My Soul to keep
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Chapter Six
It had been two weeks since Rosalie and Emmett last saw each other. Two long weeks since Emmett told her that she was his soul mate. Those two little words had haunted Rosalie for over 14 excruciating days.
Rosalie sat in her lecture staring into space. Twirling her pen between her fingers aimlessly. She was shaken from her thoughts as the bell rang signalling the end of her class. She looked around dazed then slowly placed her books and pens in her bag before leaving the room.
Rosalie walked slowly through the car park spotting a figure standing by her car, Royce. Anger filled every ounce of her being. 'How dare He show his face around here!' She thought has she picked up her pace, marching towards her car.
Once Rosalie reached Royce, she narrowed her eyes at him watching him leaning against her car 'get off my car Royce!' she said bitterly through gritted teeth has her body tensed up
Royce sighed and stood up straight moving a few steps closer to her. Rosalie took a few steps back 'don't come any closer asshole!' she warned
Royce froze 'I just wanted to apologise Rosie. Please forgive me, I was drunk and stupid...'
Raising one hand, She cut him off mid sentence 'I don't want to hear it Royce. Just leave me alone' she stated before turning and walking around the car and throwing her bag in the back seat.
Royce grabbed her arm tightly and pulled her to him 'listen bitch! You will drop the charges against me or...'
'or what?' said a manly voice interrupting Royce and causing him to let go off Rosalie's arm.
Both Royce and Rosalie turned around has Emmett was stood glaring at Royce with black eyes. Rosalie took in a deep calming breathe and relaxed at the sight of Emmett.
Royce took in the size of Emmett has he moved standing between him and Rose and frowned backing away 'I just wanted to apologise.. That's all' Royce said before he turned and quickly walked away.
Emmett turned to face Rosalie who was now shaking and her eyes were red and threatening to cry
'are you ok?' He asked tenderly
She nodded her head has she tried to unlock the car door with shaky hands
'let me help' Emmett offered taking the keys from her 'would you like me to drive you home?' he asked seeing she was in no fit state to drive
'please' she whispered has she moved to the passenger seat and buckled up wiping her eyes quickly
Emmett started the car and drove out the lot. They drove for a few minutes in silence.
Rosalie was the first to break the silence 'why are you here Emmett? she asked
'Alice has been keeping an eye on Royce and his friend' he stated while glancing at her. He noticed she was starting to relax
'tell her thank you' Rosalie asked
'of course' Emmett said smiling
'thank you to you too' she quickly added
'no need to thank me Rose' he stated has he pulled up outside her dorm building.
They sat in silence for a few seconds.
'would you like to come in and talk?' Rosalie asked
'talk about what?' Emmett asked
Rosalie swallowed nervously before whispering 'us'
Emmett nodded his reply.
Once they were inside, Rosalie locked the door behind them and turned facing Emmett 'i haven't been able to stop thinking about you' she said softly
Emmett sighed 'I know, Me too. It has taken all my strength to stay away from you'
'why?' she asked
'because I don't know if I trust myself to be around you. I don't want to hurt you Rosalie' he stated
Rosalie's eyebrows knitted together 'I trust you Emmett. I shouldn't trust anyone at the moment but for some reason, I feel at ease around you'
'Rosalie if I lose control..'
'shhh... Please' She interrupted while she moved forward closing the gap between them. She raised a shaky hand upward and slowly ran her fingers lightly through his thick dark curls and she smiled 'I have wanted to do this from the first moment we met' she said
Emmett looked down and breathed her in. He lowered his head and stopped inches from her lips. Rosalie slowly licked her lips then bravely leaned up kissing him softly.
Emmett could hear her racing heart beat and her scent filled his nostrils. He closed his eyes and held his breathe while he took two steps back away from her
She cringed watching him moving away has her hand fell back to her side 'I'm sorry' she whispered
Emmett opened his eyes and looked at her with a pained expression, his eyes were black 'I need to be very careful around you Rose. Your blood calls to me more than any other'
'then what do you suppose we do?' she asked
Emmett sighed 'I don't know. Maybe the more we see each other I'll be able to control myself'
'then for now let's just get to know each other' she said smiling
Emmett smiled flashing his dimples causing Rosalie to smile brighter.
They spent the next few hours talking and getting to know each other. Emmett took note of her favourite colour which is red and her favourite flower.. Which of course were Roses but she did like wild flowers too. Rosalie seemed then in deep thought
'what are you thinking about?' Emmett asked tilting her head at her
'I was thinking about asking how you became a vampire' she stated
'well it happened in 1935, I was 20 years old. I grew up in Tennessee. My human name is Emmett Dale McCarty. My family weren't rich so I hunted in the nearby forest and mountains for food. One day while hunting I was attacked by a Bear. Esme and Carlisle found me while they were hunting and turned me. I have lived with them ever since.'
'what was it like.. The change, I mean' she asked intrigued
Emmett sighed 'it felt like my entire body was on fire. The change lasts for three day's. I thought I was burning in hell. But that was the last time I ever felt physical pain.'
'are there lots of vampires?' Rosalie asked
'yes. Not all vampires live like us. They hunt humans and tend to move around alot. There is another coven that our family are close to that also feed on Animals.'
'have you ever tried human blood?'
Emmett looked down and nodded 'yes. When I was first changed I attacked and killed a human. In our new born stage we can easily lose ourselves over to the blood lust. It takes years of control. Living on animal blood would be like for you to live on tofu I guess. Always craving a beef burger' he said chuckling.
Rosalie smiled then yarned glancing at the clock 'wow I didn't realise how late it was! I should go to bed'
'ok.. I'll let myself out' Emmett stated while standing up.
Rosalie quickly stood and grabbed his arm 'I wish you could stay, you could sleep here'
'oh.. I don't sleep Rose'
'what! Ever?' she said shocked
'nope. We don't sleep, we never get tired' he said shrugging
'lucky! I need at least 8 hours or I can't function' she chuckled
Emmett smiled and leaned forward kissing her on the forehead 'good night Rose. Sweet dreams' he whispered before he let himself out.
As soon as Emmett was out of sight of Humans, he ran at full vampire speed through the forest. Feeling a strange presence near by he slowed down. He sniffed the air but couldn't pick up any scent. He listened to his surroundings but couldn't hear anything out of the ordinary. What ever it was that he could sense made the hairs on the back of his neck stand on end.
Emmett laid on the ground motionless and still. He quickly opened his eyes. The forest was deadly silent. The only noise he could hear was the wind slowly rustling the leafs on the trees above him. The scent of blood was thick in the air. Emmett shot up straight onto his feet and looked around frantically. To his left he saw a motionless human body laid on their stomach. Emmett moved forward towards the body slowly and turned the body onto it's.. His back. Looking down Emmett saw the human man had his throat ripped open and was drained of blood.
'Emmett?' a female voice questioned
Emmett whipped around seeing Alice and Jasper standing a few feet away with shocked looks on their faces
'I didn't do this!' he stated
Alice and Jasper glanced at each other before Alice stated 'yes you did'
Emmett shook his head 'no! I didn't! I...' his eyes knitted together in confusion 'I don't remember how I got here'
'I had a vision of you hunting the Human and attacking him Emmett. But your eyes.. They were white' Alice stated
'what? My eyes were white? What does that mean?' Emmett questioned
'I don't know' Alice simply replied.
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