"Jiggy! Deutschland!"

I stopped my sketching and stared expectantly at the little fur ball who jumped on my table. Big blue eyes stared back at me for a while, but after a look from me, Jiggy meowed and went back to the floor.

"I named you well, little man," I chuckled to myself and readjusted my tripod. When Nana Cullen gave me a kitten a few days ago, the first thought I had was how much the adorable ball of fluff looked like Mr. Jiggles with the patterns on his long fur. It was what made me name him after the Cullens' pet.

As soon as I brought Jiggles Junior – or just Jiggy – home, though, I discovered that he was just like his namesake in terms of personality, too.

He found joy in jumping on things and knocking stuff over. I would have had a broken camera yesterday and my last mural would have been covered in tiny paw prints had the original Mr. Jiggles' scold word not have worked.

Thank God for Germany.

After righting the bottles of paint Jiggy knocked over, I resumed the portrait I was working on for my new YouTube channel.

I've thought about putting out art videos before, but I wasn't quite ready to expose myself that way then. Now, though, thanks to encouragement from Edward and Angela, ForksintheStudio was up and active. I still posted videos in my original cooking channel of course, but it felt nice to have another outlet for my creativity.

I finished my piece about an hour later, and once my name was signed in the corner and I said goodbye to my viewers, I turned off my camera and scurried to the computer. Edward and I had scheduled a Skype call in a few minutes, and no way was I going to miss it.

Though he had only been gone for two months, I already missed him a lot. I even cried myself to sleep the night his flight took off. Of course, I didn't let him know that little incident so that I wouldn't distract him, but it was difficult to put up a brave front sometimes.

Luckily, our bi-weekly Skype calls were there to the rescue.

"Hi, sweetheart," Edward greeted when the call fell through. His hand pushed back his copper locks, which, I noticed, have grown longer since the last time I spoke to him.

"Hey," I smiled. "How's Washington?"

"Alright," he replied. "We're starting on character design now, which is very…intricate. I wish you can send me some of your artistic voodoo so I can make a prettier avatar."

"You have enough artsy-fartsy in you to pull it off, I'm sure. What type of character are you making, anyway?"

"Well, I tried making a Tekken-inspired dude the other day, but since I couldn't get the hair right, I nixed the whole idea and decided to go with a girl character instead."

"A girl, huh?" I raised my eyebrow slightly. "Let me guess: you're going to be playing with boob bounce physics next."

"Boob physics? Of course not," Edward snorted and rolled his eyes. "I'm more concerned about the ass, to be honest."

The laugh I let out was so loud that Jiggy cringed away from the ball of yarn he was playing with. "I stand corrected, then. I forgot you were an ass man."

"Only if it's yours, sweetheart. Only if it's yours."

"Ah. Well, I'm glad to know my butt has served as your inspiration at some point."

Edward chuckled, but after a while, his face softened. "The whole of you served as my inspiration, really. Wait," his eyes left the webcam for a moment, and I heard the sound of mouse clicks.

A new e-mail arrived in my inbox a few seconds later. Upon checking, it turned out to be from Edward. With a questioning glance at the webcam, I opened the message and instantly gasped in surprise. The image that the e-mail contained was that of…me.

Well, it was a CGI, really, but after just one look, it was easy to see who the character was supposed to be. The hair, the shape of the eyes…even the slightly larger ears were in place to really capture what I looked like.

"Edward…" I struggled to find the right words to say. "Edward, this…this is me."

"It is," Edward nodded. "I only started on it yesterday morning, so it still needs some work, especially with the detailing and the coloring and all that jazz, but it'll be better. I can – "

"I look beautiful here."

An exhale of relief escaped Edward's lips. "Even more in real life."

"Is this really how you see me?"

"It is. You're gorgeous, Bella."

"Wow," I continued to stare at the picture he sent me. I was still at awe that Edward would do something so extraordinary for me. "This is amazing, Edward. Thank you so much."

"I'm glad you like it. Really glad, actually, because I was thinking…" Edward fidgeted a little before continuing. "Since Em is taking over the game he and I both worked on last semester, I've been thinking of making my own with the protagonist being a lot like…well, you."

My eyes widened. "You seriously want to do that?"

