The Untouchable Element
Chapter 2: Unpleasant Encounter
Rated: M(For future chapters & language)
Disclaimer: I do not own Twilight and I am in no way affiliated with Stephanie Meyer. The ideas behind this story, however, belong to me.
A/N: Holy cow, I wasn't expecting so many story alerts and such, I really appreciate it. Thank you! By the way, I'm an Emmett fan so I added some background information about him and Rosalie in this chapter. This entire chapter will be quite long since it's in Rose's point of view. I promise I won't be repetitive when switching perspectives, Rose and Bella will have unique experiences with each other after this.
Rosalie Hale's P.O.V.
Living the life as an immortal vampire had its advantages when you were a brokenhearted monster with hardly any purpose in life. It gave you time to think, and time had a way of remedying wounds that penetrated you to the very marrow of your bones. I was a damaged woman and twice in my entire existence I have been so emotionally traumatized, I pleaded with God both times to bring me death.
But sadly, I was no longer a child of the lord, as I once believed when I was a human being. Before I was turned into one of them. I could no longer be bitter about it as Carlisle and the rest of the Cullens have brought meaning into my life. They were my family, and they taught me how to respect myself even when I attempted suicide many times after realizing what I had become.
He saved my life, however, and that connection that I had with him only made me want to live even longer after what my fiancé and his perverted friends did to me… No. I will never think back to that day again; the day that my humanity was taken away from me and I'm not talking about Carlisle since he brought me back into this world. Well, this was not the kind of life I dreamed of having before I died but here I am living again after so many years.
As I was thinking of my past, laying on the bed that wasn't exactly necessary to me anymore, I heard hurried footsteps rushing down the stairs and I could only assume that it was Alice. Opening my eyes, I found the small and gracious girl standing at the foot of my bed bubbling with immeasurable excitement. She must have had one of her mysterious visions again.
"Hello, Alice. What brings you to my room this morning?" I ask casually as I could. I was still upset that she hadn't been telling the entire family the truth about her visions that had been occurring lately. It didn't take Jasper's ability to sense her unwillingness to share or Edward's horrible, horrible mind reading power to see she was hiding something from all of us.
The innocent vampire grinned at me before replying, the words spewing out of her mouth like vomit. "Morning to you too, Rosie. I just had an excellent vision but I refuse to share with you until dinner comes around. I want to see how you'll react first when I tell you instead of show you." The suspicious tone in her voice alarmed me. What was she keeping from me? I detested the immature games she played when her visions revolved me or the family.
"You ignored my question as you usually do. What are you doing in my room?" I asked once more, gritting my teeth. Alice frowned and shook her head with disappointment. "You're hungry, Rosalie. Would you like to go hunting with me? I'd actually like to discuss something with you that has everything to do with the visions that I've been seeing."
That statement was something I actually decided to buy since my throat was indeed scorched with thirst. I've been neglecting my own personal hunger these past few days as I tested myself to be surrounded by the public while posing as a potential threat. I needed to be normal again, I never liked the whole concept of human blood being irresistible to me.
Aside from needing to feed, curiosity naturally took its course when I agreed to hunt with her. These so-called remarkable visions she'd been having were going to be extracted with my questioning. I was actually dying a little inside in wonder since I wanted to understand what was stimulating her happiness so much.
Alice and I raced out the main entrance of the house in a matter of seconds, our destination being in a secluded area of the forest. When she finally stopped, my dead heart sunk a little as I recognized the boulder she so happily sat upon. This was the same boulder Emmett and I sat on a few years back when he decided to break it off with me. Now that I was here, the memory of our break-up once again consumed my mind despite the fact I was in the company of my happy-go-lucky sister:
"Emmett, why did you bring me here? I thought your request for a walk meant you wanted to hunt with me." I asked my then wonderful boyfriend of ten years. My hands were placed on my hips as I scanned the forest, sniffing the healthy air for signs of animal life. The dark haired man in front of me didn't respond as quickly as I had expected him to and that was when I realized something was wrong, very wrong. Emmett was a few inches taller than me, and he was a large muscular man who was permanently stuck in his early twenties and it had been that way since the day Carlisle and I saved him from a dangerous grizzly bear attack.
He couldn't suppress the sadness in the tone of his voice when he finally spoke after a few minutes of awkward silence. "It's really peaceful out here, isn't it? I can see why you decided to stay here in Forks with your family." Where was he getting at? The Cullens were his family too. I automatically detected the anxiety increasing beneath my calm collective exterior but I contained it. "Yes, it's a magnificent paradise. The humans don't suspect a thing. But cut the bullshit, Em. What's on your mind?" I unwittingly asked, not prepared for the half-hearted speech he laid on me.
