Disclaimer: Even with Jedi Mind Force, I don't own Twilight. Yet…
Ch. 7: Adjourned
BPOV:
Somehow, when looking into Edward's liquid Topaz adoring eyes, it didn't hurt to think of his name. It felt good, after blocking it out for nearly 55 years.
My chocolate brown eyes grew huge as I stared into his. It felt so weird. I was 75 years old, and he was still 17.
"Bella, " Edward whispered. His eyes seemed to be boring into my very soul.
It took a moment to realize we weren't alone. A small crowd, who had seen my fall and Edward catching me, was still gathered around.
And that's when I realized Edward was still holding me.
"Edward, " I told him, trying to tell him I was fine and to put me down. But the words were lost as I realized that his eyes still haven't left mine.
Edward, who also realized we had a crowd, carefully set me down on my feet. The curious onlookers shuffled off with only a few backward glances.
"I thought I would never see you again, " Edward said.
Something inside of me snapped.
"And whose fault is that, " I said, my eyes filling up in tears. "You stopped loving me a lone time ago, remember?" I turned around to stalk off, completely forgetting about my book until Edward was by my side in a blink of an eye, clutching the bag.
"After everything I had said to you, how could let a few words tell you otherwise? I loved you and never stopped, " Edward begged.
"It doesn't matter." I replied angrily.
"How could it not matter? Edward asked, outraged.
"Because it's too late for us, " I told him, and continued to walk without a backwards glance. I was pleased to see my words had shocked him speechless. Edward stood dumbly on the sidewalk.
But then he was next to me again. Stupid vampire speed, I thought angrily.
"I know," Edward murmured softly. " Bella, please stop," Edward asked. "I ned to speak to you."
"I'm listening."
"But not with you're heart, " I heard him say so quickly that I wasn't sure if was just my imagination.
Interrupting my train of thought, he spoke again.
"Bella, I left for your own good. I'm too dangerous. Jasper could have killed you, snapped you like a twig, and you would have been defenseless. I thought about you everyday. And I did the most childish things ever. All you're birthday presents, they were under the floorboards of you're old home. You were never alone. I came back every few years, just to make sure."
"Wait, " I said, interrupting him. "How do you know it's my old home?"
Edward smiled his crocked smile at me, making my heart sink and speed up. He hasn't lost his affect over me through all these years.
"Like I said, you were never truly alone. I know you can't love me. I can't love you. But I can watch over you. We can talk. We can be friends. And I can be there to hold your hand in the in end, " Edward said, his eyes smoldering me. "Don't tell me you hate me. Don't tell me you don't want that."
I took a deep breath. Edward had ruined my life. Edward had forced me to spend my life with someone I didn't love. I hate to him.
"Then I can't say anything at all, " I told him, and walked off. I didn't look back, and he didn't follow.
Then I tried to stop the remains of my heart from crumpling to dust.
Edward's POV:
I watched my Bella walk off.
No. She couldn't believe mean that. Her scent spilled into the air as her fine gray her fluttered in the wind.
I clutched the bag I was holding tightly, and then realized what it was. The bag Bella had dropped when she fell.
I slipped the book out of the bag, and studied it for a moment. Weathering Heights. The same book I had made fun of so many times, but she had loyally continued to stand up for.
At the last second, just as Bella turned the street corner, I ran after her, fighting to stay at human pace. Passing the corner, I slid in front of her, cutting her off.
"You forgot your book, " I said, passing her the book. But then I continued to look at her; unable to keep my eyes away from her beautiful, weathered face for another moment.
"Edward, " Bella begged, her voice crumpling. "Please don't."
That's when I realized that she wanted to hate me-but it just wasn't working.
"Please, Isabella. I never stopped caring about you. And I will never stop. Please, let me be your friend for the next month-the last month I ever can." I said all of this in one breath, and then closed my eyes, waiting for the harsh comeback.
When none came, I opened my eyes as saw one ice blue tear rolling slowly down her face.
"Please don't close your eyes- I've gone so long without seeing them," Bella whispered softly. I pulled her against me.
"Don't cry. It will all be okay, " I said, and looked her in her own amazing eyes. And by the look in them, I knew all battles were won. I had gotten my Bella back.
I had gotten her back- forever.
Alice's POV:
I closed my eyes, seated in the living room. I watched them embrace on the street. I had seen them realize their unending love for each other.
I had watched my brother's broken heart, and shattered dreams weave back together.
And I had seen them happy – Forever and ever.
I screamed happily, bouncing up and down.
But that didn't settle it. Too much pent up energy.
So I got up and began dancing around the living room.
Emmett, Rosalie, and Jasper came into the living room, and looked at my dancing weirdly.
In an instant, Emmett was dancing beside me to the unheard music.
"So, Alice, why are we dancing?" Emmett asked, a weird look on his face.
I rolled my eyes at him. "Because we're happy, of course!" I shouted gleefully.
Rosalie and Jasper looked at us, then at each other, and back again. They were painfully obviously thinking that had married slightly (or fully) crazy people.
But then I got another vision.
"Nooo!!!! I shouted, falling to my knees, my body heaving in tearless sobs, bringing Jasper next to me in a split second.
"Honey, what's wrong?" Jasper frantically asked, looking as if he wanted to shake my shoulders.
"Everything, " I told him before plunging into sobs again.
Jacob's POV:
Stupid Leah had finally calmed down enough to come back to my house, flanked by Paul and Danny, one of the newest additions to the pack. Danny, along with a couple of the newer wolves and Paul, were like Leah's personal gang. They all listened to her, along with Sam.
"Hello, Leah. Glad you joined us again, " Sam said, earning snickers from me, Embry, and Quil.
Even though Danny and Paul glared at us, Sam ignored us.
"Danny. Paul." Sam said nodding at each of them.
"Hey, " they both muttered before sitting on either side of Leah on a couch away from everyone else.
Me, Sam, Embry, Quil, Seth, Jared, Paul, Leah, and finally Danny sat around the room.
"Even though I meant for this to be a council meeting, " Sam said, looking directly at Leah and Danny, " But I guess Danny can sit in too."
Danny just glared at the rest of us and Leah flipped her hair over her shoulder and glared at Sam.
"As we all know, the cold ones are back, " Sam began. A couple of snickers and mutters of, "blood sucker, " filled the room.
"We are afraid they are here for Bella, and to change her because of her disease, " Sam said, and Leah snickered again. Ignoring her, Sam continued. " Of course, that would be against our treaty. And if they come onto La Push they are also breaking the treaty."
"The question is, what do we do if the treaty is broken?"
The question had hardly even left his lips before half the people in the room shouted, "fight!"
Sam sighed. "Are we sure? Start the war between the vampires and werewolves? We might lose."
Someone laughed, and Jared spoke up. "Lose? We have the biggest pack in the world! There are 16 of us, and that's not even counting this generation! They don't have a chance against us!" Jared shouted, standing up.
Sam nodded his head, closing his eyes. "Okay. The council will vote. I'm sorry Danny, but you don't get one. But all in favor of a war with the breaking of the treaty raise you're hand."
All seven hands went up.
" Fighting it is. Meeting adjourned, " Sam said to us.
The council had spoken.
And if the bloodsuckers came even close to La Push, or more importantly, Bella, the war was on.
And I was thirsty for some vampire blood- and revenge.
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