MOST IMPORTANT AUTHORS NOTE EVER!!
Hey everyone sorry for being a loser and taking a long time on this. Okay soo… I got a wonderful PM from a girl called Miriyummm and she loved this story so much she wrote a fan fic for this chapter. We were talking about it and we figured out where the story could go wither way her version or mine.
ANYWAYS I couldn't choose which, mine or hers… so I posted them both starting with mine ending with hers. Pick whatever you like the best and I'll continue with that one
But I would just like to thank Miri for making me feel so blessed to have some one like my work enough to write a fan fic on it…
HAPPY READING!!
CPOV
We were all sitting together. A mesh of bodies cuddled in each others warmth. Dustin was running his fingers up and down my arm causing tremors to rock my body.
"Eww…" he said I glanced up at him and he was looking at his hand.
"Why do you where this junk?" Dustin was rubbing the foundation off his fingers when I gulped. I saw Edward's head snap towards me with worried eyes. Bella seeing his reaction was suddenly sitting up. Cory knew exactly what he saw. Her skin, bubbled and blistered, no sparkling. He was confused; I know what he was thinking. He was thinking Trent hurt me before I was changed. Oh how wrong he was.
Before I knew it, Edward had managed to get me to the roof alone. I leaned against the side of the ledge while Edward paced getting his thoughts together.
"You need to talk to us. You can't keep with these secrets Cory it's absurd. You need to tell us everything. Starting with what the hell I just saw in your mind."
"He never hurt me. That's all you need to know."
"Cory…" he knew I wasn't saying anymore. He was beyond frustrated with me.
"What do I keep telling Bella, Cory? She keeps asking me questions about you, what I know, what your keeping from her. She's hurting. You disappear, we find you and you don't talk to her. It's hurting her." I couldn't look at him. He was right and I was hurting her. But I knew she would hurt more if she knew that I was here only because of my promise I made to save her. She would guilt herself and I wouldn't have that.
"Your being completely stupid, and irrational. She would understand."
"No she won't Edward. Even if she knew, I made a promise. I can't just leave."
"He's coming to talk to you. Despite what you say, eventually you'll cave. Your wall's aren't as strong as you think." Edward disappeared and within a second later Dustin was coming through the doors. I don't think I could take all this interrogation.
"Cory…?" I let myself sit on the floor.
"We need to talk right?"
"It's been a week Cory, we can't stay here forever, and neither can you. Your home is with us, your family who loves you… Me who loves you."
I forced my gaze away from him.
"I can't just leave…"
"Can't or wont?"
"Both." I said. I couldn't lie to him completely… just avoid the truth.
"You can Cory!" Dustin pulled me to him. He held me so tight that if I was human I would have shattered into a million pieces. He held me so tight as if he figured that holding me would meld me to him so wherever he went I had to go.
"This. This is where you belong. Right here in my arms. Not his. Mine. We were meant for each other, I love you Cory, so so much; and one day you are going to believe that this is all you need."
"Dustin…"
"No let me finish." I pulled back and his eyes were a deep red. He was angry, or more frustrated.
"You don't love him… do you?" his voice cracked and sounded choked… his eyes swirled from red to violet, his anger mixed with sadness.
"No. I love you."
"Then why stay with him." I sighed pushing away from him and standing up.
"I really want to say that I can go home with you, but I was given choices and this is what I chose. To live here; with him."
"Why?" he could have been crying now if he could. His voice showed it all. "Your hurting more then your helping Cory." I looked away trying not to be affected by his words.
"That's it isn't it. You think your helping us by staying away." His voice was steady again as he had his hands on my shoulders trying to make me look at him.
"What does he have on you? What is he saying that will keep you here?"
"Yes what?" I looked past Dustin to see Bella and Edward. Edwards face was a perfect mask, hiding whatever he was thinking. But under it I could see the smirk. He wasn't upset. But he knew I was cornered, he knew I would tell. And I did.
