OME. This is my last chapter. My last chapter.
Wow.
I cannot believe that this story is actually finished. I cannot say enough thank you's to everyone- you all have been wonderful readers. So, I would like to dedicate this final chapter to you. Yes, you, who's reading this, because that would mean that you have read all other twenty-four chapters, and have stuck with me all this time.
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Starlight – Chapter 25: Into the Light
Bella's POV:
I can't take this! I screamed in my head. The pain… It was indescribable.
Then before I knew it, the pain was gone.
My breathing was coming in quick gasps. Slowly, I sat up straight. I placed a hand on my chest, trying to calm down my heartbeat.
Only I couldn't find one.
I gasped.
I placed my hand on my chest again. I was right. There wasn't any. Something was very wrong.
Was I dead?
I walked over to a mirror- and got the shock of the lifetime. How do I put this? I was creepily transparent. I had a ghostly aura around me… and what's more shocking?
I was young.
I was in my teenage years. I was young, and a ghost. So I truly was dead. And it finally hit me. I was dead. I was leaving my family. Renesmee, Jacob, Alice, Emmett……
But maybe I would get to see Edward.
The thought made me smile. Shocking, I know. Smiling when you're dead. I never gave much thought to how I'd die, but now that I'm dead, I feel oddly calm about it.
I turned around and faced my bed. I saw my body there. The old Bella Swan Cullen, smiling peacefully in her death.
I don't know why, but a certain memory came into my mind…
Flashback…
"Wow. Kids are so energetic," Alice sighed as she sat down on the chair.
"You should know. You were like that before," Emmett teased her.
She stuck her tongue out. I laughed. She hasn't changed one bit. "You'll never change, Alice," I smiled.
"Yep. Even when I'll die and go wherever I'll go, I'm still gonna be the Alice everyone knows and loves," she declared.
"Speaking of dying…" Emmett murmured.
Death has become a touchy subject for us. Ever since our loved ones- namely Jasper, Edward, and Rosalie- have left us. We were told that we could die anytime soon, since we were lucky to have even reached the age we are right now.
"Emmett, we've been through this. We just have to accept it, that someday, all of us are going to leave this place," I said. I have already accepted it. I have a long time ago, when Edward left.
"Yeah Em," Alice chimed in. "We lived a good life, anyway."
Emmett shrugged. "Oh well. It's not like anyone of us is going to die anytime soon, anyway."
"Yeah, right," Alice said sarcastically.
I just laughed.
End of flashback…
I guess the reason why it came to my mind was because it just happened yesterday.
Time flies so fast.
"Bella."
I know the voice. I just can't believe he's here.
"Edward." I turned around and smile. He's here.
Edward looked just like me, in his teens. He looked amazing, and perfectly happy.
I couldn't stand it any longer. I rushed towards him, and hugged and kissed him like crazy.
"I missed you so much! You have no idea how much. I just can't believe this! I'm so happy! I just-"
"Bella." I stopped, and looked into his shining green eyes. "Do you know why I'm here? Do you know what happened?"
Oh. He must think that I didn't know. "Of course I know," I said softly. "I know I'm dead. I know you're here to take me away."
"And you're okay with that?" he asked slowly, as if he was shocked by my calm answer.
"Actually, I am. I've accepted that I'm going to die someday. I'm just happy that you're here," I simply said.
"Oh, then if that's the case…" he smiled happily. "I missed you Bella. So much. I'm just so happy that we're together again."
"Yes. So am I," I murmured softly as I kissed his cheek.
"I love you," he murmured. I didn't answer, because we both know what my answer is going to be.
"Come," he said, and we both stepped into the light.
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I laughed again as Alice finished her story. My stomach was already aching from all the laughter. Beside me, I could hear Jasper, Rosalie, and Emmett's laughter as well.
Beside me, Edward ruffled my hair. I leaned my head on his shoulder.
We've been in this place for a long time. Me, Edward, Alice, Emmett, Rosalie, and Jasper. Emmett and Alice suddenly appeared one day. Then our family was finally complete.
If you're asking me where I am, then I'd have to say heaven. When I first saw it, I even wished I'd died earlier. It's been the perfect place, and I love it. In fact, I'm never going to grow tired of this place. All I need is Renesmee, Jacob, and my grandchildren…
The thought of it just makes me unbearably happy.
So that's it. The story is over. I still can't believe it. I'm in denial! :D I just hope it was enjoyable. And I warned you- it has a fantasy-ish ending.
Answer to last chapter's question (which nobody got): The woman died in childbirth, and the stranger was the baby.
This chapter's question: Are you Team Edward, Emmett, Jasper, or Jacob, and why?
Thanks again for sticking with me! There's going to be one more chapter with all the acknowledgements. So, I'd like to end with this: Remember my goal, 300 reviews! Since you've read the entire story, and stuck with me all this time, then I have one final request… REVIEW!!!
Jen