A/N: So apparently most of you think I'm evil for leaving you with a cliff hanger, at least I'm not just about to give you an A/N instead of a chapter. Alright so here it is…
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters; they are all Ms. Meyer's.
Edward's Point of View
"Edward…wait." My angel said.
I stopped immediately. Had my love finally come to her senses? After all this time, had she changed her mind? I couldn't believe it, for the first time I wanted to do this. It was different now, she was going to die, and I'm not prepared to lose her.
I pulled my head away from her neck slowly, so that my teeth wouldn't pierce her skin when I moved. I looked down at her trembling form, she was staring at me intently, she looked like she was about to cry.
"Tell me what they were thinking." She said slowly. I was confused; I wasn't sure what she was talking about.
"Bella, love, I'm not sure who 'they' are." I spoke kindly in a whisper.
"The people who came to the funeral." She sad quietly. I sighed, and moved further away from her, but she grabbed my arms and pulled me towards her.
"Edward, I just need to know, I don't even know why, but I do." She spoke as she continued to try to pull me closer to her. I gave in and lied down next to her.
"Okay, so what exactly do you want to know?" I asked looking at her with the same intensity she was giving me.
"Who was there?"
"The better question would be who wasn't there."
"Oh. Well what were people thinking?" This was going to be hard, I couldn't tell her everything, it would be so hard on her.
"Most people were thinking that you're too young." I started slowly, and she nodded in return.
"Was Jake there?" It seemed like she was worried about my reaction, so I stayed calm.
"Yes, he was." I said very calmly.
"What was he thinking?" I couldn't lie to her, I had to tell her what was really on his mind, and I wasn't going to leave anything out.
"Like everyone else he thought you were too young to die. He also kept thinking that he could smell you, but he brushed it off, and allowed himself to think it was just his imagination…" Bella cut me off.
"He won't be a problem, will he?" He asked skeptically.
"No, he believes your dead, I even asked Alice about it."
"I thought she can't see the future when werewolves are involved."
"She can't, but I could read his mind, and Alice didn't see any trouble coming our way, not to mention, Jake and the pack aren't going to be causing any trouble. They're happy that my family has moved away. They won't come looking for us, I promise." Bella nodded, and I kissed her forehead.
"What about Charlie and Renee?" She asked after a moment of silence. All of sudden Carlisle walked in the door.
I was just checking on things…Carlisle thought to me.
"Everything's okay." I told Carlisle, he looked at me slightly confused.
You have to do it soon Edward, it may not seem like it, but each minute that passes is a chance you are losing at having this all work out, she isn't stable, do you understand that?
I nodded. I wished I could just respond to him with a thought, but he couldn't read my mind. I looked at him, and moved my eyes towards Bella hoping that he understood it was her who wanted to wait.
Has she changed her mind?
I wished that I could say no, and at the same time I wished I could say yes. I still didn't like that I was going to do this to Bella, but the larger part of me wanted her to be changed. I couldn't lose her. So I just shrugged my shoulders, not knowing what she was thinking about the change just yet.
Well I will go for now, but you are going to need to find out what she wants. I nodded, and with that he left.
"So you wanted to know about your parents?" I asked her.
"Yes." She said quietly. This was going to be hard, as much as I wanted to leave things out, I simply couldn't.
"Your mom's mind was…well quiet. There wasn't much running through her mind, other than absolute sadness, but there was also relief…" I stopped as I saw Bella look hurt. I pulled her closer to me.
"Bella, I didn't mean she was relieved that you died." Bella cheered up slightly, but not much. "She just looked at it as you weren't suffering any longer." Bella nodded as tears streamed down her face.
"Did Charlie feel that way as well?" I just nodded in response.
"Bella, are you okay?" I asked concern filled my voice. She nodded as tears streamed down her face. I sat up pulling her into my lap.
"Shh, it's okay." I whispered in her ear. She nestled her head into my neck, and kissed it softly.
"Edward…" She started as the tears continued to fall down her face.
"Yes love?"
"Everything will be okay if you change me…right? I mean I won't be sick anymore..."
"No Bella, you won't be sick anymore." I said as I stared at her intently. She was looking me in the eye; in fact she still had her head nestled in my neck.
"I'm sorry I asked you to stop." She whispered so quietly, I almost didn't hear her.
"It's okay." I kissed the top of her head.
"Is this really what you want Bella?" All of a sudden her head sprung up, and she started sobbing.
"You…you…don't want…to do…it." She cried.
"No no, Bella that's not what I said. I do want to. I want you so much. I wish there was another way, but there isn't and I want to do it." Her sobs quieted, and I pulled her face to mine, kissing her passionately. I wiped her tears away with my thumb, and she scooted out of my lap, and she lied down, moving her hair away from her neck.
"I'm ready now." She said. I looked at her carefully.
"I'm sure." She said, answering the unasked question.
I leaned down towards her for the third time. I placed one hand on her waist, and the other on her face. I leaned down and kissed her gently. Again I trailed my lips down her jaw and to the base of her neck. I could feel her pulse under my lips, I expected it to be speeding up, but instead it was slowing down. Suddenly I looked up at her, and her eyes were closed.
"Bella!" I yelled. "Bella!" She wasn't waking up. Carlisle came running into the room the second he heard me yelling. He knew what was happening the moment he looked at her.
"Does she still have a pulse?" He spit out at vampire speed.
"Just barely." I replied panicked.
"You have to do it, now." He said urgently.
I leaned down quickly and sunk my teeth into her skin. She didn't react at all. She wasn't screaming or thrashing around.
"Bite her in other places. You need to get the venom running through her." Carlisle explained as quickly as he possibly could.
I grabbed her arm, and bit down on her wrist, and then I did the same to her other wrist. She still wasn't reacting. I looked towards Carlisle frantically.
"Bite the other side of her neck." He said quickly. I bit the other side quickly, and when I looked up Alice was standing there, along with the rest of my family. Esme looked like she was about to cry.
"Alice…" I started; sobs were beginning to wrack my body.
"Is she going to make it?"
A/N: Alright end o' chapter. So I've left you with another cliffhanger, sorry darlings, that's just the way it goes. This may be my last chapter until next weekend, I've got a busy week, but I will do my best.
Reviews are greatly appreciated.
Shelby
