a/n: Here's Lucky chapter 13. I know you guys have been impatient for this so I'll post a longer a/n at the end. Make sure you read it! :]

By the way, I don't own any of the characters here, I don't own Twilight.. Stephenie Meyer does so she's one lucky woman! XD Belated Happy Birthday to her, by the way.

Where we left off:

Chapter 12 ending:

"I realized something." He said, his face serious again. "You obviously don't see yourself too clearly, because as far as I know, nothing will ever make me change my mind or my heart about how I feel for you – with amnesia or otherwise."

In what felt like the millionth time that morning, as impossible as it may seem, Edward managed to make me fall in love with him all over again.


BPOV

When we went downstairs, it was obvious that Alice had already told them the news. Everyone met us at the living room with smiles through tears.

"Edward!" Esme sniffed as she hugged him. "Did he remember anything else, Bella?" she asked me, a hopeful glint in her eyes.

"No," I said slowly, not wanting Esme to be upset. She is his mother after all.

"It's okay," Esme said as she came to hug me too. "I've always told you how I felt your connection with Edward was deeper than anything I have ever known and this just proves it."

"Thank you so much, Esme." I said, then asked, "Have you guys called Carlisle?"

They nodded. "He's ecstatic, Bella." Jasper said. "He thinks that with this, Edward might have a huge chance of recovering."

"That's so great." I breathed, wiping tears from my eyes. Edward slipped his arm to my waist and pulled me close. I looked up and smiled at him, his face comforting.

"Is everyone ready to go?" Alice asked, looking at Jasper and Rose as they went to the sofa to carry the sleeping kids.

I felt guilty having to drag around Renesmee and Jadis and for a second I thought about where we could possibly leave them so that they could just rest. I thought about Jacob and how he could have baby sat but he hasn't shown up or called. Then I thought about Charlie. I gasped.

Six pairs of eyes turned to me questioningly. "Dad." I said simply.

Rose came to my side, handing Emmett our daughter. "I already called him, Bells. Sue's sick so he might be in the hospital right now, too. I was going to tell you." She smiled apologetically.

"It's okay, Rose. Thanks." I sighed. I can't believe I didn't think about calling to update him about Edward. I shook my head. I've got so many yet so little on my mind.

I turned to Emmett and held out my arms to get Renesmee. I needed her to calm my nerves. It was starting to sink in that going to the hospital meant facing Aro, Dimitri, Marcus and, I shuddered, Victoria.

Emmett handed me Renesmee who raised her head drowsily when she was in my arms. She looked up. She smiled at Edward and held out one hand to Edward who was about two feet behind me, letting me go out first. "Come, daddy." She mumbled, rubbing her eyes then she buried her face in the crook of my neck and went back to sleep.

Edward, Renesmee and I rode with Rosalie and Emmett in Rose's red convertible. Esme went with Jasper, Alice and Jadis in Alice's Porsche. I could have driven my family in the hospital but we didn't have a car – technically the Vanquish was useable but that was Edward's special car. I missed the Volvo, it brought so many great memories, but its gone now. In the two months that I've taken care of Edward, the family has tried to get me to buy a new car but I told them I'd do it with Edward. But getting a new car is at the bottom of my priority list at the moment. Edward was the most important thing here.

With Renesmee buckled in, Edward and I sat on either side of her. Emmett drove with Rose sitting next to him.

"So, Bella," Emmett started, and I noticed his goofy grin on the rearview mirror. "How did Edward remember, again?"

"He was in the shower." I said. I glanced at Edward and he was looking straight at me, his face pensive. "Things just started coming back to him."

Emmett chuckled. "He was in the shower? By himself? I wonder what happened in that shower to make him remember…" he drifted off.

My eyes widened at what Emmett was suggesting. Rose apparently got the gist too because she smacked his arm.

"What?" Emmett asked innocently. "It's not like nothing's ever happened in that shower, eh, Bella?"

"Emmett!" I hissed and I could feel my cheeks burn with his comment and Edward's continued gaze.

Rose practically growled at the front seat, Emmett still chuckling. "Come on, Bells. I mean, my little brother must have had some great memories there if that was where he remembered you, right?"

"Emmett Cullen, you stop that right now, or I swear I will hurt you." Rose threatened.

Emmett still had his goofy grin, I still had my blush, but when Emmett turned to look at Rose he was immediately preoccupied with the road. "You can be so immature, sometimes." Rose muttered.

I saw Emmett tighten his fist on the wheel. "It's not like you'd have me any other way."

Rose's glare softened. "Of course not." She shook her head, smiling and Emmett was smiling too. "You're so lucky I love you."

