my little lie

Disclaimer: I do not own twilight or any of its characters

Bella's P.O.V.

"save me!" I screamed inside my head as I ran along the beautiful marble pathway.

How did I get into this situation? Well, I'm Isabella Swan. My father is head minister in the royal court.

I should have known better than to sneak into the palace. No outsider was supposed to enter without permission. But no! I had to go and get into trouble.

I had always wanted to see the palace. I'd heard so much about it's beauty. But I was forbidden so I snuck in.

Right now, I was running for my life. A few guards were chasing after me.

I ran as fast as could when suddenly I stopped. Where was I? I looked around. The place was beautiful. There were flowers everywhere, of all varieties and colours. There was so much of greenery. I could see that a little away, there was a lake.

I was broken out of my revere when I heard the voice of a few men at some distance. I realized that I was standing there wasting time and quickly resumed my running.

I was beginning to hope that I would be able to escape the guards when suddenly I tripped over a stone.

I was expecting this. I was very clumsy and it was a surprise that I hadn't fallen for such a long time. I closed my eyes and braced myself to meet the pretty ground , when I suddenly felt two strong hands around my waist and I was jerked up straight.

I kept my eyes closed, scared that I had been caught by the guards. Charlie would come to know and then I would get a bad scolding for disobeying the rules.

"are you all right?"a velvety voice asked me.

I slowly opened my eyes and stood there stunned at what I saw.

The person standing in front of me was some greek god. He had tousled bronze hair and a beautiful, pale, flawless face. But what captured my attention the most were his eyes.

They like emeralds and probably the most beautiful eyes in the world. I thought I was in heaven, until he coughed lightly and I got back to earth.

"yes. Thankyou sir" I managed to mumble as I looked down. My cheeks were burning with embarrassment for gawking at a stranger.

I heard him chuckle and looked up. He looked like a gentleman. Probably he could help me escape. I mustered up some courage and asked him.

"will you please help me sir?"

He looked confused for a second and then questioned me back "who are you young lady?"

"will you promise not to tell anyone?" I still couldn't be sure if he would or would not report me to the guards.

"yes I promise not to tell anyone" he looked sincerely at me and I decided to disclose it to him, who I was.

" iam Isabella swan from the swan house and I actually I came here to simply see the palace. I'd heard so much about it's beauty. I was just sneaking past the gardens when the guards saw mw and started chasing after me, thinking that i'm some spy. But this place is so confusing that I can't find my way out. Will you please help me?" I asked. Breathless from my long rant.

The boy had an amused expression across on his face.I looked at him with a frown creasing my forehead. What was so funny?

"so you are not a spy.. huh?" he asked me.

"no! Of course not! But will you help me get out of here, or else my father will come to know and I'll be punished."

"certainly I will help you. Please follow me."

Strangely I seemed to trust him and so, I did as he said. I turned my head and noticed that the guards were not following me anymore. Who was he?

We walked in silence for some time and then he turned and smiled at me.

"if it does not sound impolite, then may I ask you who your father is?"

"well, I am the daughter of the head minister in the royal court. Lord Charles swan."I looked at the flowers in the garden as we passed by.

"who are you sir?" I turned back to him and I was sure I saw him tense up a bit for a second. But he quickly composed his expression and answered me.

" I am the head of the royal army.. Edward um...Masen"

"ah...that's why the guards aren't following us anymore"

He nodded and asked me again

"so, your name is Isabella. Is it?"

"yes it is, but I like being called Bella. You can call me Bella" I said and looked away. Blushing furiously.

He chuckled softly and said "okay then Bella, you can call me Edward instead of sir."

We continued to talk for some time until we reached the gates.

I turned to Edward my face lit up by a joyful smile. " thankyou so much Edward. It was pleasure meeting you." I said and bowed my head slightly.

He smiled a crooked smile and said "believe me, the pleasure is all mine" with that, he placed a gentle kiss on my hand.

I was walking towards the gates when suddenly someone called out my name. I turned to see Edward running towards me.

"will I be able to see you tomorrow?" he asked a bit breathless. He seemed unsure and a bit shy.

"of course. But when?"

He smiled and told me to meet him outside the gates tomorrow early in the morning.

I nodded and walked out of the gates. Waving at him as he waved a goodbye.

Edward was good and for the first time I was waiting so eagerly to meet someone.

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Please! This is my first fanfic, so I tried to do my best. Hope you liked it.

also, I published another story with the same name, accidently. The name now is- we meet again.

sorry for the trouble.