A/N:So here's the last chapter!(in the unedited version i posted ch 10 before ch 5-9)

Disclaimer: I do not own Twilight. If I did Edward would change me into a vampire and I would run away from school for the next decade…. :-)

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Chapter 10: A Christmas Day to Remember

BPOV

" Wake up! Wake up!". An ice-cold pixie-vampire bounced me out of my sleep-induced stupor. I groaned. There wasn't even a hint of sunlight to be seen in the sky outside the glass wall.

"Ugh! Alice, what the hell! Why are you waking me at…." I glanced at the clock display on Edward's CD player screen, "…five o' clock in the morning!"

"Good morning to you too, Bella. Merry Christmas! You were sleeping fro too long. Now, get up and come downstairs. We're all waiting for you."

She darted out of the room before I could register half of what she said.

"Merry Christmas, love." Edward was sitting on the edge of the bed, watching me. "Sorry, I couldn't stop her this time. Are you ready to go downstairs, or do you need some more sleep?"

Sleep? I couldn't go back to bed even if I tried. It was Christmas morning! I had all the excitement expected for the holiday, even if I were not a little child. And this was the first Christmas day I had with Edward by my side.

"Merry Christmas, Edward!" I swiftly sat up, ignoring the dizziness from the sudden movement, to wrap my hands around his cool neck and kiss him passionately, pouring out all my love for him in that simple gesture. I didn't give him time to recover. I slid out of bed and pulled him out of the room.

"Let's go!"

Before I could place one foot on the step, Edward had me in his arms and rushed down at vampire speed. I guess I wasn't the only one eager today. As we turned into the living room, a chorus of "MERRY CHRISTMAS!" met our ears. The entire family was there, seated on the floor around the Christmas tree.

Edward didn't place me on my feet when we reached them. It was a good thing because I probably would have collapsed from shock anyway. Every single one of them was in pajamas! And not ordinary ones, either. Why did they even have those outfits? It's not as if they slept anyway. Carlisle and Esme wore plain sets, with tops and long bottoms, ordinary except that they were bright red and had white fluffy trimming. They looked like Mr. and Mrs. Claus. Alice and Rosalie wore short green satin skirt-pants and strapped sparkly green tops. They looked amazing, even rivaling the Christmas tree. To top it off, they had elf hats complete with huge bells. Jasper's were pretty normal, but striped diagonally with red, green and white like a giant candy-cane. Emmett was…. Yikes! Emmett decided to wear a pale green set with tumbling snowmen on it and a gigantic red Santa hat with white hair stuck to the bottom. It looked like he even went through the trouble to detail every one of the snowmen with red fangs. Classic Emmett, he just had to go off and do something unusual. Once the initial surprise wore off, I burst into laughter. My eyes watered and I collapsed into Edward's arms, giggling.

"What is it, love?"

I could only get one word past the laughter.

"Clothes!"

"What's wrong with that? Humans usually gather around the tree on Christmas morning in their night-clothes so we thought we'd uphold the human tradition."

It was only at that moment I realized that Edward was also in pajamas. His were plain, gold and very comfortable to the touch. Oh my goodness. I never thought Edward could make something as simple as pajamas look so…. sexy. I was distracted enough not to notice that I was staring at him open-mouthed until he whispered my name.

"Bella, are you alright? I can go back and change if you don't like it."

What? No way.

" No. Don't even think about it. I like you in these clothes. I like them a lot."

"I think I do too. Very comfortable. But I think our family is waiting for us while you got lost thinking about my pajamas."

Oh. I completely forgot about them. I turned back to the family as Edward set me on my feet, blushing as red as Esme's clothes.

"Merry Christmas to you all, too."

Everyone chuckled. Emmett was the first to talk.

"Can we open our presents now?" his face was as enthusiastic as a five-year old being told that Santa had visited. Any child would have been excited upon seeing the stack of presents under and around the tree. There were enough boxes to cover the entire floor of my room if laid side by side. Suddenly, my presents to them looked insignificant.

Edward saw the momentary sadness that flew across my face before I could mask it.

"What's wrong?"

"Nothing. Let's open presents!"

I knew he wouldn't see things my way so I pretended to be enthusiastic, too. It worked. For now, anyway.

Despite my protests that I wanted no presents from Edward's family, I had lots of presents. I lost count after box number twenty. I couldn't say that I didn't like the presents, either. Alice got me enough clothes to fill two of my wardrobes. A lot of it looked like my preferred style, too. I knew how much it probably pained her to ignore the fancier clothing in favor of my type, which were definitely simple. I also noticed that a lot of it was blue. Rosalie told me that she upgraded my truck to go faster as well as a few other comfort additions. At long as my truck was functional, I had no objections. Emmett gave me a bobsled with a helmet. Very funny. I was sure, though, that Edward and I could have some fun with it while the snow lasted. Jasper, knowing my preferences in books, gave me a copy of one of my favorite classics from the first edition printing. This was very valuable and I swore to keep it safe for the rest of my existence. Carlisle gave me a fully stocked jeweled First Aid kit so I can be prepared for the next mishap wherever I go. Judging by the number of times I fell these past few days, it was a very welcome gift. Edward approved, too. Esme gave me a beautiful blue sweater with silver snowflakes that she had knitted herself.