"You're not in love with me Rosalie, I can sense it. You've been pretending to be happy with me for years and I can no longer tolerate this façade of a perfect relationship." He began, lifting his hand in the air to dismiss my protests. He knew I was an impatient woman, why was he doing this to me now? "Every time I make love to you, you have the audacity to fake your orgasms thinking I wouldn't pay close attention to details. You hold my hand when I want to cuddle with you, you dislike public affection when I want to kiss you, and Rosalie Hale Cullen, you've been avoiding the topic of marriage with me. Why do you think that is?" He bluntly asked, staring me down with hurt filled eyes. I could not respond to the question as I was stunned into silence. Never before had I once thought of my actions towards him, they were natural responses I felt were necessary because I was just not an easy woman to please. How could he have been so astute when I was the one who held the heightened senses longer?
"I don't know, Emmett. I just…never loved you as much you loved me and I don't know why. You're a wonderful man…" I began whimpering at this point, sinking my knees into the disgusting ground beneath me. For the first time in a long time, I felt the humanity I thought I once lost resurfacing its ugly head within me again as my undead heart began to break. He was leaving me, it was inevitable but I refused to be alone. I couldn't be satisfied unless I had someone with me, someone who wanted me, and someone who loved me. At this exact moment, I finally accepted the fact that I was a selfish woman who couldn't reciprocate the feelings he had for me and it was strange indeed considering he was the best friend I ever had.
Emmett was by my side in an instant, embracing me into a hug that I was always familiar with, and it was a profound hug that could only be described as platonic. "Hush now, Rosalie. It's not your fault, please don't blame yourself. I wanted to be the one man who could make you the happiest vampire in the world but I see now that we're meant to be friends, and not much more. If I can't have you as a wife, I will be more than happy having you as a friend because you're a beautiful being. You deserve true happiness." And those were the last kind words I'd remembered him saying to me on that day. Emmett was the one who could do without me but he refused to let me go, even after that unpleasant revelation. We both decided to stay good friends and to keep in contact with each other as much as we possibly can after that.
Emmett deserved better than me and my conceited self couldn't deny that, not after what I had done to him. He was a good friend, and every time he visits, I make sure I show him the best time possible. There was no way I could let him know how I still yearned to be loved and to be taken seriously.
As I finally focused on the present, Alice was patiently waiting for me to say something but I was left speechless after those haunting memories reminded me of how much of a monster I've become.
"Well if you're not going to be forward about this, then I'll try to lay this on you easily. I just pray that you take it well and not throw a tantrum like the crazy bitch I know you are." Alice stated, smirking when she threw that insult at me in the end. She hardly swore but when she did, it was because she was being playful and I loved that about her.
Wait, lay it on me easily? Oh my god. I began fearing the worst as I nodded to confirm that she needed to continue. What was going to happen? I really wish Alice wasn't as sadistic as she claimed to not have been.
"You remember Carlisle talking about the chief of police Charlie Swan and how his daughter was moving back to Forks to stay with him?" She asked, not commenting on the relief that washed over me. I instantly transformed back into the indifferent and cold-hearted Rosalie I recognized this morning before she brought me out here to wallow in my guilt.
"Yes, I suppose I do. What does the insignificant human being have anything to do with me?" I ask, carelessly pacing around the boulder she calmly sat on. She brought me out here to talk about something as meager and pathetic as the reunion of Charlie Swan and his daughter? Alice knew better than to drag me out here to gossip, I had better things to do like feed for example.
Alice's mischievous smile never left her face as she gracefully leapt off the gigantic boulder. She danced around me for a few seconds before placing two diamond hard hands on my shoulders and forcing me back into the rock behind us before she spoke again. This time, surprising me all the way to hell.
"Isabella Swan is your soul mate Rosalie. I've seen her many, many times this past week and I want her in our lives. She's going to be my best friend and your lover so I beg you with all of my undead heart to let this happen. I can assure you she'll never hurt you."
Alice wasn't normally gripped by verbal diarrhea before but today, the words that came out of her mouth struck me like lightning and it caused me to become uneasy and incredibly uncomfortable. For the life of me, I couldn't fathom why I would want to be with a woman-let alone a human being considering what kind of creature I am.
Had I not questioned my sexuality before? I was in two relationships with men before so didn't that mean I was heterosexual? Oh wait, both of those relationships failed…and for good reason too, apparently. Was it really my fate to be with a woman- shit! I shouldn't even be allowed to think this way. Rosalie Hale is not vulnerable to ridiculous accusations!
