Hello lovelys. Sorry this took long to get out, I've just been really busy. School will be over soon, so I'll have time to update more often! So onto chapter 7. This chapter picks off with Bella's reaction to meeting Edward's family. When she figures out that something is defiantly up with the Cullens. SM owns everything twilight. Previously in Chapter 6
"That sounds like a good idea."
"Great um...would you like to see my room? It's upstairs, we have an elevator so don't worry about it."
"Why does that not surprise me?" I laughed.
"C'mon", I pushed Bella out of the living room and down the hall, towards the elevator. Bella sat in her chair, staring down at her fidgeting hands. The elevator opened and I wheeled Bella in. I pushed the '3' button and the doors closed. We were silent the whole ride up. Her heart rate was beating at an irregular pace. Something was up. When we reached the third floor, I pushed her down the hall and stopped when we reached my room. "This is my room", she took control and wheeled herself in. I followed behind her. When she reached the middle of my room, she turned her wheelchair in my direction.
"Edward...I want to know what you and your 'family' are and I want to know right now." Yep, she was defiantly way too observant.
BPOV
When I walked into the living room to meet Edward's family, there was one thing that stood out in my mind more then anything. They were all way too beautiful. Inhumanly beautiful. When I went to shake Emmett's hand, his skin was freezing just like Edward and Dr. Cullen. And their eyes! They all had the same unusual eye color! My speculation got the best of me when I went to shake Jasper's hand. When I shook his hand, I felt a million different emotions come through me. It was one of those things that I couldn't explain even if I tried. It was like nothing I've ever felt before. It scared me a little bit. Edward invited me for a tour of the house and I couldn't be more thankful. I needed to confront him about this. We took his elevator to the third floor. He walked behind me and pushed me down the hall, until we reached the room on the end.
"This is my room", Edward said softly from behind me. I wheeled myself in and stopped when I reached the middle of his room. I turned my wheelchair around to face him. I needed my answers.
"Edward...I want to know what you and your 'family' are and I want to know right now." His eyes widened for a second, and then chuckled.
"I certainly don't know what you are talking about Bella."
"I'm not dumb Edward", Edward stopped laughing and then looked a bit concerned.
"I really don't know where you are getting at."
"Well", I began, "let's just start with the fact that you all have freezing cold skin. Unusually freezing cold skin. It's not natural. And another thing that isn't natural is your eye color. All of you have the same unusual eye color! And it seems like your eyes change. I remember when I first met you, your eyes were pitch black. And another thing! Jasper! When I touched his hand so many emotions passed through me. I can't even explain it, it was the strangest thing...and you!", I pointed at him, "it's like you can read minds or something! Like in the doctors office today you told me when our fathers were coming. You weren't even facing the door Edward! And I couldn't even hear them coming. So please, humor me. Tell me that there is nothing 'up' with your family." Edward just stood there staring at me with wide eyes and his mouth wide open. I sat in my wheelchair patiently waiting for an explanation. He opened his mouth to talk several times, but nothing came out. I knew something was up, I could see in his eyes he was struggling with something. Finally after a few minutes, Edward walked towards his black leather sofa. He motioned for me to come over to him. He helped me up out of my chair and sat me down next to him. He took a deep breath and looked at me.
"I knew you would find out eventually, but I didn't want you finding out so soon, not like this. Not after knowing me for only three days."
"What are you talking about?"
"You are right. My family and I, we are not normal. I was going to tell you, but not so soon. You...you're one of the best things that has happened to me in a long time...a very long time. I like spending time with you. It's nice to spend time with someone else other then my family. I just didn't want to have to tell this early and have you running for the hills."
"I'm one of the best things that's happened to you in a long time? Running for the hills- Edward I'm not following you." He smiled a sad smile at me and looked down at his hands.
"Bella do you believe in mythical creatures?"
"Um...like what? Like unicorns and stuff?" Edward laughed and looked back up at me.
"Something in that nature."
"So what? Are you telling me you and your family are unicorns?" I heard laughter erupt from downstairs. Edward was laughing shaking his head.
"No Bella, we are not unicorns."
"Ok so then what are you?" Edward stopped laughing and took my hand in his.
"After I tell you, please know I'll understand if you don't want to see me anymore...or my father for that matter."
"Edward why wouldn't I want to see you anymore? There's nothing about you that would make me not want to see you or your father anymore."
"So the fact that I'm not human doesn't bother you?"
"No. I kind of figured that from the beginning you weren't human. Humans aren't as beautiful as you and your family."
"So it wouldn't bother you if I told you I was a monster?" My eyes shot open in shock.
