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Transitionals: New Moon

Disclaimer: I do not own the rights to New Moon or any of the other books in the Saga, they belong to Stephenie Meyer. I do use some phrasing, sentences, and descriptions from the books, though.

Alright everyone this is the epilogue. I really hope you guys like it.

This chapter is dedicated to all the people who have enjoyed this story.

Chapter 22

The phone rang, startling me.

"It must be someone from the reservation," Edward answered someone's thought.

Esme answered the phone politely. "Cullen residents." She paused and the rest of the vampires in the room turned to me.

"Yes, here she is." Esme held the phone out to me. "It's Leah; she'd like to talk to you."

I took the phone. "Hi Leah."

"Hey, Bella," Leah's words came reluctantly.

I knew Rose had struck up a friendship with Leah, or at least she was trying to. This gave me hope that we could be friends too.

"Um," she paused. "I was wondering if you could come over. Rose said you were willing to talk with me." She sounded concerned and hopeful at the same time.

"Of course, do you want me to bring Rose?" I'd do whatever she asked to make this more comfortable for her."

"No," she hurriedly said. "I… I don't want to deal with a lot of people right now. Is it okay if it's just you and me?"

I glanced back at Edward. To my surprise he nodded. I gave him a grateful smile. "Sure Leah. Where should I meet you?"

"On the beach, where we first really had a chance to be real friends." Her words filled me with hope. Maybe we'd be friends after all.

"Alright Leah, I'll be there in a little while." We said our goodbyes and I hung up.

I actually skipped to Edward's side since I was so happy. Who knew one phone call could make me happy; especially with what we had to discuss just now. "Would you feel like driving me to La Push?"

He smiled down at me. "Normally I would, but there's something important that I have to do today. You'll just have to drive yourself."

Before I could question him, he kissed me. I was stunned by his actions.

I walked out of the house and spent the entire drive trying to figure out what he had to do. I stared down at my right hand for a second. My ring would keep me from being tracked, but Edward hadn't insisted someone else come with me to keep me safe. Was he really going to trust the pack to keep me safe?

I couldn't help but grin. Who would have believed that Edward's mind could be changed?

I parked and walked along the beach. It didn't take me long to find Leah. She was sitting on one of the driftwood logs.

Cautiously I took a seat beside her. "Is this alright?"

Leah huffed. "Yeah." I didn't have to wait long to see what was irritating her. "I hate how everyone is so afraid that I'm going to hurt someone. No one trusts me to remain calm and in control."

"That is not why I asked," I hurried to reassure her. "Leah, I just didn't want you to be uncomfortable. I know that my scent isn't appealing to the wolves. I didn't want to repulse you. I didn't want to enter your space without permission."

Leah's face softened. "Is that it?"

I nodded.

Her face split into a small grin. "You do smell pretty bad."

"At least it's pretty," I joked.

She pretended to smack me; watching her strength. She sighed though, and the happy mood sank again. "I know that you can explain things to me, better than the others can."

Her head dropped against her chest. "Would you mind?"

"Go ahead and ask me whatever you want."

Leah fidgeted. "I know what you all did to protect me, and how you all made it where I could finish my transition. But I don't understand the transition. I didn't feel like anything was changing about me; until I exploded into the giant wolf. You though, you have all these changes you are going through."

I rested my hand on Leah's shoulder. "Our transitions are, were extremely different. I'm turning into a completely different species. While, you do change into something different, you're a human who shape shifts. Unless you shift your shape you remain human."

"What about all the extra stuff though?" Leah asked, desperate for answers. "I can hear, and see, and smell so much better than a human. You're senses are changing but you haven't completed your transition yet."

"You have those extra powerful senses because you turned into a wolf." I reminded her. "You couldn't have gotten your wolf senses without turning into a wolf first. The changes we go through are based on what we are turning into. You were turning into a human who could change her form into an animal. You didn't know what animal until you completed your change."

"So I couldn't have known about the extra abilities until it happened," She added under her breath. "So really, I was just bidding my time until I finished the transition?"

She scoffed. "Why should I have it so much easier than the other people like me?"

That was common belief amongst transitional creatures who didn't know about our kind. "That's the thing Leah, you didn't have it any easier. You were a rare transitional creature, rare ones give off a stronger signal and have a stronger power because they have a specific ability."

I shrugged. "I'm a transitional, I'm the most common and we're just turning into a vampire. A vampire is a creature, not a power. You had it just as bad as I did. You could have been killed by others, while I have a better chance of getting myself killed on my own. Well actually transitionals do."

Leah immediately knew what I was saying. She wrapped her arm around my shoulder. "You got that right. We're all going to make sure you finish the transition." She grinned mischievously. "Though, I do wonder why you don't just have one of them bite you now and get it over with." She laughed into her hand. "Though it would break the treaty."

