Belonging Season

Chapter 4

Emmett's P.O.V

"I knew he wasn't my mate. He just made everything better..." Those were the last things I heard before Rose left the house. Rose... my Rosalie, my wife, had venom tears pouring from her eyes. It broke my heart to see the sight, and it made me feel guilty. I felt guilty that I didn't run after her, guilty that my only feeling for her was sadness, no love, no genuine sympathy.

All my emotions and feelings are now focused on the girl sitting and apologizing on the couch. That's who I wanted to comfort. For some reason, though, I couldn't. I was stuck with Rosalie still on my mind. Maybe I should go after her. I looked around at what was left of my family. It was a glance before I ran out the front door.

Rose. I could still smell her scent; she wasn't far away. I followed it into the forest. I ran at least 3 miles before a sensation rippled through my entire being. It dropped me to my knees, and I forcefully gasped and clenched my chest. 'Mate,' I felt my inner vampire whine for Isabella. 'We need our mate. She is the reason we are alive. We must serve her.' Hearing the voice inside my head had me questioning my sanity for a second. I knew we had a 'being' deep inside that ran purely on vampire instinct, but I didn't think it could speak to us. I got off my knees and leaned against the tree. Izzy is my mate, but how could I turn my back on Rosalie? She is the reason I'm here today.

'No,' I heard from inside my head again. I suddenly realized that Izzy is the reason I'm here today, as a vampire, so that I may be able to spend eternity with her. But why me? I take off in a random direction, running as fast as I can as the questions keep coming.

Running at vampire speed is exhilarating. It's honestly one of my favorite things about being a vampire. After about 10 minutes of running, I concluded that the only way to get any answers was to return to my mates. Ha, mates... that'll take some getting used to saying. I wanted to finish my run but thought I was near the school. I could hear, smell, and see everything, even at this incredible speed.

I could make out all the water droplets misting in the forest's air. The trees may appear blurry to the human eye because of the thick fog/mist, but they were clear as day to me. The bright green leaves reflected off the droplets, making the fog appear green as well. I was running fast enough to stay pretty dry. I made a couple more turns, weaving and dodging through the forest.

The back of the house comes to view, I slow into a jog. I skillfully jump on the roof and sit down. I hear Izzy and Jasper talking, "-school in the morning." She was leaving... it bummed me that I wasn't going to be able to speak to her. That thought was cut off when I saw Jasper dash out of the house into the woods. The curiosity about that also didn't stay long because right after, I was staring into the radiant eyes of Izzy Swan.

"Emmett!" Her heavenly voice reaches my ears.
"Emmett!!" She shouts again.

I watch as she runs back a few yards, then forward at vampire speed, jumping and launching herself into the air at me. It's only seconds before she lands on me. I catch her swiftly and balance us.

I groan at our sudden contact as she pulls my head into her chest and begins to ramble. "Emmett, you came back! Oh my gosh, I am so sorry. I did not mean to break up your family and ruin your relationship. I just wanted to find you guys and see you guys for myself. I didn't want to hurt you..."

"I-" I try to cut her rambling off. "It's okay," I say as I wrap my arms around her tiny waist and press my face into her bosom. A purr escaped my chest, and I indulged in her scent. She smelled like wild cherries and fresh vanilla cream. She moaned softly, and I whined, feeling the familiar tightening sensation of my pants. I slowly pulled myself back.