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FAQ
Why hadn't Bella aged?
-I have no honest answer, really. I mentioned once between Bella and Angela she thought it was some type of curse, because she'd seen Edward and he hadn't changed either. It wasn't like a true curse, but a semi one I guess. Of course she got a little mature looking, but not enough to look in her 20's. I'm just throwing in the whole Jacob not aging, Edward not aging, etc, thing. I'm sorry I don't have a straight forward answer, I feel terrible.
Alright, so I thought the Cullen's could never come back to Forks, knowing people who discover they were unaged, still young, etc?
-Well, I figured, they were needed in the story, so that's why! Ha, no, just kidding. In my story they had left after Bella and Edward's second breakup, to let's say… oh New Hampshire (where Dartmouth is), but somehow an opening happened in Forks, and Carlisle took it. Now, one thing I'd like to point out, is somehow no one really figured the whole aging thing, Bella, Jacob, the other Quileute's hadn't aged either, so them not aging was just uh 'normal' for Forks? Ha, I'm not even quite sure myself.
Jacob imprinted, on whom? What were you thinking?!
-Well, not to confuse the order, I did it because I needed to spice up the story. I knew Jacob would never just leave, especially if he had won Bella over Edward, she was like a bragging prize, I mean com' on! So I thought, I need something that is powerful enough to make Jake leave his family… a strong power. Hm, that would be all thanks to Stephenie Meyer, for imprinting. It was heartless of me, I know, don't get me wrong, but hey, what happens happen. Just because he was married couldn't mean he can't imprint on another girl. Just like Sam and Leah, with Emily. Except I hurt Bella and made them get married, and have children. Again, I'm not heartless… it's fiction!
-The woman, unless I mentioned her name, for me is never known. I know she wasn't as pretty as Bella, and of course she felt terrible after she heard the story of Bella and the children, but she was in love with Jacob unwillingly like Jacob was with her, so don't think of her as a terrible person, because I don't.
Will Jake ever see the kid's again, maybe, when they're older and might understand?
-I'm not sure. When I did the very first like 'draft' on my computer, it was very rough, and made of bullet points (ha!) Jake wasn't actually going to 'die', it was even all planned out like Sam was describing to Bella in that chapter. I found myself lost with ages, complications, and just thought to myself, 'Ugh, Jake why don't you just die!' Then it clicked, Bella should say it too, and there you go. Jake's drop in with Malerie was unexpected for myself too, but I thought it was appropriate. I'm not sure he'll ever see the kids again, I thought about it for a moment but now that Madeline, Mason, and Malerie will all be growing up with Edward as their father, it might be harder to do or tell. It's like telling a kid they're adopted when they're like 40 years old… so you catch my drift.
The names of Bella's children, what's with the M's?
-I have no idea why I choose M's, or had any idea why I named them all M's. I loved the name Madeline, so I knew for sure that the daughter would be named Madeline. At first, in my first draft, I only had one son, Mason, and he was the oldest, only child. But I figured we needed more than one when it came to the whole Jake leaving thing, "what about the kids?" It sounded better than her saying "What about Mason?" Then I changed it to be a girl first, Madeline, and then Mason. Mason is clearly named(to me) for Edward, but for the story of Bella and Jake, Jake just thought of it, and Bella liked it, because of Edward. It added drama for me, when she was saying 'His name is Mason'… etc.
-As for Malerie's name, well she's sort of named after my friend 'Melanie'. I decided to keep with the whole M thing as well. I really wanted to put Malory, but it seemed short and not formal enough for me.
Malerie is more pronounced, and a rare name, rare spelling. To my own laughter I thought about Elizabeth, and no not because it's my name, but for Edward's mother, but I thought, hey she already had Mason, so we'll give her an 'm'.
And Ian Van Dell, what's up with him? What's happens to him as well?
-Well let's start with his name, Ian… well, I just liked the name. Van Dell, was well, an inspiration. One of my favorite English teachers who introduced me to Twilight was a 'Van', and I couldn't think of a last part. I looked down at my computer which was a Dell, and bam! Van Dell!
