The trip to the community greenhouse means... Going somewhere with Edward, as I pack all of my stuff into my locker, I head out, and notice Mike headed for me. "Hey, April, you're alive!" I giggle, and he blushes. I notice Edward behind us, and I smirk. "So, wanna go. Prom. With me?" I stand there stunned as he asks, and I attempt with all of my might not to laugh. "I-I'm sorry Mike, but I've got to go to... Canada! Canada that weekend..." That was lame. I look at Edward, who I can tell is trying not to smile. Nosy. "Yeah, I was confused, because I'm going to Jacksonville too, I wasn't sure which one was on prom weekend. He nods. "Cant you go some other-"

"Look Mike, you're a really nice guy, but I'm not really into you right now, I'm sick, and it's really cold, I'm sorry." I walk past him, towards a smiling Edward. And I grab his coat. "Come with me, I need to talk to you. I get on the bus that Alice and Jasper are on, and sit at the back, Edward takes the seat next to me. "Are you hungry? I have a breakfast bar if you want one..." I ask.

"No thanks, I'm not that hungry." He replies.

"How long have you not been hungry?" I ask, looking out of the window. "A while. How did you figure it out?" He replies a lot more hoarsely. "I heard it. I don't know how I can hear you, or why- but I can, and it scares me." I admit. My hands shaking.

"I can read minds. All of them in this coach. Apart from yours. And nobody can read mine, apart from you." I look at him.

"I-is there something wrong with me?" He laughs.

"I tell you that I can read minds, and you ask if there's something wrong with you?" I scowl.

"It's possible." I shuffle closer to him, and he does the same.

"I... Don't have the strength, to stay away from you anymore, to me, your blood smells like champagne to an alcoholic, my own bouquet. It feels like I'm drunk and living when I'm with you." He whispers.

"Then don't." I mutter back. Looking back out of the window again, and disappearing into the scenary. I feel him lean over slightly. "So you can only read my mind?" He whispers, almost seductively, my cool act faulters, and I feel a shiver go down my spine. "Yeah, only yours." We reach the green house, and I stick closely by Edward.

"I told you before that we shouldn't be friends, not that I didn't want to be. I thought talking to would just make me more..." I smile at him. "I want to be friends too, but lose the awkwardness Mr teenager" he smirks.

"I'm over a hundred year old." I jump slightly at the comment.

"Damn, stuck as a hot teenager forever, just be a hard life..." He nods. "Sure, sarcasm is definitely the way to respond to my statement. Bella is up ahead being chatted to by Mike, and Angela is hanging close to Eric. "You're different from most people, and it's not just you're scent." I sigh.

"What? am I too weird? Too open? Too clumsy-" I say, tripping over a hose. He grabs me with ease, and pulls me up. "I feel like I could tell you my life story, tell you every little fact about me- and it would feel like the most comfortable thing in the world." I blush at his statement. "I'm so happy that you,can't read my mind right now. I hear his la la La again and scowl. "You tried it again you grumpy psychic! I know when you try!" Attempting not to say too loudly I exclaim. "That is really annoying." I punch his arm playfully, and I notice all of the kids taking peeks at us as we walk. "You knew they were interested..." He smiles.

"So what's in Canada?" He asks, and I giggle.

"You caught that? Well I'm pretty sure that's where I'll kick you to if you keep mentally butting into every conversation I have." He sheepishly sticks his hands into his pockets, and eyes Bella. "I can't read her mind either, but she doesn't smell as good as you."

"Watch it, that's my sister you're not calling delicious." He laughs out loud, a hearty, yet delicate laugh that melts my heart. "I'm so sorry, forgive my taste." Smiling, I play with my jacket. "Do you want to go out, for like, a date?" I almost whisper, and he gives me a childish grin, like the one you get when your parents let you buy some candy. "I'd love to, how about tomorrow, I'll pick you up at eight?" My heart skips a beat, and my chest tightens. A whimper escapes my mouth, and I lean forward. "Are you ok? Your heart just-" I nod, but he's not convinced, he tells Mr Moliny that he's taking me to the bus, and he lets me lie my head on his lap. "Are you ok?" I nod, the pain partially subsiding. "It hasn't hurt this much since It first started." I say, looking at his pained face. "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have come on your bus-" he leans down and kisses my forehead. I'm happy that I was the one there to save you." I can't help the grin that spreads across my face, along with the beet red blush. I can't wait to tell Bella...

