A New Beginning

Chapter 1

Edward slipped the ring on my finger and we took off to my house. In the car I was frightened. I was afraid of what Charlie was going to say.

Edward pulled up on the side my by house and made his way over to my side of the car and opened the door. He apparently saw how tense I was and he studied my face.

"Are you sure you want to do this?" he asked.

I nodded. "I have to. There's no choice in this. I know what I have to do, Edward. This is the right thing to do. I know it. I've made up my mind."

I'm going to do this right, I thought. There was no changing my mind. I knew what I had to do.

We walked through the front door. Charlie greeted us happily. It made me feel worse at what I was about to do.

"What's up kiddo?" asked Charlie.

I looked over at Edward who nodded and then I looked back at my dad.

"Dad, we need to talk," I said in an urgent tone.

"Bells is everything alright?" he asked.

"Everything's fine, Dad. We just need to talk," I replied. "I think you should sit down."

Charlie sat down in the kitchen and Edward and I sat on opposite of him. I took a deep breath. Nervous as I was, I really thought I could do it.

"Dad, me and Edward are going to get married," I announced. I almost winced at the way that it sounded. "Now, before you go off on me...I wanted to tell you that we're having a wedding and that we're not going to run away and get married. You told me to tell you if I decided to do anything, Dad. So I did."

I was tempted to close my eyes and wait for his reaction. Instead I sat there and waited for his reaction. I held onto Edward's hand tightly. It's a good thing that he's a lot stronger than me. I would've been afraid I was going to hurt his hand.

The reaction I was expecting and the reaction that I got was so different. I was expecting Charlie to pull a gun from no where and threaten to shoot Edward. Instead he was very calm about the whole situation. He sighed.

"Well, there's really nothing I can do about the whole situation. So...I guess I'm going to have to deal with the fact that my daughter's getting married," he said. I loosened my grip on Edward's hand and all the tension in my body was gone. "At least you told me right?"

"Oh dad," I said as I got up out of my chair to hug him.

Later that day me and Edward went back to his house to find Alice running all over the house.

"Hey, Alice!"

She stopped to look at the both of us. "So you decided to tell your dad?" she asked curiously. I nodded.

"Yeah. I did. He took it surprisingly well. Although, I'm pretty sure you know that already," With Alice's power I wasn't surprised that she had already known about it. Of course, it did take time at first to get used to it.

"So what have you been doing all day?" Edward asked.

I looked up at him curiously.

"Just going around the house trying to plan your extra special wedding." said Alice excitedly. I grimaced when she mentioned the wedding.

"Alice, you know it's not until August, right?" I asked.

She gave me the look. "You know these things take time, and with the time you've given me, I need to rush everything. I'll see you guys later."

I shook my head. "She's never going to do anything half-way is she?" With that she walked off, leaving me and Edward alone.

I shook my head. "She's never going to do anything half-way is she?"

Edward chuckled. "No, she never will. Hey, it's not my fault. I suggested we go off to Vegas, but you wanted to give it to Alice."

I gave him and incredulous look. "It was hard! She kept begging me and begging me and asking me how much I loved her. It was hard to resist!"

He kissed me on my forehead and took me up to his room. I sat on his bed which was only put there for me. It's not like he needs any sleep anyway. He doesn't sleep. To me the bed was unnecessary, but it was useful.

"Can you believe it's over already?" I asked. "School I mean."

"Yeah. It's really hard to believe." said Edward. If I didn't know any better, he was being sarcastic.

"You know it may not be over for you because you have to repeat this every...how ever long you repeat this, but this is the first time I've finished high school." I said.

"Yeah, but after almost a century of doing this over again, it gets a little boring." said Edward.

I shrugged. It was a new experience for me. I was glad that I didn't change into a vampire before graduation. It would've been a human experience I would've missed. This moment was going to be memorable. This graduation would be the most memorable. I promised myself it would be.

Edward sat down next me and held me. "What I can't believe is that I'm going to have a wife. And you're going to be her. Finally, I can settle down."

I tried not to cringe at the word 'wife' to make him feel better. I was going to have to get used to it anyway. I couldn't believe I was going to get married. It wasn't what I was expecting to do right after high school. And I'm pretty sure my parents weren't expecting it either. My mom was going to flip when I told her the news. It would shock her. My mother wouldn't be disappointed, but she's be surprised. She'd always talked to me about choosing about what I should do after high school. She always told me that I shouldn't get married right after high school unless I was sure of myself. She didn't want me to make the same mistake that she had with Charlie. She didn't want me to become like her.

It was strange because I looked a lot like my mother. It would make sense that I follow in her footsteps. The only difference between us was that I was more mature than she was. For years I took care of her before I moved in with Charlie. Now, I was taking care of Charlie...only it wasn't that much work. All I really had to do were a few chores and cook for him. God bless him and his terrible cooking.

"You know how I feel about this whole situation. Well, I'm just glad it was with you and no one else." I said.

One name rang in my head. Jacob. I remember telling him how I'd pictured our life together. He was the other one I wanted to be with. I knew I couldn't. Every time I turned around, I hurt him. That was what drove me away from him. That's why I kept denying everything. I didn't want to hurt him anymore. He was there to pick up the pieces when Edward had left me. The most I could do was pay him back for what I'd done to him. I'd done enough damage to him. I had to let him go.

Of course I'd miss him. I didn't know when I was going to see him again. It was one of those things that couldn't be determined, not even by Alice. I remember our good-byes. That was the second most hurtful day of my life. First was of course when Edward left me. I knew I couldn't live without him. I needed him in my life. I loved him more. There was nothing I could do about that. I knew I was hurting him too, but I had to choose.

I looked up at Edward and kissed him softly. "I love you." I whispered.

"I love you too."

A/N: Well that's the first chapter. I don't even know If I want to continue this. I don't know if it's any good. If it is, I might just keep going. This was a random thought so, yeah...
I also might change the title...not sure though.
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