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- Not beta'd. This is the final chapter. Sorry if you don't like it, it's just a little epilogue sort of thing. I didn't know how to end it so I wrote about random things that Bella was thinking about:D

Home Sweet Home

I couldn't believe it was finally over. We had beat Aro and Jane and I just hoped that everyone else was okay. Especially Jake. Everyone of the Cullen's had went in pairs and Jake was the only person who had been alone. We didn't even know if he was still in Italy. He could have been on his way back to Forks for all we knew. I turned to look at Edward. I was worried that his family weren't okay, I knew if something happened he would tell me it wasn't my fault but I knew differently from that.

"Do you think they're okay?" I asked him, my voice laced with worry.

"There fine, don't worry" a smile playing at his lips, "there waiting for us in a clearing, half way through the woods. Aro didn't bring as many guards as we thought. They only had to fight ten."

"Only!" I said, "there was only six of them Edward!"

He pulled me closer to him, trying to calm me down. I could say that it didn't work but that would be a lie. I was finally in my lovers arms and we could go home. I hoped that this was the last time we would hear from the Volturi and we knew it wouldn't be long until Marcus and Caius got wind of what had happened. Would they be angry that we had killed their brother? I hoped they would be happy, even though that was unlikely. I just wanted to go back to Forks and live in peace as Mrs Edward Cullen until it was time for us to leave and move on to another town.

We were still walking through the forest, in quietness. We didn't mind this much. We had always been comfortable in the silence. Just the presence of each other was enough. We never felt the need to fill every second with talk. After all we had forever to do that. Forever. It was a prospect that was beginning to sound good to me again after those long torturing days of being away from Edward.

It still felt unreal that even now, I was back with him once again. It seemed ages ago that I had been standing at the alter, about to get married to Alexander, when it had really only been a couple of hours ago. I looked up at the sky and watched as the sun began to leave, as it went for it's rest before it would show itself over Volterra once again. Volterra was a beautiful place, there was no doubt about it. If we didn't sparkle in the sun and if the Volturi didn't live here, it would be a place I would ask Edward to come live in. I wondered if I would ever miss living in a warm place. I remember when I first came to Forks and I hated how wet and green it had been, how I had missed the sunny beaches of Jacksonville. I knew that the only time we would be able to go out in the sun, was if we were somewhere where no one would see us. I was glad we weren't like the vampires in the Hollywood movies where the sun would burn our skins and we had to sleep in coffins. Not being allowed in the sun would have been dire. Even with our rock cold bodies, when we sat in the sun we could still feel a tender bit of the warmth that radiated from the sun. It felt good.

I looked down at Edwards hand that was intertwined with mines and smiled. When I was human his body felt so cold but now that I was a vampire, it was warm. Even though I had loved the feel of his stone cold lips upon mine, nothing could beat the feeling I know got when we kissed. It was so hot, passionate and vigorous that sometimes, even though I didn't have to breathe, I felt myself breathless.

"We're nearly there" he said kissing the top of my head.

Although I had already seen them, this time it would be different. This time we wouldn't have to run away and I could spend as much time with my family as I wanted. There was no threat chasing us anymore, and it actually felt good to be free. All these years that I have been with Edward and it's been one disaster after another, I just hope that this was the last one.

We entered the clearing where the rest of our family was waiting. They were all standing near each other circling the large fire in the middle. All the remains were burned and gone now and they were just waiting for the fire to go out. When they saw that we had entered the all came towards us. I gave everyone another hug, even Rosalie, who didn't seem to mind me so much. She had still been awkward with me after I had been changed, still not understanding that I didn't care about my human life as long as I was with Edward.

"How are you dear?" asked Esme. Even though I missed Renee, I always knew I had Esme to be there. She was so loving and caring it was hard not to think of her as a mum. I wished sometimes that my power was one that meant I could help others reproduce. It would be great to make Esme a real mother, instead of her having all adopted children. It would be great to give Alice and Rosalie a child as well. I knew that that's what Rosalie had always wanted, a little child to call her own. Alice, well she never mentioned it but I know she wouldn't give up the opportunity to buy clothes for someone else.

"I'm fine thanks, what about you guys?" I asked looking at each of them. They all looked exhausted.

"We're fine dear, come on lets get you home."

That's the thing I was looking forward to. Home. It's so weird to think that I would be back at the Cullen's house soon. I could have a shower in mine and Edwards bathroom. I could maybe even get some alone time with him. That was definitely one of the worst things about him being away, the fact that I wouldn't be able to touch him or feel him.

Most of us were silent on the way back to Forks, most of us thinking about today's events and what would have happened if we hadn't have won and if they didn't get to the wedding on time. Would I have been married to someone I didn't love? Would Jake still be in the dungeons? Would I ever have escaped? It saddened me to think about what could have been.

It wasn't long before we were exiting the airport in Seattle. Edwards hand had not left mine all the way home, well except when we had to go through security at the airport. It was comforting to know he was beside me. I looked up into those eyes that still dazzle me this day and kissed him on the mouth. He gave me that crooked smile and my dead heart melted at the sight of it. I smiled softly at him as we made our way home.

I got out the car and looked up at the place I had been dreaming off all day:

Home, sweet home.

The End.

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