Haha, despite my report, I came out with the chapter! It's short, sorry D:
Here's Chapter Four, and it's got two songs. Half-Life(by Duncan Sheik, another one of my favs) and one more for the happy part: Hanging by a Moment (by Lifehouse)
But on the Brightside, I finally figured out the perfect way for them to be together! YAY!
I hope you like it!
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Previously. . .
It also reminded me how I didn't have all the time in the world to talk to Bella.
BPOV
After another week had gone by, I couldn't take it anymore. I was staying home from school for the third day in a row from my treatment, and all that left me to do was to sit around thinking about Edward. How he was so gorgeous, but also so reserved. How he had actually been nice to me, which couldn't be said for everyone. How there was something so different about him and his family.
So I decided to go visit his house. Everyone knew where the rich and mysterious Cullens lived. Sure I was feeling like hell, but I had to see him. I figured he'd know by now anyway. It was probably pure luck that we hadn't met at the hospital yet.
When I was halfway there, I realized I was still wearing my pajama pants and an American Eagle hoodie, but I didn't care. You kind of forget to care about these things when you've got a year left to live. At least I looked okay, my hair was fine and I had a shower before coming, so I was in my pajamas, whatever.
I pulled up to a beautiful mansion. Figures. It was the thing I'd imagined the glamorous Cullens lived in. I rolled my eyes at that and actually smiled.
I walked up the long drive, and held my hand up to knock, but in the next second, the door was gone.
I blinked, startled, and looked down a small girl with black hair. I recognized her as Alice, the other Cullen that was Edward's age.
I smiled nervously at her, and she practically beamed back.
"Bella!" She was nearly screaming it. "I'm so happy you came," she hugged me really tightly then, and I found it hard to breathe.
"Um, Alice," I tapped her shoulder, and she let go. I took in a deep breath, hoping I wouldn't end up with another bruise after that.
"Sorry," she apologized, but she still looked ecstatic. She seemed to notice what I was wearing then.
"Bella! What on earth, do you have any idea what you look like?" She also seemed alarmed at my sickly pallor, but I ignored her, and asked for Edward instead.
"Do you know where your brother is? That is, the youngest one, Edward?" I tried to smile again, but my nerves got the best of me. I tried to stand strong. I really did need to apologize to him.
She got a wicked smile on her face, and gestured me in. I stepped in, and looked at what was probably the most well designed home in America. It screamed sophistication, and mirrored the family in every aspect. I saw Emmett and Jasper playing some video game in the adjoining room. They looked up when I waved.
"Hey, er, I'm Bella." I felt like a dog in a show as they looked me up in down in awe.
I looked towards Alice for help, and she just grinned and said she'd go get Edward. As soon as she told me, though, he came bounding down the stairs.
He looked at me in shock too, but I knew they didn't expect someone like me to come to their home, except maybe Alice.
I blinked, and somehow he was next to me, staring at me incredulously. "Bella, what on earth are you doing here?" I got worried then, did he not want me to be here?
Out of the corner of my eye, I saw Jasper glare at Edward, and he seemed to change his mind. He opened his mouth to speak, and got a meaningful glance from Alice.
"Shall we go on a walk then?" He asked, looking back at me. I burst out laughing. They all stared at me in confusion, but I waved it off.
"Sorry, but you sound so odd, like someone from the Victorian period." I grinned sheepishly, feeling embarrassed for my outburst, but I saw everyone but Edward grin back. He was just looking shocked, so I decided to save him some trouble and get him out of here.
"Sure, let's go." I looked around nervously as we walked to the door, "Um, Dr. Cullen isn't here, is he?" Edward looked at me oddly, but shook his head.
"No, he's down at the hospital again, going over some test results for his patients." I relaxed as we walked out into the crisp winter air. I took in a deep breath. I felt so comfortable around Edward. There was no way I felt sick. I was confused though, he hadn't started to pity me yet, so perhaps he didn't know, but no matter, I liked it better that way.
A part of me nagged that I shouldn't get close to anyone else, that it would only hurt both of us when I was at the hospital for the last time, but a larger part of me told me not to waste the opportunity.
Edward led me down a path near the woods by his house. We were silent, but it was okay. I tripped a lot, and Edward caught me every time.
Like my knight in shining armor. Whoa, where did that come from?
We were at some place now, I could see light ahead, so it must be some sort of a clearing. I looked toward Edward again, he was still keeping his unwavering eyes on me, like he had the entire time. He had a frown on his face, like he was about to do something he didn't want to, and like he was concentrating on something. I grabbed his hand for a moment to pull him along, but I let go when something traveled up my arm. It felt like a shock, like static electricity.
