I'm watching SNL right now and this Chewable Pampers thing is on. Yeah, Google that shit, it exists.

Okay, sooo…there's a REALLY good reason that I haven't updated in forever: it was you guys' fault. ALL. YOUR. FAULT. If you guys didn't leave such good reviews, then I wouldn't be forced to think over every little stinkin thing in this scene! Seriously! At one point I was even saying this aloud to see how it would sound! But, finally, my inspiration came from three places: 1. a picture that I have as my new background (at the bottom of this message, there'll be something important about it too) of the Cullen's from the Twilight movie. 2. English class, in which we're watching some movies to compare to Romeo and Juliet (or Romeo and Julio as we call it in my class). And 3: My school bus; I know, how can you get inspiration from there? Well I'll tell you: I didn't bring a book to read. Yeah. So that's where most of this was written. (I also skipped around a little so we could get to the juicy parts. Your welcome.)

Also, about this picture I have for my background; see if you can find it by using these clues: 5 people, one apple, vegetables, windows, 1 table, and water. If you find it, leave the answer to who's in it and where it is in a review and answer this question: why are there eggs there? (I was wondering.)

So, without further ado I present this chapter: What is a Youth (one of the inspiration songs for this chapter. The other is Divine Intervention by Taking Back Sunday. Please listen to both. The Youth song when they're in the meadow and the Intervention song any other timed before or after that.)

Disclaimer: I'm so tired of trying to think of creative ways to say I don't own Twilight and now there's Romeo and Juliet, so put in your own cool one here ____________________________________________________________.

"Ready?"

"Ready as I'll ever be."

We were almost there. At least that was what Edward kept telling me.

I was driving us down the highway, turning down an unfamiliar road that brought us to an unfamiliar exit. Even though Edward was trying to carry on a normal conversation, I was trying so to not be nervous, that the only thing I could contribute to the conversation was uh huh's and sure's. Finally, Edward told me to stop and pull over in a place that looked like...a forest. Which it was. So I turned off the car and we climbed out of the car. It was a bit cloudy, but I could see some sun peeking through the sky, and I grabbed my hat from the dash at the last second.

"So," I said as Edward came around to the front of the car and started walking towards an opening in the trees. "Where will we be going from this point?"

"We'll be hiking the rest of the way through there," Edward turned around and I drew in a sharp breath.

His button-down was…well, buttoned down. I could see the front of his perfectly sculpted chest. Talk about a six-pack. Next to Emmett and Jasper, it didn't look like he would have those kinds of muscles, but apparently he did. And does. I never wanted to move from this spot as long as I liv-

"Bella?" Edward's voice broke my train of thought. "Are you okay? You spaced out for a moment. Did you want to go back? We can if you-,"

I interrupted him with a hasty, "Nope. I'm peachy; just did a little observation. Lead the way."

"An observation of what?" Edward asked curiously.

"I'll tell you later," I said, slightly embarrassed now.

"Okay," he eyed me suspiciously.

"Well come on. Lead the way," I repeated.

Edward gave me one last suspicious glance, and once more, turned around to head into the forest. But this time, I went with him.

"Are you ready for this?" Edward asked again and I rolled my eyes impatiently.

"Yes, I am," I replied for the millionth time. "Are we even relatively close yet?"

We've been walking for the past two hours or so to this "secret location" Edward had found. Normally, any other person would be tired, but not me. I was to pumped and full of energy to even begin to fell a slight fatigue.

Edward smiled at my child-like enthusiasm and said," actually, we are. Do you see a small light in that direction? Through the trees?"

"Yup."

His eyebrows rose. He obviously thought that my weak, human eyes couldn't see that far, but they could. How could I not! There was a light shining clearly thought the green trees. That's okay; I had always had exceptional senses anyway.

"Can I…" I trailed off suggestively and he nodded.

I broke into a run towards the light. As much as I cherish every moment I have with Edward, I knew that that single ray of light would bring much more than minutes. As soon as I got right in front of the light I leapt over a fallen branch and landed in…the most spectacular place I had ever seen in my entire life. Never had I seen such an array of colors in one place before. Blue, yellow, red, pink, purple, and other colors of flowers I couldn't name filled my vision, and with it the sun. Each flower seemed to radiate it and I found myself basking in the sunlight than shying away like usual.

