Epilogue – Everything Comes To an End

So here it is the last chapter I know it's sad but alas it has to be.

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Without further ado here is the last chapter to The Light Inside The Darkness.

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She leant against a random tree in the forest and waited, she knew she would find her she just had to be patient. It was a game Bella had been playing for ten years with her and had come to love it, every time she they would get close to one another, she would back off and Bella didn't know why.

The past ten years had been the best of her life so far, she really got to know the Cullen family, they were so much more different now she was like them, so much more relaxed she was so close to Jasper now that Edward and Alice always joked about them turning straight for each other which would make Bella and Jasper spends days showing them making them rethink their statements, not that Alice and Edward minded of course.

She had so many good memories throughout the past ten years, many funny ones as well and a few embarrassing ones to go with them as well but one thing she didn't have was a bad memory. Her diet had stayed the same no matter how many times Emmett tried to force animal blood down her throat because he thought she just needed to get use to the taste only to have Alice and Jasper pounce on him and drag him away with Rose watching shaking her head at her husband and his antics. She remembered the first time Emmett had tried to shove blood down her throat, it was only a couple of months after she had become a vampire, everyone else was out hunting a part from Emmett and herself, Alice usually liked her to come with her she didn't like to be a part from Bella for too long but Bella had said she wanted to stay home she loved Alice with everything she had but she needed a little time alone just to think about everything so it was kind of ruined when Emmett said he would stay with her, Bella saw the mysterious twinkle In his eyes but thought nothing of it at the time.

"Hey Bells." Emmett said as he came into the living room with his hands behind his back, grinning like a fool. "Emmett whatever it is no….I'm not doing it." Bella said from her spot on the living room couch looking up from the book in her hands to give Emmett a shake of her head. "Aww Bells can't I say hello now?" He asked with a pout but the only pout that could make Bella give in was her pixies.

"Emmett no." Bella stated before going back to her book, she became so engrossed in it that she didn't notice Emmett sit by her side or shift slightly so he was facing her, the grin that was on his face wider now. "Emmett what the hell!" Bella shouted when she felt herself being tackled to the couch and pinned down, she may be a newborn and very strong but as Jasper had told her to subdue a newborn you just had to pin them the right way. "Emmett just what the…" Bella said before she was cut off as something was shoved into her open mouth, a liquid rushed down her throat and it made her gag instantly. "That's it Bells drink the nice bear blood." Emmett said as he continued to pour the blood down Bella's throat but in the next second he found himself airborne before landing on his back on the living room floor.

"EMMETT WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING!" An angry pixie exclaimed from her position by Bella as she helped her girlfriend sit up as Bella was still puking up the rest of the blood. "I just thought if she got use to the taste then she…" Emmett started to reply but trailed off when he saw Alice's eyes get darker and darker until they were pitch black. "WHAT MADE YOU THNK THAT? YOU KNOW SHE CAN'T DRINK BLOOD! YOU KNOW WHAT IT DOES TO HER! DAMMIT EMMETT YOU WAIT TILL ROSE HERE'S ABOUT THIS!" Alice shouted as she propped her now weak girlfriend up against her chest, Emmett's eyes went wide with fear before he started to beg.

Oh Bella remembered when Rose and the rest of the family came home from their hunting trip, she and Rose had gotten really close since she had become a vampire, they were nearly as close as her as her and Jasper so when Alice had told Rose what Emmett had done, she was of course furious and had told Emmett straight up he could forget about having any fun with her for at least three weeks. Which had sent Alice and her into fits of laughter at his mortified expression, of course Rose couldn't last that long but for Bella she lasted long enough for Emmett to learn his lesson, well Bella thought he had until it happened again about two years later.

But the best memory of her past ten years as a vampire had to be her proposal to Alice, it had been the only time Bella had seen her pixie surprised, she was so nervous Bella thought Alice must of guessed what was happening but she didn't, she wasn't much of a romantic and didn't want to mess it up so had kept it simple and sweet and it was a memory the brunette would treasure forever;

"Alice would you like to take a walk through the forest with me?" Bella asked her girlfriend who was sat on the couch in the living room reading the latest fashion magazine which made Bella shudder slightly as she shifted her weight from foot to foot, she saw Rose and Jasper out of the corner of her eye look at each other and grin knowingly. Alice looked up from her magazine at her girlfriend and smiled, it had been nearly four years but Alice could still dazzle Bella with her smile, "I'd love to." The pixie replied as she stood up, letting the magazine she had been so engrossed in a moment ago fall to onto the couch forgotten before taking her brunette's hand and walking toward the front door.

