Disclaimer: I do not own most of the characters mentioned in this story. Stephenie Meyer owns them except for the ones that I've made up. This is a fictional story, based on a fictional story...
To the emails that I received, thank you for both the positive and negative remarks. Remember that this is based off of the Twilight books and films. For some reason a few people, who will remain nameless, don't understand.so for those that don't quite get it, this is Twilight slash fiction. It was placed in the high school section, instead of the celebrity/slash section, because Adin is underage.Regardless thank you for continuing to read.
Between Light and Dark Part 3
In the middle of the night I woke up to a screaming sensation in my bladder. As I flipped the covers off and got out of bed to go to the bathroom, I turned to see Edward gone. In truth I was a little saddened by that, I would've enjoyed waking up with him at my side, but I understood that he also had a life.
The linoleum floor was cold on my feet, and the fluorescent lights made my eyes slightly ache from sensitivity. After I relieved myself and washed my hands, I went back into my bedroom to see the smiling face of Edward laying on my bed, fully clothed, arms across his chest, looking like a sensual roman sculpture. I climbed back into bed, but sat up with my back against the headboard, with my blanket sprawled over my lap. I felt him scoot closer to me and as he wrapped his arm around my shoulder I felt a sensation that I hadn't thought was possible for him to pass onto me. There was an unnatural heat that I felt when our skin connected.
"Edward you feel very."
"I know, cold."
"No. You feel kind of warm to me."
I watched as his expression changed a little.
"Does that mean anything?"
"Carlisle told me that this might happen. When our kind finds our soul mate, our bodies tend to heat up. The fluctuation is just a few degrees, but it does have a meaning."
"So you're telling me that I'm your soul mate."
He remained silent for a few moments, looking over in the other direction, before he turned his attention back to me.
"I believe that you are. But I want to know how you feel about all this?"
"Well things are moving kind of quick, but I trust you and really enjoy being with you. I feel that I can tell you anything, even if it paints me in a negative light."
"I don't thing you could tell me anything that would change my opinion of you. I myself have done some horrible things in my past, but here you are excepting me, regardless of my flaws."
"I don't see any flaws."
He smirked as I said this. There were a few moments where I was wondering if this was all a dream, that Edward and I really weren't together, and that I was still alone. Yet every time I would look into his eyes and see the fiery passion that resided deep beneath, all I could do was smile to myself.
"Adin, what are you thinking about that has you smiling?"
"I just.I can't believe how lucky I am. I mean to find love is a rare fantastical reward, but to be in love with a man that is eternal, it makes me wonder wether this is all a dream. And if it is, I never want to wake up."
Edward leaned over, placing one of his feathery kisses upon my lips. I then felt his hand gently caress my cheek. Even though he was so delicate in his touch, there was something about it, which felt stronger than any substance on earth. He kisses soon became more passion filled and when he abruptly stopped, I realized that this was the man that I couldn't live without. I looked up at him as he spoke.
"This is proof that I am very real and not a figment of your imagination. I love you in everyway possible and would I give anything to you and I would do anything for you. You have my heart, forever."
"And you have mine."
I snuggled close to him as I went back to sleep. My last thought before the blanket of slumber washed over my body was that Edward was indeed real and absolutely, undisputedly, in love with me.
That morning Dan came in to tell me that he was on his way out and that I'd better get up for school. From the living room, he hollered out for me to have a good day. As I started to stretch and wake up, I felt a little groggy, and as I turned over to see an indentation of where Edward was, I realized that he must've just left.
I had just got out of the shower and was pulling on a pair of boxers and a tee shirt when I heard the doorbell ring. I grabbed my towel and wrapped it around my waist as I walked to see who was at the door. Edward smiled as he saw my wet hair and towel.
"I thought you would like a ride to school today."
"Sure, come in, I'm just finishing getting dressed."
He shut the door behind him as I turned to get ready. As I got into my room I placed the towel in my clothes hamper and grabbed a pair of pants. I was pulling up my zipper when I heard him enter my room. As I put my socks on, I looked over at Edward and noticed he was staring at my painting.
