A/N - I'm trying something new to A-get my creative juices flowing again, and B-because this idea wouldn't stop bouncing around my head all day and it was giving me a headache.

Dear Bella,

I bet you're surprised to find this, huh? I got your mom to hide it in your purse for me last night before I left so you would have something to smile about today. You'll have to let me know if it worked.

I don't really know what to say though. As you're reading this, I'm probably sitting on a plane halfway across the states, thinking of you. I'm always thinking of you, wondering what you're doing, who you're with, what book you're reading, what random thoughts are passing through that confusing mind of yours. Especially right now, because I'm pretty sure I'm scared out of my mind, and I could really use one of those random thoughts of yours to distract me.

When I see you next, I give you full permission to kick me in the shins for doing this. Only if you hug me after though, because getting beat up by a girl after making it through boot camp is just not cool, but having your girlfriend miss you that much is.

Until then though, I guess we'll just have these letters to get by. I don't know how much time I'll have to call you or anything like that, so I'm going to try to make it up to you by sending you letters as often as possible. I promise I won't forget you, no matter what happens here; no matter how tired, or sore, or how much the other guys tease me, or the drill sergeants yell at me, I'll always keep you in my mind.

I love you, my sweet, goofy, book worm.

I miss you already.

Lots of love and kisses,

Edward

P.S. – My iPod is trying to torture me! Just as I was folding this, it started to play Leaving on a Jet Plane. Now I'm thinking of Armageddon and missing you. I promise I'll come back sans people dying, though. Does that sound like good deal?

What do you think about sending lyrics that make you think of me, and I'll try to do the same? Sort of like a secret code. In honor of my leaving today (by the time you read this that is) here's Leaving on a Jet Plane.

Now the time has come to leave you.

One more time let me kiss you

Close your eyes, I'll be on my way

Dream about the days to come

When I won't have to leave alone

About the times I won't have to say,

So kiss me and smile for me

Tell me that you'll wait for me

Hold me like you'll never let me go

'Cause I'm leaving on a jet plane

Don't know when I'll be back again

Oh babe, I hate to go.

A/N - two things, forgive me for using lyrics. It's just what I and dozens of others did in basic and I want to make these as 'realistic' as possible. Second is that this will be a multi-chapter fic with only letters being used to tell the story. Let me know what you think! I hope you all have a great day!