Disclaimer: I don't own Eclipse and they belong to Stephenie Meyer
I was on a cloud, never wanting to go away. I opened my eyes to examine the beauty of the sky. It was odd, the sky looked a lot like a Picasso painting.
I sat up, and saw that I was surrounded by pillows. I comprehended that I was actually in a really really soft bed. I looked around, seeing normal bedroom things. A desk, closet, a dresser, and an extra, my own bathroom. It contained a shower and tub, a sink with plenty of room for makeup and toiletries. I saw that someone stocked tampons, toilet paper, shampoo and conditioner, toothpaste, mouthwash, soap, wash clothes, and towels into the bathroom already. They placed grapefruit seed Dove soap boxes in the wooden cabinets and in the shower was French lavender and twisted aloe Herbal Essesence. I smelled the shampoo, and blinked. It smelled better than my old shampoo, which was the cheap cherry blossom Swave.
I walked over to the closet, and it revealed many fancy clothing. I shrieked in excitement. I matched so many outfits for so many perfect dates with Embry that I forgot that I was hungry until my stomach growled. I dressed in a pair of skinny jeans and a V-neck shirt. I looked in the floor length mirror, and saw that the skinny jeans (plain as they may be) made my butt look really good. I may be model thin, but I had a great butt that I tried to show off whenever I could.
I slid on the railing, my long brown curls waving behind me. I walked into the kitchen to see that Edward already had cinnamon rolls, scrambled eggs, bacon, muffins, orange juice, and Belgium waffles made. I prepared a platter and took a bite of the muffin. It was banana nut and I sighed. I may love blueberry, but banana nut was just as good. I shoveled food into my mouth, careful not to spill on my clothes.
Alice danced into the room and was followed by Jasper. She gasped at my clothes.
"Oh my god! Those look better on you than I thought they would!" She embraced me in a hug and didn't let go until she heard a startling crack. One of my ribs protested against her little hug. She released me immediately, and called for Carlisle, who was there quickly, even though the bones were already set. When he asked me to lift my arms, the bones were mostly healed. When he gently touched them, they were good as new.
"Amazing! How do you do that?" He asked. I took a bite of waffle and swallowed.
"It's a survival technique, hospitals aren't available every where in Siberia ya know," Carlisle just smiled, "You don't even have a bruise, and it looks like the break never happened!" I didn't bother trying to argue with him. When he went into medical mode, he didn't come out.
"Hey Edward, who put the stuff in my room?" He smiled.
"Rosalie and Alice did, Rose decided that you would get to be apart of her shallowness," Alice giggled at the same time I did. Carlisle smiled and shook his head. Esme walked in to see what the commotion was about.
"Well, I broke one of April's ribs and she healed before Carlisle could examine her, so she asked Edward who stocked her room, and Edward said that she was excepted into Rosalie's shallowness," I felt blood rush to my face. Esme tsked and slightly smacked Edward's shoulder. He just sat there and chuckled to himself.
"You are so lucky Edward that Rosalie and Emmet went hunting," I flinched, but remembered that they hunted animals. Poor deer.
"Hey, is Embry coming over today?" I asked, and Esme beamed.
"Only if you want him too," She walked over to me and rubbed my shoulders. It was nice. The feeling of compassion and love. I use to think that it was hard, and not worth it. I was wrong. This feeling made me feel complete and useful.
"Oh! That's what I forgot! I am sure that you and Embry aren't doing this, but if so I'm am sure that you aren't ready for kids," I gagged on my juice. Alice was talking about condoms.
"Alice!" Esme scolded her. Alice shrugged her shoulders and grabbed a purse hanging on the wall. It took me a few seconds to get my breathing under control. I was sure that Embry may have been thinking about it, but I wasn't so sure that I was ready. After all, I'm only 18, even though I look 15.
"April, how old are you?" Esme asked. I told her the complete truth, not wanting to lie.
"I was born 18 years ago, even though I look 15, that's when I stopped aging," Esme nodded. Edward froze. I looked up.
"Bella's 18, when is your birthday?" He asked.
"April 1, why?" I remembered that I was named April after the month I was born in.
"You're younger than Bella," He sounded relieved, like a traumatizing event flew through his head.
"When I turned 15, my parents were killed by a werewolf," I blurted the words out without giving it much thought. Esme gasped and embraced me in a motherly hug.
