BPOV
Edward held my hand on the car ride from school. His thumb tracing delicate circles into my hand as my leg bounced furiously.
"Bella, she's fine. Trust me." He said bringing my hand with his to his head so that he could tap his temple.
"I don't care she's my sister, I should have went with her."
"Well it gave Cory and Dustin time to bond." I narrowed my eyes when he said the word bond; his voice suggestive.
"Just step on it." I said flatly, his eyebrows on his perfect face rose as he leaned towards me to kiss my neck lightly.
"Now Bella, I thought you hated the way I drive."
"I'm willing to put up with it if your taking me to my unconscious sister. Now eyes on the road and hands on the wheel." I said attempting to pull my hand from his. Edward just tightened his grip.
I didn't wait for him to stop the car when I through open the door and stumbled out. The moment my feet hit the pavement the front door slammed and I watched Dustin take off towards the river. I froze and watched him disappear into the trees.
"Bella?" I turned towards Edward as he nudged his head to go inside.
"Give me a second?" Edward's jaw tightened and his eye hardened momentarily.
"Be quick." He whispered. I walked towards the trees having Edward's cool hand slip from mine.
To tell you the truth, Dustin frightened me. Not for my own life or anything, just the way Edward was because of him. The normal Edward wouldn't let me go alone; the normal Edward wouldn't let me go period.
His reaction towards Dustin I found quite unsettling. Even though when Dustin was a human, it seemed like there was more then just Edward feeling responsible, feeling indebted to him. Whatever it was, it sort of bugged me slightly. It was like he was trying to walk on eggshells.
I finally made it through the trees, the sun low behind the clouds. Dustin was standing by the bank chucking stones across the vast river. He made no motion showing he knew I was there; he just kept throwing the stones.
"You know, normal people skip them." I said picking up a flat stone and trying to skip it. It made 2 skips and then sunk.
"I'm neither of those descriptions." His voice was dark, but he skipped a stone that never seemed to stop until it disappeared onto the bank on the other side of the water.
"Could have fooled me." I said sitting down wrapping my arms around my legs placing my chin on my knees. Waiting for Dustin to fill the silence.
Suddenly he kicked at a fallen log. A crack rang out through the air causing me to flinch.
"Has she always been so cynical?" his voice roared and I drew back slightly. "I'm sorry, I just… I'm out of my element here."
"You can't use that tone with her. She would fire it right back." I made my voice as stern as I could manage, still slightly startled by his outburst. He flinched and then came to sit by me. His legs were bent and his arms crossed over them and he laid his head on his forearms.
He let out a whimper and a groan. "She- I- how can you get her to let you in? how did you manage to do it?"
"I'm her twin it's it wasn't hard. She still attempts to keep me out, but I know her better then most, she can barely fool me anymore."
"Barely?" He asked, his voice suddenly hopeful.
"She fooled me into thinking that she was fine and she nearly died because of it." My lower lip trembled as the image of my sister lying motionless on the beach flashed through my mind. I squeezed my eyes shut allowing tears to drip from the corners as I tried to expel the thoughts.
I felt a warm arm tighten around my waist. I looked up at Dustin shocked.
"Don't."
"What?" I asked confused.
"Don't think that way. There is nothing you could have done. If you didn't go with Edward that night, she would have found some other night to do it."
"Maybe; but I should have done something to prevent her from even having those thoughts…" Dustin pushed me back and stared sternly into my eyes.
"It is not. Your fault."
"What's with your eye's?"
"What do you mean?"
"I mean, some times there blue, most times there blue with gold and burgundy flakes, they turn black, why? Why are yours so different."
"It has to do with my control and my sight. Don't worry, the burgundy doesn't mean I drink from humans."
"Your sight? What about your sight?" Dustin stood quickly
"C'mon. Your sister really wanted to leave." He started walking a little faster then human pace.
"Music." I called after him. He slowed to a stop and looked at me from over his shoulder.
"Even though she through all of her things away, and even though she tries to cut it out of her life, music is the only way to relate to her. On Saturday there is a music festival in Port Angles. I'll make sure she's there if you do an act for her."
His eye's turned the strangest shade; swirls of every colour blurred his vision. He looked down at the ground. His dark hair flopping in front of his face; His eye's shifted from side to side like he was trying to imagine what would happen if he did just that. Suddenly a smile erupted on his face.
"Promise?"
CPOV
I was ripped from silent tears by knocking on the door.
"Dustin when I said get out I also meant leave me the hell alone." I said with as much menace as I could muster as I quickly wiped my face free of any traces of weakness.