I shrugged it off and grabbed it again. By the time we reached the clearing, my arm was numb, and Edward's face was shocked.
I walked over to the middle, and sat down. I looked around, and I was knocked breathless. It was beautiful. Perfectly symmetrical, with flowers all around in the light green grass. I could feel it tickle my arms as I sat. The sky was a huge light blue canvas, and this was probably the sunniest place in Forks that I'd ever seen.
That's when I noticed Edward was still in the shadows of the woods. I glared at him, wondering why he wasn't walking over. I rolled my eyes and sighed.
"Err, Bella, how about we go back?" He seemed nervous and afraid.
"Nonsense, it's beautiful out here. What's wrong?" I squinted so I could see him better. He didn't look nervous, he looked terrified, and he still had the frown.
"You know you can tell me Edward, you can trust me." His eyes sparked on the last sentence and he seemed to have come to a decision.
"Bella," he still seemed hesitant. He closed his eyes as if he was bracing himself for something. "Bella, do you believe in the impossible?" His voice was low and soft, I almost didn't hear it. But something flashed through my mind. He was telling me why his family was different. I knew it.
"Bella, my family isn't like other families." He opened his eyes and looked at me intently.
I just nodded and spoke back, "Of course not, I knew that." He shook his head; he thought I meant the whole adoption business. I opened my mouth to explain, but he continued.
"My family isn't just out of the ordinary like that," his voice was now lower than a whisper, and I had to strain to hear him.
"Bella, do you believe in vampires?" he asked as he took one step into the meadow, and immediately I was blinded.
A thousand rays of light bounced off of his pale skin. It made him look like a diamond. I stared for a moment, before it sunk in. Vampires. I sighed. That would explain a lot.
"Ha, I might need sunglasses," I joked, and saw his serious face. "Well come on, vampire boy, sit down and explain some things to me." I smiled once, and he watched me wearily for a minute before joining me. I noticed he sat a few feet away, as if he was afraid of me.
I sighed, and turned serious. It felt like my brain was close to a meltdown on the inside. Something, I don't know what, but something told me he was telling the truth. My brain was firing messages off, making connections with his behavior. I sat in thought for a moment before talking.
"So really, you're all vampires?" I asked in a quiet voice.
He nodded, still looking at me oddly.
"Okay."
"Okay?" His beautiful eyes were bugging out. "Okay? You're okay with this?" He looked at me like I was crazy, but I probably was. Truthfully, I didn't care what he was, I still liked him as a friend, or possibly more.
"I knew something was up, and this fits perfectly. I don't see the problem." I nodded, as if to prove my point.
"Wait, you want to be around vampires? As in suck your blood vampires?" I frowned for a minute.
"Well, you haven't done it yet, so I don't think you will," I looked at him then, "But do you really kill innocent people?" That might actually change some things.
He paused for a moment, before he shook his head and carried on. "No, animal blood," he glanced up for my reaction, but I was sure that it was happy, because I certainly was.
I couldn't stand how beautiful he was here in the sun. I picked up his hand, to his surprise, and examined it. That's when something struck me.
"Why aren't you a pile of ashes right now?" He was still gazing at me, confused, but I waved to the sun.
He waved it off and just mumbled one word, "Myth." I nodded, but he just spoke again.
"What are you thinking? Are you really accepting a family of vampires as if it was nothing?"
I rolled my eyes. "Yes. I already told you, I knew something was off about you and your family. I don't care if you're technically dead, or if you drink blood," I wrinkled my nose, and he looked worried for a moment, "But then again, you're crazy. That stuff smells awful, like rust and salt. I nearly faint whenever I'm around it."
The last comment finally made him relax. "Do you know how incredible you are?" His question made me freeze. Did he really just say that…
"You are. So beautiful and caring. It's amazing. I've never met another person like you." I looked up into his topaz eyes, and saw something burning behind it. Anger? Love?
My heart started beating a mile a minute, and I felt powerless. Suddenly, I burst out with my secret, one that I hadn't even admitted to myself. "Did you know that I love you?"
He and I both were shocked, but I saw him smile. Crap, he was about to turn me down. Pathetic. Pathetic. Pathetic. Why am I so pathetic?
I picked up my other hand, the one not wrapped around his, and was about to slap it to my forehead when I felt an iron and cold grip stop me. In the next moment, I felt his cold lips on mine, and I thought no more.
Haha, you have no idea how many times I wanted to stop and pull a cliffie, but I promised they'd fall in love. Sorry if it's too much like the book.
Sorry if Bella's reaction seems abnormal, but I think that's how she had to react. It's like fight or flight. She was confronted with undeniable truth, and her mind made the decision to go with the flow, instead of deny it.
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