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19. Breathe (Part 2 of 2)

BELLA SWAN

We made it to a wide clearing that slanted inward almost like a bowl. In the center, I could see Brady and Collin standing next to each other as wolves. Their canine expressions seemed to display discomfort and it made sense when I saw what they were staring at. I gasped when I saw Sam's non-furry self begin to stand up after being hunched over from just phasing. Of course he wasn't wearing anything and as he turned toward us after hearing our arrival I could see him grimace; he obviously picked the wrong time to phase. Jacob grumbled in annoyance and I hid my face in his fur before I could see any more.

Sam cleared his throat, hearing a bit of embarrassment in it. "Alright, that's enough demonstrations for today. You two have got this, you're very close. Keep trying."

I heard them grunt in response along with the shuffling of paws on the ground. I felt something nudge my shoulder twice and I removed my face from Jake's fur to see what it was. Seth was right beside me with a wolf grin, nudging my shoulder again in greeting. I smiled at him and lightly rubbed his snout. He looked like he was about to do something else as he opened his mouth with his tongue hanging out, but he suddenly stopped when Jake looked at him. Seth turned his head to the side and whined but Jake coughed out a laugh, causing Seth to laugh as well. I wished I could understand whatever joke they made, if it was even a joke.

Seth turned to focus on Brady and Collin as Jake did the same. I followed their gaze cautiously and sighed in relief when I saw Sam was close by them, now wearing a pair of shorts.

"Collin, you first," Sam instructed.

Collin nodded and looked over at Jacob. Jake grumbled at him with a straight face like he was sharing words of encouragement before Collin stepped away from Brady and Sam, needing the space. I watched curiously as it became completely silent. Collin stared at the grass for about three minutes like he was concentrating really hard. Slowly, his body began to shake and he tried holding back a growl. He steadily lifted up on his hind legs as they trembled to keep him balanced. His balance didn't last long though. He collapsed back onto the ground and his shaking became more violent as he let out several loud growls. He curled into himself and closed his eyes until the shaking stopped. Once he calmed down, he opened his eyes and whimpered in disappointment when he saw he was still a wolf.

"That was a good try, but remember your transformation doesn't have to be perfect. You don't need to stand up, as long as you become human again," Sam said and gestured toward Jacob, "He's able to because he's skilled in that area. You two are still new."

Collin nodded and stepped back as Brady took his place, it being his turn. Things continued like that for an hour and a half. Brady and Collin would take turns trying to phase. Their bodies would shake as they tried to concentrate on controlling it so they would mold into their human selves. They would then shake out of control and end up trying to keep their current shape in order to stop the shaking. At this point, they were both getting frustrated.

"Alright, maybe we should take a break for now and try again later," Sam advised, "You'll need to be calm and able to concentrate on what you want in order to do this."

Brady and Collin both looked at each other for a moment and then back at Sam to shake their heads. They were annoyed that they still hadn't managed to be human yet, but they didn't look like they wanted to quit.

Sam looked at them surprised. "Are you two sure? Remember you need to be calm."

They nodded and both looked to the ground in concentration. They'd always tried phasing individually, but it looked like they were both going to try together. Sam watched carefully as they began to tremble again. They shook for a few minutes but never to the point where they seemed out of control, though not completely in control either. They eventually stopped shaking and it looked like they couldn't manage phasing again as they crouched to the ground, both looking upset. However, I gasped when I noticed Collin's tail begin to shrink. Brady was changing as well, his fur started to retract and nose sank in. I looked on in amazement as both their bodies slowly molded into that of a human. One had naturally dark tan skin, brown eyes, and black hair that came down to chin length and spread outward like a wave; Brady. The other had russet skin like Jacob, brown eyes, and black hair that stuck to his head rather than flow freely to look like it was cut short; Collin. They both looked much older than thirteen, much like everyone else in the pack looked older than they really were.

"Yes!" Collin shouted in excitement as he jumped to his feet and threw his hands in the air.

"Finally, oh my god!" Brady cheered and got to his feet as well, running around happily on two feet.

Once again, I was staring at two naked werewolves, so I hid my face back into Jacob's fur. Then the thought hit me. Why was it that, at this point, the only male in the pack who I hadn't seen naked was Jacob, the one person I should be allowed to see? Shouldn't it have been the opposite? I never wanted to see the others like that, yet it kept happening. And even though I'd spent so much more time with Jacob, nothing's ever happened. Why?

I heard Seth howl in celebration of Brady and Collin turning back into their human selves and Jacob laughed beside me.

"Excellent, you two surprised me," Sam complimented.

"Yeah, I'm not furry anymore! Not furry anymore!" Collin cheered.

Brady laughed. "Dude, have you always been that tall?"

"No, have you?"

"Man, look at us. This is one hell of a gro-" Something cut him off. "Ow! OW! Oh god, my arm's cramped up!"

Collin laughed. "Pansy. I feel fine."

"Oh, well why don't you move then and see what happens?" He still sounded like he was in pain.

"Fine." Collin paused. "See, nothing…OUCH!"

"Yeah, that's what I thought."

"Your muscles will be very tense for a while. Your bodies are still adjusting to phasing in and out of your wolf forms. With time and practice, it'll become much easier and less painful," Sam informed.

Collin chuckled. "Hey Brady, we have muscles. When did that happen?"

"I don't know about you, but I've always had mine," Brady teased.

"Wow, I didn't know flab was another word for muscle."

"Oh, shut up. By the way, Sam, how do we turn back into wolves when we want to?"

"Brady, why would you ask that? It was hard enough becoming human again. What if we just got lucky? What if we go wolf and never go back?"

"Both are things that you both will need to practice," Sam said, "But it's much easier to go into your wolf form, that's for sure. Remember what I told you guys, always keep your cool. Watch your temper."

"Yes, sir," Brady and Collin said at once.

"You guys will do fine, I know it," Seth encouraged, his voice taking me by surprise. I thought he was a wolf at the moment.

"For now, you two deserve a break. Let's head back to the house," Sam directed.

"Yes, sir," they said again. There was a great sense of loyalty in their tones.

I kept my face hidden in Jacob's fur as I heard the others walk away. The groaning from Brady and Collin, I assumed from still being soar, gradually got more distant until it was completely quiet. I felt Jacob nudge my side and I stepped back to look at him. He gave me a wolf grin and gently rubbed against my shoulder. I smiled back and gave him a quick hug around the neck before handing him his clothes that were still neatly folded. He took them into his mouth and I set his shoes on the ground as he looked around for a tree to change behind, one that was wide enough to cover him. Once he found a good one, he glanced at me for a moment to tell me he'd be right back.

