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Ch. 17 Reunion
The former couple stared at one another. Annie couldn't find the words to describe what she was feeling, and Ed was too filled with hate to speak. The first think she noticed about Ed was that his eyes were different. Those soft brown eyes that she had noticed in sophomore year were gone and were now replaced with an ugly red.
"It's nice to see you Ed," Annie said after a few minutes. Charley and Amy stared at her wondering if they should run. Annie thought she heard Amy whisper, "Let them talk" but she was too focused on Ed to see.
"I wish I could say the same," Ed spat.
"You were that mad at me?" Annie asked with an edge to her voice.
"Oh, I went way past mad and went to being pissed," Ed snapped.
"How could you?" Annie snapped. "I thought you said that you would be here, you lied!"
"And I thought you at least gave a shit about me! Guess we were both wrong!" Ed yelled. Charley and Amy tensed up.
"God damn it Ed!" Annie said in frustration. "You think that just because I didn't tell people that I didn't love you. Of course I did! You are everything to me,"
"I don't what to hear it!" Ed snapped but lacked the rage his tone had since he first started "For the past two years, it's been all about you!"
This enraged Annie. "Are you fucking kidding me? Who was the one that waited for a week to find out that you were in the hospital, for a suicide attempt! I never brought that up did I? How worried I was, how I cried for days straight."
"It had nothing to do with you!" Ed snapped. "I was all alone,"
"I would have gone on a plane to see you!" Annie said. Ed laughed.
"Isn't that the way. You always say the nicest things but never follow through with them," He said.
"So that's it?" Annie said tears coming out of her eyes. "You're going to forget about us?"
"I would like to forget," Ed said.
"What about the baby?" For the first time since he turned, he felt something else. He sniffed the air and smelled it. She was indeed pregnant. How could he have forgotten?
"You're pregnant?" Amy said surprised. Charley and Peter's stared at Ed open mouthed.
"Just found out," Annie muttered.
"It has nothing to do with the baby; the baby hasn't done anything to me…" Ed said. Annie wiped the tears off her face.
"Fuck you Ed!" Annie said through tears.
"I did love you, you know," Ed said. Now I can't feel anything,"
"Go to hell." Annie snapped.
With these words all hell broke loose. Peter had taken that moment to attack and Ed started running after him. It happened so fast, that Annie didn't see what Peter had done. All she knew was that Ed was mad. Amy, Charley, and Annie ran the opposite direction.
"Oh my god!" Amy screamed. Annie looked. A dead woman was on the floor, she had been bitten. It registered with Annie who killed her.
"Amy, listen to me were going to be alright," Charley said.
"We need a exist," Annie said.
"This way,"
"Charley," A voice taunted. It was Ed. They hid underneath a bookcase. Ed's voice was getting closer. He taunts came like bullets. Annie never knew he could be so filled with hate. Where was the boy she had fallen in love with sophomore year, the one she thought about while in Phoenix? She had dated a boy named Eric while she was there. They had gotten pretty close and almost took the next step. When it came down to it, he wasn't Ed. She knew he was the only one, she would do that with.
"Push it," Charley whispered. Ed was now next to the bookcase. They pushed the bookcase and they ran.
"Not so fast Chuck," Ed leered. Annie looked ill at the sight. He was missing an arm.
"Amy, Annie please go. Just go!" Charley said. Amy grabbed her arm and they ran the other way. Annie fault guilty for leaving him like that.
"Why didn't you tell me?" Amy said catching her breath.
"I just didn't I guess," Annie shrugged.
"You know, I would have been happy for you," Annie said looking at her pointedly.
"Really?" Annie said.
"Of course your my best friend, I always liked Ed and thought the guys were unfair to him." Amy admitted. "I guess I kind of always knew,"
"Knew what?" Annie said.
"About you and him. You just looked at him way too much, your face would light up when he came down the hall."
"I screwed up…" Annie said tearfully. "Now I lost him forever," Amy looked at her sadly. There were times were any word spoken would not bring comfort. This was one of these times.
"Hello ladies," A voice said behind them. It was the Vampire.
"Annie run," Amy said grabbing her arm. They ran into a room full of weapons. Amy grabbed the nearest gun. She shot at him.
"Werewolves," He said smirking pulling out the bullet from his body.
"Vampires, "Amy said flinging a glass of water on him. Jerry screamed in pain. Annie knew where she was going.
When they got back to the room, Ed was coming toward Charley. He was bleeding and was badly injured. Annie knew he would probably heal. It was Charley that couldn't
"Charley do it now!" Amy said. Charley had a stack in his hand. She knew where it was going to go.
"Charley now!" Annie screamed. The stack was stuck in his body.
"Run!" Charley said.
"You missed," Amy said softly with tears in her eyes.
"I couldn't do it," Charley said. They ran into a kitchen.
"Thank you," Annie whispered. Charley smiled at her.
"He's still Ed," Charley said. Annie didn't know about that one. That wasn't Ed Lee. It wasn't her Ed. He had died, taking a piece of her with him.
Ed POV
"Asshole," Ed screamed when he took the stack out. It hadn't penetrated his heart. Figures, Charley didn't have the guts. All he did was make him hate him more. He looked down at his arm. It had grown back.
"I see they got to you?" Ed looked up. It was Jerry.
"He just about killed me," Ed snapped. "He's dead,"
"I guess congratulations are in order?" Jerry said helping him up.
"For what?" Ed asked.
"I know…" He said.
"And?" Ed said. "It's night like I feel anything for her,"
"Good," Jerry said smirking. "Why don't you go back to the house. I'll be there shortly,"
"Alright," He said nodding.
All he could think about was Annie. He hated thinking about her. He was suppose to hate her, right? She broke his heart when he was human. He remembered the humiliation he felt every time, she didn't glace at him in the hall way. Was that love? He barely remembered his life now. That wasn't true. He remembered one thing about Annie. He remembered the first time he knew he loved her. He knew it was something he couldn't forget.
Annie smiled up at him. It seemed that that's all they did was smile when they were together. He leaned down and kissed her again. He got off her and took the space next to her on the bed. Annie put her head on his chest.
"You ok?" Ed asked her.
"I think so," she laughed. "Are you?"
"I think I'll survive," Ed smirked at her and leaning in to kiss her.
"Your amazing, you know that," Annie whispered.
"I'm glad you think so," Ed smiled. Annie smiled and him and closed her eyes.
"Annie, are you going to regret this?" Ed whispered. Annie opened her eyes again.
"Regret what?" Annie asked.
"Us? And well,." Ed didn't finish his last sentence. He didn't need to.
"I would never have done anything if I would have regretted it." Annie said smiling at him. "I want to be with you, and nothing could ever change that,"
"You know it didn't need to happen now?" Ed said. "I mean I really wanted it to happen, but…" Annie laughed and kissed him.
"Your cute when your flustered," Annie giggled snuggling closure to him.
"You know, I just might keep you," Ed said smirking.
It was amazing how much he still felt. He wondered when it was going to pass. He hoped that whatever remaining feelings he had for her would be gone soon. He wished at the very moment he was human, if he was he would be drunk right now.
Next Chapter: Annie comes to terms with the what is happening.
