Homage to LolaShoes Twilight FanFiction Trilogy

When LolaShoes finished her Twilight Fanfiction series, I was at a loss and needed for it to not be over, so I decided to make this video, which thankfully I actually did finish. If you've read the series, I hope you enjoy reliving it as much as I enjoyed making it. If you haven't read the series, I hope this will entice you to read it. I promise you will not be disappointed.

You can start here - Let Your Light Shine

Either way, please enjoy the video.


TwiSherry's Homage to LYLS/ALE/THW by LolaShoes
Uploaded by TwiSherry. - Arts and animation videos.

"Let Your Light Shine" Tribute Introduction and Word Cloud

I just wanted to give everyone a little reminder of the Tribute to LYLS and ALE starting tomorrow.

To get us started I thought I'd post a word cloud I made from the entire LYLS story.  I hope you enjoy taking a look at this.

(click on the wordle to make it bigger

I'm sure it's no surprise to see Edward's name as the most used word.  We all love Edward.  But, I also loved seeing the other frequently used words, giving us a taste of what's to come, i.e. Bella (duh), body, mouth, back, eyes, lips, and of course love, just to name a few.

Please come back tomorrow and either relive what so many already know and love or find out what you've been missing and be ready to start your journey on January 1st when LolaShoes reposts the stories.

LYLS Chapter 1 - Blissing Edward

Welcome Message from Sherry:

LYLS and ALE are very close to my heart, because like many of you, I was checking my page numbers, when I read the fade to black in Breaking Dawn, wondering what was wrong with my copy and where were the missing pages .  While I wasn't too surprised since I was reading a Young Adult Novel, I definitely yearned for more. This led me to Fan Fiction. LYLS was one of the first stories I found, in fact I checked my FF account and I signed up on 2/15/09 and favorited LYLS on 2/21/09.  It took me awhile to figure out the search and weed through a multitude of one-shots, looking for my missing honeymoon fix.  I was elated when I found LYLS, because it truly gave me what I had been missing, "THE HONEYMOON" - a real one, and LolaShoes was my new favorite writer. I fangirled her so much its almost embarrassing.

One day I was thinking about all the various blogs, and how I don't feel like I could contribute much with my words, but oh how I love pretty pictures, and pictures tell a 1000 words right?  I told my bff about an idea I had, where writers post picture teasers for their stories much like The Fictionators does for their Teaser Mondays, only I would do pictures.  I enlisted, ok I begged, Heather to help me with the blog, and I told her I had to add a recs page for my sis Aciepey, because she recs me a new story daily, and so TwiGirlsNextDoor was born.

When we started talking about when to start the actual postings for the PicTease I came up with another idea.  Since, I was dancing in my chair anxious for the sequel to ALE, why not do a picture tribute to LYLS and ALE while we countdown to the sequel.  I asked Lola if she would mind, and she loved the idea, and that is how this all got started.

I hope that I can do justice to these beautifully written stories.  If you've read any of my reviews, you know that I "LOVE" every word that Lola writes.  I truly believe that we in this fandom are blessed to have such a gifted writer sharing herself with us.  I think that the plots, the continued development of the characters, and yes those lemons we all love are in a word "brilliant".  These stories did not just give me the honeymoon I longed for, they gave me more, and Lola said it best herself - "A Life Extraordinary".

This is dedicated to LolaShoes.  She pwns me in more ways than she will ever know and my love for her has no bounds.  I'm truly thankful to have not only been able to read her words, but to count her as a friend.  With all of my heart, Lo, I offer you a sincere Thank You - I <3 U.

Let's get this party started and move onto our tribute.

Chapter 1 - Blissing Edward

Isle Esme via anntastic23

"I wrapped my arms around his shoulders, my legs hanging down in front of him.  His arms, almost warm from the water, wrapped around my back...He carried me until the warm water reached just below our shoulders. He bent slightly to kiss me gently."

Gorgeous

"He stood before me: wet, naked, glorious. I gasped and my eyes ran from his thighs up his entire body, taking in every inch, committing it to memory for the rare seconds I would let him out of my sight on our honeymoon. He was standing completely still but I felt energy rippling from him towards me. 'You are...Edward, you are gorgeous.'"

Touch

"I pulled one hand forward and wrapped my fingers around his hard flesh. I heard a low growl in his throat and looked up to see him staring at me, his eyes dark with lust."

 

Kiss

"He pushed me down and slid me back onto the bed. He laid down beside me and leaned over me, letting his mouth move down my neck to my breasts, his lips kissing, sucking, and teasing my nipples."

