Edward's Take

She stood still for a moment as I crouched a little, watching her face for any signs of moving. She turned the ball in her hands, her eyes never leaving mine. All of a sudden she smiled and darted to the right, flying past just as I reached out for her. Damn, she was fast!

I shadowed her to the other end of the area we were playing in, never letting more than a few feet come between us. This time she tossed the ball into the air, darting around me to catch it on the other side, but I jumped up before she could and caught it, dribbling to the far end while she chased.

I grinned, ready to make a move for the other side again, and she answered with a smile.

The game continued.

Bella's Take

He was good; I'd give him that, and fast, for a human.

Dodging around him brought me extremely close – closer than I would care to be. I could hear his breath, his increased heartbeat. I could smell the sweat that lightly coated his body as we continued to play, the ball interchanging hands at almost every pass.

His scent was intoxicating me, and I fought to resist it. He was so close; just one wrong step and this could all be over. It had happened before; I had simply lost control, and had to flee.

But that pixie vampire would hunt me down for it, of that I was sure.

So I continued to dodge and weave around him, our efforts growing more fervent as we danced.

Edward's Take

When Coach blew the final whistle I felt like I was going to collapse. I wouldn't have to ever go running again – just bring Bella and a basketball. This would be interesting once we got to the track events.

I straightened from where I had been panting, my hands on my knees. My entire body felt like I had been in an oven; I'm sure I was really red.

Bella looked pale as ever, though her breathing was hard. She grinned at me, and I reflexively answered. She passed the ball to me.

"Good game, Edward," she whispered, and I nodded in concurrence.

"I can't wait till we actually start playing games."

She looked at me with an odd expression, her head tilted to one side and an unfathomable look in her eyes.

"What exactly do you mean by that?"

I flushed further at the tone in her voice, embarrassed that my words had been taken that way. "I meant…you know…like on a team…playing a game…." I paused, hoping that she understood. Her expression didn't change. "Though I daresay going one-on-one would be just as interesting."

She laughed, and the sound was like wind chimes – high and pure and sweet. She walked past me, mussing my already messy hair before skipping to the women's changing room.

"See you later, partner!"

I shook my head and, tossing the ball to Coach, set off to the men's changing rooms.

I slid into the driver's seat of my Volvo, waiting for my family to get out of their classes. I sighed, leaning my head back against the headrest. I took several deep breaths to cool myself down after the exercise.

Alice and Jasper slid in soon after, cuddling each other on the back seat.

"Hey Alice," I began, trying to reign in my curiosity. "That girl in the cafeteria had the same colored eyes as you, and she seemed to recognize you…" I trailed off, hoping that she would take the hint and finish.

"I don't know why, Edward. My eyes are this colour naturally, but perhaps the girl wears contacts. I don't know." She shrugged, leaking nonchalance. "And I didn't recognize her, though I may have met her before. I've met loads of people in my lifetime and I probably wouldn't remember half of them if they fell on me." Jasper chuckled a little at the remark, but they were both very tense – too tense to be telling the truth. I narrowed my eyes at them in the rearview mirror but said nothing.

Jasper gave a sigh of exasperation. "Where the hell are Em and Rose? Mom's going to get worried if we're not home soon."

"Don't worry, Jasper, I'm sure they're just satisfying each other in some dark corner," I muttered darkly. It was probably true.

"What's with the sudden attitude, Edward?" Alice and Jasper both looked at me through the rearview mirror.

I shrugged. I felt really tense, and I had no idea why. They didn't inquire further.

Ten long minutes later Emmett and Rose emerged from the school building, looking incredibly disheveled.

"Have fun you two?" Jasper teased as they opened the doors and got in.

"Sorry we took so long guys."

"I'd have expected you to take longer, Emmett. I must say I'm disappointed." My comment rewarded me with a sharp blow to the head. "Ow Emmett! Seriously! Designated driver here!" I whined.

"Watch your mouth, Eddie."

