AnnieD134: Thank you so much for your review. I'm chuffed about your comment :) I was hoping that the battle scene was like the movie with my own twist. Believe me it was really hard to write :P I had to think it over in my mind first, it took a good while. I probably could of done it better but I wanted to get this story out there and get more reviews you know :P Thank you for reading :)
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Chapter Nine
It did not take long for the rest of the guard to be destroyed, Emmett took them on along side Garrett and Jasper while he hooted with laughter and a wide grin across his face. All the bodies parts were piled up and lit up in flames. There was so much blue smoke in the sky produced from the burning of the vampires. Everyone could taste it on the tip of their tongues every time they would inhale.
All the vampires stood around watching the flames go up into smoke. Nobody cheered or applauded because they lost one of their own. Irina. Everyone could hear Tanya, Kate and Carmen crying across the field clutching each other tightly. Garrett held Kate and Tanya tight to his chest while Eleazar held Carmen. Jasper could sense the emotions around him that everyone was feeling. Pity. Sadness. Guilt. All of the emotions were very strong, he tried to ease them but he could not remove them and replace them with happiness or joy because it was the wrong thing to do in the situation.
Soon enough the large population of vampires began to decline because what they came to do was over. Members of each coven wanted to return home and wanted to spread the news of the Volturi's defeat. They all said their goodbyes and ran across the field into the surrounding forest leaving no footprints in the snow. The Cullen's, the Denali's and the nomads Garrett and Bella were the only ones left.
"Shall we go back to the house, everyone?"Carlisle said nervously.
While everyone nodded and ran back through the trees towards the Cullen house, Edward noticed ashamed face Bella, her head down and her body frozen still angled away from them. She was staring down at the ground with a pout on her lips and a deep frown on her face. Edward took a step towards her.
"Edward, Bella? Aren't you coming?"Alice called out on the border of the forest.
"Yes Alice! In a few minutes"Edward said rolling his eyes.
He waited until Alice was gone out of sight and was unable to hear her thoughts before moving closer to Bella. Edward placed his hands on Bella's arms from behind her and rested his chin on her shoulder. He felt her body sag and come out of its ridged form when he touched her.
"I feel so bad, I could of stopped Irina from getting killed. I had the gift and all to do it for god's sake but I didn't have enough time to do anything since I was so far away. Ugh. I'm so limited when I use it, only five seconds for heaven's sake"Bella said sighing loudly.
"Bella it's not your fault. Don't ever think that. You can't do everything, Bella. On top of fighting, you were shielding everyone. There could of been a worse conclusion than this, without you, we would all be dead"Edward says gently.
"Ugh, I still feel so horrible, Edward"Bella says.
"Don't be. Everything will be okay now, especially since I have you around"Edward says with a smile.
Bella turns around in Edward's arms and buries her face into his chest. Bella wraps her arms around his waist and Edwards rubs her back gently. Bella and Edward decide to go hunting before returning to the house, they know the vibe in the house must be full of sadness and grief and they want to the their best to avoid it. Edward could sense that Bella didn't want to go back either because she felt guilty and probably did not want to look them in the eye.
Edward pulls Bella tightly against his chest and puts his hand under her chin pulling her face up to his. His breathing begins to quicken when he stares down at her lips. He hears her gasp lightly against his lips and sees her lips part. Before he knows it, their lips are fused together and moving roughly together. Edward feels his body come to life, he wonders if it is possible for his frozen body to become warm like it feels for him now.
He backs her up against the tree and his lips move down over her neck. Bella's eyes shut and her head drops to one side. She bites her bottom lip and tries to control her rapid breathing but is unsuccessful. Her hands dig into his shoulders and Edward lifts her off the ground wrapping her legs, like before, around his waist.
Both of them feel the hunger that burns between them. When their lips reconnect, Bella hears the tear of fabric and realizes that she has ripped the back of Edward's shirt, half way down his back. Their breathing speeds up even faster until Edward pulls back with a pained expression on his face.
"What? What is it? Edward?"Bella asks flustered.
"I-I am-m.."Edward stutters while biting his lip.
Edward lets go of Bella's legs and her feet fall and tip to the ground. Edward paces back and forth while Bella leans against the tree watching him.
"It's just it felt like, we were going to go further, you know?"Edward says.
"Not that I don't want to! Believe me I want to! Really, I do!"Edward says when catching Bella's sour-like expression.
"Right... and that's a bad thing?"Bella questions raising her eyebrows.
"No, well, it's just.. I rather do it the right way.."Edward eventually says while pacing glancing back to and forth at Bella.
"Edward, I don't understand. What do you mean, the right way?"Bella asks.
Edward walks towards Bella and takes her hand in his. She sees Edward take a deep breath and is surprised to see that Edward has a nervous expression on his face.
"I mean, the way it was in our decade"Edward starts.
Bella realizes what Edward means by the proper way. In their time, people would marry young and would barely be seen in public as a couple unless the man had permission from the girl's father. If a woman were to have sex before marriage, she would be frowned upon and made an outcast. It was after they would marry..
Realization pools over Bella and her eyes widen as she watches Edward go down on one knee.
"Isabella Marie Swan, the first moment I saw you, I feel madly and deeply in love with you. Your the only woman I want to spend the rest of eternity with. Marry me Bella?"Edward says.
