Bella's POV

Day 4

I had been busy all day cleaning house and doing the laundry. I'd let it stack up a bit and it took longer than normal. Surprised that I hadn't heard from Edward, I picked up the cel phone he provided me with and called him. Ring….ring….ring….ring…Edward didn't believe in recorded messages.

That's odd; he always has his phone on him. I dialed Alice. She answered in one ring and I immediately asked, "How did Kristi take the let down?"

"We may never know." Alice said sarcastically.

"What do you mean?" I replied.

"Come on over, Bella. You've got to see this to believe it." And she hung up.

Worried now, I grabbed my backpack and headed out the door to my truck. As usual Emmett opened the door. "You girls have created a monster." He greeted me. I followed him upstairs straight to Edward's room.

I could hear frantic typing as I entered. Edward was sitting at his desk with a new computer in front of him. He had a wide screen monitor as big as Charlie's flat screen TV and I could see creatures traveling across a landscape. "This is new." I said to no one in particular. "Edward…?" No answer. "Edward…?" I asked a bit louder.

"Yeah, yeah." He said incoherently, his eyes glazed over still staring at the screen.

"What did Kristi say when you refused to be her date for the dance?" I couldn't seem to get his attention.

Alice walked into the room with a knowing look on her face. "Vladmir! Someone's here to see you!" She practically yelled into his ear. Who the heck is Vladmir?

As if she could hear my inner question she answered me. "That's his character's name on World of Warcraft, a blood elf."

"40 level Blood Elf." Edward said and we both turned to him, but that was the end of his speech.

"He only speaks in partial sentences now, and only if it has to do with this ridiculous game. He's obsessed!" Alice squeaked. "Ever since he started he hasn't stopped. He hasn't hunted; he doesn't do anything but quest!"

I think my mouth may have been hanging open.

Edward's POV

I was having an important strategy meeting with a member of my guild when people started coming into my room. I'd been accepted in the first hour of play. My character was quickly gaining levels, Vladmir was high on stealth and sneak attacks.

Alice started yelling again. Why must she keep doing that, I'm trying to prepare for a raid. I easily tuned her out. If I could just get a few more gold I'd be able to get my epic flying mount.

Why had I never heard of this game before, I'd never have to be bored again. These people play late into the night as they're from all over the world. Ha! More experience points!

The beauty of the game is it never ends. It goes on and on and on like me.

Bella's POV

"We could just disconnect the internet…" I suggested.

"I think that may put him into shock." Emmett chuckled. "I'm going to get my camera, when he finally comes out of this comatose state, the visuals might be worth something." And he dashed out the door.

"The dance is in 3 days, we need to get going on this." I stepped up to Edward, took his chin in my hand and turned his face towards me. "I thought I was your favorite drug." I said sweetly, but although his face was towards me his eyes stayed on the screen.

Flashes of light caught my eye and I turned to see Emmett with his camera clicking away. "Could you two excuse us, please?" I asked Alice and Emmett. Alice winked, grabbed her brother by the arm manhandling him out of the room and closing the door behind her.

I sighed, took off my jacket and wondered what I needed to do to snap him out of it. His desk chair was the type on wheels, so I pulled him backwards about half a foot. His hands left the keyboard for a moment and I quickly straddled his lap, facing him.

At first I thought I had him out of his coma when he put his arms out, but no, Edward actually had the nerve to put his arms on either side of me to reach the keys and leaned a bit to the right to attempt to see the screen.

Right, time for the big guns. Okay, maybe not so big, but still. I held his neck, putting my face directly in front of his and kissed him. He blinked, but his eyes were still sort of glassy, and really dark.

"It's Bella, remember me?" I whispered into his ear. I leaned back, took the hem of my shirt and pulled it off. Now he was focused.

He closed his eyes and put both his hands upon me starting at my shoulders and working their way down touching every inch slowly to my waist. My skin tingled; his chilly fingers were leaving hot trails down my body, how is that possible? "Wha- what are you doing?" I asked a little breathlessly. I'd never been this exposed to Edward before, but desperate measures and all that.

"I'm burning you into my memory so I never forget again." He smiled and opened his eyes. He twisted us about in the swivel chair enough so he could lean forward and shut off the computer. Then he stood, taking me with him, holding me like a toddler with my legs wrapped around his middle and took us over to the bed. Holy crow, what have I awakened!?

Author's note:

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