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And so it ends…well its about to anyway

Part 17

Day 76

I'm in a bathroom right now. Who's bathroom? I'm not going to say, at least until I grasp everything and finally accept the fact that no I'm not dreaming.

I can see my reflection. I look exactly the same. The same brown eyes, the same heart shaped face, the same lips, the same flat brown hair. Weirdly enough, I'm still the same girl. But somehow I feel like the whole world had just been lifted off my shoulder.

So much happened yesterday. So much so that I think it pretty much changed my life. Moving to Forks I had wanted peace, but I never knew it could be this…sweet.

I left the house in such a hurry that I almost knocked into Charlie on the way out. "Bella? Where are you going?! I have good news!" he said in an excited voice. But…I guiltily admit, I ignored him. I sort of flew past him and ran straight to my red Chevy truck.

"Sorry dad, be back later!" I rushed. My heart was pumping really hard as I started the car. I had only one thing in mind, and that was to face Edward and finally tell him how I was an idiot and that I really loved him.

As I sped down the road, half way to the Cullen's house I heard a sound that made my heart froze. My car rattled weakly. I ignored the sound, I momentarily closed my eyes and kept on driving.

It made the rattling sound again, but this time it was stronger. I could see smoke coming out of my car, then I heard a bang. I screamed out loud and stepped on the breaks. I clutched my heart as the smoke became more noticeable.

To my frustration I whacked the dashboard with my hands. I jumped out of the car and eyed the front shrewdly. "You piece of shit! Why??" I screamed out loud. I sounded like a maniac, but I didn't care, there wasn't anyone within miles from where I stood kicking my car.

Of all places, it just had to stop right in the middle of no where. I looked around and to my dismay, I was surrounded by ugly moss covered trees. Then just to add the cherry on such a wonderful day, it started raining. No it wasn't a light drizzle. It was pretty much pissing down like in the movies. My clothes got soaked and was sticking to my skin.

I yelled in my frustration and made the decision of walking to the Cullen's house. I couldn't give a crap. I was going to get there even if I got hit by a bus! I grabbed the car keys and started walking towards the direction of Edward's house.

I was getting very cold, seeing as I flew out of the house only wearing track pants and a singlet. Another idiot mistake on my part.

I absolutely hated rain, I knew for sure that I looked like a drowned dog, with extra added poopiness to it. It seemed like God was punishing me for being so dense. I could hear a car approaching. From the sound of it, it was heading this way at such a fast phase too.

As it passed me, I recognized the car instantly. It was a silver Volvo. It went past me, splashing a muddy puddle on me. If that was Edward, then its pretty pointless now. I had thought to myself. I abruptly stopped, as if every bad things that happened this year suddenly came crashing down on me. I couldn't help it, I could hold it in anymore.

I felt like somebody stole my lollipop. I started crying my heart out. Sobbing to nobody in particular. I sat on the ground and for a moment I actually started thrashing about like a mad woman. That's when I heard a car coming from behind me.

I covered my eyes with my fingers and I kept on crying like there's no tomorrow. I heard the car stop right next to me and I jumped up instantly. The car was too close for comfort. I got up and started walking the opposite way. Aware of the door opening. I didn't bother looking at who it was. I was way too freaked out already.

"Bella! Wait!" I heard someone calling. I abruptly stopped. I would recognise that voice anywhere in the world. The same velvet voice that had my heart pounding uncontrollably. I turned around to my Edward standing there in the pouring rain.

I looked at him and sniffed. "I was going to come and see you I swear!" I squeaked to my annoyance. He was walking slowly towards me. "I know" he said loudly enough for me to hear. As he got closer, I got even more nervous. Oh God please don't let me chicken out now…

I mentally said. He was standing so close now that I could help it. I was starting to babble. "See I was half way there, then my car broke, then it started smoking up, it looked like it was going to explode. Since I'm surrounded by trees, I didn't know what else to do. And these trees really freak me out. You know, they kinda' look like they wanna eat me and all!" I am such a freak! I mean I just couldn't shut up.

I was talking so fast, and some of the stuff I was saying was making no sense at all. Edward had turned my brain to mush just by staring at me. And that's exactly what he was doing. He was staring at me with such a serious expression on his face.

I was very much aware that I was having a freak break down right in front of him, and what do you know? I guess he saw me fall to pieces in front of him.

