AN: So I'm not going to lie, that last chapter WASN'T my greatest. I rushed it, and really really wanted to give you guys a chapter out quick. Nooooot this time! Haha. Think I'm going to go about this chapter differently. Also, I'm not sure if it bugs anyone else but I'm not following the timeline of the Twilight book which secretly bugs me. But I keep telling myself that things can go differently because Bella's the vampire and is different then Edward as a vampire. BUT STILL, I keep kicking myself. But seeing how no one else seems to complain about it I guess all is well. Not too sure how I'm going to work in the car scene. Soon though, I'm thinking after the beach but before the dance cuz there will be a dance chapter and it'll be great. I know this is going slow (just like the book) but I feel their relationship needs the slowness seeing how everything about them goes so fast. If that makes any sense… it does to me!! But I'm going to speed some things up.

P.S this chapter MIGHT be a big one. Not sure yet seeing how I haven't started it. But I guess we'll both find out! =)

p.p.s sooo I got a good start into this chapter and didn't like how I was doing it. So this is me starting ALL over. I just felt like sharing. So I'm praying on the power of 'Hide and Seek' By Imogen Heap to help me out of this slump. *best song in the world btw* I LOVE how I'm treating my author note as a big progress diary.

Disclaimer: I'm NOT The Fratellis or Stephenie Meyers.

Chapter 6

So if you're lonely why'd you say your not lonely
Oh your a silly girl, I know I hurt it so
It's just like you to come
And go you know me no you don't even know me
Your so sweet to try, oh my, you caught my eye
A girl like you's just irresistible

"I'm so glad you could make it man!" Mike exclaimed flashing a relieved smile.

I smiled back, "I told you I would be here,"

"Well when you flaked out on Bio yesterday I was afraid you'd flake out on this." Mike teased, "What happened to you anyway?" a concerned look painted his face.

"I just really didn't want to be there so, I just left and went to Port Angeles," I shrugged as I walked towards the group receiving a hug from Jessica and friendly waves from the rest.

Mikes eyebrows shot up, "In your truck!? How the hell did you make it there and back without filling up a million times and having it blow up on you!" He exclaimed dramatically.

I gave him a dry laugh as an image of Bella leaning against my truck as I filled up my gas tank flashed through my mind.

"I was surprised too." I felt a little bad for lying but honestly I knew mentioning Bella would cause unnecessary tension and I wanted this trip to be as enjoyable as possible.

"Well I'm glad you're here and not walking on the highway somewhere," Mike teased.

I rolled my eyes but smiled, "so how many cars are we taking to get there?"

Mike sighed, "I was hoping one but there are more people then I expected, so I think we're taking two. But you gotta ride with me man." Mike pleaded as his eyes shot quickly to Laurens direction who was eyeing him greedily.

I nodded, "Of course."

As we were on our way Mike started to question me, again, about my trip, "so what did you end up doing there?" He asked trying to ignore Lauren whisper his name in his ear from the seat behind him. I was fighting back laughter the whole time.

"I just checked out the music store, spent the majority of my time in there," it technically WASN'T a lie I just sort of extended how long I really was there.

"Ear Ecstasy? (there's really a music store called that! I went there in Louisville KY, I was in HEAVEN!)"

I nodded, "That place is amazing" Mike nodded, "well that's cool; we should go there sometime there's so many bands I want to introduce you to. OH did you check out the guitar room?"

"What!?"

Mike laughed, "guess not, we'll go soon." He promised as he finally decided to give in to Lauren and started to talk to her.

I was seething, a guitar room!? I started to curse Bella for cutting my time short, I gave a huff as I stared out the window and started to think back to our whole trip the day before.

I truly was in heaven, I was in an amazing car with, I couldn't lie, a very interesting girl. I couldn't help touching things repeating "no way" and letting out random low whistles, the whole time Bella had a little smile on her face as if she was secretly enjoying it.

To me the drive to Port Angeles happened sooner then I wanted, I felt cheated.

"So where to first?" Bella asked as she climbed out, I simply shrugged but then froze when I spotted a music store.

"How about there?" I pointed towards the store, Bella simply nodded and walked over to the store.

Once again, I was in heaven. I honestly could have spent all day in this store. There was every CD ever released in one building. But after twenty minutes Bella appeared beside me with a few CD's in hand, "Are you ready to head out?"

I looked down at the ten CD's in my hand and the at the upper floor of the store that I had yet to check out and sighed, "I suppose so" and slowly trudged towards the check out line. I of course felt cheated again, I had a sneaky suspicion that it would become the theme for this trip.

"So, how about we get some coffee? Or something to eat?" I suggested remembering the pathetic lunch I had about an hour prior and as if on cue my stomach started to growl.

Bella shrugged and headed off down the street, "so, where are we going then?" I questioned hurrying to keep up with her, this was utterly absurd.

"You like Italian?" She called back, but before I could even answer she entered into the restaurant. Once inside we settled in a nice booth in the back, I took in the atmosphere of the place, I began to wonder if I was even able to afford an appetizer in this place…

Yep, I thought, as I skimmed through the menu, I defiantly couldn't afford anything but an appetizer. I guess that's what I get for going overboard with the CD's, I let out a sigh as I decided on getting a small salad. It should hold me till I get home.

