Sometimes Love Is Forever

By: Princessinblues

Love is not a matter of counting the years...
But making the years count. Michelle St. Amand

Summary: Bella and Edward are childhood sweethearts, have always grown up together. When something's tear them apart, will their love last forever?

Disclaimer: I do not own Twilight.

"Don't be long," Mama spoke.

"Yes, Mama," I bobbed my head. "That's my girl," Mama smiled down at me and stroked my hair. "C'mon you slow poke!" Edward yelled. I came as fast as I could toward him.

Our Daddies and Mommies were real good friends, so every Sunday, we'd get together and watch football. "Hey, princess, come sit next to me," Daddy patted a seat next to him. I shook my head.

I wanted to sit next to my bestest friend, Edward. I looked at Edward, who was a head taller than me. He smiled down at me, and I smiled back. I looked into his green eyes and wished I could have shiny eyes like he had.

My Mommy had pretty eyes, but not nearly as pretty eyes that he had. His eyes were like the Christmas lights Daddy put on our tree and the stars in the sky that I saw almost every night.

"Wouldn't it be great if Edward and Bella grew up together and fell in love?" Mr. Cullen asked suddenly. "Yes it would, Edward would be the only man I would let my daughter marry." Daddy laughed. Rosalie came to disagree..

"Isn't it a bit early to say who Bella's going to marry?" Rosalie asked, raising an eye brow. That would be my eleven year old sister.

"Rosalie, they're joking around," Mama chuckled. I let my lip down into a pout. I didn't know what 'marry' meant, but I didn't mind having Edward as my bestest friend. "Bella's the only girl I could ever let my son marry," Mr. Cullen smiled.

"I know I wanna marry Jazzy," Alice chirped, and Jasper blushed at Alice's statement. Rosalie glanced at Emmett, who was smiling really big.

Edward who was beside me started moving and I followed him outside. I looked around at the big backyard. It had a big Sycamore tree, and a long blue stream on the edges, and a big oak dead center.

Rosalie and Emmett thought they were too old to play with Edward and me. How could they say that? Edward was so cool!

"Do you want to play hide and seek?" Edward asked me, smiling his crooked smile.

Alice was inside, playing with her dolls, while Jasper was still staring at her.

"Sure," I spoke. "You count first," He laughed. I grumbled and lay against the tree. "I'll count to fifteen." I spoke. I counted, but skipped some numbers. "Here I come!" I yelled.

I heard a far off giggle. I looked, but then I saw him move. I ran behind the big sycamore tree, but fell and scraped my knee. I didn't care, I have to find Edward. "Gotcha!" I found him. He grumbled and I laughed, but then he saw my scrape.

"Are you okay?" He asked. "Yes," I smiled. "You sure, you got a big owee," He raised his eye brows.

"Yeah, I'm sure," I nodded. "I'm going to go get you a band aid. Stay there. Do you want a dino or Sesame street?" He asked kindly.

"Sesame Street," I answered. He ran into the house while I leaned against the tree. He came back in seconds and took the band aid. I reached for it, be he said no. "I want to do it," He boasted. I nodded. He put it on, and I stood up.

He stared at the oak tree. "I'll bet I can beat you up the tree." He boasted again. I shook my head. I believed him. "It's on," I smiled. He and I started at either ends of the tree.

"I bet I can beat you, I'm bigger than you," He smiled at me. "Humph!" I teased.

He and I lived on the same block, so my world was a block wide. He and I went to each other's houses every day after school. I was walking home after a long school day with him one day. We went into his backyard.

"I have a dare," I smiled at him. "What?" He asked eagerly. "I dare you to kiss me," I laughed. "It's a dare," He chuckled. I kept running away from him when he tried. Soon he gave up. We both sat on the hammock.

"Do you think we'll always be bestest friends?" I asked him. "Always," He promised. "C'mon, let's get a snack, then we can play hide and seek. Or football..." He started. "Football's not happening," I laughed. "Why?" He pouted.

"You're bigger than me, and you'll hurt me," I spoke up. "I won't hurt you! Besides, we'll play two touches, silly." He promised. "Alright, but this isn't going to be pretty." I laughed. "Scardee cat," He teased.

My lip trembled. Was Mama serious? I let tears down, after promising to myself that tears were stupid: a sign of weakness. Mama sat down next to me, and the springs on the bed made the bed vibrate.

"I know it's hard, but you'll make new friends, and you'll love Phoenix, you've never been in a city before and think of all the new things you can try..." Mama started.

