I'm slightly saddened by the fact that it's been 11 days since I posted this fic, and nobody's reviewed...ah well. What can you do? I used this next song for my Harry Potter version of this fic, and I figured it would work for Twilight, too. I know that there are many versions of this song on the Internet, and I'm going to use the one my mom taught me. I hope I don't somehow offend anyone by doing so. Here goes!

Chapter 2

The Gypsy Rover

Summary: It's not in anyone's POV. Totally AU, and everybody's human, cuz it's the best way I can do this. Set somewhere in the Medieval times. Lady Bella is betrothed to the very wealthy Lord Jacob, and she's convinced herself that she loves him. But that all changes...lyrics in italics like always.

The lovely Lady Bella was walking by herself in her father's castle garden. She wore her favourite dress – baby blue with bell sleeves – and the necklace that was given to her by her fiancé, Lord Jacob, as an engagement present. It was a blue topaz pendant in the shape of a heart, and hung on a fine silver chain. A matching hair ornament adorned her brown hair, which was done up in an elegant bun.

Bella sighed and sat on a bench that overlooked the sheer vastness of the garden, staring out at it. She knew she should be happy; after all, she was marrying the richest man in all the land. But she found that she wasn't happy at all.

"It should be a crime for such a beautiful lady to be upset," commented a voice from behind her.

Bella managed to keep herself from jumping. "And what makes you think that I am upset?" she asked.

There was a pause, and a man entered her view. He had bronze hair and startling green eyes. "Well, normally when a person sighs before sitting, they are either extremely content, or upset about something. And from the look on your face, I assumed it was upset."

She looked at him. "How did you see my face when you came from behind me?" she asked. "And on that note, how did you get into my father's garden?"

The man raised an eyebrow. "This is your father's garden?" he repeated.

Bella rolled her eyes. "Well, no, it actually belongs to my mother. But you did not answer either of my questions."

He smiled. "I have my ways."

Now Bella raised an eyebrow. "Care to explain a little bit more?"

"No, I do not think I will."

She studied his face. "Not meaning to sound rude," she began, "but who are you?"

He made a little bow. "Edward Cullen at your service, my lady."

"So I suppose you already know me, then," she said.

He shook his head. "No, I actually do not. I merely assumed that, because of your elegant appearance, you must be nobility."

"Why yes, as a matter of fact, I am," Bella replied. "I am Lady Bella."

"Now why does that name sound familiar?"

Bella sighed. "Daughter of Lord Charlie and Lady Renee? Or perhaps you have heard of my engagement to Lord Jacob?"

"Definitely the last one," Edward said. He studied her face. "But you do not love him," he stated.

She glared slightly at him. "Why would you say something like that?" she asked, keeping her voice polite but with an edge to it. "Jacob is my fiancé, and I love him very much." She stood up and started to walk away.

"Do you?" he asked as she left, "Or do you just love his money?"

Bella stopped in her tracks, face red with anger. Her hands balled into fists and she spun around, all thoughts of politeness and etiquette erased momentarily. "You listen to me, Edward Cullen. I do not know who you are, but if you think, even for one second, that I would say I love a man just because of money-" She was standing right up close to him at this point, and he cut her off by grabbing the sides of her face and kissing her.

She was so surprised at first, that she didn't react right away. Then she found herself kissing him back before she realized what she was doing. She pulled away, looking down out of embarrassment.

"That," he said, "is exactly what I wanted to hear."

Bella looked up and smiled. They both heard a voice call out, "Bella! Where are you?"

"I should go," Edward said. Bella nodded.

"Wait," she said. "Will I see you again?"

He smiled. "If you wish to."

"I do."

His smile grew wider. "Then I shall return. I cannot promise when, but rest assured that it will happen." He leaned down and kissed her quickly before sprinting across the garden. She watched him go, still dazed by the kiss.

"Bella, there you are."

Bella turned around to see Jacob standing here. She hoped he hadn't seen Edward.

"Jacob," she said. "I did not know that you were coming."

"We were supposed to discuss wedding arrangements with your parents today, remember?"

She sighed. "Let us go do this, then," she said, barely keeping the reluctance out of her voice.

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Edward smiled to himself as he walked to his family. He found himself whistling a tune he'd heard as a child.

The gypsy rover came over the hill
And into the valley so shady.
He whistled and he sang 'til the green woods rang
For he won the heart of a lady.

Ah de do, ah de do da de
Ah de do ah dee de dee
He whistled and he sang 'til the green woods rang
For he won the heart of a lady

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Two weeks later, Lady Bella was in her room, wondering why Edward hadn't come back like he'd promised. She sighed and sat on her bed. Then, she heard somebody whistling outside her window. Puzzled, she got up to see who it was. Even from high up in the tower where her room was, there was no mistaking the man down there.

She raced from her room all the way outside and flung herself into his waiting arms. "I thought you had forgotten me, Edward," she said

"Now how could I forget such a lovely lady as yourself?" he whispered in her ear.

Bella smiled. Then her smile faded and she pulled herself away to look into Edward's eyes. "But you waited too long to come back," she said, then looked away. "I am getting married today. To Jacob."

