CHAPTER 10

A/N: I don't know any other ways to say this: I am not Stephenie Meyer

A/N 2: I had a computer so I wrote this on vacation a long time ago. Sorry for not updating. Been awhile since I could keep my head above things and I could. I'm back though!

Bella

The next few days continued as normal. Well, as normal could get for me. August 7 was different. Surprisingly, the sky was overcast.

This meant that Edward and I could enjoy the comforts of the full ship.

Since Edward wanted to do something while he could (he really didn't want to; I wanted him to enjoy something.), we went to play golf. Edward dominated the field. He was 12 above Par last time I checked. I thought that maybe it would be the one thing that I was better than him at. As always, he dominated.

Edward seemed to notice something was wrong with me again. He tried to carry me everywhere, but I refused. I didn't like that because it looked a little conspicuous. No one else did it because his spouse weighed too much. For Edward, nothing was too much.

The days played along as usual. I would wake up. We would sit at the balcony with the room service sign up. I would sit on Edward's lap. He would sit on the one chair and sparkle. We would talk about places we wanted to see.

The nights played along as usual also. We would go eat. Edward would eat nothing, claiming he wasn't hungry. We would then watch the shows. They would end at about 10. Edward and I would then go to the clubs that they had. Music was not a problem on these ships.

August 10th was our first excursion. We stopped the boat at about 7:00 in the morning in Port Delgada. When we pushed in our room keys, we were told to be back on the boat by 2:30 that afternoon. If not, the boat would leave us.

Alice booked our excursion at a private beach. Edward and I wouldn't be in the public eye for very long. He didn't want to be exposed because he was starting to get a bit hungry. I would have to make sure he 'hunts' today. There should be something available.

Alice

Edward and Bella finally got off the ship today. We were all awaiting the phone call that would be at home tonight. What no one in the house knew was that Edward and Bella would be going on a private beach courtesy of me. They should definitely thank me. They are lucky that I had connections. My friend, Isabella, lived there. She didn't know about our family's little secret, but who did?

Bella

When we came onto the beach, I knew I had to thank Alice. She said that her friend lived here. She owned the beach, and it would come in handy.

Alice

I knew that Edward was hungry. He would be, but he agreed to this. In preparation for the cruise, I asked Isabella if there would be any animals nearby. She, of course, said yes. I told Edward that he would be hungry. Everywhere I booked had animals, including the excursion that Bella would hate me for. She needed to experience it.

Bella

"Edward, why don't you go hunt. I am fine here. No one is coming to get me. Plus, you'd hear them come. I'll be fine. You need to eat. I'll be fine. It will only be a little while. We are on a cruise for awhile. It's okay."

"Are you sure?" He questioned himself.

"I'm fine. I'm positive. Go."

He seemed contented with that. "I'll only be gone half an hour tops. Alice told me that they had animals here. If you need anything, yell for me. I swear I will be here before you know it." He held my face in his hands while he spoke. "I don't want to lose you. PLEASE just lay down or sit. Stay here."

I just nodded, dazzled by his eyes. Though they were black and meant danger, they dazzled me.

He ran off, looking back the whole way. I just lay down on the sand and closed my eyes. I thought about all of the times that Edward saved me. There were too many to count.

I needed to call Alice when we got on the ship. I didn't know what our other excursions were, but if they were anything like this, I could get used to it. I owed her a huge thank-you.

I think I went to sleep because Edward woke me when he came back.

"Hey sleepyhead. What are you doing?" His angel's voice startled me. I opened my eyes and found his face just inches from mine.

"I think I went to sleep. I wasn't dizzy so I didn't pass out." I sounded as someone who hadn't slept in 2 days sounded.

"There's no thinking about it. You did fall asleep. You weren't dizzy, so I don't think you passed out. Are you tired?" He seemed to be in thought as he thought this over.

"Not anymore," I said with a grin. He seemed to notice it and smiled back.

"Let me know when you are. You can sleep here. Here's some sunscreen. You need to put it on. I should've given it to you earlier." He handed me the spray sunscreen he bought with me in mind.

We continued to lie there. I had his hand in mine, stroking it with the gentlest of touches. He didn't seem to mind at all. He seemed contented due to his hunting experience earlier.

The moments of silence weren't awkward. They were comforting. It wouldn't have been like this if I were with Charlie. Every moment was awkward, especially the ones that were in silence.

"What are you thinking about?" Edward seemed to want to know. I would think that it is difficult hearing every mind but mine. It seemed like he wanted to know my mind only sometimes.

Uh-oh. What was I supposed to say?"

I was thinking about how the quietness wasn't awkward. It was comforting. With Charlie, it's awkward. With you, it seems like all I need is your very presence to comfort me. I do like it when you talk though." The words brought a sense of rightness to them.

"Oh. Well, I think that it is time to go back to the ship. We don't want to get left behind." He smiled, thrilled, at the end. I wonder what would have happened if we didn't get back on time.

The next day, according to Alice, was going to be overcast. She didn't know if Edward and I wanted to go outside or not. We decided to go. I figured that we better soak this up while we can. According to Alice, every day after today will be sunny besides the excursions and the planes.

First, we went to the back porch. It was right by the place where I ate lunch. It had a cover, so we went there, not pushing our luck.

There was this girl next to us that was definitely dazzled by Edward. She was dazzled more than I was. She was obviously thinking bad thoughts because Edward started to get mad and growl.

"Are you okay?"

"Yeah, let's move away from here. I'm a little mad." He seemed frustrated.

"Okay." We stood up and moved to the balcony on the bottom of the previous one. It was not covered, but the sun wasn't out.

There was no one there. It was like everyone didn't want to be out because the sun wasn't. Maybe being a vampire on a cruise ship wasn't so bad.

A/N: Okay, please review. Like literally. I NEED them. Don't just want anymore. So, yeah. TWILIGHT MOVIE WAS AMAZING AND SO WAS BREAKING DAWN... Just had to get that out. Love ya, but g2g. Might put another one tonight.