Post by Bella Cullen on Sept 10, 2012 21:46:03 GMT -5
"He thinks you're dead....He's going to the Volturi...He wants to die to." The words rang in her ear like someone telling her that her life was over. Breath came shallow, heart felt like it sank to the soles of her feet, balance uneasy as she took it all in. She did this, she caused him to think she'd died when she jumped from the cliff. A quick decision and they were packing and lining up airline tickets to Volerra, Italy. She had to stop him, do whatever it takes to save him as he'd always saved her. He may not love her, but she was determined not to let him die because of her.
As they pulled into the city (more like sped into the city with Alice driving), she looked to Alice waiting for direction. "He will be under the clock tower, Noon...when the sun is at its highest. GO! If he sees me coming he'll rush into it." Bella dashed from the car, running as fast as merely possible being human. As she came into the crowded streets, looking like a sea of scarlet flags, cloaks and banners she made her way mumbling 'excuse me's' and 'sorry' to the people she bumped trying to get through the crowd. Weaving and bopping her head to see above the parade, looking at the clock seeing its mere minutes until noon.
Her legs shaky, her body trembling and lungs heaving breathlessly, she continued on. Clumsiness not the best time to be giving her problems as she tried to save the life of the man who held her heart. She'd never forgive herself. 'He just has to see me...he has to know I'm alive.' She thought over and over as she hit the brick fountain wall with her legs. As the crowd parted, revealing Edward looking stoic and internally fighting his anguish over her death, beliving himself to be the cause. He removed his shirt, still in the shadows as he began to step forward. "Edward! NO!" She yelled, but the crowd that celebrated around her muffled her cries. She pushed forward and stepped into the shallow water of the fountain, wading through with determination.
{The clock began to dong} She looked frantic as she continued to run, time seemed to slow down as she felt like she'd never get to him. Finally, her body was slammed into his as she threw her arms around his neck. "Edward, it's me...I'm alive!" He seemed to be dazed as he mumbled. "Carlisle was right...heaven is..." She tried to move his body back into the shadows before he was discovered. "No, I'm real! Alice was wrong! You have to move!" Finally realizing she was in fact real and alive he encased her lips with his. Soaking into one another like starving people being nurished. He pulls back to take her in again. "You're here..." "I'm here..." He leaned into her kissing her again, with all the love and passion they always shared. "I lied. You were so easy to convince... I love you, you're good enough for me. I lied. I thought I'd be better for you if I never existed." Her heart did leaps to hear his proclamation that he did indeed love her. Her insecurities deemed her vulnerable to anything he said, be it lie or truth. She never believed he could love her, human...weak...ordinary. But he did....
The rest of what followed gave her nightmares for a week. Aro promised to check on them to make sure she was changed as Edward promised, and Alice's vision declared. She wanted it more than anything, wanted immortality. Wanted to live forever with Edward, never growing old. He claimed it was a curse, making him a monster. She believed otherwise. "It's not just up to you." She said as she rose from her bed to throw her shoes on.
Bella stood in front of all the Cullens, pleading her case and asking them to vote on her immortality. "Alice?" She looked at the pixie like woman who stood before her. Alice fiddled over almost as if she floated to give her a tight hug. "You're already like my sister, of coarse yes!" She said as she took her place back by Jasper. Jasper smiled and nodded. "I vote yes, It will be a relief not to want to kill you all the time." Bella smiled and then looked to Rosalie. "Rosalie?" "Edward, I’m sorry for what I did. I really am. And I know you’re not ready to forgive me...(to Bella)But this isn’t the life I’d have chosen for myself. I wish there’d been someone to vote no for me...So... no." Bella swallows hard but understands her words. Emmett walks over to give Bella his famous bear hug as he smiles. "I vote hell yeah. We can pick a fight with these Volturi some other way" Esme chimed in with a small smile and soft voice. "I already think of you as part of the family. Yes" Carlisle moves from Esmes side to look at Edward who stood on the stairs a few higher than Bella. "You can’t go along with this, Carlisle, you know what it means." Carlisle fought with his words before continuing. "You’ve chosen not to live without her, which leaves me no choice. I won’t lose my son. But Alice has never turned anyone. It’d be safer if I did it." Before Bella could blink Edward was out of the door.
She thanked everyone for their votes and followed him outside. He made no more argument as he opened the door to drive her home. The drive home seemed longer with his silence. It was broken by his one worded question. "When?" She looked at her hands and took a breath. "After Graduation." His face went hard. "Just two months?!"
"It would be best for Charlie. I can pretend to go off to college. But, I wish you’d be the one to change me." After negotiating years back and fourth the car came to a hault as Jacob walked away from the front of the car. "He wants to talk to me." Jacob wanted to remind Edward of the key point in the treaty. "It's not your call!" She exclaimed. He continued to stand his ground, until Edward angered him and within seconds Jacob had shifted to wolf form. "Read his thoughts, will he hurt me." After a curt shake of the head from Edward she approached his huge wolf body. "Jacob, I love you. You’re my best friend. But...I can’t change how I feel. Please don’t make me choose. Because it’ll be him. It’s always been him." Fighting tears back as he turns and leaves. She looks to Edward with a saddened and guilty face. "I'll turn you myself, on one condition...." She stayed straight faced as she awaited his condition. "Marry Me...." He said with confidence. She felt a gasp escape her lips and her mouth go dry.
