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I promise to update more and as much as I can. I am sorry for the really long wait! Really! I have decided to try to update once a week. I know some people voted me to type up all the chapters and update them all at once, but I thought LittleCoward is right. You don't want my story to end so quickly, would you?

Anyways, I thank you all for reviewing and sharing your opinions, it makes me really happy. I'm glad people are liking this story. I didn't think I would be that good about the story.

Even if I did update all the chapters I have written so far, we're not even close to being done with the story.

Another question-

Should I make this into only one story with a lot of chapters

OR

Should I stop at a chapter, maybe around 25, and make a sequel?

That is, if my plans work out. And I hope they do.

Thank you all for reading, and I will stop this extremely long A/N and get on with the story.

I've copied this chapter exactly how it's in my notebook instead of shortening a bit like I did last time, so if there's any mistakes, spelling or grammar, sorry! I just wanted to get a chapter up for you because I haven't updated for so long!

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Chapter Twelve - Surprises

When we arrived, it was just a minute before six, even with Edward's crazy driving. The hospital was pretty big- the walls outside were made of cement painted white, a flat roof that was most likely gray, while the sign stuck out of the ground by the entrance to the parking lot. Edward found a parking spot near the doors to the hospital and parked there, getting out and opening my door for me. I smiled and got out and headed into the hospital with him. Just as we walked into the hospital, a nurse walked into the waiting room and called,"Bella Swan?"

I looked up at Edward and smiled. He smiled back and followed me as I went over to the nurse, who smiled at me for a second when we came before seeing Edward. She was momentarily dazed until she got back to reality and led us to the room I was assigned to. The nurse spoke up, dazzled by Edward, before leaving.

"Dr. Cullen will see you momentarily." She left, blushing and giggling a bit. Edward sighed and ran his hand through his messy bronze hair.

"Sometimes I hate that I can read minds, though the power is very useful when needed," he muttered and I laughed. He smiled and sat down in a chair, pulling me into his lap as he did so. "Carlisle says he might be a while; he had to check up on one of his patients and found out he had fallen out of his bed somehow, tangled in his tubes and wires... Luckily, nothing injured the patient."

"That's good," I said, leaning back against Edward. He was so comfortable... I looked up at him and he smiled, reaching his hands up to my face. He brushed his fingers lightly against my cheeks before moving a stray piece of hair behind my ear that had fallen out of my quick-made ponytail, then brushed them against my jaw and lips. I leaned into his touch and turned my head around to face him. He moved his face closer to mine and looked at me for a minute, before leaning closer and made our lips meet. I kissed back happily.

Edward pulled back too soon and chuckled. I frowned. I wanted the kiss to be longer than that, but before I could argue I heard a light chuckle behind me. I turned around and saw Carlisle standing in the doorway, his eyes lit up with happiness and amusement. I blushed and looked down at my feet.

Carlisle entered the room and smiled at me when I looked back up after a few minutes. "Sorry Bella, but could you sit it that chair over there?" he asked, pointing to a chair near his. I nodded and got up, only to sit down in the chair that he had pointed to. He sat down in his chair and spoke up again," I know this might seem silly, but I need you to use your finger and and touch your nose, then slowly bring it across and touch my finger." He held up a finger. "Just to tell me how far this disease is." I nodded and did what he asked, over and over.

"Good. Go a bit faster now." I did, and unlike before, I missed his finger and my nose occasionally. "Faster." This time I almost always missed his finger and my nose.

After a while, Carlsile told me to stop and recorded his knowledge of the disease so far. Then, he had me walk back and forth a small distance. I tripped a few times, either from my clumsiness or from the disease, I couldn't tell, but Carlisle did, probably because of how amazing his sight was. Edward caught me every time I was about to fall, which made me happier.

"Now, I want you to stand on your right leg first, and stay on it for as long as you can. Do the same with your left after," Carlisle said, giving me a small smile, but it didn't reach his eyes. His eyes were blank, not letting me see what he was feeling, but somehow I knew he was sad, not needing Jasper's powers to know it. I did as I was told without responding to his look. As I watched myself, I noticed that my balance was close to being how kid's was when they were young. I swallowed and pushed the thought away. I could tell that if I wasn't given a cure at all, I would probably die in just a few years or so. I kept silent through the rest of the appointment.

During the whole appointment, I also noticed that Edward wasn't exactly here after the first ten minutes, caught up in his mind. His eyes had shown worry, love, and... fear? Yeah, there was fear. I could tell. I fought the urge to sigh and finished another exercise Carlisle asked me to do. He sat at his desk for a while as I went to sit down and wait. The seconds seemed like hours as I waited for Carlisle to say or do something.

"I know it's a short appointment, but I only did things that needs to be done before rehab for this. You're only taking it because there's a big possibility that it can delay the disease more, and also to get you stronger and still be able to walk. I hope it doesn't get to the point where you can't walk... I want to find the cure for you as soon as I can," he said, his eyes now filled with worry and most of all, determination. He wasn't going to ever give up. That made my feel more relieved than I was before.

Carlisle went back to doctor mode as he looked at his clipboard. "I'll bring home your new medicine when I get home. This medicine will temporarily stop the disease. But, it won't work forever- the disease will eventually find a way to get past the medicine. So, until then, we'll be using this. We'll be testing to see if it works and if it doesn't we'll get you stronger ones.

"Now you guys can go, have fun and enjoy your night." He smiled, like he knew what was happening tonight. I looked up at Edward and he finally had a real grin on his face.

"Of course, Dad."

