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Chapter 17

Edward wrapped his arm snugly around my waist, and I wrapped my arm around his as I gazed into the clouds, thinking. I was considering going up into the clouds to fly around, feel the air on my face and the clouds shifting around me once again. But I shook my head. That's not what I wanted right now. If I were to fly, it could not be without Edward. However insignificant it seemed, my Edward could have died today.

Sighing deeply, I swiveled my head to glance at Edward for a moment, who was staring up at the clouds, deep in thought as well. I grabbed his arm from around my waist and slowly unwound it, keeping my hand in his. I then sat down on the roof and pulled him slowly down with me. We both lay back, me on his chest again, and gazed up at the clouds. We watched in silence for a while, before I glanced up higher and saw one with a familiar shape.

I laughed, pointing, and said "That one looks like a bunny!" Edward laughed too and looked to see where I was pointing.

"Well that one looks like an elephant." he told me, pointing at a really big one. I giggled and looked around to find another one.

"That one looks like a deer!" I pointed.

Then he pointed "That one looks like a lion."

"There's a bear!"

"And a butterfly!"

"Look, over there is an alligator!"

"There's a bird - wait, that one's real." he said, laughing. I laughed too and we spent the next hour pointing out pictures in the clouds. When the sky began to grow darker we watched the sunset in eachother's arms until it dissapeared behind the horizon. We got up and stretched before going to the top branches of my tree sticking out of the roof so we could climb down. I saw Edward struggling to find decent branches and hand-holds for him to use. I would need to teach that boy to climb some time soon.

I held out my hand to him as he held on to the last remaining branch, which was still high enough up to make him nervous. Seeming relieved, he accepted my hand and I helped pull him down from the tree, using a little more strengththan necessary. As a result, when his feet landed I started fall-stepping backwards until I hit the bed and fell back on the mattress, pulling a laughing Edward with me. He rolled up so he was on top of me and was staring into my eyes. HE had slightly raised himself up though, and I was having none of that. I slowly reached up and took hold of his upper arms and began to slowly pull them down to the mattress on either side of me.

He hummed in contentment as he lowered himself carefully onto my stomach and rested his forehead on mine, staring deep into my eyes, as if for all the world he was gazing into my soul. And I gazed right back, seeing my Edward's shining soul begin to light up with an all too familiar heat. I watched as the orange heat, so much like a fire, began to slowly spread out from his inner soul to his heart, then his chest and arms. It went all the way down to his feet, and continued to slowly climb up towards his beautiful face. I watched as it consumed his entire body, and watched as his eyes darkened noticably.

I could feel my own eyes darken much the same as well. Edward slowly leaned foward and hovered his lips teasingly just above my own, but I couldn't get to them. I could smell his sweet breathe and waited in agony as he just hung there. Finally, after waiting for what felt like the limit to me, I decided to turn the tables on him before he could blink. I slipped my hands up so they were resting on his raised chest, and with a solid push sent him rolling off of me and onto the mattress in suprise. I quickly rolled on top of him myself, and decided to tease him a little too.

I lowered myself down onto his chest gently, and agonizingly slowly and heard him groan in frustration "Beellllaaa". I smirked and then rested my lips on his neck, just below his ear, and began kissing down and up his neck slowly, letting my tongue out during each small kiss. Edward growled lowly when I kissed the sensative area just below his earlobe, then proceeded up to his jawline. I kissed all along his jaw and then over to his nose, where I let my lips linger. I then slowly moved my lips down to make them hover above his, letting my breathe fill his senses. Apparently it was becoming too much for Edward, and he began to growl.

I sighed "Oh Edward, whatever am I going to do with you?" I asked him, still teasing.

"You could always have your way with me; I wouldn't tease you so often then." he sggested.

"Oh really?" I asked him teasingly.

"Yup." he said, like it was so simple that way.

I pretended to ponder this, humming lowly as I did and said "Well, I'd say there's two options. Option A, I get my way with you tonight after a moonlight walk down the beach, or Option B, I just get to sit here and tease you all day. Which would you rather have?" I asked him slowly, deliberately.

