Disclaimer: AS if you had any doubt to who owns those characters, I mean please I don't exactly dream up vampires, but I take partial credit in the AU
P.s – Reviews are loved, this chapter is supposed to be fun, well kind of fun, remember Bella is completely free here.
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BPOV
I retreated into my world soon after Alice had come down to 'talk some sense into me', to her I was being stupid, apparently Edward 'loved' me, but I knew the truth, he was just like that monster James, only pretending to be nice but pitying me and thinking I was childish and naive. I really felt like punching something, I mean I wasn't weak I just wasn't. I needed to clear my head while figuratively, since I was in my head, I stopped myself, if I could get a headache it would be from thinking about this kind of thing.
In my dream world I was back at home in the Kimberley, It was just me and my horses and my German Sheppard Dusty, named after one of Australia's greatest country singers. Here I was free, the sun, the animals it was perfect.
I decided I needed to ride, I saddled Darkness my four year old Mare, she was beautiful, pure black, but you could see a warmth in her eyes, I mounted my old friend and walked her out of the stable, It was my favourite time of year to ride in my dreams, dry and windy with the threat of a summer thunder storm overhead, I kicked her into a gallop and raced straight to the river bed, feeling the wind push past my face and trusting my horse to keep me safe. I was at peace here.
I manipulated my dreams, and if I thought of something it happened, the laws of physics and of nature be damned, as such I dismounted from my horse and tied him up at the sunny morning inn, a high class saloon full with a barkeep and my friends from different time periods. I was happy here. I was soon approached by Caleb, he and I had been good friends in the early 1910's we shared a passion for horses, music and he was always smiling and happy to be around me. I was so saddened when he left for the war. I knew he wouldn't return, war didn't let people come home, not with their souls intact anyway, I was right he didn't, he lost his legs in the war and came home bitter and in a state of learned hopelessness. I hated seeing him like that, it didn't matter anyway he died of consumption a few years later, I mourned his death for decades, but here as we were dancing and playing poker with Smokey Joe and old Doc Roberts, both long since dead, here they were alive and well.
"Read them and weep boys, Full house, Aces over kings," I smirked, I didn't always make myself win but I really wanted to win this time so I made it so, there faces were so priceless. I laughed and pulled the coins we were playing for towards me.
"I believe you fellows should stop gambling before you gamble your first born sons away," they seemed to agree for they threw down their hands, Smokey Joe even faked annoyance, but he couldn't stay away for long. I looked around the room it was perfect there was an old piano in the corner with one of the girls playing while the local drunks led a stirring chorus of ' a pub with no bear' old slim dusty would be proud. I laughed and joined then banging the beer I just received against their cups. I rose my voice to make a toast
"To the Kimberley," I loud Roar went up and I giggled
"To beer," a louder roar echoed the room
"And most importantly to Australia! ," I said giggling as the boys led us into a chorus of Aussie Aussie Aussie... Oi Oi Oi
EPOV
I reached the roof just as it started raining, I stared at her for a while and smiled, she looked completely happy. Alice and Jasper had followed me up while Rose and Emmett were still battling on the Wii, apparently they had moved onto bowling, Rose had the upper hand temporarily. I looked at Alice for advice.
"She's going to think her mind made you up, so expect to be told you don't exist, and prove to her somehow that you do, oh and you will meet everyone that has ever been good friend to her, and if she doesn't want you there she might just get them to drown you or something," she tried to smile reassuringly, I raised an eyebrow to her,
"Vampire rules do not apply in her world, you will more than likely be human, we always are, we get to enjoy human food and the such that way," I nodded and began to worry about how safe it was to try and get into her world I looked desperately at Alice but she and Jasper were busy securing the tarp.
"Um Alice what happens if I get hurt in her 'world'," she shrugged,
"We haven't been hurt, but that being said sometimes if we eat when we are there we come out feeling as if we have just eaten, I hope that helps," I grimaced, to be honest that wasn't the answer wasn't exactly what I was looking for. But I was as ready as I was ever going to be, so I laid down and grabbed Bella's hand, Alice gently tied my hand to hers as I began to relax and in vision myself slipping under her defences. After a while I still felt nothing.
"Alice, It's not working," I complained disappointed at my lack of progress, she shook her head at me in dismay well try harder, I glared at her, I had been trying hard, she sighed Look Edward I'm going to give you a memory I have of Bella's world just imagine yourself going there I nodded and she showed me a memory of a desert oasis, Bella was singing with Alice an old Australian war song, the boys at the pub were singing too, beers in hand, the song finished and suddenly Bella must of been hungry for a steak suddenly appeared and Alice, Rose and Bella were devouring it greedily, Bella smiled and asked Rose to pass the sauce, I smiled she looked so happy in her world, I slipped out of the vision, and nodded to Alice I was ready.
This time I knew what I was looking for, I used my senses and found myself opening my eyes to a barren wasteland, well barren except for the fact that there were trees with leaves on them and kangaroo's and things, though I honestly had no idea how there was enough water, I looked down at my appearance, and gasped I wore faded jeans with holes and dirt all over then and a white sweat soaked tank top on top of which a light brown corduroy jacket was, in my hand was a stockman's whip and next to me was a white stallion with a stained white black mane, he was beautiful, I dared not go closer though, animals usually run from us, and more unusual, I felt no blood lust toward the animal, I pinched my arm, and sure enough I was human, the blood came rushing to the skin, I grinned for the first time in over a hundred years I was human and I was enjoying it. I named him Lunar Eclipse, I slightly weird name for a horse but why not, I got on and rode, I had no idea where I was going, Eclipse seemed to know where to go though and he led me along a dry river bed. I soon approached a tavern of sorts, dismounted the horse and went inside and there she was, she was beautiful, and she looked so happy.