Edward gently lifted Bella's chin with a finger. "You do not want to marry him, do you?" His question was more of a statement than anything.

Tears filled Bella's eyes and she looked away again. "My father says this is the right thing to do. And until you came, I was prepared to do it. But now..." She sighed.

"Then come away with me," he said. "I can take care of you, and you would love my sister, Alice."

"I am not sure," she replied. "A lady run away with a gypsy? What would the people say?"

"Would you rather stay here and marry somebody you do not love?"

She hesitated, looking back at her castle. Her home. Then she returned her gaze to Edward's face. "I will come with you," she said, and he smiled.

"Excellent," he said. "Let me show you my horse."

She left her father's castle gates
She left her own true lover
She left her servants and her estate
To follow the gypsy rover.

Ah de do, ah de do da de
Ah de do ah dee de dee
He whistled and he sang 'til the green woods rang
For he won the heart of a lady

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Back at the castle, Lord Jacob was getting impatient.

"Where is she?" he exclaimed. "The ceremony will start in an hour!"

Bella's father, Lord Charlie, looked at one of the servants who normally looked after everything to do with Bella. "Angela, go see what is taking my daughter so long."

Angela curtsied quickly. "Yes, sir." Then she raced up the stairs as best as she could.

"I hope she has not gotten cold feet," Jacob said, "or I should have to find another young lady to be my bride."

Charlie shook his head. "No, I feel certain that will not be necessary. My Bella does not run from things like this."

Just then, Angela came back down the stairs. "My lord," she gasped out, "Lady Bella is gone! She is not in her room, and none of the other servants I asked know where she would have gone!"

"What?!" Charlie exclaimed. His wife, Lady Renee, put her hand on his shoulder.

"Please, calm down," she said.

"I may know where the lady went," said another servant, by the name of Jessica. "I saw her talking with another man – a gypsy by the looks of him – and they got on his horse and rode off."

"What?!" Charlie exclaimed again, and this time, Jacob said it at the same time as him.

"Saddle my steed," Charlie instructed Jessica. "I am going to find Bella, and when I do, she will wish she had not escaped!"

Jessica did so, and moments later, Charlie was riding in search of his daughter.

Her father saddled his fastest steed
And searched the valleys all over
He saw his daughter at great speed
With her whistling gypsy rover

Ah de do, ah de do da de
Ah de do ah dee de dee
He whistled and he sang 'til the green woods rang
For he won the heart of a lady

"Where is he taking her?" Charlie asked himself.

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Bella clung to Edward's waist, fearing that she'd fall in she let go.

"Tell me again where we are going?" she asked.

"To my home," came the reply. "I have something to show you."

At last they came to a mansion fine
By the river Grady
Where there was music and there was wine
For the gypsy and his lady.

Ah de do, ah de do da de
Ah de do ah dee de dee
He whistled and he sang 'til the green woods rang
For he won the heart of a lady

"Wow," Bella said. "This is very beautiful.

Edward stopped his horse and helped Bella off. "Not as beautiful as you," he said. "And that is for whom this is."

Bella blushed and looked down, but Edward lifted her chin, forcing her to look at him.

"Lady Bella," he said, "we both know you do not wish to go back and marry Lord Jacob. Your father is bound to look for you, and when he finds you, he will take you and force you to marry. I need to know something: is it marriage in general you do not want, or is it simply marriage to Jacob you are opposed to?"

Bella bit her lip, her heart racing frantically. "Are you asking me to marry you?" she asked.

"Unless you do not want me to be."

She smiled. "Of course, I would say yes, but I do not think my father would approve of me marrying a gypsy."

Edward sighed. "Then perhaps I should tell you something," he said.

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Charlie looked up ahead and saw the huge party. Then he saw his daughter in the arms of the gypsy, and he urged his horse faster. He reached them and stopped, not getting off.

"Isabella Swan," he said, "just what do you think you are doing?"

Bella looked at Edward. He nodded, so she said to her father, "I am standing with my new fiance," she said. "Father, I would like you to meet Edward Cullen."

"And what of Jacob?" Charlie asked. "Do you deny him what I have already promised?"

"I do not wish to marry Jacob," she said. "The only reason I agreed to it in the first place was because you seemed to think it best."

"Did you really think I would let you marry a gypsy, though?"

Bella looked at Edward again, who nodded once more, and then she took a deep breath. Turning back to her father, she said,

"Father, dear, this is no gypsy.
He's lord of the free lands all over
And I'm gonna stay til me dying day
With my whistling gypsy rover."

Charlie looked shocked. "Lord of the free lands?" he repeated. "I thought there were no free lands anymore."

"Well," Edward said, "there are. And you are standing in one of them."

"So," Bella said. "What do you think of Edward now, Father?"

Charlie sighed. "I know that, even if I do not agree, you will still do what you wish to. So, I have to say that I will let you marry this man."

Bella smiled and hugged her father. "Thank you," she said.

Ah de do, ah de do da de
Ah de do ah dee de dee
He whistled and he sang 'til the green woods rang
For he won the heart of a lady

End

So, there you have it, folks. I did manage to make it different from my HP one! Yay me! Review and give me song ideas! ........................................please?