I turned away from the beautiful meadow and searched for Edward. I finally spotted him standing near the edge of the field covered in shadows. I beckoned to him, implying that he join this so we could share this together, but he- Edward Anthony Mason Cullen- hesitated. I had never seen him do that before so I dropped my hand and let him do this however he wanted.

Finally, Edward took a deep breath and stepped into the sun.

To say that he was the most beautiful person I had seen in my life would be an understatement. As Edward sat in front of me, staring into my eyes as if he never wanted to look away, there were no words to describe what I was seeing-or feeling. Edward had grabbed my hand as we sat down Indian-style and his cold hand felt soothing in my warm one.

"Where have you been all of my life? You don't know how long I've waited for you," Edward murmured and my heart fluttered like a bird in a cage.

"Well then," I said as I traced the lines on his fingers and palm. "I think you've waited long enough. Don't you?"

Edward smiled sweetly and closed his eyes as if meditating with a peaceful look upon his face. Since I was curious about his perceptiveness, I traced the word 'love' on his palm in cursive.

"As I do you," Edward suddenly said and I looked up at him, shocked. Was he answering an unspoken question from his mind or was he talking about the word I had written on his hand?

"Excuse me?" I managed to squeak.

He took a deep breath and opened his eyes.

"Bella, have you not seen? Do you not hear? From the very first moment I met you, I knew there was something different about you. Not only because your blood is the most alluring, intoxicating thing I had ever smelt, but because of you. Ho you hold yourself, how you see others and put them before yourself, and," Edward chuckled. "What you said to me that first day. The words you spoke surprised me, but what I was entranced by was your voice. True enough, I had heard your voice in every male mind at school, but their thoughts were nothing compared to the real you. Never had I heard a sound so beautiful come from anyone, more or less speak to me, a monster!

"And after everything you've been through, you still manage to get up in the morning and put on a smile as if nothing were wrong. Those are some of the things that I love about you: you're strength. But over the past couple of weeks, I became entranced by everything you did. The way you sometimes like to hide you face behind your hair when you're working intensely or embarrassed, the gentle way you speak, and the graceful way I saw you move when you dance. My thought that I was crazy, but I knew that I was sick: love sick. Isabella Marie Powell Swan, I love you and my heart is yours. You are my life now."

As he talked, I stared down at our hands intertwined. When he said the part about seeing me dance, I smirked because I knew I didn't imagine him being there. But when he said h loved me, my smirk disappeared and my head snapped up, my own gaze searching his. Edward's eyes were gentle and I couldn't help but blurt out the first thing that popped into my mind.

"But I-you-gorgeous!" I almost wailed in disbelief.

"'She doth teaches the torches to burn bright'," Edward quoted from Romeo and Juliet as he gently stroked my cheek.

I blushed as I looked back down at our hands.

"I must admit, when I first saw you, I was taken. But after learning more about you, you made me see things in a whole new light, including myself. Now, new things are happening: I'm sad when you're gone and when I think about you, my heart speeds up and you're all that matters. Every time after that night in Port Angeles when we had to separate to go to class or home, my heart became so heavy I thought I would die from the pain. But then the next day or when you met me outside of class, there you were, smiling at me as if I was the world and you would do anything, and the pain was forgotten. I can't stay away from you, and I hate the thought of you nut being here by my side. Edward Cullen, I need you and with my whole heart I leap blindly into this. I love you."

I spoke this last part softly and as soon as I did, his face lit up like an angel rejoicing. My breath caught in my throat as Edward leaned forward to give me a hug out of happiness. I relaxed slowly into his arms and his arms tightened around me, pulling me closer.

"I'll never let you go. My life, my love. 'Can I go forward when my heart is here'?" Edward quoted another line, but at the same time asked himself and me a question.

"No," we both whispered.

