I sat on the bench near the wharf staring off at the sea with my legs pulled to my chest which by most was considered undignified and unladylike. I never cared what was and what was not ladylike it was not like anything was showing my dress covered my ankle.

Unlike other girls I kept my corset at it's loses strings when I could. When the situation would allow it I would play ball with the boys, but those situations were becoming rare the older I got.

'Girls can not play in the filth like boys they must learn to be dignified young women so that they will some day find a husband.' I was told so many times growing up that I can see every movement in Madam Leavitt's sagging wrinkled face as she told it to me.

I've lived at Madam Leavitt's Home for Orphan Girls in Chicago since I can remember and I hate it. The feeling is shared for I am a bad influence on the younger girls and in the words of Madam Leavitt 'As soon as we get you off and married the better for my fine home.'

I never tried to be bad it was just I hated to be limited. For instance how was I suppose to know learning how to read off of fairy tales was a sin? I loved to read it took me to places far away, away from Madam Leavitt and her damned rules.

The only good she did for me was send me off to school so I might put my reading and writing to good use. Another thing no one told me that when a boy pushed you on the play ground you weren't suppose to punch him. Again damn teachers and their damn rulers.

Boys have it so much easier they could do whatever they wanted wear pants, play ball, and go swimming. They don't have to wear corsets, learn to walk gracefuly, or be married off to the first person who asks.

"You're thinking that is never a good thing."

"Hey Edward." I hadn't even notice him come over. He was my best friend and has been ever since I was young. I had wandered out to the town square where he and his mom where shopping we talked and became fast friends.

"So what's on your mind?" I swung my legs over the edge of the bench so he could sit down and sighed.

"Nothing important." He sat down next to me and just stared at me with his bright green eyes like he looking right threw me.

"Liar." I hated that he always knew when something major was bothering me it was like he could read my mind.

"Fine, it's just Madam Leavitt has been looking for husbands for me again." He laughed and I scowled.

"When is she going to realize that is a pointless task? Every guy she has brought by you have scared off in some way or another."

"Edward I am only seventeen I'm not ready to get married. You're the same age as me are you ready to get married?"

"Well maybe it depends right now I am waiting for the right girl to come along." I rolled my eyes at him. That was one thing I loved about him he actually believed in true love. The thing that we both know is that when he finds that girl I am going make sure she is everything he deserves.

"I wish I was lucky enough to get a choice." I said forlorn.

"Evelyn you talking like their has been an offer." I sighed he was going to find out sooner or later.

"Edward there has." He looked shocked my expression resembled his when I found out.

"Who?" he asked causal, but I knew as soon as I told him there was going to be nothing casual about it. I opened my mouth to speak, but was interrupted.

"There's my fiancé I've been looking all over for you love." Edward's expression turned to pure rage when he saw who it was and he was quickly to his feet.

Fernando De Handan the most arrogant jerks to ever walk the earth. His father was one of the riches men in town; he and Edward despised each other with good reason.

"What do you want Handan?" Edward voice was deep and menacing, but Fernando seemed unaffected.

"I was merely coming to check on the well being of fiancé. Not that it is any of your business Masen." He smirked and I wanted to hit him.

"I am not nor will I ever be your fiancé!" I yelled at him now on my feet.

"O' but you will be once Madam Leavitt accepts my offer it will only be a matter of time before your Mrs. Evelyn De Handan." I shoved him right off the wharf into the water silently hoping he couldn't swim.

When his head resurfaced Edward stood looking down at him and said clearly. "I swear with god as my witness that the only way she will become your wife is over my dead body." With that he grabbed my hand and we both ran to a lone beach that we came to as children.

When we got there we doubled over in laughter. "I really wish you would have let me hit him." He said his voice becoming more somber.

"And let you have all the fun? Never." I told him with a smile.

"Eve, I meant what I said I will make sure you don't marry him even if it's the last thing I do." He ran a hand threw his bronze hair he was clearly distressed at this.

"I know Edward, I know."

89 years later (Bella POV)

I sat in the living room with Esme, Alice, and Rosalie they were cleaning out their attic so I decided to help. The boys were out hunting together leaving us free to talk.

"Why did we keep all this stuff?" Alice questions and we make are way through the piles of storage to the clear space in the center.

"Just things we couldn't let go of I guess." Esme said. "Ok Alice you take your and Jasper's things. Rosalie you get your and Emmett's. I'll get mine and Carlisle. So Bella how about you get Edwards?"

"Sure." I agreed taking the box marked Edward. This gave me a chance to find out more about Edward.

The box had very little dust on that top and I think it is because Edward had taken my engagement ring out of it.

