***Disclaimer: I do not own any Twilight Saga material. All credit should go to Stephanie Meyer.***

AN: This is the chapter where I have started creating the story. Chapters 1 and 3 were dreams that I had. Everything else is added on to make the story more interesting. Enjoy!

Alice, Jasper, Edward and I all sat around the bench staring into space because of the shocking news Alice just foresaw. We were like statues that represented a group of people being startled by a ghost. Our eyes were wide, with our jaws to the floor. The simple concept of what Alice had foreshadowed, astounded us all. We all wondered, how could this be? I was the first to talk after the longest five minutes in history.

"Babe, are you okay?" I asked Edward, trying to break him out of his trance. But I could not blame him for not replying. Out of all of us, Edward should have been the most surprised.

"Edward, say something. You're making me worried," I continued.

Edward finally replied without moving a single inch, "Are you sure, Alice?"

"As positive as I ever am," She responded with a chipper smile.

"I can't believe it!" He continued.

"Well, believe it. Your mother is alive," Alice said. These words still sent chills through our spines. After almost a century, Edward's mother was alive. All this time, Edward thought she had died along with his father during the Spanish Influenza epidemic of 1918.

"I've got to talk to Carlisle," Edward said as he pulled out his cell phone. I stopped his hand before he could dial Carlisle's number. Besides Edward, I was most interested in what the back-story was about his mother, but I knew it was not the right time.

"Um, I don't think we should make any calls until we know for sure James is dead. We don't need him tracking us. Let's wait until we get to Australia," I recommended.

"You're right. I'm not thinking straight."

"No one expects you to. You just found out your mother is alive. We all would be shocked if we were in your shoes," I said. I stroked him lightly on the cheek reassuring him everything would be revealed soon enough. Edward was anxious to get to the bottom of things, as we all were.

After arriving in Los Angeles by train, we hurried to the plane, so we would not be late for our flight to Olgii, Mongolia to meet Emmett and Rosalie. When we got to Olgii, we waited until we got onto the connecting flight to Sydney to tell them all about Edward's mother and James.

"Wow! Dude, your mother's still alive," Emmett boasted.

"I know! I don't know what to do. Do I find her or not. I mean why would she keep her existence a secret from me?" Edward asked himself. I smiled sympathetically, knowing it must have been hard having to deal with such thoughts. I mean, what if Edward's mother purposely kept herself a secret from him. Did she not want to be with her son? Did she even know Edward was alive?

"Maybe Carlisle will have an answer," I reassured him. Edward smiled and stared at me. "What?" I asked. If I was still human, I would have felt the blood rushing into my cheeks.

"You always manage to make me feel better." He replied while a smirk.

"That's my job," I said as I laughed lightly. "I love you."

"As I do you."

After two long flights, we finally made it to Sydney, Australia. Vast plains of green shrubs and trees were spread across the desert-like land on the outskirts of the city. Though it was nighttime, I could tell it was one of the most beautiful places I had ever seen. I could only imagine how captivating it would be in the daylight. I just smiled at Edward as he kissed me on the forehead and said, "Welcome home."

"I like the sound of that," I responded.

"Well, let's get to the house, so you can really call it home," Edward lightly chuckled. We drove to the east until we could not drive any more, and then head south about thirty miles into a deserted part of the coast.

"Um, are we living on the beach?" I asked confused because I knew we could not openly live in the sun, being vampires and all. Plus, there were no buildings around, just plants, sand, and the waves of the water.

"Not exactly," Edward said smirking.

I asked with suspicion, "Where exactly is our house?"

"You'll see."

I just rolled my eyes playfully, knowing I would not get an answer out of Edward or the rest of them. With the car parked along the beach, we hopped out and headed toward a shabby dock. Along side it was an expensive looking speed boast. All of us got on board and we were on our way to the unknown. At least it was unknown to me.