"You're the perfect inspiration, sweetheart. Strong, beautiful, independent, smart…would look sexy wielding a giant machine gun…"

I chuckled as I imagined a sexier version of myself, probably in skimpy clothing and holding a badass machine gun over my shoulder.

"So what do you think of that idea?" Edward asked. "Are you okay with it?"

"Okay? Edward, I'm honoured," I replied honestly. "It's so…mind-blowing that you want me to be a part of something that I know is important to you."

His smile gave away his sincerity. "I'm so happy to hear you say that. I already have so many ideas of what I want to do."

"Well, I think your next order of business should be change the machine gun idea," I said in mock seriousness. "Maybe a giant scythe like Dante's from Inferno."

"Or maybe just the power to knock enemies down with your bad jokes," Edward laughed.

"That might actually work," I said. "After all, the pun is mightier than the sword, right? Or maybe we should modify your original idea into to a machine pun instead."

Edward laughed louder and I couldn't help but join him. After the mirth died down, he smiled softly before letting out a sad sigh. "I miss you, Bella."

"I miss you, too," my fingers traced his handsome features, wishing so badly that I could actually touch him through my screen. "So, so much."

"God, I can't wait to come home and make you my wife."

"I – Jiggy!"

"What?" Edward looked obviously confused at my outburst, but I had to right my webcam first before I could explain. Somehow, Jiggy had managed to climb my shelf in order to swat at the tiny camera.

"Deutschland!" I scolded him, and the mini-Mr. Jiggles jumped down to my desk.

"Deutschland?" Edward sounded even more confused now. "Are you babysitting my family's cat or something?"

"No," I said, suddenly remembering that Edward didn't know about my new kitten yet. "Um, that reminds me. I want to introduce you to someone," I gently lifted the cat up so he could be seen through the camera. "This is Jiggy."

I quickly went on to explain how I've acquired a new pet last Thursday when Nana Cullen unexpectedly showed up at the door with a cat cage. Thankfully, she arrived with all the cat essentials, too, so I wasn't left totally defenseless.

"Unbelievable," Edward marvelled. "So she really got to breeding those cats up in Chicago, huh?"

"Apparently," I chuckled. "She said he's to help us practice. You know, for when a baby's around."

"That explains it. I wonder, though. Why'd she give him now?" Edward asked. "Don't get me wrong – I'm okay with having a pet running around, but you haven't even moved into our place yet. And I'm not around to help you look after him. If he's a lot like Jiggles senior as you say he is, then he must be a handful."

Since Edward already owned the flat he and Emmett had moved out right after graduation to travel with Rosalie, Edward and I decided we would live there until I graduate or until we decide to move elsewhere. I was just staying with Alice until the four months of separation were up.

"I'm doing okay, honestly," I placed Jiggy on my lap. "He's a bit mischievous, but I like him here. He's great company especially since I'm alone so much these days."

"You're alone a lot? Isn't Alice there?"

Shit, I mentally slapped myself. Yes, Alice was spending more and more time in Jasper's place now than ours, but I didn't really want Edward to know that. I knew he would worry too much, and judging by the look on his face, that was exactly what he was doing.

"Alice still technically lives here, yeah," I answered carefully. "The sleepovers at Jasper's are just occurring…more now, that's all. It's no big deal."

I could tell Edward wanted to say something in response, but thankfully, he dropped the subject.

The rest of the call went on with lighter topics, like how school was going, the interesting characters over at Nintendo, and our latest videos. Edward had a short series of vlogs focused on his time in Washington up, but naturally, he still posted a lot of gaming content.

"Because Witcher 3's all done, I think I'm going to start Until Dawn next week. Or maybe something extremely gory, but I'm kinda hesitant about that," Edward confided.

"Blood and guts on the screen haven't stopped you before," I said. "Which reminds me, Mortal Kombat arrived yesterday so you and I can finally have that smack down. What do you say, Takeda? You wanna go at it now?"

"Sure," he reached for his controller and smirked. "Get ready to lose, Sub-Zero."

Once the game was loaded, Edward and I got our game faces on and went head to head in a battle of wits, finger dexterity, and bad-mouthing. I won the second and third round of the match by some miracle, so I was expecting a rematch right away. What got instead was Edward glancing at his watch before flashing me an apologetic look.

