Author: Loser.x3
Title: Bruised
Summary: I swear I didn't mean for it to feel like this, like every inch of me is bruised.
Rating: T

Author's Notes: None this chapter.
Disclaimer: I don't own Twilight, nor do I own the title or summary. I am not making a profit off of this story.

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You know how it is, when you take your very first step. How every step you wabble, and fall? With Edward, every minute is like my first step.

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"Bella?" His voice was tense, strained. I turned to see Edward gracefully walking up to me. I winced. Even as a vampire, I was klutzy.

"Yeah?" I asked. My voice sounded distant, even to me.

"What's wrong?" Edward snaked his arms around my waist and kissed the top of my head.

"Just thinking." I contemplated telling Edward what I was thinking about. I chose not to.

"About what?" He tried to sound curious, but instead he was prying. I chuckled a soft chuckle.

"Charlie." I simply stated. I felt Edward tense from behind me. Charlie was the only person I missed from my human life.

"Do you want to go back to Forks?" Edward suggested. I gasped. I looked into his carmel coloured eyes, and they were serious.

I tried to compose my posture, but I failed.

"Edward, he died over seventy-five years ago. Why would I go back? I have nothing there for me."

"We could enroll back into High school. It'll be fun! I mean, our second time there! We could get Alice to come back, also!" Edward was making the plan, talking so fast, any human wouldn't be able to understand. Even I couldn't understand sometimes.

"Well ..." I was hesitant, "What if someone reconized us? Forks is a small town, there's bound to be someone's grandchildren there!" Was I going crazy? I felt like I was going to hyperventilate.

"Bella, calm down!" Edward held me in his strong. I didn't feel as fragile as I did eighty years ago, while in his strong embrace. "You can be Bella Cullen's granddaughter, and I'll be Bella Cullen's grandson. We took our grandparent's names, because they ment so much to our parents." Edward plainly explained. It made me wonder if he had this plan for a while.

"And Alice?" I grinned.

"Alice and Jasper's granddaugher. Took her grandmother's name, as well."

I grinned, calming down a little.

"Deal." I smiled.

"So, we're going back to Forks?" Edward grinned. I smiled a little.

"Yeah," I took a shaky, fearful breath, "We're going back to Forks." My old personal hell, I remembered once saying.