《Lilliana Swan》Chapter 19 Eclipse
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I laid in bed looking up at the ceiling, when everything started to fade I sat up and looked around. I saw a buy from Forks named Riley. He is walking down a street in down pouring rain. He stops under a awning, waves to some people on the other side of the glass. He then heads back into the rain. I turns now on another street. But he stops as a shadow moves fast past him. He then speeds up his step. But something leaps over him knocking him backwards to the ground.
"Who's there?!" Riley yells
No response, Riley then bolts in a different direction. As he runs he can see in the distance an apartment building with a brightly lit lobby and a security guard. But something or someone grabs him by the neck and throws him. He hits the wall. He drops his book bag and staggers off, running for his life down a different street. He turns and finds himself on a deserted boardwalk. He turns realizing he's utterly alone.
"What do you want? Why are you--?" Riley yells
The shadow darts past him, Riley yanks his hand back
"Oh god!" Riley yells
He grips his hand in pain, looks at it to find a crescent moon shape on his palm, blood seeping out. He's been bit. His confusion and terror turn to agony as the venom from the bite crawls up his arm. He drops to his knees crying out in pain. Then falls. Writhing as the venom spread throughout his body, changing him, killing his humanity.
Then everything fades and the boardwalk and ocean is replaced with grass . As I see Bella's crescent moon scar but then I see Edward kiss it. Bella is reading aloud from a book.
"Some say the world will end in fire. Some say in ice...from what I've tasted od desire, I told with those who favor fire. But if I had to perish twice...I think I know enough of hate to say that, for destruction, ice is also great, and would suffice..." Bella said
Edward then pulls her book from her hands, he moves in to kiss her. But she stops him.
"English final. Gotta focus." Bella said
He grins but kisses her anyway. The sun briefly comes out from behind the clouds, causing Edward skin to sparkle, making the kiss appear magical. He pulls away, smiling...
"Marry me." Edward said
Bella laughs. It's not the first nor the fiftieth time he's asked. This is clearly a game between them.
"No." Bella said
He kisses her face.
"Marry me." Edward said
"Change me." Bella said
Kisses her neck.
"Where I come, it's the way one says, "I love you"." Edward said
She affectionately pushes him away jumping up.
"Where I come from it's the way one says, " I got knocked up." Bella said
Bella starts to gather up her coat and books. Edward is suddenly right in front of her we didn't see him move. He playfully grabs her stuff from her.
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"You're worried about what people will think." Edward said
"I'm worried that two out of three marriages end in divorce.." Bella said
"The divorce rate among immortals in much lower." Edward said
"Marry me." Edward said
"Not yet. It's almost four. I'm supposed to come straight home from school." Bella said
"You'll be on time. I won't give your farther another reason to hate me." Edward said
They start to fade from my view and my room starts to fade back as well. I walk down stairs to see dad looking at the newspaper. Bella walks through the door.
"Four o'clock on the dot. Does he have a stop watch or something?" Dad asked
"His name is Edward. And now he's too punctual for you?" Bella asked
As Bella moves towards the stairs Dad stops her.
"Wait a sec, will you? Sit down." Dad said
Bela pauses then moves to a chair, and sits.
"You understand why you're being punished, right? Three day. No word. You come back on Edward's arm like nothing happened." Dad said
Yes. I'm sorry. But Edward's in my life. That won't change." Bella said
"I'm getting that. So I'll make a deal with you. No more being grounded...if you use your new freedom to see your other friends, too like Jacob." Dad said
I could see Bella's face darken, Jacob was still a painful subject. Charlie notes this as well.
"What? Edward can't handle a little competition?" Dad asked
"There is no competition." Bella said
"Well, I'm sure Jake would rather be "just friends" than nothing at all." Dad said
"Then he should return my phone calls." Bella said
"His dad's worried about him, Bella. Jake's having a really hard time." Dad said
Bella had gotten out of her chair and was heading up the stairs when she stopped.
"I remember when that was you. You needed a friend and Jake was there. He might be worth another try." Dad said
Bella then heads up stairs and into her room. I follow her to see her pull something out of her desk. It's a note, I can tell it's been read a lot some sentences have been crossed out. Only one line at the bottom is legible. It reads "I miss you, too. Doesn't change anything." I can tell Bella is troubled. She takes out her phone, I see Jake's names on the screen. But it goes straight to voice mail. Later that night Bella grabs my hand and drags me outside with her to her truck. When get and she turns the key but nothing . She tries again. It's dead. We both fear a gust of wind we turn our head to see Edward.
