A/N It's been a while since I updated this story.:) What I need is some ideas to help keep the story going, so please comment and share what you think should go on next. I mean, how long could I keep Edward gone for? Not for forever! Well... I could banish him into the back of my story since my story IS called When Edward is GONE. *stabs pen down on paper* He's gone! Gone, gone! :) That was really random.(Plus I use the computer to write) Anyways, I'm begging you guys for ideas. Enjoy.:)
"Bella, it seems like it's been a lifetime." That's Edward. Yeah, my Edward. And he's happier than I've ever seen him, because he's seeing me. "Edward, I've missed you." I hug him briefly, sensing the tenseness from Carlisle standing in the corner. "Alice didn't give you too much trouble, did she?" Edward flashes my favorite crooked smile over at his sister who tries hard to smile back. Edward's smile dims a bit and he looks me straight in the eyes, "What's with everyone today? Did I surprise you that much?"
"Like you'd never believe." My thoughts echo in my mind. "Everything is fine," I do everything I can to give him my best grin, "We've just missed you so much." I walk over to where Carlisle is standing, and almost grab his hand before remembering that Edward wouldn't like that.
"Son, Bella hasn't been able to sleep very well since you left; I think it would be best for her to go to bed." Edward smiled at me, "Of course. Carlisle, you should go out hunting- it's been too long for you."
"Then it's settled. I'll be back in the morning."
"Carlisle-" I started but he cut me off. "Bella, I hope you have a goodnight. Edward's right, I need to go hunting... it clears the mind." I get one last dazzling smile from my father figure before he dashes out the door into the black forest surrounding the house.
"Let's get you to bed, Bella." Edward takes my hand, and I follow him. To be quite honest, I don't know where to sleep now that I can't be in Carlisle's bed. "Goonight, Bella!" Alice's soft voice comes from downstairs.
Edward leads me into his room, and puts some blankets down for me on his couch. I lay down on top of them while Edward goes to take his place in a chair close by. What had I ever done to make him have to go through this? "Goodnight, my cantante." But he was so far from the truth... I was not Edward's singer, but Carlisle's. "Goodnight, Edward." I respond heavily.
My eyes fluttered open slightly. Edward wasn't there. "Edward?" I questioned softly, moving the blankets off of me. He must have gone out, must have gotten tired of me sleeping. I sighed; Carlisle had never tired of watching me sleep. Speaking of Carlisle...
I got up from my makeshift bed to walk over to the doors in Edward's room that led to the outside. I slowly let myself down to the ground before taking off in a sprint towards the woods. "Holy s***!" I cussed loudly as I tripped over a fallen branch after getting a mile away from the house. I heard a growl a few feet away and looked in front of me to see what looked like a man crouched down over a dead deer. "Oh." Was all I could manage to get out.
Carlisle's face whipped around to face me, his eyes black as the night, with blood creeping down the side of his mouth. If I wasn't so scared I would have been slightly turned on by the sight.
A surprised look darted across his face and the next thing I knew he had flung himself across the field and into a tree.
"Carlisle!" I shouted in horror as he fell to the ground. I could hear his hoarse voice as he stood up, shaking, "For god's sake, Bella. You could have gotten yourself killed sneaking up on me like that."
I couldn't speak- I was too shocked to do anything. Carlisle's eyes looked down to the ground where my leg was positioned at an awkward angle. His eyes faltered from the normal calm Carlisle to the broken Carlisle I hated seeing. "What have you done to yourself now, love?" He was over to me in a flash, inspecting my leg. "Of course it's sprained. When will you learn to be more careful?" A playful smile etched across his face and then disappeared. "Bella, you're bleeding."
"Am I?" I swiped my hand across the side of my leg and brought it up to my face to see a fair amount of blood on it. "The branch must have scratched me." Carlisle took my hand with the blood on it to his face. "Bella." He sat crouched there for a minute before he realized that I needed care to my leg. "I need to make you a brace. Give me a second." In no time at all he had me standing, holding onto his shoulder for support. "We need to get back or Edward will come searching for you. I'll call Alice and let her know it'll be a while since I can't carry you with a brace on."
"You mean we'll have to walk?" He gave a grim smile before dialing Alice's number.
What had I done, getting myself into this kind of wreck? I was lucky Carlisle didn't pounce the second he saw me. He had a lot of restraint- more than Edward did. "Come on, Bella. We have all the time in the world, but if we don't hurry, Edward will be over here to drag you back home." I took Carlisle's hand as he led me back to the house. This was how it was supposed to be.
"What were you thinking going out to find him? He could have killed you!" Edward's worried voice rang in my ears when I got back home. Carlisle put a hand out to Edward, "Son, she's had enough for one night. Let her rest." Edward ran his hand through his hair before storming up to his room. "Thank you." I whispered to Carlisle. He nodded his head and walked away. "Carlisle?" His head turned to look back at me. "You know." I couldn't say what I wanted to say; not with Edward being able to here everything we said. "I know." His tired smile gave away all the love in the world- all the love I could ask for.
I'm in here, can anybody see me?
Can anybody help?