The first thing I found was an old leather bound photo album. I took it out careful not to rip anything and turned the first page. I skimmed through there were pictures of Edward and what I assumed to be his mother and father. I noticed a lot of pictures of Edward and a girl in various stages of life.

Even though the photos were black and white I could tell she had brown hair with light skin. "Hey do any of you know if Edward had a sister?" I asked this girl seemed really important.

"No dear Edward was an only child." Esme said and I began to worry who was this girl. I continued to scan the pages and as when I got closer to the end I saw I picture of his mother and father next to it was their obituary.

Then there was Edwards obituary one a page by itself, but after that the pages where thicker turning it I noticed why. Each page was filled with letters and I began to read some.

Dear Edward,

Yes the one you heard yelling at the doctors was me. I am sorry I know I shouldn't have cause a scene, but I'll be damned if someone tells me I can't see my best friend because it's dangerous. I am bored out of my mind with out you here and O' yeah um I sort of punched Fernando again. I know I know learn to control your anger, but come on you would have hit him! I have to go Madam Leavitt is yelling at me again. Get well soon or I think I will lose my mind. I have actually been doing my knitting! Well like I said I got to go. Get better tell your mom I told her to get better too. Best Wishes.

Love,

Eve

Dear Edward,

DON'T YOU DARE TALK LIKE THAT! You're going to be fine you'll see your not going to die. I won't allow it! As you have learned I am always right so you will get better! You have to I don't know what I will do if you die. O' great now you've got my crying for no reason too because you're going make it through this I promise. Send my love and best wishes to you and your mom.

Love,

Eve

I couldn't read anymore so I skipped the next few pages. On the four pages there were news articles.

Local Girl Deceives US Army

As the war comes to an end a local girl by the name of Evelyn disguised her self as man and joined the US army. The number of battles she fought is unclear what is clear is the number of lives she saves. When a store house filled with weapons and gun powered burst into flames Evelyn; who was at the time know as Evan Masen rushed back into the building saving five of her comrades. It was then when she was discovered. "Her helmet had fallen off. We all thought he was a very girly looking man to begin with so I guess we weren't too surprised" Said Arnold Shanton one of the soldiers Evelyn pulled from the building. "I don't care why she was there or what gender she is. She saved my life and I hold her in my highest respects. " Terance Hiyer told reporters. Hiyer was another solider Evelyn saved. During this time she received a nickname Hell's Princess, "She could fight as well as any man, but other wise she had a big heart. If I was safely on the outside of those flames I can not say I would have gone back in for anyone." Shanton confesses. Whether she goes to trail for deception is to be decided……

Hell's Princess Set To Be Wed

Evelyn the girl who disguised her self as man to join the US army in the world war is set to be married to Fernando De Handan on the fifth of April…….

Missing Couples Case is Suspected to Murder

Fernando and Evelyn De Handan went missing three days ago when police arrived at their house this morning what was found lead to murder. The floor was coated in blood; three bullets were found two in the wall one was on the floor covered in blood. The blood is believed to belong to Evelyn since her bloodstained dress was found partially hidden in the floor boards with a hole in the stomach. No bodies were at the scene, but according to the sheriff that the possibility of Evelyn being alive is slim to none. "There is too much blood she couldn't have lost that much and lived." Fernando has yet to be found and is the leading suspect in his wife's murder.

Funeral for Hell's Princess

A Memorial service for the army stowaway Hell's Princess is set to for the twenty-first of June. Her body was never found but friends from all over gather to goodbye. "It's so hard to believe she's gone." Evelyn's bunkmate at Madam Leavitt's Home for Orphan Girls told reporters. "She walked like she indestructible and no matter what anyone said she would stick to what she believed." When asked for a comment on Evelyn Madam Leavitt has to hold back tears. "She was such a bright girl always getting her self in a mess of trouble, but she meant well I had such high hopes for her." Another one of the girls at the home tell us. "She had been so distant since the deaths of Edward and his family. Even though it's hard to let go I know where ever she is she is happy."……

I compared the dates of the new articles and found that if she was the same age as Edward she was twenty when she came back from war then married and twenty two when she died. I begun to worry did Edward lie to me when he said he never been in love before?

"Bella. Hello. Earth to Bella."

"Huh?" Alice had noticed me zoning out.

"What are you doing? You're not even through one box yet." She question.

"Sorry I got side tracked." Alice leaned over and looked at the photo album her lips formed an O.

"It's not what you're thinking you know." She tried to reassure me, but there was still that nagging feeling in the pit of my stomach.

Hours had passed and soon we were done the whole thing. I really wasn't much help because I kept getting side tracked on certain things. I had found more pictures of Edward and Evelyn. It was so weird Edward was still good looking as a human, but his skin was a little darker and there was something else I could describe.