Bella glanced back briefly to see Rose and Jasper give her an encouraging smile and a thumbs up before the two girls were out the door. They kept the walk at a human's pace, neither one of them talking but it was a comfortable silence. About ten minutes later Bella decided to break the silence and spoke, "It's been nearly four years." The brunette said with a soft smile, "Three years, three-hundred and twenty-six days but who's counting." Alice joked but Bella could see the happiness alight in her eyes when she said that. "And I've never been more thankful that I met you and got to spend those years with you but me….." Bella said before trailing off, she was so nervous now she knew if she were still human she would be sweating crazy. "But what?" Alice asked as she stopped walking and turned to face her girlfriend.

Bella took a deep unnecessary breath before answering, "I don't just want to spend the rest of eternity just calling you my girlfriend…..I want people to know you're mine." The brunette said before reaching her hand into her back pocket and pulling the box that had practically been burning a whole into her jeans all day. "Bella I don't….." Alice started to say but trailed off and froze when Bella got down on one knee.

"I know this isn't romantic….I've never been good at that sort of thing and I hope I don't muck up so I…to hell with it,' Bella muttered the last words under her breath but Alice who was still frozen heard her clearly, 'Alice Cullen I promise to care for you for all eternity….I promise to never take you for granted…I promise to love you forever….will you…will you marry me?" Bella asked nervously as she opened the box to show the diamond ring that Rose and Jasper had helped her pick out and her nerves only increased when Alice stayed silent. "Uhhhh Alice will you marry me? Bella asked again and in the next second she found herself on her back on the forest floor with her pixie straddling her with a massive smile on her face. "Yes. Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, YES!" Alice screamed the last word before leaning down and pressing her lips to Bella's in a passionate kiss. They broke a few moments later to let Bella take the ring out of the box and slip it onto Alice's ring finger.

"It's beautiful." Alice said as she admired the engagement ring, "It needs to be if it's going to be worn by you." Bella replied with a sheepish smile on her lips. "You're so corny." Alice said with a smile not moving from her position of straddling her girlfriend, no fiancée. Bella sat up so her pixie was in her lap and snaked her arms around Alice's waist, "But you love me." The brunette replied with a cheeky grin which made Alice smile slowly before dipping her head down so her lips were brushing Bella's, "That I do." She said before claiming her fiancée's lips in a sweet kiss.

Bella smiled as she came out of the memory, they had stayed in that forest for hours and boy were they good hours, it was only when they Rose had rang Bella threatening to drag them out of the forest by their hair even if they were naked did they finally go home and as soon as they had gotten through the door they were being squeezed so tightly by Esme Bella was sure her ribs were going to break. The family had been so happy, Esme and Carlisle had been hinting at them for the last two years to tie the knot but Alice and Bella had constantly told them that they were happy as they were at the moment but that didn't deter Esme and Carlisle from hinting to them.

The wedding was amazing, Bella let Alice had full rein over the entire thing but the only things she had asked for were that she didn't wear a dress, that Alice didn't go overboard with the decorations and that she got to plan their honeymoon, Alice grumbled about the last one a bit but eventually agreed and they had tied the knot in November, seven months after she had proposed.

Bella was brought out of her reminiscing by a twig snapping to her left, she stood slowly and brushed off the dirt that clung to her jeans before turning to face the direction the sound had come from, her stance was casual and non-threatening. "You know ten years is a long time to play this game….…..Victoria."Bella stated calmly and watched as Victoria appeared from between two trees, her bright red eyes were on fire and her body was radiating anger. "You've never been alone before….you have always had her with you." Victoria replied saying her with disgust which made rage rush through Bella's body but she controlled it; it would do no good to lose her cool.

