a/n This is the last real chapter, then an epilogue, just to remind you! In other news…I have a GREAT fanfic idea I'm dying to put up, since I have the first chapter written, and part of the second, but I can't think of a name!!! Anywayz, I hope this doesn't suck as much as the last…It seems I can only get so far in a story before I stink at it…maybe it's just that I'm not using a beta to make me fix it or something, lol.

Face Down

As we ran home, I thought. Surely, the Cullens would want my answer, and so would Ian, but I can't choose, for some reason. Maybe it's that I don't know if I truly love Ian, though all I've been doing, all I've been thinking about, has to do with him, in some way or another.

We reached home before I made my choice, and we went into the living room.

"Let's use this room instead," Alice said.

"What for, Alice? Some of us don't have visions or can read your mind, ya'know…" Said Emmett.

"A conference."

Everyone sat or stood, near their husband or wife, and we ended in a big semi-circle/square.

"What about?" Asked Emmett, who seemed to be always clueless.

"Emmett, keep up," Alice said, exasperatedly, "We want to know if Anne has made her decision about if she will stay with us or leave."

Everyone's eyes turned to me, All had some degree of hope or compassion. Alice's were so full of hope that I'd stay, Edwards sad, but full of hope too, Bella's like Edwards, though less sad and red, Carlisle and Esme both had a strong mix of both, and Emmett and Rosalie both had a high amount of hope.

Would my saying no make them all so sad? Probably, yes, but would it be great for me, if I joined? Being a vampire seems so hard, Jasper seems to be having trouble when around humans. Will I be like that? Oh, I hope not! That is-if I join them forever, I hope I'll be stronger than Jasper seems to be, at the moment.

"I-um, I-" was about to say yes, then I changed it to no, then I changed it to maybe, I decided to go with 'I don't know,' "I, just, I don't know."

I saw the hope deflate out of Alice's eyes, as well as everyone elses. Ian's, though I hadn't notice before, had been more full of hope than Alice's eyes, and now were deflated lower than hers. This soon changed to determination. He spoke up.

"But I have."

They all looked as confused as I did, and as I turned to watch him, he looked down sadly at me, for only a second before looking straight into each of their eyes, and back at mine.

"I'm staying, I don't want to be a killer. I don't want to be an animal like James," His voice seemed to tighten a bit, like he would have cried if possible.

I hugged him, and as the Cullens hugged him, and said different things to him, I went to mope in my room. I know, that was wrong. I should have at least shown more strength about it, but I just couldn't. Though Alice seemed automatically happy, as did everyone else, they were still sad. I could see it in their eyes, however good they were at acting, I could see that feeling in their eyes.

Soon, a knock came on my closed door.

"Yes?" I asked.

I knew who it is, Ian, I could smell it. I ran to open the door, and let him in, laying down on my bed. He sat on the edge.

"Look, I know, I said I'd stay with you, but James tried to force me to kill innocent children, and he was so animalistic about it, it was horrible. I can't kill humans, I need to stay with them."

"I get it, Ian, it's no problem," I lied.

On the inside, I'd rather be an animal with him than a vegetarian without. Did that mean I changed my mind? No.

"Then why won't you join them?" He was almost begging, as though that sentence would make me stay.

"It's harder for me. I love them, but it'll be tough for me. You've never tasted human blood, and I have, because it was too strong a temptation, and I don't know if I can change my ways. Not even for you, though I wish I could, I wish I could know I could be in a room with ten bleeding humans around me and you, and not go after any of them, but I don't think it'll happen."

He climbed toward the center of my bed, on all fours, and came next to me.

"You don't have to, you just have to try! Remember, Jasper has those problems too, but he's stayed. Please, Ann, Please."

He really was begging now. He loved me that much, if it was love, not lust, that he'd embarrass himself by begging. But-what if I find something out about the Cullens that I hate, and I leave, after promising to stay? The look in his eyes was too much to handle, almost. It was full of sadness, and hope, and most of all-love.

I closed my eyes, so I couldn't succumb to his want, yet, at least, and when I was going to open them, I felt lips against mine. We were kissing? I don't know how this could happen! But it was, and it felt so, so, great. Better than ever before. It seemed as if we should look like Alice and Jasper. Edward and Bella. Any of the Cullens! We were, truly, in love. We were each others true loves. Living without him now that I realized this would be impossible. There was only one thing I could do now. No, there was another, but I wouldn't dare ask him to change his mind and leave them. The feeling I've been feeling this whole time, a single feeling and a kiss, got me to stay. And I don't mind.

I pulled away, and he could see in my excited eyes what I had decided, he ran out with me, to the living room, calling for the others.

"She chose!" He said, enthusiastically, giving away my choice, as though Alice already hadn't.

"Yay!" Alice said.

I laughed. This was such a happy time, now. I was with Ian, I'm in love with him, and I'm staying with my aunt. Alice hugged me tightly, like the first time we met.

"Let me make sure I got this right-" Emmett started, but was interrupted.

"Yes," everyone chorused.

We laughed again.

I was finally at peace, and had made the decision I needed to make long ago. And now that I think of it, I can be sort of glad James came along, because if he hadn't, Ian would have never joined on his own, for all we know, and I don't know if I would have. James did one good thing in his life, and it happened to be part of why he died.

I kissed Ian, again. I couldn't get over this. I don't know how long it'll take me to do so, if I ever do get over this in the first place.

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