mentalmentos: okay, so I for one was up for some lightness after those two angsty short stories. So while I work on The Change I figured why not throw in a fun little randomness for…well…fun.
Edward: fun?
mentalmentos: Yes Edward, fun. Now aw to not worry my readers, I am working on The Change but I got a little stuck… yes sometime shortly after May (sorry about that!) and decided the depression that consumed some of you was too much.
Bella: Yeah, no offense but I don't like being frightened of my boyfriend like that… or dying. Yeah I really don't like dying.
mentalmentos: But that was the whole thing about that short story. You see-
Edward: So you don't want to die but you want me to end your mortality. That makes a lot of sense.
Bella: Yes. Because the way I want you to do it would mean I would still be here, with you.
Edward: But in a way I would still be killing you and you just said-
mentalmentos: GUYS! I just told the readers I did not want anything that is somewhat depressing. And I get too emotional when you guys fight like that. So quit it!
Edward and Bella: Sorry.
mentalmentos: Okay let us get on to happiness! So shall we go for an all out dance party? Truth or dare? Or… any other suggestions?
Bella: Well, we want something fun and uplifting right? So why not a circus!
Edward: NO!
mentalmentos: Why not Edward? That sounds like a great idea. Why wouldn't you want to go to a circus? We can make sure it's a cloudy day.
Edward: Idontlikeclowns.
mentalmentos: You whaty-what?
Edward: I don't like clowns!
Bella: somewhat snickering Awwww the poor scary vampire is afraid of clowns!
Edward: growls at Bella
Bella: screams
Edward: chases her and they end up-
mentalmentos: KEEP IT CLEAN! Okay I think this is getting way too OC for me…
Alice: appears out of nowhere dressed as a clown Anyone order fried ice cream?
mentalmentos: AHHH!!!! runs away screaming

A/N: Do you see what my subconscious puts me through to get me to update this story? Geez that scared me so much. Anyway, here is the actual third short story of this series and it isn't as deathly as the other two, get it. Ha. Ha. Right, again sorry for the age long update but I started writing my other Twilight fanfic and yada yada yada… It's a little OC and the timing is a bit messed up because I started writing before New Moon but finished after it. So think of it as everything that happened in New Moon happened before Bella's 18th birthday. ENJOY!
-signed your ever loving stinkhead.

Disclaimer: I do not like fried ice cream of clowns… I mean I am not Stephenie Meyer.

The Change

The meadow had never looked so breathtaking. The stars filled the sky casting out a shimmering blanket over the secluded hideout. Bella lay curled up in Edward's arms. Her head and hand resting gently on his chest.

Leaning against a massive tree Edward unconsciously made sure that he was breathing to comfort his slumbering love. Gazing up at the stars he let his mind wander, exploring the expansive never changing sky. He was pulled out of this semi-meditative state when he felt Bella stir. Unsure if she was waking or still asleep he gently whispered her name: "Bella?"

Silence. Silence, except for the light beating of her living heart and her deep soothing breathing. She was still asleep. Edward marveled at the complexity involved in something that was a simple daily occurrence for humans, but an impossibility for his kind. Often Edward was jealous of Bella for such things as sleeping and dreaming. It was hard for him to comprehend why she would give up all of these luxuries, but then, he thought, she may be unaware of them, she may just be taking them for granted.

He sighed, feeling frustrated at thinking about the much debated topic. Unfortunately, or fortunately it could be taken either way, his sigh disturbed his slumbering beauty.

"Good morning Edward," Bella yawned as she stretched out her stiff limbs.

"I don't understand you humans," granted he was one once but that was during a different time o-so-long-ago, "It is clearly the middle of the night and yet when you woke up you said 'Good morning'." Bella giggled and rolled her eyes. She had just woken up and was not in the mood to argue the obvious relevance of saying "Good morning" when one awakens.

"So Edward, what was it that you had planned for tonight?"

"What do you mean?" he said with a smirk on his face, "I never said that I had anything planned." Bella folded her arms and looked away from him. There were pros and cons to having a vampire for a boyfriend, especially one like Edward. The pros, besides his looks and charms, all there for catching prey, included the strength, the ability to sneak into her room at night and not have to worry at being caught, and so on. The cons were that he could be as stubborn as she was, he liked hiding things, such as surprises which Bella hated, and he was really good at it!

At this moment Bella was just being aggravated. Summer was almost over which meant that her eighteenth birthday was drawing nearer. A few more weeks and even if Edward decided to change her she would be physically older than him for eternity. True it's not bad for a woman to be a little older than her man but Bella hung on to the classics, where the girl was a bit younger, still strong headed though, and the guy swept her off her feet. The latter Edward did, quite literally in fact.

