Vampire

The one word we detest here in the town of Forks. Hearing stories of the tragedy vampires have brought through out the country have made us hate them even more. Of course some of us are filled more with fear than hatred. More and more vampires are appearing around the world. Coming out of hiding and feeding in the open. Charlie, my father, is worried for me. He thinks I'll go out but never come home.

Luckly, no vampire has aknoledged the small town. But everyone knew it was only a matter of time before one of them showed up.

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I was just locking up the house, on my way to school. It was a rainy day as usual but something felt diffrent. When I got to school I parked my truck and rushed inside. For my first class everything was fine. It wasn't until second period that I started to hear the whispers. When lunch finally came I had heard bits and peices but I knew that the people at my lunch table would tell me the whole story. Jessica was already there, head down whispering feverently to Lauren, along with Ben, Angela, Mike, Tyler, and a couple others that I didn't know their names. Once I sat down I knew that Jessica would begin now that everyone was there. Everyone in our table silenced once they saw her head shoot up. Jessica loved the attention she was getting. No one liked her that much but we all knew that she worked in the office and would have heard the real thing from the teachers.

"Their the Cullens," she began,"All of them are together except one, Edward. There are 5 of them. I don't know much more but I heard that one of them was 500 years old. They live together with their creator Carlisle and his mate Esme."

She stared around the cafeteria making a dramatic pause then continued.

"Jasper's with Alice, Emmett's with Rosalie, and Edward is alone but most people think he's gay. Some of them have powers but I don't know which and what they are."

She started to repeat herself but I stopped listening, knowing that she was just trying to grasp at the little attention she still had. I knew that most of what she said was true, though about one of them being 500 years old I highly doubt. I hope I don't have any classes with any of them. I have a personal hate for vampires and having to share a room with one woud be difficult. I wondered if they were sitting in the cafeteria. I searched around looking for a new face. I succeeded when I spotted them over by the water fountain. They didn't have any food at the table, no suprise there. I could tell instantly which one was Edward. He was the only one not leaning or touching someone. He must have felt my gaze because he turned and looked straight into my eyes. I held his stare until it became to hard, and blushed. I had to admit that he was beyond georgious and that if he wanted he could have all the girls thrown at him, but I knew that never in my existence would I fall in love with a vampire.

I looked up to meet his curious gaze. Must be thinking whether or not I'd be tasty. I bit my wrist and looked away, knowing that I probably insulted him. I know that they didn't eat people because their eyes were gold, but it was still fun to inferiate them. I started to feel sick thinking of them being around so many people. What would happen if one of them got carried away. Unable to take anymore I rushed outside for some fresh air. I sat down on the floor in a corner where no one would bother me, to clear my head. I rested my head on my knee's and closed my eyes. I soon felt someone standing near me so I looked up, only to meet the eyes of Edward Cullen.

"Great," I mumbled, though I knew he would have heard. He just smiled and held out his hand.

"Hey, I'm Edward," he said in a musical voice.

"Bite me," I retorted and got up to leave. Not knowing where to go I started to head in the direction of my next period, biology. He trailed behind me making me feel uneasy. Was he stalking me? Was he trying to get me alone so he could eat me? Would he eat me in the middle of a school day? How would he eat me? Suck my blood or actually rip me to shreds? They aren't cannibles are they? Well technicaly speaking. I turned on him.

"Why are you following me?"

"Am I?"

"Are you?"

"Do you think I am?"

"Why would I ask a question looking for a question in return?" I spat. Was he just trying to mess with my head? He chuckled and started to walk ahead of me. The bell rang and I soon found myself in biology and Edward was at the techers desk signing in. Great I was the only one in the class who didn't have someone sitting next to them. That meant...

"Hey partner," Edward said, plopping down next me.

"Be quiet or I'll glomp you!"

"Oh fiesty."

"Is that how you like them?" He looked down and scowled. I could see that I had hit a soft spot. Good, now I knew his weakness.

The teacher started to talk so I turned my attention toward him. It was a little distracting having a vampire sitting next to me but I did better than I expected. When the bell finally rang I ran out of there before I lost my self control. Why would a vampire go to school anyways? They probably know more than the teachers. Scowling I walked to my next class.

Finally school was over and I was able to go home. Walking to my car I noticed that a lot of people were walking hurridly from the direction of my car. Walking over I saw a silver volvo in the parking spot next to me. There was no doubt who's the car belonged to. Walking over to my car I searched for the owner. He was no where in sight so I continued hurridly to my car. Suddenly my path was being blocked by a body. Knowing who the body belonged to I pushed past him, noticing how hard he was. Shocked my by sudden movement he took a step back and let me through. He walk with me, matching my pace easily.

"I wanted to apologize for being rude earlier," he said with complete sincerity.

"Oh you mean when you threaten to kill me?" We had reached the space between his car and mine. He clenched his teeth at my comment.

