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EPOV

Graduation! I had already graduated from high school over and over again. But this time it felt special more real. It was as if I was graduating from high school for the first time. I realised that for the first time in my existence I have actually enjoyed the life of a normal human teenager at least to some extent. I had a human girl friend and was doing all the crazy things that normal human teenagers would do. And now I was graduating. For the first time in my existence I didn't even want to graduate it was so much fun to be able to go to class with my Bella, I consoled myself with the idea that she was going to be a vampire some day and live with us so she might join me in high school again. What I worried most was whether she would be a student or a professional. What if she decided to change in her twenties after university?

"Edward I need you." The little pixie dragged me to her room by force.

"What now Alice?"

Her curling iron was out and that was not good news. I had of course given into her pleas some time back and attended fashion school in Paris with her once. The out come of course had been that I had ended up her hair dresser on special occasions where she wanted to do things she couldn't do by herself. Rosalie did Alice's hair normally when she wanted help. But there were times when she insisted I do it for her. Heaven knows why she wanted me and not Rosalie to do it for her on those occasions. But then again when was I ever able to refuse anything that Alice wanted me to do for her?

"I want you to do Bella's hair for me tonight. I will be too busy with the party arrangements and yesterday she asked me whether I could do her hair. She wants to look her best today Edward and I really want to help her. But I simply do not have the time. I doubt that Rose would do a good job right now and I am scared to trust her with Bella's lovely hair. So you will have to do it today."

For the first time since I learnt hairdressing I was eager to do someone's hair.

"How do you want it done Alice?" Alice pictured it in her mind. Wow Bella would look stunning with those soft curls.

"You can do her hair after graduation before the party. I'll need you here for last minute help so you have to get back at least an hour before the party. So just do her hair and come back. You don't need to dress her. Understood?"

The little Pixie was giving me a mischievous grin. She knew of course that I would have loved to dress Bella if Bella would actually let me do that which was highly unlikely. Hey why was I even thinking of dressing Bella? It's not a very gentlemanly idea. I would have never ever thought of such a outrageous thing if not for the pixie. Talking of which I realised she had done it on purpose to make me think such vulgar thoughts about my Bella. She was now giving me a huge grin.

"Alice! You did it on purpose! Why you little…" I picked her up and spun her around at vampire speed. She shrieked for help. Jasper came running up the stairs.

"Ok what did she do now Edward?" He was grinning widely leaning against the doorway. He and I both knew that Alice loved it when I spun her around at an impossible speed although she pretended to beg for help to save her.

"Ok you two enough. Alice stop teasing your brother and Edward please don't make her too dizzy I don't want her spinning around on stage when she gets her diploma. God knows she already dances around enough." Esme called from down stairs. I knew she was making fun. There was no way I could make Alice dizzy.

I put the pixie down and she was laughing as usual.

"Thanks for the spin Edward. Got to annoy you more often." She leaned in to give me a kiss on the cheek.

"Ok go get ready. I'm off to give Bella her graduation dress. She doesn't have one thanks to that creepy vampire thief."

"Did you have any more visions Alice?" I hated it that someone invaded Bella's sanctuary. She played some of the latest visions which really made no sense.

"No Edward just glimpses as usual." She thrust a bag at me.

"Here take this Edward. All the curling irons and stuff are in there. Aren't you glad you went to fashion school now?"

I made a face at her. She and I both knew who benefited most from fashion school. Well that is except for today. Jasper was smirking at me.

"What?" I knew he was just trying to get a rise out of me so I put on my poker face.

"Well.. it's just that you are the one always getting caught in her schemes, even now she wanted you to spin her you know."

"I know. But I do sometimes benefit from her schemes you know." I showed him the bag with the curling iron reminding him I was going to do Bella's hair. He and I both laughed at this.

"Well not as much as I do. When I do get caught my benefits are much better. And may be you can use some of that knowledge to experiment with Bella." Jasper gave me an encouraging grin when he said this.

I smiled feeling a bit embarrassed at the things running through his mind. I know how much Alice tried to persuade Jasper to go to fashion school with her. But he steadfastly refused. Of course we both knew that she got him to do so many more things than she ever got me to do. I was not going to think about some of the most weirdest she had come up with over the years. Alice had always been into experimenting with new things. And this included mating. And I really did not want to know about some of the more extreme mating experiments she'd made Jasper do. Attending fashion school was very very lame considering what Jasper had to put up with over the years. Thankfully most of those really crazy exploits were only known to Alice, Jasper and me. Carlisle and Esme would have had a fit had they known that their sweet daughter did such scandalous things.

"Yes I know. She's dressing my girl friend now. Well I guess you have perks when you agree to her schemes too."

I felt a surge of pride in my heart when I used the word girl friend to describe Bella. I hope I could soon call her my fiancée…. Or even better wife. I quickly got dressed to go to Bella's. I was going to go with Charlie and Bella in the cruiser to the graduation. Charlie had insisted on taking Bella himself and when I asked to join he was not able to refuse because Esme and Carlisle had agreed to it. They didn't mind since they had driven with me to my graduation so many times already. But this was special for Charlie and I wanted him to have his special moment with his daughter.

