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4. Love is a surprise isn't it?
EPOV
I was leaning in to kiss her. Her full lips looked luscious. My hand wrapped around her waist and she stretched towards me. But all of a sudden I felt a hand run across my chest almost like it was shaking me. I tried to grab it. This was so irritating. The moment I caught it I heard a gasp. I continued leaning forward until I was hardly a centimeter away from her lips.
"Oi Edward!" a voice yelled.
I jerked awake. Shit! That was all just a dream. I opened my eyes and found myself staring into the eyes of the most beautiful woman I had ever met in my life. I tried to push back the dream I had about her. It had seemed so real. I had really wanted to kiss her, so badly. Bella was looking at me with a confused expression. I realized that I had her wrapped tightly in my arms.
"I'm so sorry. I didn't mean to….." I said releasing my death grip on her. She shrugged and that was when I realized that we were still in the bloody hole and we still were only in our undies. Bella seemed perfectly at ease but I was feeling a little uncomfortable. I got up quickly and got my damp clothes. Bella went to get hers and I tried my best not to stare at her when she bent down to pick them up.
"Seems like we can head back." She said peering out. I nodded unable to speak. She didn't seem to notice my momentary daze.
"Let's go." I said pulling her out roughly. She looked surprised and hurt. But I knew that if I stayed in that place a moment longer I would lose all my self control against her, if you know what I mean.
"Are you okay Cullen?" she asked stopping and pulling me to a stop.
"Oh so now we are back to surnames are we?" I asked my anger rising. How dare she? I hadn't done anything wrong. She didn't have to be so rude.
"Oh please! Don't get all smart with me. There is something bothering you and I wanna know." She said her hands forming fists at her sides.
"Why do I have to tell you?" I asked fuming.
Her face became a darker shade of red. "I thought we were friends. I just wanted to help." She said before turning and walking away from me towards the cliff.
I felt shocked. I was angry for some stupid reason and I was not going to lie. But I really had to sort out my feelings towards her. I wasn't in a just friends stage anymore. I had never felt more protective over anybody in my whole life. I didn't know what I felt towards her. First she had been the challenge, a girl who took playing hard to get to a whole new level. Now she was the prize and I was surprised to feel a warmth course through me when I saw her face in my mind's eye.
I finally knew what love was. It was beautiful and magical and all the things described in books and movies. But they were all just a part of what I was feeling. Love was a new feeling to me. I had never been in love before. As people say love comes only once and never again. You can love another person but never the same way as you loved your first love.
I knew I had a girlfriend. But Tanya was a person who could only keep up the girlfriend status. A person you love should be able to stand up to you when you do something wrong and console you when something bad happens. They should also be able to have an intelligent discussion with you.
I started running in the direction Bella had gone. My new discovery was still making my heart go erratic.
Once I reached the clearing I stopped to search for Bella. She was sitting on a rock. I could hear her sniffling. I felt my heart wrench at the possible pain I could have caused her.
"Bella?" I called softly. She stiffened but did not look up.
"Bella. Please forgive me. I was mean, rude, conceited, self-centered…."
"And don't forget stupid." She said getting up and crossing her arms across her chest.
"Yes stupid." I said grinning. She frowned.
"You are really stupid you know Edward. I didn't say anything to you and you were all of a sudden all angry and sulky." She said her eyes looking furious. I shrugged trying not to get my temper out of control.
"Oh please don't give me that shrug. You are still thinking about whatever problem you are facing and not telling me about it. I can see it in your eyes." She said throwing her hands up.
Now that really got me steaming at the ears. "Oh and you are Ms. Know-it-all after all. I couldn't have expected any less." I said angrily.
"Why are you angry? I just want to know." She screamed.
I lost it. I took a few steps forward and gripped her arms tightly. A shocked expression crossed her face.
"I am angry because. I want you. I am crazy about you and the worst part is I realized only this morning. I want to kiss you and hold you and know you feel the same. I am angry because I will never get to do any of this in my whole life because we are worlds apart. I am a guy a girl like you will never dream of dating. I look good. I can have all the girls I want. You girls will have nothing to do with me. I am sick and tired of roaming around with feather-headed girls because they don't actually have anything in their brains." I yelled and before I knew it I crashed my lips to hers. I realized what I was doing only after a few moments. Just as I was about to pull back she wrapped her arms around my neck and moved her lips against mine. I froze. She was kissing me back.
We kissed for a long time. Her lips were just as soft as I had expected them to be perhaps softer. When we finally broke apart for air I sighed. Bella was smiling. I hugged her tightly. The feel of her body against mine was amazing and I warned myself not to go there all over again and lose all my self control.
