Wow! In just 3 chapters, I went from having 200 reviews to more than 300 reviews! That's amazing! A-MA-ZING!

I'm sure most of you are like "well...duh...of course she's gonna say that she wants to marry him!" but truthfully...i really have no idea what her answer is gonna be. At first I was like "duh she's gonna say yes!" too but then I thought about it and im like "well...would she really say yes...?" so...ya.

Anyway...on with the chapter!

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My teacher: ok everyone, starting tomorrow we're going to do book reports. You all can pick whatever book you want...

Me: ­--thinking—omg! I'll totally do twilight or new moon!

My teacher: ...just, no one can do twilight or new moon.

Me: WHAT?!?!?!

My teacher: Anna, you are way too obsessed with that book. You write stuff about it every day. It seems like you think you own it and what you write will actually be the next book. I'm sorry, but I don't want you to get any more obsessed with it than you already are.

Me: I KNOW I DON'T OWN IT! JUST PLEASE LET ME DO IT FOR THE BOOK REPORT!!

My teacher: nope.

Me: --under my breath—you suck...

Chapter 21

I took a deep breath and turned to face Edward.

"Edward...I..."

"Yes...?" he prompted after I paused. I looked down at the beautiful ring on my hand. I reached down, and began to take it off my finger.

"What the HELL do you think your doing?"

"Oh!" I said as I fell off the log in surprise.

The voice that I had heard was not Edward. That was what surprised me the most, not the fact that someone had just yelled. The scariest thing was that I didn't hear Edward's voice. And this was so weird because, in the many times this had happened, I had only ever heard Edward speaking to me.

I had heard a voice in my head, much like Edward's voice that I had heard when he left. But it wasn't Edward's voice. It was a voice I'd never heard before. I don't even think it was anyone I knew. Just...a voice...

Like my conscience. A voice that was trying to tell me right and wrong. What to do and what not to do.

"Why the hell would you even think about taking that ring off your finger?!" the voiced asked angrily.

"I...don't...know..." I answered it quietly.

"What?" Edward asked. I looked up at him. He was looking down at me strangely, and then I realized I was still sitting on the ground. Edward offered me his hand and helped me up so I was sitting on the log again.

I hardly even noticed him helping me up. I was still listening to my conscience yelling at me.

"You take your hand off that ring right now! This is the man of your dreams! The man you love! You are going to be with him for all your life anyway! Just leave the fricken ring on your fricken finger! Don't even think about it. Don't even think about it."

"But...I..." I protested to myself. I didn't notice Edward looking at me like I was crazy.

"Bella, shut the hell up and listen to me. You love Edward. You love him with all your heart. Right...?"

"Right..." I answered. Wow, my conscience had language problems...

Edward started to say something to me, but I didn't hear him. I was too enthralled by the voice.

"And you are going to be with him forever because you are going to be a vampire. So, you might as well marry him. Why wouldn't you marry him?"

"I...don't...know..." I murmured.

"You idiot. Marry him! Marry him! You know you want to!" my conscience yelled at me.

I looked back at my hand, where the ring was almost all the way off my finger. I looked up at Edward, who was looking at me like I was crazy. I look up at the full moon. And then I down at the ground, and saw a puddle of water left over from a recent rainfall.

I could see my reflection in the small pool of water. I looked beautiful, the makeup that Alice had put on me was still intact, although it looked like a lot of it had rubbed off from my crying. My hair was still beautiful, pulled back into a loose bun, but with small curled pieces of my dark brown hair hanging out. But as beautiful as I looked, something looked off.

I looked...sad. Sad and confused. I thought about what it would be like if I turned Edward down, and then my face seemed to look even sadder, even though I was sure I didn't change my expression at all. But then I thought about what it would be like if I actually did marry Edward. I imagined what our wedding could be like; I imagined a honeymoon off in some distant, romantic place. When I thought about that, I saw my face brighten and my eyes light up.

There was my answer.

"Yes, Edward, I do want to marry you," I said slowly.

"That's my girl..." my conscience said before I could feel it slipping back into the way back of my mind.

Edward looked down from the sky where he had been looking earlier before I said anything. He looked very happy, and I smiled at him.

"Thank you Bella. Thank you," he said as he reached out and put his arm around me. I leaned my head on his shoulder and he began to hum my lullaby.

After sitting there for a few minutes, he suddenly stood up and had a look on his face like he had just remembered something.

"We better get inside, Bella. I'm sure Charlie wants to say something to you," he said as he wrapped his arm around my waist and led me out of the woods. We walked through the front door of my house, and I think I probably jumped three feet.

There were tons of people in my living room. When I looked around, I could see the whole Cullen family (including Rosalie, who looked like she would much rather not be here) and Renee and Charlie.

