A/N: So I'm grateful for all the people who read and enjoyed this joke of a fanfic. Thank you guys so much for reading and for the little bit of feedback!! I enjoyed writing this so much…and I hope you guys enjoy the last installment. It brings in one of my very favorite book characters for this final chapter, so I hope you enjoy it as much as I do!
Chapter Five: Edward's – And Everyone Else's – End
"May I sit next to you?" a pretty girl with red hair asked, pointing at the seat next to Edward.
Not caring, Edward just nodded and continued to wallow in his misery. The girl gave him a curious look. He proceeded to pay her no attention until she finally spoke up.
"You've lost someone important to you, haven't you?" she asked. "I know that look well. I lost many people I loved ages ago…my mother…the man I loved…and others. It helps, sometimes, to talk about it, you know."
"Well I lost two people that I thought were my true loves…and now…now I'm all alone!" Edward gulped, sorrow filling him once more.
The girl patted him on the back and listened attentively as he spilled out his whole story, vampireness and all. She listened, and that was more than enough. Edward just wanted someone to listen to him. It really did make him feel better once he had told the stranger all of his problems.
"That's quite a story," the girl said, when Edward was finally done. "My story is quite a story as well. Would you like to hear about it?"
Edward gave her a nod, suddenly not wanting to reflect on Jacob or Bella any longer. The girl quickly revealed her name to be Gemma and shared her experiences with using magic a whole century before.
"How are you still young and alive now?" he asked. "You're not a vampire like me, are you?"
"No, I'm not…but the truth is, I'm a book character, so I am eternally young. The same goes for you as well."
Edward gave her a really confused look. "What?"
"We don't really exist, Edward…There are writers outside our lives messing with our lives because that's what they're paid to do." Gemma shrugged.
"So are you saying our lives are meaningless?!"
Gemma thought for a moment. "No, I don't think they are. You know what I do think?"
"What?" Edward asked somewhat miserably.
"I think that we understand each other…and that it is time we got over our sorrows." She smiled. "Do you understand what I'm saying?"
"Are you saying that you want to spend your possibly meaningless life with me?"
"Yes," she told him kindly, smiling. "However, I wouldn't put it that morbidly." She extended her smooth, freckled hand to him. "What do you say Edward Cullen? Why don't we spend our lives together and make each other happy?"
A smile filled Edward's face, causing all traces of sadness to evaporate. "I say we do that, Gemma Doyle."
Together they left the park, hand in hand. Like Jacob and Allie, they found much happiness and near perfection in their lives together. All four lived in love, and love made everything (even a possibly meaningless life) seem okay.
The End
A/N: I borrowed Gemma from A Great and Terrible Beauty because I felt like she deserved some "perfect" to love her. Thanks again for reading the whole story!