Sunday, April 24, 2011

CBWR? Chapter 53

Author's Notes:
Happy Easter!  Hope everyone has a wonderful day!  Increased the font to make it easier for peeps to read ont he phone.  Hope that helps!
“I can go home?” she asked quietly.
Chapter 53
“Oh my God,” Bella whispered.  “It’s beautiful.”
It had been nearly two months without incident.  No more trailers, no activity from any of Aro’s previous businesses.  Emmett did most of the monitoring, and he had certainly taken the lion’s share of the businesses he “divided” between the two of us.  Other times I would have cared, but not now.  Now I only focused on what I could do to make Bella’s temporary life here with me more bearable. 
I glanced from Bella to Neuschwanstein – the giant Bavarian castle.  She had a real smile on her face, and those were rare.  When I saw it on her face, my heart would start pounding in my chest like I had just run a mile or something.
Or just walked up this fucking insane hill for a closer view of the castle. 
I had wanted to take her more places and do more things, but it just hadn’t been possible after news of the second trailer on Alice and Jasper.  Until we could confirm these people were more the curious and not a missed cell of Aro’s operation, there would be no outings for Bella.  She took it in stride, as far as I could tell, but then – she always seemed to take everything in stride.  She only cried at night, when she had the dreams.
Taking a little trip south was the first time we had ventured out for something other than the necessities, and I wanted it to be something cool, at least.  The castle made the most sense, and wasn’t too far away from where we were staying.  Considering the look on her face, I had the feeling I just might have done something right for a change.
We took the usual guided tour, and I shoved a bunch of bills into Bella’s hand so she could check out the gift shop at the end of the tour.  I stepped outside to grab a quick smoke while she wasn’t looking.  While I stood there, my phone rang.  It was Rosalie.
“I think we got it,” she said.  “It was just a matter of the right frequency to cancel the signal…”
She went on for a couple minutes about shit that made no sense to me before I cut her off.
“So, what you are saying is you can shut the chip off?”
“Yeah, exactly.”  She hummed for a second.  “At least, we’re pretty sure we can.  The ones we’ve tried this on have been down for four days so far and haven’t reactivated like they were before.”
“Good news.”  I crushed the cigarette butt under my heel.
“Finally,” she agreed.
“How long before you know for sure, and you can get here to deactivate Bella’s?”
“A week to ten days,” Rosalie said with confidence.  “Are you going to tell her?”
“Yeah,” I said.  “She should be pretty happy about that.  At least she can get an idea of when she can go home.  I know all this up in the air shit has been kind of nerve wracking for her.”
I hung up just as Bella was coming out with a small bag in her hand.  Inside were a 3D puzzle of the castle and a model of it inside a snow globe, which she said was for her mom.
“Why are you smiling?” she asked me with narrowed eyes.  I shrugged, because I hadn’t really realized that I was smiling.
“Looks like Rose and Jasper found a way to shut the chip off,” I told her.  Her eyes went wide for a minute as she bit down on her lip.
“I can go home?” she asked quietly.
“Just another couple of weeks,” I told her.  “Then yeah, you can go home.”
“Two weeks?” she said, and her face got all scrunched up like she was upset, which wasn’t the reaction I was expected.  I looked at her closely, trying to figure out where I could have misread her.  For a brief moment, I wondered if she was going to miss being here with me, and then I told myself not to be so fucking stupid.  The chances of that were about as good as me finding all the right words to say at the right time.
“Is that bad?” I finally asked when I couldn’t stand it anymore.
“No,” she said softly.  She started heading back down the trail to the bottom of the hill.  I followed after her.
“Bella, what is it?”
She shrugged, telling me it was nothing, which was bullshit.
“Tell me,” I said.  I reached out and grabbed a hold of her elbow, which slowed her down, but she didn’t stop.  “Please?”
She stopped and turned to look at me.
“Next week is my birthday,” she finally said.  “I thought maybe…maybe I would be home by then.”
I remembered the date from the paperwork Aro had given me.  On September thirteenth she would be nineteen.  Today was the eighth.  As much as I wanted to be able to give her whatever birthday wish she desired, there was no way Rosalie would be ready by then.
“I’m sorry,” I said quietly.  I let my hand slide down her arm, and I took her hand in mine.  Her fingers were warm and a little damp with the humidity.  I twined our fingers together, and we headed back down the side of the hill.
It wouldn’t be too much longer, right?

Chapter End Notes:
I love Neuschwanstein. :)
The countdown to the end...how will poor Doofus cope?
I may have one more update later today.  We'll see.

