Chapter 4."daddy I'm scared I don't want to run anymore.""come on Bella just awhile more"Gunshots ring out. I trip scratching up my face. "ow daddy!"He picks me up quick, and keeps running."hold it right there freeze.! Put the little girl down."He grips onto me. I look at the unfamiliar voice, and it's wearing the outfit of the bad guy my dad told me about."Bella hide your face in my neck."I do as I'm told by my dad. I hear four gunshots then feel him running again. I look up, and see the man dead on the floor. My only question is where is mommy?

I wake up scared, and with the sound of gunshots ring in my ears. A creek makes me sit up."I'm sorry I didn't mean to scare you. I'm just leaving. I was just doing my rounds when I saw your balcony door open. I thought someone came in."

I look at Edward shocked.

"I was worried when you didn't answer when I called your name. So I came in, and saw you asleep. I really didn't mean to wake you. It's just with the craziness of the world, and you balcony door being open... I panicked I flew in to double check on you. Like I said I was worried, but saw you peacefully sleeping so I assumed you were okay, and ummm yeah."

Wait did he just say he was worried about me?

"you were worried?"

He nods. I sit up looking at him. His face fills with concern. I feel the wetness on my cheeks. Tear markings. He walks over slowly, and wipes away at one of them. Without thinking I pull him down onto my bed, and start crying into his chest. His arms wrap around me tightly. I grip onto him as well.

I can feel his shock, and confusion, but still he doesn't say anything not a word, he just sits there holding me letting me cry.

I pull away after awhile. He looks at me with caring eyes. Which shocks me at first. No one has ever looked at me that way before now, an yet this complete stranger does. He wipes my cheeks, and smiles.

"there feel better?"

I nod hiccupping. "Need a drink?"

I nod.

"okay I heard your mom leave awhile back to take the twins to the park. lets go downstairs, and ill make you a smoothie."

I nod, and get up walking to my door. we go downstairs, and he shows me how to make his famous strawberry banana milkshake. I sit at the table sipping it slowly.

"you know Bella you don't need to be scared of me. I promise I wont hurt you."

"how do I know your telling the truth?"

"here maybe if you know more about me you'll see I mean you no harm. my dad got killed before I was born. he went to the bad side of pixiar, and never came back. my mom gave birth to me alone. here on earth she refused to stay on pixiar after the death of my father. at the age of seven I got a step dad, and four younger step sisters in the beginning everything seemed okay. but as time went on he turned abusive towards me, and my mom. I told my mom to leave him or that I was leaving. she personally packed my bags. so at the age of 10 I left home. for awhile I stayed at my friends place but I started to fall behind in school, since I was trying to work on the side. eventually I went to the Volturi. They are the ones that make sure that us aliens get an education here, and that we don't hurt the humans. They told me that if I agreed to be a human's alien that they would make sure I get the education I need. I agreed and that's when I first met Jessica. Me and her got along perfectly. She seemed to be into all the stuff that I am. I started to do really good in school. I got a scholarship to the university here, and chose to study to be a doctor. Life to me couldn't get any better, but of course at your highest is when something must come, and knock you down. It was five years later. I'm fifteen at the time. I was walking home from school one day when I saw a black car parked in front of my usual meeting spot with Jess. I walk over curious, and see its my step father. We both say some nasty things to one, another, but eventually he gives me the news that my mom died early the day before. The funeral was in two weeks, and the will would be read there. I went to the funeral knowing I'll feel guilty if I didn't. It turned out she left her money to me, and everything else to my younger half sister. I placed the money into my account, and spend it bit by bit. I got the custody of her, and my step sisters when the one that's a year younger than me testified to the abuse of her, and her sisters. The volturi said I was mature, and stable enough to keep them as long as we lived with my aunt that just moved into town. That brings us to now. Still don't trust me."

I look at him. I can tell his was telling the truth because he has this sadness in his eyes. Sadness towards the father he never knew, and towards the mother he lost that he wish he hadn't.

I look into his blue eyes, and see all his jumbled up emotions, but the clearest one of all is determination.

"I'll trust you, but give me a small reason not to, and I run out the door as fast, and as far

as I can."

"fair enough."

I let out a weak smile. He looks over at me with a careful look.

"Bella?"

"yes?"

"why are you so afraid."

I look at him shocked.

"...what... Do you. Mean?"

"like your running from something or someone, and cause of that you don't know who to trust."

"I...I...I...don't want to talk about it."

