Did you know the abbreviation for My Personal Hell, MPH, is the same abbreviation for miles per hour? ^.^ Useless information's the best, huh? …I feel like I'm forgetting something… Oh, yeah… Disclaimer: I don't own Twilight, and this is the last time I'm going to remind you this obvious fact.

***I'm going to tell you in advance that this chapter is short, but it's VERY IMPORTANT. A LOT of things happen in this chapter.***

Chapter… whatever number it is…

Bella's POV

I sat at my window, watching Sam and Danny talk. They were so much like Edward and I used to be, it made tears that will never fall come to my eyes. It had only been a week since Danny found out, and I could already tell they were falling in love.

Edward and I had decided to take our relationship slow. We'd talk and hang out, but we'd act like only friends. I'm not ready to trust him yet, and he doesn't want to push me. He was acting strange yesterday, and I have no idea why. I hope it is because he wants to move our relationship go on to the next level, because I think I'm ready. I haven't told him I love him yet, though, even though he reminds me of his love every day. We have forever to work out our problems.

The only problem is that things have changed so much. He's changed some, being more fragile than I thought was possible, as if he could lose me at any second. I've changed, too. I'm not as obsessive and needy as I used to be. I'm independent and strong, now.

I stopped Sam as she and Danny walked inside. Danny looked at Sam, then me, then back at Sam. "Go watch TV. This will only take a minute," I told him, waving my hand toward the family room. He looked at Sam, who nodded, before leaving.

"What?" she hissed once Danny was out of hearing distance.

"I just wanted to tell you something. If you leave that poor boy, I will take joy in ripping you limb to limb, and dancing happily around the fire you burn in," I whispered. I sounded morbid, but she had to get my threat. I wasn't going to let her break the heart of the poor boy like Edward had done to me.

Sam nodded, understanding why I said it. "I haven't told him I love him yet, but when I do, and he hopefully returns it, he's going to eventually want to be a vampire. What should I do?" Sam's eyes dared me to tell her not to change him, when I knew she wanted him changed.

"I think that if he wants to be changed, he should be. Just make sure he is fully aware of what he's getting himself into. Explain the newborn vampire and such to him. And also, we should probably wait till graduation." Sam nodded again.

"Can I go, now?" She pointed toward the room where Danny waited, the sounds of the TV leaking through the walls.

"Yes, Sam, you can go back to your lover," I said. She hit my arm, even though she smiled at the comment.

Sam and Danny went to go eat dinner at a fancy restaurant. Actually, Danny went to eat and Sam went to watch him eat. Danny practically lives at our house now, and only goes home to sleep. His parents don't give a damn, being too wrapped up in their own lives to care. He and Sam have to go out to restaurants daily, since Sam could never cook, and I lost all my cooking skills when I was turned.

I sat on the couch, or more like laid on the couch, reading one of the random books I had found in the house. It was a Jane Austen book, and so far, nothing exciting has happened.

When the door bell rang, I got up slowly and walked to the door in a lazy manner. I opened it fast, though, expecting to see Edward there. Instead, there was a dozen roses bundled together, resting on the ground outside the door. A note lay out to the side, and said only one word: Goodbye. It took me less then a second to recognize the elegant script. Edward.

I was going to give him a second chance! I was going to give him my love, my heart, and what did he give me? Roses and a goodbye note?

(AN: purpletea's picture of the scene, minus the candle: .com/art/Goodbye-Roses-138889978 :P)

I could smell his scent leading to the woods. I followed it, wanting an explanation. After a couple miles of running at vampire speed, I could smell another six vampires join with the other scent. So the family was in on this, too?

Eventually I caught up with them. Edward was in front, running faster then all of them. "STOP!" My voice carried throughout the forest. All the vampires skidded to a stop. Edward walked, human speed, toward me. He motioned to the others to leave. Rosalie ran off, not caring at all. Carlisle and Jasper left, respecting Edward's decision, but not before sending sympathetic look my way. Esme and Emmett hesitated, but followed the others after both giving me hugs. Alice refused to move.

"You're going to regret this, Edward. I know you are. I can see it," Alice said firmly.

"No I am not, Alice. You're just saying that so I won't leave your best friend," Edward stated just as firmly. Alice went to argue, but no words left her mouth. She knew Edward was right.

She ran in my direction, hugging me as I fell toward the ground. "I'm sorry," she whispered. She stood, on the verge of dry sobbing, and ran off to join the others.

I stood and dusted myself off from the fall. I looked Edward's way, and almost broke down. Almost. "Why?" I choked out in a whisper. "I thought you loved me."

"Bella, that's just the thing. I loved you. But you're not the same you used to be. You've changed." He looked sad, seeing the face of the old Bella, with the heart of the new Bella.

"Yes, I have changed. I'm independent, now. I'm not an obsessive and needy human, anymore. That's a good thing." I didn't sound desperate, but I wanted him to understand this.

"Don't you see? That's what I loved about you! I loved how embarrassed you would get. How human you were. How you needed me to be by you every second. How I helped you through all the dangers you always encountered." He looked lost in thought for a minute, but my speaking pulled him back to reality.

"You didn't love me, you just loved playing hero," I said coldly, "You can't be the hero all the time, Edward."

"My Bella would never be mean to me," he stated.

"I'm terribly sorry I grew a back bone," I said sarcastically.

"My Bella would never be sarcastic with me," he stated another difference in me. He was becoming annoying, but I stayed silent. "I would have tried to get used to these changes in you, but you won't give me a chance; you won't let me love you again."

"It's only been a week!" I exclaimed. "Open wounds don't heal over night. And today, I was going to let you in my heart, again. Today I was going to tell you I love you!"

"It's too late, now," he said angrily, before running away again. I sat on the ground and dry sobbed for an hour, before picking myself up and heading home.

I lay on the couch again, twirling one of the roses in my hand. The others rested on the table, along with the "goodbye" note. Sam walked in, gleefully, with Danny by her side. Danny sat across the room, pretending he wasn't there, as Sam sat by me, obviously about to have one of those sisterly talks.

"Danny told me he loved me!" she said full of a joy I've never seen in her. "I told him the same thing. We decided to- what's wrong with you?"

I explained to her what had happened in a monotone voice. Sam hugged me, before giving me an "I-told-you-so" speech. After that rant of hers was over, the forgotten Danny spoke.

"I'm sorry, Bella. I promise to beat him up if we ever see him again when I'm a vampire," he said, sounding like a protective brother.

"Thanks, but you don't have- wait, when you're a vampire?" I shot Sam a glance to see her reaction, and she looked calm and normal. "Did I miss something?"

"As I was saying earlier, we decided to change Danny after high school was over. He didn't want to be a weak human when his girlfriend was a vampire." Sam rolled her eyes. She obviously didn't understand why guys always wanted to be the strong and tough one in the relationship, and neither did I. I guess it's a guy thing.

"That's great!" I said with no enthusiasm. I was happy for them, but wasn't in the best of moods.

"Cheer up, and get over him. He wasn't worth it." Sam stood and went over to Danny.

"I should get going home, now." He glanced at a clock on the wall. Sam nodded, and pecked him on the lips. She pulled away quickly, trying to resist the urge to eat him.

"I love you," she whispered, reminding him.

"I love you, too," he whispered back. She walked him out to his car.

I felt jealousy in me, want a loving relationship like that. I promise to myself that I will find someone to love, and to spend eternity with.

Oh snap, he left again. Wasn't expecting that one, huh? I know a lot of you are going to be disappointed, but get over it. EdwardXBella love is BORING!!! He might come back, he might not. She might find someone else, she might not. We don't even know, yet!

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