Chapter 3: Everything's working

Hey loyal readers! THIRD CHAPTER IS FINALLY HERE! YAY!

You guys were all probably killing me in my sleep or biting your nails since this chapter didn't come out right away. But don't worry, I finished it and THIS IS THE LAST CHAPTER!

Tis a relief for me really. Well, I hope you enjoy and PLEASE REVIEW AND READ THE NOTE AT THE END!

Edward and I sat on the rock for a bit longer before he grabbed my hand and tugged me up. "Come on, we have to get back to the house so we can reassure everyone." I was a bit confused on why we had to reassure everyone, but then I remember the vision I gave Alice.

I tugged on Edward's hand, wanting him to wait a moment. He turned around to look at me, confusion taking over in his eyes with a slightly fearful tint. I smiled at him to reassure him that I wasn't going to do anything bad.

"Edward, when the twins are in bed, can we talk? I mean, actually talk, and not scream things at each other until one of us gets so upset that we leave." I asked. We needed to talk instead of screaming what went wrong and all that. We had to talk it out like civil people or vampires in our case. It was no use to scream at him to change himself, when I had just as much to change myself.

Relief took over his face as he nodded his head and leaned forward to kiss my forehead. "Now, let's get back to reassure everyone that you are fine," he said, tugging at my hand to get me moving again. I followed him without question now as we started to run through the forest to get back to the Cullen's house.

As soon as I stepped foot in the yard, I had a babbling ball of black ram straight in me, sending us to the ground. "Bella, how could you? Do you know how frightened you made me? I saw you DIE by some no name nomad! HOW COULD YOU!" I was being shaken back and forth by my shoulders, by what appears to be Alice.

I couldn't be sure about that. It might've been a pixie or an imp. I'll forever wonder about it.

She finally stopped shaking me so I could answer her. "Now you know how I felt when you guys left and I had no choice in the matter," I replied, not feeling sorry one bit as I saw the gathered family wince. Before she could answer, twin jets propelled themselves at me, knocking me back down onto the ground just as I sat up.

I had two sobbing messes of kids, my kids, in each arm. They kept babbling about something that I couldn't distinguish. They both sat up, little tears running down their face as they halted the movement of their mouths. Anna was the first to speak up, surprising me a bit. "Momma, I'm so sorry. I'll go home, I won't throw a fit again, just please don't die!" she wailed as she buried her head in my chest.

I was very surprised to hear that from her and I was shocked to know that they also found out about my 'plan' or possible future. Anthony didn't really say anything but sorry and clutched at me with his little hands. I held them close, reassuring them that I wasn't going to die, well not anymore, but they didn't need to know that little detail.

I finally got up off the ground, with help from Edward. The twins refused to let go of the grip they have on me and seemed to clutch tighter to my body with their arms and legs. Good thing I didn't need to breathe or they would have chocked me to death by now.

When it was time to leave, I was thankful that the twins fell asleep. I had assured the Cullens that I wasn't planning on dying, gave them all a hug (except Rose), and told them that I needed to work out a few issues with them before I could become a part of the family in some way.

Edward headed out with me to my car and gently pried Anthony off my shoulder to put him in his car seat. I put Anna in hers and he opened the passenger side door for me. I raised an eyebrow at him, but I silently slipped into the seat.

He quickly made his way into the driver's seat before pulling out into the darkness. The drive to my house was silent, except for the quiet purr of the engine as it went at 110mph. It was the slowest he ever drove with me. There was little light in the car since it was night, but I really didn't care as I relaxed back in my seat and let my mind go blank for once.

Once we pulled up into the drive, we each grabbed a twin and I showed him where the bedrooms were. The twins were changed and tucked into bed. Edward and I headed down into the living room. I started to create a fire, just for something to do since I was nervous, and Edward seemed amused that I was doing such a thing. Thankfully, I don't have to touch the fire, since it is a gas fireplace and all I have to do is flip a switch and I get fire.

Evolution is such a wonderful thing.

We moved to the couch in front of the fire and I didn't know where to begin with this conversation. I knew I had to get this talk done and over with so I could move on to our relationship or where to go in it. It was just a question on where to start said talk. I finally decided to open my mouth, hoping intelligent words would pour out. "How about you go first, since you pretty much know the basics with my issues from earlier?" I asked. I saw him nodded and grew a slightly thoughtful look, no doubt wondering on where to start too.

