Chapter 4: Old Friends

BPOV

I walked up to Edward. I didn't know what I was going to say but I knew I wanted to say something. I opened my mouth and then I thought better of it. I walked away while blushing furiously.

What was going on? I've known this boy for less than a day and I already knew we had to talk. He was gorgeous and mysterious...

The rest of the week past relatively uneventful. Edward stared at me and Rosalie glared at me. However, there was one interesting thing. The rest of the family were very strange with me too. There was a big guy named Emmet who treated me as if I were the funniest thing he had ever seen, then there was another guy who always looked like he was in pain and looked at me as if I scared him.

The one who stood out to me the most, apart from Edward, was his younger sister, Alice.

FLASHBACK

That small girl with the black hair was looking at me again. When I looked at her she grinned broadly. I went over to her. I wanted to ask her if she was Edward's sister and if she knew why he was acting so strangely.

When I got in front of her she squealed in delight and threw her arms around my neck. "We're going to be the best of friends!"

I gaped at her and she just ran away.

END OF FLASHBACK

Needless to say, I was looking forward to the end of the day on Friday, even though I had my date with Mike.

As I was walking to my car, Mike caught up to me and grabbed my waist. "Hey, Bella. I'm going to walk you to you car like a gentleman."

I wanted to pull away and smack him, but I figured I'd give him what he wanted. Also, I saw Edward out of the corner of my eye. He was staring at me with an angry expression.

I didn't get closer, but I didn't pull away. Why does Edward have the right to be angry at me for dating? It's not like we even knew each other let alone were dating.

We finally got to my car and he pecked me on the cheek. I wanted to scrub and scrub and scrub where his lips touched me. "I'll see you tonight..."

EPOV

I wanted to see her, outside of school. I wanted to be able to date her like a normal guy and fall in love and maybe get married. I wanted so badly to be her everything, but Bella was human and I was a vampire. That would never work.

Mike caught up with her and grabbed her waist and pulled her close. I wanted to go over and rip his filthy arm off. I controlled the emotion, and instead, I snapped the pencil I was holding. It was so easy it could have been a twig.

He walked her to her car. That car was not safe for my Bella, it could break down at any moment. He gave her a peck on the cheek. I saw a flash in Alice's mind of me going over to them and spinning mike around like he was a rag doll. Then it changed to Alice elbowing Jasper and him holding me back.

The next second I saw out of the corner of my eye, Alice elbowing jasper and he came and grabbed my shoulder.

Be careful, you don't want to do anything rash, he thought cautiously. I nodded and walked to my car.

BPOV

THREE HOURS LATER

I finished straightening my hair and I stood back to admire myself. I was wearing a simple black dress and red pumps, jewelry, and a red clutch purse.

When I got downstairs, my dad was watching football, like always. "I'm going on a date, dad."

"So?" he grunted.

My dad cared about me deep down, but he never showed it. I guess that's why I act out, so I can get attention.

The door bell rang and I got it. "Hey, Mike."

"Wow, you look great."

"Thanks."

"Leave!" my dad shouted from the living room. "You're drowning out sports!"

I grabbed my jacket and closed the door.

When we got to the restaurant, he sat down before I did. I rolled my eyes. "Bella?"

I turned to see... "Jake!" I stood up and hugged him. He picked me up and swung me around. "I can't believe this."

Mike cleared his throat. "Oh yea this is Mike." He stood up. "I'm her date."

Jake burst out in laughter. Mike's face fell. I tried not to laugh. Jake was my on again off again boyfriend. He went away to some finishing school or something.

"Let's go somewhere." "Sure," I said.

"Bye Mike," Jake said waving.

As we were walking out of the restaurant, Jake suddenly walked out to the forest. "Where are we going?" "I want to show you something."

He backed away from me and began to shake. Out of nowhere he began to change. Before I knew it he had turned into a wolf the size of a bear. I screamed then blacked out.