Alice: Emmett you told her!
Emmett: Well…Yeah. I thought she should know before anything else happened.
{KoD walks in and sees Alice & Emmett sitting on the couch talking}
KoD: Hey guys what we talking about?
Alice: Emmett telling Rose our secret.
Em: I told her my secret…not yalls.
Alice: Same diff. Now what?
Em: Read to find out? {Looks at KoD}
KoD: Yup! {pops 'p'} Who wants to do the honors?
Alice: Can I?
KoD: Sure. Have at it.
Alice: Ladies and Gentlemen. New chapter, so read up!
Chapter 5 – Fast Rides & Guitars
POV: Rosalie
Songs: Avenged Sevenfold - Afterlife
"Rose you know I love you right?"
"Yeah. Emmett what's going on?"
"I told you that I had to tell you something. So here it goes...Rose…..I'm a vampire."
What did he just say? "Do what?" I said a little dumbfounded.
"I'm a vampire Rose."
Then it hit me. The speed, golden eyes turning to black, rock hard body. No one can do that stuff except for a vampire.
"Is that why you left earlier after we got out of school?" I asked looking up at him.
"Yes."
"You had to hunt?"
"Yes. I was stretching the days out too far and I needed the blood."
"Is that also why you didn't hit Royce at school?"
"Yeah. I didn't want him flying through the wall and people asking questions." He just stood there.
"Emmett how old are you really?"
"I was born in 1894 Rose." Long pause. "If you're not going to run then can we go in my room and I'll explain it. Please?"
"Yeah." Why am I saying that? He just told me he was a vampire. Why am I not running and screaming murder? I know because even though he is a vampire, I still love him. He's been there and taken up for me. He's just my big teddy bear. He's never tried to kill me, thank God. But this is Emmett we're talking about.
We walked across the house to a door, down a very small hall and into the master bedroom. The first thing that I noticed was the massive bed against the wall. Emmett jumped with grace, and without hitting the ceiling, onto the middle of the bed. He sat Indian style and waited on me to join him. Which I did.
"Alright start talking." I said as I gazed at him.
He laid back on the bed with his left arm under his head and his right laying across his stomach. "Like I said, I was born in 1894 in Biloxi, Mississippi. When I was 17 I moved to Gatlinburg, Tennessee with my parents. In 1912, when I was 18, I was coming home from a friend's house one night. I never knew vampires existed. I had heard tales of them, but never thought of it. Anyways, I took a short cut through the forest that was near our house back in the woods.
"The only thing I remember is walking past this huge tree when I saw a shadow run past me. I couldn't make out what it was because it moved so fast. I dropped the lantern I was carrying when I felt something bite my left hand."
He pulled his arm out from behind his head to show me the teeth marks on his wrist. A gasp escaped my lips as I touched the mark. He then started again with the story.
"So something bit me. I tried to run but couldn't get far, so I drug myself to the nearest cave that I remembered seeing. The pain was unbearable. Like fire running through my veins. A few days later the fire stopped and all I wanted was blood. Human blood is very satisfying, but I didn't want to kill people. I will admit the only guy I did drain of blood was a murder. So no one really missed him. After that I started to feed on animals. I found that the animal blood changed my eye color from the red we have as newborns to the golden brown that I have now.
"I remember the Titanic sinking. And a bunch of the things that have happened up until now. I've been all over the world. This house I built back in 1945 when I bought the land. I've had to change some things over the years but nothing major. I came back this year from Spain to start over again. When we start somewhere and act young then we can stay there longer. Which is why I am '17' right now. I hope this doesn't make you run."
I just looked at him. "Emmett I'm not going to run. I've already told you that. I knew there was something different about you…but I didn't know it was this big. You're the same person now that you were when I first met you. So what you're a vampire. Yeah a little crazy to get a hold of…but still. Nothing's really changed. I still love you."
The look on his face was relief. Like he thought I really was going to run from him.
"So you're okay with this?" He asked me sitting up.
"Yeah. Can I ask something?"
"Since you're not running from me, yes."
"Can I see them?"
"See what? The fangs?"
I shook my head yes. "You really want to see them?" I shook my head again.
"I just want to know if their like the ones in the books."
"Alright missy you asked for it."
In a millisecond I was laying on my back with Emmett straddling me. My arms were above my head with one of his hands holding my wrists. Then I saw them. There was nothing but Emmett's regular teeth, then fangs elongated from his mouth. So the things in the books were right about that part.
"Nice." I said with a laugh.
He got off me and just looked at me. "So you like them?"
"Yeah. Their sweet! Gah that sounds weird."