"How will we be getting back?" I asked Edward as he pulled me off of the ground. "It took us almost three hours to get here."

Edward smiled. "We'll run."

"Okay, I know I'm fast, but I'm not…uhh, umm…Well, just insert-super-fast-persons'-name-here!"

Edward laughed heartily and gave me an affectionate look. "I'll be doing the actual running. You can ride on my back."

"Fine," I huffed. "But I'm warning you, I hate piggyback rides ever since I- well, never mind." I decided not to tell him that I threw up. "Before we go though, I wanted to try something."

"What?"

"Don't freak out, okay?" He nodded so I took that as a sign to proceed.

I stepped closer to him so that our chests were almost touching, and then stopped to make sure I wasn't moving to fast. Then, very slowly, I tilted my head up to his and paused as I don't want to rush him. I guess if a random person had walked into the meadow at that moment, they would see two teenagers (one of which was sparkling magnificently in the sun) standing extremely close, but not touching.

"Okay," I sighed, leaning away from Edward's face. "I'm good. We can go-."

But I didn't get the chance to finish my sentence. Edward Cullen had leaned forward and softly pressed his lips against mine, which also closed the small space between us. This kiss was even better than the dream; this one was real (and the best kiss I ever had!).

Finally, Edward broke the kiss and leaned his forehead against mine. His hands, which had found their way to my hips, tightened.

"We have to go," Edward murmured.

"I know."

Nonetheless, neither of us moved from our spots for a couple more seconds. When we finally did, Edward slung me over his back with a brief, "Hold on to me". Then he was racing through the forest with an impossibly fast speed back to the car.

"Did you want to come inside?"

Edward smiled at me from the passenger seat of his Volvo and sensed my hesitation and worry that he might decline.

"I would be delighted, but first," Edward looked over at the driver's side of the car with longing. "I have to take the car home. I'll b no more than five minutes."

"Okay," I mumbled and opened the car door.

"Each minute away will feel like a day," he called behind me as I walked to the front door and I smiled. As cheesy as it sounds, it's true.

I went inside and closed the door. I took my shoes off in the front hall and carried them to the kitchen. The house was dark so Charlie's obviously gone with his friend fishing.

As I turned on the kitchen lights, I noticed a note sitting on the counter from Charlie. I it read:

Bells,

Went fishing with Billy this morning. I'll be back around 7:30-ish as we will be eating our catch. Feel free to order yourself a pizza or make something for dinner.

Charlie

P.S.

Good to see you getting out again.

I grinned slightly as I set the letter back down. Charlie had been worrying that I hadn't been spending enough time out with friends like a regular teen. His concern was comforting and, had it been any other time, would have soothed me. Right now though, Edward was the only thing on my mind and he wouldn't go away. (Not that I wanted him to.)

Deciding to change into another outfit, I dashed upstairs and changed into a pair of comfy boy shorts and my favorite fuzzy black socks. Before I went back down, I stopped by the bathroom. As I washed my hands, I glanced up into the mirror out of habit…and was shocked at what I saw. I knew that I had dyed my hair back to the colors it used to be, but what I saw now was more than that. I wasn't the cool cheerleader Bee, but I wasn't the morose Bella either. I was both now. Sweet.

I ran back down the stairs and went back to the kitchen, but let out a little squeal of surprise when I saw Edward waiting for me at the table.

"Edward!" I ran over to him and gave him a big hug as if he had been gone three years instead of three minutes. "I missed you!"

Edward chuckled as he breathed into my hair. "I've missed you as well."

I pulled back and gave him a huge smile as I reluctantly left his arms.

"What were you planning on cooking for dinner?" Edward asked he read Charlie's note to me.

"I was thinkin' pancakes," I opened a cabinet and look for a glass bowl.

When I couldn't find the one I was looking for, Edward interrupted my search. "What are you looking for?"

"A bowl."

"I'll help you find it; which bowl?"

"The round one," I told him thoughtlessly. As soon as I heard Edward stop moving, I turned to face him, confused as to why he stopped.

"'The round one'?" Edward repeated. "Seriously?"

