Final chapter!

Home Coming

I went hunting. There was no special thing to it. The first animal I saw, I attacked. Sticking my fangs into its flesh until the salty taste of blood hit my throat.

I went a little over board with the bunnies and I got one deer. But I haven't drink in three months. My body was starving.

When I passed the Welcome to Forks sign, I couldn't real believe I was back here again. After promising myself that I would never leave it. I promised that I would never go back to Italy, and I did both of those things. And Mark was there both times, and this time, he didn't come back with me. This time I will never see him again, because he is gone. And it's my fault.

But he told me not to blame myself. I won't do that again; I won't blame myself. I can't. It only led me to grow paranoid and unstable. I am getting a fresh start. Where I really appreciate everyone in my life, even my absentee mother.

I hiked up to the front door. It felt so formal.

I finally realized that I do deserve to have a family. That even though my unstable, destructive nature has let me to do things and be things I am not proud of.

But I also realized that people actually care about me. That I wasn't fooling myself, when I ran into love.

I smiled to myself, as I stood in front of the door, my hand mid-knock.

"Ben," I voice behind called, their voice like wind, sending chills down my spine. I dropped my hand and turned around.

He was next to me. His cold body against mine as he hugged me.

"Edward," I said, wrapping my arms around him.

"I'm so sorry," he told me, repeating it over and over. He probably blamed himself, for me leaving. "I'm sorry," I pulled away.

"No, it's not your fault." I told him. The he realized what really happened, as he saw it unravel in my mind.

"Bena!" It was Bella, she ran up to us, join me Edward and I on the porch. "Bena! Can you stop running, please. It's a really bad habit and you send the family into a frenzy." I smiled at her, and we hugged.

"I promise, I won't ran. No ever,"

"Let's go inside," Edward said, opening the door.

In seconds the family was there, smile so wide, I thought their faces would break. They all embraced me with open arms. Saying things like don't do that again, and we love you, and Edward explained to them what really happened with Nessie's help.

"Bena Elizabeth," It was my mother. "I am sorry. I didn't tell you about your brother."

"It's okay. I rather think him dead, then think him working for Aro." Which was true but I still loved my brother, even if he was evil. He was brainwashed, and I couldn't help that.

"Where's Seth?" I asked, as my hand raced to my neck. It was bare. Then I remembered what I did and a sting of guilt hit me.

"He is at the beach." Bella said. Then Edward and her exchanged looks, looks that made my heart race, they looked concerned, worried.

"Can I go?" I asked, testing it. They exchanged looks again. Then Bella looked at her daughter, who looked about fourteen now. She grew so fast, last time I saw her, she looked about eight.

"I will take her," Nessie offered, putting on her jacket. "I am going to see Jake anyway." Another concerned look, "She has to see, she will find out anyway!"

"She is right," Rose said, Alice actually agreeing.

"What is it?" I asked, thinking the worse.

"Okay," Bella said.

I had a horrible feeling, when I mounted the back on Nessie's motorcycle. I was so nervous that I wasn't even shocked that she was able to ride a motorcycle.

When we stopped, I thought I was going to throw up, knowing that was impossible, not without blood. I was shaking though.

"Relax, trust me. It's not that bad. They are just paranoid." Nessie rolled her eyes.

"What is it?" I asked her, maybe she will actual tell me. A smile played on her lips, as we walked down the beach.

"Nessie!" Jake called, seeing her. He embraced her in a hug, then saw me, "Thank God your back," he said, his arms still wrapped around Nessie. It looked a little weird to me. I knew like the whole imprinting thing, but I don't know. Just not use to it. "But Leah is going to rip your head off." I saw shocked. Leah and I were friends, but I guess the whole running away thing, added to the threat when she said don't break my brother's heart.

"Where is he?" I asked. Jake pointed to the woods outlining the beach.

When I got there. I didn't see him.

