• Chapter 2: Silence and Innocence

    She clenched her fists firmly and began a low growl, directly at me. Edward quick to the noise got in front of me, crouched and returned the snarl. Everyone either stared at Edward or at the girl; she seemed to win that contest. Those bloody eyes began to make me sick in my stomach; I looked down trying to avoid all I can although they’re maybe no way to escape from that glare.
    “Human…why here…” She muttered. Her voice didn’t seem to be angry; it was leaning toward sorrow and misery than anger. But she was masking it so well I can barely tell. Edward stepped a half step back so he was closer to me, in case something may happen. I still remained silent.
    “I’m speaking to you human! Answer me!” she screamed fully concealing her sad quality.
    “I’m with them…” I uttered no more. Edward was still fixed on her glare.
    “I suppose you are…answer me this. Why am I here?” her tone softened to an extent, but her glare…was still just as horrible.
    “I found you in the hospital…I took here to prevent them from thinking your dead.” Carlisle interrupted, speaking calmly yet protective. She chuckled at the response her fierce eyes looking stronger. Somehow she managed to get off the sofa and stood defiant on the floor, everyone stepped back a bit.
    “Will I ever obtain such a gift…the gift of brilliant death? Humans are so lucky, all they have to do is one thing and that’s all. I envy all humans.” Her bloody red stare grew immobilizing everything in me Edward still continued his defense. “I’d give up boy, nothing will happen believe me,” she smirked at him. I couldn’t tell if she was telling the truth or completely lied. Edward failed to believe her at all and refused to soften his stance. Once he refused her smirk grew into a large smile exposing bright white teeth, and laughed scarily. Alice clench to Jasper’s hand, but remained calm. Rosalie crossed her arms while Emmett watched carefully. The girl stopped and sat up on the sofa, attempting to catch her breath.
    “Sorry for my behavior, her scent is so…well…I haven’t had one so fresh in years,” her voice still hypnotic. Edward finally stood up straight, but remained stiff and cold. “Well thanks for the hospitality, I guess I’ll be going,” she said walking at human speed though us.
    “Where will you go?” I blurted out stupidly. I saw Edward turn his head rapid at me, golden eyes glaring. She chuckled again.
    “Where shall I go? What a question…it’s not like I have a home anymore…oh well I’ll manage,” she stopped and smirked darkly at me.
    “Stay with us then,” Alice added. Everyone looked at her.
    “Are you sure? Do you trust me?” her smirk grew.
    “Yes, I actually do,” Alice, replied returning the smirk.
    “Okay…I’ll stay,” she finished the issue.
    Alice and Esme left with her to get a room available. Carlisle returned to his office, and eventually the rest left again. Edward and I were left alone again. Edward remained stiff and irritated by the girl’s behavior.
    “Are you okay Edward,” I finally pressed.
    “She’s trouble. Somehow she shielded her mind, she knew my abilities somehow…”
    “Does that mean she’s unreadable?”
    “No. It means she’s hiding something in her mind.”
    “Oh,” I knew that was bad. The moment I saw her bleeding eyes, I knew she wouldn’t be pleasant…but then again I can be wrong, very wrong.

    The next day was Saturday, and Charlie already left nice and early. By the time I was done getting changed, had breakfast and anything else, Edward was patiently waiting at the door. When I stepped out, and to no surprise…rain. Edward seemed calm, the rain I noticed at times soothes him, and it makes him relaxed. At his house once again, the girl that irritated Edward so much, was gone. His face twisted with confusion for a second. Alice who greets us normally explained a bit on what happened.
    “It happened this morning. Once the rain began…she stormed out. I don’t know why though,” she said calmly at ease.
    “Do you know where she might be?” he asked her a little alarmed. I was worried if she was thirsty.
    “Don’t worry she’s not thirsty.” She assured us. “But she’s in a place with a lot of large stones, all engraved and flowers placed all around…” she struggled to name what the place was actually called.
    “Graveyard…” I sounded bleak. I hated graveyards, too many movies had them and death was always near them. There was never any happiness surrounding the name…graveyard…
    “Then that’s where we can go,” Edward said pulling me back outside.
    “Edward!” Alice yelled before I was in the Volvo. “Just because she’s not thirsty, doesn’t mean anything!”
    Edward smiled and nodded to her. Alice smiled again while I was stuffed into the passenger seat.
    “Your face went sour once she said graveyard. It was kind of funny,” he admitted.
    “I hate graveyards!” I yelled at him.
    “Ha! Do really believe those disgraceful horror films?” he began to mock me, but I saw that he was really trying to lighten the mood.
    “No…it just feels awkward there. Silence…pure silence, in such a peaceful place, filled with only death looming,” I almost sounded like one of those gothic poets who only speak of such things. He only laughed a bit louder.
    “I honestly like graveyards…as you say pure silence and peace rests there. Yet, have you ever seen anyone fight there? It’s a place of remembrance, a place of sanctuary for the dead,” he added to the gothic poem I started. Though what he said was the truth, it’s a place of remembrance. In a way it is a sanctuary, for silence can do nothing to you but tell the truth.
    It seemed like five minutes passed, and like usual I had no idea where we were. Edward knew the question was coming.
    “We’re deep outside Forks. There’s a graveyard up that hill,” he pointed “it’s a five minute walk. It’s in a middle of a huge meadow and surrounded a large willow tree.”
