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Emmett: 26 and 6 months old

Rosalie: 25 and 6 months old

Edward: 15 and 6 months old

Isabella: 15 and 6 months old

Jasper: 10 and 6 months old

Alice: 10 and 2 months old

Jacob: 16 and 4 months old

Clarissa: 9 years old

Tanya: 15 and 4 months old

Chapter 7

I'm Sorry

Previously…

Before I knew it I started to cry right in front of them. They notice they weren't alone and Edward stares at me with surprise and trying to remember who I was. His emerald eyes widen with shock.

"Bella?"

Edward's POV

"Edward how did you become such a good kisser?" smiles Tanya, lying underneath me on the stone chair.

"I'm not sure I never kissed much and I've only done it once" I admit.

"Let me guess…I was your first kiss was I?" she smiles happily.

I think back to me at the age of six and I didn't know anything about love or why my parents loved each other so much. My first ever kiss was for Isabella Swan, the little princess I was destined to marry. But when she was sent to her grandmothers, I thought she wasn't ever coming back. I sent letters and she sent them back happily but I knew long distance relationships didn't work well from the stories I've read. I later on met Tanya Barlow in one of my family balls and danced with her. Even though she only cared about how she looked or only thought about herself I knew that I had to marry a rich woman or princess to take the throne. I wanted Isabella to be my Queen but she was so far away…and I thought that she might never come back. So I later on fell in love with Tanya because I felt it was my duty to have a wife of my own, not still be in love with someone who probably moved on.

"Eddie, you went black there, are you alright?" Tanya says, disturbing me from my thinking.

"Tanya I told you not to call me Eddie, its absurd" I say.

"Fine Edward, now stop daydreaming and hurry up and kiss me" she urges. I lower myself and my lips crash onto hers while our tongues had their own sword fight. I hear someone start to cry and both Tanya and I immediately look up to see a brown haired girl standing there, looking at us. She reminded me of someone I've known before. She had wavy brown hair, which had a bit of red mixed in. Her eyes were chocolate brown and shined bright under the suns rays, her skin pale and smooth. My eyes widen form the realization.

"Bella?"

She runs off out of the maze making her flowing dress follow her. I quickly get up, ignoring Tanya's protests and give chase. She runs into Swan forest and runs into a clearing. I realized it was my meadow - our meadow – but she didn't know I was watching quietly behind her. She opens a disturbed bit in the ground and digs to pull out a black blindfold. I remembered it was the same blindfold I used when I secretly kissed her. Bella held the blindfold tight to her chest and sobbed.

"I was only gone for nine years and everything in my life is ruined. My mother running away to another man, my Edward forgetting me for another woman, my father losing his smile and the whole meaning of love and friendship torn up and thrown into the fire."

She never moved on… She waited for me and expected me to welcome her back with a smile on my face reserved for only her. She never stopped sending letters to me until I stopped sending them to her… Her heart and soul shattered at the day she was supposed to be the most happiest, seeing her family and friends again but ruined because of me and what she saw. I cut myself from the most understanding; kind, beautiful woman in the land because I felt it was my duty… All lost because of duty. Is this what its like when you make one of the worst decisions in your life?

Tears rolled down my eyes as I saw Bella crying helplessly on the ground with the last bit of hope she had. I walk out of the dense forest and walk silently to her side. I place a hand on her shoulder and she stares up at me with the emotions scared, hatred, sadness, loneliness, disappointment and little joy running deep in her eyes.

"Go away Edward," she gulps when she says my name, "I see your happy with the one you truly love and have moved on, I understand that" she says and wipes her tears away from her face. She gets up and starts to walk away but I grab her wrist. She tugs hard and grits her teeth.

"Don't you understand Edward? You're happy and that's all that matters, so leave me be," she says softly.

I shake my head, "Bella I am the one who shouldn't be happy, and you deserve much more than this. I'm sorry I didn't send any more letters, I became-"

"Busy. I know, too busy with Tanya and setting out your future as King. I wonder if she's already with child" she spits at my angrily.

I stay calm but my attitude takes the best of me. "You can talk; I wonder how many children you've had with that dog, Jacob Black!" I shout back. Sadness clouds her eyes and a little tear rests under her eye. I regret what I say and quickly try to apologize.

"I'm sorry Bella, I didn't mean it, its just what you said made me angry."

She shakes her head and looks at me angrily, "Too late Cullen. The words already came off your tongue like a tidal wave and struck like lightning. The truth is that I never had the slightest attraction to Jacob because I always loved you!" she shouts and softens, "Does that not matter anymore?" she mutters.

Her hand brakes free from my grip and she runs back to the castle, to her bedchamber to cry and let her emotions take over. I stood there looking in the direction she ran to and knew I looked as pale as a ghost from her words. They ripped my heart at the very sentence; I always loved you, does that not matter anymore?

"I love you too…" I mutter in the cold silence.

Bella's POV

I ran and ran, not looking back to the broken face of the man I loved. I burst through my bedchamber and find Emmett, Rosalie and Clarissa there, smiling happily at me. When they see my messed up hair, tears running down my face and sadness in my eyes they become upset and stressed.

"What happened?" Rosalie asks, worried.

