You know what I don't get? I wait MONTHS to just get some dang reviews out of you people, and I get NOTHING! Oh well, here's the next chapter anyway…. (mutters something about inconsiderate people)

Previously from chapter 10:

Withdrawing the appropriate amount of money and extra for gas, I paid off my car off in full. I then headed south towards Forks, soon to be in Edward's arms again.

Chapter 11 Emmy Bear

Alice POV

Four days. Four days since Bella was taken from us. I can't face looking at Edward. All I can think of is how it's my fault, if I would've remembered to pick up the dresses befor-

"It's not your fault Alice," came a somber voice from behind me. Edward had just gotten back from one of his searches. He'd combed through all the back woods of Washington, and then some. Hell, he'd even ventured into nearby states. No traces of Bella had been found. Her scent stopped outside of the tux shop, where Victoria had snatched her.

"Any news?" I asked miserably. I missed my best friend horribly. She HAS to be out there somewhere! I can't deal with the alternative…. Don't think like that! She IS out there and she's coming home RIGHT as you sit here planning her funeral!

"Nope. I can't even pick up Victoria's scent. It's like, like they just don't exist" he gulped out the last few words, and I could see that Edward was goin' a little crazy. He hadn't been this far away from Bella since he'd left, and almost killed himself because he thought she was dead. I'd been keeping an eye out on his future, making sure that he wasn't planning on going to the Vulturi. I could never be sure though, he'd been blocking me out a lot lately.

We heard a door click downstairs and before we could think about who it was, Emmett stood before us.

"I CAN SMELL HER!" he jittered, bouncing up and down like a little kid. He looked like Christmas had come early. "The scent's a little off, but it's her!"

Edward was already out the door and running down the driveway. I followed swiftly, but I'm not nearly as fast as Edward. He looked like a banshee was chasing him and trying to bite him in the ass.

A blue Mustang whipped into the driveway, going nearly 80 'round the corner. The windows were blacked out, but I could just make out a figure-

"Hey guys," a beautiful voice chimmed, right as Edward about ripped off the door opening it.

Bella POV

I pulled in the driveway of the place I called home. In the distance I saw Edward running like Forest Gump towards me, and his cronies following behind. Right as I stopped the car, Edward yanked open the door.

"Hey guys," I barely got out, before Edward dragged me out of the car, pulled me to him, and kissed me.

Whoa, this is different. Edward never kissed me this roughly. He was always 'afraid of hurting me.' I don't even think he realized it. There was a needful quality behind it though, and his hands were very, um, how should it put it? Wandering.

With a great effort I pulled away from him, though when I looked at his eyes I saw that he wanted more.

"God Edward, try NOT to rape her in front of us. We all know you're sexually frustrated but please, get a room." Emmett laughed out from the side.

"EMMY BEAR!" I cried out, running over and accidently plowing over Emmett.

All of them stared at me, shocked. It was then that they fully noticed how I'd changed. I watched as Edward stared at me in amazement. His eyes started at my Jimmy Choos (which I really don't think he knows shoes, but they are about my favorite thing in the world), and worked their way up my longer, toned legs. Next they took in my toned abs, which he looked at appreciatively. His eyes paused for a long time at my, cough, chest. God, when did Edward become such a perve? Anyways, his eyes eventually moved to my alabaster face, and he gasped. I saw him looking at me in awe, and his eyes were transfixed with mine.

"Well, now that you're all done checking me out I think Alice is just dying to talk to me, so, spill." I told her jokingly. And did she.

"Oh my freaking gosh, you're GORGEOUS! Not that you weren't before, but I think that now you could beat Rosalie in the looks category. Also, BOTH of you boys have a little problem to deal with downstairs, if you know what I mean and Emmett, that's practically your SISTER for goodness sake! Edward, quit glaring at him, you have a hard-on too!" finally she sighed, took a deep breath, and…

"I also love your car and OMG Bella you scared the shit out of us! Where the hell were you and who changed you into a vampire?"

I glanced at Edward, who was awkwardly trying to hide his um, problem. I cracked up and he glared over at me, but than started checking me out again. I rolled my eyes at him and he grinned. Looking over at Emmett, I saw that he had the same problem. I just shook my head disgusted and he looked sheepish, but flashed me a grin. Edward growled at him and pulled me closer, out of Emmett's view.