"May hap I should give up drinking Bella, but I got to say you look more beautiful every time I see you, when are you going to make a honest man out of me" One of the old fellows said
"When you stop drinking Old fella," she replied giggling and dancing with one of the others
"You're going to have to pry her off me first," the one she was dancing with said
"Now boys, I could hardly marry the brothers of my heart could I," she smiled kindly
"And anyway, who would want an old nag of a wife anyway," they all reassured her that they were sure they could work it out
"Ah but if I was married I would start looking respectable around the town and that's absolutely the last thing I want," she told them truthfully, laughing as she did.
I chose then to make my entrance known a waited for the perfect moment before politely asking her dance partner if I could cut in, he never the less obliged, Bella smiled as I twisted her around
BPOV
I was dancing with Calab happy and joking with the boys, my impending marriage to all off my old friends was a common joke, that I enjoyed, I was spun around once more in a turn I would never of pulled off as a human, and felt Caleb back away giving my hand to another of my boys, I smiled ready for Smokey Joe or Doc, I looked up and gasped as I saw Edward as my new dance partner, I shrugged I didn't remember thinking him up, but he looked like he would if I had so I thought I must of.
"So Edward I'm surprised to see you here, you see I was pretty pissed at you before I came and usually don't imagine up people I'm upset with," he shrugged and I continued, even if I couldn't tell him this in person I could sure tell my imagined Edward how I felt,
"Do you want to know why I was angry Edward, well I'll be honest, I thought your smirks from before, well I thought you were trying to patronise me," he nodded, good he was listening
"And well I have some bad memories of that kind of thing so if you could not do it again it would be much appreciated," I said lightly punching him on the shoulder in a comrade kind of way, and continued my dancing, I waited for him to speak, but he just smiled and continued to spin me around, I was soon breathless and took Edward over to the bar to meet the boys and order us some food,
"You ever had a Vic Bitter Ed," The bartender asked him he shook his head and I held up my fingers to order two.
"So Eddy, Don't tell real Eddy, or real Alice, or really real anyone this but I think I might be falling in love with you," he turned and his eyes lit up "I'm glad you're happy imaginary Eddy," I said patting his shoulders he moved in towards my ear and whispered
"I think I love you too," I inner girl gushed at the thought but realises it was just what I wanted my imaginary Eddy to say I said as soberly as I could
"Awww Eddy that's really nice of you to say, to bad I can't stay here, but I have to get back to real Eddy and real everyone else,"
EPOV
I waited to tell her it was really me, I was so caught up in her world that I was happy just to play along, she was so open and happy and when she told me she loved me I was so happy, my now very alive heart almost burst from happiness, However when she decided she would be coming out of her dream state soon I knew I had to tell her
"It's really me Bella, I'm not from your dream," I said framing it as delicately as possible, she smiled at me,
"Well of course you are Edward, if you were really you wouldn't have got into my dreams in the first place," she shook her head refusing to believe me.
"Alright then Edward, how did you get in," she said humouring me
"Alice let me in," she patted my shoulder
"Good try sexy Eddy, but Alice would never do that to me," I looked at her and tried to make her look at me, suddenly a frown crossed her face, she pulled me through the bar and told it to be gone, and like that, it was, she waved her hand at me and said the same thing but I stayed, she turned around and started fuming
"That freakishly unhelpful loser pixie, and her stupid visions, how dare she let you in here," she pointed at me accusingly, she turned and ran
I ran after her
"But Bella, I came here to tell you that I like you alot and that I didn't mean to make you upset before, I just thought you were so perfect in the kitchen, and I was happy, and I can't control how my face reacts," she eyed me suspiciously, and turned around and ran to her horse, she mounted and was off like a rocket galloping down the road. I just had to follow her so I jumped on Eclipse and spurred him into action. He galloped hard and I gripped onto the saddle for dear life, I hadn't ridden a horse for 100 years, and even then never one going as fast as this. I shut my eyes and waited for the horse to slow, he eventually did and I opened my eyes to see Bella sitting by a small lake.
I approached her carefully, and saw she had been crying, she turned as she heard my approach, her lip trembled
"Did you mean it, do you really love me," I nodded and smiled, she had to believe me, she regarded me wearily, then she whispered "Prove it," she gave me a smug expression expecting me to be dumbfounded, But I was ready, I strolled over to her and leaned in to softly kiss her.
I gently ran my fingers through her hair as I tentatively kissed her toip lip, waiting for her to respond, she stood deadly still for a second before tentatively moving her lips ever so slightly and raising her hand to my cheek, I felt the blood rush to my face and I broke the kiss reluctantly, she looked at me in an almost blissful way
"Is that enough proof for you" I asked her quietly, She nodded
"Well here it's alright, but it'll never hold up in the court of law, back home," I smiled, I loved her humour
"Just don't tell Alice, I hate when she does something for my own good and ends up being right," I smiled
"So maybe a little pay back is in order then," she regarded me wearily, I thought, she looked at me, and as if reading my mind like a book replied
"Ohh, that's good," I smiled, it was time to settle things with the pixie
R&R just a little something, one word is all I need, I'm very fickle I really need love from my readers, one word is all I need, and any suggestions would be absolutely taken on board for the next chapter which may take a while as I'm on holiday in Sydney for the next two weeks, and I really don't want to take the computer, I'll see what I can do though.
