Disclaimer: No often how much I wish it, this is the cold hard truth; I DO NOT OWN Twilight or any of the characters (But I assume and hope everyone knew that. Honestly, if I owned Twilight, what would I be doing writing fanfiction?

Oh, and P.S, this story will probably all be in Edward's POV, simply because, well, I like writing it that way. If it gets irritating or bad, let me know, and I will switch POV's. This is a little random, but if this is going to be longer than these next couple chapters I will obviously need a real story line, so bear with me please!

The Next Morning

She rolled over, and I could see that she was trying to drag herself away from her dreams. One could only hope that they were all as pleasant as she deserved. She yawned, and then rolled over to smile at me; I was awestruck once again at the fact that this beautiful angel could love a monster like me. I wasn't quite ready to tell her of my resolve; I was still a little nervous about the deed, however necessary it may be.

"Good Morning" she sighed.

I chuckled. "Good morning my dear. Would you like your human moment now?"

She snuggled in closer to me. "In a minute. I'm still tired."

I sighed in mock annoyance, though truth be told I never minded any extra moments with her. "Then Alice will be very irritated that your late" (A.N.- I know I haven't mentioned anything, but while Bella was sleeping Alice talked to Edward. He doesn't know what she's planning, so I thought it silly to write a very boring conversation.)

Bella groaned. I pretended to be offended.

"I thought you liked Alice!"

She looked up, shocked, but noted the teasing look I was giving her.

"Of course I do! It's her love of shopping I despise! That is what she's planning isn't it?"

"I honestly have no idea." It was true; Alice had been very careful not to let me know what was going on. However, shopping was a very appropriate guess.

She groaned again. "Fine. Human moment, if you please."

I got off the bed and bowed in mock chivalry. "Go ahead."

She smacked me (though it was a rather moot action), and left to take a shower. I was left alone with my thoughts. However, not for very long. My cell phone rang, and I answered it, already knowing who it was.

"Alice, you're just going to have to wait; Bella's not ready yet."

"Edward," her voice was shaky. Something was incredibly wrong. "Edward, you can't leave Bella alone. Do you hear me? Whatever you do, do not leave Bella alone!"

Now my voice was shaky, with anxiety and worry for my darling Bella. "Alice, what did you see?"

"I don't really understand it yet, but- "

"Alice, WHAT DID YOU SEE?!?!?"

"Edward, someone's blocking my visions. I started having one that involved Bella, and I could tell she was in pain and in danger, but then it was stopped. Just stopped, Edward! What kind of vampire would have the power to do something like that?"

I sat down on Bella's bed, my hand over my eyes. "I don't know Alice; I really don't. But whoever is doing this, they want Bella?"

"Most definitely."
"Then she's staying with us. I won't leave her alone, I can't, not after James, not after the Volturi-"

"Edward! Calm down, I understand. And I've already talked to Carlisle and Esme; they are, naturally, fine with this. Now your biggest problem is Charlie."

I felt so weary. Why must my dear Bella always be put in such danger because of me? Why couldn't anyone just leave us to enjoy our lives together? My mind whirled at the force of my self-loathing, when Alice's voice cut through the haze.

"Edward?"

"Charlie is no problem, Alice. She's 18 now, he can't stop her. And it wouldn't matter anyway, she's not leaving my sight."

Alice's voice softened. I knew she was just as worried about Bella as I was. I knew they all were. Bella had become more than any of us could have possibly imagined; she was part of the family, and we all loved her. "She'll be fine Edward. We'll protect her. They won't lay a hand on her."

My own voice turned steely.

"I know they won't. I'll die first." And with that I hung up. I sat there, waiting for Bella's return, head in my hands. How could I have been so idiotic? I don't want to change her under these circumstances; I wanted it to be at the right time, and not because it was needed, but because it was wanted.

"Edward?"

I looked up to see my angel, in all her perfect glory, standing in the doorway, looking concernedly at me.

"What's wrong, Edward?"

I attempted to calm myself; there was no point in frightening the angel.

"Nothing, nothing's wrong. However, you will be moving in with me and my family."
Her face lit up with happiness. Such joy at a seemingly simple thing gave my long-dead heart an almost painful throb. Seeing my expression, her face fell a little.

"Edward, not that I'm not thrilled, because I am, but can I ask why?"
I smiled, for the first time since my 'chat' with Alice.

"Of course, my dear; you can always ask me anything. And the answer is that there is something coming into town, a vampire with different feeding habits than us. And this vampire is incredibly powerful; you will basically never leave my sight." I smirked; she looked perhaps just a tad too happy about that. But who was I kidding? I was far more thrilled than she could ever imagine at the idea of having her constantly by my side. For eternity, the voice at the back of my mind whispered. I smiled. I would have to tell her soon. "And you will probably never be left alone. Even when I go hunting, I'll make sure someone is with you at all times."

"Edward, I don't need you all to babysit me" she said, slightly angered.

"Darling, I know that, but I just want you to be safe. Please, do this for me. I beg of you, I only want you to be safe." When she turned, probably to tease me for my use of the phrase 'I beg of you', I made sure to use my 'dazzling' to its fullest extent. Her lovely eyes glazed over, and she seemed to have a little trouble breathing. I smiled. I loved this, no matter how much she hated it. It's not like she didn't have the same effect on me, so it was only fair to use it to it's full advantage.

"All right," she breathed. But she seemed to temporarily panic. "But what about Charlie??"

I chuckled. A highly dangerous vampire was after her and she was frightened of her father? "Don't worry, love. We'll face him together, as soon as he gets home."

She sighed in relief.

"Which should be soon." The panicked look returned to her eyes. I laughed. When she glared at me, I only smiled. "But then, dear, we get to go home, and you can rest and relax and do whatever you want."

She smiled. "Well, when you put it that way…"

I leaned in to kiss her, and just as her perfect lips touched mine, I heard a sound that almost made her heart stop.

"WHAT THE HELL DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING??"

I looked up to see Charlie in the doorway, looking as though he was ready to kill. And according to his thoughts, he was.

A.N.: Hey everyone! Sorry it took so long, my computer crashed and blah blah blah I know you guys don't wanna hear my excuses. Sorry if this chapter is a little slow, but next chapter gets much better. This basically had a lot of need to know info, so I had to include it. Next chapter has much more fluff and action (Whee!), so it should be much better. I will probably, at some point, add little sections in Bella's POV, but I'd like to get the story going in Edward's. My next chapter is almost done, so it should be posted soon. PLEASE, PLEASE review!