  

Feel

"His mouth moved lower, his lips teasing my navel. his hands stroked my calves and pulled one of my legs up to bend my knee. He pushed the leg to the side, spreading me before him. I heard him inhale sharply as his mouth moved lower to kiss my inner thigh. 'Bella...' he moaned against my leg. 'Oh...' his mouth moved up my thigh, hungrily seeking my sof flesh where he stopped and lifted his head to gaze at me. His fingers ran up my thigh to my sex; he touched me gently, sending a jolt of electricity through my entire body.

'Edward!' I cried out, my hands weaving into his hair, pulling him closer. His fingers touched me gently, spreading my heated flesh. He was running his fingers up and down, feeling how wet he had made me. I heard his breath hiss inwards.

'I just...I need...' he mumbled before leaning in and nuzzling me, letting his mouth gently kiss my folds. He leaned back and moaned, 'I wish so much I could...you smell so good...' his fingers coming back to rub me, my hips moving with his rhythm, quiet cries escaping from my lips with every breath. My skin was on fire with a need for him to touch me again, for release. He ran his fingers along me, and then pushed one finger inside me, then another, and I cried out. He kissed my flesh again, his thumb moving up to rub my clit gently. I grabbed his hand and pushed it against me harder, needing him more than I could possibly describe. His fingers moved in me, his head leaning against my thigh. I heard him whisper my name. I put my hands on either side of his face and tilted his face to look at me."

First Time

"He grunted softly, moving over me. 'I didn't know....Bella, I didn't know...' he said, breathing against my cheek, his eyes dark with lust.

I could only moan his name. I thought I knew what he meant; I knew neither of us had any idea how it would feel to come together like this. I felt my body burning around his, the heat of my sex pulsing against him, his body moving faster and faster in me as my breathing quickened."

Total Bliss

"We collapsed. I clung to him, one of my legs thrown over his torso, his arms wrapped around me. Edward hummed my lullaby into my ear, kissed my neck and stroked my back gently. 'Bella,' he whispered, his voice tight with emotion. 'I am so in love with you.' There were no words beyond this."

Review by Adelae:

Wonderful story. I read all the chapters in a row, and I couldn't think of anything else the next few days, until I found your other story.

The summary is true : this is the honeymoon we all wanted to read ! I read a few other stories about what happen that first night in the water but none of them was really good, so I was happily surprised to enjoy yours so much!

You show us a new side of Edward and Bella, however without making them OOC.

Thank you for the great moments I had reading this and keep writing ! You're awesome."

Great quote via numerous reviews:

"Did you...um..." I hesitated, the answer dawning on me.  "Edward...was there blood on the sheets last night...from me...?"

He looked up at me and smiled gently, nodding briefly.  "I ate them so I had to get new ones."  I felt him laughing beneath me."

I really hope you enjoyed the first installment. I really wanted to try and capture their essence, I hope you feel like I did.

Thank you for dropping by. Show LolaShoes some love, this wouldn't be here without her.

I'm going to end with one final picture. The picture that was Lola's "Blissward Avi" for months, and in my book will always be Blissward.

Bits and Pieces Chapter 8 (Smut Monday) - The Blissing of Edward

For Me

"If I could have found words, I would have told her that nothing was more beautiful than the skin on her shoulders, nothing was softer than the curve of her breasts, nothing made my fingers twitch like the slope of her waist, and nothing made my body more aroused than the sight of her entirely naked, for me....

....It was the kiss that changed everything. Nothing was the same after this; I felt my mouth melting as I relaxed and just let myself experience, as I let her trust me but guide us both."

Feast

"The towel fell from her shoulders onto the bed but she didn't notice. Her heartbeat slowed, her lips were wet and parted as she stared at me. She examined me with a completely ravenous stare, shamelessly letting her eyes take in every line, every curve, and every ridge.

I stood before her, letting my eyes feast likewise, letting the image of her shaking body burn into my memory, feeling the smell of her sex completely envelop the humid air. I had never smelled her so aroused before and I felt at once annihilated and empowered with the knowledge that I did this to her.

She wants me. We can do this....

....I put my hand on her hair, watching a drop of water hang from a wet strand and fall onto her breast. The water was illuminated by the light in the room, and the droplet mesmerized me..."

Taste

"She smiled slightly, then, her eyes locked to mine, and leaned forward, running her tongue from the base of my length to the tip, sucking off the fluid there, moaning slightly.