"Looks like you decided to come back," it was a growl, I knew it was Leah. "My mom was right to judge you so harshly. You destroyed him."

"Where is he?" I asked, on edge. She shoved me into a tree, holding me there. I pushed her off me. "Can someone tell me where he is!" I screamed at her.

"You don't deserve him." He lunged at me again, sending a punch across my face. I coughed.

"I know," I whispered, and then one more kick square in the chest.

"I liked you too. And you ruined that. I told you not to hurt him," he voice softer. I was kneeled over on the floor. She looked down at me shaking her head. "He loves you too much," is all she said before leaving.

I have been here, in Forks, for an hour. And I haven't seen Seth. He isn't dead. Leah would have killed me if he was. He didn't find someone else, Leah made that clear. So what was wrong with him?

"Seth," I called, when I was able to regain my strength and pick myself off the floor. "Seth!"

Then there he was. Just like I remember him, he looked older though.

"Nessie told me what happened," his voice was different. My heart dropped, as my hand raced to my neck and came up empty. We both went three months thinking the other had given up, that love had fallen.

"Oh," is all I said in reply.

"I thought about what I was going to say when I saw you again. If I was going to yell at you for leaving, for scaring us like that, or if I wasn't going to talk to you at all that after two months I took that as a sign you didn't want me anymore."

"No, I… I thought that…" I wanted to cry.

"I know. And the funny thing is after talking myself in circles I realized that all I wanted to do was to hold you close and kiss you, and never let you escape." He told me, but he didn't move closer, he didn't smile. And this made me more nervous. "But it would be like kissing a stranger."

"I thought that you gave up on me too. I thought…" he nodded.

"I know."

"Then why are you still torturing me? What happened to you?"

"You happened! You always happened."

"What happened?" I asked again, I raced up to him. I touched his face tentatively, with my hands. He grabbed my wrists holding me on my tippy toes. "I didn't ruin this," I whispered. His eye looked at my neck. I looked down.

"You thought I really left you?" he asked.

"Yes," he guided my hand back to his face.

"You destroyed me. I…" he closed his eyes.

"Shh," I thought once I came back. Everything would go back to normal, like I never left. But how could it?

"I want to show you something." He intertwined his fingers into mine, and guided me though the woods.

My name was everywhere. Every variation was craved on the ground, trees, rocks, everywhere. And then there was notes, and hearts, the word love written over and over again.

"I wasn't good around people. And I couldn't change into a wolf. Jake and Leah would get annoyed, because my mind was just all of you. They thought I was going crazy. So I wrote it all down here. So I won't forget you." I let go of his hand, and traced the engraving on the tree, I made sure to touch every erratic letter. He came up behind me, holding me.

"I can't believe you here," he whispered. I shifted in his arms, turning around.

"I can't believe I'm here." I whispered back. He ran his hands through my hair. I looked at his eyes. They were so calm. He lends in and kissed me, our lips inseparable. He pushed me into the tree, as I wrapped my arms around him, not being able to hold on tight enough, not being close enough. When we pulled away, his breaths where short and hot on my face. Then he smiled for the first time. I smile back, knowing that everything was going to be okay.

"I love you," he told me.

"I love you," I breathed. "I'm sorry about the ring," he shook his head.

"Don't be. We both…went through a rough time." I nodded.

"I am still sorry," he brushed his hand across my face, memorizing me. I wanted to kiss him again, and never stop.

"Marry me, now," he said, looking deep into my eyes.

"I will marry you now. I will marry you later. I will marry you forever. And then I will never let you go," I told him, he smiled wider, and I kissed him lightly.

I was good here, with him. I was good amongst the trees filled with love. I never wanted to leave. And I won't this time. When I look into his eyes, I see that I am where I'm supposed to be, with him, forever together.

But I know one day, Seth's time will come like his father's, but it's not time to think of that now.

We had each other and it was enough, more then enough.

The End!

thinking of writing maybe an epilogue but idk, tell me if you want one.