Edward's Revelation
Somewhere in Seattle, something far worse than a vampire was now on the loose, a monstrosity and abomination.
I heard them getting out of their cars. I had to remain calm so I wouldn't tip of Jasper, and I most certainly didn't need Edward to read his thoughts on my emotional state. I looked at the clock; it was now 7:23AM. No matter how much I wanted to run to Seattle and destroy the very thing that lurked there now, and would prey upon its unsuspecting victims; I couldn't. I thought about Edward. I thought about the kiss that we had shared just in the early morning hours, and how all my barriers had broken free and allowed him to renter my heart. I started to smile and felt the calm wash away all the hatred. There they were. I barely heard somebody's knuckle touch the door when I had already opened it eagerly. Alice was the first one I saw and grinned at me as she just danced right into my apartment.
"Why don't you come on in Alice?" I asked her in a sarcastic tone and everybody laughed.
"No that's okay I'm already inside. I like what you've done with the place but I think you need a little color don't you think so?" she asked examining my living room.
"No it's okay but thanks anyway. Pink isn't really me" and with that she pouted her lips.
The rest of them were still standing out in the hallway as perfect ladies and gentlemen and waiting to be led it. I waved my hand forward and gestured them to join Alice. Esme walked in first and patted my cheek. She was followed by Carlisle who smiled at me apologetically since he lost the battle to Alice earlier about my privacy, and was forced to yet again let her have her way. Rosalie that to my shock gave me a one armed hug walked in next, and I returned it happily as she stepped next to Esme who was now looking over my space. Emmet followed and threw me into another one of his huge bear hugs and placed a kiss on my cheek. He laughed as he saw my surprised expression and went to stand next to Carlisle over at the couches once he released me. Jasper came in now and I just had to ask him.
"HOW. DO. YOU. DO. IT?" I asked laughing. He knew what I meant and laughed back.
I looked over to where Alice was and couldn't find her, she was gone. I looked around the room to see that Rosalie was missing too. In my bedroom I could hear hangers being pushed aside, and boxes being opened. OH NO I groaned mentally. They had found my closet sooner than I thought. I hope I'll get to keep my clothes and they won't throw them out. Jasper assessed my mood and grinned.
"You just learn to live with it Bella. Just remember the following; never fight her because in the end she will always get what she wants" he said and walked by me and flicked a piece of my hair. Finally, slowly but surely my everything walked through the door and moved his hands behind my hips and closed them.
"It's been too long Miss. MASEN" I cringed. He heard me…
Edward moved his hands and pushed me forward and I rested my hands against his chest when he kissed me. This kiss felt so sweet and so sensational. He ended it and grinned at me as he mouthed the name "Masen" to me. I just grinned with embarrassment and yet again we were interrupted by an annoyed Emmett.
"Ahem, so do you mind showing us around or are you just going to stand there the entire time looking at each ever so sweetly" he said that last part with a teasing voice as I growled at him.
"Oho, yes. Bring it on little sister, right here right now" he moved into a boxing position with his fists in front of his face and started to dance.I looked at him bored while I was still in Edward's arms and looked to Jasper.
"Have you helped him train yet? I still have to find my book so…" I said smugly and Jasper along with Carlisle and Esme chuckled while Emmet growled this time.
"No, not yet Bella. You should bring a long book" he said smiling as Emmet punched his arm with an angry expression.
"Alright let me give you the tour" I said nervously. I hope they like it I thought.
They had already seen the living room so I moved into the small study on the right and showed them my "electronics department", and Jasper along with Emmet eyed the few games I had. Before they could attack them I wanted them to see the rest of my place especially memory lane. I pushed to the kitchen as Edward held my hand and showed it to them with no enthusiasm which they didn't seem to share either. What's the purpose of a room you can't do anything with? I moved over to my bedroom and just allowed them to glance at my purple bed and balcony because there was still rummaging going on in my closet and I was absolutely terrified at what I had to hear later. Jasper felt it and touched my shoulder sending calming waves of serenity through me. I gave him a nod in appreciation and went on to the most important room in the apartment. Esme gave me a small smile and complemented me on the neat idea of the small sign as I opened the door, and pushed Edward and me in first. Everybody filed in along with Alice and Rosalie who were for the moment anyway done with my closet. Their expressions went from wonderment to awe. Esme appraised my paintings.
