Falling in Love

Chapter 8

Amazed by you

Disclaimer: I do NOT own Twilight or the song Amazed by Lonestar…but, I think I am getting use to the fact…ever so slowly!

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Last part of the last chapter

I swam faster eager to see what it was. I got deeper to grab the small item and picked it up in my small hand.

It was a coin. It was a gold small coin with something written on it. I couldn't read what it said but knew that it said something. I showed Edward and he took it in his hands.

"WOW" His expression read. I must have found something good! He pointed up and then over. I could tell he was asking me if I wanted to continue or back up. I felt my stomach grumble and pointed up.

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As I swam to the surface of the ocean water for the first time I felt like an angel. I felt weight less and as the water glided over my body I felt as if for that moment I had wings of gold. For the first time when I looked over to Edward, I felt like an equal to him and as if I could do just about anything he could.

I looked up and saw the sun hitting the water like glass glimmering and shinning substantially. The ripples of the water played playfully and small rainbow circles danced above me. Everything was perfect for that moment. I didn't need to worry about the danger of Edward and even more if we would be living together forever like we should. I felt more at peace with myself more than anything else.

We reached our destination and Edward lifted me onto the boat and helped me easily take off all of my heavy equipment. Finally after he stared at me for a never ending long minute he shock his head and cleared his mind of whatever he was thinking and finally spoke.

"Bella, will you please show me what you found in the water?" He spoke very quietly almost as if he was having trouble talking.

"Yes, here." I handed him the small golden coin. On land it looked even more beautiful than it did on the ocean floor. It was a lustrous gold that hurt my eyes when I opened my hand to pass it off to Edward. The coin had many writings on it in a strange and out of date langue and had dirty gems on the outside of the rim they looked a dirty color and stained. It looked mysterious.

"What is it Edward, do you know?"

"I'm not sure; it looks like it's from the 1400's during the times of pirates. I think this might be a gold coin Bella!" Edward said with excitement.

"That's cool but…did you say PIRATES?" I wasn't a big fan of stinky hairy old guys that sailed ships that would never get washed, I had never really liked pirates and now that I had their coin I knew I was going to be in trouble, I mean, haven't you seen Pirates in the Caribbean? Things didn't work out so well with her, unless you count her being saved and having the amazingly hot Orlando Bloom asking her to marry him. That I think would be a little too much of a crazy day for me, and plus, my night in shinning armor has already asked me to marry him.

"Don't worry Bella; I'll keep you safe…ARR!" He chuckled and then looked at the coin even more closely.

"Edward do you know what all of those words mean on that?" His eyebrow raised and then he began to laugh almost equivalent to the time he began to laugh before the first baseball game that he had me watch; the one that started so much trouble but had resulted in bringing us two even closer than ever.

"Bella I may be older than anyone besides my family that you know, but I'm not that old!" He laughed again and then began to stop when he realized I wasn't joking.

"Umm, I don't know what they say or mean. And I'm sorry, let's get you back before your stomach becomes even angrier at me for not feeding you." He brushed my hair behind me ear and kissed my neck ever so softly. And then raised the sails on the sail boat and we began to move as the wind carried us off.

We got back to the beach house just before 5 o' clock. He carried me inside the house and shut the door behind him and laid me carefully onto the leathered couch.

"Dinner will be ready any minute, I promise." He turned on the television and left me in the living room and walked through to the opened kitchen.

The most delicious scent carried through the house in no time and made me feel even hungrier from the exhilarating day I had with him. And before I knew it he was sitting next to me and handed me a plate full of spaghetti, vegetables and a slice of garlic bread.

"Thank you sweetie…" I tested the meal and felt my mouth begin to tingle with delight. "Could you please send my compliments to the chef when you get the chance?" I joked.

"I'm not sure, I think he might be going even more crazy sitting next to the most appealing and prepossessing girl that any man has ever laid eyes on…I'm not sure if he could handle anything else from this Goddess that he won't shut up about. It will bring even more trouble to him I'm sure.

"Edward Anthony Cullen…" I pause and leaned in very, very close to Edward. "I love you." And I finished eating.

When I was done Edward quickly cleaned my plate and put it away and came back to the living room. He walked to the back wall and opened a Curtin I had thought hid another window, but to my surprise it wasn't any window. He opened the Curtin and exposed a large stereo. He turned it on and a soft music began to play.

He walked back to the couch and probed me onto my feet and placed both of his arms around my waist. I began to feel like an ice cube; frozen in time and unable to move. But with his help my arms reached around his cool neck and we began to sway to the music. Then everything became a fog when I listen carefully to every word that was played from the song.