"Wait, Jake," I suddenly blurted out.

He turned his head to the side, wondering what I needed to say.

I blushed deeply, knowing what I was about to say. My eyes started to wonder and avoid contact with his like he was doing earlier. I looked to the ground, hoping that would help make things easier, but I could see Jacob trying to keep up with my face.

"Um…" I hesitated for a moment, but took a deep breath and just said it. "It's okay to change in front of me. You don't have to go behind a tree every time if changing where you are is easier."

I saw his already huge black eyes widen in shock. He almost dropped the clothes he was holding in his mouth as it popped open.

I blushed even deeper. "If you're afraid of offending me or making me uncomfortable, don't be. I'm fine."

He was quiet for a moment. He looked like he was thinking really hard about it.

"Unless you are uncomfortable changing in front of me, then that's different. If you're not comfortable with it, that's fine. You don't have to do anything you don't want to."

I never thought I'd be saying that to Jacob, but I hadn't imagined that he'd be the uncomfortable one. Maybe I should have. Was he actually apprehensive about that sort of thing? I knew that if the tables were turned, I would be.

I didn't need to think for long though as Jacob let his clothes drop to the ground and he suddenly lifted up on his hind legs. I looked in shock as his huge russet colored wolf shrank and molded into the shape of a human in less than a second. My jaw dropped.

There he was, all of him standing right in front of me. He glanced at himself then back at me, smiling nervously at how much I was staring.

"Bella, you should probably breathe," he reminded.

I tried to breathe again, but he honestly took my breath away, as corny as that sounded. He was beautiful. I wasn't sure how much of a difference taking away shorts would make, since I'd seen him from the waist up many times, but it did.

His russet skin seemed to glow from the subtle sunlight that shone through the trees. The tight muscles on his shoulders trailed to his bulking biceps and strong arms. However they were no distraction from his perfectly shaped chest and tightened abs. The curves around his strong waistline led me to take in his thick thighs and toned legs that certainly made me believe he could run as fast as he could. I almost felt like I would pass out as I took in a certain part of him in the front that definitely didn't disappoint.

"Uh…Bella, that's kinda creepy," he said as I continued gazing at him. He grimaced like he felt self-conscious about how much I was staring, but I honestly didn't think I could keep my eyes away.

He kept his eyes on me almost cautiously as he picked up his clothes to put them on. I almost told him to stop, but he just held them in his hand as he stared back at me, looking sort of freaked out. I found myself slowly moving closer to him and he seemed to freeze.

"Bella…?" he said like he was calling out to me, trying to snap me out of whatever spell he had me on.

I didn't respond. I just kept making my way over to him until I was able to touch him. I placed my hand on his shoulder and looked up to gaze into his eyes.

"You know, you're looking like a real creeper right now," he whispered.

"Shut up," I whispered back.

I reached up to the back of his neck and pulled him down to press my lips to his. Our lips moved together in perfect synchronization as he wrapped his arms tightly around my waist. I completely melted into his warmth as I held onto him with one hand while my other touched and explored his body. I ran my fingers across his shoulder and down his arm until I made it to his chest. My heart was racing as I slowly moved down his side and lightly rubbed his hips.

I felt something poke my thigh and Jacob suddenly pulled back with a grimace as his face seemed to redden more than it already was. I looked at him confused until I glanced down to see what poked me.

"Sorry…" he mumbled, his expression completely embarrassed

I shook my head. "No, no, it's okay."

I started to lift up my shirt, but he grabbed my arm to stop me.

"Whoa, whoa, Bella. Hold on," he cautioned.

I frowned. "Why?"

"Everyone's expecting us back at Emily's house. They'd probably wonder where we went and start looking."

"But…" I racked my brain for ways this could work.

"And they're fast, Bella. Do you want to get interrupted again?"

I sighed. "No."

"Right. Remember when we said we'd wait until the time was right?"

"The time isn't right now?"

He shrugged. "I dunno. I'm not feeling it."

"I am."

"No, you're just 'excited'." He chuckled. "I don't think that counts. I'd say we were both pretty 'excited' the first two times and that didn't work out."

He was right. Even though I wanted him badly, I knew that something didn't feel quite right. I couldn't really explain it and I doubt Jake could either, but I felt like there was something missing.

"We'll just have to wait for that sign I was talking about."

I smiled. "Should I make a sign and paint the word 'NOW' on it?"

He laughed. "No, that'd be cheating."

He kissed me briefly before stepping back to put his clothes back on. I sighed sadly as more and more of him got covered. He put his shoes on and smiled apologetically as he took my hand to walk back to the house.

"So, does this mean I get to see you naked now?" he asked hopefully.

"Will you be thinking about it when you're a wolf?"

His expression turned guilty. "I'd try not to, but probably."

"Then no."

"Aw, come on. If you were a wolf, I know you'd still be thinking about what you just saw."

"No I wouldn't." I lied.

"Oh, please. You should've seen the way you were looking at me."

"Was it really that creepy?"

"Let's just say that if I didn't like it, you'd be arrested."

"Whatever." I jabbed him in the side and he laughed.

The rest of my time with Jacob for the day was busy, but I enjoyed it. Brady and Collin rested on the couch and floor all day, letting their bodies rest. They had thankfully gotten some clothes on them before we got there. Not only were they tired, but also hungry and feeding two hungry werewolves was no easy task. Jake and I volunteered to help Emily cook, which was mainly hamburgers and seasoned potatoes. Brady and Collin were like two black holes, they never got full. I completely lost count on how many burgers Jake made alone, not counting the ones I prepared. The potatoes took longer to make, so they ate more burgers than potatoes, though they enjoyed both a lot.

With all the cooking and walking around, I was pretty tired when it was time to go home. Miraculously, there were still a few burgers left as Brady and Collin fell asleep before they could finish the rest. I figured it'd be easier to take some home for Charlie rather than cook a new dinner, so I did that. I was all cooked out. Jacob drove me home and kissed me goodnight before he left for his own house. Charlie was happy to see the burgers and I let him have at them as I went upstairs to get some sleep. I was so tired I barely managed to get my pajamas on. I quickly turned the light off and plopped onto my bed, not bothering to pull the covers over me.

