We arrived at the Cullen's castle near noon. The sun was high in the sky and you could see all the flowers that were growing. Edward got out and helped my mom out of the carriage, and then he took me in his arms. He carried me in his arms, when he got to the front door someone opened it.
"Dad! Mom!" He yelled. He walked in and looked towards the stairs and the dining room, while the rest of my family came in the door. Then I saw Carlisle and his wife Esme come through the door. They both gasped when they saw me cradled in Edward's arms. "She was hurt."
"Alright, bring her upstairs to your room Edward." Carlisle replied.
Then Edward was bringing me up the stairs into a bedroom that was roughly the same size as mine. He placed me on the large soft bed. He placed his hand on my cheek and caressed it. Then I fell asleep as Carlisle walked through the door.
I woke up to the sun blinding me. It came through the window across the room. I turned my head into the soft pillow, and then a sharp pain went through my hand. I rolled onto my back once again, and let out a soft whimper as I took hold of my hand to stop the pain. Then Edward came through the door, and rushed to the side of the bed. He took my in his arms and started humming. He was humming the song that I had played on the piano in his house so long ago.
"Are you alright?" He asked.
"Yes, my hand just really hurts."
"I know, it probably will for a little while."
We sat on his bed for a long time. He just held me and hummed, while I had his hand and started drawing imaginary shaped.
"Bella, I'm going to have to leave you. My family and I have to go have a meeting with another King from Angeles. We will be downstairs, but we can't really go in and out of it unless it's an absolute emergency. Is that alright with you?"
"Yes, I guess. I don't want you to leave, but I think I'll be alright." I told him. He kissed my forehead and then my lips. Then he left. I laid my head on the pillow and fell asleep.
I woke up to my hand throbbing in pain. I cried out because it wouldn't stop. Then my uncle Phil walked through the door, he seemed worried. He put a small pack full of cold water on my hand, the pain died down slightly.
"Thank you." I told my uncle.
"No problem Bella."
"I can't believe this happened. I don't really understand why my father would do something that would hurt me?" I always knew I could trust my uncle with something, especially since he was secretly friends with the Cullen's.
"Well, Bella there is something you need to know about your father, this was a while after your dad found Renee. Before that his heart was set on Esme, but I knew my sister needed to find a husband so I asked her to visit. That was when he met her, and then they were married. So on, but this is something you need to know. It was the spring and your mother was pregnant, but not with you. This was before. Something was going wrong with her pregnancy and she could tell, but your father made her stay in bed. Then one day she asked to go see Carlisle, since he is the only doctor around, and we did. Then when we got there Carlisle said he would do a few tests to see if things were alright. We stayed there for a few days, then weeks. After a few months we went and saw your mother, she was no longer pregnant. Carlisle had told us that there was a problem with the pregnancy and the child died. That was when your father lost it. He was furious with Carlisle; he thought he killed the child to make Charlie more miserable. I knew this was not true because as your father was yelling at Carlisle I spoke to your mother. She said that there was something wrong and that she needed medication. Since she didn't get it checked sooner the baby died. She was crying, but she knew that the baby would be in a better place. We went back home, but Renee really wanted another child. Charlie refused because he thought that this baby would die too. She convinced him and now they have you." He told me.
I was crying I never knew that I was supposed to have an older sibling.
"Your dad wanted to keep you away from the Cullen's, especially Edward because he didn't want you getting hurt."
"I can make my own choices though, can't I?" I asked him.
"Of course, but don't push your father too much." Then he walked out of the room. He nodded to someone, it was Edward. He came over and lied next to me. Then we fell asleep.
I woke up to see Edward next to me. I didn't feel like staying in a bed all day, so I gently shook him. He opened his eyes and they were staring at me.
"Let's go somewhere. Just you and me." I said.
"Alright, then let's go and get ready."
We got out of bed and got ready. I was wearing a strapless baby pink dress. I thought I looked like a princess, and it suited the occasion since I was going to be with the prince. And he did look like a prince.
We went out to the woods and he made sure that I didn't trip over any logs or rocks that protruded from the ground. Then we reached a meadow it almost glowed in sunlight. I ran towards it and spun around. It was beautiful, and then I saw Edward staring at me. I went up to him and wrapped my arms around his waist and rested my head on his chest. His arms encircled me in his embrace.
"I would run away with you, but I don't think that you parents would enjoy that very much." He whispered in my ear. I looked up to see him smiling his crooked smile at me. I got up on my toes and kissed his lips.
"I can wait for that. Right now I want to spend my time with you, your highness." I pulled away from his and bowed down to him.
"Well my fair lady, you seem like a princess and I don't think that your father would enjoy this much." Then he took my hand.
"Well he isn't here is he now." Then he wrapped his arms around me once again and kissed me passionately. We ended up falling on the ground and laughing. We stayed on the grass and talked to each other for the afternoon. Then my stomach growled like a lion.
"Well I think someone is hungry. And we should get back anyway." He stood up then reached down to pick me up. He carried me through the forest, and then when we got back to the castle grounds he put me on my own feet. I wobbled a little and almost fell, but his arms caught me before I touched the ground. I grabbed his hand.
