Disclaimer: I still own nothing.

and i find it funny and really really cool that people actually like this, since i have no self esteem and seem to think everything i write sucks.

well... away we go:

Heidi stared at me for a moment, before replacing the shock on her face with a look of cool indifference. The purple of her contact covered eyes shone brightly with curiosity, but she went and handed her slip to Mr. Dotson before sitting down on the opposite side of the room from me. English continued with glances at the other from both of us; all I wanted to know was why she was here, and why she seemed surprised to find me.

When the bell rang, Justin, also known as Mike 2.0 ran up to me "Bella, do you need a date to the prom? I mean, would you uh, would you go with me?"

"Sorry, Justin, but I'm going to be out of town visiting some family then. Maybe next time."

He hung his head low and mumbled something along the lines of hoping I had a good break, then gave me a faltering smile which turned to one of surprise when he looked over my shoulder. I already knew who was behind me, but the sound of her voice still surprised me.

"Fancy meeting you here, Swan."

Heidi. "I would say the same for you, but I don't find this a pleasant surprise. Excuse us Justin, I'll catch up with you at lunch, ok?" he said his goodbyes, but we were already walking away from him, my hand gripping her arm in what might seem like a friendly touch. "Spill, Heidi. What are you doing here? And before we continue this conversation, I have to ask you to hunt only outside of the city limits, if you stay for long. Which I'm hoping you don't."

"Jesus, way to welcome a guest. I hunted outside of Seattle before I came here so you don't need to worry about me for a little while. I came to check up on you. Aro sends his regards, and hopes you have thought about his offer." She smiled and played with a strand of hair while looking idly at the humans wandering from classes.

"Well, since I've had about 30 years to consider his offer, I must say I am still pretty damn sure I don't want anything to do with your little family. Besides, I'm still not sure why he even asked, I don't have any talents. " She always knew how to bring up my annoyance. I just wanted her to get to the point of this visit so she could leave and I could return to my peaceful existence. "Wait, how long exactly are you planning on staying?"

"Calm down, girl. Seriously, why you get so pissy when you're around me I will never understand. And I can't tell you why they want you, since I don't know myself. But actually, I do have some news for you, and then I will be on my merry little way and you can resume your boring little life." I waited for her to continue and then sighed when I found that she was going to stretch this out as far as she could. She licked her lips and looked towards a group of senior boys. 'God, they smell delicious. How do you put up with this? Day after day, resisting your temptations. You know some dead author once said that the only way to rid yourself of temptations is to yield to them."

My god she was being dense. I was late for chemistry, and I only wanted to get this over with. "Heidi, come on, what the hell is this going to take? Can you please just give me the news?"

"You know you really are no fun at all," she replied, looking at me with a smirk of disdain "but I hate this place, so I guess the sooner we get this over with, the sooner I can leave." Thank the lord this was almost over. "We had a visitor not long ago. Or should I say a few visitors?"

The hair on my arms stood up, and I couldn't get rid of the bad taste, not venomous, at the back of my throat. "What did he want?"

"Well, your dear forlorn sweetheart seems to be under the impression that you must have died of old age by now. Funny that he hasn't figured out that you are one of us. Anyways, he begged us to get rid of him in any way possible, but you know Aro and his thought process. 'What a waste this would be'. So, after detaining him and calling for Carlisle, Edward was taken from Volterra with strict orders to clear his head of all this rubbish of wanting to die. Marcus was quite curious after he left, since you did the same thing only a few decades ago. He wanted me to come see you and ask why you haven't gone looking for Edward since it is obvious you can't be happy without him."

All of this was more than just confusing. "Why the hell would he do something like that? he doesn't need me in his life, and just because I can't be happy without him doesn't mean he can be happy with me. Tell Marcus that there is nothing to be curious about. All he sees is a lover cast away from the person she needs because he didn't need her. Why he had a momentary lapse of judgment is beyond me, but remember, he is the one who fell for a human in the first place, so he can't be all there anyways." It didn't hurt to think about that night so long ago anymore, but talking about it was another matter. The tingles around the edges of my closed up hole told me as much. "Look, Heidi, as much as I appreciate you coming here and drudging up old memories, there is this little thing called moving on I need to do. And, other than when people like you come and hinder me, I am doing pretty well with that. So is that all?"

Heidi's look of amusement grew even more pronounced when she uttered her next words. "Well, now that you mention it, there is one more thing. Aro may have mentioned to Carlisle of your existence. And he may be coming to find you. But I may have to facts wrong." Her smile said otherwise.

My stomach dropped and I felt like I might be sick, something impossible for a vampire. Coming? Here? A Cullen? Should I leave, or stay? Would he follow if I left? Was it even a bad thing that he was coming? I glanced up at Heidi, who was still watching with that look of amusement on her face. Straightening up, I sighed and told her what was in my case goodbye "thank you for the warning, Heidi. Send Aro and Marcus my regards and have a safe trip back home. Perhaps I will come visit soon. But not too soon." My mind was elsewhere, and my frantic mumbling was not lost on her. She laughed gaily, saluted me like a soldier being sent away, and marched towards the parking lot.

I really needed to clear my head and think about all of this.