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A/N: A series of vignettes set during either Twilight or New Moon, from prompts given by members of Topaz & Debussy over on LJ.
For death. (Geez, I never thought writing Bella would be so hard)
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The word "regret" never showed up in Romeo and Juliet.
I looked turned over my copy in my hands- my own, I hadn't needed to borrow one from the school's beaten and defeated stash. It was tattered, dog-eared in the best passages- well loved.
Romeo and Juliet, star-crossed lovers.
Sighing, I let the book fall gently on my bedspread next to me. After the events in Volterra- I remembered them with pangs of fear and gratitude that mixed uncomfortably together- I found myself coming back to the story, reading over passages randomly, finding older lines I'd forgotten.
Regret never showed up, not once.
If Juliet had lived, I wondered, would she have ever thought about Paris while she was with her Romeo?
Paris betrothed to Juliet, not knowing she'd already given her heart to someone else.
I picked at the coverlet with my fingers. Coming home with Edward had been wonderful, magnificent, knowing that he really loved me- it was like the time without him had been swept away. But occasionally I'd hear the roar of a motorcycle, or hear Charlie talking to someone who could only have been Billy Black and Jacob's face would flash in my memory. We had barely spoken since I'd been back.
People forget that Paris dies in the end too.
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A/N 2: I'm looking for more prompts….if you feel like throwing me a suggestion, leave a comment with a character/pairing, random word, and book (Twilight/New Moon) :) I can't promise I'll do them all, but I'll try! (Hint: Prompts with unusual characters/pairings/words are more likely to get done.)