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Chapter 16
Before the Future

RPOV

1 ½ months later

I don't know how I could stand here and play tag with Emmett and Jasper, while Dimitri was still out there looking for me.

I know he is. I can feel him.

I thought that after I found out some of who I was, I'd be content in some way because I'm complete. But really, I wasn't. I knew who I was in the past. But who am I now?

The dreams I get while asleep are coming less and less. It's that angel's voice inside my head I miss the most. Sometimes I get a glimpse of my nightmares. Or dreams. Whichever you want to call them, and they're not pleasant.

Possible actions or occurrences from the past? It's so hard to distinguish.

What I don't miss is the nausea I get once in a while, while I'm fooling around in the forest with Edward, Jasper or Emmett.

It reminds me of the day of the mall incident.

But then just as quickly as it comes, it goes away.

I feel so much freer staying here in Forks with the Cullen's. I get along with everyone. Even Rosalie's trying to get along with me.

I think she likes it when I ask her to help me train. Possibly when my ass lands on the ground.

I was reluctant I guess. Thinking that maybe it'll be okay to actually stay here for this amount of time. I thought over and over again leaving in the middle of the night to go in search of him. But the bad part about that is the Cullen's, they don't sleep.

So whenever I'd stay awake, and I guess with that longing look on my face, Edward just says "I'll be right behind you"

Our relationship is beyond what I thought it'd be. I miss him when he's away at school during the day, and when he's with Bella or when he goes hunting.

Don't get me wrong, I love hanging out with Emmett, Jasper, Alice, and especially Esme, but Edward? I just need him around all the time.

I even get along with Bella. Still there's so much a human can do. Once in a while, when she thinks no one's looking, I see that look on her face. The one where she shows how she really feels. She wants to be like Edward. She hasn't said it directly, but when she talks, she makes it plainly obvious.

I ask him sometimes how he's so close to her without thinking about drinking.

He says that it's hard. But his love for her is greater, that he'd die before he'd do anything to hurt her.

The color of his eyes darkened when he even talked about something I can never see happening.

With all the fun I seem to be having, I still know in the back of my mind that he's out there.

Is he watching me?

Is he waiting for me like I'm waiting for him?

There's so many questions floating in my mind.

What will happen if I don't succeed again?

My vow would be broken and he'd continue roaming this earth being something I know he never wanted to be.

But that question should never plague my mind. I gave myself a second chance and I won't fail. And just as I said long ago. I'd do whatever I can to fulfill my promise, even if I die trying.

"You know" Emmett said, breaking my thoughts. "I think it's rare to sneak up on you considering you're a big super ninja warrior"

I smirked as I saw him sitting high on a tree branch. He was right but I'd never tell him that.

"Well, be happy you got to witness that miracle"

I jumped off the tree branch I was sitting on and flew to the ground, Jasper already waiting for me.

I laughed as he tried to catch me. "Come on Jasper," I said in a sing song voice. "I know you can do better than that"

I heard him chuckle and let him catch up to me before I swerved left and heard him bump or should I say bulldoze right into Emmett.

I laughed as jumped over their bodies and sped right back to the house. "You lose" I said laughing.

Those two are such goofballs.

When I arrived back at the house, I saw Edward's Volvo sitting in the garage.

My smile got bigger and I almost broke the door when I opened it.

Esme smiled at me when she saw me frantically looking around the house for Edward, and she pointed to upstairs.

I smiled and nodded, taking the stairs two at a time.

I missed him so much. He had to go hunting this weekend and he was gone for three days. I wanted to go with him, but he said no, which made me mad. I told him I could take care of myself but his final word was no and he left.

I sulked around for a day before the guys convinced me to come out and play. I know it sounds like something a five year old would do but it got my mind off things when I kicked their asses all over the backyard. Luckily we didn't ruin anything of Esme's.

When I opened the door he was putting on a shirt and I almost fell on my ass when I saw how beautiful he was.

My thoughts never did it justice when he was away.

He saw me and smiled that crooked smile he always seem to have. My smile got bigger and I ran to him right when he opened his arms.

He spun me around and I gripped onto him harder.

"I missed you" he said.

I inhaled his scent and put my forehead on his shoulder. "I missed you too" I said.

He put my down and when I looked up at him, the golden color of his eyes was back.

That's the part of him I like the most. The eyes. They were awful when black, made him look like someone else. It's the honey that makes him look like him.

Anyone who saw me, I guess could say I'm not even closely related to the Cullen's but that didn't matter. I never thought the way Bella did.

While I was hanging out with her one time after school at her house, she mentioned that she was ordinary. That she couldn't hold a key next to Edward.

He was perfect in her eyes. But she was nowhere near close. Ordinary. As she always said.

