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Chapter Two – Now I'm in a whole new world with you
A whole new world
A new fantastic point of view
No one to tell us no
Or where to go
Or say we're only dreaming
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EPOV
When I arrived at the resort, I checked in and headed up to my room. It was very large and had a perfect view of the beach and the crystal clear waters. Hawaii really was the most beautiful place I had ever seen.
I finished unpacking my things then sat down on the bed, wondering what to do. From the brochure that had been left on the table, there had seemed to be a lot of activities that the resort provided, but none of them really appealed to me. But I knew that I shouldn't be staying cooped up in my hotel room when I was on the doorstep of one of the most amazing places in the whole world.
So I decided to take a walk along the beach. There weren't many guests around when I walked through the hotel building, I assumed many of them were eating lunch in the dining hall which was good for me, I didn't want to be recognized here on my very first day at the resort.
It was summer here in Hawaii, the sun was out creating a bright glow on everything that its rays touched and the weather was hot, but bearable.
As I walked slowly along the vast expanse of beach, I noticed a girl standing at the water's edge, staring out at the horizon. Her beauty took my breath away, she had a slender figure, her skin was quite pale even though she looked as if she was outside a lot and her long hair was a mahogany brown. The sun made it shine and it brought out some red in it.
I walked closer to the mysterious girl. Only when I was close enough to see her attractive face clearly did I realise that I had seen her before.
"Bella?" I whispered, unsure if it was really her.
She turned around to face me, her chocolate brown eyes widening as she saw me.
"Why if it isn't Edward Cullen," she said.
I was surprised she remembered me. I had only known her for about a month or two before we never saw each other again.
I was seventeen and my parents had decided that they wanted to go on holiday. They had decided on Forks, surely one of the most boring places in the universe, if it had not been for Bella.
We had met at the hospital where my dad was doing some volunteer work. Even when my father was on holiday, he couldn't bear to not work. He loved helping people and being a doctor was his life. Anyway, I had accompanied my father to the hospital one day and he was going on his rounds when we entered Bella's ward.
Her stunning looks had instantly shocked me, I had had a hard time believing that someone so perfect could exist. It was almost as if she were an angel straight from heaven.
Carlisle had had to leave because there was an emergency so I offered to stay with Bella.
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Flashback
"I don't think I've ever seen you around before," she said curiously from her bed once my father had left.
"I'm here on holiday but my dad can't bear to be away from his work even for a month or two," I laughed, rolling my eyes.
She laughed with me and I found myself entranced by the sound.
"So why are you hear in the hospital?" I asked.
She grimaced, "I broke my leg falling down the stairs. They're taking off the cast tomorrow though so I'll be going home," she explained.
My heart fell, I wouldn't be able to see her again.
We talked for a while more. I had never been able to talk to anyone as easily as was to Bella. She understood me and I felt a connection to her, like a magnetic pull that I had never felt to anyone. She was smart, funny, attractive and amazing all in one. I wanted more than to get to know her, I wanted her to be mine.
"Bella," I said hesitantly, "You know how you said you were getting out tomorrow? Well, I was wondering whether we could spend some time together."
She smiled instantly, lighting up her whole face. "I'd love to Edward."
The next month was the best I had ever had in my life. Bella was incredible, there was no other way to describe it. She was unlike any other girl I had ever met and I knew I liked her much more than a friend. But the time soon came when we had to part.
I took her to the meadow that I had found on the day that I was leaving. We were sitting down on the cool green grass and I tentatively placed a hand on her warm cheek. She instantly blushed a bright crimson which made her all the more beautiful. Slowly, we leaned in and out lips met in a passionate kiss.
"Never forget me Edward," she whispered when we broke apart.
"Never," I promised.
End flashback
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I wondered if she remembered that time as clearly as I did. Even after all these years, I could still picture her face clearly as though I was still seventeen and I still could feel the heat of her lips on mine.
Looking back on it, that had been the only time when I had felt truly alive. It was something different, like being with Bella took me away to another world.
Bella was the only person that I had ever liked. And now that she was standing in front of me, it was the perfect time to tell her everything that I had kept locked inside of me.