Every time our eyes meet
This feeling inside me
Is almost more than I can take
Baby when you touch me
I can feel how much you love me
And it just blows me away
I've never been this close to anyone or anything
I can hear your thoughts
I can see your dreams

I don't know how you do what you do
I'm so in love with you
It just keeps getting better
I want to spend the rest of my life
With you by my side
Forever and ever
Every little thing that you do
Baby, I'm amazed by you

His deep voice tickled my ear as he sang along with every part of the song.


The smell of your skin
The taste of your kiss
The way you whisper in the dark
Your hair all around me
Baby you surround me
You touch every place in my heart
Oh, it feels like the first time, every time
I want to spend the whole night in your eyes

Chorus

Solo

Every little thing that you do
I'm so in love with you
It just keeps getting better
I want to spend the rest of my life
With you by my side
Forever and ever
Every little thing that you do
Baby, I'm amazed by you

Tears began to flow rapidly from my waterfall eyes. The warm tears warming my ice body and melting every inch of my heart and sole. His finger caught every tear before it could reach my cheekbones.

"I……...LOVE………YOU." I said very, very, VERY….slowly. I tried to speak through the tears that were causing me to start to feel lightheaded. And then once I got those three words out, I stood one my tiptoes and kissed his cold marble lip and listened again as the song played over and over, testing my heart, but mostly my tears, every time it played.

After slow dancing with Edward for what seemed like only for a few minutes he picked me off of the ground and carried me. I knew that the time must have gone by quicker than I thought since I could see the sun was no longer in site and the same song was played more than 30 times. I felt my eye lids suddenly fall and covered my eyes. I wouldn't fall asleep but closing my eyes and swaying in Edward's arms was the most magical thing I had ever felt. My heart began to slow after the first hour in his arms. But once he started to kiss my cheek it woke up and raced off to win a marathon. HE heard my crazy and annoying heart and began to smile.

"Are you ready for bed Isabella?" He asked.

"Are you kidding me?" I asked quietly. "I will never be able to sleep now." I told him matter-of-factly. I could feel my blood bumping and could hear my heart through talking to him.

"Come on Bella, you have a long day tomorrow. We get to go back to Forks and I know Alice misses you very much." He walked me to the room in the back of the house. He sat me down the bed and handed me my pajama's that I had set aside this morning.

I got dressed and laid me bed next to him. Once the light was off and it was just me and him I felt exhaustion take over me. Edward slowly sang me the lullaby he made for me and I feel into a deep sleep.

(I'm sorry but….NIGHTMARE)

It was hot, and I could feel the sweat start to fall from my forehead. It wasn't just hot but also dark. Something was over my eyes blocking my vision. All I could do was hear the three other girls next to me.

I could hear Jessica morn and what sounded like Angie cry, but the noises from Lauren where silent and out of place. I listen carefully trying to make sure everyone of use was still together.

I could feel the two of them but something was around my hands and feet. And something that tasted like a dirty sock was shoved in my dry mouth.

An aching pain caused me to wince and I could smell the rust and salt of the blood that was dripping instead of sweat. I laid my head back on something hard. And I heard a whimper.

I tried communicating with the noise hoping that it really was Jessica like I thought but I wasn't sure. She moved slowly but I knew someone was there and a heart beating faster than any other heart I had ever heard.

Suddenly, after about an hour from the first time I opened my eyes, a bright light appeared. Something violently grabbed me and took off the thing that was covering my eyes from the world. My body began to shake in the cold breeze.

The light burned my eyes and I shut them tight. The sock was removed out of my mouth and I began to scream for Edward…but like always he didn't answer my call for help. Tears feel to my cheeks.

I was hit in the mouth and knew to keep quite. Again this time I tried to open my eyes. What was waiting for me was the same man that that pulled me into the car before, just he was dirtier and needed grooming very badly. He smiled and then laughed scurrilously exposing every single one of his rotten teeth.

I looked past him and saw the familiar trees that I had grown to love. I could feel the longing to go home and tried to talk to the man and order him to bring me home.

But something inside of me would not allow me to make any sort of sound to the villain. Some kind of punishment was sure to be made if I did. Instead I looked around for my friends and hoped they weren't in any more danger.

To my right the tree of them we all on the dirt floor, they looked awful. Inside of Angie's hair were knots the size of a softball and small leaves and sticks shoved in them. The other girls had bruises already forming on the faces and dirt smudged all over them. Did I look as bad as they did? Jessica then saw me and began to cry even harder. Her cry was loud and hurt my ears. I tried to make her to stop but she wouldn't. Her face was horrified and I didn't know why, I just wanted to go home.

She continued to cry; behind her was the black car that we were thrown in. I tried to find answers to where we were, but I would not speak a word. I searched around and only saw a large sign in the distance. I wanted it to read Forks but…it didn't.

The sign was tall and white. Blue writing was writing on it but the words were mixed up and blurred from my vision.

