I don't own Twilight. I wish I did though. ;;
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Bella was outraged. "Where are we going!" She asked him as he closed her car door and hurried to the other side to let himself in. "Please tell me, Edward!" She pleaded.
"Don't tell me it's another prom that I didn't know about..." She said darkly as she played with a piece of string on the end of her black skirt.
"No, no. It's somewhere different." He replied starting the car.
The car turned on and he put on the heater--it was in the dead winter and he didn't want Bella to freeze-- and put on the radio very low. It played a soft classical piece of music. Then he looked over at Bella. She looked beautiful. She had a long black skirt with a white shirt and a button up black jacket which she had now placed in her lap.
Edward was dressed in similar outfit. He wasn't dressed in a tuxedo or anything, but it was still dressy. He was wearing black pants with a black short sleeve button up shirt. He pulled out of the drive way and soon was on the road.
"Why won't you tell me?" Bella asked him still looking down trying not to stare at his beauty.
"If I tell you, the whole surprise will be blown." He replied looking over at her.
"Keep you eyes on the road!" She screamed at him reaching over to take control of it. But Edward caught her hand before it hit the wheel and placed it back in her lap.
"Don't you remember what I told you? I'll be fine. I won't kil--..." He said leaving off there.
Bella was going to ask him the question that had been burning on her mind for a few months. But bit her tongue and decided against it. "So, if you're not going to tell me, will you tell me when we're there?" Bella asked looking at a road that looked sort of familiar.
"Fair enough. I made you get all dressed up, I might as well." He said looking at the watch on his wrist. There was a hour hand on the "9" and a minute hand on the "21" slot on the watch. "If all goes to plan, we should be there in about...hmmm...well, look out the window." He said pointing to outside.
Bella looked and saw the cliff she had jumped off of in hopes of hearing his voice so many months ago. But aside from that, that was all.
"I see a cliff." She said to him. "Anything in particular I'm supposed to see?" She asked him.
"Look again." He said staring to slow the car down as he went down a steep hill. Bella squinted and saw a few lights. Then as she got closer and down to the ground, she realized she found what he was talking about.
"A yacht!" She asked in pure amazement.
"Something Carlisle thought would be nice to go on now and then." He replied parking the car along parking spaces provided. He turned off the car.
"So, what do you think?" He asked her.
"It's simply...amazing!" She remarked. "And we're going on it to take a ride around Forks and such?" She assumemed.
"Yes. That and dinner that I think you'll like. Oh and my surprise for you..." He said with a sly smile.
"Edward! More surprises!" She asked him.
"Just come with me." He said taking her hand and heading towards the boat.
There was a captain there ad a few butlers and a cook standing beside the boat. They gave them a warm greeting and welcomed them aboard the ship. About 15 minutes later, Bella was seated at a table with a plate of food in front of her. Edward had a glass of water.
"Wow..." She said looking at her order. It was a steak salad. Plain and simple, but yet it looked like a first class meal.
"Aren't you going to eat?" He asked eyeing her.
She looked at him and then took a giant forkful of the salad.
"That's better." He said relaxing as he looked out the window onto the water. He seemed calm, but he was actually very nervous. He didn't know what to say. He felt like his insides were being fried. He would just have to deal with what was going to happen when Bella was eating.
It took about a good 30 minutes, and Bella was done. The whole time, Edward felt like he was being hunted or something. He pulled out Bellas chair for her and went to the front of the boat.
They leaned on the railing and looked at the cold uninviting water below them passing them by. Bella looked up into Edwards eyes. They were a honey color with flakes of black in it. But she wasn't scared.
Minutes went by and neither of them said anything. Finally Bella spoke up about the question that had been burning in her mind.
"Did you invite me here to you know...change me?" She asked him not daring to look in his beautiful golden eyes.
Edward looked down for a second and then said something.
"Bella, I would only do that after you marry me...And..." He replied quietly. He couldn't hold it off anymore. He had waited too long and it was either now or never.
Getting down on one knee, he pulled out a small blue box and looked into Bellas beautiful brown eyes.