"You've been unhappy and trapped here and it's all my fault!" Bella clung to me like Velcro and I knew she was beating her self up.
"No, I wasn't unhappy. I've been treated well here, honestly."
"He can't hurt her. He can't hurt any of us, were strong enough with our family to get you out of here. You're not a warrior Cory. You can't fight for him." Edward reasoned.
"Please…" Bella whispered. "Come home." Her broken voice was all that made me decide… I had to try.
"Come in!" Trent said from inside. My hand was frozen on the door as I inhaled and exhaled much unneeded air. I could feel my hand slightly shaking. He wasn't going to take this well. Bella wrapped her hand in mind and I looked over at her. She smiled reassuringly at me as I glanced back at Dustin and Edward. They were both stiff about all this. They didn't understand why I couldn't just pack my things and leave. They didn't know why I had to ask for permission to gain my own freedom back. But I knew that I had to. I wouldn't feel right if I just left.
"Trent…" I whispered stepping into his room. He was sitting at his desk looking through something with a flared expression. He was agitated by something… and I already knew that whatever was said now, whatever happened now wouldn't be pretty.
Trent looked up and his expression darkened tremendously it gave me shivers. I had never seen him look so menacing.
"We need to talk." I stated as bravely as I could step forward creating a wall as Dustin tried to follow me. Their interference would only make things worse.
"What about beautiful?" I silenced a growl that started in Dustin's mouth as I watched Trent's expression grow unbelievably bright for what it was two seconds ago.
"I want to go home. With my sister, my family, and… Dustin." I stuttered, trying to not keep a lot of attention on him. It wasn't working; Trent's gaze flickered to Dustin who stood glaring at him with the faintest of smirks on his face. Edward looked surprised and confused and that worried me more.
"With, Dustin… the Boy who, if you lost your memory, made you cry on my shoulder day after day; who hurt you so deeply you closed up into yourself except only to let me in when you needed some one who actually cared for you?"
"With Dustin… The Man who loves me and always has."
"He betrayed you." Trent sighed standing up pushing the papers to one side.
"It was a misunderstanding." I whispered
"So he says. Anything to get you back right? And for what? To hurt you again?" Dustin growled at Trent again but I still had my walls behind me. Edward was starting to pace as Bella was talking frantically to him and Dustin pushed against my wall's. I drowned them out.
"I trust him."
"You didn't before."
"I do now." I defended lifting my head to look up at him. He was right in front of me now looking down at me with a stiff expression. He stared at me for a long time before his hand brushed my jaw and down my arm.
"And, if I don't let you? You did promise after all." I let out a sigh before pushing his hand away roughly.
"I wasn't asking your permission Trent. I just felt I needed to tell you I was leaving." Trent just nodded his head as he took a few steps back his eyes on me.
"Too bad…" he whispered as I let my walls down and turned to walk towards Dustin. Before I understood what was happening, Edward rushed past me towards Trent when suddenly he dropped to the ground clutching his head.
"Edward! Cory what's happening?"
"Everyone, I would like you to meet Jane." A little beautiful girl came through the doors to the right of us. She was staring at Edwards with a large smile on her face, and a mischievous glint in her eyes. I heard a cry from behind me and Dustin was on the ground clutching his head. I used my power and but a wall around us all but her power was still working and nothing was stopping whatever was happening to them.
"Bella next?" Trent asked me as his eyes flickered to Jane and back.
"No please!" Bella stepped forward now staring down the little girl. Jane's face contorted with anger.
"Immunity is a wonderful thing isn't it? Now stop. I will not hesitate to rip you limb from limb." I stared at Bella with wide eyes. Her voice, so strong and independent; the air around her was thick with fury
"Jane, if you kept going, how long would it take to dispatch these two?" Trent asked casually.
"Not long at all." Jane's face was contorted into an ugly mask of fury. Her powers didn't work on Bella so she would love nothing more then to hurt Edward.