Alice ran up to me and gave me a huge hug. She whispered in my ear, "I had a vision of you and Edward talking in the forest, and I never saw what your answer was. I'm hoping you said yes..." she said. I nodded to say that, yes, I did say yes, and she squealed with glee. "Oh, Bella, I'm so happy for you guys!" she said as she hugged me again.

Then Alice flitted over to Edward and I could tell she was telling him something through her thoughts. Probably something about the conversation she saw happening in the forest. Then she hugged Edward and squealed again, and then left to go talk to Carlisle.

After Alice left, Charlie and Renee walked over to me. Charlie did something I didn't expect him to do.

He hugged me. And when he broke away I saw that tears were beginning to form in his eyes.

"Dad..." I said compassionately as I reached out to hug him again.

"My baby girl is growing up," he whispered to me. I held back tears too, and hugged him tighter.

I had never had a moment like this with my father before. A wonderful, father-daughter moment. But now that we did, I realized how much my father really meant to me.

As Charlie and I broke away, I saw Jasper looking at me. He smiled, and I knew that he could feel so many feelings from me right now. Love for Edward, extreme happiness, surprise, and the intense love for my father. I smiled back at him, and he nodded.

Charlie wiped away his tears and composed himself. "So, Dad, you know about all of this?" I asked him. He nodded.

"I'm sure your mother already told you, but Edward came to us and asked our permission first." I nodded to say that, yes, I did know that. Charlie looked like he wanted to tell me something, and Renee, getting the hint, steered Edward away from us so Charlie and I could talk on our own.

"Bella..." he said, "I know I haven't been exactly, the most enthusiastic about your and Edward's relationship in the past. But I just want to let you know that, well, I guess I sort of...well...I..."

"Thanks, Dad," I said, understanding what he meant. I reached out to hug him again, and he stood awkwardly and then patted me on the back. "What changed your mind about Edward, Dad?" I asked him.

Charlie looked thoughtful for a second, and then replied. "I think it was the fact that he actually asked my permission to marry you. The words that he said when he asked me, they made me see how much he loves you. He really is a great boy, or, man, I guess. I still think you are a bit too young to get married, and I don't fully approve of it, but if you want to marry someone, he is the person. He's a good man, Bella."

Hearing Charlie say those words made me happier than I had been since...well...since an hour ago when Edward proposed...

"Thanks, again, Dad," I said.

Edward walked back over to me after Charlie walked away to talk to Carlisle again. He smiled at me, and I knew that he had been listening.

"He actually does approve, you know. He just doesn't want to see you grow up, but he really does approve. And so does you mother. I don't see why you thought she would be so disappointed in you if you did get married," he said.

"I was actually very surprised that she was this ok with it. I expected her to get all mad and insist that I go back to Jacksonville with her," I replied.

"Oh, she was thinking about doing that, actually, but then she realized that I really love you, and that I wouldn't hurt you in any way. I think her exact thoughts were 'I should just let her marry him, if it's what she really wants. She is 18 now! And besides, he seems like a nice boy, and I know he'll keep her safe. It's not like he bites or anything!' I laughed out loud when she thought it, actually..."

I started laughing too, and then Edward led me over to where Alice, Jasper, Emmett, and Rosalie were all talking. As I approached, they all stopped talking, and turned to grin at us. Well, all of them except Rosalie. She just scowled at us. Or, me, I guess.

"Congrats, you guys!" Jasper said joyfully. Emmett pulled me into a big bear hug.

"You're gonna be my little sister!" he said.

"Emmett!...can't... brea... brea...breathe!" I choked out. Emmett let go of me and smiled apologetically.

"Sorry, little sis," he said as he playfully punched my arm. Luckily, he remembered he had to be gentle with me, because he didn't punch me hard at all. I knew that if he actually released his full strength on me, my arm would probably break in half.

Alice glided over to me and hugged me again. "Oh, Bella, we have so much planning to do! Do you guys have a date yet? Oh, I know a perfect place to have the wedding," she lowered her voice slightly, "I saw it, of course," and then she started to talk normally again. Well, as normal as she could be when talking about shopping, "And we'll have to go shopping for your dress, and then pick out bridesmaid's dresses, of course! Oh, who is going to be your maid of honor? She must have an even more beautiful dress! And we'll have to find you some perfect shoes! And then we need to plan the reception, and pick out your flowers, and your cake, and—"

" Alice, breathe," Emmett said as she cut her off.

"Not like you actually have to..." I muttered. They all heard me, and roared with laughter.

"Good point, little sis," Emmett said between laughs. I smiled.

I couldn't wait to be part of this family.

"So, back to the first and most important question," Alice said, "have you set a date for the wedding yet?"

I looked over at Edward. "Well, I was thinking we should have it the weekend before graduation," he said carefully, looking at my reaction.

