The Last Chapter

The last chapter was about Bella, now Maria, going to Forks High School again. School is boring but she has Jake. After Jake leaves she is wondering why she always gets so attached.

Authors Note

Don't worry I am not going to let Bella be depressed again. I hope you enjoy this chapter. Thank you for all the reviews.

They're Back

"Maria, do you need a ride?" Scarlet called from down the stairs tapping her foot impatiently waiting for an answer. How rude. She knew I was talking to Jake, my best friend.

"Scarlet, go ahead. I'll walk. I want to talk to Jake for a while longer." Although Jake is in British Columbia we talk a lot. I love Jake but I am still in love with Edward. The boundaries are sort of set between me and Jake. We like each other as family but come on, vampire and werewolf?

"Whatever," Scarlet hollered and then slammed the front door shut.

"Jake, are you still there?"

"Ya Bella," he said it as if he were unsure.

"Jake are you okay? You sound a little worried." I hate when Jake gets worried.

"Bella you know I told you about the imprinting thing, well Leah just imprinted too. I am…"

"You are what Jake? Spit it out."

"I am the only one in the pack left to imprint."

"Jacob Black you'll imprint soon enough. I guess this imprinting thing isn't as uncommon as you thought it was. It is spreading like the common cold. "

"Very funny Bella but, werewolves can't get sick."

"Not entirely true. There is a sickness called the love bug."

"Whatever, I'll talk to you later. Sam and I have some unwanted pests to get rid of. Bye Bells." Pests? Well, I know it's not the Cullens because if it were, I would be there at this moment, waiting for a chance to see them again.

Well I better get going. I took a look at the clock and realized it was already eight thirty. I was late and I should have gone with Jonas and Scarlet in the car but no I wanted to walk human speed. I never knew how much patience it took for Edward to walk as slow as me but now I see why he liked to drive fast and run fast. It took forever to get to school that morning. It felt like a snail could have beaten me at the pace I was walking. Finally, I was there when third period started. I was at the south end of the parking lot but at least I wasn't on the road still. I looked like a hitch hiker. When I finally got close to building four I saw a car. It was so familiar. It was a shiny Volvo it looked exactly like….

"Young lady, keep moving and go to your next class," the principal ordered. I was on my way to Biology. But if they were back, he would definitely be in Biology class, in his old spot. I walked into the room and, low and behold, he was there, just as I predicted. He was wearing a beige jacket, paired with a pair of ripped denim jeans and his hair was the same bronze colour that I remembered. He was still seventeen and still gorgeous as ever.

Too stupid to run away, I walked and sat down right beside him. He stared at me with his topaz eyes. I felt as if my dead heart had just been restarted. My breathing accelerated from just being in his very presence. We were watching a movie today. This would be fun. He would not have as much time to talk to me.

"Hello, I am Edward Cullen." He blinked and his eye smoldered. He could still dazzle me after one hundred years. Wow. "I am new here, you must be Maria."

"Y..e..s," I said politely trying to keep a straight face. I didn't fool him. I was an open book.

"Are you okay Maria?" No, in fact I am not. My Edward is sitting inches away from a face and he doesn't even know it's me. I know I should be very mad at him but I was never good at keeping grudges. I'll wait for the right moment and then I will tell him the truth.

"No, it's a long story," I said trying to make this story sound simple.

"I think I can keep up." No doubt he could.

"I know you could," I murmured. He heard that and turned to stare at me. Then Mr. Roy started the movie. That hour seemed very long. I couldn't concentrate on the movie. To tell you the truth, I forgot what subject I was in after a while. I unsuccessfully tried to relax but my fists were still balled up in my lap. The electricity got stronger and stronger as the movie went on. It was like the first day we watched the movie in Biology almost one hundred years ago. That day he finally sat close enough to me that we could have been making out the whole class and no one would have noticed but we ended up sitting paralyzed in one position the whole class.

Today my craving to touch him was overpowering. Maybe just on little nudge. I unclenched my fists and, pretending to stretch, I lightly touched his muscular arm.

ZING! It felt so good. My whole body went numb with just that touch.

He stared at me confused but I could see he was amused too. Sadly, after that my craving got worse I ended up clenching my hands under the desk and engraving my hands into it. After an hour, the lights flickered on and I was out of there. I tripped walking to the door and dropped my books. Even as a vampire, I was still clumsy. My breath caught as I was leaning down to get them when his topaz eyes met my blue eyes. He had already piled them up and ordered them alphabetically. I got back up and thanked him.

