Disclaimer: I don't own Edward…or Bella…or Alice…or any of them…hehe, I don't even want to…I'd rather BE them. And, I don't own the song, "When it Rains"…Paramore does. I also don't own the song "This Love"…the Veronicas do. Well, I'm slightly altering the lyrics to "This Love" (I changed "leave me now" to "change me now"…lol. :DD )

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Ch3

EPov

I was pacing back and forth in my house when Alice told me that she kept getting mixed visions of Bella, but that it wasn't clear. Of course I remembered the words my love whispered the other day, but I knew that she was joking. Bella wouldn't kill herself. She was just too beautiful, too full of life. When she blushes my throat burns and I ignore it and I take in the beauty of her warm chocolate eyes and I know that she must be an angel sent down from the sky I would never reach. She was too beautiful. She was too innocent and happy and I loved her too much and…and I can't live without her. I waited a century for her, and damn it, I can't lose that now.

"Alice, please. Did you see anything?!?" I asked, frustrated. I hated this. Earlier this morning I called her, and she assured me that everything was okay…that she loved me, that she couldn't live without me. I assured her I would always be there for her, that I would never stop loving her.

"She keeps changing her mind! I don't know, I just don't know. It's so cloudy!" Alice said, gripping her head with her tiny alabaster hands and sinking down into the violet couch. She stared at her feet and sobbed. "I'm sorry," she said. "I'm sorry I can't see what's going to happen."

"It's not your fault," I assured her. I couldn't stand seeing my little sister like this, so down, and so empty. This wasn't Alice. Bella's threat…if you could call it that…took almost as much of a toll on Alice as it did as me. I watched amazed as Alice lifted up her head and forced herself to be Alice; forced herself to play her role; forced herself to be cheery and confident. She was always the one who made everyone feel like its okay when it's not, when it can't possibly be okay. She could always see a way out, and she could always see that we had each other.

"She wouldn't do that, Edward. She loves you. She would never hurt you," Alice assured Edward.

"How can you be so sure?" I asked, staring at the artwork on the wall and the black grand piano behind me and all of the painful music notes that were swimming in my head and I couldn't take it anymore. My undead heart was on fire, not knowing the truth, not knowing if my Bella was alright, not knowing what would happen in the future.

"Because," Alice said, suddenly Alice again (this time for real), "I may not have seen the immediate future, but I've seen the distant future." Alice paused, standing up. She walked over to me and put her hand on my shoulder. "In the end, everything will be alright, Edward. I've seen it," she said. Her words were soothing, but they still didn't help. I knew very well what Alice was talking about; I knew what she had seen a countless number of times, and even though I knew it was pointless to bet against Alice, it still shook my body with dark waves of despair.

When the door rang, I froze. Panicking, assuming the worst, I ran to the door, almost afraid to open the door; almost afraid to look, because if I looked, it would become reality.

I opened the door and was hit with a scent that could be the end of me, and I sunk to the ground and sobbed with my black eyes somehow warm and compassionate staring at the love of my life, dying. I saw the blood-stained knife tossed helplessly on the sidewalk and, as Bella's body was breaking, mine broke also. I took Bella's body in my arm, bridal stile, and softly hummed her lullaby.

"No, no, no, no…" I said. "Don't die, love, don't die…"

"Don't let me die…" Bella whispered, her voice so weak, so fragile, so broken, but so…hopeful, resigned, content.

I carried her to Carlisle's office. He could help her. He could heal her, the medical way. The human way.

"Carlisle! Carlisle!"

He wasn't there. He was at work.

"Don't wait," Alice said, walking up to me. 'If you call him, by the time he comes it will be too late. Bella will be dead,' her thoughts said.

I panicked. No, No, I can't take my sweet, innocent Bella's soul. I can't damn her to this half-life; turn her into a monster like me. No.

"It's the only way. She's already lost too much blood. Besides, it's what she wants," Alice said. 'It's what you want, deep down,' Alice thought.

And when it rains,

On this side of town it touches, everything.

Just say it again and mean it.

We don't miss a thing.

Bella looked into my eyes, and, even though she was slowly dying, slowly losing her breath, her sanity, her life, here she was, in my arms, holding on with all of her might. My love was slowly fading. No, quickly fading. And all of a sudden, it was clear to me that I could never live without her; that I would find a way to kill myself. I couldn't take her. I sobbed, hating myself for the fact that I couldn't shed tears; hating myself for not seeing this coming; angry at Alice for not seeing this coming; angry at Alice for accepting a fate that no one deserves for my lovely Bella…did she see it coming and not intervene?

No. Alice wouldn't do that. My beautiful, stubborn Bella somehow blocked Alice from seeing it coming. It felt like someone from up above was tearing my limbs apart, slowly, painfully.

"NOW, Edward, or it will be too late!" Alice shrieked.

