A/N So I'm back again and at request I have tried to make this chapter a wee bit longer, but its actually really hard for me to lengthen a chapter by request so I do apologise for the shortness of my chapters. Now I completely forgot about how I was going to post up a picture of Gran so I am now, take a look at it on my profile if you wanna see!
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Disclaimer: I DON'T OWN TWILIGHT!
Empty vessel.
I couldn't see a thing, everything was just a black blur shrouding the light that lay before my closed lids. But as I slipped in and out of consciousness, I could still hear small peculiar sounds.
The small tweet of a bird and the crushing of leaves as an animal wandered the forest, or even the mere echo of the howling wind. I began to rely on the sound, the mere crunch of leaves made me fear of what waited behind my closed lids. I couldn't seem to open my eyes, no matter how much I tried to I just couldn't seem to. I had the sight to see, but my eyes just didn't seem to want to open.
In a way it was kind of nice, not having to see what was named the seen. In my opinion the unseen was much more calming. Although I had to admit, by this point I was panicking, fearful to what could happen to me in this forest. What if a wild animal came galloping along and saw me and wanted a bite? Or what if I couldn't open my eyes for a long time, and I was lost in the forest? What if no one found me? The small fog re-entered my mind, and the panicking seemed to melt away as my mind became a haze. Who knew how much longer I was out of it, but by the time I finally opened my eyes, all I could see was more darkness.
I sat up quickly, fear overcoming me from the pitch darkness that overshadowed the once brightly lit forest. I let out a small shout of pain, falling back to the ground below me barley missing the fatal rock that had knocked me unconscious. I glared at the hazardous rock, twinging in pain as my head throbbed painfully. As the pain slowly wore off, I tried again to sit up, only to fall back down again, dizziness and pain overwhelming me. I looked at the stars above me, the vision of the sky was somewhat blurry and distorted. I blinked my eyes quickly, stupidly hoping that would rid me of the blurry vision. I breathed through my nose as my head throbbed.
I rolled onto my stomach, the slight movement causing me to twitch in pain. I looked around the immense forest, trying to catch sight of Gran's little white house. Far in the distance the small flicker of lights glowed welcomingly, the sign that Gran was still up and awake. I looked around the floor of the forest, fallen leaves covering the soil that rested below it. I let out a triumphant shout, only to twinge in pain when I saw the sight of my backpack a small distance away. Digging my fingers into the leaves, I pushed my weight forward with my weak arms. I dragged myself over to my bag, and reached over to it once I was a close enough distance to pull out my phone.
But as I pulled it out, the sound of crunching leaves sounded in front of me and a pair of leather covered feet stood in front of my bag. Ever so slowly I looked up to the owner of the stylish shoes, gasping in fear at what stood in front of me.
A man stood in front of me, his black leather jacket just seemed to intensify his fearful exterior. His black long hair tousled lightly in the harsh roaring wind. But his frightening appearance hadn't been what had scared me.
It was his bloody red eyes.
Forgetting my concussion, I crawled away from the man, standing unsteadily on my feet and almost falling to the ground a second time. Not looking back at the frightening man, I sprinted in the direction of home, fear and adrenaline pumping my heart into an erratic frenzy. I held onto trees as I ran, the fear of falling also becoming as important as the fear of the man. I looked behind me over my shoulder and I felt myself pause slightly when I saw no one was chasing after me.
Of course! What was I doing? That man could have been a part of a search party, maybe Gran had come out looking for me? But that still didn't explain his eyes, and my instincts told me to fear that man. I looked back ahead of me but before I could scream I was pushed to the ground by a fearfully strong arm. I immediately tried to sit back up, despite the aching pain in my back, but someone sat on top of me. The person's weight left me breathless, and I fought desperately for air.
Red eyes, that was all I could see as I looked at the grinning man on top of me.
Tears streamed down my face as I saw him grinning, his smile was that of pure evil, almost like a devil child pulling the wings off of a butterfly. I clenched my teeth tightly, and my nails dug into my palm, drawing blood. The man leaned in closer to me, inhaling.
"Such a unique smell you have." The man whispered lowly, his smile widening as he watched me shiver in fear. His long black hair fell silently onto my cheek, the smell of it was like ash, and I felt bile rise in my throat when the smell of blood washed over me. At the sound of jackets zipper coming undone, I froze, horror overwhelming into a state of utter oblivion.
I was suddenly an empty void.
I watched through the eyes of a lifeless soul as the man above me parted my jacket, the smile never leaving his lips as he watched me. My eyes stared at him, empty and cold as I waited for him to finish what he was starting. The man pushed my head to the side, my neck becoming bare and vulnerable to him. I stared ahead, not even trying to fight him as he leaned in.
I would have thought he'd get straight to the point, but he seems different from them.
