Ashes To Ashes-Chapter Nine: Craving More

Edward POV

I was sitting at my piano at my and Bella's cabin, pounding the keys away. I heard one crack but I couldn't find myself to care. I was thinking about how the girls blood tasted...Kim's blood. I mentally groaned and continued playing Bella's lullaby angrily. "Edward?" I stopped and stood up quick, turning to see Bella. "Whats wrong?" She frowned at me and I glanced away from her. I hadn't been able to look at her the same, fearing she'd see through everything and know what I had done. I forced a smile and looked back at her. "Nothing, I'm going to go hunting."

"Want me or someone to come?" I thought it over. Did I want hunt alone? Yes. Did I want a babysitter at the same time? Hell. No.

I shook my head and kissed Bella's forehead. "I'll be back later." I walked out and went to the woods. I walked at a steady pace and kept walking until I was along the border. I could hear a couple screams, some people were cliff diving. I stopped and listened closely, their heartbeats were loud in my ears. Everything was calling to me. I walked across the border line, following the sounds and stopped.

I could see a couple girls, they looked close to what Kim had looked like and one even smelled close to what she did. Not the same...but very close. I walked out and smiled at her when her friends had jumped off the cliff. "Hello..." I said to her and she spun around to me. I gave her my best smile and she blushed. "Hi...I haven't seen you around here before." She suddenly grew tense and looked at me.

'He's pale...just like in the legends...' Her thoughts were racing and I grinned. "No I'm not from...here." I glanced around when I mentioned the word 'here'. She stepped closer to the edge of the cliff and smiled nervously. "Oh um...welcome then." I shook my head and sighed. 'Jump off already...he can't be trusted'. I chuckled and she raised her eyebrows at me. "Whats so funny?" I felt my throat burn. I couldn't help it and honestly I did not want to. I stepped forward and ended up in front of her. "Your thoughts." I covered her mouth quickly and pulled her back into the bushes, biting into her neck hard.

Rosalie POV

I had my hands in my hair and was pacing in Carlisle's office. I didn't know what to do. "Rosalie?" I stopped and turned to the door of his office and saw Carlisle standing there. "What's wrong?" I sat down in one of his chairs and frowned. He came over an sat in the chair across from me and I glanced down. "Rose.." I moved my hair back and sighed. "A friend of mine slipped." His eyebrows shot up an he became serious. "Who?" I shook my head and quickly recovered a story. "Not one of us...a human friend..from the highschool." I saw him become less tense. I hated lying to Carlisle but I needed advice. "And what did this person slip on?

"We'll call this person...Ward." He nodded, clearly not making any connection. "What did 'Ward' slip from?" I bit on my bottom lip and leaned back in the chair. "His addiction...drugs." That partly wasn't a lie. Edward was somehow addicted to the human blood like it was a drug. "Oh...how is this worrying you so much?" I looked down and swallows back venom. "Because he...almost killed someone. Driving while he was high and drinking...almost crashed his car, I had to step in. Carlisle...he's asked me not to tell anyone..no..begged me. He's actually one friend I can count on...but he's always craving more." The words burned my tongue, anyone hearing this would know I was lying.

"Rosalie..I know you mean well, you always have. But if he's putting people in danger you have to get him to open up or you need to at least tell." Before I coul think the words, "I can't." Slipped from my mouth. Carlisle looked at me clearly confused and shook his head. "You always can."

"He's been clean for a couple days...but I need to know. If he did end up hurting or killing someone over this, I'd be partly to blame wouldn't I?" I shut my eyes and listened as Carlisle sighed. I shifted in my seat uncomfortably and waited. "...Carlisle?" I heard him sigh again and I opened my eyes. "If someone died...you might be Rosalie. That's if you could have prevented it." I frowned and sunk down in my seat. "Oh...well that changes things." I mumbled. Carlisle looked at me, more serious and very stern. "We're not talking about humans Rosalie."

Alice POV

I was outside, washing my car when I froze and started seeing something. It was very blurry, unclear. My vision was in black and white which was weird to me, the only thing that stayed in color was the...blood. I stayed frozen, seeing this all. The trail of blood flowed slowly off, I could see it like a movie. I saw as the trail of blood led to a girl and man directly on the border line. She was pale, lifeless. The vision changed slightly and I saw who the man was. I gasped and finally could move, the vision going away. I dropped what I was doing and ran fast to the border line...only to see a live replay.