AN: Hey guys, here's an update. It's only about 3 1/2 pages long... and it's my first chapter ever from Edward's POV.
Anyway, I just wanted to explain a bit about Bella's character, I gave a clue as to why she acted the way she did in Chapter 1: Games, so if you guys see it, feel free to PM me about it. :)
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Vile Beauty
Chapter 3: Painfully Alone
Edward's Point of View
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The sun was hidden beneath a thick layer of clouds, but even so, I could still see the sun's rays as they began to move towards the western horizon.
Reluctantly, I stood from my place on the lush green grass.
I had found this meadow years ago when we had lived close to Forks. It was extremely spacious, lush with green grass year round, and in the spring, all sorts of wild flowers would bloom, filling the meadow with a pleasing flowery scent.
I came here every once in a while, but lately I found myself coming here more often than usual. I had my family's unneeded worries about my nonexistent love life to thank for that.
It irritated me that they wouldn't respect me enough to let me be.
Every time they brought up the subject, I felt my suppressed sadness and loneliness quickly rise to the surface and break every wall I had built to restrain them- and they wouldn't give me peace of mind until I had locked them away again behind those walls.
But they didn't understand the unwilling pain they inflicted upon me with their constant worries. They didn't even know that the pain existed, and I planned to keep it that way- no matter how much I hurt. So I left the house every time they began.
Since I was in no hurry to get back home, I walked very slowly back, memorizing every leaf, rock and tree of the forest for the fifteenth time that month.
I observed with vague interest every change that occurred spanning from the last time I had come, to the ones occurring in my presence.
My mind slowly wandered to that dangerous subject that I was determined would forever be banished from my mind.
Still I began to think about what it would be like to have a companion of my own, to love someone for the rest of my existence, to experience for myself what love felt like.
I stopped that train of thought right there. I was never going to find my soul mate, I was never going to fall in love, and I had to accept that. No matter how painful it was.
I sighed heavily when my family's worried thoughts assaulted my mind. I growled.
I was sick and tired of this. Their worries only made me feel worse than I already did.
I kept on walking, and in about forty minutes made it back to our house which was situated on a decent-sized, secluded meadow.
I entered the house quickly, ignoring the thoughts and stares directed at me as I passed. When I got to my room, I slammed the door shut and plopped down on my black leather couch.
"Carlisle, what are we going to do with him?" Alice asked softy from below.
I picked up the stereo remote from the floor and turned on some music, in hopes of blocking out the conversation going on below. It worked… to an extent.
I sang, translated and imagined pictures in my mind, but even then, I was only able to block half the conversation and I somehow, managed to hear the end.
"Alice, he does have a point." I silently thanked Jasper.
"I know Jasper, but I hate to see our brother alone." Then leave me alone, I thought. Darn Meddling Pixie.
"We all do, Alice." I felt a bit bad about the way Esme felt, but nothing was going to change the fact that I was alone. Painfully alone.
I sat up quickly when a rock hit my window. I saw a flash of pale skin and brown hair disappear into the tree branches.
I heard my family walk outside to the front yard and I immediately followed suit.
"What was that?"
"I don't know, Emmett," Carlisle responded, his voice laced with an undertone of worry.
"Edward. Did you hear anything?" Jasper asked slowly, his mind working in overdrive. As his words began to sink in I felt worry appear in the pit of my stomach.
"No. I only saw a flash of brown hair and pale skin."
"Where?"
"In the tree branches. Not far from my room."
"It was probably a vampire," Rosalie mused to herself.
"We can take him," Emmett stated, flexing his arms.
"Or her," Rosalie said rolling her eyes.
"The point is that we don't know," I stated.
"How come you didn't hear anything Edward?" Alice asked.
"I could ask you that same thing. How come you didn't see anything, Alice?"
Alice pouted. "I don't know why," she stated, putting her hands on her hips, tapping her foot slightly.
"That thing could have been dangerous."
"Take a chill pill Edward."
I glared at Alice. She just rolled her eyes at me. Why is this scent so familiar? I turned around and noticed that Jasper had climbed the tree that I had seen the brown hair from.
"Did you find anything?" I asked as I walked over to him.
"Nothing," he sighed, "but that scent is really familiar. I know it belongs to a female vampire."
"Do I want to know how you knew that?" Emmett asked, laughing.
"It's not like that, Emmett," Jasper growled.
"I wonder how Alice is going to feel about that," he challenged.
"Grow up Emmett," I replied rolling my eyes, but he kept smirking until Rose slapped him behind the head. It was then mine and Jasper's turn to smirk. He simply pouted.
Alice rolled her eyes. "There are three more days before school starts and I still have to go buy some new shoes." Rosalie's eyes began to sparkle with excitement.
"I'll go with you!" she exclaimed. I sighed.
"Good. I was thinking about…" Their voices faded as I walked back to my room, growling and trying my best to block them out.
I really didn't want to go back to school…
Published: May 20, 2009
Edited: June 4, 2009
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