I wasn't aware of how long I slept, but I knew it was a pleasant sleep until the images started coming to me. It'd been a while since I had a bad dream, but this one was terrifying in a different way. I was looking out over a never ending ocean, though the water was as murky as a swamp. I couldn't keep my eyes off of it as I could see human figures begin to come out of the water and slowly make their way towards me. There were a lot of them and they were pitched black, even though the sun was shining brightly. The only color they showed were from their bright red eyes that shined like search lights. Suddenly, all of the Cullens were in front of me in defensive positions, hissing and glaring at the dark figures in the water. I yelled at them to stop, but I was too late as they each lunged for the water. As soon as they touched the dark figures with piercing red eyes, they all completely broke apart. Carlisle, Esme, Emmett, Rosalie, Jasper, Alice; their shattered remains sunk into the ocean.

I looked around for Edward as I didn't see him run out to fight. I called his name, begging for him to answer me, wherever he was. In an instant, one of the dark figures lunged for me and grabbed my arms. I screamed and tried to break free, but I lost my will to fight once I saw the figure's face. He looked just like Edward. The rest of his body was still completely black, but his face was one hundred percent Edward. He whispered softly in my ear "You will be mine" before his face began to change shape. His hair grew longer and became much redder in color, his facial features softened to a great degree, and I completely froze as I looked into the eyes of Victoria, her teeth just inches from my neck.

"Bella, Bella," a velvety smooth voice called out to me.

The image of Victoria and the entire scenery faded away. I was staring up at Edward once again. I wasn't ready to trust anything as I tried to get away from him, but he stopped me with one hand on my shoulder.

"Bella, it's okay. Calm down," Edward assured.

My heart was pounding and I tried to regain control of my breathing. I took in my surroundings as I realized I was in my room and lying on my bed the same way I remembered going to sleep. Edward was crouched down at my bed's side, staring at me in worry.

"Edward," I said breathlessly.

He smiled. "Yeah, it's me."

"What happened?"

"I was standing guard outside when I heard you whimpering. I figured you were just having an unpleasant dream and it would pass. But then you started screaming and I could hear you flailing about in your sleep, I couldn't ignore that. Charlie was out like a light, so I came to check on you."

"A dream? But I…" I was still out of it. I wasn't sure what to believe just yet. "Where is everyone? You and the others, I thought you…oh god!"

He rubbed my shoulder comfortingly. "Jasper and Emmett are outside standing guard. Everyone else is at home."

"Jacob. Where's Jacob?"

"Jacob is patrolling. Everything's alright, Bella. It was just a bad dream, whatever it was."

My heart was still doing laps as I tried to believe this was all real. "Everything's not alright."

"Why?"

"Because you're still going to…" I stopped when I felt tears build up.

"Going to what?"

I immediately wrapped my arms tightly around him with no true plans on letting go. He looked at me surprised for a moment, but his arms soon found their way around me as well.

"Was the dream that bad?" he asked.

"It's not just the dream," I admitted, "You're still going to fight the newborns, aren't you?"

He nodded. "Yes. I see you're still worried about that."

I held back my tears and rested my head on his chest. I heard laughter coming from outside, who I could only assume to be from Emmett.

"Bella, I understand your concern, but you really have nothing to worry about. None of us have any plans on dying, or whatever it is vampires do."

I cringed at the mention of it and he held me a bit closer, rubbing my back gently.

"If even one of us gets hurt, we would retreat and repair the damage before anything else could happen. We're not going to charge head first into a horde of newborns. If that was our plan, then you could be worried." He smiled at me sincerely. "But I guarantee you we're smarter than that, most of us at least. I'm not entirely sure about Emmett."

"Oh, ha ha!" I heard Emmett call out, followed by Jasper's laughter.

I tried to smile, but couldn't get it to come out right. As much as Edward said that he and his family would be okay, the worry wouldn't leave me. And dreams like the one I had definitely were not helping. I just held him tighter. Even though I tried to believe as hard as I could that nothing would happen to him, that I would still see him again, I couldn't help holding him like this was our final moment. It made even less sense considering there was still about two weeks left at minimum before they left, but my arms wouldn't budge.

Half my body was hanging over the bed, so Edward sat on the edge to make things easier for me. I was still a bit uncomfortable though with my arms around him, so I shifted my body to lie back onto the bed and ended up taking him with me, both our heads on the same pillow. It reminded me a lot of how things used to be with us.

"Bella, I'm sorry," he said in a soft voice.

"Sorry?"

"Yes, about this afternoon. I shouldn't have said that. It was rude and completely uncalled for." He paused for a second. "And you're right. You do deserve to know this kind of thing."

"Oh. Edward, it's okay, I forgive you."

"Thank you. I still can't believe those words came out of my mouth and were directed at you no less. I'm ashamed."

"Edward, I said I forgive you. Stop worrying about it. Isn't that what you keep telling me?"

"Yes, you're right." He chuckled lightly. "So, are you okay? Do you think you can go back to sleep?"

I grimaced and shivered to think that my nightmare might continue if I went back to sleep. "I don't know just yet."

"I can stay here as long as you'd like if it helps."

I smiled. "Thanks."

"After all, what better way to protect you from strange vampires than already having you in my arms?" He smirked.

"True."

I realized that we were a little too close than necessary and I would eventually have to kick him out of my room, but I wasn't too concerned about when that would happen. I relaxed and closed my eyes, although I wasn't falling asleep so easily. We stayed like that for a while until I finally started to get sleepy again.

"Bella?" he whispered.

"Hm?"

He was silent for a moment. "Nothing…"

Author's Note: Happy Late New Year everyone. What's my New Years resolution? Get these chapters out sooner...seriously. -_-; Also, I did have some help from my female friends with the whole "Bella Ogles Jake" scene, so I'd like to thank them.

Permalink Reply by Mέάğhάή§Fļĭήț on January 7, 2012 at 5:16pm

i would like to thank your female friends too....AMAZING CHAPTER p.s. please try to keep your resolution cause i'm addicted to your story, it's my own personal brand of heroin!!!! keep writing (:

Permalink Reply by Rachel on January 9, 2012 at 11:36pm

great chapter!!!! omg you write so well, i LOVE reading your story!!!!!!!

Permalink Reply by Yesenia Veronica Martinez on January 11, 2012 at 10:41am

That was really good cant wait for yur nxt update :)

Permalink Reply by Fαℓℓєи Aиgєℓ on January 17, 2012 at 3:43pm

Yeaah, you should really thank them because it turned out great!
Seriously, this chapter was just ASDFGHJKL AMAZING :'). 

Permalink Reply by PKGaming on January 30, 2012 at 5:32pm

20. Shock

BELLA SWAN

I sighed in relief as I walked out of the classroom. I was so eager to finish my final test that, thinking back on it, I may not have answered some of those questions as best I could. But it was all behind me now, there was no going back, and I didn't want to. I smiled to myself knowing that I was done with high school, almost at least; there was always the graduation to make it official.

