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Bella POV

Aro handed me a dark robe like the one he was wearing when we ran up to the city gates. I put it on. The smell was familiar and the robe was cold.

Aro watched me smell it and chuckled. I looked up and would have blushed at him seeing me smell the robe if I wasn't a vampire and so couldn't blush.

"Does that smell familiar to you, Bella?" I smiled, embarrassed.

"Yes, that is the robe that Edward wore." I followed Aro, Jane, and Alex through the crowded streets to his building, my nose buried in the robe smelling Edward's wonderful scent the whole way.

We stopped outside of what I assumed was his home.

"Now Bella, this is extremely important. No one can know who you are until we are inside my chamber with my brothers."

"Why?" I questioned, confused. "Let's just say that there are a lot of vampires around here who are not too fond of your Edward right now for causing distress to them by trying to get himself… destroyed." he replied.

"What does that have to do with me?" I wondered aloud.

"Well, they all know that you are his, so they will try to kill you if they know who you are."

My face blanked as we walked. I was glad that I had a reason now to bury my face in the robe.

We were walking through the small hallway in the building. "Block your minds, young ones, and Bella. Even if you see the Cullen's, they can't know who you are either, especially Edward. We don't want them to cause a scene, and we can't let something happen to you before Edward gets to see you!" Aro touched my nose.

I was surprised at how fragile his skin felt.

Something Aro said made me worried, even though I didn't know if it meant anything:

"We can't let something happen to you before Edward gets to see you!"

Before?

I let this go as we got closer and the scent from the robe got stronger for some reason. Jane walked behind me and put my hood up.

Then I saw the reason for the hood and the scent, the Cullen's were in the room we were going to walk through. My unbeating heart stuttered, my day was instantly brightened.

Aro grabbed my arm and told me to look straight ahead. I did as I was told. We were about to walk right passed them. I peeked at them from the corner of my eye.

First, I saw Rosalie filing her nails, leaning against the wall. She was standing next to Emmet who was keeping a firm hand on Jasper. Alice also had her hand on Jasper, but in a more loving touch.

Carlisle and Esme were sitting together on a couch that looked extremely uncomfortable. I wonder if comfort matters to vampires.

They were all looking at the love of my life and the reason for my life or, well, existence. Edward. I smiled and I could feel tears that wouldn't fall coming to the brink of my eyes.

I forgot about Aro's warning and started to turn towards them to see Edward who was also sitting on the edge of a chair. His head in his hands. He sat so still that I wanted to go and shake him to make him move.

I found out why Aro grabbed my arm with his hand and left it there. He pulled me back roughly. Too roughly, my foot tripped over my other one when he pulled me back, still walking. My shoe made a noise that would have been quiet, but was loud now that I was a vampire. All of the Cullen's glanced up at the sudden noise.

I looked down, the hood falling more over my face so they couldn't see me. Wouldn't they just smell my smell? I wondered. Alex must have known what I was thinking because he came to my other side and pointed to the robe pocket.

I pulled out a bunch, about twenty or so, car fresheners, all different scents. I smiled.

"Carlisle." I heard Aro greet him. I saw Aro's head tilt down and his eyes met mine. He smiled slightly and then looked at Alex.

He seemed to know what Aro was saying and Aro let go of my arm. I looked up, away from the Cullen's as I saw Alex and Jane walking away. Aro pushed me a little so that I would follow them.

I followed them into the other room, I figured it was the chamber because there were two older vampires in there.

"Don't take off your robe yet." said Jane. I turned around and saw that the Cullen's still had a clear view of us and they were watching.

I heard Aro talking to them. "Carlisle, I would like if you and your family joined me and mine in my chamber before you leave."

I closed my eyes, hoping that they would agree.

"Edward, I would like you to meet someone I think you might be interested in…" Aro hinted.

I heard a loud growl and then Edward said "I'm fine on my own, Aro. Thanks so much."

I could only picture Edward's furious expression. My 'heart' fluttered when I heard that.

"We will come and say goodbye to your family, but please, for the sake of my family, leave my son out of this… he isn't ready for this yet-" Carlisle started.

"And I never will be. There's only one person out there for me and she's dead because of me. It's all my fault. Could you please rethink your decision on killing me please? I will find a way, regardless- Alice don't- it would just save my family trouble this way." Edward said in a voice so pained that it literally killed me.

I turned around, not caring about them seeing me, I had to make sure they came in here, I couldn't just let them leave.

"Edward, I don't think you really want that." Aro stated simply.

"Yes. Yes, Aro I do really want that. If I can't live with Bella, then I won't live at all." Edward said even more simply. My eyes burned and I started dry sobbing silently.

Please, don't leave!!! I pleaded in my mind.

"I think we are just going to leave now Aro…" said Carlisle. I was waiting for Aro to make them come in here, but all he said was "Alright, well I do hope to see you soon. Farewell."

None of the Cullen's moved. They were all still looking at Edward. No.

"Edward. Are we leaving, or are we saying goodbye?" asked Rosalie harshly. Staying.

"Leaving." Edward said roughly. NO!

They started getting up. NO!!

"No," I said, with so much hurt in my voice. The Cullen's looked up at me. The hood was still covering most of my face, but I could still see them.

"Well, if you must leave, then you should go now. The sun is going down, you might not have to wear the robes." said Aro. Why is he trying to get them to leave??

"Right." said Carlisle they started towards the door. I walked forward while Jane grabbed my robe, trying to hold me back.

"No! Don't leave! Don't!" The Cullen's turned around again. They were looking at me and I realized that they still didn't know who I was. I looked at Aro for permission to take off the robe.

"Don't." he said, "Now, don't cause a seen."

The Cullen's were still standing there, watching and listening to our exchange.

"What? Why? No one else is here!" I argued. I went to take off the hood but another vampire came from behind me and grabbed my arm.

"Aro!" I said pointedly.

"I am sorry Isabella-"

"Isabella?!?!" "Isabella?" "Isabella?!!!" My name was said together in a chorus while the Cullen's tried to put it together.

It was Edward who realized.

"Bella." he breathed. He was in front of me faster than I've ever seen him run before. He lifted off the hood and studied my face. His lips moved into my crooked smile.

"Bella." he said again, his voice full of happiness and no longer the torture and pain there was before. I grabbed my arm out of the guard vampire's hand behind me and whipped my arms around Edward's neck.

He grabbed around my waist and picked me off the ground. The rest of the Cullen's came up and I let go of Edward to hug them all, even Rosalie.

Edward grabbed me back before anyone else could snatch me.

"Let's leave now, Carlisle." Edward said, smiling down at me. I smiled back as Carlisle turned to Aro, "may we? It seems we have a reunion to celebrate now."

Aro smiled and looked at me. "You take care Bella. And Edward, take care of her, don't lose her." Aro smiled but Edward didn't. He scowled.

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