In the corner of my eye, I caught the sight of him as he leaned his head back, fangs visible as they glistened in the light of the moon. The thought that raced through my mind was quick and ineffective as almost in slow motion, his head blurred to my neck.
Vampire.
But I didn't feel the blinding sting of pain as his fangs sank into my neck like butter.
Still caught in the strange empty cassette that I had become, I didn't look over to the sound of growling animals and the sound of something being torn to shreds. I continued looking over at the unusually small pine tree, thinking to myself it must feel inferior towards all the other bigger tree's.
Poor tree.
"RILEY! LOOK AT ME!" I hadn't even noticed the sound of someone shouting my name, too caught up in staring at something so meaningless. At the sound of the familiar voice, I somehow awakened from my hollow state. I slowly looked to my right, and gasped at what kneeled before me, clutching my hand so tightly I was afraid my bones would break.
Embry?
I stared at the somewhat shaken Embry as he grasped my hand even tighter. His body seemed to vibrate relentlessly, almost as if it was constantly on play. I let out a small breath of relief, finding that having Embry here made me feel safe. I smiled at him gently, despite what had just occurred.
Embry growled loudly, the sound sending shivers down my spine as ever so slowly he pulled me in toward him. I froze at the gentle touch as he held me in his arms, feeling almost as if they were caging me in.
No.
I looked up at the stars as I felt Embry lean down on me, his forehead touching my shoulder.
It was the feeling of being protected.
My eyes widened as I watched my hand, almost as if it had a mind of its own, rise ever so slowly to touch Embry's back. But before I could touch him, the sound of someone shouting my name made my hand fall limp to the ground. "Riley! Where are you?"
Embry growled on my shoulder at the sound and fear suddenly overwhelmed me, and I pushed at Embry's chest. I quickly stood to my feet, but then suddenly everything became a blur and the image of Embry's distorted fearful face was the last thing I saw before I passed out.
Again.
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Beep….Beep….Beep…Beep
What's that noise?
Beep…Beep…Beep…Beep
Urgh…. It's so bloody loud.
Beep….Beep…Beep….Beep
Where am I? Am I somehow dreaming up that maddening sound?
Beep. Beep. Beep…Beep.
Oh if I here that noise one more time I'll-
BEEP!BEEP!BEEP!BEEP!BEEP!BEEP!BEEP!BEEP!BEEP!
THAT'S IT!
Furious with the infuriatingly repetitive sound, my eyes flew open, prepared to lunge at the god forsaken source that rang that annoying sound. But I stopped short, not because of the blinding pain that shot through my head and back.
But the man that was sound asleep, his head resting gently on the end of my bed and his arms lazily resting over my legs. I froze at the sight of the familiar tousled raven hair, and my breath came out in short pants. What the hell was Embry doing in here?
Forgetting Embry's unwanted presence for a few moments I looked around the room and frowned, confused when I saw the familiarity of a hospital room. I looked over to my left and hissed lowly when I found the source of the exasperating beeping, of course turning out to be the sound of my now frantic heart. Flashes of what happened not to long ago passed through my mind, how I was attacked by a red eyed creature, which I could only assumed to be… a vampire. But that was ridiculous….right? I mean those sort of things just weren't meant to happen, vampires were just something to scare children and play around with in horror movies. But what had happened to me, how could I possibly find another reason for what was clearly something fictional? Why is it that the most logical answer was something so illogical? I looked back down at the still sleeping boy, who was snoring softly in his sleep.
But whatever happened before doesn't explain how Embry was there in the forest, or why he is here right now. I frowned at the sleeping boy, but for some reason I couldn't find it in myself to be upset at having a man this close to me. It was odd, I had never seen the sleeping face of a man. Or I suppose in this situation I just had never seen the sleeping face of Embry. But in a strange way, as he slept…
He kind of looked handsome.
All of a sudden a peculiar feeling clenched inside of my chest causing me to clutch my chest. I looked down curiously as the machine next to raced erratically, the once somewhat calm beeping now coming out at a rapid pace. I looked over at the machine, frowning as I grew confused at what was happening to me.
Was I sick? Was this a side effect to the fall?
My eyes somehow unconsciously glance down at Embry, who was still sleeping soundly. My ears seemed perk up at the sound of low mumbling coming from him, his head rolling slightly as he mumbled. Trying to here what he was saying I leaned in closer, trying to figure out his silent words.
"Mm… No sta-…stay away….St-top…Don't touch him."
I frowned at his words and leaned in closer, finding I was growing more and more curious about what and who he was dreaming of.
"No.. Please…Riley!" Embry shouted out and flew up from his once peaceful slumber his chair knocking to the ground as he too fell along with it. I sat there frozen on my bed, my eyes staring at where Embry had once been sleeping.