He didn't even bother pretending to think about it, simply said "I like the first one, let's go with that." he said fervently. I noticed with a glance out of the corner of my eye that it was already dark; good timing Bella.

I shrugged my shoulders and said "Alright, but that means you still have to wait at least an hour for the moon to rise, and then for us to have our little walk. Let's hope you're patient then." I told him. He groaned in frustration.

"Why do you torture me so much Bella?" he asked. I wrapped my arms snugly around his neck and whispered in his ear.

"Because it's too much fun for me to resist the chance." I said. I felt the tension of having sat here so long without kissing him building up inside of me and thought why don't I tease him just a tad bit more? Edward groaned, having heard my thoughts and I smirked. My smirk faded as the longing for his kiss got bigger, deeper. Finally I thought Fine, to hell with the teasing. And crashed my lips to his roughly, fervently. It took that one moment for Edward to realize how much the suspense had been killing me as well, and unleashed all his fire on his kissing.

I begged him for entrance and he granted me, fighting for dominance with his tongue as his arms took on a posessive hold on me. I pulled his shirt up over his head, needing to feel his skin and muscles underneath my fingertips. He apparently needed the same thing, seeing as he pulled my shirt up over my head as well as his hands began exploring my stomach and back. I traced the contours of his strong chest with my hands and continued kissing him with that fire from deep within me. After a couple minutes of this, my fire retreated, storing itself away for when it knew it would be needed later.

Edward's fire wasn't so tame as mine. His was still raging in him unmercifully. I used my mind to convince his fire to recede back enough that Edward would be sensible and yet still overly posessive; just the way I liked him. I then disentangled myself from him and looked him squarely in the eye saying "Now you get to wait." He groaned in frustration and flopped back onto the mattress. In a pleading tone he said "can we just postpone the walk until after, and you can have your way with me now?" He didn't ask. He pleaded. I thought of taking pity on him before smiling impishly.

"Well if you want that, you have to wait at least a little bit. Why don't you go downstairs and watch T.V. for a bit? I have something I need to discuss with Alie first." His face lit up like a kid on Christmas as he heard me say 'Alice'. I knew what he was thinking too. The last time we got involved with Alice, it had been the best night of our lives. I jumped up from him and pulled my shirt back over my head, tossing his to him. I then walked slowly up to him and wrapped m arms around his neck.

"See you in an hour hun?" I asked him. He nodded slowly, his eyes still sprakling. I reached up to give him one final kiss and skipped out of the room and downstairs to Alice's doorway. I knocked politely and heard the 'come in!' from Alice and all the girls in there. I opened the door to see them all doing eachother's hair while Alice picked out outfits, and I asked "What's going on?"

Alice answered "we're planning another big suprise for the guys tonight. We went up to get you ten minutes ago, but noticed you were occupied, so we figured you'd come down here evntually." she said in a matter-of-fact tone. I blushed slightly and laughed quietly a little.

"So what's the plan? Are we skipping straight to the bedroom or are we going to take them outside and tease them a bit first? Because personally I'd rather let them sit for a while. They're always much more fun after they've had to sit and stare at us." I told them in another matter-of-fact tone. Alice popped he mouth open in shock.

"Wow Bella, I never knew you were so impish, cruel, and at the same time smart. you sound like Rose now, and she's the real expert here." Alice said, nodding in Rose's direction. "Any suggestions?" she asked me.

I thought about it for a minute before saying "Twister, only it has to be a HUGE trister board. We can lay that oversized twister tarp I have outside in the sand by the water and wear our sexiest swimsuits. Whadd'ya say girls?" I asked them all. They all nodded their approval and opened the door. All the guys were downstairs, waiting impatiently for our appearances.

"All right boys!" Alice yelled. "Get your swimsuits on! We're going to play super twister on the beach out front! Set up the SuperTwister tarp right next to the water's edge and we'll be down in a few minutes!" she yelled. The boys all scrambled into action, and Alice shut the door before they could see us girls getting ready in here.

