Rising Sun
Chapter four
Disclaimer: None of these characters belong to me. The only things that are mine are the plot, the girl and the vampire. Also to my geography teacher for coming up with an evil vampiric name =]
The room fell silent, the atmosphere thickening with fear and anxiety. Edward stiffened his pretence of breathing long forgotten. Voices carried down the stairs, whispers. But to his, Blake's and Alice's ears they were crystal clear, "Come on, we have to leave now." It was Bella's voice and Edward's blood ran cold, almost turning to ice within his pale veins. Blake's body had frozen, his face hidden in the shadows of the night-time gloom. But his eyes. His eyes glowed like malevolent stars and for the first time since he had been sired Edward was afraid. Afraid of another of his kind, but it wasn't because of the blood-lust or the scent of death that came from his very pores, tainting the air like poison. No, it was the evil that clung to his being, making the air thick and dark around his body, as if he had been cursed by the devil himself.
Without turning Blake spoke to Edward, his voice quiet and unnervingly sincere, "Forgive me brother, but it seems to be that we will not walk together after all," he paused waiting for Edward's reply but it never came. He simply stood there his lips pressed tightly together so Blake continued, "you see. If I were to walk with you I would never know," he continued, "if you were waiting for the opportunity to bite me in the back of the neck."
Alice groaned inwardly, the voice from upstairs could not have come at a worse time. They had been so close to getting rid of him. She swore to herself at that moment that the next time she saw Bella, she would inform her that when someone smashes through a window in the downstairs of your house. You stay perfectly still and do not start talking especially if you have two capable vampires downstairs ready to protect you. Because the person downstairs could very well happen to be an evil, psychotic, blood-thirsty vampire who may just happen to be looking for someone with almost the same description as you. Sighing Alice turned to look at the window, and she froze at what she saw.
Darkness, nothingness. She could see nothing, feel nothing; it was as if the earth had fallen away beneath her feet. Alice tried to turn to look for Edward but she could not move. It was as if she had no body. She tried calling for him but her lips would not open, and no sound permeated the darkness as she stood there. Quickly realizing that she could not move, not even move her eyes, Alice imagined gulping, this was definitely not good.
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Bella grabbed the girls wrist, clutching at the ribbon that bound it and pulled, "Come on my friends are downstairs, we can get out whilst they keep him busy."
The girl didn't move at all, she simply stared into Bella's eyes, her own full of sadness. "I can't" she whispered quietly, and Bella stopped, "I have to stay otherwise he'll follow me again. I'm sorry to have bought him down on you. Hell hath no fury like a male vampire scorned."
Confusion spread rapidly over Bella's features as she took in the girl's words. A vampire scorned she thought; does that mean...what does that mean? Why would he have been scorned and how? A million thoughts flew through her mind, and just as she parted her lips to ask this girl what she meant, she stopped. The floorboards behind her creaked with a sudden pressure. And she felt a small movement by her ear. She stared at the girl, whose name still escaped her, and was frozen by the sudden fear that she saw there. She turned slowly, praying that she would not see what she feared she would. But her prayers were not answered. Turning, Bella met a pair of glowing ruby eyes. She took in a sudden breath and almost choked.
The glistened fangs moved around words, words which chilled her to the bone, "You know, I don't whether it's because you've been running for so long, or simply the fact that you've finally begun to fear me. But you're blood is pumping faster than ever and I'm really going to enjoy drinking it."
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Edit: 26th May 2009 =] well now that that's all done...