I looked up to see Bella watching me an odd expression on her face, "What?" I asked as I put down my menu and smiled as our waitress introduced herself to us.

Bella just simply shook her head and smiled at the waitress, "what can I get ya guys?" She asked, her eyes never leaving my face.

"Uh.. just water and a salad thanks." I said as I handed her my menu.

"Can I have the chicken and mushroom fettuccini and a coke please?" Bella handed the waitress the menu and smirked at me.

My stomach gave a lurch she ordered my favorite dish! I honestly couldn't be too mad because she had no clue. Maybe she was an incredibly great guesser? Who knew?

"That waitress really likes you," Bella averted her eyes and started to play with the napkin in her lap.

I simply just shrugged, "that's nice, too bad I'm not interested."

Bella raised an eyebrow, "You even realize the effect you have a girl?"

"Hey Edward!" Mike called tapping my shoulder; I shook my head and realized that we were here.

"Wow that was quick," I muttered as I climbed out of the car.

I surveyed the area as I started to stretch, and then out of nowhere a pair of hands snaked around my waist and felt their face press against my back. I stiffened and tried to turn to see who it was.

Of course it was Jessica, she looked up at me grinning, I smiled back as I released her hands and faced her.

"Hey," she breathed taking a step back, I felt myself smile.

"Hello, so how was your trip here?"

Jessica shrugged and grinned sheepishly, "I fell asleep actually."

I chuckled as I patted her shoulder, "why so tired?" I questioned but before she could answer,

"Hey Edward look out!"

I look up to see a football hurling its way towards me, Jessica shrieked and ducked out of the way. I caught the ball with ease and tossed it back, and then a game of football began.

"I didn't know you could play Edward," Mike said as we all sat around the fire and hour later.

I shrugged, "I'm full of surprises I guess."

Jessica smiled as she roasted hot dogs next me, sitting really close next to me I'd like to add.

I turned and watched as a few people were playing out in the water, and felt my mind wander, again.

I felt my eyebrows raise up questioningly, "affect I have on girls?..."

Bella made the face again as if she should be blushing as she looked down quickly but looked up to meet my gaze, "you dazzle them" she breathed and then broke the eye contact instantly.

I felt myself scoff, "Are you sure its not you who dazzles?" I questioned recalling all the heads that would turn when Bella walked by, from both boys and girls.

Bella shook her head, "no, they're just curious, awed. Its normal, it's what suppose to happen." She mumbled as she put her face into her hands and looked to the direction of our waitress.

She places our drinks and breadsticks and flashed me a smile, I looked down at the breadsticks. I didn't remember anyone ordering breadsticks.

And as if she could read my mind, "Oh! I figured you'd like something to munch on, especially since you didn't get much to eat." She beamed at me as if she did the best thing in the world and I rewarded her back with a smiled and thanked her.

I turned to Bella and she gave me a look that read 'I told you so'

I rolled my eyes as I grabbed a breadstick sucked down half of my drink and noticed Bella's untouched drink. "Why would you order a drink and not drink it?"

She looked at me and smiled sheepishly, "I figured you'd want it."

I nodded, "did you just trick your way to buying my dinner?"

She made the face against and nodded, "So, you're not eating?"

"No, I had a big lunch." She looked off again.

"You know," I began, "I have this constant feeling that you're always holding back. That you're never truthful."

Bella raised an eyebrow, "Do you honestly expect me to tell you my life story?"

"Er, no. But…"

"But what Edward! WHAT!?"

I blinked,

"Do you expect me to sit here and tell you everything? How I feel completely alone? How now that you're here I feel a spark in me? That for the first time in so long I feel like I have a purpose! Is that what you want me to say?! Do you want me to tell you that you're in every thought I have? And if you truly understood you'd know that mean you're ALWAYS on my mind. Do you want me to spill my deep dark secrets? To let the skeletons out of my very deep closest tumble out and be exposed? To let you fully understand the monster I truly am?"

"Oh hey some locals are here!"

I looked up to see a group of Quileute's approaching our group, two of them looked very familiar, one was a girl. A very pretty girl I'd add, with long black hair with eyes that looked like they held years of wisdom, of maybe weary from years of work. I wasn't too sure but they seemed very guarded. She was around my age and with her was a younger boy.

As they walked closer it clicked to me who they were, they were Jacob and Rebecca! And as if on que a quick flashback of my many summers with them playing on this very beach flashed through my head. I smiled as I stood up to greet them but then quickly realized that they might have forgotten me.

"EDWARD!"

And the next thing I knew I was being embraced, black hair flying all around me. I was instantly met with the rich warm earthy scent that I knew all too well and I felt myself smile.

"Hey Becca" I breathed as I gave her a quick squeeze, I looked up at Jacob and gave him a warm smile. He nodded back and smiled taking a seat on a log on the other side of fire with the rest of the Quileutes.

"Oh wow, I never thought I'd see you again!" Becca smiled as she squeezed my arms.