"That soon!?" I said in surprise.

"Well, I figured you would like to have it before you're changed, so then your family will be able to attend," he said, quiet enough so Charlie and Renee wouldn't hear in talking about changing me.

"Oh..." I said. "Well, that seems like a good idea," I said.

"Ok, well," Alice said as she took out her cell phone and looked at the calendar, "the weekend before graduation is June 2nd and 3rd," she said.

"That's less than a month away," Jasper noted.

"Oh, then we better get planning right away!" said Alice as she began to talk about the wedding again.

All of us walked away from her, and she didn't even notice because she was so caught up in her plans for the wedding.

"Hey! Get back here!" she said a minute later, as she realized we had left. We all started laughing, even Rosalie joined in.

Man I loved this family!

"Everyone, please have a seat over here please," Carlisle's voice boomed over our laughter. We all fell silent and walked over to the couch. I sat next to Edward on the couch, and we shared the couch with Alice and Jasper. Emmett and Rosalie stood next to the TV, and Carlisle and Esme stood together on the other side of the TV. Charlie sat in the chair, and Renee stood next to me, beside the couch.

"First off, I would like to say 'congratulations' to Edward and Bella," Carlisle said. Edward and I smiled up at him, and as I looked around at everyone, I could see that they were all smiling down at us as well.

"I hope that the wedding goes well for you, and I would like you to both know that you have my blessing," Carlisle continued in a very formal tone.

"Mine as well," Esme said with a warm smile. I smiled back at her, and I knew that if she would've been human, she would've been crying. Esme was a very emotional person, and I knew that she always wanted what was best for her children. She would be very happy to finally see Edward at the altar with someone he loved so much.

It was amazing to remember that the person that he loved was me.

"Yes, you also have my blessing," said Charlie with a half-hearted smile.

"And mine!" said Renee excitedly. I suppressed a laugh. Well, at least one of my parents approved of this completely.

"Thank you all, so very much," said Edward, speaking for the both of us.

"Well, everyone," said Carlisle, "I'm sure that Bella's parents would like to have some alone time with her. We better leave anyway, its getting rather late." With that, Carlisle stood up, and the rest of his family did the same. On the way out, they all muttered some sort of "congratulations" to Edward and I, and Alice left with her typical kiss on the cheek. After they all left, Edward kissed me good-bye, and left after his family.

The front door closed, and Renee sat down on the couch. I went and sat next to her, waiting for the questions to start.

"Bella...do you really want to do this?" was the first question that was asked. It came from Charlie. "I told you that I approve of you and Edward together, which I do, just, I'm not entirely sure you're making the right decision here," he said.

"Yes, Dad, I'm sure. I love Edward. I love him with all my heart, and I want to marry him."

"But, Bella, honey, you're so young..." That was Renee.

"Mom, I know. I know you don't think Edward and I will work out; that we won't stay together. But we will. He is the love of my life, and I want to be with him forever," I replied.

"Hun, I'm not so sure you really know what true love is at your age," Renee said.

"You said that you did," I contradicted, beginning to get angry. "You said that you two," I turned to look at Charlie and Renee, "were madly in love, and you were the same age as me."

"Yes, but your mother and I didn't last. That's what we mean, Bells. Marriages between younger couples tend to not last as long than marriages that begin when the people are a little older," Charlie said.

"Just because you two crashed and burned doesn't mean that Edward and I will!" I practically yelled, incredibly angry now. I turned on my heel and stormed upstairs into my room. But before I looked away from Charlie and Renee, I could see the stunned look on their faces, and the surprise that they had from my outburst.

Edward was in my room when I arrived up there. I tried to smile at him, but I'm sure it probably looked more like I had eaten something gross. I walked over to the rocking chair, sat down on Edward's lap, and leaned my head against his shoulder.

"Isabella Marie Cullen, what would you do without me?" he said, chucking.

I lifted my head off his shoulder and grinned up at him. "I'd probably be...wait...what did you say?" I asked.

"Isabella Marie Swan, what you do without me...?" he said. It sounded like a question.

"No, you didn't," I said.

"Yes...I did..." he said.

"No. You said 'Isabella Marie Cullen,' not Swan," I said.

Edward thought for a moment, and then grinned. "I guess I did. I didn't even notice the difference. It just sounds so right. Isabella Marie Cullen."

"Mrs. Edward Anthony Masen Cullen," I said with a grin. Edward chuckled and pulled my head back so it was resting on his shoulder again. He kissed the top of my head, and began to rock back and forth in the chair.

"Bella..." he said.

"Yes?"

"I love you so much."

"I love you too, Edward," I replied.

He grinned down at me, and I leaned back into his chest. I faintly heard him whisper "Isabella Marie Cullen" before I fell asleep in his arms.

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