aamuses No blaming.
"Edward, you've got to stop doing this."
He looked up at his brother and raised one eyebrow. "Stop doing what, Emmett?"
There was a sigh as Emmett licked the rest of the blood off his lips and glanced behind him at the dead grizzly. "You've got to stop blaming yourself for that girl. Whatshername."
"Bella Swan."
"Yeah, yeah." Emmett perched up on a rock next to Edward, who was standing immobile. It had been Emmett's idea to take Edward hunting, figuring that another round of attack-the-cougars couldn't hurt any, especially since Edward was back into his broody-mode. It seriously made Emmett consider talking to Rose, just to see if maybe she'd consider breaking down a few walls with some nice, loud sex. That way, Edward would have to stop being so noble and just give in. Either change the girl into a vampire, or kill her like he wanted.
Edward sighed. "I know what you're thinking, Emmett, and it won't work." His hands slid into his coat pockets as he turned to face his brother. "I don't want to kill her anymore, either."
That got Emmett's attention. "Okay... so change her, then. Edward, we talked about this."
"Yes, and I'll tell you the same thing I told you before. No. It's the same thing I told her, as well." He pushed off the rock and looked down at the dead cougar by his feet. "I'll not make her into a monster, the same as me."
"But you can't stay away from her, either," Emmett pointed out, wondering why Edward was suddenly so fascinated with his food.
Edward stroked the dead animal's fur softly. "No. I can't."
"Look, if she wants this, then don't you think she gets a say? What if she wants to be a vampire? Big deal, you make her one. Carlisle and Esme would be happy if you found someone. Hell, I'd be happy if you found someone, the way Rose found me." It was all pretty simple in Emmett's mind, at least.
"You want me to change her into a monster, this girl I've come to love, and not blame myself for it?"
Emmett shifted a little bit. "Well... yeah."
"I'll get back to you on that." And with that, Edward took off running. Emmett never caught up to him.
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He looked up at his brother and raised one eyebrow. "Stop doing what, Emmett?"
There was a sigh as Emmett licked the rest of the blood off his lips and glanced behind him at the dead grizzly. "You've got to stop blaming yourself for that girl. Whatshername."
"Bella Swan."
"Yeah, yeah." Emmett perched up on a rock next to Edward, who was standing immobile. It had been Emmett's idea to take Edward hunting, figuring that another round of attack-the-cougars couldn't hurt any, especially since Edward was back into his broody-mode. It seriously made Emmett consider talking to Rose, just to see if maybe she'd consider breaking down a few walls with some nice, loud sex. That way, Edward would have to stop being so noble and just give in. Either change the girl into a vampire, or kill her like he wanted.
Edward sighed. "I know what you're thinking, Emmett, and it won't work." His hands slid into his coat pockets as he turned to face his brother. "I don't want to kill her anymore, either."
That got Emmett's attention. "Okay... so change her, then. Edward, we talked about this."
"Yes, and I'll tell you the same thing I told you before. No. It's the same thing I told her, as well." He pushed off the rock and looked down at the dead cougar by his feet. "I'll not make her into a monster, the same as me."
"But you can't stay away from her, either," Emmett pointed out, wondering why Edward was suddenly so fascinated with his food.
Edward stroked the dead animal's fur softly. "No. I can't."
"Look, if she wants this, then don't you think she gets a say? What if she wants to be a vampire? Big deal, you make her one. Carlisle and Esme would be happy if you found someone. Hell, I'd be happy if you found someone, the way Rose found me." It was all pretty simple in Emmett's mind, at least.
"You want me to change her into a monster, this girl I've come to love, and not blame myself for it?"
Emmett shifted a little bit. "Well... yeah."
"I'll get back to you on that." And with that, Edward took off running. Emmett never caught up to him.
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