This is one that I was so looking forward to writing…I'm mixing it up a little bit from New Moon…the time span in this one is from when Alice and Bella are on the plane to Italy to when Alice, Edward, and Bella are on the plane returning home. Stephenie gets all the credit for Bella, my precious Edward, and of course the books!
I don't own the song "To Be with You" by David Archuleta. Although I wish I did. Cause it's gorgeous! And when I heard it, the first thing I thought of was Edward and Bella…I just didn't know what scene I wanted to use it in till I started writing this. I'm extremely excited about this one, and I hope you enjoy it!!! (By the way- it alternates between Bella's and Edward's POV)
Bella's POV
I've been alone so many nights now
And I've been waiting for the stars to fall
I keep holding out for what I don't know
To be with you
Just to be with you
'He thinks you're dead.' I replayed Alice's words over and over again in my head- like a broken record, refusing to cease skipping over those few words. This was all so crazy—we were perfectly happy together, then he broke up with me after my eighteenth birthday fiasco, and now look where we were. This all seemed so surreal to me. The reason for my existence was about to hand himself over to the Volturi—and for what? Because I was "dead"? I shook my head, attempting to force those thoughts out of my head for the time being, focusing on the other questions I had.
Even if I was dead, he didn't care anyway…so why would it even matter to him if I existed or not? But this is who I am. Whether he loved me or not, I loved him still, with my entire being. That would never change, no matter where I was. And so, I was risking my life—laying it all on the line—placing it in the hands of the Volturi to save the love of my life. In order to save Edward, I would risk everything. Nothing else even seemed remotely important to me. He was my world, and that's all I knew.
I looked out the window of the plane, as tears silently began to stream down my face. Alice wrapped her arm around my shoulder, rubbing my arm soothingly.
"It's all going to be okay, Bella." Alice whispered in my ear and I shook my head.
"No, Alice…he can't do this to me. He can't. After all he's done already…my life has been a living hell since he left and now…" I whispered back. She continued to attempt to calm me down and I silently wished that Jasper was here.
"I don't know if I can do this…all I want is to be with him again, and he doesn't even want me, Alice!" I yelled through my teeth, the tears coming quicker now and silent sobs began to shake my body. She held me tighter, and I prayed silently that I would get to Edward before it was too late.
Edward's POV
So here I am staring at the moon tonight
Wondering how you'd look in this light
Maybe you're somewhere thinking about me too
To be with you
There's nothing I wouldn't do
I stood in a dark alley, staring up at the moon. The city was quiet, and all I could do was think at times like this. I was separated from my love. Eternally. She would never come back to me. That thought was unbearable, and a dry sob escaped my body. I put my face in my hands, sighing deeply. My precious Bella…gone forever. This separation for the past few months had very near killed me more than just a few times, but now the pain was so different—so much more defined…more intense. I would give anything and everything to be with her now.
'Give it up, Edward. She's dead.' Rosalie had told me. After that, I knew I couldn't exist anymore. So the only thing I knew to do was run. All I could do was go to the Volturi and beg them to take my life. Since I'd caused the end of Bella's, it only seemed right. I cringed at that thought, slowly sitting down on the brick road, letting the agony and misery completely consume me. That's when I decided—tomorrow I would walk out into the square, in broad daylight, and let the Volturi seize me. And since I would have exposed the secret, they would have no choice but to kill me. The plan would work; I nodded decisively.
And I can't imagine two worlds spinning apart
Come together eventually
'Human and vampire.' I scoffed at the thought. It was ridiculous of me to ever think I could be with Bella. But in the back of my mind, I still hoped that somehow, all my preconceived notions about vampires having no souls were wrong and that my soul would spend eternity with Bella's.
Bella's POV
And when we finally meet I'll know its right
I'll be at the end of my restless road
But this journey, it was worth the fight
To be with you
"Go to him!" Alice yelled as I got out of the stolen yellow Porsche, running as quickly as I could toward the square that Alice had seen Edward in. I pushed my way through the crowds of people, every second inching closer to Edward—closer to the one that I loved. My legs were sore, my lungs hurt, I had a cramp in my side, and my heart ached from the fear of being broken again, but I didn't care. I continued to run through all the pain, very briefly seeing Edward in the darkness in the distance. I smiled, starting to cry as I continued running. I saw his face, and nothing else mattered. I didn't care about anything—about my impending death, about his rejection—I knew I would never love another as I loved him. And so for him, I kept going.