He was walking even closer towards me, I wanted to back up, but I couldn't I felt like my feet were rooted to the spot. "Bella, your babbling" he said softly. His voice was creating havoc in my senses, if I didn't watch myself, I would have ended up doing something stupid, oh I don't know, like jump his bones or something.

I looked to my sides and peeling my gaze away from him. "I know, I know! I'm babbling, call me babble queen! But I wanted to talk to you. That message I sent you was so cheesy, I'm so sorry. I just pretty much wanted to see you, to tell you I'm sorry for being such an ass, for not telling you about Charlie, for being a big idiot in general, and also that I love you, like as much as-" I blurted out, but I was abruptly cut off.

Edward was so close now, his invasion of my personal space made me feel comfortable instead of freaked out. "What did you just say?" he said lowly, staring at me fully now.

My heart was hammering away like it was on crack. I could hear ringing in my ears as the two of us got soaked to oblivion. "I'm sorry?" I offered weakly. Edward shook his head abruptly.

"No, what did you say after that?" he said, starting to sound edgy. I shivered slightly. "I'm an idiot?" I said, obviously stalling. Edward let out a frustrated sound and I flinched slightly.

"Iloveyou?!" I squeaked, the words were intangible. I could see a ghost of a smile starting to show. He held my shoulders, "Sorry, what?" he said. He knew exactly what I said, but he was beating around the bush.

"I love you" I said in a lower voice. Edward chuckled then shook me once again. "sorry, I didn't quiet catch that" he said, his crooked smile totally pasted on his beautiful face.

I stared at him for a whole minute before running up to the back of my Chevy truck. I swallowed before turning to look at him. I held up my arms and closed my eyes. "I said…" I started, taking a deep breath I yelled. "I LOVE YOU EDWARD CULLEN!!" I felt out of breath, but my heart soared as soon as I saw Edward's face.

He was smiling so much, and for once, I didn't care that I looked ridiculous, not to mention I was doing an awesome impersonation of a drowned dog, but whatever.

Edward started walking towards me. I jumped wagged around insanely. "I love you" I said in a weak voice. And you know how I'm such a klutz? Well all the wagging and the jumping got the better of me, I went leaning down like the tower of Pisa before Edward caught me in his arms.

"Are you a damsel in distress?" he said in a silky voice. I felt the electric charge that started from the tips of my fingers all the way to my hair roots. I shivered slightly. All of the I love you's seemed to have drained me out a little bit.

I nodded slowly. "Yup, I'm a damsel and I'm in distress" I said weakly before pulling myself up.

Edward was staring at me so intensely that I started fidgeting under his scrutiny. He let out an amused laugh before putting two hands on both my shoulders to steady me. I stopped abruptly and for once, we were both standing still just staring at each other.

I sucked in his scent like he was the very air that I breathed. My hair was sticking to my face, but I didn't care. All that really mattered was Edward and that moment.

He pushed the hair away from my face, and I felt like squirming. Not for the first time that day I started blabbing once again about nothing at all, but I was cut off instantly.

….

Yes…He kissed me.

….

But damn, now that I think about it, I was such an idiot. I pulled away from him…actually pulled away! "It's not bad enough you catch me looking like this, it just has to be pissing down on us, I mean cliché much? And you know-" I really should practice putting a lid on it.

Edward let out a frustrated laugh and covered my mouth with his hands. "Shut up" he said, and with those words he pretty much swept me off my feet. All the words died in my mouth quiet literally.

He was cutting out my air supply but I didn't care. All that mattered was he was there with me. I finally eased up a bit and snaked my arms around his neck and savoured every moment of it. All sane thoughts went out the window as we both fell on the truck floor.

We both went down with a thud, Edward cushioned my blow and we kept going like nothing happened at all. I melted in to him, good thing we were both already on the floor, seeing as my weak knees would have given out if we stayed standing.

Edward was breathing really heavily as I ran my fingers through his hair. Our tongues clashed, and I shivered at the delicious feel he was evoking in me.

And then, when he finally let go, I was left speechless. I couldn't hear anything over the erratic beating of my heart.

"Edward…" the words were barely inaudible over the rain and my palpitating heart. Edward wrapped his arms around me and kissed my forehead. "I know…" he said.

I felt like bursting in to song and dance but cough I obviously refrained. I closed my eyes and buried my face on his wet shirt. "You're an alien aren't you? Coz' that kiss was out of this world" Edward whispered, grinning like an idiot.