I didn't try and convince her otherwise, because I don't pry anything on people, but she shouldn't think that way. If Edward sees something in her, that he hasn't seen in the hundred years he's been alive, then she's pretty special.

I on the other hand think I hold all the right cards. I don't think I'm anything breathtakingly beautiful like Rosalie, but I think I'm beautiful anyway.

"How'd the trip go?" I said to Edward.

He smiled and I swear I smiled wider. "Exciting to say the least"

I grinned. "Had too much fun did we?"

He nodded.

"That's good" I said. "Explains why you came back home and automatically changed your clothes"

He laughed and it was music to my ears.

"Yeah, maybe just a little bit too much fun. But I needed it. I had so much to think about and letting it all out that way makes me feel better"

"Oh…you had stuff to think about? Anything you want to talk about?"

He shook his head and grabbed my hand to pull me with him to the couch facing the open window. He sat down and I put my head on his lap. We just sat there in comfortable silence. Watching the sun set and for the first time in a long while, then watching the stars light up the sky along with a full moon. It was nice to have him home.

"It's just recurring thoughts that plague me once in a while." he said after a while. "Then with you waiting for Dimitri. It scares me I guess. I know you can take care of yourself, you're a tough fighter, but in my head there's always 'what ifs' and they aren't always pleasant"

I looked up at him and he was sad. It tugged at my heart, made me almost want to cry.

"You know that whatever the outcome is for me, I just want him to rest in peace. I promised him something and I need to keep that promise to him. I've made peace with whatever comes out of it. The first time I made a mistake and he captured me, tortured me, and I died. I have no insurance card now. No one to infuse anything, and no Gypsy to tell me whether I'll win or fail. The point is, is that I have to do it. He knows I'm back. I've been wondering lately if he always knew of my insurance card. If it's why he got rid of me sixty-five years ago"

Is that why I was attacked at the mall? Is he already here, waiting for me to let my guard down?

No. it's too soon.

I'll know when he's here. I'll feel it. He might be dead, but that connection? The connection that made us whole? It's still there. And that'll be my only weapon against him.

"So then why take the risk? Why not let us help you find him and kill him?"

I shook my head. "I need to do this alone. This is my promise and vow to keep. I would rather die than put your life in danger. If anything bad ever happened to you because of my past, I'll die. You're my best friend Edward and I care about you. It's why I'm asking you to let me do this my way"

He sighed and I knew I already convinced him. "I'm doing this only and only because you're asking me too, and because I respect your wishes. But the minute I know something's wrong, I'm stepping in and I'll decide how this ends"

If I didn't make it, and he was still alive, would I want Edward taking my place? I was always one step ahead of the enemy. It's why I'm here sixty-five years later. But did I really want him to get hurt while dealing with something that's my problem?

The answer. No.

But I need to know Dimitri wouldn't be out there after I'm gone, causing anymore harm, that I'm guessing he's done since he dispatched me.

So I had to give in. But only if I didn't make it.

"Okay. You take my place if something goes wrong. I wouldn't argue with that. But you have to promise me something in return"

"What kind of promise?"

"That if anything, and I mean anything happens to me, I want you to take care of yourself. I want you to give up Dimitri if it's too hard"

"But-"

"No. promise me that you'll do it and I'll feel better giving you this task"

He nodded. "I promise"

I took his cold hand in mine and played with his fingers. "Good. I feel better now"

We stayed like this the rest of the night. Well for as long as I could before I fell asleep.

The next morning I was in Edward's bed…alone.

Not that it should shock me, but sometimes, even through my lazy sleep, I could feel him next to me. Watching over me while I slept. But sometimes I'm alone because he went to watch Bella sleep.

I asked him why one day. He told me that he gets a better glimpse into her thoughts because she talks into her sleep. He tells me that it's so agonizing that he can't read her mind.

He also says the same thing about me. I snickered at that one. Then Emmett laughed too because he says it might actually be a fair fight between us.

I inwardly cringed at that comment. I hurt Edward once and that was out of instinct, out of Guardian nature. I would never fight Edward. Whether sparring, or just joking around. I feel like I could really cause some damage…

I don't know how he felt, that first time I caused him pain. I know he has quick recovery, but that didn't matter to me. Anything that'll make him hiss in pain causes my heart to ache. Not to mention what it'd to Bella. I know she think he's human in a way, it's why she worries so much more about him. She knows he's indestructible, but anything that looks like it might hurt him…hurts her.

For someone who believes vampires can't love, Edward is deeply in love with Bella.

He told me waiting one hundred years for the love of his existence does so much.

Makes you crave and feel so much more than you could ever imagine.

Could it be possible it was that way with me and Dimitri? We were mortal, yet we promised forever even though it never went that way with us in the end.