I shoved her. "No it wouldn't, Carlisle and Billy already talked that over." I sighed and answered her teasing question. "I'm determined to drag my transition out as long as I can. I want to make sure I have plenty of control for once I'm a new born vampire. I'll be stronger than normal ones and I want to make this as easy for me as possible. What with my powers I'll have some difficulties."

"The more control you have now, the better control you'll have after the change? That's awesome!" Leah yelled.

I nodded in agreement.

She wrapped me in a hug. "Thanks Bella." She laughed softly. "I kind of expected this conversation to be a lot longer than this."

I laughed. "Are we done, was that all you wanted to know?"

She shrugged offhandedly. "For now. From everything I got from the others, and you explaining what I didn't understand, I think I'll be good for a while. It's already a little difficult for me to understand all this."

"Well," I said as I got up. "You can always ask me anything. I'll do my best to explain it to you. Whatever you want to know."

"What's it like, turning into a vampire?" The question practically flew from her mouth.

I laughed at her eagerness. "For a while I thought it was scary, but Grandpa Ray, he's a…"

"I know, I've heard the others think about him," she assured me.

I nodded, briefly forgetting that the wolves knew enough about him. "Well he promised that he or some of his vampire friends would take care of me."

"But you don't need them anymore." Leah nudged me as we walked back towards my car.

I grinned. "No, I don't. With Edward and the other Cullens to help me, I'm actually pretty excited."

Leah's mood shifted again. "You and Edward make a cute couple."

I pulled Leah into a hug. "You'll find your perfect other half someday." I was sure of it.

She shrugged, and I knew not to push my luck.

We stopped at my car. "Don't forget to call if you want to talk or hang out," I reminded.

"I will. See you, vampire girl." She nodded before heading off towards the woods.

The drive back to Forks was comforting. For now, everything was alright. I could spend the rest of my vacation in a relatively peaceful manner.

A silver Volvo suddenly turned in front of me. It wasn't just any Volvo though, I could recognize Edward's car anywhere. He flashed his lights and took a turn that led away from our two houses.

I followed him eagerly, wanting to know what he was doing. It didn't take me long to realize we were heading to the meadow.

As soon as my car was parked, Edward opened the door and helped me out.

"Thank you kind sir." I didn't let go of his hand, and he didn't either.

Edward leaned down and gave me kiss, when he pulled back he was smiling with such adoration that I was almost blinded by it.

"You haven't been running in a little while. Would you let me lead you through this area, and on to our meadow?"

My heart fluttered at the thought of the land between here and the meadow. It wasn't exactly the smoothest of areas, and it really didn't have a path to follow.

"Are you alright?" He whispered in my ear.

I laughed nervously. "Sure, just trying to picture how this will end up."

He grinned again. "You don't think I'd let anything happen to you, would I?"

No he wouldn't. "I trust you."

He took my hand and we headed into the woods.

It took a few minutes for me to find a comfortable pace. The rocky terrain made it a little harder for me. Edward was true to his word though and he made sure I didn't trip.

He walked us to the middle of the meadow and we laid on the grass while my eyes adjusted. It didn't take as long as it used to but it still was a long process.

Edward held me in his arms, my head resting on his chest comfortingly. In all honesty, it felt perfect. Just the two of us surrounded by the peaceful sounds of the forest. The water somewhere flowing behind us. The birds in the trees, and the slight breeze. It was relaxing. At the moment, I didn't need anything else in my life. We could have stayed there for days and I would have been happy.

Edward broke the silence eventually. "Bella, I need you to stand up please." He helped me to my feet as he spoke, leaving no room for argument.

I was worried that something was wrong; maybe we had been followed.

"Sh," Edward whispered sensing my panic. "It's okay, nothing is wrong. I… I just need you to stand there."

I opened my eyes, but Edward covered them with his hand. "Just relax Bella. I'll tell you when you can open them."

Sighing, a waited patiently. I had no idea what he was up to but I didn't question him.

I listened with growing confusion as Edward laughed nervously. Nervously? What did he have to be nervous about?

My curiosity was growing and I didn't know how much more I could stand this. I opened my mouth to complain, but his lips stopped me. He pulled away so I could breathe.

"Just a few more minutes, I promise." He whispered. His voice had an edge to it that I wasn't used to. It was calm, yet rough. I didn't understand how the combination was possible.

Finally the time came. "You can open your eyes now Bella."

My vision was back to its perfection and what I saw before me brought tears to my eyes. My hands flew to my mouth before I froze in place.

Edward was down on one knee. His golden eyes held my attention completely. "Isabella Swan?"

My eyes dropped to the ring box in his hand and I drew in a sharp breath. I couldn't believe this was happening. I hadn't expected it.

"I promise to love you forever. Every single day of forever," he amended. He grinned that crooked grin I loved. "Will you marry me?"

There were thousands of things I wanted to say. Some of them so sappy I was sure I'd be embarrassed for the rest of my life. Others sounded too perfect, while others weren't perfect enough. I found myself nodding my head instead. "Yes." The word trembled out of my mouth and I started nodding faster.