As they pulled into the city (more like sped into the city with Alice driving), she looked to Alice waiting for direction. "He will be under the clock tower, Noon...when the sun is at its highest. GO! If he sees me coming he'll rush into it." Bella dashed from the car, running as fast as merely possible being human. As she came into the crowded streets, looking like a sea of scarlet flags, cloaks and banners she made her way mumbling 'excuse me's' and 'sorry' to the people she bumped trying to get through the crowd. Weaving and bopping her head to see above the parade, looking at the clock seeing its mere minutes until noon.
Her legs shaky, her body trembling and lungs heaving breathlessly, she continued on. Clumsiness not the best time to be giving her problems as she tried to save the life of the man who held her heart. She'd never forgive herself. 'He just has to see me...he has to know I'm alive.' She thought over and over as she hit the brick fountain wall with her legs. As the crowd parted, revealing Edward looking stoic and internally fighting his anguish over her death, beliving himself to be the cause. He removed his shirt, still in the shadows as he began to step forward. "Edward! NO!" She yelled, but the crowd that celebrated around her muffled her cries. She pushed forward and stepped into the shallow water of the fountain, wading through with determination.
{The clock began to dong} She looked frantic as she continued to run, time seemed to slow down as she felt like she'd never get to him. Finally, her body was slammed into his as she threw her arms around his neck. "Edward, it's me...I'm alive!" He seemed to be dazed as he mumbled. "Carlisle was right...heaven is..." She tried to move his body back into the shadows before he was discovered. "No, I'm real! Alice was wrong! You have to move!" Finally realizing she was in fact real and alive he encased her lips with his. Soaking into one another like starving people being nurished. He pulls back to take her in again. "You're here..." "I'm here..." He leaned into her kissing her again, with all the love and passion they always shared. "I lied. You were so easy to convince... I love you, you're good enough for me. I lied. I thought I'd be better for you if I never existed." Her heart did leaps to hear his proclamation that he did indeed love her. Her insecurities deemed her vulnerable to anything he said, be it lie or truth. She never believed he could love her, human...weak...ordinary. But he did....
The rest of what followed gave her nightmares for a week. Aro promised to check on them to make sure she was changed as Edward promised, and Alice's vision declared. She wanted it more than anything, wanted immortality. Wanted to live forever with Edward, never growing old. He claimed it was a curse, making him a monster. She believed otherwise. "It's not just up to you." She said as she rose from her bed to throw her shoes on.
Bella stood in front of all the Cullens, pleading her case and asking them to vote on her immortality. "Alice?" She looked at the pixie like woman who stood before her. Alice fiddled over almost as if she floated to give her a tight hug. "You're already like my sister, of coarse yes!" She said as she took her place back by Jasper. Jasper smiled and nodded. "I vote yes, It will be a relief not to want to kill you all the time." Bella smiled and then looked to Rosalie. "Rosalie?" "Edward, I’m sorry for what I did. I really am. And I know you’re not ready to forgive me...(to Bella)But this isn’t the life I’d have chosen for myself. I wish there’d been someone to vote no for me...So... no." Bella swallows hard but understands her words. Emmett walks over to give Bella his famous bear hug as he smiles. "I vote hell yeah. We can pick a fight with these Volturi some other way" Esme chimed in with a small smile and soft voice. "I already think of you as part of the family. Yes" Carlisle moves from Esmes side to look at Edward who stood on the stairs a few higher than Bella. "You can’t go along with this, Carlisle, you know what it means." Carlisle fought with his words before continuing. "You’ve chosen not to live without her, which leaves me no choice. I won’t lose my son. But Alice has never turned anyone. It’d be safer if I did it." Before Bella could blink Edward was out of the door.
She thanked everyone for their votes and followed him outside. He made no more argument as he opened the door to drive her home. The drive home seemed longer with his silence. It was broken by his one worded question. "When?" She looked at her hands and took a breath. "After Graduation." His face went hard. "Just two months?!"
"It would be best for Charlie. I can pretend to go off to college. But, I wish you’d be the one to change me." After negotiating years back and fourth the car came to a hault as Jacob walked away from the front of the car. "He wants to talk to me." Jacob wanted to remind Edward of the key point in the treaty. "It's not your call!" She exclaimed. He continued to stand his ground, until Edward angered him and within seconds Jacob had shifted to wolf form. "Read his thoughts, will he hurt me." After a curt shake of the head from Edward she approached his huge wolf body. "Jacob, I love you. You’re my best friend. But...I can’t change how I feel. Please don’t make me choose. Because it’ll be him. It’s always been him." Fighting tears back as he turns and leaves. She looks to Edward with a saddened and guilty face. "I'll turn you myself, on one condition...." She stayed straight faced as she awaited his condition. "Marry Me...." He said with confidence. She felt a gasp escape her lips and her mouth go dry.
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