Hey, faithful readers!!

Sorry this took me so long to post, but I was up in Vermont skiing for a week, with no internet. Actually, I had no access to any computer whatsoever. But, it's up now, and I hope you enjoy it after all the waiting I've put you through.

Disclaimer: I OWN NO PART OF THE TWILIGHT SERIES!!!!! THAT BELONGS TO STEPHENIE MEYER!!!!!!! (And…… uh……. Other owner-type people……..)

I know… It's so sad, right…? BUT, if I COULD own ONE part of Twilight, it would be EMMETT CULLEN!!!!!! I would make him my own personal Teddy Bear-Minion!!!! He would have to be with me ALL DAY!!! I would love him and hug him and call him George (LOONEY TUNES MOMENT!!)!! He would be my BEST FRIEND, and we would be together forever!!!!!! SCREW ROSALIE!!!!!!!! Nobody likes her!!!!!!!!!!

Just as a warning, this chapter is very long compared to my previous creations. Just as a "heads up…"

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I couldn't breathe. I felt the spinning, and my stomach began to churn. Was he for real? There was nothing that I could think of that would tell me that he was.

Except the letter.

Though I knew that it was undeniably true, I still had to pinch myself to make sure that it wasn't all just a crazy and depressing dream.

I just sat on my bed staring at it and out the window, my eyes watering, for what could have been seconds, or could have been hours. It wasn't until I heard Charlie walking up the stairs that I looked at the clock.

Crap, I thought. It's eleven thirty. I'm not going to be able to wake up tomorrow… Ughh….. Whatever…. I'll never be able to fall asleep anyway.

"Bella….?" I heard through my door.

"Yeah, Dad?"

"Are you feeling alright?"

"I'm alright. Why?"

"I….uh….thought I heard you crying up there a while ago…"

"Oh….um……I just got a little emotional. Just…uh…remembering some stuff. I'm fine now."

"Okay. But if you need me for anything, just knock on my door, okay?

"Sure, Dad. Good night."

"Night, Bells."

Poor Charlie…. He never did well in emotional situations. I should have known that he would hear me…..!

I climbed into bed on a daze, not really paying attention to what I was doing. The only thing that I was aware of doing was making sure to leave the window all the way open, in hopes that Edward would come.

I knew not to get my hopes up.

I settled in for a long, restless night without sleep, when an overwhelming calm washed over me. I knew that I recognized the feeling, but I was suddenly too tired to place it.

(A/N: And now….. The moment you've all been waiting for………. Edward's POV!!)

"Thank you, Jasper," I said to my adopted brother. "I don't know how many more tears I'd be able to handle…"

"No problem, Edward. Messing with peoples emotions is what I do."

"Ha, ha. Very funny, Mister Jester."

"Ummm….. My name is Jasper……"

"You really don't get it…?"

"No….. Oh! I get it. Like a Court Jester, right? Good one, man."

"Thanks…? You're not usually this lively, Jasper… What's gotten into you?"

"Bella's emotions."

I snarled violently at his remark. How can he be so happy about my love being so sad and broken?

"Hey, hey! Calm down, Edward. I'm affected by extreme emotion. It makes me jumpy and I act strangely. And, right now, Bella is extremely emotional. I'm not excited that she's upset; her being upset is just causing me to seem excited."

Well, that certainly cleared things up a bit.

I mock-punched his arm and said "Sorry, man. You just hit a soft nerve with that one…"

"It's alright. I suppose I shouldn't have said it that way. It sounded better in my-oh no…"

"What? What is it?!"

He just shook his head at me and looked away, so I searched his thoughts for an answer.

Edward, listen closely to what I'm about to say, well, think, to you. She's dreaming about you and, um, someone else; I can't tell who the other person is. She's angry and sad and scared all at the same time. I don't know anything else, because, well, I can't read minds. All I'm getting is, wow this is strong… She's scared of the other person, and her anger and sadness is directed toward you. The emotions are too much for me to get a handle on, and I'm losing control. I can't keep her calm for much longer. She's being engulfed by something, and I can't keep it away….

"So, what are you implying…?"

I'm implying that she might not wake up again if something doesn't ease her pain; even if it's only for a little while. I can only think of one thing that would be able to do that.

He looked right at me as he thought that, and the answer clicked in my head.

I couldn't believe what he was referring to.

"Are you suggesting that I go up there?!"

"Well, she left the window open for you…"

"Are you INSANE?Do you have ANY idea as to what that would do to her?"

"It would only be for an hour or two. Besides, she doesn't even have to be awake. I've been around you two while she's asleep before. Even while she's unconscious, she can feel you there, and she's happy."

"Do you have any idea as to what that would do to me…?" I asked quietly. I could hear the pain and sadness in my voice as I thought of having to leave Bella again. I couldn't just spend the night knowing I would have to leave her before she awoke. If I still had a heart, it would have been crushed and shattered even more than it already was.

"I do, Edward. But wasn't the whole point of you leaving to protect her?"

"Yes… It was… Why?"

"Come on, Edward. Didn't you pay any attention to what I was thinking? She might not wake up!"

