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I would like to say, it was a pleasure to write this fic, and I hope the recipient enjoys it as much as I've enjoyed writing it. I hope I didn't disappoint. Again, I'd like to thank my Co-author Silver Butterfly 2992. I told her I was having trouble coming up with the concept. She gave me an outline after I gave her the prompts. I just brought everything she envisioned to life. Again to MarieCarro Vanadessë for her always fantastic artwork. And to Monica Patterson, the FAGE 11 Beta, who took the time to make sure the final draft is readable. ( And I have to admit, I pushed the deadline almost to the last day.) So thanks to all of you and to all who will read this, I hope you enjoy.

One last note: My HEA in the story is unorthodox, but that's what I do. I push the boundaries. So I hope you see my vision.

EPILOGUE

JASPER

I kept my word to Chief Swan. About six months after moving to Portland, I visited Forks to ask the Chief for Bella's hand in marriage.

About a month later, I asked permission to use the Forks High School football field. With the help of Rosalie, Alice and Esme, I had the field decorated with flowers and a gazillion romantic candles.

When I told Bella I was taking her to Forks on a date, she scoffed.

"What on earth could we possibly do on a date in Forks?" I feigned mortally wounded by that remark, by placing both hands over my heart as if shot through the heart.

"Oh, darlin'! You have so little faith in me," I said with a chuckle.

"Not in you, my beloved. I practically grew up in Forks. There's nothing there."

"Oh, ye of little faith. Trust me, darlin', I said placing a kiss on her cute little button nose. I still couldn't decide which Bella I loved more: the cute human-esque Bella, with pools of chocolate-brown eyes and the dotting of freckles on her sweet little nose, or the Sheena, warrior princess vampiric Bella. The badass babe of Burlesque. I loved them both.

Esme loved Bella instantly, and Bella loves Esme. As with all of us, she was a real mother to Bella, which Bella missed very much.

Alice was an entirely different story. She had to hold the little bouncing pixie midget in place using her shield, and made it known, in no uncertain terms was she allowing Alice to fuck with her wardrobe. Alice didn't get the complacent full-sized Barbie to dress up as she'd hoped.

Bella and Rosalie got along famously. We all have to hide from the pranks that float between Emmett and Bella. Rosalie even helped Bella out with her retaliation against Emmett.

On the night I planned to propose, we first went to Seattle and hung out with her father and friends at the club.

After we left, we headed back to Forks. When I pulled into the empty parking lot of the school, I announced, "We're here."

"Where? We're in the high school parking lot, and no one else is here. Is this a joke? Did Emmett put you up to this?"

"No, darlin', trust me, Emmett has nothing to do with this. Please, Bella, come with me. First, though, I need to ask you something. Do you trust me?"

"J, you know I trust you with my life," she said while putting her arms around my neck and bringing her lips to mine.

"Good, now I need you to put on this blindfold and no peaking," I placed the black sleep mask blindfold over her eyes. "So you trust I won't let you trip or fall?" I asked.

"Of course I do, babe." She held on to my hand as I led her behind the school to the football field. Once we were on the field and I had her standing where I wanted her, I told her she could remove her mask. She lifted her blindfold to find me down on one knee with a huge bouquet for her. She looked around and saw all the flowers and candles. She brought her hands up to cover her gaping mouth, and I could see the unshed venom tears welling up in her eyes.

"Bella, the first time I laid eyes on you, was here at this school. It was the best and worst day of my life. The best, because I knew I'd found the most beautiful woman in the world, the one I wanted to spend the rest of forever with, but then you left, and I didn't know if I would ever see you again. Isabella, you are the love of my life, the meaning to my existence, will you please do me the honor of becoming my wife?" I pulled out a little blue box from my left breast pocket. I opened it to reveal a five-carat princess cut Tiffany diamond engagement ring.

"Yes, Jasper, I will marry you!" She said as she came down to join me, throwing her arms around me, and giving me a passionate kiss. I then pulled the remote control from my pants pocket and started the song, I now come to think of as our song.

All my friends are heathens, take it slow

Wait for them to ask you who you know

Please don't make any sudden moves

You don't know the half of the abuse

Bella only threw her head back with a hearty laugh as I brought her into my arms for a dance. We danced until the end of the song.