"Bella, I want you to know that I love you, no matter what," he started, staring intently in my golden eyes. I nodded, to let him know I understood. "I have realized that there are a few things I think you should take into consideration." he hesitated, looking a bit fearful on continuing. I squeezed his hand to reassure him that I won't get offended. He took a deep breath, "Bella, you place me on a pedestal that is too high for me to sit on. You see me like a God who can do no wrong. But that's not me. I do make mistakes from time to time as you probably know. I can't live with you thinking that I'm perfect in every way because in truth, I'm not perfect."

I sat back and listened as he admitted this to me. It made me see that I did place him on a high pedestal that could only do harm, rather than good to him. Edward has a lot of issues still about himself that I blindly pushed aside because I could only see the goodness in him. I now see that he does make mistakes, especially with what happened 5 years ago that clearly caused us both pain. It would be hard, but I knew I could lower him down so we could see eye to eye.

"Also, there is the issue on your self-esteem," he muttered under his breath as he started down at the beige carpet. I shifted a bit uneasily, knowing where this road was headed. I still had a lot of issues with how I look. I still didn't think I was truly perfect for Edward, even if I became a vampire. The only think that comforted me was that I could change my look to how I wanted. Being a vampire didn't improve my beauty in my eyes, all it did was change my eye color in my own opinion.

"Bella, you need to realize that you are a very beautiful women, whose beauty increase in motherhood. Even if you are not beautiful and had ugly scarring and deformities, I would still think you are the most beautiful woman in the world. To me, looks don't matter. If looks did matter to me, than I would have taken Rose in a heartbeat when she was first changed. I only care about what is inside of you that counts and trust me, I can tell what is inside in a lot of people." He smirked when he finished, tapping a finger against his temple to show me what he meant. I giggled at that, feeling better that he was attracted to me because I'm ME. "Besides," he smiled that crooked smile I love so much, "Your beauty was just an added bonus when I met you."

Edward leaned forward and placed a gently, loving kiss on my lips. We sat there for a while, exchanging gentle kisses before we finally pulled back. He pulled me gently into his side and I snuggled into him. I wasn't sure if we were going to fast in this new relationship and I don't know if people would see this as good, but I was just tired of all the fighting. I knew in my heart that I could never hate him and I most certainly couldn't hurt him. Right now is what I have been waiting for since the day he left me in the woods.

What we are doing now, is what I have wanted, no dreamed, about doing in what seems to be forever. I didn't want to scream anymore, I didn't want to hurt anymore, and I most certainly didn't want him to leave again. I knew I had to give him the things he needs to change about himself or at least try to change.

"Well, you pretty much know the basics of what I want from earlier today, but I'll tell you it again since it was a pretty bad situation to tell you all that," I said as I wrapped my arm around his waist. I felt him nod against my head and lightly squeeze my shoulder to tell me to continue.

"First I want you to treat me like an equal. No more keeping things to yourself when it involves all of us, no more making decision when you know it will hurt us, and no more trying to dazzle me to distract me either unless it is something like a birthday present for me or something along those lines," I stated in a serious tone.

He pulled back to look in my eyes, seriousness taking hold as he opened his mouth, "I promise you-" I put my finger on his mouth to stop him from completing his statement. "Secondly, no more promises. Not yet anyway. I still have trust issues with you, especially when you promise something. You don't exactly have a good track record with promises."

He looked dejected, but silently agreed with me. "And thirdly," I continued, "Never, EVER, doubt my love for you again." I glared at him, remembering that he didn't want a vampire life for me nor did he trust me enough to tell me his worries.

Edward took my face in his hands, resting his forehead on mine, his breath ghosting over my lips. "I will never doubt your love to me again. It was wrong and foolish of me to do so in the past and I have learned from my mistakes. Just, give me a chance to make things right." I nodded, closing my eyes as I felt the venom stinging them. I knew no tears would shed, but it didn't make wanting to cry any less strong.

I don't know how long we sat there, with our foreheads pressed together, breathing in the other's scent, but I'm sure we both knew that we could stay like this for the rest of eternity.