50 comments:

  1. i am getting a little teary eyed at the immenient seperation. and also because we only get EPOV who can't read a woman to save his life, I have this feeling she is will leave him with out a second thought. Not that he necessarily deserves her ...what is the word...not love...um dammit. Let's say feelings from her in the "i like you like you" ballpark. I am eloquent am I not? I know what he did was dispicable, but I just want more bonding and for her to know a little more about him I guess. I am already anticipating something happening, but the what I am clueless about

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  2. When I was young we lived in Osterholz but never made it that far south I wish as a little girl I could have seen that because I was obsessed with fairytales it looks incredible!

    I am dying to see how this all plays out!

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  3. Happy Easter, thank you for the update!
    I am sad this seems to be coming to an end, without them realizing their feelings they may be having. He has never had love before so he may not understand these feeling. I guess we don't know what all is in store for them. I am so hooked!

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  4. Happy Easter! I am anxious, yet happy for the next chapter ;)

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  5. OMG I think he is really falling in love with her and he doesn't realize it. He just wants her to be happy and he thinks her getting back to her family will make her that way. I also think she's being delusional and not realizing that she wants to stay with him down deep.

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  6. Happy Eastern for you too!!!!! I am much more than just anxious....I really hope those two just get together already somehow...I mean, I already forgave him,,and if it wsant for him the other girls would still be enslaved out there...she could defnetly give him some credit...besides her parents can be spared of the sordit details of her boyfriend personality....rsrsrs...update more! Please? Preetty please?

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  7. happy easter! great chapter! glad i could catch this before i go to bed :) well now i'm feeling a little ambivalent to the next chapter. on one hand, i can't wait for the next update, on the other, it would mean one step closer to their seperation. but oh well no matter what it is, i know that the next chapter will be awesome! :)

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  8. Loved it and I think she's a lier I think she is going to miss him but he has not made any type of feeling to her known Maybe she will serch him out.....

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  9. Hope you are having a great Easter. Thanks for posting. Bet he will find someway to make her bday special next week.. he is being such a good doofus.. Pam B.

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  10. Well, I'm thrilled to find the story over here. I didn't realize it had been moved. What is their deal anyway? Sometimes that site makes positively NO SENSE to me. And so many of us depend on it..ugh! Enjoyed catching up on about 7 chapters I'd missed. Happy Easter!

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  11. Happy Easter!
    Sending her home is the only way he can repay her. And I think that even if he misses her, he will be trully happy.
    If a relationship is ever gonna happen between those two, B has to initiate it. Otherwise there is gonna be a lot of doubts.

    Thank you so much for the update.

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  12. Happy Easter!!!

    Ah...he really is changing...

    Good news from Rose!

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  13. Bella will be missed Edward when she goes home?
    Thanks for another great chapter.
    Happy Easter!

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  14. Happy Easter! Your commitment to the readers is amazing - it's Easter and you have posted 2 chapters! Thank you! I am looking forward to the turning point in the story, when the chip is deactivated.

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  15. Happy Easter to you too. I'm glad they finally went out and did some sightseeing. It's good for Bella to get some new input that will make happy memories. She really has had enough of the bad.

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  16. *Raises hand* I've been to Neuschwanstein! And yeah, you do have to climb quite a hill to get up there. :P

    So...I'm curious as to whether the birthday was the real reason Bella was upset. She may have told him that to avoid saying the truth...

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  17. I have faith! Edward in H&D kidnapped Bella and killed people and Bella still loved him! :)

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  18. wonder if b is upset that she'll be leaving e. wonder how her parents will react. might be hard for charlie to just drop everything and not go after anyone
    tff000

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  19. I read a couple of the other reviews and it seems that others are thinking that your story is going to come to an end in a couple of weeks when it is safer to send Bella home. I sure don't think it is going to end like that... too simple... too smooth and whether Bella or Edward realize it or not they are going to be pretty broken hearted when they have to say goodbye. I of course want them to fall in love and have a life together somehow... eventually. I don't know how, but somehow. I am surprised that Alice and Jasper and Rose and Emmett haven't complained about letting her go because she is a witness and knows too much. I'm surprised that as much as they feel sorry for her they care more for their own hides and will want to take her down... especially when they find out her dad is a Cop. Oh boy.
    RoryCullen

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  20. Oh the Neuschwanstein castle is sooooo pretty, and that is no joke about that damn hill!!!!!!! I mean why can't they drop you off at the top of the damn thing instead of the bottom :)

    Poor Edward only two more weeks :(

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  21. Oh. Savage, this made me so so so sad. When she was upset because she wouldn't be home sooner. Poor Edward, What will happen to them?....
    I'm too depressed now to think of it, ESP after he took her to the original sleeping beauty's castle!!!!!!

