E.P.O.V

"Bella, what a surprise…" I murmured, glaring at Alice. I knew she had hated Elsie and wouldn't be able to resist the temptations of blabbing off about it to Bella.

Bella gave me a crooked smile, one that hurt me inside. It showed pain. Pain that had tore through her insides. I knew this was my problem.

"Hi, Edward, nice to be talking to you, after so long," Bella replied, awkwardly. How could it be nice to talk to me? How could it be nice to talk to the one who left you nine years ago and dreaded your return?

"Um, yeah," I sighed. What else could I say?

"I heard about you and Elsie, I'm so sorry!" Bella sounded, almost eager to say this. I could see why. I could tell that she wanted me back.

"Yeah, she's gone…" I trailed off, I wanted to cry but obviously I couldn't. I missed Elsie, even though it had hardly even been three minutes without her.

"So…" Bella said, taking a quick glance at Alice, who nodded and mouthed the words, she kept her mind on something different though because when I read it, all it was about was her and Bella messing together. That obviously had nothing to do with me. Bella turned back to me. She stared deep into my eyes. "Would you like to, um…"

"Umm?" I asked, I knew what was coming next.

"Want to go out sometime?" she asked, putting all her strength into asking me. Now I felt sorry for her.

"Um, yeah… Ok, tonight?" I replied, I knew she thought this was a date but she was wrong, this was just a friendly get-together and go-out. Hopefully, as long as I didn't mess anything up.

"Umm, ok! Shall we go now?!" she asked, her voice was so eager, I wasn't sure who I was talking to anymore.

"Ok…" I said, smiling. I didn't want to hurt her feelings by the way I said it so I made sure I sounded as happy as possible.

B.P.O.V

I sat down, quickly, hoping that tonight would go fine. I didn't know why he chose to go to a restaurant when we couldn't eat anyway. I'm sure we would try.

He shot my favourite crooked smile at me and said,

"Listen I do have feelings for you, but this is just a friendly get-together. We are not together, we'll never be, we're just not for each other," he explained. I shot him a frown.

"What do you mean? I'm a vampire, too. You should know that by now! I can't get hurt anymore," I cried, confused. What was the point of this if it weren't a real date.

"You can. Look at all the pain you've been through these nine years! You've been a vampire then but you were still hurt!" he said, trying to reason me out.

"That's because you left me! If I am with you then I will be just fine!" I assured him. He just shook his head, which really peed me off.

"No, you won't." Then he left it there. No more talking. For seconds that turned to minutes, then hours.

I couldn't stand this silence anymore, so I grabbed my raincoat off the back of the chair and walked away from him. I walked out the shop but he didn't seem to care.

When I finally got home, which seemed like ages, I walked to my loving bed where I could drown out everything.

I guess I was too late.

He was sat there, in his chair, in my room. Why was he here?

"Edward? If you don't want me then stay away and stop following me, please!" I whispered. He shook his head, and muttered something like, "you don't understand".

"If you are so attached you would take me back! So your obviously just frigging doing this to pee me off!" I cried, I tried to shove him to the window, to make him go home, but he wouldn't go.

"Listen, I am only saying this to make you go. Come back in the morning, but don't if you aren't going to leave," I gave up. I made a quick decision to get out the house before he came. Then he finally left. I knew he would.

I jumped into bed and slowly drifted asleep.

*Awake*

I awoke at 2:14 am, screaming as loud as ever. I could feel eyes on me so I screamed louder and louder. Then I felt the coldness of hands on my arms, holding me down and a pair of piercing lips touch my cheek, softly. Why was he here?!