Eternal Love

Disclaimer: I OWN NOTHING BUT THE PLOT! Uh…sort of, it's "technically" Stephenie Meyer's, but I switched the characters around a bit…which are also hers.

Summary: When Esme Platt moves to Forks to escape her abusive fiancé, she didn't expect to fall in love with the mysterious doctor. But what happens when a certain ex-fiancé shows up?

This chapter is dedicated to Pinetail Alice Cullen, JaCkSoN RaThBoNe Is MiNe, nymphadora15, Anne Carolynn, Melissa, xtwilightxchickx, JSod93, ordermask, twilighter97, k-pattttttttz, Kookie-chan, and . Now, I'll try to upload TWO chapters each update, but that's only if I get enough reviews. If I have a total of at least 10 reviews each time, then I will keep doing two at a time. But if there's not enough, it's back to one a time. Hmm, I'm getting a bit evil…AWESOME. But I'm serious about the review stuff.

Dream

Esme POV

I crawled into my bed and immediately fell asleep. That was the first time I dreamt of Carlisle Cullen.

I was in the direct center of a large clearing in the middle of the woods. I was alone. The sky was dark and gray.

"Esme." The irresistible voice floated through the air. I followed the sound of it. It led to a gorgeous angel at the edge of the clearing.

My angel. Carlisle. His blond hair gleamed, even without sunlight. I always felt so protected around him. It felt so right.

He smiled. His dazzling, perfect, white teeth shone. They were the only sign of danger around him.

His mesmerizing golden eyes pulled me towards him. A howl sounded behind me, and I turned around, though I still felt his gaze.

It was Zack. What was he doing in my dream? My perfect dream of Carlisle. He had a panicked look on his face as he glared at Carlisle.

"Esme, get behind me, now!"

I was confused. Carlisle shook his head. "Esme, don't. Stay close to me."

My foot edged closer to Carlisle. Zack yelled, "No! You don't know what you're getting yourself into!"

Carlisle's bright gold eyes darkened. He crouched predatorily as he glared at Zack. I was caught right in the middle of the fight.

"Esme, move!" Carlisle called anxiously. I ran to the edge of the trees, watching them horrified.

Zack was gone. In his place was a giant, overgrown wolf with reddish fur. His howl rang through the heavens as he charged.

Carlisle ducked. In the time I'd gotten to know him, I knew Carlisle was like a pacifist. He hated fighting. He hated physical conflict.

He dodged every blow as he tried to avoid inflicting any harm upon the beast.

"Carlisle," I whispered.

They both seemed to hear me. Carlisle smiled at me before turning his attention back to the fight. The wolf looked hurt as he stared at me.

The whispers started. I turned around frantically, trying to search for the source. A shadow passed by me. I shivered as it brushed my skin. "You won't escape."

"You smell wonderful," another hissed. "Delicious…"

A third shadow walked by. "Sorry to do this, but I have to kill you."

Yet another stood before me. "Mate for a mate. I am going to enjoy torturing you."

A great many of them stood before me, circling me, frenzied as they smelled my blood.

Another shadow was there. "Leave him. Leave Carlisle. Join me, love." Something resembling a hand reached out for me.

I jumped away from it. The shadows surrounded me. The sound of Carlisle and the wolf's fight faded away.

"CARLISLE!" I screamed.

My eyes flew open, my breathing quick and my heartbeat abnormally fast. As I calmed down, I rolled over and jumped in shock.

Carlisle was perched on my windowsill, watching me. I turned over to flick on the lights and looked back to the window. But he was gone.

It was just a dream. The thought made me feel sad for some reason.

But it felt so real. A breeze made its way into the room, and I shivered. I got up and headed for the window. It was slightly opened. That was odd, I always shut it tightly. I gently shut it and headed back to bed.

Just before I fell asleep, I felt someone's eyes on me again. And I smelled the scent of seawater and rising bread.

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