I do not own the song. It's The Lonely by Christiana Perri.
He was back to kill me. The same disfigured face that murdered my parents before my eyes. I ran into the fog beyond his home. He wasn't running, but floating among the fog. Held up my hands to knock him down, but it never came out. I didn't feel that now familiar power hidden beneath my core.
My panic caused him to catch up with me. His old, wrinkled hand reached out to grab me, but at the last second a purple light shot out of my hand. We stopped moving too. My body was turned to him and he flew high in the sky with the purple light gaining distance between us.
A short victory was ruined when he appeared again, but with other people. They had robes with hoods on their heads, covering their faces. "It's time that you joined your parents in departure or you must challenge us to see who's best." His frame started to grow larger. "Or you and your family will perish!" his newly form ran straight for me and I let out a scream.
I sat up in the bed over at the Cullen's house. My eyes were searching wildly for the man in her dreams. I laid back on the bed and waited for my heart to sow down when someone slammed the door open. "Menah, what's wrong?" Edward came in followed by Esme. "You screamed."
I waved him off and said, "Just a bad dream. That's all." The air smelled as if someone just cooked. I sniffed the air and my stomach let out a small rumble.
Esme laughed at me, "I made you some breakfast. Waffles, eggs, and sausage with some fruit on the side." Before I thought about it I jumped out the bed ready to get some food until I remembered Edward was still in the room. My eyes went to his face and he stood there wide eyed. Esme hit the back of his head and told him to get out. "Maybe you should put on some clothes before you come downstairs." She told me and I managed to squeak out a small yes.
I headed to the bathroom connected to my room. It was big with white and gray marble. I hurry and brush my teeth and wash my face. I decide to wear a navy blue dress that comes down above my knees. I don't bother with shoes or try to fix my hair. I didn't eat much last night and I was hungry.
I walked out the room and headed for the kitchen. The smell of food came closer and I ran the rest of the way to the kitchen. Everyone was sitting at the table with uncomfortable looks until they saw me. "Good morning everyone." Even Carlisle was here which was surprising.
They all said greeted me the same way. Carlisle and Esme sat at both ends of the table. Alice, Jasper, and Emmett sat on one side with Edward and Rosalie sat on the other. My seat was in between Edward and Rosalie. I sat down and admired the food before me. I never have time in the morning to make breakfast and Rene was not a cooker.
They all started to talk again, but I was too busy stuffing my face. However, when they started to eat they tried to hide their disgust. I knew they weren't human, but I didn't know what they were. I at lease thought they would eat regular food.
I rolled my eyes and chewed the rest of my food. "Y'all know that if the food it's to your… diet you shouldn't eat it. And if it's just repulsive don't force it down your throats." I stopped in my talking to look at their faces. They were confused and shocked. "Just do whatever you guys do when I'm not here because I'm just going to eat."
One by one they got up, not questioning what just happened. I was finishing my food when Esme went to take the leftovers, but I stopped her. "Please leave it. I can eat a horse right now." She smiled like it was an inside joke.
For a few hours later I was getting my ass handed to me playing chess with Jasper. I've never had the chance to play, but now I knew why. "Jasper can't you be a sore loser for once!" I stood from the board.
He was laughing at me, "In life you must expect the unexpected. And when you do you keep going until you succeed." I sighed at him.
"How does Alice put up with you?" I didn't feel like sitting in the house all day. I feel like they didn't either. I was hit with a sudden idea. "Is Carlisle off work today?" I asked Jasper, he just nodded his head. I was curious about that. "Why?"
Jasper and the rest of them stopped what they were doing. Alice was the one to speak up, "Edward's bringing over Bella today to meet the family." My hand twitched. So that's where Edward went.
I simply nodded my head. I went to my thoughts before to go see Carlisle. "That's fine. Y'all didn't have to make a big deal out of it." I mumbled, "We weren't even dating." I got off the sofa and went to seek out Carlisle.
He was in his study sitting at his desk. I knocked on the open door. He looked up and smiled, "Come in Menah." I walked in the room and closed the door. I walked up to his desk and sat in a chair.
"Carlisle, I have a favor to ask of you." He kept looking and nodded his head. I spoke lowly just in case someone was listening. "Would you mind coming to my old home with me? I had just remembered something I left there. And I don't want to go alone."
"Of course I wouldn't mind." He looked happy to get out of his everyday routine. "When would you like to go?"
"Right now. My home is a few miles away." He nodded his head. And I left to put on some shoes with a button up coat.
Rosalie came in the room when I just finished putting on my shoes. "Where are you going?"
"I have to go find something my parents left for me. I just remembered when they used to bring me to a waterfall that was near our house. They buried something and I need to find it." I told her.
"Just give us a call if anything happens. Alice put all of our numbers in your phone." She handed me my phone. I looked to the nightstand where I left it. I just laughed and shook my head.
Carlisle and I took his car. I gave him the directions to my house. I knew I always had a good memory. We made it to my house in half an hour. We had to take a dirt covered road to get on the property. As we got closer we drove on a stone path way with bushes that had red and white flowers on each side of the path that led up to my home.
It was a three story house the porch stretched around the house with white, wooden railing. It looked as if to be an old mix with modern type of house. It's white with a gray roof. I almost cried from being away for so long. Once I turned of age it will be mine.
