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I walked onto the plane, heading towards the back. Edward stopped me, however, and sat me down in one of the big, leather seats in first class.
"You really think we'd be flying in coach?" he asked, as if it was the most ridiculous idea he'd ever heard.
I blushed again, and Edward rubbed the tips of his fingers against my reddened cheek.
"I will miss this," he murmured softly, "By tonight I will never see this again." And he kissed the warmth of my cheek.
I couldn't believe this. I had literally just remembered that today was my last day as a human. I would never again dream, cry, or get sick. I would never again blush, never get wrinkles, never grow old to have kids, grandkids. Never again would I sit in front of Edward, eating my cereal, sitting there while he watched me eat...
"Are you ok, Bella?" Edward asked, the slightest trace of worry in his butterscotch eyes.
"Fine, I'm fine. I was just..." I swallowed. "Thinking."
Edward understood what I meant, and he pulled me into his arms. "Bella...my beautiful Bella. You do not have to do this. We could land in Alaska and you could sleep. You could attend the university as everyone expects you to, you could-"
"I don't care what everyone expects me to do. I only care about what I want to do. And right now, that is changing myself so I can spend the rest of my time on this Earth with you, forever." I explained, nuzzling into his cold, hard chest.
I felt Edward smile. "If that is what you wish, my love." He said, and kissed the top of my head.
The plane slowly started moving, and then lifted up off the ground.
We landed in Alaska late that night, and the rest of the Cullens hadn't arrived yet. I was surprised, seeing as how they usually beat me anywhere I went. Then I realized that no matter how fast they drove, they couldn't drive as fast as a plane.
I stepped into the cab outside of the airport, though Edward wasn't particularly big on the idea.
"It's just," he said, trying to fit all of our things into the tiny trunk, "You don't know who's been sitting in here."
I giggled, and slid into the back of the yellow cab. It smelled like a mix of tobacco, cologne, and air freshner.
"Where to?" the driver asked, after Edward and I were buckled in.
"Erm..." I said, not remembering the address. I looked through my pockets, trying to find the paper that it was written on.
But Edward beat me to it, because just as I'd located the address, he'd already said it to the man.
"It's the same house we've lived in before," he explained, as I scowled at him. "It's bigger than the one in Forks."
As we drove along, I noticed there were no stars in the sky. I remembered that there were always clouds here, so it didn't shock me much.
Edward played with a strand of my hair as we shared a comfortable silence during the long drive to our new home. All of a sudden I remembered something.
"My truck!" I exclaimed, wondering what was going to happen to my baby.
Edward grinned, still twirling my hair around his finger. "No worries, Bella. It's going to be fine."
"Where the hell is it?" I asked, suddenly mad. He was surprised by my sudden change of emotion.
"It's... in Forks. A new family moved there and they didn't have much money...not enough for a car, anyways. Charlie and I both agreed that it would be kind to offer it to them-"
"Well, it's-" I stopped myself. Maybe I could give something back. I guess we couldn't have brought it, anyway. "-fine." I finished, and a smile broke out across my husband's face.
"But... what will I drive?" I pondered, although it wasn't in a sour tone.
"I got you a nice little Audi Coupe. I know you said you didn't want one, but it's not too big and I though you wouldn't mind, seeing as it won't make you stand out too much..." but his expression quickly went from excited to sad as he saw the frown appear on my face.
"You got me a new car? You know how I don't like it when you spend money on me, Edward. I didn't need an Audi. You could have easily just gotten me some old used car and I could have been completely fine with it." I stated, and turned around so I wouldn't be facing him anymore.
"Ok, then Bella... think about it like this," he explained, and I could tell by his voice that he was speaking through a smile. "Our family drives very nice, fast cars. We take pride in that. However, if you were to park your car next to ours, the rest of the family would feel like it's ruining our image. The car is really more for them than it is for you, silly Bella."
I couldn't argue with that, because I knew how the Cullens felt about their cars. I sighed in defeat, then turned back to face him. I thought my eyes had closed only for a second when Edward gently nudged me and said, "Wake up, my love. We've arrived."
I sat up slowly, stretching my arms over my head. How long was I out? I tried to look at the little clock in the taxi, but everything was still a little blurry and I couldn't make out the tiny numbers. Edward ushered me out of the car, and grabbed all of our things as if they were weightless. He handed the driver a bill, which I was sure wouldn't cover the price of the taxi, but it must've been a large sum of money because his face brightened up when Edward told him to keep the change.
I walked outside into the frosty air, taking a good look at my new home for the first time. As I took in all of it's beauty, my jaw dropped.
