Waiting for that final bell to ring was torcher. I had to get to the parking lot before Edward did something stupid…or even Jacob. Fighting for what was theirs was part of their personality now, and I hated it. Someone was going to get hurt, and I had a feeling it was going to be Jacob.

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Instead of going home after school that day, we took the long woodsy path towards the open field deep inside the forest.

"Edward, I don't think this is necessary." I honestly did not want a fight over something this stupid.

"I think I know what im doing Steph." He said calmly, yet still angry.

"No, I don't think you do! Let h-" but the approach of his pack put my words to a halt.

Jacob was second in line. Sam was of course first; he was the alpha.

Sam soon spoke in a deep voice. "We would appreciate it if you would keep your comments to yourself…the way we do things is different from your kind." You could tell he wanted to give Edward more then words at this point.

"This is wrong…this girl has no idea what's going on, and what if she never wanted any of this…she deserves to live her life the way she wants." I was still very confused on what was going on, but I did know that it had something to do with imprinting…whatever that was.

"Leave that up to us Cullen, the damage is done." He chuckled a little. "Besides, you have no room to speak, you broke the rules too." He flickered his eyes towards me.

I heard a rumble move through his throat. "Leave Steph out of this."

"Jacob lets go." Sam ordered Jacob, but no movement.

I studied his face, the way he looked at Edward, it was like he was the poison to his life. And then the trembling started. Edward soon went into his crouch position, ready to kill at any given moment, I was truly scared now.

"Jacob…now!" sams order was even stronger this time; of course Jacob could no longer ignore him. He was much too powerful.

"This isn't over mutts." Edward hissed before walking away with me in his arms. I looked back to catch a quick glance at Jacob, and he to was looking back, hurt and confused.

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The ride home was long and quiet. The mist of rain was louder then ever. Even the purr of his Volvo made too much sound this time. Words started to form once we were inside my house.

"What are you thinking about right now." The sudden sound of his voice made me jump.

I swallowed hard, not sure where to start. "Umm a lot of things right now."

"Im a good listener, and you know that." He sat down on my bed next to me.

I figured that I would start with Jacob. "So what's this imprinting thing?"

Edward looked like he did not want to get into it, but he knew me to well to know that I was not about to let it go.

"Honestly, it's a selfish act that only werewolf's have…they say they cant control it, but I disagree. Its like falling in love, and making someone else do it in the process. He looked at…Carolyn and not only did he fall in love, but made her as well."

I looked at him with a funny expression. "So love at first site?"

"Well its only really love at first site for Jacob…who knows if it will actually stick with Carolyn."

"What do you mean?" this was more confusing then I would have thought.

"Well when a werewolf imprints on a younger girl, they have no choice in the matter …but it's much harder for someone who's not a kid anymore. They too have already experienced their love at first site."

"Oh."

He sat there, staring at me for a second. "I know that was not what was really on your mind." Yea, id rather not talk about that.

"No, that was all…I have a lot of homework, ill see you later tonight?" just then I heard Charlie pull into the driveway. Edward curled his hands into fist and darted off out the window.

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Today was different…Edward was not in school. It was a nice sunny day, a few clouds in the sky, but that's it. It worried me that Jacob was not in school as well. Knowing that Edward was probably hunting, and with Jacob on the loose as well did not make for a relaxing day. Although I knew that they both could take care of themselves…one they them would get hurt if they ended up in a nasty fight.

Leaving the school at the end of the day was the best part of my day. I scanned the parking lot for anything out of the ordinary, and sure enough I found something. That new girl Carolyn…she was walking…with the Wolf Pack. She seemed fine, almost as if they had been friends forever, laughing and carrying on. Well, they were till they caught me staring, then they all stopped. Carolyn looked worried, and scared. As if maybe she was doing something wrong…breaking a rule. I looked away, hoping they would just leave me alone.

I drove rather fast to my house, hoping Edward would be waiting for me there…but no such luck.

