Summary: Edward Cullen is a troubled boy who meets an abused Bella Swan. Edward and Bella meet in a way you wouldn't think you of. They fall in love but something is keeping them apart…Bella is dying.
Disclaimer: I do not own What I Did for Love and I do not Twilight.
Tomboy Amy: Is mina supposed to be bella in ur original story?
Me: Yes Mina is Bella in the original story. I didn't mean to write Mina though, it was a typo. But I fixed it!
What I Did for Love
Alternate Ending
BPOV
June 17, 1999
Please let Edward be okay, I prayed to myself silently.
Hopefully my prayers will be answered. So is this the end? My heart never changed because it was still the same one I loved Edward with. I couldn't bear the thought of trading it with someone else. I was so confused. Had I finished what I had really come for? What will happen to my love for Edward? I didn't know these answers.
I felt weaker and my pen fell from my fingers. I stopped my story right there. Truth is, I didn't know how to end it so I might as well leave it unfinished.
I took off my cap and clothes. I was wearing a long white flowing dress underneath. It was the kind I always wanted to wear when I thought I was going to marry Edward.
My hair had grown out a little bit. It grazed my chin. I started to put on some light make up and combed my hair. I don't know why I'm getting dressed up for but I knew I wanted to die looking like Bella Swan and not Benji. I looked at my reflection again.
At least I look like a girl now, I thought with a little laugh.
When I was done, I leaned against the hard rock and wrapped my arms around it, pretending it was Edward. Then I heard a voice yelling out my name. "Bella!" I recognized the voice immediately. It was Edward.
I smiled, knowing at least he'll be the last person I'll see before I go.
Edward looked around the beach and saw a figure in a white dress.
Bella, he thought as he ran towards her. It was Bella. He lifted her into his arms and onto his lap as he sat down on the rocks. "Bella," he whispered to her and kissed her on the neck and face. Tears began to fall down his face.
All of Bella's energy seemed to have been drained as she forced herself to open her eyes. Her face felt wet but it wasn't from her tears and it wasn't raining either. Her vision was kind of blurred and she couldn't see Edward too well.
She reached up to touch his face. It was wet. "Edward," she whispered to him. "Please don't cry. You're scaring me. I've never seen you cry before."
He looked down at Bella, through his tear-filled eyes. "I'm so sorry Bella."
"Don't say you're sorry," she whispered back to him. "You've done nothing wrong."
Edward shook his head. "I'm so sorry. You've done so much for me and I haven't even realized it. I haven't done anything for you except put you through a lot of pain."
I reached up to wipe away Edward's tears. "I didn't expect anything back from you oppa. But I want to know why did you leave me in Hawaii? I could have called the wedding off if you didn't want to marry me." I felt Edward's grip on me tighten.
"I didn't mean to leave you Bella," Edward answered, his voice shaking. "I couldn't take my dad anymore. My grandpa had given me his inheritance and I planned on taking you and Jasper with me. I didn't tell you about it because I was afraid you wouldn't leave your family for me. When I came to your house to get you, my uncle's men were there waiting for me and chased me to the docks. I escaped but I wanted to go back but couldn't. I could have put your life in danger. This isn't the first time I've cried Bella. I cried when I knew I was going to be separated from you."
Despite the pain, I managed to smile. Edward didn't want to leave me. "Look Eddie," I whispered. "I'm wearing the dress I always wanted to wear if we had gotten married."
Edward looked at me. "You're beautiful Bella," he said to me. "If everything would have gone as planned, we could have been married here in Korea."
One thing was still bothering me. I think I managed to hold onto my life this long because of this question. I wanted to know if Edward really did love me but I was afraid to ask. What if he'll say he loves me just because I'm dying? I don't want him to live with that kind of burden. More tears trickled down my face as I ponder on this dilemma.
3rd PersonPOV
Edward was growing frantic and impatient.
Bella looked so fragile and pale. He started to ease Bella's body more gently into his arms so he could carry her.
