Author's Note: As promised, here is the sequel. Woop! I kind of have a plan for this, but I'm not sure if I'll change it or not. Ehh. We'll see how it goes. Anyway, I know this is kind of short, but I'm trying on making things longer. =) I hope you guys like it!
Disclaimer: I own nothing….damn.
Bella's Point of View
It has been 3 years. 3 years since I've been alone. 3 years since I left my love and my loved ones. And one year since I've found out and learned how to control what I am. I know I promised to return to Edward when I was able to control myself. And I did want to, so so bad. But how could I do that after three years? How could I show up on his doorstep and expect him to just welcome me with open arms? And what was I going to say? I'm sorry? I really don't think that would cut it. I still had his ring. It hung around my neck on a long golden chain and I rarely took it off. If we really did belong together, fate would somehow intervene and we would meet again. Until then, I lived in a small town in northern Michigan, living in an apartment as a college student.
I was walking home from classes that afternoon. Even though I lived kind of far away, I loved walking home. It gave me time to think, not that I didn't have enough time alone to myself, and I got to see so much. It had just rained, the sky was gray and the ground was still wet. I was bound to slip. And, as I turned the corner, I did exactly that. I tripped forward, falling into someone, my books scattering at my feet.
"I'm so sorry," I exclaimed, kneeling down to pick up my books. Whoever I ran into just stood there. I couldn't help thinking that he was a jerk; at least I did up until what happened next.
"Bella," a familiar velvety voice whispered from in front of me. I froze with my books in my hands. It couldn't be. There was no way. Looking up, I met a pair of golden eyes that I recognized immediately. This was weird, but, as Alice would say, it had to be fate. We didn't say anything, just stared, until I managed to speak
"Hi," I whispered, not really knowing what else to say.
"Hello. You look beautiful as always." I smiled a little and looked down at me feet as we stood in silence. But it wasn't like awkward silence, it was a comfortable silence. "Do you wanna take a walk with me?" He asked after a couple of minutes. I looked up at him and nodded.
"I'm enrolled in college now," I said as we walked side by side through the park.
"Really? What's are you majoring in?" He asked.
"English Literature. What about you, High School again?" He nodded and chuckled.
"Yes. No matter how many times we enroll, it never gets exciting." He led me to a bench where we sat down. I put my books in my lap, rested my elbow on the back of the bench and rested my head on my hand, looking at him as we talked. We talked about a lot of things; it was if I had never left. We laughed and talked about his family, mostly.
"…and then Emmett broke Rose's car," he was saying, turning to look at me.
"Wait. Emmett broke the BMW?" He nodded. "How bad? What did Rose do? She must've been pissed." I chuckled a bit, remembering her temper.
"I don't know what he was thinking or how he did it. But it needed a new engine, and the whole hood needed to be fixed," he chuckled, "Rose didn't talk for him for a week."
"I'm not surprised, he should know better than to mess with her car."
"You would think that, wouldn't you," he laughed. I laughed as well and looked at my watch. I had to work in about three hours. I sighed.
"I should go, I have to work soon. Maybe I'll see you again." I quickly stood up to walk away, but Edward grabbed my hand. I turned around to see him looking at me with pleading eyes.
"Please don't go," he whispered, "I've already lost you twice now, please don't make me watch you walk away. Come back to the house with me, I'm sure the family would love to know what you found out over the past three years."
How was I supposed to say no without feeling like a complete bitch?
"Alright." I whispered. He smiled slightly and let me to his Volvo, which is where he was headed when I ran into him. We drove in silence, I looked out the window, fiddling with the ring around my neck and wondering if he had seen it. Before I knew it, my door was open and Edward was standing in front of me with his hand outstretched to help me out. I took his hand and stood up, admiring the beautiful house. He led me to the front door and I took a deep breath before I stepped inside.
"Bella!" I heard Alice squeal before I was tackled to the ground.
"Oof." I landed with a thud.
"I've missed you so much! I knew you would come back! How have you been?" She rambled. Esme came up, grinning, and pulled Alice off of me.
"Let her breathe, Alice," Esme said, rolling her eyes before hugging me.
"Bella! Welcome back, Sunshine," Emmett greeted with a grin, pulling me into a bear hug. As I greeted everyone, I couldn't help but think that I didn't deserve it, at all. I had hurt them. Why weren't they angry with me? I would be angry with me. I did leave for their protection, I reminded myself. That made me feel a little bit better, but not a lot.
"Bella," Carlisle said, pulling me out of me thoughts. I looked over at him and waited for him to continue. "Would you like to come into the living room and talk?" I nodded. They at least deserved to know what had happened. We walked toward the living room and sat down. "What have you found out?" I took a deep breath. This was going to be a long story.
"Well, I am the Angel of Death. The peacemaker of vampires and protector of humans. I spent the first year searching everywhere for Ayden, my creator, though he didn't tell me how that one worked out. Eventually I found him, thankfully. Anyway, we worked really hard for a year and I was finally able to control what I do, except I did almost kill him a few times, but he's the only one that I can't kill. The first time I transformed three years ago was my awakening and I couldn't control it, but now I can transform whenever I need to, without all the bright lights and stuff." I concluded. No one spoke for a while, and I wasn't sure why, but then Emmett grinned.
"So can you fly?" I rolled my eyes.
"Yes, Emmett, I can fly."
He looked like a kid in a candy shop.
"Cool! Can we see?" He asked.
"You don't have to if you don't want to," Edward whispered in my ear, but with the look on Emmett's face, I knew I had to.
"Fine," I said, walking out into the backyard, knowing that all of them followed me. I turned around to face them and closed my eyes, letting myself be changed. Every time, I had the same dress on and the same shoes. After my large black wings grew, my eyes snapped opened. Emmett was grinning and Alice was bouncing with excitement.
"Emmett, come here," I said, the sound of my voice holding more authority with my transformation. He walked over to me quickly, standing in front of me. "You ready?" He nodded and I put each hand on either side of his torso and began to flap my wings, flying into the sky.
"This is so cool," he exclaimed as I flew high enough to look like a bird to the humans, "You can see everything!"
"Mhmm.," I mumbled flying back to the Cullen home, landing in their backyard. I looked down at my watch again and saw that I had to work in half an hour. Frowning, I closed my eyes again and changed back into myself listening to Emmett talk animatedly about what had just happened. "Okay, I've got to go to work." I said. Alice frowned, running up to hug me.
"Come on, I'll walk you to the door," Edward offered. I waved goodbye as we walked towards the door. He opened the door for me but before I left the house, he grabbed my wrist and stopped me. "Wait," he began as I turned to look at him. "Can I see you again?" I sighed and walked closer to him, kissing his cheek.
"I'll be back tomorrow. Promise," I whispered in his ear before I ran back home.
Author's Note: Yay Edward and Bella! I love them. =P
Preview:
I stared at Edward with wide eyes. I couldn't not believe what he was saying. "You did what?" I exclaimed.
He fidgeted a little, but tried to reason with me. "I felt obligated, Bella."
~Jyssica~