"I must say Adin, you really have a gift. It looks really good."
"Thank you. I will start sketching in my face tonight."
"I can't wait to see it completed."
When I finished getting dressed, I grabbed my book bag and we headed out. Edward opened the passenger door for me and as I sat down, he was sitting next to me in the driver's seat. It was difficult for my eyes to focus on him as he moved, but what I did see wasn't just a simple blur. Imagine placing a tablespoon of milk into a clear glass of water, that clouded appearance was kind of what I saw, with shades of color in certain areas. We sat there for a few minutes before he spoke.
"Adin, I was wondering if after class you wanted to meet the rest of my family. You've met my parents, but I have two sisters and two brothers, and they've come by for a visit."
The amount of butterflies in my stomach grew as the milliseconds passed and while I looked at my shoes, searching for an answer I realized that Edward was staring at me, waiting for that response.
"I would love to, but you think they'll like me."
"They'll love you, as I do."
I couldn't help but smile at that last remark. On our way to school, I called Dan and asked him if it was alright, and after telling him the address and how long I was planning on staying he said that it was alright. It's kind of strange, even though he's my uncle, he's become more of a third parent, which I appreciated more than he knew.
Class went by in a boring haze, like usual, since I was ahead of my work. I noticed many of the students were overly excited because of the prom that was a few weeks away. I didn't want to go, partly because it would cause too much of a stir for Edward and myself, and secondly, dancing wasn't my strongest suit. As lunch time came around I found myself at the salad bar making another masterpiece in fruits and vegetables. I had a large amount of tomatoes and cucumbers, piled together, with a side of romaine lettuce and sunflower seeds. I grabbed a soda and after paying I went to sit in my usual seat with my back against the window. I was engrossed in my sketchbook when one of the most annoying, hyperactive girls came up to me.
"Hi Adin, I don't know if you remember me but I'm Jessica and I was wondering if you had any plans for prom."
"I um.", but before I got a chance to finish my sentence she interrupted me, with a sickly sweet tone.
"Do you think you'd like to go with all of us? Mike, Tyler, Angela, Eric and myself were planning on going together and we were wondering if you wanted to go with us."
"Oh no thank you.I'm not going to prom I've got other plans, sorry."
"Oh.well that's okay. By the way, I was wondering are you and Edward Cullen like a couple. It's completely okay with me, my uncle's.you know."
I was dumbfounded by her question, I mean this was the most we've ever talked before and now here she is poking around in my business. I tried to think of the best way to answer her question, without sounding too rude, even though she sort of deserved it.
"Edward and I are friends. If you don't mind.I have a project I'd like to finish."
"Okay."
Off she walked with a simple flick of the hair, as if she was more concerned with making people think she turned me down. I lightly smirked, while shaking my head in amazement.
"That was awkward."
Edward's voice made me twist in my seat, and as he sat down next to me, I could sense that he was a little annoyed. He looked out the window, as I spoke to him.
"Edward what's.what's wrong?"
Still looking out the window, "we're just friends." He said it without feeling, not even bothering to look me in the eyes.
"What."
"You told her that we're just friends."
I could tell my words hurt his feelings.
"No.Edward listen, I only said that because I wasn't sure if you wanted me to out you, to Jessica. If you're okay with that, then the next time I'll tell her the truth. I just wasn't sure."
"You don't have to hide anything from them, for my sake."
We sat next to each other in silence and when the bell rang, I grabbed my book bag and emptied my tray. While Edward and I started walking towards Jessica and the others, on our way to class I quickly grabbed his hand, holding onto it. I watched as Jessica smiled, but looked a little shocked as well, while the others didn't know quite what to do. Edward on the other hand smiled, while opening the door for me.
At the end of my last class Edward was waiting for me with a smile on his face as usual. We walked towards the parking lot and the whole time all I could think about was the frightening fact that I was going to meet the rest of his family in less than twenty minutes. He seemed calm and collected, while I felt extremely nervous, but when he started speaking to me, I found that his voice began to calm my nerves.
