A/N: wow, thanks soooo much for the support guys. im still amazed at how many people have favorited my story! heh, ok, well, heres the next chapter!
-Edward PoV-
When I told her Aro had given us a choice to make, I saw a flicker of fear cross through her
eyes. She knew whatever it was it would change our lives. "Edward, what was the choice he
gave you to make?" she asked me hurriedly, now worry was thick in her voice.
I took a deep
breath and told her what Aro told me, when I finished she was looking down, deep in thought.
This was one of those moments where I inwardly cursed myself for not being able to read her
mind. After a few moments she finally spoke, "Change me, Edward.." she whispered, still
looking down. I knew she would pick that choice from all the others, dammit.
I did not want
to take away her mortality, take away her life and make her a monster like I am. "Listen,
Edward, please-" She looked up into my eyes, "- you don't want to 'damn' me to eternity and
take my soul. But if having my soul means I can't be with you forever and it means
continuously worrying you and your- my- family, then I don't want it.
I want to be with you for
as long as possible, Edward, forever, and this is the only way for that to happen." Tears started
to roll down her face again and she squeezed her eyes shut and looked away from me, taking in a
deep breath. "Unless...the idea of being with me forever is something that you don't want. If you
don't want me for all eternity, then I understand, Edward..I won't push the subject any farther..."
She trailed off and started to sob again.
"What, oh Bella, no. How could you think that?! I love
you more than everything in this world combined (A/N: yes, that's from Twilight) I cannot live
in this, or any world, without you, Isabella. Don't ever think like that again, alright?" I said to
her, grabbing her face gently and turning her to look at me, my thumbs now wiping her tears
away.
She simply nodded and I pulled her face towards me and leaned my forehead against hers.
She took a deep breath and said quietly, "Alright then, Edward, change me..please. I know you
have the control to change me. I trust you with my very life. So please, Edward. Change me, so
we can both get out of here together and live our lives together, forever."
I pulled away a little
and looked deeply into her eyes. After a moment of thinking I took in another deep breath and
spoke softly, "Alright, Bella, I'll do as you wish and change you, but you have to do something
for me first." she raised and eyebrow at this and her eyes looked into my questioningly, searching
for answers to the questions that were buzzing in her head. I felt the corner of my mouth twitch
into a smile as I reached into my back pocket.
-Bella PoV-
As he said he wanted me to do something for him first, my mind automatically said 'Yes,
anything for you.' but my eyes simply looked deeply into his, looking for a trace of anything
that could somehow give me a hint as to what he was thinking of asking me to do.
I saw a
flicker of amusement and happiness flash through his eyes quickly and the bottom of his
mouth had started to twitch upward, as if he was trying to hold back a smile. Then I saw his
hand move swiftly to his back pocket, reaching for something. When his hand returned in front
of his face, my eyes widened at what his hand was holding.
The most beautiful ring I had ever
seen in my life. It was a white gold ring with diamonds surrounding its whole band, making it
sparkle amazingly. Then in the center was an even more beautiful diamond that had two equally-
as-beautiful yet smaller diamonds on either end. I also noticed in the light that on the inside of
the band was inscribed, 'I love you always Isabella Cullen.' "Isabella Marie Swan, will you do
me the honor of marrying me?" his eyes dazzled me to no end as he said this.
I swear I felt as if
my heart would need to be revived because I stopped breathing. Then a tear fell from my eye and
I used all the strength I could gather to reach around his neck and hug him tightly. He hugged me
back and I started crying and smiling. "Yes, Edward, I'll marry you!" I said, feeling as if my heart
would burst from pure happiness. I could not believe what he said was real, not a dream.
Edward
Cullen, my Greek God, the one that puts every other woman's dream- man to shame, just asked
me, normal, average, klutzy, danger- magnet, Isabella Swan to marry him, to be his wife and be
by his side forever. He kissed my cheek and took hold of my hand. He kissed it and then slipped
the ring on my finger, it gleamed on my finger the way Edward's skin gleams in the sunlight.
I beamed at him and he smiled my favorite crooked smile. "I love you so much, Isabella Marie
Cullen" my heart skipped a beat at this, and made me smile even more than before, if
possible. "I love you too, Edward Anthony Mason Cullen." he took my face once again in his
hands. This time, the tears that were spilling were from happiness, he wiped them away again
and kissed me deeply on the lips.
A/N: Oooook, hope you all liked this chapter as much as i loved writing it! Oh, and to see Bella's ring, go to my profile (my description dosn't give it justice)