I brake down with fresh set of tears on her shoulder and she hugs me warmly. "E-Edward was w-with Tanya B-Barlow and k-kissing" I mange to say. Emmett's emotions change dramatically and become angry with Edward. Clarissa looks confused but upset at my state. "I'm going to crush that little…brat, ever since I laid eyes on him I knew he was no good and would crush any woman's heart whenever he wanted to" mutters Emmett.

Clarissa tugs of Rosalie's dress, "Mama, why Aunty Bella sad? Did I do something wrong?" she says pointing at herself.

Rosalie shakes her head and kneels down to her height, "No darling, its just that a boy named Edward hurt Aunty Bella and she's really upset about it" she says.

"But why did he do that?"

"Because…we don't know, Bella was only gone for a few years and none of us know why he changed of heart so quickly."

Emmett exits my bedchamber with a wicked look on his face, covered by anger and annoyance. I wonder where he's going…

Emmett's POV

I couldn't believe him…hurting my little sister like she was an unimportant piece of fruit in a basket. So he just decided to pick a bitter fruit then. Well Eddie boy, you just chose the wrong family to mess with, especially if you hurt Prince Emmett's little sister.

I barge around the castle, ignoring the raising eyebrows from others. I found Edward sitting around the fountain, touching the water effortlessly. I march up to him and punch him square in the face, forcing him to fall into the water with a splash. He blacks out for a few seconds before getting up, showing the huge red mark I left on him. He rubs it and sighs sadly.

"What not enough huh? Don't worry I've got plenty more where that came from" I say punching him again on the other side. He just does the same thing, looking sad and miserable like he couldn't feel the pain at all. Tears ran down his eyes and got up to leave.

"Where do you think your going? Think you can just get up and leave like how you just left and destroyed my sister's heart?" I shout.

He looks at me with a pained expression but says nothing. "So you've become a mute now huh? Don't want to talk? I wonder if Bella got so upset and mad she must have cut out your tongue."

A sobs comes from his chest and he dashes into the forest, soon to be swallowed up by the dense of it. I knew what I said was mean and over the top but he needed to know what he did to her and hope he learns what it feels like. I just hope he can make my little sister smile again…

Edward's POV

Every word he said was cruel and heartbreaking but so…true. I ruined the only person I truly loves heart and just left her thinking she'll be all right. I ruined her life, her relationship, and her hope…

I couldn't stand seeing her with a destroyed look and a broken heart and I couldn't go back to Tanya hiding my true love for Bella. Was love really the thing that broke and hurt people's lives? Was it so horrible but so beautiful at the same time? I knew I had to go back and show how much Bella means to me but she already hates me and backs away from the very word of my name. I just want to see her happy again…

I walk into out meadow and dig up the disturbed, soft ground. I pull out the black blindfold and tie it around a tall, beautiful tree. I pull out my hunting knife and carve letters into it.

E.C + B.S Forever

I knew it was a childish act of love but I knew Bella was the one for me…the only one for me. I kneel down before the tree and pray to God that she would forgive me and that I would change the things I did.

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"How did today go?" Mother asks me at the dinner table. I only nod, saying 'yes'.

"I hear Isabella Swan came back from her grandmothers" she smiles happily.

"Really?" I say trying to sound surprised.

"Yes and Prince Emmett with his family came back from Paris for a while also. Such a great time to visit and see how everything went." I nod without any emotion but my mother continues.

Her warm hand traces the bruises from Emmett Swan, still purple and noticeable. "How did you get such a nasty bump on you dear? Ran into a tree on your morning hike?" she asks worried.

"Um…yeah it was a big tree too."

She sees through my lie and shakes her head, "Tell me the truth young man, and don't lie to your mother."

"Prince…Emmett hit me today."

Total shock washes over her face, "Why would he do that, is he doing it because of power or because your simply a younger Prince than him?"

"No…he had a really good reason for doing it."

"What was that?"

"I…I saw Isabella today and made her upset and I felt guilty for it. Emmett became mad and struck me this afternoon because of it."

"You need to tell me how you upset her dear, otherwise your father would probably have a good excuse for war against the Swan family" she says upset.

Shock and worry wash through me; I didn't want war with the family I looked at as my own. "I was kissing…Tanya Barlow this morning and Bella just came back and was looking for me. She saw us and got upset. She insulted me for good reason but my anger overtook me and I shouted back making her even more broken and sad" I put my face in my hands and cry, "I saw her c-crying in o-our meadow and she looked s-so sad and lost, I felt so guilty and I just wanted t-to go back before s-she left…"

She pats my back and looks at me seriously, "Edward from the very first time I saw you two look at each other I knew you were meant to be. You looked at each other with such hope and happiness; you could have been the sun itself. But when she left you felt so empty you decided to love another for your loss instead of waiting patiently for the one you truly love. You either choose Tanya or Bella, Edward, it's your choice," she says.

Every word she said was true and it only made me guiltier inside and knew what I had to do.

I had to choose…

Author's Note:

I know it was sort of boring but I needed a chapter with A LOT of emotion and heartbreak. This is my 'tragedy' chapter. Please tell me what you think of it, it would mean a lot, thanks.

What do you think of Clarissa? Sounds a lot like Bella huh? Well they are related so I have back up for it. In this story Rosalie is going to be the 'Alice', the one who will be her best friend and help her through her life.

Also I'd like it if you could give me some ideas of how Alice and Jasper can contribute into this chapter since there only 10 and stuff. If you do have some ideas, send them, it would help a lot.

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