A/N: Hello everyone. So this is really strange, seeing as I haven't really updated in like a trillion months – but I have decided that this chapter (no its not new) is just going to be the end. So I am going to rename it as the Epilogue, previously it was named "Encounter". I really apologize guys, I just ran out of ideas and I got really busy, I wish I had the will and the ideas to continue this but I don't. Sorry!

Disclaimer: This is a fan-fiction of Stephenie Meyer's book "Twilight" and I do not take any credit for the creation of any of the characters.

"I love you" He said, no matter how many times he said it, I still couldn't get over the emotion it sparked within me.

"I love you too" I whispered.

I felt so good right then, lying here with my love, momentarily forgetting my painful past.

Epilogue

It had been a week since I told the Cullen's about my past. I had thought that this would change things, but thankfully they seemed to fully accept my ability along with my past.

Edward was the hardest though, he feels so guilty about my difficult past and he keeps blaming himself for it. This was what I had been afraid of. I hated seeing him torture himself. Him being in pain, was painful for me. I couldn't stand it.

"Edward…" I had said the other day when he was – once again – blaming himself.

He looked up at me with pain filled eyes. "Yes, love?"

"Please stop"

"What?" He asked; confused.

"Stop beating your self up over this! It wasn't your fault! You can't let this guilt rule your life! What's done is done, there is no changing that, but I'm here now and I hate seeing you do this to yourself." I scolded.

"Bella, I'm sorry. I just- I-If I would have just stayed then you would have been fine! You would have lived a normal, happy, human life!" He started blaming himself again.

"Edward" I tried to persuade him with my eyes "If you would have stayed, something would have happened to me anyways. Danger magnet, remember?"

He let the argument drop at that point, but I knew that this did nothing to deter his guilt. We'd have this conversation again. No doubt.

It was Saturday now, and I had no clue where Edward was. He said that he couldn't tell me – that it was a "surprise". So now I am stuck in the Cullen's house, listening to Alice try to talk me into going shopping with her.

"Please, Bella!" she begged. "Look at what you're wearing! You need to get some new clothes! Plus, I haven't been able to shop as much since you disappeared…. And I miss it."

"Awwww, Alice! I don't want to go. I just want to wait here for Edward." It was extremely hard to resist Alice, but I was too anxious to do anything.

"Bella! He won't be back for a couple of hours! We will have plenty of time."

"Alice, I don't want to go shopping. I think I'm actually going to go hunting." I didn't really need to hunt, but I'd say anything to deter Alice.

"Okay, I'll come with you then!" she said hopefully.

"Alice, I'm just going to go by myself. I need some alone time. Anyways I have to stop at my house and get a couple of things" -which is true- "it would just be boring for you."

She sighed "Hmphhh, fine Bella. But if you change your mind I will still be here." she looked so glum that I almost did changed my mind, just to please her.

"I'll be home soon." I said as I hopped off the couch and ran out the door.

"Bye" she called after me.

I didn't realize how much I wanted to get out of the house and run through the forest, until I smelled the musty scent of the trees and felt the wind blowing through my hair.

So much has happened in the past month, and I haven't really had any alone time to digest it.

I ran about forty miles into the forest, and then stopped and sat on a rock.

I am so happy right now. I have the love of my life back, and my family. Things couldn't get any better. I trust them fully now. It was hard in the beginning – trying to realize that they weren't going to leave me again – but now I know that they're here to stay. And I also realize that what happened in my past after they left, wasn't their fault. They were trying to keep me safe, to protect me from themselves. Although their plan went completely wrong, they didn't know.

For the first time in twenty years, I was happy. Genuinely happy.

Then I heard a twig snap.

I snapped my head up just in time to be kicked in the stomach; the force of it sent me crashing into a tree about 20 yards backwards. I fell to the ground with a thud.

I was so shocked by who I saw when I stood up, that I was unable defend myself when the vampire grabbed me by the neck, and dangled me in the air.