-I just wanted Bella to have another man, I mean, he added drama right? Admit it, you were all scared for a minute, I mean even I thought for a minute that she might end up with him, but I couldn't bring myself to do it. So I tied him in with the Cullen's, and bam! The drama unfolded for itself, it was fun to write about.
-No, the Cullen's didn't kill Ian, in case you're wondering. He's a rare vampire, I mean, a vegetarian. So no, he saw that Edward still loved Bella, and he left on his own.
-Yes, I made him rich, like the Cullen's, and I tied him to the hotel because it seemed right, so he could see Bella again… his BMW… I have no idea what one he was driving, you think about it, then tell me.
So about the ending…? Will Bella be changed? Will the kids find out?
-Well, the ending was hard to write. I wasn't going to do an Epilogue, but seeing as many fans as this story got, and how many great reviews I got, I felt I deserved it to you as fans to have a little more than "the end". So I added the engagement, which I tried to postpone. I know Bella was scared getting married in Eclipse because of what people would think, I wanted her to think the same way about being with Edward so soon after Jake's 'death'. But in my story, people became familiar with Edward being apart of the Swan family, so it will be all natural.
-BEWARE: babbling below…
The kids in my story won't find out. It's… too difficult to explain. I wanted to end this story in the future, but then I realized, I have no idea if Bella would want to change. I mean, you want to grow old with your kids, not look 28(or look 18) forever. Maybe as the kids get older, they'll discover the secret, and they'll be ok with her changing. Then again, they might want to change, and then if she died, I have no idea what Edward would do… or about her getting older, I mean man!
Then you have to think about how Madeline and Mason and Malerie will grow to be older looking than Edward, so you know… ahhh! It's complicated, so I'm glad I'm done with the story… the future of this story makes my head spin!
So, Alice didn't have a huge speaking role, nor did Jasper, Emmett, or Rosalie, what's with that?
-Well, I mainly focused this story on Bella, being it was her narrating. I just wanted to tell a side of the story that could have happened, then twisted it back to her true love. I did give them all a little speaking role, but then again Bella didn't see much of them, either. Carlisle of course was a huge role, he probably speaks more than Edward!(who if I didn't mention came back as a 'med' student to work under Carlisle.)
So are you going to write any more in this story?
-I'm not sure really, there isn't much to talk about in this side of my Twilight universe. I could go into the wedding, but as you can tell, I'm not exactly great at love scenes(and no, I'm not talking about sex scenes, I mean kissing, getting ready for the wedding, etc.) Besides it would be totally repetitive of Breaking Dawn, except for the whole honeymoon, Renesmee thing.
And if I went into the future, I'd be stressing out and having to plot it out like a science project to map everything out… you and I would be lost, trust me.
-But hey, I'm really thinking about writing more stories, I'm thinking right now of writing from Renesmee's POV, just for fun, I've been thinking a lot about her lately, but then again, everyone's writing about her POV, so I might stray away from that. I've been thinking about maybe talking through Bella again, doing a whole 'attorney'/maybe 'teacher' twist… but hey, you never know, it could take a few days to plot out.
Alright then ,are there any 'for sure' facts you can tell us that would happen if you wrote more?
-Number one on the 'for sure' list, would be Angela had her baby. A boy, as I decided, to go along with her twin brothers. His name… gosh, I'm not even sure myself.
-Number two, Ian will find another hunting vampire, somehow he'll find a non-veggie vampire, turn her around to be veggie and there you go, he'll live happily ever after forever too. And as for the maid, if she becomes suspicious of the aging, he fires her, then he leaves a few years, comes back, and no one knows him, he pretends to be another 'Van Dell' family member. He probably had a few aliases by now, but he'll always be Ian.
-Number three, Bella and Edward would get married, of course! There's not much more to say about that.
-Number Four, Bella would go back to teaching, I'm actually even thinking she'd go to Forks High, to be a teacher, not so much elementary school. Just like most of you, I can't imagine Bella being a mother, well I can but can't, so I didn't really want her teaching little kids.
-Number Five, Yes, the Swans would move with the Cullen's as needed. But they'll never live in the same house, just in case any 'supernatural' things happen. It's all about the kids.
