Thank you all for being so patient for me to update. So here is the next chapter.

'Sorry I am not able to receive your call. If you could leave your name and message, I'll get back to you as soon as I can. Thank you and have a good day.' This was getting frustrating. This is the 4th message I have left for Noelle, and I still haven't gotten a call back.

We have been in Adrian for about 4 months. Christmas went by and I have Noelle a heart shaped diamond that I put on a bracelet. That way she could have my heart on her sleeve. Then the past week, her house has been empty, the house phone wasn't being answered and all of their cell phones have been off.

Alice has been gone with Jasper, and I can't reach them. I'm so worried about them. I feel like im left out in the dark.

"Emmett." Edward said. I looked up from the couch to see Edward. At that moment the doorbell rang. "It's Noelle." That was all I need. I ran to the door at inhuman speed and quickly opened the door. Standing there was in fact Noelle, and I could tell she was crying. All my anger and frustration at her was gone and I was filled with sympathy.

"What happened?" I asked. Instead of answering she just walked in and hugged me. I put my arms around her and she cried in my chest. I could see in the living room Edward was standing there with his arm around Bella. I was sure that he was silently telling her what was wrong.

"I'm sorry I haven't returned your calls." She sobbed. I just kissed the top of her head and led her upstairs to my room. We sat down on the bed and she climbed into my lap. "This just isn't something I want to tell you over the phone."

"Noelle, what is it?" I pressured again.

She took a deep breath before entering her story. "When I was 8 years old, I was diagnosed with Leukemia. I started treatments, and doctors said that I wouldn't live past my 10th birthday. I fought hard to beat the cancer, and I was frequently in remission. Then the cancer would come back, and I would get more surgery and more donors. When I was 16, I went back into remission and it hasn't come back since then. I went in for check-ups about every other month. We thought that I had finally beaten the cancer, so we reduced my check-ups to every 6 months. My last check-up was about 6 months ago and I was supposed to be going to the next one in about 2 weeks." I knew where she was going to go with this. "Then a few weeks ago, my mom commented on how I looked like I was losing a lot of weight. When I went to weigh myself, I had lost about 10 pounds without even trying. Then I was getting tired a lot and I was bruising more and more. I thought that it was just my body finally reacting from all the basketball, but then I remembered how I felt when I was first diagnosed with cancer. So I told my coach, and he recommended that I tell my mom and go to the doctors. A week ago I went to the doctor and I was admitted into the hospital. As it turns out my cancer has returned."

I took a deep breath and I placed my forehead on hers and just let it all process in my mind. "Alright, so when do you start treatment?"

"Im not getting treatment." She said in a quiet voice.

"What?" I yelled.

"Em, please. Listen. I cannot fight this anymore. I am refusing treatment, I don't want it anymore. I can't handle the hospitals. The doctors said that I have about 3-4 years to live. They would give me medicine for pain, but I want to spend those last few months with my friends in family."

"No, you have to. You have to fight this. You have to." My voice was small and I was starting to beg.

She took her hands and cupped my face. "Em, even if I did get treatment, there's a big chance that I could still die. If I had to die, I'd want to be at home, with the people that I love. Not in some hospital connected to a bunch of wires."

Then I had an idea. "Bella." I said quietly, and Bella quickly came up to my room and opened the door. "Stay with her for a few minutes. I have to talk to Carlisle." She just nodded as I walked out of my room and then went into Carlisle's study.

When I walked in, he looked up from his book. "Edward told me." He said, I knew what he was talking about. "I am devastated to hear that about Noelle. I already consider her as my daughter."

"Is there a way?" I asked quietly.

"Is there a way to do what?" He asked, but I knew he knew what I was talking about.

"Could I change her, and would the cancer still kill her?" I asked.

Carlisle seemed to think a few minutes and then said, "You could change her, but she has 3 years to live, so we could wait a few months before we change her. That is of course if she wants to be changed."

"No, I can't lose her." I said quickly.

"Emmett, if she does not want to be changed, then we won't change her." Carlisle said and I just nodded.

"Can you get everyone together in the dining room? We have to tell her about us being vampires." Carlisle just nodded and I ran back to my room. "Bella, everyone is gathering in the dining room, Carlisle has something to tell everyone." Bella just nodded and walked out of the room.

"Am I going to?" Noelle asked me. By the looks of it, Bella had calmed her crying down a bit.

"Yes." I said. She just nodded and got off the bed and walked to where I was standing. I took her hand and we walked down the hallway and down the stairs. When we got to the dining room everyone was already there.

