.A/N: LAST CHAPPY ALERT! LAST CHAPPY ALERT!! Yes, everyone, this is the last chappy for Everlasting. Meaning we only have the Epilogue which will be the wedding. I'll really miss this story, I'm so sad to see it go. :( But…Oh well, I knew it had to end sooner or later. Hope you like this chappy, since you've been waiting for this one.

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I'm your wall

I won't let you fall

You are my life

Don't make me hide

You and I are everlasting

We could be more than just amazing

EPOV

I was packing Bella's luggage for her as she went to say her goodbyes and thanks to her friends. They had decided to stay in Alaska for a while and be back on time for our wedding, time was yet to be decided. She had told me that she was going to inform them about her miracle but away from my brother. She wanted to surprise him with Charlie. I did not overlook the fact that she wanted to surprise her father. Only her father. I sighed as I folded her green sweater and tucked it in her bag. She still couldn't think of her mother.

"Come in, Damien," I said quietly as I heard his footsteps approach the door. The door opened then closed.

"It worked!" I heard his cheerful voice from behind my back.

I smiled. Jasper plan worked. We modified Jane's brain and made her ruler rather than Aro. Now, she is the fair ruler that they should have been. And as for Aro, Marcus, and Caius... well, they were her personal guards. The thought was laughable but not in my state.

"Yes," I answered quietly as I zipped her bags.

"What's with you?" Damien asked confused.

I shrugged as I carried them easily and put them by the door. Now, she's ready to go back to Forks. Damien wasn't convinced. I let my eyes search the room again for the last time, making sure that there was nothing forgotten. I spotted something small and blue under her bed. I picked it up and frowned. It was a small blue book.

"It was a gift," I heard Damien breathe. I looked up, finally meet his probing gaze. He sighed.

"Bella and I were close. We talked about everything and anything, except for one subject. You." I winced, "She talked when she could but never long enough to get it all out. So I bought her this book. So she could write down her feelings rather than keep them bottled inside her," He explained. "Whenever she wanted to tell me something about you but couldn't, she'd just write it down knowing that I would check the book later, to see if she was making any progress."

I looked back down at the book and traced the black coil. "Was this the book she meant when she asked you if you needed a blue book?" I asked, remembering when Damien was feeling low and didn't want to talk.

"Yes."

I kept staring at the book, my mind churning madly. In my hand was everything about Bella's feelings ever since I left. In my hand was exactly how much she suffered, how many times she fought with herself to hate me. In my hands was the Bella that I did not know and did not desire to know, even though a part of me was edging me to have a peek at exactly how much wrong I did to learn how to fix it but I ignored that part. If I ever opened this book I would want it to be with Bella's permission. I wanted her to show me herself, not for me to see it without her knowledge.

I set the book on her bed slowly, knowing that these were Bella's private thoughts. As much as I wanted to see every part of her, I would not look in to it.

"Edward? Is all that worry over Bella?" he whispered as he sat down beside me.

I sighed, "She's still broken Damien. I don't know what to do anymore. No matter how hard I try, I fail. Yes, she smiles. Yes, she laughs. Yes, she's happy. All that's great but still, in spite of all that, she's still broken." I folded my hands together and stared at them as I whispered brokenly, "did I give her an everlasting wound? Will it forever be there? A reminder of how much I hurt her? Will this wound be everlasting…?"

I felt his hand on my shoulder as he breathed, "No, it's not. And you did not give her an everlasting wound. You gave her your everlasting love and she gave you hers, which is everlasting as well. You will get through this. Every wound takes its time to heal. After it heals it takes it time to be forgotten. You just have to be patient."

I leaned back until I was lying on my back on her bed. I inhaled her scent that filled her blanket as I stared at the empty ceiling. "What if it never heals? What if this one is too deep to seal? Will she hate me?" I did not know why I was so numb. It was like the calm before the storm. I was afraid to feel anything and have it turn against me later.

"Do you know what the word everlasting means?"

I did not answer.

"It means forever; enduring indefinitely; endless; always there; never ending… Take your pick." He twisted his torso to be able to look at my face but I kept my gaze firmly fixed on the ceiling. "There are some bonds Edward that just simply can't be broken... Parent bonds, brother bonds, and… husband and wife bonds. Everlasting is a very long time. But not long enough to satisfy these bonds."