"Oh my gosh, you're going on a date with him?" She asks, brushing through my hair. "Well, yeah, I asked his, but I don't know where he's taking me." I say, mentally picturing the outfit I'm going to wear.

"Well I'm going to a party with Jake down at the Rez, so no one will here to back you up when he brings you home- trust me, it's embarrassing." I grin at my sister.

"So what's up with you and Jake now? Are you a thing?" She blushes, and nods. "Yeah, I think so. We just seem to have this really, really close bond you know?" I nod, feeling that way with Edward even after such little time worried me slightly, but it also meant that we were having deep, personal conversations in the honeymoon phase, but I just hope that it isn't a phase, that this isn't just an infatuation with a vampire. "Well, you're done!" She exclaims, sighing slightly as she speaks. "Thanks Bells!" She rubs my back. "it's ok Bee." I pick up my khaki green dress that just falls down my body, which is good since my boobs are a good size, but I don't like my slight curves. "Actually, I like being called Aprilynne now, it's my name." I put a leather bracelet around my wrist, and slip on my brown boots and a warm scarf. "Ok, I'm ready." As If on cue, I hear s horn Beep from outside the house, and when I look out, I see Edward. My emotions have trouble containing themselves as I clumsily trample over our room. "I'll see you later Bells! Call me when you know what time you'll be home." Treading down the stairs I see dad look critically at me. "And when did you forget to tell me where you were going?" I twiddle with my dress and smile.

"Out with Edward Cullen, on a... Date?" I almost ask, not wanting to give the wrong answer. A tap at the door disrupts our silence, and soon I let Edward in. "Good evening Chief Swan, I just wanted to take Aprilynne to meet my family, and have dinner." He explains. Dad reluctantly agrees, and Bella walks down. "Hey you guys, I'm just going to meet Jake by the mail box-"

"Bella gets to go out on dates with Jake without being asked, for all we know she could be having sex with him!" I blurt out angrily, and my two family members freeze in shock. I can see Edward physically struggling to hold in his amusement. "Bella?" Dad asks. But my sister is too traumatised. "I'm going to go now, I'll talk to you two when I get back." Bella hesitantly mutters. I look at dad.

"I know she doesn't dad, but how come I get asked where I'm going?" I pout, and he pulls me into a hug.

"Because you always ask why I don't ask Bella." He drops something into my bag, and I wave dad goodbye. Edward chuckles,

"That was pepper spray. Like that'd stop a group of blood thirsty vampires." I remember what he told my dad what we were doing.

"S-so you guys drink human blood?" I ask, and he opens his Volvo door for me. "No, our family are like vegetarians, we only drink the blood of animals. Carlisle hated being what he was, so taught all of us how to be like him." Nodding, I lean up against him and sigh.

"I missed you." He tilts his head so that his lips reach my hairline.

"I missed you more..." He then grimaces, "your dads thinking of coming out with his shotgun if we continue." He robotically drives the car towards the outskirts of town. "So I'm coming to dinner with your non food eating vampire family?" He nods. I smile as I realise Alice and Jasper will be there. When Edward didn't come in, I talked to them all the time, now I understood why Jasper always felt the pain when around people. "Im looking forward to it." We arrive at his house, and even in the darkness, I can tell that I had never seen this house before, that my dream of a house was this one. "Where are all the turrets and moats Dracula?" I smile, and he opens my door.

"This is the only place we can truly be ourselves, that's why it's full of windows." I nod.

"Hey love birds! Come on in." I hear Emmitt yell, so I head with Edward up to his home.

It looks more like a show room than a house on the inside, with white, stainless walls and glass banisters. His family meet us in the lounge. Alice comes over straight away and hugs me. "Oh I can't wait! This is going to be so fun!" She exclaims. I smile and wave to Jasper, who returns the favor.

"It's nice to see you again Aprilynne, this is my wife, Esme." I smile and hug the gorgeous Esme. "Welcome- I love your name Aprilynne." I nervously play with my hair and smile, latching on to Edward. "It's a pleasure to meet you all properly, especially Rosilie and Emmett." The tall broad boy grins, but Rose seems a bit skeptical. "Well it's awesome to have you here Aprilynne, finally Edward won't be drowning in depression with that music of his anymore!" Emmett laughs, and Edward purses his lips.

"Should we have dinner?" Esme asks.