"Did you do these Bella?" she asked joyfully as she pointed to the meadows of New Zealand. I nodded my head.
"You really have a talent for this Bella. They are so detailed and it is as if you were looking through a window" Carlisle said while studying the pyramids beneath the moon. I felt very proud and happy that he would give me such a compliment.
Rosalie and Alive were over at the corner next to the small white couch and had opened a glass case with several different artifacts I had collected from other vampires in memorandum. They removed a homemade ring I had gotten from some very good friends.
"Please be careful with that you guys that was a very special gift" I said scared that they might accidentally brake it.
"Don't worry Bella. Where did you get it? It's so pretty" asked Rosalie.
I looked at the small ring that now lay open in her palm. The ring was made out of small red and hard grass. On top of it was a small four leaved clover with a small ruby placed in the heart of the clover.
"It was a gift from the Amazonians. Zafrina, Kachiri, and Senna" I said with a smile.
"You know them?" asked Carlisle bewildered.
"Yes. I spent two years with them in their forest. The buffet is endless, you know them too?" I flashed my teeth in a grin, and Edward chuckled.
"Indeed it is, and yes I have come across them about three hundred years ago when I was still on my own. You have met a lot of different vampires haven't you Bella, and it seems you have made a lot friends to. I would love to hear your entire tales one of these days" he said with a curious smile.
"One of these days" I returned a nervous smile instead. My stories weren't just of travel and friendship. I also have some dark secret buried in my past, one which has to do with what is terrorizing Seattle at this very moment. I calmed myself again before Jasper or Edward could notice, I didn't want them to worry. Alice appeared before me and with a big grin now bounced in front of me with her left hand open; waiting for the present I wanted to give to her I was sure. She always had to ruin everything with her visions, oh well. Jasper noticed her excitement and looked up as Emmett skipped through a book of ancient myths of vampires. I sighed in defeat.
I let go off Edward and went over to the small glass cabinet, and got out a small brown box. I stepped back to Edward's side with Alice still bouncing up and down while I opened it. On the inside lay a Ying Yang necklace I got from Japan. The dark part of the necklace was made out of black gold while the white part sparkled in silver, and had two chains attached to both of them. I took it from the box and placed it onto the small table next to Edward while I unhinged the necklace, and placed the white part into Alice's waiting hand as the rest of the family watched.
"It's a friendship necklace. As long as you wear your part and I mine we will never be apart, and will be best friends forever which in our scenario will mean quite literally just that" I smiled brilliantly at my best friend.
Alice excitedly placed the chain around her neck and closed it before jumping at me and placing her small arms around my neck. I hugged her back before she released me and took the black part of the sign from my hands and fastened it around my neck while Edward held up my hair.
"Thank you so much Bella. I will treasure it forever I PROMISE" she squeaked still excited about her present while Jasper smiled at us both.
"I know you will Alice and so will I, I PROMISE" I laughed at her.
Alice moved her thumb over the necklace before turning to Rosalie and gestured her back to the bedroom. In a blinding speed I heard that rummaging noise again and sighed loudly as the smile disappeared from my lips.
Everybody left my memory lane and when Edward was about to step out I had to stop him. I moved in front of him and placed my hand on his chest and pushed him back inside playfully. He snickered in amusement.
"You stay right where you are. Got it?" I asked sternly.
"Yes ma'am" he answered in a straight yet surprised expression.
I followed the rest back to the living room where they still glanced around and turned to Carlisle and patted him on the shoulder.
"If you'd like I have some very old books on ancient medicines and remedies. I thought that might interest you" nodding over to the bookshelf while I said it. Carlisle's eyes filled with curiosity now, he thanked me and eagerly crossed the room.
"Start after the big blue one with the Triquetra sign on it and the rest on that shelf are on that particular subject as well" I informed him.
"Thank you Bella" he said and impatiently turned back to the bookshelf to feed his curiosity. I walked over to the dining table next and retrieved my photo album and held it out for Esme. She raised her delicate eyebrows in confusion and willingly took it, and took a peek before her corners turned up.
"Oh Bella, these pictures are wonderful. Did you take these?" she asked.