Alice went into full scheming mode and got our stuff out and ordered the girls what to do about hair and makeup. "Bella" she asked, "can you make makeup from some oils that will make us look beautiful without draining your powers, and so our makeup wont come off in the water?" After a moment's thought, I went into Alice's bathroom to look at her supplies.

"Yes," I answered her, "but I need some lilac too. I'll go get it and be back before you have time to miss me. Get everyone ready and in theire swimsuits for when I get back. This makeup will take only seconds to put on." I told her. I walked out to her balcony and flew up into the air, having summoned my wings as I stepped off into the abyss of air and earth below me.

I flew over the treetops and used my senses to find a lilac patch for me to use. When I spotted one, I dedicated it's location to my mind and swooped down to grab a handful of them, swopping back into the air without a moment's hesitation. I flew as fast as I could without making me tired to Alice's balcony window. I hopped down off the ledging and ran into her bathroom. I quikcly prepared the mixture I would need and when it was done it was a soft purple powder.

I walked slowly back int Alice's bedroom. The girls were all set, except for their makeup. I started at Alice and went down the line, gently blowing a small puff of the purple powder onto their faces. When I was done, I inhaled the powder from my palm and took a deep, steadying breath. When I opened my eyes and looked at the girls faces, I gasped in supries. They were more beautiful than any makeup could ever make them look. They all opened their eyes and started giggling. I quickly changed into a swimsuit; chocolate brown with white swirls and flowers on it.

When Alice deemed us ready, we all huddled by the door. Alice stuck her head out and yelled "You boys better be ready!" she quickly shut the door as all the boys came scurrying down the stairs to wait for us at the bottom. Alice decided for once against her usual appearance show. She decided we'd all go down together and simply slide past the boys teasingly. I peeked around the corner so fast that the guys didn't see me and reported their positions to Alice like an officer in an army.

She organized us so we'd be able to rub against our boyfriend as we walked past them and we began to file down the stairs as one big group. The look on their faces couldn't have been better. Their mouthes dropped open simultaniously and Emmett whistled, while my sensative hearing picked up Edward distinctive low growling. I had to admit, we looked hot. We walked slowly down the stairs, and when we reached the bottom we fanned out a little more to reach our boyfriends. I swayed my hips as I walked past Edward so that one of my sways woulds rub up against him suggestively. He wrapped his arm around my waist, but I easily spun out of it with a twirl and impish laughter.

I could see Edward trying to bite back another growl and watched as his eyes went nearly black with his lust. The other girls had pretty much the same thing, even Kara and Tanya, who were starting to like the idea of their boyfriends being posessive. I could tell by the looks Kara and Seth gave eachother that they would be a happy pair tonight, and by the looks of it Tanya and Brady might get there before them if they didn't seperate quickly. The girls formed back up and proceeded out the front door and into the sand with our bare feet feeling its softness.

I opened a quick mental link between the girls and we all silently squeeled with delight, lust, and anticipation. The boys had waited inside for a moment in a huddle, speaking lowly and furiously, trying not to catch our attention. I sharpened my hearing and heard Emmett speaking quietly.

"I won't last long if they keep playing this game; anybody got any ideas?" he asked glancing around.

Edward whispered "we tease them back; full force. Show off, show some muscle and skill, be posessive, but when they try to touch you, stay just out of their reach." he told them. They all nodded their heads and came out to join us with smiles on their faces.

I groaned internally. I hated it when Edward teased me; he was just so good at it! I told the girls what I had overheard of their plan, and Alice schemed quickly. She said keep the original plan, but take everything to the extreme or flirtiness, sexy, and teasing. Everyone mentally nodded their heads, and the game of twister began. The boys had brought out a sterio and began pleying upbeat music when the game started. We had a little machine to tell us the colors so no one would have to spin and we could all play.

