A/N:- Well here it is the last chapter, hope you've all enjoy it xx AAP ( how about me being a little less impersonal from now on) xx Alexis

Bella

Charlie was healing nicely and would only have an arm brace on for the wedding, so that was something. I had calmed down a lot in the last two weeks, all my exams were over and I knew I'd done well, mostly thanks to Garrett, my rock, my anchor in the storm that was my life. I had asked Angela and Ben to the wedding, Angie was going to be my bridesmaid, I had thought long and hard about it and she was the perfect choice. Peter would be Garrett's best man, dangerous as that sounds, but he was thrilled. Everything was in place thanks to both Garrett and Rose.

I only had my graduation ceremony to go and then high school was over forever and I would never be repeating it, that had to have been the stupidest torture they had ever devised for themselves. Renee and Phil were coming for the ceremony and staying for the wedding, she was not pleased at first and tried to tell me I could not do it. So I told her straight away, "That's fine Renee! If you don't want to be at your only daughters only wedding, that's up to you but it's happening with or without you! The choice is yours!"

She caved immediately, just looking at me then nodding her head, realising at last I was my own woman and nobody was going to be telling me what to do, well nobody but Garrett, not that he ever did, all our decisions were made together and never once had he disregarded any of my plans or thoughts. We always hashed them out till we came to a compromise that we both agreed on. We never argued, debated strongly yes but no harsh words were uttered, he couldn't be more perfect for me, I was so happy and couldn't wait to be Mrs Garrett Winslow.

Rose and Emmett were staying in Seattle, so she offered to organise everything at that end and even went with Angie and I when I picked my dress, unlike Alice she offered an opinion but never tried to make us pick what she wanted, Rose was turning out to be a real friend and I had tentatively asked if they would be with us for my change after the honeymoon, she was overjoyed and said they would love too. Everybody's plans were changed, none of what they had set up was ever going to come to fruition.

When I'd eventually calmed down Rose had told me what happened at the family meeting, the night of the dream walk and how they were no longer Cullens...

(Memory of the meeting) Rose telling Bella

"Em and I had just returned from hunting in Sequim, as we ran past the cottage that You and Garrett had shared, but Esme came out of the door. "I'm staying here until everything is discussed! Then I've no idea" she told us sadly, so the three of us headed for the main house to await Jasper and Alice's return, Edward was in his room and Carlisle his study by the sounds of it. We walked into the dining room and sat at our ten setting oval table, but not our usual places, Esme sat between me and Emmett, that was very telling, lines were already being drawn. Esme's phone suddenly sounded with a text and she said, so the other two would hear her "Five minutes till they arrive!" Edward flitted into the room then and sat opposite Esme and he leaned over to grip her hand, "You're making the right choice for you, don't be sad! For once put yourself first, not us, not him, but you!" he murmured and Em and I had nodded in complete agreement. Jasper and Alice walked in at that and he took up his position at the head of the table, while Alice sat beside Edward in the space he'd left for her next to Jasper. "Carlisle? If you please!" Jasper said quietly, but very firmly.

He arrived very slowly, but with his head held high, so he was resolved I thought, Jasper motioned for him to sit and he did, opposite Jasper as far from us all as possible, well as the table would allow! "My mate in her infinite wisdom, took me huntin' before this meetin' was to take place and I thank her for that!" Jasper said "Otherwise this might have been a lot more heated, I have had time to cool down and actually think this through! I should have paid more attention and realized you were strugglin' Carlisle, but we were all goin' through the same thing and I never thought you would disobey a direct order, but the fault is mine as coven leader, so I apologize for not bein' there for you!" he continued and I was stunned.

I was going to say something but Jasper held up his hand and I bit my lip "That said! What happened at the treaty line was unforgivable! For you to not only try to interfere between mates by tellin' Garrett you would look after her, but to physically try to remove her from him while she was still unconscious was madness! What on earth were you thinkin'? You have no rights over Bella, dear god even her real father wasn't that stupid! She is not the naive little girl we left behind to die Carlisle! She doesn't actually need any of us! You are so lucky he didn't kill you! But to upset him to the level that she was aware whilst asleep, makin' her react as any mate would, to protect him if Charlie had died I would have let him kill you!" There was complete silence as he said this.

"I know! I have no excuse! I was only thinking of myself and the ramifications of the experiment!" Carlisle said, "It wasn't a fucking experiment Carlisle! It was a way to help Bella, nothing more, nothing less!" I shouted at him and Esme didn't even raise an eyebrow at my language. He had dropped his head at this, he was just digging a bigger and bigger hole for himself. "I have been sitting up in my study going over everything that has happened since I changed Edward! I now see my own selfishness and loneliness has caused nothing but trouble for you all. I never really understood how none of you except Rose, could stick to the diet! At least saw your problems, Jasper, as you had to switch from human, but the rest, no I felt you were weak! I never took into account the bloodlust, because I've never really had it! I never thought how hard on Edward it was hearing and seeing it in your heads! But worst I never even paid attention enough to see how it affected you Jasper, the domino effect of it causing you to snap, not that you have actually slipped in forty years, you are a stronger man than any of us have ever given you credit for. We blamed you for Alice's visions of what might have happened but never did and for that I am sorry!" Carlisle told Jasper quietly.