My relationship with Tanya had blinded me, she wasn't the person for me. The one person I loved more than anything in the entire world was Bella.
All the time I was searching for something, someone, when I had actually found her already.
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A whole new world
A dazzling place I never knew
But when I'm way up here
It's crystal clear
That now I'm in a whole new world with you
Now I'm in a whole new world with you
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BPOV
I couldn't believe it. Edward Cullen, the person I had least expected to see again, here of all places. How was it that we ended up in the same resort after years of silence?
Alice would say it was fate. I had never believed in that sort of stuff, but maybe she was right.
I was seventeen and I had been in the hospital for a broken leg which I had sustained after falling down some stairs. I was always such a terrible klutz and still was. It had been my last day and I was relieved that I would be able to leave. I hated hospitals, the sterile smell of medicine, and I had always had a fear of needles.
But that day, I met Edward. His father was volunteering at the hospital and he had come to my ward in the morning. Soon after, Dr. Cullen had to leave but his son stayed. I remember we talked for a long time about almost everything we could think of. Edward was in Forks on a holiday (a bit absurd, there was absolutely nothing to do in Forks) but was from Chicago. We were the same age and I was attracted to him from the very moment when he walked into the room.
He was very good looking and he would obviously have many girls going after him. The more we talked, the more I liked him but I never thought that he could like me back. My feelings for him were strong but I had no idea what he was thinking about me.
A month after we first met, he had to return to Chicago. That month had been one of the best in my life. I was so different with Edward, he made me feel alive and in the space of a month, he had become my best friend. But he was a friend which I had feelings for which made it all the more complicated.
He took me to a meadow which he had found. It was perfect, the rare sunshine filtered through a vast canopy of trees creating shade patterns on the cool grass. There were bright flowers dotting the meadow, their perfume filling the clearing. It was truly the most magical place I had ever seen and it was even more miraculous because Edward was with me.
I walked around the meadow, taking in its brilliance. Edward gently took my hand and sat me down next to him. We sat there for how long, I didn't know, just staring into each other's eyes, his bright green, and mine brown. Then, he reached up with his hand and placed it on my cheek.
I instinctively blushed, a habit which I found annoying. I would blush over the tiniest things, especially when Edward was involved.
He smiled, his cool hand caressing my face. He leaned in and so did I. Then our lips met.
As soon as his lips touched mine, I felt like I was in heaven. The sensation of Edward kissing me was one that I would never forget. It was hard to form a coherent thought, all that mattered in the world was Edward.
Too soon, we broke apart. "Never forget me Edward," I said.
"Never," he promised in a soft whisper.
But he had. I had given him my phone number, but he never called me. I always remembered that day, remembered my unbelievable month. But it was obvious to me that he didn't think much of it. Had it really been a passing faze for him?
Time went on and still I thought about him, the Edward I had known as a seventeen year old. But he had moved on and was now a famous celebrity.
It was the day before Alice and I were due to leave for Hawaii. I was in my room, packing my suitcase and listening to the radio. I wasn't packing much because I was sure that Alice would be buying me clothes in Hawaii whether I wanted them or not. That's when I heard his name on the radio.
"And now we have a new song from up and coming artist Edward Cullen. Edward is 24 years old and writes and sings all his own songs. This one is sure to be a hit!" the DJ said.
I stopped my packing and listened to the song. Could it really be the same Edward who I had met all those years ago?
As I listened, I was sure of it. I had known he played the piano and sung, but I had only once heard him play.
It was the same song which he had played for me, I was sure of it. Sure it had been changed here and there, but I could hear the similarity between the two pieces.
I felt tears in my eyes as the song came to the end. When he played it for me when we were seventeen, he had told me it was for someone he cared deeply about. But I cared deeply about him, but it was obvious he had moved on.
There was no future for us, he was now a celebrity and I was nobody. Just some girl he had met on his holiday when he was seventeen.
It had been hard, but I eventually managed to lock away all my feelings for him. Now, whenever anybody mentioned the name Edward Cullen, I would instantly tune out. Alice had known about him, she had been my best friend after all, but she quickly learned not to speak about it. Whenever his songs were played on the radio, I turned it off. Whenever I saw him on the TV, I changed to another channel. And whenever there was an article about who he was going out with, I threw the magazine out.
