When we arrived at the house, Charlie left to go get my stuff after I told him where my room was. Bella took my hand and led me slowly towards her front door. I squeezed her hand to reassure her that I would love the place, seeing that I was going to be living here for the next year or two. She smiled slightly at me before unlocking the front door. I looked around stunned that her living room held two green recliners for a couch, the walls were an off-white color, and that the pictures there were all of Bella, Renée, and Charlie. I smiled a little bit seeing as there were family photographs in the room, I never really had a "family photo" seeing as my family was a little nuts.

"Well I see the living room will probably become my new home." I mumbled and I heard Bella's laugh of relief. I squeezed her hand to get her attention, and once she looked at me I smiled my crooked grin. "When am I going to see the rest of our home?" I asked quietly. Her smile grew to the point where I thought her cheeks would hurt.

She gently pulled me into the kitchen, and the first thing I noticed about the kitchen were the bright yellow cabinets that were standing out, and Bella offered a explanation for that. "My mom always said when she and Charlie were still together, that she needed to bring sunshine into her home, so Charlie let her paint the cabinets yellow. And he hasn't changed them. You can tell that he hasn't really got over my mother, but that is beside the point." She smiled and I examined the room more thoroughly. The floors were checkered black and white and the table and chairs were all mixed, not one was from the same set of furniture.

Bella suddenly drags me out of the kitchen and up the stairs muttering something along the lines of "You might want to see my room once before Dad locks it…" I chuckled but followed her anyways. Bella literally pushed me into her room before I could protest. "Take a look while you can. You won't be seeing it much seeing as Charlie wouldn't want you in here. I'm not going to disobey his wishes." So with that she backed up against the wall and let me look around. The comforter on the full size bed was a light shade of purple which matched the shade of her walls. Her floors are a dark brown, which strangely almost matches the shade of her eyes. There was a computer on the far wall, next to her window which had black curtains. I walked into her room more to see that she had some of her drawings from when she was five or six hanging up on the bulletin board. I smiled softly looking at each of the pictures, but snapped out of it when Bella cleared her throat. "There really isn't anything else in here…" She said shortly, maybe Charlie was coming home, or was home. Her eyes looked panicked as she saw me not make a move towards her. "Charlie is here, and he does still have his gun on him…" she muttered quickly, and I was walking out of that room before she could even think that I would be next to her. We heard the door close and Bella said loudly enough so then Charlie could hear her, "So here is my room, but don't go in there." Although her tone rung with authority, the smile gave her away.

"Okay Bella, I won't go in there." I said just loudly enough for Charlie to have caught it. Bella then pointed to the room across from hers and mouthed 'Charlie' before silently moving towards a door that we had passed earlier.

"And this is the only bathroom in the house. Goodie, three people sharing a bathroom. Sounds like heaven to me." Bella muttered softly. I would just check that out after I got my stuff in my new room. "I think we should go downstairs so then Charlie can show you your new room." I agreed with a nod of my head, and laid a quick kiss on her forehead before heading down the steeps holding her hand.

"So I'm thinking that Bella showed you the entire house huh?" I chuckled lightly at Charlie before he added, "Did she show you your room Edward?" I shook my head no, and let him lead me to a room that was right off of the living room. The door was right behind the front door, so most people probably didn't notice it. I opened the door and the guest room didn't shock me at all. There was a full size bed right along with a nightstand which had a lamp on it. The closet was a walk-in one, so I could put all of my clothes seeing as there was no dresser or anything.

I turned towards Charlie, overwhelmed by all that was happening, and gave him a watery smile before speaking. "Thank you so much Mr. Swan. I-I c-can't th-thank you eno-enough f-f-f-or all t-hat you a-re d-doing f-f-f-or m-me." I couldn't speak anymore without having to cry. I heard a muffled 'Bella' but I was lost in my own world.

Charlie stepped forward and put my stuff down on the cream white bed, and said, "It's really wonderful to have you as part of the family." With a shaky smile he left, and Bella walked in.