I still did not answer.

I felt him touch my arm, "You and Bella are about to be married, nothing could ever break the bond between you two. The love between you two will conquer all wounds and holes that are left to be sealed. It's easy to say an 'everlasting love or bond' but it's very difficult to actually find one. And once found and cherished, never lost."

I was silently lost in my thoughts for a few minutes. Everlasting. Such an unimportant word that held a lot of significant meanings. Yes, our love is Everlasting. And always will be.

Damien sensed it when the sadness in my thoughts started departing. So he lightened the mood by grinning and saying, "Ironically, I always thought you were one of those who had cold feet before weddings. It turned out to be real. You're not as cool and easy as you appear to be." He snorted.

I chuckled, "I don't have cold feet."

"Oh yes you do."

"Do not."

"Do"

And we ended up rolling on the floor in another fight. With a bet, of course. If he wins, he gets to tell Bella that I do have cold feet. If I win… I tell Rosalinda that he obsessed over every blonde girl he saw.

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"Are you ready?" I whispered in Bella's ear. We were standing in front of her doorstep in Forks. Bella was in her wheel chair almost jumping. Damien and Rosalinda were right behind us and Carlisle and Esme were standing on either Bella's sides. I was behind her, holding her wheel chair, as if to help her in.

"Yes!" she said excitedly, she was dying to see her father. They've grown so impossibly closer to each other ever since I left. They've gotten over their awkwardness and weren't embarrassed to show their feelings to each other again. Which, of course, made Bella more eager to make him happy.

I smiled and was about to reach for the doorbell… when I froze. I caught the thoughts of… Renee. Charlie was so excited about Bella's return that he accidentally told Renee. She was waiting with him too. I gulped. I met Esme's eyes and whispered, "Renee is inside." Esme's eyes flashed and hardened. She gave me a tight nod and shifted her eyes to the door. This all happened in less than a second so Bella couldn't notice. The happy atmosphere turned to that of tension. All of us were worried now except for Bella who was still unaware of what awaited her inside.

Zzzzzttttttttttt

The doorbell rang noisily. I gripped Bella's chair and waited impatiently as Charlie ran to the door. The door flew open and Charlie was there, tall and almost on the verge of tears. He had eyes for only his daughter.

"Bella," he whispered as a smile broke through his face. And that was all the encouragement Bella needed.

She pushed herself up from the chair and ran to her father's embrace. Gasps surrounded me as she did that.

"Oh my…" Esme whispered as her hands flew to her mouth.

"Bella!" Both Rosalinda and Damien gasped.

Carlisle's smile was wide. Charlie was in utter shock. He did not respond for a few seconds, in shock of what had just happened. But when it started to sink in he wrapped his arms around her and I saw him smile the widest smile I had ever seen him smile.

"Bella! You're… you're standing! You're standing!" His voice shook. I saw him hug her tighter.

"Yes Dad! I am!" She said thickly. She was crying happy tears. I smiled.

I felt my own eyes sting with tears as Charlie pulled away to look at her. He took a step back and looked at her legs that stood without the help of anyone. He met her eyes again, his smile widening, if possible.

"I guess now we'll throw out the very expensive wheel chair." He grinned. Bella laughed and nodded. I read in Charlie's mind that when he went to buy her a wheel chair he wanted to buy her something expensive to be able to deal with Bella's clumsiness so he could be sure that she's safe. He couldn't afford it at first but with a few loans he was able to buy it for her. He kept it a secret from her but Bella found out, and that was when they started opening up to each other. They both had suffered. I refused to let the pain run free now. This was supposed to be a happy moment. Then happy, I will be.

"Oh, hello everyone. I'm sorry, I didn't notice," Charlie said apologetically as he pulled Bella to his side. I did not miss that he looked at me in a kind way, a strangely kind way. I smiled back feeling confused. "Please come in." He stepped aside to let us in. He shook hands with Esme and Carlisle and the entered.

"Char!" Damien cheered. He pulled Rosalinda and stood in front of him and said with a wide grin, "This is my wife. Rosalinda!"