I look away not wanting him to be able to read my face. Out of everyone in the world why is he the one that need to guess that I'm running? Why is he the one that makes me feel so many emotions that I don't understand?

My hair comes into my face as my shoulders slump forward.

"you should go. I don't want my mom or the twins to find you here. There would be too many questions asked, and not enough answers to give"

"alright if that's what you want. I'll check up on you later, and I'll be here when you want to talk anytime just scream, and I'll find you. No matter what."

I feel like making him promise that, and say he'll never leave, but I chose to stay quiet, and continue to looking at the floor like if it's the most interesting thing out there. I'm tempted to look up at him, but I'm afraid of what I might see in his face.

Hell I'm afraid of the emotions he'll make me feel before he leaves I hear the door open, and close. I swallow hard, and blink back tears.

I finish my milkshake, and toss the cup into the sink. I know I should wash it, but I just don't care at the moment. I rip a sheet of paper out of a notebook that is never used truly, and grab a pen off the TV.

At the beach for a swim.

I left the note on the table for my mom, and the twins to see when they get back. The back door creaks when I open it. I lock it, and jog down towards the water.

The water looks crystal blue, and feels cold as I walk into it. I start swimming around. I always enjoyed swimming once I got over my fear, but I start to feel lonely rather quickly.

I walk out of the water, and over to where I put my things down. I see a piece of paper underneath my phone.

Call if anything. Edward.

I look down at his number. I bite my lip not sure if I should call him. I do want someone to hang out, and the saying says keep your friends close, and your enemies closer.

You just want him here. A voice in my head yells. I ignore the voice, and reach for my phone. I dial the number, and resist the urge to just hang up, but I don't get the chance to go through with the action since he picks up on the second ring.

"hello?"

His voice sound professional like if he was expecting a call from an employer.

"umm Edward? Its Bella?"

"are you okay?"

His confusion, shock, and concern leak into his voice as he asks the simple question.

"yeah. I just... Wanted to know...if you can...and want to...maybe...hang...out with me now?"

"I thought you didn't want me there."

"I change my mind, but if your busy. Never mind."

I go to hang up. I hit the button, and sit on the beach. I feel like an idiot. I see the girls from my English class not to far from me.

Today just isn't my day I think to myself as, I get up to make my escape to the water before they see me. I watch them out of my peripheral vision.

They seem to be concentrated on the boys they are with. I really don't want any trouble.

"boo!"

I feel warm hands on my side through the cover. I shriek, and turn to see Edward standing there amused. I glare at him. Soon I feel that I start to smile.

"race you into the water."

He says. I take off running not waiting for the go. He tackles me into the water. I come out spattering water. He looks over at me with a I win look. I splash water onto him.

"cheater."

I state simply. He laughs, and it seems to echo everywhere.

"so what do you want to do?"

He raises his eyebrow at the end of the question. I shrug. He smiles.

"bet I can hold my breath longer than you."

He sounds cocky.

"your on."

I grin. We go under water at the same time. I come up gasping for air, and look around. He is still underwater. I tap his shoulder, and he comes up with a smug look on his face.

"told you I could."

He says. I splash him again.

"don't sound so over confident, and cocky like. I'm sure I can beat you if I truly wanted to.

He shakes his head, and his hair goes flying around sending water droplets everywhere. I temporally lose my train of thought. I want to kiss him so badly out of no where.

He stops, and pushes his hair out of his face, and looks at me. I take a step towards him, and he does to. My lips seem to want to feel his on them.

A high pitch girly scream from the beach makes us both jump back. We look over, and just see some guy spinning the girl around. He looks back at me, and I look down at the water.

"actually I got a confession. I knew I was going to win cause aliens don't need to breath at all."

My eyes widen.

"never?"

I ask in disbelief. Never is along time.

"never ever. Think about it. We live on planets that can't maintain human life, but can maintain us. The main reason for that is humans need oxygen."

I tilt my head to the side, as the thought, and info settle in my head.

I dunk my head into the water, then flip to float on my back. He flies to be above me. I smile up at him, and notice he's wearing a gold chain with a pendent shape like a egg on it.

"tell me more about aliens?"

He smiles a breath taking smile.

"sure. What do you want to know?"

I think about it for a minute than grin.

"everything."

He grins back.

"are you sure you want to know everything? There is a lot to know about us. I don't want to over feed your little mind.

"everything."

I repeat stubbornly. He shakes his head, and sighs

"alright. We will start with my kind of alien, and move on from there."