When I went downstairs Esme rushed over. She adjusted my suit and tie the way she always did when it was a special occasion. They were never astray my vampire hands always made them perfect. But she wanted to do it anyway. I knew every human mother loved doing it for their son. It was Esme's special motherly moment and I always let her have it. She reached up and kissed me on the cheek.

"You look so handsome in that suit son. I'm so proud of you." Carlisle walked over tapped me on the shoulder and nodded his head.

"See you in school son." I smiled at them both and left to go to Bella's.

When I arrived Bella and Charlie were ready. Bella looked agitated. I was sure something was upsetting her. I knew she hated to be the centre of attention. I guess collecting the certificate in front of everyone must be making her nervous. I helped her into the front seat of the cruiser and as I got into the back Charlie looked away but I could see his lips twitching and he had a difficult time controlling his laughter.

"Ok finally I got the kid where I wanted to put him all this time in the back seat of the cruiser." I barely controlled my laughter. Chief Swan was having a good time at my expense.

"The kid sure cleans up well. He is too good looking for a teenager. In fact the whole family looks perfect. Wonder whether Carlisle has skills in plastic surgery."

He stole another glance at me. Bella seemed to be completely occupied with what was worrying her and I couldn't ask because Charlie was there.

"Rene is right. The kid looks like he's just waiting to jump in front of some danger to protect Bella. He seemed very vigilant about his surroundings. He might make a good cop. Wonder whether he'd want to become a cop? I could pretend to mistakenly lock him up in the holding cell."

Charlie stared at me in the rear view mirror looking very amused and I couldn't help the grin that spread across my face. Deputy Cullen with Chief Swan, for a moment there he imagined me in uniform standing behind him. To my surprise I liked the image. I really did want to please Charlie.

"He sure loves Bella. I don't believe he left her thinking that she would be better off without him. Trying to take his life after so many months when he heard Bella was dead was such an extreme. There is something more to all this. The way Bella loves him is also unnatural. They are too close." He is very perceptive just like Bella. It is not only Rene but Charlie too. I sure hope he doesn't make anything more of his observations.

"Mr. Morgan said both the kids were smart and got good grades. I hope they go away to a college far away from where Bells goes. Things get worse when kids go to college. At least now I know he leaves at night. Who knows what they will get up to when away in college together."

If he only knew! I was spending so many pleasurable nights under his own roof with his daughter already. I smiled at this knowledge and caught Charlie's glance in the mirror again and he looked suspicious.

"Wonder what the kid found so amusing. Hope he hasn't laid a hand on Bells. I guess I should talk to her about it. He could get her pregnant and leave her again. I'm sure Dr. Cullen would not have any of that but it is better to be safe than sorry. I will definitely have an excuse to shoot him then."

Charlie smiled at his own joke and then stole another glance at me through the rear view mirror.

"He's smiling. It's as if he is reading my mind. Every time I look at him he has this know it all smirk on his face."

Charlie was very observant just like Bella. I hope he doesn't figure out too much. I felt a chill run down my spine.

When we got to school I helped Bella out of the car. "That kid sure is fast. He's already helping Bella. And I barely managed to unlock the door."

I didn't have time to ask Bella anything when Charlie whisked her away. Then it was time for the ceremony and I had to stand in front where the C's belonged. Alice was no where to be found. Guess she was busy with the party details but it was so unlike her to miss any type of celebration. She always loved graduation celebrations. However, she suddenly appeared when her name was called and danced across the stage and disappeared. She was translating the Battle Hyman of the republic into different languages. She was really trying to keep me out. Something big was going on. Was Bella going to give her answer to me today? Was the situation in Seattle getting worse? I was feeling very worried now. I searched for Bella as soon as they finished taking the family photographs. Alice barely managed to stand in for them before making her way out again. I finally found Bella in the crowed. I was glad to discover that the mutt and Billy had left. I hugged her and congratulated her. She looked very distracted and still nervous.

"Bella what's up, who are you looking for?"

"Alice"

"She left right after taking the photos." I had a feeling Bella knew what Alice was thinking about. I looked at her questioningly and what she said next made me forget everything around us. The only thought in my mind was to rush out of here and take Bella some where and hide. Thousand different ways to escape flashed through my mind. Oh! God a vampire army was after my Bella. Bella thought it was Victoria who created them and I had to agree with her when she related the two situations together. I barely heard Charlie's invitation for dinner. I knew I was going to break down. I was not in control of my emotions. God I just can't loose Bella. Oh god no. I made my excuses and rushed out of the gymnasium into the woods.

I made sure that kept sight of Bella and fell to my knees in my agony. This can't be oh god no. I felt a tiny hand on my shoulder. I grabbed her for dear life. Alice and I both cried together. We couldn't think we could only feel the horror of the situation. Alice was trying very hard to focus on any visions but she was too distraught to see anything. Alice had not told anyone else yet worrying about upsetting them. I texted Jasper who was at the ceremony and he came with Carlisle and Esme. We told them about the present situation. We kept track of Bella all the way to the restaurant. We had to make plans but we couldn't let Bella out of our sight. Then while Jasper stayed with me to calm me down Alice left with my parents to prepare for the party. We all decided it was essential to continue with the human charade at the moment since Alice had not seen any immediate danger. We did not need the whole town getting suspicious about why we would all of a sudden cancel our graduation party.