I was frozen in place, my feet had sealed to the floor.

She parted her lips and I almost came at the sight of her pink tongue behind her small teeth. She lowered her mouth over my erection and I tested my strength, stilling my movements completely. It was unlike anything else. The feel of her tongue moving over my skin was everything the vision of her perfect mouth promised. Her mouth felt scalding against my flesh, slippery and humid and perfect. She looked up at me, completely unselfconscious, with her mouth spread around me and I realized, from the look in her eyes, that she would give me anything. I watched my erection disappear in her mouth, her small fist covering my base. She moved her hand and slowly took as much of me as she could."

Lost in the Feel

"I let my mouth wander over her skin, down her neck, to her collarbones, to her breasts where I hovered, tasting her on my lips, teasing her skin with my breath. I tested the strength of my touch on her flesh and ran my hand over the side of her breast, feeling the weight of it, pressing it in and up with my hand. I palmed it gently and squeezed as she hissed out a breath between her teeth. I lowered my hand to cup her, rolling her nipple between my fingers. I found myself lost in the feel of her, and all at once entirely understood the male fascination with breasts."

Inside

"I needed to feel her on my lips, needed to get closer to the source of the scent of Bella, purely Bella, warm and clean and deep. 'I just...' I mumbled, inching closer. 'I need...' I pressed my lips against her folds, kissing her chastely, licking my lips immediately. 'I wish so much I could...' taste you, I wanted to say. Lick you. Make you climax with my lips, my tongue, my entire face. There was nothing in the world I wanted more in that moment than to taste her sex. Not her blood, just her sex, just this. 'You smell so good.'

I stroked her with my fingers, bringing my thumb to stroke her clit, reaching down and pushing one, then two fingers inside Bella.

My mind reeled and my head dropped to her thigh as I watched my fingers move over her skin and disappear inside her.

Inside Bella. My Wife."

Move

"She looked at me and her face held an expression of such excitement and joy, it cracked my chest into a million, delicious pieces. 'Move in me, Edward...I need to feel you moving inside me.' Her voice was hoarse and it was the single most beautiful thing I had ever heard."

Blissful

"'God, baby,' I whispered. 'I didn't know'

She lay beneath me, looking positively blissful. I rolled off of her, feeling like a God as her form shook with satisfied exhaustion. I pulled her tiny, naked body against mine, kissing her hair, neck, shoulders.

'Bella,' I whispered.

'Mmmmm?' she mumbled, kissing my chest.

'I am so in love with you.'

There were no words beyond this."

 

Review by kassiah:

Finally I am able to read this. First can I just say Lola that I love you. And when I started reading LYLS and ALE, I didn't know you at all. And now, I have come to know and love you and it means so much to me. So thank you. And thank you for all that you put into your stories. And for this added insight into what is, in my opinion, one of the best fics I have ever read and certainly the best AU.

This is one of my favorite things ever: "Never before Bella had I touched myself with such insane need for release. Never before had I let my fantasies take shape with someone, let alone with my one. I prided myself on my control, I knew my control was immense, but with Bella it was too close to snapping." His one. It would have been easier for him if it weren't with Bella. I mean, I know tht he couldn't have been with anyone else but still. You summed it up so well. <3

Until I read LYLS, I didn't really think that Edward questioned how much Bella wanted him. But now, and especially after reading this, I know that he did. I loved this: "Say you’re ready. Tell me you want me. I won’t ever say no again." It was just so...like he needed reassurance and needed to give it to her too.

This is so powerful: "There was nothing in the world I wanted more in that moment than to taste her sex. Not her blood, just her sex, just this." because for sure, you would think his dominant thought would have been bloodlust. Always.

When he said "I didn't know" to her in LYLS, I really loved it. I loved that even though he didn't explain to Bella what he meant, and even when he did, he couldn't explain it very well. When he said this: "I didn’t know it could be like this. Didn’t know I could know everything she needed so instinctively." and when he said "God, oh God you’re better than anything else, better than anything I could imagine… I didn’t know…" It explained it as fully as he could, even though it was in his mind. And Lola, it is so beautiful.

And by the way, I fucking love it when he says "oh, please." just sayin'

So then when he is thinking about her blood, I was surprised by this: "However, instead of feeling the venom pool in the back of my mouth, I felt a pang of anxiety in my chest." No, surprised is the wrong word. I was proud of him. And I love you.

I love when he gets all primal and possessive. Really.

