Heeeeey everyone. So I realized that I REALLY like the CAPS LOCK button so I'm going to randomly use it in my AUThors NOTEs from noW On. BecaUSE thE caPS LOCK button is FUn.

diSclAIMeR: I don't OWN Twilight OR New MOOn. EvEn thOUgh I reALly waNt to oWn it. yA.

Chapter 24

"This is going to be so much fun!" I said. Edward chuckled. "So, are you sure you can't tell me where we'll be going?" I asked him hopefully.

"Not a chance," he said, grinning. I sighed and sat back in the seat of the car.

We arrived at the Cullen Mansion soon after. Esme and Carlisle looked a bit surprised to see us, but after a moment they seemed to get it.

"People giving you a hard time about the engagement," Carlisle said, understanding. Edward and I nodded.

"I had to explain to everyone about the cruise," Edward said. Esme's face brightened.

"Are you excited, Bella?" she said. I nodded.

"I've decided that you all should come. Although, I guess you already know that," I said, remembering Alice's vision. Carlisle and Esme nodded.

"I'll be right back," Edward said, motioning for Alice and Carlisle to follow him. I looked at him questioningly, but he waved his hand as if to say "its nothing."

Esme and I sat down on the couch as we waited for them to come back.

"Do you know what they're talking about?" I asked Esme. She shook her head and I sighed. Then I though of something. "Esme," I said, "can you tell me where we're going on the cruise?"

Esme giggled and shook her head again. "Sorry, honey. Edward asked all of us to keep that a secret. But I can tell you that I know your going to love it," she said.

"Fine," I mumbled. This was going to bug me. I really wanted to know where we were going!

Just then Edward, Alice, and Carlisle walked back into the family room. I gave him a questioning look again, but he only waved his hand in the same way as before.

"So, Bella, what do you want to do?" Alice asked.

"Um..." I started to say, but she cut me off.

"Well, since you don't know, I was thinking we should start planning the wedding," she said.

"Um, no thanks," I said.

"Bella..." Alice pleaded as she began to move towards me. I slid farther away from her on the couch, and then stood up. I ran to hide behind Edward, but Alice, with her stupid super vampire speed, caught me before I even took two steps towards him.

"Let me go, Alice!" I said. She didn't loosen her grip on me. "Edward, save me!" I said. I looked over at him and saw him laughing. "Hey! It's not funny!" I said, but Edward continued to laugh. I looked over at Carlisle and Esme and saw them laughing too.

"Bella, you have to admit, it is pretty funny," Alice said. I looked up at her and scowled.

"Oh, you may laugh now, but just wait until I'm a vampire like all of you. I'll use my power to make you all suffer! Just you wait!" I said. Everyone began to laugh harder at that.

I hate them all.

" Alice, let me go," I demanded once more.

"Bella," Edward said, "I really think we should maybe do a bit of wedding planning. We only have four weeks, and I know from experiencing many of Emmett and Rosalie's weddings that we have a lot to do."

I groaned and then nodded. "Fine," I said. Then Alice picked me up and carried me up to her room.

" Alice! Put me down!" I yelled. When we entered her room she finally dropped me, and I groaned again. There were at least 30 different bridal magazines or catalogues spread around her floor.

" Alice..." I groaned. She giggled.

"Come on, Bella. It will be fun! And don't worry; we'll only be able to do a little bit of planning right now, so you won't be too overwhelmed," she said.

"Fine," I said as I sat down on the floor in between Alice and Edward.

After sitting in Alice's room for who knows how long, I heard my cell phone ring.

"Hello?" I said as I answered it.

"Bella, where are you?" the voice asked. I could tell it was Charlie.

"Oh, Dad, I'm so sorry!" I said as I looked over at the clock. It said 6:00. "I'm at the Cullens, I totally lost track of time!" I said.

"You...wait...what were you doing...?" He asked. Oops, I thought, thinking of what he probably thought I was doing...with Edward...

"Oh, Alice, Edward, and I were planning for the wedding," I said.

"Oh," Charlie replied. I could hear the disapproval in his voice. He still didn't totally like the whole wedding idea.

"I'll come home right away," I said.

"OK, Bella. See you soon," Charlie said as he hung up.

"Sorry, Bella," Alice said as I closed my cell phone. "I forgot what time it was."

"It's fine, Alice," I said. Edward said that he would take me home, so we walked outside his house and got into the Volvo.

"So, I'm guessing that you're not going to tell Charlie that you skipped school today?" Edward asked on the way back to my house. I giggled.

"The school probably already called him and told him. Whatever. I really don't even care any more," I said. Edward looked surprised.

"It's hard to believe that you're the same girl who I asked to skip biology last year, and you were too afraid," he said as he remembered.

"Well, back then, I had just moved to Forks, and I was easily scared. I guess hanging around with vampires all the time can make you a little bit braver," I said, grinning at Edward. He chuckled.

"Yes, I supposed it would..." he said. We pulled up at my house a couple seconds later, thanks to Edward's crazy super fast driving.

"You'll come back tonight, right?" I asked Edward. He nodded. He leaned in to kiss me goodbye, but our kiss got a little bit more intense than just a small goodbye kiss. We broke apart and I was gasping for breath, while Edward smirked at me. I opened the car door and attempted go get out of his car, but ended up falling back into the seat. He chuckled and got out of the car to help me. In a second he was in front of my door and offering me his hand.

