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A/N: Now! Back to the Plot! dun dun dunnnnnn
"Bella darling?" I looked up at Edward with sorrow in my eyes. At least in Forks I had been able to keep an eye on Charlie, but now, I had to leave him. Now he really would be all alone…all because of Billy. I found that somewhat ironic that his best friend is the reason his daughter is leaving. If Billy could just get it through his thick head , that I was genuinely happy…Edward and I could live peacefully in Forks. I let out a small sob before standing up and taking Edward's hand. He led me to the Volvo and buckled me in. In my mind I remember trying to do it myself, but not being able to force myself to move. It was as if I was trapped in my own body, able to see out but not able to react.
"Edward?" I heard Alice call out. Her voice sounded as hollow as I felt. I shivered slightly. "Edward…keep a close eye on Bella." Did she think I couldn't hear her? She was standing right next to me. "She's not well Edward. And if you don't keep a close eye on her, she's only going to get worse."
"I know Alice. But thank you…" He climbed into the driver's seat and turned the ignition on. What had Alice meant when she said I wasn't well? I felt just fine…well…actually, that was a huge lie. I felt like shit. Even if that's true, what had she meant by it was only going to get worse? Edward looked over at me and then looked away quickly, trying to hide the pain in his eyes.
"I don't want to leave Edward…" I whispered softly, staring out the windshield. I barely had enough energy to speak let alone move my head to look at him. Even if I could, I'm not sure I could face the disappointment on his face. What is he thinking? His beautiful, charming, Bella…having a mental breakdown for no reason…
"I know Bella…but we can't stay here. If we do, there's no telling what Billy might do. Carlisle doesn't want to put the family in danger, any more than he has to." I whimpered softly and closed my eyes. I felt the car jolt up to speed and then it was as if we weren't even moving. I didn't mind the speed as much, but I didn't like it either.
"I wish you had never changed me…" I whispered softly, not really meaning to. If I had never become a vampire, the Cullens could have just gone on with their happy lives. True they probably would have mourn my death for awhile, but they would get over it. Now I had condemned them to living their lives around my mistakes. As soon as the words had escaped my mouth, Edward slammed his foot on the break, causing the car to swerve out of control. I closed my eyes and gripped the edges of my seat, a humane habit I still had.
Edward's eyes penetrated my body, making it to where I couldn't bear to look away. I had caused him pain…I had treated him as if he were a puppy and I could kick him around. I hadn't meant it, but how could I explain that to him when I could barely form the words I had used as verbal bullets? "Do you really mean that Isabella Marie?"
I opened my mouth, wishing to say no. I pleaded with my brain to let me say no, to let me apologize. I closed my mouth as I realized that I couldn't speak. I tried to shake my head instead, and failed at that as well, instead it just fell over and hit against the window. Edward leaned over to kiss me and I let him. I shivered slightly as his lips ran over mine, as he whispered something I couldn't understand. I loved him, more than anything, but I had led him to believe I regretted being with him.
"Do you love me Isabella?" his eyes were so empty it scared me. "After all we've been through, can you honestly say you still love me? After you begged me to turn you! You CRIED and SCREAMED and played every trick in your book to get what YOU wanted! I wasn't the one who DEMANDED that I take your humanity away from you, was I! This is what you wanted! Now that I have given us the chance to be together forever and a day, you wish that I hadn't?" I looked at him startled, as his voice grew quieter. "Well it's too late now Bella…"
"No…Edward…That's not it." I kissed him gently, struggling to find my words. "If you hadn't changed me, you're family could have stayed in Forks…If you hadn't changed me…"
"You'd be dead. A stain on the pavement." his voice grew cold as he said this. As if the mere thought caused him excruciating pain. "End of discussion Bella. This is not your fault." I began to trace the outline of the window pane, while humming a lullaby I had heard Edward playing on the piano. For some odd reason, the notes seemed to make my head even more empty, but they also made my fear non-existent. It was as if someone had erased me…
"Bella, I love you more than the moon and all of the stars in the midnight sky. I love how when you smile
It's as if a thousand fireflies are dancing in your eyes, and how your laugh is like a melodic harmony. You're my every thought, me every worry. I worry about your safety above everyone else, and I wish to spend eternity with you. Please…tell me you didn't mean that."
"I didn't Edward…the only way I could ever mean something like that, is in the way I thought it." I smiled slightly. "That didn't make any sense did it?"
"Not really…"
"I just want you to be safe Edward. You and your family…and as long as you're with me, you're all going to be permanently in danger." I saw a smile spread across his face as he let out a small laugh.
"You're worried about our safety Bella? Haven't you learned we can take care of ourselves?" I nodded. After the incident with James, and then the accident in the forest, the Cullens had deffinently proved they could take care of themselves.
I opened my eyes a few hours later and looked around, surprised to see it was raining. We were in front of a small cottage, that was made almost completely of glass. In front of it was a frozen lake, yet the area around wasn't covered in snow as I had thought it would be. "Where are we?"
"Canada love, it's only for a few years." My eyes grew at the idea of living in Canada. I stepped out of the car and looked around for the rest of the Cullens. I felt Alice grab me and spin me around.
"Did he tell you?"
I shrugged and hugged her back. "Tell me what Alice?"
Her smile grew even wilder as she begun to spin me around. "Oh! Maybe I shouldn't tell you…maybe he wants to tell you himself."
"Tell me WHAT?"
"Hey hey, no reason to get snippy."
I was truly annoyed now and accidentally yelled at her. "Goddess, Just tell me what the hell is going on before I blow a fuse!"
Jasper looked over at me and let out a chuckle. "I think you just did."
"Oh fine." Alice began to pout. "This isn't our house…"
"Who's is it?" That's when I felt Edward's arm wrap around my waist as he hugged me from behind. He brought his lips down to my ear and blew into it, causing me to squeak. I imagined his heart racing, as fast as my dead one seemed to be.
"Ours." I turned around and took a step back, holding him at arm's length.
"What?"
"This is our house Bella, where we're going to live…spend our lives. A place for us to start out."
"But…where will the other's live?" I wasn't sure I understood exactly…This is where WE would live? Edward and I? Alone? I sat down on the hood of the car to keep myself steady.
That's when Edward got down on one knee, and took my hand.
"Well…I can't expect you to marry me, if I don't have a place for you to live." And with that, it dawned on me. Edward Cullen was asking for me to marry him, with six other vampires watching and awaiting my reply.
But even with all of this happiness floating about, one thing that didn't escape my notice were their eyes. They were all tinted purple….
A/n: Hey! That's the longest chapter so far! Wo0t! Special thanks to all the people who leave me reviews, you have no idea how happy that makes me. Also to Libby (freesia) and Halee (Alice) for helping me get through this chapter .
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PS: Sorry there wasn't much fluff
