Hello again, WG-17 here, I have been on a writing kick today so here goes a brand new fic. (I would be doing one of my old ones, but my mother went crazy and burned them along with my books…sigh…) My friend lent me Twilight and New Moon so, "Blammo!" Brand new ficcie outta my head.

Edward catches a cold, from over-working himself. Bella deals with a cranky vampire/boyfriend.

A Redder Shade of Pale

Bella smiled to herself as she felt a familiar cold arm snake around her waist. She turned over to look into the eyes of her lover, only to find those glorious eyes shut and surrounded by darker circles than she was accustomed to. He wasn't breathing.

"Edward? Are you all right?" she asked worriedly, caressing his cheek. Edward seeming to realize that he was not quite acting like himself, opened his eyes and smiled his crooked smile to allay Bella's fears.

"Fine…I'm just a little tired lately." He bean to breathe again at a steady pace.

"Take it easy though, okay?" asked Bella sleepily.

"Okay."

Bella smiled, content, and finally fell fast asleep.

The following morning, Bella woke to find Edward asleep. She gently leaned over and brushed his hair out of his face. She paused. Something was wrong. Vampires didn't sleep! And something else, Edward's face wasn't cold. It wasn't hot, but it definitely wasn't cold. She pressed her hand lightly against his forehead. Sure enough, something was not right.

"Edward. Edward!" She said, shaking him a little. His eyes blinked open.

"Huh? Where am I? What happened?" he asked, groaning softly as he sat up.

"I don't know," Bella replied, "But you're not cold, you're warm!"

"But you always thought I was hot…didn't you Bella?" He retorted, mirth glimmering in his deep eyes.

"Edward…" She said, impatient with his antics.

"I'm fine!" He said, "Really…It's probably your own body warmth you're feeling." Bella frowned, she could sense there was more to the unusual warmth than that, but she ddn't have the willpower to argue with her own private "Greek god".

Edward, recognizing victory, gave Bella a loving smile, and said,

"Morning already? Looks like I'll be sticking around for a while." Bella smiled, happy to have him to herself for the day.

"I'm going to get dressed, and might I suggest that when Charlie wakes up, you make it look like you just walked in the door?" She giggled.

"I'll do that…" Edward replied with a smirk.

End of Chapter One

(I've decided to make it a chapter fic, but please review to keep my creative juices flowing…I've got a whole binder full of stories to replace. Wind-Goddess17)