~ 1 Year Later~

A year has passed since I saw Edward again after what happened to us 5 years. In the year, a lot has happened and not entirely good either.

Anthony and Anna got along with Edward quickly. They didn't understand why Daddy couldn't drive them to school or why they couldn't be seen together with him in public in this town. I told them it was because he was technically my student now and that it would create a lot of problems for all of us. They understood quickly after that.

Edward and I started to get reacquainted with each other for the first few months. He took me out on dates at night while under the cover of my power of appearance. I was able to make us look more human, giving him a more peachy tan skin tone with his original green eyes while I took on my human looks too. He was amazed that I could do that to him and I told him I could to it to his siblings too and I could also hold their appearance for at least 3 days before I started to feel tired from holding it for so long.

When I mentioned that little tidbit of information, they all looked excited as it meant that they could blend into high school a bit more easily now. The only thing I couldn't do was reduce their natural beauty since vampires are designed to lure their 'prey' in with their looks.

Our dates went well, besides the fact that we had to beat others off of each other. Honestly, I almost had to carry an umbrella because the women wouldn't stop drooling over my boyfriend… I think that would be the correct term for him now. Boyfriend still seems a bit fake in how we love each other. Mate would be better, but no human would say mate unless they are a vampire or they have some weird animal gene in them.

Also in the first few months we had a couple fights because we would slip up and do something that the other didn't like. Sometimes we would have screaming matches in the woods, other times we would walk out angry with the silent treatment firmly in place, but most of the times we would talk it out there and say sorry within an hour or less. In the end, one of us would say sorry by the end of the day and the other was always quick to forgive too.

A few times I would have breakdowns because some old human memories would pop up along with the old pain of him leaving.

I still remember the first time it happened. It was unexpected and surprised both of us. I also felt humiliated.

During the first month Edward had not hunted at all. I tried to persuade him, telling him that he might slip up or the kids will notice his eye change. He finally relented and went with Jasper and Emmett. I was behind the house with Edward at the edge of the forest. I could tell he was getting antsy to go since the burn was getting worse and worse.

Edward glanced back at the woods and then to me. His black eyes bore into me, the deep purple bruises were making them seem darker, more menacing in a way. "I'm leaving now. Goodbye," was all he said as he darted quickly into the trees. I didn't even get a word in to say goodbye or something.

I felt the hole that he created open up once again and the pain from that old wound shocked me.

Well hello old friend or should I say enemy?

I almost became crippled again, collapsing onto the forest floor and curling into a ball for a moment. I reminded myself that all he was doing was going hunt for today. He would be back on Sunday like he said he would. It was Saturday now, so all I had to do was hold out for the rest of the day and night and he would be back in no time.

I distracted myself from the persistent where my dead heart is. I took the twins out shopping for some things they wanted, Anthony books and Annabelle clothes and toys, before I took them to the park. I also got them ice cream for being so good. It was a sugary treat I didn't give them often.

I was almost relieved when the night started to bleed red from the sunrise. During the whole night I was curled up into a ball, pushing back the burning ache that grew stronger with every doubt in my mind. It was silly, but the doubts were still there.

What if he left again?

What if he thought kids were too much?

What if he lied again just to make me feel better?

What if he is regretting the whole thing?

Those poisonous questions soaked into my over worked brain, plaguing it with the venomous doubts. I was almost a shaking, sobbing mess by the time dawn had finally come around.

But those doubts strengthened when Edward didn't show up by lunch time. By the time Sunday night rolled in with it's thick blanket of velvet black with sparkling stars littering the sky, I was hyperventilating.

Anthony and Annabelle could tell something was wrong with me, but I didn't want to worry my kids like I was worrying myself. I tried to soothe myself, for my kids sake, but it did no good. They stayed up with me, hugging my sides like it was a lifeline for both of us. Them to hold on to me so I wouldn't 'die' since they still feared I would and for me since their presence comforted me like it had when Edward had originally left.

By the time midnight rolled around I was so out of it that I didn't notice the twins calling Alice to tell her what was wrong. My shields had also dropped to being nonexistent, so she could see everything that was wrong with me.

