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Chapter 8

(E.P.O.V.)

She lay there sleeping in my lap, her arms wrapped around my rock hard chest. I could not help but stare at her. Never had she looked more like an angel, a goddess. My goddess. My life. I pushed her brown hair away so I could see her face more clearly. How could I ever have left her? I knew one thing for sure, though. She was the reason I made an effort to live. She kept me from going insane. I knew that no matter what I would never be able to live if something ever happened to her.

"It is good to see you smiling again Edward" Alice said quietly, making me jump slightly. I had no idea that she was behind me. I reluctantly turned away from Bella's beautiful face to look at Alice. She was standing up, leaning against the back of my seat. Her head was resting on her folded arms. She offered me a smile. For once, I was at a loss of words. Thankfully Jasper called her over to come watch some new action movie. "Well," she said, "I will see you later. And do not get to feisty. I am not sure her hair can get much worse." She laughed softly and turned to leave "Bye!" She glided back to Jasper's lap and sat down. I looked down at Bella again. Her face was so peaceful. So perfect.

"I love you, Edward" she mumbled quietly in her sleep. I bent down to kiss her lightly on the forehead. "I love you also, Isabella."

Suddenly the plane jerked a bit. Bella sat up in surprise.

"What… What happened?" she asked me.

"I have no idea, but I am sure it is no big deal" I told her, rubbing my cold nose against her neck. That seemed to relax her. She smiled, closed her eyes again, and was about t drift off again. Abruptly, though, Alice was standing next to our seat, terror filled her topaz eyes.

"Edward" she croaked. "The plane… We need… we need to get out now!" I stared at her in confusion. "Edward, something is not right. The engine… its not working correctly. We need to escape now!" Bella's brown eyes quickly opened. I saw the terrified look on her face, and pulled her closely to me.

"No we don't!" Rosalie said, joining us. "We are indestructible, remember? We can't die."

"Not all of us are indestructible, Rose," Alice snapped, nodding in Bella's direction. I felt her shudder beneath me. I heard her heart racing and felt her arms tighten around my neck. I was suddenly filled with panic. I could not lose her. We had our whole lives ahead of us.

"Perhaps we could change her right now then," Rose suggested.

I growled at her. "You idiot!" I cried so that only my family and Bella could hear. "She would not be immortal until the second day at the earliest. It would change nothing" I felt her sobbing in my arms and my dead heart broke. There had to be a way.

"I do not understand why I did not see this" mumbled Alice to herself. A sob escaped from my chest and I hid my face in Bella's hair breathing in her scent.

"Well, couldn't we just jump out or something? Edward could hold onto Bella," Emmett suggested. I looked around and realized that the rest of my family had joined us.

"Emmett, are you a complete moron?" I yelled as loudly as I could without disrupting the other passengers.

"Emmett," Carlisle said softly, "We are too high up at the moment. The fall would kill her". I felt Bella stiffen between my arms. I sobbed tearlessly. "I can not lose her!" I whispered to nobody in particular.

"Alice," Carlisle said, turning to look at her. "Will the plane descend before it …?" he asked her.

"I… I think so, " she said quietly. "I just saw the engine stop, and I heard the screams of the passengers. I remember speeding down into the water." As much as it hurt for me to listen, I did. I needed to know what my options were. I needed to find a way to save her. All of a sudden the lights in the plane began to flicker. Bella was shaking in horror, anticipating what was to come.

"We will be together Bella," I said, lowering my lips to hers. "I will not let anything happen to you. You shall live to see the sun rise. I rested my lips against hers. Her damp cheek brushed against my face. I sat there with my lips pressed against her while my family discussed our options. I knew that time was running out…

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