I snorted, quite unladylike of me.

"That was lame" I laughed, tightening my grip on his waist. I loved the feel of the vibrations on his chest as he laughed too. "Yeah I know" then we both started laughing.

After a while, silence fell over us once more and we stayed in the back of my truck under the pouring rain. Not thinking much of the consequences. Besides, I felt too comfortable and warm in his arms, which is pretty weird considering it was raining heavily.

After a long silence Edward looked at me with a weird look on his face. "What's your favourite colour?" he said curiously. I stared at him as if he was on crack. "Er…Brown? Why are you asking?" I asked suspiciously.

He ran a finger over my frown lines and shrugged. "I want to know everything about you" he said casually. My breath caught and I turned a crimson colour.

"Why brown?" he said curiously. He actually looked interested, like he really wanted to know. I thought for a second before speaking once again. "It's the colour of soil and should be the colour of the trees, it's a warm colour, and I miss warmth. Though I can't say I'm really complaining right now" I said cheekily, grinning from ear to ear.

Edward laughed and shot me another question. "What's your favourite book?" he asked. I said the first thing that popped in my head. "Wuthering Heights" I said abruptly.

"What's your favourite food?"

"Ice cream"

"Who's your favourite male fictional character?" he was utterly distracting me. He was twirling a strand of my hair around his fingers. It took me a moment to register what he said to me.

"Um…Romeo…" I blushed furiously at this. He looked down at me and grinned, running a finger down my arm until it hit my fingers. He fitted his fingers through the crevasses of my own. I stared at our intertwined hands, totally distracted.

"What's your favourite gemstone?" he fired at me.

"Emerald" I said without thinking. Then I looked at his eyes and blushed once again. Edward stared at me as if I was the biggest enigma that stepped on the face of the Earth.

"You know? I wish I could read your mind" he said distractedly. I let out a tiny animal noise then. "Um…I'm happy you can't or else the way you look at me would change forever" I said in a tiny voice.

"Why? Do you have perverted thoughts about me?" he said grinning, cocking up an eyebrow. I flushed red and slapped his arm playfully. "No…I don't have perverted thoughts about you…at all!" I said, quite unconvincingly. I felt like letting out a squeal then, especially when Edward started looking at me like I was something on the lunch menu and he hasn't eaten for about a week.

He started tickling me on my side. "Is that so?" he said mischievously. Then he growled and did some intense tickling for five minutes none stop, while I felt like I was going to die from laughter.

Is that even possible?

I pushed him away before I peed my pants.

We pulled apart when we heard a horn being blasted at us. A group of people on the community bus were giving us wolf whistles, and one teenage boy stuck out his head and yelled out "Get a room!"

I coughed loudly and smiled at Edward. "I think its time we get out of here unless you want to get a kiss ass cold!" I laughingly said. Edward pulled me up and helped me off my truck.

"Uh…I almost forgot, my truck's broken down. Mind giving me a lift?" I asked. But he wasn't there when I turned around. I felt hands snake themselves around my waist and I turned around to face him.

"Well?" I asked. He leaned down to give me a peck on the lips that still left me reeling for air. He mutely nodded and dragged me to the silver Volvo.

Despite being kiss drunk and all, I still didn't miss out on the screaming and shrieking once Edward started on the road like a maniac on a mission.

When we got to the house, his abrupt breaking would have sent me through the window if I wasn't my seatbelt. I turned towards him still clutching my chest and breathing heavily.

"Edward Cullen! You are going to be the death of me!" I yelled at him. Edward just laughed and tried to pull me to him. The door opened and Alice and Emmett stood there grinning at us.

"Ahh, a young lovers spat! How cute!" Alice said sweetly while Emmett snorted. I narrowed my eyes at the two of them and stuck my tongue out.

"About time too!" Emmett added. I blushed even more and Emmett just continued laughing. "Stop harassing them you two" came Jasper's voice. He snaked an arm around Alice and kissed her cheek and looked down at her affectionately.

"Urgh ew! Can you not do that to my sister in front of me please?" Edward said repulsed. Alice just smiled sardonically at him. "Says the hypocrite, play it safe kids" she said before turning around and disappearing inside the house.

Then once again we were left on our own. Edward turned towards me and bowed deeply. "Shall we?" looking like the perfect epitome of a gentleman.

I stifled a giggle and curtsied before taking his arm. We walked through the door on to a series of wolf whistles from Alice and Emmett.

After forcing me in to one of his shirts I ended up cuddling up to him. I felt shy, but I wanted to mess around with him, and also I wanted to see how he would react.

I took two of my index fingers and started drawing patterns on his then, patterns that lead to his stomach. My mouth almost watered when I felt evidence of a six pack. I smiled to myself when I felt him twitched.

Okay, I swear to all thing holy I wasn't going to let my fingers stray that far, when Edward grabbed my curious fingers and gripped them between his hands. "Woman! Are you trying to kill me?" he said in a husky voice that was nothing like his calm velvet tone.

I looked at his eyes and he looked like he was ready to jump me. "Yeah as a matter of fact I am" I said shyly. I jumped on top of him, my face inched closer to his. oh how the tables have turned. "I want you to die a happy man" I said in a soft voice.

I know that I was seducing him, how it might have looked, I don't know. Hopefully it didn't sound too pathetic! Or else, I could die right now, in Edward's bathroom.

Edward switched our places so he ended up on top of me. I grabbed his neck and kissed him back, I reached for the shirt that he was wearing and was about to yank it off of him when Edward growled and took hold of both my hands.

"Will you stop taking my clothes off!" he said, trying to sound rational. I felt like I was about to get lectured by my parents as Edward looked at me straight in the eyes. I tried to look at anything but his eyes. Rejection kind of sucks you know?

"Aw Bella don't be like that. If you think clearly, now is not the right time" he said gently, lifting my face up so he could look at my eyes. "You've only been my girlfriend for two hours. Don't you think that's rushing things a bit?" he said softly. But I wasn't paying attention.

He had called me his girlfriend….his girlfriend! (Insert mad giggling fit) okay moving on!

I looked at him square in the eyes. "So I'm your girlfriend now?" I said slowly. Edward froze. "Well yeah…aren't you?" he asked hesitantly, his eyes instantly becoming guarded right before my eyes.

I smiled shyly up at him then blushed. "Only if you want me to be" I said in a tiny voice. I looked away, counting to a hundred. I felt his arms around me, then he pulled me down a kissed me deeply.

"You're my girlfriend, end of discussion" he said firmly. I couldn't help it, a giggle escaped me as I looked at him. "Say it again" I said in a small voice.

"Say what again?" he said piercing me with his eyes.

"Call me you girlfriend again" I said hesitatingly.

Edward laughed out loud and kissed my cheek.

"See that girl over there with the heart shaped face, pretty chocolate eyes, yup the one that just tripped! That's my girlfriend Bella" he whispered in my ears. I whacked his arm lightly for the 'tripping over' comment, then gave him a shy kiss on the cheeks.

"Your wonderful you know that?" he said softly, running a finger through my hair.

I shrugged modestly. "Yeah, my parents think so too!" and so the babble started up again, until of course he told me to shut up and kiss him.

Funny how things turned out. James is somewhere in LaLa land somewhere getting his ass beat into shape, Victoria is God knows where, Alice is with Jasper, Jessica Stanley and Lauren are still annoying, and for me? Well…I can't say I've changed much now.

I can see my reflection right now, I look the same, the same brown eyes, the same hair, same heart shape face. The difference? I think I'm glowing.

Day 76 (Much later)

Uh…okay I fell asleep on the bed…right next to Edward, but I swear nothing happened! But that's not what I came to write here…When Edward woke me up for dinner he reminded me of something that completely left my mind.

"Uh Bella?"

"Yes?"

"It's in two days"

"What's in two days?"

"You know"

"No I don't know"

"The play is in two days"

Yet, the only thing that popped in my head was the awful F word, which I yelled out as I fell off the bed with a loud thump!

I'm screwed! Two days? TWO FRIGGIN DAYS??

ARGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!

author's note: hey everyone, since this is about to end, i just want to say thank you so much for reading this story. when i checked my reviews today i nearly squealed...199, lol were you guys holding out or what? well thanks so much, i hope you like this second last chapter. next chapter would be the romeo and juliet play. please please please leave a review, you know how much i love reviews!!

If you guys have any questions just ask me. it's been such an antagonizing journey, with extra added urghness to it. So I'm going to go off and sing my little heart out (I'm a singer, duty calls you know) and when I check my reviews tomorrow, it better hit the 200 mark :0) so yeah...i better get loads, or else you guys won't know how the play turns out :) its worth it!!