Noonday Sun: A Post-Breaking Dawn Twilight Fanfiction

Chapter 6, Reunion

Chapter 6, Reunion

I was reaching to knock on the door of Apartment 302 when an exquisite scent floated around me.

There was a tinge of the cold vampire smell but it was balanced with a wild musk that set my nerves on fire. I turned to see what I'd been fighting for so long. I shook my head, dazed, and let this vision of perfection approach. He was looking cautious, hesitant, and something else... bemused?

I longed to run my fingers through his hair. It was a desire I hadn't had since Sam... I stopped the thought. Sam is nothing now. Nahuel is my life, my breath, my being.

He stopped, a wariness in his eyes I couldn't understand.

I walked slowly toward the man I could not live without. This half vampire. I did not shudder at the word. I would not fight the universe.

I breathed his name, like a song on my lips, "Nahuel."

He shuddered and took a breath, then looked into my face, wonder shining in his gloriously beautiful eyes. "Leah."

It was a recognition of names. Names neither of us had spoken in this way before. So unfamiliar and familiar at the same time.

An eternity passed while I looked into his eyes. I smiled. This man is no monster. He was the very essence of my being, and I could not live without him. I drank in the perfection of his face. Suddenly, he was holding my face in his hands. I saw the tears in his eyes, and I wept for my selfishness in running away.

He watched the tears glisten on my eyelashes and reached out gently to gather them on his fingertips. His touch was whisper light but his skin burned into me.

Desire for his touch overcame me. I pulled his mouth to mine. He gathered me into his arms and we kissed, his lips moving desperately with mine. Suddenly, he released me and stepped back, a look of confusion shadowing his features. "I don't understand..."

I laughed, the relief of tension almost as unbearable as my previous pain. "We have a lot to discuss, don't we?"

Nahuel nodded, then unlocked his door, and we stepped into his apartment.

Huilen looked up from the oven. She was pulling two plates out from under the broiler. The delicious scent wafted in the air. My mouth watered. It had been a long time since I'd eaten anything but raw elk.

I knew she was a vampire and didn't eat anything but blood. This must be for Nahuel. Her topaz eyes, the same color as the Cullens, met mine. I saw a question there, but I didn't know what she wanted from me.

The table was set for two. I glanced at Nahuel, "Were you expecting anyone?"

He grinned at me, and my heart turned over. My breath caught. How can anyone be so insanely beautiful?

"Just you... I'd hoped."

I drew in a sharp breath, and a crease formed between my brows. "But how?"

"The Cullens are pretty good at guessing... but I'd like to hear more about you."

I clenched my jaw, anger rising in me, but I stopped, remembering why I was here. I looked into his warm brown eyes. I could refuse him nothing. I cleared my throat. "What did you want to know?"

"Well, the beginning is a good place... tell me about your family." Nahuel pulled out a chair for me and I obediently sat down.

I looked down at my plate. A halved avocado was filled with a tomato/chicken blend then covered with Monterey jack cheese. The cheese had been broiled until it was golden brown. I took a small bite. The blend of dill, tomato, mayonnaise, chicken, cheese and avocado was a delight to my senses.