"Not really. So you're really not gonna run from me?"
"No Emmett I'm not." I straddled him. "I love you too much to run."
"Good." That dimpled smile coming out. He gave me a kiss then looked at me. "So you want a tour of the house?"
"Yeah."
"Alright. After we go to Alice's house then we can do a tour."
"What's that suppose to mean?"
"We're going to eat. Then staying here tonight."
"Really?"
"Yeah. I want you in this bed with me. And I don't mean like this."
"Okay. But no funny business yet."
"Fine. When you're ready."
I got up off the bed and looked at him. "Well are you coming?"
"Yeah stay here for a minute. Did you buy some jeans?"
"Yeah a few pair why?"
"Cause you need to change before we leave. I don't want you freezing to death."
"What do you mean?"
"We aren't taking the Hummer tonight back to Alice's."
"Then what are we taking?" I asked a little confused.
"You'll see. Wait here."
With that he was gone like lightning. Less than a minute later, all the bags from the back of the Hummer were sitting on the bed.
"Put something warm on. Okay?"
"Okay?" I went through all the bags of stuff and found a pair of the jeans I just bought with Emmett's credit card.
The dark blue distressed flares was a good match with the red camisole, black leather jacket, black and red pyramid belt and black heels with red flames that I had picked up. I had found the ring my dad got me last year for my birthday at Alice's while Emmett was away. So that wasn't coming off my right ring finger. I really like the dark purple rectangular stone on the white gold ring. It kind of reminded me of my mom.
Emmett walked out of the bathroom in the same thing he had on when we got here. He just added the Avenged Sevenfold jacket to it. He got one look at me and once again it was like his eyes were going to come out of his head.
"You're wearing that?" He asked.
"Well yeah. Why?"
"Looks good. But missing something."
I looked down at myself. "What is it missing?"
"This." He pulled a box out from behind his back. The cream-colored box had Kay written on it in silver lettering.
"What's that?"
"An early birthday present."
"Emmett I can't."
"Oh lord Rose. You've let me buy you brand new stuff, a new phone, and you're still here after I've told you I'm a vampire. Why can't you take it?"
"Well you got a point."
"Yes I do. And you're stuck with me. So…" He popped the box open and inside was an Open Hearts necklace. It was so beautiful. In the shape of a key with a heart for the top where you would put it on a key ring, and another heart on the bottom where the key would have had the spiky things unique for the lock it opened. In the top was the Open Hearts symbol with diamonds. Right under the top heart it was surrounded in black diamonds, along with around the bottom of the key.
"Emmett its beautiful."
"Thought you'd like it." He said with a smile. "Turn around so I can put it on you."
I turned around so my back was to his front and held my hair up for him. After putting it on, my fingers found where it laid on my neck. It had to be a 18" chain, because it wasn't choking me, but it didn't go down to between my boobs. I liked where it sat around my neck. I turned around and threw myself at him, to which he was ready. I gave him a quick kiss.
"Thank you. I love it."
"You're welcome. Now we need to go or else there isn't going to be any food left."
"Okay."
We walked through the door that led outside past the pool. Around the corner of the house there was another door that lead into another garage. Emmett flipped the light and pulled a tarp off of a…ninja?
"What's that?" I asked a little confused.
"It's a motorcycle babe." Stating the obvious.
"I know it's a motorcycle. What year is that?"
"2013 Ninja ZX – 10R ABS." He said with a smile on his face.
"You like fast stuff don't you?" I said walking over to him.
"That I do." He handed me a helmet. "Put this on."
I did as he said while he straddled the Ninja. Good thing my hair was down, or else it would be messed up.
"Alright climb on." Which I did. "Feet right here." He said pointing down to where my feet needed to go. "Hang on and enjoy the ride."
He hit the button for the garage door to open. After putting his helmet on, which I don't think he needed, the motorcycle started and we were out of the garage. Emmett took it easy going down the driveway, but once we hit the pavement we were gone.
I had never been on a motorcycle before. I had dreamed of it one day but not anytime soon. The feel of the open road and me pressed against Emmett just felt right. I think from now on this is what we would be driving around. He scared me a little weaving around cars on the road. But, I had to remember that he was a vampire so if anything happened to me he would be there in the blink of an eye. We slowed down and took the dirt drive up to Alice's house. Emmett pulled up into the garage beside the BMW and cut the engine. We pulled our helmets off at the same time, and there was a huge smile on both our faces.
"Have fun?" Emmett asked while helping me off the bike.
"Yeah. That's the first time I've ever been on a bike."