"You poor dear, no wonder you never talk about them," She rocked me back and forth like a baby. My eyes felt moist and burned. A tear drop rolled down my cheek and onto Esme's shirt. She didn't notice or else didn't mind. She patted my hair and continued to rock me. I continued to cry onto her shirt. Crying felt weird, unnatural. I hadn't cried for so long that it was like I couldn't cry.
"Knock knock, anybody alive?" Embry said as he walked into the kitchen. Esme let me go and I smashed into his big, warm body and I sobbed freely.
"Aw, did you miss me that much?" He teased. I giggled through tears. He wrapped his arms around me, and picked me up, carrying me to unknown destinations. I felt his legs brush my back, so we must have been going upstairs. He laid me on the soft bed that was neatly made (by me). I clung to him, hoping that he wouldn't have to go. He laid me on the bed, and laid with me. I hid in his muscles, and inhaled his sweet scent. I felt his hand run up and down my arm, the slight rhythm soothing, playing with me trying to get me to sleep in his warm arms.
My tears dropped from my eyes and onto Embry's shoulder. He gently pulled my chin up with one finger, and wiped away the tears.
"What's the matter babe?" He asked softly. I swallowed the lump in my throat and took a deep breath.
"I miss my parents, they died on my 15th birthday, and they were killed by a werewolf. The kind that don't care who they hurt, just as long as they get the things they want, like wild animals," I added that because when I said werewolf, Embry grew very pale. Or at least as pale as any Native American I guess. I hoped that he wouldn't blame himself and leave.
"You must miss them a lot," Embry stated. I nodded, tears still dripping down my cheeks. I nodded, and added, "But I have you and the Cullen's now, and they would be proud of me," I felt guilty making Embry feel uncomfortable and guilty. He smiled and I swear that my heart tried to jump out of my chest.
"Do you feel anger towards all werewolves?" He asked, hinting whether or not I blamed the other Quileute's and himself or not. I shook my head.
"If a dog bites you, do you hate every dog?" I wish I hadn't used dog, but rather something not so close to him.
"Only if every dog bites me," He smiled, his teeth bright against his dark skin. I had trouble breathing right for a minute or two. He chuckled.
"Wow, I thought that the other guys exaggerated their feelings, but they didn't, it really is like you're my gravity," he murmured softly. I sighed, wishing this moment would never end. But of course reality dawned me.
"Embry, I've got to get to work, who knows when the newborns attack now," He just nodded sleepily. I smiled at his child like face. He started snoring slightly, but it was more like a lullaby than anything. It soothed me, too much. I wiggled out of his arms, and gently laid a blanket on him. I just stared at his sleeping face for a few seconds, and then quietly went to the bathroom and washed away the salt from the dried tears on my face. I brushed my teeth, and then just decided to take a shower. My hair was a little oily from not showering in 24 hours. I stripped down and turned on the boiling hot water. I inhaled the scent of the shampoo and conditioner that Alice had stocked my bathroom with. The Dove soap was smooth and moisturizing as I rubbed it all over my skin. I stepped out of the shower and wrapped a towel around me. I found where Alice put the hair dryer and blow dried my hair. I dressed quickly wanting to make sure that Embry didn't wake up from the hair dryer. Before stepping out though, I brushed my hair into a high pony tail that complimented my outfit. I stepped out to see Embry still fast asleep. I smiled and exited the room. Esme was at the bottom of the stairs. She smiled at me. Alice was dashing around so fast that she was nothing but a blur. Down fall of being mostly human, I sometimes don't see vampires because of their speed. Alice suddenly grabbed me, "Wake him up!" she hissed. She was in a hurry, and I couldn't concentrate. Jasper tapped on my shoulder and I jumped. He smiled, "We're training the wolves today, we need Embry to get …" Embry walked down the stairs, rubbing his eyes. He was like a cute little child waking up on Christmas morning. His looked dazed, defiantly still tired. He saw me, though, and his face lit up. Jasper grimaced from the sudden change to gooeyness. I smiled apologetically, knowing how sickening it could be. Embry laughed, making me realize that he was holding my hand.
"I think it's great!" he exclaimed and I laughed with him. Jasper chuckled, "It's not the gooeyness, it's the sudden changes that makes me upset." His explanation made perfect sense.
"Hey, we better go, don't want to miss the fighting after all," I smiled and Embry laughed.
"Hon, it's like your one of us, eager for the kill," Embry chuckled, and off we went to wrestle and have fun.