"What in the world would ever make you think that you're a monster?" Edward let go of my hand and grabbed his head in his hands in frustration.
"Bella you really shouldn't even be here! You have no idea how much danger you've put yourself in!" I had enough.
"Edward cut the crap and tell me what you are already!" I yelled. He lifted his head from his hands and looked at me.
"Bella...my family and I. We are vampires." I stared back at him.
"And?"
"And that doesn't scare you? Doesn't want to make you run away screaming?"
"Edward if you haven't noticed I can't really run if I wanted to", he rolled his eyes.
"Be serious."
"It doesn't matter to me what you are, I don't care. I don't see what the big deal is. So what, your not human? Your just as nice and fun to be around as any other person", Edward laughed without a trace of humor and shook his head.
"So my diet doesn't concern you?"
"No, should it?" He rose an eyebrow at me.
"What do vampire's drink?"
"Blood", he then rose both eyebrows at me.
"Oh.....OH!" He smiled.
"So the fact that I could kill you right now, with no chance of you getting away doesn't bother you? The fact that I would very much like to drink your blood this very instance?" My eyes widened and I shook my head.
"Edward why are you doing this?" He inched his face closer towards mine.
"Doing what? It's what I want. Your blood, all the time." I shook my head again.
"Edward you don't scare me. I see what you're trying to do", I started crying. Edward was inching closer and closer toward my neck. He was so close I could feel his cool breath on my skin.
"If you're not scared then why are you crying? What am I trying to do to you Bella?"
"You're trying to scare me on purpose. You're trying to scare me away! Why Edward? If I'm the best thing that's ever happened to you then why would you try to scare me away!" Edward pulled his face away and looked at me. He squinted his eyes and brought a hand to my face to wipe away my tears.
"Bella I...I didn't want to make you cry. This is who I am. Your blood is like nothing I have ever smelt before. It's mouth watering. It took everything in my power not to jump you in the living room the first day I met you...or in the hospital when Carlisle was taking of your bandages. I love being around you. You really are the best thing that has happened to me. But...I just can't keep you in danger all the time. Me just being in your presence is a danger to you. You don't need this kind of threat in your life."
"You won't hurt me. If you wanted to kill me, you would have done it already. Please...don't push me away. I need you. As a friend. Your all I have right now", He shook his head.
"I'm not a good friend for you Bella. There are plenty of other people you should be friends with."
"But I don't want to be friends with anyone else. I want to be friends with you! Stop this! I'm not going anywhere! Nothing you say or do is going to make me change my mind. I'm not afraid of you I'm-", I didn't know if what I was going to say next should be said. I've only known this man for three days and for some reason, if I lost him, I don't know what I would do.
"You're what Bella?"
"I'm...I'm only afraid of losing you."
EPOV
I stared at her, bewildered.
"So let me get this straight. You don't care that I'm a vampire. You don't care that I'm not human. You don't care that every second of every minute I'm with you, I could kill you. You don't care that I want to drink your blood. You're not afraid of me. Your only fear is losing me? Am I correct?" Bella looked down at her hands and blushed that breathtaking blush of hers. She didn't say anything. She just nodded her head, yes.
I was stuck. I'm sitting here, next to the only women that in all my years of existence has ever made me feel any sort of happiness at all. She doesn't care what I am. Doesn't care that I could kill her. She doesn't care I want drain her dry of her blood. The only thing she was scared of was losing me. There were two sides pulling against me right now. One side was doing back flips and elated that Bella didn't care that I was a monster. She wanted to be near me, she wasn't going to run away. But then there was that other part of me that was screaming 'Run Bella! You don't know what the hell you are doing! Don't be stupid!' I should leave. I should have left no matter what Alice saw. Anything to keep my Bella safe. She was already in a deep enough predicament with losing her leg and her mother. She didn't need someone like me, a killer, in her life. So what to do? What is right and what is wrong? Bella had her head down, tears in her eyes, playing with her hands. I didn't know what to say. I don't know what I should do.
"Don't be an idiot Edward! She needs you just as much as you need her!" Alice's thoughts interrupted my head. Alice was right, I did need her. She made me feel almost human again...almost. And I loved her. I couldn't tell her that right now, that would just make things seem crazier then they already are. The more I spent time with her, the better I got in control of my thirst for her blood. I could do this. I could make it work. I took a deep breath and took her hand in mine. Bella lifted her head and looked at me. I took my free hand and wiped the remaining tears on her cheeks.
"Don't cry, I'm not going anywhere. I need you just as much as you need me. I'm sorry, I'm just not so sure of myself. I don't know if I can trust myself. I don't know how to be close to you." Bella squeezed my hand.