Charlie smiled and shook her hand, "Finally. You drove him crazy, you know? But I see why now."

If Rosalinda could blush, she would have. They entered and then Charlie turned to me. He extended his had to shake mine, "Hello Edward." He gave me a small smile which I returned tensely.

He met my eyes and thought, Thank you, Edward, for giving me my daughter back. I froze. I stared at him for a moment.

Relax Edward. He knows everything. Damien thought to me. Everything? As in everything?

"Um… hello, sir." I stammered blankly. He smiled and stepped aside to let me in.

Damien. I don't understand anything.

He knows that you can read minds. He knows everything.

I frowned at him. I would ask later, now we had other things to deal with. Charlie said something to Bella that made them both laugh as they closed the door and came to join us. I could hear Renee in the kitchen, afraid to reveal herself. They sat themselves on couches in the living room but I kept standing, waiting for the tense moment.

"Bella." A broken whisper called, silencing both the laughs of Charlie and Bella. I'd anticipated this so I had prepared Bella. I had given her her pills before we came, to prevent any seizures from attacking her.

Bella froze and looked at Charlie who was fuming. "She's here?" she mouthed.

"She was supposed to leave," he said loud enough for her to hear.

She stepped out of the kitchen slowly. Her hair was a little untidy and all the smiley features she used to have were gone. Just traces of tears on her cheek and sad eyes. "Bella," she called again but Bella refused to look at her. She met my eyes and I saw how afraid she was, how hurt she was, how hopeless she way. It infuriated me. Who was she to make Bella that hurt. I fought hard to put her together and I wasn't going to let that woman ruin it. Once I noticed her breathing hitch, I decided. I went to her and wrapped her in my arms. She was shaking, and that angered me all the more.

"Come on Bella. Let's unpack. You can come and sit with Charlie later." I struggled to use a light tone with all the anger building up in me. It felt like my anger should burn the house.

She nodded and walked with me to the stairs.

"Bella, please…" Renee came after her and I felt Bella shy more in my arms and heard her whimper. Her whimper turned the switch of my control. Bella was to be protected, that was the only thing on my mind. So I turned my head to glare at Renee.

"Stay away from her. You are not to speak with her till she wishes it. This is a warning," I hissed menacingly. I tightened my arms around her when I felt her hands fist in my shirt. She was in pain. She wanted to break down. Now.

Renee's eyes widened in fear and she fell silent. No human had ever seen me this angry except Bella, so Renee probably feared me. I wanted to stay there and tell her exactly why she should fear me, but Bella's gasping made me struggle for control.

"Edward." Esme's quiet voice was loud in the silence. "Take Bella up to her room. There are things that need to be settled that she shouldn't witness." Esme's voice, even though was quiet and calm, but was filled with confidence and promising fear.

It took every ounce of my control to stop glaring at Renee and help Esme tow Bella gently up to her room. I kissed the top of her head and whispered, "It's all right. Everything will be all right," over and over as I stroked her back and hair.

"T… Thank you," she whimpered shakily to both me and Esme.

"Don't worry, dear," Esme said softly.

I just hugged her tighter and whispered, "you're safe."

"With you," she added as I closed the door behind us. I towed her to her bed and set her on it. She had her face covered by her hands as she struggled to control her sobs.

Why? Was the question that ran through her head.

I pulled her hands away from her face and kissed them softly. "Don't worry, love. Everything will be ok."

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Esme's POV

"I thought you said you'd leave before she came. And if she came early you would leave unnoticed. What happened now?" Charlie shouted in fury.

She glared at him, "She's my daughter too Charlie. I have the right to talk to her," she snapped.

"No, you don't," I said quietly stepping forward.

"Excuse me?" She blinked at me in mock shock.

"No, you don't have the right to talk to her without her will," I answered in a low voice.

Her gaze was cold, "She's my daughter. Of course I have the right."

I folded my arms as I walked slowly to her. "Saying that she's your daughter implies that you are her mother. Please forgive me but you are not a mother, let alone her own." I was fuming. But I kept my voice low and controlled. My dear Bella had suffered so much because of this woman and I would not stand here and watch her do it. She will learn and remember her mistake.

