A/N: Freaking bastard computer! Ok, I wanted a chapter out YESTERDAY! But no! My internet had to go down and I must have reread this thing at least ten times, just out of pure boredom! I'm so angry. But anyways, I have a ten page research paper due Monday (oh the joys of college) you better enjoy the update. I don't know if there'll be one Saturday (again research paper, college fun...not really). So enjoy it, love it, review it. Especially since I'm sick and need the love. Send the love people, preferably in review form! :D
Disclaimer: I don't own Twilight.
"You were there? Oh, please.
If every vampire who said he was at the Crucifixion was actually there,
it would have been like Woodstock."
Spike-Buffy the Vampire Slayer
(Nothing to do with the story, just thought it was funny)
Lunch Date
Jake knew there was a vampire in the building immediately, I could hear the low growl rumble out of his chest. I elbowed him in the ribs, no one knew that Jake was a werewolf, well besides me. Werewolves are as well known as vampires, just not as open. Most of them like to keep it a secret, mostly because they're harder to spot than vampires, though it was proven that you're born a werewolf, people still have that fear that if they're scratched or bit by a werewolf they would turn into one themselves. That's why most werewolves stay in hiding, to avoid the discrimination that they would face if they were to come out.
Jake continued to growl under his breath. I rolled my eyes and made my way to the advisor's office. Jake tried to follow behind me, but I gave him, a 'don't even think about it look' and he reluctantly backed off. I knew people were staring at me, well in Jessica's case glaring, but it was easy to pretend they weren't there, my mind was wrapped around the fact that Edward Massen was in my journalism building, probably telling Gollub that he didn't do student interviews and that I had a court date for the restraining order that he was putting on me. If I was lucky enough he might not mention that I sexually harassed him yesterday.
I could hear Gollub's laugh echo out of the door, I grimaced. Was he seriously laughing about the fact that Edward had filed a restraining order on me. I knocked loudly on the door. Gollub's laughter died out and I heard a loud "come in."
I walked in making sure to keep my eyes straight. Gollub is a short, chubby, Jewish man. He's young, no older than 29, he always has a smile on his face and hardly ever raises his voice. He gets along with everyone which makes him a great journalism director. I kept my eyes straight as I walked to the desk, I knew Edward was there, I could see him through my peripheral vision. Gollub smirked before tuning to me, leaning back in his chair.
"What happened to you?" He asked. I looked down and blushed. I was pretty sure my hair was still a mess and I was wearing the same clothes as yesterday.
"I locked myself out of my dorm and Angela is out of town do to family troubles." I mumbled. Gollub laugh.
I finally had to glanced over at Edward, my breath caught in my throat. He was more gorgeous than he was yesterday. His hair bronze hair was messy as he laid back on the couch. His eyes were a deep topaz, they seemed to sparkle as the light hit them, he was dressed in a black shirt and regular blue jeans. I pulled my eyes away afraid that if I stared too long he would get angry.
"I hoped you didn't dress like that when you saw Mr. Masen over there." I blushed and looked back at Edward. Realization hit me, did he just call him Masen? I mentally cringed, I always referred to him as Massen, I would have to change the beginning of my article tonight, that's if I still had an article.
"She looked lovely yesterday." Edward conveniently interrupted what I was going to say. I stared at him with relief written on my face. I had a feeling that he was just trying to get me out of trouble, but I still blushed at the word lovely. It was such a formal word.
I mouthed a thank you before turning back to Gollub. He was still leaning back in his chair, the same goofy smile painted on his face. He shook his head before turning back to me. "So I hear you have a lunch date with Mr. Masen."
So that's what he was laughing at earlier. I blushed and turned back to Edward, he draped his arm over the side of the couch. He smiled at me. "Don't you remember Bella?"
I nodded, not knowing what else to do. He turned back to Gollub, I still stared at him, my mind swimming. "Do you mind?" He asked politely, though I didn't know why. It's not like Gollub was my dad or anything.
I turned to Gollub, he shrugged and leaned forward in his chair. "As long as Bella isn't on the menu, I can't really stop her."
