Shards of Sunset (Twilight Fan-Fiction book 2)

Chapter 2 We'll be together

Chapter 2 We'll be together

Lucas's POV

We drive and rive until the sun goes down below the horizon, and emmett stops at a hotel. He could drive all night, without stopping, but he doesn't like the idea of us having to sleep in the car. He also really enjoys sleeping in a bed with me. I unload my bag, from the trunk and head straight to the bathroom. My life has gone downhill, so far I can't see where I once was. I turn the shower on, and strip my clothes off.

I slide into the steaming water, and soak my tight muscles. I don't get nearly enough exercise, as I'd like to living on the road. I lather my body with the scentless bar soap, and smooth my short hair out with coconut shampoo. When I turn the water off, and head to the closet, for a towel, I freeze in front of the mirror. The fog obscures most of my reflection, but I can see the sadness in my own eyes. I wouldn't change the road I'm on for a life without Emmett, but I'm not happy.

I'm supposed to be unhappy apparantly, so why do I keep looking around the corner with hope in my soulless eyes? Why do I torture myself by looking for happiness, where misery will always reign? I think because partly I like the pain I conflict upon myself, but also because I've always been a dreamer, who always looks for the light at the end of the tunnel. I just need to face the fact that there is no end to this dark filled tunnel that is my life. I lucked out, by getting someone to stand beside me through it all.

I once again pull the knife from its home, and sink the blade into my hunry skin. When the blood saturates the silver, I hiss in pain, and relief. The burning of the cut fills my nervous system with the breath of life, and the coolness of the metal against my warm sensitive skin makes me feel oddly powerful. i throw on a sweatshirt, and a pair of net shorts. When I finish brushing my teeth, and all things in the bathroom, I sulk over to the bed.

When my body hits the soft feeling of the matress, I feel the tears stream from my eyes. I have this routine every single night. Emmett goes to the bathroom, giving me my time to cry, and then we go to bed. I silently cry myself to sleep in his arms, and then the nightmares start. I hear him close the bathroom door, and then he slides in behind me. His arm wraps around me, and the light turns off. The tears continue falling onto the sheet beneath me, but I feel the drowsiness start to move in.

I'm standing on a hill, and the crisp morning air blows in my face. Bside me are four people. Emmett, Skylar, Dylan, and Chloe. There's a shrill screaming noise behind us, and I turn to see Rosalie lunging at our group. I fling myself at her, and the hilltop fills with the thunderous sound of our collision. I feel the stake in my hands, and I relish the moment it sinks into her chest. She groans in pain, before she turns gray before me.

I sigh longingly, when my eyes open and I realize it was only a really good dream. If it had been true then I would have all of my siblings, and Rosalie would be dead. I sit up, when I notice that Emmett isn't beside me. I look around, and see pacing feet beneath the bathroom door. He must be on the phone, and doesn't want to wake me up. I put my feet on the floor, and stand on my feet. Dizziness scorches through me, and I fall back onto the soft pile of cloth.

Emmett opens the door, and sees me like I am. He rushes to me, lifting my head up and looking into my eyes tenderly. He holds me in his arms, until the spinning stops. When I finally feel okay again, he helps me sit up in the bed, and looks at me with worried eyes. I know he knows what this is doing to my sanity, and now it's affecting the physical part of my life. I can tell he has something to tell me, and I'm not going to like it.

"That was Edward. Jasper, Garret, Eleazor, and he are waiting for me. You guys are going to drive straight to Forks from here, and you will stay there with Alice, Carlisle, and Esme. Bella will possibly beat you there. We've finally picked up Rosalie's trail, but they'll need me to help them. Kate, and Carmen will be participating as well. I don't want you to worry, so just go and be safe for me" he says and then turns away from me. I can tell he has tears in his eyes because I don't want to leave him either.