Last time...
"As long as its with you, I'll always be ready."
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Bella's POV
Three and a half Years later...
I smiled as I sat down at the kitchen table, a hot cup of tea in my hand. I was looking out the window when I felt Edward's arms around me.
"Edward!" I said with a smile as I hugged him, planting a warm kiss on his lips.
"Hello to you too." He said with a chuckle.
I kissed him again before I heard crying. I smiled at him and stood up, going to our baby.
"I'll come too." He said, helping me to my feet.
I grinned at him and walked up the palace stairs. I opened my baby's door and smiled at her. Her Aunt Alice had painted this room, you could tell by the intense work she put into it. It was painted light pink with white furniture and pink bedding and sheets, Alice had gone simple on this room, even though we knew she hated to go that simple.
"It's okay baby, daddy has you." He whispered as he held her tightly to him.
We had been blessed to say the least, we had ended up having two little girls and a boy, one set of twins and then this newest addition to our family, our baby. The eldest was David Jasper Cullen, he just turned three years old, then came his younger sister by two minutes, Roxanna Faith Cullen, and last but not least our baby, Alison Esmeralda Cullen. David has his father's bronze colored hair and my brown eyes and is the most caring, loving, and protective big brother I have ever met, he and Roxanna are so close we have to pry them apart when we need them. Roxanna, or Roxy, is the spitting image of me, long brown hair and big brown eyes that tell her every emotion, she acts a lot like me too, she's quiet and yet she acts like her aunts when it comes to shopping. And then little Alison, or Ali, well we can't see much yet with her being only ten months old, but she has red hair, which seemed to appear out of no where but Edward said something about his mom having red hair, and green eyes like her daddy and we know she's going to be a handful, she already wants to be in the spotlight, it's quite funny sometimes.
Edward handed Alison to me, who put her little hand in my hair, tugging on one of my brown curls. I grinned at her when we heard a crash and a long scream.
"DADDY! DADDY!"
Edward took off running towards the sound of our little boy's screams. I followed, careful of running to fast with Ali in my arms. Edward threw open the door to David and Roxy's room and gasped. David was standing on his bed and Roxy had her sheet's above her head in attempt to help protect her. The window had been smashed open and a brick lay in the middle of the floor surrounded by glass. Edward quickly rushed to David, making sure he was okay before picking him up and hurrying to Roxy. I glanced down at the brick and noticed a piece of paper stuck to it.
"What in the world is going on?!" Rosalie screamed as she and Emmett ran into the room.
They quickly took in the scene before Emmett ran to help Edward with Roxy and David.
"Edward!" I gasped, picking up the brick.
Edward held David as he rushed over, Roxy was in Emmett's arms while he and Rose tried to get her to stop crying, they're very close to Roxy, even though they love all of the children equally Roxy was our first girl, and she just seemed to have them wrapped around her fingers.
"Edward look!" I said handing him the letter and reading it over his shoulder.
To Mr. and Mrs. Cullen, the Prince and Princess of Atlantis,
I want you to know I am not happy with all you have done, I do not like being made to look like a fool and I do not like to be denied of something that is rightfully mine, and unfortunately for you, I tend to have a temper problem, so because of your ignorance and stupidity, yours too Edward, your children will pay the price. And I will get what I want. Good-bye for now Princess! Or should I say queen, after all your daughters are the new princesses, and your son is our new prince.
Sincerely,
Your secret stoker.
"Edward! The kids!" I gasped.
By this time everyone else had run into the room, looking at the scene with horror struck faces.
"Carlisle! Her hand!" Emmett said as he took Roxy's right hand into his.
Carlisle quickly rushed over to Roxy and looked at it.
"It'll be okay honey..." He whispered to Roxy who was crying in Emmett's arms. "It looks like a piece of glass cut it, not terribly a band aid will do the trick, I think she's just in shock." He whispered to Emmett.
Emmett nodded as Alice rushed over with a band aid.
"What's going on dear?" Esme asked, rushing over to take her grandson from her son's arms.
"Someone is after our children Esme." I said, looking around the room.
Edward quickly rushed to the window, trying to spot who-ever had thrown the brick and threatened his children.
"Do you see him Edward?" I asked, trying to calm down Ali, who now sensed that something was wrong and began crying.
"No, he's long gone whoever it was." Jasper whispered as he stared out into the darkness.
"What do we do? Edward we can't let him hurt the kids!" I whispered so Roxy and David wouldn't hear us.
He nodded. "We need to go somewhere where they will be safe."
"We need to go into hiding." I whispered.
"Bella, are you sure?" Phoebe whispered, coming in with her sisters to help where ever she could.
"I have to, I can't let them get hurt." I whispered, looking down at Ali.
Phoebe sighed and hugged me, careful of Ali.
"I do understand, we all do, but we'll come too." She whispered, I had gotten closer to Phoebe ever since I had had David and Roxy, she had explained to me why she had been so distant in this first place.
It was all because of her experiences, and then I remembered what she had told me...
"Bella, I want to explain something to you." Phoebe had said one day in the garden, I was so proud she was finally talking to me that was a change.
"Okay." I whispered, searching her eyes.
"I haven't been fair to you, not at all. But it's because of what happened years ago, before you were even born. Life back then was hard for me, Piper had had all three of her children, Wyatt, Chris and Prudence Melinda, Paige had had her children too, Pandora, Patty and Henry Jr., yet I had only had one girl, don't get me wrong, I loved her with all my heart, she was my soul, she still is. She was eight when things took a turn for the worst.
She had been home with me, up in her room just playing by herself when I heard her scream. I ran as fast as I could to get up there, but I hadn't made it in time, the demon had killed her for her powers. Sweet little Penny..." She whispered, growing quiet.
"I'm so sorry." I whispered.
"But you know what's funny, when I see you, I see her..." She whispered looking at me. "And that was just too painful for me, I couldn't stand it, so...I shut you out of my life. I couldn't handle the pain, so I closed my heart. The point is that I'm sorry for the way I had treated you, I hope...I hope you can forgive me."
I stared at her with a sad smile. "Any time."
That was the first time we had really connected, so I knew her of all people would understand me running to protect my children.
"Phoebe you can't, none of you can." I whispered, my voice breaking as I stared at Rosalie and Emmett.
They wore masks of identical horror as they stared at me.
"Bella, I don't want to leave her..." Rosalie whispered. "I don't want to leave any of you."
"I know Rose, and I'm sorry, but if we stay together, whoever is after our children will find them easier, I can't let him hurt them." I whispered, tears coming to my eyes.
"We can fight him Bella." Emmett half promised, half begged.
I shook my head.
"No we can't I will not let him hurt my children, please Emmett, don't make me choose between you guys and them." I pleaded.
Emmett nodded sadly, his head dropping.
"Edward, I won't leave unless you go too." I whispered, there was no way I was separating the kids from their father.
He nodded and looked out into the darkness, hating that he was running, I could tell that much, but he loved our children so he swallowed his pride and looked back at me.
"Pack up, we're getting out of here, I'm going to protect my children if it's the last thing I do."
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Okay guys tell me what you think! So that was it! I'm done with the Princess! I am doing a sequel, it is going to be called A Royal Affair. And it will be posted shortly. Suggestions, questions, comments on what you like are all welcome! Please review!
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Stacie-Ann