Chapter 1: Remembrance
The fire coursed through my veins for hours on end while I screamed and writhed in pain. Once again all I wanted was to die a full death and not be caught in some strange empty afterlife. The pain dulled and I opened my eyes to face reality, I gasped at the clearness of it all, I was truly a vampire, like Edward. Edward. I burst into sobs, I couldn't live without him, and I couldn't die in peace either. I had nothing, nothing to be slightly alive for, what was the point. If he was here he'd want me to be as happy as possible, and I didn't want to be a vampire, so I simply sat down on the grass and did nothing. And I waited for something to happen, but nothing came and I stayed, not caring to move an inch, I found no reason to.
Eventually I decided to figure out exactly where I was, I stood up and ran. I ran past mountains and rivers I didn't stop until I saw a bear and I stopped. Wasn't I supposed to be overcome by the newborn thirst? Nothing compelled me to attack this animal; I smelled the air, that bear repulsed me how could I even think of eating that? The blood, smelled like rotten eggs, I hated it. I seriously hated blood, wow, a vampire who doesn't like blood, that's practically an oxymoron.
I laughed and kept running. I hadn't noticed it before in my depressed mood but running was amazing, I was built for it, walking just felt so pointless. I came across a road, probably a freeway, I followed it, and hopefully it would take me somewhere I would recognize. I thought purely on the scenery not letting my mind wander, I wouldn't let myself think about my family or my unexplained disappearance. The pain was too great. Eventually I came across one of those highway signs marking the exits, DENALI NATIONAL PARK EXIT 5 MILES. Denali that sounded familiar though I couldn't quite place the name but I decided to take the chance any way.
I heard a car coming and didn't want to be seen so I ran into the forest. At this point I was tired of running so I slowed to a walk, taking in the forest. That was when I first realized there as snow on the ground, how could I have missed that? The evergreen trees were extraordinarily tall and pinecones clung to the branches. On a spur of the moment decision I climbed one of the tallest trees with ease and grace and took in the view. The evergreen stretched for miles uninterrupted by civilization. One could lose them self in this forest and forget everything. And I really wanted to forget so once again I sat and waited.
Time lost it's meaning, the sun set and the moon rose until the sun chased it out of the sky. A never-ending game of cat and mouse, a never ending cycle as I stared into the sky. When I grew bored I climbed down out of the tree, the snow had melted from the ground and grass was beginning to creep up from the mud. I had spent a very long time in that tree, I guess that time really doesn't take that long to pass when you're a vampire. As I wandered deeper into the forest I noticed a different less disgusting than the stench of blood that hung in the air, a more pleasant odor that drifted above the rest. Having noting better to do I hurried towards it not caring what6 it was until I found it.
Sitting in the middle of a clearing sat a man. His eyes were closed and his chest rose and fell steadily though he didn't need to because I recognized this man as a vampire. I stood and watched him for several minutes a name came to mind and I whispered it softly as if to test the feel of it on my tongue.
"Edward," his golden eyes shot open and I realized that was really who this person was and ran.
Author's note: Yes, that was Edward. Yes, it is sort of short. Yes, it will get more interesting soon. No, that is not all of Bella's power. No, Bella does not hate Edward. Any other questions? Please Review!