Sorry for the late update all my fatefull and terrific reviewers, my grandad had a heart attack... and yeah, family emergency! Please, oh please, forgive me!
It was my first kiss, from a boy -besides Jasper- and it sent sparks of excitement through me, making me wiggle closer to his warmth, oddly enough his cool skin wasn't cool anymore, but flaring with a warming glow.. Kind of like a fire.
"Edward.." I gasped into his mouth as his breath became my own. I never did notice how alluring his fragrance was until now, as I took a whiff of everything that was him. No wonder couples seem to kiss everywhere they go, even the most random place, it was an amazing experience- like being with your other half that you never knew was missing.
"Bella…" Edward sighed parting from my lips and continued kissing down my neck leaving a tingly sensation. Never in my whole life had I felt like this, felt like… I don't know, this. Then his head jerked up and an irritated frown was on his face, but before I could ask he stated "The family came back, I guess they had a very short hunt".
I grumbled as I slid off of his lap and before he could protest I plopped down by his side and leaned onto him for support. "I'm worn out" I stated huffing hair out of my face and glanced up at Edward.
"Tired?" Edward asked in concern as his eyebrows furrowed and he tilted his head to get a better look at me.
"Not that kind of worn out, worn out as in I don't want to tell Jasper the truth… I don't want to hurt him by saying that maw and paw died because of your 'death', what do I do, Edward?" I sighed rubbing my temples as a headache started appearing.
"I would tell him, but.. Only if you gave me permission to" Edward murmured stroking my arm.
"It wouldn't sound right" I sighed shaking my head. "He won't hate me will he?" I asked in slight fright, what if he wanted me gone? To disappear out of his life and never come back? I shivered in horror.
"Bella, Jasper loves you, he wouldn't do anything to hurt you, it is the truth and he'll deal.. It has already passed" Edward stated kissing my forehead before sliding on inch away from me, making me pout, but he shook his head laughing quietly and stated "Jasper will get over it, but he is still your big brother and his role is to make sure males don't take away his sister's innocence. I'll wait to tell him about you and me"
I laughed at that. I had always seen brothers act all tough and mean towards men that tried to go out with their little sisters.
"here they are" Edward whispered in my ear and quickly kissed it before sitting up straight and put on a content face as all of his family stepped into the house with all their eyes burning gold.
"Isabella" Jasper sighed in relief as he quickly took me into his arms and hugged me tightly. "Are you feeling better? Do you need anything?" at this he pulled back slightly to look me in the eyes wearily as he scrunched up his nose, "Why do you smell like Edward and not yourself?".
I froze and looked up at him. "What?" I asked blinking in astonishment. I had forgotten how sensitive their smell was…
"Well you smell exactly like him… like you were Edward himself" Jasper growled as his eyes zeroed in on Edward who merely shrugged.. But then again didn't deny anything. "Edward?" Jasper growled.
"Bella went into my room a while ago to ease her pain, that's all, unless she started dressing up in my clothes.. Which I highly doubt" Edward explained not breaking his gaze on Jasper. "She probably smells like me because she's been around my things a long time" and shrugged.
Jasper shook his head and sighed, then looked back at me with a smile, "sorry, but are you feeling better?"
"Actually, I need to tell you something important" I stated looking at the ground and started to fidget with my hands.
"What is it?" Jasper asked as he sat on the other side of me and looked at me worriedly as he held my hands in his.
"It's about me, and our parents.." I sighed nervously and glanced at Edward, who nodded in encouragement. "Our parents didn't die naturally"
"Vampires?" Jasper asked and tensed up but when I shook my head 'no', he relaxed a little.
"They died a while after you were reported 'dead'… possibly four maybe five years after I 'died'" I mumbled twisting my fingers within themselves.. "They died because of.. Depression" I gulped and turned away from Jasper to avoid his face.
"but.. They were happy…." Jasper managed to say in a shaky tone. "why?… everyone in town loved them…"
"I'm sorry" I muttered rolling my shoulder's to ease their stiffness "Like I said before I died, I knew about it because I went back to their.. Time, or year if you prefer"
"What?" Carlisle's voice came through to me, and I had just remembered that we weren't the only ones inside the living room.
"that was the other thing I had to tell you…. I'm.. a time traveler, in your case" I muttered locking my gaze with Edward's, to make sure he believed that Jasper wouldn't going to reject me. Edward smiled gently and nodded his head towards Jasper's direction, saying with his mouth 'look for yourself'.
