BPOV
My mind didn't seem to be able to understand anything anymore. Everything was happening so fast, my brain simply could not comply. It was like a watch, ticking on and on, trying to keep up, ticking faster and faster until snap. It couldn't work anymore. The whole situation made know logical sense. But somehow, my muddled mind could vaguely see that it was right. It made sense.
I was pretending to sleep. All I knew was that I was in a car, in Edward's arms. The car was going out a terrifying speed. I tried my hardest not to guess the speed. The sensation of my body pressed against his was dazzling. His stone chest felt as if it was moulded round me.
It's remarkable how much change in less than two days. I started to make a list in my head.
-I had been raped and beaten.
-Rescued by an angel.
- Argued with an angel.
-Been proposed to.
- Declined proposal, almost got killed.
- Rescued by the SAME angel.
-Fell in love.
It's pathetic. I couldn't even deny it anymore. To distract myself, I focused into the conversation. Alice was driving.
"Edward, what are we going to do about him?" Whispered Alice.
"Whatever it takes." He replied shortly.
"And…Bella?" She asked cautiously. I swallowed, and clamped my eyes shut even tighter. His grip around me tightened.
"Anything within my power. To keep her safe."
"So it's true? You really do love her. To tell you the truth Edward. Thank fucking god. I didn't know how much more of your depression I could take." Depression? Edward was depressed? That didn't sound like a happy story.
"Yeah well it's in the past. I think." There was a silence, obviously an eye contact exchange. His voice grew agitated.
"Look, can we talk about this later, I just want to get Bella home." Before I could stop myself, I absently snuggled into his chest.
"Bella?" His voice became urgent. "Are you awake?" Great, I'd blown my carefully thought out cover-up. I mumbled something that even I couldn't understand into his chest.
"Are you ok?" He carefully turned my head, tilting my chin. He looked directly into my eyes. I shivered.
"I am. I mean, I am now." I murmured. My heart missed a beat, as my eyes met his. Those eyes. That face. They were simply mesmerising. I blushed, making him smile his special crooked smile, making my heart beat becoming more of a vibration than a steady thud.
"You have got to stop doing that!" I exclaimed.
"What?"
"Dazzling people. It isn't fair." Alice erupted into giggles. Edward began to chuckle too. I suddenly became very self conscious. I was stuck here awkwardly in his arms.
"You know, I'm not paralysed. I can sit." I muttered indignantly.
"I know." Grinned Edward, making no move to let me sit by myself. I sighed, but I wasn't too annoyed, I hope my blush didn't betray that fact. We were in silence for the rest of the journey. We just gazed at each other. It wasn't awkward. It was wonderful.
EPOV
We pulled into the driveway. Esme and Carlisle appeared in less than a second beside the car. Carlisle yanked the door open on my side. Worry was clear in his face. Still cradling Bella, pushing away the scent of her blood from my mind. But I seemed to not mind as bad as I did before now. Her safety was miles important than what she tastes like now. Carlisle patted my shoulder, relief swatting away his worry.
"Thank god you're all ok. Jasper ran back and told us everything that happened." I nodded. He suddenly noticed Bella in my arms, and a tiny smile played on his lips, but he tried to disguise it.
"You'd better take Bella inside." I nodded, Bella's cheeks coloured. I looked up to see Rosalie's figure glaring at us in the mirror. It looked like I was in deep shit with her. I decided I didn't care. I darted inside, up to my room and placed her on my chase long. I perched beside her. She was flawless.
"Bella…I…I don't know what to say." I admitted.
"You don't always have to speak, to understand how you feel." She murmured. The truth of her words stunned me. She suddenly touched my cheek. I flinched at the heat of her skin. She drew her hand back quickly. She looked down, blushing.
"I meant what I said earlier. I won't let him hurt you anymore." She looked at me, I suddenly noticed she was trembling. I took her hands.
"Tell me Bella. Tell me your story."
And she did. She told me it from start to finish. I wanted to cry in despair, her story was so horrific. She was constantly lonely, afraid and vulnerable.
Then the anger hit me. It clouded out every other thought. That's when I decided. Jacob Black does not deserve to live.
"Please don't be angry. Don't go after him. You'll get hurt. Just forget it." She mumbled. I tilted her face into my direction. I looked at her desperately.
"It is in the past. Now I have everything I could have ever hoped for…I have you." She whispered. I couldn't stop myself. I pulled her lips to mine and kissed her. Her soft, full lips pressed lovingly against mine. She smelt divine. Fire raged in my thirsty throat. But I knew I could ignore it,just. A thrilling sensation pulsed through my body as her fingers ran through my hair.
The stories were right after all. Love really does overpower every other emotion.
a/n chapter title quoted from New Divide, Linkin Park
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Stolen Heart
Fanfiction"If I do this. There's no going back." He whispered, his voice desperate, cracking. "I don't want to go back." I murmured. I hovered my lips beside his ear. "I want to go forward." Bella Swan is seriously abused by her boyfriend, Jacob Black. But o...