I went to my locker and cleaned it out, not that there was much in it. I put my binder, folders, and folded up jacket into my backpack before closing my locker for good, hearing it bang with an echo from now being much hollower than it once was.

"I see you're done too," the voice of Edward rang behind me.

I turned around and gave him an overly excited smile. "Yes, finally."

"How do you feel you did on your exams?"

I shrugged. "History was pretty easy, but I'm not sure about Calculus. Some of the stuff kinda made sense, but that probably means I got them all wrong."

He chuckled. "I'm sure you did fine."

"Oh really? I've had my share of tests where I think I did a good job but was completely wrong."

"Uh oh. In that case, maybe you should be worried about history."

I gasped in exaggerated horror. "Oh my god, you're right!"

He laughed. "I could always bribe your teachers to give you an A. I'm pretty confident I could make that happen."

"Hmm…" I made a thoughtful expression, placing my finger at my lip. "No thanks. Besides, even if I did fail both, nothing's stopping me from graduating. My grades were already high to begin with."

He smiled. "Excellent. I'm proud of you."

"Thank you." I was about to pick up my backpack, but he beat me to it, carrying it over his shoulder.

"We should celebrate," he suggested.

"Aren't we already doing that after graduation?" I grimaced as I thought of the party Alice would be having, even when something as severe as vampires rampaging Seattle was going on. You'd think the party would be cancelled to prepare.

He could tell what celebration I was referring to and smiled reassuringly. "How about a mini celebration for finishing your exams? It's not a party, just us being us. Maybe we could go somewhere quiet."

I nodded. "That sounds nice, but don't we do that all the time?" That was the case if he wasn't hunting or Alice wasn't making me her Barbie doll at least.

"I have something else in mind. Something special."

I raised a brow at him and smirked. "So you've got this all planned out?"

"Partly." I expected him to chuckle or smirk humorously, but his expression didn't change.

"Alright, ready when you are."

He nodded and kept his expression still as he started walking toward the main exit. The hallways weren't too crowded since some final exams lasted longer than others. Students were given the freedom of leaving as soon as their exams were finished, so I assumed the people in the halls were done like us.

"Hey, where's Alice?" I asked, walking close beside him with an open space on my other side, which was usually occupied by Alice's presence.

His face seemed to scrunch up for a split second. "Her exams took place in the morning, so she got to leave earlier."

"Oh. Is she coming with us to 'celebrate' too?"

"I told her to meet up with us, if she wasn't too busy."

I furrowed my brows in confusion. "Is she not at the house?"

"She's most likely there."

"Then why would she have to meet up with us."

"Because we're not celebrating at the house."

"Oh." I nodded in confirmation. "Is that the special thing you were talking about?"

"Part of it."

We walked out to the school lot and headed for Edward's shining silver Volvo. He put my backpack on the backseat and I smiled as he opened the passenger door for me to get in.

"Where is this place, anyway?" I asked.

"That's a surprise."

I shrugged in response as he walked over to his side. He smoothly backed out of the parking lot and onto the road, going in a direction I wasn't familiar with. We seemed to be going gradually uphill and more greenery was starting to appear as we passed by more clustered trees.

"I'm guessing graduation isn't that big of a deal for you, huh?" I mentioned.

He shrugged. "I can't really say it means much. It's nothing I haven't done before."

"How many times have you graduated?"

"About twenty-six I believe."

"Yikes! I can't imagine going through high school that many times."

"It's to lessen suspicions. If I went to college, got a degree, and found a job, there's only so far I can go with that before people realize I'm not aging. Eventually we move and I have to start over."

"Well then, a graduation party could be your reward for dealing with that every time."

He shrugged again. "I suppose, though my idea of reward would be completely different."

"Different how?"

"Um…" He hesitated for a moment. "Just different from a party."

"Is it like a car or something?"

He shook his head before changing the subject. "I wanted to apologize for being away on Tuesday."

"Oh, it's fine, Edward. I knew you were busy hunting and you guys need your blood."

"Did you have fun without me?" He smirked for a split second.

I grimaced and looked at my floral patterned nails. "Sort of."

He chuckled. "Sorry about that. I know Alice can be a pain."

"It wasn't too bad."

"So I guess you had fun with trying on new outfits and the movies?"

I looked at him surprised. "How'd you know we did all that?"

He tapped his temple twice. "Mind reader, remember? And Alice doesn't keep her mind very private."

I gasped as I remembered what else I had done that day.

"What's wrong?" he asked.

I shook my head. "N-nothing."

"Bella, you can tell me."

"Really, it's nothing. I promise."

I knew I wasn't fooling him, but he seemed to let it go as he put his eyes back on the road. I looked out my side window so I didn't see the curiosity in Edward's face as I wondered if he already knew. Aside from Alice getting me to try on what felt like a thousand outfits, painting my fingernails, and watching three scary movies with Emmett trying to scare me every chance he got, there was also the shot I received. I glanced at my shoulder where Carlisle stuck me, although I couldn't see it with my shirt sleeve in the way. I knew it wasn't visible anyway; it never left a rash or anything.

I was never planning on getting the shot, or at least not this soon. Back when Kim pulled me aside to talk with at the bonfire party, she immediately wanted to know how Jacob and I were doing. I told her things were going fine, but she made it clear without blatantly asking that she wanted to know if we took our relationship in "that direction". After telling me that I didn't have to be embarrassed, even though I still was, I reluctantly told her where Jake and I stood. She gave me more advice on what I should do when that time came and mentioned how she was on birth control. I hadn't given that much thought until she brought it up and recommended it.

With Kim's suggestions and the image of naked Jacob still fresh in my mind, combined with the fact that I was in the same room as a doctor at the time, I just ended up asking. It was right before Alice locked me in her room to try on outfits. Carlisle told me about both pill and shot options as well as their side effects. I just wanted to know about them so I could make my choice when the time came, but I had no idea Carlisle had just about everything a hospital would need already in his office. He offered to give me both the shot and pills for free which really surprised me. I didn't think Carlisle would be so generous when it came to me getting intimate with someone other than Edward, but he was smiling the whole time and didn't seem bothered at all.

Even though I had no idea when Jake and I would actually get to that level, I figured it was best to prepare sooner rather than later. The shot would last for three months and I could use the pills afterwards if I wasn't satisfied with the side effects. So far, no terrible side effects, although that needle did hurt pretty bad. Before Alice dragged me away, I asked Carlisle to keep it just between us. I hoped he was able to keep his mind on other things while Edward was around him.