"Thank-you.." I said in a breathy voice like I just ran a marathon instead of watched a movie. I allowed myself one look into his eyes. They burned with curiosity. I walked too fast for him to start asking me questions. My guess is he expected more of an explanation for the weird behavior. Not a chance. I will tell him EVERYTHING later.

When I walked out of class, after running into him, I was trying to keep my human pace and still think about when I should tell him. I skipped gym today because I heard a new strong weight lifter kid was in Gym class. I had no doubt it was Emmett and I couldn't keep the secret from him for long. I missed my big bro, Emmett. When I got to the car I put on my favorite calming CD but I wasn't hearing Debussy notes for long. Somehow while I was listening, I decided that I would tell him at lunch. I imagined him becoming enraged and staring at me like I was crazy.

Nope, that was not a good idea. I will tell him later some place more private.

A few minutes after the idea, it dawned on me what Alice and Scarlet would have seen. They would have seen my decision.

It's going to be hard to avoid Alice. She'll find me and then I'll have to tell her.

Knock, knock. Right on cue, Alice was at the car door.

"Maria?" The pixie questioned as she opened the locked car door.

"Alice?" It felt so good to say her name after all this time.

"Maria, how did you know it was me?" She looked confused but I knew she had something else on her mind.

"Well, it was either you or Scarlet and she has English Lit right now." I said those words so fast that I didn't even edit. I could have said "Just a feeling," something to leave her hanging but I just gave my cover away but I guess she already knew I was inhuman.

"I just saw you tell my brother you were Bella Swan. What was that about?" She almost screamed. I had never seen Alice this angry. She looked like a vampire and not a happy fairy. It is not going to be easy to keep the secret from so I'll tell her.

"Alice I…." I stuttered but she caught me off mid sentence.

"My brother has been through a hard time and I know I shouldn't be telling you this, but he is getting married soon, so don't mess this up for him. Maria, or whoever you are, stay away from him. Or else!" She slammed the car door shut so hard that I thought it came off the hinge. But what she said was upsetting.

Edward was getting married?

I thought he still loved me?

What the heck?

I think I am going to faint. My stomach was in knots as I approached the crowded cafeteria.

At lunch I sat with Jonas and Scarlet away from everyone else. No need for everyone at this school to again think that I've lost my mind.

"So Maria, how is Alice?" she smiled. She knew exactly how she was. Jonas looked at me with amused eyes. He was in on the joke. Scarlet only saw the part when Alice took a tantrum but they didn't see what has got me all wound up.

"Well, Alice is more on edge than normal. She says that if I ever talk to Edward again, I'm dead. Also, Edward is getting married." Scarlet's and Jonas' faces went white. They stared at me with shocked eyes.

"I'll explain later…."

The rest of the day I was still trying to think of a way to tell him without getting myself killed by Alice. I knew Alice had said that if Maria talked to Edward she would be dead but she had said nothing about Bella. All I had to do was get him alone and tell him. If he doesn't want me anymore, I'll leave him anyone. I also needed to know what that letter meant. Maybe I should…..

RING RING

The last bell rang. I was trying to escape when Devon stopped me dead in my tracks.

"Maria, umm, I was wondering, a week from today, would you like to go with me to the prom?" Prom? Ha! I had enough problems right now. No need to add prom to the list. The only way that I would go to the prom again would be with Edward.

"Devon," I smiled trying to let him off easy. "I am not going to the prom, dancing isn't my forte. Sorry." In five seconds my words finally sank in. His face was whiter than mine and I swear he could have been crying when he walked away lifelessly.

Well, off I go. I walked past Jonas and Scarlet waiting for me in the car and they got the message I needed some time to think this whole Edward thing over.

As soon as I was in the forest I booked it. The trees were flying past me and I was almost relaxed when I remembered why I was so tense in the first place. They were the family I never had, the Cullens. I missed them like crazy; Emmett my big bear brother, Rosalie, Alice my sister, Jasper, and Edward my love.

I felt horrible about what I was going to do, but he had a right to know. He had the right to know that I was still alive and not dead, buried in the Forks Cemetery.

I'll just wait for the right moment. I needed to talk to Edward, my love, my life and someday I hopefully will be his wife, his mate, and everything he'll ever need. I want him.

What am I going to do?

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