AN: Sorry, this chapter is mostly mind babble from Selene. I don't own Twilight. But i do own Selene! Hope you enjoy!
I would also like to Thank KD SKywalker for continuing her reviews! i really apreciate them.
Chapter 3: A Week Without My Best Friend (Selene's POV)
While Edward was gone, I kept an eye on Bella. I tried to understand why she was so hard to read. Every once in a while, I would get a line or two of her thoughts, but then they would slip away. It was an odd feeling; not being able break into this human's mind made me feel blinded.
Another thing that surprised me was that every time I was able to get a glimpse at her thoughts, it was only when she was feeling insecure about the reasons Edward might had left. She was worried that she had done something wrong in being near my brother. I chuckled at these thoughts. She had no idea how she really was driving him away, but I couldn't blame her for it either.
Bella's father, Chief Swan, was also hard to read. His mind was dimmed down to a back round noise instead of a loud voice screeching in my head. Though his thoughts were foggy, I always had access to his mind.
When I wasn't trying to keep an eye on Bella, I was home, keeping tabs on Alice's visions. Many of her resent ones were about Bella. She saw her as a vampire most of time, but the other times, it was a vision of Edward embracing her fragile human body in a loving way. In a way he had once held me; when we were human of course. The way Carlisle held Esme; Jasper held Alice. Rosalie and Emmett were distant lately, but they had always been different with their relationship.
Just seeing her cling to Edward made me realize something. The first time this vision had hit Alice, I knew what it meant, and I could feel the adoration radiating from the image. Bella was Edward's blood singer. Bella was Edward's soul mate; his true other half.
To my surprise, this made me happy. She was human, but she was meant to complete my lonely brother's existence. How could I not be absolutely exultant in the fact that he was suppose to be happy with someone. Isabella Swan was going to be his and she would, one day, be one of us.
During school, I had only one class with her, and that was P.E. She seemed to be very insecure and extremely clumsy. She kept running into people and tripping over air. I was just glad she didn't run into me, because, then, she would have notice the odd firmness to my pale skin.
All the junior male population had seemed to take an interest in this novelty in our boring and monotonous student body. I didn't blame them; Bella was gorgeous, despite what the other girls thought. The boys were going to have to back down though, when Edward returned.
At home, things were really tense. I ensured Esme that Edward was going to return within the week, but she still moped a bit. He had been her first adopted son, and it hurt her to see him gone- again. This week was nothing compared to his rebellious ten years though.
Esme wasn't the tense part of life at home though. Rosalie and Emmett were really having it out right now. They weren't even staying in the same room. Not that we ever slept, but still, Emmett was restricted from the bedroom. I felt bad, but this also made me happy to see them distancing. And I'm the only one who knows why. Except maybe Alice.
It was Sunday and Edward was due back in the next few hours. I couldn't wait! All through the week, Rosalie kept yelling at me with both her mind and out loud about some nonsense I couldn't make out. Alice and Jasper were spending a lot of time upstairs together. Carlisle was working late nights at the hospital. And Esme was busying herself with cleaning. Emmett was the only one worth talking to, because the fighting going on between himself and Rosalie really didn't bother him. We went on a hunting trip almost every night. Not that he would know, but this just added to Rose's anger.
Sunday night, while we were out, he seemed exceptionally happy, but he was blocking me out. I tried all night to break into his mind but to no avail. Emmett just grinned widely when he caught me concentrating on getting in, and shook his head.
Finally, after we each had taken down a bear and a couple of deer, we had drank our fill. Before he could turn to leave the clearing, I gave a low, semi-playful snarl and pounce on him from behind. He turned, caught me and fell to the ground. There, I pinned him while I straddled his chest. He wasn't going anywhere until he talked.
"Damn it Emmett! What the hell are you so damn happy about?" I snarled. He was the only one I could get away with tackling like this- well except Edward. Rosalie would have snapped my head off. Alice would have seen it coming, Jasper would get a little territorial and then calm down, and I would never dare do this to either Carlisle or Esme.
He just looked at me and grinned his childish, dimpled grin. I almost melted like I usually did when he smiled at me like that, but I was determined to get an answer.
"Emmett!" I hissed.
"Cool it Lene! I'm just happy that I can finally do this." Then he pulled me down so that I was laying on top of him and kissed me. Kissed me right on the lips. It was a soft, warm, loving, an amazing kiss. But, as much as I wanted to stay there and wrap my arms around his neck and kiss him back, I had to pull away.
"What the-? What are you doing Emmett? Rose is gonna kill me now!" I whispered.
"No she won't. I'm a free man now. We broke up two days ago. She said she had feelings for some other guy. And I've always been in love with you," he explained. I was dumbfounded. How could I not have seen the two of them breaking up. I lived inside my family's minds since 1921! Not that I hadn't day dreamed about Emmett ridding himself of Rosalie since the day she had brought him home. I had always wished for that to happen. And now here it was; that day.
I was suddenly lost in the memory of the afternoon, back in 1935, when Rosalie had saved this gorgeous man from the hungry grizzly.
AN: Don't hate me! Don;t hate me for breaking Rose and Em up! Selene and Emmett are definately two halves of a whole when you look at ther personallities. Especially in later chapters. Again this was a filler chapter, but neccisary to get Sel and Em's relationship goin'. Please review!
