Hey Guys,

So this is the last chapter for now. I've got so much going on at the moment that I don't have much time to do any writing. I've lost my inspiration for this story right now. When I've figured everything out I'll definitely start posting again, but I don't know if I'll continue this story. I've got a couple ideas in my head already that I want to try.

I'm so sorry if I'm letting any of you down. Please forgive me. I'm just really, really stressed at the minute.

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iwishiwherebellaswan

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The Cullens

It came to nine o'clock in the evening and we were both intertwined under the case of our comforter. We were in front of the fire, watching it flicker. My girl was lying flat on her back with one arm above her head, the other on her sheet covered stomach. I leaned on one elbow beside her, hovering on my side only slightly above her. With her eyes on the flickering flames, I occasionally placed my lips to her shoulder.

In this moment I got to enjoy her beauty. Her hair was soft and silky with gleams of red throughout. Despite being a Quileute her skin was rather pale almost as pale as mine. It made her hair darker and more defined. Her eyes are just as dark. The pools of brown warm my heart every time I get even a glimpse of them. My mind goes blank whenever she looks into my eyes. As she watches the fire, I see it reflected in her pools. She looks lost; her eyes holding sadness. Her parted lips were turned up in a small smile that looked a little sad. They were plump and smooth from the number of times I'd kissed her so far this evening. I love her and couldn't imagine living another day without her.

Placing another kiss to her bare shoulder, she turned her head so that she was looking at the ceiling. I moved my lips along her shoulder and across her jaw. She cupped my cheek and smiled up at me as I hovered over her. Kissing her nose, I tasted her breath on my tongue; delicious.

"Why don't you go to sleep? You should get some rest."

She gave me a dazzling smile and pecked my lips.

"I'm not tired at the moment."

Combing one hand through her hair, she closed her eyes and hummed in satisfaction. I pressed my lips to hers once.

"Is there anything you want to do? Or we could stay here?"

"Can we go and talk to your family?"

I looked down at her and pecked her forehead.

"They're going to love you baby. You're already part of the family because you are my mate."

Playing with a strand of her hair, I held her closer to me. We lay still for a couple more minutes before getting dressed and heading into the forest. Hand in hand, we slowly made our way through the forest towards my family's home. Despite the late hour, there was no rush as my family would be awake forever. The silence gave Bella a chance to think about things. If she decided to return to the Res, I would let her go. I would never force Bella into anything she didn't want to do. Whilst her leaving would crush everything within me, it would be the right thing to do. Something inside me knew that she wouldn't leave me. We were two parts of a whole and without one neither of us would be able to function properly. That's the power of mating and imprinting.

I was pulled from my thoughts by the thoughts of my family. They all knew that we were coming because Alice could no longer see the future. Each of their thoughts held excitement but Rose and Jaspers. The portrayal of twins was fake but it was believable even to those of our own kind. Both are so similar in appearance and attitude. There thoughts held worry and fear of my girl. I could understand Jasper's fear but Rose's was new to me. She always saw herself as the most fearsome woman around. This came from her ferocious temper and will to defend her family no matter what. The fact of my girl causing fear to ignite in Rosalie was different. I just hoped it wouldn't cause problems.

The family had gathered in the living room awaiting our arrival. Emmett had put the news on quietly whilst Alice pretended to read a fashion magazine; they were trying to 'play human'. Esme and Carlisle sat together staring at the TV but not paying any attention. A mother as always, Esme was thinking about the way I acted around Bella the other day. She saw how devoted I was to Bella and cared about nothing other than her in those moments.

Stepping from the forest, I gently squeezed Bella's hand. She stepped closer to my side so I wrapped my arm around her waist. Gripping her fingers together in front of her, she stopped walking, causing me to stop. I stood in front of her and held her to my chest. She leaned her head against my shoulder as she started to shake. I held her quietly, smelling the tears that tumbled from her eyes.

"It's okay baby."

"What if they don't like me? I can't face more people not liking me."

The tears continued down her cheeks whilst I rubbed her back. Nuzzling into her neck, I whispered sweet nothings to her. It took a while for her to calm down. When she did, I pressed my lips to hers. I moved my lips with hers until she had to breathe. Leaning my forehead to hers, I tasted her breath on my tongue.

"I love you Bella. Okay? We're going to start our own life together no matter what people think. I love you too much to ever leave you."

Pressing my lips to her nose, I pulled back and placed my hands on her hips. She sighed, her shoulders relaxing. With slow, carefully placed steps, she continued her way towards the front door. I took her hand in mine again as I pushed the door open and led her inside. My family had all turned to look up at the entranceway, awaiting our arrival. Rose was scowling at Bella who stepped further into my side. Jasper showed no emotion; calculating all possible threats. Both my parents were smiling kindly in our direction, happy for my happiness. Emmett was also smiling but his thoughts were serious which was very unusual for him. Alice would be bouncing if Jasper wasn't dampening her emotions slightly. Stopping just inside the doorway, I held my girl in front of me and pulled her into my chest.

"Bella and I are moving. There's nothing left for Bella here and we want time to be together. We haven't had much of that."

She turned her head, resting it against my chest and smiled up at me. The only one who took my words badly was Rose. Anger invaded her thoughts as her scowl became a full on glare. The origin of her anger surprisingly was jealousy. I'd only caught a glimpse of her thoughts at first but she couldn't seem to understand why I'd like Bella. Well, in her words, 'a dog'. I ignored her mental comment as it would only upset Bella further.

"What about school Edward? Questions will be asked."

