The Twilight Twenty-Five ( )
Prompt: #24 Inner Turmoil
Pen Name: Maddie-the-Muse
Pairing/Character(s): Emily Young/Sam Uley
Rating: T
Word Count: 388
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It's going to sound crazy, I know, but you can feel it too, can't you?
Sam's words echoed in her mind as Emily walked along the beach. She'd been at the water's edge for a long time, having fled from Sam as he tried to explain why he wanted to be with her instead of Leah; Leah, her cousin, whom Sam had been ready to marry only yesterday.
Emily had told Sam to leave her alone, that she could never hurt Leah in such a way, but she couldn't deny that he had been right; she did feel something pulling her toward him. She didn't want to see him ever again and at the same time wanted to be with him right now.
She ran her hands through her hair in frustration as she turned in the other direction to make another trek down the beach; she'd lost count of how many times she'd walked up and down the sand now. The sun was starting to set and the wind was picking up, but she still felt too keyed up to return to her Clearwater's house where she was staying while in La Push. She wasn't ready to face Leah yet, knowing that Sam must have spoken to her as well. Eventually she would have to go and face them both, but she wasn't ready to do that just yet. She needed to make sense of what Sam had told her; and convince herself that it was simply crazy. There was no such thing as ...
"... destiny. Like soul mates; we're supposed to be together, Emily. I'm meant to be with you, I can feel it." Sam had said in earnest as he followed Emily across the Clearwater's lawn.
"Stop it, Sam! You're meant to be with Leah. You don't even know me," Emily had protested. "Please, just leave me alone."
Emily stopped and looked out to the open ocean, her mind still a flurry of panic and denial as a quiet calm fell over her. She turned around slowly, hoping that her instincts were wrong. That hope was crushed as Sam stepped out of the tree line and made his way over to her. She did feel the connection to him, and she couldn't deny that just being with him made her feel more at ease.