"Yeah. I like photography and there are mostly pictures of old houses and castles in that album that I took, and I thought they could give you some ideas" I said honestly.
"Oh thank you sweetheart" Esme said and hugged me and went to sit on the couch which left me with the boys.
I looked over at them and they gave me this "we are left out" look and I grinned knowing what they wanted. I stepped over to the side and out of their way. I waved my hand towards my computer room with the GAMES as I shook my head. Emmett and Jasper smiled and ran for it but not before patting me on the back first. I was so happy. The things I wanted to interest them with worked, they really worked. Carlisle sat over at the dining table now completely lost in his book and Esme took flips through the photo album and examined the pictures carefully. I still heard that rummaging sound in my closet and sighed. I could hear Emmett and Jasper arguing in the back over which game to play. It made no sense since I only had like two or three. The idea made me chuckle as I made my way back to my prince.
As I passed the door Edward stood in the exact same spot as I left him in and I shook my head laughing.
"You know when I said stay right there I didn't mean it that literally. You could have moved around if you wanted to" I said still shaking my head.
"Just doing what you told me to do. By the way, you'll never know how much that meant to Alice. That was a very generous gift" he flashed his crooked smile which I adored so much and hugged me to him. The next question took me of guard.
"So tell me, why Masen?" he asked softly and shut the door behind us.
"Well, at the time I needed a new name and I thought that if I chose yours that I would get to keep you with me in some form" I answered easily and in a quiet voice.
Edward bent back a little and lifted my chin with his index finger and unleashed the full force of his eyes. I stared at them with wonderment. Still after so many years and so many times of staring into them; every time was still the same. I got lost in the magic that was Edward. He smiled and bent down his head to kiss me. With his fingers at my chin he moved my head up and down for more perfect synchronization. I forgot where I was. I moved my hand over his cheek while my fingers played with the hair behind his ear. Edward moved his other hand from around my back and let it interrupt our kiss as he ran his finger along my lips and whispered.
"You have always loved me more than I deserve" he said gently.
I smiled and kissed the tip of his finger while my hands made their way from his cheek to his chest and grabbed his black shirt, and started to tow him towards the couch.
"Come here. There is something I want to give to you. Something I have been working on for over sixty years" I smiled.
Edward's eyes contoured into a mask of complete confusion as I sat him down next to me. I reached for my brown sketch book and placed it into his lap. He looked at it and then back at me and with a small smile undid the small knot on the front, and released my mind onto him. He froze at the first picture.
His golden eyes found a black and white drawing of him sitting at our old biology table staring directly back at him with a murderous glare. He led out a small sigh in astonishment as he went on to the next. The next sketch was of Edward very close up and holding back a van; he started to smile. The next one was of him dazzling me with his crooked smile for the very first time. He looked up from the pictures and back at me. He looked like a small child on Christmas morning getting just what he had asked for as I read his expression.
"These pictures are for you. I wanted to show you what I saw through my own eyes and thought it would be a nice way of letting you into my head" I smiled.
Edward put the book down next to him and griped my face and started to kiss me virgiously. He started with my lips but then led his travel over my cheeks, nose, eyes and forehead before he demanded my gaze again and brought me back to reality; since I had just lost it.
"Bella you have no idea what this means to me. All those times I asked you what you were thinking and now I'm rewarded with that knowledge. Through these pictures I can see into your beautiful soul that I never believed you lost even for one second, and these small glimpses are the best presents I could have ever asked for. I feel truly blessed by you" he finished compassionately.
I smiled a big fat smile at him as he told me this. That I was even capable of causing him such pleasure through such a small yet powerful gift filled my healing bleeding heart with thrill. I still had to make my point though.
"Remember when you once told me that you cared for me more that I did for you? What do you think now?" looking down as I spoke with a crooked grin of my own. He snorted, Edward snorted, and I was forced to look back up.
"I'm sorry I ever doubted you love. Actually knowing that you care so much by making me such an inspired present for over half a century makes my spirit soar; it is truly a revelation" he said while shaking his head and laughing. Interesting…
"I thought you didn't have soul?" I asked humorously and a bit sad. That such a valiant creature didn't have a soul was pure blasphemy. What he said next shocked me.
