Author's Note Before Chapter

Just saying a huge thanks to all of my supporters/readers out there, you guys are the best! And you've helped me get 2133 hits, 1c2s(whatever that is), 13 favourites and 28 alerts. So a huge thank you, again, and if anyone can explain what the c2s thing is, that would be really good of you and I might make your own character like I did with Marshi, (glances at a beaming Marshi).

So, enjoy the next chapter, a bit of B/E fluff for you thrown in! More next chaoter!

Chapter 8

The Fastest, The Strongest, The Smartest and The Goal.

BPOV

I was bored, very bored. Thankfully the smart nobles had ruled Alicia out when she had suggested I was the referee for all this boredom so I didn't have to watch, but it was still very very boring. So far I hadn't had to kiss anyone because there had only been 2 races and they were women only, but I was still dreading the men only races where I would definitely have to kiss some horrible stranger. Yippee, it was just getting better and better. Can you hear my sarcasm?!

That was when I saw them. The two families that would make and then break my day. Lisa, and the Marias were already with me, including Paul who refused to do anything without Samantha by his side. Watching their little love-fest made my heart ache, reopening the deep hole I thought I had welded shut. It was going to be a long, long day. And these two families are? I hear you ask. The Cullens and the...family in Alaska I was always forgetting the name of.

Tanya saw me and started sauntering up the very large stadium type thing as if it were a catwalk. She seemed to expect everyone to stare at her. 200 years ago, they would have, but not now.

Lisa leaned in, I knew what she would do, she would tell me who the other 3 females were who were with Tanya, like one of the parties in The Devil Wears Prada.

"Tanya, and her sisters Irina, Ellie and Jenna."

"Tanya, how lovely to see you here!" I greeted her very falsely. Her eyes took me in, no doubt assessing every inch of me against herself. When her eyes met mine, she put on a completely fake smile, and the others behind her did the same.

"Your...Majesty. I'm so...happy to see you," I gave her a quick nod, no need to make a big deal out of her, she had to learn her importance in my reign. Which was zilch.

Then the Cullens came. They all looked a lot happier, refreshed, as if all the pain, hurt and betrayal had just disappeared in a never-ending void.

I noticed that Edward wasn't among them, and the hurt stung deeper. Did he hate me so much that he refused to come here? I couldn't stand it anymore, I left the main podium and walked around the various races now taking place. Then I came to a speed race, the hardest one. The prize for this particular race was more than the others: a date with me AND a kiss. I scanned the participants: a tall, lanky black haired vampire, another tall, lanky but this time blonde vampire, and a few medium height vampires, nothing distinct, except...oh my god...Was that...Edward?

My breath caught in my throat, then suddenly the race began. Even my enhanced vampire vision wasn't enough to fully see the speed. I closed my eyes, if Edward didn't win I would die seeing him lose, and if he did...please let him win.

The loud foghorn noise sounded, announcing the winner. I opened my eyes, very slowly, and my heart seemed to inflate to triple it's normal size, as I looked at a triumphant Edward standing at the finish line. He HAD won!

Without thinking I ran up to him, then planted my lips onto his. There was no fighting it, I still loved him. I just wouldn't admit it to anyone. He returned my kiss with at least double the force, then we broke apart by two very loud squeals. I turned round, my eyes still close, but this time it was in anger. Alice and Alicia were both standing there, the biggest beams on their faces. I placed my hands on my hips, did the famous lip-pursing and I knew the anger was flashing in my eyes as I opened. I slowly raised my eyebrows, and they shrank back.

Then I took Edward's hand and ran with him to a small area in the forest, the place I was hoping would become our next meadow.