"So how was art class?"
"It was fine, my final that I'm going to submit is the renaissance painting, which I've come up with a name."
"Oh really, what is it?"
"The Secrets Two Behold."
He thought it over for a few moments, before he spoke with a curious shimmer in his eyes.
"I like it, a lot actually. But what secrets do we behold?"
"It's the secret of our love from a world that is frightened of what they consider to be unnatural."
He nodded his head in understanding, while opening the passenger door for me. I watched as he leisurely strolled, much like that of a human, around the car and into the drivers seat. He started the ignition and began heading towards his house. The drive went by faster than I would've preferred and as we pulled onto the driveway I noticed two cars parked in front of the house.
We got out of the car and as I stopped in front of the stairs, which led to the front door, Edward turned and looked at me with an odd expression.
"What is it?"
"I don't even know their names."
"They'll introduce themselves to you, you don't have to be nervous."
"I can't help it."
All he did was lightly smile and take hold of my hand. In that simple gesture I felt some strength seep into my body. We walked together, into the house, which smelt like lavender, orange blossoms and rose petals. The sounds of laughter came from the living room and as we rounded the corner and everyone came into light, the sudden deafening silence brought back some of my lost anxiety from outside. Carlisle soon spoke, introducing me to his family and his family to me.
"Adin, these are my two sons, Jasper and Emmett, and my two daughters Alice and Rosalie." Jasper was of medium build with curly shoulder length, dirty blonde hair. Emmett on the other hand looked like a linebacker with short black hair. Both men came up to me, smiling, and shook my hand. Emmett seemed like he had something on his mind, and when he finally spoke I realized that he was the jokester of the family.
"So Adin, I heard Edward broke your bed."
The whole room exploded in an uproar of laughter, I laughed myself, but my face felt hot, I knew I had to be three shades of red. Jasper came foreword and whispered in my ear.
"Don't worry about Emmett, he's a teddy bear, later on I will tell you about the pictures we took of him wearing Rosalie's lingerie."
Next Alice and Rosalie came up, Alice looked like a brunette, life-size tinker bell. She seemed extremely happy to see me.
"Oh my gawd, Adin it's nice to finally meet you, I've wanted to meet you for weeks. I know we're going to be great friends."
"Oh okay, that sounds great."
Rosalie was the last, and quite honestly she was the most beautiful woman I'd ever seen. She had blonde locks that fell to her waist, which shimmered as she walked.
"Hello Adin, it's nice to meet you."
"It's nice to meet you too, all of you really."
Esme came forward, placing her hand on my back, and led me away from the group and into the kitchen.
"So Adin, I've wanted to talk to you in private, is that okay?"
"Yes, absolutely."
"I just wanted to tell you how special I think you are, you've really cast a spell on Edward."
I smirked, "well I don't know about that, but thank you."
"No, before you came along he was very secluded and at times I was worried about him. He's been alone for such a long time and now that he's found you, there has been a complete change. He smiles more and he seems very relaxed about his sexuality, which he wasn't."
"I have deep feelings for Edward, I really do love him. I couldn't imagine a life without him."
"I knew you were his match right when you first saw you. I could see the connection between the two of you, call it mother's intuition. And I want you to know, if you ever need some motherly advice, I wouldn't dream of trying to replace your mother, but you can come to me. If you want, of course."
"Oh Esme, thank you, I will definitely take you up on that."
When we went back to into the living room, Jasper and Emmett were talking to Edward, Rosalie and Alice were talking amongst each other, which left Carlisle, who Esme and myself came up to. Carlisle smiled,
"So Adin, how are you feeling, now that you've met the family?"
"I feel good, not so nervous anymore."
"That's good."
"By the way Carlisle could we talk in private about something?"
"Sure. Let's go to my office."
I followed behind Carlisle past the kitchen, down a hallway and into a small room that was all wood shelves, stacked with books. He had a few painting on the walls, which instantly caught my eye. The method was old school oil painting, which was rare to see today, unless you have the money to visit. Carlisle came to my side, looking at the painting as well,
"So Edward tells me you're quite a painter yourself."
