Waiting until ten o-clock was the hardest thing I think I'd ever had to do. I cheated in every way possible, without going against my word. At a few minutes past nine thirty, I woke from a blur and found myself waiting in the woods across from Bella's house. It was raining and I was getting drenched, but I didn't care. I wanted to see her so badly. I wanted to see her and feel her and smell her...
Edward, standing in the rain and staring up to his beloved's window, took a step forward. His mouth watered with venom and he felt himself slipping away. With a deep breath, he could smell her from here. She was in the bathroom, taking a shower. He smelled her sweet shampoo. But it was nothing compared to her blood. He wanted to take her then. He made plans in his head. Scale the outside of the house. Break the window open. Go to the bathroom. And she would be his. He took another step forward and heard a voice behind him.
"Edward." It was Alice. He stopped breathing and turned to face her. She was frowning, as was he.
"Thank you, Alice. I'm alright now. I can handle it from here." She stayed, staring into his eyes for just a second longer, and then disappeared, with nothing but the rustling of the leaves to show her presence.
I turned back to the house and looked again. I saw, which I hadn't noticed before, that the window was closed. I sank to the ground there, but refused to look away.
Please, just let her open the window. Please. Please. Please.
I listened to her move about the room. When I heard her putting her clothes on, I looked away, as if I were there and were able to see her. She crossed the room and sunk to her bed, and I lost all hope then. She was going to bed, without the slightest movement to open the window. She didn't love me anymore. She didn't want me. I was enraged. I was crushed and hopeless and dead inside. But with all of that inside me, I wasn't able to blame her. Who could? I left twice. The first time, trying to kill myself. She'd finally gotten tired of me and my ridiculousness. I felt myself chuckle and- in a numb, careless way- stood from my slouched position and turned to leave. Suddenly there was movement. I listened to her footsteps, one by one, pull her towards the window. She paused and I watched as she struggled to shove her window open.
I waited for those painfully long minutes to pass, concentrating on the light tapping of her foot. At one-minute 'til ten, I listened very hard to the whole neighborhood. Everyone was sleeping, including Charlie. Everyone except my Bella and me. I listened for one last second checking for any passing motorists that would notice a strange blur cross the street, and just as ten o-clock hit, I ran and scaled her wall. I jumped once I was halfway there, and landed silently on her floor. I looked to her and froze.
I fought with myself. You shouldn't be here. You can't handle this. Leave now! Go, before you kill her!
Someone else spoke to me in my mind. It's fine. Everything is okay. You've been hunting religiously. You're okay. Stay. Stay. Stay. I was pulled out of my stupor when she spoke. Her butter-smooth lips opened and she whispered, "Edward." I couldn't help but smile. She saw this and stood. I felt like I'd been slapped in the face. I wanted to charge. I wanted to steal her away from everything. I wanted her. She was mine. She was my property and I could do what I wante-
I took a step backward, toward control. I regained my composure and saw her frowning. She thought I didn't want her near me. But it was the exact opposite. I wanted her near me, but she couldn't be. With a strong breath outward, I looked to the ground and took a careful step forward. I felt her staring at me, and suddenly, with no warning, she was running to me. But I couldn't move. I needed to move. If she touched me, I would lose it. I couldn't keep it together if she came that close. But through my mental arguments, she had already arrived at my side. She had wrapped her arms securely around my waist and my hands hung frozen in the air- too afraid to have any more of my body touching her than already was. But she was alive. She was here, with no space between us, wrapping herself against my body, and she wasn't dead. I hadn't killed her. Ever so slowly, I moved my arms and carefully wrapped my hands around her head. We were together again at last. It all felt so right. The irony compelled me. As I chuckled in response to my own inside joke, she shifted her head and stepped back, and I was staring into the eyes of an angel.
A/N: Wow, so now we know what Edward's been up to! I didn't have that whole almost losing it thing planned, but it came to me. And I wasn't ready to be done with Alice, so she had to be involved on last time...
And it gave me an idea. I LOVE this story, and I'm not ready to let it die. So I was thinking, who else would like to see it in Alice's point of view? I like the idea. So I think once I post this I'm going to put up a poll on my page on whether or not I should do it in Alice's point of view or if I've already ruined the story enough by writing the same damn thing over again... because that's what I'm worried I'm doing... but what ever! Go vote! It won't be blind, so you can see how it's going after you vote...
Thank you to my reviewers icefang7 and CaffineYankee! You guys rock. And if you didn't notice, the pirate -OW DON'T HIT ME! I'M SORRY!- Mr. Pirate got promoted, as my wonderfully observant reader CaffineYankee mentioned. Now he thinks he can hit me when I don't add in the stupid -OW OK!- the title which I'm not allowed to call stupid... Damn pirate... -OW STOP HITTING ME!-
OK, so my dad took me hostage tonight and made me watch four episodes of Rescue Me with him, which I didn't fight with him about because I love Rescue Me, but it was bad timing but... whatever you guys don't care. Ha ha. Alrighty then. So this is where I'm leaving it for tonight, and I'm going on a four week FanFiction vacation until I get my school stuff squared away so uhm, I'll see you in four weeks? Yeah so, toodles!
-Walks away-
Hah, you didn't think I was serious did you? That's sad, do you believe everything I say? Holy crap Bernie Mac just died! Hah kidding, but yeah, not really. He's dead. Jeez, we're going to miss him. A moment of silence for Mr. Bernie Mac everybody! -Shut the hell up Mr. Pirate! Jesus!- OK, I loved him but I don't have time for a moment of silence.
Because...
Not only am I NOT leaving for a four week FanFiction vacation, but I'm adding another chapter tonight. Isn't that great! Ha ha, I'm high off of something... kidding.
So hang in there, there's the whole conversation thing coming up next.
Thanks,
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Mr. Pirate everybody, P-( Argh
Get away, freak!
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