"It wasn't too fast?" He said jumping off the bike and putting the key in his pocket.
"No. I like it. Can we ride it to school tomorrow?"
"Sure. It's not suppose to rain."
We started walking to the door and was met by Alice and Bella standing in the doorway. Their eyes were wide open and gawking at us.
"Emmett! You didn't?" Alice said looking at Emmett.
"I did. And she liked it. What are you going to do?"
"Nothing I guess. I thought you were on that thing. I heard you coming down the road before you hit the driveway."
That's weird. I couldn't even hear that far. She couldn't be a…no way. I shook my head at the thought.
"I cooked steak, gravy and rice. Come on before the boys eat it all." Bella said looking at us. "Love the shoes Rose."
"Thanks. Emmett got them for me."
"Cute. But not for me. Come on." She said turning around and walking through the house.
Emmett and I followed them down to the 'kids part' of the house. The whole time I never let go of Emmett's hand. When we got to the bottom of the stairs, Emmett let go of my hand and took his jacket off. I did the same then threw it across the back of the couch. While bending over and pulling my hair up, a hand came in contact with my butt. After jerking to an upright position, I soon found out it was Emmett that did it. Just by the smirk on his face. I finished with the messy bun and glared at him.
"What was that for?" I asked walking towards him.
"For the heck of it. I mean how could I not? You was asking for it."
I smacked his chest. Which now I knew he could hardly feel. "That's not nice you know."
He pulled me to him and shoved his hands in my back pockets. Right on my butt. "Sorry. How can I make it up to you?"
"Don't know yet. I'll think of something."
"Kay." He gave me a kiss. "I really am sorry. I didn't hurt you did I?"
"No. Can we go eat now? I'm hungry."
"Yeah. Come on." He gave me another kiss and we walked into the kitchen.
Everyone was looking at us. Or they were just looking at Emmett. Jasper broke the silence first.
"Did you tell her?" He asked a little scared of the answer.
"Yes I told her."
"And you're still with him?" Edward asked me.
"Yeah. Why is it such a big deal?"
"Rose…" Alice said looking at me from Jasper's side. "Emmett isn't the only vampire in this room."
WOAH! WHAT?! "Say what?" I just looked at her.
"Rose everyone here…" Bella started.
"Except me!" Jacob interrupted.
"Except for you and Jacob are vampires. We just didn't want to tell you yet."
"Sweet!" I said looking at them.
"That's your reaction?" Edward said looking at me.
"Yeah. Why does it matter if all of you…"
"Except me!" Jacob yelled again.
"All of you except Jacob is a vampire? You're all the same to me as the day I met you. That shouldn't make a difference. And it doesn't."
"Okay. Since that is settled…can we eat?" Jacob asked.
"Yeah. Babe help me please?" Bella said while looking down at Edward.
Within minutes there was a table full of food in front of us. Steak, gravy, rice, corn, green beans, macaroni and cheese, along with homemade biscuits. It didn't take long for everything to get gone. Bella does cook really well. After everything was cleaned up and put away, we all sat down in the living room. But, instead of watching TV, or playing games we decided to talk about the Halloween party that Alice usually throws every year.
We, and by we I mean me, convinced Emmett to let us throw it at his house. Only for the simple fact that he has a big enough room for everyone to be. Not to mention the backyard. We had three weeks to get everything over to Emmett's and decide on how we were going to throw this thing. Alice had some decorations already but we were going to go shopping tomorrow to buy more.
This is one thing me and Alice have in common. We both love to shop. After deciding on what time we were going to go the next day shopping, Emmett and I decided it was time to go home. We said bye to everyone, grabbed our jackets and headed back up to the garage. With helmets on, Emmett started the bike and backed it out before I got on behind him. The ride back to Emmett's place was just like before when we left. The open road, Emmett and I, and feel of the wind around us was just right. He didn't weave in and out of traffic that much this time. Just for the simple fact there wasn't that many cars on the road. We pulled off the road onto the dirt driveway up to the house. After parking the bike back in its original spot, and cutting the engine, I jumped off. I noticed the shiny red sports car beside us that I didn't notice before, after taking my helmet off.
"Babe?" I said still gawking at the car.
"Yeah?" Em said walking up beside me.
"What is that?" I said pointing at the car.
He looked like a kid with a shiny new toy. "That would be my other baby."
"Other baby?"
"Yes. Other. You're the first." He stated and kissed my neck. "That would be a LP 570-4 Super Trofeo Stradale."
I just looked at him dumbfounded. "A what?"
"A Lamborghini babe."
