A/N: Shall we continue? I think we shall...

Princess Isabella's POV

"Bella, come with me?" Edward said as he lift my head. As if he needed to ask! I was more than willing to go wherever he wanted to take me. He led me away from the busy-crowded streets. I was happy that we were really alone now.

"Edward, it's so good to see you! I almost screamed. And I took his face in my hands and kissed him like I never did before. But, he ended it sooner than I would have liked. "I love you." I said staring deeply into his eyes.

He looked at me with heartbreak in his eyes; And his had a secret, I knew it. And I knew I wasn't going to like it. "I love you too, Bella." I had almost forgotten how amazing my name sounded when he said. How every single sentence uttered from his god-like lips became music of the sweetest kind... "Never forget that." he added in a suddenly serious tone.

"I won't" I promised. He didn't need to know that I doubted it almost every moment of every lonely day I was forced to live. It wasn't...that important.

"Bella- I'm..." Edward stopped. He looked like he was holding something back; Something important. "I have to tell you something. It's...very serious." he spoke seriously, his face matching his tone.

I merely nodded my head, and tried to match his seriousness. But in my mind, I could already feel my heart breaking. This is not how I pictured our meetings in my fantasies.

Edward's POV

Oh, I just couldn't do it. I could see it in her eyes that she was already broken enough. She had just been the happiest I'd seen her in months and I was about to ruin. I might have already ruined it already. I was about to tell her I was dead and not only that, but that no one else in this world was aware of my existance. No one but Bella. This was going to scare her, I knew it. She wouldn't be able to take it in her fragile state.

"Bella..." I began, taking her into my arms. She sighed intently, the happy glow reappearing in her eyes.

"Yes Edward?" she smiled widely. I had missed that smile so much. But...this just had to be done. And it had to be done as gently as possible.

"Bella...I'm not- I'm not really here." I said as gently as I could. But maybe i made it seem like a bad joke.

"Of course you are. If you weren't...would I be able to do...this?" she giggled. Then, she took her finger and traced my lips. I closed my eyes; It just felt too good to be true. Her soft touch...was undescrible. Her hands tangled in my messy bronze hair, as I took her face in my hands. No way in hell I could tell her now.

"No, Bella. You don't understand.." I broke away from the kiss abruptly. I think it hurt her feelings. "I'm sorry, Bella." and in an attempt to comfort her, I stroked her cheek. That helped a little.

"Edward...?" she asked, hugging my. "Is something wrong?"

Princess Isabella's POV

I could tell he was upset, and that was making me upset. He was going to tell me bad news, I could feel it. And I knew it was going to upset. So, trying to prepare myself, I came up with heartbreaking news with different lines he would use to tell me...

"Bella, there's someone else. I'm sorry but I can't see you again."

"Bella, I can't stay any longer. This is the end"

"Bella, this can't work. You're locked up in your castle with Jacob...I know you sleep with him."

Okay, maybe the last one was a little...unrealistic... But either way I would end up crying; Maybe even begging; I didn't really care about what was left of my dignity anymore.

But after I came up with all those...analogies, I felt terrible; I knew Edward would never dream of hurting me that way. He'd never even lied to me before. How could I think such things?! I was a terrible person, I decided. All these months with Jacob had turned me into a bitter, mean cynical person, so unworthy of Edward's love.

But there was one thing (among many in my life right now) that troubled me deeply; What in the world did he mean by "I'm not really here..."? What did that even suggest? if anything it suggested that maybe these eight months had made him prone to talking in riddles. I mean of course he was here! He wasn't...in my head, was he?

And then, after a few moments of silence and after a few moments in which my mind had been racing endlessly, he spoke.

"Bella..." he said in a pained expression. His voice held the unmistakable tone of agony to it. "I- I'm dead." he eyed me cautiously, waiting for my reaction.

The only thing was, I didn't really know how to react; I didn't know what to say. I just stared blankly at him. I actually thought he had lost it.

"No, you can't be." I said laughinh without humor. "You're...here." I gave him a puzzled looked. He was not making any sense now...

"But, that's only because...I had to tell you myself. Before Jacob could tell you more lies-" he stopped, like he had caught himself. My face must have changed.

And at the sound of Jacob's voice, I thought I had understood.

"Edward-" I gasped. "What did Jacob do?"

A/N: New chapter up soon...like, later tonight.