Here is the 5th chapter of How I Found Love. Please note that Edward's POV's will be short since this story is supposed to be in only Bella's POV.
Epov(from where last chapter left off)
I couldn't believe I had found her and she still loves me although I wish she hadn't. Her being a vampire was because of my disappearance causing her to commit suicide, and at the mere age of 15!
I will never understand why she tried to give up her life over me, especially since she had many suitors begging for her already taken hand in marriage. We had plans to elope after her 16th birthday but obviously she didn't reach it.
Many thought it "improper" for us to be together for many reasons including the hatred of me from her father.
Bella was a princess and she would soon be the next ruler for her parents were both old and did not have any other children except for Bella so her father wanted her to get married to a vile man that did not love her at all.
I was merely a Duke of Great Britain while Bella was a Princess of France, we could never be for she was of much higher status and had to marry a prince(obviously).
I still remember the day we met as clear as if it was yesterday and I loved every minute of it.
Flashback:
I had arrived in France in search of excitement and adventure and I got it plus a new love.
I was riding my horse, a Lipizzan stallion of good build, and I heard the voice of an angel singing a soft tune in a language I could not recognize. I, being the curious 16 year old boy that I am, went to find the source of the sound.
I kicked my horse into a canter and found myself at the edge of a beautiful, small clearing with a small pond in the middle and flowers of every color.
Then I spotted a young girl about 14 sitting on a large rock singing in a language I recognized as french with forest animal surrounding her, entranced by her voice.
I dismounted and crouched down and watched the girl from behind the tall grass, not making any sounds or movements.
After about 5 more minutes my horse decided that it was time to leave and neighed long and loud, interrupting the girl, scaring the animals, and giving me away.
I quickly got up and tried to mount my horse but the girl called out and asked me to stop. I complied and slowly turned around to face her.
She gasped as she saw my face and asked who I was and I told her and she introduced herself as Princess Isabella of France, but she preferred Bella. Ever since that day, until a few days before her 15th birthday and my kidnapping, we were inseparable and fell in love.
End Flashback
Bella and I stood side by side and waited for the group to come so we could get going. I knew all of them from various sights in the halls and classes we shared, they were good people, humans, but nice.
With Alice and her boyfriend leading they got out of their car and walked over to my love and me.
BPOV
Alice and the blond male led the group to where Edward and I were waiting and Alice decided to make introductions.
"Ok everyone, this is Izzy Laroche, she just moved here and I invited her to come with us so she could get to know some friendly people." she announced staring at them all. For someone so small she sure was loud and bouncy.
"Izzy, this is my boyfriend, Jasper Whitlock," she pointed to the tall blond, blue eyed boy next to her and he smiled in acknowledgment, "Rosalie Hale," she pointed to a blond girl that was breathtaking even for vampire standards and looked like a supermodel and she smiled warmly at me.
"Emmett McCarty," she continued pointing to a very muscular boy with dark, curly hair making him look like a teddy bear, he smiled hugely, "and Eric Yorkie and Angela Weber who also are new to the group. I invited them since I have always wanted to and never had the chance." Alice finally finished gasping from only taking about 3 breaths through her whole speech.
"Hi everyone, as you probably already know, I'm Izzy and, again you already know, this is Edward Masen" I announced
"Umm, actually Iz," Edward said, "it's Cullen now." he admitted.
"What?" I was extremely shocked, I had always loved his last name.
"Yeah, remember, I was adopted." he told me. Oh, yes, right, I guess I will have to ask him more later.
"Ok, well why don't we get going and once we get situated you can tell us how you guys know each other? We all want to know how you managed to snag the Edward Cullen." Rosalie said, first time I heard her speak.
We walked, me holding Edward's hand almost as tight as he held mine, and followed the group of humans who chattered to one another the whole way, thankfully including Angela and Eric.
"'Kay, we're here," a loud, deep voice boomed, making me jump a little, "start settling down, it's almost story time!" Emmett finished, squealing like a little girl. This made me start cracking up which made everyone stare at me.
"What?" I asked.
"Your laugh, it sounds so..." Angela said in apparent awe.
"Beautiful." Edward finished smiling down at me. I looked down in embarrassment, feeling my cheeks burn with a blush I would never have.
"Thanks, never heard that before, except from Edward," It was true, Edward was always commenting about things I did, whether it be my laugh or my blush, he loved it and told me too.
"Wait, so how do you two know each other?" the tall blond boy, Jasper asked, his voice had a slight southern accent to it.
"I guess we should sit down." I suggested. They all sat on the grass, Emmett and Jasper putting Rosalie and Alice on their laps and Angela and Eric seating themselves next to them.
I pulled Edward down with me and he sat me on his lap, wrapping me in an protective embrace in his arm's iron grip.
"Do you want to tell them or should I?" Edward whispered in my ear from behind me, his voice silky and irresistible.
"I will, you can try and help even though I can probably think of something by myself." We were conversing in barely audible to human ears tones so they could not here us.
"Alright, I love you." he said.
"I love you too." I told him happily.
"Well," I turned to face our audience, "how should I begin?" I raised my eyebrows at them waiting for an answer.
"How did you meet?" Alice asked, bouncing in Jasper's lap.
"I was new to the school and Edward had to show me around and then we sort of just fell together I guess." that was the first thing I had thought of and it made sense so I went with it.
"How long did you know each other?" Rosalie asked.
"Not long, only almost a year, then Edward was... adopted." I struggled to say the last word for it was not the truth and I had grown accustomed to kidnapped.
"Hold on, he was adopted, why was he adopted?" Emmett burst in.
"I was an orphan, living with foster parents." the lie rolled so easily off his tongue as if it were the truth, but I knew better.
"Oh my gosh." Angela gasped.
"Yeah, they died when I was 13." he said this so sincerely I almost believed him myself.
"My mom died when I was 12." Angela said solemnly, Eric patted her awkwardly on the back and she smiled sadly at him.
I felt something tugging at vision so I closed my eyes and prepared myself for the vision and waited.
Not long after I was seeing Angela dressed in a beautiful floor-length, strapless, black silk dress holding the hand of a boy I recognized from Biology.
They were smiling at each other and were walking to a black limo where myself, Edward, Rosalie, Emmett, Alice, Jasper, Eric, and a girl that I assumed to be Eric's date.
The vision ended and I opened my eyes and saw 6 pairs of eyes staring at me concerned and curious.
"Sorry must have dozed off, any more questions?" I asked.
There is Chapter 5, review if you don't agree with something or you're just reviewing, k?