"Well I'm alone now and I take it you intend to seize on that." Bella said crossing her arms over her chest, she knew Victoria wouldn't attack unless she provoked her, Bella knew that the red head had this fight of flight thing going on and the flight usually won out. "Your mate killed my mate!" Victoria roared as an answer, her stance taking that of a predator who was about to catch its next meal. Bella scoffed, "Well your mate was killing me, and I think she had every right…and besides James with a psychotic killer, he took pleasure out of torturing his victims….playing games with them before he killed them, he deserved to die." She stated with conviction making a growl erupt from Victoria's throat.

"I'm going to enjoy ripping you apart and burning the pieces and then I'll watch as your precious mate tears herself apart with grief." The red head said but as she went to move towards Bella she froze and narrowed her eyes onto a spot behind the brunette, it was a moment later than Bella heard it, seven pairs of light footsteps running towards them and Bella knew what Victoria was going to do now but she was tired of playing this cat and mouse game, this game of hide and seek. As Victoria turned around to run Bella snapped her hands out in front of her and her eyes narrowed in concentration, she felt something expand from her mind and watched as Victoria started to run but she didn't get very far before she hit an invisible barrier and was flung back a couple of feet. "Did you really think I was going to let you run again?...I've had enough of this…..I don't want to keep looking over my shoulder for the rest of my life ….I'm not letting my family have this hanging over their heads…..I'm not letting Alice be scared enough that she can never leave me alone because she thinks she'll never see me again if she does…you have caused my wife quite a lot of panic with your decisions over the last ten years and it stops now." Bella said quietly so only Victoria could hear, as her family came up behind her and she felt a hand on her waist as Alice's scent invaded her senses.

"You go little sister…..remind me never to get on her bad side." She heard Emmett say and had to stifle a laugh, he said that every time he saw her use her physical shield and every time Rose replied with; "What's the point Emmett it never stops you." The blonde stated to her husband with a smirk on her lips before she turned and faced the red head who was looking at them with barely contained rage but also with fear. "I am sorry Victoria but I won't let you do this anymore." Bella said softly she felt Alice give her waist a gentle reassuring squeeze. "Come on Bells can we rip her apart now me and Rose have got some unfinished business to attend to." Emmett said as Bella heard Edward shiver, most likely from their brother's thoughts.

Bella focused on her shield and pulled it in towards her, tightening it around Victoria in the process, she made it bend around the red head and briefly remember the weeks she had put into practicing it, until she could completely bend her shield so it would go around anything no matter the size or shape, she liked to play with Edward and Jasper quite a bit when she had gotten full control of her shield, she use to put a shield between them when she walked in on them making out on the couch and she kept it there until they begged her to put it down.

Once her shield was in place and was wrapped around Victoria loosely she started tightening it and pretty soon all the Cullen's could hear was Victoria screaming in pain as Bella's shield sliced through her and ripped her apart. "Burn the pieces Jasper." Bella whispered before turning into her wife's hold and let Alice lead her away and back towards their house.

"You did the right thing Bella and you know if you didn't Jasper, Edward, Emmett and Rose would have…everything comes to an end Bella….and it was time for Victoria to go." Alice stated gently as she pressed a soft kiss into her wife's neck. Bella turned her head and looked at her wife with a small smile, "I know but it makes me feel so dirty when I use my gift for that." Bella replied as the times when she had used her shield to do this before flashed through her eyes. "You've only used your shield when we've been in danger….you have nothing to feel bad about.' Alice said before her eyes lit up with a playful spark, 'So you feel dirty huh? That means you need cleaning and you know I'm always up for the challenge." Alice told her wife cheekily and was met with Bella's surprise stare before it turned to one of lust. The brunette didn't say anything but in an instant scooped her wife into her arms and was off like a shot to their home.

The pixie giggled but it was silenced when Bella claimed her lips in a hot kiss that was full of promises of what was to come.

"Oh you're going to regret your words." Bella mumbled against her wife's lips.

"Not a chance." Alice replied as Bella continued to carry her as she raced back to their house.

Well that's the end of the chapter and the end of the whole story.

I'm a little disappointed with this and the ending but I couldn't for the life of me think of another ending, so this is what you're getting

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