I didn't need to breathe – so the cutoff of air didn't bother me – but the vampire was squeezing my neck so hard that I thought – if possible – I would pass out due to the pain.

I looked at the familiar vampires blood red eyes and fiery red hair, and felt a surge of hate course through my body.

"Victoria" I sneered. Putting as much venom into my voice as possible.

"Hello, Bella." She said in a sickly sweet voice.

"What do you want?" I shouted, forgetting the pain in my neck.

"Is it not obvious Bella? I want you dead of course. When I changed you, I did it so you would have to live forever – miserable. But when I came to check on you, I saw just how happy you were. I can't have that now, can I?"

The anger that was boiling inside of me became greater and greater. It's her fault! Everything is her fault! She was the one who killed Charlie. She was the one who turned me into a monster! And worst of all she was the one who made me loathe the Cullen's. To make me think that they were the reason for my miserable life. And now she was going to try to take my newly found happiness away from me, again.

I brought my legs up, and with as much force as I could muster, I kicked her in the stomach – causing her to drop her hold on me and fly back to the ground with so much force that it shook the entire forest.

She was on her feet right away, but I was quicker, and I just threw her right back to the ground – planting my foot on her back to keep her there.

"I won't let you do this to me! Not again!" I shouted as I inched my teeth towards her neck – getting ready to end her life.

In a movement, quicker than I could comprehend, she grabbed my leg that was keeping her down, and threw me off of her; into another nearby tree.

"Bella, Bella, Bella. I see your still naïve. Did you really think you could kill me so easily?"

My leg was broken, I could feel it. But I knew it would be healed in a matter of minutes, so I ignored it and sprang back to my feet, getting ready to fight.

She sprang first, and she managed to bite me in the shoulder – which hurt a lot. But I was able to throw her off of me and send her sailing to the ground.

She was quicker than last time, and was back on her feet in less than a second.

This time she didn't say anything as she attacked. And this time her blow knocked me to my back. She was on top of me in a second.

"Why do you need to make everything so hard, Bella?" She questioned, with amusement in her eyes as she watched me struggle to throw her off.

Whenever my arms or legs would connect with her, she would bite me and push me harder against the ground. She was enjoying this. Enjoying the pain her bites brought, enjoying the fact that she had my life in her hands, enjoying the fact that she would end my happiness.

I stopped struggling. I was going to die. I was really going to die. I thought back to the many times that I wished I would die, and how my wish was never granted. But now, when I am actually happy, when I have a reason to live, I'm going to die.

Her face was inches from mine.

"Bye, Bella" she whispered.

Edward… I will never see him again.

Her teeth touched my neck. Bye Edward…

"AHH!" I heard Victoria scream just before I heard a big boom, and saw the red headed vampire fly off of me and hit one of the already broken trees.

Now I was confused. What just happened?

But before I could finish the though Edward was at my side, lifting me into his arms.

"Bella, are you okay?" He asked worriedly.

I was too stunned to speak.

"Bella? Bella, are you alright?" He repeated.

"I-I think so…" And then I started sobbing. He pulled me closer, hugging me tightly. Then I remembered – Victoria.

"Edward what about Vi–"

"She's being taken care of." He interrupted.

I looked around in question, and for the first time realized that Emmett and Jasper were here, on top of Victoria, getting ready to kill her.

"Its okay, Bella. She won't hurt you anymore" Edward comforted.

I closed my eyes and leaned back into his chest.

"Can we just go home now?" I asked.

"Of course" He said, as he stood up – with me in his arms – and ran through the forest.

ANOTHER A/N: Okay guys, this is it! I want to thank all of you guys who have put up with my crazy author notes and my occasional lack of ideas/inspiration (like right now, for instance). Those of you who have left comments, and have given me advice – thank you so much! You guys have helped me improve a ton, without you this story would have majorly sucked. And for those of you who haven't – you suck… JUST KIDDING. Really, jk, I love you guys too! Its never too late to leave a review though, haha. Thanks for reading :]