"I know I am." Emmett said.

When we arrived at the hospital, Edward already had a room. Carlisle was waiting for us there. After telling him again what had happened that morning with Edward, Carlisle turned to Esme and me and said that Aro, Dimitri and Marcus would like to speak to us first before doing any tests.

My obvious hesitation to leave Edward, even when we'd still be in the same building, made Edward smile at me softly. "Things will be okay, Bella." He whispered. He was sitting on the bed, the rest of the family sitting on the sofa that was in the room. "I love you."

I smiled but I bit my lip. "I love you too." I turned to Rose and kissed Renesme's forehead since she was still sleeping.

Then Esme and I walked with Carlisle to his office where Aro and the others were waiting. I wasn't sure where Victoria was and I didn't bother to ask.

Carlisle told Aro what we had just told him and Aro looked very happy about it. "With what happened this morning, Bella, I personally think that Edward may just be able to recover fully." Aro said, almost brimming with optimism that it made me wonder if he was just trying to make me feel better.

Marcus, on the other hand, showed a somewhat opposite opinion from Aro's. "Aro, you're not sure yet. You can't say that. You haven't even done tests yet." It seemed like Marcus wanted to be anywhere but in the hospital.

"So why are we still sitting here?" I asked. Esme, who was sitting beside me, patted my hand. "Do the tests now so we can all go home."

Marcus rolled his eyes slightly and Aro's face erupted into a smile that didn't reach his eyes at all. "Well, this might take longer than just the day, Bella. We have a lot of tests to undergo. First of all, are going to try to find out the type of memory loss Edward is suffering."

"What do you mean?"

"You see, there are many kinds. Some of them have external factors," Aro explained.

"Head injury, stroke, family history, drug use…" Dimitri provided.

"Some are more psychological like depression ." Aro continued as though his and Dimitri's sentence were one.

I looked at him. "Obviously Edward has the first one, we were in a car accident, remember? And he doesn't do drugs, drink, yes a couple of beers here and there, but that can't be it. He's not depressed either."

"Yes, that's the obvious cause that we can see but there might be other factors to his memory loss and that's what we're going to try to find out." Aro continued.

I bit my lip and frowned. "Are you saying that his memory loss could not have been cause by the accident?"

"Yes," Dimitri nodded. "There is a chance of that, and we'll be trying to sift through possible causes so we can see how we will help him recover."

"He'll be going through physical examinations," Aro started.

"What kind?" I asked. I wanted to know every single thing that Edward was going to go through because of this. I want to do everything I can to make it easier for him.

"Well, the physical examination may include a neurological exam to check reflexes, sensory function, balance and other physiological aspects of the brain and nervous system." Dimitri said. "I'll be heading that."

"Then we'll test Edward's thinking, judgment, and recent and long-term memory. I'll be checking Edward's knowledge of general information — such as the name of the current president — as well as personal information and past events." Marcus said almost wryly but he continued. "This memory evaluation can help determine the extent of memory loss and provide insights about what kind of help Edward will need."

Aro nodded at his colleagues. "We'll also be doing diagnostic imaging test to look for damage or abnormalities in the brain. Blood tests to check for infection, nutritional deficiencies or other issues."

I stared at them and then at my hands. I felt an ache in my chest. Edward had to go through so much. I was a failure as a wife, I failed him.

"We'll need your consent on most of these tests, Bella and we'll approach you as we go along, okay?" Dimitri said kindly.

I just nodded. "What else could I do besides sign papers to condemn Edward to that torture?"

Esme's sad eyes turned to me. "Bella, it's not torture if it's a way to find out how to make Edward better."

I closed my eyes and thought about what she said and I nodded weakly. "You're right, Esme. You're right." Then, I looked at the three doctors before me. "When do you start?"

"Right now." Aro said, rising from his chair as we all followed him to Edward's room.

When we arrived, Renesmee and Jadis were already awake and were playing on Edward's bed. Renesmee looked up when we came in. "Momma!" I quickly closed the distance between us and scooped her up in my arms.

"Is everything okay, momma? Can we go home now?" she asked.

"Not yet, honey, we have to stay here so that we can find out how to make daddy better." I said.

Nessie nodded then frowned. "But daddy remembers me now. He's all better!" she smiled.

"He still can't remember auntie Rose, Uncle Emmett, Uncle Jasper and grandma and grandpa, we don't want that, do we? We want him to remember everyone."

"Yeah, I'd like that." She thought for a while.

We all smiled at her as I put her back on the bed and I sat next to Edward, Aro walking towards us.

"Edward." He extended his hand as Edward took it firmly. "It would have been very great to meet you again if the circumstances that led to our meeting were different. But I'm glad to see that you're okay."