Two hours later, I had shivering 5 year olds holding onto me and I also had a frantic Edward bursting through my door to see me curled up into a ball with my arms crossed in a X over my chest with my hands on my shoulders. I was just about to start rocking with all the pain in my chest, but then I was scooped up into warm arms and honey and sunshine flooded my nostrils. My body slowly relaxed until I was a boneless mass that just hung limp in his arms.

Edward gathered me in his lap, pressing his lips to the crown of my head several times as he held me and told me how sorry he was. I just let down my shield and showed him everything for the first time.

He was almost crushing me to him by the time I was done and I'm sure my bones were creaking and on the point of breaking. He started to sob into, his body hiccupping against mine and soon my body started to hiccup against his too as I finally broke down.

I felt ashamed that I had to be this weak after everything that has happened. I wondered where that strong, mothering Bella went. Soon though, I figured she was blown away with the wind when my eyes met Edward's for the first time in 5 years.

After that incident, Edward and I seemed to understand each other a bit more. Our fights had fire in them, but they weren't very harmful. They were more productive in a way. Also a good stress reliever, if you want to know the truth.

Once school ended, Edward and I got married.

I know, I know, how did he propose and when, but in all actuality I proposed to him on the night he was going to propose to me.

It was four months into our new relationship when I just asked him to marry me after watching him take down a mountain lion. I didn't want to wait any longer, because honestly I waited 5 years so to speak.

It wasn't very romantic nor was it planned. I just kinda blurted it out once he stood up from feeding from a mountain lion. He looked completely shocked and it seemed to knock him back a few steps.

I was nervous and I started to play with my fingers while biting my lips. I almost took it back when he cursed. In a way I knew I shouldn't have asked since we were just starting again and it was just too soon. I opened my mouth to apologize and take back the proposal, when he interrupted me with news that he was going to propose this weekend. He admitted he was going to take me out to see a movie or a walk in the park at night and then get down on one knee and propose.

I was shocked and I felt guilty for ruining his plans. I apologized profusely for it and he reassured me that it was fine. Edward told me that my proposal was just as perfect as what he had planned and he wouldn't change it either way. All he wanted from it was that he put the ring on my finger and not the other way around.

The ring was a beautiful white gold with tiny diamonds imbedded into the front of the band, leading up to a larger, but still modestly small, diamond. Edward told me it was his mother's ring and that made it all the more special to me.

Once school ended we had a small wedding that no one knew about besides family. Anthony was our ring bearer, Annabelle was the flower girl, and Emmett was Edward's best man while Alice was my maid of honor. Carlisle wedded us while Esme cried tears of joy, figuratively of course.

Edward and I decided to move before they started the next year at school because we wanted to be seen as a real family plus the possibility that a teacher married a 'student' would be scandalous in this small town. So we made a cover story about me being accepted as a teacher at a school in Manhattan while Edward had signed up for a prestigious all-boys school in Chicago. Jason was going to move with me, just for kicks sakes since he was going to move to a different part in the world. We still promised to keep in touch, see each other over the holidays and all that.

For Edward's and mine's honeymoon, we spent about 3 months at Isle Esme along with Anthony and Annabelle. We spent a lot of time exploring the small island, going into the little towns at night, and Edward making love to me through the whole night when the twins slept. We also snuck around a bit during the day when the kids were away.

It was extremely fun during that time period, but all fun and games had to end soon since the twins started their first day of kindergarten in September. Edward was posing as the new doctor in the human guise I had changed him into when we went out. I was the movie star doctor's wife, teaching the first grade instead of high school students. It was funny going out into town, seeing the women glaring daggers at me while they drooled all over my husband.

Wow, husband. I could now call Edward husband. That was once a long standing dream, but now it is reality. And it felt good.

The rest of the Cullen's had to stay in Oregon until they graduated. Again. But they promised to come down during the holiday seasons to see us since we obviously couldn't come up.

All of the Cullen's had become family to me again.

Alice and I fought occasionally when she tried to get me to go shopping against my will. We would have a glaring match until one of us gave in. It was 50/50 on that. She still didn't always ask for me to go with her and I didn't always say yes on the off chance she did ask. It caused Edward a lot of stress to see us fight about shopping since he was still a bit terrified at how our own fight went down. Alice and I became the best of friends like she saw all those years ago when we first met. And I couldn't be happier about that.

