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Off to War

(Chapter 25: Trip down memory lane)

Bella's POV

I awoke to my alarm clock blaring, 'Mr. Bright Side' by the Killers. I smiled to myself. Believe it or not that was the best night of sleep I've gotten since Edward, 'Died'. I propped myself up on one elbow and looked around my now brightly lit room. I felt at piece…

"EJ give me back my bow!"

Well I did.

I chuckled to myself as I pulled the quilt off me, and sat up raising my arms in a stretch above my head. Well Bella, time to get the kids ready for school. With that thought, I walked over to my closet and pulled out a pair of jeans, my blue V-neck shirt, and a pair flip flops. I dressed quickly, throwing my hair into a messy pony, and applying some mascara and lip gloss; I rushed to the kids. Lilly was in her room kneeling on the floor, digging through her drawers, chanting 'Nope not it' with each piece of clothing she'd pull out and toss behind her. I laughed at the frustrated look on her face, making her gaze come to me.

"Oh Hi mom, have you seen my pink dress, that Grandpa Charlie got me?" She said turning herself back to digging.

"Lilly look at the mess you made."

She pulled away and looked around the clothed disaster of a room, and shrugged. I shook my head with a chuckle.

"It's in the dyer, now clean up this room… we have 15 minutes to get you guys and fed, before school." She nodded and got up from the floor.

"Thanks mom!" she said with a bright smile, and raced out the room.

"No running!" I yelled as I walked to EJ's room. He was lying on his; bed fully dressed playing with his PSP. I cleared my throat. He looked up from it, and smiled timidly. I knew that look.

"What's wrong honey?" He sighed deeply and sat up.

"I'm not going to school." He said folding his arms in front of him, in protest.

"Why, I thought you were happy to be going to big boy school?"

"I was, that's before Lilly told me the tales about school for big boys…." He trailed off. My brow furrowed.

"I don't understand, mind explaining?" I questioned. He looked cagey, but nodded.

"Uh, Lilly said…umm that when boys my age go to big boy school…the t-teacher's turn into a evil Vampire's and eat us!" He explained flailing his arms.

"What!" I nearly shouted. He nodded.

"That's absurd, besides I thought you like Vampires?"

"Mom, I do. These vampires are evil!" he said stressing the word 'evil'.

"All vampires are evil…" His eyes widened.

"No!" he said standing up and taking my face into his hands.

"Not all vampires are bad, there are good ones too." He said with a crooked smile. I nodded, taking his hands off my face.

"Okay, then you should be fine." I told him calmly. He giggled.

"I guess you're right, besides my best friend is a vampire…he'll protect me." He said happily, before skipping out of the room. I rolled my eyes, that kid and his imagination.

After breakfast I dropped the kids off at school and went grocery shopping. Once everything was put away and the house was straightened up. I went to the basement and grabbed everything I would be showing Edward. Just as I finished carrying the last box in the door bell rang. I sighed and dusted my hands off on my jeans, Great I probably looked a mess! I thought to myself as I reached the door. I opened the door to a perfect Edward.

"Hi" I said shyly. He pulled the left side of his mouth up into a crooked smile. My heart sighed contently, as if saying, 'I'm finally happy'.

"Hi Bella" his smooth voice, hypnotized me. I realized we were still standing at the door.

"Oh, sorry come in." I said moving aside for him to come in. He nodded and walked through, coming to a stop at the living room. It was silent, I needed to say something.

"So-"

"Do-"

We started at the same time, causing me to let out a tiny laugh.

"You go first…" I said waving my hand to him.

"Bella, I hope this won't be awkward today." I shook my head in amusement.

"It won't be awkward, if you don't make it." I responded back. He chuckled, and nodded.

"Alright. So did you wanna start?" I nodded, and sat down on the sofa. He mimicked me sitting on the couch beside me.

I grabbed the first box and pulled to my feet.

(An: The pictures I describe are on my website. The link is located on my profile!)

"I guess I'll start with this" I said as I started to bring the content out of the box. I first brought out a picture of them as new borns. In the picture they're positioned facing each other, in the nude, EJ on left and Lilly on the right. I handed it to him.

"That's Lilly and EJ, EJ's on the left, Lilly's on the right…" I explained as he examined the photo. He sucked in a breath as he ran his long pale finger over the photo.

"They're beautiful." He whispered, as I watched his eyes dance over the picture.

"I know." I said reaching for the second picture.

"This photo is of Lilly and EJ. I think they were 3 months here." I said giving him the picture. Once his eyes reached the photo a beautiful smile broke out onto his face.

