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Chapter 16: The end?

"It's alright, Bella, Alice will catch you." She seemed hesitant and I wished for a way to calm her. I wished I could have gone first and caught her but Demetri and Felix were still behind us and I didn't trust them one bit. I wanted to calm her hold her and run away from this mess, but I knew that was useless.

I took hold of her wrists and lowered her to Alice. The contact between me and Bella, if only just that small little contact of my hands on her wrist. Sent waves of warmth through her skin, onto mine. Something that I had not experienced in so long. Something I missed, and craved. I couldn't live with out her, I knew that now. I think I always knew that deep down. But my pride of protecting her was blinding me.

I could not live with out Isabella Marie swan. And some how I would get us all out of this.

After all this was my fault.

Once Bella was down the tunnel I slipped down behind her. The hallway was very dim. This was one of the old stone tunnels beneath the city that had existed centuries ago. The Volturi created this city and used every part, old and new, as their personal playground. As soon as I landed on the damp stone below I took Bella into my arms.

Not only for reassurance but for my own sanity.

We were now deep into the Volturi residence and there was no turning back. Bella held me very tightly as we walked down the stone path. Her heartbeat was frantic and it worried me. I wish there were a way to calm her. She had risked her life for me, someone who didn't deserve her.

I vowed that if we made it out of her, I would spend the rest of her life making it up to her. Proving to her how sorry I was and how much I truly loved and needed her.

'Good you better prove to her!' Alice thought.

Then I received numerous thoughts from her

The cliff jumping was far from the worst. Alice allowed me to hear things from Charlie. The state Bella was in when I left, the emptiness, the lack of desire she had to live, and worst of all the nightmares. I had left her a shell of her former self. She was like me in that way, there was nothing left with out her. I was nothing.

She showed me Charlie's thoughts his memories of when he had first found Bella in the woods, the state of shock and despair she was in. she was completely empty, void of all emotion.

The mention of my name alone, caused her great pain. So much, she literally had to hold her self together.

Then there was the fact that Victoria was hunting her, I had seriously under estimated Victoria. It angered me to no end to know she was hunting Bella.

Werewolves were protecting her? Werewolves! Oh Bella, danger magnet in deed.

Alice showed me one person in particular who I already did not like. Apparently he had a knack for his heritage. The wolf gene. How wonderful, specially for one so close to Bella. Werewolves, Bella would happy and content with them.

I shook my head, Bella had a way of finding the wrong people to be with. Friend or otherwise.

I had left Bella, so she could live a normal happy life. And yet she barely managed to exist. The pain I had caused her was so visible to Alice, it was almost unbearable. The only thing that kept me going was Bella was in my arms this very second. I would never leave her again.

Even if she did move on, I would watch over her, protect her from all.

I just hoped I wasn't to late to save her from the mongrels.

'you see what you have done?' Alice asked only me. I slightly nodded.

'she hasn't moved on Edward, have you not learned anything? She cant be with any one but you, and like wise for you. So stop being so damn proud.' she snapped 'and did you think any of us, could live without you? Are you that stupid?' she snapped again and then she started humming, blocking me out.

Bella was having trouble walking in the dark. Her feet tripped over the stone. I wanted to carry her, pick her up and hold her in my arms. But I knew better, I couldn't expect her to want me back, open arms like nothing happen.

We crept further and further into the dark.

I slightly wondered if this was the end for us. After everything we had been through. Would this be the only reunion we would get?

I didn't realize when I had started to stroke Bella's cheek, but the sensation was amazing. Something I had longed to feel for the longest time. Would this be it? Would this be the last time I would ever hold Bella? Feel her warmth against me?

I lowered my head onto hers. If this was the last we would have I wanted to make the most of it as I could. Breathing in her scent, letting it consume me with desire.

I felt her arms tighten around me. I wish she knew how much I wanted her, and needed her.

My existence had been nothing with out her. It had been an empty one. I was a shell of my former self, just as she was. I gently kissed her forehead. I'm so sorry Bella. I thought. Even if she wouldn't except it, I had to try.

The path started to go deeper into the darkness. I could tell we were almost there. I felt Bella shiver, I thought she was afraid, but soon realized she was cold. Her teeth were chattering. Her clothes were still wet. I tried to remember where there was water. How she had gotten wet. She must have climbed through the fountain to reach me in time.

She was so brave. I didn't deserve her. I wondered if I ever would.

I slowly slipped my arms from around her, and grabbed hold of her hand.

"N, no." she managed to get out between the chattering of her teeth. As she grabbed tighter hold of me. I quickly took her back in my arms, rubbing my hands up and down her arms. Trying to keep her as warm as possible against the stone cold body of mine.

We had reached the end all to soon for my liking, the only good was it was warmer for Bella here. We went through an iron door. I emerged through it on the other side into a bright stone room.

Bella relaxed slightly in my arms.

I wanted to run, Wisk her away into the darkness again.

This couldn't be the end for us, could it?

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