I do not own Twilight : (Previously in Brand New Bella

"Bella's body went limp as I caught her. Holding her close to my body, careful not to crush her already injured arm, I whispered the three words I had been longing for her to believe "I love you."

NOTE: THIS IS THE LAST CHAPTER SO PLEASE ENJOY IT !!Chapter 8: Heaven in the Middle of Hell

In my unconscious state I could still feel the cold, strong arms that encircled me. Despite what was going on around me I felt strangely safe. As my head started to clear and my eyes refocus I saw that all around me vampires were staring at the strange spectacle before them. In the middle of the feeding room, surrounded by the lifeless bodies of many others, a human girl was being held and protected by a vampire. I was pressed against his chest, one hand in my hair and the other on my back. I was almost scared to look up into his eyes, but I forced myself to anyway. I lifted my head to look up at my protector only to find that it was Edward. His gaze was tense as he stared down the other vampires, steadily coming closer.

"Edward Cullen!" exclaimed Aro, "What a surprise! It is so nice to see you again. How is my dear friend Carlisle doing and have you changed your eating habits at all?"

"Carlisle is well, Aro but no I have not changed my eating habits," Edward said as calmly as he could.

"Then why, may I ask, are you here? In the Volturi feeding room, holding a human?" Aro asked.

"Because I can't let you kill her," Edward said simply, pulling me closer to him.

"But Edward you are forgetting something important. She knows our secrets, so her life is forfeit. Either I kill her here or you do it. Drink her blood or make her one of us. Those are the only choices my young friend."

"No, I will not take away her life. Not here and not now," Edward stated.

"Edward my dear boy, you seem to have forgotten the options I presented you with," Aro laughed.

Someone walked forward from behind us. I hadn't noticed Alice was here. She caught my eye and smiled as she came forward and took Aro's hand. Aro's face went black for a few moments as he read Alice's thoughts.

"Well! This changes things!" cried Aro; "The human girl will indeed become a vampire at some point. And she has such potential too. You wouldn't want to join the Volturi would you?"

Edward let out a low growl.

"No thanks," I said, more strongly than I thought I would have been able to speak.

"Well maybe with time you will see things our way. Now my friends, you may leave Voltera. I see that this girl will soon be one of us so her humanity is not an issue at the moment. But do remember that if she is not a vampire by the time we come and check not only her life will be forfeit."

"Thank you Aro, we'll be on our way then," Edward said, pulling me towards the door.

"We do ask that you wait until nightfall to leave though," Aro said.

"Of course," Alice answered coming up behind me and pushing me forward through the doors.

As we left the room Edward and Alice guided me quickly into a lobby and sat me down in one of the chairs. Alice went to sit down beside me but quickly changed her mind as she saw my panicked face when Edward tried to remove his hand from mine. She sat across from us and Edward took the seat beside me.

"Bella, would you care to explain why you were in the Volturi FEEDING ROOM !?" Edward started, slowly his volume rapidly increasing near the end.

"I... well... I was looking for Aro," I stuttered.

"And why were you looking for him of all people?" Edward asked.

"Because I wanted him to change me," I whispered.

"Why would you still want to be one of us after everything that has happened?" he grimaced.

"Because maybe if I was a vampire I would finally be good enough for you," I said quietly, but I knew he heard me. I hadn't even noticed that Alice had left and was walking away from us as the conversation continued.

"Bella, is this what this is about?" he asked, sadness in his eyes.

"I love you Edward. I always have and I always will. But you hurt me really badly when you left and then when I saw you again I didn't know what to do. I didn't want to get hurt again but I knew that I couldn't just walk away from you forever so I made a decision. I would be a vampire, someone you would actually want to be with. But obviously things kind of went a little off course," I explained in barely a whisper.

"Bella, I will always love you. At one point in my life I thought that hearts of stone couldn't break but when I left you I realized that was so far from the truth. And when I left I discovered something, hearts of stone are the hardest to heal. I love you Bella, and I want you to be happy. So if you want to be a vampire then I will change you, but just not yet. Don't wish away your life Bella. You will always have me. You don't have to change to try and make me happy," he said with such tenderness I had to believe every word he said.

"I love you so much Edward," I whispered as he pulled me close to him, breathing in my floral scent.

"Bella, you have no idea how much I love you," he said as he kissed me. This was heaven in the middle of hell.

Well my fantastic readers that was the last chapter of Brand New Bella. I hope you all enjoyed my story. I am very happy with how it turned out and the response I have been getting from everyone. Please R and R this chapter one last time : ) . I'm not sure if I will right a sequal, I have a lot of ideas for other Twilight stories so keep your eyes open for them. Thanks for reading and being a great audience.