He didn't say anything for a moment; he just sat there staring at me. Did I say something wrong? He said, "I love you," and I said it back. What is wrong?

And then...he smiled his perfect crooked grin.

I couldn't help but smile back.

"My beautiful, warm, sweet, kind, picturesque, intelligent, thoughtful, blushing Bella still loves me back," Edward said lovingly. "I feel honored—no, more than that. I feel...loved."

I giggled softly. I couldn't say anything. I was too...loved.

Edward Cullen cured me.

"I love you, Bella," he whispered. "Everything I said when I...left you was a lie. Please understand that. I never meant it, Bella, really."

"I love you, too, Edward. And of course, I understand. It's not your fault. It's nobody's fault," I assured him, gazing into his scorching, golden eyes.

He suddenly leaned closer.

"May I please—"

I interrupted him, "Hug me?" I smiled.

He nodded, and I was suddenly in his cold—but still warm—embrace.

"God, I missed you. I miss having you in my arms, kissing your warm, soft lips..." He kissed my cheek.

I blushed.

He chuckled, "I miss touching your delicate, burning cheek." And with that, he stroked my cheek softly.

I put my arms around his neck and hugged myself closer to him. "I missed you, too, Edward—everyday I missed you. You were always on my mind." I buried my face in his cotton shirt, and breathed in his sweet scent.

"You haunted my mind, love—in a good way." He tightened his hold on me.

"Ditto."

This is a dream come true. My beautiful Edward is here with me. I felt like squealing with joy, jumping off the walls; jumping up and down; and smiling till it hurts. I wondered if this is how Alice felt all the time.

"Alice is screaming in her mind with joy," Edward informed me, his lips near my ear.

I rolled my eyes. Typical.

"She's coming in five, four, three, two—" The door busted open, almost breaking it off the hinges.

"You counted too late. Leave that to the psychic!" Alice chirped. Then she danced towards us. I didn't see her, but, all of a sudden, her arms were tightly wrapped around us.

I couldn't breathe.

"Oh, my gosh! Don't you feel like jumping right now?! I do! You guys are back together! Why aren't you guys—"

"Alice," Edward interrupted, irritated.

"—screaming with joy like me?! Jeez Louise, guys! I totally knew this was going to happen! Oh, my—!"

"Alice!" Edward and I shouted.

She glared at us. "Why are you guys interrupting my happy mood?"

"Take deep breaths, Alice," I joked.

She stuck her tongue out at me. "It's not my fault I'm so happy for you guys."

"Were these the visions you blocked from me?" Edward inquired while stroking my arm, leaving goosebumps.

"Yup," she sang, popping the "P." "And many, many more!"

"Which are?" he pressed.

"That's for me to know, and you for you to find out—in a couple of months!" She grinned widely at us. Then her smile disappeared. "Wait a minute—you guys are back together, right?"

I was about to open my mouth, but then I stopped. Are we back together?

Edward laughed, surprising me. He grabbed a hold of my shoulders, and looked me in the eyes.

"Isabella Marie Swan?" he whispered, unintentionally making his voice seductive.

"Y-yes?" I stuttered.

"Would you be my girlfriend all over again? Except this time it will be forever," he said. My heart fluttered at that.

Tears were coming down my face. "Of course, Edward. Forever."

He smiled at me lovingly and whispered, "Thank you." He bent down and kissed my cheek.

I blushed hard.

Then a flash came.

I whipped my head towards Alice, who was holding an expensive camera.

"Totally going in the family album," she said, giggling. "That was so romantic!"

I giggled. Edward was the perfect romantic boyfriend.

"So...you can leave now," Edward announced to Alice, before ducking down to kiss my cheek yet again. He started to wipe the tears from my eyes, which aren't pouring down anymore.

Alice gasped, "How dare you, Edward Anthony Masen Cullen? You can just kick me—"

"Leave." His voice was firm.

She glared at him, and then stomped towards the door. When she was out, I heard her yell, "You will so regret it, Edward! Revenge!"