"We're here," Edward announced, bringing me back to the present.

I looked out the window to examine our location. He said we'd arrived, but I still wasn't sure where. There were no buildings to be seen; the only man-made objects around us being the car we were currently sitting in and the silent road we were parked on. Everything else was grass, dirt, and a large number of trees that grew to an impressive height. Aside from that, I didn't see anything too eye popping. I wasn't sure how it was an area to celebrate.

Edward smiled at me before getting out of the car. He came around to open my door for me, but I amazingly beat him to it, probably due to the fact that he was walking at a normal speed. I smirked at him, feeling victorious as I got out. He shook his head and laughed before opening the door to the backseat at the amazing speed I expected from the start. He grabbed a white cubic box about the size of my head from the backseat as he slammed the door shut. It had a pink ribbon tied around it which he carried it by with one hand, confident that it wouldn't come loose. I looked at the box in confusion, which made him smile for some reason.

"What's with the box?" I asked.

"You never noticed it?" he asked back with a smile.

I shook my head.

"You never smelt it while we were in the car?" He glanced at the box, then back at me.

"No, was I supposed to? What's in there?"

"Oh, you'll find out. It's part of the celebration. Though, I think it's pretty obvious."

I shrugged. "Then I guess I must be pretty stupid, because I have no clue."

He sighed. "You're not stupid."

"I have a few ideas. Are you gonna open it so I can see how far off I was?"

"Not now. First, we should start hiking through these trees to get there." He said it like I should've known what "there" was.

"Yeah, that reminds me, where are we anyway?"

His eye widened in surprise. "You don't recognize this place?"

"Not really."

"You're joking…"

I shook my head. "Doesn't really ring a bell."

His face suddenly fell, like what I said had really hurt him. I grimaced in guilt and looked all around the area, frantically searching through my brain for any faint memory of this place. But all I saw were trees, just like the trees I saw every day.

He sighed and quickly got rid of his saddened expression. "Well, I'm sure you'll remember once we start moving. Shall we?" He smiled at me again.

I smiled back and nodded. "Sure."

I went over to Edward's side and we started walking into the woods. I continued looking around to see if there was anything I recognized, but nothing came to mind. Whatever the place was, it was important to Edward and I felt like I was missing something obvious. I found it ironic how we were about to celebrate our completing high school, something that paid tribute to my intellect, yet I apparently wasn't intelligent enough to figure out the significance of this place.

We'd been walking for about fifteen minutes, talking easily about the ups and downs of our high school years, when I noticed that he was holding my hand with his free one. I hadn't even realized he was holding it, nor could I recall when he took my hand. I wondered if he even knew. I didn't mind though, it just showed how completely oblivious I was being today. We weren't talking constantly and during our silent pauses I noticed the expression in Edward's face seemed…odd. I couldn't figure out exactly what it was, but he looked tense but at the same time distant, like he was daydreaming. When I tried to start up another topic, he'd respond like I startled him awake, but he never flinched or anything. He still moved as smoothly as he always did.

"You okay?" I asked after he went into his fifth daydream-like state.

"Hm? Oh, yeah I'm fine."

"Okay…"

"You know, it might be better getting there if I ran and you rode on my back."

"Might? Of course it would be faster."

"Faster, yes, but not so much convenient. It would be a little awkward carrying this-" He held the white box out. "-and holding you to me at the same time."

"Maybe you could hold the box in your mouth."

"I would most likely rip it apart." He grinned wide, flashing his razor sharp teeth at me.

"Not by the ribbon, but by the box."

He chuckled. "That too, Bella."

I sighed. "Fine, what if I held it?"

"Would you be able to?"

I rolled my eyes. "Yes, Ed. I think I know how to carry boxes."

He made a face like he'd tasted something gross, probably at my use of the name Ed. "I mean, I will be going pretty fast."

"I think I can handle it. I ride on a speeding werewolf all the time."

"Yeah…" He looked off, like he was remembering that moment. "I still don't approve of that."

I frowned at him. "No one asked for your approval. Besides, I've never gotten hurt or fallen off."

"Yet…"

I glared at him in frustration, but he didn't seem too concerned. He just rolled his eyes and handed me the box before wrapping his arm around my waist and lifting my legs from the ground, bringing me into his arms. He held me tight and secure as I made sure my own hold on the box was safe.

"Ready?" he asked with a smile.

I nodded. "Yep, ready."

"Alright…" He paused. "Also, please don't call me 'Ed' ever again."

I couldn't help but laugh at that. "Sorry, Ed."

He groaned. "Bella, come on…"

"Oh, what's wrong? You don't like variations in your name? No Ed, Eddie, E, Ward, E-Ward, none of that? That's boring."

"And that's new…"

I frowned. "What's new?"

"You, teasing me."

I giggled. "Aw, can't handle a little teasing?"

"Not by you. It's weird."

"Okay, okay." I smiled up at him. "I'm sorry for teasing you, Eddie."

He groaned again, more exaggerated this time.

"What?" I asked, "I actually really do like that name."

He shook his head. "Just Edward, please."

"Fine."

"Thank you ever so much."

We both laughed. Edward re-adjusted me in his arms so my shoulder was pressed closer to his chest and made sure I wouldn't slip out of his grip. Likewise, I held the box securely to me as well, but tried not to crush it.

"Alright, remember to close your eyes," Edward warned.

I did as he said and he launched the moment my eyes shut. I gripped the box like a cat on a branch that was about to break as Edward sprinted through the woods at an insane speed that made my heart drop. I'd forgotten how this felt. I'd forgotten how fast vampires were. I thought I was used to crazy speeds like this from riding on Jacob so often, but he never ran at full speed. I remembered Jared telling me that werewolves were even faster than vampires. I wasn't sure if he was just saying that to make his pack look good or if he was really serious. If he was being serious, then I was so glad Jake never ran at full speed. I'm sure he wasn't exaggerating when he said he'd have to tie me down to keep me from falling off.

After not much time at all, I felt Edward begin to gradually slow down. Once he came to a stop, I let out a gust of air and tried to catch my breath as if I were the one running. My hands were shaking and I noticed that the box along with my hands were plastered against Edward's chest from how fast he was running; his chest probably kept the box from flying more so than my grip. He looked down at me concerned.

"You alright?" he asked.

My heart was racing. "I…whoa!"

He chuckled. "I thought you were used to that with Jacob."

"Well, Jacob never ran as fast as he could because he didn't want me to fall off." I tried to steady my breathing.