Edward's gift was a little box wrapped in gold gift paper. I opened it to find a short note in his personal calligraphy:

'My beloved Bella,

You shall get my gift later.

It's a surprise.

I'm sure you'll enjoy it.

Love,

Yours for all eternity,

Edward."

I raised my eyebrow at him. He knew what I thought about surprises. He just shrugged, refusing to let me in on his secret. I would wait until later to give him his, then. It was a bit personal and I wanted him to be free of his family's watch if he wanted to reject it.

Emmett was very impatient to try out his new snowmobile so he disappeared as soon as the last gift was unwrapped, shouting a quick 'See you later!' at the rest of us.

We all helped Esme to clear the living room and then Edward insisted that I got an extra coat from upstairs. He gave no explanation for his request.

As I sat on the couch in front of the fireplace with Edward, I heard the jingling of bells and the sound of hooves on the Cullen driveway. Edward pulled me up and steered me towards the front door. I suspected that Edward's 'later' had come. He whispered "Merry Christmas, Bella" as he opened the door dramatically to reveal a sleigh attached to two snow-white horses. It was a beautiful sight. Edward extended his hand to me and bowed.

"May I have the pleasure of riding with you, fair maiden of my heart?"

Who was I to reject that? It was such a romantic gesture that I almost cried with happiness.

"Why, yes you may, angel of my dreams."

He helped me onto the sleigh at his side and held the reins in one hand while wrapping the other around me. We rode in silence for ten minutes, Edward letting me enjoy the sensation of my first sleigh ride. He was the one to break the silence.

"Bella, I thought this gift would make you happy, and it was not going overboard in my eyes. Plus, it was as much for me as it was for you. He turned to look me in the eyes. I wanted this Christmas to be memorable for you so I also got another gift for you. One to help you remember your first Christmas with me."

He took my hand gently for a second and when he gave it back, I noticed a new addition to my charm bracelet. Next to the heart he had give me months ago was a crystal angel. It glittered in the light reflected by the snow around us. I couldn't hold back my tears any longer.

"What's wrong, love? Don't you like it?"

He looked confused and hurt by my tears. That was unacceptable, since they were not tears of sadness at all. Quite the opposite, actually.

"Edward…It's beautiful. I love it all. I love you. I can't even find words to express how happy I'm feeling. It's all so amazing. I want to give you my gift now. I hope you like it as much as I did."

I pulled out a small box from my pocket and handed it to him, my eyes down so I wouldn't see his reaction. In the box was a gold chain on which a golden lamb hung. The lamb had brown, jeweled eyes and on the back was an inscription I personally requested:

'And so the lion fell in love with the lamb.'

"I have a lion on my chain. It has the same words on it, but the lion has topaz eyes, like you. I wanted you to remember me whenever I wasn't with you. I hope you like it but you don't have to pretend for my sake. I can always-"

He cut me off with one finger on my lips and brought my chin up with his thumb to stare in his eyes. I saw the chain dangling on the front of his clothes.

"You like it?" I guessed hopefully.

He shook his head. Oh.

"I love it. I'm never going to take it off. It's the best gift I have ever received from anyone, except for your presence, of course. It's wonderful. I love you so much."

He brought his head in for a kiss and my lips were millimeters away from his when we heard the engine of Emmett's snow mobile rev up. This scared the horses and I was sent flying headfirst into a snow pile. Edward's concerned and scared voice came from somewhere above me.

"Bella. Bella! Are you okay?"

He dug me out and had me sitting on his lap in a tight embrace within seconds.

"I'm fine, Edward. It was fun, actually. I never flew like that before; I don't have wings. And the snow cushioned my fall."

"I'm so sorry. I didn't know Emmett was so close. I was distracted. Now, my gift is ruined."

He sounded frustrated with himself.

"Nonsense, Edward. I had fun, even the last part of it. And it was my fault that you were distracted. Now, let's get back up on the sleigh so we can finish the ride."

In seconds I was sitting in the sleigh, all snow brushed off me, with Edward by my side.

"You know, we have an eternity of Christmas holidays ahead of us. I wonder if the novelty of it will eventually wear off for us, too. I don't think so, though. With your family, nothing is ever the same."

"So you enjoyed your first Christmas with me?"

How could he doubt that? Didn't he see the happy state I was in since the first day?

"Of course I did. It was the best Christmas of my life. Was it the same for you? Or do you prefer the quiet housekeeping of your previous years?"

"I think it was the best Christmas of my existence. And that is over one hundred years of the holiday. Being with you made all the difference."

We drove off on the sleigh with sunlight causing the snow around us to glitter like in a magical fairytale and delicate snowflakes falling gently on our heads.

Yes, being with him made all the difference. I couldn't be happier.

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A/N:I know it seems like a sudden ending, but I'll put up the chapters in between soon so any confusion will be cleared up then. How did you like the ending? Please review so I could know and I'll update as fast as I could.

p.s. I'm sorry if you guys got a second alert for this chapter. I was editing and it got deleted by mistake.