Disclaimer: I don't own Twilight. I suck at life. One song for this chapter though…

Mae: The sun and the moon.

Stolen

BPOV

Edward sat across from me; his face playing many emotions as he told me where he was yesterday, as well as the things he had been thinking about. I knew that this was probably hard for him but I don't think I ever truly understood how hard it really was.

How could I be so selfish to think that this would be easy for him? I loved him with all my being; couldn't I understand that he felt the same about me? Something inside me always told me that he deserved better, but I think that I just realized that Edward wants me, and only me. That he wanted me to live, just not as a vampire. Or I think that is what he is saying.

Edward closed his story with a sigh, "And you know what happened after I got there." He looked down at his hands, looking slightly ashamed. It pained me to see him like this.

I grabbed one of his hands and brought it to my cheek. His touch instantly soothed me. I closed my eyes and soaked in the feeling. I didn't know exactly what to say to him. There were so many things, yet none of them were good enough for what I wanted to say. I wanted to hold him close and tell him it would be ok. That no matter what I would love him. His decision was his decision and I knew that I would love him no less for either choice.

It's funny how bad situations make you see the light in everything. If Edward didn't change me it would be horrible, but what about the time we had spent together? That was worth my life. It was worth everything to keep those memories.

I opened my eyes; I needed the reassurance of his eyes to show me his love. What I saw was the love radiating throughout him, the pain was there but was overcome with love that it didn't hurt so much to look at him anymore. He rubbed his thumb along my cheek bone and gazed into my eyes, both of us searching each other's souls for the answers.

"Bella, I love you." He said suddenly. It brought a smile to my face how he could say exactly what I needed and wanted to hear from his lips.

"I love you too Edward." I stated while I rubbed my thumb along his hand that was caressing my face.

"Will you dance with me?" He asked with his breath taking crooked smile.

He leaned over and turned on a small radio that I did not notice when I first got there. My smile must have shown my answer because he quickly got up from his seat and walked behind my chair, pulled it out and took my hand in his to lead me to where the fire place was. He leaned over the fire place and lit it and in a sudden motion it was a blaze. I started but gained my composure when I saw Edwards smile.

"I think maybe we should go over here though, I don't want you falling into the fire, it would ruin the mood." He said with a wicked grin that sent my heart racing and my mind running to catch all his words.

"Hey! I resent that comment!" I said jokingly. His smile grew and my heart sped faster and still more as he wrapped his arms around my waist and brought his lips to my ear, "Breathe Bella, breathe"

I took a deep breath and shut my eyes as he planted kisses along my collar bone and jaw line. We danced to the music, none of it very recognizable due to the fact that I was in Edward's arms, yet it was enjoyable non-the-less.

After what felt like mere moments of swaying Edward pulled away from me and took my chin in his hands and stared directly into my eyes.

"Bella, I know that things are very crazy right now and I know that this may just complicate things even more but I wanted to ask you something." With that he kissed me tenderly on the lips. Then, before I thought possible he was gone. I looked around for him only to find him kneeling in front of me, a small box sitting in his hands.

I realized then what was going on, recognition must have come out on my face because Edward suppressed a laugh, which pulled at the corners of his lips.

"Isabella Swan, I have loved you more then anyone could possibly love someone, yet everyday I love you more and more. I know in the beginning I wasn't exactly the greatest guy to you, and that things are always so hard for us, but we got through it together. That is why I ask you now to be my bride, to love and cherish each other for as long as both of us can." He spoke so smoothly, so perfectly that the words were nearly lost to me. They came to me like an angel in a dream; I was crying again I knew that much, then I realized that he was still waiting for an answer.

"Edward Anthony Mason Cullen, I would love to marry you." I don't know how I managed to utter a coherent thought, let alone a sentence, but I did and surprisingly I said it without stuttering or sounding like a complete idiot.

Once he had his answer he grabbed me and spun me around, very cliché and cheesy like but I didn't care. I loved being his and I loved being in his arms. Nothing else mattered. But of course I had to ruin the moment.

