Disclaimer: This story is based off of the characters written by Stephanie Meyer in the Twilight Saga. I do not own any of these characters.
Rosalie
I blocked out all thoughts and focused on the trees whipping past me. I wove back and forth running with no destination, my only intent to get as far away from Edward as possible. Darkness throbbed through my sight, invading the edges of these beautiful surroundings. I ran through the mountains, around lakes, and fields changing direction only after catching the scent of humans.
My fury had settled in before I even had time to understand why I was so upset about Bella becoming a vampire.
Now there was so much else clouding my thoughts I still couldn't stop and understand my anger. I pressed forward trying to shove the image of Edward's severed arm out of my head. Trying not to picture the emptiness in his eyes, or the saddened look in Carlisle's. Trying to forget Esme's face just before I took off.
I was grateful that Emmett hadn't chased after me, I needed this time alone. I needed figure out what was going on in my head.
I didn't know how long I'd been running, when suddenly I met water. I halted for a moment just before the break in trees and found myself walking to the waters edge. There was thick cloud coverage, and wind made the deep grey sea thrash. The beach was empty, so I kicked my shoes off and settled in to the rocky shore. I stared over the water and tried to piece together my thoughts.
When they'd arrived home, Jasper pulled me aside to talk to me bout Bella while Alice spoke with the rest of the family. He told me about her fury, and explained what she'd said to Alice about being an insignificant human.
I had been boiling from then on. At first I thought I was upset with Bella for thinking that we left for any other reason than to make sure she could keep her humanity, but there was more to be heard.
Jasper told me what it was like to meet newborn Bella. How even being only a few days old she was more collected than even he was at times. But more than that, her demeanor was nothing like the fragile girl we'd known last year. He tried to explain without showing me the pain she'd gone through after we left. And he told me it felt like the old Bella had died in her transformation. That was something I understood well.
Jasper had been reluctant to leave Bella there on her own. If it weren't for how angry she was with Alice, he would have asked to stay and help her.
When he lead me back to the house, I saw the state Alice was in and understood how drastically she'd taken Bella's fury. I looked to my family's saddened and worried eyes, all I could think of was how much Edward needed to face what he'd done.
Not only had he left this girl broken and on her own, he'd convinced all of us to go against the warnings Alice had given. He forced us to uproot our lives early and move on for him. We listened and did everything we could for him, and he was selfish enough to leave the family anyway. His actions had hurt our family in far too many ways. Sure we all owed it to him at the time, but didn't we also owe it to Bella to not leave her broken and alone that way? Everything this family stood for was to keep girls like her safe.
I wasn't ever friends with Bella, Edward could argue I hated her. But all I ever wanted was for her to have choices. To be able to live a normal life, to find happiness the way she was meant to. As a human.
I thought, much like Edward had, that she should never have her life taken from her. But none of our good intentions meant anything now. Instead all that was left was a bitter taste in my mouth, and anger fueled by regret.
This girl's fate hadn't been set the moment Edward had met her, not even when he'd discovered he'd fallen in love with her. It had been set somewhere along the way. Somehow Bella Swan was destined to live this life of immortality, and in trying to protect her form that, we took away the safest and easiest transition for her.
I picked up a rock and tossed it far into the water, I closed my eyes and listened to the noise of it breaking through the waves before it sank to the sea floor. The wind whipped a piece of my hair from my bun and I pulled it back behind my ear.
As upset as I was with Edward for leaving her to deal with her fate alone. I was also upset with myself, knowing that the entirety of my knowing her, she felt that she meant nothing to any of us. It infuriated me that we'd up and left, proving her right. She had changed Edward in the best way, made him come alive. The way she changed him made our family thrive. Despite my hoping she would choose to leave Edward for the sake of her humanity, I cared for Bella because she had made our lives better. At the time I'd refused to accept that, but when we left Forks I could see what that did to Edward - and in turn to the rest of us. That's when I truly saw how important she was.
She was not just some insignificant human, she was an important part of our family. Someone we should not have abandoned.
After a while of sitting there I sighed and shook my head.
If he hadn't already, Emmett would be following my trail soon. As much as I wanted to be with him, I wasn't ready to go back to Carlisle and Esme. And I sure as hell wasn't ready to go back to Edward.
My eyes scanned the horizon for a moment, I stood up and pulled my shoes back on. I looped back to the trees behind me, avoiding backpedaling my initial path. I didn't want to confuse Emmett when he came across the trail.
I stood in the trees for a second longer and took off once more.
If you're still here, thank you for sticking with my story! I'm sorry I've been MIA the past few months. Life has been busy and I couldn't find the motivation or time to get back to the story. I have tons more planned out so hopefully I'll be able to get back to regular updates. I do work full time, so 'regular' will still be around once a week.
I hope you're enjoying the story and my take on these characters. I really wanted to make sure Rose and the rest of the Cullen's had as much substance as our MCs.
See you next week!