"Now you know you don't mean that."
I looked up to see Edward closing the door behind him. He glided over to the bed and sat on the end.
"Where's Bella?"
"She's coming. How's the head?"
"Throbbing slightly, even with Advil." I let out a laugh as I brushed back my hair.
"So, you and Dustin didn't seem to hit it off well."
"Nope."
"What happened?"
"He knocked me out. Of course we wouldn't be on good terms." Edward scoffed at me before turning to face me.
"There is more to it I know, so just tell me." I narrowed my eyes into a glare.
"If you know I shouldn't have to tell you now should I?"
"I rather here it so just say it." I sighed and rubbed my eyes
"He- thinks he knows me. It made me angry and I told him to get out."
Edward raised an eyebrow at me. I looked away from his reprimanding look.
"I think, that what really made you mad, was the fact that he indeed knows you, and it scares you that some one is close enough to." I felt the lump in the back of my throat and I through off the covers and jumped to my feet.
"GOD! What is with you and him? I'm fine; I'm not socially inept I-" Edward cut me off with a look. "Fine, just- stay the hell out of my head. I'm fine."
"You can't be fine being alone Cory. Everybody needs somebody." And with that he left the room.
I let out an agitated groan and fell back onto the bed. It felt like everyone was picking on me. After a while I stood and left the room heading towards the main floor.
"It's great to see you up and about dear." The beautiful woman smiled wrapping her arms around me. I guess this was Esme. If baffled me on how young she looked for a mother of five.
"Is Bella here yet?" just as the words left my mouth the front door swung open and in walked Bella with Dustin. My eyes flickered between the two before resting on Dustin. His face was arranged with a look of disappointment and irritation.
"Are you okay?" Bella asked rushing forward to me.
"Yes, sore but I'm fine. Can we go now?"
Bella nodded and took my hand in hers, leading me towards the door. Dustin abruptly turned and headed for the kitchen. First thought that crossed my mind was Damn it….
"Dustin!" I called after him as he froze in his tracts. I mulled for a moment. I wasn't so good with apologies. Dustin turned and looked in my eyes. His expression hard for a moment and then it softened.
"I know." Was all he said a crooked smile crossing his face and it made my heart skip a beat. That shocked me. Bella pulled me through the door still dazed.
Climbed into the back of Edwards Volvo while Bella got in the passenger side. Edward said goodbye to his family before heading for the car.
"So, Dustin…"
"What about him?" Bella just smiled quietly to herself looking out the window watching Edward approach.
"What ever your thinking Bella, Stop it." Bella just let out a giggle.
The rest of the week was surprisingly sunny so I stayed in the house. Bella stayed home with me. I was surprised at first but apparently, because of their new addition to the household, they decided to bond and take advantage of the nice weather.
I woke Friday morning to hear rain pelting against my window. Drawing back the curtain, I never thought I would be so happy to see darkness in my life. Being stuck in the house all week meant I had to see Charlie more often. Quickly I threw on a pair of jeans and threw on a Hello Goodbye Tee. I grabbed a hoodie and I was out the door.
I got into the kitchen to see Bella chugging back a glass of juice.
"You're coming today?"
"God is on my side today. Charlie was only going to work till lunch today, lucky me that darkness again chooses to befall upon ye little Forks." Bella nearly snorted her juice. I followed her into the car. I never thought I would be so happy to see Fork's high… Ever; but I was. Finally out of the confinement of my house. I never realized it, but I actually loved Fork's; Moss, rain and all, there were fewer restrictions.
Well that was my outlook until I walked through the school doors. The usual group standing at the usual spot.
"Hey Bella!" they all called cheerfully while Mike, Tyler, Eric, Lauren, and Jessica gave me death stares. I could understand Mike and the guys, but Lauren and Jessica were probably just pissed cause Mike was pissed at me for skipping, more over, ditching the group.
"Cory." Lauren said her voice full of malice.
Bella looked back and forth through the group, a confused look covering her features.
"Lauren. Hey Bella, I'm going to go get my stuff that I missed from class okay?"
"Okay…?" I could feel Bella's eyes on me as I walked off. Once around the corner I scoffed and opened my locker. The nerve of him! I mean he's pissed at me just cause I skip music, like he cant make up compositions on his own! They did fine before I came to forks. And he turns everyone against me. Could he be any more melodramatic?
"GOD!" I screamed slamming my locker door closed.
"Rough morning?" Dustin was leaning casually on the locker beside mine, staring at me intently and with amusement.
"You might say so." I turned quickly to walk off but Dustin caught up quickly.
