"Bye Bella!" Andria called as she turned around to wave at me from the front steps of the school. I waved back and Edward pulled away.

"She's so cute," I sighed.

"See if you still think that when she hits eighteen and wants to be changed immediately," Edward warned me.

"She'll still be cute," I decided.

"You're hopeless," Edward said as he shook his head.

"You think she's cute too," I told him. "Admit it."

"She is now," Edward agreed, "But I have seen children grow up. She'll get difficult."

"At least she's in a good home now," I said happily.

And a good home it was. We had moved again once I had recovered and we had a family discussion. We decided to keep Andria with us, since she wanted to be changed. If she still wanted it when she was 18, we said we would consider it.

We were in another small town in Alaska. We were all in the same grades that we had been pretending to be in while we were in the last town, with the exception of Andria. She hadn't been with us, and she hadn't been to school in two years, so she was starting 6th grade. Emse had been tutoring her at home while we waited to move, and then waited to start school. We were fairly certain that she would be fine where they had placed her. She was an intelligent girl.

We all mourned losing Victoria. Since we knew for sure this time that she was dead, we had a funeral and spread her ashes in the woods. I didn't talk to anyone for a few days, which Emmett found amusing with my new style.

Yes, that's right, I couldn't get Mark backed down from the bet. So as we were speeding towards school, I was busy applying eyeliner. I had painted my nails the night before, and I had a stick-on nose ring, since I couldn't exactly pierce anything because of my granite-hard skin. I was still wearing my gothic clothing that Alice had bought for me.

"Maybe you just shouldn't wear it," Edward suggested as we got out of the Volvo.

"No, she has to wear it," Emmett insisted as he exited Rosalie's BMW with a video camera in hand, aimed at me. "I'll tell Mark if she doesn't. I'm sending him the videos that I make."

"Emmett, I'm not letting my wife go around acting like a goth just because she lost a stupid bet," Edward groaned.

"It was her bet to lose," Emmett said, "and she lost it. So she gets to go around like this."

"It will look weird if I'm a goth and my boyfriend isn't," I pointed out.

"That's already taken care of," Alice said slyly, opening Edward's trunk. Inside were several bags of men's gothic style clothing.

"Alice," Edward whined.

"There's nail polish, stick-on studs, and eyeliner in there too," she said, "and if we hurry, we can even dye your hair black to match Bella's before school starts."

"I'm not going Goth," Edward insisted.

"Chicken!" Emmett taunted him.

"I dare you to do it," Jasper said.

"I'll second that dare," Rosalie added.

"Guys," Edward moaned.

Alice broke out in a triumphant smile when she saw that Edward had caved in. She picked up a set of clothes and the other gothic necessities and grabbed his hand, pulling him towards the school. "Come on, Edward. Let's go darken your outlook on life."

"I hate you, Mark," Edward informed the camera.

"I'm sure he loves you too!" Emmett called.

I grabbed my bag and ran off after my husband and sister. After all, we never knew when eternity would end for any of us, and I figured that I might as well spend every moment possible with the people that I loved.

So that's the end of this part of my story. Perhaps there shall be more, perhaps not. You never know with vampires, and we're a pretty unpredictable group of vampires.

No we're not.

Go away, Alice. We aren't talking about you.

But I can predict what our family is going to do very well, thank you very much.

Alice, I didn't ask you.

I know you didn't. But we are very predicable, so you need to change that. You might give the people that never read this the wrong idea.

Why are we carrying on this conversation by writing it all down? Why aren't we talking?

This is more fun…

Go away, Alice.

What happened to spending every moment possible with the people that you loved?

You go away too, Edward.

Don't you love me anymore?

Yes, but I'm trying to finish this story.

But the story isn't finished.

What are we doing over here?

You go away too, Emmett.

But Bella, this looks like fun.

GO AWAY!!!!!

Fine.

Fine.

Do I have to?

-sigh- No, Edward, you can stay.

Good. Now, what were you saying?

Nothing. Nothing at all.

You're odd, Bella.

You are too, Edward. You are too. But I still love you.

I love you too.

Get a room.

EMMETT!!!!!!

Sorry.

I'm going to end this now before anyone can put something else.

THE END!!!!

(or not)

ALICE!!!!!

A/N: Final author's note and alternate ending to follow soon. Look for them in a day or two since I'll be busy for a while with school and work and other activities.