"Oh! Well now that you stupefied it some, I understand it."
He just laughed at me. "Come on. I'm ready for bed." He hit the button to close the garage door as we walked towards the house.
"You still owe me a tour mister." I stated walking in behind him.
"That I do. Shower and change then we'll do the tour."
"I didn't really buy anything to sleep in babe."
"Well I guess you're wearing some of my stuff then."
"If you say so."
We walked back to his bedroom while I took off the jacket. I sat it on the bed beside me as I took off the heels.
"Alright. Shower time." He said grabbing all the bags off the bed and walking to the master bathroom. I followed and good gosh this place is big.
When you walk into the bathroom to both sides of the door there was a sink and counter. To the right was a shower with clouded glass doors. A huge garden tub was straight ahead. Em walked past the tub through another door, which was a walk-in closet. Only one half of the space was used though.
"Okay so pick something out to wear. I'll hang your clothes up while you're in the shower."
"You're gonna let me leave my clothes here?"
"Well…I was planning on it. I mean…I would like for you to move in sometime. But if you don't want to that's fine."
"Step by step babe. A little too fast. But I'll leave some of my stuff here."
"Good now pick something."
I walked around and looked though the shirts. I found one that I really liked and decided to wear it. The 2XL Super Mario shirt worked well. I mean I was gonna be sleeping in it. "Got it." I said pulling the shirt off the hanger and turning around.
"Good choice. I like that one. Alright where's the Bath and Body Works bag?" He said looking through the darn near twenty bags of stuff.
"How about I give you the bags that you can put up? I don't want you messing with the other ones just yet."
"Fine by me."
I sat down on the floor and separated the bags into piles. Ones he could mess with, the others he couldn't. Either it was Christmas presents, or the Halloween costumes that I didn't want him to see yet. I pulled the Bath and Body Works bag out and got one bottle of everything out. Along with a pair of underwear from the Victoria's Secret bag.
"Alright all of these" I pointed to one pile of bags. "You can put up. Don't mess with the others."
"Alright. Come on." He said walking back through the door. After opening the cabinet under one of the sinks, he pulled out a towel and washrag and handed it to me. "The dirty clothes hamper is in the closet against the far wall. Big basket can't miss it."
"Is that it?" I said looking at him.
"Yeah. I guess. Don't take too long please?"
"I won't. And no peeking."
"Wouldn't think of it." I gave him a kiss and walked to the shower while he walked back into the closet.
After stripping real quick I stepped into the shower and shut the door. The water was warm against my skin. Which felt really good. I used the new shampoo, conditioner, and body wash that smelled like vanilla. I guess about 20 minutes later I was cutting the water and drying off. I stepped out and put the shirt on first, then the boyshorts I bought today. I was sitting on the edge of the tub. My hair was wrapped up in a towel, and I was rubbing the body lotion on when Emmett walked back in from the closet.
"Feel better?" He said wrapping me in his arms.
"Very. Thank you."
"Welcome. I like the vanilla better than the strawberry."
"Same here. I'll have to keep some of this around."
"That you will. I put the rest of the bottles under your sink."
"What do you mean my sink?"
"This one is mine" He said pointing to the sink near the shower, where he got the towels out earlier. "That one is yours." He said pointing to the other sink.
"Well thank you."
"Welcome. Now are you ready for a tour of the house?"
"Yeah." I said slipping the ring my dad got me back on my right ring finger.
"Well come on."
We walked hand in hand through each room of the house. On the other side of the walk-in closet there was a library. Even though it didn't have that many books, Emmett had his desk with a laptop and papers covering the top. He showed me the great room, which was used for when people came over. The kitchen, pantry, and dining room which was also on the first floor. He showed me where the washer and dryer was for when I had clothes to wash. Next was the upstairs.
Up here there were three more bedrooms, two bathrooms, and a game room. The room directly above the library was already stocked with a bed and dressers. The one directly above the master bedroom was really cool. It was set up kind of like a theater. The largest flat screen TV I have ever seen took up almost half the wall. There were two rows of theater style seats, just more comfortable.
"Babe what size is that TV?"
"It's 103" the biggest that I could find."
"What do you use this room for? I mean it's a mini theater."
"Mainly to watch football games. I like to actually see it." He said with a laugh.
On the other side of the house was the game room and another bedroom. The game room was really cool. A pool table was in near the wet bar. There was another flat screen TV on one wall with an entertainment center. From what I could see there was an Xbox 360 and a Play Station 3 hooked up to it with the adjacent wall full of games. The other bedroom wasn't a bedroom at all. This was a mini recording studio. I knew Emmett could play the drums. But there was also guitars hanging on the wall, a keyboard, and a bunch of other stuff I had no idea what they were. There was a bathroom hooked to this room with a walk-in closet also.