"I love you." I told him.
"I love you too."
I smiled. When we went inside we went straight to the kitchen. Edward grabbed an apron and started to cook. This surprised me I didn't think that Edward cooked. He then handed me a plate of food, I tried all of it. It was the best thing I had ever had.
"This is amazing I didn't know you cooked." I told him as I ate.
"Well it isn't something I usually tell people."
It was dark out and I was getting tired. Edward and I had been in the piano room. He played for me and helped me. I learned that the song he hummed to me was actually a lullaby he wrote for me. We laughed the whole day.
When I woke up the next morning I got ready and I knew Edward was asleep in the next bedroom since I was in his. I put on a strapless purple dress. When I went downstairs I saw all of the Cullen's sitting at the dining table with my family as well.
"Morning Bella." They all called out in unison.
"Good morning." I replied. Then I sat next to Edward.
We all ate breakfast, we talked a lot and I found out that Edward and two brothers and two sisters, but one of his brother s and sisters were only related because of marriage. As well that all the Cullen kids had been adopted. Edward's older brother Emmett was very large, he had curly hair. He seemed like a giant teddy bear once you met him, and he was married to a girl named Rosalie. She was gorgeous; she had long blonde hair and was very beautiful too. She wasn't the kindest to me but she seemed happy for her brother. Edward's younger sister was fairly small she had spiky black hair that went in all directions; she was very beautiful but not as much as Rosalie. She was married to Rosalie's twin brother, Jasper. He was blonde and was very sweet, but was shy.
We all enjoyed talking to each other, and finding new things out. Then everyone but the parents went outside and we fooled around. We rolled in the grass and ran around.
"Hey little soon-to-be-sister, are you having fun with the all mighty Cullen's?" Emmett asked me. As he laid in the grass next to me.
"Yes I am. And why are you calling me your sister?" I did enjoy being called his sister, being a Cullen. But I was curious.
"Well we all know that Edward loves you. I'm pretty sure that he wants to marry you. And I think you would make the best match for him. Especially since he has never went to a girls house in the middle of the night, get kicked out, and still go back." He told me.
"He's right you know. He does love you and you make him so happy." Jasper said as he came near us and sat down.
"You really think so?"
"Really, he loves you and I think you two are the cutest thing." Alice said as she came near us.
"Thanks, but he hasn't proposed yet. Just to let you know." I told them.
"Well of course he hasn't" Rosalie said in a slightly rude tone. "He hasn't proposed because he doesn't want your father to be mad and make you leave. He wants it to be alright with your family first, and he also doesn't want to make things go too quickly."
"Oh." We were only talking about this since Edward went to get something for all of us to eat. We had been outside for the entire afternoon, and we weren't planning on stopping soon. Then Edward came out with a basket. He pulled out food for us to eat, mainly fruit. I took an apple.
"Well how are you doing love? No one seems to have scared you off yet?" Edward asked.
"I'm doing great, and no. We were just talking and I love your family." All of the Cullen's beamed at me when I said that.
"So Edward, when is the wedding?" Emmett said.
"Emmett, you know there isn't one yet. We have to wait until Bella's father is more comfortable with us, mainly with me." Edward said to Emmett. I smiled when he had said 'yet' which meant that he did want to marry me.
"So is there going to be a wedding Bella?" Emmett asked me. I blushed; I didn't want to answer wrong or anything.
"I do hope so." I said as I looked at Edward. He was smiling his crooked smile, and then he kissed me.
The air was filled with 'awe's for a while and we pulled back smiling. And I was blushing fiercely. Then Alice, Rosalie, and I exchanged a glance and we took our water that we had and tossed it towards the boys. While they gaped at us, with their hair sticking to their faces and drenched in water, we ran towards the garden maze they had. We were laughing as we were running trying to find the way out. Then we stopped out of breath and sank to the ground holding out sides laughing. They eventually found us, and they started laughing with us. They thought it was funny too now, or we thought they did. They picked us up and walked out. Then they dropped us into the fountain. We stood up and walked over to them. We were furious. Then they apologized to us, and we gave in after a very long time of begging. Rosalie gave in before Alice and me because Emmett was getting on all our nerves. Before she hugged him she smacked hard on the back of the head.
"Emmett get it through your head so I don't have to tell you again. Don't get the hair wet!" she yelled. Then she kissed his cheek.
Alice and me gave in because we couldn't stand being mad at them. But Alice was mad about her new shoes being wet. I was mad because my dress was wet. But we soon decided not to let it matter much.
Then the sun was setting and the sky became bright red like fire. We sat down in the grass and looked at it. Once it set we stayed in the grass and watched the stars sparkle and twinkle in the night sky.
"It's twilight. Another ending. No matter how perfect the day is, it always has to end." He said softly in my ear. Edward's arm was around my shoulders behind my head. Everyone else was in the almost exact same position.
"But everyday has to end. Because if it doesn't how will you not know if there is another perfect day to come." I said.
"You are right." Then we stayed and watched the stars for the entire night.