"I need to get you to the hospital."
She opened her eyes and started to panic. No doctor can save her now but Edward didn't know that.
Bella was beginning to whimper and shook her head 'no'.
"No…they'll take away my heart. I can't let them do that."
"Why Bella? Don't you know that you're going to die? Why are you being so damn stubborn?" he cried, but they were imploring questions, with many layers, and what Edward really was asking was, 'Why didn't you tell me who you really were? Don't you know how much I love you? Do you even love me at all?'
Bella realized that she was dying and pride made fools out of all of them. She had to let Edward know how she feels about him. How much she really does love him. NOW. Before it was too late.
"I can't trade hearts with anyone else because it'll no longer be the heart that I-I-"
She was losing her voice. Not now, please, she prayed as tears fell down her face. She need to tell him before she goes. The pain was overwhelming and she soon lost the battle to darkness.
Her hand went lax in Edward's. He started to shake her.
"Bella?"
No response came from her. Edward started to shake his head in denial. He refuse to accept her death. "No, you're not going to die…"
He picked Bella up and started to run down the narrow path. Edward stumbled down the road with Bella in his arms, his breathing becoming labored. He forced himself to slow down.
He couldn't fall. Not with Bella like this.
He felt like I was in one of those dreams where I would run and run but never get anywhere, but this was no dream. Bella was in pain. Edward looked down at her. She looked so fragile and was showing no sign of movement. He had never seen anyone lay so still before.
He kept running.
His arms were growing numb and his legs began to ache. Each breath he took was a fight for her life and each stride was in desperation. He couldn't feel her breathing. He couldn't feel her heartbeat. But she was still alive. And everything else started to hurt.
It was hurting his to breathe.
It was hurting him to run.
It was hurting him to see her like this.
But he kept running.
Edward finally reached the emergency room and kicked the wide double doors open. He was crying out for help to anyone who would listen.
"Somebody! Anybody! Save my wife!"
An aide immediately came by his side and wheeled a moving bed next to him so he could lay Bella down.
"Sir, let me take her to the emergency room. The doctors will help her there." Edward tried to follow them but they were pushing him out. "Sir! Sir, you're not allowed in there!"
"That's my damn wife! I need to be with her!"
They restrained him and he let them. Letting Bella be saved was more important than fighting with the orderlies. Less than an hour later the same doctor that saved him before came out.
"Mr. Cullen?"
"Yes, doctor? Is she okay?"
"Her condition is stable at the moment but it's still critical. In other words, she's slowly dying."
Edward felt my heart plummet to the ground. Everything around him became bleak and desolate. He couldn't seem to think anymore but he was able to continue with his questions.
"So you're telling me you can't save her at all?"
"Not exactly. Miss Swan actually has a matching donor-"
"Then save her already!" He interrupted.
"In England," the doctor emphasized. His face appeared contrite. "There's nothing I can do. I'm sorry."
"Then give her my heart or something! You're a fuckin' doctor and you're telling me that you can't save her life? What kind of doctor are you?"
"Mr. Cullen, please control yourself. I understand what you're going through. We received a patient an hour earlier. A bullet was shot really close to his heart but it hasn't damaged it in any way. His heart is in excellent condition and he would be a matching donor for Miss Swan except-"
"Except?" He prodded the doctor further. The doctor's words gave him a small glimmer of hope.
"Except he's not a donor. His name is Alec Cullen and we're trying to locate his family members and see if they are willing to donate his organs."
Edward froze. He realized that this was his chance to save Bella.
He grimaced in disgust at the thought of giving Alec's heart to Bella but if this was going to save her, he'd do or say anything.
His next words left a bitter taste in his mouth.
"Excuse me, Doctor. Alec Cullen is my god-brother. I'd like to donate the organ in his name."
"Really? Do you have any identification? Also, I'll have to check my records to confirm that."
