Chapter 12: Edwards Pov
I just kept running and running. I didn't know where I was going or where I'll end up. All I did know is that I needed to get far away from Forks, far away from Bella, far away from her blood. With that last thought my throat began to burn. Its dryness forcing my vampire senses to take over.
My eyes darken from gold to black. I could smell a mountain lion near by along with a pack of deer. I wasn't the only predator on the hunt for blood out here. My legs picked up speed as I swerved through trees and jumped over bushes. I caught the lion about 5 yards away from the pack.
The lion roared in agony as I plunged my teeth into its neck. The lion kept wiggling in an attempt to break free from my grasp. Slowly my vampire senses left me as I sucked the lion's body dry of blood. All that could be heard was its cry of pain. I could feel the blood oozing down my hypothetically dry throat.
Once there was no trace of blood left in the body I shoved it away and leaned back against a bolder and gazed up at the morning sky that was approaching. Today's the second day of school. I was in no condition to go back, not yet, at least. I knew my family had my back and I'm sure Alice saw this coming.
My mind drifted back to what happened just before I left. The state I left my baby sister in. Yeah, I know I am the eldest child in the family but in the charade we play I am the youngest or second to the youngest. Anyways, how could I have left her like that? How could I just leave and not say anything to anyone. For all they knew I could never come back. Heck, for all I knew I was never going back.
"Will you listen to yourself!" I shouted aloud. You're running away from a human. You left your family because of human. Edward for crying out loud doesn't that seems rather pathetic. Yeah, sure, you've slipped a few times in the past but think about it, this isn't just a human that has their blood calling for you.
Bella is different, I mean look at your family. Jasper is having the most difficult time adjusting to this vegetarian and where is he? He's back there tending to a human. He's sharing the same kind of love he as for you with a human. This is Jasper the vampire that has lived of human blood for years before he came to live with you. Look at Rosalie, she doesn't even want to be friend Bella for her own personal reason but she's back there coping with it. Your whole family is back there putting up with it. Your whole family is practically in love with Bella. Why are you denying it?
I ran towards back to Forks not knowing how far I actually was. I didn't want to go to school I wasn't ready. I had no idea why I was even running back. It was like my feet had a mind of its own; telling me I need to go back to Forks.
My mind raced as fast as my feet as thoughts of Bella flooded my mind. The sound of her voice, the way her hair flew in the wind, and her sweet scent. My throat was still dry even if I thought about her scent. The tingling sensation coursed through my body once again, though, its nothing compared to how feels when I'm near her that's like electricity. I let my mind wonder about her: like how fragile she looks, how beautiful she is, or how it would feel to have her in my arms. Could this be how Emmett and Jasper feel? Is this the brotherly feeling?
I reached our secluded white mansion, it was quite, and all I could hear only the thoughts of one gentle person. The red BMW was gone so was Carlisle's Mercedes. I took the cell phone out of my pocket and saw that it was already 9 o'clock. Wow I ran pretty far I guess. I walked into the house and found Esme reading a magazine on the couch. I smiled at her then headed towards the stairs. "Edward" she called me with her thoughts.
"Yes, Esme" I answered.
"You know that I respect your wishes and I leave you to making your own decisions. However, I'd like to ask you a favor" she smiled so innocently.
"Sure"
"Could you not leave without telling anyone?! I had to as a frantic Alice to look into the future to see if you were safe and what you were doing" she shouted in her thoughts then smiled sweetly again.
"I'm sorry Esme. I didn't mean to scare you. I just have a lot on my mind right now."
"Ok, thank you Edward even if you're practically same age as me I consider you my baby boy." She said before returning to her magazine.
I walked up the three flights of stairs and went into my room. I turned on my stereo and let the music of Evanescence surround me. As the sweet melodic intro of Good Enough blasted through the speakers I laid down on my black sofa. I closed my eyes and just listened to the lyrics.
Not too long after the CD stopped playing and alternated to another CD. It was full of my favorite compositions of other pianist. As the gentle melody played my body felt restless. I kept tossing and turning around on my sofa. Its not like it was uncomfortable I just had this restless feeling inside me.
I got tired of fussing around on my couch and stood up. I walked over to my window and just stared out at the scenery. The tunes cascading from the stereo still flowing to my ears keeping me calm and relaxed but that didn't keep me for long. I looked at the clock it was 11:30 time for lunch.
Would it be weird of me to just run and check up on my family? No it's an innocent jester, right? Besides it's not like I'm going to see Bella. Nope, it's just me, the younger brother, checking to see how his family is in school.