"Need me to beat some one up?" he joked. I rolled my eye and picked up the pace but he stayed right by my side.
"Don't you have some person to make absurd judgements about." He raised a confused eyebrow until understanding flowed onto his face.
"I thought we were over that."
"I only apologized for the way I acted, I never accepted yours for the way you acted." The bell rang and I stormed off towards my classroom when Dustin grabbed my elbow toeing me out of the building and around the side till he stopped pushing my back against the wall.
"What do you mean the way I acted? Let me get this straight. Your angry with me cause I know how you really feel?" his voice was raised to a point between anger, bewilderment, and sadness. It startled me, the slight pain in his eyes but I kept my composure.
"I told you. You. Know. Nothing." I enunciated each word darkly before stomping back in to class.
Music theory came and I decided to go. I at least owed it to the teacher if nothing else.
The moment I walked through the doors I was surrounded my Mike, Tyler and Eric.
"Look who decided to show." Tyler said voice full of venom. I heard the door click shut and that brought my attention to the silence in the room. It was empty.
"Where is everyone?" I asked my voice quavering somewhat. Something wasn't right in the way Mike glared at me.
"Mr. Rams and the other's went down to Port Angles for sound check. All the groups were arranged to be in the music festival tomorrow but unfortunately for us, we had to stay behind cause we were short a member." Eric said; His voice shaking slightly. He was trying to be stern but it wasn't working.
"Well then I see no reason for me being here then." I turned to reach for the doorknob when I was thrown back onto the ground.
"Mike what are you doing?" Tyler asked; His voice full of panic.
"Get out of here." His voice was flat. I couldn't do anything but stare up at him.
"Mike-"
"I won't hurt her." His voice reeked with honesty but his eyes were the most dishonest things I had ever witnessed.
The two filed out leaving me and mike in the room alone. Mike locked the door as the left and then turned around to look at me, eye's flaming.
"Mike, you're being ridiculous, stressing like this because I skipped? Because your not in the festival?" My voice was still trembling. I have no idea what was going on with Mike. He didn't seem his self.
"Oh Cory, there are lots of reasons I'm acting this way. Not all are because of you, but you are the best person to take it all out on." He walked casually towards me and I backed up with every step he took.
"And those reasons are?"
"My dad, he's obsessive about me getting straight a's and he was extra hard on me for only getting 60 and 70 percents in this class. Especially since he had spent money putting me into lessons. Mr. Rams always said I just wasn't, creative. I could read music shift between chords and arpeggios perfectly but when it came to writing my own music, well… I failed miserably. Then you came and you were creative and my old man, well he wasn't angry. What I want to know, is why you aren't coming to class."
"That's the only thing that's pissing you off? That I'm not helping you get a's for your daddy? You have got to be kidding me. That's pathetic." I breathed as my back hit the wall.
Something flashed in Mike's eyes causing my to tremble.
"That's what my dad said. Maybe I am pathetic. Who knows? Now why haven't you come to class?" His voice was authoritative. I felt I had to answer him.
"I can't use my left hand anymore. The nerves are gone." He let out slight laugh as he grabbed my right wrist flipping it so it was pinned by my shoulder against the wall. The other hand he placed lightly on the crook of my neck.
"Really?" his voice was full of sarcasm and disbelief. "So if you had to..." he pushed on my throat to hard I let out a squeak. I could feel the blood collecting in my face and couldn't breathe. "Fight off someone using only your left hand. You couldn't?" he pushed harder as his voice lowered to a whisper. I clawed at his hand but I knew it wasn't working.
I tried to choke out 'I cant breath' but it came out as "Eh… k…. Brth…." I could feel darkness coming in around me but I fought it back. A look of horror was in Mike's eyes as he realized I wasn't joking around.
Before he had time to let go of my neck, I heard a band and Mike was ripped away and thrown back across the room. I dropped to my knees sucking as much air into my lungs as possible. Mike took of like a bat out of hell when I felt cold hands on my face. Forcing my look in a direction.
"D-Dustin?"
"Are you alright?" he asked wrapping his arms around mine. I grabbed fistfuls of his shirt and let a few tears fall from my eyes.
"Oh God, I'm sorry, I promised I wouldn't let anything happen to you and look… DAMN IT!" his voice growled.
"I'm fine really, just startled that's all r- Wait what do you mean you promised? I d-" I stopped in mid sentence while my mind flashed to a memory.
Dustin grabbed hold of me, wrapping his arms around mine. My hands were on his chest my hands gripping fistfuls of his shirt. His one hand was tangled in my hair stroking it as he rocked us back and fourth. I cried into his shoulder for the first time since I was six. For the first time since I was six, I showed some one a human side to me, this complete stranger.