The doctor appeared skeptical but he searched through both of the their (Edward's and Alec's) medical files and licenses and it did appear to be legal. He nodded in agreement and pulled out a donation form for him to sign.
"Well, this is highly unorthodox but since his identification and papers claim that you're his closest living relative, I'll accept the consent for donation. However, I feel that I must warn you that heart transplants are very tricky and since Miss Swan is two years overdue and just underwent a kidney transplant, her body didn't have sufficient time to heal so her chances of survival are slim."
Edward stared at the doctor directly in the eyes.
"She'll live."
His words sounded more like an order than a statement. The doctor hastily wiped his glasses and cleared his throat.
"Very well. I'll start the procedures immediately."
Hours have passed and the red operating light still remains on. He continued pacing across the corridors and suddenly without warning, the hospital's emergency lights and horn started blaring.
Edward blinked in confusion.
"What the hell is going on?"
Jasper came bursting through the double doors with a panic-stricken look on his face.
"Hyung! We have to get out of here! The cops are coming for us! There are eyewitnesses that you killed two Black Dragon members. You'll be convicted for life!"
"But Bella's still in there!"
History repeats itself once more.
But this time it was different.
Edward had Bella within his reach. He couldn't leave without letting her know that he loves her or not knowing whether or not she loves him back. He started to pace frantically, trying to decide whether or not to run when the red operating light came off. Jasper had run off to warn the others of their impending crisis. Soon the doctor came out, pulled down his surgical mask, and grinned.
"The operation is a success! Miss Swan should be up and moving in a few weeks." The doctor started to notice the commotion surrounding the hospital. "What is going on?"
"Good," Edward stated, ignoring his question. "I'm taking her home right now."
Before the doctor could reply, Edward had already covered Bella's body with a surgical gown and was ready to take her away. The doctor along with a few orderlies blocked the doors with their bodies, refusing to let him through.
"Move, dammit!"
"If you take her, the surgery will be for naught. Her tender self won't be able to withstand the harsh environment out there."
Edward looked at Bella's body. She was scarcely breathing but still alive. He stared at the doctor, his eyes imploring.
It was the hardest thing he had to do.
"I want to leave her here to recuperate-"
"Good," stated the doctor.
"But I can't!" he continued. "This time I can't leave her behind!"
Edward's voice cracked on the verge of hysteria. He was desperate to get himself and Bella out of the hospital. The doctor was about to hit the security button but Jasper suddenly appeared and rendered the doctor and two orderlies unconscious from behind. He came up closer and pressed a kiss on Bella's forehead.
"Hyung, if you must take her along, leave NOW."
Edward nodded and was already heading towards the door.
"Jasper?"
"Yes, hyung?"
"See you in Hawaii."
Those were the last words Jasper heard from his best friend as he disappeared through the door with Bella's body.
During the invasion of the hospital, surprisingly, no one was hurt. The police had arrived too late and SechsKies had disappeared without a single trace. They weren't found anywhere in Korea so the authorities weren't able to convict them. It was as if though they never existed but many people knew of their fame was legendary.
The name 'SechsKies' could no longer be affiliated with many organizations or gangs. To this day, many people wondered what had happen to the infamous leader.
[Hawaii]
Days passed by slowly and Edward never once left Bella's side.
He was waiting for Jasper and the others at his special spot with Bella in Hawaii.
SechsKies has been officially disbanded.
The weather and place might be calm and soothing but right now Edward felt like screaming.
Bella was still lying there unconsciously and there wasn't a damn thing he could do about it. He hated feeling helpless. He knew, no matter how much he yelled or pleaded, it wouldn't do any good. But that didn't mean he was going to stop trying.
"Bella... wake up." he pleaded. "Please don't leave me. This isn't funny anymore..."
Edward lifted Bella's head up, bringing her body closer to his. He was about to say something he'd been trying to say for a long time now.
"Bella... you can hear me... can't you?"
Her battered and slowly healing body was cradled safely in Edward's arms.
