Hello everyone! I know this is coming a day later than anticipated but my life has been crazy! I hope everyone was able to tune into MTV to watch the premiere of the New Moon trailer. I myself thought it was absolutely incredible and cannot wait until November! Congratulations to the cast of Twilight for their many accomplishments!

Disclaimer: I wish I owned Twilight, *sobs* unfortunately I only own the plot.

EPOV

"Alice please," I begged her once more. "Just tell me what I need to do." I no longer cared who Bella was. Alice was right, the day Bella came into my life was the day that I once became alive. Her very presence was like a breath of oxygen into a still corpse that no longer had breath of its own.

"Currently Bella is in a very fragile position," she began to explain. "Being mortal she is more prone to danger. Anything can harm her Edward, especially you." Her venomous words burned the very core of my soul. She was absolutely correct. No other creature was more hazardous to Bella then me. I was the one who would bring her ultimate demise if I continued to see her.

"But," she continued. "If Bella were…immortal then she would be free of any restraints." I felt my cold dead heart begin to flutter at her words. Every option available consisted of taking my Bella's life.

"Alice," I said. "I can't do that to her."

"It's the only way Edward," she said with certainty. "Whether you want to realize it or not, Bella is doomed to death. One day she will die, unless you make the decision to change her." Alice's eyes began to glaze over as an expression of pure awe lit up her face.

She was having a vision, a vision of Bella's future. At the beginning of her premonition you saw Bella still and cold. Her flesh was pure white. This was drastic change from her flawless ivory skin. Her lips were a bright crimson. As she opened her eyelids you were able to see that her beautiful lips matched the shade her now chilling red eyes.

Alice's vision then showed my Bella in a striking white dress. She had roses and freesia pinned inside of the curls of her long hair. In her hands she held a bouquet of lilies, orange blossoms, and lilac. She was walking with perfect grace down an aisle. I stood at the end of that aisle in a black tux with Emmett and Jasper by my side.

The final stage of Alice's vision showed her and Bella together. They were laughing and holding each other in a causal embrace. I was standing beside Bella holding her hand. She turned from Alice quickly and leaped into my arms. She and I then shared the most passionate kiss that anyone could ever dream of imagining. On her finger sat a ring that I soon recognized. It had once been my mothers, now it was Bella's.

"I love you Edward Cullen," Bella whispered kissing me once more.

"I love you Bella Cullen," I told her. That was when the vision ended. Alice continued to stare at me with a look of anticipation.

"Edward the decision is yours," she told me. "You've seen what could be. Bella could be one of us. She could live with us and be happy. She could be with you, forever." Her words seemed too beautiful to be true. It was hard to believe that just by making one decision Bella's and my destiny her be profoundly changed for the rest of eternity.

"Edward," Carlisle said approaching my side. "Alice is correct; it is partially your decision. But we must also remember that it is Bella's decision too. It is her life that will be changed forever." My father had a point. What if Bella now found me repulsive? What if she never wanted to see me again?

"What should I do," I asked him. "If I tell Bella of her options then she will discover what we are. There is no hiding or secret if I ask her to do this. I will not lie to her."

"Of course not," Carlisle agreed. "No one is asking you to lie Edward. I am sure that whatever Bella decides her our secret will be safe. I can see that you trust her." I nodded silently. I trusted Bella far more than I could ever acknowledge. If it were possible I would trust her with my life. The question was did she trust me enough to have her transformed into a vampire?

"If you accept the decision to change her then I would more than happy to assist you in doing so," Carlisle said. A deep state of confusion passed over me as I thought about his words.

"You cannot be the one to change her Edward," Alice said softly. "The very moment your lips or even teeth touch her, she will be dead." I couldn't help but be grateful for this. I did not think that I withheld the strength to turn her.

"Go to her," Carlisle told me once again. This time I did not brush off his advice so nonchalantly. I picked myself up from my depression and sprinted out the door.

Once I arrived at Bella's house I decided to perch outside her window. She appeared to be alone so I slyly climbed into her window. I found her lying on her bed with tears streaming down her glorious face.

The feeling of masochism once again returned to my heart. Why was I always the one to hurt her? I vowed at that very moment that never again would I break her heart. I would do anything if only to make her happy. I stood beside her bed in silence. She still had not noticed my presence.

"Do not cry," I found myself saying. She jerked around in her bed until she was facing me. Her mouth hung open in complete shock. "It is not right for angels to cry."

"Edward," she practically whispered. She closed her eyes tightly and began to breathe in deeply. She then rose from her bed and wiped away her tears. "What are you doing here?" Her face turned rigid as turned to face me once again.

"I came to apologize Bella," I told her. "What I did to you, what I said to you, was quite unfair. I was partially lying when I told you that I did not want to be your friend. The truth is I want to be so much more than just your friend Bella."

"Edward please," she said avoiding my gaze. "Please don't do this."

"Why not," I asked her. "I can see that you want to be with me to. I swear to you that I will never hurt you again. I only said those things so that you would be protected."

"Protected," she repeated with anger. "What do you mean protected." I studied her face for a few moments to judge that she could handle the truth I was about to tell her.

