Disclaimer: I don't own Twilight. Or New Moon. The awesome Stephenie Meyer does. Please finish Midnight Sun, Stephenie! -beg-

A/N: I wasn't originally planning on writing more than just the goodbye scene, but I've gotten reviews asking for more and ppl put me on their, like, auto alert e-mail "This story has been updated!" thing. So here's chapter two!

Chapter 2: Peace without reminders?

EPOV

I took a round-about way back to Bella's house. If I was right, she would try to follow me into the forest. Though I wish she would not, I knew she would.

When I got to her house, I immediately got the key from under the eave and unlocked the door. Then I went to the kitchen and wrote a note to Charlie in Bella's handwriting.

Going for a walk with Edward up the path. Be back soon. B.

I placed the note at the spot where Charlie always ate. There was a possibility that Bella would get lost in the woods. If that happened, Charlie would need to be able to find her.

I ran upstairs to Bella's room. It caused me physical pain to be here. Not only in my burning throat, but also in my cold, dead heart.

The photo album Renee had given Bella for her birthday was on the floor by the bed. I walked over and lifted the front cover.

My eyes stung with tears that could not be shed.

The very first picture was one of me. I was standing in Charlie's kitchen with a huge smile on my face. Underneath the picture, Bella had written: Edward Cullen, Charlie's kitchen. Sept. 13.

I removed the picture and flipped through the rest of the album. I found two other pictures of me. One was of Charlie and me watching ESPN that day after her birthday. I didn't like this picture, my face looked dead.

The next one surprised me. It was the picture of Bella and me standing in the living room. Bella had folded it so that only I was showing. Strange. Bella was so beautiful, why would she want to hide herself?

I set all the pictures with me in them on her bed. Then I walked over to her bedside table where her CD player was. I popped the lid open and found that my birthday gift to her was still there. I removed it and set it on the bed with her pictures.

Shortly after, I found the plane tickets from Carlisle and Esme buried under all her books.

Now, where to hide these so that she won't find them? I thought.

Before I could stop it, I got and idea. I could put them under her floorboards. She wouldn't ever find them there. I could leave something of myself with her.

No! my more noble side argued. You promised peace without reminders. It would be wrong to leave them. If she ever found them, it would tear her apart.

My less noble side ended up winning. I walked to the middle of her room to check for any loose floorboards. There was one. I lifted it up and put all the gifts under it.

I stood and walked to the window.

After taking one last look, I fled the state.

A/N: How was it? Better than the last one? Worse? Review or I'll never find out! Sorry it's so short, but it was only the part right after the forest scene. If I get good reviews I'll do one where he's telling the family to stay away from Bella. DUN DUN DUN!