Author Note- Thank you to the guest account that called my fanfic shit crap. It truly warmed my heart, that you took time out of your life to write a comment that in the end meant nothing. Like it says in this fics summary, it is a reimagining of Twilight. This Bella is black. So you can read something else if that bothers you. Thank you for wasting your time. And everyone else enjoying the fic, I originally wasn't going to post anymore chapters today, but that comment really upset me, so here's two more chapters for your enjoyment
The next morning, at the end of the school day, I wait outside to see him. When I do, we make eye contact. He nods as if to gesture to follow him. I make the stupid decision of doing so. This is why black people died in movies first.
Once we get to a dense part, it's quiet and he says nothing.
"So are you going to tell me what you are finally? Because I am tired of this game.", he smirks at this, but still silent.
I start to get frustrated. "Look, I've never seen you in sunlight, you move fast as shit. You can hear people's thoughts. I have never seen you actually take a bite of food even though you sit in the cafeteria with an entire tray of food. You are unbelievably cold and you sure as hell don't have anemia. What are you?", when I finish, he has managed to get closer to me.
In almost a whisper, "I want to hear you say it", I scoff at him.
"Fine, you are a fucking vampire, happy?"
"Are you afraid of me?", he asks slowly. "Uhh no, seeing as I was stupid enough to be here, alone, with you. No"
His face gets serious, leaning into mine. "Then ask the most basic question, what do we eat?", I cock my head to side. "If you are implying that you are about to kill me, trust and believe that Charlie would find you. People saw us walk up here", he shakes his head.
"I'm going to show you what I look like in the sunlight", he grabs my arm and then puts me with lightning speed up on his back. We blur up the mountain, I see nothing but green and brown roll past me.
He sets me down and unbuttons his shirt, walking up to the sunlight. When he reaches it. His skin begins to sparkle, as if made of diamonds. From his face to his abs, god his abs. Everything glowed.
"This is the skin of a killer, Bella", he says with disgust in his voice. "Okay, but who the fuck sparkles?", I say blinking my eyes in confusion. "I'm a killer, and if we went out into the sunlight, people would know", he ducks down into a nearby tree, I follow watching him button his shirt back up.
"Soooo?", I say trying to piece this all together. "I'm the world's most dangerous predator. Everything about me invites you in. From my face, to my voice, even my smell", I cut him off.
"What like cologne?", he scoffs and continues. He speeds over to another tree and yells. He moves like a flash. "As if you could outrun me!", I shake my head agreeing.
He is in a blur of movements again, and ends up back behind me. "As if you could fight me off", he pulls a very thick root from a tree and throws it with his supernatural strength. I feel my hands getting clammy. I needed for him to calm down.
"I'm designed to kill, Bella.", he looks at me with pleading eyes. I sigh, knowing my next words are going to be stupid.
"I don't care. I mean, I do, I don't wanna die, but I don't think you are trying to kill me. You clearly could have done that weeks ago", I say stepping closer to him. He looks at me determined now, sadness behind his eyes still. "I've killed people before", he says clenching his jaw.
"I wanted to kill you. I have never wanted a human's blood so much in my life", he gets closer to me, his eyes never leaving mine. Was he about to do what I think he was about to do? Was I gonna become a literal snack?
"I trust you to make the right choice here", I stutter out, his body drawing closer to mine. "Don't", he says with a venom. His hand reaches to caress my face. Maybe he was calming down. Maybe I could help him just chill out with his doom and gloom attitude.
"Okay well I'm here for you, just chill-" as I say this, I step closer to him, but he whooshes away. "I can't keep up, I'm a human damn it!", I yell after him. I hear him land on a branch above me and turn around.
"See, my family is, we're different from others of our kind. We only hunt animals, we learned to control our thirst. But somehow, you, your scent", he leans down from the branch effortlessly. "Your scent, it's like a drug to me", I squint my eyes at this.
"That sounds really weird, but okay. It sort of explains how you've treated me in the past then", I say scratching my head. "You're like my own personal brand of heroin", I stay silent until I burst out. "What?", he leans down to meet my face, but then drops down.
He walks away to a small closing of trees. "I can't read your mind. You have to tell me what you are thinking", he presses me against a tree, arms on either side of me.
"I'm a little afraid with you cornering me like this", he steps back against the other tree to give me space, I follow and stand closer in front of him.
"It is gonna sound cliche, but now I'm afraid of losing you. There's this weird, random ass connection we have. So don't disappear or some shit.", I bite my lip.
"You have no idea how long I've waited for you", he sighs, his eyes looking like they are searching for something deep within me.
Our eyes lock and I feel an electricity run through me as his cold hand caresses my cheek. "So the lion fell in love with the lamb", I let him ramble whatever weird ass poetic babble he always said. .
He takes me to this clearing of flowers. It was beautiful. We laid down next to each other, he even laid his jacket down for my hair because I complained about getting something in it. The sun showed through the trees, and he sparkled.
It would take some time to get use to. But I wouldn't mind it.
The next week, Edward picks me up in the morning and takes me to school.
It seemed like time was blurring when we were together. And not just because he would pick me up, and his super agility would make us become a blur of movement, but because time didn't matter. I was enjoying every minute we were with each other.
"Are you sure about this?", he grabs his shades from his pocket.
"I'm as sure as I'll ever be", he says getting out. I get out, sighing at how dramatic my boyfriend was. I shake my head realizing that he had asked me and I had happily said yes days ago.
Everyone's eyes are on us. Eric looks like his heart is broken. "And I'm going to hell", he says towards his siblings who look displeased.
School goes by in a haze. We walk to the forest after, next to a riverbank, and he tells me the story of how Carlisle found him and turned him. And then how he changed Esme, his wife. He explains how blood tastes to them, and how it makes it hard to stop drinking and craving it.
"OKay.. so did other vampires kill Waylon then? Not some crazy ass animal wolf thing?", he nods. "Yeah, there's others out there, that don't hunt animals and just want humans for sport", he says looking at the ground.
"Does the rest of your family read minds?", he smiles at this.
"No, just me. Alice, can see the future, but it can change. Her visions are subjective."
A week after that, he surprises me, jumping on the top of my truck while I wash it.
"What the hell dude?", he chuckles at me.
"Act human, I've got neighbors who are very white, and very human", I smirk as he gets down.
"So I want to have you over my place tomorrow, meet my family", his face lights up. He easily pulls a dent out of my truck. I frown slightly.
"What if they don't like me?", I ask genuinely nervous. His grin becomes playful.
"So you are nervous about them not liking you, but not about being near vampires?", I shrug. His face changes.
"Complication, I'll see you tomorrow.", he rolls away, but then Billy's truck comes by and they roll oddly slow next to each other.
Jacob helps him into his wheelchair, Charlie comes out with beers and they seem excited for whatever game coming on. I'm excited to see Jacob at least and we all hang out in the living room together watching our dads whoop and holler over football.