When I looked up from the ground to ask what kind of drugs she was taking, Alice had fled. She was no longer in sight and her scent faded into the distance of the forest. I looked over in the direction that led towards the house but she wasn't there either. Where had she gone? Why did she leave me alone like this?
What. The. Flying. Fuck?!
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It was lunch time, the worst possible time of day at school since it was absolutely purgatory. Pretending to be human while carrying a tray filled with neutral tasting food displeased me, but not as much as the fact that today would be the day I met Isabella Swan. I certainly wasn't looking forward to the encounter, not that Alice explained in detail of what would happen even though I practically begged her to tell me everything.
My brother Edward was curiously trying to block out the disgusting, boring, and terrifying thoughts and images he could read in everybody's minds. He was bestowed this beautiful gift when he was turned since he could supposedly read people well back in the day when Edward was human. I envied his talent because even though I appeared to be brooding, unfriendly, and arrogant, I was writhing in agony wondering what this Isabella Swan looked like and what she could possibly think when her eyes laid on the Cullen table. It was intriguing and also very annoying that one could exercise my brain this way; never had I been this worked up about anybody before and I had to blame Alice.
Stupid future-seeing pixie! Why the hell wasn't I given anything to use to my advantage? Of course I had my beauty but that wasn't enough. What was it about Isabella that piqued Edward and Alice so much that they wanted to meet her? It was extremely typical that if I wanted to know anything about anybody, just in case any one ever would suspect something of us, I had to use Edward's ability to read someone and Alice's visions to expect a certain outcome.
This was pure torment. Jasper was obviously very uncomfortable with the idea of me interacting with a human female romantically, and so was I when Alice finally explained what she was seeing. Edward thought the situation was hysterical and gave me a new nickname for him to personally enjoy at my expense; Rosie the Dyke. Ugh! Jackass. Moron. Imbecile.
Jasper, my dear and favorite brother, sensed my uneasiness and tension and placed a hand above my own, which sent soothing waves of tranquility within me. Edward read my thoughts, and a smirk formed causing his handsome features to contort. "Come on Rosalie, admit it. You're a carpet muncher." He chuckled, offering an apologetic smile as I raised my fist to his face before Alice and Jasper restrained me.
"Alice is lying, she's simply trying to get under my skin and it's working. I, Rosalie Hale, am not and will never be a…l-lesbian." I stammered as something caught everybody's attention at the table. Alice wanted to say something but her excitement could not be swayed by anything.
Here's the thing about my sister. She's incredibly optimistic, even though the future had a way of changing and I was determined to change my future she so happened to want for me. I've never been with a woman, and never thought about it once in my entire existence. Why should this happen to me now? It's a slap to the face when all of a sudden your sister wants you to be gay when you're unsure if it's what you really want. Just because I didn't enjoy Emmett in bed didn't mean…oh crap. I finally saw her, the angel of my nightmares and the best friend Alice had been desperately wanting to meet. Isabella Swan, or Bella as Edward claimed she preferred. Of course he picked that up from other students but still. Wow.
There, she sat across from us in the cafeteria, sitting with generic students who never meant anything to our family. The unusually beautiful girl was ivory-skinned, her eyes tinted chocolate brown, and her mane that consisted of gorgeous chestnut colored curls that flowed endlessly off of her head hypnotized me and my siblings. Isabella, a bashful girl apparently, was staring straight at us and blood immediately swam upwards towards her cheeks.
I stiffened, along with Jasper, when we saw the colors flash before our eyes and my eyes darkened just a little bit. It's a good thing breathing was no longer a requirement for vampires to live or otherwise, her scent could have snuck it's way into my nostrils.
We paid close attention when Jessica Stanley, an insufferable girl, began speaking about us in such an offensive way. "I see you noticed the Cullens." She spat out predictably, " don't worry about them, however, they don't care about anyone else." I could sense that she was still bitter about me rejecting her when Jessica had the balls to hit on someone like me.
Too bad they weren't aware of our acute hearing, or else they wouldn't be gossiping about each and every one of us.
I tuned them out as Bella spoke, and it was a magnificent voice that somehow seized the powerful force of gravity because it allured emotions in me I never thought existed. "What do you know of them? They're…beautiful." She asked, and the rushing sound of blood crashed through her veins once more.
It couldn't be compared to the sound of angels singing because it was much, much better; it seemed like there were invisible strings reaching out from her to me, calling to me, and pleading for acceptance.
That's when I snapped back to reality as soon as I heard Lauren's harsh, critical tone. I have to play off my interest; therefore, I once again transformed back into the cold hearted woman I needed to recognize.
