I've been enjoying audreyii_fic's drabble sets Pieces of the Memories way too much lately, and felt the need to write some Jacob & Bella again. So, a few drabbles seemed to be the best idea.

This is set in an AU scenario, where Jacob does not run away at the end of Eclipse. I don't know how many parts there will be. Not too many, though.

I wanted to challenge myself a little, and so each drabble will strictly be 100 words.

Catch the Falling Sky

Part I

I

They lay next to each other on their backs on First Beach, the pitch-black sky above them. It is their new pattern, the confinements of their garage – so many memories that tie them together – suffocating them.

The ancient blanket – he remembers smearing mud on it on sunny days with his mother and sisters on the beach – is all they bring. She is so close, the urge to touch and protect her suffocates him like those memories.

She made her choice, and no matter how much it breaks him, he wants to secure every last memory he can share with her.

II

He swore himself he would not care, but when she sits down next to him, her dress the colour of the raspberries she loves so much, mahogany hair cascading down her back, he can only stare and return her shy smile.

As the other guests find their seats, he only has eyes for every single lash framing her face, the nervous tipping of her feet, shiny lower lip caught between her teeth. As Emily walks down the aisle, all he can think about is how much he needs to hold her hand the way he should be able to do.

III

"What are you doing out here?" he asks, leaning against the doorframe. She turns to look at him, smiling wearily.

His mind tells him to go back inside, back to his family, but instead he steps outside onto the porch. Goose bumps cover her bare arms, and it's his broken heart that wraps his arms around her, pulling her against him.

"Bells."

A broken whisper in the lantern-lit semi-darkness of the porch. Small hands clinging to him in despair. Tears drenching his shirt. His name a choked sob.

Unsteady feet stumbling away into the darkness, leaving him with empty arms.