I growled at my brother and pulled out of the parking spot, joining the end of the line of cars that were patiently gathered to file out. I looked at the car ahead of me, and I heard all the passengers of the car give a collective gasp.

In front of us was a Sky Redline, painted a deep midnight blue. The top was down, exposing the pale figure at the wheel.

Bella.

I watched as her eyes met mine in her rearview mirror. She smiled and waggled her fingers to me in a small wave, then returned her attention to the rode as she pulled out of the school parking lot and sped away without a sound.

There was a brief moment of appreciative silence, before Emmett gave a low whistle.

"Ostentatious," murmured Jasper.

"That car was awesome! And the girl too!" He wolf whistled, earning himself a slap on the arm from Rosalie. "What? She was hot! Edward, you should totally go for her. I think I saw a guitar in the passenger seat too, so she likes music. Good music too, from what was playing on the radio, not pop garbage. She's so like you!"

I said nothing, my mind was filled with images of Bella.

"Dude, are you listening to a word I'm saying?"

I turned to Emmett with a shrug, turning to go down the long driveway to our house. Alice was watching me intently, and I began to feel uncomfortable as the rest of the family stared at me, appalled at my apparent lack of interest.

"What?" I snapped, tired of their stares.

"How can you be so oblivious, Edward? She even waved at you! How do you know her?"

"Bella is my lab partner in Biology and my partner in Gym." I answered, knowing I would have no peace until I did.

Emmett whistled again. "Score, bro!"

I shook my head. "I don't think of her that way, Emmett. I only met her today."

"Yeah, but in a week you'll have known her a week, then two, then three. Who knows what will happen?"

Almost so quickly I wasn't sure I even saw it, Jasper and Alice met each other's gaze. They both looked worried. Too worried for it to be good.

Alice's Take

This isn't good.

Okay, so the vampire's name was Isabella, or Bella, and she had last two sessions with my younger – single - brother. I had already seen multiple scenarios, most of them involving Edward dying or disappearing. All of them were bleak, and all of them were because of her.

I flopped myself down on the bed in mine and Jasper's room, and he closed the door behind him. I smiled as he leaned over me, climbing over the bed to hover over me. I giggled, wrapping my arms around his neck.

"Need something Jazzy?"

He grimaced. "I really wish you'd stop calling me that, at least in public. Now Emmett does it too. It's so humiliating."

I giggled again, tracing the lines of his face with my finger. "I can't wait until I can have you forever," I whispered, the longing clear in my voice. His face softened and he turned his head to kiss my wrist.

"I know, my love. Just a couple more years and then we can be."

"I love you Jasper."

"I love you too, Alice." His face lit up in the most beautiful smile as he leaned down to kiss me. I smiled against his lips, though felt a pang of heartache as I daren't go further with him; incase I hurt him. We couldn't even kiss like normal teenagers because of what my venom could do to his system.

Just a couple more years.

For someone who's been alive since the 1900s, a few years shouldn't seem like a long time.

It shouldn't but it does.

Bella's Take

Oh God why did I wave at him? Oh the look on his brothers' faces, especially that giant's…

I groaned, putting my head in my hands. To try and take my mind off things I did all of my homework, then turned the shower onto searing hot. The water helped to relax me, the heat making it almost pure steam as it poured out of the shower nozzle.

I did my familiar exercise of relaxing all of my muscles, one by one. Each time I thought of the look on his brother's face, though, I would have to start over again.

I sighed and turned the water off as it began to run cold, drying and dressing myself in a light tan sweater and loose jeans. I went into one of the rooms in my small house, scanning the various instruments on the walls and shelves, the ones lining the edge of the floor and of course the mini recording studio in the corner. I swear it was like a professional recording studio that had shrunk to fit in this tiny room.

I reached over, grabbing hold of my deep blue Jackson made guitar, and walked to the front of the house, lounging back on the couch in front of the window.

I took a deep breath, my fingers finding their place on the strings, and began to play, faster than any human could see or follow, until the house was alive with music.