"Well," I started, "I ALSO love my car. I needed something to get me back here, and I just know that Edward won't let me drive his Volvo now that he knows I like speed…"

I was now Edward's turn to look sheepish, and I saw that my thoughts were true. "Anyways, after Victoria kidnapped me she drove for HOURS. Then she took me through these dense woods and met up with her pal Laurent." I could see Edward was getting pissed just hearing about Victoria taking me, besides the fact that Laurent was also a part of it. A low growl emitted from inside him.

"You know, it's not polite to growl." I frowned at him, but when he growled louder I decided to just go on with the story.

"Anyways, they attacked me. I could tell that they hadn't hunted for a while; Victoria had starved herself on purpose. Something scared them off though. Victoria was intent on killing me, and something stopped her."

"I went through my change," I casually said, trying not to cause Edward any pain. I could still see his eyes tighten in silent agony.

"What, menopause?" Emmett choked out, already laughing his ass off. Alice slugged he in the stomach though, causing him to fall down wheezing.

"Go ahead and continue Bella, I'll keep Bozo quiet." Alice threateningly took a step towards Emmett and he shrieked in fear like a schoolgirl.

"After my change I hunted-"

"What was your first kill?" I was surprised to find that this came from Edward, and Alice looked like she wanted to punch him too for interrupting.

"A mountain lion. Why, does it matter?" I asked annoyed. Edward looked at me proudly and nodded at me to continue.

"As I was saying-"

"How big was it?" Emmett interrupted. Alice was pissed. She jumped on him, pummeling his torso with her little fists. He shrieked loud enough to make the birds fly out of the trees. "I (punch) TOLD YOU (punch) TO SHUT (punch) UP!" (punch, punch punchpunchSMACK)

"MOVING ON FROM THE MOUNTAIN LION! So, after I finished hunting I headed south, figuring I'd eventually hit a town. Didn't take me long, about 3 minutes? I don't know, I was running. I came up to a little town and broke into this store. I needed clothes that weren't blood-stained or shredded-"

"You mean you went into a town with humans?" This time it was Alice that interrupted, and just as Emmett was about to rub it in her face she sent him a cold-chilling glare. He made a feeble sound and shut up. Even Edward backed up.

"Yeah, the smell repulses me. Weird, right?" "Yeah," she trailed off in wonder, confusion plain on her face.

"After that I went to a car dealership, about caused an accident, and drove off in my Mustang. And here I am."

"About caused an accident?" Edward questioned. Now it was MY turn to look sheepish. Alice is so next.

"Yeah, a guy in a Dodge truck MIGHT have been staring at me and ran a stop sign…" Again, Edward growled. Man, he needs a rabies shot…

"So…" I started, trying to distract Edward, "What happened to everyone else?" It took him a moment to process, he was obviously thinking of tracking down the dude in the Dodge truck.

"They are all out looking for you. Guess I need to call them..." he trailed off, whipping out his phone.

"Why don't we go inside? I say we invite Edward up to our 'bat cave,' what do you guys think?" Alice questioned. "Hmmm, I don't know, he's not THAT cool," I mock-thought to myself. Emmett chuckled at that and Edward snapped shut his phone, glaring at me. Oh shit. I took off running, a blur to even Edward. I heard Emmett admirably mutter 'holy shit she's fast', before Edward was on my trail.

I barely made it through the attic window before Edward pounced. We tumbled to the dusty carpet, him chuckling and me giggling. I landed on top of him and pinned him down. He looked up at me questionably. I just raised my eyebrow at him and leaned down to kiss him. I kissed his temple, his cheek, the corner of his mouth, and then went for his lips. He greedily pushed his lips to mine and I sighed into his mouth. To this he moaned and arched his back. I pulled away from him but kept him pinned down.

"You know, you've REALLY been weird today. Why do you keep acting like you want to get into my pants?" I asked amused. "Not that I mind..."

Edward grinned up cockily, "You know, I could just barely restrain myself BEFORE you were changed. Now, your looks are trying to rape me." That made me burst out laughing. Edward seemed transfixed by my laugh, and was watching my chest move. I slapped him jokingly and kiddingly 'covered myself'. To this he growled.

It slipped my mind that when I'd moved my hands Edward was no longer pinned. He took advantage of this and switched our positions. Now I was the one pinned down.

