Chapter 16

Begun

Dedication List

Leah- I think you are amazing. I still can't believe you are PM'ing me just because you can't review. TOUCHES MY HEART!

CammieSarah51- Sorry bout the Spanish, I had burritos!

alexis. belt. 7- Hi, if you haven't noticed yet, I have to put spaces in your name because if I don't your name will be erased, I don't know why it's like that but whatever!

laniec21- SUP MY HOMIE!? WUS GOIN ON WITCHU!? HUH? HUH! (i'm so flippin' weird)

Q: Do the mermaids have their own facebook or twitter? A: No, sorry. Good idea, but I don't think my story is gonna be all that popular anyway. Their just characters from my brain. SORRY

Q: How are you? A: Me? You're asking me how am I? Well recently, not good. A few days ago, I broke up with my boyfriend, then on the same day I got hit in the thigh with a golf club, then today the guy that accidentally hit me (hard) unfriended me just because I wouldn't pass him a stupid flippin' note! So I've been... unpleasant, to answer your question.

Q: Why did Bella flip out so much? A: Because she knows how powerful the Elders can be. Lindsey can see the future, and she did see the Elders coming to them, but Lindsey didn't do anything about it.

Q: Now that Didyme has seen Marcus would she want to stay with the vampires? A: In my story, Didyme wants what she can't have, unless it's Marcus, in the end she is FORCED to stay with the vampires so she goes unwillingly. If she were supposed to stay with the Elders, she would want to stay with Marcus instead of going back to Spain with the rest of the Elders.

Q: Will a fight break out between them (The Voltori, The Cullens, etc.) A: Yes, no, it's complicated. The Elders go to the Volturi, the mermaids only fight mermaids, werewolves jump in and kill the Volturi, well, the guards at least.

Q:Why is Didyme still such a prude even when she got Marcus back A: Eh, she's got other things on her mind.

Q: When are everyone`s birthday's A: I don't know any of the EXACT dates, but Lindsey and Katie were born in the 1800's, Misi in 1906... I think, Mackenzie is recent like in the 2000's maybe, and MaKayle and Morgan are from the 1850's, and Bella is 1903. I tried to get the times all based on the vampires but it is REALLY hard!

Q: Do you believe aliens (dinos) in the fom of humans live among us? If so do you know anyone that probably is? A: Yes, definitely! There's this girl in my class that is SUPER DUPER quiet! I tried making friends with her but she didn't say anything and she kinda pushed me away and I want to friends with EVERYBODY but anyways, one time the class was being PRETTY loud and she freakin YELLED! She YELLED! Her voice was soOooOoOoO deep it was unbelievable! Then today during Geometry, she sits behind me and I looked into her BLUE eyes but they were BRIGHT GREEN! Not just bright green like hazel or anything but literally LIME GREEN GLOWING! Scary...

Disclaimers, are long. I don't own Twilight... or do I? BWAHAHAHAHA!

Bella's POV

At midnight, Edward and I went to our rock at the ocean. Of course I took Tick with me. Over the week, Edward had spent a lot of time with me, no the I'm complaining. I needed someone to talk to about Lindsey.

Out of all the times I had been a mermaid in front of Edward, I had worn that darn black bikini top! It was starting to become uncomfortable, and tonight I planned on taking it off.

"Edward?" I asked cautiously as I walked behind him.

"Yes?" He said in response, facing away from me. My bikini top was off, but my hair was covering my breasts.

"Edward," I repeated. Edward turned around and widened his eyes upon seeing I was without the top, but quickly composed himself. I suddenly realized that this may have been a foolish act and he may not be ready for this. But I knew I was ready.

"Edward, the bikini top is uncomfortable... is it okay if I don't- if I don't wear it?" I asked a bit uncomfortably. Edward took a deep unnecessary breath.

"Okay," he said. When he looked back up at me, his eyes were black with lust. I walked close to him and put my hands on the back of his neck. I stretched up to kiss him. He went slow and steady and I knew he didn't want to take it to far. I grabbed his hand after we pulled away and headed to the water. I took off my shorts and underwear behind a rock and dived into the ocean with Edward tumbling after me. I led Edward down to the small underwater cave that my sisters slept at when we came to America. There was no air so Edward couldn't speak, but that was okay. I was going to be doing the speaking.

I planned on telling Edward that I love him. He has helped me rediscover the world I was once apart of. He reunited me with my daughter. I was so grateful to him, I wouldn't be able to live without him. I knew this was a selfish idea but if Edward didn't feel the same way for me, I will sing to him. My song will entrance his mind and make him think he is in love with me.