Edward was furious, and so was Alice because that intolerant clown Lauren insulted her so-called best friend. "What a rude little girl, that's not how you welcome new students. Especially if the new student is my friend!" Alice hissed, as she tried to loosen Jasper's grip on her forearm. "She's not your friend just yet, Alice. This might sound strange, Rosalie, but you shouldn't go after Bella." Edward said, furrowing his eyebrows before his gaze returned to my unfriendly one. His statement basically implied that I wanted to get into that human girl's panties, that I wanted to be her friend, and that I wanted to love her.
The truth of the matter was that Edward didn't know what I want so he should just stuff mouth with his football sized feet. Prick. "I don't know what you're talking about, she's just as unimportant as everybody else. Besides, she'll only be a threat to our family." I mutter angrily, before standing up from the uncomfortable seat I sat on. Everybody else got up as well, and Alice looked hurt when I said what I said but I didn't care. This human should mean nothing to me and I was determined to keep it that way. "No, it's not that I'm worried about. This Bella is truly unique, and might possibly be unpredictable. The point is that I can't read her mind, Rosalie, so I advise that you be careful with her."
With that, I boldly looked up to find the strangely attractive new girl staring at me with interest again and I shook off the animal instincts that were beginning to turn into…arousal. There was tension between us during the brief moment we shared with our eyes and it was supposed to be a terrible thing. I have to leave right now, I cannot stand here any longer!
As I fled from the cafeteria, there were conflicting thoughts crossing both my mind and my useless heart. If I ran into her again, what would I say? What would I do? Did I want to impress her? Shouldn't I keep away from humans because of what I am? Why was I attracted to her? These burning questions will be answered, but for now, I'm hoping I don't encounter the girl because for one, I forgot to feed this morning. The second reason? I'm afraid that Alice's predictions of me failing to avoid her would come true.
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Of all the rotten luck in the world, Bella ended up in the same class as me. Even though I was never generally distracted by the humans in all of my classes, she was the only one causing my brain to fart.
Usually, around this period, I would flawlessly control my strength when it came to physical activities. But with her eyes constantly checking me out from across the room as we played against each other, it was becoming increasingly difficult. Naturally, my aggressive competitive nature forced me to ignore my sensitive attraction towards blood, and it was hers that only I could hear swimming inside of her.
When my teammate spiked the ball towards Bella, I realized that it was too late to avoid a collision course with her. Fate was too tempting when the clumsy girl awkwardly struck the ball too fiercely and the ball hit my head. Ignoring the fact that the ball made a crashing noise when it met with my impenetrable skull, I grinned and confidently walked over to the shaking, confused human.
Perhaps becoming an acquaintance wouldn't hurt at all… Oh no!
Behind Isabella, there was a door that swung open as a student was racing towards the coach, loudly apologizing for her tardiness. The breeze that we all felt swept up Bella's scent and carried it over to me. It was a terrifying mistake for Bella to piss me off, and I couldn't be more grateful for the obnoxiously late girl reminding me of what my true nature was. This whole fantasy of me being romantically involved with a human would never happen. What the hell was I thinking?
My calm, quiet demeanor suddenly transformed me into the viciously hungry vampire I was and it frightened her. The beating of her heart picked up its pace and I scowled even more. Jessica ran over to Bella, trying to protect her but she needn't to worry. The apprehensive young girl gulped and apologized frantically for being so incredibly clumsy. "I-I'm sorry, I di-didn't mean to hurt you, it was an accident! Oh god, please f-forgive me!" She quietly begged, her breath hitching a bit.
I wouldn't hurt her. No, she was not worth compromising my family's secret so I realized that I needed to get out of here. I wanted to escape but my monstrous nature decided to take things to a new level. In order to make sure you were truly a monster, all you needed to do was threaten an innocent and beautiful mortal.
"You better make damn sure you never do that again or we'll have problems. In here, no body ever messes with me. You got that?" I gritted my teeth as I said this to her, the words having a destructive effect on her.
She didn't respond due to shock and terror but her head nodded once.
My nostrils flared as I was heavily intoxicated by her deliciously fruity scent. Bella was truly unique as she smelled far better than the rest of the humans I have encountered in my life. The combination of Pomegranate and Mango surrounded her, truly making her blood a forbidden, irresistible fruit.
I needed to get out of her before I did something stupid. Forks, Washington was no longer a safe place to be now that Bella Swan lives here. Could I gather the courage to tell my parents that I was going away for awhile? I will come back, but on my terms.
There was no way I could fall in love with someone like Isabella Swan, but that could become impossible.