But maybe the emotion is the same. This necklace resembles forever to our eyes.

I remember that day clearly. When he presented this necklace to me.

It was my twenty-first birthday. He took me for a walk under the stars, and he surprised me when he knelt down on one knee.

Of course I was shocked, but if he would've asked me to marry him, I wouldn't have given it a second thought.

But instead he gave me this. Telling me that this was bigger than any marriage we could have. This came from his heart, and put directly over mine. To represent our forever.

It's what bound us.

My eyes felt wet, they were stinging. These memories are what killed me while I searched for him. They're what kept me alive, but slowly killed me as well. I can't let this deter me any longer. I'm not her. I won't make the same mistake twice.

I got up from the bed and went to take a quick shower.

When I hopped out I dressed in leggings, converse, black tank top, my black sweatshirt, and my stake just in case and went downstairs.

"Esme" I said as I reached the living room.

"Yes sweetie?"

"I'm going out to train. What time is everyone coming back?"

"I'm guessing the same time as always"

I smiled. "Okay. Just tell Emmett if he wants to help me train again, to meet me where we were yesterday ok?"

"Okay sweetie, have fun"

I smiled as I walked out the back door. "I will"

I took off. Running as usual. It got my adrenaline pumping. I did basic things. I very well couldn't train alone, it's why I asked that big bear to help me sometimes. I knew he was always up for some kind of challenge.

I ended up running all the way to the meadow in the end.

I guess I just didn't want to stop.

I like it here.

But I felt like I was invading sometimes.

It was Edward's and Bella's place.

I was just an intruder.

Just like I am staying with The Cullen's.

I heard a twig snapping twelve feet away from me. I didn't feel nauseous so maybe it wasn't Strigoi. Until whoever it was, was about eight feet away I heard a heartbeat.

"Whoever you are. Just so you know, it takes more than stealth to sneak up on me"

My grip tightened on my stake, ready to strike at any moment.

Whoever it was kept coming closer. And when he came into view, I didn't recognize the person.

"Well Buffy, it's good to know you're alive"

Taking a good look at him, he was sord of pale, dark blue eyes, raven black hair. Kind of lanky but still built. He was wearing all black, and was sord of dressed the way Edward found me almost two months ago.

"Do I know you?"

"Y-you don't remember me?"

"No, but I assure my name's not Buffy. So whoever you are, leave. Now"

"Whoa, whoa. I know your name's not Buffy. It's Rose Hathaway."

Rose Hathaway?

"How do you know my name's Rose? Who are you?"

"Okay? So you really don't remember. I'm Christian. Christian Ozera"

"Why are you dressed like a Guardian?"

"I'm a part of your team. don't you remember?"

My head was starting to hurt. Carlisle told me it happened when my mind overworked itself. If I kept trying to forcibly remember anything it'd put a strain on my mind and make me lose consciousness in order for my mind to recover.

"Hey," he said and I looked up at him, but he wasn't talking to me, he had a headset in his ear. Whoever he was, he didn't come alone. "I found her" his voice sounded relieved. Who the hell is this guy, and why the hell is he looking for me? "You should come now, she seems to have lost come part of her memory and she doesn't know who I am. Maybe if you show up, she'll remember you." he paused for a second and nodded. "Okay. I'll wait for you here"

"You know," I said. "I don't know who you think you are, but you can't hold me anywhere and I'm not going to let you. And if you don't get out of my way in the next three seconds, I'll kill you"

He smirked and I wanted to smack it right off his fucking face. "Oh, I don't doubt any less. But you see I don't have enough time to play your games and spar with you. I could hold you here without using that much energy, considering it won't take my team so long to get here"

"Who the-"

By the time I went to move and run, I was in a circle of fire. He was a Moroi. Who apparently had really good control of his powers.

"I don't care being in here. You don't know my very well if you think this is going to stop me"

"Now, now Rose. don't make me put more effort into this. I will keep you in this for a little big longer until someone better can come and handle you the way they know how"

"Why you son of a bitch! Who the hell do you think you are?"

"Roza" I looked towards the sound of that voice. It's him. No. no. no. it can't be him. It's too soon for him to be here for me.

But who stepped out of the forest and into the meadow wasn't Strigoi. He was a Dhampir.

And everything started coming back to me.

Me and Lissa. We were runaways from St. Vladimir's for two years.

Victor.

Christian.

Eddie.

Mason.

Adrian.

Dimitri.

My whole life up until the day I disappeared coming back to me.

Spirit.

The ghosts. My powers.

"Rose!"

The world was going dark, I was losing focus and I was falling.

But I was glad his voice is the last thing I heard before I woke up again and I didn't know when that would be.

But I knew he'd come for me.

No matter what I knew he'd always come for me.

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