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I do not own any of the Twilight characters. This is just a fun fictional story I put together. As of January 11th 2013, this story is currently undergoing consistent revisions, so please bare with me. I have so far taken care of chapters 1 through 4 and am working on the chapters after that.
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I could see the blue skies become shades of dark night blue as I stare at Isabella. We were both sitting in the middle of the forest in forks on a log. She was glancing at me "What is it?" I asked slightly worried. "You know your face gets better and better the more I look at you." Isabella said with a delightful smile. The wind manipulated her hair and I carassed it."Look Bella, we can't sit here forever. What would Charlie think? You're still under his watchful eyes you know." I smirked."I've had this discussion already! I've told Charlie that I am old enough to make my own decisions... but I also won't allow him to worry too much" Isabella said in realization of being older, but considerate of Charlie's feelings. She used both her hands to grab one of mine. Her warmth always beholds me and she will never know that enough.
"It's getting dark. Now I know you can't see at night... so we'll have to leave eventually." I mused.
"Oh that reminds me!" Isabella said as she stood up and fumbled in her left pocket. "What are you looking for? I curiously inquired. "You said I can't see in the dark, but you're dead wrong!" Isabella expressed as she lifted her right hand up and danced her index finger left and right. "Look what I got!" She said excitingly. I glared at her left hand, trying to decipher what the object was for. It was a cylinder object that proved to be pocket sized. My eyes narrowed and I shook my head.
"I see..."
"And now I do too!" Isabella said as she shined a flashlight in my face. "I'm pretty clever, huh?" She said while wildy shaking the light at the trees above. "I guess it can be looked at that way." I sighed. "Hey, what's wrong?" She looked a bit nervous. I stood up and pulled Isabella gently as she shined the light in my direction. "I will forever feel more guilty for leaving you every time you create moments like this. I can never be sorry enough for what I did. If only -" Isabella placed her index finger over my lips. "Stop beating yourself up over this, please. It makes me sad." She said with a serious face.
"I'm sorry." I agreed.
Isabella placed her arms around me and I returned the gesture. We hugged for a minute and then she created talking distance "Edward, promise me one thing?" She asked. I thought I've made as many promises as I could at this point, but I wouldn't argue another one. "You'll have to tell me first." I laughed, caught off guard. "Don't ever feel alone. Please come to me when ever you do... I enjoy your company too." Isabella said as she brushed the skin on my face with her hand. This was an odd moment. I've made it all too clear that she prevents me from feeling alone in this world.
"I thought our relationship brings about the company we need?" I said confused.
"I know... but I just need you to make this promise for me, please." She whispered. I let go of Isabella's waist and put her face in my hands. "You have my word." I agreed. For reasons beyond my understanding, Bella began to cry. I quickly released my grip. "Bella? ... Did I do something?" I asked with worry, unsure if I had accidently damaged her face. I grabbed her again by her waist and gazed into her tear filled eyes. "No. You didn't do... anything. I'm just happy that we're together again. It still... feels like a fantasy that any girl would dream." Isabella said as she embraced me as tight as she was able. "... You're the one fulfilling my dreams in my world of eternal damnation." I said carefully. I pulled her from me lightly and dried the tears from her eyes.
"There's no reason why you should feel like the lucky one, Bella."
She returned my gaze with a thoughtful expression I've not grown accustomed to yet as I pressed slowly towards her lips. Our kiss was much easier and I no longer felt the urge to pull away as much as times past. Suddenly a loud noise interrupted our moment. It made Isabella jump and drop the flashlight. I glared in the direction and immediately identified the problem. "Just a fallen tree. Natural causes I assure you." I smiled. She returned my smile. I picked up the flashlight and handed it to her.
"We should be getting back to Charlie now" I stated as it was much too dark to remain outside.
