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Chapter 6: Let's Party!!! . . . Or Maybe Not

"Can you tell me we're going?" I asked Edward as we sped toward our destination. "A hint maybe?"

He looked at me, amusement deep in his eyes. "It's a secret." I groaned but changed the subject.

"I don't want to stay there too long," I said, pouting, "I mean, look at these shoes, They're death traps to people like me."

He laughed, but looked at my leg far longer than was appropriate. "Hmm . . . remind me to thank Alice later."

I looked out the window embarrassed for the moment. I saw one of the school buildings that belonged to Forks High, and frowned. "Why are we going to the school? I there something special going on?

Something kept nagging me in the back of my mind. There was something I should know, but I just can't figure it out.

Then, it hit me like a train. Prom! I should've remembered. Everyone was talking about it, even the teachers! Edward chuckled, reading my thoughts.

"You're taking me to Prom," I stated flatly. My voice was dead and unfeeling.

Edward looked at me as the limo pulled into the school parking lot. "I wanted you experience everything."

I looked at him with soft eyes. We met in a soft kiss and pulled away before we could start anything. I took a deep breath and filled my lungs with his sweet scent. He captured my lips in another kiss before pulling away and getting out of the car. Edward turned back and offered a hand to help me out of the car. I took his hand in mine and he gasped it encouragingly. I got out slowly, dreading to be here for Prom.

"Come on Bella," Edward said.

I shook my head, "I don't want to dance and I don't know how."

"But I do," he said with a smile.

I bit my lip, but gripped his hand harder. I dragged my feet a little bit, trying to stall for time.

"Bella," he said exasperated. "Please, try to enjoy yourself tonight. I promise that I won't let you go for a second." I thought about that for a minute before following him willingly.

Edward brought out tickets and we walked in to find, Rosalie, Alice, Jasper, and Emmett dancing rather elegantly that did not match the music of this time. The rest of the school stood on the side and watched the elegant couples on the dance floor. Edward led me right to the center and let me go to only face him. He bowed elegantly in front of me and I smiled. I curtsied in response to his own game.

"May I have this dance?" he asked me with a dazzling smile on his handsome face.

He held out a hand in between u s. I took his hand with a small smile. Edward placed a hand on my waist and the other held my hand. My free hand rested upon his shoulder and he slowly taught me how to dance.

In no time at all, he had me dancing just as beautiful and fluidly as the rest of his - I mean our - family. My smile grew as I slowly fell into a grace that I never had when I was human. His crooked smile melted me. Almost as soon as it appeared, it disappeared. In its place was a frown and his eyes narrowed. He stopped dancing with me. I followed his gaze to find a young male standing there. With a hard look on his face, the guy made a "follow me" gesture. He then walked out thorough the side door.

"Alice?" Edward asked coolly. She appeared by his side instantly.

"We all have to go," she said calmly. "They also brought Carlisle and Esme." I looked behind her to find Rosalie, Jasper, and Emmett, all of them looking tense.

"What's going on?" I asked, bewildered by the change in their attitudes. Edward's arm around my waist tightened.

"Let's go," Edward said in a hard voice. He pulled me along and out the side door. What I saw in front of me made me gasp softly.

On my left, the young man stood in front of two other guys behind him. One guy was shaking so hard, I thought he was going to have a seizure. Carlisle and Esme stood on my right with an expressionless face.

Edward swept me off to the right and stood behind Carlisle and Esme, but stood in front of me, in a protective stance. A low growl was building up inside his chest. I peaked around his body to see the guy from the gym step forward.

"You have broken the treaty," he said in a cold, but calm, voice.

"We have broken no treaty,' Carlisle said. "We did not bite anyone."

"Then why does she stand with you?" he pointed at Edward, but we all knew he was pointing at me. Edward's growl became more pronounced.

"Bella was bitten when she fled to Phoenix a couple of weeks ago. A vampire was hunting her. He got to Bella, and we were not there in time. We did not want her to die, so we allowed the venom to spread in her body," Carlisle explained.

"How do we know that she will not hunt humans?" a voice said.

"She is immune to the smell of blood. Even animal blood," Esme spoke. "Bella will not harm anyone."