"Yeah, but nothing like this."
"Edward never exaggerates, so I believe that you're really talented."
"Well thank you. I'll have to show you my work sometime."
"I would really appreciate that, in fact I would really like a family portrait painted, I would pay you of course. If you're interested."
"I would like that."
"So what can I help you with?"
"I was wondering if Edward had talked to you about the possibility of me becoming part of the family."
"You're already part of my family."
"No I mean."
"I know what you meant.yes he has talked to me about it and as long as you're sure, I have no objections. In fact we all talked about this, before you and Edward drove up. Everyone agrees. I also agree that it's best for you to wait until after graduation, to not raise suspicion. But you have to be absolutely sure Adin, this is a very large decision and something that cannot be reversed."
"I understand and I've thought about it ever since Edward and I first talked about it. I don't see my life going anywhere without Edward in it. I.I." I trialed off, looking back at the painting.
"You love him."
"If there was a word.if there were ten words that were more powerful than love, they wouldn't come close to how I truly feel about him. Everyday he's in my mind, and every night he's in my dreams. And if I couldn't be with him, I've so much already, I couldn't bear to loose him too."
It was at this point that I felt a few tears drop from my eyes. I don't know why I was crying, but it felt like all of a sudden a rush of different emotions came and hit me all at once. I felt Carlisle place his arm around my shoulder.
"I'm sorry for crying."
"Edward loves you in that very same way. And do not be ashamed to shed a tear when you show your feelings. You of all people have nothing to be ashamed of."
"Thank you."
"You're welcome. Well we should get back, I'm sure they're missing us."
"Okay."
Both Carlisle and I walked together back into the living room to see Jasper and Emmett arm wrestling. I went to Edwards side as Carlisle went to Esmes. Edward looked into my eyes, and leaned to whisper in my ear.
"I heard what you said to Carlisle, thank you. I love you so much."
"Me too. So how did this all start?"
I glanced over at the two guys, with their clenched hands, and the creaking table that was trying to support their pressure.
"Oh Emmett heard about the picture that Jasper wants to show you and so now their battling for rights. If Jasper wins he's showing you, but if Emmett wins, he gets to destroy the photo."
Just as Edward said that, I heard a slam and Emmett yell in defeat. Jasper smiled as he walked up to me.
"So Adin, if Emmett ever gives you a hard time, just remember this."
And with that Jasper pulled from his back pocket a photo of Emmett wearing a pale pink see through braw, and a pair of panties that displayed Emmett in all his Herculean glory. He had a naughty smile on his face and when I glanced up at Emmett he looked down in shame. I on the other hand, along with Edward, Alice, and Rosalie, found the picture to be quite hilarious. I walked over to Emmett, who looked so ashamed.
"Now Emmett you have nothing to be ashamed of, you fill out the bottom part very well. Victoria Secret would be proud."
"Yeah.whatever."
"Emmett who am I to judge. If it's any consolation, you're still frightening to me."
I saw his smirk just before I turned around to go back to Edwards side. A few minutes past and soon another arm wrestling match began between Jasper and Emmett. This time Emmett came out the victor and sounded off a successful war cry. He challenged me,
"I don't think so, you guys are too strong for me. I'll watch."
"Come on."
"If you hurt me, after my change, I will make you pay."
"Okay, okay, I will go human, just for you."
So I cautiously walked up to Emmett and sat in the empty chair, and placed my left arm on the table. He smiled and placed his cold hand against mine. We both tightened our fingers and waited for Jasper to start us off. When Jasper said go, the force that went against my hand felt like I was pushing on a brick wall. He started playing with me for a minute, loosening the amount of pressure, letting me push his arm back towards the table. When he finally had enough and was trying to beat me, I figured if I couldn't win by playing fair, I would win by playing dirty. He looked into my eyes and I lightly whispered,
"Emmett you know I think you're really sexy", and I blew him a kiss.