"I'm sorry, sweetheart," he sounded regretful. "You know I'd love to even the score, but I didn't notice the time. I have to go."

"Oh," Disappointed flooded me in an instant though I tried not to let it show.

"It's just that I have plans with the other guys for dinner and – "

"No, no, I get it," I assured him. "It's around dinner time there, right? I mean, I have to let you eat."

"Right. Yeah," Edward rubbed the back of his neck. "We'll talk again soon, I promise. And don't think I won't want that rematch."

I chuckled. "I'm looking forward to it."

We said our goodbyes after more apologies and 'I love you's', and just like that, I was alone again.

Well, Jiggy was asleep by my feet, but he didn't really count.

I sighed as I disconnected from Skype and pandered through the Internet for a while. Nothing exciting was going on on Twitter, no game held any interest for me, and the Internet was too slow for me to download any movie.

That was why I ended up just going to YouTube, specifically, to the CULLEngage channel page.

An involuntary grin took over my face as I watched Edward's videos. His search for the scariest game ever constantly left him at a state of fright, which was really entertaining to watch. As funny as he was, though, I couldn't help but miss him more and wish that he was with me.

The feeling grew even worse when I rewatched our collaborations.

I wish I was in that moment now, I thought wistfully to myself. If only Edward and I were in an infinite video. No stops, no pauses, and no buffering.

Too bad that's impossible. And you can't be together twenty-four-seven. The man has to breathe, y'know.

I know, I know. I just…I miss him.

Me, too, sister. Me, too.

Feeling suddenly tired, I gave up any other plans I had with myself for the night and headed to bed.

…

The feeling of something incredibly warm covering my body woke me up a few hours later. At first, I thought it was Jiggy, but there was no way he could cover that much surface area. Plus, I could make out his form sleeping on a nearby chair.

So what – or who – was in bed with me?

I immediately tried to turn around and find out until the sound of a very familiar voice made me freeze.

"Bella," Edward groaned. "Stop squirming so much. You almost hit me in the balls."

"Sorry, sorry," I quickly apologized, though I still wasn't over my shock. "I…um…Edward?"

"Yeah?"

"You're here."

"I am."

"How…?"

Edward's eyes opened and a slow smile spread across his face. He entwined our fingers together before speaking. "I didn't really go out earlier. I just needed a good cover-up so you wouldn't suspect that I planned on flying out here and surprise you."

"Any cover-up would've been good, honestly," I told him. A giddy joy built up in my chest as it slowly sunk in that Edward was here. With me. I couldn't help myself – I launched myself into his arms and kissed him until we were both breathless.

"How'd you get away? And how long can you stay?"

"It was easy, really," Edward murmured with our lips still touching. "All I had to do was to ask for a weekend off. I have to fly back on Monday morning, though."

"It doesn't matter. I'm so happy you're here," I wrapped my arms around his neck. "Welcome home."

"It's great to be back," he tucked a lock of hair behind my ear. "You look tired, sweetheart."

I shrugged noncommittally while I traced his features. "You have circles under your eyes, too. Haven't you been sleeping well?"

"It's been a stressful two months," he sighed. "But I can rest easier now that I can sleep with you in my arms again."

"We should probably do that now," I suggested just as a yawn ripped through him. I wanted to talk some more and maybe do a few bedroom acrobatics, but he looked so worn out. "After all, we have all weekend together."

"Okay," Edward smiled. He relaxed on the pillow and gazed at me. "I love you, Bella."

"I love you, too."

As I laid in Edward's arms that night and listened to his breath even out, I thought more about the analogy I made up earlier. As cheesy as it sounded, our love story pretty much was like a YouTube video – one that our viewers were well aware of and one we proudly put under our uploads.

Sure, it may not be the best one out there and a lot of people may not like it, but one thing was for sure: it was a video I would never pause but something I would play and forever put on repeat.

The End/ Ang Katapusan/ Das Ende

This is honestly the one story that I didn't want to end…so I didn't. Not just yet, anyway. Be on the lookout for futuretakes, outtakes, and EPOV versions of selected chapters.

Thank you again to everyone who's read and enjoyed this story.