There were trees of all sorts around us and green grass taller than me. The sun was bright unlike Forks but I knew we hadn't moved out of Washington. Everything was still very green and beautiful.

I was then picked up and thrown over someone's shoulder. I pushed and tugged at the man to let me go. I had received my voice back and planned on using it. Screaming as loud as I could began to hurt my own ears and make me feel dizzy. I kicked my feet instead hitting the man in the stomach. But he didn't care.

He was walking trying to keep up with the now 4 other men. Each of them tall and muscular. There wasn't any chance that any of us 3 girls out run them.

The thought of never going home was becoming clearer and clearer. I wanted Edward but he had disappeared the moment I needed him the most. What about my family? Weren't they looking for me? And…everything went black again as I was dropped to the floor.

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A loud scream rang in my ears as I tried to open my eyes again. This time the light didn't burn and my eyes fluttered open.

"Bella!" Someone scream louder in my ears again. I leaned back to try to get away from the loud sound but felt myself fall and feel more pain. My back began to throb.

"Oh, Bella. Please say something to me, you poor thing." The musical voice spoke; it was Edward's. He sounded hurt and upset. I didn't want him to be upset so I tried talking to him.

When I opened my mouth my throat hurt extremely bad. I was still on the ground at the bottom of the bed when Edward leaned over and picked me up in his arms.

"Bella, are you alright sweetie. No, don't talk…shhhhh…..calm down." Edward began to rock and sing. The first 3 verses I didn't know what he was humming. It was the lullaby that he made especially for me.

"Close your eyes. You don't need to go to sleep, but close them." A cold rag was placed on my forehead. And my skin began to sting.

"AHHH! EDWARD! Make it stop! PLEASE!" The stinging was just like in my dream, more painful than I had felt in a long time.

Edward took off the rag and blew softly below my hairline. It felted refreshing and cool. I stopped crying and closed my eyes. Edward sighed and then began to hum again. He rocked me back and fourth with me in his arms slowly and softly.

I wouldn't allow him to put me down, if I did he might disappear again and I would be hurt and alone. Edward held on to me tight through out the night.

The pain in my throat began to clear and the pain in my head was soon gone. I was calm now and Edward began to speak once again being careful not to speak loud.

"Bella…are you alright?" He sounded still shaken up and frightened.

"Yes, I think I'm alright now." I tried to sit up from his grasp and see his face but he wouldn't let me move.

"Bella, what happened to you?" I didn't know what he was asking. "It seemed like…." He struggled for the words he was going to use next. "Someone was hurting you…and…I'm not sure Bella." He looked down away from my eyes.

"I'm sorry; I don't know what's wrong with me." I hated seeing him hurt.

"Bella, don't be sorry. I tried waking you, to save you from whatever was happening to you but, something was shutting me off. I couldn't wake you…I'm sorry." I laid my head on his chest and breathed in; he calmed me in so many ways.

"I love you, and know that I don't at all hold you accountable for this mess…not at ALL Edward. Do you understand that? Yes, I wish I could have been awakening but Edward you did what you could." This time I did look up at him. He looked very sad; I kissed his nose and laid my head back down.

"I love you too Bella, more than anything in the world. I just wish these would stop."

"I know…ME too." I closed me eyes and fell back to a deep sleep not moving from his arms.

The next day I awoke in the Volvo. Edward looked better this morning but not his normal self. I took his hand in mine looking out the window. He seemed happy to see me awake.

"How are you feeling? How's your head?" I touched my forehead and felt it sting.

"Ouch!" I said.

"Don't touch it silly, come here." I leaned closer to him and he took both hands off of the wheel. I was too exhausted to tell him to be careful.

Edward blew softly and the sore. I still hadn't seen it. It began to feel better and Edward returned to the wheel, still holding my hand in his.

I pulled down the mirror in the car and looked at my face in astonishment. There was a large cut on my forehead maybe 5 cm. long.

"What did I do?" Edward looked back at me.

"You hit your head hard on the corner of the night stand."

"You must be having some second thoughts about having me with you forever. You must think I am some idiotic freak now." Joked with him.

"I don't know how you could be calling yourself the freak in this relationship. But I would never be thinking differently about being with you forever."

"So...you think that you're freakier than someone who keeps having crazy nightmares and screams on the top of her lungs for help. She is so crazy that she hits herself on the corner of the nightstand that's 5 feet away from the bed…I think we might just make a freaky couple...and I like that." I kissed his cheek as he pulled into the parking lot of the airport.

"Come on my freaky little girl, let's go home." Edward opened up my door and helped me out of the car, and we walked hand in hand to the front desk.

A/N- I'M DONE! I am so happy! Thank you all for reading and I hope you review and read the chapters to come.