This sentence was very important, I think: "as soon as the smell of our lovemaking was overpowered by scents of the ocean, the trees, the night, I missed her acutely." The scent of them together grounds him and he misses it when it's gone. That was one reason that I didn't understand how he was able to leave and go to New Hampshire in ALE. I didn't ask for this outtake and frankly, didn't think about it, but I would be curious to see that from his POV. How did he get by, being apart from this for that many days?

That was amazing Lola. Thank you so, so much for writing it. ILY"

Great Quote via SpunkMe:

"Something primal and possessive ripped from me in that moment and I brought my fingers back to her flesh, sweeping them across her wet skin, pooling blood and the product of our lovemaking in the space between my fingertips, and bringing them again to my lips. With a growl I sucked my fingers, owning and craving her virginal blood. My blood. In that moment there was no greater truth: this blood belonged to me."

LYLS Chapter 2 - Breakfast

Naked Chef Edward

"I found Edward wearing an apron and nothing else, plugging in a waffle iron. His bare back was to me, his long muscled legs drawing my eyes downwards; his flesh made my mouth fall open."

On the counter via anntastic23

"His arms lifted me up and sat me on the counter, spreading my legs so he could stand between them. His arms reached around me and pulled me closer to the edge of the island. I began breathing rapidly, my body responding with a rush of heat, pulsing between my legs."

Can't Wait

"He lifted me, my legs wrapped at his waist, and carried me towards the bedroom, kissing me hard, his moans coming faster and more urgently. He whispered my name against my lips, his arms pulling my body tight against his. Our mouths moved urgently over each others' bodies. My hands tangled in his hair, my breath hot and fast on his flesh. I pulled his body tighter with my legs, urging him to enter me now, wherever we were.

He groaned and pushed me up against the wall of the bedroom, one of his arms easily supporting my weight, his other hand holding my breast to his mouth. I moved my hips and positioned myself above him, his hard cock touching my entrance. In a hard thrust he pushed all the way into me and cried out my name. He pulled out and repeated the movement, his entire length thrusting into my body, my center pulsing wet around him. 'Bella,  fuck...' he gasped and pushed into me again, his body humming with need."

 

Review by Captain Jezebel:

Edward in an apron and nothing else...holy fuck woman you kill me. Glad Bella is seeing Edward starting to become less tense and more sensual...damn lucky wench. I would let him win the spanking game any day, but being that I am human and so is Bella I see his point *snaps fingers* DARN. Climax by Edward fingers almost as yummy as waffles and fruit. I love how hot and horny this is but I feel the love and tenderness in every touch they give each other hun, your words make me feel it all. Beautifully done.
xoxo Jezzy"

Review by EJ Santry: 

Dear Santa, please bring me a six foot tall, bronze haired, alabaster, naked waffle maker for Christmas. Kthx, Bethie"

 Great quote via visionovervisibility:

"Hot waffle iron, knives, naked vampire, clumsy wife, post-coital bliss - these conditions mean that even my reflexes may not be enough to thwart disaster."

LYLS Chapter 3 - Crash

Let's Play

"I looked up from the checkerboard. We were sitting on the plush carpet, across from each other at a small, low table. 'There is an art to checkers, I will have you know. Besides, Edward, I told you, I'm not playing chess with a vampire who is almost 100 years ahead of me in experience. I can do checkers...

...'Cheater, right over here! You are such a cheater!' Edward dissolved into laughter."

Their first kiss where Bella feels comfortable touching him back via gkkmouse

"'Ok.' I promised, kissing him, letting my tongue slide between his lips, willing him to touch his tongue to mine. I was pushing the boundaries with his mouth and I knew it. Part of me suspected that Edward was more worried about his venom touching my skin than he needed to be. 'Do I have time to take a quick bath and nap?'"

Burning Gaze

"I felt Edward's gaze burning into me. 'Bella, you're killing me. Eat faster or put some clothes on.' His voice was rough, seductive."

Rip Them Off

"In an instant, Edward was behind me. I heard fabric rip and saw his shorts fall next to me in shreds. His hard body pressed against me urgently. I had a momentary pang of sadness that those shorts were ruined before I realized what he was starting, quickly, differently. He growled and yanked my panties down slightly before ripping them off of me in a blur of a movement, next ripping the clasp of my bra apart in back, letting the straps fall down my arms and onto the floor. I moaned reflexively. He grabbed my hips as he slammed his hard length into me, thrusting quickly, low grunts escaping his throat. I gasped and arched my back, and his body moved faster, pushing deep into me. I felt his hand move into my hair and suddenly he was pulling my head back, his hand fisted in my curls. He groaned loudly, thrusting with abandon against my flesh, his other hand still grabbing my hip forcefully. I realized I couldn't move my body away from him at all; I was trapped by his grip on me. My heartbeat raced and he reacted immediately, leaning his head down close to my neck, growling."

