Chapter 25

AN: Hi guys! Well the last chapter our dear Bella was shot by Aro. I know some of the questions are probably will she die? What will become of Edward? What happen to Aro and the Volturi brothers? Wow! So many questions, but all I can say is just keep reading…because the answers are nearer than you think.

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Augusta Moonlight

Disclaimer: Everything belongs to the great Stephanie Meyer. I own nothing!

His emerald eyes watched as she laid on the hospital bed. Her brown locks of hair was spread wildly on the white satin pillow. Her pale skin gave off a faint glow as some of the early morning sun swan into the room. He held her hand tightly in his and squeezed. In hopes that she would return the gesture but she didn't. She didn't move an inch just mirror the picture of eternal beauty bound to sleep…or in her case inches away from death. True loves kiss will not revive her or give her the strength to fight death's ugly grip. He could lose her at any moment. She could slip into the darkness and never come back. Tears pool into his eyes but he kept them at bay. All he could do was watch her and pray ,to whomever would listen to him, to bring her back to him. He pick up her hand and brought it to his lips. He placed a kiss and said

"Bella, please stop being stubborn and come back to the us. We all need you…especially me. I need you the same way I need to breathe. Don't you dare leave me, don't you dare"

The tears that he held back slipped down his cheek as he watched her flawless face. Nothing happen, it remain blank and lifeless. He sighed as he lean up and kissed her cold pale cheek. Then he placed her hand back on the bed and left her room. He walked into the hallway and took a deep breathe. He closed eyes in a feeble attempt to relax his anxiety body. The sounds of the hospital filled his ears. The way the doctors and nurses whispered to one another. The trays being pushed up and down the halls. The laughter of others. When it came to her room, no sound came from it. Nothing was there but the stupid beeping of the machine that she was hook up to. The doctor have been able to remove the bullet. It damaged her muscles but no internal organs were hurt. The doctor were relief with that small fact. The only thing was that she lose a lot of blood, blood that needed to replace quickly. But they have been able to save her, and her surgery gone well but they worry that she might slip into a coma based on her blood loss. They were hopeful she would wake up soon though. However he wasn't seeing any signs of her waking up soon. He was getting worried. He let out a long sigh when a vibration ran through his body. He peek at his pager. He truly didn't want to look at it. He wasn't in the mood to be a cop. But he had to, it was his duty after all so he open the message that awaited him. He smiled slightly at the what he read. All three of the Volturi brothers were caught and put in jail. The paperwork was on his desk so the next step of going to trail could begin. He closed his pager but decided to worry about that later. Bella was more important at the moment. He walked back into her room and sat down on the chair beside her bed. He gave a weak smile as he stroke her arm. Just talking to her about nothing. He mention her family rushing in, and Alice almost biting his head off for allowing her baby sister to get shot. If he wasn't in shock at how scary a pixie could look he might have found her yelling amusing.

As he talked, she didn't not respond to his useless babble. He squeezed her hand and just looked at her. Before he knew it the exhaustion that he had been raking his body finally won allowing him to lull into a deep slumber.

-Bella-

"I'd never given much thought to how I would die…but even if I had, I would not have imagined it like this…surely it was a good way to die, in the place of someone else, someone I loved. Nobel, even. That ought to count for something" (Twilight, page 1)

Darkness surround her as she struggle to get away from it. Her mind was fuzzy and unfocused. Memories flashed and raced but she could not keep up. Darkness surround her almost in a painful grip. Yet, she fought against it alluring call to just give up and sink into the embrace that was awaiting her. When she thought she was ready to give in, memories blinked furiously at her. As if to remind her that she needed to fight. Others depend on her to fight until the end. She will begin her fight all over again.

Finally the darkness began to slip away. She worried for a moment that she had loss despite her endless struggle for life. She could feel the cold grip of the darkness loosen and fade away. The darkness swan back into the abyss of which it had come from. The moment the darkness retreated, her return to life began.