I didn't know what would happen. All I knew was that I wanted nothing more than to be with him—to be safe within his cool, marble arms. Every second, he got closer, and my smile grew wider. I screamed his name at the top of my lungs, running quicker, feeling the adrenaline coursing through my veins. And then finally, I was about ten feet from him, and he gasped as he saw me. We stood there, facing each other, staring into each other's eyes.
"Am I in heaven?" he asked after a long pause, and I shook my head through my tears.
"No, Edward. I'm really here. I'm really alive."
He shook his head. "It's impossible. Rosalie told me you jumped off a cliff…Bella you committed suicide." He showed a slight grimace on his face.
"No, Edward. Cliff diving. Down at La Push. With Jacob."
He winced. I assumed he was wincing at all three of those things.
"Edward…" I gently stroked his cheek, and after a few minutes of staring in silence, he caught me up in his iron grip, crushing his lips to mine.
"You don't know how I've missed you." he said, looking into my eyes, wiping away the tears with his icy fingers.
"You don't know how much I've missed this." I said, taking his hand in mine, kissing it, then looking up, and kissing his lips again.
"Why'd you leave?"
He shook his head. "We'll talk on the plane. Let's get out of here."
I nodded, taking his hand, and leading him back to where Alice was.
As we walked, he kept looking down at me, his expression a combination of sadness and extreme joy, if that was even possible.
"What are you thinking?" he asked me.
I smiled a little. "This was all worth it...it was worth the fight, Edward. The fight against myself for the past few months. The battle to stay alive. The battle to save you. It was all worth it. Just for this moment."
Edward's POV
Just to be holding you for the very first time
Never letting go
What I wouldn't give to feel that way
Oh to be with you
As I pulled Bella into the back of the Porsche beside me, I contemplated her words. How it was "worth the fight"…how could that be true? I had hurt her so badly. I was convinced I was too late. I saw her commit suicide in Alice's thoughts, for crying out loud!
But still, I was overjoyed that she came for me. I never wanted this moment to end. As we drove to the airport, I knew we had a long flight ahead of us, and therefore a long conversation, for which I was grateful.
When we arrived, Alice had already purchased our tickets, and we went to our gate, boarding the plane. Alice sat about ten rows behind us, and I looked at her skeptically.
'I want you and Bella to be able to talk. Alone.' She put some headphones in her ears and turned on her ipod, in order to keep her overly sensitive ears from hearing our conversation, I assumed. I nodded. "Thank you." I mouthed and she nodded her head, closing her eyes and pretending to sleep.
After placing her small bag in the overhead compartment, Bella sat down beside me, and I held her hand tightly in mine. I smiled at her.
"Okay. You have some explaining to do. You didn't love me. You didn't want me. And now, all of a sudden, since I've become Lazarus and was raised from the dead, you want me again. I don't understand…but your mood swings are driving me crazy."
"Let me explain, Bella. Please." She nodded, urging me to continue. "Bella…I left to save you. I knew what staying would do to you. Alice saw it all…she saw you being hunted over and over again by Victoria…even the Volturi at one point." I said the name with disgust. "I couldn't imagine putting you through that. And for what? For me? I'm hardly worth it. So I did the only thing I knew I could do to save you—I took myself out of the equation. I'm not worth it, and I'm sorry you thought I was. But honestly, Bella…I can't ask you to go through all of this for me. And I can't risk your life like this. So what choice did I have?
"So I left.
I went with my family to Alaska for a while, thinking that the
distance from Forks…and you…would somehow make it easier to cope.
But it only made it harder. I began relying on Alice's visions to
be sure you were safe…and…well…I guess not happy…but
surviving. I wanted you to be happy, but how could I expect that when
I knew you'd be as miserable as I was?"
"So if you knew,
how could you—"
I cut her off. "Let me finish, please. She saw you…getting married. To whom, she wasn't sure, but she saw you happy. She saw you with a bunch of kids…adorable children, Bella…which I can never give you. She could never see your husband. But she saw you happy, which was all I really cared about."
