Chapter 3: Life with the Cullen Clan
Alice's POV
I flipped through the television channels hoping to find something to cure my boredom. I stared at my family surrounding me all curled up in the living room. They all have frowns permanently sketched on their pale faces. Ever since we fled Forks and left Bella behind, we have all been in a state of deep depression. A growl came from Edward's room.
Since leaving Bella behind our family has never been the same. I never shop anymore, Esme never smiles, Emmett never cracks any jokes, and Carlisle no longer enjoys working. Heck even Rosalie misses Bella. She hasn't worked on a single car since we left Forks. But Edward is the worst of all. Edward stays in his room all day for months on end until we drag him out to hunt. He hasn't changed his clothes since Bella's birthday party twenty years ago. All day everyday he stares at his only picture of Bella and drives himself insane with grief. Edward hasn't touched his piano in years, a thick layer of dust covers the keys. This is entirely his fault though.
"COULD YOU KEEP YOUR THOUGHTS TO YOURSELF?!" Edward roared from upstairs.
Sighing, I flickered to another channel hoping to find a distraction.
"Here is Izzy Elizabeth with her new single 'When I Grow Up'!" The TV boomed.
A tall beautiful girl strutted onto the stage. Her curled auburn hair trailing down her back, white porcelain skin, chiseled out features. And her fashion sense was AMAZING! She wore a short black pencil skirt, ruffled tank, cropped leather jacket and ruby red stilettos all of which were designer! I totally NEED her shoes! Taking a closer look at her face, she had golden eyes!
"Oh my god, she's a vegetarian vampire just like us!" I screamed.
Their heads snapped up toward the television, their blank emotionless faces now held shocked, slightly confused expressions.
"Carlisle? Isn't there was only one other vegetarian coven in the world?" Jasper said in a questioning tone.
"Yeah I thought so. The only other vegetarian coven I was aware of is Tanya's. Covens like ours and Tanya's are very rare. Most vampires don't know of this diet. It's quite puzzling actually." Carlisle paused, "Who is she?"
"I'm not sure, but she goes by the name Izzy Elizabeth." I answered.
Her soft melodic voice filled the room.
Edward's POV
Staring down at the familiar face caused my cold dead heart to throb. I wish I never left her, but I was endangering her by sticking around. I did the right thing; I bet she is married to someone surrounded by all her kids living a happy human life. Something I could never give her. My angel married to someone else. Stop it Edward, she is no longer yours. You left her. A dry sob escaped my parched mouth. I curled up in a ball in the corner of my room staring blankly at my music collection and my dusty piano. Music held no value to me now. Speaking of music, a glorious voice lingered downstairs. The voice belonging to someone called 'Izzy Elizabeth'.
"So, so what
I'm still a rock star,
I got my rock moves,
And I don't need you,
And guess what,
I'm having more fun,
And now that we're done,
I'm gonna show you tonight,
I'm alright,
I'm just fine,
And you're a tool,
So, so what,
I am a rock star,
I got my rock moves,
And I don't want you tonight."
Her choice of words reminded me of leaving Bella; my sweet innocent little angel. I crave her scent, touch, soft brown eyes, long wavy mahogany hair, and her soft beautiful voice.
"I HOPE YOU ALL LIKED IT! FOR MY NEXT NUMBER I WILL BE SINGING A SONG I JUST WROTE RECENTLY. THIS SONG WAS INSPIRED BY THE LOVE OF MY LIFE AND HIS FAMILY LEAVING ME BROKEN AND ALONE! BUT HEY, I GOT A SONG OUT OF IT!" She laughed a bitter laugh.
My chest ached as I thought of the pain Bella must have gone through.
The song started to play in the background bringing me away from the thoughts of my love. That is, until I heard the words.
"You and me
We used to be together
Everyday together always
I really feel
That I'm losing my best friend
I can't believe
This could be the end
It looks as though you're letting go
And if it's real
Well I don't want to know
Don't speak
I know just what you're saying
So please stop explaining
Don't tell me 'cause it hurts
Don't speak
I know what you're thinking
I don't need your reasons
Don't tell me 'cause it hurts
Our memories
Well, they can be inviting
But some are altogether
Mighty frightening
As we die, both you and I
With my head in my hands
I sit and cry
Don't speak
I know just what you're saying
So please stop explaining
Don't tell me 'cause it hurts
No, no, no
Don't speak
I know what you're thinking"
What another painful reminder of poor Bella. I miss her so much.
