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I should have known her truck would be obnoxiously loud, after all, it looked like a death trap As I sat in the cab I longed for the Volvo and hoped we made it to where ever we were going in one piece.
When we started to head out of town, I worried a little, this girl could be planning to kill me and dump my body somewhere for all I knew.
"Where are we going?" I asked, hoping to mask the concern in my voice.
"Relax," she said, "I'm not going to kill you, I assure you I am not a serial killer."
Totally shocked, I stared at her. Did this girl just read my thoughts? Calm yourself, I scolded. She couldn't possibly have the same ability I did. Utterly absurd. Then I heard her chuckle. I glared at her.
"We're here," she said, getting out of the cab.
I scoffed at her, all "here" was, was the opening of a trail. She wanted me to hike?
"Where exactly is that?" I spat.
Bella didn't answer me, she just tromped towards the opening of the trail, looked at me over her shoulder, and expected me to follow. Hesitating, I shook my head as I lingered by the truck. Should I really follow this strange girl into the woods? Would my family miss me if I didn't return?
Then I felt it, that pull, and it took the choice out of my hands.
"Wait up," I called to her.
Bella slowed and turned to face me, the green of the forest making her pale skin seem to glow. I gasped at her beauty. My heart stuttered and, for a second, I could have sworn she smirked as though she had heard it.
Time passed slowly as we trudged through the thick forest. I thought we had been hiking at least an hour, but I couldn't be certain. Bella always trailed ahead of me, never slowing down, as though she was driven by some unseen force.
"We're almost there," she grumbled into the air in front of her.
She picked up the pace and I was amazed at her speed. I had heard horror stories from her gym classmates and yet, she hadn't fallen or stumbled once. Matching my pace with her own, I spotted a clearing just ahead.
Suddenly, Bella marched to the center of the clearing and turned to face me with her hands on her hips. I was perplexed, her stance seemed to have a tone of confrontation, yet I didn't know why.
As I stepped into the clearing myself, I noticed all the beauty surrounding us. The green was so soft and inviting, flowers of purple and light blue sprinkled throughout, that I almost wanted to lay down and never leave. The sight of Bella, standing one her little mound in the center of the clearing, surrounded by all that green was absolutely the single most excruciatingly beautiful thing my eyes had ever beheld.
"Edward," her voice was tense, "stop silently erecting a monument to my beauty and listen to me for a minute ."
She immediately had my full attention. Was she really reading my mind or was my face that easy to read? I tried to scan her thoughts, but the static was back full force and I couldn't get anything but feelings. She was feeling very tense about something.
Looking up at her through my eyelashes, I prepared for what ever little speech she had planned. Fuck, I was a freak, would it really matter if she was too?
"You're not a freak Edward, not in the slightest," she paused, taking in the obvious shock on my face, "There are some things you should probably know about me. I can't tell you everything today, but I can tell you some."
What in the fuck was she saying? My mind couldn't wrap around the scene playing out in front of me.
Bella sighed, "I knew you would be confused, but I had hoped that you being able to read minds would be helpful in this situation."
What. The. Fuck. How could sh possibly know that? My jaw tensed as I stood in silence, waiting for her next move. Just then, a breezed sighed through the meadow, swirling her strawberry scent all around me, and I relaxed.
"How in the hell do you know that Bella? I don't exactly go blasting it around on a loud fucking speaker," I slowly enunciated each word.
"I just," she seemed to be searching for the right words, "have a sense about that type of thing. I can do it too. Among other things," her brow furrowed as she looked into my eyes, setting my soul a light.
"You can read my mind? I can't read yours, well, at least not very well," I confessed.
"Oh come on Edward, you were putting it together. I threw you hints and I heard you pick up on those in your mind. You are being absurd to try and pretend like you hadn't," she raised one of her slender eyebrows at me.
"But why can't I read yours?" I questioned.
"It's part of, the other things I can do. I know about Alice's and Japser's powers too. Jasper's fascinates me. I can't really explain to you now why I have them or where they come from just that I understand you," she spoke softly, slowly moving towards me.
It was then I saw the blush take hold of her face and I was stunned. Bella was all confidence and spunk, what could she possible be about to say that would make her blush.
"Edward," she was looking at me through her full lashes, " do you feel drawn to me? Like you aren't complete without me? Like there is an invisible pull between us?"
When she looked at me straight on, her big brown eyes sparkling up at me, I felt a little dizzy. This was all so new to me. I never wanted to be touched, yet, I yearned to be close to Bella.
"Yes," I stated simply.
"It confuses me," she shook her head, frustrated, "It is such an intense feeling. I barely know you, yet, I would die for you. I know that sounds dramatic and irrational, but it is true. I have been thinking about it since that first day. I want nothing more than to protect you and be near you, to feel the heat of your skin on mine," she blushed again but never parted her eyes from mine.
I felt like I needed to let her in on my confusion, like I needed to let her know that she wasn't the only one. After all, she had done it for me earlier in confessing her mind reading ability.
"Sometimes," I lifted my hand and allowed it to hover just above her face, " I can feel a current, like electricity, flowing between us. Other times, the need to touch you is overwhelming."
Now, we were both blushing. The extra heat in Bella's face only strengthened the current between it and my hand. I wanted to touch her, I did, and I couldn't fucking do it. Why did I have to be so fucked up? She was confessing she felt the same as I did. It should have been a fucking dream come true, yet, here I was fucking hesitating in this deeply intense moment.
Bella's eyes flashed knowingly and she instantly leaned into my hand. The current peaked, almost like sparks, as her face crashed into my hand. It wasn't enough for pushed her frame against mine, my hand still firmly cupping her cheek. Then Bella wrapped her arms around my waist, tugging me as close to her as I could get without being her. My body tensed at her touch as my old reactions took over.
Fuck that, I wanted this. I wanted her. I needed her. I wasn't going to allow my body to rebel and ruin this for me. Fisting her hair in my hands, I did something that would have been unthinkable to me this afternoon. I fiercely pressed my lips to hers, allowing all the tension to melt around us like snow.
I felt Bella's hands graze slowly up may back, sending chills through me, as she traced my bottom lip with her tongue. I sighed into her. Sucking on her lip, tasting her sweetness, I felt whole. Fucked up, but whole. I never wanted to break away from her.
As Bella's fingers latched into my hair, I clearly heard her voice in my head, Sono il vostro, Edward. I felt myself come undone, scooping Bella up, never breaking the kiss,and laying her down on the soft grass. Her tongue dancing with mine, not fighting for dominance, just moving together in a graceful dance.
My mouth broke away from hers and I began to gently kiss my way down her jaw line to her ear. Her breath hitched as I took the lobe into my mouth, gently nipping at it. She moaned so quietly I wasn't sure I had heard it.
Bella pushed against my chest, hard. Forcing me to roll onto my back with her now taking the place of dominance above me.
I fucking loved it.