I started writing this as a stress break from school, and because I couldn't get into the heads of my other characters in A Chance Encounter -- SO I bring you this. Set 300 years after Breaking Dawn the world is a different place. This story will change POVs and each chapter will have the heading of which POV you are reading. I got this idea from what else? A dream...and I thought to expand it. NO I am not Stephenie Meyers, No I am not making any profit from this... Enjoy.

Bella POV

We sat together in a dark cave and despite the lack of light our vampire eyes helped us to see each other perfectly. Edward sat to my left his arm wrapped tightly around my shoulders; Carlisle and Esme sat across from us against the cave wall; Emmett and Jasper sat close to the opening of the cave keeping a look out; Alice sat to my right massaging her temples; Rosalie sat perfectly still on Edwards left staring at Emmett.

We had only been in the cave for one minute and Alice finally huffed and removed her hands from her head.

"We're safe for the night, I can't see anything bad happening," she said whispering to Carlisle.

He nodded, and whispered to Emmett and Jasper that only one of them needed to keep guard for the moment; Emmett quickly took his spot next to Rosalie. Edward loosened his grip, but only slightly. I stretched my elastic band to surround him and thought, "I want to be alone for the moment; please let me go."

I saw him frown, but he silently removed his arm. I retracted the elastic band, raised silently and walked farther into the cave. When I could no longer see my family, I sat down against the wall and leaned back. I took a deep breath, closed my eyes and sighed.

The last 300 hundred years of my life flashed before my eyes; every moment in perfect detail, like it only happened yesterday. It was this quality of being a vampire that I hated; especially now.

The image of Charlie's funeral from 250 years ago became the forefront of my memories. We couldn't actually attend the funeral up close since I was supposed to be 68 years old and I didn't look a day over 18. But the advantage of my eye sight let me see all of the details; Charlie's gray wrinkled sunken face haunted me. What hurt the most was being unable to console Sue, who had been my step-mother for forty years.

She of course knew that we are all vampires, but she also knew she could never tell anyone. Leah and Seth were with her but I felt that I needed to be there too. After the Forks community left the cemetery, I was able to visit his grave site; I left a single rose atop of his headstone which read: Dedicated Police Chief, Wonderful Husband, Loving Father and Grandfather on the back, the front, Charles "Charlie" Swan 1964-2056 aged 92 years. I traced my finger along the marble and sighed...

"Love, are you alright?" whispered Edward.

I quickly opened my eyes and looked around but I didn't see him; he must have called out to me from where he sat. I didn't respond, but simply breathed out heavily. I took another breath and closed my eyes again hoping to see Charlie's headstone again, when instead another memory surfaced; the distraught face of Nessie from only fifty years ago.

I flinched at seeing her perfect face twisted in pain and the sound of her gagging rang in my ears. I forced my eyes open and Edward sat in front of me, his onyx colored eyes staring straight into mine.

"Bella, what's wrong dear?" he asked in his velvet voice, again a whisper.

I stretched my arms out around his neck and pulled myself into him. I pressed my face into his chest and enveloped the both of us into the safety of my shield. Nessie, I thought to him, and he wrapped his arms quickly and tightly around me.

If I could have cried, I would have been balling; instead I simply felt the sobs of a vampire cry rolling through my body, as Edward and I sat holding each other.

I know a cliff hanger, but I want to know if there is any interest in this. If there is please review and let me know how you like the story and I'll continue it when I can. I want to give a shout out to the people at the Twilight Lexicon website because if it wasn't for their timeline and character bios, Charlie's birthday and age would have been all wrong.