That was all it took for him to loose concentration and as I felt the pressure lighten up I used that to my advantage and slammed his arm against the table. I smiled as Emmett looked at me as if I was pure evil.
"You cheated."
"I said I'd play, but I never said I'd play fair."
"Cheater", he mumbled to himself as he stood up. Jasper nudged me and smiled. I was about to stand up myself before Edward sat down across from me.
"My turn."
Everyone gathered around my side, except Emmett who was on Edwards.
"Okay."
I was a little scared, but when Edward placed his arm on the table, and I wrapped my hand in his, there was no other choice, but to play. We waited for Jasper to yell go, and when he did I felt the same pressure as before on my hand, it appeared that Edward wasn't going to let me win. My arm shook as his remained still and after a few moments I saw Edwards expression, he was going in for the kill. This was my last chance, so I did the first thing that came to mind. I used my right foot to kick off my left shoe, stretched my leg out, and placed it in between his legs, playing with his crotch. I saw the expression on his face, it was of complete surprise and just like with Emmett I felt the pressure release and I slammed his hand down. Everyone clapped and after I put my shoe back on I stood up and smiled at Edward. He didn't want to stand up quite yet and as I moved out of the way, Emmett sat in my seat.
"Okay, last one of the night. Winner takes all."
I went over to stand with Esme and the rest. Jasper yelled go and I watched as the power between the two grew. It was like watching a bomb drop, the impeding impact and explosion, was thrilling and yet at the same time a little scary. The tabled creaked and Emmett began to grunt, Edward kept him composure, but I could tell that he was trying to win. Their arms teetered back and forth like a pendulum, but finally I heard the thump and had to focus to see Edward's hand on top of Emmetts. Edward stood victorious, and gave his brother a pat on the back. They were good sports, and as everyone began to relax, Edward held my hand and led me to his room.
He shut the bedroom door behind me. The curtains were closed, making the room quite dark, until Edward turned on a dim lamp, which filled the room with a golden yellow glow. I sat down on the couch-like bed and waited for Edward to sit next to me. He stood at his record player for a few moments, and when he turned the sounds of Beethoven filled the air. Edward sat right next to me, placing his arm around my shoulder, looking down into my eyes, letting me see the golden honey color of his.
"You were really something Adin."
"You too. I can't believe you beat Emmett."
"Yeah we are always trying to top each other. I like that you play dirty. You cheater."
He said the last part with a tone of humor in his voice.
"Well I wanted to win."
"That you did."
His arm now began to slide down my back and as he started caressing my lower spine, I licked my lips and leaned up to place a kiss on his lips. He pulled me closer to him and with his other hand, he pulled my leg up over his hip. Pulling me even closer, so that he was between my legs Edward slowly kissed my cheek and then down my neck, then back up and rested on my ear. The sounds of his moaning in my ear soon turned to a few words,
"Adin.you're.so.beautiful."
"So are you Edward. You know when you were wrestling with Emmett, it turned me on. The strength you exerted made me so horny. I liked it."
"Yeah."
He found my hands, interlocked his fingers in mine, lifted my arms into the air, and released my hands, then let his travel down my sides. After a few moments I lowered my hands and began to pull off his shirt. It took some maneuvering and a little help, but I managed to take it off, revealing his bare pale chest. I lowered my mouth onto his waiting nipple, sucking lightly, before I playfully bit down. The moan that escaped his lips, sounded like a growl, something I never got tired of hearing. When I looked up, all I saw in his eyes was desire. He smirked at me as I leaned my head back. His kissing continued on throat and soon the kissing became sucking. The knock on the door and the shock on my face when I saw Jasper and Emmett standing in the doorway, was the instant mood killer.
"We heard noises from your room and thought maybe Edward was taking a bite out of you Adin. We were coming to help you out."
"You were going to help me? Somehow I doubt that."
Edward gave me a hug and as we stood up I glanced over in Jasper and Emmett's direction, giving them a smile.
"Could we have a second?"
Jasper looked at his big brother and started to laugh as they turned on their way down the hall. I turned my attention back to Edward,
"Maybe we should try to keep our voices down."