I'm so proud of myself. This is the longest chapter I have written so far. I hope you guys like it, and I sorry to tell you, but I love cliffhangers. I'll try to stop, but I doubt I will. Hope you enjoy this. I know I did. (laughs evilly)
(BPOV)
I spent the night at the Cullens. Carlisle wanted to make sure that Charlie wasn't going to go into shock, and Charlie didn't want me home alone. Edward was of course very happy, as was Alice. Before he even gave the okay, Alice squealed and grabbed my hand, pulling me into the bathroom. After 3 hours of Barbie Bella, Alice finally let me go to bed. I washed all of the goop she put on my face off, and got ready to go to sleep.
I walked into Edward's room and was shocked by the scene. The black couch that usually occupied the room was gone, and in it's place was an enormous bed. It had black, wrought iron roses on the headboard, and was covered by a gold duvet with black pillows. The best part of the bed was its occupant. Lying there with his arms behind his head and a smile on his face was Edward.
"What's all of this?" I asked, gesturing to the bed.
"I wasn't going to make you sleep on the couch." He said opening his arms for me to join him.
"What about Charlie?" I asked walking toward the bed, and sitting down next to him. He sat up.
"He's sleeping in the guest room."
"No, I mean what if he comes in and sees us sleeping on the same bed?" I asked, blushing at the end. He just shrugged his shoulders.
"It's not any different than when I come into your room at night."
"I guess not." I said after thinking about it. His eyes took on a sad look.
"Unless you'd rather not have me in here with you." He said.
"Of course I want you in here. Besides, it's your room." I said, giving him a quick kiss to cure his absurd insecurities. At least, it was supposed to be a quick kiss. As soon as my lips touched his, he wrapped his arms around me, pulling me closer to him. I froze shocked for a moment, and before I could react he pulled away.
"I'm so sorry, Bella. I don't know what came over me." He started apologizing, but was cut off as I put my finger on his lips.
"I wasn't done with you yet." I said with a smile, before pressing my lips to his once again.
Ok, Bella has had her turn. Let's see how Edward's dealing with this.
(EPOV)
"I wasn't done with you yet." She said with a seductive smile, before pressing her lips to mine once again. I tried to keep my arms to myself, but I couldn't keep them from wrapping around her small frame again. I pulled her closer to me slowly this time. I tried desperately to keep myself from deepening the kiss as I felt her hands tangle themselves in my hair. I pulled away, with great difficulty after a few moments. I almost attacked her again when I saw her pouting. Instead, I was able to just rest my hand on the side of her face.
"Time for bed, love." I said gently, smiling at her cuteness. She nodded her head, and lied down again, snuggling closer to me. I started humming the lullaby I had written for her, and I felt her relax. She sighed, and I listened as her breathing slowed. This was one of my favorite things to do with Bella. I breathed in her heavenly smell, perfectly content.
"Good morning, love." I said as I watched her stir. She smiled and left to get ready for the day.
2 bowls of cereal, an irritable Charlie, and a short drive later, we were at the school. I hated this place, but I'd go to it over and over again if it meant I got to be with Bella. We left for our separate classes.
As usual, Spanish was boring, so I listened to the thoughts of my classmates. All of the girls' thoughts seemed to be centered on the new sub for English. It seemed that the regular teacher was out for a few weeks. Strangely, almost none of them had actually seen him. Finally a picture came with one girl's thoughts of him. I froze.
Ha ha. I'm evil.
(BPOV)
After Edward and I separated, I went to my first period. There was a rumor going around that our teacher would be gone for a few weeks, and that the sub was a total hottie. I was of course curious what could be so special about this guy to have caught the attention of every girl in school. I was usually one of the first kids to arrive, but there were quite a few kids already there when I entered. The sub was turned around, writing something on the board as I took my seat.
"Hello students." He said in a horribly familiar voice. "My name is Mr. Avery, but I prefer to be called by my first name. James." He said as he turned around. I was frozen in fear, as he looked straight at me. "Ok, today I am going to arrange you in alphabetical order by your first name, so we can get to know each other better." I realized with horror that I would be in the seat closest to the teacher's desk. He started with the back of the room, seating me last.
"You look beautiful today, Bella." He said quietly as I sat in front of his desk. "Okay class. For today's lesson I would like you to read pages 134-154 in your books, and write a quick essay about the relationship between the characters."
It was nothing short of creepy having James watch me as I read and wrote my essay. I finished early, and was about to hand it to him when I noticed his eyes. They were filled with happiness, sorrow, anger, and love, but the strangest thing about them was their color. They were still red, but the had flakes of gold in them.
"Your eyes." I said quietly. James smiled at me.
"I did it for you." He whispered. "I would do anything for you. Even go against what I am." I was flattered by his words, but then he said something that made my blood run cold. "This is only the beginning. I will prove my love to you Isabella Swan, and I don't intend to let your boyfriend, Edmund, interfere with that"
"Edward." I said coldly. Thankfully the rest of the class passed in silence. Finally the bell rang. I got up to leave, but was stopped when I felt a cold hand grab my wrist. I turned to see James holding my wrist. I tried to pull free, but all it did was hurt me more. I looked up at him glaring.
"Please, Bella. Can I just talk to you for a minute?" he pleaded.
"Let me go." I said trying to pull free again. His eyes darkened along with his expression.
"Let her go, James." I heard the velvety voice say behind me. I turned, and was elated to see Edward. He was glaring at James with an expression that couldn't even be described as hate.
"Edwa-" I said relieved, but was cut off as I felt my wrist being tugged violently. I grunted as I felt myself hit against a stone chest. I looked up in horror into the gleaming eyes of James.
"I told you I wouldn't allow interferences." James whispered in my ear, his eyes black as night. I shivered in disgust as his breath tickled my face. I felt his arms tighten around me slightly as he started to turn to the suddenly open window, picking me up at the same time.
"Nooooo!" Edward roared angrily. I tried to call out to him as he lunged toward us, but the wind was suddenly knocked out of me as James jumped out the window. He hit the ground, running at top speed. I looked over his shoulder to see Edward running after us. I reached out my hand toward him. Just as he was about to grab it, he was hit by a blur of white and fire.
"Edward!" I screamed as he hit the ground. "Nooooo!" I screamed over and over again. All I could do was scream in agony as the world passed by at impossible speeds. As I felt my mind start to close in on it self, I made one last promise. I'll follow as soon as I can my love.
Collective gasp. Is Bella going to try to kill herself? Has James finally won? Am I the worst author ever for killing Edward? (Don't worry I didn't really.) Find out in the next chapter of A Hunter's Love. Sorry I lied, this is the second longest chapter.