"Isabella Marie Swan..." He breathed. "Will you...marry me?" He asked. There. It was done. He just had to wait for her answer and his nerves would be over.
Bella was in complete shock. He looked down at Edward and looked into his eyes. Was he serious? Was he really asking her!
"Y-Y...Yes!" She splurged out.
Edward let out a huge sigh of relief. He slipped a diamond ring on her and stood up. Then they both stared into each others eyes and hugged each other. Bella pressed herself against his cold marble body and dug her head into his chest. And she started to cry. Tears of happiness, of course.
"I can't believe I'm getting married!" She said staring up at his perfect-in-every-way face. Then she thought she heard someone or something cheering. She looked at the ocean. Nothing. Then of course she looked up. Of course, Edward had all of his 'family' watching--hidden from her. They all knew. Except for Charlie. Wait a second. Charlie!
"Wait! What about Charlie? What will he think!" She cried suddenly.
"Don't worry about Charlie. I think Esme can talk to him." He said, his voice made of honey. He reached down and pressed his glass lips to her forehead. He kept them there for a few seconds and then pulled away.
Bella looked up as if she wanted him to keep kissing her though. I mean, she was just engaged! But before she could say anything--like the time when he was leaving her, when he left her, and when he came back-- he took her fragile face in his stone hands and kissed her even more. His free hand twisted in her hair and then grabbed her around her
Hips. As the time before, the kiss became more urgent and faster.
Bellas hand stroked his hair and then she slid her hands up to his shoulders and then soon as it seemed to be getting good, he stopped. Bella looked at him with a dazed expression. Why did he stop? She asked herself. Then she looked up at where Esme and Alice and everyone else was standing moments ago. They weren't there anymore, but that didn't
mean that they weren't easdropping...
"Bella. I love you...but, before I change--he said with a slight tone of anger-- you, I still have to be very careful with you. I don't want to hurt you..." He said still looking in her eyes.
"When are you going to change me then?" She asked him simply.
"Well, I was going to wait for our honeymoon. The time away would be perfect for the transformation to be complete, but I know it would be Hell on Earth if I made you wait that long to become one of the damned." He replied with a small chuckle.
"Well, you have that part correct..." She said still eager to know, but with a angry tone in her voice.
Before Edward did anything else, he took his cell phone out of this pocket and opened it. Of course, Bella didn't know it was even ringing.
"Hello? Oh hi, Charlie! Yes, yes. Bella's fine...wait. You're what? Oh. So what should I do? Oh. How long? Is there any way to get out of it? Have fun then. Yes. I'll tell her. Goodnight, Charlie." He said before he flipped his phone.
"So what was that all about?" She asked worried that she might have to go home.
"Well, Charlie has to leave on an emergency trip to New York and his plane leave in an hour. And he's going to be up there for about one to two weeks. He said that it's because all of the New York officers are trying to catch this villain that appears to be murdering
Everyone in sight." He replied with a stern face. "But, I'm sure he'll be fine. He said they're only going to use him when the NYPD needs him. And there are going to be a lot of them there."
Bella was completely silent. She didn't know what emotion to feel first. Happiness? Joy? Worried? Scared for him? She was lost in a sea of her emotions.
Well, since it looks like you're going to be staying at my house for a while, have anything on your mind that you might want to do?" Edward asked her with a sort of grim tone in his voice because he knew what she would say next.
Bella just shook her head and said, "Yes. Change me."
Edward looked down ashamed and disappointed in her decision. He shook his head agreeing. Bella ran up to him and gave him the biggest hug she probably had ever given him. "Thank you, Edward! You don't know how much this means to me! I can't even explain it!" She said not letting go.
Her mind was lost for words. And that was all she could think of at the top of her head.
Edward had a hint of sadness traced in his eyes. "Do you want to...now?" He asked her regretting this. He didn't want her to end his life just for her. It wasn't fair. And he didn't feel worth it. He would be regretting this decision for a very long period of time. But, if Bella was happy, so was he. He would just hate to see her go threw all of that piercing, burning, pain that he remembered so well...
Kay post now. oo I had to download Word just to make this story! D:
