Epilogue

Edward shriveled to the ground, shouting in agony. It appeared, though, that he couldn't hurt us, or he was in so much pain that he couldn't concentrate on anything.

Once on the ground, he was still jerking, twitching, convulsing. He put his hands to his head, trying to ease the pain.

"Is he alright?" I asked Emmett desperately. "What's wrong with him?"

"He'll be fine." He assured me, putting an arm around my shoulders. He tightened his hand slightly, then gave me a soft kiss on the top of the head. "Just give him a moment."

And he was right. Slowly, Edward's body ceased it's tremors and movement all together. Then he was only breathing deeply, gasping actually, as if his life depended on it.

"See. He's fine." Emmett said and turned me around. Alice was standing there, perfectly safe. Rosalie was at her side with Carlisle and Esme. Jasper, however, was no where in sight.

"Alice!" I squealed. "You're okay!"

"Of course I am, Bella. Did you think that that little slap would actually hurt me?"

"Uhh." Okay, so it was a dumb thing, now that I thought about it. "I guess I forgot how tough you were."

"That's fine." she replied. "Where's Jasper?"

"Getting the rest of the true followers. Turns out there were some that he didn't have to control. They really believed in his dream." Carlisle replied.

"How many?" Emmett asked.

"Three." Carlisle replied. "But they're retreating right into the Vultori. They won't get past the state border."

"He'll be fine." Alice said. No one said otherwise.

"What will the Vultori do?" Esme asked.

"They will-" she stopped and looked at me. Obviously she didn't want me to hear, so she began to talk in that rapid tongue that I couldn't understand.

"When is Edward going to wake up?" I asked. He had stopped moving all together now and looked as if he were sleeping.

"In an hour or so. By the time we get to the airport." Alice replied.

"We're going to the airport?" I asked. "Why?"

"Well, we aren't going to walk all the way back to Forks; not unless you want to."

"No thanks." I said quickly. There was no way I was going to walk anywhere more than, well, a few miles away. I had a feeling Forks was more than a few miles away.

"Are we waiting for the Vultori?" I asked.

"We are waiting for them. You are going home with Edward and Esme." Carlisle clarified.

"What?" Esme asked, perplexed. "Carlisle, please let me stay with you."

"Esme, you must understand. The Vultori have never met you, therefore they might suspect you are one of the children from here. Since neither Caius, Marcus, nor Aro are coming and I wish you to be safe until I have properly introduced you."

"As you wish." Esme said. Carlisle leaned toward her and gave her a soft kiss on the cheek.

She walked toward me, grabbed my arm, nicely, but firmly, and began to lead me toward Edward's sleeping figure.

She picked him up as if he weighed as much as a stuffed animal. We began to walk toward the front of the house and stole one of the cars parked there.

We were at the airport in no time. Edward had begun to stir in the backseat just as we were pulling into the entrance of the port.

I turned to Esme and asked, "What are we going to do now?"

"You'll have to wake him up Bella." she replied.

"How?" I asked.

"How do you usually get his attention?" Esme asked.

"Ohh." I said, understanding. I opened the car door and got out, then got back in in the backseat next to Edward. He looked so peaceful while he lay there. I even wished that he were able to sleep so I could see his face like this again. I placed his head onto my leg, leaned down, and placed a soft kiss on his mouth.

Instantly, his hand shot up to and grabbed the back of my head, making it impossible for me to pull away. He began to kiss me back, a little harder than I had, though not mean. I could feel myself beginning to melt in his arms.

"Thank you." he whispered and sat up on the seat, releasing me. "Where are we?"

"Airport." I managed to say, though I was still a little light headed.

"Is everyone all right?" Edward asked.

"They're fine. We just needed to leave before the Vultori arrived. They may have been upset if they found Bella still alive." Esme replied.

"What about William? What happened to him?"

"I'm not sure." Esme replied. "Jasper was following a couple of resistant followers when we left. Perhaps he was one of them."

"I hope so." Edward said, "He deserves what's coming at him."

We went into the airport, bought tickets, and were back in Washington by lunch. Carlisle must have done some smooth talking because Charlie had no idea I was missing in the first place.

"Welcome back." he said as we walked in the door. "Did you have a fun trip?"

"Huh, uh, yeah. It was lots of fun. Right Edward?" I had no idea where they had claimed we had gone, so I tried to be vague.

"What was your favorite part?" he asked.

"I don't think I had one. It was all so much fun." I lied. I don't consider myself a good liar, but I hoped I was doing a good job.

"Really, I never thought you would enjoy a collage fair so much. So, did you find any you were interested in? I mean, ones Edward hadn't already found?"

"We'll see. There was a lot of information. Dad, um, do you mind if I go to the Cullen's?"

"Bella, you just spent the last few days with them. I would like to see you too!"

