Emptiness // Emmett Cullen

Chapter 9

As I walked into the school parking lot I saw Emmett who was already staring at me. I felt my heart begin to race and my palms became sweaty. I turned and began to walk towards the woods and I felt Emmett following me. After a few moments I came to a small clearing between some trees and I dropped my stuff before turning to see Emmett standing in front of me.

"I know what you are. You're ice cold, hard as stone, you're really strong, you have super human speed, your eyes constantly change colour, and you never eat or drink anything. I only have one question. How old are you?" I said as I stood a few feet away from him. "19" He said and I shook my head. "How long have you been 19?" I said. "73 years" He said and I gasped slightly.

"You're a vampire" I said and he smirked. "You're very smart Malory. I suppose you know what we eat" Emmett said as he took a step towards me. "I know that you won't hurt me. I'm not scared of you" I said firmly and he chuckled. In an instant I was pushed up against a tree with Emmett in front of me, his arms beside my head. "What makes you think I won't hurt you?" He whispered as he leaned closer.

"Because I know that you feel the same way about me that I feel about you" I said. " What makes you think that?" He said and I felt my heart race. "You're everywhere I am, you always stare at me, you're protective of me. When I'm at my most vulnerable, you're there to guard me and that's when I'm asleep" I said as I felt my self becoming over whelmed.

"Let's go for a walk. I need to explain some things to you" He said handing me my stuff.

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"Do you have to be dying in order to be turned?" I said and Emmett shook his head. "No, that's only my father Carlisle. Anyone can be turned" Emmett said and I nodded. "Was it other vampires who killed those two men a couple of weeks ago?" I questioned and Emmett nodded. "Yeah. Nomads. Vampires who move around and don't stay in one place like my family and I do" Emmett said.

"How long have you been in Forks?" I said. "Well it depends. Mostly 4-6 years. The younger we start out the longer we get to stay. We have to move a lot so people don't get suspicious" Emmett explained. "So what do you and your family feed off of?" I asked as I swung my foot back and forth. "We don't feed off of humans like most vampires do. Our diets consist of animals. We call ourselves vegetarians. A family joke really" Emmett said letting out a chuckle.

"Are you the only ones who feed off animals or..." I said and he shook his head. "No. There's another clan in Alaska, our cousins the Denali's, who also feed off animals" Emmett said and I nodded. "So when and how were you created?" I asked Emmett as we sat across from each other on a tree branch.

"It was 1935, I was in the woods on my way home from working on the railroads with my brothers. I came into a clearing where I saw a bear. As I tried to escape it attacked me. I was on the brink of death when Rosalie found me. She killed the bear before carrying me to Carlisle who turned me" Emmett said. "W-Wow. So were you and Rosalie like dating after that?" I asked and Emmett shook his head as he stood up.

"No. Rosalie is beautiful yes but she wasn't my mate" He explained and I scrunched my eyebrows in confusion. "Mate?" I said confused. "She wasn't my soul mate. We weren't meant for each other. When a vampire finds their mate, there is an eternal bond made between the two of them. They have unconditional love for each other and because of that, they will do anything to protect their mate, even if it means dying, they'll do it" Emmett said.

"Wow. So..." I trailed trying to find the right words. "Are you my mate? Yes" Emmett said as I stood up and I felt my cheeks go red. "You know, for a long time, I haven't felt normal. There's been a huge gaping hole in my chest, an emptiness that has been slowly killing inside and I was planning to end my life to get rid of the pain and then I met you. Whenever I'm around you, I feel whole again and I never want this feeling to go away. I never want to lose you" I said feeling myself get choked up.

I watched as Emmett's features soften. He down over to me as I leaned against the trunk of the tree and stood in front of me. His cold hand came up and caressed my cheek as I stared into his golden eyes. "I'm not going anywhere" He said before leaning down pressing our lips together.