Disclaimer- All recognizable characters belong to Mrs. Stephenie Meyer, whereas all new characters belong to me.

Chapter 16- Romeo and Juliet

I listened to Yuzria's heartbeat, slow and even. I put my hand on his bare chest. I managed to drive home after the romp in the car; then we went up to my room for another round. I didn't think it would be as nice as it was. He was gentle and made me forget all my problems. I smiled and kissed him softly, then stood up and wrapped a sheet around myself. I went to walk away when I felt him grab my wrist. " Where are you going?" He mumbled and sat up, wiping his eyes with his other hand.

" I was going to go shower." I replied, kneeling back on the bed. He smiled and put a finger on my cheek.

" You don't need to." He pointed out. I smirked and scooted closer to him.

" But I want to." He put a hand around my neck and ran his hands through the hair there. Then he moved closer and kissed me deeply. When he pulled back I could see something was troubling him. Worry shined bright in those beautiful green eyes. " What's wrong?" I asked. He shrugged his shoulders and let out a small sigh. I smiled weakly and pulled myself onto his lap, touching the scar I'd left slightly. " Tell me." I whispered.

" Where do we go from here?" He whispered back. " What are we going to do? I know you still care about Ed-" I put a finger on his lips, stopping him right there.

" I know what you're thinking Yuzria. But, this wasn't a way to get back at Edward. I swear to you. I do like you, I truly do. Where do we go? I don't know. . . But I do know this wasn't a mistake to me, and I hope it wasn't for you." He smiled and kissed my cheek.

" Never. Now, let's go shower." I laughed and stood up.

" I won't get much showering done with you there." I told him. He wrapped an arm around my waist and kissed my head.

" That's what I'm looking forward to." He responded, an amused twinkle in his eyes.

We walked down the stairs hand in hand, laughing over something I'd said. Lanina had a hand on the banister, her eyebrow arched. She smiled softly and gave me a kissy face. I rolled my eyes and turned to Yuzria. " Go start making your potion okay?" I whispered to him. He nodded his head and squeezed my waist, then headed into the kitchen. I stepped beside Lanina and smirked. " You really shouldn't say a word." I told her.

" You're right, I shouldn't. But, I'm going to." She replied and pulled me into the living room. " Give me details." She stated and looked at me intensely.

" Come on Lan-" She shook her head and grabbed my hands.

" Listen to me, this is what friends do! You already know how Travis is because you've slept with him! So, really we can't share any dirty secrets because we both know. But, I don't know about Yuzria, so spill Nol!" I chuckled and sighed.

" Okay, well. . . It was really good." She laughed and shook her head.

" Yeah, he looks like he'd be a good one. Okay what else?"

" I bit him." I whispered. She gasped and looked at the wall by the kitchen.

" What!" She exclaimed. " But how?"

" He can battle off venom Lan, because of his blood. He's fine, he just has to make a potion and it'll kill the venom in him." She leaned back, her mouth over her hand.

" Wow. . . I was not expecting that."

" Yeah, neither was I. . . He tastes good." She smirked and brushed a hand through his hair.

" Lucky. Well, what are you going to do now?"

" He asked the same thing. I don't know." I shrugged my shoulders and leaned against the back of the couch. " I think we should give it a chance. What do you think?"

" I don't know. He's sweet, nice, can hold his own. But. . . Is he Edward?" She asked me. " You pined over that man for twenty years Nol, you were engaged to him. . . "

" Yeah, and he made out with someone else." I replied bitterly. She shook her head in agreement and put a hand on my shoulder.

" Give Yuzria a chance." She said firmly. " But don't lie to yourself. If Edward's where your heart lies, tell Yuzria that. Both you and him deserve the truth."

" I know." I whispered and gave her a quick smile. Then we got up and walked into the kitchen where Yuzria was standing over a smoking pot. He looked up and smiled, then turned his attention back to his brew. We both sat down at the table, where Laurent and Lisa were also sitting. Laurent gave me a thumbs up and winked at me. " Shut up." I muttered. He snickered and planted a big kiss on Lisa's cheek.

" Hey don't be ashamed. We all do it." He said to me. I shuttered and held up a hand.

" Please, no mental images." Lisa laughed and put an arm around his neck.

" She got ya there." She slapped his shoulder and smiled bright.