She could hear the loud string of beeps fill her ears. She tried to open her eyes but they remained shut. She felt the cold air fill her lungs as she breathed in. Her hearted raced in a slow tempo, she could feel each beat against her chest. Once again she tried to open her eyes, and slowly they open. They stared into a bright light that made her blink and turned her head away from it. She took a deep breathe and open them again. This time it wasn't a bright light that assault her eyes. It was the bronze color locks that she knew so well. She blinked slightly before looking down to see his hand holding hers tightly. A smile came across her face. She breathe out

"Edward"

He didn't react to her soft call. She smiled again and ease her hand out of his grip and traced his face lightly. He tinted his head to her touch and then suddenly his eyes sprang open. They were wide was surprise as he turn to her. She smiled and said

"Hello Officer Cullen."

"Bella, you're awake…you came back!"

She nodded as he sprang onto his feet and called the doctors. When the doctor came rushing in, she just realized that she was in the hospital. She sighed as the doctor began their check up.

Soon they left saying that everything was okay but she was going to be under observation for a few days. That she needed to rest so her body could focus on healing the wound on her back. When the last of the doctors left she turned towards Edward and said

"Hey there."

"How are you feeling?"

"Tired, a bit disorientated but other than that fine."

"That's good."

She bit her lip before asking

"What happen to Aro and his brothers?"

"They are in jail, my boys took care of them."

"Oh, that a relief."

"Yeah, I know it is."

"Does my family know that I'm here?"

"Yes, and for someone so short your sister is a deadly whirlwind."

She giggled lightly just imagining Alice hands on her small waist and glaring at Edward. She let her brown eyes lock with Edwards emerald. She felt a warm blush filter into her cheeks and said

"Yeah, I know she can be."

Edward nodded his head her but let his eyes just stare at her. She lean back against her pillow and looked at him. Even with that worn out look in his eyes and his gruff exterior. He was still the Greek god she meet on that chilly November day. She bit her lip before saying.

"Edward, um…I have something I want to tell you. I know a lot of stuff happen between us. A lot of bad blood between you and me but I don't know when, I don't know how but I fell in love with you…I wanted to tell you that I do love you, a way I never allow myself to love anyone before."

His emerald eyes widen before becoming liquid and dark with desire. A bright smile filled his face as he lean down. His lips claimed hers in one swift motion making her lose sensation of everything around her. Her arms came to wrap around his neck pulling him closer. A strong current of electricity wrapped itself around her body allowing the kiss to feel even more intense. He pulled away slightly leaving her panting.

"I love you Bella Swan. I thought I care that you were Blue Rose. That I could never look at you again and feel for you what I felt when I was with Bella. But no matter what was happening, I look at you and it took everything I had not to embrace you. I love you and nothing will keep me from loving you."

Tears pooled into her eyes before slipping slowly down her cheek as she smiled and said

"Edward, you mean the world to me…and I love being Blue Rose. She gave me a freedom that nothing else in this world could give me. She allow me to be me, and not care about social norms or rules. I could have the best of both worlds. I wasn't willing to give her up for anything or anyone. Then I meet you, and even though I told myself time and time again I wouldn't give up Blue Rose for you. I know deep down that my love for you means a lot more and I can give her up and not regret that decision."

He kissed her lips lightly and said

"I don't care who you are or were. All I care about is you Bella. I almost loss you, and I don't want to even think about losing you again. You are my everything and I don't care about the rest. As long as I have you beside me…there nothing I not willing to do to protect you and love you. You are my shining star in my dark life, Bella. I don't know if we are good together. I don't know what the world will think…all I know is that I love you more than life itself."

Bella smiled as Edward claim her lips in a heated kiss again. She let out a soft moan as he deepen the kiss. Her hands fell on his cheeks as his awkwardly wrapped around her waist. He pulled away slightly and said

"I love you Bella, my blue rose thief."

"I love you Edward."

He lean down again to kiss her but she stop him and look him, right in the eyes.

Brown v Emerald.

She breathe out

"We are a prefect mixture of love between two different worlds."

AN: I hope all you enjoy this chapter. I'm sad to report that there only one more chapter to go which will be the epilogue. I should be posting it either later today or tomorrow.