We walked in through the front door of my new home.
"Alice?" she appeared at the top of the stairs.
"Bella you're home!" she screamed, and ran down the stairs so fast she was a blur, she appeared in front of me, and hugged me.
"Yes, yes I am!" I said sarcastically, "thanks for the present."
"You're welcome; I knew you'd need it, and that you'd forget one, or that you just wouldn't think about that!"
"Oh, well thanks for the faith!" she tapped her head.
"I see everything!"
"Course you do!"
"Edward," Alice turned to Edward. "Did u have fun?" she winked at me.
"Yes, Alice, we did!" I blushed.
Everyone was suddenly there, hugging us and saying hello, and asking if we had a good time.
When everyone was done Edward took me up to his room, that we were now to share, if I wanted to, I could of course have my own room if I wanted, but I didn't want to leave Edward. Once inside he closed the door.
"Bella," he murmured his breath on my lips, "I love you so much."
"I love you too." Then he kissed me, passionately, and my heart went mad. We both collapsed gasping for air, and laughing.
"Hey, why are you gasping for air? I thought you didn't need to breathe!" I accused, through my gasps.
"I don't need to breath…but I feel a need to after kissing you…you know breathing is a habit for me…so that's a habit, after holding my breath for a long time I need to gasp!" he managed to pull himself together.
I leaned over and kissed him again, suddenly we were on the bed.
"Are you ready? For me to fulfill my side of the bargain? I mean, you've fulfilled yours, and I've fulfilled half of mine…"
"Are you ready? Now?" he nodded. "Okay then. I'm ready. Bring it!" that made him laugh, well that did sound funny, 'bring it'! I laughed with him.
"Come on then let's find the rest of them." He swung me onto him back, "close your eyes." And we were off, running round the house. I didn't close my eyes, instead I kept them wide open, but not watching where we were going, instead I watched him, and started to kiss his neck.
He stopped running; we were in the dining room, after running through the whole house finding everyone.
"Hello." I said.
"We're ready." Edward said nodding at Carlisle.
"Let me down." I said quietly.
"Oh. Sorry." He let me down slowly, keeping hold of one hand.
"Bella are you sure?"
"Yes." It was all I could say, if I said anything else I was sure my voice would break, and give me away. I was truly scared of the pain, but I would never admit that to anyone, because I would do anything to be with Edward.
Carlisle opened a bag that he was holding and took out a large injection, I winced, and Edward squeezed my hand tightly.
Carlisle walked over, and lifted my arm up gently, he notice me look away when the needle edged closer.
"Don't worry Bella; this will make the pain lessen."
"I know, I just don't like needles." He laughed.
"You're scared of needles, but you hang out with vampires!" I nodded. "I'll never understand humans fully." He said truthfully, and he jabbed the injection into my arm.
"Actually, I think it's just Bella!" Edward said.
"Oh thanks!" I mumbled sarcastically.
I was in Edward's arms running through the woods. I watched his face as he ran, he was thinking about something, he grimaced, then composed his features and looked down at me, then he stopped running, we were in our meadow.
"You're definitely ready to do this?" he asked for the millionth time.
"Of course I am! How could I not be ready, after this I can be with you for the rest of eternity!" he lay me on the ground, gently.
"I love you so, so, so much, Bella, never forget that." He murmured against my skin. He kissed my collar bone, my jaw bone.
"I…love…you…to." I managed to say between my uneven breaths. He kissed me on the lips, and I inhaled his heavenly scent. He pulled away when he realize I was running out of oxygen.
His lips moved down my neck, he lifted my arm, the one James had bitten, and his lips continued their journey across my shoulder and along my arm, and finally my hand, where his lips lingered around the scar. He kissed it once, and bit.
There was a slight sting, but the drugs Carlisle had given me, had numbed most of the pain.
"Edward…stay with me."
"I will. I'll stay until the pains over, and I'll stay with you for the rest of perpetuity." I smiled at that last part; he'd stay with me forever. That made me happy; it was all I had ever wanted. Edward…mine…for forever.
"I love you, Edward."
"I love you, too." His head suddenly snapped up.
"What is it Edward?" I heard him growl. What could it be? The Volturi? A werewolf? Jake! "Edward." I warned, "Tell me it's not Jake, please, please, tell me it's not Jake."
"Bella," his eyes met mine, they were apologetic. "I'm afraid I can't do that." He said quietly. "It's Jacob Black."
"Noooooo…" I moaned. "Is he coming? To us? To the meadow?"
Before Edward had time to answer, a dark figure stepped out of the trees; Jake.
"Bella?" I heard Jake's alarmed voice call. "What's he done to you?" I look at Edward and realize he was still holding my hand to his mouth; I pulled my hand away and let it fall to my side.
"What do you want Jake?" I asked harshly.
"Urmm." He glanced at Edward and then back to me. "I didn't actually know you were here." He admitted, embarrassed. His face suddenly turned angry, "what is he doing to you?" he said through clenched teeth, his hands shaking uncontrollably.
"Jake calm down, don't be angry." He closed his eyes and lowered his head as he concentrated on calming down.
"I can't, I can't tell him." I whispered, after turning to face Edward, he nodded.
When Jacob finally looked up, his hands had stopped shaking; I tore my eyes away from Edwards face.
"He wasn't doing anything to me."
"fine." He turned and stalked into the woods, shaking uncontrollably. I sighed. The first time I'd seen him in forever, and we didn't talk, we'd been so angry. I felt tears streaking down my cheeks.
"Bella, it's okay." Edward soothed; his voice irresistible. He lay down next to me. I lay my head on his chest and cried. Edward played with my hair and kept reassuring me it was okay. I stopped crying after an immeasurable amount of time; and soon after the pain started and I screamed out.
"Is it the pain, Bella? Does it hurt?" Edward asked, nervously.
I gasped, the pain was so intense, a fire burning, I was burning up. He hugged me tighter, he was so cool, the heat subsided a little, but there was still a dull throb, getting more intense.
"That…helps…slightly…thanks…" I managed to gasp.
"You're welcome." He smiled but it didn't reach his eyes, and I could hear the pain in his voice.
This was killing him. My pain was killing him, and there was nothing I could do.
I screamed once again and fell into unconsciousness.
