Hey, everyone! I read Twilight yesterday and I just had to write something. The book kicked ass and I can't wait until the sequel, New Moon, comes out. But until then, I'll be going fanfic crazy. If anyone is OOC please don't hate me. I did read it yesterday, but I never actually stopped to think about it, so I may have missed some key elements. Hope you like the story!

Disclaimer: Unfortunately, I do not own anything or anyone affiliated with Twilight.

Delayed Venom

Chapter 1

Fall To The Floor

Forks High School

It had been two weeks. Two weeks since James. Two weeks since Bella nearly died. Two weeks since the prom.

Not too much had changed. Bella had remained in Forks and was attending the high school with Edward and the other Cullens, when they weren't out hunting, of course. The Cullens' secret was still unknown to the rest of the town. Bella was still as accident prone as ever. It was all the same.

Everyone thought everything was going perfect. No one thought that it could change. No one thought it would.

They couldn't have been more wrong.

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"Are you sitting with Cullens today?" Mike asked, walking down the halls of Forks High School.

"I think so," Bella said, stumbling slightly on her crutches. Her leg was healing nicely, but it didn't mean she'd be any less klutzy. Tripping again, she flew forward.

A pair of pale hands stopped her from crashing to the floor like her crutches did.

"Smooth," Edward said, smirking.

Bella blushed.

"You okay, Bella?" Mike asked.

Bella nodded. "I'm fine," she said. "I'll see you in Biology."

Mike nodded, walking off in the direction of his girlfriend, Jessica.

Setting Bella softly on her feet, Edward bent down to gather the crutches that had fallen to the linoleum floor. Handing them up to Bella, Edward rose slightly before dropping back onto his knees.

"What's wrong?" Bella asked, worried. Kneeling down with some difficulty, she placed her hand on Edward's back.

"Nothing," Edward said, wincing at the volume of his own voice.

"Tell me," Bella urged.

"It's nothing," Edward insisted. His voice was softer than the last time he had spoken. "I just feel a little off."

Frowning, Bella rested her hand on Edward's forehead. Her frown deepened. "It's warm."

"That's impossible," Edward mumbled. "My…we can't get sick."

Bella was surprised when she heard him falter. He never came close to slipping the truth. Taking her crutches in her hands again, she began to lift herself off of the ground. "I'm gonna go get Alice or someone."

"It's okay," a voice said. "Already here."

Bella looked up. It was Alice.

"What's wrong?" Alice asked.

Bella shook her head. "I don't know. It was like he got dizzy or something," she explained. Quickly, she added in, "His forehead's warm too."

"It shouldn't be," Emmett said, kneeling beside Edward. Cupping his cool hand against Edward's forehead, he frowned. "This shouldn't be happening," he said. "We'll drive you ho-"

"I'm fine!" Edward snapped, slapping Emmett's hand away. Abruptly rising to his feet, Edward swayed slightly before steadying himself.

"Edward-"

"I said, I'm fine," Edward growled, interrupting Bella. He hadn't meant to snap at her, but he was annoyed. He was fine and they weren't listening.

"We're just worried," Bella said, hurt. Was it that bad that she was worried about her boyfriend?

"How many times do I have to say it?" Edward asked, irritated. "I'm fine."

Alice grabbed his arm. "Calm down for a minute," she commanded.

Roughly pulling his arm from her grasp, Edward disappeared, leaving only a couple fluttering papers in his wake.

"Freaking idiot," Alice muttered, shaking her head, annoyed.

"He could have been seen!" Emmett exclaimed in a harsh whisper. Looking around he noticed for the first time that no one else was in the halls. It seemed like everyone else in the school was in class or at lunch.

Looking in the direction that her boyfriend had run off in, Bella sighed. Even she could see that something was wrong. She could only hope that they figured out what before Edward hurt himself.

TBC

Anime Girl23: Hope you all liked it!

Edward: Do I even want to know what's going through your head.

Anime Girl23: No, but you'll find out. . Anyway, please review!

Until next time!