Edward smiled. "Don't worry I'm a vegetarian." He gracefully lifted himself from the couch and walked over to me. "I'll see you in the car Bella?" He made it a question. I nodded. He smiled and gave me a peck on the cheek, before walking off.
My face got hot as my eyes widened. I tried to remember how to breath but it was becoming increasingly difficult. I turned to Gollub, he was frowning and staring at Edward. I smiled nervously before following after Edward.
"Bella." Gollub called out to me. I stopped in mid step and turned to him. "I'm going to make Jake follow after you, just in case he tries anything."
I nodded and started to walk off. I got to the door when I turned back to him. "Did he really just kiss me?" I breathed.
Gollub rolled his eyes and shook his head. "I knew I should have sent Mike to do the interview."
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Four star didn't cover what the restaurant he took me to was like. I had no idea that a restaurant like that even existed in this area. The chairs were like mini recliners, chandeliers hanged above our heads and the food cost more than my school's tuition.
Edward smiled at me as I gawked at the menu. "Do you see anything you like?"
I looked up at him, my mouth still open. "I-I can't afford this." I tried to be polite about it, but I was still in shock over the prices.
His smile widened. "Don't worry, I'll take the tab."
I nodded and leaned farther back into my mini recliner. I looked out of place, I was in torn blue jeans and a light blue long sleeve shirt, that was hidden under Edward's jacket, which he said I could have. I looked at the names, they were all in French, so I went to the prices again.
I looked up at him, "you don't have to do this, you know this right?"
He chuckled. "So you've told me."
I blushed, I was probably getting annoying. I looked up when I heard someone walk next to us. We had a female waitress, she smiled at Edward, completely ignoring me. I didn't mind, if I was her I would be staring at Edward to, I would just try to make it less obvious.
"Would you like any wine with your lunch?" Her voice was overly optimistic.
Edward looked at me, waiting for me to answer, I looked up at her and shook my head. "No. I don't drink." .
She glanced at me and nodded,then her attention turned back to Edward. "What about you?"
"I don't drink wine either." He was a lot more polite than I was. She frowned.
"Ok." Her voice was optimistic again. "Is there anything else you'd like to drink?"
Edward looked at me again, which forced the waitress look at me. I stared at them before realizing that they were waiting for my answer. "Coke?" I made it a question, I wasn't too sure if the people that worked here had even heard of the word soda before.
She nodded. "Coke it is. And you?" She turned to Edward again.
He shook his head. "Nothing for me, thank you."
She frowned but headed off to tell her friends about meeting the famous Edward Masen. I looked up at him, he wasn't drinking anything. I felt a little guilty. But I bit my tongue and continued to look at the menu, I couldn't pronounce any of the items so I ended up getting the cheapest thing I could fine that at least sounded appetizing.
"What are you getting?" I asked, trying to make conversation.
He looked at me blinking. "Nothing." He said, leaning back into his chair.
I frowned than realization hit me. "Oh! It's because you're a vegetarian isn't it? I'm sorry. If you want I can get something vegetarian to, I don't mind, my dad always says I need to eat more vegetables anyways-" I stopped myself realizing that I was rambling.
Edward blinked at me before breaking out into fits of laughter. I was pretty sure if were in a more private setting he would have banged his fist on the table. He lifted his head up to look at me, still chuckling under his breath. "Don't worry about me, Bella, get what you want."
I frowned blushing, "I'm sorry. I ramble sometimes."
He smiled at me. "No worries, it's cute."
I blushed harder and smiled. "So why did you invite me on this lunch...date?" I hesitated before I said date.
He continued to smile. "I figured you might want to interview me."
My heart pounded in my chest as my throat got dried, this I wasn't expecting. "Um...but I thought you didn't do student interviews."
He shrugged. "I'm willing to make an exception."
I smiled awkwardly as I reached into my purse, the tape recorder was big enough that I was pretty sure I could find it without pulling everything out. I found it fairly easy. I sat it on the table and I pressed record. I turned my attention back to Edward, he was staring at me with interest. I blushed and thought about the first question I was going to ask him.
