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Chapter 2

(EPOV)

My fingers lingered on the ivory keys of my baby grand piano. I saw it as a family member; it had been here for so long. I just had it tuned so it sounded new and good. I loved my piano; this was where I wrote the songs we played in our band. My band consisted of Emmett, our drummer and Jasper on bass. We were "The Audible Plausible" and we were occasionally booked for gigs at the local diners and clubs.

My name was Edward Cullen and I came from a good family; Carlisle Cullen, my father, was a good doctor and Esme Cullen, my mother, was an interior designer – she was quite good at it and she had an exquisite taste in furniture and house decorations. Alice Cullen was my sister; she travelled a lot and had a thing for my bass player, Jasper. In terms of looks, we were quite alike but by personality and behaviour we were like a negative and positive pole – repelling each other.
That did not mean that we hated each other, quite on the contrary actually. We adored each other and shared a brother-sister love. I could not help being a little overprotective over her when she was hanging out with my band.

School was about to start again and Alice had spent the last week of her vacation in Phoenix, visiting and old friend. I was going to pick her up after a much-needed jam session with Emmett and Jasper. We needed to be productive if we wanted to perform tonight at the local club. We planned to do a cover version of Kaiser Chiefs "Ruby".

Three hours later I found myself and the other band members in my beloved Volvo on our way to the airport to pick up Alice. I missed her, but I knew that I would be subjected to her pixieness the minute she would arrive. I parked and went to the Meet and Greeting hall. I saw her holding hands with another girl. She was pretty and had sparkling eyes.

(BPOV)

To say that the flight was uneventful would be the biggest understatement of the century. Alice kept forgetting my state of blindness when she wanted to share her fashion magazine with me. No hard feelings though, because she always spoke to me with a genuinely sorry tone. She had grown to be quite protective of me, not that I minded it. It was nice to already know somebody in Forks besides Charlie. Alice was going to introduce me to her friends at school and friends in general. I could not wait.

"Here, I got to read the interview with Taylor Swift out loud for you! I like her songs" she said and continued on reading it out loud for me. I was grateful that she took care of me, but I actually did not like being or feeling dependent on others. I was half-listening and half-sleeping, but she did not take notice.

"We're about to land, please fasten your seatbelt and put your sit in upright position" a pre-recorded voice said via the intercom. Alice helped me and I nodded gratefully. This was my first time flying and to say the least, I was terrified and the plane was descending.

"Alice? Could you please hold my hand?" I begged. Take off and landing were maybe the favourite parts for some, but I was not used to it. She took my hand and gave it a reassuringly squeeze. I used my other hand to cling to my seat. I held my breath until we landed. I gasped when the wheels touched the ground with a loud bump. I let out a sigh of relief and relaxed. Alice helped me out of the plane and we waited for our baggage.

"Do you need to go to the restroom or something?" Alice asked worriedly. I shook my head in response.

"Okay but could you please stay here for five minutes? I really need a human moment" Alice said pleadingly. She was so considerate and friendly to me. I nodded and pretended to look attentive.
Suddenly I fell to the ground as someone bumped into me. I was dumbfounded, I could not move.

"Oh my god, I'm so sorry!" a male voice said and took my hand and helped me up. I muttered a thank you. Alice's panic-filled voice reached my ears and I directed my face towards her. She patted me various places to make sure that I was okay.

"I'm okay, Alice. It was just an accident" I reassured her and reached for my baggage. Alice beat me to it and took it herself and handed it to me, making sure that I had a firm grip on the handle. Alice had one hand on my back to lead me out of the airport.

I heard many people talking and Alice's movements were rigid. She was trying to guide me without stumbling into people. It was a difficult task for her, but she did a great job.

"Edward!" Alice screamed and took my hand and bounced over to whoever it was. She laughed and let go of my hand and I could hear her talking to some Edward. Maybe it was her boyfriend, I did not know.

(EPOV)

I heard my name from somewhere amongst the large group of people. I turned around and saw her bouncing over to me. Yikes. She gave me a flying hug – almost a tackle and I would have landed on the ground if I was not taller than her. I let her down and I looked to behind her. There was the girl who she had assisted out - the girl with the pretty and sparkling eyes. Alice jumped over to Jasper and hugged him.