"I am not human Bella," I began. She flinched at my words. She then closed her eyes tightly once more as if she were in excruciating pain. I continued though it wounded me to do so. "In 1901, my "father" Carlisle discovered me dying from the Spanish Influenza in Chicago. I was seventeen years old at the time.

"I was moments away from death but Carlisle refused to let me go. He had already seen both of my parents and several other's die. Instead he decided to change me, make me one of his own." I glanced up at Bella to see that both of her eyes were staring back at me with remorse. She then opened her mouth to speak.

"I already know what you are," she said with a shaky voice.

"How," I began to say, but she cut me off before I could persist.

"A family full of vampires living in Forks, Washington," she continued in a bitter tone. "You and your family moved her two years ago. Ever since then you have hidden under everyone's radar, well almost everyone."

"Bella," I said with a trembling tone. "Who told you this?"

"Does it matter," she questioned me. Her eyes were cold and bitter. "The important thing is that I know the truth." She turned away and began to walk towards her door. I wanted to scream.

"You are not afraid," I said in a questioning tone.

"No," she said with strength. "I am not afraid Edward. Seeing as you are leaving, I have no reason to be."

"I'm not leaving Bella," I confessed. "I never was." Her back became unyielding. I could hear her breath once again become labored.

"Bella," I said as I ran to her side. "Please talk to me. Tell me what you are thinking."

"I thought you already knew that," she said without movement. "That is your ability isn't it? I know you can read minds. I also know that Alice can read the future." I suddenly became very angry. Someone had told Bella everything and I had no idea who that could be.

"I cannot read your mind Bella," I told her. "You are the one exception to my gift. I wish it were otherwise so that I could discover who told you the secrets of my family."

"Why does that matter," she repeated in fury.

"Because it does Bella," I said quickly. "It matters because now you refuse to even look at me." She turned around to face me as if to make a point.

"Better," she said sarcastically.

"Bella," I began to say.

"I think it's time for you to go," she said as she glared at me. "You've been her long enough."

"You want me to leave," I questioned her.

"Yes," she said though I did not believe her. Her mouth was telling me one story but her eyes were pleading for me to stay. Suddenly I heard a loud crash from the downstairs portion of Bella's house. I turned back around to find that Bella's eyes were now filled with fear.

"Go," she said with urgency. "Edward please, you have to go."

"I'm not leaving you," I said taking a protective stance in front of her.

"Edward leave," she demanded. Her voice was filled with tearful sobs. "Please, if you ever cared for me then you will do this."

"No," I said with force. Her body began to shake as someone crashed through the door. A gasp escaped Bella's mouth as she starred at the man at the door.

"He was just leaving Jacob," she began to explain quickly. "He just wanted to say goodbye." A low growl escaped my lips as I starred at the vial creature before me. Jacob Black, the leader of my enemy clan.

He quickly pushed past me and took Bella into his arms. She began to cry even harder as he did this. I wanted to kill him; I would have if Bella was not encased in his arms.

"No," Jacob said with an evil smirk. "Let him stay Bella."

"Jacob," she said in a pleading tone. "Just let him go. He's done no harm to me."

"Yet," Jacob said in a mocking tone.

"I would never hurt her," I said in a harsh tone.

"Not while I'm around," Jacob said with a devilish grin. "You will never come near my girlfriend again. Is that clear?"

"Girlfriend," I said in disbelief. This could not be true. Bella loved me. I could see it in her eyes. "Bella is this true?" A lifeless expression once again fell across her face.

"Yes," she said without faltering. "As of today it is true. You see when Jacob told me everything about you I decided that it would be best if we never saw one another again. Your no good for me Edward, Charlie was right."

"But Bella," I said with shock. "Jacob isn't who you think he is."

"I know what he is," she said faking smile. "He is a werewolf. You see he was man enough to tell me who he was before I fell in love with him." She took a deep breath and starred at Jacob for a moment. "It is time for you to leave Edward. I hope you enjoy your time in Italy."

BPOV

"It is time for you to leave Edward," I said with as much strength as I could muster. Every part of my body was weak and was grateful that Jacob was holding me. If he had not been I would have faltered. I would have broken down and confessed every ounce of the truth to Edward. "I hope you enjoy your time in Italy," I said on a parting note.

Edward starred at me with molting eyes. I knew I had to keep up with the façade but it was nearly killing me to do so. During the last moments before Edward left I allowed myself to look at him in the eyes one last time. I did this just so that I would be able to communicate my true feelings for him.

Once Edward left Jacob finally released me from his smoldering body. Jacob peered around my body to see that Edward had indeed left. I would never see him again, that was certain.

"Good job Bella," Jacob said with pride. "I knew you could fool him if you really tried." I suddenly felt sick. I ran to bathroom and vomited the contents of my stomach until there was nothing left inside me accept bitterness and hatred.

"I lied to him," I said as I crumbled to the ground. "He believed every word that I said."

"You're a better actress then we thought," Jacob said as he crouched down beside me. I cringed away from him as he placed his burning hand on my thigh.

"I hate you for this," I told him truthfully. "A deal is a deal, but I hope you know that I will never forgive you."