"Esme I'm going out." I yelled as I entered the garage and over to the driver's door of my Volvo. Wait maybe I should just run, I don't wanna chance my car being seen by someone, yes run.
I made it to school in no time with the help of vampire speed. The last bits of students were just entering the cafeteria. I waited in the bushes till the coast was clear. I snuck over to the cafeteria building and hid by a window near the table that my family was sitting. The only weird thing was they were sitting on the other side at Bella's table. I ran over to the other side at vampire speed so no one would see me. I need to keep my thoughts clear and not just concentrate on one person. Just in case someone comes or sees me I could make a run for it before anything could really happen.
"Don't worry Edward I'll help you keep watch" Alice thought as she winked over to where I was hiding. The act caught my other sibling's attention and quickly glanced over to where I was.
"Gawd Edward! Why are you making me endure this alone?" Rose thought
"Hey, Eddie boy, everything is going great! I just love my new baby sis!" Emmett shared with his thoughts.
"Hiya bro, dude, never do that disappearing act again ok! Like seriously though Esme didn't show it she was in hysterics when you left. Do you know how hard it is trying to calm down Alice and Esme!" Jasper vented.
After each of them saying what they wanted then went back to looking at some paper. It looked like some kind of drawing. I peered through Alice's thoughts at the drawing. It was a picture of a lion. I wanted to know more about this drawing that is until Lauren came over.
"Ewe" she said to Bella. 'Ewe like seriously what is the new kids doing with the new girl?' She thought.
"What do you want Lauren" Bella spat.
Just before Lauren could say something to Bella a vision came to me. It was of Mrs. Cope seeing my and walking over to where I was. I definitely didn't want to stick around and get caught. Crap just when everything was getting good.
"EDWARD leave!" Alice screamed in her thoughts.
With that I took off into the forest behind me. I'll just run around the school towards home. Man I wish I could've stayed I'd like to see what happened.
I got home about ten minutes later. School doesn't get off for another 2 hours. I'll have to wait till I could find out what happened between them. When I entered the house Esme was no longer home. Huh, I wonder where she went. I walked over to my piano and just let my hands fiddle across the keys.
Next thing I know it I hear a car turn off the highway and towards the house. "Trains coming trains coming!" I heard Emmett's ridiculous thoughts. Next thing I know it my siblings come filing in.
"OOH lets tell Eddie boy about what happened today during lunch. Man I still can't get over how Lauren's face looked" Emmett said to the others.
"Later Em I wanted to ask Edward something else." Jasper said.
"Yeah sure Jazz" I said.
"Hey, can we keep this convo out loud not by thoughts." Alice cried.
"Yes Dear" Jazz said. "Anyways, Edward did you get to see the drawing that Bella drew?"
"Yeah I saw it in Alice's mind. It was of a lion right? What about it?" Jasper nodded to my answer.
"I've been thinking."
"Trust you to be busying yourself with thinking" Emmett said.
"Oh shut up Emmett! At least I think things through most of the time. So I can keep out of trouble most of the time without you dragging me down." Jazz retorted.
"HEY! Guys can we just get over with what you were gonna say. I have things to do." Rose said breaking of the little fight. 'Gawd, why the heck does Emmett and Jasper always have to fight over little things. It's like they're married instead to me and Alice.' I chuckled at my sister's thoughts.
"Right, well do you remember the color of your eyes before you were a vampire?" Jazz asked me.
"Yea it was emerald green. I don't see how that has to do with her drawing."
"Edward" Alice cried. "The color of the lion's eyes was emerald green. As a matter of fact in all her dreams these past few days it's been appearing."
"Yes, and the fact that is of a lion that just ties it to you even more. Bella told us about her dream after Lauren left." Jazz said then started thinking about when Bella told them about her dream.
"Bella" Jasper called "Would you please tell me about this dream like what happened?"
Bella's face became serious as she recalled her dream. "Well this is what happened. The air was nice and cold; snow was falling instead of rain. The green scenery was now replaced by white. My body shivered, I wrapped my arms around my body to keep myself warm. My knees gave out under me causing me to fall to the floor landing on all fours. I leaned back on to my heels sitting in a kneeling position. I heard a low growl but as I looked around I saw nothing. I hung my head down staring at the white cold ground. My teeth began to chatter as my body continued to shiver. The growl came back only this time it was louder. Like it could be only standing a few feet away from me. I slowly raised my head to look at the predator that would soon take my life away. Standing arms length away from my body was a white lion. The fact that the lion was white was weird all on its own but to make it stranger; the lion had green emerald eyes. Its eyes so deep that it was like there was gravity forcing me closer. The lion laid down on the ground behind me. Assuming it wanted me to lie back onto him. I removed my feet from under me and leaned back onto its body. The fur of the lion was cold but comforting.