I ran my hand through my hair and put on my dazzle-look and walked over to the girl.

"Hello, my name is Edward Cullen, I'm Alice's brother nice to meet you" I said and extended my hand out to her. She did not take my hand and shake it. She glanced around, almost as if she did not know where I was.

"Hey, my name is Isabella Swan, but my friends call me Bella" she said in a timid voice and reached out her hand – about 30 cm under my own hand. Her eyes were not focused on me, but I could not help but drown in her beautiful eyes.

"So, I have earned the right to be your friend?" I asked hopefully and she nodded, smiling. Suddenly she reached out both of her hands and placed them on my chest. I was confused and looked down at her hands. Then she moved them up, slowly, and her pale and fragile hands made their way up to my collarbone. I looked at her and she blushed while her hands, almost on their own accord, moved up to my face. She put each hand on each of my cheeks. She caressed the skin and smiled. She was quite pretty up close, but her eyes were still her most beautiful feature.

I placed my hands over her hands and she gasped and let go. Her face held the most exquisite blush and she quickly stepped back, stumbling over her baggage. I caught her in my arms before she could hurt herself.

"Oh, god, I'm so sorry" she whispered and looked panic-struck.

"No problem. It was my pleasure to be the hero for once" I laughed and helped her up, my arms lingered around her. Her blushing intensified which made me chuckle.

"Bella, who's going to pick you up?" Alice asked her, she directed her attention to Alice.

"Uhm, I'm about to call Charlie – " she began, but I interrupted.

"I'll drive you" I said and picked up her baggage and Alice's in my hands. I nodded to Emmett and Jasper who walked with me. Alice and Jasper were busy catching up, but Bella lingered behind us.

"Alice!" she yelled, clearly frightened. Her arms were flailing around her, as if she was reaching for someone.

"Oh, I'm so sorry Bella!" Alice said apologising. She ran over to Bella and held her hand with one hand and the other rested on the small of her back.

"I'm so sorry, Bella, I totally forgot!" Alice said sadly and my confusion only increased. Why would Bella need assistance? She could not be so clumsy that she would need total assistance.

Alice saw my questioning expression, and gave me a glance that said; I'll explain later.

"FRONT SEAT" Emmett yelled, which startled Bella so immensely that she jumped.

I laughed, "Sorry Bella, this is Emmett and this is Jasper" I pointed. She only looked at me (Or at the direction of my voice).

"Over here, Bella!" Emmett boomed and took her hand and shook it furiously. Poor girl, she looked so frightened.

Jasper, on the other hand, was more of the silent type. He steadied her by holding her shoulders and shook her hand as well. He was being so cautious, was she that fragile? We walked over to the car and I wanted Bella to sit at the front with me, it was usually Alice's spot, but I would not let her sit between Emmett and Jasper.

"Where should I drop you off?" I asked after exiting the parking lot.

"You can drop me off at the police station" Bella said, which caused funny reactions from my back seat.

"Police station, Bella? Are you like an illegal immigrant?" Emmett asked perplexed.

"Emmett, if she was an illegal immigrant, do you think she would voluntarily go to the station to turn herself in?" I asked amused. Everybody laughed inclusive Bella. God, she had a cute laughter and smile. I intended on making her smile and laugh more often. I loved driving fast, but I refrained from my habit and drove slowly (which was the speed limit here), because of Bella. After seeing her various reactions, I decided to take it slowly.

I pulled up at the police station and glanced at her. She was staring out in empty space.

"We're here Bella" I said hesitantly. She got out of her daze.

"Oh, thank you!" she said quickly and opened the car to make a quick exit. She got out of the car and looked for the trunk. Emmett snickered but Jasper gave him a light punch. Jasper only ended up hurting himself, he blew cool air on his knuckles.

I got out of the car to help her with her baggage.

"I'm guessing that you've never seen a car before, on account of your confusion" I chuckled, which made her blush again. She directed her gaze to the ground, almost in shame.

"No, I haven't... I'm blind and I was born blind" she said.

I was in shock.

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