Here is Chapter Two, enjoy…

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Chapter Two

The Run

I had a restless night, dreaming nightmares and dreams that I couldn't tell if they were nightmares or not. But I knew, when I opened my eyes and popped myself into a sitting position, my face clammy and cold, that I dreamt of something I needed to be worried about.

Sighing, I laid back down and stared at the ceiling. Alice's IPod was playing classical music through the speakers she connected to it and the music seemed to help me think better.

I didn't dream often and if I did I tend to forget when I woke up. But these dreams were still fresh in my mind.

One was a nightmare that I relived at times I felt scared, alone, and or afraid. It was one of parents, fighting as always as we headed home from my school performance. I clutched my doll to my chest watching the storm outside rage while my parents rage inside the car.

I threw off my covers and decided to go for a run.

They didn't see it coming, I said to myself mental. They didn't see the dear up ahead that stepped out onto the door. They didn't know that the last words from their mouths were "I hate you" and "It wasn't for Bella I wouldn't be married to you" when they hit the dear and then the tree. They didn't know that the old cruiser they were in didn't have air bags. They didn't know they were going to die and leave me wake up in a hospital alone and be told my parents died.

They didn't know.

I stepped into gray sweats and threw a white tee over my head after I pulled back my hair into a ponytail. I barrowed one of Alice's IPods, she had three—pink which she was playing music from right now, a green one which she said had hard rock, and a blue one which had hip-pop, pop, R&B, and music where the lyrics meant something. I grabbed the blue one, wanting something to dull my thoughts and slow my mind from the dreams.

I stepped out into the morning fog as the sun started to raise, everyone asleep this Saturday. Slipping the ear buds into my ears, I slowly made my way down the sidewalk, flipping through Alice's music. She had some odd choices on the IPod and it made me stop thinking of the second dream.

I smiled at Avril Lavigne and Mama "Girlfriend Dr. Luke Remix" came on followed by music that I could only say was Indian by the rhythm and the strange words came through the ear buds. Laughing, I turned up the volume and started to jog down the street and into one of the parks on the campus.

Edward's POV
(the POV we'll all been waiting for)

I had didn't get much sleep the night. I wasn't sure what it was but I woke up at six A.M. and threw on an Arcadia University sweatshirt and jeans. I left my pad and started walked around the campus. Everyone was asleep still this Saturday morning and wouldn't for another three hours at least. If I saw another soul out here, that person had to be mental…or…

I watched as a form slowly jogged through the park on the East side of the campus. I noted a ponytail swishing slightly through the fog and the thin feminine arms pumping as the she continued to head slightly towards me taking the path in front of me. Once she came into view, I felt my mouth go dry at noting it was my sister's roommate.

What was she doing up at the time of morning? I would soon find out as her head swung towards me and I saw shock on her face.

When I saw her yesterday, sitting on the bed that once belonged to Rosalie Hale, my cousin and my best friend's girl, with my sister trying to explain the F.O.I.L. system; I couldn't help by stare at her for a few moments. They didn't seem to hear me so I was able to do so till I spoke up.

I noted at the distance then that she didn't have the best penmanship though I was pretty sure she didn't care how it looked as long as she understood what she was doing. And when she turned to look at me, I noticed the how her honey brown eyes seemed to show hurt, confusion, and anger in her eyes just like they did now, only now they had more surprise.

I saw that she was using one of Alice's IPod as "Dirty" by Christina Aguilera came to an end to be followed by "Fighter." She slowed to a slightly walk as she came face to face to me and the stopped.

There was a good ten feet between us as we just stared at each other.

I wasn't sure how long we were standing there but Elliott Yamin "Wait for You" was playing.

"Hey," I said, nodding my head towards her.

She must have understood my motion for she suddenly realized she couldn't hear me and pulled the ear buds out of her ears and held them in her left.

"Hey," she said, looking back at me.

"You're up pretty early," I said, looking across the pathway ahead of me and then back at her.

"I could say the same about you," she said, shifting her weight from one foot to another.

"I couldn't sleep," I said, stuffing my hands into my pocket.

"Well neither could I," she said.

She turned, about to start jogging off again, when I said, "Have I done anything to offend you?"

She looked back at me, surprise at my question.

"Excuse me," she said, blinking as she turned to face me again.

I cross across the grass to be on the same path as she was. She took a few steps back as I stepped onto the cement.

"What have I done to offend you?" I repeated my question again taking one step towards me.

"Why are you asking me that?" she said, taking a step back.

"Because you've been acting as if I was the plague or something," I said, taking another step towards her and watched her take another step back. "See! You're retreating as if I would hurt you or something."

"I'm not doing that," she snapped at me. "I just want to keep my distance."

"Keeping your distance from whom?" I asked, raising one eyebrow. When she didn't say anything I said, "I see. You're keeping your distance from me."

"And for good reasons," she said, finally taking a step towards me, leaving a good three feet between us.

"Which are?" I said, taking a step back causing her to take one step back.

"I don't want to be one of those girls who falls into your bed," she said, hissing 'bed' at me, her eyes narrowing at me.

"I don't take every girl into my bed," I said, my anger getting ahead of my brain.

"That's what your cousin said," she said.

"Well my cousin's a smart bitch isn't she, unlike you."

She looked taking back, getting the underlying message that I was calling her a bitch, and her eyes flared.

"I will not be in your bed or any bed besides mine for that matter," she said, forcing every word so I could understand her.

"I don't want a snake in my bed useless I can charm her," I said, glaring back into her eyes.

We were standing nose to nose now. Our lips an inch from each others and all I had to do was lean forward and she would have kissed me back. 3LW "Feelin' You" was playing distantly from the ear buds that were clutched in her hand.

"At least we're at an understanding," she whispered.

"Yeah, we are," I said and took her lips with mine.

Bella's POV

I felt my heart flip in my chest as his lips claimed mine with force and so much emotion behind them as I remained motionless for a moment before returning his kiss. I had to admit, even if I didn't fall into his bed, I could give anything to be kiss like this.

Finally after a moment, he pulled his lips away from mine.

"I just want to get you know you better," he whispered against my lips.

My eyes snapped open. I hadn't realized that they were closed till I opened them to watch as Edward's eyes too open slowly.

"Maybe I don't want you to get to know me better," I whispered back and slowly walked away from him, surprise he let me go.

And surprised to see myself running away from someone who maybe mean something…

Well...what do you think?

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Nollie