"Thank you." He said, taking my hand and smiling.

He was trying to calm me, and it worked. His smile made my tense body relax and it was so comforting to know what he was doing. Part of me feels that in a way it was so wrong because, I should be the one telling him that things will be okay – that I will be with him every step of the way, that I will never leave him, that I will never break my promise ever again. Yet here he was, with his smile and his touch, he was telling me that things will be okay.

TWO MONTHS AGO

I knew it was morning when I felt Edward's soft kisses on my face. I smiled and sighed. "Good Mornin'" I mumbled.

"Definitely." He murmured, still kissing me. "Time to wake up, Love." He said.

I opened my eyes and pretended to pout. "Can't we stay longer? Maybe we can make the morning even better?"

Edward laughed his melodious laugh that made me kiss him again. "I would love to, but it's a special day today."

I frowned at him. I pulled myself up and leaned on my elbow as I faced him on my side. "What do you mean?"

He laughed again, shaking his head, lazily drawing circles on my arm leaving a burning sensation my skin. "Only you would forget your birthday, Bella."

My face fell. "I didn't forget." I told him honestly. "I just didn't want to remember. I thought maybe there was another reason for celebration today and we could just let this day pass…" I drifted off hopefully.

"Nope." Edward made the "p" pop. "This is a special day, Bella, and we will celebrate."

I rolled on to my back and then turned my head to look at him. "Do we have to?"

"Unfortunately, yes." He said in mock disappointment, his eyes twinkling and a smile playing on the corners of his lips.

"You're making fun of me." I accused, crossing my arms across my chest. I knew I was acting like a kid but, I was ready to lay out all my cards – whatever it took to get out of any form of celebration for the day. I think I might be having a midlife crisis but that can't be it.

Then I remembered that my last birthday consisted of half the day shopping with Alice, a quarter in Alice's bathroom with Rose and the night with Edward. Yes, the torture was worth it in the end but I just wanted to be with Edward and Nessie the whole day.

The first birthday I had when Edward and I were married was probably the worst. I came home from the store buying some ingredients for our family dinner at Carlisle and Esme's. I was very relieved that day when they told me it would just be the family.

I walked out of my car carrying the bag of groceries, it was still pretty early but I was out all day doing errands what with my insistence to help out. Just because it was my birthday, didn't mean I should just sit back and let them prepare without my help. I felt accomplished as I walked up the steps.

But all the thoughts of relief and accomplishment flew out the window when I opened the door and faced what looked like the whole population of Forks and La Push standing in the Cullen living room shouting, "SURPRISE!"

I was so shocked that I dropped the bag of groceries and the next thing I knew everything was black. I heard muffled voices and a throaty laugh from a familiar voice, "Trust Bella to pass out on her birthday party."

"Shut up, Jacob." I mumbled and I heard Edward sigh.

"Love, wake up. Everyone's here, look." I realized I was in Edward's arms so I buried my face in his shoulders.

I knew I was as red as a tomato when I said, "No, I want to go home."

I heard a collective laugh from everyone. Edward rubbed my back. "Bella, everyone's here to celebrate with you. It's your first birthday as Isabella Cullen."

I looked up at him my name sounding so magical through his lips. I groaned. "Do I have to?"

Alice was next to Edward then. "Yes, you have to. Now stand up Bella, your guests are waiting."

Edward helped me up and I glared at Alice. "They aren't my guests, I didn't even know I had a party! I thought we were having a family dinner, I went out all day to—" I felt a chunk of the puzzle fall into place.

Alice grinned.

"Did you just do that to keep me out of the house?" My eyebrows narrowed.

"Yup!" Alice said. "Oh come on, Bella. Just relax once in a while. Everybody likes parties."

"I don't!" I insisted. I looked at Edward. "And you let her!"

Edward shrugged and kissed my forehead. "This is Alice we're talking about, love."

"I hate surprises." I mumbled pathetically, leaning into Edward's chest.

Edward rubbed my back again. "Just enjoy this one, please?" He looked into my eyes, his own pair smoldering and for a moment I forgot whatever it was that bothered me. "I can't deny that I'm excited about this particular birthday."

All I could do was nod and I heard Alice squeal then move away from our side. I was still lost in Edward's emerald eyes when he leaned in and kissed me.

"Get a room." Emmett cried.

After the kiss Edward looked up at his brother, "We have one," which made everyone in the living room chuckle. "And we plan on using it." He whispered into my ear making my hairs stand on end. I felt my knees give in but he held me up, laughing.

"Let's go."

I hesitantly followed him to the middle of the room where Alice had prepared dinner buffet style.