He wasted no time. Swooping down, he kissed me fiercely. He bit my lip, making me gasp, and plunged his tongue into my mouth. Now it was my turn to moan. I tangled my hands into his hair and brought his face closer. He put his hands behind my back and brought me closer to him. I could feel every one of his muscles, and couldn't help myself from removing my hands from his hair and tracing his abs instead. This made Edward shiver violently. I heard his breathing and pulled away from him, to which Edward growled in disagreement and pulled me to him again. I shook my head and detached myself, getting up and sitting on the dusty couch. Dust clouds filled the air at this simple movement.

It took him a second to pull himself together, and he came to sit beside me. Neither of us said anything, and I decided to be the first one to break the silence.

"Well, that was fun." I said sarcastically. He chuckled and put his arms around me. I was then pulled into his lap, where he nestled his head into the crook of my neck. He was quiet for a while, and then whispered one word. "Why?"

I sighed, already dreading what I had to say. "Do you remember the agreement we had, right after you returned from the Vulturi?"

He was quiet, but after awhile nodded, knowing what I was talking about. I twisted around to look into his beautiful topaz eyes. He looked tired, and I was pretty sure he hadn't hunted in a long time. I softly traced the shadows under them, and he looked thoughtful. "I think that we should follow through with that agreement. Edward Anthony Mason Cullen, will you still have me as your wife?"

His eyes, which seconds before had been tired and dark, lit up like the sun. He tackled me over off the backside of the couch and gave me a simple kiss that was filled with passion. I don't think I'd ever seen him so happy. We heard the door creak open and we both ducked down to where we couldn't be seen. Edward still took advantage of this and started kissing me again.

"Edward, I know you're back behind that couch snogging Bella. Everyone's back and they want to see her, so quit being a Bella-hog!" Alice quipped, and we heard her voice trailing off as she headed back down the stairs. I giggled and Edward made a cage around me with his arms. "What if I don't want to share?" he whispered. I was sooooo glad my heart couldn't beat anymore, because if it could've it would've flown out and smacked him in the face. I gave him one last peck on the corner of his jaw, and then swiftly escaped his hold. He was instantly by my side and wrapped his arm around my waist.

As we passed Edward's room I kept going straight, but Edward had other plans. He dragged me inside and closed the door. I sat down on his leather couch, completely ignoring the bed, which made him smile. I still hated that thing. He went over to his dresser and pulled something out, hiding it to where I couldn't see. He slowly walked over to me with a cocky grin.

He kneeled down in front of me and opened a tinny little box. Inside was a gorgeous diamond ring. Still grinning, he answered my puzzled look. "Even if YOU were the one proposing to me a second ago, I was still planning on doing it before Victoria kidnapped you. Will you be my mine forever Bella?"

I decided to let him sweat it out a little. "Well, I'm just not sure if I want to put up with your ass forever…" I said thoughtfully with a straight face, and then I jumped him.

He finished kissing me and looked up through those thick eyelashes at me. "That wasn't very nice you know. You really had me worried there. Most girls cry or go into shock."

"I'm not most girls," I answered, grinning down at him. "That's for sure," he answered, slipping the ring on my left hand. He sat down beside me as I stared at it. "It was my mother's ring. My father gave it to her when he proposed. It only seems fitting." He wrapped his arms around me and watched my face; I was still staring at it. "A perfect fit," he murmured, glancing down at it.

"EDWARD!" A voice yelled from downstairs, making us both jump. It was distinctively Rose's voice. I sighed and leaned against Edward, looking up at him with puppy eyes. "Do we have to go?" I asked, seeing him almost give in. Just as I about had him: "BELLA! GET YOUR SEXY ASS DOWN HERE!" Distinctively Emmett. I felt Edward's growl rumbling in his chest. Sighing, I took his hand and pulled him up with me. "We better get this over with," I said, just as Alice decided to add her say with the others. "BELLA, QUIT STALLING! I CAN HEAR EVERYTHING YOU'RE SAYING!"

"Damn pixy," I muttered, whereas Edward chuckled. We strolled downstairs hand-in-hand.

"Bout time. What were you two kids doing upstairs?" Emmett suggested, wiggling his eyebrows. I gave Alice a look and she punched him in the stomach again, making him go into a feeble position. "How come you never do that for me?" Edward asked, watching wistfully at Emmett. Alice grinned and shared a look with me, "You're not Bella."

"True dat." He answered, and I shot him a look. "What?" I just shook my head. "Please don't ever try to be gangster again, or you might loose some parts you'd like to use in the future."