"Um, are you guys ok with just me eating? I mean I don't have to..." They stop me from complaining, and take me to the dining room, where I have to sit between Alice and Emmett who throw questions at me left right and centre. Edward was put at the other end, talking to Carlisle, Esme, and Rosilie, even eating on my own feels comfortable. "So Aprilynne, how have you been feeling this week?" Carlisle asks, and I furrow my brow. "I actually... Haven't felt the pain at all after the school trip, normally I have a constant throb, but even that's disappeared." Carlisle smiles in relief, and talks to me more about school. "Excuse me everyone, but I'm going to show April around the house." Edward commands subtly, and most smirk at his possessiveness. "There's not a bed in your room yet Edward, don't get any funny ideas!" Emmett hollers, and Esme shoots him a glare.

"You two have a nice date, I know Edward has something lovely planned." Alice admits, Edward told me that she could see the future, and that Jasper can manipulate emotions. "Thanks Alice." Edward grumbles, and comes over to take me around the house.

"And this, is my room." His room is light airy, and full of music. A white leather couch humbly sits opposite. "You don't sleep?" He shakes his head, and I smile as I recognise the music. "Claire de lune." He smiles, and takes my hand, dancing carefully with me around the room. "You know your music?" He asks, and I nod.

"Enough to get a musical boyfriend." I purr, and he tilts me into him, before I kiss his cheek. "Not yet sir," I pull away, and look out of the wall sized window in his room "this is gorgeous." I say, and he wraps me up in his cool, marble arms. "You're gorgeous." I turn my self in his delicate hold, and lift my lips to his. A rush of passion flows through me, and I hold him closer. "Aprilynne..." He tries to pull away.

I need to have you... Please pull away before I hurt you April

Just as he's about to, I stop, and nuzzle my head into his neck. "Don't worry, you won't ever hurt me." I whisper, the need to kiss him still in my system. He strokes my hair, and I giggle. "Was this the amazing night you had planned? Cause it's pretty beautiful now." He chuckles, and that warm glow returns, making my heart want to melt. "No, I've got something a bit more interesting." I suddenly feel myself hoisted on to his back, and he opens the window, cold air flushes in, and I see the steam flare from my nostrils. "Are you afraid?" He asks, and I smirk.

"Bring it on." I say, and a slight glimmer in his eyes appears.

"Better hold on tight then spider monkey." He jumps from his window to a tree about fifty metres away, and I laugh out loud, not my normal giggle, but my full, weird laugh. "What a cute laugh." He comments, and I blush. "It's awful really." We escapade from tree to tree, talking about experiences and dislikes. "I hate it when doctors tell me that I'm sick, but don't know what to do." I tell him, now that he's placed me about fifty feet up in the air, on one of the branches of a tall tree. "Good thing I wore boots." I say, slipping slightly on some moss. "I hate it when people judge me by the way I'm always quiet, or don't talk often. I just like it that way." He sighs, breathing out into the icy air. I manoeuvre myself to the branch that he's sitting on, and reside next to him. "Living your life must be..."

"Hell." He finishes, completely serious.

"Beautiful." Ignoring his statement, I turn to face him.

"No matter what you think Edward Cullen, I don't think you're a monster-" he laughs, almost silently.

"As if you could out run me." He picks me up, and takes me down in under two seconds. "As if you could fight me off!" He rips the root of a tree from out of the ground. "You've fallen for the trick, I am the world's most terrifying monster." I pivot on my heel.

"I actually think that the prospect of men changing into wolves is scarier, Dracula was a saint in Romania you know?" I feel his arms around me, holding me more fiercely than before. "I could do anything right now, aren't you afraid?

I don't want you to be afraid, but I'm unsafe, I might hurt you- I can't trust myself...

"You're forgetting one thing Edward Cullen, I can read your mind." I add, and he turns me around. "Well that's a shame, I was hoping to convince you to forget about me and live a good, human life." Anger flares up in me, and I grb his hair, and sharply pulling him down. "Look here, if you think I could be happy without you in my life then you haven't learnt anything about me in the time we've known eachother!" His eyes bulge, and I drop my head, tears streaming uncontrollably from my eyes. "Whenever I'm not with you I'm in pain Edward! You make me feel... Whole." When I look up, his face is illuminated with the happiest, sympathetic smile, and he kisses me. This is a whole-hearted, 'sorry' kiss. I pull away, and in concern leans over, but I just sneeze all over him. I go a beet red, and hold back a laugh. "I think we should get you back before you catch a cold." He smiles, and I rub my scarf on his face.

Hey everyone! Oh my, chapter four! I feel so happy, thank you everyone who avidly follows my work (I hope it's not boring!) and Im looking forward to continuing April, and why she is the way she is!

Winterbee ❄️🐝