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  22. Savage, why not turn off the word verification? You don't really need it and its such a freaking hassle

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  23. Happy Easter! poor bella, but she will go home soon!

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  24. Ah, I was afraid she'd be bummed because she wasn't leaving now;=D(
    I'm feeling for doofusward.. but
    Happy Easter & thanks for the great chapter!

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  25. Poor guy...he really is going to miss her after he returns her to her parents. But what if she'll miss him too?

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  26. Dammit. Not getting the update notifications until a friggin' whole day after. :( .......I guess stalking you ;) and haunting the blog will have to suffice.

    Wow- Love the castle!

    And yeh, Doofy is soooooo falling for the girl.

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  27. Awww man! Poor doofus' heart is going to explode. I hope he can fond some type of happiness in all this. I have a feeling he is not going to get what he wants in the end. My eyes got a little misty at the end. I kinda do hope Bella can get her birthday wish.

    In other news my phone has now stopped trying to correct me when I type doofus. Yay!

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  28. I love Neuschwanstein. :)

    Me too! It is beautiful.

    Keye

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  29. I wonder how Bella really feels about Edward? We can tell he's genuinely getting attached to her...

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  30. Oh such bitter-sweet news!!!! She will be able to get her life back, but not at the perfect time.
    what will Edward do now? He feels something for her, what? Will he figure it out on time? His track record, sadly doesn't give us or him much hope. And what about Bella? What are her thoughts and feelings on Edward after spending so much time together?

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  31. It's almost over for poor Bella! I wonder how she feels about him. She doesn't seem to hate him, so that's good, right? ;)

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  32. So never ask are u planning a HEA for this curious

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  33. Maybe Edward can sell off his naught businesses, set up shop in Bella's hometown, and try to quit smoking. Bella could graduate by exams, start college, and "meet" Edward.

    Maybe I'm a dreamer...

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  34. I think Bella will miss Edward too. But she doesn't even know it yet.

    Stephanie

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  35. wow my heart is really aching for edward right now!! bella will be ecstatic to get home and i'm reckoning that edward will be pining for her! it's so sweet of him to take her places well some at least! that castle frickin rocks..gotta see that when i'm in europe next year! thanx for that!:)

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  36. she can go home but then what?

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  37. Oh such bitter-sweet news!!!! She will be able to get her life back, but not at the perfect time.
    what will Edward do now? He feels something for her, what? Will he figure it out on time? His track record, sadly doesn't give us or him much hope. And what about Bella? What are her thoughts and feelings on Edward after spending so much time together?

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  38. Dammit. Not getting the update notifications until a friggin' whole day after. :( .......I guess stalking you ;) and haunting the blog will have to suffice.

    Wow- Love the castle!

    And yeh, Doofy is soooooo falling for the girl.

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  39. Savage, why not turn off the word verification? You don't really need it and its such a freaking hassle

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  40. Happy Eastern for you too!!!!! I am much more than just anxious....I really hope those two just get together already somehow...I mean, I already forgave him,,and if it wsant for him the other girls would still be enslaved out there...she could defnetly give him some credit...besides her parents can be spared of the sordit details of her boyfriend personality....rsrsrs...update more! Please? Preetty please?

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  41. #DoucheWard, this only means one thing dude!!!!!!!! Enormous pressure on u 2 make her birthday worthwile. I highly doubt ur evn capable of that kind of genius on ur own!!!!!!!!! Cant wait 2 see wat she'll do tho?!?!? Mayb she'll go away for a wile n realise she cant stop tinkin bout him or sumtin like that. I always enjoy a FANFIC where Bella crawls bk 2 Edward in some sorts.......heheeeeee


    Who knows rite??? Except u Savage, of course!!!!!

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  42. I kind of hoped her sadness was because she didn't want to leave Edward. Guess I'll have to read and see.

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  43. Is she starting to care for him? Her answer threw me.  

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  44. For a secondI thought Bella wouldn't want to leave because of Edward...maybe in time. 

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  45. Poor doofus!! I have a feeling he won't cope well!!

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  46. Love the castles in Germany. You brought back memories.

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  47. I'd love to see that castle.
    Poor Edward is going to be lonlier than ever, especially now he actually has feelings to deal with for the first time.

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