Carlisle was sitting at one end of the table, and Esme at the other. Edward sat next to Carlisle, Bella next to Edward, Renesmee next to Bella, Jacob next to Renesmee, then Esme. Next to Esme was Alice, next to Alice was Jasper, and there were to empty seats that would be filled by me and Noelle.

Looking at Alice, she just gave me an apologetic look. So she and Jasper knew and they didn't want to tell me so they left till they knew that Noelle would tell me. I gave them the look that said that I wanted to talk to them later. I sat next to Jasper and Noelle sat next o Carlisle and I.

"What's going on?" She asked wearily when everyone was looking at her.

"Elle," Carlisle started. Elle was the nickname we gave her. "We have to tell you something about our family."

"You're scaring me." She said quietly.

"What we have to tell you is something you can't tell anyone. Not your parents, siblings, friends, no one." I said, looking at her. "We have to know that you can keep our secret."

"I will, just tell me what it is." She said, looking at everyone. When no one would say anything, she started to get restless. "What is it?" She said a bit louder. I took her hand and placed it on my chest where my heart was. "What..." was all she could get out.

"Do you feel a heartbeat?" I asked. She just shook her head. "That's because my heart doesn't beat."

"Impossible, you'd be dead…"She trailed off.

"We are all dead. Except Nessie and Jacob." I said.

"I don't understand." She said. I could see it in her eyes that she was trying to put everything together.

"Noelle, we are vampires." Carlisle said.

"Is that why you don't sleep?" She asked. "And don't eat? And why you are so cold?"

"Yes." I said.

"So were you all adopted, or was that all a lie as well?" I could tell she was getting upset.

"Carlisle was the first to become a vampire. Then he turned Edward when he was dying of the Spanish Influenza. After Edward, he turned Esme after she fell off a cliff. Then he turned Rosalie. Soon after she turned, she found me after I was attacked by a bear, and Carlisle turned me. Then Alice and Jasper just showed up. We moved to Forks Washington where we met Bella. She and Edward fell in love, got married, and she conceived a baby while still human. Nessie was born and almost killed Bella, so Edward turned Bella. Then Jacob imprinted on Nessie, he's a shape shifter that shifts into a wolf. So he doesn't age as a long as we are near him." I got out.

She just stared at us. That was all she did. Minutes went by and all she did was staring and no one spoke. "So why did you tell me this now?"

"Because I love you Noelle." I said. It was the first time I ever said it and she turned to me with wide eyes. "And now that you have cancer that is killing you…" I just couldn't finish the sentence.

"You thought you might be able to change me into a vampire so I wouldn't die?" she guessed.

"Yes." I said, I took her hands in mine, but she yanked them out of mine. I could have held them by force, but she was processing this.

"Would I live forever? With all of you?" She asked.

"Yes. Well, you wouldn't have to live with us." Carlisle said. "Noelle, get this straight. You don't have to turn into a vampire. You could choose to just live your last few years as a human and then pass away quietly. That would be fine. But don't feel pressure as if you have to change."

"Who's Rosalie?" She said unexpectedly.

"What?" I asked. Hearing that name, especially coming from her, was weird.

"You said that Rosalie was the one to find you." She said, and Carlisle just nodded. "Who is she?"

"She was my ex-wife." When I saw her face, I continued. "I loved her, and we were married for about 49 years. Then another vampire showed up one day and said that he had a special gift that he could turn another vampire back to a human. She took his offer and she left with him."

"Why did she leave?" Noelle asked.

"Because she wanted a baby." Bella said. "Female vampires can't have children. When we are turned, our body freezes. So we don't have a cycle, so we can't get pregnant. Rose always wanted a baby, and so that was her only chance to have one."

"Can I talk to you alone?" She asked turning to me. I just nodded and stood up. She followed me to my room. "So, you're a vampire." She said.

"Yes." I replied. She walked up to me and once again, she took her hands and cupped my face.

"Emmett Nathaniel Cullen. I love you." She said, and she brought my face down to hers. We kissed for a few moments before I broke away.

"Does it scare you?" I asked.

"Does is scare me that my cancer is going to kill me?" She asked back. I just nodded. "I'm not so afraid of dying anymore. I have always prepared myself for when it came to me dying." When she saw my face she continued. "I'm not so afraid of death, I'm afraid that my death will cause the ones I love to hurt."