"When did I ever threaten to kill you?" I became serious.

"Right now! This! Talking to me."

He looked down. Then looked back up and met my gaze. We stared into eachother eyes for a while. I got lost looking into the gold pool. Until quite suddenly I heard a squeal. Breaking the connetion I turned to see his other coven memebers coming toward us. Even though I had broke the connection he continued to stare at me. Only once the short one I believed to be Alice gave him a hug did he brake his gaze. By the time the rest of them had reached the car I was already in my truck starting the engine. I met his stare in the review mirror as I peeled onto the street.

Once I was safe in my home and away from the danger of losing concentration on the road I thought about Edward. Was I really falling for him? I only knew him for a day but there was this connection that I couldn't explain. Deciding not to think about it I changed my thoughts to my mother. The happy memories. The park and ice cream, the pool, the man, the fire, the heat, the screams, the smells of blood...

I shuddered and decided it was safer to think about my math homework. I went into the kitchen to get Charlie's dinner ready.

Chapter 2

I woke up that morning knowing that I wouldn't be going to school. Good thing because I didn't want to have to face Edward. I got into my truck while it was still dark out and drove out to Port Angeles. The place I was looking for wasn't in the best of neighborhoods but it wasn't as bad as some other places I had been. When I got there I parked the truck and checked that the door was locked twice before I was fully satisfied. I turned and stared at the building which read Blood Bank in fading letters. I checked to make sure that no one was following me and headed inside. Even though it was early there was a man behind the counter. He looked to be in his mid twenties and had a handsom face. Not as handsom as Edward, I mentally slapped myself for this thought.

"Hey Bella. I thought I'd be seeing you today," he said.

"Hey Doc." That was a little joke we had between us. He had always wanted to be a doctor but somehow he found himself working at a blood bank.

"What's on the menu today?" I asked him.

"Ahh the same as usual. We're a little short on AB negative but I scored some for you."

"You know me all to well," I said taking the brown paper bag he was holding out for me. It was little heavy so I knew he had given me more then I usualy recieved. Doc was a nice guy and it was easy to talk to him. We always had long chats when I came and knew by the look on his face that something was troubling him. Knowing that I could be there all day I hopped on the counter to sit and got comfortable.

"Whats up Doc?" He sighed.

"Nothing gets past you huh Bella? It's my girlfriend."

"Which one?" I said laughing. Doc usually had a new girlfriend every two weeks.

"Luna. I've been with her for a month now and I want to get serious, but everytime I get close she pushes away."

"Luna huh? Well maybe she's afraid. Maybe your just moving to fast for your handson self. Why dont you talk about it with her?"

"You know I'm not like that."

"Ya and you never had a girlfriend for a month either." We both laughed. Doc was probably the only person who new most of my secrets. He didn't personaly know my personal life but I told him about it. It's easier talking to someone when you know that you could dissapear from their life at any moment. He told me a lot about himself too and by the way he spoke of his life it seemed that I was probably the only one who knew most of his secrets as well. He looked in my eyes and I knew that he saw something there.

"What about you Bella? Whats going on in your life?" I bit my lip. deciding whether or not Edward should stay a secret. I knew once I let it off my chest I would feel a little better.

"Well there's this uh dude," I didn't think guy would really work in this situation.

"Uh huh."

"And he is a vampire," I rushed on quickly. I heard him made a sudden gasp then stiffle it with a cough. I looked away not able to meet his gaze. He knew that I hated vampires with a passion and understood the reason why. He's the only person I have ever trusted with the secret of that hurrid night...

"What's his name?"

"Huh?" I asked coming out of my trance.

"The Vamp. His name."

"Oh It's Edward. Edward Cullen."

"Hmm. And you like this Edward?"

"Well thats what I don't understand. I want to hate him but I just can't. I feel diffrent around him. It's hard to explain really." He nodded his head in understandment. I knew he wouldn't critisize me but it still felt wierd saying it aloud. We stayed silent for a moment until we both heard my stomach grumble.

"I don't want to keep you from breakfast," he said eyeing the bag. I rolled my eyes.

"You still want to talk?" I knew that he hadn't gotten everything off his chest. I also wanted to know what he thought about Edward and whether or not I should dig deeper into my feelings for him.

"It's fine. I don't want you to starve because of me. Call me sometime and we could talk then. You know you don't have to visit me on just feeding days." I sighed. I would probably have to call him. There was no one else I could talk to.

"Alright," I said hopping off the counter,"I'll call you later. Have a real heart to heart you know." He new I was making fun of how mushy he could get.

"What ever. See you later Bella, and becareful with Dracula." I walked out the door waving bye and headed toward my car. Looking around to see if anyone was watching and hopped in my truck, started the engine, and drove away. I looked over at the brown bag sitting in the passenger seat and my stomach grumbled. I would have to find a secure place to drink. I would want anyone walking in on me and getting the wrong idea.