I may change my goal from 100 to 50. School is becoming an increasing problem, as is inspiration believe it or not. I found an idea for a new story. xD
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(I didn't think this oneshot would be too hard)
Edward Pov:
Looking back now, I still had no idea why I did it.
It happened on a particular icy morning a couple of days ago. Bella had driven to school in her truck, same as always, and I had stood by my car watching in vain, same as always. She had gone to the back of her truck and examined her tires, tears forming in her eyes as she looked at the chains. Why was she suddenly so emotional then? It added to the greater mystery that was her mind, something about her I could never unravel.
Tyler, in a hurry to get to school, had been carelessly driving and misjudged the speed at which he was driving at. He skidded on a patch of black ice, all steering beyond his control. The van became it's own monster of destruction, Bella standing right in it's path. I knew that this would have been the end of her.
And I have no idea why I proceeded the way I had.
I saved her. I foolishly ran across the parking lot and pushed her out of harms way, stopping the van with my own hands. I knew that she had seen all of it, that she knew I wasn't human now. I had ruined the security my family had in that one moment. For some odd reason, this revelation did not hold as much dread as it should.
As I watched the van rush towards the girl, a sentence came unbidden to my mind. From some depth of my soul that I never knew I possessed. "Not her." Anyone but her. I told myself that if she had been crushed by the van I would not be able to control myself, becoming a bloodthirsty monster that would doom my family. The more and more that I used that reason, the more and more it sounded like a lie.
Why had I saved her then? She was no different than anyone else. Of course, she intrigued me. Her silent mind was an obstacle, that of which I wished to overcome. She puzzled me, a rare occurrence. I hadn't spoken with her much, but her speech did not clear the haze of confusion I felt around her. She was different than other humans, but this did not excuse my behavior.
To start, Rosalie was furious. She couldn't believe that I had saved Bella at the risk of our safety. Her mind was filled with cuss words, all directed towards me. It was harder to tune her out these days. The anger that could raze the whole of Forks was only kept in control by the words of her husband and the loyalty she felt towards Carlisle, though she often challenged him.
Emmett was disappointed, and a little offended. It hurt me to know that he felt this way. To everyone I had betrayed the family, gone one step too far. Of course he had forgiven me, but the hurt was there. I had apologized to him and everyone else multiple times.
Jasper looked at this from a logical point of view. Bella now posed a danger to them, and she had to be eliminated. I was fiercely against this, and Carlisle was as well. Bella was innocent, it was my mistake, not hers. If anyone should be killed it was me. Carlisle would not let her be harmed, and everyone had reluctantly agreed. I would have to watch Jasper carefully though.
Carlisle was hard to decipher. He was a little disappointed in me, but worry was his dominant feeling. Everyone could see that I was changed by this. From my transformation he was worried, but I was acting out of character. Occasionally he would observe me, for some sickness they couldn't see. I tried to shove it off, but it bothered me more than it should.
Esme was....hopeful. She was also worried. She hated to see me suffering, hated to see me fighting back my darker side. The animal I could become. She was also hopeful, due to the way I reacted towards Bella Swan. She saw something there that wasn't there before. I also tried to shove this off.
Lastly, Alice was excited. Her visions gave her more insight than all the rest, and my future was become more and more clear. Somehow, this girl was part of my future. I would kill her, I would ignore her, or...
I would love her.
Did I love her? I liked to talk to her, and she was surprisingly more interesting than any human I'd ever encountered. Surely this was not love. I'd expected bells and whistles, instant gratification so to speak. Love had to be more than this. After all, she was human, and I was immortal. This friendship could go nowhere.
For now I lived my life as I always had. The same miserable routine that was now automatic. Like autopilot, I no longer thought about my actions. This increased the worry in my parents, knowing my mood was worse than it always had been. Esme tried to change our minds about exiling her, but the verdict would not change. Her safety depended on it.
So be it.
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