Resigned, I bent down and softly kissed my love's neck. "I'm sorry, Bella," I whispered. Then I bit down, ignoring the taste of her luscious blood, forcing myself to ignore it; forcing myself to leave my teeth in her paper-thin flesh only long enough for enough venom to save her to drip into her veins. It was hard, no, impossible, but I pulled away, because I couldn't bear to live a life that was Bella-less.

I gently placed my Bella down on the purple couch Alice was sitting down on only moments ago and I stroked her face with my cold hands, ashamed of my bloody lips, ashamed of what I did to her, and ashamed of what I took from her.

We don't miss a thing.

You made yourself a bed

At the bottom of the blackest hole (blackest hole)

And convinced yourself that

It's not the reason you don't see the sun anymore

"I'm sorry, I'm so sorry," I say, hating myself, cooling her body with my freezing body, knowing what fiery pain my Bella must be in right now. Having experienced it myself, I knew how painful the transformation was; I knew how unbearable it was. I couldn't stand to see my Bella, my love, my life in so much pain. I stood there helpless, holding her hand and whispering soothing words as she writhed in pain, thrashing and trying not to scream but unable to hold in her pain.

And oh, oh, how could you do it?

Oh I, I never saw it coming.

Oh, oh, I need the ending.

So why can't you stay

Just long enough to explain?

I couldn't move from Bella's side. I called Carlisle to tell him what happened, to tell him the haunting story of my Bella lying on my front steps, barely alive, barely breathing, to tell him that I did the only thing I could do to save her. I told him, and he said he would be right there; that he would drive home and help us. Inject morphine into her bloodstream to ease the pain; although it wouldn't really help much.

BPov

He held my bloody body in his arms, contemplating what to do. I could barely breathe, but I knew that everything would be okay. I trusted Edward with my life. I trusted him with anything, and everything. I looked into his black, fearful, compassionate eyes and whispered, "Please don't let me die." My voice staggered. I knew that I was barely holding on. I could vaguely here Alice and Edward talking, deciding what to do.

"NOW, Edward, or it will be too late!" Alice shrieked.

And when it rains,

Will you always find an escape?

Just running away,

From all of the ones who love you,

From everything.

Edward bent down and kissed me on the neck. I knew what was coming. His lips were so cold and yet so warm at the same time; so welcoming. "I'm so sorry, Bella," Edward whispered. Edward bit me. I felt his razor sharp teeth sink into my flesh, and with it came the same burning pain from that time James bit me before Edward sucked the venom out. This time, I would endure it. I tried so hard to ignore the pain; to push it out of my mind. It was mind over matter; could I simply tell my neurons to stop firing? Could I simply tell the pain to stop, by ignoring it, by ignoring these burning flames that were tearing my body apart? YES, I could. I had to, for Edward, for us. My instincts told me to writhe and scream but my mind told me that Edward's venom was fixing, repairing my body and making me stronger. My mind reminded me that after these brutal flames, I would have forever with Edward. Well, if he could forgive me for practically forcing him to do this. Then I panicked. What if he didn't? What if he left me?

You made yourself a bed

At the bottom of the blackest hole (blackest hole)

And you'll sleep 'til May

And you'll say that you don't want to see the sun anymore

He placed me down on the couch, so gently, so caringly. I watched helplessly, trying to ignore the unbearable pain, as he tore himself apart with guilt that he shouldn't have. He should know by now that this is what I wanted……that I don't blame him; that it's completely my fault; my fault for loving him, and my fault for needing him.

I felt a cool presence holding onto my body, helping me pull through these endless flames, and I knew that Edward was by my side, the whole way through, helping me, still there for me.

And oh, oh, how could you do it?

Oh I, I never saw it coming.

And oh, oh, I need the ending.

So why can't you stay just long enough to explain?

I was vaguely aware of more people coming into the room. I think I saw Carlisle coming into the room with his medical bag. I don't think Jasper was there because my scent would be too much of a temptation, but I think I saw Emmet. Rosalie was there too, but only because she was always wherever Emmet was.

Carlisle said something along the lines of, "I'm going to give you morphine to help with the pain," but his words were blurry and I was barely there. The pain pulled me under, and I gave into darkness, swirling in poison that was my only hope.

Take your time.

Take my time.

When Carlisle injected the morphine, the pained numbed slightly, but it still roared on for the most part. The morphine was helpless to quench this horrible pain, but somehow I forced myself to stop screaming. I didn't want Edward to keep blaming himself; I just wanted him to stop hurting and I knew he was in just as much pain, albeit a different kind of pain, as I was.

This was for him, for us, for forever. I clung to my human memories – my memories of Edward, that day at the meadow lying in his arms.

"So the lion fell in love with the lamb."

"What a stupid lamb."

