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Chapter Eleven

Edward POV

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"What happened that night Carlisle? What aren't you telling me?" He stood up and started walking towards the door. Did I say something? What just happened?

"Edward, please save all the questions. Let me explain this to you. I have to. Let me start my way, and this is the only way I can fully get you to understand why I did this."

I didn't know what was going on. What is he talking about, his way? "Carlisle what is going on?"

He reached for the front door and started to turn the knob. "Edward, I have to show you something. Something from that night, it may change your life or it may not. You have to be patient with me and let me explain everything."

He opened the door and then I knew.

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Edward POV

I thought my heart was going to beat right out of me chest. It was Bella, she looked a little different but I could tell it was her. I started walking closer to her but before I could reach her Carlisle had his hand out for me to stop. "What are you doing? I want to hold her. I have to touch her, I want to know if she is real."

"Edward, she is different now, she isn't the same Bella anymore." What could be so different? Yeah she looked different but I didn't care. She is still the woman of my dreams at night, plus the changes weren't that noticeable. I looked her up and down and saw nothing too out of the ordinary.

I looked at Carlisle, "What is going on? What could be so different that I couldn't touch her?"

He looked at me sympathetically, "Let me explain, please Bella come in. Edward, have a seat, Bella sit over here by me."

She walked in the door and she had a little smile growing on her face, "Hello Edward. I missed you. But right now you have to let Carlisle explain."

I missed her too but what was wrong. She didn't love me anymore? Is she in love with someone else? Her parents think she is dead, where does that leave us?

"Edward, calm down. It will be okay." She whispered to me from across the room. I could barely hear her. Carlisle sat down right next to her, and I made it to my chair.

"Okay what is the deal?" I wanted this over with so I could hug her.

"Edward, this may seem unreal but I need you to listen. Okay?"

I nodded to confirm him to continue, "That night of the accident things changed." He looked down at his feet, is it this hard? "I didn't mean to…" He trailed off. He glanced back up at me and met my eyes, "Edward I was the man in the other car."

What? He couldn't have been. This is a trick and I am being pulled into it. That man was dead, he died on the way to the hospital, plus he had no identity from around here. "You couldn't be."

"Trust me Edward I am, the only way I survived the accident was because.." He looked down again, almost as if he is ashamed at what he is going to say. "I am a vampire Edward."

A vampire? I thought I was nuts hearing Bella lately, this guy was the whole package. There aren't such things as vampires, not in this world. I started running things through my mind from that night when I noticed Bella was trying to talk to me. Did this mean she was one also? She shook her head up and down. Could she read my thoughts? She shook her head again.

I got up to walk around the room when I heard Jasper and that girl Alice walk out of the extra bedroom. She had a smile on her face and before I new it Alice ran right to Bella. What is going on? I am so confused. Jasper walked over to me and I suddenly felt a relaxing feeling come to me.

"Hey Edward, is that Bella?" He glanced in her direction and gave a nod.

"Supposedly, she looks the same. But Carlisle tells me there is something different about her." I was growing a little impatient.

"Listen to him Ed, she is different." He patted me on the shoulder, "Hi Bella, how are things?" He looked right at her. As if it was another ordinary day.

"Hey, Jaz." Bella said as she looked at me. She was the only one that used to call him that, she put her attention back on Jasper. "I think things are getting a little weird around here but other than that okay. How is my sister?" She winked at him. Alice walked back over to Jasper and put her arm around his waist.

Now Bella and this Alice girl were sisters? Before I looked at Bella to get an answer, Jasper spoke up, "I never kiss and tell." Alice winked back to Bella. What is really going on here?

Finally I couldn't resist, "Alright before anyone leaves my house I want the truth. All of it, someone had better start soon." I was upset. More upset that I couldn't walk over and give my Bella a hug and kiss.

"Everyone sit down, Alice I am sure you already filled Jasper in. Has he decided?" She had a smile on her face and nodded. What did he agree to? Bella got up from the couch that she was sitting on and came right in front of me. I looked up at her eyes, which weren't the same. They were a little lighter than before with a yellow tint to them. Maybe this is possible. She put her hand in mine and pulled me to the couch she was just on. She leaned in and whispered, "Don't worry Edward everything will be okay."

I had faith now, she was touching me and I knew she was real. She isn't the ghost that my mind was creating in my head. I had a person to go with the image, a whole body I should say. Carlisle continued. He told me about the night and how he saved Bella.

"I am glad you saved her Carlisle, how could I ever thank you."

"Really Edward, there are some things that need to be discussed before you become to close to Bella again. We are different than ordinary vampires, we only hunt animals." He glanced back to Jasper and Alice, they were making out on the couch. Carlisle cleared his throat to get their attention. Alice looked back just smiling. How did Jasper no all of this already?

Bella came in close to ear, "Alice filled him on almost everything." Well I bet that made things easier on his part. What about me? She smiled at me.

"Alright, now Edward after your high school graduation I am going to give you an option. You have until then to think about it. I want you to become a part of my family, which would be mean that your mom and dad wouldn't be allowed to be a part of your life anymore. You can't continue your life like you would if you are human. We have differences which you will learn about. Think about it and let me know. Same options are for you Jasper."