"OOOHHH burn!" Jasper and Emmett chimed together. I just rolled my eyes at them as Edward was asking Esme and Alice, "I can do gangster, can't I?"

"No, no sweetie, you can't." Esme said empathetically. Emmett and Jasper again went into 'burn' chants and again and Emmett asked Edward if he wanted some ice for that burn.

I raised my hand to brush away hair from my face when Rose stopped midsentence and asked, "What's that?"

All the voices stopped and everyone's eyes were glued to my hand. I fidgeted and pointed at Edward, "HE DID IT! QUICK, TO THE BAT CAVE ROBIN!" Emmett swooped down and picked me up, and I felt a sense of irony. Hadn't this just happened days before? Edward looked scared as his family descended upon him with questions, and I cackled. "YOU WON'T GET AWAY WITH IT SWAN!" Edward's voice floated up to me. Both Emmett and I slapped high-fives and locked the door.

"So Emmy Bear, miss me?" I asked, plopping into a sagging and tired armchair. Emmett crashed on the couch with a thud. "Why yes, I did Belly Bean. Why do we now have adorable nicknames for each other?" Emmett asked with a grin. "You know, my wife might just get jealous."

"Ha. Ha. You know what? I think I'm gonna hang around you for the next few weeks. I saw Alice scrutinizing my new bod and I think she's going to drag me off to the mall soon, so I must avoid her at all costs…" I trailed off thinking, figuring out a strategy.

"Speaking of your new bod, Edward was ALSO staring at it…" Emmett said suggestively.

"You know what, I think that if you didn't have a bombshell of a wife I'd suspect you for gay. In fact, I've always wanted a gay best friend…. although then I'd have to worry about him trying to steal my fiancé."

"FIANCE? When the hell did this happen?" Emmett burst out, outraged at the fact that he wasn't let in. "Um, about 20 minutes ago. And what did you think the ring was for anyways when you saw it?" I asked, sending him a look the clearly said 'are you really that stupid?'

"Shut up. And quit looking at me like that…STOP IT!" he shrieked, looking very paranoid. I stopped and burst out laughing.

Emmett saw a chance to gain the upper hand again. Unfairly remembering that I was EXTREMELY ticklish, he pounced.

"STOP EMMETT! (hick*ups and giggling) STOP IT, I'M GONNA PEE…(GIGGLING)"

Edward burst through the door and threw Emmett off of me. He. Was. Pissed. He scooped me up off the floor and was growling fiercely at Emmett, giving him the evil eye….OOOOh Mr. Potato just pulled his angry eyes out of his ass…

"WHAT THE HELL EMMETT?" he forced through his teeth, cradling me close to him. I just stared blankly, trying to figure out what was going on. It finally clicked.

"HAHAHAHAHA you didn't think, (laugh) that he was, (hehehe) oh God this is funny." I managed to get out.

I more fell then climbed out of Edward's arms and fell to my knees laughing. Edward looked majorly embarrassed. Emmett just looked clueless. I decided to fill him in.

"Edward thought, (giggle) that you were messing around with me, if you catch my drift." I couldn't stop myself, I completely fell face forward into the carpet laughing. Emmett started blubblering. "I would never, sure she's hot but, I'd never, Rose would kill me, she's got a hot bod but, oh my God Edward I'm sorry!"

Rose came around the corner and raised her eyebrow questionably. "Did you just try to say that the only reason you'd stay away from Bella is because I'd kill you? Oh buddy, I'd not just kill you. First I'd castrate you with a meat cleaver, and after you're fixed I'd back over you a few times in a semi. After you're trying to peel yourself off the pavement I'd kick your head so far It'd never find your body again. So buddy, don't you EVEN think of Bella like that. I heard about your little 'issue' earlier."

All of the color drained from Emmett's face and an audibly loud gulp resounded from his throat. I clapped at Rose's speech, giving her a thumbs-up. She grinned at me.

"Man girl, I'll have to watch out for you. You'd even make a gay man straight." She complemented. Edward groaned, and I looked at him questionably. "I just thought about how I'm going to have to fight off a million guys from you for the rest of eternity. It's kinda having me change my mind about this forever thing…" he said jokingly, and I looked mock hurt. I guess the puppy dog eyes work horribly well on him because he was across the room in a second and raising my chin up with a finger to kiss me the next.

"I just love a happy ending, "Emmett blubbered from the corner, dabbing his eyes of tears that weren't there.