I was pulled out of my thoughts when our bedroom door opened, Renesmee standing there in her pink pajamas, rubbing her eyes with one hand the other hand dragging her spongebob plush toy.

When she looked up and saw that we were awake her face brightened. "Happy Birthday, momma!" She ran up the bed and gave me a hug, showering my face with kisses. "I love you!" she said.

I giggled and started to kiss her face as well. I managed to sneak my fingers to her sides and she started squealing. "That tickles!" I was laughing as Renesmee tried to cover her sides. "Daddy! Help!" she squealed.

I loved hearing Renesmee's laughter. They always reminded me of a peal of bells.

"Okay, Nessie." Edward laughed, sitting up. He put his hands on my side and held it there.

I stopped my attack on Nessie and looked at Edward. "Oh no you don't!"

Nessie jumped off the bed, still giggling and stood behind Edward's leg that was now off the bed, peeking at me with one eye. "Yes daddy, go!" Nessie squealed.

I shook my head. "No, Edward, nooo!" Then I was the one on my back on the bed. Edward was kneeling on my side tickling all the places he knew made me weak. Nessie climbed on the bed and sat on my stomach doing what her dad was doing, too.

I couldn't even say anything as my two favorite people in the world attacked me. "Can't. Breathe!" I managed to gasp and Edward stopped. I was holding on to my stomach that was starting to ache from all the laugher.

I kneeled on the bed and pretended to look scary, my hands reaching out to Nessie who was holding on to Edward's neck, laughing along with Edward. "I'm gonna get you!" I growled.

"Daddy, run!" Nessie cried.

Edward and I stared at each other, me with a silly angry face, Edward with a smirk, holding on to Nessie and just when I pounced on them, Edward jumped out of the way, carrying Nessie with him who was still squealing with delight.

Edward stood a few feet from the doorway while I stood beside the bed. "I'm going to catch you." I said in a sing song voice making Nessie laugh but hide her face in Edward's neck.

"Come get us." Edward said in an equally playful tone. "You're never going to catch us."

"She'll catch us, daddy, run!" Nessie said, wriggling in Edward's arms to make him move.

In a second I moved forward to grab Edward just as he ran out the door and into the hallway. Then, in a way that only someone with my coordination could, my foot got caught on the blanket that was on the side of the bed making me trip and hit my toe on one of the foot of the bed.

I could hear Edward and Nessie's laughter just by the hallway but then I cried out in pain. "Owww!" I held my foot and started jumping in place; my toe throbbing like it was the end of its life.

Edward ran back into the room, Renesmee still in his arms. He put Nessie down and they both walked to me as I sat down on the bed still holding my foot.

"What happened?" Edward and Nessie asked at the same time.

"Stubbed my toe." I explained through gritted teeth.

Edward and Nessie leaned in to look at my toe. "Are you okay?" Nessie asked.

I didn't answer and that made the two of them look up at me and I now had a grin all over my face.

"Oh no!!!" Nessie yelled, jumping in place as Edward grabbed her and I started to race them out the bedroom all around our house.

We spent the rest of the morning playing and I was starting to get hopeful that Edward had forgotten all about my birthday.

So I was a bit disappointed when Edward asked us all to get dressed after having pancakes for breakfast as Edward explained, "We're going to grandma's!"

I thought we would just spend the rest of the day with the family but, as usual, I thought wrong. It turned out that Edward was just going to drop Nessie off at Carlisle and Esme's for a few hours.

"I just have a surprise for you." He told me as I said goodbye to our daughter. "We'll be right back, Nessie, I promise."

Nessie pouted. "Why can't I see the surprise too?"

"Because it's for mommy. We'll show it to you after mommy sees it okay? We'll come back for you and we'll take you there." Edward said.

"Okay." Nessie shrugged and waved goodbye.

I didn't really see the point in having to make two trips to wherever he was taking me and I told him what I thought but he just took my hand and looked into my eyes. "Humor me, love, please." His eyes were pleading as he looked at me in a way that whatever it was he asked me to do I would have just said yes to.

"You're cheating!" I said.

He chuckled. "What are you talking about?" He asked innocently.

"You're dazzling me, and you know it."

He laughed again, throwing his head back. "I'm not, Bella."

"Fine." I pretended to roll my eyes. "I don't need to inflate your ego. I know that you know what you're doing."

Edward kissed the back of my hand. "So, you're going to enjoy this?"

"It's not like I have a choice." I said but smiled.

"You always do, Bella."

I sighed, defeated. "Yeah, I guess so."