I wanted nothing to do with him because he didn't want anything to do with me.
But the mind has a funny way of working. The more you don't want to think about something, the more you do. It's like a bad memory. Bad memories are always so easy to remember but you hardly ever remember the good ones.
I still dreamt about him though. My dreams are always plagued with his smooth velvet voice and his bright emerald eyes which I can never get out of my head.
"Bella," Edward whispered again, moving closer to me. "What are you doing here?"
"I work here now," I replied. "I see you've been doing well for yourself. Where's your girlfriend?"
It was all over the news when Edward hooked up with Tanya Denali about a year ago. Since then, it had been rare to see them apart and I was surprised he had come to Hawaii without her. The islands were one of the most romantic places in the world.
He looked away from me, sadness laced in his eyes. "We split," he said.
"Oh, I'm sorry Edward."
"It doesn't matter. She was never the right person for me."
The atmosphere was very uncomfortable. Neither of us knew what to say. It had been so long since we had seen each other, there were so many things that I needed to straighten out.
"Edward," I whispered, "I need to know. It's too painful to see you without knowing why. Why didn't you ever call me after you left?"
He opened his mouth to speak, but I interrupted him, going into a full on rant.
"I waited so long Edward, I waited and waited but you never called me. I thought you'd forgotten about me. Did that month together really mean so little to you? It was the best time of my life but it obviously meant nothing to you. And then after all that time, I hear that you're a famous singer now with a girlfriend. Well I can see you've moved on in life and congratulations," I spat bitterly.
"Bella," he said, his voice laden with guilt.
I looked away, not wanting to hear it.
"Bella," he repeated firmly, placing his hand on my cheek like he had all those years ago. "I wanted to call you, believe me I did. But I never knew what I was going to say, I didn't know how you'd react. I was just scared and I kept putting it off until it was too late. I'm sorry that I put you in so much pain and I wish I could take it all back. Please forgive me Bella."
I wanted to believe me, I truly did. But was it worth bringing up all my past emotions for him?
"Give me another chance Bella. My time with you was the best in my life, I would trade my whole world just to be with you again. I have never forgotten you, never."
He not had my face cupped in both his hands, talking to me earnestly.
"Do you remember that song that I once played for you? The first song that I ever released was based on it. I told you it was for someone I cared about deeply. And it was, it was for you Bella. This whole time, I've been searching for something, I thought I had it before but now I realise that what I was looking for was you. Bella, if you don't want to be with me, I understand, but I need you. If you look me in the eye and tell me you don't feel anything for me, I can live with that."
It was impossible. How could I? I had thought I was complete, but in truth that was I lie that I had been telling myself. I wanted to believe Edward, it would be so easy to forget who he actually was. Deep inside, was he still the same seventeen boy that I had liked in Forks?
"Edward," I began, "I do feel something for you. I can't deny it. When you left, I was broken because you weren't with me anymore. But now that you're here, we can start anew. I want you too Edward."
He smiled, his eyes sparkled like emeralds and he leaned closer to me, resting his forehead on mine.
"Thank you," he whispered. "I promise, no I swear, that I will make up for every moment I've spent away from you. You deserve so much more than me Bella, but you are the only thing that makes me whole."
And with that, he kissed my gently as I wrapped my arms around his neck.
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A whole new world
Don't you dare close your eyes
A hundred thousand things to see
Hold your breath – it gets better
I'm like a shooting star
I've some so far
I can't go back to where I used to be
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A whole new world
Every turn a surprise
With new horizons to pursue
Every moment red-letter
I'll chase them anywhere
There's time to spare
Let me share this whole new world with you
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A whole new world
That's where we'll be
A thrilling chase
A wondrous place
For you and me
Song is 'A Whole New World' from the movie Aladdin. I love that movie =D
I know a few people are going to have an issue with Bella forgiving him so easily but I don't want to write another story with the whole 'realising I actually like him when I thought I didn't and wasting all this time without him when we could have been together' thing. That was the main point of 'my other storyThe Prince's Assistant' but it's not the main one of this one. Yeah, and it's not very interesting at the moment, but it will be soon.
Next chapter: Time together