He placed me down on my feet, and then the pain started. It felt like someone was punching me over and over again, the air being knocked out of me as I stood there. I tried to fight the pain but it only made it hurt more and before I knew it I was on the floor looking up at Edward before I suddenly blacked out and lost sight of my perfect angel.

The next thing I knew I was waking up. I was back in my hospital bed, hooked back up to all the tubes and needles. I really was getting tired of having to wake up like this. Not knowing how long I had been out or what even happened for me to become in said state. I thought back to the last thing that I remembered.

Edward and I were in the meadow and he was kneeling in front of me with a box, then he asked me to be his wife, I said yes and then… That was it. Wait. Edward and I are engaged! I looked down at my hand but saw no ring. I frowned at the sight but then remembered that I had passed out before he could place it on my finger. In fact I hadn't even seen it yet.

I heard a chuckle and looked up to see my angel sitting in a chair obviously amused, "Don't worry darling, I have it right here." He patted his pocket and gave me a brilliant smile.

"So why didn't you just put it on me? Wait how long have I been out and what happened?" I asked quickly. Edward's laugh was gone from his face now. His somber look was not something I liked to see, ever. "What?" I asked despite my fear of what it might be.

"You've only been knocked out for about an hour and I was too worried to remember to put the ring on you, plus I figured you would want to tell Charlie and Renee the news yourself, and them being here and you wearing an engagement ring would not have been fun for me to deal with alone. And as to what happened, well, that was my fault. I got you over excited I guess, I put too much of a strain on you and your body couldn't take it so you blacked out. I rushed you here and Carlisle actually just left from checking up on you." He answered quickly, almost too quickly. There was something in his explanation though that I knew he was not telling me.

"What? What else is it?" I asked. I knew that there was something else then because he looked away from me, trying to hide his face. I was anxious now to know, and not the good kind of anxious, the kind when you are being charged with murder and the judge has just been handed the verdict.

"Carlisle just told me the latest. I don't know if I can handle this. This is happening to fast Bella. You were fine a few weeks ago, now you aren't." He was aggravated, I could tell by the tone in his voice.

"Edward, what is it?" it came out more of a whisper then anything for fear that my voice would break and would only make Edward feel worst.

"Bella, I… You… You only have a few weeks. Carlisle said you only have about 4 weeks to live. You're too young to die. What am I supposed to do without you?" I didn't know what to say. When someone tells you how much time you have left to live, especially when it's a short amount of time, you don't exactly know what to say.

The silence was over powering. But Edward broke the silence "Bella please say something." He pleaded.

"I don't know what to say except I would love for you to hold me right now if you don't mind." It was all that I needed right then. As soon as the words were uttered I was in his arms. As soon as I felt the cool touch I let go. The tears flowed freely and the pain enveloped me. Edward just held me as I cried my soul out onto his chest. Soon the sobs slowed and I pulled away from Edward and sniffled a few times before speaking.

"What are we going to do Edward?" I had to ask. It was official. I was dying. Now what was Edward going to do? Would he change me?

"I don't know Bella. But I do know that you are going to have to put this on. If we are going to get married then I think we should tell everyone. This family could use some happiness." I could tell he was forcing a smile to try to make me feel better, but he wasn't fooling me.

I simply nodded and he took the box out of his pocket. He opened it and a gasp escaped my lips before I could stop it. Edward grinned at my response, "Do you like it?" He asked wanting to hear my praise obviously of its beauty.

"It is absolutely beautiful Edward!" I replied; my mood slightly better then moments ago.

The ring was so simple and suited my style so well. It was a plain platinum band with two diamonds on each side of a single onyx stone. I placed it on my finger and saw how it looked perfect on my finger.

"Thank you Edward. It reminds me of you so much, it is perfect." I marveled at the ring for a moment before I turned to look into his face, he knew what I was searching for and he quickly pressed his lips to mine. Electric currents flew through our bodies and all too soon the kiss was ending.