I pulled her into me as she began to cry some more. "Noelle Elizabeth Harrington, I love you so much. I want you to be with me forever. Please don't let this cancer kill you. I already lost the one who I thought was my soul mate, but now that I actually met my soul mate, I can't have you leave." I said.

"Em, I won't leave you. Ever." I picked her up and spun her around.

"Are you going to die?" I turned around to see my little sister standing there. Alexis was only 6, but she knew what about cancer. Allie was standing there as well. When I found out about my cancer was back, my parents sat down all of my siblings and explained to them the basics of it. Collin and Noah know every detail, they were old enough to comprehend it all, and that I was going to die. Allie knew that I had an illness that would kill me, like grandma we would say. Alexis and Arianna knew that I was very sick and that everyone had to be nice to me.

"Yeah." I said. Alexis started to have tears in her eyes. I motioned her forward and I picked her up and sat her on my lap. I was in my room and was doing some homework. "You know how grandma was very sick and then she died?" She just nodded and I wiped one of her tears away. "Well, that's what's going to happen to me. Then I will be in heaven with grandma and Savannah, and I'll be an angel and I'll look over you." She just wrapped her hands around my neck and hugged me.

Then I heard the garage door open and I looked out my window and saw that my mother was home from work. "Come on, mom's home." I said, and I set Alexis down and Allie followed us as we went downstairs.

My mom was carrying in groceries to the kitchen when we got downstairs. "Hey guys." She said as she set down some bags on the island. I followed her back out into the garage and grabbed some grocery bags from her car. "Noelle, you don't have to do that." She started to protest.

"I want to help." I said and my mom just smiled as we walked back in the kitchen. All the other kids were in there. Alexis was still crying and Allie had tears in her eyes. Collin was hugging Allie and Noah was whispering things to Alexis.

"What happened?" My mom asked looked at me alarmed.

"Elle's gonna die." Alexis said.

"Sweetie, Noelle isn't going to die for a long time. Don't worry. You will have time with her." My mother said as she went over to Alexis and picked her up. "We all will. And then when she has to go to heaven and be an angel, we will be with her to say goodbye." Alexis just nodded and wiped her sleeve across her face.

"Al," I said, and she turned to me. "Will you do me a favor?" She just nodded. "I want you to stop crying. I am not going to be dying in a few days. I will get to spend a few more years with you. I promise. So no more tears."

"Shouldn't it be time that some of you should be going to bed?" My mother said, changing the topic. "Alexis, Allie, Arianna, up to your rooms. I will be there in a few minutes to tuck you in." The three just nodded and ran up the back staircase that was in the kitchen to their own rooms. Then my mother turned to me. "How did Emmett take the news?" My mom knew that I was dating Emmett and that it was starting to get serious.

"He took it hard, but he respects my choices about the treatment." I said, looking down at my hands.

"Sweetie, you don't know how strong you are." She said, kissed my head and then went to go to tuck in the girls.

I turned to Noah and Collin who were still sitting at the island. "Are you scared?" Noah asked quietly.

"Am I scared to die?" I asked, it was the same question Emmett asked me. Noah just nodded and I thought for a few minutes. "I'm scared to death, but I know that there is something better out there, and this is my plan."

"How are you so sure?" Collin asked.

"Well, I believe that if I was supposed to live for a long time, this cancer wouldn't keep coming back."

"But what if it's a test?" Noah asked. Our family wasn't that religious and we didn't think that my cancer was a test from god. We just thought it was nature.

"Noah, every time my cancer has come back, it gets worse, and every time I don't think I will survive." I said, "Sure if I fight it, I might live, but I know it will just keep coming back. I think that it's my time to go join Savannah. I don't want to be in pain anymore." Noah just nodded, but I knew that Collin didn't want to let me go. After all, it was just a few years ago that Savannah died. When she died, both Collin and I were crushed by it.

….

The last year was a fast year. The news of my cancer coming back settled in. Except this time, instead of spending all my time at the doctors and hospitals, I was sitting at home resting. I had some good days where I could go for a run and play with my siblings, but a lot of my days were bad. I was so tired or weak that I had to just sit on the couch and watch T.V. Two years. That was how long I had to live. Three if I was lucky.

School was hard, even though I technically didn't have to take my AP classes, I still did. I took all the hardest classes and always challenged myself. I was going to be a junior and Emmett was going to be a senior. Emmett. Cullen. I loved him so much, and the past year he has been telling me all about the vampire world. He has been so patient with me, and has helped me on my bad days. I know he feels bad for me, but when he's around, I try and be strong for him.