Edward could only stare blankly at the blue ocean, reminiscing his past life. He often wondered why he waited so long to tell Bella how he felt and cursed himself for his foolishness. He also realized something. Everything that Bella had ever done, she'd done it for me...she had to love me.
There was no other explanation for it but he needed to hear the words in some way.
She was his life.
Nothing else mattered but her.
If she didn't live, he didn't want to live.
What's the point of living, if part of your heart and soul is gone?
A single tear fell from his eye, hitting Bella's cheek.
"Bella, sometimes I wonder…You have done so much for me but never once have you expressed that you loved me in any way except as your oppa."
He caressed her soft cheek lovingly.
"Please... wake up. I can't go on another day not knowing."
Still no response came from Bella.
Finally all the anguish and denial that had built up over the years exploded. Edward couldn't hide his feelings anymore. Closing his eyes tightly, he shouted the few words he could never say to Bella, let alone admit to himself.
"At least wake up so I can tell you that I love you, Bella!"
Edward breathed a heavy sigh to calm myself down.
He opened his eyes and went to reach for the rock he had given Bella, but it was missing. When he looked up, he saw the gleaming marble skipping three times across the ocean. Edward's jaw slackened in awe and glanced down.
Bella had finally woken from her long slumber. She was looking up at him, her eyes shining brightly with love. Her hand was reaching for him and Edward rested her palm against his coarse, unshaven cheek.
"Edward, I..." she stopped herself because it pained her to even speak.
But she didn't have to continue.
Edward knew.
When he saw the skipping stone, he realized that everything was right in the world again.
He leaned over and kissed Bella gently.
"Sh…it's okay. I know now." he smiled against her lips and replied, "I love you, too."
BPOV
He finally understood.
During those past few days when I was unconscious, I heard Edward's voice from the other side, urging me to wake up. I realized that love is a miraculous force. Somehow and someway, true love will always find you.
And it did for me…with Edward.
3rd PersonPOV
Sometime later…
"Hurry up and stop goofing around!" Jasper ordered. He ran ahead after the others and stopped when he reached his destination.
Alice was gasping for air by the time she reached Jasper. Jasper looked over his shoulder for the others but they were nowhere to be seen.
"Where are the others?" he asked.
"I think Embry and Jacob are right behind me. Tyler just buried Emmett neck high in the sand, and I don't know why but Emmett kept crying out for his mother's kisses."
Jasper's nose crinkled in confusion. "His mother's kisses?"
"Yeah. He kept screaming 'mother pucker' over and over to Tyler."
Jasper blinked and grinned.
He needed to teach Alice better English. In the few short months that they were together, Jasper realized that he did love Alice and spent everyday reminding her of that fact. He patted her head like a loving child.
Tyler came first, laughing, and a furious, sand-spitting Emmett was right behind him. Embry and Jacob finally caught up with them but Edward nor Bella was nowhere to be found. It was if as though no one had showed up at all.
Jasper looked for signs of their former leader and his eyes rested on an object fluttering in the breeze. He picked up the tattered, leather-bound manuscript and thumbed through the entries.
He smiled.
Emmett came up from behind him and looked over his shoulder. The rest followed his actions. Alice knew and remained silent as she held Jasper from behind. Jacob, best known for his information, wasn't even able to locate them so he had to know.
"Were they here?" they asked.
"Yeah, they were here," said Jasper.
Emmett scratched his head. "So, is Benji-, I mean Bella still alive?"
"Yeah, she is."
"How do you know?"
"Look."
Jasper picked up Bella's diary and flipped to the very last entry.
Everyone smiled because they knew that Edward and Bella are finally together. Through her neat script, they were able to make out their former leader's scrawled handwriting at the bottom. He had completed Bella's last entry.
True love never has an ending.
~Fin~
That was the alternate ending! I hope you enjoyed reading this story as much as I did. Remember the original story and the alternate ending is on my Profile along with an interview with the author.
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