My life may be coming to a close but that didn't mean I loved Edward any less. I knew I would probably have my days when I would throw a fit about not being changed but I would deal with it. I didn't want to spend what little time I had left arguing with Edward, that was not how I wanted him to remember me.

Over the next few days following our engagement Edward was very protective. He would never let me alone.

Carlisle allowed me to go home three days after being in the hospital. It took some persuading but I got both him and Edward to agree to allow me to go.

Things were still very difficult with Charlie and Renee. Mom I guess slipped into some form of depression. Charlie was not much better off. He stopped working as much, only going into the office when absolutely necessary. Between both my parents and Edward a quiet moment was hard to come by, but when they did I wished for someone. I hated to be alone since the day Edward told me I was going to die.

As soon as I was home Edward made me go to bed. Of course I obliged after him dazzling me and giving me statistics of people whoa re sick and bed rest. Needless to say I rolled my eyes quite a few times.

Oddly enough the sun had been shining for days now. It was so rare for the sun to make repeated appearances in one week that I almost demanded Edward to take me out side right that second I got home for fear that it would disappear the next day.

"Don't worry love, Alice reassures me that for the rest of the week the sun will be shining. You can go out tomorrow, for now, rest." He put a loose strand of hair behind my ear and kissed my forehead before whispering, "I will be back soon, I love you" His words still made my heart melt and my stomach do little flips.

I fell asleep quickly. The medication they had me on was a plain pain pill. It was strong though and it made me highly drowsy if I was lying around. I was not dreamless though. I had two dreams, one good the other bad.

I was lying on a bed, only I was watching myself. My eyes were closed, and I looked exceptionally pale. I opened my eyes then to see my eyes a beautiful golden color. I sat up faster then I knew I could move and ran down a flight of stairs. I was in the Cullen house, why I had no idea, but I was intrigued and so I followed myself down the stairs. Once there I saw myself sitting on the couch on someone's lap, and of course there sat my angel. Our foreheads pressed together, our bodies looked into a tight embrace. We kissed and I changed dreams…

It started nearly the same. I was watching myself as I lay on a bed, looking horribly pale with my eyes closed. I was no longer in the Cullen home though. I was back in the hospital, a soft sun light was fading through the window, and as I looked to it I saw that the moment the clouds hid the sun the rain started to pour down. I looked back at myself to see myself still laying there, eyes closed, and abnormally pale. I then noticed the people around me appear as if coming out of thin air. First there was Renee and Charlie standing closest to me, Charlie comforting her as she cried not stop sobs onto his chest and tears falling down his face. Then Carlisle came into view standing near the door, then Esme at his side. Then to the other side of me stood Rosalie and Emmett, she didn't look smug anymore. In fact she appeared to look sad, Emmett looked ready to kill as always, but behind his eyes there was a sadness that I did not understand. Then Alice came into view, holding one of my dream body's hands, her forehead lying in her palm, Jasper appeared behind her, he placed a hand on her shoulder and she shot him a look of gratitude. Then, came the only one I was waiting for. Edward. He was not sitting next to me, nor was he standing near anyone else. No he was lying in the bed with me, brushing the hair out of my face with a smile as he caressed my face like he had done so many times before. It brought a smile to my face, and then he spoke, "Bella, I will always love you. There will never be anybody else. You are in heaven now and that is all that matters. Please don't forget me, I will never forget you. My angel you are where you belong. I love you, I love you, I love you…" A he repeated the words as the dream faded.

I awoke slowly, my eyes ached and I had a hard time opening them. I felt like a huge weight was on my shoulders suddenly. I got out of bed despite my bodies protests and walked to the bathroom. I looked at myself in the mirror and saw that my cheeks were horribly flushed and looked very eerie next to my now abnormally paled skin. My eyes were blood shot and there were tear stains all along my face.

I looked away from the mirror and stripped down. I turned on the water and stepped in. At first it was cold but it quickly heated up. I showered for awhile and then got out. It helped my body but it didn't help my mind. It merely gave me more questions that needed to be answered.

