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Ch. 8

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"You're right." he said. He removed his hands for a second and I just stared at the imprint that his hands left. I just stared in horror. He quickly realized what he did, glanced at me, and then grabbed the steering wheel, but it was too quick.

"Edward?" I asked. He just ignored me and drove even faster. "Edward!" I said, scared for my life.

"Here we are." Edward said as he pulled up to my house.

"Thanks." I said as I stepped out of the car and into my house. There was something different about Edward Cullen and I was going to figure out what.

I woke up earlier than usual this Monday morning pondering if I was going to ask Edward to turnabout or not. I didn't want to ask unless I was sure that he would say yes. Right now I'm pretty sure that I wasn't his favorite person. After what happened last night, I have no idea what's going on. I thought he was just some ordinary, good looking guy. But once again, I am wrong. That's no surprise. Something was different about Edward Cullen. All I know now is that I am more confused than ever. I've always been used to knowing exactly what was going on, all the time. Edward, on the other hand, is someone that I can't figure out. He's just so different than anyone I've ever met.

I took a cold shower trying to clear all the thoughts out of my head. I did my makeup and got dressed in jeans and hooded sweatshirt. I let my hair hang down. The dye in my hair was starting to fade. "I have to get Alice to dye my hair, again." I mumbled to myself. I tossed on my sneakers and headed out into the cold weather. I hopped into my car and headed for school.

"Hi." Alice bounced up to me.

"Hey, Alice." I replied. "Is that Jasper?" I asked, pointing to the blond guy that was behind her.

"Yes." Alice replied dragging Jasper. "Jasper this is Isabella. Isabella, this is Jasper."

"Nice to meet you." I greeted him. He just barely nodded his head. His teeth were clenched and his lips were pressed together in a tight line. "I better get to class." I told Alice.

"Wait!" Alice called. "Do you have the supplies?"

"No, not today." I replied. "I'm not ready, yet." Maybe I should ask someone a little less complicated or flamboyant than Edward. I was in a daze most of the day, thinking about Edward. Guys normally didn't have this kind of effect on me. It was usually the other way around.

"Hello, Edward." I greeted him as I sat down in class.

"Hello." he replied back.

"So, anything new?" I asked him.

"Our family is thinking about moving." he replied.

"Oh." I said. "That's too bad."

"But it's probably better for us." he replied.

"Us meaning who?" I questioned.

"Settle down class." the teacher said.

"Us meaning you, me, and my family." Edward wrote on a sheet of paper.

"Me?" I wrote back.

"Yes, you." he replied.

"What did I do?" I wrote back.

"It's complicated." he wrote back.

"I think I can handle it." I replied.

"I can't tell you."

"Why?" I asked. This time Edward didn't write back. What could I possibly have done to make his family move. I was so angry with myself. I felt the heat rush to my face and I let a tear out. I could feel Edward's head snap to look at me.

"Is something wrong, Isabella?" the teacher asked me.

"I don't feel that great." I replied. "Do you mind if I go to the nurse?"

"Not at all." the teacher replied. "Edward, would you go with her?"

I walked out of the room and headed for the nurse's office.

"Isabella." Edward called. I just ignored him and walked faster. "Isabella." Edward

"No, Edward." I replied. "You're driving me insane. I have no idea what to think anymore." I let another tear escape. But soon enough I would be back home and I would be able to let everything out.

"Isabella." he said softer.

"Is that all you can say?" I questioned him. "You're the first person that I've every felt so mesmerized by and you're telling me that you have to move because of me. It's just my luck." I said, standing in front of the front office.

"You're mesmerized by me?" he asked with a crocked smile.

"You're making this a lot harder." I said as I opened the doors leading to the front office. "I don't feel go." I told the lady at the front desk.

"Would you like to go home?" she asked.

"Yeah." I replied.

"I'll call your parent to pick you up." the lady said, picking up the phone.

"I can take he home." Edward said, flashing her a perfect smile.

"How nice." the lady said. "You two are excused

"Thanks for offering to take me home so she didn't have to call Charlie." I thanked Edward as we walked out to the parking lot.

"No problem." Edward said. I don't think I've ever met some one with as many mood swings as Edward. "Do you mind if we take a detour?"

"Where to?" I asked.

"It's a surprise." he replied.

"Oh really?" I said as I opened the door to his car. "There isn't much in Forks."

"Have you ever gone hiking?" Edward asked as he started the car.

"Hiking really isn't my thing." I replied.

"I'm giving you a chance to know me better."

"I love hiking." I replied. He just laughed at me.

"Here we are." Edward said, pulling into the middle of nowhere.

"There's no trail." I said commenting the forest.

"That just makes it more fun." he replied.

"Okay." I said, unsure about the situation.

