Chapter 3: A Perfect Piece of Eternity

The story is starting to get good... I really hope you like this chapter!

-GG xo

***Authors note at the end! It will explain why I have re-posted this chapter!***

Perfect. I'd set my plan in motion and everything was going perfectly. So far.

As I stood on the top of a familiar cliff, with Jacob beside me, and the waves crashing down far below, I went over my plan in my head. Alice would see me falling and tell Edward. If he really still loved me, he would come. I knew he would, if he truly wasn't lying. He wouldn't think about the fact that I wasn't as breakable as before. If he loved me he would come, I repeated to myself.

Interrupting the instruction Jacob was giving me, I bounded off the edge, catching the thrill I still remembered from my last cliff diving experience over 80 years ago. For a few seconds I glided upwards, the rock hard knife that was my body slashing through the air. Then I fell. As I fell, watched Alice receive the vision and saw her telling everyone through one of my powers. Everyone's first reaction was to help, but I changed their minds and made them stay, except for Edward. I also made sure the wolves wouldn't come, and that they wouldn't worry. Then I saw Edward beginning to run. He really did love me! Taken by joy, it was at this point I looked down. I saw that over time, the rock had worn away parts of the cliff, leaving a very shallow ledge directly in front. Directly where I was about to land. Shit. I should have been paying attention to Jake.

Smart Bella, smart, I thought as I braced myself for the impact. Just because I wouldn't die, didn't mean the crash wouldn't hurt.

'Bella, no!' I heard a voice cry out, an all too familiar voice. Edwards? I wasn't sure.

After that, everything started happening in slow motion as an inhumanly (but then again none of my friends were human) fast figure of white marble came at me, knocking me out of the range of hitting the ledge, and into what would have been the water if he hadn't been running so fast that we just glided on top of it and to the safety of the beach.

After my mind stopped working in double time off the adrenalin rush, I pulled together some conclusions, which only led to more questions, before opening my eyes. It had been Edward's strong arms that saved me. But what did that mean? He loved me. But what about Shawn? And the most important of all, did I love him? After 80 years of yearning and eventually giving up, was I ready? Ready to forgive and put the past behind us? I had a whole new life! Could I go back to the way things where? The way thing should be? Or should they? I opened my eyes, only to find another identically coloured pair staring into them.

'Bella.' He gasped, and lightly pressed his lips against my forehead. It felt so good.

Then I fell into darkness.

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I came too a few hours later in Edward's bedroom, him sitting beside me. Carlisle was standing in the corner with a clipboard, looking very much like a member of the cast of a hospital sitcom.

'What happened?' I wondered aloud.

'Well, I think you were drained.'

'What?' I responded confused, and Carlisle went on.

'Drained, tired, unable to continue. Basically, my theory is that you've exhausted yourself. You used too many of your powers at once.'

'How did you know…' I began and was interrupted.

'The members of you're coven explained it to me. You are really quite fascinating.' He smiled, 'Your friends have been in and out of the house for the past few days you've been out.'

'Oh.' Was all I could choke out. I had used quite a few powers at the same time while jumping off the cliff. Some mind control, vision sending, and mind reading. A lot to do the three seconds I had while spiraling through the air. 'Days?'

'Yes,' Edward murmured. 'You've been in this state for just over three days.'

'Wow.' I raised my eyebrows in surprise.

Throughout the next few days I had a lot of visitors. Jacob came twice, which must have been awkward for him, Esme and Carlisle made themselves available for my every request, and Shawn, Alex, Christy, Alice, Jasper, Emmet and even Rosalie came to visit with me each day after school. It was Edward who didn't leave my side once, and I doubted he ever would again. I spent most of my time feigning unconsciousness, because it gave me time to think.

I thought about my time with Shawn over the past few centuries. Every thing we'd done together, every kiss, every I love you. I searched for a reason to let him go and found none, except for Edward.

I thought about my time with Edward. Although my memories were cloudy the love was not veiled what so ever. I could find no reason not to bring him back into my life, except for Shawn.

I thought about how I would ever be able to pick just one. I wouldn't have ever imagined that the choice would be made for me.

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After about a week, I went back to school and found myself oddly distant from Shawn. He had no needs I had to satisfy, no need for our usually intimacy. It was almost as if he had found someone else. Had he? I was so confused. That first day back, at lunch, I found the answer to my own question. We were sitting with the Cullens when I caught a whiff of the particularly mouth watering scent of a young girl.

The look on Shawn's face gave him away. The girl was his singer.