"And who are you to say that I'm not her mother?" she said between clenched teeth.

"I'm Bella's mother. Or at least that's what she considers me." I said each word separately, knowing that that would cut through her anger.

And I was right. Her face froze and I saw the pain slowly touch her eyes. She shifted her gaze and stared ahead as she whispered, "S… she told you that?"

Yes, I was mad at her. But I wasn't one to hurt people just because they irritated me. It did touch me that she was hurt but I did not forget how hurt Bella is. "Who she considers her mother isn't the point. The point is that you need to see what you've done," I said tightly trying to keep hold on my neutral voice.

"What have I done? The big mistake that you're all talking to me about is that I was worried about her," she snapped.

I narrowed my eyes. Edward I thought to him. If voices start getting too loud, take Bella and leave. She doesn't have to hear this.

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EPOV

Esme was about to combust. Her warning made me tense. I was humming to Bella while she lay in my arms, half way asleep. The headache and crying had made her tired. I hummed softly as I stroked her hair. Her face was buried in my chest and her arms wrapped around my waist. I hugged her tighter to my chest and kept playing with her hair.

The door opened slowly, carefully. I knew who it was and I didn't know if I should stop or continue. I stopped when he came in.

"No, no. Don't stop. Let her sleep, please," Charlie whispered quickly.

I narrowed my eyes a little, something was very wrong with Charlie. I cautiously continued humming, keeping my eyes fixed on Bella's face. A few seconds later Carlisle entered the room. He smiled at the sight of us and went to sit beside Charlie.

When she's in deep sleep, and it's ok for you to leave her, please tell me Charlie thought to me. I froze again but kept the humming going as not to startle her. This was not normal. I gave him a tight nod, still keeping my eyes fixed on Bella. Her features where getting more peaceful and that made me smile. I stroked her face, pushing her hair out of her face just so I could see it clearly. My humming was the only thing heard in the room. Well, aside from the argument downstairs.

After a few moments Bella's grip on me loosened a little and I felt her breathing steady. I awaited my sign. It didn't take long.

"Edward…" She sighed. I smiled as I leaned in and kissed the top of her head. I turned to look at both men and nodded to them informing them that she was asleep.

Come with us, please. Charlie said as he stood up and started walking out of the room, Carlisle right behind him. I tucked her in and made sure she was securely warm before I departed her room. I followed both fathers silently as they walked outside the house, leaving both Bella and the argument behind. Once we were in their small yard Charlie turned to face us. I saw Damien and Rosalinda standing a few feet behind Charlie, their faces neutral.

"So, your son proposed to my daughter," he stated while looking at both of us. He sat down on a plastic white chair and gestured for us to sit too. We did.

"Yes, we would be honored to have Bella join our little family," Carlisle said with a smile.

Charlie stared at us quietly, giving nothing of his emotions away, even his thoughts were guarded. I glanced at Carlisle and he glanced at me. What was going on?

"Meaning, you are changing her into a vampire too?" he asked tensely.

Carlisle face was a reflection of mine. Utter shock.

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Esme's POV

"What have you done?! What have you done?! You wanted to brainwash her! Do you see no wrong in that?" I almost hissed at her.

"I was looking out for her. I was trying to do what's good for her. She was in pain. Her medicine was to make her forget. I don't see the crime!" she exploded, glaring at me. "I can see what you did. You've turned her against me. You're still doing that…"

"Turning Bella against you? Why do you continue to think of her as a toy? She's a person. She has her own mind to think and decide. She had every right to wallow over Edward, you are in no place to take away her memories even if it was what's right for her. And she also has every right to choose who she considers her mother is. And her decision is based on what she sees. You are no mother." My vision was red. How could she be that way? How could she even think that way? It was horrible. The dreadfulness of the fact stirred my own anger and hurt. Yes, hurt. It hurt me to see such an angel like Bella be torn down by her own mother figure. She deserved better. So, either I'll make this woman a mother or I'll be her own.

"I know that Bella is a person. But she's a young person. She's a teenager and she was suffering more than any teenager should because of your son. I had to think of options to free her of her pain," she said all in one breath, as she stomped to the living room, giving her back to me, trying to steady her breathing.

