It was beautiful, more beautiful than anything my mind could have imagined. I moved towards it and leaving my hand out stretch towards it. It felt warm on my skin its warmth spread through me reaching for my core. It seemed to bring with it feels of peace and happiness conducting them into my very soul. Most of all I felt safe, so safe like no harm could ever come to me again. I moved towards the light slowly without really needing to think about it. Its warmth filled me from the inside it was the most amazing feeling like I could float away on the bliss. I knew this was the end that I wouldn't be returning but I wasn't upset or distressing it was time for me to go I must move on like those I've left behind must move on, it was health. I had regrets but so does everybody, our time is always too short.
Only a step remained between me and eternal peace and I was finally ready. I must let go now no more holding on to an ended existence. This was my destiny, my fate, my future. I turned slightly so I could see the Cullens, I smiled with true joy in my heart and waved goodbye to my new friends. I took one last breath and was about to move forward.
But panic and fear hit me like a bulldozer out of now where. I stumbled backwards. It was a foreign feeling not my own. Something was wrong very wrong.
Most of the Cullens looked confused except Alice whose eyes had glazed over.
"Tommy" was all I said to her,
She nodded
"Where Alice?"
"The Well"
It was bad I felt it, it was dangerous. He was in trouble. I had to find him; he needed to live if I do nothing else he must not die, not yet. Tommy must live.
I got there just in time to see it happen; Tommy sitting on the edge of the well completely unaware and this beautiful blonde came up behind him sinking her teeth in to his neck so fast. I nearly missed it. I want to scream out, to warn him but my vocal cord were panellized in disgust and horror.
In a second, I recovered and with a flick of my rest I sent her hurdling into a tree. I would not lose Tommy. I had lost enough. I would not leave her kill him he would live.
I picked up the sharpest branch I could find and knocking her to the ground again I tried to drive it through her chest at the point where her heart should be, my own bare hand gripped around the short tree branch. When it splinted in my hands I grabbed another but the same result. This time I uprooted a whole tree, I was using all my energy to keep her in place on the ground.
Somebody grabbed me from behind forcing my arms down by my side, I dropped the tree. I was about to react when I realised it was Edward.
"How do I kill a vampire?" I demanded struggling to be free
"Mel, calm down"
"Don't telling me to calm down, How do I kill her?"
"Tommy needs you"
His words took the fight right out of me as I turned to see Tommy's body.
The others came upon me now I was only vaguely aware of Emmett taking hold of the blonde. All my attention was on Tommy now and Carlisle. He was screeching in pain, his eyes were open but he didn't see us. He was trashing back and forth.
"It's too late I'm afraid" Carlisle said glumly "We should take him back to the house"
"No, he can't die" I wept
"He's not dying, he's changing sweetheart" Esme smiled softly as Carlisle scooped him up and carried him back.
Changing? Changing into what? Oh my goodness of course, Tommy's going to be a vampire. Suddenly, the world didn't seem so bad. I was taking this remarkably well if you had asked me a day ago heck an hour ago How I'd feel about Tommy becoming a vampire? I would have freaked out but now faced with Tommy's death, a vampire seemed like a good compromise. I was worried though, still worried he might die: worried about all the pain he was now in: worried what would happen when he woke up.
I will also admit there was a second emotion other than my worry now, it was small and insignificant at this moment but in my heart I was secretly longing to talk to Tommy one last time to say a real goodbye. One he would actually hear.