I hesitantly looked back, and Jasper's face was priceless.
"Isabella" Jasper sobbed pulling me into his lap and hugged me a bit too tightly, but I didn't complain at all, afraid it would ruin the moment. "I'm so sorry, so sorry. I would have come back to comfort them.. But I was in a newborn war… I didn't want to endanger them… god" he started calming down faster then I expected and before I knew it he was as calm as could be, "a time traveler hu? Wicked, Bella"
Bella. That was the first time he said me nickname. We were equals now.
****** three months later*****
To say I was nervous about time running short before was an understatement, because the only thing I could think about was 'I only have six months left'…
Sure to anyone else six months seem long and endless, but when you try to remember your earlier years as a kid you say "I don't remember, everything happened so fast". Believe me, six months goes by like a blur.
"Hello, is anyone in there? I have to go to the bathroom like really bad, like NOW" A female voice cried out as I heard loud knocking noises on the bathroom door. Oops, forgot I was pacing in a bathroom..
"Sorry, not feeling well" I mumbled to the owner of the voice as I opened the door and went to the nurses office. I need a place to think and let myself not get distracted by the world around me. Now where to go and how to get out of school without suspicions, and of course avoiding the Cullen's so they don't go berserk that something was wrong with me. That wouldn't go well now would it?
"Um, Miss Cope, I'm not feeling well and my parents are expecting me home for my uncles funeral" I quickly lie and surprised myself by how realistic it sounded.
"Well, I guess I believe you Ms. Whitlock, do you need someone to take you-" Miss Cope started to say as she got up and gave me a pass.
"No, thank you" I say quickly as I took the pass and gave her a nervous smile before rushing out the door and ran across the parking lot and out of the school grounds. It was times like these that I am glad Alice cannot see me.
It kind of stunk that I didn't have a run away vehicle right now, because if the Cullen's find out about my disappearance they would probably catch me in an instant taking in the fact that I only ran a bit faster than normal humans.
That's when I stumbled out of the boundary of Forks into some kind of reservation that is called Lu Push. Well that's what the sign said. It was a bit more condensed then Forks, smaller but then again looked more snugger. I stopped running and walked my way through the unknown territory, sniffing the air as I went making sure no one was following me.
"Now where to stop.." I mumbled out loud as I scanned over all the small wooden houses on the side of the road, noting how at home it seemed to be even though I was miles away from my real home. It was quiet, I wouldn't doubt that everyone knew everyone down here.
Something caught my eye, and I halted in my tracks and my eyes scanned over the forest to my left carefully. It looked like a dog, but much bigger and was a dark shaded. I gulped in fear.
"Emmett?" I called out in a shaky tone. If this was Emmett's idea of a sick joke it wasn't funny, I wouldn't have even cared a year ago about giant animals because I was always alert. But since I have been with the Cullen's I've been letting myself become vulnerable and weak - and it was time to pay the price. "Emmett!?" I shout wrapping my arms around my body as I slowly backed away from the forest.
A loud growl erupted from all around me, but it seemed only to be one individual. Remaking of a Horror movie much? I shivered, I never did like all the spooky stuff when I was traveling.
"Hello?" I called out, still hoping it was Emmett so I could shake off the fear and strangle him into his second death. My eyes started dimming and I started seeing stars. NO! I can't black out here, I'm too vulnerable, come on Bella RUN!
A loud bark is what caused me to snap out of my shock and it sent me back down the road to Forks. I hadn't noticed how far I wondered into Lu Push until now, I couldn't even see the boundary line now!
I snapped my head back keeping an even pace and what I saw made me push my legs faster. It was a large wolf I had seen in the forest but now there was a sandy colored one - chasing me. How could this day get any worse?
"Jasper!" I called out in a cry of plea as I turned my attention forward again only to skid to a stop almost stumbling to the ground. There was another one in front of me, his black eyes eyeing me like a hunter hunting its prey, this one had a rusty color to it, shaggy almost. "Please, I didn't do anything, I swear" I argued as I continued to back up but stopped when a snarl came from behind me, I glanced back and saw the two wolves crouching dangerously.
I looked everywhere, praying for Jasper, anyone to come and take me away from this nightmare. But no one came, it all staid the same. I could jump but that wouldn't agree with the laws. I would have to wait a full year to come back to this time - and I didn't want to leave the Cullen's without an explanation or a good bye.
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