I shook my head, and interrupted.

"Edward, Angela, Emmett and Jasper are all my best friends, you can't replace them. Besides, we'll come back, right?" I asked her, but she bit her lip and all my hope fell.

"What do you mean?" My voice trembled; I was scared of her answer.

"Well, you're father's job recently was relocated, and this time, I think it's permanent." Mama spoke in a calm voice. I felt sadness drip inside of me.

"But, we'll visit, right?" I asked her, still hopeful.

"Not likely, your father's job requires him to be there all year, there won't be any vacation time, and we need to be here for him." Mama disagreed.

"But, Mama, why doesn't he just quit. Sounds like a stupid job if you ask me," I crossed my arms across my chest. Her eyes grew angry, and I immediately regretted the words that came out of my mouth.

"Bella Marie Swan! His job is not stupid; it puts food on the table and buys you Christmas and Birthday presents!" Mama fumed.

This was one of the few times Mama and I argued. But I hated yelling, and arguing so I gave up.

"You can't take me away from my home. My friends." I spoke in a quiet voice before stalking off quickly and quietly to my backyard.

"Bella! You come back here this instant!" I heard her yell, but in my world, it was just background noise. I sighed and sat down near the tree.

I didn't cry. I just sat there, and eventually walk away.

This life was too difficult for me. I hate to disrespect my Daddy, but why does he have to do this job?

Why can't he have a fairer, better job? It seems to me there are more cons than benefits.

Then I went to the only place were I could be alone. A place only Edward and I knew about. I went to the meadow.

I sat down there, and sometime later I heard the thunder roll like a loud drum beat in the distance. I didn't pay attention.

Almost on cue, water started falling, at first it was only a sprinkling but then it started to feel like baseballs.

Quickly my whole body was covered in rain water, but I didn't care. This was my chance to cry.

I didn't want to think about how devastated Alice would be. Alice and I were twins, and she couldn't leave Jasper, and Rosalie definitely couldn't lose Emmett.

We would all be wrecks. Then our parents would see that we should move back, and then be happy again.

The rain masked up my tears, so I could cry all I want.

I sobbed about this. How was I going to tell Edward? Or the rest of my friends. I didn't know.

Eventually I heard someone calling my name over and over again over the thrum and loud beats of thunder. I saw the flash of green eyes I'd known my whole life.

The pair of green eyes relaxed once they saw me as the person ran down the side of the hill and came to my side.

"Bella, what are you doing here?" Edward asked quickly. "I'm just

Meditating," I replied, lying. "Why don't I believe that?" Edward asked, chuckling, sitting beside me. "Because you notice too much," The words came out like a mumbled jumbled mess.

"Bella, are you crying?" He asked shocked.

"No," I lied quickly. "I can tell when you're crying. Your chin juts out, and your lip trembles." Edward spoke. "Why?" He asked in one breath. "My Mama just told me some bad news."

"And what was it?" Edward asked, anxiousness laced in his tone.

"I'm moving." I cried. "What? Where?" He asked, panicky. "To Phoenix." I told him. "So far away," Edward sighed. "I know. My Daddy's job was relocated." I sighed.

"You'll visit, right?" Edward asked, with some hope. I took a deep breath and sighed. "No." The words slid out of my mouth.

"I'll miss you." He spoke finally. "Yeah, me too." I spoke. I'll miss this whole town.

"You'll be okay though. I just know it." He smiled a fake smile. "It's me who I'm worried about," Edward whispered under his breath.

"I wish." I mumbled. "You're Bella Swan, the girl that's so smart. You can go anywhere." He disagreed. "Anywhere but Phoenix." I mumbled quietly. He chuckled without humor.

"You can still talk to me and call me; it'll be the same as before." Edward spoke.

"No it won't. I'll be far away, and I'll never visit, you'll find great friends, better than I am, and you'll forget about me." I spoke.

"Bella, I'll never forget about you. And don't let anyone tell you they're better than you, because they aren't." Edward reminded. I nodded my head and closed my eyes.

"Now let's get out of here before we make a Bella Pop-Sickle." He teased.

"I'm already half way." I replied. He smiled, only half way and gave me a towel to dry off my soaked clothes.

He put his warms arms around me in comfort, he was towering over me.

I leaned my head on his shoulder. He was my best friend, and I knew that could never ever change.

I knew there was a life someone was choosing for me and a new place to go. But I'd never realized how much I'd miss about the life I left behind.

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