Lose Control

"He was silent for a moment. 'I don't think I harmed you, at least I hope not. But it's a fine line. I had no regard for your body, your need. I thought I had more...control than that. I thought I could pleasure you first and foremost. I just had to have you, I took you like a fucking monster...' he put his head back down on his arm...

...'You just needed to...fuck me.' I said, pushing my chin up, finding strength in the truth. He let out a soft maon and let his head fall back against the cushion of the couch. 'I think that's pretty normal.'"

Slow Love

"I moved my body over his, the heat of my body touching his cool hardness, and leaned down to kiss him, rubbing against him, our bodies sliding easily against each other. His eyes were full of the most intense love, it made my heart hammer in my chest to see him look at me with such naked adoration and need. I lowered myself onto him, gasping at the sensation of him, so deep in me. He watched me tenderly as I struggled to not cry. 'I love you, Bella,' he almost choked the words out."

Review by : twisherry

"OMG did Bella say HOT? Cause yeah that was HOT.

Started off so sweet and innocent with playing checkers….awww…then some joking about how old they are….awww….Edward cheating at checkers…..FTW…then he goes to hunt while she takes a bath and nap…..aw again.

Time moves forward and sweet loving husband has set out a little carpet picnic for his wife….oh but wait…she has something very naughty on her mind….did he say she was a sex kitten? I guess she’ll show him…and then I guess he showed her.

WOW, him devouring her was unbelievably mind blowing….for her…for him…and for me. The ripping of the clothes, who doesn’t want to be ravaged like that even if for only 30 seconds….I’ll say it…no one. Then of course, in total Edward fashion he feels guilty. How truly Edward to feel bad at the hottest moment for Bella so far. For someone who knows her so well, he obviously was out of his mind during this, because he couldn’t tell how much she loved it. The “I just had to have you, I took you like a fucking monster”…how poetic, since he’s always thought of himself that way, but she never has. I’m so glad that you gave her the chance to really explain what that meant for her. He needed to know.

These are the moments I love more than anything. When she’s telling him how she’s felt all this time, thinking that he resisted her physically so easily and her “heart would crack” when he would pull away from her….and then for her to feel this unbridled desire and his reaction to her in such a purely physical way…that he just needed her with no regard….priceless interaction. To hear him explain how he’s always longed for her…but just needed to remain in control and then for her to comfort him and say that what he did was normal. LOVED IT ALL. Of course, it had to be those midnight blue boy shorts…hehehehe.

And then to end it with a slow, soft, intimate lovemaking scene, just was the perfect end to a perfect chapter.

Again…brilliantly captured moments. I love them over and over. Your writing still amazes me."

Great quote via : babbles

“I never expected my self-controlled and brooding husband to be so insatiable.” I kept my voice low, husky.

“I never expected my doe-eyed and blushing bride to be such a sex kitten,” he countered, his tone matching mine."

LYLS Chapter 4 - Dirty

Happily

"I felt his cold breath on my ear and two cool fingers gently sliding into me. 'Happily,' a louder voice growled in my ear. I jolted awake."

Dirty

"'There's my girl.' He gasped, thrusting into me mercifully fast. 'There is my fucking beautiful, dirty girl. I bet it made me hard, I bet I couldn't get enough of your sweet little pussy...' His words in my ear made me insane. I started to moan, he had pushed me to the point of senselessness, climax after climax rippling over me. It felt like hours that I was calling his name, panting. When he climaxed, he came hard into me, crying out, arching his back and shuddering on top of me. He showered my face and neck with soft kisses before rolling off of me, collapsing onto the bed."

Review by glo4twilight:

"omfg that was total effing hot hot hot! i absolutely love dirty talking edward in the bedroom and turned on edward when he makes bella talk dirty!! that was a great chapter like short and 'sweet' so to speak!! i had to use the fire extinguisher cos cold shower wasn't gonna cut it!!lol! brilliant stuff!"

Great quote via twisherry:

"I grabbed his ass and pulled him deeper in me. I knew what he wanted. 'On my pussy...licking me,' I whispered in his ear, biting his ear lobe."