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A World of One

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And then suddenly I knew, suddenly I realised and I wondered how I could have been so stupid, how I could have been so ignorant.

"Edward," I sighed. "Edward, I don't blame myself."

And just like that. Just like that. He was there, he was there and he was real and he was beautiful and I wondered briefly how I could be so lucky.

And just like that, I was in his arms and the world was complete.

And just like that, everything was fine.

.

Almost. All we had to do was return home to Esme and Carlisle.

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FINAL BOOK

I held on till the phone rang itself out. "Answer!" I wanted to scream down the wire.
I put the phone down dejectedly.
"Sixth time lucky," Alice smiled. I internally groaned and dialled again.

"Hello?" His voice picked up mid-ring, almost breathlessly.
I took a deep breath. "Hello."

***

"This time don't hang up," Emmett advised. I hung my head in shame. It was just to much, his weary, ancient voice, so sad.
He didn't sound depressed as such, just sad, defeated. Like he had to weather on. Because he just didn't have any other choice.
"Hello?" He answered again, his voice terrifying me. It was the worst pain in the world.

I had done this to him.

"I'm coming home," I whispered.
"Okay." Carlisle said blankly.

***

Edward had his car with him, the precious Volvo never leaving his sight. That meant that we had two cars, as I had also taken the Chevy the day I entered the alley. The fateful day that would set our lives straight again. Edward volunteered, somewhat graciously, to take my beat up orange car home, letting Rosalie, Emmett, Alice and Jasper take his silver one. I rode shotgun along side the man that I vowed to spend eternity with.

It was almost sad saying goodbye to out disgusting hotel; it was full of the good times.

Like finding people.
The laughs.
The friendship made with Rosalie.
Alice slowly returning to normal- although her memories still haunted her.
Me seeing Jasper smile.
Me and Jasper becoming close.
Edward being there in general.
Me spending twenty four hours a day, seven days a week with my new family.
The hope.

It was also full of the bad times.

Like Alice collapsing.
Me discovering Jaspers eyes.
Rosalie screaming.
Thinking Emmett was dead.
Watching the happy couples and me being all alone.
My nightmares.
The pain.
The angst.
The tears.
The fights.

And I realised as Jasper locked the door for the final time and Rosalie had returned her room key that the room was full of a very strong emotion.

Love.

***

We drove carelessly over a ditch in the road; I felt my body jolt upwards as I watched out the rear-vision mirror, smiling slightly at my family, the car trailing closely behind ours.
As we neared Fork's I felt butterflies fill my stomach, I gripped Edwards hand firmly, we both took a breath together, holding on. And I almost knew that the others were doing the same.
We silently passed the line into Forks.

I let out my breath.

We had done it, although at times it had seemed impossible, we had done the impossible and for that, for achieving what nobody else could manage to do, I felt the proudest in the world. At times, I admit, I gave up on myself, times when I cried myself to sleep, wanting it all to end. I won't lie, I lost belief in myself sometimes and there were countless times where I had doubts. It was a challenge finding the Cullen's, it was a challenge that not everybody would partake in. I left a lot of things to chance, so many things that could have gone wrong. I lost hope, I think we all did at times, feeling hopeless led me into dangerous territory. Had I changed as a person? Yes, I'd like to think so. I'd learnt a lot about my family, I'd learnt just how brave they were. And I learnt that if you give up on family, you give up on life itself.
Would I do this again, had the need arise?

You bet your sweet ass I would.

We were home.

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This is not the final chapter, although it may have-possibly-seemed like an ending. We still have to find us some Carlisle :)
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