I went back to my room and got dressed; a pair of jeans and a v-neck sweater was all I needed. I cautiously walked down the stairs; I did not need to add pain to my already confusing morning. I made it down stairs and walked into the kitchen. There sat Charlie and Edward conversing casually over a cup of coffee. I shot Edward a wide grin and questioning stare; he merely shrugged and took a sip of his coffee. Charlie probably didn't notice, but I did when I saw him slightly cringe from the horrible taste. In response I laughed and sat down at the table with the two.

We sat for a time just talking about things, the wedding mostly.

The wedding was to be held this weekend, all thanks to the wonderful Alice. She had my dress and the bridesmaid's dresses ready a mere month after I arrived in Forks. She was so excited that she would finally get to see them on everyone. The tuxes were the guys department, but apparently they were already ready, too.

Alice had decided that the service would be held in Edward back yard, Carlisle would be the preacher and Alice had already planned out the decorations. I actually was not allowed to know anything else about the wedding. I had no idea what the dresses looked like, only that they would be perfect.

Charlie and Renee had taken the news of our engagement fairly well, and by now Renee was in full Wedding mode with Alice.

I got up sometime later from the kitchen table and said I would be going for a walk. The two men in my life both jumped up quite fast and at the same time said, "Are you sure? Do you want me to go with you?" I looked at both of them and raised my eyebrows. They looked at each other and shrugged.

I simply smiled at the two, "Actually it would nice for you to come with me Edward." I said shooting him a grin.

He smiled wide at me and nodded to Charlie who nodded back. We walked out of the house hand in hand.

We walked in silence most of the time. Edward would ask me a random question here and there, which kept the mood light. I enjoyed these moments with Edward where we could simply walk in silence; enjoy each other's company. The night air felt extraordinary in my lungs this evening, I would close my eyes and take a deep breath allowing the cold air to go into my warm body.

We arrived home about an hour later. We entered the home and decided to watch a movie.

The evening in its self was so perfect and simple. It was moments like these that made me swell up with sorrow for the fear of not having many more of these times.

I fell asleep in Edward's arms some time during the movie. I awoke the next day in my bedroom though.

Today was Thursday, two days till the wedding. I was so excited I almost didn't realize I was wrapped in Edward's tight embrace. Obviously it didn't take me long to realize and start hyperventilating.

Edward grinned at me and whispered in my ear, "Bella how many times do I have to tell you, Breathe." He kept looking at me and I kept taking sharp intakes of breath, but for some reason I couldn't catch it. Something was wrong. Sure I've hyperventilated before but I've caught my breath after a few moments. This time I was trying with all my might to get air to my lungs.

Edward soon noticed this too and quickly had me in his arms and was running down the stairs. He placed me in the passenger seat of his Volvo and strapped me in. My head started to get light and there were black spots forming in front of my eyes. Soon I had passed out.

I awoke for the umpteenth time this month in the hospital with far too many wires, tubes and needles in me. I looked up into the eyes of my angel to be met by a face holding grief beyond anything I had ever seen.

"I'm sorry Bella. It was my fault. I shouldn't have done that to you, I knew what I was doing, and I shouldn't have made your body work harder than it needed to then it needed to. This is my entire fault…"

I was very confused, so I simply asked, "What happened?" What ever happened I knew was not Edward's fault. There was no way anything was ever Edward's fault.

"You woke up and I knew that your heart would race when you saw me, it always does, and all I did was made it harder for you. I'm so sorry." Edward enveloped his head into his hands and sighed. It took all of my strength not to go to him and take him in my arms; to let him know that this was not his fault. None of it was.

"Edward, it is not your fault that this happened. I'm, ok see." I said pointing to myself. I was perfectly fine.

"No Bella, you're not. Your stats are going down. Things are getting worst. They won't let me take you from the hospital anymore." He said, looking up at me but then looking away at my pained expression.