Alice had begun sobbing and clutching Jasper's hand, we all hung our heads in shame. "I'm sorry to Jasper, I chided you all the time, for even thinking about it! Not even allowing you peace to have a fantasy, not giving you the ability to release the tension, no wonder you never wanted to hunt with us, that was your only freedom wasn't it?" Edward quizzed and Jasper had nodded, yes. Now Esme and I had started to cry, we to had been unkind and cruel to him with our emotions, after every one of Alice's visions. "I should never have started a coven, I do love you all, really I do! But I should have spent my time researching and perfecting my diet, checking for flaws, not started a family and demanding you all, to be exactly like me, no two beings are the same but I expected you all to be clones of me! I humbly beg you all for your forgiveness, for having held you to that stupid expectation! " When Carlisle spoke his voice had shook.

"So I have decided to leave! I'm returning to England, where I will set about researching the properties of human blood, hopefully, to isolate the thing that fulfills us and maybe I can extract or synthesize it, but I can't and won't drink human blood from the source or any other way! This is my life's dream and I can't set it aside as easily as the rest of you! I'm sorry but I don't want to either!" He had then slumped back in his chair and waited for our responses. We were all upset from all the revelations, that we just looked at him and damn it, I actually understood, but he should have told us all this before the dream walk not after he caused so much damage!

Esme had turned to Jasper and announced "I'm leaving as well, I want to pursue a career in interior design, so I going to Italy and study there! Eventually, I might even live in Volterra for a time, so I can pick Marcus' archives apart, but I will wait until after Bella's change before I do that! But I want to enroll as soon as I can. I will organize our divorce Carlisle and send you the papers through Jenks! Also, I don't want to lose touch with the rest of you, so with your permission Jasper, I would like to be Esme Platt of the Whitlock coven?" Jasper had smiled and taken her hand telling her "I would be honoured ma-am, to have you as part of my original coven!"

So now it was my turn and I felt Emmett's hand on my shoulder as he leaned round Esme, he squeezed it and nodded. "Emmett and I are leaving too! I think it's time to finally stand on our own two feet, we're not children! Even though we've let you treat us like that for many years, but it's time to grow up and leave the nest so to speak, don't doubt that we love you all, but I want to for once be Rosalie McCarty, not Cullen or Hale, but to have my husband's name! We almost weren't going to say anything and just never return, but that would have been childish!" I said firmly resolute in our decision. "I don't know what we'll be doing coven wise until we speak to Bella! We were hoping that she and Garrett would like our help through her change!" Emmett told everyone and I smiled at him, he knew that's what I was hoping for.

Jasper nodded and looked at Alice "We're going to Montana, I saw that Bella would decline to move to the ranch now and it's time I made amends with Peter and Charlotte, I have a lot of damage to repair and that's where I'm starting, with Jasper's brother and sister!" she told us and Jasper patted her hand saying "I think the best thing would be to dissolve this coven! Divide up the assets and all start again! Carlisle, obviously you own the largest share so how about everythin' from before you started the coven remains yours and we divide up from when we each arrived, does that sound fair to everyone?" heads nodded all around the table as Jasper said this.

"Edward you were first so half of everythin' purchased from your change until Esme's and then a third each until Rose's, a quarter until Emmett's change and the a fifth for each of you till the time Alice and I arrived, after that date everythin' but personal belongin's and gifts will be divided by seven equally, this is ignorin' everyone's personal fortunes that are theirs and not figured into the dissolution, with the properties if anyone has a favourite and wants it outright we'll come to an agreement, are you all happy with this plan?" He asked and everyone nodded then.

"I will be speaking to Marcus soon and really want his input into where I'm going!" Edward had then proffered, "I'm not so tied now to the original religion I followed as a human, so will be weighing up pro's and con's for all, I have learned much over the last ninety years and this has to be taken into account, until I make an informed choice I will go with Carlisle and help him set up in England, before I approach Volterra as well, because once one of us does all our secrets will be discovered by Aro, but I think that it may benefit us that Charlie and Bella have been under the protection of the pack for some time and therefore it might not be a punishable offence by the Volturi, since it was Jake that told her about us, but if reparation is to be made I alone will pay it!" he concluded and it was apparent to all that Edward had changed and actually grown over the last few months.

(Memory ends)

Garrett

It was finally graduation day, Renee and Phil had arrived and were staying in a hotel in Port Angeles, she was less than happy about Charlie's relationship with Leah, I guess no women want to be replaced by a younger model, even sixteen years later. But on the bright side, it made Bella and my situation better, she was everything Little Swan said and I wondered how she functioned on a day to day basis as she was so scatterbrained most of the time. Rose and Emmett were with me to attend the ceremony, but my angel didn't want anyone else there, although I knew Esme was way in back watching, she loved Bella and was so happy for her.

