Telling your father you're running away to marry the man that he hates would be a horrible conversation over dinner. It was a better option though than what I would have to say if I didn't tell him that. My other alternatives were saying I couldn't see him ever again because I was going to have my vampire, yes vampire boyfriend bite me on my own request so I could live for eternity as a monster. No that would not go over well, besides the Volturi would be on me in a heartbeat. My final option, the one that was guaranteed to work but would break my heart to do was what I believed I'd been preparing deep down to do for some time. I had to fake my own death.
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"What do you want to do," he asked me kindly, "Or better yet how do you want to?"
"I don't know," I was fighting back the tears, it wasn't easy you know planning your own death.
"Do you want to make history with this or not?" he tried to help me out.
"Just get it over with."
"Okay," he leaned back on the bed and stared up at the ceiling. I put my head on his chest and curled the rest of my body around him.
Time passed and neither of us said anything. Both had to much on our minds. Finally Edward said, "Probably something that doesn't have them wondering what happened to you will be best. We don't want them thinking you got lost in the woods or swept away by the ocean currents and they keep looking for you. No we need something that will confirm that you indeed are dead. It'll allow for a shorter healing time for everyone."
"Yeah," I nodded, "That sounds right. So what are we going to do?"
"Carlisle," Edward called.
A few moments later the door opened and Carlisle walked in, "What can I do for you two?" he asked. His expression on his face was uncomfortable. He knew exactly what we were discussing.
"We need you to make it look like Bella came into the hospital but you couldn't save her. A death certificate with a cause of death and word that her body was indeed there? Can you do that?"
"Yeah sure. You don't want her family to continue looking for her then," it wasn't a question, he knew what we wanted, "When do you want it to happen and what's she going to die from?"
"I thought you could figure that out."
"Okay, sure thing."
"And Carlisle," Edward said.
"What?"
"Thanks," I whispered.
He nodded and then walked out the door.
Edward walked over to the window and pulled back the shades, "Wow," he said, "Sun on the fourth of July, I can't remember the last time I saw that."
I had so many questions but only one was the most pressing, "Edward."
"Hmm," he responded without turning away from the window.
"Where will we go to do it?"
"Up north," he replied simply.
"Alaska?"
"Yeah maybe."
I could see he wasn't into the question and answer period so I dropped the rest of my questions and walked over to his side. He was saying goodbye right now and that was what I should be doing. I hadn't lived here long but in a strange way I had grown to love the small and imperfect town of Forks.
"We can never come back?" I asked.
"Not for a long, long time," he said.
I choked up, this really was it. I was going to be a vampire and live for ever at Edward's side.
It was a nice day to say goodbye, the sun was shinning and the fog had lifted. When night fell we wandered downstairs to bid farewell to the rest of the Cullen's. They were staying here for awhile until nobody would get suspicious of anything then they would pack up and come and join up with us. It was a tearful event and one I would have gladly missed. I couldn't get it out of my head that they were packing up everything so I could be with Edward. Esme kept telling me that they would have had to move regardless, they had been here to long and people would start to wonder why they hadn't aged. That did not help my conscience. Carlisle was already at the hospital waiting. With a final wave Edward led me out the door into the still evening.
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Forks Daily News
July 6
It is with great sorrow that we report the passing of a wonderful young woman. Isabella Swan was rushed to the Forks emergency room after suffering a severe reaction to what is believed to be peanut oil. Up until that time she had never known about her apparent allergy. The Doctors and staff at the hospital did their best to save her but she was already to far gone. Isabella who preferred to be called Bella hadn't lived in Forks long. Previously she had resided in Phoenix, Arizona with her Mother (Renee). She moved to Forks to be closer with her Father (Chief Swan). Bella will be sorely missed by her family and friends and some of her friends have taken the hit quite hard. It is alleged that her boyfriend Edward Cullen, son of Doctor Cullen who tried desperately to save Bella's life had to escape from town because it held to many painful memories. The funeral will be held in the Forks Community Hall with Refreshments to follow. At the time of print her family was not willing to comment on this tragedy. Bella's mother and step father flew in yesterday after hearing this terrible news. This is truly an example of how the good die young. Bella Swan you will be missed.
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a/n So…what do you think? Please review. This is the end of the story. Really how else did you think it could end? Okay calm down I know I could have ended it differently but you know let your imagination run wild, besides you'll have breaking dawn to read.
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