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Beautiful Charlatan

By silverdragon994

Allowing to Prevail;;

I woke up just as Edward was preparing to leave. He gazed at me and his eyes softened. It was like swimming in a sea of topaz, sweet and unconscious. He leaned in towards my face, and my heart raced. I felt the warmth reach my face, swimming upwards from my neck.

Edward smiled and I swooned inwardly. He brushed his lips over my cheekbone, and nicked up to my forehead. He wrapped his arms around me, and I kicked off the sheets a little too enthusiastically. He chuckled and I rotated my head around, as if moaning. I straightened my back, and let his cool fingers glide across my skin.

It was an unusual disarray now, the touch. I shivered as his fingers pressed down softly on my lower wrist. I kept my head on Edward's shoulder, and he placed his head on mine, keeping it gentle and serene. He didn't want to squish my head.

I scanned the quilt for his other hand, and he seemed to know what I was searching for. He placed his cold hand in my palm, and I held it close to my chest, observing it wondrously. I felt comfortable, and not even slightly freezing in his lap. He leaned back towards the bed frame and hummed my lullaby.

My focus shattered from his hand, to his face. His drone was a placid honey velvet, tuning out the heavy drops on the roof as from yesterday. We lay peacefully together, as I stroked my fingers on his hand. Edward's hand was smooth like marble, and white like pearl. His fingernails were slightly a darker shade than the rest if his skin, but they were cut in a perfect angle, each one. I held it to my face and Edward took over.

His knuckles caressed my cheek, and I closed my eyes, giggling.

I giggled. I giggled. Giggled.

My shock overwhelmed me and I rose from Edward's chest. His eyes perked up from behind me, and he placed the edge of his chin on my shoulder, slowly draping his arms around my shoulders, to hold crossed against my chest.

I breathed, acknowledging the fact that Edward was there, but his cool and sweet air swallowed me inside. I lost control of myself and started giggling hysterically. Edward's scent brought in more laughter and soon I was howling, the tears at the brink of my eyes. They slowly made their way down to my cheeks as I ceased gradually.

I looked up at my Edward. He was smiling crookedly, his eyebrows raised.

"Well now, I'm in love with a platonic maniac." He laughed imprudently. I lay back into his laps, a last giggle escaping my throat. It was the feeling of being carefree and weightless that plunged me into that hysteria. I felt airless and possibly toyed with – my mind is its own enigma.

I really didn't know why I was laughing. Maybe throughout all that I've been through, I've never experienced such a…sensational feeling. Most of the time, I feel the adrenaline pumping throughout my veins, blasting its way around my body, also fear, shock and calm hysterics.

But laughing? That was an interesting first since from the time Edward had invaded my life. More like…he barged in, swirling my whole world into a whirlpool of sadistic vampires, enraged werewolves and the possibility of becoming one of them.

The idea was glued in place. I was becoming a vampire, sooner or later. I won't accept Edward's proposal – the fear of ending up like my parents, young with a baby and married, but sooner or later, Edward and I will have kids of our own. If the condom is trustworthy… – but either way, I'll find Carlisle and ask him if he would do it.

But I already know the answer. He would do it. Of course he would. Sooner or later, I will accept Edward's proposal. But…not now.

Edward stroked my cheek softly, embracing me tightly, humming my lullaby.

"I wonder…how could someone be so strikingly beautiful?" I thought aloud, tracing Edward's arm. He paused and smiled.

"When you meet the right person." He mused. I furrowed my brows together and allowed his fingers to stroke mine. "You see, before I met you, Bella, I was actually not very good looking. When I saw you, for the first time, my whole body changed and it was like going through puberty again,"

He was teasing. I hope. He sounded serious, and the last thing I would need is for him to be serious. Edward? Less beautiful? What was he talking about?

"And so," he continued. "When I saw you, I felt myself getting lighter, and I smiled for the first time. Generally. I didn't have to fake it anymore."

I placed my finger on his lips and flipped over onto my stomach. I smiled.

"Edward Cullen, you are such a liar."

He chuckled. "I never lie when it comes to you."

TBC

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