Carlisle's POV
Wow, another vegetarian vampire. I didn't know of any others after all my travels around the world. We are so rare. I wonder how she knew to drink animal blood; so many questions and no answers. I sighed internally.
As the television blared with applause I realized the concert was over.
"Well I hope you liked my concert! I can't believe my tour is almost done. This is my second to last stop, one more to go. Tomorrow I'm heading to Denali, Alaska! My concert will be three days from now on Saturday night; I hope to see some of you there! Thank you all for showing up tonight! I LOVE YOU!"
Izzy yelled and with that she walked off the stage.
The TV flashed off and Alice screamed,
"Carlisle! Can we go on Saturday to her concert?! Maybe we can talk to her and-"
I cut her off, "Yes Alice, I think that would be a good idea. We can see who told her about the vegetarian diet. Maybe Tanya knows her."
"I will go call Tanya and find out." Esme, my beautiful wife got up and headed out of the room.
Returning minutes later Esme had the phone clutched in her hand. Not looking too hopeful.
"Tanya never heard of the girl."
"Well I guess that means we are going to a concert on Saturday." I smiled.
"YAY!" Alice screeched.
"Emmett, Jasper, please go bring your brother down here. I would like to talk to him about the concert. I think it would be ideal if he came with us, he needs to get out."
Emmett and Jasper darted upstairs in seconds and with some yelling and the sound of smashing and banging they returned with Edward.
He looked awful; coal black lifeless eyes, deep purple bags, tattered clothes, and his bronze hair sticking up in all directions.
Clearing my throat I began,
"Edward, this Saturday, we will be attending a concert and you will be coming whether you like it or not." I kept my voice stern making it a statement not a question.
As Edward stared at me with his dead eyes, he opened his mouth to protest but what happened next completely shocked me. He closed his mouth and nodded. Turning on his heels, he began to walk upstairs to his room.
Edward's POV
I opened my mouth to protest but quickly closed it and nodded. I felt strangely connected to this Izzy girl. Like I needed to see her. It was similar to a magnetic pull or something of that sort. I made my way back up to my room to think.
What was wrong with you? You don't even know this girl. Why do you want to see her all the sudden? You shouldn't feel this way. Bella is the only person you want to see.
My thoughts were interrupted when the door was, once again, yanked open by Jasper and Emmett.
Emmett's loud booming voice filled the small space.
"Time to hunt buddy. We can't risk you exposing us at the concert on Saturday. Now we can do this the easy way or the hard way."
I slowly got up from the couch and followed them downstairs not saying a word. As we made our way out the front door we began to run in the direction of the forest. Speeding through the forest, I felt nothing, just numb. All feeling was taken away from me the day I left Bella. Just her name sends a sharp pain through my chest. A wave of calm washed over me. I tried my best to send a smile in Jasper's direction but it came out more like a grimace. Abruptly we stopped in the middle of a thicket of dark trees. I could hear movement of hooves from a few miles away but made no move towards them. The lingering aroma of blood was in the fresh air but blood no longer appealed to me.
"Like I said, we can do this the easy way or the hard way, your choice." Emmett said sternly.
I inhaled a sharp breath, the scent of blood tickling my nose but not igniting the fiery burn in my dry throat as it once did. In a flash I was a few feet away from a pack of mountain lions; my favourite. Lunging at a bulky one, I bit down on his neck, my razor sharp teeth cutting through the flesh. Warm blood ran down my throat making me feel sick. The blood churning around uneasily in my full stomach, I dropped the corpse half drained. The first time I ever left half my meal behind.
"There, I hunted. You happy?" I glared at my brothers harshly. I raced back to the house, Jasper and Emmett trailing behind me.
Rushing through the front door, about to start back to my room Alice appeared in front of me blocking the entrance.
"Move" I growled.
"Not so fast. You need to get cleaned up. Go take a shower; I left fresh clean clothes on your bed." She smiled.
Reluctantly I stalked off towards my bathroom to get washed off. Who cares about anything anymore? Why do I have to look clean? They should be grateful I'm even coming to this stupid concert.
In the mirror, I took in my reflection, not that it mattered. My bronze hair, messy and dingy. Dry blood smeared across my mouth, instead of licking it off, I wiped it with the sleeve of my tattered jacket. My eyes with specks of topaz were completely lifeless. The lavender bags underneath my dead eyes.
Life isn't even worth living without her.