We continued to talk and laugh as Edward recalled all my past birthdays when I either acted like a five-year-old, fainted, grumbled the whole time or blushed at all the attention but ended up having a great day.

"Now, why, after all those years of experience do you still dread your birthday?" He asked amusedly.

"I don't know. I just don't want to make such a big deal out of it, and you of all people should know that." I said, poking his shoulder.

He laughed. "I do. But I want to spoil you and what better excuse than your birthday? I can't spend anything on you during normal days even when you know I'd love to but on your birthdays, you can't say no. It's my privilege as your husband to spoil you on your birthday." He said in a final tone.

I stared at him the whole time and then I shook my head. Then, without warning, I heard a screech and a loud honk from the car in front of us.

I looked at the road and Edward did too. At that instant I saw one of the most horrifying things I have ever seen in my whole life. A woman, probably middle-aged, I didn't know for sure, flew past us. She flew past us! She flew out of the back of her car. She was obviously driving since the moment her body passed us, her car swerved uncontrollably on the road. There was no doubt in my mind that she was dead. A scream escaped my lips and Edward took my hand and looked at me.

"Edward, watch out!" I screamed at the top of my lungs again as I tried to grab the steering wheel from him just as thick steel pipes flew towards our Volvo. In an instant Edward twisted the steering wheel as far as it would go, he took my hand and his eyes locked into mine. "I love you forever." his eyes screamed urgently as one of the thick pipes flew in through our windshield and then everything was blank.

ooooo

It wasn't until I woke up three days after the accident that I found out what happened. While we were driving a slight uphill, the pipes from the truck that carried it slid off the back of the truck. The car in front of us carried a middle-aged woman and her son. Both died. The woman was pushed out of her car by one of the pipes. More, smaller, pipes flew towards our Volvo. It was a miracle that Edward managed to avoid the pipes. It hit us, it broke the Volvo, it hit Edward in the head, I broke some ribs, and other bones but we were alive.

We were the only survivors. Five cars. We were the second car. We were the only ones who survived. We weren't unscathed but we survived.

I remembered the day Carlisle told me that when Edward woke up there was a possibility that he wouldn't remember anything. I felt numb at first but then the pain was unbearable. But as I lay next to Edward, as I stared at his face willing for him to open his eyes, as I looked at him wondering what he dreamed of and whether he dreamed of me, as I waited, as I thought about everything that had happened, I realized something. I realized that I was more thankful than anything that despite the freak accident we had both survived. Edward was still here, he was still alive. I didn't, I couldn't imagine what life would be like for either of us if only one of us survived – worse, if none of us did. What would happen to Nessie? I had no strength, no real reason to find our misfortune something to be mad at. I still had Edward and Nessie still had us. I had more than enough reason to be thankful for this life.

a/n:

Okay, my turn. Before anything else, I'd like to say that the medical discussion up there between the doctors and Bella is not mine, I got it from a website and I only tweaked what I got from that website (link in profile)

Now that that's over with… I know this is only my 3rd update for this month and I'm really sorry. So many things came up, especially on the personal side of stuff so I hope you guys understand.

Still, no matter how late it is, I'm going to greet everyone a MERRY, MERRY CHRISTMAS. My Christmas wasn't so bad considering this is my first Christmas out of my home country. What made it suck was the news that the Philippines is going to make a Pinoy version of Twilight and will be calling it Takipsilim. Although I, myself, am a Filipino, I cannot help but be outraged by the news. Maybe this is a stint from ABS-CBN to show pinoy talent and my mind is open in that sense but as a Twilighter, I feel disrespected to say the least. I can't explain enough how much I wish that the online petition can actually DO something to stop them (but I doubt it) so the only thing I can think of for the Pinoy Twilight fans in the Philippines is for you guys to NOT watch Takipsilim (especially that it's going to be a series! Gah!) [still not sure if the news is a hoax or not]

Anyway, I don't know when I can update again since the computer will be moved from my room to another part of the house but I promise I'm not done with this fan fiction yet. But I do hope you guys don't give up on me despite the irregularity of updates. Forgive me!

A couple more days left for 2008, though. ADVANCE HAPPY NEW YEAR to everyone! Thank you so much for sticking with me and my first baby (my first fan fic). Thank you for your constructive and encouraging comments. It means EVERYTHING to a noob like me. God bless! Have a good one!

Always, Z

P.S.
Does anyone want to take a guess as to what Edward's surprise was for Bella? I already have an idea where and what it is but your input would be good. :] I might just change my mind and put in your suggestions. You can comment and send a PM if you want. :]

Tell me what you guys thought of the flashback especially the tickle fight because I had fun writing that. Just keep your comments coming guys! Thanks again!

Cheers!