I peer into the black abyss that lays before me. Long hallways appear that are dimly lit. What am I doing here? How did I get here? I don't remember ever leaving the island that I was on with Alex.
I walk down the hallway to gather my surroundings. The walls are made up of stone. Old stone. The archways are giving me a good guess on where I am at. This was a place that I never wanted to come back to. This was a place full of nightmares.
I walk past a door when I hear a thump. I freeze and look at the door that's right beside me. Another sound comes through the door. I pause before walking over to it.
I grab the handle and pause. Should I really see what is beyond this door? I hear another thump. I take a breath and make a decision. I guess curiosity killed the cat.
I push the door open to be welcomed with the view of a bedroom. It's an ordinary bedroom with a bed and desk. I don't notice anything at first before I see movement out of the corner of my eye.
I turn and finally notice two figures that are in the room with me. It only takes me a second to realize who they are. Tears start to stream down my face. No. Please no. I have to be dreaming. This isn't real.
I stand in silence as I witness Alex pushing Heidi against the wall. Another thud sounds at her back making contact with the stone wall. She giggles and pulls him towards her.
He's shirtless and she's barely wearing anything else. Just a dress that could come off at any moment. He growls and starts to kiss her. He kisses her hungrily. My heart is breaking at the sight of it. I release a sob which causes the both of them to stop.
Two pairs of red eyes look in my direction. Alex stares at me with an expressionless face. Heidi is smirking in my direction.
I shake my head and try to leave the room. I turn but notice that the door is gone. I'm surrounded by walls. I'm trapped.
I whirl back around to see that Alex stands right before me. I scream as I stare into blood red eyes that hold nothing but anger and distain.
"Alex." I start to sob. "What's going on?"
"What? You honestly thought I would ever love you? How could I ever love someone like you? You're a human. You are a meal, not a partner."
I shake my head. No. "You're not real. This isn't real. This is a dream."
"No it's not. How could I ever love you when I have her? She is part of my kind. She is perfect. Indestructible. She doesn't have any flaws unlike you. She is beautiful, perfect." I take steps away from him until my back hits the wall. Alex follows me and places his two hands on either side of my head. I was trapped.
I glance at Heidi through my tear-filled eyes. She smirks at my appearance. She's won. Was this whole thing a lie.
Did he lie to me this whole time? He assured me countless times that he loved me.
"Why?" I manage to whisper.
Anger courses through his blood red eyes. "You are a meal. A blood bag. Nothing more nothing less. How could I ever love you. You are unlovable."
I cry as I stare at him. His hand jets out and he grabs me by the throat. I scream in agony as his sharp teeth rip into my throat.
I barely notice Heidi jumping at me, to join Alex in killing me.
I continue to scream as my eyes jet open. I thrash underneath the covers.
Alex jumps at my screaming and reaches out to help me.
I continue to scream. "NO!" Alex barely touches my arm before he is flying away from me. His back makes contact with the wall which leaves a dent behind.
I continue to scream and cry as my breaths become quick and heavy. I am heaving at this point. How could this happen? I haven't had any nightmares in over a week. We've been here for two days without me having an episode. Why is it starting now?
I start to calm down as I hear a groan. I continue to cry in despair from my dream and of hurting Alex.
"I'm sorry," I rasp out. "I'm so sorry."
Alex slowly gets up and walks over to me. "Hey, hey. Its ok. Just calm down." He slowly extends his hand and carefully touches my arm. When I am deemed safe he pulls me into his arms so that he can cradle me. I cry as I clutch onto his shirt.
"Why? It's happening again. I haven't had a nightmare in over a week." I sob into his chest.
Alex shifts and sits on the bed with me in his arms. "I don't know. What happened? This seemed really bad. Worse than the others."
I clutch onto him tighter. "I was wandering the halls of the Volturi castle. It was dark. I heard something behind a door and opened it. I say you with...her," I manage to tell him. I sob and I barely notice the low growl that escapes from him.
"What else?"
"You were kissing...her." I cannot even manage to say her name. "The two of you stopped and stared at me. You're eyes were blood red. You taunted me. Said I was unlovable and why you would want me when you could have her." Alex rocks me and I try to manage my breathing. "You then lunged at me and started drinking my blood. Heidi joined and helped you with killing me off."
Alex lets out a sigh. "I'm sorry. I'm so sorry. I never wanted you to find out about her. That was in the past. It's something that I will always regret."
"How can you stand to be with me? She's like you, when I'm only a human. I'm a blood bag to you. Not a partner." I start to repeat the words from my dream. Saying it out loud is making it more true. How could he ever love me?
"Hey." I'm shifted up so that I can look at his face. I see frustration and anger in his golden eyes. "Do not ever say that. You are not a blood bag to me. You are so much more. She only used me to her gain. You are sweet and kind. You are loved by me and your family. I could not see myself with anyone else. It is only you and it will always be only you."
"But I'm human," I whisper to him.
"For now. You won't be for long. You will be like me in another year or two. We will be together forever."
"Why don't you just turn me now? Get it over with. So I won't continue having these dreams. It's killing me on the inside, Alex."