"You frightened me. Deciding to go down to the reservation." Edward said
"How'd you --? Alice had a vision." Bella said
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"And you guys wonder why I don't you like. Ever heard of minding your own business." I said
He gives us both a guilty face.
"I'm afraid my studies have never extended to fixing cars. Just disabling them. I'll send Emmett around in the morning." Edward said
"Jacob could fix that. He's good with his hands." Bella said
"The wolves aren't in control of themselves." Edward said
"He'd never hurt me." Bella said
"Not intentionally." Edward said
"You are one to talk Edward. I remember you telling Bella that you would never hurt her. Yet you did." I said
That got me a glare from Edward.
"After graduation I'll be one of you and that'll be it. He'll hate me for good." Bella said
"Bella, you have to understand. Your safety is...everything to me." Edward said
"Edward. I will be safe." Bella said
I can tell that Edward is very conflicted, he looks down with regret, resignation.
"I'm sorry." Edward said
Bella looks at him. Then gets angry she forces open her door. She then climbs out and slams the door shut. Edward appears next to her.
"I want you to be happy...but alive is more important." Edward said
Frustrated she pushes past him and heads to the house. He appears on the stairs before she reaches them.
"I'll understand if you're too angry for me to come to your room tonight. Just close the window. Ana can I talk to you?" Edward asked
"Sure." I said
Bella head inside but Edward and I stay outside.
"I know this is none of my business and you are probably going to get mad at me but...will you please go talk to Jasper." Edward said
"Why should I do anything for you or them or him?" I asked
"Please he hasn't been hunting, he hasn't left his room since we got back. Please Ana please." Edward all but begged
"Okay fine. But I will not talk to him with a house full of people." I said
Edward smiled grabbed my arm and sped us to the Cullen house. So I took out my phone and texted Bella letting her know where I was. I followed Edward inside. Rosalie ran up and hugged me. Alice and Mason smiled at me. Then left the house, as did Carlisle and Esme. Edward followed them out. Emmett was waiting for Rosalie.
"Let me guess you guys had already planned on going out hunting, and it was just lucky that I told Edward I would come." I said
"Totally." Rosalie said
Rosalie and Emmett then left the house and I headed upstairs to Jasper's room. I walked into his room. He was laying down just looking up at the ceiling. I laid do next to him and looked up at the ceiling to see a picture of me up there.
"Why aren't you eating?" I asked
"Because." Jasper said
"Jasper, that is not a answer." I said
"I miss you. I love you but in a few seconds you will disappear you always you do." Jasper said
I reached over and put my hand on his arm.
"Jasper I'm really here. So tell me why you haven't been eating or leaving your room." I said
He looked over at me and I was pulled into his arms.
"When we left after the incident I didn't eat then either but Rosalie practically had to force me. Then we came back and I saw what leaving you did. I left for a selfish reason. Because of me and my family you were put in harms way three different times." Jasper said
"Look Jasper. You have never put me in any kind of danger, I hit my head because of ice, I went to the baseball field of my own free will, I went to that ballet school because I wanted to. No one could have known what was going to happen at Bella's party." I said
"Okay, do you forgive me?" Jasper asked
"Yes, now then come on let's get you something to eat." I said
I grabbed his hand and pulled him up and out of bed. We headed down stairs and outside. As soon as we were a few minutes from the house I let go of his hand and he was gone I sat down on a near by tree stump and waited for him. When he returned he looked refreshed, but he also looked determined.
"Give me a second chance, please." He said
He got down on both of his knees and grabbed my hands.
"Please, Lily I don't think I could take watching you walk away from me again." Jasper begged
I swear if vampires could cry he would be.
"On one condition never leave me again I don't think I could take watching you leaving again." I said
"Done." Jasper said
"Now then come on lets head back to the house." I said
We both stood up and headed back towards the house. I had not even stepped all the way inside the house when I was picked up in a big hug and spun around. When the person put me down I looked up and saw Emmett.
"Thanks for that Emmett." I said
"Any time." Emmett said
"I have to go back home before dad see's that I am gone. But I will see all of you tomorrow at school." I said
I walked up to Jasper and kissed him on the cheek. I then left the Cullen house and ran home. I when I got home I jumped into my room though the window. Instead of going to sleep I deiced to repaint my room. I painted a white wolf with red eyes and a raven. By the time was done painting my room I looked out my window to see the sun was rising. I deiced to I was going to dress different today.
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