Chapter 11

Together

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twilightgirls2001- you are cool. I am tired, I've been in bed all day. Be weird, stay weird, stand out.

Q: why is Bella scared about her feeling? I mean didn't she want someone to love? A: She's scared Edward wouldn't feel the same way.

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Q: Are the Volturi going to get in this? A: Yes

Q: Do they even no about mermaids? A: No

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Q: Will Marcus and his mate ever be together again? A: Yes

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Bella's POV

I walked over to the black couch as my sisters left. Lindsey winked at me and I wondered what would happen with Edward's an my time alone.

Edward didn't look at me, but that was okay because I couldn't look at him either. He sat down beside me and finally looked at me. I still wouldn't look at him. I know I was shy, but with Edward, I was too afraid to speak. I was scared he would judge me.

"Hey Bella. I think we need to talk," he said softly. So softly, I felt the need to look into his eyes. I can see all of his emotions swimming around his golden eyes. There was determination, I could tell, and he seemed nervous. It seemed he could read my mind, though I knew he couldn't. He told me.

"Talk about what?" I was playing dumb. I just didn't know how else to start this conversation, and I'm pretty sure Edward wanted to tell me his feelings, too. I needed him to tell me how he felt so I can muster enough courage to do it myself. I want to be more than just friends with him. He had to confirm it first because from what I've heard, vampires only find love once, or 'mates' as they call it.

"Bella, I have never felt jealous before I met you (sound familiar?) and during school, do you know what all of those teenaged mongrels were thinking?" He was starting to get angry. I scooted a little closer to him so I can reach over and put my hand on his knee, but before I could touch it, he grabbed my hand and placed it gently in both of his. When he looked into my eyes, I froze. There were so many more emotions visible in his eyes now.

"Bella, I have feelings for you, that I've never had before. But I need to know if you feel the same way. You're so beautiful and interesting and just perfect. I can barely stand being away from you. Do you feel the same?" I sat there, staring at him. I couldn't believe Edward spoke my mind.

Edward must have misread my stunned silence as a 'no' and he dropped my hand sadly. I still couldn't get my words to form sentences, even worse, I was so in shock I couldn't speak. Edward got up and walked over to the staircase and began to climb it slowly.

Before he could reach the top step, I ran the fastest I could to stand right in front of him. He didn't expect this at all because he almost fell backwards, but I caught his hand and dragged him up the first step so I could pull him to me and hug him around his waist. He didn't hug back.

"I do feel the same! And you may not completely remember the first time we met, but I do. I was so angry at myself that I erased your memory. I was just so scared that you would find out about me. I'm so sorry," I apologized. I buried my face into his warm chest, and felt safe when he finally wrapped his arms around me. He separated us and held my shoulders at arm's length to look into my eyes.

"Edward?" I said, gently.

"Yes, Bella?"

"I do feel the same way. I think you're amazing. I want to be you all the time, and I want to know more about you. Would you let me?" I asked.

"Yes," was his simple reply but that was all I needed to hear as I leaned on to my toes to stretch up and kiss him.

Edward's POV

When Bella kissed me, I felt that I can jump to the moon. Of course, I'd bring her with me. Her lips fit perfectly on mine and I wanted more than a short kiss. I now felt complete. When she pulled away, I decided to give her a tour of the house.

I started to walk around her so she could follow me, but she grabbed my hand and shyly smiled at me.

As I showed her more around the house, the more I noticed her unpleasant silence. She has been quiet the entire time except for the occasional 'wow.' When I reached my room, Bella started to get a little jumpy.

When I opened the door to my room, Bella stared at everything. She observed my black leather couch, the view the window gave, the carpet, the walls, my books, and finally my stereo. She stared at it and how the letters and numbers glowed a yellowish-green.

"What is this?" She asked. I was shocked. She didn't know what a stereo was?

"This is a stereo! Did you not know?"

"Well I was born around 1903, and there were no 'stereos' back then! And I got turned into a mermaid and got crowned as princess! Do you think a princess is allowed to leave her kingdom?" She snapped angrily. She gasped and covered her mouth.

"I'm so sorry! I didn't mean it!" She exclaimed. She was so precious, she didn't insult me, she just made me realize how much more special she was. She deserved to be praised.

"It's okay, Bella. Like you said, you didn't mean to be rude," I said softly and I hugged her. I didn't pull away for a couple of minutes. She looked up to me and rested her chin on my chest.

"Edward, I think it's time that I tell you something important," she said sadly. She led me to the couch and sat down so I sat next to her. She scooted away a little. I tried to hide the hurt I was feeling by this small action.

"Edward, I want to tell you my past. Is that OK?" She asked. I nodded. I knew her past involved Alice, her daughter, and that Bella had a fiancée. She loved some one before she met me...

"I used to have a boyfriend named Brandon. We did everything together. We thought we were in love and so... we made love. When my parents found out I was pregnant with his baby, they were furious. They tried to beat me until it would go away, but for some reason, it just wouldn't. So my parents kicked me out. Brandon was an orphan, he had no parents but lived with his grandmother until she died when he was eighteen, and Alice was born. We moved into his apartment when Alice was two years old. We didn't know a new soldier had returned home and he lived in the apartment right next to us. The soldier had finished dinner with the General and his wife. We were just passing them as they exited the apartment.

"Whenever Alice had visions, she would speak them at the same time. She pointed to the soldier and screamed, "BOOM! Dust and dirt! That - man - was - dead!" She sang it like a song, and so it sounded casual, just a two-year old talking nonsense. But Brandon and I knew, it was not nonsense. So we wished the man good luck and left as fast as we could. Weeks later, it turns out the soldier that the General had dinner with had died. He instantly remembered my daughter and immediately searched for a witness of the man's death. When he finally did, the witness said the same exact words Alice had sung.

"The General set out to find us. He killed Brandon, he killed my parents, and eventually there was a war between them, and everyone I knew. Everyone I knew died. When they finally found us, they took Alice away from me, and put us on separate boats. She was the only thing I had left. My boat was to go to Spain, and Alice's was to Biloxi, Mississippi. I don't know what they did to Alice, but they tied me up and tried to drown me in the ocean. Eventually, a mermaid found me and saved my life."

Bella was amazing. She was so strong and this story only made me want to be with her more. She wouldn't look at me. I can tell she seemed ashamed of her past, but I wasn't. I was proud that Bella could endure all of that torture and pain, and she was still an angel. Never had I seen her be rude, not even to Rosalie. Bella deserved to be treated like royalty. She was royalty. She was a princess. She was my princess.

My family wouldn't be home until a couple of hours, especially now since Emmett was completely drained of any blood in his system. I walked over to the stereo and turned on some piano music.

"Would you like to dance?" I said. She shyly looked at my outstretched hand took it. When we were close enough, I leaned down to kiss her forehead.

"Bella, you're so special to me. Your pass only gives me more respect for you." I kissed her sweetly on the lips.

We danced until Bella's sisters came home shortly followed by my family.

PARTAY!

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