fic: twilight [edward/tanya, edward/bella]
Title: erase the past from my mind
Day/Theme: July 17 / fall from grace
Series: Twilight
Character/Pairing: Edward/Tanya, Edward/Bella
Rating: PG
Word Count: 417
erase the past from my mind
He tells Bella she’s his first kiss only because he doesn’t want to remember.
*
Once upon a time, there was a vampire named Edward.
*
The Temptation.
She is standing in the snow, her white dress billowing around her in the wind. Her strawberry blonde curls fly behind her like a beacon, drawing him in.
He approaches her cautiously, red eyes alert.
Her mouth opens, and her smooth laughter rings in the air. She gestures him closer.
“Don’t be afraid, Edward,” she says, all kind words and sweet appearance. “I’m not going to hurt you.”
He stands in front of her; she offers him her hand.
Her smile is so inviting.
*
The Fall.
He stares at the book in his hands, eyes not taking in the words. They are sitting together on her couch. She is reading an English book.
Her thoughts are always in Slovakian.
“Edward?”
He turns to look at her; she’s staring up at him through her pale lashes. She thinks something he can’t understand.
Lost in translation, he notes sardonically, and then she leans forward and kisses him.
He doesn’t know what to do but kiss her back.
*
The Assent.
They sit, side by side, on the cliff; their legs dangle off the edge. She’s wearing a bright yellow dress. He thinks it brings out the red in her hair.
She gently slips her hand within his. An Irish tune plays in her head like a record.
The sun breaks over the mountain, flooding the precipice with light. He turns to look at her. She shimmers softly in the light, a breeze playing with her hair.
He leans over and kisses her delicately. She presses her lips to his and smiles into his touch.
*
The Repentance.
“I’m sorry,” he says, and for a moment, all she looks is profoundly sad.
“I want you to have something,” she tells him, taking his hand in hers. She places it over her cold stone heart.
He stares at her, his eyes so innocent and young. In her mind, she says something; the words scream with an implication that crosses all barriers (it is yours). His eyes harden.
“No,” he whispers, withdrawing his hand. “I don’t deserve it.”
Her hand falls. She leans forward on her toes and brushes her lips against his cheek.
“You love me,” she murmurs. He’s already gone.
*
Once upon a time, Edward was in love.
*
He tells Bella she’s his first kiss only because he doesn’t want to remember.
Day/Theme: July 17 / fall from grace
Series: Twilight
Character/Pairing: Edward/Tanya, Edward/Bella
Rating: PG
Word Count: 417
erase the past from my mind
He tells Bella she’s his first kiss only because he doesn’t want to remember.
*
Once upon a time, there was a vampire named Edward.
*
The Temptation.
She is standing in the snow, her white dress billowing around her in the wind. Her strawberry blonde curls fly behind her like a beacon, drawing him in.
He approaches her cautiously, red eyes alert.
Her mouth opens, and her smooth laughter rings in the air. She gestures him closer.
“Don’t be afraid, Edward,” she says, all kind words and sweet appearance. “I’m not going to hurt you.”
He stands in front of her; she offers him her hand.
Her smile is so inviting.
*
The Fall.
He stares at the book in his hands, eyes not taking in the words. They are sitting together on her couch. She is reading an English book.
Her thoughts are always in Slovakian.
“Edward?”
He turns to look at her; she’s staring up at him through her pale lashes. She thinks something he can’t understand.
Lost in translation, he notes sardonically, and then she leans forward and kisses him.
He doesn’t know what to do but kiss her back.
*
The Assent.
They sit, side by side, on the cliff; their legs dangle off the edge. She’s wearing a bright yellow dress. He thinks it brings out the red in her hair.
She gently slips her hand within his. An Irish tune plays in her head like a record.
The sun breaks over the mountain, flooding the precipice with light. He turns to look at her. She shimmers softly in the light, a breeze playing with her hair.
He leans over and kisses her delicately. She presses her lips to his and smiles into his touch.
*
The Repentance.
“I’m sorry,” he says, and for a moment, all she looks is profoundly sad.
“I want you to have something,” she tells him, taking his hand in hers. She places it over her cold stone heart.
He stares at her, his eyes so innocent and young. In her mind, she says something; the words scream with an implication that crosses all barriers (it is yours). His eyes harden.
“No,” he whispers, withdrawing his hand. “I don’t deserve it.”
Her hand falls. She leans forward on her toes and brushes her lips against his cheek.
“You love me,” she murmurs. He’s already gone.
*
Once upon a time, Edward was in love.
*
He tells Bella she’s his first kiss only because he doesn’t want to remember.