I've been held up with many things: depression for one, among other things. Also role playing on a forum called the House of Insanity. It's more like a story type of forum for role playing. I play as two characters on this site and I'm chatting with other people as well.
It's a REALLY GOOD role playing, chack it out. The link is posted in my profile. So, you can enjoy an AWESOME role played fanfic made by many people, and it might sound confusing. BUT IT IS MOST CERTAINLY NOT.
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Now, I have been trying to hold back on the main scenes. But, here we go. This is where it starts and where I have waited to come. I already had these scenes planted when I first started this series. So, after this ONE chapter, you'll get it all. And there are hints. Pay attention and enjoy. Please review. I noticed a drop in reviews of my story, please don't give up on me here.
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Bella's POV
I woke early, feeling my body ache from the strain of yesterday's attempts at flying. My wings felt weak, I could even move them.
I shifted my body slightly, opening my eyes to the gentle sunlight from the window, a new day beginning.
An arm was around me, heavy and secure. Then, I felt a cool hand moving the hair from my neck, gentle like a breeze. Cool fingers ran down my neck, and something soft and smooth gently glided over it. A mess of bronze in my gaze.
I smiled gently yet tiredly.
"Morning, angel," Edward whispered.
"Morning..." I replied. "What time is it?"
"A little after five in the morning," he answered. "Sleep some more, you obviously need it, Bella."
"Huh?" I questioned, my voice groggy.
Cool fingers traced under my eyes, like they had that day in Italy.
"You look exhausted," his mouth turned into a frown, guilt consuming his features. "I shouldn't have let you push yourself so hard."
"Edward," I sighed, turning to lay on my back, he was bent over me, his face right over me. But, not as close as I wished it was. I reached my hand up to touch his perfect face. "I pushed myself, not you. I'm tired because I caused it not you." My thumb stroke his skin. "Please, don't feel guilt for something that was my own doing."
His face was still wrong, he pursed his lip. "I could have stopped you."
I giggled. "No, you never could have."
His face lightened, he chuckled in defeat. "You're right."
I gliggled a bit more. "Looks like we're both stubborn."
I moved my hand since my arm was tired, but Edward grasped my wrist gently. Moving up to grasped my hand and press it to his cold chest, his fingers intwined with mine.
"So it seems," he chuckled. His eyes bright.
"Have you hunted?" I asked, noticing his eyes were lighter.
He chuckled slightly. "Well, it seems that my food was already here. "
Confusion crossed my face.
He chuckled again. "Our new friends knew of our thirst, and yesterday when we decided to take a quick hunt, so we wouldn't be uncomfortable. They stopped us," he grinned playfully. "Let's just say it was like surviving warm wine."
"Oh," was the only thing I could say. "Well, human moment," I said, sitting up.
He nodded. And he flashed off the bed, offering me his hand which I gladly took.
I stood upright and started to walk, but my head spun. I started to fall as Edward caught me, sliding his arms under my knees and on my back, being careful with my sore wings. He carried me without any effort, even with the extra weight on my back. I had no argument to protest about it, I would collapse as soon as my weight stood on the ground.
He walked out the door, turning slightly so he could fit through the door. He walked quietly down the hall and turned left, into the bathroom.
I laughed quietly, in a whisper. "I feel like an old lady."
He chuckled and pressed his lips to my throat. I felt him inhale and breathe on my neck. "You certainly...don't smell like one." He kissed me on the neck once more. "And you certainly don't look or feel like it."
My heart slammed in my chest. He chuckled.
He let shifted my body, lowering me to the ground. My bare feet resting on his own, the coldness made it feel as if I was touching the cold tiles below me. He kept his arm around my waist, and with the other hand he reached for the toothbrush and handed it to me. I grabbed the toothpaste and put the minty blue gel on the brush, closed it, then brushed my teeth.
It felt weird, but there was no alternative. Edward wouldn't let me go, and I didn't want him to. Even though the situation was strange, him watching me clean my mouth.
I rinsed my mouth, then used Abby's face wash, then rinsed it off. A towel wiped against the skin of my face gently. I grasped the hand holding it and looked up at Edward. He smiled lovingly.
A knock sounded at the entrance. I turned and saw Alice with a gentle smile, obviously paying witness to the moment.
"Bella, would you like me to help you bathe?" She looked at Edward. "That is, if Edward doesn't mind letting you go for a bit."
"I would like one," I sighed.
I felt Edward nod as he sat me on the toilet and walked out.
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I was carried out, still exhausted but refreshed from the warm shower. Alice carried me in her arms, and then passed me in Edward's awaiting arms as soon as she got out of the bathroom. Immediatly, he pressed his face into my now soft and dry hair and inhaled deeply.
He carried me down the stairs and sat on the couch, my body resting against his. I felt a pang of nervousness as I looked over Edward's shoulder to Jacob's brown eyes.
I smiled weakly as I saw him looking at us, but what surprised me was that he smiled and waved. It was weak still with slight grief, but it was a try. I waved back. Emvry and Quil saw our little exchange and started whispering to eachother, Jacob turned and wacked them both in the back of their heads, as they groaned in pain rubbing their heads. They obviously -- by the look they had in their eyes -- would certainly get Jacob back for it.