"Stop it!" I screamed. "I'll stay!" I shouted walking up to Trent. "I'll stay…" I repeated in a whisper letting my head fall in defeat.
Dustin and Edward sprung lightly to their feet.
"Cory no!" Bella shouted as she stepped towards me with Dustin on her heals. I pushed them back.
"Just go guy's. You have to go." I used my wall to push them backwards towards the door. Edward grabbed both of their arms and pulled them out letting the door close behind him.
"Good choice." Was all Trent said before he smiled at me and resumed whatever he was doing at his desk.
BPOV
I had been impassive for far too long. A hollow shell of nothing important and even with Cory back in my life I still hadn't snapped out of it until Jane came into our life.
"Immunity is a wonderful thing isn't it? Now stop. I will not hesitate to rip you limb from limb."
I was quite surprised at the coldness from my voice and apparently so was Cory. Trent ignored the threat trying to call my bluff. Unfortunately for him it was not a bluff. Edward was hurting; my sister's soul mate was hurting. That alone was making me furious.
"Jane, if you kept going, how long would it takes to dispatch these two?" Trent asked casually.
"Not long at all." Jane's face was contorted into an ugly mask of fury. I could see her plotting in her the things she could do to Edward to make herself feel better about her powerlessness against me. the look in her eyes made me take my first step to going forward and ripping her apart.
"Stop it!" Cory screamed. I froze and looked at her. She was looking at Trent "I'll stay!" she walked up to him. "I'll stay…" she repeated in a whisper letting her head fall.
Dustin and Edward sprung lightly to their feet.
"Cory no!" I shouted as I stepped towards her with Dustin on my heels; when suddenly we were being pushed back gently but firmly.
"Just go guy's. You have to go." I could feel her pushing still as Edward grabbed onto Dustin and I pulling us out of the room and down out of the building.
"What are you doing!" I snarled ripping myself free of Edward. His eyes were wide and scared. I knew why. Is calm beautiful Bella was showing her ugly monstrous head.
"We can't just leave her here!" I could hear a crack. Dustin was frustrated and taking it out on random objects around us.
"I couldn't agree more, but obviously we need help. He wont let her go without a fight and it's apparent that he has quite a backing. So we need our own."
DPOV
I broke quite a few things in an angry blur and I couldn't even remember. I needed to quit this pity party. I needed to save her; and that's what I will do.
"What's the plan?" I asked stepping towards Edward.
"What? Done your temper tantrum already?" Bella bit back bitterly
"Oh you know what?" Edward growled at me and I breathed calming breaths.
"You both need to calm down." The phone in his pocket started to vibrate and he pulled it out talking quickly to the person on the other line.
"Our family is coming to help bring Cory home."
MIRIYUMMM's version
Obscured Twilight
Chapter 15
BPOV
I followed Cory into the room. I was surprised when I saw her face, she seemed to truly be herself now. The Cory I had always known and loved, the Cory that was smart and witty and in control; the Cory that was my sister.
She sat in the center of her bed, a big overstuffed California king with pillows piled high atop beautiful satin bedding. "Why do you have a bed? It's not like you sleep anyway" I asked as I joined her. "I don't know. Makes me feel a bit more human. Besides, you know what I always used to say…" I rolled my eyes as I cut her off and finished her sentence "If I'm going to be stuck in my death bed it might as well be the best damn bed there is." I had always hated that little saying of hers. She tried to use it to lighten the mood when she couldn't go outside but it always made me feel sad.
She took my hands and bounced up and down with giddiness. I swayed slightly, her movement causing a wave effect on me. Her eyes shone with excitement and something else. Love? Cory was in love? I remember once thinking that it would be more likely that I, Bella, the most uncoordinated, ungraceful, unathletic person on the face of this Earth would win an Olympic Gold medal in figure skating before Cory Swan AKA Hardass would ever fall in love.
"So spill it already!" I said to her, barely able to contain myself. She smiled widely and began to tell me what had happened.