Emmett acted like I never left. He would ruffle my hair, pick me up at random times, laugh with his booming laugh at something stupid he said. The only thing that changed was his teasing about me blushing and tripping over thin air. But he found a new way of teasing that could fill that void for him. He constantly teased me about my new found sex life. Don't worry, I won't go into details, nor do I want to. It was embarrassing enough to think about it.

Jasper felt much better around me now and we found out we have a lot in common. We both like to sit down and read a good book. Him with history books about the wars or just a history book in general and me with my old literature of Wuthering Heights and Romeo and Juliet. Chess became the 'American Pass Time' for us when there was nothing else to do and we got bored. It was normally during the time Edward took the kids out to give me some kind of break and him some father bonding time. Alice would be off in her own little world wide web of shopping while Emmett was in the throes of video gaming. Rose would be working on her cars and Carlisle and Esme would be working. Jasper and I soon became frenemies on the battle field of the Chess War. My white queen fought her hardest against the evil King of Darkness from the Black Knight Kingdom. I know, it's sad when you start making a story about a chess game.

Rose and I became sort of friends. We tolerated each other now more than ever. She welcomed me as family and was over joyed at being an Aunt. She reigned in Alice for me when she became too scary for me to handle during shopping and she showed me what to do when a car breaks down out of know where. But that doesn't mean she seeks me out on her own free will or spends time with me during her free time. It was always on neutral term with someone there. I had a feeling though that we would become as close as Alice and I was some time down the future.

A scream broke me out of my musings from the past year. I looked down from the tree I was sitting in since I finished hunting and wanted to relax.

I saw a blonde blur running as fast as she could, a slightly panicked and fearful look across her pretty face. A man was following her, going just as fast if not faster, with a predatory look marring his face.

I quickly jumped into action, throwing my physical shield around him, making him run straight into it. He looked shocked once he got up off the floor. He touched the shield around him, finding that he only had enough room to move three steps in all directions. His dirty blonde hair hung into his red eyes as he glared at me when I stepped in front of him.

I smelled the woman coming closer and I looked back. She has blonde, almost white, hair and what shocked me a bit were her golden eyes. Her face was completely blank, leaving no emotions on her stoic face. I saw she was just standing there watching what was going on.

I turned to her then, to see if I needed to do something or if I was just being nosy. "What was going on?" I asked, not being forceful, but not being completely kind. She glanced at me before turning her attention back to the man.

"He was chasing me because he wanted me to become his," she nearly hissed the word his at the end. I nodded slowly, being reminded I was in a position similar to this when I was a human. I could understand where she was coming from and I turned back to the man.

He started to yell through the shield and banging his fist against the invisible force. "She wanted it! That bitch was basically begging to be taken. And she would have been mine too if you hadn't interrupted." I glared at the man then, knowing how this would go.

Behind me the girl let out an angry hiss at him and I saw a bit of her composure slip. "I never wanted to be yours. Nor will I ever want to be yours. Girl, let me end him once and for all." I looked back at her to see her beautiful face twisted into an angry scowl. Her fingers were curled out, looking like talons and her shoulders were hunched, ready to pounce on the man. I stepped back, lowering the shield I had on him and I silently promised that I would step in to help her if the fight became too much for her.

I watched as they fought, bodies colliding with thunderous results. They scratched and kicked, yelling in pain or in victory when they got purchase on the other. The girl finally had enough and quickly grabbed his head and pulled with a metallic sound producing from the decapitation. I watched as she lit him on fire. Deep purple smoked that held a sweet smell to it filled my nostrils and burned my eyes. And I watched as the blonde girl got her satisfaction of killing a monster, while I couldn't do it myself all those years ago.

She stepped forward then, extending a small hand to me. She was taller than me by a few inches, almost the same height as Rosalie. Her face went back to being stoic and she stood tall, proud of her deed.

"My name is Isla, and I thank you for helping me," she said (Note: Isla (I-la) S is silent.). I shook her hand and that's when I heard it. I froze as I heard a barely there heartbeat. It was slow and sluggish, and extremely quiet. It was moving every minute or two, but it still kept its rhythmic beat. My eyes widened at the fact that her heart was still beating even though she was clearly a vampire. "Your… Your heart," I could barely get out as I stared at her.

