Goodbye Forks, Hello Mystic Falls

Chapter Six

Author's note: Just so you guys know . . . Damon and Bella are NOT going to fall in love and get together. I'm sorry if that's what any of you are waiting for. I'm just trying to set some things up for some awesome fighting/drama for the upcoming chapters. Don't give up on my story yet. I promise you that you will not regret to continue reading. :)

This is a bit of a short chapter, but the next one will be long. I promise. :) Review!

P.S. Jacob Black WILL make an appearance in the future. :) Dun-dun-dun!

BPOV

I woke up the next morning to the safe and wonderful feeling of being wrapped up in Edward's cold arms. I smiled happily to myself, turning over to look my angel in his eyes. He smiled at me warmly, running his hand across my left arm. It felt heavenly.

"Good morning, love," he whispered.

"Morning."

I stretched my arms over my head, yawning. "Give me a human moment," I muttered. "Don't leave."

He smiled. "I'll be right here when you get back."

I went out into the hallway and bumped into someone I didn't recognize. "Oh, sorry. Excuse me." She was a girl, a blonde girl, who looked around my age. She smiled at me, studying me.

"Hi. I'm Caroline."

I smiled back. "I'm Bella."

She took a step closer. "You do smell good."

I swallowed. "I'm guessing you're a . . . "

"A vampire. Yeah. Elena filled me in on everything."

I was actually glad that she did. The last thing I wanted to do was explain why the Cullens and I had even come to Mystic Falls, let alone why we had stayed the night. I was a little fuzzy about that one myself. I remembered getting a bit tipsy. That part had actually been . . . fun? I never thought of drinking as an enjoyable act, especially since the only person I was ever around who drank was Charlie. He usually had a few or more beers, and then he would sit down in front of the television set, watching whatever sports game he could find that was playing. Not exactly my idea of a good time.

"I'm just on my way to the bathroom," I explained.

She smiled warmly at me. "Well, hurry up because Elena and Stefan are downstairs making you breakfast."

I nodded. I opened up the bathroom door and suddenly felt embarrassment wash over me . . .

There was Damon. Standing butt naked.

"Oh my gosh! Sorry," I muttered, horrified, slamming the door shut.

He suddenly opened it back up, a towel wrapped around his waist. "Don't be sorry," he said, smiling at me.

"I feel really embarrassed," I confessed.

His grin then turned into laughter. "Don't be."

Now I felt even more uncomfortable. "Are you done in there?"

He pushed the door open. "It's all yours."

I went into the bathroom and shut the door, locking it in the process. I looked in the mirror and noticed the beat red look on my face. I had never felt more embarrassed in all my life. I sighed and then washed my face with some cold water, hoping to get some of the redness to disappear. I had no such luck. I then went to the bathroom and then tried to brush my hair with my fingers. It was a tangled mess. I really needed to go back to the hotel . . .

"Bella! Let me in!"

It was Alice.

I unlocked the door and she barged her way through. "I saw it."

"Saw what?" I asked, but I already knew.

"Damon . . . naked." She laughed.

"Oh, Alice, don't say anything to Edw . . . "

"Shhh," she told me. "My lips are sealed, and I won't think about it again."

"Good."

"Come on," she said, grabbing my hand. "Let's go get you some breakfast."

We exited the bathroom and I went to get Edward. He was lying on the guest bed I had slept in, reading something on his cell phone.

"Trouble?" I asked, leaning over and kissing his forehead.

He smiled. "No, just texting Carlisle."

"Oh."

"Just catching him up on some things." He shut his phone. "You ready to eat?"

I nodded. "Yeah, let's go."

We walked, hand in hand, as usual, down the stairs and into the kitchen. The first person I saw was Stefan.

"Hey guys. You sleep well, Bella?"

I smiled warmly. "Yeah."

I then looked over at Damon, who was now cooking with Elena. He raised his eyebrow at me and smiled, but he said nothing, and for that I was grateful. Of course, Edward probably knew about me seeing his nakedness by now from reading Damon's thoughts. What was the big deal though? It was an innocent accident. But I couldn't help but feel completely embarrassed, and maybe even a little bit stupid.

"You couldn't lock the bathroom door?" Edward asked suddenly, and I actually felt the redness appear on my face.

"My mistake," Damon replied, still grinning.

"Please, let's not talk about this," I muttered, squeezing Edward's hand. "It was an accident."

"Sure it was," Damon said, winking at me.

"Well, these pancakes are delicious," Elena said, setting a plate down near me. I wanted to reach out and hug her for changing the subject. "Stefan is more talented in the kitchen then I had thought," she finished, giggling, kissing Stefan on the cheek.

"Thanks," I said, sitting down. Edward sat right next to me.

"Hi everyone," Caroline said, entering the kitchen. "I'm Caroline."

I hadn't noticed it upstairs, but Caroline was very beautiful, even for a vampire. She had her blonde hair curled down her back, and I couldn't help but feel insecure about myself around her. She was gorgeous. And here I was . . . my hair a mess and my clothes wrinkled.

"You're one of them, too," Alice said, studying her with a grin. "I'm Alice, and that's Jasper, Edward, and Bella."

"I met Bella upstairs," she replied, smiling at me.

"Your shoes are adorable!" Alice squealed, pointing at Caroline's heels.

"Thank you," she replied. "I got them on sale, too!"

I could already sense a friendship in the making.

"So what do you guys have planned for tonight?" Stefan asked.

Edward shrugged. "We're not exactly sure yet . . . " I could sense that he was still weary of them all, but I couldn't really blame him. It was in Edward's nature to be suspicious of people.

"Well you guys should come to the Mystic Falls carnival!" Elena suggested. "We're all going."

"A carnival!" Alice exclaimed. "I love carnivals!"

"Me too!" Caroline added.

I saw Damon roll his eyes.

"What time does the carnival start?" Jasper asked.

"Around six," Stefan replied. "You guys should definitely come. You can meet our other friends and get a sense of what this town is all about."

"I'm game!" Alice replied, pleading with Jasper and Edward to agree with her.

"What the hell?" Jasper said. "I'm down."

I looked at Edward. He seemed reluctant.

"Come on, Edward," Alice said. "It'll be fun."

"Fine," he said, leaning back in his chair. "We'll go."