Exposed
I don't own any of the characters from Twilight (I wish)
A/N This is my first fanfiction I'm really nervous, so please review and tell me what you all think.
Chapter 1
Bella POV
Secrecy. An interesting thing. One may think that they can keep it forever, but they can't. We had thought that we would be able to keep the existence of vampires a secret from the rest of the human world. But apparently, that wasn't true.
It was a warm, cloudy day in Forks, Washington. Edward and I were sitting together on the couch, listening to Emmett trying to persuade Jasper that wrestling him would help improve his battle skills.
"Come on Jasper!" said Emmett, "I haven't had a good fight in weeks, and I'm bored out of my mind."
"Well if you are so bored, why don't you go with Alice on her next shopping trip so I don't have to." said Jasper. That shut him up.
Emmett went and pouted on the floor while Jasper turned on the TV. He turned it on the weather channel. The weather man was looking bored, as if he had done thousands of weather reports, and he was just waiting to go home. He gestured to the green screen, which was showing the upcoming weather for Arizona.
"Hey, it's going to be cloudy over Phoenix tomorrow. You want to go for a trip?" I asked, looking at Edward.
"Sure", he answered. Then looking over at Emmett he added "Do you want to come too? It would be better than pouting on the floor for 3 hours", he added with a chuckle.
Emmett's face suddenly lighted up. "Sure! I haven't hunted rattlesnake in ages. And it would definitely be better than staying here with these people," glaring at Jasper as he said it.
"Ok," I said, "let me just go home to pack a few things and tell Charlie. I'll meet you guys here tomorrow morning."
Maybe I should just tell him that I'm going shopping with Alice for a few days, I thought. He would freak out if I told him I was going with Edward.
I then drove home, wondering what cover story Charlie would believe.
When I got home, I noticed that the house was dark. Charlie must have been working late tonight. There was also a note attached to the front door. I picked it up, thinking it was from Charlie. I read it as I walked in and nearly tripped on the door frame. Apparently, it wasn't from Charlie. It was from Jacob.
Bella,
I know that you are getting married to… him. And I know that you will probably never see me again after that. So I just want to know if we can, you know, hang out before that. I know that you think that's a bad idea, and it will just make it harder, but please, please consider it. I'm free tomorrow, and just call if you want to come over.
P.s, Quil and Embry are looking forward to seeing you again, and I know you wouldn't want to let them down.
-Jacob
I sighed, putting the paper on the counter. Of course Jacob wasn't giving up. Even after he found out about the marriage, he would do everything in his power to persuade me to not to do it. At least I had a valid excuse not to go tomorrow. Well, maybe not valid to him, I thought wryly.
I picked up the phone and called him. It kept on ringing. I guess he's on patrol tonight, I thought. It really was better this way. I just couldn't bear telling him no if he picked up. When it went to voicemail, I told Jacob that I was going to go to Arizona tomorrow. I didn't say who I was going with; he would assume who anyway. I hung up the phone feeling a little guilty. Don't feel guilty, I thought, he has to get used to the fact that I won't be here much longer. As a human anyways.
Then I went and wrote a note to Charlie, saying that I was going on a trip with Alice and that I would be back in a few days. After I put it on the counter, I walked upstairs to unpack. I found Edward waiting for me in my rocking chair.
My face must have looked sad because he automatically looked pained.
"You saw the note?" he asked.
If he had said this a year ago, I would have been surprised. But now I knew that nothing escaped his beautiful, topaz eyes. Nothing.
"Yeah", I said, "He won't give up. Even when he knows that in a couple of months, it will all be for nothing."
As I said this, I suddenly felt sad. I didn't want our friendship to end, but I didn't have a choice. I loved Edward too much to not become a vampire, and he wouldn't transform me if I didn't marry him.
How did life become so complicated?
Edward must have sensed my sadness, because he came and comforted me. That's one of the things that I loved about him. He always knew how to make me feel better.
"It's ok love. Soon it will all pass, and you won't have to worry about it anymore." He tucked a strand of hair behind my ear as he said it.
I smiled at him and started to pack. Maybe this trip would be good for me to just get away from it all. How wrong I was.