EPOV

It was quite a sunny afternoon as far as Forks went and I knew the shade wouldn't last any longer, I had to get indoors ad fast. Every one in my family had started to make their way to the hall that would be used for the dance tonight and I knew I would have to soon as well to avoid being exposed.

"So what do you want to do now? I was thinking it could be a toss up between the clowns or another ride on something like the ferris wheel," Bella smiled.

She absent mindedly twirled her hair, letting it fall on her shoulder sending a wave of her potent scent my way. I clenched my fists and held my breathe, but I had already got a good whiff of it.

"Edward, I am so sorry, I did it again didn't I? Can you tell me what I can do to stop it from happening again?" she asked.

She was feeling sorry? Couldn't she see that I was the one constantly putting her in danger? Didn't she realize by now that I was a monster and could kill her with my pinky? But she still moved closer to me.

"Well, don't flick your hair so much, or expose your neck a lot. Don't breathe too heavily and don't get too close," I said, the last warning with a double meaning that she didn't quite pick up.

Or didn't want to.

At that moment my cell phone started vibrating in my pocket. I quickly grabbed it and put it to my ear.

"Sorry Bella one second," I said turning to talk to whoever was on the other side of the line.

"EDWARD CAN YOU GET HERE NOW BEFORE YOU EXPOSE US AND FOR GODS SAKE GET AWAY FROM THAT BLAND HUMAN GIRL," Rosalie screamed into the phone so loud I thought Bella could have heard it.

"Rose, don't be so mean, and yes I am coming home now," I said about to shut the phone before I had an idea.

"Wait, put Carlisle on," I said as Rose sighed and muffled noises rang through as she handed the phone to Carlisle.

"Do you mind if I bring some one with me?" I asked.

BPOV

At first I was surprised. Edward told me his family was volunteering to set up the hall this year for the dance. It was amazing that I hadn't expected it, Edward was the type of guy to volunteer for things, but it was just to perfect to be real.

I had never been one of those extremely pretty girls who wears make up and have fantastic clothes, I prefer sneakers and jeans! But here I was now, with the god-like creature that was Edward Cullen while he held my hand.

I felt stupid.

I had seen enough movies to know that sometimes the nerd or most unpopular girl in school gets the most gorgeous guy, which in this case was Edward, but what about the completely average girl?

He would flash that half crooked smile of his, look at me with those golden eyes and I could tell he liked me. He saw some thing in me that no one else, including me, could see.

I immediately became nervous when I realised his whole family was helping set up. I was well aware by now that they were all vampires like Edward, but that didn't scare me. It was the fact that they may not like me.

I had to go thought, he really wanted this, plus he had already saved my life twice today; the least I could do was meet his parents.

The hall was only a short walk and was at the entrance of the fair, near the car park.

"Edward, get over here and help me with these streamers," a woman called out to us from a ladder and put streamers around the outside of the hall.

"Oh my, you must be Bella! It's wonderful to meet you," she said giving me a hug as she climbed down the ladder to meet me, "I'm Esme by the way, Edward's mother," she smiled.

Esme was a mum? To be honest Esme didn't look a day over twenty five. Her fair hair cradled her face, her features soft. I could defiantly see her motherly personality as one thousand questions spun in my head.

Could vampires have kids?

"Bella! Oh we are going to be such good friends!" a girl who I recognized as Alice, Edward's sister, came running up to me holding me in her embrace, "Come right this way and tell us what you think about the decorations so far!"

As Alice led me into the hall I saw three more vampires.

"Hi Bella, I'm Emmett," a big, muscular guy said waving a saw in the air while attempting to wave hello

"Rose say hi," Alice said throwing a blonde, supermodel like girl a dirty glance.

"Hi," she said storming out of the room.

"Don't worry about her. This is Jasper," Alice said running over to hug the vampire who seemed to look like he was in pain.

"Well Hello," A voice said from behind me who I recognized as Carlisle's, the first vampire I met.

"We chose the theme to be circus this year! The dance floor is going to be like a centre ring!" Alice smiled.

"It looks great," I said to no one in particular.

Swings hung from the roof as if a trapeze act once belonged there. A tightrope went across the length of the room above our heads as well. Jasper was busy sticking posters of circus scenery into the walls while Alice was setting blue and red striped cones in a circle shape, creating the dance floor or centre ring.

"Why thank you, we have spent a lot of time on it. We haven't got a, er, human's opinion yet so it is good to hear you find it pleasing," Esme smiled.

"We need to move this piano off the stage to make way for the clown car," Alice said and my eyes widened.

Clown car?

"Oh before you do, Edward, can you grace us with a tune?" Esme asked.