"So your way of protecting her is erasing her," I said evenly.

"No, that's not….." She trailed off. I could see that she was starting to see that what she'd done was wrong, but still… not enough.

"Brainwashing is like killing. You kill a person, you take away his soul and erase him off the face of the earth. Brainwashing is the same. So tell me again. You wanted to protect her so you decided to kill her?! What kind of a mother are you?" I whispered almost disgusted.

"Kill her?" her voice broke.

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EPOV

"Well?" Charlie said, "I'm waiting for an answer."

Neither I nor Carlisle had dared to breathe after that question. Charlie was starting to get even tenser so I decided to say something. Anything.

"Um…how did you know about….?" I trailer off, frowning.

He sighed, "Damien told me everything about himself from the first moment he set foot in the house, including the fact that he is a vampire. He did not want to lie to me and I respected that, and also the fact that he didn't feed on humans. Later on, I figured out that you were the same, since you were so much alike. In Alaska he told me everything when he found out why you left and that you are his brother," he explained quickly. "Now, I want an answer to my question."

I just stared at him silently. Carlisle was the one who was still coherent so he answered, "That's her choice, Charlie. It's not a must at all," he answered calmly.

"And what did she choose?" He stared at me, and he already knew the answer. He just wanted confirmation.

"She choose to be changed, Charlie," I whispered.

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Esme's POV

"I… I didn't think of it that way," she stuttered.

"You shouldn't have thought of it in the first place to think of it in any other way," I said as I sat down beside her.

She didn't answer.

"Renee. Mothers should be there for their children when they need them. A mother should be the wall that the child hides behind from the cruel world. The first thing on the mother's mine should be her child. You did not think about Bella when you thought about that…"

"No, I did…" she started but I cut her off.

"No, Renee. You thought about yourself. It pained you to see her like that and you started to think of ways to relieve you from your pain, regardless what it would do to her. That was the other mistake you made," I whispered, "you were selfish, Renee. A mother can't be selfish. A mother's life is dedicated to her children. Every thought is for them, every breath, every word. You were selfish."

Renee's shaky hands covered her face as she cried silently. "What have I done to her?"

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EPOV

"Do you love her, Edward?" Charlie whispered

"Yes, sir," I said startled by the question.

"No, I mean do you really, truly love her. I won't be around for as long as you are, I need to make sure that you won't get bored of her. I saw you with her now and I can see that you really love her. But is it enough for forever?"

I met Damien's eyes with a small smile and whispered, "My love for her is… everlasting." Such an unimportant word with so many significant meanings.

I heard Charlie sigh, and when I looked back at him he was staring at the house behind us. I noticed that there were tears in his eyes that he was trying so hard to hold back. "I admire you Edward. I admit it. From everything that I heard from Damien that you did, it changed every bad thought I had about you. Especially when I found out why you left, but… she's my first and only daughter Edward, you have to understand. It's not easy…." He trailed off and his eyes closed.

I stared at him, feeling the stinging in my eyes again. When his eyes re-opened they were full of so much pain that it shocked me to see. He pushed a smile on his face as he said, "I guess we have a wedding to plan."

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Esme's POV

"Renee. All she wants from you is to be her mother again," I explained softly.

"How can I do that? I ruined everything!" she sobbed. I patted her back softly and whispered.

"Love her again. Be there for her, show her that you understand that what you did was wrong. She's going to get married, Renee. She will need you with her. Be there."

"She won't let me," she croaked.

"She's not your enemy, Renee. She will let you, just try. Show her that you're really trying." I stood up and pulled her with me, "Go Renee. She's asleep now, stay in her room till she wakes up. I'll let Edward stay with you so she will listen. Be honest with her. She'll respect that."

She nodded slowly as she wiped her tears, "You're right," –sniff- "You're right. I should go up there and talk to her. Tell her that I was wrong and that I see that now. And that I was selfish and I should ask her to forgive me," she said quietly.

"You forgot one more thing," I whispered as I walked her to the stairs.

"What?"

I smiled and murmured, "Love her."

A/N: Sooooooooo what did ya think guys??? Just an Epilogue to go! :(

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