Fanfiction: Invisibility Chapter 14

-Insanity's Partner

Rated T

Bella:

I hadn't really noticed when my eyes changed color, but I'm fairly certain it has to do with finally being with Edward again.

I had a theory about that… That maybe, since a vampire's eyes will become black when they're angry, just like when they're hungry, that it might be an emotion thing rather than a condition thing.

Even if they don't consciously think it, human-hunting vampires feel uncivilized… Especially after feeding.

I guess when I was away from Edward I felt uncivilized, too.

After a week of doing the gothic thing while I was with Edward, I found myself wondering why I was still pretending to be something I wasn't.

I found myself becoming my old self. Becoming exactly the same as before, falling into my mold from being a human.

I had gradually stopped using the make-up… Slowly using less and less eyeliner and lip stick…until I stopped using make-up entirely.

There was no reason to hide once I'd been reunited with my Edward.

Sitting here, in the living room in his lap, I found myself absolutely euphoric. I was right. It would be stupid to think things would just go back to the way they were.

They were much, much better. I snuggled into his chest, smelling his scent that used to drive me mad as a human…that still drives me mad now. He smiled and cupped my face to bring it up to his. He gave me a sweet, but hungry kiss. I reveled in the euphoria at being able to kiss him back.

And then he broke of the kiss. I whimpered quietly at the loss of his lips on mine, and he smiled.

"You know, you were right, that night in Italy." he said, hugging me close to him as I nuzzled in face into his shoulder, trying to take an inconspicuous whiff of his neck. But he heard me and was shaking me with his silent laughter.

"About what?" I asked, dazed.

"Well, for one you were right about things not being the same as before—"

"It's much better," I said, cutting him off, immediately knowing where he was going with that.

He smiled. "Yes, and you were right about something else, too." He said, frowning slightly.

"Well…?" I urged, after he'd stopped talking.

"I know it was stupid, even after I'd left you so harshly, and after so long…" he said, closing his eyes, frowning at the bitter memories. I took his hand squeezed it,

"But I did expect you to run into my arms when I'd found you." He said, smiling from my reassuring touch, but ducking his head in shame. I just looked at him with an understanding look. "I always thought that if I was miserable, that perchance, you were too. That you'd always love me, even after I'd left you. And then, when I'd gone back to you, only to find Charlie's house empty, I thought I'd lost you forever. I kept trying to find you. For nearly thirty years, I'd searched and hard as I could to find you…I thought I'd lost you… But Alice kept having those visions…"

He trailed off, frowning at the memories. I took that moment to speak.

"Yes," I agreed, "It was stupid… But I'm glad you did." And he smiled looked down on me, cupping my chin to bring my lips back up to his again.

I parted my lips and sighed in his face, inviting him to go further, but Jalin stepped in the room and sat in the adjoining couch. She coughed a few times to get our attention, and I reluctantly tore my face away from his to turn to her.

"I've been thinking." She said, thoughtfully.

Jalin's relationship with me had grown since I'd returned from Italy. More than the typical sisterhood relationship. I wasn't sure how to identify it, but I knew that I'd rip out the throat of anyone who ever hurt her.

"About what?" I said, feeling like a broken record.

"About us. I'm not sure when it started… But I don't think you as strictly my sister anymore, or even my best friend." She said, pausing to think again.

I nodded. "Yeah, I know. So what would you call me?"

She sat silent for a minute, thinking.

"I don't know about you…" she said, almost unsure, "But I was thinking, maybe… my mother."

My mouth dropped in surprise, but as I thought about it, it was true. I did think of her as my daughter.

I smiled, "Come here, Jalin." I said, my grin growing bigger with each passing moment. She plopped on the couch between me and Edward. I wrapped my arms around her, and Edward wrapped his arms around us, and I couldn't help but think…

I have my own, perfect, happy family.

"Well what do you know," Edward said, happily, "I guess there are happy endings for vampires."

And though no one said it out loud, I knew we all agreed with it.

Because I could feel everyone hug a little tighter.



THE END!

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