Taken aback, I accidentally sent a shock to anyone within a ten-meter radius. I apologized hastily and continued to stare intently at Shawn.

'It's all right, you know. You won't have to kill her. I'm alive. Well, technically.' Everyone giggled, making it obvious to me that they had been waiting for me to come back to school, to see my reaction.

I thought it over in my head. This was perfect! I would be able to be with Edward and Shawn would be happy as well. I knew by sensing his emotions that he was more in love with her than he'd ever been with me, but surprisingly, I didn't mind at all.

Happily, I decided to do some checking up on this mysterious girl. One glance showed me that she was tall, about 5"10, pale, with dark red plump lips, and long curly black hair that cascaded half way down her back. Another showed she was slim, and had piercing green eyes surrounded by thick lashes that I could see were not coated with mascara. In fact, the only make up she had on was Chap Stick, which didn't really count. Then, I stole into her mind, seeing all of her thoughts. At once, I saw her name, Cassie Cheney. Cheney, that sounded familiar…Ah ha! Ben! His last name had been Cheney. Could she be his granddaughter? I dug deeper to find the answer…yes! And her grandmother was…Angela! What? I guess they had lived happily ever after, after all! Angela Webber had been the kindest of my friends in Forks, and I was genuinely happy for her.

Digging a little deeper I found that Cassie was just like her mother, in other words, she was kind, caring, and most surprising of all for a teenager she was content with her life, aside from the fact that she was…single? Perfect.

For a second I wondered why this wasn't crushing me. I had spent 82 years of eternity with Shawn! Then again, in eternity, you would miss 82 years if you blinked. Still, how was I coping so easily? I answered myself, letting my thoughts flow freely for the first time. It's because what I knew 82 years ago is still true. Edward would always be the only person I would ever love.

Shawn looked at me and at Edward questioningly. His thoughts were conflicted.

'I…I think I love her… But I have Bella… This feels so…so…different…'

I answered his questions softly, with care. 'It should feel different. It is. I love you, and I know you love me, but this is deeper. You two are perfect for each other. I think we now know that it wasn't meant to be…' I tried hard to make my words not sound like a regular break up speech. I looked at Edward. His eyes were hopeful and wide.

'Go ahead. I knew her grandmother, Angela, and her grandfather Ben when they went to school here. They were great people, and it would seem she's the same.' I studied his face, his thoughts and future becoming more secure. 'Best of all,' I said smirking. 'She's single!'

Everyone laughed as I pushed him off in her direction. Edward and I focused on finding her thoughts.

'Is he coming over here?'

'God, of all the days for him to walk past, it happens to be the day I totally break out!'

'I knew it! He does like me! He's coming to ask me out. I know it!'

The ridiculous thoughts went on and on. Eventually we found the one that mattered, Cassie's. She hadn't even noticed! She was trying to remember what Mr. Grubbs had said in Biology that morning.

She looked startled when Shawn began to talk to her and began blushing uncontrollably. The look on her friends' faces was priceless when he asked is she would like to go out with him, and to no ones surprise, but many girls' frustration, she said yes.

Now with my problem of Shawn solved, I wondered if my Edward dilemma had been sorted out. Sure, now Shawn was happy, but would things go back to normal? I decided to go with my instincts on this.

Leaning forward, I planted a kiss on the perfect lips of the perfect man I'd been dreaming about, much to the shock and surprise of my tablemates, especially him.

Edward was caught so off guard that he completely forgot to kiss me back until Emmett elbowed him in the ribs. When he realized what was happening he grabbed me in his arms, and with more passion than he had ever conveyed through a kiss while I was human, most likely because I was less breakable now, made up for his moment caught unaware completely.

The kiss was magical. It seemed almost unfair that I should be able to have this perfect moment of blissful happiness. We had waited years, years of agony, pain, and wanting, for this. This moment. Our perfect piece of eternity.

It was over all too fast, but I knew we would share more of these moments in the future. Our future. Together. Finally things made sense again.

I know, I know. It was short, I'm sorry! I thought it was necessary, and really didn't want to over-write the important scenes.

I gave you some B&E together, so please leave a review!

-GG xxoox

***I re-posted this story to make a quick change. Cassie is Ben and Angela's granddaughter, not daughter. As I was notified, that would not have made sense. Also, I am posting a poll on my page about whether or not the story is moving too fast. I know it is not very possible for Bella to have opened her arms to Edward right away, and if you feel it is necissary, I will re-write this chapter, and make things a little more difficult. If not I will continue as I had originally planned. THANK YOU!!!!***