He sighs as his eyes soften. "Not right now. You're emotional. I don't want you withering in pain for three days on a spontaneous decision. You would immediately regret it." I nod my head numbly at his response. He was right. I would regret it.
"How could our perfect time here be ruined by me? I even destroyed the wall. Emmett and Rosalie are going to be so pissed." Alex lets out a chuckle.
"I'll tell them I ran into the wall." I laugh.
"They would never believe that." My breathing slows and I feel calm. "I'm sorry."
"Stop apologizing. You have nothing to be sorry for. We've had a great time. We will continue to have a great time. More exploring and snorkeling."
I smile at the memories that I have had over the last two days. We have explored the island a lot. There were multiple palm tress and trails to explore. We went snorkeling the other day. I couldn't begin to describe the different species of fish that lived in the waters around us. The waterfalls here felt other worldly. We even jumped off a cliff and went swimming.
"It has been fun. What time is it?" I didn't really feel like going back to sleep.
"It's 8:00 in the morning. You probably want to get up."
"Yes please. I really don't want to go to sleep right now."
I sigh and get out of bed with Alex. I trudge to the kitchen and sit down as Alex pours me a bowl of cereal. I start to eat but it doesn't taste good. It's almost like I'm eating sawdust. I continue to eat it though. I was skinny as it is. I was still skinny, even with all the food that I have been eating lately.
We decided to just stay in the house today. I didn't feel like exploring the island. Alex called someone to come fix the wall. Two natives came and fixed the drywall fairly quickly. I didn't miss the side glances that they would send me and Alex.
It was the early evening when they finally left. "Why did they keep staring at us?" I plop myself on the couch beside Alex as he turns on the TV.
"You caught that, huh? Their culture was stories about my kind. Some believe them and others do."
"Are they part of the people that believe in these theories?"
"From their constant staring and wanting to get the wall fixed as fast as possible makes me believe that they do. One of them actually looked worried that you were here with me." I smile at him cheekily.
"Worried that you will devour my soul?" Alex grins and pulls me to him.
"Possibly. Something like that." I grows quiet between us.
"Thank you for today. I know this morning wasn't ideal but I appreciate everything that you have done for me."
"I love you Sophie. I will always love and protect you." I smile as he kisses me. "What do you want to do tomorrow? We can explore the island or go to the city of San Jose."
"Why don't we do both. It will be sunny tomorrow and no one can see you in the daylight. We can go into the city at night." The colorful buildings and the sound of music rushes to me. The peaceful palm trees in the thick forest contrasts against the idea of seeing the city life. Tomorrow would be an adventure.
Alex nods and smiles. "Sounds like a fun day." Our peaceful night gets interrupted about an hour later. My phone rings and a feeling of dread drops into my stomach. I look at the caller id and it flashes Bella's name. I have a pretty good theory on what this is about.
I sigh and open my phone. "Hello? Bella, is that you?"
Silence greets me. I only hear deep breathing on the other line. "Sophie. Where are you?"
I look at Alex as he pauses the movie that we are watching. "Me and Alex are currently on an island off the coast of Costa Rica. Having a little vacation." Bella sighs and gets quiet once again. "Bella. What's wrong?"
"I hate to ask this, but I need you're help. Could you two come to Forks. Please? I really need you right now." I pause.
"It happened didn't it?"
I can just imagine Bella nodding. "Yes. Me and Edward are heading back now. He wants to get rid of it, as he likes to put it. I really need you and Rosalie to stand behind me on my decision. I want to keep my little nudger." I sigh and look at Alex as he gets up.
He seems to understand what is going on and heads to our room to start packing our things. "Ok. We will be on our way. We will try to leave here in a couple of hours."
"Ok. Thank you Sophie." Bella hangs up the phone and I sigh. Edward is going to be so mad at me.
I walk to our room and notice that all of our bags are packed. He turns to me. His face is grave.
"You heard everything."
"Yes, I did. Please explain though." I sigh and run a hand through my hair.
"Bella's pregnant. Half human and half vampire. Edward wants her to abort the baby but she wants to keep it. She needs us to be there for her." Alex nods.
"Ok. You knew this would happen?"
"Yes, I did. I didn't know what to say. Who knows what would happen if I told anyone." I follow Alex as he turns all of the lights in the house off and closes the door.
I board the boat with him as he prepares for our departure. "We've been doing this for a while Sophie. Is there even a chance..."
I furiously shake my head. "No. There is no way that I could become pregnant. It's impossible for me. Besides, we've been doing it for months. They've only been doing it for two weeks. They only made love two or three times anyway. I can't count on the top of my head how many times we've been making love to each other." Alex nods.
"Ok. We will get there as fast as possible. I have a plane ready for us at the airport. We will be in Forks in no time." I nod. I look at Alex's golden eyes and I am grateful that he went hunting on the mainland the other day. He would really need to make sure he eats before the wolves find out.
I hope my knowledge of the pregnancy will help Bella. To make sure that she doesn't become as bad as she does. I just hope Edward can forgive me for this.
Ok. So the pregnancy is going to come into play next chapter. I hope you enjoy this. I hate writing about Sophie's nightmares but I feel that it is necessary for the direction that I am going in. Until next time!