The waves were calm under the moon lit sky. Edward sat in the drivers seat, while everyone else laid back enjoying the wind and spray of the ocean. About half an hour out, I made out the shape of an island on the horizon.

"Tell me you didn't," I exclaimed.

"Didn't do what?" Edward asked innocently.

"You bought an island, didn't you?" I continued.

"Maybe," Edward shrugged with a smirk.

"Oh, come on, Edward. Just tell her," Alice said jumping up and down in her seat. Everyone else seemed eager to have Edward explain also, though I am sure they already knew.

"Fine. Carlisle and Esme bought an island and built a house for all of us. It's so we can live out in the open, even in the sun," Edward said proudly.

I smiled and responded, "It's perfect."

I walked over to him and gave him a huge hug from behind and kissed him on the cheek. For the rest of the ride, I sat in his lap as he steered the boat in the direction of the island. As the boat drew closer, the island grew bigger.

We finally made it to the dock of the island. I was beyond amazed at the beauty and the vastness. Tons of green was scattered across the island with palm trees, flowers, bushes, and grass, along with the sandy coast lining all around. It looked like paradise.

"This island is huge!" I exclaimed as we unloaded the speed boat.

"We needed a huge island so we could hunt if we don't we to go to the mainland. Of course, we can't extinct all the life on the island." Edward explained while looking at Emmett, as if warning him. Emmett shrugged and had a playful grin.

"I don't know about you, but I love it," I responded laughing.

"We all do," Alice said, while Emmett, Jasper, and Rosalie nodded in agreement.

We made it to the house in less than a minute. It was nestled into some palm trees off the shore of the ocean. The house was beautiful: three stories high with lots of windows. Tan paneling on the outside with white picket fencing surrounding a small garden that grew tons of flowers and in the center was a small pond. Once inside, it was reminded me of the Cullen's old house. There was a living room, right when you walked in, with the kitchen to the left. And underneath the stairs was a small study for Carlisle. The second floor held two bedrooms and huge library, while the third floor had two more bedrooms. Bathrooms accompanied all the rooms. Esme set the house up the same exact way as in Forks, just different color palettes. There were a lot of bright colors to compliment the island.

"Wow!" I gasped.

"I know." Edward agreed. Then, Carlisle and Esme greeted us with open arms.

"It's beautiful Esme," I said in awe.

"Thank you, Bella," Esme smiled.

"How was your trip?" Carlisle asked.

"Interesting. Definitely interesting," I replied.

"How so?" He asked with confusion. Edward filled them in with what happened at my house with James. Chills went down my spine each time I remember. Both Carlisle and Esme gave sympathetic looks as they listened intently.

Alice then continued, "Well, after Edward and Bella got away from James, I tried to see where he was going and couldn't find his future anywhere."

"And then, I suggested maybe he was dead and that's why there was no future," I continued. I could tell Carlisle and Esme were genuinely confused about what we were trying to explain to them.

"So, I asked to try looking into my mother's future, to make sure she couldn't see dead people...and she saw my mother alive…" Edward continued. When he said this, Carlisle's eyes widened like we figured out a secret of his. We all stared at Carlisle in shock with the same thoughts going through our minds. Did Carlisle know something we did not? And why would he keep something as important as the existence of Edward's mother a secret?

"Carlisle, is my mother still alive?" Edward asked calmly, though I could tell from the expression on his face that he already knew. He had already read Carlisle's thoughts. I could see Edward's hands balling into fists from frustration.

Carlisle looked at Esme, and then looked back at Edward and sighed, "Yes."

"Why didn't you tell me? How is she alive?" Edward started to get angry.

"Edward. It was your mother's wishes. She told me to save you, and so I did. After I changed you, I went back to the hospital and find out your mother was still alive and decided to save her too before it was too late. After her transformation, she told me to never let you know that she was alive," Carlisle answered calmly.

You could see the anger build up more in Edward's eyes along with sadness. "Did she not want me anymore? Why would she abandon me like that, when we could have been together?"