"Did you actually ask my dad for my hand in marriage?"

"I did. I didn't want to risk him shooting me with his flare gun," I told her with a chuckle. She picked up her bouquet of roses, and we walked back to the car.

"And you tell that little midget, it's my wedding. I don't need her freaking input!" I laughed.

"I will make sure she hears loud and clear," I assured her

Six months later, we were married in a small ceremony, with our closest friends and family in attendance, in Esme's garden. Marcus flew in to perform the ceremony, and he even brought Edward and his boyfriend, Alec. Edward played the piano for the service. Much to Alice's dismay Leah and Victoria were Bella's maid of honor and bridesmaid. Peter and Emmett were my best men.

Charlie walked Bella down the aisle. She was wearing the most elegant below the knee scalloped hem lace dress that barely draped her shoulder and had a sweetheart neckline that showed off her ample cleavage and the new tattoo that matched mine, over her left breast with my name.

Knowing how much she loved my tattoos, I only wore the vest and pants to my tux, rolling up the shirt sleeve to reveal the ones on my arm.

After the ceremony, there was a small reception, only to feed the Quilutes and other shifters in attendance. When I say small reception, I meant enough to feed the entire town of Forks for a week. Damn, those wolves can eat.

As a wedding present, and to make up for all the trouble he caused, Aro offered us to honeymoon at the Villa he owned in the French Riviera.

We asked Peter and Charlotte to run her club in our absence. After staying in France for over two months, we traveled around Europe an additional six months. We sold the club to Peter and Char. Bella now only performed on distinctive occasions as a special guest. And I guess you could say, we found our happily ever after.

A MILLENNIUM LATER

BELLA

Jasper and I really had our happily ever after. After I decided I only wanted to spend my time traveling around the world, we visited every continent, including Antartica, at least twice and have lived in every country in the world.

About two years after Jasper and I married, Charlie and Sue Clearwater settled down and got married, but not before Charlie realized vampire men could knock-up human women. Charlie and Sue welcomed into this world the very first vampire/shifter hybrid. A set of twins actually, thanks to the help of Dr. Cullen.

The pregnancy was already high risk, with Sue being an older woman. Add to it the risk of a vampire hybrid, and Sue had to be turned to save her life.

Charles Eric Clearwater-Swan came into this world a nine-pound, thirteen and a half ounce bouncing baby boy, delivered by Cesarean. Sue-Ella Marie was born ten minutes later. With the amount of blood loss Sue experienced, Charlie had to change her before she ever had time to hold her children.

Let's say the tribe was none too happy about this turn of events; however, a much stronger breed of the shifter was produced from this siring. Little Chuck first shifted at five-years-old; he appeared to be ten-years-old. To Leah's dismay, she remained the only female shifter, as her sister did not pick up the gene. Marie, as everyone called her, remained more human than vampire, though her growth rate matched that of her twin brother. She also happened to be Jacob Black's imprint.

When Jasper finally told me his story of how he came to be changed and the cruel start of his unlife, it became my mission to hunt Maria down and end her for the pain and suffering she caused to my mate.

When she heard I was looking for her, she brought a newborn army to the little town of Forks. Little did she know, I had a small army of my own, full of experienced and seasoned fighters, plus the wolves were my secret weapon.

I told everyone to clear a path because that bitch belonged to me. Together, Jasper and I tore that bitch apart and made her watch as we burned the rest of her body.

Once again, the Volturi decided they would come after us again because of Charlie's children. This time Edward and Alec stood on our side, along with Marcus. Once Aro realized again, we were no threat to him or his throne; he left us alone to live our lives.

After over a thousand years on this earth, we felt we had seen everything there was to see, and done everything there was to do, including skydiving from our own private plane, to deep sea diving from our own private island off the coast of Sri Lanka and everything else in between. Humans were taking Earth to hell in a handbasket.

Jasper and I decided this was close enough to eternity for us. So on our 1000th wedding anniversary, we went onto First Beach in La Push, built a bonfire, said our I love you's and walked hand in hand into the bonfire, to begin our new happily ever hereafter together.

We knew our family would miss us, and we left notes explaining our reasons. We could only hope they would forgive us in…

The End.