I dragged Edward down, down, down to the ocean floor and led him in the cave. We sat at the cave entrance and I faced Edward.

"Edward," I said. He blinked to tell me to go on.

"You've helped me through all of my trouble since I've gotten here. I've been thinking about you a lot lately. I just wanted to tell you that- I love you."

Edward's POV

I stared at Bella in shock. She loved me? How? I'm a monster!

Bella didn't look at me after she told me she loved me. I opened my mouth to speak but my air came out of my mouth and I just made a gurgling sound. So instead, I crashed my lips to her's and kissed her with as much love and passion I've ever felt for her since I first layed eyes on her.

I loved Bella. She has made me so happy and complete I can hardly remember even living life without her.

I must have pushed her a little because now we were kissing on the ground with me on top of her. When I finally separated us, I just hugged her and stared into her beautiful blue eyes. I mouthed 'I love you' to her as clear as I possibly could. She flashed a dazzling smile at me, only making my grin widen.

It must have been hours until Bella realized that she had brought Tick with her so she let him swim around freely.

It was beginning to become uncomfortable not having any air in my lungs. Bella led me up to the surface hand in hand. As my head broke through the surface, I looked at Bella. Her blue eyes were glowing. I pulled her close.

"I love you, Bella, so much," I whispered to her as I buried my nose into her hard neck.

"I love you, too, Edward," she said, encircling her arms around me. Suddenly, my phone rang. Both our families promised not to bother us while we were out, so we wondered who would be calling. I swam over to the shore quickly, and took out my phone. Alice's name flashed on the screen. I answered the call, "What's wrong, Alice?" As Bella heard me say this, she flashed on some clothes and sat down next to me.

"You have to come back now. The Elders and *crackle* -turi *crackle*" and the call ended. Bella took one look at me and before I could blink, I was on Bella's back, zooming through the trees. Bella was so much more of a faster runner than I am. Even to me, the trees were blurry.

We arrived in a few minutes, just as Jane attacked Emmett.

"Stop!" Bella yelled, kneeling down to Emmett. Jane stopped, only at Aro's command.

"Hello, princess," Aro greeted. Bella hissed.

"I'm not the princess anymore," she sneered.

"Cullens, why, oh, why do you keep on getting yourselves into twisted situations?" Aro whined, throwing his arms all around.

"We have done nothing wrong," Carlisle spoke.

"Yes you have! You have stolen the princess from us and if she does not return, there will be consequences," Didyme threatened. She stood next to Marcus, and Marcus stood by Didyme protectively. The mermaids' guards all hissed at us, three of them bounding toward Bella. Bella must have known I would try to protect her and she dashed forward, her claws bared and she ran towards them. She expertly took the girl, who came at her first, and grabbed her head. Still running, Bella swerved sideways, cleanly ripping off the head of the guard as the body fell limp under it.

The two other girls were strategists and came at Bella from both sides. Bella stood in the middle of them, outstretched her arms and curled her fingers. THe two girls instantly fell to the ground and writhed around in pain. Bella left them to stay in pain as she spoke.

"I told you not to come back, Didyme!" Bella seethed.

"You never said I couldn't bring a friend," Didyme said coolly, gesturing to the Volturi as she spoke. Bella hissed lud and it hurt all the vampires' ears.

"Why can't you find a new princess? You wanted Lindsey before! You can have her!" Bella yelled coldly. Lindsey sobbed out and hugged MaKayla.

"That's not how the rules work, Princess," Alaida tusked. She was the Elder that studied, enforced, and created laws. Didyme planned, and Lily was the one that collected gossip throughout the ocean only to report it back to Didyme to see if she approved of the thinking. Then Didyme would come to Bella, usually, and Bella would declare punishment or reward.

"We are only allowed to replace the princess if she is dead! Obviously you are not!" Alaida exclaimed.

"Is there any other way that I can retire?" Bella almost begged. Alaida tapped her chin in thought.

"No, now please come along, and we won't harm your friends," she hissed at the end.

"How about I just kill you and the law disappears," Bella threatened. Marcus growled.

"Touch her and die!" Marcus yelled, wrapping his arms around Didyme. It was the first time I have ever heard him actually speak in any other tone than complete boredom.

Bella was serious about killing them.

"As if you could kill me," Bella sneered cockily. She made Marcus bow down to her. Didyme hissed in disgust. She lunged at Bella. Bella's eyes dark and claws at the ready. Misi, Katie, and Mackenzie went after the guards about to attack Bella, Marcus still couldn't move and Cauis was demanding Carlisle to make Bella let him go.

Havoc was wreaking and I knew, a war a had begun.

Sorry for the POSSITIVELY long author's note!

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~Cici