"Ha, I know, to be honest I never thought I'd be in Forks again. But I don't mind being in La Push" I breathed as we slowly walked away from the group.

"So you have to tell me how things are! How are you liking actually LIVING here, have you met anyone yet?" As she finished she wiggled her eyebrows and laughed.

I chuckled back, "Forks isn't that bad, I wish it wasn't so dreary here. But other then that no complaints. And I did meet some cool people as you can see, and then there's this girl….Bella, she's something else."

I felt dumbfounded. I just blinked and cleared my throat, "what was all that about?" I questioned as I leaned close. Bella pulled back as she looked out the window,

"nothing you should be concerned with" she muttered as she looked up to see the waitress with our food, well, technically my food.

When I was half way done with my food I looked up to see Bella watching me, "So…." I started.

She raised an eyebrow, "So…."

"About what you said a while ago…"

She groaned as she buried her head in her hands, "I shouldn't of said anything, I'm such an idiot."

"Are you saying you're really a monster?" I gasped.

Bella's eyes widened, "No! I was just… ranting. I get carried away a lot."

Something told me that there was some truth behind that 'rant' but I also knew it was best to press her for anything else, her screaming at me was being to take a toll on me.

I reached my hand across the table and gently put Bella's hand into mine. Her hands felt like smooth cold stone, but for some reason that didn't seem to bother me.

"I'm sorry" I breathed.

Bella just stared her eyes wide her body ridged. After a few moments she blinked and snatched her hand away.

"Well, I think it might be time to head back, school will be letting out soon. Unless you want to tell Charlie that you skipped" She paused, waiting for me to answer, once I shook my head Bella threw a hundred dollar bill on the table and headed towards the door.

I snagged one more breadstick and chased after her.

"Bella? As in Isabella Cullen?"

I looked up, "uh yeah. Is there something wrong with her?"

Becca made a face as she seem to contemplate something, we stopped and sat on a lone log facing the ocean and I watched the sun slowly sink down.

"Well, not really her. More like her family. But it's a silly superstition. "Becca blew off as she turned to me smiling.

"So, you have to tell me how Renee is doing!" Becca exclaimed as she leaned forward and started drawing in the sand with a stick.

"Er, she's fine. She moved to Florida with Phil. So what's the story about the Cullens."

"Phil? Who's that?! Oh its just a silly story really."

"He's her new husband, well it wouldn't hurt to tell me, right?"

"When did she get married?!"

"Becca! Focus!"

She blinked, "Oh I didn't know the story was that important to you," she trailed slightly pouting, she really was a gossiper.

"Well, we have a ton of legends, one about the wolves and the great flood." She listed off hand.

I made a puzzled face. "Wolves?"

"Yeah! Apparently we descended from wolves or something crazy like that. But it's against the law to kill them, and then," she added dramatically,

"There's the 'legend' of the "cold ones"."

"Cold ones?" I asked skeptically, maybe this really was just a silly superstition.

Becca nodded, "According to legend, my own great-grandfather knew some of them. He was the one who made the treaty that kept them off our land." Becca giggled a little as she rolled her eyes.

"Who was your great grandfather?" I prompted.

"He was a tribal elder, like my father. You see, the cold ones are the natural enemies of the wolf—well, no the world, really, but the wolves that turn into men, like our ancestors. You would call them werewolves."

"Wait, so you guys were once werewolves?! and uh they have enemies?"

"oh yea, just one though."

I was getting VERY skeptical but still intrigued at the same time.

"The cold ones are traditionally our enemies. But this pack that came to our territory during my great-grandfather's time was different. They didn't hunt they way others of their kind did – they weren't supposed to be dangerous to the tribe. So my great-grandfather made a truce with them. If they would promise to stay off our lands, we wouldn't expose them to the pale-faces."

I blinked, "are you serious about the story?"

"Ha, I told you it was just a silly superstition, but these cold ones are 'civilized' they claim that they didn't hunt humans. They supposedly were somehow able to prey on animals instead."

I tried not to roll my eyes, so what does it have to do with the Cullens. Are they like the cold ones in the legend.

"No they are the same ones."

I blinked again, this was utterly absurd.

"Of course two have been added to the clan since then, a male and a female."

"I thought you didn't believe it."

She glanced at me, "oh I don't, but hearing it some much for so long you it just sticks to you." She explained.

I nodded, "ok, but what I want to know is, what exactly are the cold ones?"

Becca smiled darkly attempting to be dramatic, "they're blood drinkers, or better known as vampires" She replied in a deep voice.

I honestly felt chills run down my spine.

"But, they really can't be serious, can they?"

Becca shrugged, "who really knows? I personally don't think so. But you might think differently."

I scoffed, but in my mind I was turning the idea over in my head. Could she possibly be right about the cold ones?

AN: Ooooook this took like 5 months to write. Which is my fault, school got in the way. And I know I said I'd was going to cover a lot of things in this chapter I felt that I was dragging it out. And really I wanted to put something out there to let you guys know that I haven't given up on this story. So there you have it! I hope you guys liked it. And hopefully the next chapter will be up sooner!!