Edward left my side for the first time since we had entered and strolled over to the piano.

"You play?" I asked.

"Why Edward didn't mention it? It's about all he does in his free time," Emmett giggled before he continued to saw… some piece of wood?

The remark sort of hit me hard. It was true. I didn't know much about Edward, although I probably knew the most out of any human. He seemed to know a lot about me too. It was all happening so fast I felt almost blinded by it all.

"Oh my," Esme said as Edward began to play.

The melody was beautiful. My mum had often played classical music such a Debussy around the house, so I was quite familiar with a lot of piano pieces but I had never heard this one before.

"Edward composes his own pieces," Alice whispered to me, "He hasn't composed a new piece in over a decade, but what he is playing now is new."

"Why is that?" I asked entranced by the way his soft but yet firm hands flew over the keys.

"I think it's because he met you," Alice said and I froze.

Me? Could I really be having that affect on him? Sure he took me on the love boat and we kissed, but could he really write music because of me? I was probably overreacting, it probably meant nothing, he had said it himself; he was still a man, a seventeen year old one of a sort. But did he think like one?

The piece flowed into the bridge then to an end.

EPOV

I played the end of the piece then opened my eyes to have Esme come and hold me in her embrace, whispering so lowly so only I could hear that this girl was having a good effect on me.

"She's not just any girl," I whispered back before jumping of the stage back to her side.

"That was amazing," she said planting a kiss on my cheek.

Butterflies welled up in my stomach as I began to feel like a complete idiot. Is this what it felt like? That feeling that when this person was around you felt one thousand, no one million times happier. Was it the feeling that nothing else mattered but at the same time every thing became clearer? Is this what I had been missing out on all these years?

"What can I help with?" Bella asked straightening up some chairs that were on the perimeter of the dance floor.

"Well you can straighten them up, them place some of these candles on those tables, not them, yes those ones," Alice instructed her.

"Its okay she really doesn't need to help," I said as Bella interrupted.

"It's fine!" she laughed and began to talk to Alice about which colored candles she preferred.

Standing there I watched as my family, well most of them, laughed and had a great time setting up with Bella. She fit in so easily for some one whom I observed as quite outcast amongst her friends.

Her smile was glorious ad lit up the room. It was the first time in my whole existence I had felt like this about anything, completely infatuated by her every move, feeling almost like an obsessed stalker.

I would take it slow from here on now. Maybe I had been waiting long enough to find her, but she may not return the feelings about me. I would wait until she was ready to go any further, like any normal person would.

"All done?" I asked as she walked up to me. We had been in the hall for about an hour now and the decorations were looking fantastic.

"Yes! Well I'm done any way," she said smiling, her brown eyes shimmering.

"Well I was thinking we could go for a run," I suggested and her brow furrowed.

"Running?" she questioned.

"Don't worry, you'll enjoy it," I said.

It was still to sunny to be near people, but a run out in the forest wouldn't be dangerous at all.

"By the way, I think my family really likes you," I said walking towards the back of the fairground where the forest began, being careful to stay in the shade.

"Really?" she asked literally surprised.

"As if you couldn't tell," I laughed but her face was serious.

"Your arm," she uttered and I could see it was shining.

"Meet me out the back," I said before running away from her.

***

I walked out to the back like Edward instructed me and sure enough he was there waiting.

"Okay, get on my back," he said.

Just as I went to ask more questions he picked me up with ease and put me in a piggy back position on his back.

"Hold on, are you ready?" he asked me.

"Yes," I said still unsure of what was happening, but I didn't get to think.

Soon I was rushing through the air, like I was flying. The wind stung my eyes and we narrowly missed trees as we sped past. I was feeling dizzy so I closed my eyes and the speed actually felt good.

After a while we stopped. I slid off Edward's back; eyes still closed and began to laugh. When Edward didn't join in I opened my eyes to see what the problem was. And I realised we were not alone.

Edward was in a crouching position as three people whom I assumed were also vampires stood across from us.

"Sorry, did we disturb your lunch?" one of them asked.

Edwards had his hand on his back pocket and I realised he wanted his phone. I crept forward to take it out but Edward already had it in his hand and furiously texted something to some one.

Most likely something along the lines of help.

"She is not my lunch," Edward retorted, his voice cutting the air like a knife.

"Well, she smells so good; in that case may I enjoy her for dessert perhaps?" The leading vampire said with a grin on his face.

"Don't touch her," Alice said as all of the Cullen's appeared in the clearing.

Okay I am stopping here for now, suspenseful I know. I am so happy that you all are supporting this story and like it so much. Please review and let me know if you like where it is going.