Chapter 25: Thanks To You

BrunetteGirl: I'm gonna make this commentary quick and painless. It's a short chapter. But it has a very crucial ending and there will be nothing said at the end from the peanut gallery this time. I'm sorry it took so long and hopefully it won't take so long for the next chapter.

I was having one of those days, when nothing went right. I ended up staying at one of my friends from school's house. Angela was nice enough to let me stay after I gave her an abbreviated version of what had happened between me and Rosalie. The only problem was, I was sleeping on her couch, and her family didn't really think it smart to wake me up for school, so I was late. I had gotten almost nine phone calls from Edward freaking out about me being late. I didn't blame him much though. Last time I was late I ended up in a car accident.

I looked like crap going to school because I had overslept. There were snickers coming form every direction, but Edward assured me that I looked beautiful. I knew he was lying. My hair was sticking up in almost every direction. Alice looked like she wanted to jump on me and fix it, but somehow, stayed where she was. My day probably would have gone better if she would have fixed my wardrobe fail. Then I wouldn't be worrying about how awful I looked. I mean, come on, I was wearing sweat pants and a sweat shirt that didn't match which added to my awful day.

Then, I failed a biology test. That one I blamed on Edward. I mean, who could focus with him sitting right there, watching your every move? He felt bad and tried to apologize, but I didn't let him know how upset the test actually made me. I knew if he understood how much it killed me, he would have persuaded our teacher to let me take it again, or give me some form of extra credit to make up for the failed test. Honestly, I probably would have exploded from all of the extra work.

Then, on top of all of that, I slipped on the way to my car after school. I once again hit an invisible patch of ice that no one else happened to slip on but me. Edward caught me before I hit the ground, but still, it added to my bad day.

Edward decided to drop the bomb that he had to go hunting, and would be gone for the rest of the night. That had absolutely wrecked my day. After he left, I realized how alone I was. What was I supposed to do with my time? He took up most of my day. He was always there. Most of my other friends dropped me after Edward and I broke up so there was no hanging out with them but that was a small matter.. I didn't really care about any of them anyways. I hated Mike and Jessica anyways. But everyone else believed the rumors that Mike had spread about me so I really didn't need them in my life anyway.

"I won't be very long," he assured me.

"I know. I just have nothing to do when you're not here," I told him.

"I'm just a phone call away if you need anything," he said, and kissed my forehead.

I went back to Angela's house and did my homework. When I was done with that, I cleaned their entire kitchen. It was practically sparkling by the time her parents got home. They thanked me and went on with their lives. I sat down and stared at the wall.

After sitting for an hour trying to figure out what to do, it hit me. I hadn't been to see my parents since their funeral. I packed up and drove over to the Forks cemetery. When I got there, I sat in the car, debating if I was going to be able to do this. Finally, after taking a deep breath, I got out and walked over to their graves. I sat down and stared at them. It was hard to sit there like this and not have them with me.

"Hi mom, hi dad," I said and cleared my throat. "It, uh, been a while. I'm sorry I haven't been able to come and see you more. I've been busy and don't have much for anything these days. Charlie, I actually have some bad news. Your house burned down. I'm so sorry, I didn't mean for it to happen." I paused, trying not to completely break down. I could tell I was close to tears.

"Believe it or not, I actually like Forks. I should have come to stay with you earlier Charlie. The people here are so sweet and are very concerned about me being on my own. Everyone's been pitching in to help me. I've made some really good friends. Alice Cullen has become my best friend. She's crazy. She takes me shopping every weekend and tortures me into getting clothes and make up and all that stuff. I hate it but I love being with her. She's so passionate about everything she does. Its really entertaining sometimes, You guys would get a kick out of her. She's small, but boy does her attitude make up for her smallness.

"I met someone here, shocking right? His name is Edward Cullen. Mom, you wouldn't believe how hansom he is. You would be even more shocked to know that he actually really cares about me. He's perfect in almost everyway. I have yet to find a flaw in him and trust me; I've tried to find it. He never lets me down when it comes to anything. I really think you'd like him. He's a complete gentleman. He opens doors for me, pulls out my chair, and protects me from almost everything, including myself. He's polite, sweet as hell, and everything he does, he does it with me in mind. He is an amazing musician too! Oh, he can play almost every instrument ever created! Sometimes when I'm having a bad day, or I'm really missing you guys, he plays for me. He is seriously a gift from heaven. I don't know what I did to deserve him." I smiled at the thought of him, and wiped away tears that had spilled over. "I want to spend to rest of my life with him and I think he feels the same way. I know that I'm young, and that you guys' got married young and it fell apart, but this seems to be the real deal. I miss him even when he's gone for more than an hour. That's probably not very healthy, but he's all I have left in my life. I've only known him for a short period, but I really think that he's the one. I love him more then you can imagine. And he seems to love me more than he probably should. I still have yet to figure out why, but he does. I'm as plain as it gets. There's really nothing special about me but he seems to think that I'm as perfect as he is.

"The only thing that is a problem is that he's a vampire. I know its crazy but it's true. I never thought that vampires were even real. But, he won't hurt me, and I'm not afraid. I trust him. He thinks I'm crazy for trusting him. There's just something about him that makes me feel safe. I know that he will protect me from anything that threatens me." I looked at the ground. This had been easier than I thought it would be. But it still wasn't easy.

"I really miss you guys," I whispered. "You don't understand how hard this really is for me. I try so hard to make myself presentable most days. Nobody understands what I'm going through because this has never happened in this town. I feel so alone sometimes, and I just feel like I can't go on." That was when I broke down. I sat there, sobbing, letting out everything that I had suppressed. I felt a pair of cold arms slip around me and I leaned into them.

"It's okay, it's going to be okay," Edward murmured in my ear. We stayed like sitting for about an hour, not saying anything, just, sitting. I hadn't realized how many emotions I had built up about my parents. I was angry at them for separating, and for leaving me here almost completely alone. I was grieving for them dying. I was confused as to what had actually happened with both of them. But mainly, I was happy they were finally together. I knew that Charlie had never really gotten over Renee. He was never one to talk about his feelings, but it was painfully clear.

Edward hugged me closer, as if sensing what was going through my head. I took a deep breath and continued my one sided conversation.

"Mom, Dad, this is Edward," I said, holding to him for dear life.

"It's nice to meet you two. You have an amazing daughter and I love her very much," he said and kissed my forehead. He then pulled out two roses and handed them to me. I placed them on their graves and stood up. Edward put his arm around me as we walked back to my car. Without him there, I probably would have never left them. I would have lain on the ground waiting to join them. But that's why I loved him. He was always there for me, whether I thought I needed him or not. And that was enough for me to want to live with him forever.

"Thanks to you, I will never have to be alone," I whispered.

"I will always be here for you. Forever."

That was beyond shocking to hear. How could anyone be so stupid to think that something like that could be true? Seriously, come on, vampires aren't real everyone knows that. He couldn't believe how stupid Bella was. He knew she was gullible though, and it would have been easy for her to think that something like that was possible. But still, they were mythical creatures. Not. Real.

But, everything made sense. How had Edward moved the car that pinned Bella in the car? How was it that he always seemed to know what people were thinking? Or how his family was never at school on sunny days?

The more he thought about it, the more it made sense. But, why would Bella stay with him if she knew he was a vampire? She should have run in the other direction when she found out what he was. But then again, Bella was far from normal.

He finally had the leverage that he needed against that woman stealing jack ass.

Mike Newton could finally beat Edward Cullen at his own game.