The leader of the group blanked out for a moment before regaining his composure. He nodded his head.

"I find that you have not broken the treaty," he said calmly. "However, the treaty applies to her, too if you choose to take her into your coven. Here are the conditions: she may not enter our land. She cannot bite any human here in Forks or hunt anything down in La Push. In return, she will be able to hunt any animal and dispose of her kill cleanly," he looked at me coolly. "Do you agree to these terms?"

I stepped in front of Edward despite his growls getting louder by the minute.

"I accept," I said loudly and as clearly as I can.

The guy nodded and left first, the other guys following soon after. Once the group left, I looked at the Cullens and asked, "Who were those guys?"

"Maybe we should go home before we explain anything," Alice said seriously.

Carlisle glanced at her before nodding his agreement. "Yes, I agree with Alice."

We walked around the school and back to parking lot. Carlisle and Esme got into their black Mercedes. Emmett, Rosalie, Jasper, and Alice got into Rosalie's BMW, while Edward and I got into the limo.

Edward's face was tight, his eyes a coal black. I took his hand and drew tiny circles on the back of his hand, trying to calm him down.

We arrived at the mansion before I knew it. Edward silently opened the door for me and helped me get out. As soon as we did, the limo left, leaving us in front of the beautiful house, with everyone inside waiting for us. I dared to look at him and saw that he was looking at me. We stared at each other, drinking each other and the sounds of the night around us in.

He stared at me for a long time, capturing my eyes with his. I felt a familiar flush on my cheeks as the time stretched on. He raised a hand to my cheek, softly caressing my face.

"I never thought that I would ever see you blush again," he said quietly. Edward leaned forward to brush his lips against mine, the same way he kissed me when I was human. He pulled away a short moment later, his eyes a golden yellow. My own eyes searched his face.

"What's wrong?" I asked him softly. Edward looked at me with a gaze so tender and full of love, I felt myself melt into a puddle at his feet again.

"Everyone's waiting for us," his sweet breath on my face.

My eyes fluttered a bit and I saw a ghost of a smile on his lips. I pulled away from him, only to find his hand holding mine. Edward walked me to the door before opening it for me. He came in after me and led me to the living room where everyone sat in silence.

Edward let me to a love seat and sat down before pulling me onto his lap, where I sat comfortably.

"How well do you know vampire legends, Bella?" Carlisle asked me.

I shook my head and answered, "Not that much."

"We only have one enemy," Edward said carefully.

"Exactly," Carlisle agreed. "They live out as regular humans. However, they do heal fairly quickly. They're faster than us when they change because they are made to hunt and kill us."

I flinched. "Well, who are they?"

"Werewolves," Edward answered coldly. "They live to kill us, those filthy dogs."

I froze. "Are you kidding me? I thought that"s just a myth. You know, a story to scare little children when they go out camping or something."

"Is anything a myth anymore, Bella?" Jasper asked me. "You thought that vampires didn't exist, yet here you are, a vampire."

I snorted. "Vampires, I believe because I'm one of you. Werewolves, I'm not so sure. I mean, the next thing you'll say to me is that witches exist, too."

There was a very deep silence after my last sentence. I saw the looks everybody was throwing at each other and at me. My heart sank.

"You're kidding me, right?" I said in a flat tone. "Witches are real, too?" Rosalie, surprisingly, was the to answer me.

"There is only one coven of witches that we know of," she stated. 'There could be many more, but we don't know, and this coven is the largest out there. What we do know is the coven is made out of women only. Apparently, men can't use magic because they're not strong enough to control it."

"So are you going to tell me that unicorns exist, too?" I asked and raised my eyebrow. The family laughed.

"No, Bella," Esme answered. "We know for sure that they don't exist."

"I don't know about that," Edward said with a frown. "WE exist, so do werewolves and witches. Maybe the witches conjure them up with magic."

There was a small silence before I decided to break it, something bothering me.

"Okay," I said strongly, " so werewolves exist to hunt us. But what about the witches. Where do their allegiance lie?"

"We don't know," Emmett answered. "However, we believe that they are in the middle because many witches take vampires and werewolves as husbands and mates."

"What about their life span?" I asked, curious.

"We're immortal."

TBC

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