Being in his arms though felt nice. Felt like if I died that second I would be at peace. My tears slowly stopped. Dustin leaned back on the wall with the window and pulled me with him so I was lying on his chest. His arms were still wrapped around me. Protectively but with a little tension; why I don't know, but it was noticeably there.
"It's okay Cory, nothings going to happen to you. I wont let it. Trust me." I nodded into his shirt. He used a finger to wipe away my tears. I shivered from his touch.
"Cory?" I snapped my gaze back to Dustin
"Nothing, never mind. I'm just, nothing I just must have lost a couple brain cells I'm not thinking."
" I'M GOING TO KILL HIM!" Dustin made a move to stand but I pulled him back down. There wasn't a doubt in my mind that he hadn't meant what he said. My eyes flashed to the door and I notice the lock ripped from the door. That made me even more scared about how destructive he could be towards Mike.
"No! Don't. Please?" his eyes seemed black with red and gold flames and then softened back to the blue I loved… Wait loved? "Just don't please." Dustin dragged his fingers over my neck causing me to shiver, my eyes closed involuntarily as he pressed his lips to my forehead.
"Come on, I think you should skip the rest of the day." I nodded as he lifted me off the ground and to my feet. With one hand around my waits he dragged me out to his car in the parking lot.
He drove me home in silence. I glanced at him from the side. I must have had a shaken look on my face because he reached for my hand tracing calming circles into my hands.
I was shaken. Not because of Mike; but because of three things I was certain. One Dustin had to be the boy on the Ferris wheel with me. Two, there was something about him and though I didn't know what that might be, but he was different. And three, I was shaken over the weird feeling I was getting each time his thumb traced another circle.
He was my savoir, but I didn't know if I liked this feeling or not.
BPOV
It was lunch and I walked towards building number one. As soon as I my hand reached the door I was being pulled off to the side of the building.
"Edward…" I breathed, "You scared me, I- what wrong?"
"Skip with me."
"What? Why? Oh god, blood tests again?" I felt the blood drain from my face. Edward smiled weakly.
"No."
"Edward what's wrong? You just hunted, and your eyes are black whathappend."
"Skip with me and I'll tell you." Edwards breath fanned over my face and I gave in nodding weakly. He smiled and pulled me onto his back.
"Oh no, were running? I change my mind."
"My family needs the car to get home. Don't worry." he kissed my forearms that were wrapped around his neck.
I nodded and buried my face into his shoulder, breathing in his scent as I felt the air whip past me. His scent was soothing. And before I knew what I was going I was brushing my lips along his neck. Sucking lightly on his skin and then nibbling slightly. A gasp escaped his throat and before I knew it I was being placed on something soft.
We were in his room and I was lying on his couch. Edward hovered over me, my arms still secured around his neck.
"It's a horrible trick, but and excellent distraction Isabella." Edward brought his lips to mine and carefully bit on my lower lip. I let out a whimper before pulling him back into the kiss.
"Bella behave." Edward teased, but I new he was serious.
"All right, all right. Now why did you need a distraction?" his eyes suddenly darkened.
"I was planning on how to kill Mike Newton and it wasn't over you for once."
Edward explained to me everything that he heard in Mike's, Dustin's and Cory's head.
"Edward! And you bring me here?!? Instead of taking me home to see my sister?!"
"I needed you to keep me from ripping Newton limb from limb. And I think Cory and Dustin need some time…"
"Time?"
"She thinks that he… she's fitting the pieces together. Not just that he was on the Ferris wheel, but that he is different."
"And if she figures it out what would that mean?"
"It will depend on whether or not she can keep quiet… if she cant…."
My eyes widened. "Edward Cullen, you did not just imply what I think you did."
"Bella are you certain she wouldn't say anything if she found out?" I let a shadow cloud my features. Pure shock clouded Edward's. if it weren't for the shock I would have never been able to push him off of me.
"I can't believe you! Not only do you doubt her, your thinking about… exterminating her as a possibility!?" Edward's eyes widened in shock.
"Bells! Calm down! I may be a monster, but I would never hurt or let some one hurt your sister. If she can't keep the secret, we would have to leave." His voice faltered on the last word as he dropped back down onto the couch.
I sighed and walked over to him straddling him with my legs wrapped around his back.
"You are NOT a MONSTER!" I glared at him. "I didn't mean that kind of exterminating. I thought maybe you had a friend that whipped out memories or something as a talent." Edward didn't look convinced.
