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Oh wow! We've FINALLY reached the Climax of the story! :D

Chapter 17

Bella's POV.

"Marry me first." Edward said smiling.

Marry. Edward. Forever. Me?

I was shocked, terrified, happy, sad… the list went on.

"….What…" I choked out.

His face was solemn, serious but playful.

"I promise to love you, until the day I die."

I was too happy to notice the double meaning behind those words. Vampires never die…

I knew my answer, but I felt I needed to tease him a little.

"I don't know what to say… I'm a little young…" I mocked

"I'm not." He mocked right back. I rolled my eyes.

My heart was erratic.

"So… if I marry you, you'll change me?" I asked.

"Absolutely." He smiled.

"…Fine" I said crossing my arms in mock anger

He laughed and kissed me, my heart sputtered.

"I need a human moment." I said blushing. "Be right back."

"Okay." My fiancé said that crooked smile on his face.

I started walking towards the waterfall then I started skipping. I hardly ever skipped, but I was too happy.

I skipped through the trees laughing at the conversation I just had with my future husband. I wasn't paying attention to where I was going, which was so stupid for me. My foot got caught in a tree root and I fell into a bush. My foot throbbed and it felt like I sprained it or worse.

The bush I fell into started hissing… No rattling…

I quickly stumbled out of the blush trying not to stand on my foot. A five footed snake jumped out of the bush rattling it's tail angrily. I tried to scream for Edward but it just came out as a shriek. The snake got even angrier and hissed. It lunged for my hurt leg sinking it's teeth in.

I screamed a high pitched cry and fell to the ground. The snake wrapped around my leg cutting off the blood flow.

I looked into the snakes red eyes; it seemed to be laughing at me, taunting me.

"No…" I whispered. "Why snake…? I have a future…Edward…"

The snake hissed again.

Something cold grabbed my arm I looked down at my legs to see Edward ripping the snake in half and off my leg, it was quite gruesome.

"Bella, Bella!" Someone called; I didn't know who it was.

I looked up and saw a pixie-like girl. I knew who it was almost instantly.

"Alice…" I murmured.

So this was the future seeing vampire.

"Yes Bella, it's me." Her face wasn't happy like Edward had described. It was frantic.

I looked at my snake bite. Blood was draining down my leg, I felt dizzy.

"Bella please stay awake." Carlisle said examining my leg.

Carlisle was here?

Edward looked at me with horror.

"I'm so sorry Bella." Edward cried.

"Not… your… fault."

"Shouldn't we take her to a hospital?!" Edward yelled.

"We wouldn't make it in time." Carlisle said sadly.

"Edward you have to change her, I've seen it." Alice squeaked.

"No!" Edward roared, hurting my ears.

"There's still time…" Carlisle mused. "You'll have to suck the snake venom out.

"What!" Edward yelled. "You know I won't be able to stop!"

"If you love her, you won't kill her." Alice said.

"You have to do it fast, her future in fading." She added.

I couldn't speak to protest. I was too dizzy.

I watched as Edward dug his teeth into my leg, his face was pained, his eyes were black. I screamed at the pain and thrashed my arms and legs. Alice and Carlisle held me down.

I began to lose consciousness, my vision was blurry.

Alice kept her cool head on my forehead; it wasn't keeping me awake though.

"Edward her blood is clean, you're killing her.

I couldn't see anymore just blackness, but I could hear.

"Bella honey, are you okay? You're blood is clean, we need to get you at a hospital though." Carlisle asked.

I nodded.

I opened my eyes to see Edward.

I smiled sheepishly.

Edward smiled as well; his eyes were a little red but not bad. He scooped me up and walked towards the boat.

"Carlisle thinks your foot is sprained." Edward said sadly.

"I would be worse off if it wasn't for you." I said.

Edward smiled triumphantly.

He stepped onto a boat. Carlisle and Alice followed.

Four vampires were sitting at table, the kind of tables that you see around hotel swimming pools, it was a nice boat.

All the vampires were just as Edward had described them.

All so beautiful.

"Bella you're okay!" The one with the brown hair said, she ran up to hug me.

It was an awkward hug because Edward was still holding me wedding style.

"This is Esme." Edward whispered. "And Jasper, Rosalie, and Emmett." He pointed to the vampires as he said their names.

"Hi." I murmured sleepily.

"Oh Edward she's exhausted, let her sleep on this lawn chair." Esme said sternly.

"Yes mother." Edward said smiling and laid me carefully on the chair.

"Are you in any pain?" Edward asked me.

"My leg hurts a little, but I'm just tired." I sounded incoherent.

Edward laughed, "Okay."

Edward stood up and hugged Esme.

"Oh I missed you so much" Esme said to Edward, kissing him on the cheek.

"Me too." Edward said.

"Carlisle!" Esme yelled as she ran over to embrace her husband.

I looked back to Edward. "Sleep Bella, you'll see your father soon.

I nodded. "I love you."

"I love you too Bella, more than anything."

And with that, I faded into the darkness.

This was very Twilighty.
And sorry to those who wanted Bella to be a vampire, I just didn't think it was time yet.
To people who are asking if there is going to be a sequel: I don't know yet. I wouldn't really know where I would go after this, I'll think about it though, but I kinda wanted start this other story that's brewing in the back of my brain. Who knows.
Thank you!
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Maggie