"I think this is my favorite room…besides our room." I said without thinking.
"Our room?" Em said a little surprised.
"Did I say that?" I said with a smile.
"Yes you did. So now it's OUR room?"
"Well…yeah."
"Okay. So why do you like this room?"
"Cause of the drums and guitars. I know you could play drums. But I didn't know you could play guitar."
"I've had years to learn."
"Good. So I'm not the only one that can play guitar then."
He just looked at me. "Why didn't you tell me you could play the guitar."
"Didn't think it was important."
"Well what all can you play?"
"Almost anything really."
"Bet you can't play Avenged Sevenfold." He said with a raised eyebrow.
"What song?"
"Afterlife?"
"Actually. I can."
"I call bullshit." Emmett said crossing his arms over his chest and leaning against the wall.
"Is that a bet Mr. McCarty?" I asked mimicking his pose.
"I think it is Miss Hale."
You just messed up there bud. The voice in my head said. The one thing I was really good at was playing the guitar. I started when I was really young, and pushed myself harder after my mom and sister died. The only other thing I was good at was fixing cars.
"Get me set up."
"Your serious?" He asked a little confused.
"Yeah. You're not gonna believe me until I show you. So set it up."
"You say so babe."
While he got everything set up for me I towel dried my hair. I dropped the towel on the floor and pulled my hair up into a messy bun just like earlier tonight. Emmett finished at the same time I did.
"You've got to put the song on though." I said looking at him.
"I can do that. 'Cause I've got to see this."
Walking over to the desk that had many controls and settings, he did some stuff with the computer set up and next thing I knew the song was starting. But, he paused it. I guess he was giving me time to get ready. I picked up the guitar he picked out for me and threw the strap over my head and adjusting it a little.
"Pick." I said holding my hand out towards him.
"Here." He said holding it out towards me between his right thumb and index finger. "Good now?"
"Yeah. Go ahead."
Using the remote he pressed the play button and the music surrounded me throughout the room. Emmett sat in the rolling chair and just watched me. Moments later I started to play. When I first learned how to play this song the beginning was hard for me. But, after trying what seemed like a thousand times, I finally got it. When M. Shadows started to sing on the track, so did I.
Like walking into a dream, so unlike what you've seen.
So unsure but it seems, 'cause we've been waiting for you.
Fallen into this place, just giving you a small taste.
Of your afterlife here so stay, you'll be back here soon anyway.
I looked up at Emmett and he had a smile on his face. I'm winning this bet! I continued with the song. Not missing a beat while singing the words.
I see a distant light, but girl this can't be right.
Such a surreal place to see so how did this come to be,
Arrived too early.
And when I think of all the places I just don't belong,
I've come to grips with life and realize this is going too far.
I don't belong here, we gotta move on dear, escape from this afterlife.
'Cause this time I'm right to move on and on, far away from here.
I saw Emmett get up and move over to the drum set. What is he doing? Moments later he was in rhythm with the drums on the track. God this is so cool! One of the things me and Emmett have in common we can do together. SWEET! He kept up with the speed and sounded really good.
Loved ones back home all crying 'cause they're already missing me.
I pray by the grace of God that there's somebody listening.
Give me a chance to be that person I wanna be.
(I am unbroken, I'm choking on this ecstasy.)
Oh Lord I'll try so hard but you gotta let go of me
(Unbreak me, unchain me, I need another chance to live.)
The guitar solo started. And if I do say so myself, I killed it. I looked up at Emmett who was still playing, when the solo stopped, and saw he was smiling. This in turn got me to smile. I must have done a really good job then. We finished the song. No need to just stop with a little left to go. When the last note rang out and the song stopped I looked at Emmett sitting behind the drum set. The biggest smile was on his face. The dimples that I had fallen in love with were showing. Silence…just silence. I rendered him speechless. One point for me!
"Well?" I asked looking at him.
"I didn't think you had it in you."
"But…there's always a but."
"But…you killed it. Really good job babe. I don't know any of girls that can do that."
The smile on my face said it all. "Well thank you."
"Now time for bed. Schools tomorrow."
After putting everything in their spots, we walked hand in hand downstairs to our room for the night. Tomorrow is going to be a fun day...just wait and see
Alright I hope you guys like this. I've been loosing some sleep but I just couldn't stop writing. I hope you love me for that. So leave me some love and let me know what you think!
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