I looked from the three giggling, and locked myself into Edward's gaze. His loving topaz eyes glowing brighter as he stared at me. My face heated up, but I rested my head against his shoulder, a sigh escaping my lips. He bent down and like a feather's touch, kissed me on the forehead.
A high pitched screaming echoed through the house, making me stiffen from both the sound and the surprise. Jacob jumped up in surprise, and the others looked up towards the sound.
"AHH! Let me go! What do you want?!" a voice shrieked. "No! No! NO!"
The voice was Jen's, a nightmare had taken over her senses.
Or maybe her gift.
Gunjal ran up the stairs and down the hall, a door opening and closing as the sound of the door snapped. After a few minutes, the house was silent from the shrieking.
I sighed in relief.
Then, I noticed a grin on both Alice and Rose's face which made me fear more, as their eyes danced when Gunjal walked out alone with a hand in her hair.
"She's okay, only a nightmare," she spoke. "A bad one, apparently."
"Is she okay, now?" Jacob asked. "It's 12 noon."
Gunjal nodded with a smile. "Yeah. She likes to sleep a lot," she laughed.
Alice started giggling, as Edward gave her a disapproving look.
"Well, me and Rose will go cheer her up!" Alice shouted, clapping her tiny hands in glee.
Rose nodded, her blonde curls bouncing on her shoulders.
They darted up the stairs, a human, as I had once been, would never be able to see them. But, I saw them both smile as they reached Jen's door, grabbing a black duffle bag on the way. I stiffened once again, knwoing what could be in their. Uh oh.
"EW! Get away from me Alice!"
"It's for your own good."
"What is?!"
"And this will cheer you up!"
"NO! It won't. I'm going to sleep. GET OUT OF MY ROOM!"
I heard a loud shuffling in the room, and a thump of a body falling to the floor.
"Put those down!"
"Ahem, you sit still for a few hours and be nice with me and Rose, then you can have your DVD's back."
"HEY! You're not my mom!"
"And you're not mine apparently."
"Put. Those. Down."
"Jen, Alice is not going to listen. And neither am I."
"CAN SOMEONE FROM DOWNSTAIRS HELP ME UP HERE?!"
"No one will."
"NO! Don't do that! You'll break them!"
"No, I won't. Unless you do as we say."
A frustrated cry rang through the house. Then, one of surprise.
And then whimpers and cries rang through the house for two hours.
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Abby picked up the tray from my lap with a smile. Edward didn't want to let me go, so I had to sit while he fed me. Which was quite amusing on Emmett and Jasper's part, they chuckled throughout the whole time.
A door opened upstairs and Alice and Rose escorted a gloomy looking Jen. But, everyone in the room gasped, even me.
Alice and Rose both must have had fun giving her a makeover, because she wasn't the type to get dressed up for a casual thing.
She wore a gemstone teal Heart Jumper Tunic with a matching t-shirt underneath. With black leggings that reached her shins. Her hair was perfectly straight and angled like always. Her black eyeliner was flawless and light hints of eyeshadow, but barely noticeable. She wore some flats matching the outfit.
When she noticed the attention, her face turned a bright red. Her lip quivered. She shut her eyes.
A low whistle came from Jared, Jen's eyes appeared to have a light topaz tint to them as she growled at him.
"Okay, thank you Alice and Rose. It's nice. But, I'm not going to wear this kind of stuff everyday, you know." They both nodded in agreement.
Jen sighed and made her way down the few steps to the main floor, just like something would happen to me, she got her foot caught on something, and started to fall with a cry of surprise. She was caught by Jacob, as she winced from the force of him catching her. She looked up with one eye open, as both her eyes shot open in surprise.
I raised a brow as both hers and Jake's face lightly changed colors -- they were both blushing. The immediatly seperated, Jen brushing off her tunic and Jacob rubbing his arm. I giggled at the sight.
Edward's chest vibrated with a chuckle of his own, everyone was shaking with laughter, as everyone bursted into laughter at the two infront of us.
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Later that night, I couldn't much walk much still. We had all spent the day just laughing and playing around. I had even played some video games myself, Edward showing me what to do and what buttons to press. I was slightly surprised, he didn't seem like the type to play video games, but, he answered "Emmett and Jasper like to challenge."
It was passed 1:10 am as Edward shook his head at me, I was getting tired more by the minute. I could only imagine what he was thinking, along the lines of I hadn't told him I was tired.
He picked me up, bidding everyone goodnight. One person was missing from the group.
We stepped up the few stairs, then turned to make his way up the flight of stairs. Toward my room at the end of the hall. His feet lightly thumped against the polished wooden floors, passing the pictures of scenery and then passed Jen's bedroom.
I wasn't sure, but a hazy image passed my eyes.
Jen sitting with her laptop, the screen facing me.
The tiny words followed I couldn't see.
Only two words mattered most.
"My Will"