EPOV

I was ecstatic. Words couldn't describe how I felt, so I had to run. I ran through the woods, over mountains, up to trees… I ran and I ran until I felt like I had no more energy left. My sister, Alice, saw her once more: she was coming. My Isabella, my Bella.

They say there's nothing like the first kiss, and it's true, but also there's nothing like seeing the ones you lost once more.
Since humans don't realize that after they die they reincarnate, my wife can't remember she has been with me since the beginning of my life. For some reason, she always dies at 23.
I've been trying to safe her so far, but no matter what I do, her life slips from my hands. And yes, it aches, and it kills me too, because I can't rely that she would be her same self next time, or not even if she is going to come back.
But no more. This time, I will do everything in my power and more to change her.

Alice saw her attending Dartmouth University. Since my family is also very fond of her, we are working as a team. My sister, Rosalie, owns a building near Dartmouth University, and we did some research on Bella's family, based on any student's needs. Bella's father, happened to be the Chief of Police; therefore: a man who worries about his loved ones' safety. So we placed several ads, where we advertised the apartment, focusing in the safety of the building's location and the budget of a chief of police. We set up the price as cheap as it could be, but of course, we would stop charging eventually.

Since we had to make preparations, I finished my run and entered my house.
I was wondering what kind of music would she like now, how would she feel about Chief Swan, if she had a best friend... every human detail I have missed. Then the phone rang.
Immersed in my thoughts, I answered automatically

"Hello?" I answered, with a huge smile on my face. Every second got me closer to meeting her.
"Uhm, hi. Good afternoon" a sweet voice from the other side of the line stopped my smile... and my heart. "I was calling for the ad on the paper about the apartments near Dartmouth?"

I'd recognize her voice anywhere... and this was her. All of my body froze. I couldn't answer, so after a couple seconds of silence, she continued. "My father wont believe the building is that good to be true, so he wanted to call and ask for more information, but I rather do it myself... Hello?"

I was so focused on her voice, the voice I had missed for almost 100 years. But then, someone took the phone from my hand.
"Cullen residency, yes. Hi, sorry about that. The apartment counts with two rooms..." Rosalie, my other sister, had taken over the situation, and I wouldn't know if I had to thank her or hate her for this. I wanted her voice in my ear.

Emmett, her husband and my brother, had that annoying look on his face. "Edward's going crazy, again."
I sat down and kept listening to her voice from a distance. She barely said a word, but knowing she was there, talking to my sister, made my knees weak.

I won't lose her this time. I have had enough. I have decided to tell her about myself, to tell her who she is, and to win her heart. Even though life has proven me that we are meant for each other, I still must court her, since one must never take someone's love for granted. That, and I have seen how every cycle has stopped or changed since we entered a new millennium. Maybe my Bella isn't as she has been before, maybe she has changed.

But in my sister's vision, she was the same delicate princess. My queen.
I must stop these insecurities and get the job done. As long as she wants me, I am going to turn her.
And if she no longer wants me, then the story ends here.

But, oh, how I hope she wants me. I'll die if she doesn't.

Rosalie hung up. She sighed and pat me on my back. "She and her father are going to check on the place tomorrow, so we have to be there. I suggest that if you can't control yourself, please don't come out until they have decided they want the place, or you'll scare her." She walked towards Emmett, and sat on his lap.

At first, Rosalie disliked Bella, because she envied her humanity. But in time, she started to feel pity for her, as my sister realized that Bella had as much as an option as we did. She always dies at the same age, her head would never meet gray hairs, so Rosalie also agrees in turning her into one of us is a better option than keeping her human. One decision gives pain to everyone, while the other one, doesn't. In time, she even grew up to love her.

The next day, we moved in. Jasper, who was Alice's mate, and my brother, was going to live as my roommate. Alice and Rosalie set up apartment number 16, which was going to be Bella's. Alice was going to be her roommate, so between the girls, they made the place as appealing as possible.
Jasper and I were across the hall, a few doors away.

Most of the things we took were props. But there were some essential things we had to bring into the place, like my pianola. The piano was way too big to enter the apartment, but the pianola was ok. Bella always remembers the lullaby I wrote for her when we first married. She usually does not know from where she has heard it before, but her face glows whenever I play it.

Vampires don't eat or drink what humans are used to, but for some reason, we have grown to like alcohol. One of Jasper's hobbies, (since he needed something to distract himself from his another great love: strategies at war) has been making his own wine and beers. He's pretty happy to use this as a conversation; he is trying to be more social.

"So..." Jasper said, as he kept his beers on the empty fridge. "Are you going to wait until her father leaves to talk to her or are you going out now?"

"Now?" I asked.

Jasper pointed out the window over the sink, and we both saw her. Lifting boxes with what appeared to be her parents.
My knees melted, my heart was speeding, my mouth was dry...

"Ok, you're staying here until the parents leave" Jasper stated. He felt all of my reactions.