I got out of the car and started to walk around the house and past the white fence. Carlisle silently followed me. "Carlisle, I don't know what's going to be in the box, but if anything happens. I want you to leave or at lease stay far, but keep me in your sight." I told him.
He was thinking about something. "Menah, I honestly thought you and Edward would have ended up together. I feel as if you two share a real connection. And for that I will protect you and make sure you're safe."
I turned to looked at him. My eyes had tears in them. "Thank you."
We walked for about five more minutes until the roaring of the water came to my ears. A smile graced my face and I ran the rest of the way. The waterfall was clean and clear. Carlisle walked closer to the water and looked around.
I took off the necklace from my mother hoping that it would guide me to the chest. I never saw when they would bury it. I was too distracted by the water. I searched for it and the white stone would get hotter and brighter as I got closer to the spot. The stone went so bright that the light went out in the stone and I looked at the ground.
"I forgot a shovel. I'll just have to use my hands." I talked to my self. I started to dig and Carlisle came around to help me. My hands were dirty and I was in need of a bath after this. My knees snuck in the moist dirt, messing up my dress.
Carlisle reached in again to feel something hard at the bottom. Our eyes met then we looked back down and he grabbed the object out of the ground. It was a small chest with blue engravings on it that was written in the same language at the book.
"Carlisle, go back into the trees, but stay close." He nodded his head and sat for a second then he left me to the chest.
It seemed to be locked, but when my hand passed over the words the gears moved in the black and blue chest. It unlocked by itself. I moved my hands to open it and lifted up the top. A bright, purple light flew out of the chest and it was so powerful that it knocked me back, but instead of falling my body flew up.
The object in the chest flew out and before me was a necklace. It was tear-shaped with silver designs and looked as if to have something inside of it. Before I could do anything it flew to my neck and the chain wrapped around my neck. A painful feeling was followed and I screamed loudly scaring the animals away.
The necklace was sinking into my skin and looked as if someone had tattooed it around my neck and chest. After the pain was gone along with the necklace I was thrown to the ground to be caught by Carlisle. I was going to say something, but I passed out.
I was startled awake when Carlisle closed the door to the car. We were back at the house and he was carrying me up the stairs. He looked to me concerned. I shook my head as to not tell them what happened. They would be suspicious of the dirt and new tattoo on my chest. But my eyelids were heavy and I slipped back asleep.
I woke up in sweats and a tank top. I looked around trying to figure out what woke me up. I think it was a glass breaking. I got out the bed and walked to the kitchen to get me some water. I heard Rosalie fussing. I paused in my walking and heard Alice start to talk. I shrugged my shoulders and entered the room.
There stood Bella and Edward with the rest of the family by the kitchen. I pushed my way past Bella. I got a bottle of water out of the fridge. "No need to stop talking. I decided to head home early." My chest was aching.
Bella said, "Did you get a tattoo?" I looked down forgetting what happened today. I saw the necklace inked into my skin.
I looked at her again. "Oh yeah, I guess so." I left the kitchen and walked down the stairs into the room where Edward kept his piano.
The piano looked fresh as if they just made it, but the keys were somewhat worn from being played so much. I sat on the bench and traced my fingers on the keys. It made me think about the lessons my parents gave me when I was old enough. They said my music was brilliant and I would play each time I get, but thinking of playing made me upset.
I decided to play the song The Lonely by Christina Perri. The song was rather sad, but it had this connection to how I was feeling. The words sung unconsciously as my hands went to work across the keys of the piano.
"Wow." I heard from behind me when I finished singing. They stood around the room. All except for the new lovebirds. The sudden thought I just started to cry. And not just tears. I had full on tears and sobs. My body shook. I got up and moved one foot to fall on the floor. Jasper came to my side and sat me on the couch.
I felt so far away. I started to mumble to myself, "I should've stopped it. It hurts so much. He doesn't know." I rocked myself back and forth. Alice sat next to jasper and put her arms around him. This was something I didn't want to go through.
"I have- I have to go. I'm- so sorry." I left the room to go pack up my clothes.
Charlie saw me pull up to the house and opened the door. He must have been confused since I was supposed to be over there for an extra day. I didn't bother with my clothes; I ran up the steps and held him close to me.
"Pumpkin, what's wrong? What happened?" He asked me as he pulled me inside of the house. He moved me to sit on the couch.
"It's nothing. I just-" Another shiver went through my body and I shook with sobs. I knew Charlie didn't know how to deal with teenage girls, but I needed him to hear me. "You know Edward Cullen, right? Well we were friends and I had this huge crush on him and I thought he wanted to be with me, but he's now going with another girl." I didn't mention Bella because that was a whole new awkward that we would have to go through. "He wasn't bad or anything. He was really nice and we have so much in common. What do I do?"
He looked to think for a moment. Trying to take in all of it. He sighed and said, "I don't like to see my girls growing up, but if you're feelings are strong for him, you fight for him. I don't mean to break them up, but you tell him how much he means to you." He wouldn't look at me after that.
I smiled a little and wrapped my arms around him. "You will always be my father no matter what. Just know that I love you." I left him to his thoughts and headed upstairs for the rest of the day.
I had the idea from someone to make Edward jealous, but I couldn't do that with Menah. She couldn't be with anyone else or pretend to because she knows that they belong together and she would feel repulse to even kiss someone else. I couldn't work around the idea.
We're getting close to the ending and the next chapter will be awesome. I hope that you guys like this chapter. I'm in school and I've been all over the place with working.
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