Deciding to take a walk was supposed to clear my head…not make things worse. I of course, stumbled on a few rocks on my way up to the field, and ran into a few trees…but that's me for ya. I finally figured out how I was going to tell Edward…but I lost my thoughts when I heard someone running from behind me. It sounded like a huge gust of wind…tornado? No way, they don't have those here in forks. I felt a cold swoosh of air fly right beside me; I turned and saw a blur of color pass by my face. I searched all around, running up the mountain. It became very quiet. Then a huge thunderous sound came from behind the tree that was a few feet away. Being the curious person that I am, I slowly moved my feet across the wet earth beneath me. I turned the corner and found a guy hovered over what looked like a deer…a dead deer. The guy must have heard me, his back stiffened, and I heard a loud growl approach his mouth. I gasped like any normal human would if they heard and saw this, and then he turned around.

"Ed-Edward?" I knew he hunted…but I never truly wanted to see it being done. He was right, I would be horrified. He slowly came out of his crouch position, and wiped his mouth off on his sleeve…surprisingly, no blood. He was a clean drinker. He stood very still, just watching my face.

"Steph…im. Not. Going. To. Hurt. You." He said rather slowly…trying to not frighten me anymore then I was. I knew I believed his words, and yet I was still afraid.

"You see, this is why I never wanted you to see this…its not right for my love to see me in such a barbaric way…I hate it." He paused. "Im so sorry Steph…I promise I wont hurt you…okay?" he was now stepping a few more inches closer…still testing his boundaries.

"I-its okay Edward…I be-believe you. I should have been ready to see this though…I knew you hunted so I don't know why I got so afraid." I sat down on the cold wet ground, not caring how my ass would look when I stood up. Edward slowly came over and sat next to me, he knew I was fine now.

"Steph, its okay…if you were not scared by my actions, it would freak me out a bit." He laughed a little. I just sat there…now remembering why I took this walk of mine. He cocked his head to the side, now showing a confused look.

"What's wrong?" I knew I could no longer hide it anymore, it was time I got this off my chest…it was killing me on the inside. Plus I needed room for Jacob and Edwards's problems, and there was clearly not enough space for it all…something had to give.

I thought over everything before I began. "You don't know how hard it is to stay away from you…its like I cant even touch you! I feel like your not even real…like you might just disappear; like I would fall asleep and wake up in the wrong dream." Took another breath, trying to calm myself before the water works started. " Your not the same Edward I used to know." I swallowed hard, going over the lump in my throat. "y-y-you sometimes…scare me…when you get angry. I just wish I could hold you without being afraid of you hurting me…I cant take it anymore Edward! I CANT!" and that was it, I went into a totally break down…I was holding back nothing now.

"I lost my best friend! You both are fighting! I don't have anywhere to turn!" tears were pouring out of my eyes like a gushing river that just broke through a dame. I could sense that Edward was not sure what to do, or how to comfort me. Obviously he was still thirsty…his eyes were still a thick black; which was so not helping.

"You've held all that in…why?" he asked taking a stand next to the big tree where the poor deer laid. I sniffled, and tired to catch my breath. "B-because…I di-did not w-wa-want to lose y-you." My eyes were so blood shot and my heart was pounding faster then Edwards driving.

His face turned hard, I hated him like this. "I caused you pain, which was what I was trying to prevent. Steph…I cant ever lose control with you. Which is why I never got close to you…I did not want to hurt you." He paused. "But now I see that staying away from you is causing worse pain." He sighed. If vampires could cry, he would have been. Was he leaving me? Was this the end? I should have kept my mouth shut.

"Edward…your not going to leave me are you?" just saying the words leave me made my fragile heart fall to pieces. And I was truly out of glue to put them all back together. It was quiet for a minute, his face going from fierce to intense in a split second. The only difference was that there was lust in his eyes; they sparkled with such want and desire.

"Fuck this! I can't take it anymore!" he shouted as he ran over to me, pulled me into his arms and kissed me harder then I have ever been kissed before. The passion grew with every movement. He tried to push me to the ground softly, but I let out a small cry in pain. Edwards head snapped up, face with such sorrow and guilt, I quickly reacted to keep him where he was.

"Im fine." I whispered before crashing my lips back to his. He tangled his hand throw my hair as I ran mine up his shirt, feeling his hard cold skin. It was definitely different with the new Edward. We tumbled a few times, soon landing on flat ground instead of on a slant. And as the rain picked up, so did we.