"That's all that really happened in my dream. Do you guys know? What it means that is?" The bell rang signaling that lunch was over.'
Could Bella be dreaming about me, like Jaspers thinking, no, that's not right. "Jazz, I don't think she could be dreaming about me if that's what you're implying."
"Edward can you not be so dense and denial right now. Think about it, she constantly dreaming about the color of your eyes when you were human, when she doesn't even know anyone else with green eyes like yours. Think about it, you're hunting resembles that of a loin. There's also the fact that she kept asking about you and if you were mad at her. It's obvious that something is starting up in her." Alice said
"Then that gives us reason not to be friends with her" Rose spat at Alice. What the heck, Rose never does that to Alice, not really anyways.
"Shut it Rose! You don't have to be friends with her but seeing how you'd be a loner if you choose not to be." Alice retorted. "Gawd Rose, why the hell do you always have to be such a bitch and thinking only about yourself! Why is it because we all want to be friends with some other girl. You afraid she might be stealing your spotlight?" Whoa! Alice is really pissed.
"No, Alice, I'm not thinking about myself I'm thinking about our family. This is a human, who cuts so she's better off dead anyways, that could put our family in danger with the Volturi." Rose said
"No, Rose, the rule is no human finds out about us being vampires. Not that we can't be friends with them. There's also the fact that she could be loyal enough to keep our secret. Bella is nice Rose. Instead of being jealous of her why don't you take some notes down on how to be kind to people instead of being a bitch!" Whoa!
"Calm down Alice love!" Jazz said. "In a way Rose is right we just need to lie low. And Rose, Alice is right too Bella is trust worthy ok. She's happy that she has friends now ok. If and when the time comes that she finds out about us. She'll either be too scared to say anything to anyone or just stay away from us. In either case she'll keep it to herself. Edward, I know it's a long stretch but I have a feeling that Bella is dreaming about you. Though it may not be you exactly you'll see."
The couples split up, each going into their own rooms, leaving me alone with only my thoughts. I ran up to my room at vampire speed. I closed and locked my door then collapsed on my black sofa. I still didn't get to find out what happened between Bella and Lauren. But that seems like nothing now with the possibility that it could be me that she's dreaming of.
"Leave me alone Emmett, don't worry I'm not leaving, I'm going down to the garage and do some work on the cars." Rose said as she made her way to the garage. Hmm…maybe I should talk to Rose, see why she hates Bella so much.
I walked down to the garage where my sister was working on her be loved car. I walked out and over to her. "Hey can we talk?" I politely asked.
"I don't wanna talk about it." She retorted.
"Come on Rose how about you think and I talk."
"Ugh fine lets talk. At least that way I'll be able to concentrate on what I'm doing under the hood."
"So are you ok? I mean after what happened between you and Alice. I've never seen that before."
"Edward am I really a bitch? Am I really that selfish? I mean I'm just looking out for my family. What if Alice and Jasper are right? What if Bella is dreaming about you? What's going to happen if she falls in love with you? The Volturi will step in Edward and you know it. I love everyone, y'know, we're all just like a real family. I don't want anything to happen to any of us." She stopped what she was doing under the hood and turned around to lean against.
I walked over to my sister and wrapped my arms around her. "Rose, I understand your concerns. I mean look at me, I'm craving for her blood yet, I want to see her smile and laugh. Rose, nothing will happen to us, you have to keep an open mind."
"I know Edward, but I don't want her to have the same fate that I had. She's human and has a chance to live a chance to die someday. She can make babies, grow old, her hair can grow back. And if it's true about her falling in love with you then…she may want to share the same fate as us. She deserves to live a human life. Not join the eternally damned."
"Rose…we can't decide for her. If it's what she wants to be then let her be, but, we can stop it from happening if we just keep our secret or I could always…"
"NO! EDWARD ANTHONY MASEN CULLEN!!!" Alice yelled as she barged in to the garage kicking the door. "You are not leaving us!!!"
A/N wow this is like my longest chapter ever! I am absolutely in love with this chapter. I am being rather mean huh? Leaving off with cliffies. Well Please review and tell me what you think. I'm going to get started on the next chapter!
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