"What a sick masochistic lion." (A/N: disclaimer: I don't own those three lines )

Our eyes glued to each other; the trees surrounding us; all of the days that Edward dazzled me; all of the times that Edward caught me when I fell; all of the times he saved me; even prom, me standing on his feet and the two of us dancing outside to music that we didn't hear because the song pulsing in our veins and mine and his (although he was adamant that he didn't have one, I know for sure that he does) soul; the day he left me (I winced, remembering the bitter pain, watching it crash down into my veins, invading my happiness, paralyzing me), the day I retrieved him and we fell in love all over again; all of those little beautiful moments that told me that I was unconditionally and irrevocably in love with Edward.

Take these chances to turn it around. (take your time)

Take these chances, we'll make it somehow

And take these chances to turn it around. (take my...)

Just turn it around.

Somehow, I would make it through these three days. Somehow. I knew I could pull it from somewhere within me.

Oh, how could you do it?

Oh I, I never saw it coming.

Oh, oh, how could you do it?

Oh I, I never saw it coming.

Oh, oh, how could you do it?

Oh I, I never saw it coming.

Oh, oh I need an ending.

So why can't you stay

Just long enough to explain?

You can take your time, take my time.

APov

He finally did it; it finally did it. Yes! Now Edward will be happy, and will never have to be alone again. Oooh! I can't wait to take the new Bella shopping! She'll need a whole new wardrobe!

I can't wait for it to be over; I don't want Bella to suffer; I want her pain to end.

*her eyes go blank, having a vision*

'Oooh! She's going to be beautiful! Prettier than Rosalie! I can't wait to take her shopping!'

EmPov

I can't wait to be able to arm-wrestle with newborn Bella; although I can't stand to see my little sister in so much pain.

RPov

She is so stubborn; she gave away humanity for what, love?! She could have stayed human and had children and a family and everything and more…

JaspPov

Yes, finally I'll be able to bond with my little sister without trying to kill her…

Third Person Omniscient POV

The days passed slowly; the transformation shook Bella's body and slowly was turning her into something powerful and possibly dangerous. It was the only thing she wanted for so long…to be with Edward, forever and ever in his arms. When he left half a year ago she fell apart, and stubbornly clung to the pieces to her broken heart. Even as the pain ravished her body and paralyzed her, she accepted it. Edward felt guilty. He was drowning in self-loathing and stayed patiently by Bella's side, comforting her with his cool body; with his presence. Alice saw that this was meant to be. She, before everyone else, knew that this would happen in the end, that it was the only way for any of the Cullens to be happy again; for her brother to be happy again.

I, I,
I can see it in your eyes
Taste it in our first kiss
Stranger in this lonely town (this lonely town)
Save me from my emptiness (save me)

Watching Bella suffer, feeling helpless, not being able to do anything to stop the pain, the Cullens suffered with their new family member. There were the problems not far off of the next shore; they would have to fake a car accident…something, anything, and the taste of the inevitability tasted bitter on all of their tongues.

The lion and the lamb fell in love, both torn apart with loneliness and emptiness before, and neither one looking for love. They were meant for each other; they were both the cure to each others' everything. When they were together, they couldn't get enough of each other, and everything was alright, even if only for a moment.

You took my hand

You told me it would be ok

I trusted you to hold my heart

Now fate is pulling meall the way, to you

In Bella's handbag lying helplessly on the ground, her phone rang, but no one answered it. Caught in the moment; trapped in the pain, no one even realized that it was ringing.

Even if you change me now

And it breaks your heart

Even if you hate yourself

I won't give in

I can't give up

On this love

Fiery pain coursed through Bella's body and her heart slowed down. Soon she would be immortal, and she would never have to leave Edward, and Edward could love her the way they had always been meant to love each other. It was meant to be; Alice Cullen had foreseen it, and Bella and Edward lived it through. No pain was great enough to tear them apart. They were in love, but it wasn't just love. It was also family, and hope, and courage. It was everything.

You've become a piece of me

Makes me sick to even think

Of mornings waking up alone

Searching for you in my sheets

Don't fade, away

Edward held onto Bella's hand. It was only the second day and Edward knew that the pain was only increasing, and he couldn't bear for his only love to be in so much pain. The mind-numbing pain ripped through both Bella and Edward's veins, but it didn't numb their minds, because their hearts were there to still it.

Even if we're both in pain

And it breaks my heart

Even if you hate yourself

I won't give in (won't give in)

I can't give up (can't give up)

On this love

The pain, in fact, was nothing compared to the love.

I can't just close the door

(on this love)

I never felt anything like this before

(like this love)

Tell me the truth no matter what we're going through

Will you hold on too 'cause

Even you change me now

And it breaks your heart

Even if you hate yourself

I won't give in

I can't give up

On this love

Even if you change me now (change me now)

And it breaks your heart

Even if you hate yourself (hate yourself)

I won't give in (won't give in)

I can't give up (can't give up)

I won't give in (won't give in)

I can't give up (can't give up)

On this love

And then Bella woke up, her eyesight clearer than ever…

She would never give up on this love…

To Be Continued…