"Bella?" Edward pulled her out of her reverie state. She glanced at him but turned away when she realized that she had tears in her eyes. Why was she such an easy crier?

"Bella," this time Edward's voice was filled with concern and confusion, "what's wrong? Are you okay? Bella please look at me." Quickly wiping away the tears Bella turned back to Edward.

"What do you mean? I'm fine just-just a little allergy. Guess hay fever's early this year." She did not want to get into another argument with Edward. Every time they discussed this they just seemed to go in circles till they just stopped talking and Edward drove, unless he was too mad he had Alice drive, Bella home. Bella could see in Edward's eyes that part of him knew what the real cause of the "allergies" was. A somewhat awkward silence befell the meadow.

Edward sighed, "Really Bella, could we please stay away from that topic tonight?"

"I wasn't going to bring it up, Edward." Already the mood that had surrounded them began to dissipate. Staring out into the vast sky Bella saw a brilliant streak of light. She shut her eyes and wished that they would no longer have to be this tense, that he would just realize that this would be the only way…

"Edward," stated Bella with a purpose. He focused intensely into her eyes, trying to discern what it was she wanted to say. Immediately the familiar woozy feeling, that often accompanied Edward's intense gazes, began to appear, but Bella pushed it off shaking her head and tried to get her point across. "Edward, you want me to be happy, right?"

Edward cocked his head, curious as to where she was going. "Yes, of course."

"And you know that… that the one thing that would make me happy would be-"

"Bella!" roared Edward, "I thought we just agreed not to approach the subject!" He stood up and started to pace in a small circle, fuming over the predicament.

"I'm just trying to understand your side of the argument!"

He thought this over and then in an instant his demeanor calmed and the crooked smile was placed on his face. But Bella noticed that his eyes still held a bit of the rage that had just beheld him.

Leaning close to Bella, he said "Bella, you want me to be as happy as I want you, correct?" His luscious breath made it so that Bella could only nod her head slightly.

His smile grew, "You, to put it delicately, going through that ordeal would not make me happy. So, it would appear, we are stuck at a cross roads."

Bella blinked, confused over how her plan had flipped flopped. She thought it over wondering what she could say that would turn this around to favor her again.

"Edward, why would that make you happy?" She held up her hand before he answered wanting to get her whole point in. "I mean in that scenario; I will die someday and you have made it pretty clear that you can't live without me. So that would mean that either you would have a few meager years with me and then poof the rest of eternity alone or you can't stand the loss of me and you kill yourself. How would neither of us being around be the best scenario?" It always amazed Bella how easy it was to speak of her own death. She looked up at Edward.

"If we were both dead then we could find each other."

"That makes no sense. You yourself have said that your soul is damned and I would like to think that mine is not yet, anyway, so our souls would never meet again." She took a deep breath, "If you don't change me then we'd both be equally unhappy, just at different times, and we would be without each other."

Edward sank down to his knees and put his head in his hands. "It's just… I can't be responsible for ending your humanity." Thinking of what Bella might counter with he added, "And if it were to happen, I wouldn't let anyone do it but me."

"I know it's a hard decision for you, but Edward I don't want to spend the rest of my life with you." An anxious look appeared over Edward's face. "I want to spend forever with you. Edward, I may be attracted to your special qualities but they aren't what I fell in love with, I fell in love with you. I don't think I could ever feel that way about anyone other than you." There was a slight pause. Edward glanced towards the ground. As Bella spoke he redirected his gaze to the sky.

"Don't you see, Edward? You say it's a cross roads, but how can that be so? All of the paths you have lain out end in death and unhappiness. Is that really what you want? Edward, look at me." He brought down his head gently and sighed. Then he turned his gaze to meet hers. His eyes were so clear with only a touch of sadness. Kneeling down in front of her he grabbed her hands.

"There is no other way," his voice was barely audible to Bella. "I've always known that it would have to be this way but I just couldn't bare the thought of it." He made sure they had eye contact. "The pain Bella, the pain will be unbearable."

"Not if you're there." There was another silent pause. To Bella, it seemed to last an eternity. Until finally…

"Are you sure Bella, is this what you want?"

"Yes, more than anything in the world because it is the only way I can stay with you, you who means everything to me."

With a slight kiss on her cheek Edward whispered, "As you wish Bella."

Author's note: Yeah… that's a line from Princess Bride. I couldn't resist. Anyway I was thinking about making this one in to a two parter. Like this part and then the second part the actual Change. But it's up to you guys. Review and tell me what you think.