I stared at him blankly for a minute. Then it clicked. "Sorry, I meant-I mean the-," I had to stop talking I was laughing so hard from the stupidity of it all.

Finally, after rolling his eyes, Edward laughed with me. We were standing in the kitchen, laughing our guts out until we were almost crying from the cramp in our stomachs. (Well, I know I had one. I don't know about Edward.)

"I think I'll just get some cereal," I said, wiping my eyes and reaching for the box of Honey Nut Cheerios in the cabinet.

Edward smiled his crooked smile and sat back down. After pouring in some milk and a couple (okay, seven) spoons of sugar, I sat down across from him. I noticed Edward was staring at my cereal pretty intently and decided to pull his leg a little.

"I'm sorry, can I get you anything? I have a neighbor next door who I'm not particularly fond of."

Edward chuckled then abruptly straightened.

"Charlie's coming."

Edward stood up and came over to my side of the table. I dropped my spoon back into the bowl as I realized he was planning on leaving. He leaned down to kiss my forehead and I gripped the front of his shirt in my fists (to bad he didn't have lapels; that would have been so much better) and buried my face in his chest, breathing in his calming scent.

"Don't leave. Please." I whispered.

Edward sighed and I looked up at him expectantly. "Of course. If I'm gone to long, I'll become a stranger to your scent. I'll stay, but right now, I need to go."

"But-," I tried to ask how he'd stay and leave at the same time, but he placed a finger over my parted lips.

"Shh," he whispered and then I was suddenly clutching air.

"Bells?" I heard Charlie call out and I heard the front door slam closed.

I looked around the kitchen for Edward and, seeing nothing, called out, "I'm in here Charlie."

"Have a good day?" Charlie asked as he walked into the kitchen smelling of saltwater.

"Yeah," I smiled slyly. "It's almost like it's not even over."

"Love you! Good night!" I shouted to Charlie as I ran up the stairs for what seemed liked the millionth time that day.

I was going to bed earlier than usual, so I knew Charlie was confused. When he asked why, I said I had some "womanly problems"; he didn't ask any more questions after that. When I had gone into the living room after getting a shower, I also told him about Edward. He didn't seem to mind…

"Charlie, is it alright if I go out with Edward Cullen?"

"Who?"

"Dr. Cullen's son."

"Sure; never had any trouble out of him before."

"I think we'll going out somewhere tomorrow, so I won't be back until late."

"Alright. Did you see where I put the remote?"

As soon as I walked into my room, I shut the door behind me and sat down in the middle of the bed.

"You can come out now," I spoke quietly and then Edward was sitting at my side.

"How's Charlie?" Edward asked politely.

"You know how he is," I rolled my eyes, but smiled at his manners.

Edward grinned back and my heart skipped a beat.

Edward heard the frantic beating of my heart and smiled wider. "Are you alright? Your heartbeat isn't very steady."

I scoffed and gave him a playful push in the arm. "Gee, I wonder if it's because of the gorgeous person who told me I was his life earlier."

"You said I made everything better," Edward shot back.

"You quoted Shakespeare!"

"You initiated the first kiss!"

I froze. What did he mean by that? I didn't know that he thought I tried to kiss him! I just got as close as I could without pushing the limits. He kissed me!

"Bella, love," Edward spoke softly, seeing my wounded expression, "I only meant that without the move you had pulled, I would have just delayed it until who knows when! Besides, I like it when a girl makes the first move."

I relaxed as he explained what he meant and then yawned. Involuntarily of course.

"You are tired," Edward noticed and, pulling back the sheets, lifted me up and placed me under the covers.

I patted the space next to me drowsily and Edward lay down next to me on top of the covers.

"Rest up love."

"Why?" I asked through the haze that was starting to cloud my vision.

"We're going to my parents' house tomorrow. I want you to meet them so that…" Edward kept talking, but I fell asleep listening to the sound of his perfect voice.

Hoped you guys liked it. I know i said that i would include the meeting w/the Cullens in this chapter, but it's 1:41 am (I'm waiting for Twilight to finish downloading!) and i don't want to type anything retarded.

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