This is my first twilight fan fiction piece. I had to rewrite it the way that I thought it should end.

She stood at the altar in the Cullens backyard. The center of attention had never been something that she longed to be. As a matter of fact she wouldn't have even tied the knot if it hadn't been for Edward's pleading. But now, as she stood at the altar while the priest droned on an uneasiness settled over her. This was her wedding day and yet, half the friends she had weren't were Sam, Quill, and… well, ending that sentence was not something that she would allow herself to do. She had pushed him far from her mind. She had to. As a matter of fact nobody from the Indian tribe had accepted an invitation.

There had to be a reason dread mounted in her as the priest neared the part of the service where the vows would be exchanged. Vows that would forever determine her alliance in a centuries old battle. Vows that would carry her away from Charlie, from her mother, from everyone on the reservation and from Jacob. A grimace crossed her face as she thought Jacobs name and Edward cast her a worried glance which she rebuked with a nervous smile.

The arch was beautiful with the woods as a backdrop and there were no doubts that everyone would be talking about this wedding for centuries to come. Alice with her amazing decorating skills had made sure of that. But perhaps one thing that Alice hadn't planned on when deciding on an outdoor wedding was the looming pair of eyes that Bella spotted looming in the woods. Of course he was watching, waiting on her to finalize the choice that she had made.

Jacob was young, spontaneous, and strong, all the things that Edward was not. Perhaps even the epitome of everything that Bella had desired for most of her life. But then came Edward. The man that she fought everyone in order to love. Someone who had taught her loyalty and had been so sensitive to whatever she needed.

"Bella?" Edward quietly asked in front of everyone. Her thoughts had caught her up in a whirlwind and suddenly she realized it was her turn to say her vows. The eyes in the woods were hot on her as she looked in the crowd. Charlie seemed like he was in pain as straight as he sat in the chair with tears running down his face. His eyes met hers and conveyed his disapproval. He had begged her not to do this, to choose Jake instead, and she had been hell bent on marrying Edward..

Suddenly she heard Alice take a deep gasp of breath and she turned around to see so much sorrow in her eyes. Something was wrong. Not with Alice, or her father, but with her. She knew that Alice had seen what she already had known all this time The eyes in the woods drew her in and she quickly made her decision.

"I….I can't." she stammered as she grabbed the train of her dress and ran through the gazebo into the woods. Whatever was lurking there had to be better than everyone that was watching her in the Cullens yard. She ran hard screaming his name as she went, not caring that Edward was coming behind her yelling her name as well. He would catch her, she knew that. She kept running until she heard his footsteps heavy on the ground behind her "BELLA! Wait!" he yelled as he grew close. Suddenly in front of her she saw him standing there "jake!" she yelled! As she felt Edwards hand clasp her wrist she stopped to turn to him.

"Bella, what is going on?" he raged as he brought her face to face.

"Let me GO!" she screamed as she tried to pull away but he kept her close

"NO! Bella, I know this is not what you want?" Edward replied.

Being close to his chest felt so familiar and almost so good but she had made her decision. If she couldn't marry him then, with many of the people that they loved surrounding them then she never could.

"How would you know what I want? You never ask me! You just assume that I wanted to get married and you kept pushing me until I gave in! Now let go!" she said as she wrenched herself out of his grip and continued walking toward Jake.

"If you cross this line Bella we can never have anything again." Edward yelled from behind her. Still Jake stood in silence. Looking at her. Questioning her.

This line? She thought to herself. Suddenly she realized where she was. The treaty line. The brook in front of her marked it. Jake was suddenly right there. Still silent. One step, cross the brook, and she would be there with Jacob. One step and everything would be settled.

Edward was close. She could almost feel his breath on his back. She took a step forward straight into the waters of the stream. She stood torn between two worlds, two lives that she suddenly had to choose between.

"Bella." Jake said quietly " You have to make a choice. Me or him. It's always been me or him but now it can only be one of us. You wouldn't be here if you had chosen him just now. Make a choice Bella, but be sure you can live with it."

She looked into Edwards eyes "Edward I cant marry you." She flatly stated as she stood there

"Don't marry me then, but don't choose him. Choose me." He pleaded softly.

Her life flashed before her eyes. She saw growing up, flying to Forks, all her friends at school, enjoying summers in Phoenix, and then she met Edward. Time seemed to stood still and then, she took the step that she knew would change her life forever.

She hit his shoulder and knocked him backwards. They went flying into a pile of leaves where she landed on his chest.

"Bella?" he murmured quietly into her hair.

"Shh. Let me just lay here and soak all of this up. This moment, this choice." She replied.

As she lay there she heard the footsteps of a broken hearted man walk away. She knew the choice that she had made wouldn't be easy but she also knew that it was the choice for her.

"Why me?" he asked after they had laid there for awhile.

"Not because we know we are soul mates, not because its tragically meant to be, but because you have always been there and always will. And finally, Because I have to learned to love what is good for me."

His lips enveloped hers with a kiss hotter than the sun and she knew at that point that she had made the choice that was right.