hiding place.
"Is there anything wrong here, Captain?" I asked, authority ringing in my voice.
"Nothing, Edward. Bella here was begging to see you one more time before her death."
"NO!" I cried, but it was too late. A spear showed up out of nowhere, and he lunged forward, piercing Bella's soft flesh. The spear continued its journey, until it protruded out six inches. I stood there frozen for a second, and my captain disappeared. I rushed to her side. "Bella, are you okay? Please, Bella, speak to me!" I held of her face. She coughed up blood. Her blood stained the white snow.
"I…love…you," she whispered.
"Bella, you're going to be okay. I can help you."
"No… Edward…"
"You'll be okay, I promise." She coughed more blood.
"Edward…I…love you." She lay limp.
"No, Bella," I sobbed, "you can't die now. You were supposed to live with me. We're supposed to have kids, and whither away together. We're supposed to grow old. I can't live a day without you." I looked up at the black sky.
"WHY!" I shouted angrily. "Why her, why now? What has she done to you?" I sobbed and sobbed.
I woke up, startled. My face was soaking wet, and so was my pillow. "Is everything okay, Edward?" one of my companions, Jasper, asked.
"Yeah, I'm okay."
"Who were you talking about?"
"What do you mean?"
"You said, 'why her, why now?' You were shouting very loudly."
"Go back to sleep, it was just Bella." He rolled over, and covered his face with his pillow. That was the hundredth time I've woken up someone because of one of my nightmares. I pulled out a crumpled drawing of Bella.
"I love you," I whispered. I tucked her under my pillow, and placed my hand over it. I was glad Bella gave me that picture for Christmas. It made me feel closer than I really was.
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I sat at a small wooden desk, reading Bella's letter. It somewhat disturbed me.
Edward,
I miss you so much too. I've thought about you constantly, and drew at least ten pictures of you, and ten pictures of us. I miss you taking me home, and tucking me in every night.
Midnight's behaving, as usual. She doesn't like to trot that much, she would much rather run at full speed through the woods. I've been afraid of hitting the trees several times. Once, when she was trotting, I hit a low branch and had a headache for the rest of the day.
Yesterday, I bought a dark crimson rose, and a tea colored rose to put on Rosalie's grave. I haven't told you this before, but whenever I return there, I can hear her laughing and telling you to let her go faster. I feel like I somehow abandoned my sister, in her hour of need. I don't think I should have let her ride Taffy. If I ever get another sister, I won't make another mistake like that again. I'm sorry I was angry at you for all those months. How could I have been so stupid? You couldn't have prevented it any more than me.
There's been something that's been bothering me since you left. I've had a persistent nightmare visit me every night. I urged Midnight forward, plunging through snow. I knew I was desperately looking for something, but I didn't know what. Someone, something had returned, but I had to find it. I grew more and more panicky, knowing the more I stalled the less chance of ever retrieving that thing. I heard a gunshot, and I froze. I knew exactly what I wanted, but it was too late. "EDWARD!!" I shouted at the top of my lungs.
Then I saw what I had feared most. A man stumbling forward, someone with bronze hair, and someone whom had been shot. "Edward!" I shouted again, jumping off Midnight and running towards him. "No, Edward!" I pushed through the snow, even though it was too late. Tears streamed down my face. "Edward," I sobbed. I got to my dead prince, and hugged him tightly. "I love you Edward. You were my everything."
I'm afraid of that dream, Edward. I feel likes it's some kind of premonition or something. I want you to come home, Edward. I miss you so much. I don't want to live another day without you.
Love Bella.
I shuddered at 'I don't want to live another day without you.'
I took out a piece of parchment, and started writing a letter to my parents.
Dear Mother and Father,
I miss you so much. I miss your pancakes, Mother, and I miss going to the hospital with you, Father. Mother, I know Father must be so busy working at the hospital. I hate to think of you doing house work by yourself. If I was there, I would be doing my part.
I write this letter to ask a favor. Mother, if it's not too hard, could you please get a bouquet of the following flowers for Bella; yellow zinnias, primrose, forget-me-nots, azaleas, orange blossoms, and orchids. I'm afraid that she's upset by my loss of presence, and she's getting lonely. I want to remind her how much I love her.
If you don't get the bouquet for her, it's okay. I'll find some other way of conveying the message. Please take care of yourself, and Father.
I love you,
Edward.
A/N I hope you liked this chapter. I love the reviews I'm getting. Just a fun little question you can answer in your review, do you know why Edward and Bella have similar dreams? If I get lots of answers for this question, I'll give you guys two chapters tomorrow.
