A/N: I've been spending some more time on this fanfic site – reading other people's stories. It reignited my spark for this story and I pounded out this chapter in about 20 minutes. I hope you enjoy it. I don't really have a concrete story line in my head yet, so bear with me! If you have any ideas of where you'd like to see this go, please share! Thanks so much for sticking with me!

What happened last time…

I loved having Edward in my head; it was like he was always meant to be there… I couldn't really picture him not being there even though we just discovered this fun way of communicating a few hours ago.

"Oh Bella!" My new family said as they embraced me. This is where I belong.

Bella's POV

Two days later I sat encased in Edward's marble arms. I had just come from Charlie's grave. The hole in my chest was rippling at the edges. Edward was suffering right along with me because I couldn't close off pieces of my mind like he could yet. He told me repeatedly that it wasn't my fault, but I never wanted to inflict harm on him.

The story was that someone had broken into Charlie's house, killed him and kidnapped me. The broken figurine that I smashed into just proved to the police that there was a struggle.

They had the story of my father's untimely death on the television almost every hour. Alice said she had a vision of someone finding him right after I completed the change. I wanted to ask Alice to show me the vision she had, but was petrified it would only make things much, much worse. Seeing Charlie like that – it made my heart hurt just imagining it.

I didn't need to have nightmares about that. As soon as the thought flitted through my head I regretted it. Edward was paying such close attention to my thoughts, incase he could provide something I might need, that he caught it.

I knew that I would never sleep once I was changed, but now, actually having the vast future ahead of me I realized that this day would just drag on forever. I didn't mean it to sound as unappealing and morose as it did, but Edward turned me around on his lap and placed his forehead against mine.

His golden eyes looked into mine and he poured all the love he had for me into that one gaze. I sighed happily as my thoughts changed to Edward. My Edward. I whispered through his mind.

I was beginning to feel the familiar burn at the back of my throat. Feel like hunting? I inquired, raising my eyebrow at him.

With you, always, love. Was his reply.

I jumped up, once again surprised at my newfound agility and grace. I briefly thought of trying to execute a jumping jack, but banished the thought before Edward heard and laughed at me.

I turned my head towards him and could tell by his repressed grin that he knew. I trilled out a laugh and was off.

Just walking in this new body was amazing, but running, it was unreal! I ran and ran, laughing all the way. I could see in Edward's mind that he wasn't far behind me. I sped up and jumped into the trees, trying to hide from him. I stood stock still on the highest branch of a thick pine tree.

I merged my mind with Edward's so I could see what he was seeing as he was seeing it. I knew the instant he saw me because his thoughts were smug. He raced up the tree only to find a few small white rocks lying on the branch in the shape of a heart that I hoped he would mistake for flickers of my white skin. He chuckled aloud, looking above his head to where I was resting.

I blew him a kiss and took off again, only a few trees away. I giggled as I swung from the trees. I decided when I was closer to the ground that I wanted to let go and see what it felt like to fall through the air.

I held a breath I no longer needed and allowed my fingers slip from the branch I clung to, about 20 feet from the ground.

I glided lithely through the air before landing in a pair of arms. You caught me. I smiled at Edward. I will always catch you, Bella. Where you are, I will be. His words floated in my head like a cloud as he captured my lips.

He slowly slid my down his body until my bare feet rested on the silky ground. He backed us up until my body was snug between his and a tree. As we got deeper into the kiss, I became more and more reckless as always.

When his tongue darted out to caress my lower lip I used my temporary newborn strength to reverse our positions. I didn't take into account that the tree was also weaker than I. Much, much weaker. Only the sharp crack of wood and the crash of about three tons of tree smashing into the ground brought me back from Edward's appeal.

"Oops." I whispered aloud.

Edward's resounding laugh was so loud I was sure everyone back at the house would have heard it. If I could blush, I would have been a thousand shades of red.

I was trying desperately to keep a straight face, but with Edward still laughing louder than I've ever heard I had to let a few giggles escape. Once I started, I found I couldn't stop. We lay on the ground, hands entwined, laughing together until we could laugh no more.

After we were finally done, we just lay there in each other's company, enjoying the feel of our skin touching.

The day was turning into night, and I still hadn't fed. Simultaneously we rose, and slipped into the night to find dinner.