"That's good I suppose. But, you know, I was holding back as well."

I looked at him with wide eyes. "Seriously?"

He chuckled and gently set me on my feet. Immediately, I felt like the whole world was spinning and everything tilted backwards. Edward caught me before I could fall and stood me up straight, though the ground was still moving way too much.

"Maybe I should've held back more," Edward mused.

I closed my eyes to see if it would help make the spinning stop. "Maybe…"

He chuckled again. "So, does this mean I'm faster than Jacob?"

"I don't know. Maybe you two should have a race."

"Maybe we should."

He held me steady until I was ready to stand on my own. I opened my eyes back up and stepped away from him without stumbling. He smiled at me before turning his head to his left as he gazed at something. I followed his gaze and my eyes widened at what I saw. There lied a meadow, our meadow. It was small, perfectly round, and filled with wildflowers; yellow, violet, and white.

"So, do you remember now?" Edward asked, though his expression was far off.

"Oh. Edward, yes, of course I do." It was just as beautiful as I remembered it.

He looked at me and smiled. "I knew you'd remember the flowers at least."

"Yeah." I grimaced. "The last time I came here, they'd withered away."

"They grow in the spring and through summer. I'd imagine by June, this place will be completely full of them."

I slowly walked closer to the center of the meadow, making sure not to step on any flowers as I went. I sat down right next to a patch of flowers and put the box down. Edward vanished and reappeared next to me in the grass with a smile. Looking at it all, the beautiful flowers, perfectly green grass, and tall trees, I felt like I'd traveled back in time.

"Do you still like it here?" Edward asked.

"Of course, why wouldn't I?" I sighed contently. "It's beautiful."

"It's very beautiful from a bird's eye view as well."

"Really?" I looked at him curiously. "How would you know?"

He pointed up. "Climbing trees. Then I look down."

I looked up as well. "All the way up there?"

"Yes. It kind of looks like an eye."

I chuckled. "So this place is the eye of the woods?"

"And quite a beautiful eye." His face suddenly lit up. "Would you like to see it?"

I looked at him confused. "How?"

"I climb, you hold on tight."

I gasped and look up at just how tall the trees were. I felt like I was getting dizzy again. "Whoa…"

"Is that a problem?"

"It's so high up."

He looked up with me. "It's not so bad."

"Easy for you to say. You don't have to worry about falling and breaking your spine…or skull…or everything."

"You're worried about falling?"

I stopped staring at the trees' height and focused on Edward. "Yes, isn't everybody?"

He shook his head. "Impossible."

"Falling is very possible, especially considering I'm me."

"It's impossible because I'll be with you."

"You'll be using your hands to climb. How would you catch me if I fell?"

"Swing from a branch, fall faster than you, and catch you that way."

I rolled my eyes. "I had no idea you were Tarzan. You learn something new every day."

"That's new."

I groaned at that remark and he just smirked. Edward would always say that every time I said or did something that he thought I picked up from Jacob. It was kind of annoying because I didn't really see it. I was just being me.

"Or if you don't like that option, I could just reach back and grab you if you lose your grip," he explained.

I shrugged, still unsure with just how much the trees were towering over us.

Edward sighed and looked directly into my eyes. "You'll have to trust me, Bella."

I grimaced and looked back up at just how tall the trees were. "I don't know…"

"Bella." He placed his hands gently on top of mine. "Do you trust me?"

I sighed. "Of course I do."

"Good."

Suddenly, I felt myself being swooped into the air and everything around me blurred. It happened so fast, I wasn't fully aware of what was going on. It felt like a huge gust of wind blew me into the air and I wasn't coming down. I grabbed onto whatever was near in panic that I was about to fall at any second, but the feeling of floating in air disappeared when I heard the rustling and cracks of tree branches. I opened my eyes and gasped when I saw how high I was above the ground. It became obvious that I was holding onto Edward as he stood gracefully on a tree branch. He was unconcerned by the fact that the branch was so slender, but I sure was. I held onto him tighter, both my arms and legs wrapped around him like I was on Scooby-Doo and I just saw a ghost.

"Oh god, Edward!" I shouted in panic.

"Relax, Bella. You're in no danger," he assured in a soothing voice.

"Please don't let me fall."

"I won't, I promise. But you might want to close your eyes; we've still got a ways to go."

I glanced up and realized we weren't even at the top of the tree yet, more like one-fourth of the way there. My heart pounded. "Oh my god…"

"Don't pass out on me now, Bella. Just close your eyes and hold on."

I shut my eyes tight and held on for dear life as Edward started back up the tree. I could feel his arms and legs moving fast as he climbed and his chest would stretch and flex with every quick movement. I was tempted to look and see how far up we were since it had only been a few seconds, but he was moving so fast. I kept my curiosity at bay and my eyes remained shut as Edward continued his ascent.

I felt him begin moving his arms and legs differently than he was for the past minute. He was moving from side to side and a lot slower than before, like he was adjusting himself. I heard more branches brush together and crack as well. I realized we weren't going up anymore.

"You can open your eyes now," he said.

"Are you sure?"

"Yes."

"How high are we?"

"Pretty high up, but I think you'll be fine."

I took a shaky breath and opened my eyes, and this time they stayed open. We were just about at the top of the tree and a drop from this height would no doubt kill me, but I surprisingly wasn't concerned about that. The view was a complete distraction from the potential danger I believed myself to be in.

The lush green trees surrounded us, but I could see rolling hills in the distance. There was a wide gorge in view to my left, the river flowing swiftly in hues of blue-green. The air had a crisp clean smell like it'd been hung out to dry and the wind gently blew my air as I took it all in.

"What do you think?" Edward asked.

I tried to find my voice. "It's…whoa!"

He chuckled. "I suppose 'whoa' is a good description."

"Yeah, whoa. It's amazing and insane."

He smiled and gestured for me to get off his back so I could stand on my own. I was feeling braver than before and nodded as I carefully unwrapped myself from around him and my foot searched for a stable branch to stand on. The branches were grouped close together so I was able to stand on two branches fairly well, as long as I held onto to something. Edward stood close by me to make sure I was stable enough.

"This feels great," I sighed.

"The tree?" He chuckled.

I rolled my eyes. "No. I just feel so…free. Being so high up, looking around, it's great."

"Did you look at the meadow yet?"

"Oh."

I leaned over slightly so I could see clearly through the branches and pines in my way. Below I could see a perfect circle of flowers that, when viewed at this height, was a soft pink in the middle of the jade grass surrounding it. It really did look like an eye, only oddly colored.

