Full Summary: After an accident leaves Edward dead, Bella thinks she'll be stuck living with only the guilt. That is, until his ghost comes back to 'haunt' her. Watch as their relationship grows and changes…but how far can it go, when one is dead and one is alive?

Chapter One:

Bella Swan was not known for her patience. Ironic, considering the busted-up-can't-go-past-45mph-and-that's-pushing-it red pick up truck she drove. She was sitting in one of the most irritating situations in the world-at least, to her it was. Her truck was stopped at a red light at a completely empty intersection. This was a situation that was exceptionally hard to avoid in a small town like Forks, especially on the outskirts which was where she was now. She was driving down to La Push to visit Jacob Black on the reservation. They had been good friends since she had moved in with her father when she was seventeen. Of course for him, he had always been trying for…more with her and Bella had consistently and stubbornly refused, despite her lack of any real romantic interests. Now with Bella at 21 and Jake at 20, he had finally given up. She thought. Thinking about Jacob, Bella chuckled, momentarily forgetting her irritation.

Momentarily.

"Come on, come on," Bella muttered to herself, drumming on the wheel. She felt like she had been sitting at the light for hours and today, she just was not in the mood. She bit her lip, glancing quickly both ways before flooring it-reaching an exciting speed of 30 miles per hour-before a blare of a horn pulled her out of her law-breaking adrenaline rush. How she hadn't seen the small silver Volvo coming, we'll never know, but it slammed roughly into the passenger side door of Bella's truck. She hardly felt the cab cave in on her before the world went blissfully dark.

Edward Cullen was pissed. He had just come from a set-up, the doings of his sister Alice. She hated the fact that he was "alone" and had once again tried to get him to hook up with one of her "hot" college friends. Edward rolled his eyes. The only reason his relationship status was an issue was because each of his siblings- Alice and Emmett Cullen- had recently gotten into serious relationships and Alice didn't want Edward to "feel left out". To be honest, Edward would rather be alone than with any of the fake, too-young women Alice tried to set him up with. All they wanted was some action from the beautiful and mysterious Edward Cullen and he knew they wouldn't really understand him or his music or his need for seclusion. Today, Edward had walked into his apartment and found Alice and…what was her name?...Jessica sitting on his couch. His sister had feigned some reason to leave, and after making sure that Edward was seated next to Jessica, had rushed out. As soon as they were alone, Jessica had attacked him, hiking up her skirt and trying to climb onto his lap. It all happened so fast that before he knew what was happening, her lips were sloppily attached to his. He quickly shoved her off, getting up furiously and warning her that she better be gone before he returned from wherever the hell he decided to go. He hadn't waited for a response-because she was frozen on the ground in mute horror-before storming out, slamming the door behind him. He had gotten into his Volvo and was driving. He had no idea were he was running to. He knew he should be giving Alice a piece of his mind but he just wanted to be alone. Coming up to the intersection, he didn't notice the red truck chugging across. In the back of his mind he knew that even if the light was green you were supposed to check before you went across; he knew that but right now he just wanted to drive and try not to kill his sister.

By the time he saw Bella's truck, it was too late to do anything about it. He barely had time to mutter an expletive and lay on his horn before he felt the smash into the other vehicle. He knew he was dead. Shit.

"Oh, crap. Crap-a-lappa-shoot-shoot!" Edward could hear mock-curse words coming out in a steady stream from who he could only assume was Isabella Swan. She had been the last person he'd seen and all…well, he hadn't actually seen her, but in a small town the police chief's daughter's 'truck' was pretty recognizable. If you could even call that piece of crap an automobile. Edward sighed and opened his eyes. Surprisingly, the world was pitch black. He couldn't see a thing, but he could feel that Bella was next to him. She was still shouting… 'curses'.

"Could you please…shut up?" he asked flatly. She quieted instantly-she obviously had not realized that someone else was with her in the black expanse.

"Who are you…?" she asked softly. Now that she wasn't yelling, Edward realized her sweet voice was almost calming. Almost. He was still pissed.

"I'm the guy you killed with your stupid-ass driving." He replied harshly. Even though they were talking quite normally, he knew with a certainty that they were dead. He was an adamant believer in the supernatural, and it was obvious that they were in the in-between waiting to see where they were going to be shipped.

Bella sucked in a breath, and it was evident she had not expected Edward's frank bitterness. "I didn't mean to." She whimpered. He rolled his eyes and scoffed in response. "I didn't see anyone coming…I swear." her voice broke and he could hear her start to cry. He sighed and reached out to touch her, finding himself disappointed when he came up empty. He felt bad for making her cry and plus, he knew she kind of had a point. He had definitely not been following the 40 mile per hour speed limit. He had probably been going almost 80 when he hit her truck. Maybe if he had been driving slower he would have been able to stop in time… he was broken out of his musings by silence, meaning Bella had stopped crying, a couple sniffles, and a question.

"Where do you suppose we are?"

Edward shrugged, all the while knowing she couldn't see the movement. It was force of habit.

"I would say we're in between; waiting to see where we'll go."

They were both quiet after that and there was no more noise until Bella started breathing rather quickly-almost panting.

"Um, Bella?" Edward asked, worry tainting his voice.

"I feel like something is…tugging…on me." She choked out. "Tugging on my insides." Edward had no idea what that meant and was grasping at straws as he replied.

"Maybe you're being…moved? Out of the in between?"

She gasped, "I…I don't know. But I think I'm going. B…bye…?" she left the statement hanging there; she had never gotten his name. He barely had time to whisper,

"Edward," before he felt her presence leave him. He had hated her moments before; now he found himself hating that he was alone.

Stats: Bella-21

Jacob- 20

Alice- 18

Jasper- 25

Edward- 25

Emmett- 28

Rosalie – 25

Jacob and Alice are the only ones in college. Bella is…you'll see ;)

Yay! Chapter One = done. I know it was short, but they'll get longer and MUCH more exciting. Everything will be explained more and this is not the last time they'll be together. Moving on, I'm debating back and forth over whether or not I should get a beta, to check over my chapters before I post them, make sure I keep my updates on schedule, and maybe help me write a couple of scenes if I get stuck? I know it's early, but PM me if you're interested! Lastly, I know if you read one of my other stories, my updates were eons apart, but I'm taking a different approach with this story and I'm really excited about writing it, so updates should come at least once a week depending on how much encouragement I get Please please please review if you liked the first chapter because that's how I'll know if I should continue or if I should just cut it right now. Thanks for reading!

-Elle