B & E's happily ever after is all messed up...I hope they can make it right.

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they definitely have a rougher situation than most, so it's gong to take a lot of trust and communication and commitment to make it happen.

Ah, the '70s...

"I am."

Oh crap....I hope Edward knows what he's doing.

Oh my God the accents are so adorable!

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they are pretty addicting...

I bet Victoria is part of whatever Edward is doing, Edward wouldn't do that to Bella. :)

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...edward ~is~ pretty smitten with bella...

No! Okay so you totally have to update soon because i might go crazy if you don't! Please! Please! Please!

Author's Response:

i will definitely update as soon as possible... :) i don't want you going crazy!

xoxo

Hoo hoo hoo, it almost looks like Edward's giving up the Provos and running away to be with Bella away from the violence. That would be a good thing, given the situation, but could be stick to it? Alice and Jasper definitely have the right idea.

Man I thought Rose might have been losing the baby there. Then I thought there might have been trouble on the way to the hospital. Now I'm wondering if there won't be trouble on the way to Cork (or wherever.)

Can't wait to read more!

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edward, being both a med student and a rebel, lives a life of natural ambivalence. his calling is to heal, but his heart is with his country and what he believes he needs to do to help it. that said, you're totally correct - he's very aware of the fact that he needs to remove himself from the situation at hand if he wants to survive, and also to protect bella.

things are happening...

*shudders* Being tarred and feathered somehow seems worse than actually being beaten up. It's like branding someone for all to see that they are an enemy and deserve no respect. Unfortunately, it was also a popular thing to do to women (if such a thing can be said). Sandy Hair better not be thinking about doing that to Bella, for his sake...

I think that Bella should go to Cork when Edward's away. But somehow, I think her parents would be less than thrilled with that.

Why is Bella sneaking out in a nightie? Couldn't she have least gotten dressed. Imagine if something escalates there...

Can't wait to read more!

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I know; i was horrified when i read accounts of this very thing during research. it's disgusting and the epitome of disrespect. 

bella's more concerned with getting out of the house quietly than choosing proper clothing, i guess, lol. the wrath of charlie might rival the danger outside...

Oh my.  Tarring and feathering.  Now that's just brutal.  To a woman no less.  Jumping right back into the angst, aren't we now?

The "Judas Iscariot" always cracks me up, though.  Alice is too cute. 

Thanks for another great chapter!  Can wait to read more.  :) 

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you know it - a dash of happy, then a wollop of angst.

sigh.

and the sad thing is, the tar and feathering is based on true events; i was horrified when i read of it happening to a woman...

 

my mom always used to say 'judas iscariot'. very dramatic, haha!

I'm on the edge of my seat.  Still love this story.

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thank you! when i first started Volition, i didn't think about the fact there would be so much suspense. but, looking back, i guess it's kind of a given.... 

xoxo

rochelle

Maybe this makes me sick, but I actually thought it was kind of cool.  I still have the bad boy streak in me. :)  In Edward's defense, it seems that he (and everyone he loves) is living a life where if he doesn't stand up for himself, he'll be the one pounded to pulp.  It's too bad, but honestly, if I were in his place, I probably would have done the same thing.

I think it's unfair to compare Edward to Romeo.  Romeo is an annoying sissy whose violence towards Tybalt was only a rash response to the consequences of his own naivete and his incapability of staying out of a fight he should have known not to interfere with.  (Can you tell I don't like Romeo and Juliet?)  And he didn't really romance Juliet either.  He made a metaphor about kissing and all of a sudden they were married and he was in her pants.  I think Edward did better... not much better, but at least you can tell he is really sincere.

Now that I'm done ranting... I really love this story to pieces.  Thank you so much for writing and sharing it.  :)

  

Author's Response:

yeah, i love bad boys too. and, while i personally am sickened at violence, i am not naive to the fact that this is how boys conduct themselves at times. and, the fact that they're in the midst of a civil war of sorts does heighten everything - aggression, passion, even violence. this is why i wrote edward the way i did... the way he would be, not necessarily how i'd want him to be.

 

i love romeo and juliet to the point of ridiculousness, but i so see your point. i'd mentioned romeo in my A/N simply because i think some girls want edward to be this romantic hero type, and he's not. sure he's delicious, but he's also flawed and tortured and ambivalent and violent...

 

anyhow, thank you so very much for your love!! i so appreciate it!

xoxo

Busted! I hope Charlotte doesn't say anything though. We'd have another shotgun wedding" on our hands. I know it's an eventuality for Edward and Bella, but I don't think they're ready for it quite yet. Maybe Charlotte's too drunk to do anything or be taken seriously.

Although, getting married would solve the living arangements situation for them.

Can't wait to read more!

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nah, charlotte loves bella, even if she is envious and half in lust with edward herself. :)

thanks for the love, my dear!