We walked out, ignoring the stares, or should I say the dazzled looks Edward was getting, as we walked back to the Volvo. He held the front door open for me and also opened the Volvo's passenger seat. I blushed, thanked him and got into the passenger's seat and buckled myself. He sat in the driver's seat and drove out of the parking lot and into the road.

I watched as the buildings and people blurred past. Soon after I noticed that we were already past the way to get to the house and looked at Edward.

"I'm taking you somewhere tonight; it's a surprise so don't bother to ask." I sighed at his reply to my unspoken question, but I didn't bother to ask because I knew he would never tell me. I continued to watch things go by. After a few minutes I noticed that we were passing trees now. He turned into a patch of grass and stopped, turning off the car. I look at him and wondered what we were doing. He got out before I could ask and he opened the door, holding out a hand.

"We're almost there, m'lady," he said, mimicking a butler's voice. I giggled and grabbed his hand. He pulled me out and closed the door while grinning at me. After locking the doors, Edward crouched down and held his arms behind his back, an invitation for me to climb onto his back. I did so and wrapped my arms and legs around him, burying my face into his neck to smell his scent more.

He took off, running through the trees and and bushes. After a while, I saw a clearing ahead and it grew as Edward ran. He slowed down as he got closer to the clearing and stopped when he was. I looked around his head and my jaw dropped and eyes grew big.

In the back, there was a waterfall going into a lake. Candles surrounded around the blanket that was on the ground near the lake with plates of still hot, steaming food. There was flowers around the meadow, swaying slightly on the evening breeze, with lush grass between short and tall in between the flowers. It looked like no one was here before Edward found it. There were a few lamps hanging on the branches of the trees surrounding the meadow. Yet, the area was dimly lit. I looked up and my eyes went even wider.

The sky was covered with millions of stars- stars that I wasn't able to see as a vampire since when I turned back to human I never really was out at night, which I regret not doing so before. If I did, I bet it would still amaze me, but not as much as Edward amazes me.

I looked over at Edward and he seemed happy with my reactions. He took us to the blanket and sat down, pulling me into his lap. I smiled at him and started to eat my favorite food first, then the others until I was full. We sat like that for a while.

After about ten minutes, he picked me up and set me on the grass as he stood up. He went in front of me and went on one knee and took a small box out of his pocket. My eyes widened as I realized what he was doing.

Edward smiled and started to speak,"Bella, I know I have left you for a while, and I'm deeply sorry for doing it. I was being blind and didn't realize that you would still attract danger even without me with you. I have killed your parents, my fault or not, I am still sorry for that happening to you. you should have been able to go see your parents' funeral but you couldn't. You were suffering because of it, but you wouldn't let anyone see that. I love you with all of my existence and I can't live without you and can't bear to leave you again. I felt like I was missing my heart when I left you. Isabella Marie Swan, will you marry me?"

He opened the small, black velvet box and inside was a ring. On the top was the largest diamond, looking like it was linked with all the other diamonds on it that was running down the ring, turning blue on the ends. I felt tears run down my cheeks.

"Yes," I whispered, and he smiled happily. He put the ring on my left ring finger and kissed me on the lips and I returned it. We flowed our feelings to each other in the kiss, then Edward broke the kiss and smiled. I grinned back.

"Would you like to go swimming with me?" I nodded eagerly and Edward took me to a tree where a swimming trunks and a swimming suit was hanging on a branch. He took his swimming trunks and ran deep into the forest so I could change too.

I picked up my swimming suit and noticed it was a one-piece, making me glad it wasn't a bikini. I hated bikinis because they were too revealing and even though it was only me and Edward, I would be too self-conscious of myself if she did.

The swimsuit was blue, dark on the bottom and it got lighter as it went to the top. It was so pretty. There was a little skirt-like part that wasn't very long- it only wen from my waist to a couple inches down my thigh.

Edward returned when I said I was down. His trunks were matching my blue. He took my hand and we jogged into the water. We swam together for a while, then we separated and swam by ourselves for a while. I always went up to the surface when I needed air and swam back down. I did this for a while until it happened.

I felt a rock-hard body, most likely a vampire hit me more than once. I wasn't able to count how many because it was too fast. But almost everywhere was in immense pain. My chest, stomach, and back throbbed with pain while every limb but my left was in pain. The hits had blown out the rest of the air I had in my lungs. I tried to get to the surface with on arm and hand. It didn't work and I felt myself sinking and before my sight blackened out, I saw Edward with a horrified look on his face and his cold arms wrap around me.

Edward's POV

I was swimming around, absolutely happy that Bella said yes. I looked at Bella every minute until I was positive she was fine. I paid attention to when she went up and when she went back underneath.

After thinking so much about how happy I was, I noticed that Bella didn't go up to breathe yet. It worried me because she usually had to go get air by now. Why wasn't she going up? I turned and froze for a second at what I saw.

Bella's limp body was sinking into the lake and her bones were broken, except for her head, neck, and left arm. She wasn't breathing and her face was turning blue. What happened to her? How come I didn't notice anything?!

I swam to her and wrapped my arms around my angel, careful to not further injure her fragile body, and swam to the shore. Once I got onto land, I carried her bridal-style and flipped my phone open and dialed a number vampire speed.

"Carlisle? I'll be seeing you in the hospital soon... It's Bella."

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Edward doesn't know what happened yet! Will Bella be saved in time?

I AM SO SORRY!!!

I planned on updating the week I said I would but I ended up with two projects and two big tests, then soon after my exams! I'm really really sorry for not updating till now but I'm glad I finally was able to do so!

Did I do better with this chapter? I would like to thank everyone who gve me advice and answered my questions and for my reviewers of course! Thanks for sticking with me for those that did!