"Thank...you...," I said, still gasping for breath. He smiled.

"You're welcome," he replied. He looked me over and then said, "Are you sure you're alright?"

"I'm...fine..." I said, breathing heavily. He raised his eyebrows at me, and I nodded. He shrugged.

"Alright, then. I'll see you later tonight," he said. I nodded and began to walk to the house. I fumbled with the doorknob, but finally was able to open the door.

I really needed to work on actually being able to act normal after we kissed. My reactions were embarrassing.

"Hey, Bells," Charlie said as I walked into the kitchen.

"Hey, Dad," I replied, still breathing heavily. Charlie looked at me questioningly.

"Are you ok, honey?" he asked. I nodded.

"I'm fine, just a little out of breath," I said. Oops. Wrong thing to say.

"Why...?" Charlie asked, looking suspicious.

"Oh...um...well... Alice...well...she...um...we...worked out...in the Cullen's work out room. Ya. And we got really tired. So, that's why I'm sorta out of breath."

Ok, so I know I said I've been getting better at lying, but come on. What else was I supposed to say?! There was absolutely nothing else that I could've said.

I could tell that Charlie didn't believe me, but he didn't press the matter further. I started to get some things out to make dinner, but Charlie stopped me.

"I already had something to eat Bells, so you don't have to make a big dinner for me," he said. I nodded and then got out the necessary supplies to make a PB&J sandwich. I made it quickly and then ran upstairs to my room to do my homework.

Even though it was only 6:30, I saw Edward already sitting in the corner of my room. He smiled at me as I walked in.

"What are you doing here so early?" I asked him. He shrugged.

"I missed you," he said as I walked over to sit on his lap. He kissed the top of my head and I giggled.

"We've been apart for half an hour!" I said as he began to trail kisses from the top of my head, to my ear, and along the edge of my face.

"Yes, and it was much too long," he said as his kisses came nearer to my lips. But right as he was about to kiss my lips, he moved away from me to look at my face. I sighed. Stupid vampire.

"So, I'm guessing that you have a lot of homework to do," he said. I nodded. "Well, then, you should probably do it," he said as he stood up and carried me to my desk. I sighed again.

"Fine," I said as I opened my math book. I found a sheet of paper and began to start when I noticed that Edward was still standing behind me. I tried to ignore him, but I was very difficult.

I read the first problem at least 10 times before I realized that I wasn't comprehending any of it. Edward was standing with his hands on each of my shoulders, moving them up and down my arms.

I continued to try to ignore him, but I knew my attempts were in vain. Did he actually expect me to concentrate when he was doing that? He noticed that I wasn't even trying to do my homework anymore, and I heard him chuckle. He moved his head so his lips were right up against my ear and began to whisper to me.

"Can't concentrate?" he asked in a very seductive voice. It sent shivers up my spine.

"Um..." I said, trying to form a sentence. It was impossible. He kissed my cheek and began to trail kisses along my jaw again, stopping when he was in the middle of my chin. Then he began to trail the kisses back up to my ear again, and he whispered to me again.

"Would you like me to stop?" he asked in that same seductive voice. I shivered again, and he chuckled. He ran his hands up and down my neck, over my shoulders, to my hands, and then back up again.

"I..." I started, but it took too much energy to talk. He continued to run his hands up and down my arms, but he leaned in to whisper again.

"Isabella Marie Cullen," he whispered. He slowly turned my chair around and looked into my eyes. He leaned in to kiss along my jaw again.

"Edwa..." I moaned. If he had any idea how wonderful this was for me...

"Isabella Marie Cullen..." he whispered again. He pulled away slightly, and then leaned in to kiss my lips at last.

That's when I fainted.

Edward's POV (yay!)

I leaned in to kiss Bella's lips. I had waited so long to kiss her because I hadn't hunted in a while, and I wanted to make sure I was in control. Now I knew that I was, and I was going to kiss her.

Our lips touched, and I felt her melt like she always did when we kissed. But then I realized that she had actually melted. She had actually fainted.

"Bella...?" I said as I picked her up. I carried her over to her bed and gently laid her down. "Bella...?" I said again. She didn't respond.

Darn it. I walked into the bathroom as quietly as I could and grabbed a washcloth with some cold water on it. Then I quietly went back into Bella's room and placed the washcloth on her forehead. I sat with it there for a couple minutes when I heard Charlie walking up the stairs.

Darn it again.

I quickly positioned Bella so it looked like she was sleeping, and then I hid in her closet. Charlie peeked his head into the room and, seeing Bella asleep, walked back out again. I ran out of the closet after he left and put the washcloth back on Bella's forehead. Then I remembered her homework.

I walked over to her desk and looked at her homework. It was simple trig; I didn't see why she couldn't do it before. I finished it quickly and then walked back over to her. She began to stir and then awoke.

"You...made...me...faint!" she said. I laughed as I remembered the exact same words come out of her mouth the day she met my family the first time. I helped her sit up.

"Sorry, Bella," I said as I cradled her in my arms. I began to hum her lullaby, and then felt her fall asleep.

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