I pulled back and rested my forehead against hers.
"For how long?" she asked.
"Ever since I met you on the ship. I didn't realize so strongly then." I said grinning from ear to ear.
"You?"
She looked thoughtful. "I never really liked you much, at first. You seemed like a guy who would do anything to get a girl. I was angry that you used many girls and I felt pissed that you were actually trying to make me one of those girls. But when I got to know you better on this island I realized that there was more to you then what you put on.
I realized I loved you only when you yelled at me though. I didn't understand why I felt so hurt." She said kissing me softly on my lips.
"So what are we now?" I asked kissing her nose.
"Boyfriend and girlfriend?" she asked trailing a finger down my cheek. I closed my eyes at her touch. I could just nod to her question.
"You never actually said the words you know" she said in an offended tone.
I smiled at what she wanted.
"I love you Isabella" I said smiling.
"I love you to Edward" she said before pulling me to her for a kiss.
….
Her soft hands traced my chest. I closed my eyes and relaxed, the sun warming me up. "Edward? What are you going to do about Tanya?" she asked me laying her head on my chest.
I put a hand to her head and stroked her hair. "We'll tell her love. We love each other and there is nothing in this world that can actually separate us."
Bella stretched up and kissed me softly on my lips. It stayed soft. I didn't mind, just being with her was more than enough for me.
"We'd better get going." She said getting off me. I groaned. We did have to go. Tanya was all alone after all.
I reluctantly pulled myself up. Bella smiled and then embraced me.
"We'll have a lot of time together once she's asleep." She said softly. I nodded planting a small kiss on her head.
….
"Tanya? Tanya! Where are you?"
"Tanya!" "Tanya!"
Bella looked worried. Her eyes met mine and I stared back wordlessly.
"Do you think she's gone somewhere?" Bella asked running a frustrated hand through her hair. I shook my head.
"She has a fractured leg. And besides that she couldn't have gone far if she left the cave by herself." I said scanning the beach again.
Bella looked really worried. Her eyes kept darting here and there warily. When we had gotten back to our cave Tanya wasn't there. She couldn't have walked off. We had searched a lot. She was nowhere in sight. What if she had fallen down the cliff or she had drowned? As much as I didn't like her, she was a girl after all.
I turned around and searched again. That was when I heard a muffled scream from behind me. I whirled. Bella was gone. I freaked. There was somebody or something on the island. I stood frozen.
Then I heard movement behind me, but before I could turn there was a searing pain in my head, and everything went black.
…
I felt somebody running their fingers over my skull again and again. It was a little painful but I didn't mind too much. My head felt really heavy and I could hear someone's voice. It was kinda familiar. I pondered on it for sometime. I opened my eyes a little but there was hardly any light in the room. I could see a vague blur that seemed to be a person. I tried again to open my eyes fully but that was just as pitiful. My eyes were drooping and I closed my eyes again.
"Edward! Come on! Please be okay." A voice said in my head. I tried to shake the irritating voice off. Then there was some clawing at my chest. I'd had enough.
I tried to get up but my head seemed to be really heavy.
I opened my eyes again and this time I could see clearly.
"Oh thank god! I thought you were…" she trailed off. I stared at Bella. There was bleeding cut on her cheek and she was dirty, as though she had fallen. I looked over her for any other signs of damage. There were a few tears on her clothes especially on the knee region.
"Bella?" I said watching her carefully.
She smiled a little and nodded. I realized that I was still lying down and I tried to get up again.
"Edward no. You can't get up. Please just lie down." She said her hands on my chest.
"Why?" I asked feeling really silly lying down on the cold floor.
"You're hurt. The cut on your head is bleeding." She said her eyes darting up to my head and then back to my eyes.
"How come? What happened? Where are we?" I asked remembering the events of…when?
"We are currently in an underground um….mansion?" she said her eyes darting nervously to the locked door again, "We were sort of kidnapped, I suppose."
"What?"
"You've been out for three days now. I just saw you stirring and I was relieved. I have absolutely no idea why we are being kept here." She said her eyes traveling to the door again.
"Bella? I said looking at her pretty face.
"Hmm?"
""Come here." I said a small smile on my lips. She complied. I slowly reached up and pulled her onto me. My head didn't hurt that much now.
"Kiss me?" I asked feeling really annoyed with my head.
She leaned down and kissed my lips softly. I smiled.
"Thanks."
She smiled before getting up and sitting beside me again.
