Disclaimer: WHAT?! I, I don't own Twilight?! I had no idea! (DUH, NOT!)

ZachPOV:

I headed into school, hoping against hope that my girlfriend, Ashley, would be there. She knew about vampires even before she met me. I didn't pry, since it was obvious that she didn't want to talk about it. Of course, she was there. She always was, never missed a day of school. I parked my car (a dark blue Corvette, a present from Aunt Alice) and got out. Immediately, I found Ashley in my arms, after having run towards me before the car stopped. Usually, she waited for me to come to her, to make sure she didn't get run over.

"Hey, Ash. What's with the greeting?" She looked down.

"Nothing."

"Ash, what's wrong?"

"Nothing." She replied more forcefully. I had to know what was wrong, to comfort her. I picked her up and sat down in the car with her.

"Ash, it's okay. You know you can tell me anything." A paper fluttered to the floor. She didn't notice it, so I didn't say anything. It was probably just a test or homework assignment, but I wanted to make sure. Ashley snuggled into my shirt. It felt so right, her in my arms, me comforting her, her seeking comfort. The only thing off was that she wouldn't tell me what was wrong.

"I know, I know, I guess I'm just stressed over that big English test today. I think I'm going to fail." I decided to lighten the mood.

"Bet you beat me. I bet I fail and you ace it. Isn't that usually how it works?" I asked her, tickling he sides a bit, eliciting a giggle.

"Only sometimes. I didn't study at all, though. I was too busy," she paused her for a second, as if editing something out, "IM'ing and thinking about you." The bell rung. "Oops! Got to go! I have Geometry first, what do you have?"

"Um, free period."

"Okay, see you!" It killed me to let her out of the car, especially while I knew she was upset about something. Oh well. I watched to make sure she had left, before I picked up the fallen piece of paper.

I'm back.

I was troubled. Who was back? Why were they after Ashley? A thousand questions ran through my mind, until I came to one conclusion. I will keep Ashley safe. I must.

TIME SKIP: AFTER SCHOOL

"Hey, Ash, you free tonight? Short notice, but I just have to see you later." I said, kissing her cheeks and forehead.

"For anyone besides you? No. For you? The whole night."She giggled at how cliché she sounded.

"Be over at six?" I asked. I could wait that long, if I tried.

"Mmm Hmmm" She murmured, leaning up, looking for another kiss. I laughed at her and bent down, giving her what she was looking for. I got into my car and drove away from school. I would make this a date to remember, so while I'm protecting her constantly asking for dates (not that I didn't anyway, but whatever) she would still be willing to go out with me and not be suspicious. I never thought of my own safety, it just never crossed my mind.

Sorry, I know it's short. I'm working on the next chapter right now, I juswt thought this would be a good place to break. The next chapter should be up tonight.
P.S. I'm probably pissing my beta off. None of this story has been sent to her yet!