Jasper spoke up first, "Carlisle I want to change. There is something about this woman right here," he pinned his finger on Alice's nose, "that makes me want to live my life to its fullest."

Alice leaned into him for another kiss. I wanted to kiss Bella. I leaned in towards her and she put her hand up. "Not yet, just wait." She whispered.

I turned back to Carlisle, just as he was finishing saying something to Jasper. "Carlisle, give me sometime to think about this. I will get back to you." I told him.

"Take your time Edward, it is a hard choice. Make it for yourself and not other people. And remember this is for a long time, forever." He looked at Bella before he stood up.

Did he think the only reason why I would do this is because of Bella? It was true to an extent but there were other possibilities for me. I could do so much more with my life and not be held back.

Bella put her arm around me, she felt cold and I shuttered away from her touch. I looked up to her face. "I am sorry, it goes with not having the blood flowing through my body like you do."

"Do you think I care about that right now? Come here." I pulled her into my side. I didn't care if she was cold and pale. I had her back in my arms. This is my life right here and I knew it would take some time to admit it but I couldn't live my life without her.

Suddenly I remember graduation was only a few weeks away. I would have to say good bye to my family that quickly? And I couldn't see Bella until then? My parents couldn't see her.

Bella had one arm wrapped around my waist and the other one lingering on my chest, "Edward, honey, it will be okay. I can come and see you at night when they are sleeping and you could come and see me. I would meet you anywhere." She had a frown on her face, "But Edward, I don't know how you would say goodbye to your parents. I didn't get to say it to mine, but I was also in a car accident."

That gave me an idea, I looked up to Carlisle, before I could say anything though, Alice broke in. "Yes that is it. It would work and cover for you and Jasper." I was confused even more now. How did she know what I was going to say?

Bella said aloud, "She can see visions in the future Edward. Alice can tell what is going to happen." Alright so my plan would work. But how could we stage it. Alice had a smile on her face and so did Jasper. How would this work?

"How can we stage an accident and not hurt anyone? What are the chances we will live through it?" I couldn't help but ask the questions that were being unanswered.

Alice was the first to speak up, "You don't have to be alive when you get into the accident." I think I started catching on.

Bella grabbed my hand and held it, "We would have to change you before you got into the accident. Could you get away for a few days?" She looked at me and then Jasper.

"Yeah I can get away, I think it will work Edward, we could say we are going on a road trip for our graduation present." Jasper spoke directly to me. I think it would work last year we went away for a weekend and this year maybe I could get away for a week. Could I spend it with Bella though?

I looked over at her and she had a smile on her face, she leaned in and gave me a kiss, could she do this? She pulled back, "Yes Edward, we can try, at least I know I won't hurt you. I will have Alice and Jaz there."

"How does this work? Can you read my mind?"

"Yeah, I guess I can. As soon as I saw you I could read just about everything going through your mind. You have lots of questions and I hope they all get answered in time. So far you are the only one I can do this too." She gave me a light kiss on the lips.

I forgot about Carlisle standing in the room until he cleared his throat again, "Bella, it seems you have a talent we didn't know about. You are now a mind reader. I will have to do some research on that." He continued on thinking about that mentally, I think. Bella nodded and confirmed it.

After a few minutes his head snapped back up, "I think we have a plan. I am going to go and let you guys have some time to reunite. Let me know how everything goes girls, and please be careful."

Alice and Bella just nodded. Carlisle was out the door before I knew it. How did he do that? "We have speed Edward, do you remember home clumsy I was?" I nodded. "Well you should see me now." She had a smile on her lips. God did I miss her.

I pulled her in for another kiss, and when I slipped my mouth open to taste hers, she pulled back. "I can't do that, not yet." I looked over to Alice and Jasper, they were pretty much on top of each other.

Bella broke in, "You guys should get a room."

"I think that is a good idea." Jasper pulled her up from the couch and they made their way back to the spare room again. This could go on for a while couldn't it? Bella gave me a nod. I wish we could do that.

I forgot Bella could read my mind. I quickly caught her facial expression. She was smiling; did she want to do this? We were going to wait for marriage weren't we? Could we even still do that, any of it?

"Yes, Yes, and Yes I think." She winked at me. And she pulled me in for another kiss. I pulled her hand and I led her up to the bedroom. I wanted to feel her, and I wanted to be with her and no one else.

I couldn't help but wonder, would I be able to leave my parents? I opened my door and walked in and turned to see that Bella had a sad look on her face. "Edward, you don't have to do this. You can live your life. I won't bother you again. I do not want this to be hard for you. You have options."

I forgot she could hear my mind; I would have to watch what I thought about. "Bella come here." We made it into my room, and I pulled her to my bed. "It has been to long." I whispered to her before I made my way to kiss her lips.

A/N: Sorry it took me a few days to update, I was in a wedding and it was hectic around these neck of the woods : ) I hope you all enjoyed this chapter and I will try and have another one up soon…

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