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-Edward PoV-

It had been a few hours since Bella had fallen asleep in my arms. A few hours since I was told

I has to determine her future. A few hours since I knew no matter what choice I choose for her,

our lives would never be the same. That's why I haven't woken her up yet. In her sleep she's

peaceful, not crying in agony or looking around scared knowing we were being watched. She

was at total peace, and I was too, holding her protectingly and lovingly in my arms, feeling

the warmth of her skin, hearing her heart's calm beating.

Even smelling the faint scent of

strawberries in her hair that has now been mixed horribly with the scent of her blood. Her

blood. I could smell it all through the room. It was matted in her hair, smeared on her

beautiful skin and dried onto her ripped and torn clothes. The scent was mouth-watering, and

I hadn't fed in about two to three weeks. I was supposed to hunt this morning, but then Alice

had told me what had happened to Bella. I instantly forgot all about my hunger and thought

only of getting to Bella as fast and as soon as I could.

And now im here with her, but my hunger

Is becoming ravenous more and more each hour. How could I last like this for four days? All

the choices kept playing in my head like hitting the rewind button on a tape. We couldn't wait

it out four days. She needed medical treatments as soon as possible or she could die of blood

loss and her injuries. I could bite her to change her into one of us, something I know she's

wanted since she had first found out what I was almost two years ago. But even if I did bite her,

im hungry, I doubt I'd be able to stop myself no matter how hard I tried, even if her blood wasn't

as tempting to me as it always is, I doubt the monster inside me would care.

And lets say I could

somehow stop myself, by some unknown miracle, she'd have to go through unbelievable pain

for three straight days, and then have hunger far beyond my own, and I would have to feed her

animal blood, which needlessly to say we're in lack of. And I would need everyone,

especially Carlisle, to help me to teach her to not attack humans. Another option of ours would

be to try and fight my out with her, but I doubt I could do it alone, especially since Bella can

barely stay awake, let alone make her run and get out alive. And even if she was in perfect health,

a human is no match to a vampire. What if we could just wait it out four days.

Its not like I had

to breath, so I wouldn't have to smell her blood. But I hardly believe Aro would come back

and just let us walk out as if nothing happened. Dammit, dammit, dammit! I was continuously

wracking my brain trying to figure out a way in which both Bella and I could get out of here.

My

mind's rambling stopped suddenly when the faint smell of salt hit me. I looked down to Bella

and saw her eyes brimming over the edge with tears, gently spilling down her angelic face. I

Wiped them off her cheeks , making her stir in my embrace, starting to finally wake up.

"Edward..?" she mumbled as I finished wiping away all her tears. "Im right here, Bella." I

whispered back to her, cradling her in my arms and kissing her hair gently to assure her I

was there. She wrapped her arms around mine and looked up into my eyes. "I guess I was crying

again, huh?" she said, noticing her eyes were still moist. I just nodded sadly and kissed her

cheek. "Well, the reason I was crying was probably from my dream...Well, actually, not so much

a dream as a flashback from earlier today." she said, suddenly sitting herself up a bit and leaning

her head against my shoulder, and I leaned my head against hers.

"When I had woken up from

being unconscience earlier, before you came, Aro...Aro killed a human, fed from her, right

in front of me. I couldn't look away either. I was too scared. She looked me directly in the eyes

the whole time as the life left her body. Even when she had finally died, her lifeless eyes

were still staring right into mine. I didn't do anything Edward, I just sat there and watched as

her killed her..." she finished, a sob chocking in her throat and the tears threatening to fall from

her eyes again. I held her close to me and whispered into her ear, "Bella, there was nothing you

could do. Even in you weren't hurt and were in perfect health.

A human is no match to a

vampire, especially not Aro or any of the Volturi for that matter." she swallowed hard, and a

few betraying tears spilled down her face. "I know I was no match for him, but still I felt so...

Helpless, and that poor woman..she had no idea what was happening, and why it was

happening to her...and.." she trailed off and buried her face into my chest, the sobs coming

louder and the tears now freely falling down her face. Here she was, beaten and broken.

Crying

her eyes out, blood all over her and yet in my mind, she was still beautiful, she would always

be beautiful to me, no matter what happened to her, or what she became. And that's when I made

my decision. "Bella...listen, before you woke up when I found you, Aro told me things and he

gave me a decision to make, but I can't make a choice, not on my own anyways..." I looked

down at her and she looked back up, sniffling a few times from the crying.

"A..decision?"

She said back to me, Looking confused. "Yes, Bella. One that we both have to make

together and one that will change our lives forever..." I trailed off and sat up again, looking

me directly in the eyes. I swallowed hard and thought of a good way to word the things

I had to tell her.

A/N: haha..cliffy! dont hate me for it, ill post next chappy tomorrow!