"You could say that my real parents found me. That I've moved in with them. Everyone will more than likely forget about all of us in the next few years anyway."

Esme's thoughts turned sad as she realised that it meant I'd be leaving the family. She was hoping I wouldn't leave yet but give her time to get to know Bella and say goodbye.

"We want to leave within the week. Bella might leave sooner. She wants to explain her story first though."

I stepped towards the couch and pulled Bella with me. Rose noticeably shifted, crossing her leg over her knee. Sitting down, Bella carefully sat beside me and wrapped her hands around my arm. She looked to me before shyly smiling round at my family.

"Hi."

Holding herself closer to me, she brought her legs up next to mine so our thighs were touching.

"I've been a werewolf for about a year and a half now. I was the first female Quileute to shift and no one was expecting it. I knew about the wolves beforehand because of my father. He's the chief of the tribal council. I spent most of my time at home because I didn't have many friends. There was never a point that I felt like I fit in with my tribe. When I shifted I was alone. Every day I went for a walk through the forest. It was during one of these walks that I first transformed. I knew what I was but couldn't control it. After a day I heard something unusual. There was a voice inside my head. It was talking to me but seemed confused itself. It was Sam. You see, all wolves have telepathic communication when in wolf form. No one can hide from it. Whatever you're thinking is heard by everyone else. It caused quite a lot of upset at times but it was very useful. There was one exception to this though. Whilst I could hear everyone else's thoughts they couldn't hear mine. I liked the privacy. It made it easier to hide my imprinting on Edward. There were times that I could force certain thoughts into their heads though. You saw an example a few days ago. When you're the Alpha you have to be obeyed. Your voice holds an authority and when need be it can be used to force someone to do something. As Sam is or was the Alpha he was trying to make me bow down to him. It would have put me under his control and whatever he wanted me to do he would have made me. In his thoughts I saw that he was going to make me sit by the side as my brother ripped Edward to pieces. I wasn't going to let that happen. Being the first born second generation of Ephraim Black, the last Alpha, I am the true leader of the Quileute pack. I fought against Sam for the first time and won. My Alpha strength is greater than his. There was no doubt that one day, I would be Alpha, no one expected it to be this soon though. Using the Alpha command, I sent the others away. If there was any chance of a fight breaking out, they wouldn't be harmed. Most are new young wolves and would more than likely be hurt or get carried away. I then spoke directly to Sam. His thoughts showed the outrage and shock of my claim but he couldn't do anything about it; he was under my control. Before he left, I told him that I would return in a few days. None of them dared approach me since they left. It was only when I returned to the land with Edward this morning that I spoke with them. There was a trial against me. The conclusion of which made me an outcast. I'm not allowed to return to Quileute land ever again and if I do, I shall be killed. My family didn't care. My brother didn't fight for me. My father was actually the one to sentence me. The only one to defend me was Seth. He's 16 and only been a wolf for a couple of months. I didn't force him into anything but he chose to leave the tribe. He left his parents and sister because of me; because he wants a free life for himself. I'm proud of him. He stepped away from everything he knows and is following his heart. Like I am. My life is with Edward now and I won't ever want to take him away from you. You are his family; I know how important family is. If you want me to leave I will but I will always be in Edward's life. It is my duty as his imprinter, to protect him from anything that poses a threat to him."

"And I'm going to protect Bella from the dangers out there. It's what I was born to do and nothing is going to stop me from being with her."

I looked around the room to see Alice and Esme emotional from Bella's tale, whilst Carlisle and Emmett empathised with her. Each of us, with the exception of Alice, understood what it meant to leave your family. Rose seemed to care the least, staring into space not having listened to a word of what my girl had said. It was completely disrespectful and I was struggling to tolerate her any longer. Hopefully she would go off to her room and get lost in a magazine or something.

"Bella. I know that our kind don't get on with yours but you are family now. If you can accept us we'd like you to be part of our family. We're all different and have come from different backgrounds but we don't care or judge each other. If you're with Edward, you're with us. I'd really like to get to know you Bella."

My smile for my mother was so big it would hurt my cheeks if I was human. Out of all of them I knew Esme would accept Bella the most. She would do anything to gain another daughter when given the chance. I gave Bella a gentle squeeze against my side and pecked the top of her head. Within me, I knew that she was feeling quite down. I could feel it in my heart. She looked up to me and nodded my head a little.

"I'd like to get to know you too Esme. I've grown up to hate your kind but I can't. I never could."

Her posture had relaxed and she'd released her hold on my arms so that she was just resting against me. I held her for a while longer before going to have a shower. I hadn't had the opportunity since being thrown around by Jacob because I hadn't wanted to leave Bella for a moment. Rose had left for her room so I felt confident leaving Bella with the rest of my family. Jasper wouldn't start a fight with her with Alice close by and Alice wasn't going anywhere. She wanted to get to know my mate.

Once I'd cleaned up and returned to Bella's side, we stayed for the evening, only leaving at the early hours of the morning. As we'd walked across the front yard towards the forest, I'd scooped my tired girl into my arms. The sun had started to rise and she'd had little sleep the last few days. I cradled her to my chest as she yawned rather widely. As soon as we returned to our little cottage, I lay her in our bed and crawled in beside her. She hummed against me and the air was a lot lighter than it had been 24 hours ago.

We'd be alright. We were meant to be together and nothing was going to stop us. For now we'd spend as much time together. Making up for the time lost because of the secrecy. We'd move away and live the life we wanted. Forever seemed like a long time even to me, but it sounded like a good place to start.