CPOV
"Oh my gosh Bella, it was the most amazing night ever!" She looked at me, a smile spreading across her lips as she waited for me to continue. "He took me to a Ferris Wheel and get this, he paid the guy working the ride six hundred dollars to let us stay on it all night long!"
She brought her hand up to cover her mouth as she spoke, "Awwwwee!! That is the sweetest thing ever!" I nodded vigorously in response. I saw her stare at me, her eyes becoming thin slits in her face. Of course she knew there was more. How could I have expected to hide it from her?
"You totally did it with him!!" She yelled. I jumped on her, covering her mouth. "Will you keep it down?! Jeez, why don't you just take out an add in the Sunday paper." She pushed me off of her and sat up, waiting expectantly for me to continue. "Details. Now." she said sternly.
"It was amazing Bella, there are no words to describe the feeling! It was like we were one person. Like as if he was what I was missing, what made my body complete. It felt so…. right. When he was inside of me I knew he was mine forever, and that nothing else mattered but us." Bella's smiled faded, and was replaced by something else…longing?
"What's wrong Bella?" She looked away, biting her lip. She turned to face me, looking a bit upset. Her eyes told me what her words couldn't. "You mean, you and Edward haven't…." she shook her head no and a little sob escaped her mouth. I wrapped my arms around her, trying to offer some comfort.
"Do you think he doesn't want me anymore? Do you think the only reason he liked me was because I was human?" she asked. I pulled her back to look into her eyes. Still the same Bella. She is inhumanly beautiful and absolutely radiant and she still thinks of herself as less than worthy to be with Edward.
"Of course Edward loves you! Did you ever stop to think he was just waiting for it to be the right moment? So he could make it memorable for the both of you? You know he never got around to doing…..that…. in his human life. He's probably planning something really special. For you and for him." She smiled at me, her lovely face brightening a little as she thought over what I was saying., finding the reasoning within my words.
"He's been going crazy you know." I raised an eyebrow in surprise. "Who, Edward?" I asked. "Dustin. I never saw him look so miserable. He wouldn't hunt for weeks. He would lock himself in his room and listen to the same song over and over. I heard 'Giving Up' by Silverstein for a week straight."
I winced as she told me how Dustin had spent the last four months. "I know Bella. I feel terrible…." she nodded at me as I took a deep breath. "…I've been miserable too. I've been able to do what I love the most in the entire world for this whole time which is to play music, but somehow….it wasn't the same. I still felt empty. A big part of me was missing."
"So you do love him?" she asked. I smiled shyly as I thought about the question. There was no denying it anymore. "More than life itself." I answered.
Just then we heard something by the door . We turned to see who it was and standing there, was Trent.
TPOV
I hadn't seen Cory since earlier today and I was beginning to worry. I decided to go to her room to see if she was in there. "So do you love him?" Bella asked her. "More than life itself." she replied.
I sucked in some air, feeling as if I had just been punched in the gut. A deep pain took over my body, leaving my knees weak. I felt it sink into the very core of my being. They looked up, finally noticing that I was there. Cory looked at me, mouth agape, a horrified expression on her face.
"Trent! I'm so sorry, I didn't want you to find out this way! I wanted to talk to you, to tell you face to face how I feel." I looked up, her eyes were filled with guilt, and tenderness. I let myself slump down to the ground. Out of the corner of my eye I saw her say something to Bella and she quickly stood up and left the room.
She was in front of me in two steps, her soft hand on the side of my face, lifting it up so I could look her in the eyes. "I truly didn't mean for you to get hurt Trent. I know you care about me, but I was always very clear about my feelings for you. I care about you too, but as a friend. I never meant to lead you on, and if I did I'm sorry, that was never my intention."
I breathed in deeply as I processed the words she was saying. How could I have been so blind? I knew this was coming. That they would eventually find her. That she would want to leave. That she still loved him.
I'd seen it in her eyes, in the way she restrained herself while playing music. In the way she would sometimes shut herself off from the rest of the world. Despite all that I had still let myself hope. Hope that she would forget him and give me a chance.