"So pretty," I said in admiration.

He nodded in agreement. "I like to relax up here."

"Really? I mean, I know it's a great view, but you never worry about falling?"

"Me?" He looked at me like I was missing something obvious, and I was.

"Oh right. Perfect balance and hard as a rock, you'd be fine."

"Yep." He smirked.

"So, not that it isn't wonderful up here, but how're we going to get down?"

"Hmm…" He rubbed his chin in deep thought, which honestly made me nervous that he had to think about it so hard. "I usually just jump."

I silently gasped and glanced down, realizing once again just how dangerously high up we were. "You're joking."

"Nope."

My heart continued pounding from where it left off way down there. "N-no! There's no way!"

He looked at me surprised. "Wait, did you think I was going to suggest we both jump? Don't be ridiculous."

"Then how, Edward?"

He grabbed my arm and pulled me onto his back, which I responded by wrapping myself around him again in reflex.

"We'll just utilize more than one tree. Hold on tight," he advised.

I was already holding on as tight as I could, so I just closed my eyes. I felt him jump from the branch he was on with a loud crack. I yelped when the wind blew my hair up and it became obvious that we were falling fast, but then we suddenly stopped. We didn't stop for long though. In the next second he jumped and we were falling again, but just like before, we came to another sudden stop. It continued like that, falling and stopping, until we finally stopped for good. Even with my eyes closed, I could tell that Edward was once again standing up, and on something much more stable than a branch.

"Alright, we made it," Edward announced.

I opened my eyes and let out a sigh of relief when I saw that we were on the ground; thank God. I let go of him and instantly collapsed to the ground, but I caught myself before I could hurt anything.

"Are you alright?" he asked, lowering himself to my level.

I nodded. "Yeah…just blown away."

He chuckled and offered me his hand to help me up. I shook my head.

"No, I'll just lay here for a bit," I said, propping myself up on my elbow.

I was conveniently lying in the same place as I was before and the mystery box was still right by me. Edward sat casually with his knee up on the other side of the box so that it was in the middle and smiled at me. I noticed that the grass was turning a brighter shade of green and the flowers were getting brighter in color as well. I looked up for a second and saw the sun coming out from the clouds, shining fairly strong through the trees. My heart jumped when I noticed Edward begin to glimmer as the sun shined on him. His face, arms, and the slight bit of chest that showed from his v-necked t-shirt shined like thousands of diamonds were imbedded in his marble-like skin. I'd forgotten just how beautiful Edward looked in the sunlight.

"What?" he asked in amusement. I hadn't realized I was staring until he spoke.

I blushed and looked away, focusing on the flowers. "Nothing, sorry."

He chuckled. "So, aside from being so high up, what'd you think of that?"

"It was pretty amazing. Dangerous, but amazing."

"Aren't you used to danger by now?"

"Yeah, I should be. How'd we get down, by the way?"

"I just jumped from tree to tree. It works both going down and up."

"Impressive."

"Would you ever do it again?"

I thought about it for a second. "Maybe, as long as you're there to keep me from falling."

"That's automatically guaranteed." He smiled and looked down at the box beside us. "So, you ready to see what's inside this thing?"

I nodded enthusiastically. "Yes, please, unless it's a bomb. It's sorta shaped like one would fit in there."

He sighed and shook his head. "Don't be silly."

Edward pulled the ribbon away and removed the top that was taped shut with four short strips. Inside was a round chocolate cake with frosting on the side and chocolate chips decorating the center in a perfect swirl. It was pressed up against the side from how fast Edward ran here, but not so much that it ruined the overall shape.

"Oh wow," I exclaimed.

"Congratulations on finishing high school. I made it myself," he said with a smile, though not sounding smug at all.

"Edward, this looks great."

"I'm experimenting with different foods. Tell me what you think."

There was a fork taped on the inside in its own little corner. I got myself a pretty large scoop onto the fork, confident that Edward did a good job taste-wise, and he did not disappoint.

"This is delicious," I complimented and took another bite.

His expression brightened like a huge weight was lifted off his shoulders. "That's great. I was kind of nervous on how it turned out."

"It turned out perfectly. Forget bakeries, I'm coming to you if I ever have a sweet tooth."

He laughed. "I'll be happy to provide."

I continued eating fork full after fork full, really enjoying the rich taste. Edward watched me in amazement as I finished off a corner that would equal about two average slices.

"What?" I asked, feeling a little awkward with him watching me like that.

"You're eating even faster than the last time I cooked for you."

I blushed. "Oh…"

"Do your wolves eat so much that you need to fight for your share?" he asked in amusement.

If Jacob wasn't there to make sure I got some, maybe. I sighed. "No, this is just really good." I scooped some onto my fork and held it to Edward's mouth. "Try some."

He quickly leaned back and looked at the cake with a disgusted expression. "Uh…Bella."

I grimaced. "Oh, sorry." I pulled my hand back and ate it myself. "I kinda forgot."

"You forgot? Wow, you're really forgetful today."

I frowned. "Shut up. I'm just used to being around people that can eat this stuff."

"Must be nice…" His expression became distant again like when we were walking here.

"Do you ever miss food like this?" I asked curiously, taking another bite.

"Sometimes, yes."

"Did you used to like cake when you were still human?"

"I did. I do still have fond memories of my favorite foods deep in my mind and I do remember how much I enjoyed them. But I've existed for some much longer where I find food like that revolting."

"I know food doesn't taste or smell good to you, but what about how food looks."

"Sure, they still look appetizing according to my faint human memories." He sighed sadly. "But blood still outranks them all."

I nodded slowly and ate another fork full of cake. I wondered how that was like for him, finding blood so appealing. The smell of it always made me nauseous and the thought of actually drinking it was puke worthy. I would never want to drink blood and it made me wonder if I was really thinking all those months ago when I actually wanted to be a vampire. If I became one, I guess the appeal would automatically come to me, but I'd still miss being able to enjoy my favorite foods. I wondered how hard it was for Edward to cook when working with materials he found disgusting.

I looked at Edward and saw that he was in that same tense but distant daydream-like state again. I tried following his gaze, but he wasn't looking at anything in particular. He was as motionless as a statue, not even breathing like he usually did out of habit.

"Edward?" I called out to him, but he didn't respond.

I gulped hard, worried that something was wrong with him. I put my fork down and moved over so that I was in front of him. He still didn't move.

"Edward!" I tried again louder this time and grabbed his arm to see if that would help get his attention.

His head snapped in my direction and looked at me startled. "Huh, what?"

"Edward, what's wrong?"