I laughed.

"That was kind of rude, Edward," I said, still laughing.

"She was invading our privacy; I had to do something." He started kissing my cheek repeatedly.

"But knowing Alice she would do something really drastic." I tried to talk without stuttering.

"Hmm..." He kept on kissing me...and kissing me...and—

"Are you just going to keep on kissing me?" I asked.

"Yes," he whispered against my skin; his cold breath fanned my cheek.

"So...," I started, "how were you about six months ago?"

He stopped kissing me for awhile, but then continued on as if nothing never happened.

"I know that you've been acting...depressed, but I want to hear it from you—all of it."

He didn't say anything.

"Edward," I sighed. "You have to tell me something. I want to know. Please?"

He sighed, but still didn't say anything.

"Fine, I'll make you a deal: you tell me what's going on with you while we were apart, and I'll tell you what's been going on with me. Okay?" I suggested.

"I already know how you were," he countered. "I don't want to know again."

"C'mon, Edward," I pleaded. "Please? It's only fair."

"I was broken," he whispered. "There."

"More, please."

He groaned. "I...was lost without you. I know you heard Carlisle while you were eavesdropping us." He winked at me, and I blushed, embarrassed. "It was like...I was in hell. I knew that if you weren't there with me I would be very, very depressed. But...now you're here and that's all that matters."

"You're okay, though?" I asked concerned.

"I'm more than okay," he murmured, and started kissing me again. Then he stopped. "I also hunted Victoria."

I looked at him with wide eyes. "You...what?"

"I hunted Victoria," he repeated. "But with no success." He gritted his teeth. "I ended up in South America. Now, you tell me something, Bella."

"What?"

"Why were you motorcycling?" he asked calmly, but I could hear the anger hidden behind it. I felt horrible for breaking my promise.

"Um...I was mad at you for leaving me and my anger made me sort of rebellious. One time, I was hanging out with Jessica—part of my 'act normal' thing—and I saw the same guys that you saved me from. I don't know, but I felt curious. I started going towards them. And then...I heard your voice..."

"My voice?" He spoke through clenched teeth.

"Um...yeah. I heard your voice, and I knew right there and then that maybe—just maybe—you might still love me."

"I do, I truly do," he said sincerely.

I smiled at him. "So, I started to do rebellious stuff, such as motorcycling. Jacob"—I felt his hands turn into fists at the name—"was there with me, teaching me how to ride it.

Then there was a time when Charlie told me that there were a couple of big bears in the forest. One day, I was bored, so I decided to go hiking. I know, it's silly. Anyways, along the way, I saw Laurent."

"Laurent?" he hissed.

"Yeah. At first, I was happy to see him—happy to see someone who's a vampire. He was his usual self. He told me how he spent his time with the Denali clan—which you have to tell me about. Then he told me that he was here in regards of...Victoria." Edward's lips curled. "He told me that she wanted revenge, but in a different way. You know, 'a mate for a mate.'He said he was th-thirsty. Your voice was telling me to lie—which I never was good at—threaten, beg...all those things. The wolves came and took care of him. I saw one wolf that reminded me of Jacob. And that's when I started getting suspicious of him. I—"

"It's all right, love; you can stop now. I don't want to hear anything about the dog," he sneered. Then his expression changed when he looked at me. "That is, if you want to."

"No, it's okay. I don't want to, either."

"Do you miss him?" he asked concerned.

"I don't know," I mumbled, ending the conversation about him.

Edward started to stroke my hair. "Don't worry, Bella—you have Alice. Forever."

"You keep saying that," I noted.

"That's because it's true."

"Forever as in...you're going to change me?" I asked unintentionally. I never thought about being one, but, now that Edward's here, it made me want to be with him forever. Be beautiful with him forever.

He froze. "No," he said, his voice suddenly cold.

"Why?" I managed to ask.

"I don't want to get rid of your soul—that would be the most terrible sin ever."