"Do you honestly think that if you were a monster, if I thought you were a monster, I could be as in love with you as I am?" I felt heat rise in my cheeks at my forwardness. But I was sick of his monster talk.
"Do you really think that Wendy would end up with Captain hook? Of course not. Her heart was always with peter."
"She never ended up with peter anyways."
"Not in body but in heart yes." Edward smiled and brushed back a strand of my hair.
"But if I have my way I would have both…" Edward slid me quickly off his lap and Stormed to the window.
"Edward? What's wrong."
"Nothing!" he growled.
"Edward… is- is there a way, for me to…" I watched his knuckles tighten and close.
"There is isn't there? For me to be one of you? Tell me Edward. I should at least get an explanation."
"I won't do that to you… I WON'T!" Edward kept repeating those words over and over, shaking his head mechanically. I stepped in front of him to take his face in my hands.
"Edward please. I won't talk about this till your ready calm down please!" Edward opened his eyes and he looked taken back by my expression. I realized then that I had tears seeping down my face. Edward pulled me into a hug. I don't know how long we stood there but eventually he lay down on the couch with me curled up onto of him.
There was something in his eyes; A mix of anger and fear when I got to the topic of being a vampire. Was he that repulsed at the thought of having me around for eternity? One thing was for sure. I couldn't go to him with my questions if I wanted real answers.
CPOV
"Are you going to tell me where your taking me?" I asked from the backseat of Edwards Volvo. Edward and Bella were in the front, and Alice and Jasper were in the back with me.
"Not a chance." Bella replied. It was Saturday night and Bella said she had a surprise for me.
When Bella said we were close Alice covered my eyes.
"What are you doing?"
"Trying to make it a surprise." Alice replied; Her voice singing through the car. I felt myself being pulled out of the car when it came to a stop and once I was you music filled my ears. I opened my eyes and I was standing in front of a stage; A song coming to a close. The tempo wasn't heavy enough for moshing, but not slow enough for swaying.
"No." I said flatly as I ripped away from Alice's grasp
"Cory…"
"No! Music is not a part of my life anymore."
"Cory please…"
"No. Bella. I can't believe you would do this o me I just-" then I heard it. Notes filled the air. They were so strange I never would have arranged anything like that together but in its awkwardness it was amazing. The drums beating like a march. Nothing you would expect of a soft rock song. I turned my head when a familiar voice rang through the speakers.
I turned to see Dustin up on stage. Dead centre with a guitar I recognised. It was one of my electrics.
"This song, I wrote for someone who became very special in my life. I just want her to know that I will always be there for her. And I wanted to tell her how deeply I feel about her…"
Your sky seems so cloudy
I can barely see a single star
Your eyes become teary
And find yourself hiding in the dark
You are not alone
Someone's here to play your song
Take my hand
We'll fly to the sky
Close your eyes ,i'm at your side
Tomorrow's gonna be just fine
Everything's been bitter
Like there was no reason to smile
Pieces of dreams have been shattered
And you feel like you're being left behind
You are not alone
Someone's here to play your song
Take my hand
We'll fly to the sky
Close your eyes, i'm at your side
Tomorrow's gonna be just fine
Take my hand,
Close your eyes
Take my hand,
Close your eyes
Take my hand,
Close your eyes
We'll fly
Take my hand
We'll fly to the sky
I'll save you from this life
Im at your side
Tomorrow's gonna be just fine
The whole time he sang, his eyes were glued to mine. I reached up to my face to find tears. When the song stopped Dustin spoke again.
"Cory Swan, will you go out with me?"
A/N: IMPORTANT!!!!!
this song is called Take my hand by Callalily. they are a fillipino band but they do english songs too this is how i imagine Dustin's singing voice... but i chose thi song cause it sounds like it was WRITTEN for cory... how so? well its talking about how dark she sees her life and how she hids her feelings (Your sky seems so cloudyI can barely see a single starYour eyes become tearyAnd find yourself hiding in the dark) How dustin /will explain more in the nex chpter/ offers to play the guitar for her. and he will always be there for her (You are not aloneSomeone's here to play your song) he just needs her to trust him and he will help her ot places anywhere (Take my handWe'll fly to the skyClose your eyes ,i'm at your sideTomorrow's gonna be just fine) How he thinks she feels about the cards god dealt her and how her dream of beng a musician was lost cause of her hand(Everything's been bitterLike there was no reason to smilePieces of dreams have been shatteredAnd you feel like you're being left behind) i just thought it was erfect for them dont you think?
link to song will be in my profile good song.. listen to it!!