Everyone stood in position; girls oposite of the guys. The first color was called; right hand green, and all the girls slowly slunk down into a half crouch with our hand on green. The next was right foot yellow. The girls slunk again so they were croched on their right side, and we were all close to eachother. The guys were using their muscles to make them look buff and Emmett had even winked at Rose to shake her balance. She stayed firm though, and simply blew him a kiss.

This continued on for about ten minutes of relentless bending, twisting, and making room for others. Coincidentally, I ended up underneath of Edward, trying to make sure he didn't make me fall. I smriked mischeviously, and raised my butt up a little to brush him and swayed in my spot. Edward was struggling not to grab me then, and whispered "beelllaaa" as if he were in agony.

"Yes dear?" I asked him sugar-sweetly, though I knew he wasn't fooled.

"For the love of - THAT should be illegal." he said, glancing down at me, his head sideways. I simply raised my eyebrows suggestively and rubbed my butt against him again. He growled, and I could tell he was thinking. "Fine!" he burst out. "I won't tease you, just please, it's gonna push me over Bella. I'm about to take you right here if you don't stop." he growled warningly.

"Really? I'd like to see you try that one out." I told him smugly.

He growled again, louder this time, and used his left hand and wrapped it around my waist. He then moved his arm up and down, and then put it over my breasts. I moaned in longing and began to share his pain.

"I've got an idea. I vote you and I forfeit and go inside for a bit..." I never finished my snetance because the air was suddenly knocked out of me as Edward fell down on me. I looked accusingly up into his eyes, but he only smirked, eyes still dark with the lust. He made me lose, but then I noticed with satisfaction that he had too. Ha!

Alice laughed and said "Edward got both of you out Bella! You guys are the first one to lose!" she laughed. I laughed too, though in my mind I thought to Alice It was intentional Pixie; I have other things to do, unlike you at the moment. I suggest trying to find a way to change that. See you tomorrow! I smiled at her and saw her mouth in an 'O' of outrage and shock, before she became thoughtful. A wickedly unfair smile spread slowly over her lips.

Edward and I walked hand in hand inside, seemingly slowly, as if we weren't rushed about anything. As soon as the door closed behind us however, I picked Edward up and used my speed to shoot us up the stairs and hallways and into our room. I shut and locked the door behind us as I set Edward down, and without any hesitation I jumped up, wrapping my legs around him, and attacked his lips with my own. He fought back just as fiercely, and then walked backwards until we fell back on the bed.

I ran my hands over his bare chest and practically relished in his body. He took off my swimsuit top in one fluid movement and began rubbing his thumbs over my hardened peaks. I continued to kiss him rubbed my hands along his chest. I wrapped my arms around his solidly, in my head thinking And he's allll mine. I could tell Edward was thinking exactly the sam thing. That's when I got an idea.

I slid my hands down his chest and to the top of my swimsuit trunks, pulling them down as my hands slid through. I pulled them off and threw them in a random direction, not caring. I raised back up from Edward chest and looked at him, letting my eyes take it all in. There he lay beneath me, a god of perfection in my mind. I placed my hands back on his chest and rubbed them up and down his chest before sliding them lower and lower. I began rubbing his member and watched his eyes roll in the back of his head from pleasure. I ran my hadns up and down constantly.

Afterwards I let go and could tell he wanted it back already. I lowered myself down again, planting a kiss on his chest. I kissed down his chest and across his stomach to his member and took him in my mouth. Edward moaned from pure pleasure as I began bobbing my head up and down his cock. Then I began to swirl my tongue around him as I came up and went back down. Edward continually moaned my name in ecstacy. After a long while, I finally pulled back out and away to look Edward straight in the eye. He had nothing but please, lust, and love there.

My eyes held the same.

I then stood up above him, and very seductively pulled my swimsuit bottoms down, ever so slowly. When they were finally off, I flocked them away with my feet and lowered myself to just above Edward. I held myself at the ready, with his point neaarly touching my sntrance, but I went no further. I smiled wickedly and used my right hand to hold myself up as I used my left to hold Edward down. He kept trying to buck up to get in me, but I held him there. He was panting with need by then.