"I just found it, in you" he said heavenly and met my lips again.
Now he had made me happy. With his warm and bright words Edward just made my inner candle of love and passions for him grow even more. I laid back on the couch with Edward hovering over me and continued our kiss. I ran my hand through his hair and gently stroked and played with one of his ears while he held my head in his hand; stroking my neck with his thumb. He stopped our kiss and placed a side of his face against mine. It felt incredible to be so close to Edward and him finally knowing how I truly felt about him. That he was the sun of my universe. He was my moon, my stars, and my everything.
"I love you Edward Cullen" I whispered against his face
"As I love you Isabella Swan MASEN" he whispered smugly. He apparently liked the fact that I chose his old human name.
"My once fragile Bella is now a strong lioness" he observed. I started to laugh out loud at that new theory.
"An artistic one at that" he finished and we blissfully continued our time long lost time together.
Too soon again the entire day had faded into the past and it was almost eight now as everybody prepared to leave. I had insisted that Carlisle would keep the book he had found and was so fascinated by. It dealt with healing burns and scars with old mixing techniques of plants or something. He protested not wanting to take my things but I told him that I had no use for it anymore and only bought it because it looked interesting. With a final sigh of defeat he placed a kiss on my forehead and thanked me. Esme had found some neat pictures in my photo album and had started a blue print on a piece of paper, and I was happy that my idea had worked. She asked me if she could borrow the album some time and I very happily agreed. Next were Alice and Rosalie, and I was scared to death; no pun intended.
"So, what's the verdict?" I asked and mentally saying goodbye to my cloths as I saw them being dumped in the garbage.
"Well, after examining all the evidence we have come to the conclusion that your wardrobe madam Masen is very" she paused and I cringed away from her "ELEGANT" that shocked the hell out of me. Alice actually approved of my clothing? Wow…
She stepped over to me and with a little pick at my necklace stepped outside with Carlisle and Esme who on their way out hugged me again.
"C ya tomorrow. Oh and by the way, will be starting school on Monday so be prepared" my head turned with a smile. Rosalie who had just finished embracing me answered my unspoken question.
"We all signed up. We didn't want to go before because it brought back to many bad…memories. But it should interesting now with YOU there" she snickered. I was so glad that her and me were finally becoming friends.
Emmett and Jasper were already gone. They were sitting down in the parking lot waiting anxiously in the car. They had burned my game "War of the Worlds" onto a disc and wanted to get home so they could play it some more. Emmett gave me yet another bear hug and threw me around in the air before heading downstairs and Jasper thanked me for the game and hugged me gently sending waves of calm and safety all over me. They had all already left when I was left with Edward. He held his new gift from me underneath his arm and I could tell that he was excited to go home and look at the rest of the sketches.
"I will be back when everybody here is snoring" he singed to me in his velvet voice.
"What?" I asked giggling and confused.
"For old time's sake love, so keep your balcony's doors wide open or I might just have to break them" he grinned mischievously.
"No need to break my doors they will be opened as wide as they can be" I couldn't stop smiling.
Edward trapped me in his arms and places one final kiss against my lips before thanking me yet again for his gift and held the side of my face with one of his hands as it slowly glided across me and disappeared with him into the night.
I closed my door and jumped on my couch with eyes finding the crystal chandelier that Esme had commented me on and grinned like a moron. I was so overjoyed that they all liked their visit here, and that I found things that they had found interesting. But Edward…my Edward and his way with words. He always knew what to say at the right time. I rolled over to my side and covered my face in the couch at the memory of him telling me that quite literally I had returned his soul to him. My happiness however, soon turned from worry, to anger, and eventually hatred as I recalled the events before my family had arrived.
That disgusting scent, so dirty, and repulsing that literally fires started to flare my insides. I knew what it was alright but wouldn't go after it. Not just yet although everything in me screamed to find it and massacre that abomination. Over all my human years I had never come across anything I hated as much as I did them. But why was it here? They never travel so deep into the western hemisphere? It didn't matter. Its fate was sealed. I couldn't disappear tonight because Edward and the rest of the family would be worried about me. I was disappointed that I couldn't go hunt it but an evil smile played across my face.
I wouldn't have to do anything, by nature, IT would find me.
