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Bella had left him almost without thought or even a remote responsibility to his emotions. She had left him on a bright sunny day, more so that he couldn't follow her, but Edward still felt that it was only to mock his impending sadness. He hadn't expected her to stay as long as she had, however he hadn't been able to stop himself at wishing and watching for a forever with her.

A faerie tale, happily ever after theme that would have suited his imagination perfectly. The cards had never, and would never fall in his favour as it seemed, and he was once again left alone. It was better that way, he concluded because then he could not risk hurting her. He was a dark creature, dangerous and a built predator meant to kill but not love.

That statement could also not be true though- he had seen it there in her eyes once, the love. And he knew that he felt the same way. Carlisle and Esme had found love in each other, as had Alice and Jasper, and Rosalie and Emmett. It was a possibility that vampires could love, but that love was just not meant for him. Sometimes he just wished- his train of thought was suddenly cut short by an overwhelming sense of happiness and calm.

"Ah, ah Edward." Jasper took his time sitting down next to Edward on the grassy hill behind their home. Once settled and comfortable Jasper wrapped an arm around the smaller male's shoulders. "You've been like this for far too long. Love is sometimes lost- but it is better to have loved, than to not have loved at all. Without love, our family would not exist. Without love we all might have let ourselves fall prey to our instincts and be the monsters that you so fear that we are."

Edward looked up sharply, it was not as if his thoughts on being a vampire were not known however to hear it spoken about to readily was something different entirely.

"I can't just let go of her, Jasper. Bella was my everything- still is my everything."

"That is where you're wrong. She never was, and will never be your everything. Take a good look inside my head and I will show you what I mean." Edward sighed, and then sank into the thoughts of his brother figure. What he saw made him stop short for a few moments. It was his family, visions of them watching him carefully from afar afraid to jostle his gentle mental psyche. Esme being held and comforted by Carlisle, Alice watching him and desperately trying to get a vision of his future; Emmett was also not himself, hunting smaller less dangerous animals without the vigor and life that usually came forth. Jasper refrained from showing him visions of Rosalie.

Rosalie had not been able to stand Edward's depression and had left shortly after Bella. They knew she would be coming back eventually, but not while Edward was still in this slump. She did not need to be an empath to feel the emotions rolling off of Edward, and thus needed to leave.

Edward sighed, this was not what he wanted for his family, they did not need to suffer and split up due to his selfish nature. But he just couldn't let Bella go! "Jasper, I cannot just move on. I feel as if I am drowning and no matter how hard I try I cannot break the surface."

"I know Edward, I have felt it too. Your emotions are much to pungent to ignore." They shared a small, but uneasy smile. "You will continue to drown until you find something that will help you move on. It might be next week, it might be years from now. But when it happens, you'll know."

"But how will I know?"

"If you hadn't already used the metaphor of drowning I would say it would feel like getting splashed by a bucket of cold water. It wakes you up and all of a sudden the world is not its dark greys. You'll breathe again."

A/N: So, before I post the next chapter, this is solely decided upon the readers. Should Edward be with Hermione or Harry? I had an original view of this story, but as I was writing this chapter something else hit me, that made me change it to one of two things, thus your choice. In the end it will be my final decision, but insights will be helpful. And, yes its short but its a prologue and they are supposed to be short.