A/N:

OK, I'll give you the bad news at the end, though it'll be obvious.

Enjoy!

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APOV

I gasped, seeing Bella hug Jasper and took off towards the house. After a second I smelt freshly spilled blood and knew everything was fine. I redirected my course toward Jasper and saw him sitting silently by a tree. He stared at a slaughtered elk, disgust in his eyes.

I walked quietly into the clearing and sat down next to him, placing my hand on his shoulder.

“What’s wrong, dear?” I was honestly confused. His eyes weren’t red, so he didn’t kill her. What could be bothering him? He sighed and I stopped thinking, preparing to listen.

“I couldn’t even handle a hug.” I frowned.

“You’re pushing yourself too hard, Jazz! I’m so unbelievably proud of you for getting out of there in the first place! It shows true love and care to run away from her. It was either that or stay with her and slip up, don’t you think?” He nodded.

“Yes, but you don’t know how much I’d love to have one good moment with her and not mess it up in the end. Bella is so important to Edward... so it’s important to me that I treat her with respect.” I smiled and kissed him on the cheek. Instead of a quick peck, I lingered and moved quickly to his lips. Our lips met and he smiled under mine, kissing me back.

“I love you so much, Jasper.” He smiled.

EPOV

Running. I felt like that was all I did lately. And I was utterly disgusted with myself for it. I ran from my love. I ran from my family. And I ran from my life. Once again, I was running. Running from my problems. I stopped suddenly with this realization and turned around immediately.

I was going to see Alice.

EPOV

I stood motionlessly across the street from Bella’s house. I could smell nothing but Alice and Jasper. After a few moments of mental turmoil I forced myself forward to deal with my problems.

As I scaled the wall I did a quick surveillance of the smells of the house, and recognized it as being covered with their scent as well. Determined, I threw myself into the window and shut it silently. I looked up slowly and heard Bella sniffle slightly.

She was there on her bed, but not asleep how I’d expected her to be. I looked at the sky and saw it was nearly sunrise. She should be exhausted. Instead she laid, still in her jeans and shirt from the day before. She was atop her comforter and clutched a small CD case in her arms. Bella looked up at me, her eyes red and swollen from crying. There were huge, dark bags under her eyes and she looked worn out.

“Edward.” She whispered, in a sniffley but still very beautiful voice. I was silent, bracing myself for her to lash out at me. I hate you, get out. Or maybe even, Go kill yourself. Get out of my life. I would happily oblige. She surprised me, as usual.

“Are you back?” I didn’t understand what the question meant. My brown furrowed. Was she delirious? I was standing right in front of her. How much more ‘back’ could I get? I couldn’t blame her in her state at the moment. She noticed the confusion on my face and spoke up again, letting go of the CD and wiping her eyes.

“Are you going to leave me again?” Another tear ran down her cheek and she wiped it quickly.

“If you’d like me to leave I’ll--” I stumbled over my words until she cut me off.

“No,” She screeched, terrified. I nodded and sat down in the rocking chair, trying to keep myself distant in case she changed her mind.

“How’s Esme?” She asked, wary. I thought for a moment.

“She’s none to happy with me, making us leave. Honestly, everyone thinks I’m ridiculous.” She stayed quiet for a moment.

“If you don’t love someone, you can’t stay with them for the rest of your life.” I laughed out loud.

“Did you really believe that?” She frowned.

“What? That’s what you told me...” I laughed and went to sit on the bed with her. I could feel myself coming back. I heard a twig break outside but ignored it. The sound went away and I laid next to her.

“Of course I still love you. I’ll never stop. Never did. Did you?” She rolled her eyes.

“What do you think?” She ran her eyes across herself and I looked as well.

“What?” I asked, confused as to what she was referring to.

“I’m lying on my bed, having stayed awake all night, crying, and clutching a CD you left behind. Does it look like I stopped loving you?” My brow furrowed, her having mentioned the CD. I hadn’t been able to see what CD it was until now. My breath hitched in my throat when I saw my handwriting scrawled across, reading ‘Claire De Lune”. She handed it back to me carefully.

“Sorry, I guess I stole this from your room. Here.” I shook my head and pushed it back to her.

“Keep it. I recall you saying you liked that one.” She nodded and my hand slid slightly from the CD to her little hand on it. My hand seemed to light up with electrical current and my chest felt full. She smiled at me and I returned the smile. I moved my facial expression to one of asking permission. She seemed confused to I went in.

I placed a careful kiss on her cheek and she moved her head slightly to the side to kiss mine. I smiled and turned my head quickly, kissing her on the lips. Her eyes grew wide and I was about to pull away, but she smiled and kissed me, running her tongue quickly across my lip. I could hear her heart beat erratically and I pulled away. I laughed.

“You haven’t changed a bit, Bella.” She frowned.

“Don’t ever leave me again.” I nodded.

“If that’s what you want, I’ll be here forever.” I blinked heavily and looked out to the window.

Edward? That’s you isn’t it? I could recognize Alice’s mind in my head.

“Yes,” I winked at Bella. “can I do something for you, Alice?” I heard her climb the wall and she poked her head up in the window frame. I reached off the end of the bed and opened the window.

“Alice?” I asked, hoping she’d get to the point and leave. She seemed wary.

“What’re you guys doing?” I looked back to Bella and she smiled, rolling her eyes.

“Edward’s back. He’s staying. You were right, he was just being silly.” My eyes grew wide as she grabbed my chin and turned my head back to her. She kissed me passionately, making me forget all time and space. She pulled away and looked slightly past my head to the window.

“She’s gone.” I whispered, laughing. She nodded and kissed me again.

“I love you, Edward.” I smiled and placed her head protectively under my chin.

“I love you, Isabella.”

The End.

A/N:

Yup, its over. I know. And I'm sorry.

If you're a reader of mine that I've had through other stories, you know this already.

But for those of you who are new to my writing, I hate endings. Once I'm 7/8ths of the way through the story line I've got about three more ideas that I like better lined up behind me. So I generally blow through endings and move on to new stories.

So either you don't care that I do that, or you hate me for it and don't read my work anymore. I'm upset if you leave and don't read any more work, but I won't go and kill myself.

Also, I'm much better at sad endings. They flow better and are more likely in my mind.

So, look out for more of my work!

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