"You'll be fine." Edward assured me. For some strange reason, I believed him. I felt so safe when I was around him.

"Your eyes are topaz today." I commented. I was a lovesick puppy staring into his eyes. He had the most gorgeous eyes ever.

"Yes they are." Edward confirmed after a long pause. "Would you like to know why?"

"I thought that would be a given." I replied.

"Get on my back?"

"What?" I asked. I must have heard him wrong.

"You heard what I said." Edward replied.

"I weigh more than what you think." I said.

"Why must you be so stubborn?" Edward asked.

"Sorry." I replied. I walked over and hopped on his back. I wrapped my arms around his neck and propped myself up.

"Hold on tight." he warned. Then he took out. He ran so fast that it felt like flying. Everything was a green blur. I was to shocked to even scream. Edward jumped over a creek and we were airborne for a few seconds. I dug my nails into his skin. He started to slow down as we neared a grassy field. Edward set me down and backed up a few steps. "Are you okay?" Edward asked me when I didn't say anything. \ "Yeah." I said. "That was like nothing I've ever experienced." Edward just chucked.

"So, do you know what I am?" he asked.

"Are you a superhero?" I asked.

"I wish." he said, looking out to the sky.

"I'm confused." I told him. "What else could you possibly be?"

"Promise you'll never tell anyone about what happened." Edward said in a serious tone.

"I swear." I replied. "Your secret's safe with me." this kept on getting weirder and weirder. "I'm still very confused."

"Stand behind one of those trees at the end of the field."

"What?" I asked. Why would he possibly want me to stand behind a tree?

"Please do as I say." Edward ordered. "I need you to stand perfectly still and pull your hair back."

"Okay." I said, walking over to one of the trees.

"You have no idea how stupid and risky I'm being." Edward said. "I won't be able to live with myself if I hurt you. This is the only way you'll understand." Edward started to exit the field. "Keep your eye on that deer." And then Edward flashed me a sinister smile and vanished. I hid behind the tree, keeping an eye on the deer. I saw the deer turn it's head and then a figure attacked the deer. The attack was extremely quick. If I blinked I would have missed it. The attacker grabbed the deer and snapped it's neck. Then the attacker sunk it's teeth into the deer. The figure couldn't be Edward. Could he? The figure stood up and paused for a moment and then started to walk towards the field with the deer in his hands. My instinct told me to turn and run, but I ignored it. I was enthralled by the figure.

"Edward?" I asked when the figure came into view.

"Yes?" the figure replied.

"Is that really you?" I asked.

"Yup." Edward replied, dropping the dead deer on the ground. "Now do you have a better guess?"

` "I'd say that you're a vampire, but vampires only exist in the movies." I said. I had to come up with a better, more realistic option.

"How are you enjoying the movie?" Edward said, showing me his bloodstained teeth. I just opened my mouth.

"There's no way that you're a vampire. It's not possible." I babbled. I didn't want to believe the truth, but do we ever? I looked down at the deer. I felt sorry for the deer. The innocent deer had to die for Edward to tell me that he was a vampire. "Why did the deer have to die?" I asked Edward. He just laughed.

"I just told you that I'm a vampire and all you can think about is the deer?" he asked. "You're unbelievable."

"Was the deer's death necessary?"

"Would you believe me any other way?" Edward asked.

"No, probably not." I admitted. I was one of those people that needed the evidence if it was possible.

"There you go." Edward replied.

"Don't vampires feed off of humans?" I asked Edward.

"Our family likes to call ourselves vegetarians." Edward said. "We don't want to hurt humans."

"You won't hurt me." I said, walking towards him, but Edward backed away.

"You don't know how amazing you smell." Edward said. "You have no idea how hard it is for me to stand here."

"Oh." I replied. Everything started to make sense now.

"We should probably get you home now." Edward said.

"You're probably right." I said, hopping onto his back. I put my head on his shoulder and he flinched. "Sorry." I mumbled. I held my head up and waited for Edward to take off. He speed off, and once again everything was just a green blur. Edward set me down when got to his car and opened the door for me. "Thanks." I replied. Edward started the car and headed for his house.

"Are you in shock?" Edward asked me.

"No, I'm just thinking." I replied.

"About what?" He asked.

"You." I admitted. I blushed and looked down at my feet.

"Are you afraid of me?" Edward asked.

"As surprising as it sounds, I'm not afraid." I said. "I feel really safe when I'm around you."

"You do realize that I could kill you in a second, right?"

"In this world, anyone could kill someone in a second as long as they have a gun."

"Touché." Edward replied. "Well, here we are."

"I'll see you later, right?" I asked.

"I'll be seeing you for as long as you want." Edward replied with his crooked smile.

"Then I'll see you later." I told him right before I shut his car door. I walked into my house and heard Edward speed away. "Wow." I muttered to myself.

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