One chance was all I needed, was all I hoped for. Now that chance would never come.
"I know. I guess I always knew. I just didn't want to admit it." She looked at me, her lip trembling slightly. "I knew you would never be able to forget him. No matter how many mental blocks you created. It even affected your music, your playing. I heard you play with true emotion for the first time the night he came back into your life."
"It's true." she said, "It felt like something was missing. When I saw him kissing Alice in that vision it was as if some part of me was being ripped out. When I saw him that night, I felt whole again. Even if I was hurting because I thought he had betrayed me." I took her hand in mine, pulling her towards me. I kissed it softly and raised my eyes to meet hers. "You know I love you Cory. I have since the night I first met you. I want you to be happy, even if that means you can't be with me."
She leaned forward and kissed my cheek, her soft lips brushing my skin. She let me hold her in my arms as we sat there on the ground. I don't know how much time passed, but I knew that it would be enough for me. Enough to be able to say goodbye to the only person I had ever really loved.
I stood up to leave then, needing to clear my head. I knew I had to let her go. I wanted her to be happy. Happy and free. I walked into the music room and sitting in front of the piano was Dustin. He looked at me, his blue eyes flashing red for a moment, then cooling back to the color they usually were.
DPOV
I ran my hands along the keys of the old piano. It was so beautiful….I thought about how hot it would be to have Cory right on top of it. I closed my eyes as the image of her beautiful face screaming in pleasure came into my mind. God, to be inside of her! If I would've died then I would have no regrets. I heard the door open, pulling me from my thoughts. I looked up to see Trent walking towards me.
"Can I speak to you for a moment?" he asked. I was a bit surprised, what could he possibly have to say to me? "Sure." I replied and motioned for him to come closer. He sat in the chair across from where I was, resting his head in his hands as he tried to figure out where to start.
He took a deep breath and slowly looked up. "You know I love Cory…." he began. I frowned. Of course I knew how he felt for her, how could I not? He had so obviously tried to flaunt it in my face. Kissing her that night she had brought us to her place for the first time. I almost killed him right then and there.
"…which is why I have to do this. I know she loves you, that she always has. I just want to know that you'll take care of her, that you'll protect her. That you'll love her as much as I do. I want you to give me your word." His lip trembled a bit as he spoke, his eyes distant as he looked out the window into the dark night.
I looked at him, my eyes wide with disbelief. "You mean…." "Yes." he answered. "I'm letting her go. I want her to be happy, and without you she is not." I sat up straight, looking at him, trying to see if he was being serious or not. He stood up slowly, and I did the same.
"It's not going to be easy. The Volturi wants her because of her amazing talents, and as soon as they find out I have let her go they will come after us. I don't care what happens to me but you must keep Cory safe. If they find her, they will kill her." I nodded at him, as I extended my hand for him to shake. "You have my word Trent, I will protect her life with my own." He tilted his head slightly in reply as he took my hand.
"Thank you. For Cory. For everything. I am indebted to you." I said to him, meaning every word of it. "You must leave as soon as possible, before they find out she is gone." he said. "Meet me back here at midnight." With that he turned and ran out of the room. I got up and went back into the living room to find Cory sitting on the couch watching a movie with Bella and Edward. Her face was soft and worry troubled her beautiful eyes.
Edward glanced up. "Really?" he asked, having read my thoughts. "Yeah." I replied with a smile. Bella and Cory looked at us confused. "What the hell are you talking about?" asked Bella. "Trent is letting you go." I said, looking directly at Cory. Her mouth dropped, hanging open as we all stared at her, smiles slowly spreading across our faces.
Bella jumped up and threw herself on Cory. "Yay Cory! Now we don't have to kidnap you in the middle of the night like we were planning to do anyway!" Cory snorted "Well thank god, for that." she said, hugging Bella back with the same enthusiasm. Edward stood up and looked at me, his eyes cautious and calculating.
