Dead End
Chapter 3 – First Day Back
No. It wasn't happening. Please let this be a dream, I prayed silently. Since I wasn't waking up, I guessed it wasn't a dream. Or rather a nightmare. I was facing a vampire with a torch in my hand watching Alex tear him up. I couldn't believe I was doing this again! I stood there with the torch in my hand just staring at him. Alex looked over to me.
"Come on! Burn him already before he gets back together!" he bellowed. The vampire's arms were wriggling, trying to crawl back to its body. I watched in disgust then approached the rests of his body to burn it. I stepped backwards and surveyed the flames, making sure it burned every inch of that monster. He reminded me of James. He was the reason I started hunting 'bad' vampires in the first place. He had ruined my whole life all because he was hunter and this was all a big game to him. That day Edward had saved me but when I saw the hurt on his face I'd vowed to find a way to defend myself. At first, I'd wanted Edward to turn me into a vampire but he opposed himself so aggressively that I figured it was a lost cause. I still test my chances every once in a while, though.
"You all right?" Alex questioned soothingly.
"Yeah, yeah I'm fine don't worry!" I answered hastily. I stepped out for a while to catch my breath. Edward was there waiting for me with a huge chocolate box. As I saw him standing there with my favorite crooked grin, I couldn't help smiling and running into his arms. Who cares about the chocolate if he's there! Still, I picked out a small square and ate it hungrily. Hunting vampires is tiring. But in Edward's arms all my worries were gone, replaced by settled peace that spread out in my body and left me all warm and fuzzy. Then, when that feeling was over, I got excited and my heart missed a couple beats. Alex came out a little after me. He shot a disgusted look towards Edward and turned to me.
"Well, we're done for today. You will be here tomorrow, won't you?" he asked a little aggressively. I heard Edward growl silently behind me.
"Of course, I'll be there, don't worry," I reassured him. Edward took my hand and led me to his silver Volvo. We drove back in silence until we got to his house. As I got out, I knew something was wrong. There wasn't the usual human sounds that could be heard from outside. The manor was oddly silent. Edward seemed as worried as me. He obviously couldn't content himself with human speed and in a blink he had disappeared. I quickly ran after him. What I saw shocked me: there was no one, no one at all in the spacious room. The house was deserted. Edward's family had left. Or had been kidnapped, I thought. Edward looked at me. He seemed to be thinking the exact same thing as me. He hugged me tightly like he was scared I would disappear with them. I returned the hug with the same emotions. It was almost freaky to see the house with no one in it. The only other time that had happened, it was when Edward had left for my "own good". I shuddered at the thought. This time Edward would not leave me, I was sure of it. I got up and looked around. Surely, Alice would have left a note or something of the sort. I searched her purse, her suitcase, her closet, but there was nothing. I entered the bathroom and something red caught my eye. I turned around and saw a message made of lipstick (hopefully) on the huge mirror. I felt like I was in a movie. It said: Bella, did not run away, look at book under bed mattress.
Of course, the bed mattress, it was obvious, even thieves looked there first. I ran over to her duvet double bed. I lifted the mattress difficultly and pulled out the book hidden under. It fell open on the floor to a marked page. I bent over to read what it said, Edward over my shoulder. I gasped.
Sorry about the time it took me to post this! and the other line between the be mattres and of course is a mistake =$ that didnt make much sense! thx for the reviews!! it really keeps me going. hope u like it!
