Forever: That's All I'm Asking For

Prologue


Too many nights I thrust my heart in sorrow, unto a woman I may never lay my eyes upon. Every night I wonder, pain in contrite, if she will ever abide in my wings. Shutters on the lonely dwelling cackle, bringing long sleepless nights. I wait for you, my dear lady, for as long as I must. The day, the day. The night, the night. Oh, how I wait and long to touch thou, so delicate and kind. For you, I wait.

I must have read the poem a million and one times before I lay to bed that night. How charming he always was, and still is. I couldn't wait to finally meet him. At last, I would meet the boy I have been dreaming of since the first little message in email.

It was actually a mistake. A boy named Edward had accidentally sent me a poem, of which was obviously supposed to be sent to someone different, but the address was faulty, and went to my inbox. Ever since then, Edward and I had started chatting mindlessly, never thinking much about it.

We started to get close over time, even though I've never met him; I've talked to him through these lovely emails. He loved to share poems, song lyrics, anything he thought I would like. Edward is very old-fashioned. I learned that he didn't believe in many things; like losing virtue before marriage. It was sweet actually.

It was funny, I had to admit, how all this came about. I knew not what he looked like, I didn't know what his voice sounded like, and I had no clue at how beautiful his smile was. All I knew was that his last name was Cullen. He lived in a house that consisted of 7 people.

His step mom and dad, his 2 stepsisters, his 2 stepbrothers, and him. It was shocking how Carlisle and Esme, his mom and dad, took in for all these kids when they were young. None of them were actually related, and they moved constantly, so it was okay that his 2 stepsisters dated his 2 stepbrothers. The only person that was left out of the whole ordeal was himself.

Once he told me this I immediately felt horrible. But, I realized that he was kind of like me, left out. My parents were separated when I was younger, my dad staying in Forks, where I was born. And my mom moved to Florida, dragging me along with her. I'm not very popular, or pretty, or smart. I don't do sports in fear of killing myself from my inherited clumsiness. So, I pretty much went on in life being as invisible as I could manage. Until I met Edward.

One night, when him and I started chatting on AIM, I asked him if there would ever be a chance that we could meet. He said maybe, and I asked him where he lived, wanting him to be truthful. I was so shocked when the monitor read: I live in Forks, Washington. I then spilled to him my whole family background, and he was as shocked as I was. I asked him if his family was planning on moving anytime soon, and when he said no, I just couldn't help myself.

I didn't tell Edward of my plan, but that night I went to my mother and told her one of the most life changing things in my entire life.

"Mom?" I asked, granting permission to speak.

She pulled herself away from her work laptop, pulled her shiny black rectangle-rimmed glasses down on her nose, and gave me what I call the 'Yes?' look. I took a deep breath, and blurted it out.

"I want to live with dad."

She looked at me kind of skeptically then said, "Really?"

I nodded my head. She then got up out of her seat, shutting her laptop, and made her way around the desk to stand in front of me.

"Why the sudden change in mind?" she asked, eyeing me suspiciously, "You pregnant?"

"Mom!" I shrieked, " No. Why would you say that?"

Renee pulled her glasses back up to look me in the eyes, then what she said next shocked me.

"Do really want to go, because if so your dad has wanted you to live with him for a long time?"

"Yes." I nodded, "It's going to be the beginning of my junior year in high school mom, and I don't want to be known as a nobody anymore. I want to start out new, fresh, and different. I don't want to be Isabella anymore."

"Then who do you want to be?" she asked, turning her laptop back on and going to an airport web site.

I was getting to her and I knew it. It was so close I could almost taste it. I thought quickly of another lie to add on to my current stream of lies.

"I want to be Bella Swan, the new transfer from Florida, coming in to her junior year at Forks High School."

"How about tomorrow night?"

There was a long pause when I really didn't understand what she meant, I looked up at her face and she had a beautiful smile plastered on it, one of the many traits I wished I had inherited from her, but I didn't. Then, I realized. I was going to Forks. I was aloud to go to Forks!

I threw myself at her as she chuckled, and then said, "You better get packing!"

And then that leads me to where I am now. On a blue-lined, clean smelling airplane, getting ready for take-off. I smiled at the piece of paper in my hands. It was Edwards poem, the one I adored most. I had printed it out with my mother's printer before I left. I folded the paper back up, and slipped it into my back pocket, taking my Ipod out. I slipped the headphones onto my ear and leaned back, relaxing and closing my eyes.

I knew that Renee knew that there was some other odd and strange reason I wanted to come to Forks, but of course I didn't tell her why. I loved the fact that in a matter of 48 hours I would be in the same town as Edward. A smile made it's way onto my face as I turned my Ipod up louder, trying to block out the snores of an elderly behind me.

I couldn't wait to get to Forks.


A/N: Hi guys!! Guess what? Believe it or not: THIS IS MY FIRST TWILIGHT FANFICTION!! Yay! Haha, I'm pumped. Anyways, I hope you like and please review because if you guys like it I will continue! Okay, well Thanks for Reading and Please, Please, Please Review!!!!

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