Chapter One-Memories

Edward-Age 7

Bella-Age 5

Memory-EPOV- Day Camp

'Edward! Come look at this bug!' Bella was yelling at me. We were at day camp together. We had met when Bella was one and I three. We had been inseparable ever since.

'Wow Bella! Hey look at this snake I found!' I squealed holding a garter snake two feet long not six inches from her face.

"Ahhh! Kristie Edward's trying to poison me! He had a snake and was holding it right in front of my face! It was going to bite me! He's evil! He has a secret plan with my brother to tie be down and put make-up on me and put me in a dress and make me a girl and then put me in a coffin and burry me alive!' Man, she was on a rant! This was the longest that she had gone on about Jasper and I trying to kill her in a while. One time she almost drove her mom insane! She was on some kind of rant about Jasper and I like she is now but she didn't shut up for twenty minutes! Jasper and I timed it!

Edward-Age 20

Bella-Age 18

Memory-EPOV-Bella's High school Graduation

Edward! Can you believe I get to get out of this town?! I can't wait to go to college next year! Think of the space! The people! The……..' It went on for a while and I tuned her out thinking of how pretty she was. She never believed me when I told her something looked well on her. She's so self-conscious. The truth was I was worried about her Rose and Alice with all of the guys they she was stuck talking about. She wasn't talking about them as much as hearing them but I was still worried. She was too beautiful for her own good and she didn't know it! All the guys were going to be chasing after her and I wouldn't be able to be with her all of the time. That was what I had the most problem with when I graduated and she was still there for the next two years. She didn't know it but I had always been near her and kept the guys away. I love her but since I was gone I haven't been around her as much so I find it harder to even try to get up the confidence and tell her I love her.

Despite what she had always dreaded when she was young Isabella Marie Swan was a woman and all the guys in our school told her they loved her in hopes of a kiss or something much bigger but she just laughed at them. I however could not tell Bella how I felt because I feared that if I did she would just go out on a rant of how I was just like every other guy in the school and how she thought I was different and then completely blow me off. I knew I loved her but I could tell that if she did feel the same way she didn't show it at all. She must be better at acting than we all thought.

'Edward? Edward?! EDWARD!? Are you listening to me?' She asked angrily.

'Of course I was listening to you Bella!' I said with as much sincerity as I could muster. I was actually doing the exact thing I had sworn I would never do. I was fantasizing about Bella.

'Are you going top answer me then or just stare at me like a complete idiot?' She was mad today.

'I'm sorry I wasn't actually listening to you, I was thinking about all the nice girls in college. Smooth Edward. Not retarded at all. Girls have thrown themselves at you and you throw them away. You don't look twice at any girl but Bella.

I watched, as her face slowly grew sad at the thought that I liked to look at other girls. Maybe she did like me and I had just never noticed before. Unfortunately as soon as the sadness arrived it was swept away and replaced by anger.

'Fine Edward! If you don't want to dance I'll just go ask Brandon to dance!' With that she stormed off without a second glance back. On the days that she was mad at me I would swear to myself that if I ever had to go into hiding I would. She can be really scary at times and she can throw a punch. I would do anything for her if she told me to. I would even move to Canada and live in a goddamn igloo if she wanted me to!

'No Bella! Please come back! I heard you ask me to dance I'm just tired but if you want me to I'll dance with you.' I pulled her onto the dance floor and a slow song was playing so I pulled her as close as she would ever let me and began to dance. I could feel her turquoise full-length gown brush against me as we slowly swayed back and forth. Bella used to hate dancing but I think Alice forced her to take dance lessons so she was more comfortable with it.

The song we danced to was "HELLO" by Sugarland. Not one I would have chosen to dance with her to but it was nice. I think I would have chosen something ore romantic and more focused on the relationship we had than just an everyday song that couples danced to. If we ever became a couple I would make sure our song was good and had meaning to it.

At the end of the song I took her over to the table to get drinks. It was really hot and stuffy in the gym especially with all the extra decorations up for the graduation. After we got our drinks I pulled Bella outside. I wanted to talk to her, possibly even ask her out. I must be on a sugar high or something! That idea is insane!

As soon as we got outside and the doors shut I looked at Bella, she is perfect. Her dress is a shinny turquoise and flows over her curves very nicely. It was a halter top and quite low so I tried extremely hard not to look at her cleavage. This was not the young awkward girl I grew up with this was the mature sweet loving beautiful amazing female she had turned out to be and I didn't want to miss a single second of my lifer without her.

'Why did you bring us out here? It's cold tonight and I have bare arms.' As soon as the words were out of her mouth I moved so that my arms were wrapped around hers to keep her warm.

'Cold now?' I asked the very confused woman who stood before me in my arms.

'A bit,' she managed to squeak out.

All right Edward, here's your chance. Tell her you have loved her since she was five. Instead all I did was be the complete idiot that I am and mashed my lips into hers. We were both shocked by this. I was shocked by my slip and she was shocked because I had never showed any kind of sexual emotions to her before. That she's seen. I started to pull away because she still seemed hesitant but as I did she leaned into me and deepened the kiss on her own accord.

When we finally broke apart for air her face was flushed and she had the most beautiful smile on her face. That's the smile I dreamt about seeing every day and that's the smile that made me ask her out right after. Much to my surprise she didn't scream "NO!" and runaway screaming it over and over again.