His eyes wondered away from mine. "Just…thinking."

"About what?"

He was silent, his expression never changing. I tilted my head over so that I was in his line of view and lowered my hand to grab onto his own.

"You were like this when we were walking up here. Is something bothering you? If so, then tell me," I commanded, though my tone made it sound more like begging.

He finally looked at me willingly, but his face was still tense. He squeezed my hand and sighed deeply as his expression became serious.

"Bella, can I ask you something?" he said in a sharp, clear voice.

I nodded. "Okay."

"How do you feel about me?"

My eyes widened in surprise and this time I was the one to look away, but he turned my head back around to maintain eye contact.

"Well?" he asked again impatiently.

I grimaced. "You know how I feel. I care about you a lot. I like having you in my life."

"So, what am I to you?"

"You're my best friend, Edward."

He raised a brow at me. "Just your best friend?"

"Yes…"

He looked at me in silence for a moment. I felt my heart beat faster, wondering where he was going with this, though I had an idea.

"I'm sorry, I don't believe that," he said clearly.

I flinched in shock. "What do you mean?"

"I don't believe that I'm simply your best friend."

"Why not? That's how I see you."

"Bella, back when we were together, I remember you telling me I was everything to you. You said that you'd rather die than be with anyone else but me. Are you telling me that all those feelings have been watered down to best friend level?"

I frowned. "I can change, Edward. And…I might have been exaggerating a bit. I loved you back then, and I still do, but it's in a different way now."

"Are you sure about that?"

"Very sure."

"I don't know if you're aware of this, but the way you act around me, it's very easy for people to assume that we're together. There are quite a few students at school that think you're cheating on Jacob because of how close we appear, but they won't come out and tell anyone their theories."

My jaw dropped for a second, but I quickly closed it with clenched teeth. "That's ridiculous! Those people are idiots, whoever they are!"

"But it's hard to blame them too much."

I glowered at him. "You know it's not true."

"Yes, but like I said, you don't seem to be aware of your actions around me. The way you look at me, the way you touch me, they're all reminiscent of when we were together. It's like you secretly yearn for those days to return."

"That is not true."

"I don't really want to call you out or anything, but you were surprisingly okay with me lying in the same bed as you on Monday."

I cringed. "I'm just comfortable around you, Edward. But if you keep talking like this, you're going to make me very UNcomfortable."

"And this, taking you to our special meadow when we were together, you seemed completely fine with it."

I looked around at the meadow as some of its beauty and significance slowly drained in my eyes.

"Wait a minute, was this 'celebration' just something to prove a point? A point that's invalid, by the way."

He grimaced and sighed deeply. "Bella, please, just hear me out."

I continued glaring at him, but I wasn't going to stop him. I was actually eager to hear what he had to say so I could tell him he was wrong.

"I don't doubt that you love Jacob," he said, "But I'm not so sure that you love him more. He was there for you when I wasn't and I understand that. So, when I came back, you couldn't just leave him and go back to me. After what he's done, that wouldn't be right. So you stayed with him. But Bella, I don't want you to choose second best in order to make him happy. I want you to choose what makes you happiest."

I growled. "That's bullcrap, Edward! Jacob is not second best!"

He leaned back and looked at me surprised by my outburst. "That's new. Did you learn that from him?"

"Shut up! I chose Jacob because I love him more than anything. He's everything I want."

"So you're saying you love him more than me? He makes you happier than I did?"

If he really wanted me to say it, then fine. "Yes!"

He shook his head. "Bella, you and Jacob have been together for just over two months while we were together for about three times that amount. And you're saying that after two months, you've already confirmed that you love him more and he's all you want?"

"Time means nothing, Edward, I know how I feel. And yes, I'm saying that."

"I don't think you know just how much you still feel for me though. It's understandable that you'd try to keep your feelings controlled in order to stay with Jacob, but when you're with me, they slip out."

"Wow, I hadn't realized you figured out how to read my damn mind!"

"I can't read your mind, but I do know you."

"You obviously don't, because you're completely wrong."

"By the way, you're still holding my hand." He smirked.

I looked down at our conjoined hands and my face turned red, more out of anger than embarrassment. I snatched my hand away and tried to move away from him, but in a flash his arm wrapped around my waist to keep me where I was. No. He was pulling me closer.

"Edward," I said in warning as I struggled to get away.

"So now you aren't even comfortable around me?"

"I told you it would happen if you kept this up." I continued trying to squirm out of his hold, but he was too strong. At the same time though, he didn't seem to be trying too hard to keep me there. It was like I was stuck between two rocks and I needed to rub butter on myself to slip free.

"I will admit, you're fighting your feelings harder than I thought."

"There are no feelings to fight! And do I need to remind you that you're a vampire?"

He cringed like that hurt him, but I wasn't ready to feel bad for him just yet. "That didn't seem to bother you before."

"Maybe because I was under the impression that I'd eventually become like you. Are you gonna change me?"

"No."

"That's what I thought."

"So, you won't be with me because I refuse to change you?"

"I don't want to be with you regardless." That came out meaner than I thought it would.

He sighed. "You've been pretty forgetful today. Maybe you've forgotten how much you love me too."

"I didn't forget. I love you as my best friend. That's it."

He started leaning closer to me now and his other hand that wasn't already holding me too close to him came up to cup my cheek. I tried to push his arm away, but it didn't budge an inch.

"Bella, I love you so much more than that. And I always will," he whispered.

My heart pounded as he got closer and closer. I kept trying to get away, but it was no use. "Edward, stop."

"Please, just let me try this. It might help you remember. Think of it as an experiment."

"No!"

It was pointless. Edward silenced my protest as he pressed his lips to mine.

Author's Note: Yes, you just read a 100% Bella and Edward chapter...

Permalink Reply by PKGaming on February 4, 2012 at 2:06pm

No I wasn't! :D Thank you

Permalink Reply by Rachel on February 2, 2012 at 3:19pm

This was such a good chapter!!  can't wait to see what happens in the next one!! :)

Permalink Reply by Mέάğhάή§Fļĭήț on February 4, 2012 at 11:10am

dumb Edward...doesn't he realize that she loves Jacob...stupid, mind-reading bloodsucker...P.S. keep up the epicness!!(:

Permalink Reply by PKGaming on February 4, 2012 at 2:10pm

Thank you both! 

Permalink Reply by Mέάğhάή§Fļĭήț on February 9, 2012 at 4:15pm

no problem you're an awesome writer

Permalink Reply by Arianne Cutno on February 9, 2012 at 7:56pm

When r u going to post again

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