I didn't know how it was possible but Edward managed to smile even wider. He opened the ring box as he stood. I stared in amazement at the ring that looked far too expensive.

My words were barely loud enough to hear. "You didn't spend a lot of money on that did you? Lie to me if you did."

Edward laughed joyfully. "I didn't spend anything on it." He took my left hand and slipped the ring onto my third finger. "This is the ring my father gave my mother."

"It's perfect Edward, I love it." The ring was perfect. The face was a long oval, set with slanting rows of glittering round stones. The band was gold - delicate and narrow. The gold made a fragile web around the diamonds.

"I love you Bella."

My smile managed to grow twice its normal size, and a felt tears of joy in my eyes. "I love you too Edward."

He leaned down to kiss me, but sadly it wasn't long enough.

I pulled back in surprise when I heard a squeal of delight. Edward sighed, but he laughed as he turned towards the tree line.

I watched as Alice raced through the ferns. She stopped in front of me, wrapping me in her arms. She pulled back and I got to see the excitement in her eyes. "Soon we're going to be sister." She flung her arms around me again.

I hugged her back. I liked the idea of being her sister. I really liked the fact that I was going to officially join the family soon.

I did not like the fact that Alice wanted to plan the wedding. I could see it now. Alice would go crazy with planning and it would be way over the top. If any of the parties I had seen her set up were clues, I would know that any wedding done by her had to be better than those.

The extravagance of the wedding and the reception would be nothing I could have imagined. It would be far too expensive.

And yet, I couldn't deny her, or Esme the right to throw this wedding for us. Esme and Alice had been waiting for Edward's wedding for a long time. None of them could have guessed what their future had in store with me joining the family, but they were both thrilled that Edward had found me.

After Alice had rushed out of the trees at the meadow, Edward had had her drive his car back to the house so we could take mine. He had thankfully sent her away before she could ask if she could plan the wedding. That didn't stop her from asking when we walked through their front door.

Thankfully I had gotten some peace on the ride home.

Edward had carried me back to the car. I sat in the passenger's seat and he drove.

"So why did you have Alice waiting in the trees?" I knew she had to be there on Edward's orders. She would have given us privacy otherwise.

Edward gave me a sweet smile. "I had Alice record it, so that you wouldn't lose it with your other human memories."

I was almost certain that there was no way I'd forget him proposing to me. It was perfect and surely if I could remember anything it would be that. I was glad though that he had thought of recording it for me. It just shows how thoughtful he is.

We were almost to the house when I remembered waking up this morning. "Weren't you supposed to tell me what I said in my sleep last night?"

Edward grinned, but it soon turned into a laugh. He glanced my way and raised our join hands. My ring glittered slightly.

I glanced down at my hand and the ring when Edward didn't explain. Shock filled me. "Did I ask you to propose?"

Edward laughed louder. "Not in so many words. You actually we're complaining about your ring. You asked me to give it to you. I believe you words were, "would you please just give me my ring already?" We all got excited over that." He shook his head. "Though I'm almost certain you were talking about your ring your grandfather gave you. I took it off once you were settled in bed.

"Since we didn't know why it wasn't working probably, we figured it wasn't a good idea for you to continue wearing it."

I nodded, glancing down at my right hand. "When Alice had me put it on my left hand, I thought it was weird at first, but the second it was on it felt right. It feels right to have a ring on this hand."

Edward took my hand and kissed it gently. "It looks great on you. I'll be honest, when I saw your other ring on this finger I knew I couldn't wait to give you this one. That's why I couldn't take you to La Push. I needed the time to talk with your dad."

My eyes widened. "You talked with Charlie?"

He gave me a confused look and nodded his head slowly. "Yes, I needed to ask for your hand. I wanted to know that we'd have his blessing. It's how I was raised."

Tears slipped down my cheeks. I smiled so he would know they were happy tears. "You do realize that it is possible for my dad to kill you. He has the right tools."

Edward shook with laughter. "He told me if I didn't take care of you, that I could expect that."

I laughed too. "I love you so much."

He meet my teary yet happy gaze. "You are my life now."

Author's Note.

There you have it everyone. This is the end of Bella's POV for the Transitionals: New Moon.

I don't know how long it will take me to start the Cullens' POV for this story, because I have to finish the Cullens' POV of Transitionals first.

Now with this Bella's POV done, it's time to start Transitionals: Eclipse. Since it's a new story It'll take a little bit before I post. I don't like only posting one chapter to start off a story, even if it is in a series. I really like to give my readers enough to get them hooked. Personally I think you need more than one chapter to know whether or not you're going to like something enough to read it.

So I won't be posting Transitionals: Eclipse until I have the first three chapters ready for you.

I do have to have two chapters ready for you though for this coming Monday and Tuesday. I will most likely be posting the next two chapters of Transitionals. Who knows though?

PS.

Be honest, who knew or guessed that Edward was going to propose before Bella was allowed to open her eyes?

So until Monday,

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