Did…Embry just? Was Embry dreaming about me?
I felt my cheeks grow red and I smacked at my cheeks, growing mad at the feelings that swelled inside of me at the thought of Embry dreaming about me. No… don't think like that… remember one day he'll just end up hurting you.
I nodded my head at my thoughts and fought against the painful feeling in my chest, instead resorting to leaning over my bed and looking down at Embry, who was rather sprawled on to floor. I leant my head to the side, trying to act as if I hadn't heard that Embry had just shouted out my name in his sleep. Embry looked up at me, his piercing brown eyes tore through me and I looked away, trying to fight the power this cruel man seemed to have over me.
"You're awake." Embry said, his words not coming out as a question but rather as a sigh of relief. I looked back down at him and saw him smiling gently.
Ba-dump!
I let out a small gasp as I felt my heart clench tightly once again.
Embry suddenly looked frantic and quickly rose to his feet and grabbing a hold of my hand he shouted for a nurse. I shook my head, trying to tell him I was fine but he didn't seem to notice, instead only panicking further. "Where does it hurt? Does your rib hurt? Or you back?" Embry flew questions at me as he looked over me, almost as if he was scanning my body for injuries. I shook my head, trying to calm him down but at the sound of the door opening I looked up and at the sight I felt my jaw drop slightly.
There in the doorway stood a very handsome man, with golden blonde hair and deathly pale skin as well as peculiar golden eyes that shined like an eagles. I quickly closed my jaw as he walked into the room and a sudden wave of fear washed over me when he got closer.
Something wasn't right about this man.
I watched him carefully, not paying attention to the slightly glare Embry was giving him. The man moved rather gracefully, almost as if he had all the time in the world to move.
"How are you feeling Mr Harris?" The man spoke to me gently, his voice sounding rather pleasant but in a way almost as if he were mentally exhausted. I looked into his eyes with care and found that something was definitely different with this doctor. I clenched my sheets between my hand, continuing to stare down the man as I grew more and more afraid of him. But then I stopped, becoming curious as to why this man called me Mr instead of Miss.
I thought it would have been pretty obvious to a doctor who would have inspected me and all that. So why does this man… why is that it seems almost as if he knows I don't want anyone to know of my true gender? When I didn't appear to be answering the doctor sighed and shook his head, almost as if he were disappointed in something. I frowned at his look, but nonetheless I never answered his question.
"I suppose you are wondering why you are here, yes?" The doctor questioned me and I lightly nodded my head. "Embry and a few of his friends were the ones who found you and they told me that they had been taking a midnight stroll when they came across you unconscious with a mildly serious head wound and they ended up bringing you here, which was a good thing they did." He answered me and I glared at him, knowing what he had been told was a definite lie.
But that seemed to sound more logical than what had played out in my mind.
"You suffered a mild concussion and it seems from your fall you may have fractured a few ribs, although it is most likely this happened from other circumstances, am I right?" The doctor questioned me a knowing look on his face. I looked down at his words and rubbed at my ribs gently.
Well at least they weren't broken.
"Your quite lucky it wasn't a serious fracture, we've already taped up the fracture but we'll have to put your arm in a sling." He tells me and I frown at what he says.
Great, another reason for me to look like a total freak.
"I'll have to request for you to stay in just a bit more longer today and also once you are sent home try to cough frequently. It's going to hurt, but it will prevent secretions from pooling in the lung, which could possibly cause pneumonia."
I nodded my head and he turned to look at Embry his expression changing into a look that only Embry seemed to understand. Embry nodded at him and I looked between the two, trying to figure out what had just passed between them. "Oh my baby!" A sudden shout came from the door and Gran came bombarding into the room pushing pass Embry and hugging me tightly causing me to wince in pain. "I was so worried! You almost gave me a heart attack! Why were you bloody wondering the bloody woods, you know how bloody dangerous the bloody forest can be a at night!" Gran shouted, holding me tighter as she ranted about how much of an idiot I am and how she's going to start locking me in my room at night so I don't wander anywhere.
It scared me that I knew she would probably do such a thing.
"Mrs. Harris, I'm sorry but you're hurting Riley." I heard Embry say behind Gran and I looked over her shoulder and saw him watching Gran, almost as if he were mad at her. Wow, that was a first, barley anyone could ever get mad at little old Gran.
At what Embry said, Gran immediately pulled back and started fussing over me, apologizing profusely. I chuckled lightly and patted her head telling her it was alright.
At the time I didn't notice the gentle look Embry was giving me
And at the time, I didn't realize how much Embry meant to me.
At the time, I didn't realize what would conspire in the next 48 hours.
Or how much my life would change.
A/N LE END! I hope you enjoyed it!
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