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Chapter 5

Arrival

Present time

Bella had finished cleaning her house. She felt tempted to mess her apartment up all over again just so she would keep herself occupied for another hour.

Richie's words echoed in her mind.

"Methos and Duncan will be notified of this".

She knew that bringing the Cullen family back into her life was going to bring trouble but she had not anticipated this. Richie's outburst was one matter but facing Duncan and Methos's rage was a frightening thought. Although for a reason she could not understand she was smiling.

She was smiling at the fact Edward was watching her and had been for the last hour.

"Edward I know you are there." she whispered.

A small breeze crept across her living room. Bella turned to see Edward staring at her with golden butterscotch eyes that made her heart jump slightly.

"How did you know?" he asked.

"Its kind of a weird sense but I could feel you staring at me."

Edward absorbed every detail of Bella as she stood only a few paces from him. Her hair was shorter but her face was still the same. Her lips were red and full but none of that mattered compared to her scent, it was still intoxicating. He had no trouble resisting it but it sent him into a euphoric state just being around it. He was happy for the first time in over one hundred years, he thought he would never feel like this again.

"Your still beautiful as ever." Edward blurted without realising it.

Bella couldn't help blushing and Edward saw the blood rushing to her cheeks. She was still human in that aspect and Edward was relieved at that.

"Why did you leave all those years ago?"

Edward silently crept closer to her.

"I thought I was protecting you. After what happened I thought that if I stayed with you any longer I would just be putting you in more dangerous situations. Bella I'm so sorry."

Edward knew that if vampires could cry he would be sobbing like a baby.

"Why didn't you say anything?" Bella screamed "I've spent the last century thinking I had done something wrong."

"Don't ever think that! You were the one thing that kept me going and after I thought you had died I fell apart. I love you Bella and always have."

A rush of emotions came to Bella and she didn't know how to react. She felt everything she had felt a century ago all over again.

Edward turned away ashamed at the pain he had caused Bella. Slowly he felt a hand creep ontohis shoulder that beckoned him to turn towards them.

"I love you too Edward."

Edward let out a shocked breath and then pulled Bella towards him. He felt her lips crush against his with a loving force. Edward could feel her heart beating faster and faster as they stayed intertwined with each other. Every kiss was more powerful than the last and they both never wanted it to end.

A few miles from Bella's apartment

He had sensed her earlier in the day. She was easy to identify after he had peeked at her 'record'. Betha Dawson, a new student at the university of British Colombia. The next immortal to feel his blade.