" Well, ain't you two chipper." Lanina spoke up, she was leaning against the counter with an amused look on her face. If Lisa could've blushed, she would've been. Laurent stayed calm and just gave her a smile. " Seems like we all were having a little fun last night." She mumbled and took a packet of blood out of the fridge. Yuzria laughed and sat next to me. I put my head on his shoulder and my hand on his leg. He smiled and put his hand on top of it. I looked out the French windows and saw rain was falling down slowly. I hadn't even heard it. Of course. . . I smiled and looked at Yuzria.

" Your eyes are beautiful right now." He told me and stared into them. " A lovely shade of red." I cracked up and kissed his cheek.

" Well ain't you the charmer?" I teased.

" I've been known to charm a few ladies, yes." He joked back. I smirked and looked back out the window; then jumped at least ten feet in the air. Edward was standing there, his face grim. I stood up and glanced at Yuzria.

" Stay here." I told him. He stood up beside me, his face serious.

" I can protect myself." He said.

" Hey, listen I'm not going to put up with some testosterone battle. You just, stay here. Laurent, please keep him here." Laurent stood up and nodded his head.

" Sit down Yuzi, you ain't going anywhere." He said and cracked his knuckles. I rolled my eyes and walked outside. Rain fell onto my head as I approached Edward.

" Why are you here?" I asked him. He looked at me, his eyes sorrowful but the rest of him was clearly pissed off.

" I heard him. . . I can smell him all over you." He replied, I could hear the disgust in his voice. I crossed my arms over my chest and held my ground.

" I do not have to explain myself to you."

" Damn it Bella!" He yelled and turned around, throwing his hands in the air. " Why are you doing this?" I scoffed and unlocked my arms.

" One, this has nothing to do with you. We're on a break therefore, I can be with whoever I want to be. I have freedom now. If you hadn't shoved your tongue down Lynn's throat I wouldn't be with Yu-" He whipped around, his eyes black.

" You're still caught up on that? I told you, it was-"

" I don't care how you explain it Edward Anthony Cullen you cheated on me with that. . . That human! You shoved me aside and you gave into her. And hurt me in the process!" He surged forward and shoved me up against the wall. I didn't care because it didn't hurt me. I pounded my hands on his chest and let out a cry. " Get off me!" I yelled. Suddenly he pressed his lips against mine. When he pulled apart, I was still shocked.

" Tell me there's nothing there. Or tell me everything is there. Either tell me you love me and be with me again or let me go Bella. Because I can't just stand by and watch you throw yourself at him." I could practically feel my eyes darken.

" Excuse me?" I question and pushed him away. " Throw myself at him?" I chuckled bitterly and wiped the rain from my face. " He makes me feel wanted Edward. . . Makes me feel needed. Once, you did too. But now. . . We can't even be in the same room five minutes without yelling at each other! Everything between us has changed! It'll never be the same! It can't be the same. I've gone through too much to just go back to being the old Bella. That isn't me anymore. I've tried to tell you that, but I don't think you want to hear it Edward. You chose to walk away from me. You chose to kiss Lynn. Now, I'm making my own choice. . . I'm choosing to see what happens with Yuzria. Because, even though you and me are clearly meant to be; we can't be." He took my hands in his and stared into my eyes.

" Why not Bella? Why can't we? Look at your favorite play, Romeo and Juliet. In ways, we're just like that-" I put a finger to his lips and shook my head, water dripped from my hair down my neck.

" Look what happened to them Edward. They ended up killing each other. . . If we stay together, because of how we felt in the past, we'll just end up doing the same thing. Killing ourselves. Maybe not physically but. . . We'll be gone. Just. . . Let me do this Edward. I swear, if in my heart I know you are still the one, I'll come running to you. Just please. . . Stop. You've hurt me too much. I can't take it any longer." He nodded his head and let go of my hands.

" Fine Bella." He replied, and then walked away. I leaned against the house and let out a dry sob. The rain fell down my face; it was the tears I couldn't cry.

Wow, how dramatic haha. So, I never meant for Edward to come across as an asshole, if you can believe that lol. It kinda just happened. You know? Well, I personally liked this chapter, hopefully you guys did too! It was long too! lol. So, review review review cause it makes me happy and we all know a happy author is a good one haha. And I shall see you guys later.

Until next time,

Faith