A/N – Sorry I haven't updated in months...

Lynne
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EPOV

"Edward! Hurry up! Do you want to be late?" I sighed as my sister Alice reminded me that it was yet again time for another day of school. As I walked down the stairs I heard her smug thoughts.

I can't wait for Edward to meet her! I can't see how he'll react though...

"What have you got planned now, Alice?" I sighed. I was already in a bad mood because of the first day of school and I didn't want Alice scheming about something.

"Don't worry about it, Edward. Remember you have that poor blind girl to guide around the school!" You'll just love her!

I sighed again and rolled my eyes; Alice could be so infuriating when she wouldn't show me one of her visions of the future.

My family and I walked out the door and towards my car. This would be the most exciting part of the day; driving to school. Except maybe meeting the blind girl, Isabella and getting to know her. Alice seemed to think she was something special but that didn't mean much to me. I would take her to all her classes, answer any questions and the principal had asked that she sit with my family. He seemed to think it would make us less anti-social. Maybe it would... maybe that was what had Alice more excited than usual, maybe this Isabella girl would be Alice's friend.

As I drove I concentrated on Alice's thoughts to find out more about the blind girl. I was disappointed as Alice was thinking about a possible new fashion trend. I sighed quietly. Alice smirked at me as if she knew something I didn't – which she did – and she knew I wanted to learn what sort of person Isabella would be. She hadn't even told me how she would react to me or what she was like.

We arrived at school a few minutes late but I knew the teachers wouldn't mind – we went on 'camping trips' throughout the past year and never had any problems catching up. We knew it all from the numerous times we'd already been to high school.

Ms Cope and whom I assumed was the new girl were waiting outside the office. From Ms Cope's thoughts I knew that they were waiting for me.

"Edward, just in time. Bella's first class is English with Mr Mason." I stopped abruptly as an amazing scent blew towards me. Sweet freesia and lavender. I could feel the venom pooling in my mouth. I only just stopped my instincts from pulling me into a crouch. The wind stopped blowing in my direction and I breathed a sigh of relief as I could no longer smell the delicious sent.

"Yes. I just feel a bit... queasy." The scent must have come from the blind girl. I looked at her properly. She was quite small but not as small as Alice, she had brown hair, brown cloudy eyes, with a pretty but all-in-all she looked very plain. How could such an ordinary looking girl cause the monster in me to break free?

"I hope you feel better. If you'll excuse me I need to get back in." It's awfully cold out here. I realised it was and saw how the Isabella girl was shivering slightly.

I stood glaring at the girl who would probably cause me many problems. With a start I realised I could not hear her thoughts. I tried again and there were no thoughts whatsoever.

"Hi, my name's Bella. You must be Edward." Her voice was just as average as her looks but there was something different that I couldn't put my finger on. I realised then how awkward it must have been for her because of my silence.

I received another small blast of her breath and answered to distract myself. "Hello." My voice sounded very strained but I hoped she wouldn't notice.

"So, where's my first class?"

"It's in building 3." I gently took her warm arm in my hand and started walking quickly to her classroom. I concentrated on the ground – looking for anything that could trip her up – but the delicious smell of her blood distracted me and I started walking even faster as the venom flowed into my mouth. I took a deep breath of air, unpolluted by her scent.

"Could you slow down a little please? I want to try and memorise the way." I could her that she was a little out of breath and I felt a little guilty that.

I used up the air by saying, "Sorry, we're going to be late if we don't hurry. You can memorise it another time." My words came out harsher than I intended but as I drew in another breath her wondrous scent hit me like a brick wall. The venom gathered in my mouth and I wouldn't have been able to fight the monster in me down if a fresh blast of air hadn't blown into my face.

We arrived at her class just as my imagination was thinking of ways to get her alone to drink her wonderful blood we arrived at her class.

"We're here. I'll come back just before the end of class to take you to Spanish." I walked away without waiting for a reply and once again I felt a pang of guilt because of my rudeness. But it was necessary for me to get away as soon as possible.

I contemplated skipping my next class but I knew it would be a good distraction for me. I suddenly wondered why Alice hadn't seen this coming. I decided I wouldn't blame her as I blocked out the ridiculous thoughts of my classmates. I knew that if I was going to hurt Isabella Alice would have stopped me. She obviously knew that I would have been in control. Or at least partially.

I dreaded taking Isabella to her next class. Maybe Alice would offer to guide the girl around and I would never have to go near her again. Unless she was in one of my classes...

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