The roar of Emmett's jeep could be heard outside and soon the guys were back. Edward came and wrapped his arms around my waist then kissed my forehead.

"How was your weekend girls?" Carlisle asks.

"Good we got the attic cleaned finally." Esme told him as she kissed his cheek.

"Here Bella how about I take you home?" Edward asked and I was all to eager to go. It was not that I want to go home necessarily, but I needed to talk to him. I wait until we were out of ear shot of the other Cullens before asking him.

"Edward can I ask you something?" I tried to sound casual, but I knew he could sense the worry and curiosity in my voice.

"Sure anything." He said his eyebrow rose in suspicion.

"Who was Evelyn?" He immediately pulled over I began to worry that I upset him. "I am sorry if you don't want to talk about it I understand it just I was asking because….."

"Bella, Bella slow down its ok. I just wasn't expecting that. How did you find out about Evelyn?" He interrupted me his tone was even, but I could sense a little pain in his voice.

"I was helping Esme clean the attic. She gave me your things to sort through and I came across the photo album. She is very pretty I can see why you liked her." I said my eyes casting down.

"Bella no." he gently took my chin and turned it so I was looking at him. "I was telling the truth when I said you were the first person I ever loved. Eve was my best friend she was like my sister."

"O" I didn't know what to say to that.

"What do you know about Eve?" He questioned.

"Nothing really, just what was in those articles, and in some of the letters." I told him and he sighed.

"The articles are more of a wall of shame for me." I waited for him to continue when he didn't I spoke up.

"Why?"

"It's a long story, but I feel like her death was my fault. I promised her that I would make sure she didn't have to marry him, and I didn't do anything. Then two years later he killed her. I haven't been back to Chicago since." He paused

"No one knows this, but I went to the funeral I had to say goodbye. There was no body, but people in town chipped in, and along with some funds from the US army they were able to get her a headstone they put it right next to mind. I know that that doesn't help what you were thinking early, but Bella I swear to you she was like my sister we were nothing more then friends."

"Edward I believe you." With that he started the car and continued to my house. When we got there he turned off the engine then paused.

"Bella I've been thinking if I go back to Chicago for a visit would you come with me?"

"Of course Edward." His eyes light up as he got out of the car and opened my door. He helped me out then engulfed me in a hug.

"Thank You." He whispered. "I will meet you in your room later right now I'm going to go discuss this with everyone." He got back in his car and drove away.

A Few Weeks Later

Edward and I were driving in the streets of Chicago. Luckily Alice saw that is was going to be rainy so Edward could show me around town.

So far he showed me his old house and some of the places he use to hangout. I had never seen him like this he was so happy. He kept telling me stories of what he used to do and his life around here was.

Right now we were headed to the graveyard. I could tell Edward was a little sad about this, but then again he was also very happy.

"We're here." He said as we pulled up to the gates. It was a huge iron arch with angels engraved in the framework. Most of the graves were plain with no flowers probably because no one in that family was left to maintain them.

I could tell when we got closer because Edward tensed up and I put my hand on his arm and he relaxed a bit. Then finally the moment arrived we got out of the car. In front of us were four grave stones, but something was puzzling for Edward and his family's graves had flowers on them.

It was a whole variety of pink, yellow, and red it was quite beautiful. On Edward's stone however there was something else; it was a little balloon with the words Happy Birthday written on it.

"Hey Edward I didn't know you still had family around here." I told him kneeling down next to the grave. He just stared at me with a mystified look and said.

"I don't." I gazed up at him confused.

"Then who is putting the flowers here?" He took out his cell and called Carlisle.

"I'm going to find out. Hello Carlisle it's Edward do you mind coming down to the cemetery I want to see if you can help me figure something out…..ok….thanks." He hung up the phone. "Alice already saw me call so they are already on there way."

Sure enough Alice's yellow Porsche and Emmett's Jeep Wrangler came around the corner.

"You know you all didn't need to come." Edward told them as they got out of the car.

"Yeah, but we had nothing else to do." Alice told him as she floated over. "So what do need?"

"Carlisle did my mom ever say anything about me having any other family in Chicago?" Carlisle put his hand to his chin in thought.

"Not that I can recall. Why?" Edward pointed to the flowers. Carlisle kneeled down next to me and examined the flowers.

"Edward I don't know who put these flowers on your grave." He said and Edward sighed.

"Sorry to interrupt, but I'm the one who put the flowers on the grave." A voice sounded from behind us and we all turned. There stood a girl with dark brown hair; she was wearing jeans with a white studded belt, and a My Chemical Romance t-shirt.

At the sight of her Edward's mouth drop open and his eyes grew large.

"Evelyn!"