A/N: Icky icky icky. School sucks. Two English reports and a geometry quiz. Ftw. Anyway, I made a 93 in geometry! Yay! Song: Gone Away- The Offspring. Does anyone besides Hannah like the other story? Cause if not, I shall stop writing for it. So…I think that's all. Hugs?

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Bella: Eeeedddddwaaaarrrddd! She's being mean to me!

Edward: Sorry, love. Deal with it.

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Traffic was a nightmare. I couldn't grasp how humans could go as slow as 70 miles per hour. It was simply baffling. I swerved in and out of traffic, barely missing each car I managed to pass. Yet, the farther I drove, the more distant the hospital became. I felt like I was hopeless. I couldn't do anything; nothing ethical, at least. Carlisle could change him, and it seemed like the only option now. But it still felt so wrong. I turned the radio on, hoping to distract myself.

Maybe in another life
I could find you there
Pulled away before your time
I can't deal, it's so unfair

And it feels, and it feels like
Heaven's so far away
And it feels, yeah it feels like
The world has grown cold
Now that you've gone away

The distraction didn't work. I decided in that very moment how I wanted to spend eternity. And I would spend it with Cole, should that be his wish. I couldn't live forever knowing I had just let him go like that. How could I be expected to?

Leaving flowers on your grave
To show that I still care
But black roses and Hail Mary's
Can't bring back what's taken from me

I reach to the sky
And call out your name
And if I could trade
I would

The parking lot of the hospital was oddly vacant. The spot nearest the door was calling my name, so I whizzed in. I stepped swiftly from the car and made my way inside, out of the light spring drizzle. The cold, spacious lobby was a bit intimidating. I glanced around nervously as I approached the nurse I'd met many times when I'd come here to see Carlisle.

"Hello, Diana. I'm looking for Cole Harrison, room 428, I believe." I tried to recall Edward's words from the airport.

"Yes, dear, room 428. I'm afraid I can't let you up, though. Visiting hours have just recently ended." She smiled at me sadly, but resumed her work as I walked away.

I hadn't made it to the end of the desk yet when I saw Edward, Alice, and my father enter the door through which I was just about to make my defeated exit. Carlisle approached me, putting an arm around my shoulders, and walked back to Diana.

"My children and I need to see Cole Harrison immediately. I'm sure that would be okay, wouldn't it Diana?" I couldn't believe my father; he was dazzling her. I hid my chuckle as Diana tried to regain control of her thoughts.

"Y-yes, Dr. Cullen, that would be fine," she managed breathlessly.

"Thank you, dear." He winked at her. I could not believe my father. What a bad little boy, err, vampire!

"Bad Carlisle! You should've heard that poor woman's thoughts. She completely turned to mush!" Edward was laughing with me at this point. Alice rolled her eyes, laughing lightly. Carlisle soon burst into giggles.

"It was necessary, alright? Just trying to help one of my girls out," he said, hugging me. I silently wondered how I had been blessed with such a wonderful family.

We stepped into the elevator. Alice pushed the button with a black 4 on it, and we went up. Edward, noticing my distress, began dancing like a retarded monkey to the elevator music to calm me down. We all began laughing, but it was cut short by the dinging sound indicating we had arrived on the 4th floor. The hallway seemed entirely too long; I felt like I was battling Satan to get to Cole.

When I finally saw the room, I took off at vampire speed, opening the door lightly. I stepped in silently, thinking he was probably sleeping. I was proven wrong when I heard him shift in the bed nervously. I smiled sadly at my Adonis. He never looked directly at me.

"Hey," he said in a whisper. I saw a single tear stream down his face. It put so much pain on my shoulders to see his tears.

I walked over to the bed and sat down with him. He almost recoiled, but understood that I had missed him. We reclined in the bed, his arms around me, for a few minutes before he dared to speak again.

"So, I guess you heard the news…I would've called, but I didn't want to ruin your vacation. Please, don't be angry with any of them." I was surprised that I hadn't thought about that earlier.

"It actually hadn't dawned on me yet, but thanks for the heads up. I missed you…" There was so much I wanted to say, needed to say, but nothing would come. He helped me out, obviously sensing my nerves.

"Ayden, I…I want to be changed." Although I was very pleased with his decision, I could tell he had his doubts.

"Cole, you don't have to do this. Please, don't feel obligated." He grinned exceptionally down at me.

"My mind was made up the day I met you, Ayden. I knew from the first time I saw you in that cafeteria that I would do anything to make you mine. I have that opportunity now. It wouldn't be that hard. Carlisle pronounces me dead a few days early, delivers me to the morgue, breaks me out, takes me to your house." I could tell from the way he spoke so quickly that he'd put a lot of thought into his plan. And it seemed perfectly rational.

"You've put a lot of thought into this." I stated, not asked. His lips twitched, eventually becoming a grin.

"I've had plenty of free time. Other than your family, only about two people a day have stopped by. My parents and Rob can't really handle it that well. I guess that's what sucks the most: leaving them behind, knowing how much their grieving for me."