"She's smiling, and it's crooked." He said with a light chuckle. I nodded in agreement because he was right; she was smiling a lopsided smile. Next picture.

"This picture is of them. We went to visit my mom in Florida for the summer; it's they're first time at the beach." He took it gently from my hand and laughed.

"What is EJ so focused on?" I laughed too.

"Oh it was a bird… It was so cute he kept pointing, and was like, 'Ahh'. Well, he said some other baby stuff but I really don't remember." He nodded in understanding. We continued looking through the entire box photos, laughing as I told the stories. The first video I pulled out read, 'EJ first loose tooth'. I walked over to the VCR and popped in the tape, and went and sat back down. It fuzzed at first but then turned into a clear picture.

(When its video it's in bold & italicized, also it's told in third person. Enjoy!)

The camera turns on facing Bella.

"Hello Camera!" she said letting off a groan, "uh don't ask why I just said that." Bella said with a laugh.

Edward let off a deep chuckle.

"Today is, April 5th 2008, also the day of EJ's first loose tooth!" Bella said excitedly as she turned the camera to a 4 year old EJ.

"Say hi to the camera EJ" Little EJ smiled crookedly.

"Hewo camwa!" He said waving.

"I wanna say hewo too!" said a tiny little voice, Bella laughed and moved the camera to a little girl with brown eyes and brown curly hair, with a purple dress on.

"Alright Lilly, say hi!" The little girl smiled reveling her two front teeth missing.

"Hewo camwa, how's the view fwom up dere?" Lilly said bringing her hands together making binoculars' with them, Bella laughed joyously.

Edward laughed too.

"Damn, she's the cutest thing I've ever seen." He said. I nodded.

"That she is, I have her first loose tooth on here too, but it's just her screaming about how she's never gonna grow new ones back." I said with a laugh, he joined in and turned back to the TV screen.

"Okay show me your tooth." Bella said zooming in on his teeth. EJ's small finger pointed to his k9 (An: Sorry if that's not what you call it!).

"Tis one wight here is woose. I very sad about it" you could hear the sadness.

"Why?" Bella asked from behind the camera.

"Tat's my vampire toothy!" He stated as it was the most obvious answer.

Edward looked confused.

"EJ was and still is obsessed with vampires. He didn't even wanna go to school today, Lilly told him that his teacher is an evil vampire, and that she'll eat him." I said, shaking my head with amusement. Edward laughed too, but it sounded different. I shrugged it off.

"Yeah, kids these days are so imaginative" I agreed and continued to watch.

"Oh don't worry bud, it'll grow back!" Bella assured him. EJ's eye's brightened.

"Yay!" He said running off down the hall. Bella turned the camera back towards her.

"Well I guess he said all that was needed to say, anyways I'm done, Bye!" Bella smiled brightly and the TV screen went blue.

"Thank you so much Bella. I mean it, I'm so grateful -" He said at loss of words, as he stood up, I did too.

"You're welcome." I said with a smile, he smiled bigger.

"Well I guess I should go, since the kids need picked up in 10 minutes." He said walking over to the door. I looked at the clock, and he was indeed right.

"How did you know what time I pick them up?" I asked with a chuckle. His eyes showed an emotion, not sure what it was but it did, but then composed.

"Aren't all elementary schools the same?" he asked, a smirk playing his lips.

"Yeah I guess so." He was just about to walk out the door when he turned to me abruptly.

"Bella let me take you out to dinner." He said. My eyes widened.

"Uh I-I don't know. I have the kids to take care of, and work and I-"

"Bella, Esme wouldn't mind watching them, she already loves them." He said cutting me off.

"But I have work…"

"We can go on a weekend." He said, determined. I let out a sigh, it was just too soon. I was about to say no, when…

"Bella please, I just wanna get to know my wife better." He pleaded. I looked into his eyes…and I saw the old Edward, the one I fell in love with, the one I married.

"Fine…" I whispered in defeat.

"Thank you love, so much!" he said pulling me into a hug. My arms automatically wrapped around him. We stayed like that for a little while, just basking in each other. He pulled away reluctantly.

"I guess I have to go. Um tell the kids I said hi?"

"Um, yeah. Okay…"

"Oh and remember Bella, I get you on Saturday." He said with another sexy smirk. I rolled my eyes with a snort.

"Yeah, yeah." I said playfully as he shut the door behind him.

I hope this isn't a mistake.

An: So, what did you think? This chapter was pretty long compared to my others an extra page and a half. Hope you enjoyed it! Oh, I have a question…Would you like me to write this again, but in Edward POV…or just keep on with the story! Review and tell me!

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