"We have to leave tonight though, Trent said the Volturi would be after us as soon as they got wind of him letting her go." I said to him. Cory jumped up, her eyes panicked. "What about Trent?" she asked, her worried voice cracking a bit as she spoke.
"He will be fine Cory. He just wants you to be safe. He asked us to meet him back in the music room at midnight." Edward looked down at his watch. "That gives us a little over two hours." he said. Bella jumped up, pulling a small phone out of her pocket, after a couple of minutes of talking she snapped it shut.
"Our flight leaves at 12:45am." Edward nodded, grabbing her hand as he walked towards the door. "We'll go back to Tanya's and let them know what's going on. We'll meet you guys back here." I agreed and turned to Cory who was now pacing the room.
"I'm scared Dustin." she said to me in a whisper when I stood in front of her, blocking the trail she had been following. I took her in my arms, holding her tightly. My Cory, we could finally be together. I looked into her soft golden eyes and tucked a loose strand of hair behind her ear. "It'll be alright." I whispered. She sighed and took my hand and led me to her room.
Inside, she pushed me down onto her bed. I smiled at her as she climbed on top of me. "Did you not get enough on the Ferris Wheel?" I asked jokingly. She laughed, a light musical laughter that made me fall in love with her all over again. "I will never get enough." She said, as she leaned forward to kiss me. I parted my lips and kissed her back, wrapping my arms around her, pulling her closer to me. She ground her hips down onto mine and I moaned softly as I rolled onto her, pinning her under me.
I slid my hand up her shirt and cupped her breast, her breath quickening against my chest. I bent forward to kiss her neck, working my way up to her earlobe, biting it slightly. She arched her back and gasped in pleasure, her hands moving towards the front of my jeans. I unbuckled hers in a rush and swiftly slipped inside of her. She lifted her hips and accepted me into her body. I pushed into her harder with each thrust, her hands scratching up my back as they knotted into my hair. I closed my eyes as I bit her lip and everything around me seemed to disappear.
CPOV
I bit his neck as I felt myself tighten around him, every muscle in my body tensing in pleasure. "I love you." I whispered into his ear. He looked up at me and smiled. "Right back at 'cha." he said mockingly. I rolled my eyes and bit his shoulder playfully. "Okay, I guess I deserve that." I muttered against his bare skin.
I got up and walked into my huge walk in closet to get dressed. I threw on some blue Dickies, my black converse and a Ramones tee. I walked back out into the room where Dustin was already dressed and laying on my bed changing the channels on the TV. He raised an eyebrow as he saw me and a smile spread across his lips. "Daddy likey!"
I picked up a pillow off the ground and threw it at him, hitting him in the head. "Daddy is an idiot!" I shot back mockingly. He laughed as he scooted forward to the edge of the bed. He grabbed my waist and wrapped his arms around me. "So what do you want to do until Edward and Bella get her?" he asked. I shrugged, "Want to make out?"
"Is that all you want me for?" he asked, an expression of shock on his face. I rolled my eyes as I pushed him back, "Well, it's all your really good for…" I teased.
Just then Edward and Bella walked through the door. "Damn! Seriously you guys, I don't want to know all that!" Edward said with a look of disgust on his face. "You guys are like animals!" Bella chimed in as she winked at me. Dustin and I just laughed and kissed sloppily in front of them.
"OH COME ON ASSHOLES! If we wanted to see that we'd watch porn!" Edward growled. "Nothing like a live show!" Dustin said and I punched him on the arm.
"Alright guys, we need to go meet Trent." I said, standing up to slip my back pack on. We all made our way to the music room, where Trent was already waiting for us. Dustin held my hand tightly as we entered the room.
TPOV
I knew Walker was on his way, we had to hurry. I turned as I heard the door open. Cory walked in with Dustin, hand in hand followed by Bella and Edward. I felt my stomach drop as I saw her with him. It was so hard to accept the reality of the situation, but I knew she was happy, and that was all that mattered to me.