As the cascade of blue and white fell upon me, I was pulled out of my deep thought. My now former classmates dispersed around me running in to the arms of their loved ones while I tossed my own graduation cap up in the air, alone. There, now I'm officially graduated.

Smiling in disbelief I quickly began scanning the huge crowd for any sign of my family. When I couldn't get a good look through the sea of people I stepped on to one of the folding chairs to get a bird's eye. Again, a ton of people but not any of my people. Dismounting my makeshift stepping stool I started walking around aimlessly just trying to find a familiar face. After about 30 "excuse me's" from bumping into people I finally caught glimpse of Charlie talking with Phil and Lucy near the back, separate from everyone else. That's my socially awkward family.

I set my sights on them and started heading over. Lucy spotted me and started waving me over but before I could wave back a pair of strong warm arms wrapped around my waist stopping me in my tracks.

"Congratulations," was whispered into my ear from my favorite velvety voice.

I immediately fell back into his chest and smiled. I laid my head back so it was resting on his shoulder and whispered, "Congratulations back." Edward gave me a crooked grin and leaned in to graze his lips with mine. But I was pulled out of his arms and into a bone crushing hug from Emmett before our lips fully contacted.

Emmett boomed,"We made it Jelly Belly!" as he twirled me around in his hug.

"Way to cock block Emmett," Edward chuckled as Emmett put me down.

Emmett laughed, "Please. There's plenty of time for that in college! UCLA SANTA BARBRA HERE WE COME!"

"Is he going on about college again?" Rosalie laughed as she joined us.

"Oh come on Rosie, it is all just going to be so perfect. You, Bella, and Alice sharing a dorm with me, Edward, and Jasper in another just a couple of floors up! This is going to be legendary!" Emmett said as he pulled Rosalie into his arms and kissed her while smiling.

Its amazing how everything has worked out in just a little over a year since the art show. Rosalie and Emmett got back together at the beginning of senior year after being in constant communication that entire summer. The first day of school, while Rose was helping me move back into my dorm, they saw each other across the way, ran to each other, and started making out instantly. Alice and I were witnessed to the whole thing. It would have been cute if she hadn't broken my favorite lamp when she dropped the box she was holding when Emmett came into view. Edward and I have been seeing each other since the night of the art show. We've had our differences but we've never been happier.

"Speaking of Alice and Jasper, where are they?" Edward asked as he grabbed hold of my hand.

Rosalie snickered, "Hopefully declaring their undying love to each other already."

We all laughed. Jasper and I made good on our promise and after a period of time became friends again. And once Jasper was back into my life he was in everyone's. Edward and Jasper have actually become the best of friends once we all started hanging out together. Alice and Jasper have basically been eye fucking one another since Christmas but they've never acted on it. Its been driving all of us crazy and when I would confront either of them about it they would just change the subject.

"BELLA! BELLA!" a little voice yelled to me.

"Lucy!" I smiled as she ran up to me and wrapped her arms around my waist. I let go of Edward's hand and hugged her with all my might. "Oh I've missed you kid."

Lucy pulled away and smiled at me, "Please Bella I'm not a kid. I'm almost 9."

"Of course you aren't, what was I thinking?" I laughed. "You've gotten so big since this summer! You've grown . . . what? . . . 2 feet!" Lucy giggled at my comment. "You remember Edward right? He came with me to visit you guys."

Lucy looked over at Edward and shyly looked back away, "Hi Edward."

I smiled, Lucy has such a crush on Edward. In Florida when Lucy and I were in her bed she told me that she was going to marry Edward one day and have her first kiss with him. It was to cute for words, I swear.

"Hello my dear Lucy," Edward flashed her a crooked grin and Lucy blushed blood red.

I laughed, "Lucy these are my friends Emmett and Rosalie. Guys this is my little sister."

Lucy peered at them and smirked at them, "You guys are pretty together."

Emmett winked at Lucy and smiled,"See Rose she thinks we're going to make pretty babies one day."

"Better be way far in the future mister." Rose said as she smacked his arm.

Lucy turned back towards me and motioned for me to stoop down so she could whisper to me, "Bella, are they in love?"

"Most definitely." I whispered back with a wink.

"There you two are." I heard Edward say. I looked up to see Alice and Jasper finally walking towards us. Hand in hand and looking disheveled.

"Let me guess what you guys have been up to . . ." I joked as I wiped some lipstick off of Jasper's face.

Jasper stuck his middle finger up and Alice stuck her tongue out at all of us before turning her attention to my little sister. "I'd know who you were any day. You're Lucy. Oh you're cuter than your pictures!" she cooed. Lucy gave her an uncomfortable smile causing everyone to laugh.

"Bella, Daddy and Charlie sent me to get you so we can go out to eat," Lucy said.

"Oh okay, let me just say goodbye," I responded. I gave everyone a hug and said one last round of congratulations to Emmett, Rosalie, Alice, and Jasper. When I reached Edward I gave him a sweet chaste kiss and smiled, "I love you."

Flashing me a huge grin he said, "I love hearing you say that."

I gave him a puzzling look,"And . . . nothing to say to me back?"

He paused for a few moments in fake thought until saying, "Nope." I shook my head and turned away to leave but was pulled back in to his arms. "Of course, I love you." We smiled and he kissed me one more time.

"Awww, how disgusting." The entire group minus Lucy retorted. It was our classic signature whenever one of the couples went overboard.

I laughed, "I'll see you guys tonight at the party." I grabbed Lucy's outstretched hand and we walked toward our father's.

In just 3 months I'll be off to college with my best friends and the love of my life. I'm on a full ride art scholarship and I'm up for another couple of art awards. Its weird to think that this is my life. But I wouldn't trade it for anything.

I'm not going to give you any excuses for why I haven't updated cause believe me they aren't good. I have been getting back into fanfiction and I've been feeling guilty about not finishing this story. So here I am with my ending.

I'd like to get back into writing and start with a new story and forget about the ones I started but never finished. I have an idea that is fully developed and I have an outline written out so I won't deviate or anything like I did with this story. I'm really excited about it and I'm going to write maybe half of it or so first before posting so I won't let you guys hanging like I did with St. Trinians.

I hope I've made somebody's day with finally updating?. And I hope that my new story, "Covering the Blaze" will be as loved as this one if not more and I hope that you guys will read it and support it mostly.

-Cynthia :)?