Disclaimer: I don't own Twilight or any of the characters, I just like playing with them.

(EPOV)

My family had moved on to Alaska as I asked, and I was supposed to join them there, but I couldn't leave Forks. I couldn't let them see me like this. They would try to convince me to go back to her, and I don't know if I could be strong enough to refuse. I broke my promise to her, I lied, and I broke her heart. I knew it was for the best, and one day she would move on with her life. I told myself I would check in on her from time to time, but she would never see me again. There were no words to describe the agony I was in.

Once a week she came by the house. She would sit with her back against the door. At first she sobbed for hours. Then, she would yell and scream. The past few times she has been silent. When I would hear her coming up the driveway I holed myself up in the furthest corner of the house, using every ounce of resolve I had not to throw open the door and sweep her into my arms. Hours after she left I would finally go out and sit where she had been and bathe in her delicious scent. If I closed my eyes I could almost feel her near me.

After the first two weeks, my family stopped trying to call me. I didn't answer the phone, and they had filled my voice mail with messages. It had been silent for a while now, but today it started to buzz again. Over and over again. Rose. Alice. Esme. Carlisle. Emmett. I finally relented when Alice called again and answered the damn thing.

"Edward?" Her voice was strained.

"What is it, what's wrong?"

"Where are you? You have to get back to Forks now. You have to find Bella."

"Alice I can't...I promised."

"Don't be an idiot Edward. You have to trust me. She is going to die, Edward, as in her precious blood will cease to flow and her heart will no longer beat. Do you understand me? I don't care what you promised her or how much of a martyr you are trying to be. If you ever loved her, then you have to stop her."

A chill ran through my already frigid body. "No Alice, you are wrong. She promised she wouldn't do anything reckless or stupid. She promised to keep it together..."

"You promised you'd never leave her!" That stung.

"I did what I thought was right. Alice you are wrong, she wouldn't do something like that."

"Yes she will, and I only hope we're not too late. Please Edward, for me, don't let her die....We won't be able to get there until tomorrow. If you're close, please go to her."

I hung up the phone. This was probably some kind of plan the family had hatched to get me to see Bella again, knowing that once I had her near me I would not be able to leave her again. Bella would never do something like that. Besides, she was no longer crying or angry, she seemed to be making progress. She was back in school, going to work, cooking for Charlie. Maybe I'll go by her house tonight to double check. They'll be here tomorrow, and I can deal with them then.

I went back to my room and pulled the silver disk from the special box where I kept my mementos of her. There was the bottle cap from our first lunch, petals from the flowers I gave her for prom, the pictures of us I was supposed to send to Renee. I put the CD in my stereo and pressed play. I laid back on the black leather couch and closed my eyes, listening to the song I had composed for her, my love. I lost myself in the memories of the time we had together, knowing I would never again hold her hand in mine, kiss her soft lips, or feel the heat of the sweet blush that crept into her cheeks.

The heat of the sun was fading, and went to watch the sunset from my windows.

"It's twilight."

We were sitting in front of her house.

"It's the safest time of day for us...The easiest time. But also the saddest, in a way...the end of another day, the return of night. Darkness is so predictable don't you think?"

"I like the night. Without the dark, we'd never see the stars." She frowned, the adorable little crease between her brows forming.

Twilight. The end of another day without my Bella, and I'd never lay next to her under the stars again.

I waited until I knew she'd be asleep, and ran to her house. There was no trace that anyone had been there other than Bella and Charlie. I took a chance and scaled the wall as I had done so many nights before. Hanging onto her window sill, I looked through the glass. She was sleeping, but she was turned away from me so I couldn't see her beautiful face. It's better that way, if I'd seen her face, if she'd called for me in her sleep as she used to, I wasn't sure I could stay out of her room. What I wouldn't give for one more night with her sleeping form pressed against me. I watched her sleep for a while, and then decided I needed to hunt before I saw Alice tomorrow. Everything was fine here, and I didn't want to hear a lecture from my family about going too long between hunting trips. It didn't bother me any longer, I had no desire to feed. I took off into the woods to find some prey. Once sated, I went to our meadow and laid beneath the stars, remembering the time we spent together here. Once again, all I could see were a pair of wide, chocolate brown eyes. Eyes that would haunt me for the rest of immortal life.

As dawn broke, I decided to head back to the house. I took my time walking at human pace for once, soaking in all the different sights, sounds, and smells. The forests here were so beautiful, teeming with life, and they reminded me of her. When I finally arrived home I took some time to clean up. I was patching a hole I had punched in my wall when I heard someone walking up to the house. Bella usually didn't come by until Saturday, and she always drove, it was too far of a walk. I heard the person come to the door, and then leave again. No one was supposed to be here so I stayed in my room. A flash of white caught my eye through the window, and I saw Bella walking away into the woods. I desperately wished for the millionth time, that her mind wasn't unreadable to me. I watched her walk through the woods until she was long gone. When I was sure it was safe, I went to the front door and opened it. There on the threshold were two envelopes, one addressed to me and one for Alice. There was also a small box.