My Edward
Amber's POV
Alice was excited as ever to find out about my Edward. She nearly knocked me over when we stopped by a familiar open field hidden in the middle of the forest. Alice impatiently jumped up and down waiting for me to tell my story.
"Please tell me before I lose my mind from all the waiting." Alice begged. "You know that I don't do well with anticipation." She tried to suck me into submission with guilt.
"That won't work on me. I still remember all those times you guilt tripped me into doing things with you. Why don't you just get a vision to tell you all about him?" I turned away from her fully aware that she wouldn't see it until I decided to tell her.
Alice huffed impatiently and started tapping her foot on the ground knowing that I was just playing with her.
A second later, her face went blank at the same time I made the decision she'd been waiting for.
I watched her facial expressions as we both relived my experiences with Edward.
I had decided to call my brother Ed, since it was my pet name for him anyways, and refer to the other Edward by his full name to distinguish the two. I only called my brother by his full name if I wanted to use him. (This is something I think he is fully aware of or will be after Alice's vision.)
Alice gasped and awed as the vision of my relationship grew increasingly more intimate.
At the end, Alice just stared at me. When it looked like she was about to faint (If she could, which she couldn't) a familiar scent caught my senses and Alice looked like she was about to jump for glee.
APOV
I can't believe that Amber found "the one" as well. She has more in common with Edward than he realizes. I thought Edward's restraints were amazing, but Amber puts him too shame. Aro would certainly have an enjoyable conversation with Amber.
As we ran through the forest, a million questions went through my mind. Seeing all the places she's been, the things she's gone through, and how it didn't seem to have affected her at all.
Then learning the truth about the man from the alley way. I could sense there was something more but I couldn't figure out what it was but I never thought this!
When we got to the open field, I waited for her to tell me everything. Of course she made me wait, skirting around the edges until I lost it and begged her to tell me. After my guilt trip failed, she eventually gave in.
The vision of the alleyway appeared in my mind. The man walked past. Amber stayed in the shadows despising this man for the temptation he was to her and he didn't even know it. He turned around when he heard Amber's footsteps coming out from the alleyway.
"Excuse me?" He said hesitantly when Amber didn't respond, he tried again with a much more confident voice. "Excuse me miss?"
Amber was already crazed with thirst from not feeding for a long period of time. She reluctantly turned around to face him.
"Yes?" She said with acid in her tone.
"Are you alright?" He said. He was genuinely concerned about Amber's wellbeing.
"Yes, I'm fine. Why?" Amber replied, adding irritation to the acidity in her voice.
"You look pale and famished. Were you ambushed in the alley?" He had real concern as he said these words. His compassion was enough of a surprise that all feelings of hunger had dissipated to a manageable stomach ache.
The overflow of venom was a little overwhelming, but after a few gulps Amber answered him with a much more kind voice with a touch of sarcasm.
"I'm fine. I am perfectly capable of taking care of myself thank you very much."
"Are you sure you're alright? Do you need an escort? I could walk you to your place."
It surprised me how the desire in me for him to be with her came about so strongly.
"No, thank you." Amber was starting to feel the magnetism he was sending towards her. She quickly decided it was time to leave.
"Thank you for your concern but I have to be going." Turning away from him, she ran at vampire speed before the hunger that started to become unbearable resurfaced when he felt discouraged.
I heard a soft whisper and wasn't sure if it was my imagination or if I really heard Amber whisper, "Edward."
The vision had stopped and it took me a second to realize that Amber had decided to stop it and explain some things to me.
"Living with you guys was the most, happiest time in my life. I couldn't bare the thought of returning to you with human blood on my conscience. Besides the guilt, there was something else that prevented me from taking Edward's blood. At first glance I almost thought that he was my brother. All I kept thinking in my head was, 'No, it can't be Ed. He's a vampire. There's no way he could be human.' That's a big part of why I didn't just take him at that moment."
I looked at Amber in awe. When she could tell that I wasn't going to be saying anything any time soon, she brought me out of my reverie.
"Alice, stop gawking. It's not polite to stare." Amber chuckled fully recovered from her short spout of confession.
I didn't realize I had been staring at her for so long until her comment. I shook off the trance and smiled back at her. I could sense that Amber was hiding something else behind her sarcasm.
"Amber, is there something you need to say?" She immediately became self-contained, reluctant to say what it was that needed to be said. It took her a second before she said the following:
"I didn't reveal everything to my brother. I was afraid of what he would do. I wasn't sure if it would be safe to…" She stopped as if someone had interrupted her. She shook her head and continued.
At that moment I had a vision of Amber walking out of a large stadium. I recognized it as the place she had met Edward again in her shared vision with her brother.
The man that we now know as "her Edward" waited for her outside the exit to talk to her. His scent hit her as hard as it did the night at the alleyway. When he saw her come out, a smile appeared on his face. The hunger that appeared so suddenly was immediately replaced with an unexplainable uneasiness. It wasn't embarrassment, just a feeling that a girl would get when an interested guy comes up to her and asks her for her number.
I was amazed at the impact this man was having on Amber. His voice mesmerized her as a vampire's voice would mesmerize a human's.
He tried tirelessly to convince Amber to go to dinner all the while not knowing the impact he was having on her self control. All Amber kept thinking was 'Edward, Edward, no, he's not my brother, he's a total stranger, why is he talking to me. I need to get out of here.'
Amber turned to leave when the man tried one last attempt to convince her to go with him. He reached out and grabbed her arm. Amber was surprised he didn't flinch or let go at the touch of her cold skin. This distraction was enough to keep her mind from stopping her heart agreeing to his request. Before she could stop herself, she had made a promise to this stranger who had some kind of control of her.