Edward and Carlisle had left for England and Esme was going right after today's event, Alice and Jasper had also gone last night heading off to Montana, he had asked if we were still going to be part of the Whitlock coven, I told him I honestly didn't know, but as soon as we knew so would he, but if he needed me I would be there. I had heard Rose telling Bella about the end of the Cullen coven and I thought it was for the best. Now only two days to the wedding and I was over the moon, we were having a week's honeymoon and then moving to Canada, where I would change her, life was wonderful as far as I was concerned.

Renee

I have no idea what Charlie's playing at, that child is half his age, though she doesn't act it, she seems very mature for her age and blindly loves that man. I was watching then closely, at the meal after Bella's graduation and she anticipates Charlie's every move, she hands him things before he's aware he needed it and if I'm honest I can see he loves her too. Now my Bella and her young man, that was a sight to behold, he was so unlike Edward Cullen, his every thought is run by her first and he treats her as his equal in all things, his whole demeanour is understated and so right for my little girl, she still doesn't like anything OTT and flashy, she really is her father in female form.

Charlie

This is a day I had hoped to be far off in the future, but there is no stopping Bell's once she has the bit in her teeth. I am happy that she's marrying Garrett and not the other one, god I disliked that boy so much. But all in all I'm happy to know she will be looked after for all eternity, it's definitely not something I would want for myself but Garrett is a good man and will always be there for her come hell or high water. Okay, that's our cue, time to lead Bella to her future, I have never seen her so radiant or confident, this is the right choice for her and she knows it.

Rose

Bella is simply glowing today, as she should on her wedding day, this is the right thing to do for all of us and once they go off on their honeymoon, Em and I are off to Canada to set up the house for Bella's change. I was beyond happy when she suggested it and so glad I wasn't losing my new sister, Alice and I never really saw eye to eye before, maybe now she had changed but it's too late for that. But hell we have eternity to sort it out. Edward had spoken to Marcus before Carlisle and he left and there was no mention of any visits or questions about Bella, they will find out but it will be after the event, thank god. This has been an awesome day and it's strange that one human woman could bring three diverse cultures together, this was a one of a kind wedding, humans, vampires and werewolves all together to see the marriage of said, human woman.

Garrett

I looked down at the beautiful naked woman asleep in my arms, I would miss this time, where I held her and protected her as she slept, I'll also miss the sleep talking, when my name drops from her lips, my heart always soars. But I'll be gaining so much more, my angel will be in reality my equal, strong, durable and finally eternal. I glance down to see her gazing back at me, "Whatcha thinking about?" she mumbles still half asleep, "You!" I tell her honestly, "The future! How happy I am" I say smiling at her.

This is our last day on honeymoon, tomorrow we head for Canada and forever together, I am past happy, I'm delirious really. It's all decided, our first night back will be when I change her, after making love to her human self for the last time, I will bite her over her heart, then inside her thighs injecting right into the femoral arteries. She wants the only mark on her neck to be my mate's bite later on and I am glad and very proud. She wants the world to know she's mine and mine alone, I know I'm being a bit of a man about it but it's primal and perfect.

Bella

Well that was most definitely three days I never want to repeat, I have yet to open my eyes and I can feel Garrett getting a little restless by my side, "My soldier!" I sniff lightly, "My sexy soldier!" I sniff again but more deeply, "My sinfully, sexy soldier!" I say and I hear him, a rumbling in his chest a cross between a growl and a purr. My eyes pop open and I see him in all his glory and I answer his growl with one of my own, as I lick my lips and sit up, he is so handsome and he's mine, all mine. "Hi Rose, Hi Em, Bye Rose, Bye Em!" I say without taking my eyes of the man in front of me and I hear them laughing loudly as they leave the room.

I try to rise slowly but am up and off the bed in a flash, "You're stunning Little Swan! The red eyes are a turn on, angel" he says and points at the full-length mirror by the window, I take his hand and walk towards it, I frown and he's confused until I rip off the clothes I'm wearing, "That's better, nice, very nice!" I say stroking my body and he's behind me immediately, pressing his erection into my backside. This stirs a human memory, so I take his hands and place them on my body saying "Show me! Show me what you see when you make love to me, baby!".

Alice

"Oh, Jasper! She's stupendous! Totally controlled and wow hot!" I tell him happily, he smiles at me and Peter laughs, "We'll need to visit sometime, once she's settled" Charlotte said and that reminded me, "Talking of visits, you know Esme's coming for Christmas? Can you find Randall by then?" Three sets of red eyes looked at me, "Randall?" Jasper said "Yup!" was all I said smiling.

A/N:- Well guys, that's the end of the series and I'm going to take a little break, got 3 stories in the pipeline but none are finished, so I want to concentrate on finishing them before posting as I had no time to look at them while I finished this story. Keep me on author alert and you'll know as soon as I post something new, thanks for all your reviews and kind words xx Alexis