"Fine... Please stay with me again?" She desperately requested. "Not staying with you isn't an option anymore, you know that." I reminded her. I turned my back and Isabella knew my intention and attached herself behind me. We moving when... "Whoops! Hey wait, Edward!" She gasped. I stopped and she detached herself. I turned to her and waited for a response. "I dropped my flashlight! Charlie got me that as a gift! I have to go back and get it!" She said with panic. "You mean this one?" I lifted the pocket flashlight up, turned it on and waved it similar to the way Isabella did before. "I caught it and shut it off when you dropped it." I said with confidence. "Give it back to me!" she said happily. "When we get to Charlie's. I don't want you attracting unwanted attention with a shaky light." I nearly laughed, turning the flashlight off.
"Fine... but don't forget!" She playfully ordered. I turned my back and waited for her to reattach.
"Bella?" I said confused. "You know you're right... I can't see in the dark." She said with a sigh. I laughed and attached her in the same position as before. We arrived at Charlie's and I turned in her flashlight. "Thank you." Isabella said with a smile. "So how will it work this time, dear Bella?" I asked, curious. "You could at least say hi to Charlie and prove to him that I was with you the whole time." She poked me in the chest lightly. "That's fine. I was talking about how I enter to stay the night?" I asked. "It is better to know of my options before I react to the situation at hand." I visually inspected Charlie's house.
"Through the window of course. Charlie is still not ok with you admitting to staying the night just yet." She laughed.
I walked with Isabella towards the front door and waited for her to open it. I hesitated at the doorway, observed Charlie watching TV, and Isabella walking over to embrace him. "I'm back!" She exclaimed. "Were you with that boy?" Charlie asked her, not fond of the idea. "Yes she was sir." I answered as respectfully as possible. "You brought him in here, Bells?" Charlie stood up and looked at me with doubtful eyes as usual. "Look dad, Edward came in here as a sign of trust. To confirm I was with him the entire time." She said with an annoyed look. "Thanks for bringing her home instead of leav-" Before Charlie had a chance to finish Isabella interrupted him.
"Stop it dad! He has enough problems as it is! We've talked it through and I'm fine now." She assured him.
"Thanks." Charlie corrected his sentence for her sake. "It was my pleasure sir. I'm sorry for the trouble I caused in times past." I said truthfully. It still didn't alter the look on his face. All he did was sit back down and rummage through channels pretending to not care. "I'll catch you later, Edward" Isabella smiled. I waved with a smile and walked out through the front door. "Just be careful, Bells." I could hear Charlie remind her. "Please let it go, dad." She pleaded. I silently jumped to Isabella's window and entered before I heard her footsteps climb up. I didn't expect her to come in here first... she wasn't ready for bed, as she always wants to be. So I waited on the tip of her bed sitting upright. While waiting, I just read Charlie's furious thought patterns about me and noticed Isabella was slowly getting through to him. The door finally opened and she walked through.
"Hey, you." she said brightly.
"I see your dad is becoming less tense about me. Don't be too difficult with him. He's right to judge me that way after what I put you through." I admitted with traces of regret. "I'll be as hard as necessary, Edward. I know." She agreed. "Is there any particular reason why you needed me to stay tonight?" I asked despite not ever needing a reason to be around Isabella. "Can't I just want your presence? Or do you automatically need to be aware of the situation?" She said roughly. "I'm not complaining... I just needed to know if there was a reason." I corrected. She walked to her bed and jumped into the covers.
"Well now... you should get some sleep. You'll need it as a human." I reminded.
"I can't hear you unless you're this close to me." She tapped her hand a few inches over on her bed. I moved quickly and placed her hand on my chest. "Better?" I asked. "Very much so." she embraced me. I gently moved her hair around as she looked at me. "Hey, Edward?" She asked. "What is it?" I said curious. "I have a set of questions for you, can I ask them? Please?" She pleaded. "You should probably focus on sleep." I tried to sway her efforts to no avail. "Not until I ask these questions, ok?" Isabella didn't seem to budge on this matter, so stubborn. One of the many things I love about her.