    I nodded at the response. The graveyards I generally seen are not that glamorous, usually in run down areas and poorly maintained places. This though, seemed like it was perfect a place of pure innocence…
    Edward grabbed my hand gently and led to the top of the hill. Flowers bloomed everywhere and the rain was far behind us. Silence was all that surrounded us, besides our heartbeat and breath. At the top, a brilliant willow tree set dead center of all the tombstones swayed lightly back and forth. The girl was sobbing in her arms and knees at the base, her slightly long black hair swaying with the tree. As we came closer, her head shifted toward us, luminous green eyes gazed up us…pure innocence.
    “What? Go ahead laugh at the weak vampire! Like it matters anymore!” she screamed at us, her eyes beginning to mix with redness. We stayed silent.
    “Aren’t you going to laugh at my weakness? My emotions!” she screamed louder although it wasn’t enough for the world to hear. Edward sat and I copycat him. She became enraged.
    “Why! Are you playing with me!” she said hysterical. I can sense she had some pain that she was suffering from.
    “No…we would never,” Edward answered calmly at last.
    “Why…don’t you make fun…of me?”
    “Your honest…I can see that. You don’t deny emotion. Never deny any emotions, for there are no truer words to express truth,” I was breathless at his description. “I can see…hear your pain. You aren’t shielding anymore…you trust me as well,” he smirked at her, another first. Her tears began to cease, anger filled her eyes quickly turning them red.
    “I shall never trust anyone!” she quickly raised from the ground, wind beginning to whip up. Confusion replaced our faces.
    With quick movement, she swiped her right arm diagonally across her body and sent me flying through the air behind me. Edward managed to catch me in time before I probably would have ended up breaking some limbs, then he began to growl angrily.
    “You have abilities as well…that’s why I couldn’t read you. You controlled my thoughts and made it so I couldn’t read you!”
    Her eyes narrowed and her smirk grew, her evilness returned. I held onto his arm tightly.
    “Humans are the easiest…one simple invasion. We on the other hand…with our acute senses, I have to be careful. Thoughts and actions I can alter perfectly though.” She became incredibly terrifying. I was afraid she was going to harm Edward and I, we’re under her mercy with her abilities…at least I was.
    She sighed.
    “Bella is your name, correct? Short for Isabelle, right?” she asked calmly, but her eyes never changed. I was more afraid of those eyes than anything else in the world, whenever I saw her.
    I nodded I didn’t want to speak. I was sure though she and Edward saw my fear plainly. “I have a question…” though my brain was picking at this only question.
    “Yes, what is it Bella.” She teased slightly.
    “What is your name?” no one ever got around to asking. Edward softened his grip on my hand; maybe I found a weak point?
    “My name…anyone’s name is a sacred thing. You can never abuse it, torture it, and misuse it. To let someone know it is saying you believe and trust him or her. Why should I trust you?” she closed her eyes and looked down. I was curious if they were still red or not.
    “We’ve done nothing to you,” Edward said lighting his voice.
    “Not yet you haven’t…do I know your plans later on, do I know if you’re willing to wound me? But I will tell you on one condition. This includes both of you…” she said looking serious yet filled with sorrow.
    We nodded together; we were forever together in agreement.
    “Edward…you must honor the wishes of Bella. You must never abuse your love for each other for only control, restrain, and do as you please. Love is a shared passion…to be treated equally without any fear and with pure understanding.” She concluded seriously. Her eyes lightened again, but I didn’t believe she was done yet. Edward was still quite close to me. “My name is Kira…Kira Lunei.
    “Why say that? Our love is as pure as it can get” when I asked I knew I’d make her angrier.
    She tightly closed her eyes, breathed heavily, and looked down; the same way Edward does when he’s kind of mad. Her pose though didn’t show anger it showed sadness and pain, somehow I could tell she endured pain throughout her entire immortal life.
    “You…will…never…understand…love” she mumbled trying to speak clearly, her defiant voice crushed.
    “Why?” there was no point in trying anymore, I wanted to know, I’ve never seen someone with so much agony.
    “We all live…fragile…shattered…shattered lives,” she said straight into my eyes, the innocent emerald eyes in full view. Edward still stood silent, but somehow calmed and I sensed he had sympathy.
    Then in a matter of a second she was behind us, Edward never budged, I resisted looking behind me. I still felt the sensation of her innocence, her breath nearly an inch from my ear.
    “Remember the hardest words to say full hearted, beside the words of hate and rage, is “I love you”. For there are no other words like it, pure passion, constantly being exploited in this cold world. Depressing isn’t it?” and her presence vanished the second the last word was uttered.
    As what seemed for a few seconds, I realized something I never considered. Our lives. It’s true, our lives are easily shattered once something occurs, and it gets easier as more tragedy comes. Also, love, anywhere, is mistreated in multiple ways from anyone, from the most stupid reasons to the most indescribable and cruel causes. For anyone in this world, true love maybe rare…almost impossible. Was Edward really true for me? He saved me before countless times, but was it really because of his love for me?
    Edward began to sit beside the trunk; withered leaves and cold melted snow surrounded us as I joined him. He wrapped his arm around me trying to provide me with warmth, though I was the one supplying it. Somehow he felt my confusion, for Kira and her words.
    “She speaks only truth, Bella. The words maybe unfeeling and rough and be fueled with anguish, it is the truest explanation of the world.”
    “Did you see why?” I was slightly anxious, yet I still felt sympathy and confusion.
    “No sadly. She’s intelligent. She clouded her mind with useless thoughts so I couldn’t determine why she’s filled rage and sorrow.”
    “I see…” I started to become even more depressed. He pulled me gently closer and hugged me sincerely.
    “I will always love you, never will I harm or return those words for another. “Let’s talk of more pleasant matters, please?” he seemed sick of her, I was too to an extent but I was more concerned.