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I awoke from a surprisingly pleasant dream- a dream that Edward and I would be together forever- only to realize in sheer bliss that this dream was practically true. I sighed happily, snuggling up against Edward's strong and active back muscles. I could still feel the chills radiating from under his thin T-shirt.
It was hard to say how exactly I managed to sleep on the back of a vampire speeding off into the night at speeds no human could truly visualize. Not to mention, the loud and obnoxious jokes and bursts of laughter present among the vampire clan at all times. To them, running took no more energy than standing.
Suddenly, I realized that there were quite a few questions worth asking. I didn't want to come off regretful or anything, but I did think I deserved to know where we were off to.
"Hey Edward?" I said drowsily, but with purpose.
"Yes love?" He answered quickly and dutifully.
"Don't mistake me for having cold feet or anything, but I was just wondering why exactly we're leaving Forks? I'm seriously fine with it. I'd rather be with you than anyone, anywhere in the world, but where are we going and why?" I heard a sharp and unnecessary sigh. I definitely had asked the right question, the one he was dreading to tell me. I noticed the rest of the Cullens had gone deathly silent.
"We are goingto be staying with Tanya's clan and we are leaving because, well, Victoria is back. We've been in contact with her indirectly and she's angry. I thought that if I left you here, she would stalk me and not you."
I shuttered at the mere thought of it.
"But that doesn't seem the case anyway. She wants to… she wants to avenge her mate's death by… well, killing my mate. Mate for mate. It's a sick game. But we have to play along and keep moving." I could feel the cringe through his words.
"Oh." Well, at least it wasn't him. I could deal with this, sort of.
"Don't worry about any of it though. Victoria is under control and Tanya and her clan are under strict orders to stay cordial and at least six feet away from you at all times." Edward replied, hoping to ease the strain in my face.
"Are you alright, Bella?" Alice added.
"Yeah, I'm alright. But she definitely won't hurt Edward, right? If I died, well, life would go on, but I couldn't imagine life without him, even if I'm not a part of it. Do you understand?"
"Yeah, yeah I do," she said giving the slightest wink to her own mate, Jasper.
"Your logic is completely beyond me, Bella. Please don't do this. Is there anyway I can make you understand how important your life is to me?" Edward interjected.
I just smiled. It was useless. Our relationship was completely uneven. I was me and, well, he was Edward, perfection itself. There was no way I was ever truly going to deserve him, vampire or not. Then it hit me, my argument.
"You could save my life, you could change me and then we would both be immortal, beautiful, and most importantly together forever." I smiled. I knew it was useless, but it was nice to throw out the idea every once in a while. I knew it was going to happen…. and so did Alice.
I shot Alice a look that explained it all.
She simply nodded, and slowly, but surely her lips widened into a grin.
WHEN? I mouthed.
"Patience, Bella. Wouldn't want to ruin the happy ending, right?"