She seemed to realize I was talking about. "Yes, my heart still beats because it is part of my power," she answered, no real emotion in her voice. I was intrigued on how she still had a beating heart, even though it was slow. "How…?" I breathed, not realizing that the question popped out before I could stop it.

She winced a bit, but nodded none the less. "When I was changed into a vampire 50 years ago, I was 7 months pregnant," she started. I grimaced, knowing the baby had to have died due to the venom. "I prayed and prayed that my baby would be safe, even though I didn't know what was happening and I was in so much pain. By some small miracle, my baby did make it, but I was a vampire and he too became a vampire, but he was only half-vampire. It turns out that my power only allows vampires to have half-vampires, no matter if the parents are both vampires or not. If I use my power on a human, than they will have a human baby. I do not know why, so don't ask me. I found out later that I gained the power to help others create new life, even vampires." I looked at her in shock, and then I wanted to ask her if she could use her power on my family and me. I knew Rose would want this more than anything. "But," she began again. I stopped my thoughts from going anywhere because she may not want to help me with that. "I can only make someone have up to three kids, and I can't control when they come. A person will regain a heartbeat, but it's very slow, they will also have hunger or increased thirst for blood. We can't eat normal food, even if we are pregnant. It's basically a normal human pregnancy that a person will go through. If I give you a baby, your heart will only beat when you are pregnant, otherwise it doesn't work since there is no need for it. Mine only beats because I can get pregnant as much as I want."

I couldn't speak because of how amazing this all sounds. I know I have Anna and Anthony, but I would love to have more kids once I am older and the kids are gone. I held myself back from asking though, since I knew it would be selfish to ask her something like this.

She took a deep breath and smile a little at me, "I will give you and if you have a coven, the ability to have children in thanks for saving me and giving me the chance to kill the monster that was chasing me."

I almost squealed and tackled her in thanks, but I held myself back and stuck out my hand, a wide smile lighting up my features no doubt. She chuckled and pulled my hand, giving me a hug. I felt really warm once her arms were around me and I figured that was her power going through my body. I felt my dead heart lurch with its first heartbeat in 6 years. It just beat once before it went still again.

I took her hand, still with a shit eating smile on my face as I said, "Thank you very much. I have three other girls in my coven who I know will be very happy with this miracle you are giving us." She just smiled as she followed me back to where our house was at.

How did I get so lucky?

As I pulled the girl back to the house where Edward and I live with the kids and the Cullen family is visiting before school starts, I wondered back on my life.

I was born an adult, with two kids in parent shoes. I grew up raising my mom before I decided to move in with Charlie, not really having plans for my life yet. I hated a small town called Forks before I found out that the love of my life was in this small town. It turned out he and his family were unique, aka vampires. It never frightened me at all and I felt completely safe with them. The only thing I feared was me not being enough and them leaving. My fears then were justified as they left about a year later, but they left me with something that I will always treasure. My love, Edward, gave us not one, but two miracles in the form of half-vampire children and unfortunately he was not here to see them grow for five years. Once five years past, my small wish came true when I was teaching a class of high school human students under a guise of a human, though I was changed into a vampire myself.

In a way, it was ironic that the man who left me never wanted me as a vampire, yet when he comes back I am a vampire. Fate or God has very strange ways indeed.

My vampire family and I were reunited and we couldn't be happier.

I had many bumps and hill and pot-holes in my road of life and I still have many more to go through till I'm ash, but I live life to the fullest and am grateful for what I have.

Dear lord, I sound like one of those motivational speakers in school assemblies.

Well, time to give my family a new surprise and a new life and I will be there with them this time.

Fin.

Hey guys, I know this chapter isn't as long as the others and it didn't come out as quickly as the others, but I do have a reason. I had a bit of trouble for the ending so it may not be as good as the first two. So don't hurt me on that. Also, I just started school again and I already have homework, plus my mom started college too so I don't have computer access as often as I used to. Doesn't help that we only have one computer too.

Isla (I-la) S is silent.

Before I forget to mention, I have three new Twilight stories coming out, but I wont tell you guys. You are going to have to find out once they come out.

My Life is also being updated today too, so please go read it if you haven't yet. I personally think it's good, but I'm bias since it is my own story ;3

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