When Bella came to, she felt nothing, nothing but pain.

It overshadowed every other emotion, every other feeling. She felt as if James had continued in his quest to murder her, as if he was still beating the poor, limp body that she felt was all that was left of her.

But slowly, slowly, she opened her eyes.

However, even that seemed to be too much for her light-lackened eyes. She wanted to throw up a hand to block the light, but she found she couldn't, as it hurt too much to move.

So she closed her eyes again, but just as her lashed fluttered to a rest on her cheeks, a shriek was heard, and then wind, wind that seemed to be moving so fast it was impossible, blew over her, mercifully cool in it's journey.

"Bella?" A voice asked worriedly, so soft and gentle that Bella quite thought it could break at any moment.

She let out a slight cough to show that she could hear.

There was an unidentifiable noise, a strangled sort of sob, and another hand, cold like marble rested briefly on her forehead.

"She'll open her eyes again in two minute and thirty four seconds." A bell-like voice chimed happily. "She should be fine."

Alice.

And just as she had predicted, precisely two minutes and thirty four seconds later, Bella opened her eyes and finally managed to take a look around.

Alice, Rose, Carlisle, Esme, two other male vampires she hadn't met before, Jacob, Jacob, and...and...

Edward.

The moment she saw him, it seemed as if every bit of pain she had felt was irrelevant, as if it had no place in the vision that was before her.

He was smiling, a very worried sort of smile to be sure, but still a smile, and when she looked at him, tears sprang unbidden to her eyes.

Barely even noticing where she was, in the room that Edward had kept her so safely in, lying on the beautiful red velvet couch, she spoke five words, in a cracked, hoarse voice that seemed nothing like the sound that normally issued from her lips.

"Edward."

"Edward...I love you."

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Bhaaaa, sorry I haven't updated, it's just that I'm slowly losing interest in Twilight...and moving on to VAMPIRE ACADEMY!!! Which all of you should read, really. :) Not that I don't absolutely LOVE Twilight and all, but try it, it's good. :P

So we draw to a conclusion of Princess...I can't say it's my best story, but I am soooo indebted to all of my faithful faithful reviewers who have constantly reminded me to keep updating...especially when I say I will and I don't. ;)

One more chapter I think...or two, all things depending, and then, goodbye, goodbye to my first ever chaptered story...

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