"So... what's it like to be a vampire?" The question was stupid, but it was the only thing that I could come up with on such a sort notice.
He blinked before answering, a small smile playing on his lips. "It's interesting. What's it like to be human?" He countered.
I shrugged. "Boring." His smile grew. "When were you born/changed?" I didn't know much about vampires so I was improvising.
"I was born 1901 and I was changed 1921."
My mouth dropped. "How old were you?"
"20." He smiled.
I realized that was a stupid question and mumbled a sorry. "Um...what made you want to become a model?"
He answered my questions without hesitation, I was pretty sure he answered honestly. He didn't order anything when the waitress came to take our orders. I felt guilty for eating in front of him, but I continued to ask questions, there was so much I wanted to know about him.
"I haven't seen any of the latest movies, the last movie I saw in the theaters was probably the Notebook, and that's only because Alice made me go see it with her." Edward answered my question, it was silly but he made it interesting.
"I love that movie." I smiled, taking another bite out of my meal, I wasn't sure what it was, just that it was really freaking good. "Who's Alice?"
He laughed. "I guess you could call her my sister, she's a good friend of mine that stays with me when I'm not modeling." I nodded.
"I'm surprised."I looked up at him, reminding myself to chew with my mouth close. "You haven't asked about my diet."
I swallowed quickly. "That's right, you're diet. You say you're a vegetarian, that's pretty cool, do you eat a lot of veggies?"
He laughed at me shaking his head. "I'm not that kind of vegetarian, Bella."
I loved the way he said my name. "What kind of a vegetarian are you than?"
"My family and I only drink animal blood appose to human blood." His voice was cautious, his eyes drills holes into me. I could tell he was waiting for a reaction.
I shrugged, relief flooding me. I was just happy he wasn't mad at me for eating meat in front of him. "That's understandable." I smiled at him.
He leaned back in his chair. "What do you mean?" He asked.
I shrugged. "Well we eat animals, why can't you drink their blood, it's not like we're using it for anything." It seemed logical to me. He gave me his famous crooked smile before leaning forward in his chair. I figured that I could go on with the questions. "Do you only eat animals blood, can you eat anything else?"
He continued to answer my questions long after I was done with my meal, each question just as stupid or awkward as the last. The waitress finally dropped off the bill, Edward didn't even blink before paying the waitress in cash. We walked to the car, the tape recorder still recording.
"How many girlfriends have you had?" I finally roused up enough courage to ask.
He shrugged. "I never really had one."
My mouth dropped. "You never had a girlfriend? Hasn't anyone asked you out? I mean you're Edward Masen for God's sake!"
He laughed. "A lot of girls has asked me out."
My face dropped. "Oh."
"But I turned them down."
I brightened up. "Why?" I asked.
"Because I like someone else." He answered.
I made an awe sound, "who is it? Is it another vampire?" I asked, trying to sound excited.
He shook his head. "She's human?"
I was taken back. "Really, is it another model you worked with? Photographer?" He shook his head again. "Who is it than?" I asked.
He turned to me and smiled. "You."
My face turned blood red. "Me?" I asked point at my chest.
He nodded, turning towards me. "I like you Bella, you keep things...interesting."
I bit my lip still nervous. "But I'm so...average." I was still in shock, Edward Masen liked me.
He shook his head. "You're anything but average." I blushed again. "So will you go out with me?" He asked.
I bit my lip harder but nodded. "Sure. I would love to."
End Chapter.
A/N: So after rereading and rewriting and more editing. I came up with this. You better like it. Just kidding. The joys of college. I'm thinking about making Bella do a research paper in the next chapter, just so she has to suffer with me. lol. I might pop out another chapter Saturday, just depends on how well I'm feeling. I got sick earlier this week and still haven't recovered. And my internet decided to go down, so the love is needed. Thanks for all the reviews on the last chapter and much love to everyone that is reading this. :)
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