"Elle, please." Emmett said. He was chasing after me, but I don't think I could handle it right now. I had to get home.

"No Em." I said back. Some people in the hallways were staring at us.

"Don't let your life disappear because of your cancer." He said, and I turned on him so fast.

"Emmett, I am tired. So tired. I am dying right now. I don't want to go to basketball, and I don't want to go out. I just want to sleep."

"Don't throw yourself a pity party. It won't get you that far." I started to slap him, but he grabbed my wrist and pulled me close to him. "Everyone on your team is worried for you. They miss you. Your friends miss you."

"I can't handle it." I said quietly. I knew he was right, but I couldn't stand having everyone feel sorry for me. So instead I feel sorry for myself.

"Handle what?" I knew he knew, but he was pushing it because he wanted me to admit it to myself.

"I can't handle everyone feeling sorry for me." I took a deep breath and continued. "When I was first diagnosed with cancer, everyone felt badly for me, teachers would make it easy for me. It was always like that when I went into relapse. Then the past few years were nice. Teachers and my friends just seemed to forget that I had cancer, and everyone treated me normal. I thought that I had beaten it so I continued with my basketball thinking I was going to live. Live and be healthy." A few tears had escaped, and Emmett lightly wiped them off my face.

"I know where you are coming from. But if you go and feel sorry for yourself, then everyone will continue to feel sorry for you." He looked down straight into my eyes. "If you continue with your life and did things you did normally, then they will eventually except it and will stop feeling sorry for you. It's all up to you." He said. I nodded. "Now, do want to go to basketball practice." I nodded again, and he just put an arm around me and led me towards the gym.

When we got there, practice had already started. The girls were done with their warm-ups and now they were doing their drills. Emmett led me to where the coach was standing.

"Noelle, glad to have you back." He said. "We have missed you. How you feeling?" He asked

"Im getting there. The meds the doc has me on is just making me tired." I admitted. Coach Baylock always knew when I was lying.

"Well, whenever you want to come back. Even if you do come back, you don't have to come and play. You could just be the manager. Even captain." I smiled and nodded. Emmett went and sat down on the floor while I went to practice. I didn't do much, but I still loved just standing on the court and holding a ball.

I was glad it was a Friday and that school was finished for the week. We were back at school for about a month, but I was already wishing that it was the end of the year. When we got to my house, Emmett got out of the car as well.

We went upstairs to my room and I went into my private bathroom. I went to take a shower, and when I got out, I saw that Emmett was packing some of my clothes.

"What are you doing?" I asked.

"Oh, you are having a girl's weekend over at my house." He said as he continued to pack my clothes.

"What do you mean?"

"Well, Carlisle, Edward, Jasper, and I all need to go hunting, and the dog is going to join us so that you can have a girl's weekend with Bella, Nessie, Alice, and Esme." He said.

"What is going to happen at this girl's weekend?" I asked skeptically.

He just laughed, "Don't ask me. I don't read minds, that's Edward's thing. You'd do what I guess you'd do at any girl's weekend."

"What about my parents, I haven't told them yet."

"Oh, Alice called earlier. They said that there is no problem with that. They think you might need it." Then he zipped up my bag and picked it up. "Now, you have everything that you need. Ready?" I just nodded and followed him downstairs. I said goodbye to Collin, Noah, Allie, and Alexis who were sitting in the living room playing Mario Cart.

We walked down the road and up the big hill to his house. When we got there everyone was waiting for us.

"Em, you ready?" Jasper called out.

"Yeah." He then kissed me goodbye and then he was gone. Leaving me with 4 female vampires. I think they would try and talk me into becoming a vampire. Alice said she already saw it, and Bella said that she was in my spot, even though she knew she wanted to become a vampire when she first found out. I on the other hand didn't know if I wanted to be a vampire. I was very confused about the whole thing.

The past year since I first found out that they were vampires, I was always debating in my mind what I would want to do and what would be the outcome of it all. I could become a vampire and live forever with Emmett, or I could die peacefully and be in heaven with Savannah. This was a hard decision. But I had a feeling that this weekend, I would make my decision.

Hey guys, I know you are all wondering who this Savannah girl is. Well, she comes in later, but I wanted to just get her name out there, and she will become a big part in this story. So I am kind of controversial on if I should turn Noelle into a vampire, or have her killed off, or have a miracle of her surviving her cancer. There is a poll on my homepage…so go and VOTE!