"I never said you'd be changed," I reminded him playfully. He laughed.

"You know you're just as crazy about me." He kissed my nose then put a finger to my chin, lifting it to see my face better.

"There now, don't hide those new eyes from me." He stroked my cheek lovingly. "I can't wait until mine are the same color; until I'm your equal." The last part was almost a whisper. He didn't seem to be paying attention to me directly, just looking over my features.

"I've missed you so much. I trust you have plenty of pictures to share?" He changed the subject carelessly. I decided I would finish the discussion at a later time.

I skipped across the room for my purse, noticing my siblings and father chatting quietly in the hallway. I rolled my eyes.

"You guys can come in now. Reunion time over." They came in, each sitting around the bed, waiting to see my pictures, as well.

Of course, Carlisle, Alice, and Edward had seen Italy more times than they'd liked to, but Cole was fascinated by my shots of the Italian countryside. Everyone laughed at the few priceless pictures I'd taken of our pranks, and the pictures I'd taken with Jane and Heidi at the café.

After a few hours, I was surprised that Cole wasn't tired. I had originally thought he might be faking it, but decided that couldn't be; he seemed perfectly energetic.

"Aren't you sleepy? It's nearly midnight."

"I've been waiting for you for five days. There's no way I could be tired now."

My family had excused themselves just moments before, and I could hear them driving away in the Mercedes. I walked over to the window, staring mindlessly as the rain spattered on the glass. The street lights illuminating the raindrops fascinated me. I was so caught up in the glistening beauty, I didn't notice Cole climb out of the bed and walk up behind me. He wrapped his arms around my waist, resting his head on my shoulder. He kissed my cheek.

"Something on your mind, love?" I smiled. His nickname reminded me of Edward and Bella. Maybe we really were meant to be…

"Maybe," I replied, teasingly. I turned in his arms so that I was facing him. I wound my arms around his neck and tugged lightly, letting him know I wanted a kiss. He complied, leaning down to meet my lips with his. Our kiss was full of passion, longing; reunion was sweet in the air. His lips held an emotion I hadn't felt in our kiss ever before; I could sense a small twinge of panic, as if it might be our last. I broke away to look into his beautiful turquoise eyes.

"Cole, are you sure about what you want?" I looked at him expectantly. A look of curiosity burned his face.

"Yes, I'm sure. It's all I've ever wanted, to be with you, my true love. There's no other option as to how I would want to spend eternity. Why do you ask?" I bit my lower lip, wishing I could withhold the information for myself for a while.

"Then your wish is my command."

He looked at me in shock momentarily, taking in this revelation. A bright smile flashed across his face and his eyes lit up like the ocean in broad daylight.

"Seriously? I was expecting some big battle like Edward and Bella had over this same situation." He laughed.

"Well, our circumstances are a little different, if you'll remember." His smile began to fade. He looked away; he appeared to be thinking intently about something. I had a question on my mind, and I decided to ask him when I realized he wasn't going to reply anytime soon.

"You do remember what I told you…about the change…don't you?" He looked back at me, realizing he'd been addressed.

"Yes, three days of fire, yada yada, extreme thirst, red eyes, blah, blah," he replied offhandedly. He went back into his state of extreme concentration.

"Cole, tell me what's on your mind, please," I begged, looking him straight in the eyes.

He turned his gaze back to me abruptly. A tear betrayed him, sliding down his cheek. I wrapped him up in my arms. I picked him up and put him in the bed before he could realize I'd touched him. I crawled in next to him, facing him. He draped an arm lazily around my waist. We were silent for a moment.

"I just can't believe everything that's happening. It's happened to you before: life is boring for all those years then everything changes all of a sudden. Like you told me once, it's a lot for the human mind to take. I guess I'm just having an emotional overload." He laughed as he uttered the last sentence.

I hugged him tightly, never moving from that spot when he kissed me suddenly. I deepened the kiss by knotting my hands in his shaggy hair. I applied more force to the sensational kiss when he began rubbing my back and down my legs with one hand while pulling my hair gently with the other. His breathing was ragged when I finally broke the kiss, amazed that we'd been so close in that moment. I breathed in his mouth, hypnotizing him. His gorgeous eyes glazed over momentarily as he stared blankly at my inhumanly beautiful face.

He started to tire out at nearly 3, after I'd pestered him incessantly about his rest. I was definitely wearing on his nerves.

"You have to sleep! The next few days are going to be very busy and very stressful. I'm not entirely sure how well this will work." Wheels began turning in my head as I thought over our plan more and more. One thought hit me like 4 tons of bricks.

"What happens when your parents want to see a body?!" I thought I'd spoken too loudly, but relaxed when no one seemed to notice.

"Oh…guess I forgot that one." He yawned as soon as the sentence was uttered. I chuckled at him almost silently.

"Sleepy time for the human. We'll talk more when you wake up." I kissed his forehead and skipped over to the recliner beside the bed. I reclined and turned over, never moving my eyes from my sleeping angel.

A/N: Concert tomorrow; likely no update. Sorry. Like teh chapter? Then review, sluts!

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