"Bella, plleeaasseee." was what he moaned to me. I lowered myself an inch further so I was touching him, but still didnt allow him entrance. His eyes went even blacker than before, but suddenly his motive changed at the lat second, and he pulled my dwon on top of him. We moaned eachother's names in unison as he entered me and I sheathed him fully. I then decided the pleasure was far better than the teasing, and began going up and down with him inside me. We both fell over the edge together and I unsheathed him and opted for laying on his chest with his warm, strong arms wrapped around me.

I snuggled into his warmth and noticed with a shock that I was humming in content, and I hadn't even noticed it. I hummed louder and my hum seemed to fill the entire room. I lifted my head to gaze at Edward, until I noticed he had already been staring at me. I smiled.

"I love you Edward." I told him.

"I love you too Bella." he told me, pressing his lips firmly against mine. I kissed him back with a smile still on my lips. As we pulled apart, and I again layed my head on his chest, I thought of my love for Edward.

I loved him so much, and I thought of how it would literally kill me to be serperated from him for too long. It was then I understood how he must have felt on those nights I had to fly off for some air and to help people. i thought of how I would have felt in that situation and I flinched. Ouch.

Edward's thoughts broke me out of my reverie. Yes, it felt that way. I feel the same way about you Bella. Every time you're away, it's hard just to stand up, let alone sleep. I nodded my understanding.

"Let's have no more of these dark thoughts. Tonight is about us together, not apart. I promise, I'll never seperate myself from you like that agin, with the exception of scheming with the girls." I giggled. He chuckled a low laugh too.

"Hmm" I hummed in deep thought. I then took Edward by suprise by tickling the life out of him, His laughter echoed around the room as I showed him no mercy. He laughed nonstop and tried to get away before he got a twinkle in his eyes.

"Uh-oh." I said. He grinned and flipped us over so her way above me and pinned my arms above my head with one of his, as his other hand practically tickled the life out of me. I squirmed and tried to escape without success. Finally, I focused on my hands and made them split so I could grab Edward hands in one of mine, and grab the other with my other. He then tried to pull his hands away, but without success. Finally he seemed to give up, and I laughed in triumph.

but he wasnt done. Instead of trying to get free, he relaxed his muscles and I automatically let go of his hands as he held my face with them softly. He cradled my face in his hands and brushed a strand of hair away from my eyes before leaning in to kiss me. I tangled my fingers into his soft, messy hair and kissed him softly, slowly. There was no raging fire this time; just simple want to kiss eachother.

As he pulled back, I twisted him around slowly so that he was laying down beside me, and I used his hard chest as a very comfy pillow. I fell asleep almost instantly, and was greeted with the wall of fog of my dreams. I saw the dorrway in the wall again and stepped through it. Edward was softly brushing through my hair with his hand, knowing I was asleep. He stared up at the top tree branches, trying to see any stars.

After a moment though, he glanced down at me in concern, and even in my spirit soul shape, I heard his thoughts clearly.

Something isn't right. Is she breathing, or moving at all? Is she okay? Please, not my Bella! His thoughts started to go into panic.

Edward. Look up Edward, I'm still here, don't cry honey. Please don't cry. I can't bear to see your grief when there's no need for it. I told him in whisper-like quality. His head immediately shot up and he glanced around for me frantically. I tried to solidify my form so he'd be able to see me better. His eye must have caught the movement, because he stared and saw me standing there, though he could see straight through me.

"Not dead. Please not dead my love." he whispered pleadingly. I laughed a laugh that soundd like the wind through the trees and the songs of the birds.

"Of coarse not. This is my spirit, my soul. I walked out of my dream to watch you go to sleep, while still resting my body. Now sleep my love. Awaken to the morning sunshine and my love will be stronger than before." I told him soothingly. He immediately began to feel sleep overwhelming him, and he snuggled down to my body and fell asleep. I smiled and pulled the covers up to cover us and began tidying up the room without making a sound.

Wen it was clean as could be, I slipped back into my body, to sleep through the night. I made sure I would wake up when the sun did the next morning, to start a whole new day.