"Come on Bells," Jacob said winding his arm around my shoulders. "I did you a favor. Edward is a monster. If anything you should be thanking me for saving you."

"You're a monster too," I mumbled under my breath, "or did you forget that." He quickly removed his hand from my body and began to shake. As he did this he grabbed my arm and jerked me off of the ground.

"I just saved your precious Edward," he growled. "I'd be careful about what you say to me from now on." It was true. Jacob did save Edward's life. But because of this I would forever be in debt of him. In a sense I traded Edward's life for my own, a small sacrifice in my eyes.

Flashback

"I have a proposition for you Bella," he had told me. "If you care anything about Edward's safety I suggest you hear me out."

"Safety," I repeated in curiosity. "What do you mean safety?" Jacob chuckled darkly before he approached me. I flinched as he tucked a piece of stray hair behind my ear.

"Your precious Edward violated the rules of the treaty," he said in a husky tone.

"What treaty," I asked him. "Edward never mentioned any sort of a treaty."

"Of course he didn't," Jacob chuckled. "If he did that then he would have to tell you the truth. He would have to tell you what he really was." I had always known that Edward was different. There was something about him that created such curiosity within me. He was perfect in every way.

"What is he," I asked him. Jacob began to stare out the window with an evil expression.

"He is a vampire Bella," Jacob told me. My heart began to thud as he continued to speak. "That's what all of the Cullen's are. They're all bloodsuckers. Evil monsters doomed to haunt this earth for eternity."

"That's not true," I said in disbelief. "Edward would have told me. He's human, he may be different, but he is human."

"He is not human Bella," Jacob spat. "He is a monster, a monster with special abilities. Why do you think he was able to lure you so? Did you honestly just believe it was his charm?"

"What in the hell is that supposed to mean," I asked now completely angry.

"It means princess," he began as he sauntered around me, "that Edward can read your mind. He can hear every thought that you think. He can see your desires, your hopes, and even your dreams. He is designed to manipulate the human mind." Jacob's words were eerily accurate.

"And his sister Alice," Jacob continued, "that little mutant can see the future. I bet that's how he always knew where you were." It was true; Edward always knew I was no matter what. "I bet the only reason Edward even paid attention to you was so that he could kill you."

"That's not true," I screamed. "Edward loves me! He would never hurt me."

"Tell yourself what you want," Jacob laughed. "That won't change what he is and it also won't change what I am."

"What you are," I said bitterly. "And what does that have to do with Edward?" Jacob laughed once more before responding.

"I am a werewolf," he said. "I am the only enemy of the vampire. I could destroy Edward in a single instant, and that is exactly what I intend to do." I didn't believe him, I couldn't. None of this seemed real to me.

"Prove it," I said. My voice was dripping with acid. "Prove to me that you are what you say."

"Fine," he smirked before he threw me over his shoulder. Even though I screamed in protest he continued to run under we were in the woods behind my house.

"What is wrong with you," I shouted as I attempted to hit him. He dumped me to the ground before hiding behind a tree. I picked myself up from the ground and carefully walked around the corner. I heard a strange ripping sound. Two seconds later a russet colored creature that was far too big to be a wolf exited the woods.

I began to hyperventilate at the very sight of this. The ground began to shake as the creature ran towards me. I screamed with all my might causing the creature to back off. He then walked back towards the tree, in his place now stood Jacob Black.

"What do you say Bells," he said with a wink, "do you believe me now?"

"No," I shouted. "No please, please don't do this. I'll do anything you want, just don't hurt him."

"He broke the treaty Bella," Jacob told me. "He came onQuileute property. Nearly eighty years ago the Cullen's made a promise that they would stay off our land. In turn we vowed never to tell their secret.

"The day you decided to come and visit me Edward decided to come and save you. He was going to take you back to Forks with him, but when he saw you with me he decided to leave."

"Then he does love me," I realized. "He saw that you were a monster and that was why he didn't want me to go. He was trying to protect me."

"That doesn't matter now," Jacob said with hatred. "He did what he did now someone has to pay!" I closed my eyes and began to pace.

"You said you had a proposition for me," I said. "Tell me what it is." Jacob smiled wryly before he approached my side once more.

"Stay with me Bella," he said grasping my hands with his own. "Be mine. Do that and your precious bloodsucker will be safe." I felt my world begin to crumble beneath me. By exchanging my life for Edward's, he could live.

End of Flashback

After Jacob and I made a deal he took me back to the house. He sensed that Edward was nearby. I waited for him to arrive and when he did Jacob made me lie to Edward until he finally agreed to leave. Jacob stood by during this in case he was needed.

I agreed to be Jacob's for the rest of my life. I was banned from ever seeing Edward again, but I did what I had to do.

"Thank you Jacob," I forced myself to say. "Thank you for sparing his life."

"You'll see in time Bella," Jacob said, "I just saved your life too."

I'm sorry to all of you who adore Jacob. I realize he is the villain in the story but he is not the only villain. Remember to review! I will try to update as soon as possible. Well, I'm off to watch the New Moon trailer once again. I hope you enjoyed the chapter! :)