"This is enough", she smiled at me. I smiled and squeezed her hand back. She truly was an angel.
"Finally! Bring her back down here Edward! We want to discuss this as a group." Alice's thoughts interrupted my head once again.
"Alice wants me to bring you back downstairs", Bella stared at me questionably.
"How do you-"
"I can read people's minds", her jaw dropped.
"I knew it! Wait...so you can hear my thoughts right now?"
"You're the only exception. I can't hear your thoughts at all."
"Why is that?"
"I have no idea, I'm still trying to figure it out. Let's get you down stairs. We have lots to tell you my dear", she smiled and nodded. I helped her up off the couch and into her wheelchair. Bella was getting better at lifting herself and balancing. I still wanted to be near her just in case if she were to fall. I got behind her wheelchair and pushed her out of my room, towards the elevator.
"Edward why do you have an elevator in your house?" I laughed.
"That is another very good question that I have no answer to. You'll have to ask Esme about that", Bella laughed and shook her head. When we got downstairs, everyone, with the exception of Carlisle and Esme, was waiting for us in the living room.
"Hi Bella!" Alice's yelled louder then necessary.
"Hi Alice", Bella said, giving a little wave. I stopped Bella's wheelchair next to the armchair and sat down next to her.
"So Bella", I began, "we are all here to answer any questions that you may have."
"Ok... I can ask anything?"
"Anything you want Bella. This should be fun", Emmett said, rubbing his hands together. Bella laughed and began.
"Ok...you", she pointed at Jasper, "why is it that when I touched her hand I felt like an emotional basket case?" Everyone laughed.
"That is because I can manipulate emotions. I felt that you were nervous when you first walked in, so I tried to calm you. You seemed to notice and then I got the feeling you were scared", Bella's jaw dropped.
"Wow...that's amazing. Does a person have to be touching you in order for your power to work?"
"No it doesn't."
"Jasper could manipulate everyone's emotions in this room right now if he wanted", I told her. Bella looked at me and smiled.
"So what is everyone else's power?"
"I'm the only other one with a power", Alice beamed from the couch, "I can see the future."
"Really?" Bella asked, excitedly.
"Yep! Well, it's not set in stone. People's futures can change based on their choices."
"That's so cool. Edward I'm sorry, but Alice has the better power", I laughed out loud at that.
"It's ok Bella."
"You hear that Edward? I have the better power!" I rolled my eyes at her.
"What else do you want to know?" Emmett asked.
"So you all drink blood. Where do you get your humans?" Everyone in the room started laughing. Bella looked at me, her face scrunched up in confusion. She looked adorable.
"You mean you didn't tell her?" Rosalie asked.
"Tell me what?"
"That we don't drink human blood Bella. We survive on the blood of animals", I informed her. She shook her head.
"But you said that my blood-"
"That it is the most amazingly, delicious thing that I've ever smelled? Yes it is, but I restrain from it. We all do." Bella looked at me worried.
"So is my blood affecting everyone just as badly as you?"
"No Bella", Emmett began, "very rarely, a person like you comes along to one of us. Your scent is only heightened with Edward. You smell like any other human to the rest of us."
"Why is that Edward?"
"I don't know, nobody knows."
"Hmm...well ok. OH! The sun! How can you go outside without getting burned to pieces?"
"Edward you didn't really tell her much of anything did you?" Jasper asked.
"No, I didn't tell her much. Bella the sun doesn't have that sort of affect on us, but it does something to our skin", Bella rose an eyebrow at me.
"Like what?"
"I'll show you sometime", she smiled and nodded.
"Sleep in a coffin?"
"No we don't sleep", I told her.
"You never sleep? So what do you do to keep yourselves preoccupied?"
"Well", Alice began, "we have board games, video games, and movies. That couch potato over there usually just locks himself in his room all night and plays music", she said, pointing at me. I rolled my eyes.
"We once had a game of monopoly going on for a month, it was awesome", Emmett told Bella.
"Really? Who won?"
"Jasper and I of course", Alice announced from the couch.
"It isn't really fare having a psychic play board games with you", Rosalie said to Alice. Alice just smiled and stuck her tongue out at her. Bella laughed.
"So who came in second?"
"Edward. Then it was me and Rosalie", Emmett told her. Bella turned to look at me.
"You didn't have a partner?" I smiled at her and shook my head.
"Oh", was all she said.
"Well, that's all changed now hasn't it Edward?" I heard Alice ask. I took Bella's hand and looked at her.
"Yes, that's all changed now."
A/N
So that's that. Hope you all liked this chapter. Please review!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!