"So what exactly happened to us?" I asked feeling really out of the world at the moment.
"Well some guys they sort of captured me and I ran- and fell a lot- as fast as I could, but they were too quick for me. Then they brought me to this medium sized boat, all white in color. Another guy, he took me to a small room and locked me up. Then he brought you. Your head was bleeding and you were moaning. It was terrible." She said shivering.
I ran my eyes over her clothes again. There was a long tear on her shirt.
"You tore your shirt to wrap my head?" I asked incredulously. She nodded not looking me in the eyes.
"What happened to Tanya?" I asked. Bella's eyes tightened a little.
"They took her to the closest tourist island. She claimed that she had no idea who we were and that she only stayed with us because of her leg. She is probably at a hospital right now."
I laughed. Tanya was so stupid.
"Edward what if we don't survive in this place?" she asked me her eyes filling with tears. I felt my heart twist a little.
"Don't worry. We'll be fine." I said trying in vain to believe my own words.
"I love you" she whispered before turning away from me.
I closed my eyes at her words. "I love you too."
She reached across slowly an took my hand.
At least I was with my love when I was going to die.
….
I heard the door bang open, and there stood a black haired guy. He looked pretty scary.
Bella shrank back against the wall. I watched as he slowly looked at us.
We had been here for three days now and all we had eaten was dry bread with a glass of old milk. My head was all healed and I was able to get up and walk around, even run now.
"Swan?" he said walking slowly towards her with a menacing grin, "James will see you now."
She whimpered and I looked at her. She seemed to be trembling.
"Bella what's wrong?" I asked her trying to read her emotions.
Her face became clouded as though she were trying to hide something from me.
The black haired guy pulled her up and dragged her out. I tried to stop him but a bit too late. The door slammed shut. I knew that something bad was going to happen. I felt murderously angry and at the same time I feared the fate of my Bella.
I sat down on the floor. Waiting, hoping that everything was going to be fine.
….
Hardly fifteen minutes had passed when I heard the first scream. I was a bloodcurdling scream. I felt my blood go cold as a series of screams followed. I heard a male voice and then a gentle female voice that seemed to be shaking.
I knew that the screams were coming from Bella.
"Bella! Bella!" I tried to call as I rushed to the door. I banged it tried to break it but my efforts were futile. Bella's every scream killed me, cell by cell. She screamed again and I felt tears fill my eyes.
What was the idiot, James doing to her? I didn't want to imagine her position at the moment. All I knew was that I had to get out to save my Bella.
I heard a loud long drawn scream and then I heard a door banging.
After a few minutes the door opened. Another guy came in now. He had soft golden hair and he sure didn't look like he belonged here.
I saw a bloody mass in his arms.
"What did you do to her!" I snarled rushing over to see her. She was wearing a different shirt now, one that was too large for her.
"She is alive. I'll get that first aid kit" the guy said disappearing.
…
Bella was only wearing her panties now. She had bruises everywhere. I felt angry. The guy who did this would pay. The guy returned.
"I'm Tyler." He said smiling at me a little.
I nodded grimly.
We started dressing her wounds. I let him do only her arms and legs.
"What happened?" I whispered. Tyler looked up.
"I don't know. I came in the end. James hurt her, badly and that was the only thing I registered.
"Is this yours?" I asked gesturing to the shirt.
He nodded. "I thought that if she were conscious she wouldn't want to be carried out just wearing her panties."
"Did he….?" I asked looking at Tyler words failing me. Tyler understood. He shook his head.
"No. He didn't. I didn't let him go that far."
I nodded feeling relieved.
We were done. Tyler got a long sleeved shirt for Bella to replace the bloody one and he got one for me.
"Thanks Tyler." I said feeling waves of gratitude emanating off me.
"Don't mention it." He said before locking the door and leaving.
I turned to look at Bella. She looked terrible. The only part of her body that hadn't been damaged was her face. I slowly stroked her hair. Such a beautiful girl. I couldn't believe that a guy could have been so brutal.
Bella breathed slowly. I felt pained to see her struggle even in unconsciousness. Her breathing was rough, as though each breath hurt her.
I would have my revenge. James would pay. I began to play various scenarios that involved me killing him in the most painful ways possible.
I looked back at Bella.
"I love you, Bella" I said planting a kiss on her forehead and then leaning back on the wall.
A/N: Hope you liked it. I have absolutely no idea why brought Tyler into the story but I'll figure out soon. Please please please review. I really want all of your opinions. Thanks all the nice people who reviewed my story. Love you guys. :)