"She didn't want you to see her as a monster," Carlisle replied sympathetically.

"What? But I'm a monster too! Why would it matter if she's one?" Edward began to yell in aggravation.

"Not exactly," Carlisle protested.

"What do you mean, 'not exactly'?" Edward was gritting his teeth by now.

"I gave her the choice to join us and live in our ways, killing animals and not humans. Well…she turned me down and said she couldn't resist humans. She didn't want you to see her like that. But she wanted you to live the right way," Carlisle explained further.

When Carlisle said this, Edward really got angry and needed to get away. He ran outside and you could hear him breaking down the trees and crushing rocks from five miles away. I had never seen Edward so upset before, but I could not bring myself to be irritated with his outburst.

Esme started to go after him, but I stopped her. I sighed, "Let me go. He'll stop to listen to me." And then I darted out the back door of the house. As I rushed pass the palm trees, I found Edward in just less than a minute. He continued to crush rocks and split trees down the middle with his bare hands.

I crossed my arms across my chest, telling myself to be patient and calm. I whispered, "Stop."

Edward turned to me with his eyes raised in question.

"Stop, or you're going to ruin the island before we even get to live here." I smiled at him, but then I could see the anger in his eyes still. I dropped my arms and walked toward him. "Look, Carlisle was just respecting her wishes."

"But how could she not want me to be with her?" Edward agonized.

"Let me ask you this. Would you be able to resist humans if you were to see your mother not resisting?" I asked with eyebrows raised.

Edward put my words together and realized the answer. "I guess not."

I held his face in my hands and stared into his eyes. "By choosing not to have you around her, she gave you a life where you could still be good. Where you are able to resist humans when around them. That's how you and me were able to be a couple before you changed me. Because of her, our relationship was possible," I smiled.

Edward sighed and smiled. "I guess instead of being angry with my mother, I should be thankful."

"Plus, you have a wonderful family around you that couldn't be happier to have you around," I reassured him.

"And I have a beautiful fiancé," he smiled while pulling me into his arms.

"What a coincidence! I have a beautiful fiancé too! Well, I guess I should say handsome," I said humorously.

We both laughed. "Come on. Let's go home. I'm sure Carlisle and Esme are worried about you," I continued.

"All right. Then you can see our bedroom," he said smiling.

"Ooo," I laughed. We darted toward the house and we were there in a flash. As we walked into the living room, hand in hand, you could feel the tension in the air that Edward had left earlier. Everyone seemed to be in understanding over Edward's outburst.

"I'm sorry I ran off like that. And I'm sorry I got angry with you, Carlisle. I know it's not your fault that my mother didn't want to stay with me," Edward said apologetically.

"All is forgiven. But, you did have a right to know and I should have told you sooner." Carlisle said.

Edward smiled. "All I know is that I have the best family right here. I couldn't have asked for anyone better than you two, Carlisle and Esme, to be there for me. Especially when times get rough, like today." Then he turned to me. "And I'm lucky to have you in my life. I love you so much."

"I love you too," I said as I began to kiss him sweetly.

"So, when's the wedding, you two?" Alice interrupted.

We both rolled our eyes. I replied, "You should already know that."

"You're right, I do," Alice laughed.

"Would you mind telling the rest of us?" Emmett asked impatiently.

"April 14th," I said.

"The first day we met each other," Edward continued while smiling.

"Awe, how romantic!" Esme gushed.

"I'll go get started on the planning," Alice said while running out of the living room into the kitchen. I just rolled my eyes at her enthusiasm. There was not much to plan, since it was going to be a private wedding just with our family. Plus, none of the details matter to me, as long as I was going to be married to Edward.

I stared into Edward's eyes and knew that all I wanted was to be with him for eternity. And I knew I already had that. Then, suddenly, he took my face into his hands and kissed me with much passion. Nothing could ruin this moment. Nothing.