Authors Note: Welcome to the last chapter! Ok, so I said I might have an epilogue, but I have now decided against it. Sorry. This just comes to a very complete ending, and would hate to ruin it.

And now to say thank you to...

Halo Chick- I don't know what I would do without you. Seriously, I am forever in your debt.

My mom- She is the one who originally came up with the whole idea that Bella should be after Charlie. THANK YOU!

To BellaxMariexCullen- You don't know how grateful I am that you sent in that review that made me change my mind about stopping at chapter 3. I have loved writing the rest of this story! It has been so much fun. :)

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Disclaimer: Everything belongs to Stephenie Meyer and that brilliant mind of hers!

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We got up and turned toward the opening in the forest. I put one foot forward, but Edward caught my arm.

"Wait," he said. "You need to hunt before we do anything else."

I had completely forgotten about my thirst until now. Edward had a way of making me forget about the world. All I saw when we were together was the two of us.

His little reminder seemed to set the world in motion again, like someone pushing play on a paused movie. My throat quickly began to swell with venom, and my eyelids began to stretch open.

"Yes," I said urgently. "Now."

Without another word, Edward grabbed my hand and swiftly led me through the trees. My legs mechanically moved as I jerked my head around, taking in my surroundings. All I could feel was the dryness of my throat and Edward's hand tightly clamped around mine.

Edward began to slow, and he eventually came to a gentle stop.. My wandering eyes stopped dead on the four deer, not 100 yards away from where we stood.

"Now let your instincts take over," Edward whispered as he slid his hand out of mine.

The vampire in me did not take long to fully take over my being. There was food in front of me- food I was allowed to eat.

Within a half a second of Edward letting me go, I was speeding toward the animals. In no time at all, I was on top of a deer, breaking its neck and laying my sharp teeth against it.
The blood oozed down my throat and clouded my veins. It tasted so good. Once I was finished with that one, I didn't stop. I couldn't stop. I had gone so long without any food, and it felt so good to finally have this opportunity.

After drinking from all four deer, I drew back and fell to the floor. This fall wasn't because I was hurt-it was because I felt wonderful. I felt normal, well, as close to normal that I was going to get. For the first time since I was changed, I wasn't consumed by my raging thirst.

Edward came over and helped me up.

"Do you feel better now?" he asked, a warm smile spreading across his face.

"Much." I leaned against him as we walked, at human speed, away from the small clearing where the deer once stood.

We began running, and it wasn't long before we were at the small lake, where, not so long ago, I had almost killed a family member. I looked around. Charlie was no longer on the lake and Jacob wasn't propped up against the tree. The only person still here was Alice. She quickly ran to my side.

"What happened to everyone?" I asked, confusion soaking my words.

"Jacob is in the hospital and Charlie is back at his house. Everyone is fine." I breathed out a sigh of relief.

"Come on," she said. "We'll talk more at home."

Edward and I followed her out of the forest. I was very relaxed as we ran. Charlie and Jacob were safe, and that made me feel a trillion times better than I already was. It was as if a cinder block had just been removed from my shoulders.

We arrived at the Cullen's house, and I smiled up at it. I hadn't been here for so long, and yet it felt so normal, like somewhere I went to everyday.

I looked up and saw Edward grinning at me.

I sighed, and Edward opened the door, leading me inside.

My smile got bigger as I looked around the room. Everyone was there; Esme and Carlisle were sitting next to each other on the sofa, along with Jasper and Alice. Rosalie was perched on the arm of the love seat, her arm draped over Emmett's shoulders. I went over and sat by Emmett, Edward coming to sit on my left. I was with my family, and everything felt right.
After a few minutes of comfortable silence, I spoke.

"So, what's the story?" I asked. I knew this could probably have waited for later, but I was curious to know what my cover story was going to be. Edward had probably heard the answer in someone's thoughts, so I decided to turn to him for an answer.

"You jumped off the cliff with Jacob," Edward explained. "You guys saw some other kids doing it, and decided it would be fun to try it out for yourselves. Unfortunately, you didn't jump far enough, and landed on the rocks at the base of the cliff. Jacob jumped farther, and only suffered from major injuries, hence the reason he's in the hospital. You however," he squeezed my hand. "Didn't make it. Carlisle was already at the hospital, taking care of some business he had forgotten to do. Nobody even knows you left the hospital. Carlisle has already pretended to wrap you up and put you in some casket that he so graciously paid for." Edward broke his gaze from me and turned his head towards his father figure, bringing me back to the present. "Carlisle called Charlie a few minutes before we got here and told him the news. The rest of us are supposedly on a flight back to Forks to attend your funeral on Saturday." Edward stopped, and silence fell over everyone for a moment.. He spoke so convincingly, I had a hard time not believing him.

"What happens after that?" I whispered.

"We'll have to leave. Tanya's family has agreed to let us stay with them for a few months until we can find somewhere else to go." Carlisle said.

My head swam with a thousand different emotions, some of which were do to the relief i felt that everyone was alright. Other parts were filled with sadness. I had become so attached to Forks; it was difficult to see myself leaving. The one emotion that overrode all the rest was the feeling of pure joy. I never thought in a million years that I would ever be able to spend the rest of forever with someone as perfect as the man sitting next to me. I looked down at our intertwined fingers and smiled.

"We'll leave Saturday night," Carlisle explained. "After the funeral."

With that, everyone stood up with their partners. Carlisle and Esme went, hand in hand, to the kitchen. Emmett helped Rosalie off the chair and led her to the stairs. Alice and Jasper followed, and then only Edward and I remained in the large, white living room.

I sighed, and leaned into Edward's side. He wrapped his arm around my shoulders and laid his head against my hair.

"You have no idea how much you mean to me, Bella. I love you so much."

I snuggled closer to his chest, resting my head just below his neck.

"I love you too, Edward."

He turned his head slightly, and planted a soft kiss on my hair.

"Come here," he said, untangling himself and getting up. I followed him to the piano bench, and sat down beside him.

He laid his fingers down on the keys, and swiftly began playing my lullaby. My breathing became uneven as I looked at his face, his perfect features, along with the amazing music, showing me exactly how much he loved me.

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