My little lie

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This chapter is in Edward's point of view. It's basically an introduction to the rest of the Cullens. Hope you like it. I'm really, really sorry that I couldn't update sooner. My computer stopped working and it recently got repaired. Sorry again!

Here it is!

Edward's P.O.V.

I woke up to the sun shining brightly on my face. I groaned and buried my face into the soft pillows.

There was a knock on the door and I lifted my head to look at who it was. Though I already knew the answer.

"come in!" I called out and suddenly the door burst open. My sister Alice hopped in and sat down on the edge of my bed.

"good morning!" she chirped and giggled.

"good morning" I managed to mumble.

"get up Edward! It's morning and it's late!" she shouted and started pulling my hand.

It was strange how this little pixie could have so much of strength.

I slowly sat up glared at her for waking me up. She simply gave me an evil grin.

"everyone except you is having breakfast. Get ready quickly and come downstairs." She all but commanded and left the room.

I got up lazily and walked to my bathroom. I looked at the mirror, at my appearance. My bronze hair were dishevelled as usual, though a bit more messy. My emerald green eyes were looking groggy and sleepy. I quickly showered and brushed my teeth. I changed into some casual and comfortable clothes and ran downstairs.

I reached the end of the spiral staircase and there they were. All of them were sitting on the huge dining table.

My mother Esme sat with my father Carlisle at the far end of the table. On their left, were Rosalie and Emmett and on their right were Alice and Jasper.

Emmet was cracking some idiotic jokes as usual and Rosalie was smacking his arm continuously. It was funny.

Jasper was talking to father and mother was talking to Alice as well as Rosalie. It was a happy family sight indeed.

I made my way to where they were and took a seat next to Emmett.

"good morning" I greeted them all.

"morning Edward" they all greeted me back in a chorus. Wow.

I spoke to Emmett and jasper as we ate. Mother and father said they had some work, so they retired from the dining hall.

Soon after, Alice and Jasper left the hall too. Jasper was Alice's fiancé and my close friend. Emmett was my brother and he was engaged to Rosalie. So actually, I was the only loner of the family. Everyone kept on telling me to find a girl and get married.

But god knows how many times I had repeated the same thing to them that, 'I do not like any girl at present, but I will tell you as soon as I find one'.

It wasn't as though girls didn't like me. It was the opposite. But the truth was, they all wanted my money. They wanted to become the queen. They were nothing but greedy, and I had no interest in such girls.

Probably some day I would find the girl god had made for me. I could always hope. Couldn't I?

The rest of the day went just as usual. We had a meeting and we discussed plans to improve the condition of our kingdom. Lord Charles came up with many ideas. I liked that man. He was really nice and genuinely cared about the kingdom. I knew I could trust on him.

The meeting was over by evening.

I walked out to the garden to get some fresh air. The birds were chirping and the atmosphere was pleasant and peaceful. I stood there leaning against the fountain.

That was when I heard footsteps behind me. I turned to look at whoever it was. What I saw confused me a lot.

A girl of about my age was running towards me. she didn't notice me and Justas she was about to approach me, she tripped.

It seemed as though she expected the fall. But before she could hit her head on the ground, I caught her around the waist and pulled her back.

I looked down at her face and was instantly mesmorised. She had a very pale complexion and high cheekbones with a constant pinkish blush. Her lips were full and red.

But her eyes were shut tightly .Like she was scared. Did she think I was going to harm her or something?

"are you alright?" I asked her softly.

she opened her eyes slowly and looked up at me. I simply stood there looking at her. Speechless. She had the most beautiful eyes I had ever seen. They were chocolate brown. Not the flat ones but depthless and warm orbs of liquid chocolate.

We both looked at each other and then, she looked down and blushed a deep red.

"yes" she said that looked back up at me.

At first I couldn't understand what she said, and then it dawned on me that she was answering my question. I found her blush lovely and amusing and before I could stop it a laugh escaped my lips.

She continued to look at me and all of a sudden she asked me.

"will you please help me sir?"

I didn't like it that she was calling me sir. Anyway, I would definitely help such a beautiful girl. But who was she? And what was she doing here? I'm sure I'd never seen her in the palace before .I would have remembered such a pretty face any day.

'who are you young lady?" I spoke out my thoughts politely.

"will you promise not to tell any one?" she asked nervously.

Could she from the enemy side? My brain comprehended that for a moment and then decided to dismiss it. She was too innocent for something like that. Wasn't she?

" yes I promise not to tell anyone" I wouldn't tell anyone who she was. No one would dare question me anyway.

"I am Isabella swan and actually came here to simply see the palace. I'd heard so much about its beauty. I was just sneaking past the gardens when the guards saw me and started chasing after me, thinking that I'm some spy. But this place is so confusing that I can't find my way out. will you please help me?"

I watched her in amusement as she finished her long rant. She was cute when she talked at a stretch.

"so, you aren't a spy... huh?"

"no! Of course not! But will you please help me get out of here, or else my father will come to know and I'll be punished."

Of course I would help her. Why would he have a doubt about that?

"certainly I will help you. Please follow me"

As walked through the gardens I learned that she was lord Charles' daughter, which meant I would be able to see her again.

I was absorbed in my thoughts when all of a sudden she asked me who I was. I tensed up a bit at her question. I didn't want to tell her who I was. So I made up a lie telling her that I was the head of the royal army, and that my name was Edward Masen.

She told me to call her Bella, which for some reason made me happy. I told her to call me Edward instead of sir. I didn't like that one bit.

I dropped her to the front gates and she turned around with a wide smile. She thanked me and I kissed her hand, just like a gentleman would. After that, she walked towards the exit. I was walking back to the palace, when the thought hit me. I would probably not see her for a long time and the thought upset me.

Before I knew it, I was running towards her retreating figure and calling her name. I reached her and asked her if I could see the next day. She agreed and it was decided that we would meet outside the gates early in the morning.

Finally she waved goodbye and walked out of the palace gates. I ran back to the army sections inside the palace. I didn't want my identity revealed to Bella. I went over to the chief. He was standing near the window, reading some documents. As soon as he saw me he bowed his head.

" good evening your majesty" he greeted me with a smile.

"good evening sir. I needed a little favour from you chief."

"of course your majesty. I would be glad to oblige you in whichever way I can."

I gave him Bella's description and told him to acknowledge me as the head of the royal army and not as the prince in front of her and told him to spread this news among the guards and the army troupe. I warned him that my family and the other departments were not supposed to know any of this.

He seemed surprised at first but quickly recovered and agreed with a genuine warm smile.

My job was done, so I walked back to my quarters.

That night as I slept, I dreamt of beautiful brown eyes and the face they belonged to. Tomorrow, I would see Bella.

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And, I may not be able to update very soon because I have my exams coming up and I have loads to study. Sorry... I'll try my best to update quickly. Thanx! For the previous reviews.