"You can have my soul, Edward. I don't want it anymore."

He glared at me. "So that's what you dream about—becoming a monster?" he asked.

"I dream about being with you—forever," (Twilight movie. Prom Scene.) I corrected. "What's so wrong about that?"

"You shouldn't risk your soul just for a forever with me. I'm not worth it."

I was getting angry. "You are worth it!" I argued. "Don't you want to be with me forever, too?"

"Of course, I do, love," he whispered.

"Then why?" My voice broke.

He traced my face with his cold, slender fingers. "I'm making you sad; I don't want that."

"Edward—"

"We'll discuss this some other time, Bella," he cut me off.

We didn't say anything for awhile. I looked down at my hands, away from my vampire.

"Bella," Edward called.

"What?" I muttered.

"I do want forever with you."

"I thought you wanted to discuss this later on," I said.

"Bella—"

"I found out my revenge!" Alice interrupted, suddenly in front of us.

"Um, which is?" I asked, surprised by her unforeseen entrance.

She pointed at me. "I'm going to torture you instead!"

"What?! Why?!" I asked incredulous.

"Because if you're in pain—which I never know why while we're shopping—then Edward's in pain. You'll be mad at him, and he'll suffer." She was smug.

"How will he suffer?"

"From trying to gain your forgiveness."

"But you know that he'll dazzle me through it," I pointed out.

"True." And then she left.

I turned to Edward. "How come you didn't know what her revenge was about?"

"I didn't know," he replied lamely.

"Says the mind-reader," I grumbled.

He chuckled. "I was too focused on you, like I always am."

I blushed.

He started kissing my cheek again...and my neck.

Then I had an epiphany. Edward never kissed my lips. I mean, I don't want to irk his self-control, but still; I want to feel his smooth, glass lips on my human ones.

I grimaced. Human. I don't like that word anymore.

"Why are you grimacing, love?" Edward asked, still kissing me.

"It's nothing," I lied.

"You're still a bad liar after all these months, you know."

"It's nothing important, Edward." I started to blush.

"Then why are you blushing?" He smirked.

"It's nothing," I emphasized.

"Okay, then," he said, but I knew he would pester me about it.

So, then I decided to think of something to distract him from my sudden epiphany.

Think, Bella, think.

"What about Charlie?" I asked.

"You told him you were having a sleepover, remember?"

Dang.

"I missed school."

"We missed school, too."

"What's my excuse?"

"We're vampires, Bella; we're smart."

Stupid, confident vampire.

"What about—Gah, never mind."

He grinned at me.

"I'm going to school tomorrow, though, right?" I asked.

"Of course. We have notes for our classes," he said.

I rolled my eyes. I bet they're done with their notes already.

"Bella," Edward called.

"Yeah?" I looked up at him, and then gasped. His face was inches away from mine.

"What?" he asked confused.

"Warn a girl, why don't you?"

"About what, love?"

"If you're going to place your face inches in front of mine!"

"Oh."

"Now, what was it you wanted to ask me?"

He smiled at me. "May I ask your permission for something, Bella?"

"Sure. What?"

He bent down and then his stone, cold lips were on mine. He pulled me closer, and I pulled myself closer—as if I needed to anymore; our bodies were pressing against each other. I kissed back with a lot of eagerness. I haven't kissed him in a long time, and I can tell we were both making up for our months away from each other.

Then he pulled away.

I pouted.

"Don't underestimate my self-control, love," he reminded me.

"Stupid boundaries," I grumbled.

-x-

Edward and Bella fluff! I decided to put some time with them together. I know Alice was in there, but I just couldn't help myself. Alice is the type that interrupts their time together—most of the time. I won't show Alice's torture against Bella, because I have to get the story going. This story is almost coming to an end, but I still have more chapters to come. By the way, I put that Twilight quote there because it was such a cute quote! I awed when I heard them say it in the movie.

Okay, I'll shut up now.

But one more thing: Please, review!

Monica-san