"Dare I continue to argue? Shoot."
"These aren't really pressing questions, Edward. So don't look so tense ok?" She looked at me and laughed lightly. I wasn't aware of my facial expression until she mentioned it. "That makes it a little less problematic, I guess." I said with a slight smile. Isabella sat up slightly and circled my chest with her finger. "What are you thinking Edward?" She asked with sincere curiosity. "Initially, if you keep circling my chest like that I will catch fire." I joked. "Please be serious." She sighed. "I'm thinking about a lot of things Bella, is there any way you can be more specific?" I asked. "Just tell me something that you want to talk about" Isabella said with a serious expression. I studied her expression and answered in response. "About your future." I said with a slight grim expression. She stopped circling my chest and sat up completely.
"My future? How has that worked in your head?" She was not looking in my direction, so I was unable to assume her feelings.
"I'm always going through scenarios on how things would turn out if certain things didn't happen." I stayed lying down but I folded my arms behind my head. "Certain things?" She turned to look at me with curious eyes. I sat up and pulled her towards my shoulder lightly. "Like if you never asked me about becoming a Cullen… literally." I said seriously. "You can't change my mind about that, Edward." She turned her head and sorted strands of her hair. "I never said I wanted to. I know how serious you are about that. You wanted to know my thoughts and this is what I'm thinking." I carefully stated because it seemed like Isabella was becoming irritated. "Can we change this subject, please?" She pleaded. "As you wish. Is there anything else you want to know?" I asked. Isabella turned to look at me again with a smile. "How's everyone been?" She said maintaining her expression. "By everyone, you do mean US right?" I asked. "Of course." She calmly assured.
"They are all doing well... except for Rosalie." I answered.
Isabella's smile vanished as she gazed closer to my face. "What's wrong with her?" She said curiously. "After the confusion she caused which resulted me being in Italy, she feels compelled to be more polite towards you now." I said carefully. She took my hand and looked down at our hold. "Please remind her it's not her fault every chance you get. I was the one…" She stopped herself and went quiet. "I know it wasn't her fault as much as it was my own. I jumped to conclusions and I know what I did was stupid. Don't blame yourself." I stressfully stated. Isabella looked up at me with the saddest expression. "…I love you so much." She changed the subject quickly. "I love you too." I smiled and kissed her lightly. "It looks like we hit another brick wall with my memories, doesn't it?" I said seriously. "Can we lay back down? I'm starting to feel humanly sleepy." She joked. We both lay at the same time and she embraced me again.
"Get some sleep, Bella." I whispered.
She gave me a tired smile and closed her eyes. I kissed her forehead and lie in wait before she wakes once more. As I stared at Isabella's calm sleep in usual fascination, I heard footsteps coming upstairs and knew that Charlie intended to enter. I moved away from Isabella as quietly as possible, so as to not alarm her or Charlie and I quickly entered her closet. Charlie opened the door soon after and respectfully checked to see if she was sleeping. From his thought, he didn't want her to be awake. It seemed he was afraid of direct confrontation in regards to emotional support or general fatherly duties. Of course he was slowly improving upon those faults, but his separation from Isabella interferred with any consistency of being a father. Charlie quietly approached her bedside. He brushed Isabella's hair with his hand.
"Bells… I can't stand you leaving yourself open again to that boy. I hope you grow more cautious. I can't bare the thought of you being miserable again because of this boy's decision. Please be more careful honey." He whispered.
It was obvious his intentions weren't meant to awaken her… he was only admitting his stress over her well being. Hoping that somehow her subconscious heard and will process his words. Reality attacked my memories and emotions once again. Did I cause that much damage with my decision? I thought it was for the better, but it only seemed to have caused more harm than good. Charlie kissed Isabella's forehead and walked slowly out of the room. I returned to my position next to her on the bed and felt bad for what I had done to her. I gazed at Isabella and couldn't help but repeat the words "I'm sorry, Bella."