"Charlie, what I think Bella means is that her things are at my house. Would you mind if I took her to get them?" Edward jumped in. He seemed like a very good liar.

"Fine." he sighed. "But I want you back in an hour, you hear?"

"Yeah dad. Thanks." We all left, got back in the car and went to the Cullen's to await news from the others.

Edward's cell phone rang on the way to his house. He talked in hushed tones. I couldn't understand what the conversation was about, but he didn't seem angry or upset, so I guessed this couldn't have been too bad.

I sat in the living room while Edward explained the phone call to Esme. It was strange sitting in there alone. Kind of creepy in fact. I felt as if, at any moment, someone could barge in and kidnap me.

"Bella. That was Carlisle that called before." Edward said. I jumped in fright as Edward scared me out of my thoughts. "He said that everything with the Vultori went well. They did question your absence, but didn't seem to care that much. They got rid of most of the students that had been there. Apparently the Vultori didn't think their gifts were so impressive. In fact, they only saved one of them because Aro had heard about him and thought that he would be a good asset to their guard."

"William." I whispered, I didn't need Edward to tell me who it was. William was probably the most gifted one there, I would guess, from the way he was treated by Boss. I wondered if he had been controlled by Boss like Edward had, or if he was really that evil.

"He agreed to join them, to keep himself alive. But he's coming back here for a quick visit. I guess he was being controlled by Boss." Edward continued. He didn't sound too thrilled.

"Yeah, I bet. I don't know if anyone that evil could be controlled." I stated.

"Well, we'll find out soon. But now, I need to take you home. I'll come and get you tonight after they get here, okay?"

I sighed. "I guess. But get me as soon as they get here. I want to make sure that everyone is alright."

"Of course." he wrapped his arm around my shoulders and started to lead me toward the car.

I went to bed at my normal time, so Charlie wouldn't suspect anything. Edward had snuck in many times, but I couldn't think of a time I had snuck out.

Charlie went to sleep at usual time as well and, as soon as his snoring began, Edward was in my room, ready to take me to his lair.

"Bella, are you awake?" he asked, leaning over my bed; as if he didn't already know.

"Yep." I replied, popping up-right with a smile on my face. It was pitch black, except for the little moon light leaking through my window, but I was sure he could see my joy.

"Let's go. They'll be there in a few minutes. If we hurry, we can beat them." Edward said.

"Sounds good." I said. "But, are the Vultori coming?"

"No. William is the only one. Don't worry, he won't tell them about you. Alice can see that and if he even thinks about it, he's done for. I promise."

"Alright Edward. I believe you." I said, scared by the vicious look in his eyes.

We arrived at Edward's house seconds before Carlisle's group. I had just enough time to sit down and compose myself before they soundlessly walked through the door.

They all looked happy to see us. Carlisle hugged Esme. None of them, however, paid any attention to William and in seconds, it was Edward and I alone with him.

"Hoo, this is awkward." William said, rocking back on his heels. "I'm just happy you guys didn't kill me. Ha, that would've been much worse than shipping me off to Italy. Oh well, guess this is goodbye Bella." His smile was big and happy. It stretched all the way across his face, flashing all his pearly white teeth. I saw the real William for the first time. His smile was sweet, really attractive. He was actually very good looking, when he wasn't trying to look evil. He was beside me in a flash. I glanced at Edward, but he must have known what William was planning because he hadn't moved a muscle, just stood there looking ticked off.

"It would have never worked between us, Bella. We come from two completely different worlds. I'm sorry my love, but I must leave you, forever, and go to Italy to fight the evil vampires of the world. So, I guess this is good-bye." He leaned over and gave me a soft kiss on the cheek. "And now, I must go." He bowed to Edward and was gone in a flash.

Edward had a look I couldn't figure out. Sort of a confused, perplexed, and disgusted at the same time. "That was odd." he said, his eyebrow descending from its high arc.

"I disagree." I said. "It was maybe a bit dramatic, but sweet."

"Are you actually calling that guy sweet?" Edward asked. "Bella, I don't even consider myself sweet."

"Oh, but you are!" I said excitedly. "You are more than sweet. In fact, I don't even think that there's a word to describe how sweet you are." I wrapped my arms firmly around him. He pulled me around so I was in front of him, then picked me up honeymoon style and carried me up the stairs.

"Edward, what are you doing?" I asked, laughing.

"You'll see." He kicked the door to his room open and plopped me down on the futon. "Let me show you how sweet I can be."

That's all she wrote guys! Yep, that's the end. Hope y'all enjoyed it! So, I'm having a little trouble deciding what to write about next. So, I thought, why not let you guys decide. Okay, here's the choices:

The Office

Twilight

Yu Yu Hakusho

Vampire Kisses

Glass/ Crank

You guys will have a little time to tell me which one you think and don't feel like you have to tell me.

Okay, once again, thanks for all your support!