12th June, 1927
My dearest Carlisle,
I know my leaving you will probably come as a shock, but know that it's nothing to do with you. It is only myself and nothing else. Know that I will miss you more than you shall miss me, and I know you shalt think I am mistaken but I do believe that I am correct. You have taught me a lot over our companionship, and I am eternally grateful for everything you have given me. I am proud to say that I've learnt from you and no one else.
What you must understand is that I must know what this world has resided in it. I may have the form of a child and have childish dreams, but for four-hundred-and-twenty-one years I have always been underneath someone. Ten years beneath my beloved mother and father, two-hundred-and-fourteen years under Aro's control and two-hundred-and-five with you. Do not misunderstand, I've loved the last two hundred years, but I've never had the freedom you have had in life. You have experienced adulthood for many centuries now, and I have never even scratched the surface of independence. I believe I am now capable of exploring the world on my own, with every lesson you have taught me.
If destiny has led me to live forever, I want to know the world I am living in. How can I live freely only knowing a tiny corner of this Earth? We hear all these stories from Europe and Africa and all those other places, so why not be there for them instead?
I am sorry, Carlisle, that I did not tell you in person, but I knew that I could not bring myself to even try to tell you for I knew it would hurt you so. That is why I wrote this letter. By the time you read this, I could be halfway across the world. But do not spend your time worrying about me, I will return though I cannot promise I time frame for this fated return. I will write often, I will promise that. For this, I only ask for one promise in return, and that is that if you do not hear from me in six months, please do not mourn for me. Either I have died or I have been captured by the Volturi after the many years of hiding from them with you.
Until I see you again,
Your Edith.
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Dear Carlisle
FanfictionAfter being together for two-hundred years, the first child of Carlisle decides to go on her own adventures. But not without keeping Carlisle in the loop about them with letters and a diary.