"Oh. Oh! Oh my God!! Jasper, how can you be sure…? I mean, what if…. Oh, dear……"

My love, what's happened to us? I thought forlornly.

"Are you positive, Jasper, that her situation is that critical?"

"Yes. I am absolutely positive."

Under normal circumstances, I would have run up to her in half of a heartbeat. Now, though, things were different. If I went to her, I might never want to leave. Jasper said that when she was asleep, she could still feel me there. What if she can tell that I came? Wouldn't she expect me to be there when she wakes up?

"Edward…!" Jasper had a look of sheer pain on his face. Then, it went blank. He collapsed to the ground slowly, his eyes glazed over. I couldn't see anything that could have done this to him, so I searched his mind.

What's wrong with me…? My God, it hurts so much!! Oh, Bella!!! Please be okay!!Ouch…! Edward!! She needs you! Aaaah…….! I went down because-gah!-because she almost went down!!

"Oh my God!! Jasper, will you be alright here? I need to get up there! Now!!"

Once she's okay, I'll be fine. This is so strange.… Aagh!!! I've always been influenced by the-ungh-emotions around me, but they've never-hunghh-controlled me before…

"So what do you think that means?"

I think it means-ow!!-that you have to hurry and get to her now. Ughh!! If my condition is this severe, hers must be-hhuhhhhhhh…!-alot worse.

"Oh, Bella….! Just stay here. Think to me when your condition changes. Whether it improves or deteriorates, I need to know."

"Alright," he whispered, trying to rise to his feet. I put my hand on his shoulder, keeping him down. "Stay down," I said. "I don't need you to fall over again."

"Ha, ha. Okay now-Ungh…!-hurry up!"

I ran up the side of Bella's house faster than I ever considered possible. I was so overjoyed and ecstatic to be seeing my love again, yet so dismal and galled because I knew that I would have to leave her again.

I flew in through the window to find the most horrendous sight I'd ever seen.

Bella was drenched with sweat; her eyes squeezed shut, a petrified and pained expression plastered on her face. Her sheets were mangled and twisted around her body; her hands clenched into fists around the blanket at her sides. Her back was arched off of the bed, and her skin was the most horrid shade of blue.

She can't breathe!! Oh, how I wish that I could see what was happening in your head, Love!!

I sped to her side and sat next to her on the bed. She was squirming around like a newborn puppy being picked up by one leg. It took all of my strength and willpower not to shake her awake, take her in my arms, and shower her with kisses. I couldn't stand seeing Bella in pain, much less this amount of pain. I knew that if I could cry, I would have cried until my eyes ran dry.

All I could bring myself to do was place a hand on her cheek and stroke her hair.

The moment I made contact, her back began to lower down onto her bed. She started gasping and coughing, and I heard Charlie stirring in his room. I quickly lowered my head to her ear and whispered, "Shh, Love. It's just me. I'm here. Oh, Bella… How I've missed you…! It's all okay, my love. Don't worry; I'll stay the night."

Her squirming slowed, and her face started to return to a normal color. Her breathing became much easier, more natural and somewhat even.

"That's it, Bella. Breathe… Just breathe……"

She sighed in her sleep and mumbled "Edward….. Please…… Stay……….."

"I cannot, my love. As much as I wish that I could, I refuse to endanger you."

"Don't….. Don't go…..."

I felt a hard tug in my chest where my heart once beat, and my breath caught in my throat. Am… Am I……. Crying? I don't recall ever crying before…….

Edward…? It was Jasper, thinking out to me. Are you alright up there? You just got really upset….

I got up and walked over to the window to talk to him. "I'm just a bit sad, Jasper," I whispered. "Thank you for reminding me…… How is she? How are you?"

"She is doing much better, and so am I. It's a good thing you went up there," he whispered back to me.

"I agree, but not entirely. Jasper, she's asking me not to leave."

"Wait…. Bella is….. Awake….?"

"No, she's asking in her sleep, but I can still tell how much pain I've caused. She seems so vulnerable. She wasn't breathing, Jasper. I don't think that I can leave…. But I have to……"

"Edward, I'm not sure what to say to you. I don't know what the right decision is for you. What I do know is that Alice will be very upset if you leave again…"

"I know…. I never should have come back in the first place."

"Edward, if you must leave again, then go to her now. Spend what little time you have left here with her. She loves you, Edward. I've always felt that. The pure love that radiates out of her when she's around you is incredible. Even now, while she doesn't consciously know that you're here, I can still feel her love."

"You're right, Jasper. And I love her, as well. I love her more than anything."

Would you like me to stay, or should I leave?

"If you could leave, it would be appreciated. I'd like to be alone with her if I'm going to leave again."

"Okay. But do me a favor. Come home to say goodbye before you go, alright?"

"I can't make any promises, but alright."

And, with that, Jasper headed home, and I laid down next to Bella. My Bella….

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(A/N) So, did you like it? Let me know what you thought, okay? The 6th chapter might take a while for me to post; I had a SERIOUS case of writers block. But, fortunately, I have recovered fully, and it is currently being written. I'll have it up as soon as I can!!!!