Bella took in the site of me, which was pretty much broken, and closed the door. She walked towards me and once she reached me she engulfed me into a hug. I cried on her shoulder, and I thought there were tears on my shoulder, but all I thought about was how finally James and Victoria were put away, and that I was away from them. Living with Bella is going to be a whole different situation for me, and I can't wait to face it head on.

Today, it's graduation. It's been a year and a half since I have moved into the Swan house. My major break down, yeah no one talks about that anymore. After that episode was over, I was back to normal, just without fear. James and Victoria were sent to a Texas prison, the same one that Phil got sent to, and were both killed within a week and a half. Laurent was sent to Texas, but he got the death penalty, so now he is walking into his 6 foot hole in the ground.

A week or so after I moved into the Swan's home, I decided to tell Alice, Emmett, Rosalie, and Jasper about my old home life. I had to invite them all over to the Chief of Police's house, which they didn't like, but I couldn't tell them this at school. I just told them the same stuff that I told Bella that one day that we were in the meadow. The entire time, Alice had a knowing look on her face the entire time that I was retelling the sad story of my life, and the others were shocked. The first one to speak up was surprisingly, Rosalie. "So you're saying that you dealt with that shit for years?!" Her voice was a hushed whisper, but you could tell that she was angry that I didn't tell her or the entire group. Emmett held her back before she could do anything drastic. They all left the house, and they never mentioned that situation every again, and I am willing not going to bring it back up.

Anyways back into the present. Bella was chosen as valedictorian and was walking up to the podium to make her speech. I smiled at her when she looked into the crowd, and she smiled back before she started.

"Today, we leave the world we have known. People say that once we get out there into the big-wide world, that we won't want to return to anything from our childhood. But isn't it the opposite? I know that we will always miss Forks once we go to a more populated city, but we will always have a soft spot for this tiny town." She took a deep breath and continued. "We all will lead different career paths, doctors, veterinarians, dentists, therapist, well whatever you are; we can make it to be a big success whether you think so right now or not. The careers will take us to many high places in our lives. And you know what; those careers will set our lives. So what, you might not be famous, but you will be happy with what you do." She smiled and looked a little nervous for the next part of her speech. "Always, always make sure that you don't take the things you have for granted, I know it sounds pretty lame right now, but trust me. You never know what could be out there for you. People have it less fortunate then we have, or they have it bigger than us, but never let the things you have get into your head and buzz around like flies." She smiled a breath-taking smile and continued in a strong voice. "So my fellow seniors, we have a huge change coming our way, embrace it! Change is here to stay, for the rest of our lives; we are just setting it in stone right now! Congratulations to everyone!" With a huge smile set in place, she went back into her seat in the crowd.

Before I knew it, there I was walking up to get my diploma. Mrs. White handed it to me and congratulated me while shaking my hand. I never believed that I could make it up here to receive my diploma, but I feel invigorated that I did in fact make it up here, with the help of Isabella Swan.

I walked back to my seat and watched as Bella got her diploma and all the recognition that she deserved. Finally Mrs. White congratulated us, and we got to run to our loved ones. Bella ran to me and hugged me so fiercely that I thought that she might force all the oxygen out of my lungs. "We did it!" I whispered in her ear. She giggled in my ear, and I dragged her along to find Charlie.

Since moving in with the Swans' I have grown close to Charlie and I even told him about my plan to get married to Bella before we go off to college. Of course I had to get Charlie's blessing in order to even think about anything else. I proposed to Bella the night of prom, underneath the gazebo where we had our first dance. She screamed 'yes' at the top of her lungs, and my smile on my face was permanent. She showed everyone in school the ring and jumped for joy most of the time. We are planning to get married August 13, and we know it will be a magical day. Change is here to stay, and I welcome it.

(AN: So this is it. I almost cried writing the last few lines, but if you want to read more, then tell me. I am going to be writing a sequel for "Simple Things" if you want to read that and then start reading the other story. I hope you guys liked it... = - ]] **giggles**)