"Jacob." she
whispered.
"Would explain her not being capable to see him."
I murmured. "So when she told me this, I had convinced myself you
were better off. She had convinced me that you had fallen for someone
else—moved on like I intended you to. So you were happy, so
therefore, I was happy. I decided not to come back, although before I
found that out, I was ready to jump on the next flight and return to
you. I decided I didn't want you giving up the future you could've
had.
"You must've
changed your mind about…Jacob…because next thing I knew, she saw
you committing suicide. And that's when I knew I couldn't live
anymore."
"But if you couldn't live without me, then why
did you leave?"
"To save your soul, Bella. To save
you. I had to. I can't be responsible for killing you. I can't. I
thought I was once, and I can't do it again."
"You leaving killed me, Edward. And for the record…everything I'm giving up is worth it, just because giving up being a mother and all those other human experiences means I get you. I love you, Edward. Not Jacob. You."
"You're insane, you know that. The way you regard me is
absolutely insane…you act like you're the only one getting
something. Bella…I get you. Do you have any idea how lucky I
am?"
She scoffed.
"Seriously, Bella. I love you more than life. And please don't worry, love. I'm not nearly strong enough to leave you again."
Bella's POV
And I can't imagine two worlds spinning apart
Come together eventually
So here we were—Edward promising once again that he wouldn't leave. But somehow, I really believed him this time. And I knew that in some way, this would all work out in the end for the both of us. Alice had told me that she'd seen me as a vampire…it's the fate I had decided for myself. Again, risking my soul on Edward's behalf—joining my world and his seemed like a long shot, but totally worth it to me.
"What are you thinking, love?" he asked me.
I just smiled. "How much I love you." I pointed my finger at his chest and he smiled.
"And I love you."
"Don't leave me. Ever again. I can't do it again. It hurt me too much."
"I'm sorry it hurt you, but I truly believed that was what was best for you at the time. I was foolish to think so. I'm sorry, sweetheart."
I smiled at him.
"And besides? How
could I leave? I fully intend on being with you for the rest of your
life."
"How about the rest of your existence?" I
challenged.
He shook his head. "Now is not the time for this discussion, love."
But I knew. My mind was made up. Whether he would change me or not, someday, I knew I would be like him, and that was enough to shut me up for tonight.
"Sleep for a while, love. You've had a long day. A ridiculously long flight here, then going to fetch that crazy boyfriend of yours." He smirked, and I kissed him.
"No, I don't want to miss this."
"I'll wake you in a few hours. It's a long flight, Bella. We have plenty of time."
"Forever..." I mumbled, as I fell asleep, him holding me tightly in his arms.
Edward's POV
And when you're standing here in front of me
That's when I know that God does exist
Cause He will have answered every single prayer
To be with you
I stared at the angel sleeping in my arms, wondering how I could've ever left her in the first place. She was just…perfect. I had waited so long for her, and the fact that I could let her go shocked me. But honestly, I had never let go of her. She was in my mind constantly. She was like my drug. She was what I craved more than anything…what I needed to survive.
If I could've stopped time, right now is when I would've stopped, me holding her in my arms. I looked at her face, and smiled. And I had no doubt in my mind that God existed. Well, I knew He existed, just the thought of him answering a prayer from something like me baffled me. And yet, here she was, in the safety of my arms once again, and I wanted nothing more than to spend eternity with her.
"Mrs. Isabella Cullen…" I murmured, grinning from ear to ear. Much to my surprise, she responded to it, her eyes opening ever so slightly.
"Cullen, huh?" she mumbled incoherently.
"Just trying it out." I said, shrugging and she smiled.
"I like it." she whispered, kissing my lips.
"Me too. I'm sorry I woke you."
She shook her head. "Nope. I'm perfectly content right now…just happy to be with you."
Just to be with you
Sorta cheesy at the end, but I like it anyway. I hope you're not tired of songfics, because I'm only getting started! Ok…if you really don't like them, let me know, and I'll mix it up. But I was going through my zune and I have like…20 songs that I want to write Edward/Bella, Edward/Renesmee, or Edward/Bella/Renesmee one shots about…just keep that in mind. Cause I have TONS of ideas at this point. Now PLEASE review!