As he was about to leave, he turned and said his name was Edward.
The thoughts that filled Amber's mind was chaotic. I couldn't hear them but the emotions that played across her face was hilariously funny to watch but scary at the same time.
"What have I done?" The Amber in the vision said in awe at what had happened. "Now I have to meet Edward (shiver) at Papillion and I don't even eat food!" Amber stomped back into her dressing room bumping into Sam one of her security guards as she walked through the door.
"Is everything alright Amber?" Sam asked. He was one of the few that knew her secret. Besides her manager, Sam was the only other person who knew what she really was.
"Sam, did you let a man wait outside the exit to ambush me without telling me?" You would've thought it was mother scolding a child if you only heard the implications of her voice.
"No, Amber. It must have been one of the stadium securities. I saw some of them letting people in after getting a large amount of cash. I guess they don't get paid well here." He chuckled.
"Thanx Sam. You're the best personal guard any gal could have, mortal or otherwise."
It seems that Sam and Amber were very close friends. All he was interested in was her safety. Amber was willing to offer the same amount of protection for him if it was asked of her.
Amber went into her dressing room and picked out a cute outfit. She actually looked nervous as she got dressed at human speed. She walked out of the dressing room and told Sam where she was going. He offered to go with so he could put some fear in Edward if he tried anything with her, but Amber refused and said that she could handle it.
Amber decided to drive to the restaurant. When she found it, she walked in to a barbeque, saloon type place. It looked like a large cabin with animal heads mounted on the walls and pictures of customers and celebrities that have been to their restaurant. There was an older man with a woman next to him singing "Home on the Range". Amber was about to turn and leave when a hand found mine and pulled her towards a table.
"I was wondering if you were really going to come." The voice of Edward had become ingrained in Amber's memory.
Am POV
What have I gotten myself into? I wasn't planning on telling them about Edward until much later. Alice didn't give me much choice.
I wasn't sure what to expect when I told Alice what I was keeping from them. At first she looked at me with unbelief but as I decided what to reveal to her, Alice started to understand. I started to wonder if it was okay to reveal Edward to Alice in person.
"Yes" I looked up to see Alice starting to build up with excitement.
"Excuse me?" I tried to play dumb to postpone it as long as possible. It's not that I don't want them to know Edward, I was afraid for his safety.
"Don't act dumb with me, missie. I'd like to meet him. I'll be able to tell whether or not the others will accept him or not."
"As always, you're right Alice."
I closed my eyes and sensed my surroundings. I called out the Edward with my mind, telling him to come to me.
I heard Alice gasp. I opened my eyes to see her with an astonished look on her face. She got the first glimpse of Edward as he stepped out of the shadows of the trees.
"Edward?" Alice gasped.
Edward cautiously took steps toward Alice and I. He had a confused look on his face. I peaked into his mind to see what he was thinking.
"What's wrong?" I asked him with my mind.
He stopped a few feet away from us, pausing to look down at Alice. He was about 6'3" which made Alice look tiny even though he was standing a few feet away form her.
"Do I know you?" He asked Alice.
Alice for once couldn't finish coherent sentence.
"How did you…When did you…Where….?" Then she gasped again before pouncing on Edward embracing him, which surprised him and knocked him over.
"Aunty Alice? How in the world?" Edward gasped. Then they both broke out in laughter.
"But, what happened to your parents, your sister?" Alice inquired.
"Mom and Dad passed away in a car accident. Roma and I were in the back seat. We hit head on with a semi truck who's driver fell a sleep at the wheel. Roma was in critical condition, as was I. If it wasn't for Amber, well, you know."
Alice sat there trying to take in all this new information. Edward and I had talked about this before we came. I had told him about the Cullens and where they were from and Alice was of particular interest to him. It was before we decided to come that he told me that she might be his aunt.
"Where's Roma?" Alice asked.
"She lives in France with Francois."
"So she is one of us as well?"
"Yes, Alice."
"How did they meet?"
"Francois was visiting America. He got into a bit of trouble that Amber, Roma and I helped him out of."
I decided to join the conversation. At this point I was letting Edward and Alice ask their questions.
"Roma is the one who sensed he was in trouble. They have a similar connection that Edward and I share."
Alice sat there contemplating the information she just received. I could've read her thoughts but I wanted to hear her say it rather than just read it from her mind.
I walked over to Edward and held his hand. Being together helps strengthen the bond we have, sending a thrill through our bodies at the simplest of touches. Alice must've sensed it because she looked up as soon as we touched.
"I see a great future for you two, as well as, your sister and Francois."
Alice gave us a friendly smile and placed her hands on our entwined ones.
"I wish you the happiest of eternities."
"Thank you, Alice."
"Yes, Thank you aunt. By the way, thanx for the presents."
Alice looked at him suspiciously, than her eyes got wide and was about to jump for joy when she realized that her nephew "sees" things just like her.
After filling ourselves with comfort, we headed back to the house.
We were greeted upon arrival by Carlisle, Esme, Edward, Bella, Emmett and Rosalie on the front porch.
It looked like the only person not happy to see us, well me in particular, was Rosalie.
"Get over yourself, Rosalie." Alice whispered even though she knew everyone except Bella would've heard. Emmett was elbowed by Rosalie who stopped him from chuckling at her embarrassment.
Eddie stepped forward, still holding Bella's hand. "Edward, welcome. We have much to discuss. Shall we?"
He motioned for Edward to follow him inside.
"You and I need to talk as soon as I'm done." Edward whispered in my mind while he gave me an irritated look before walking in behind Edward.
The rest of the family followed them in, Alice and I walking in last. They were all sitting on the couches in the living room waiting for Alice and I to tell them who the addition to our group was.
