a soft & cute starter for @vampyrshield
the soft overtures of a tell-tale heart,
beating to the rhythm of the sweet
melody of a bright & earnest love
the harshness of the artificial fluorescence of the airport lighting mingled bleakly with the acrid aroma of jet fuel & perspiring human bodies as they shuffled from one destination to another. yet, the dhampir was aloft with jubilation, every fiber of her being abuzz. she had finished her third fall at swarthmore college with immaculate grades, opting to complete a study abroad semester during the spring researching the potential for enhanced stem cell regeneration for potential transplants. half of her semester was spent at the institute in boston learning the techniques for decellularization & the other in the university of kyoto optimizing the techniques for developing specified cells from stem cells. the work was incredibly interesting & overwhelmingly time consuming, which meant she didn’t have the opportunity to return home for spring break. studying from january until mid-may marked the longest time she had spent away from home without so much as a visit. the time away was welcomed, however with each passing mile as her journey home commenced, she grew restless, elated at the prospect of seeing her family once more.
as her plane landed, it took all of her waning self control to move at a sluggish, jet-lagged human pace. she shot a text to the familial group chat to let them know of her safe arrival- as if alice didn’t already alert them. she managed to collect her belongings from the baggage trolley without much delay before fighting back the urge to vampire sprint out of the crowd towards her awaiting ride. when she finally made it to the lobby, familiar scents & voices lead her through the bedlam of the crowded airport. of course, her mother was the first one to greet her. ❛ eomma! ❜ she called, knowing that despite her quiet voice’s inability to carry over the chaos of the crowd, her family would be more than capable of hearing her. pushing her way through the masses as gently as she could manage, her bags dropped at her feet as she flung herself into her mother’s embrace.
bella’s strong distaste for airports was not so much a new development in her second life but it was certainly heightened due to just how much more she could hear, smell, and see. it did not seem fitting to just pick up her daughter on the curb; a quick hug, put the luggage in the back, and drive off before some high and mighty airport security barks at them to move along. no, she decided to park the car and wait with everyone else. her husband might’ve preferred valet. ‘ they could easily afford it, ’ she could still hear him say. but even with an eternity of time on their shoulders, she didn’t much care for waiting around idly for the valet drivers to bring their car back around. so they parked like everyone else and waited amidst the crowd.
fortunately, the usually enticing aroma of fresh humans was entirely soured by the mix of putrid body odors one only got from traveling all day in the most inhumane conditions. if she did have an appetite for human blood, her appetite would be ruined much like a humans would upon smelling spoiled poultry. the hustle and bustle of footsteps and luggage wheeling along and never - ending conversation was almost overwhelming, but once she heard the familiar rapid patter of renesmee’s uniquely beating heart, that’s all she could hear. nothing could prepare her, however, for finally seeing her most cherished daughter’s face again.
if her eyes could produce tears, they’d be streaming down her alabaster cheeks. bella clung onto renesmee tightly, and it was like they were the only two people on earth for that brief moment. ❛ you’re home . . . ❜ she mumbled, barely a whisper.
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