"But, but what about the, the wedding?" I asked. Nothing else mattered. I knew I was dying and the only thing that I was looking forward to at the end of my life was that I would be married to my one and only. How was I supposed to get married in a hospital bed?

"I don't know Bella. I'm sure Alice and Carlisle can work together and figure something out. I want to marry you Bella, I need to marry you. I love you." He was instantly at my side; clutching my hands in his, softly caressing them with his hands and kissing the knuckles. My heart reacted by pounding erratically. Edward quickly pulled away to let my heart rest. Only it didn't. His sudden resistance to be at my side made my heart beat into overdrive, my breathing became more unnerved and I started to grip the sides of my bed. Edward quickly ran out of the room and came back moments later with Carlisle.

"Bella, Bella dear, can you hear me? You need to relax, breathe Bella." Carlisle told me in hushed tones, I looked into his eyes and then into Edward's who was standing on the other side of me, both of their faces were over powering mine and I was lost in the gasps of breaths. I blacked out.

I awoke very tired. I was relieved to find that I was no longer hooked up to as many tubes. Carlisle came in then and sat on the corner of my bed.

"Bella, you had heart failure, and your lungs are starting to seize up on your body. I'm sorry but things seem to be moving faster then we expected. You don't have much longer. Edward is out in the hall, I'll send him in." I could say nothing. What was there to say? I was so confused. I thought that I had three weeks. It had been less then a week. How did this happen so fast. Oh no. I'm not going to marry Edward before I die. I started top hyperventilate again. Edward came in then, and at the sound of my breaths, he ran to my side.

"Bella, please breath, please." He started to hum my lullaby which made my tears fall but my lungs were opening. It took a few minutes but I became ok.

"Edward…" was all that I could say just then.

"Bella, I'm sorry I couldn't save you. I'm sorry I couldn't protect you." He spoke with sorrow in his eyes and face. I swiftly took his face in my hands and caressed his cheek.

"Edward, don't let me die here. Please. I don't want to die in a hospital. Take me somewhere else, somewhere meaningful." I hoped he could see the hope in my eyes. The fact that I would die in a hospital with the plain walls of this room as the last thing I would see was not something that I wanted. I wanted to be anywhere but here.

Edward must have seen the desire in my eyes because just then he nodded, took the needle out of my arm and covered it with a band aid before I even knew what happened. He had me wrapped in my blanket and in his arms quickly. He searched the halls for anyone walking by, once he was sure there would be no one to stop us he ran to the car, it had started raining and I was drenched even though I was only in the rain for mere seconds.

He was speeding away before I could even try to get my seat belt on.

"Bella, are you ok? Do you need anything?" Edward asked franticly. I looked at his face, it held fear and sadness.

"I'm fine." I'm just dying and sitting next to the man…vampire…of my dreams, which happen to be falling apart at the current moment actually. I had to look away, the pain was starting to weld up in my lungs, and an eternity without that face was something I feared more than an eternity in hell.

We arrived to the little dirt road off of the one-oh-one. Edward ran around the car and was running through the woods with me before I could take off my seat belt, let alone know we had stopped. My eyes closed on their own accord this time. Flying through the forest was actually something I was going to miss. I was going to miss everything that had to do with Edward. My beautiful Edward. The one who had saved me multiple times in ways I didn't even know someone could be saved.

We arrived at our meadow soon after we started running there. Edward set me down under one of the surrounding trees due to the pouring rain. Edward held me close and kept his eyes on mine, I felt so tired, so drained. So finished. It was scary, the feeling of death, I had experienced it before when James had nearly killed me, but this was different. There was nothing more for me to do but sit in Edward's arms. The look that he gave me was enough to make me love him more then ever. I grinned slightly for my energy was lacking and I was trying to stay awake as long as possible.

A/N: I am so sorry that took so long! This is my longest Chp. Im proud. hehe.

On a more serious note.. i know that this chapter seemed a little rushed with the events but it was supposed to be.

There is a lot more on the way... You have no idearrrr.