Chapter 9

I sat on the small love seat in the Cullen's living room, my lips still seem the tingle from kissing Sophie's hand it was the most wonderful feeling. I couldn't help but wonder what it would be like to really kiss her. To feel her cool lips on mine.

I heard a light cough from the other side of the room, i looked up to see Edward holding back a smile.

"What?" i asked him, knowing the whole room was probably thinking it.

"Hmm? Oh well, has Sophie shared our gifts with you yet?" he asked looking at Sophie.

"Gifts?"

"Yes, well some of us, not all. We have gifts. Alice can see the future, and Jasper can felt affect emotions, Bella has a protecting power and Sophie and I can read minds" I stared at him, i could feel my cheeks beginning to burn. Then i turned to Sophie.

"You, can read my mind?"

"Well, not completely, you are very good at hiding your thoughts from me, but sometimes, when you are feeling more comfortable, then i can"

"And i haven't been able to hear your thoughts till just now, when you were thinking of..." Edward said with a smile.

"Okay, i get it, thank you. Mind reading.. neat" i smiled around the room.

The whole Cullen family were here. Carlise and his wife sat on the far end of the long white couch, along with Edward, Bella, Alice and Jasper. Reneesme and Jacob sat cuddled on a large arm chair, and Emmet and Rosalie followed suit in the chair next to Sophie and I.

"Now Sophie," Carlise said "would you like to explain why you brought Mark here today?"

"Well, Carlise, I'm not really sure. I was a little freaked out and I didn't really know what to do."

"Why were you freaked out?" Esme asked in a sweet voice.

"Well, because Mark said he was over the fact i was a vampire" she swallowed hard and blinked at me, shaking her head. Edward laughed from the other side of the room.

"Well, i don't really see what the big deal is" then the room turned to look at me.

"You, don't see what the big deal is?" Rosalie asked.

"Well, no. i mean okay you guys are Vampires, actually i think it's kinda cool. But i had three days of malling it over and i don't really care."

"Well young man" Carlise smiled lightly. "It's kind of a big deal because our kind is very dangerous, Sophie especially she is still a young vampire, and doesn't completely know how to control her self. The fact that you don't 'care'" he said this with air quotes "Means there is a large chance that Sophie could make a mistake that may cost you your life." i thought about this for a moment.

Sophie had seemed so normal to me, and even after i found out i still thought she was normal. I never thought of her as dangerous. I felt the need to protect her. Edward gave another laugh and i looked at him. Is that crazy? To feel the need to protect someone I apparently need protection from? Edward smiled. "That's called love" he laughed as my cheeks started to burn.

"What?"Sophie asked "What are you thinking? I don't like this. Why are you the only person who can hide your thoughts from me?"

I looked at her, it bugged her that she couldn't read my thoughts. "I was just asking Edward, if i was crazy"

"Well, i already told you that..."

"Well this was for another reason" i mocked and rolled my eyes.

"I'm sorry for calling you crazy" she smiled blinking her beautiful eye lashes my way. And i melted.

"Sophie, thats not fair" Edward laughed from his seat.

"Whats not fair?" she asked in a childish voice. I shook my head coming back to earth. How does she do that? I asked Edward.

"she's good at it, isn't she?"

"Oh yeah"

Sophie turned back to me and smiled. "So, why were you asking my big brother if you were crazy?" she asked me in that same childish voice.

"Be Strong MAN!!" Emmet yelled from his seat, he was laughing so hard he looked like he might burst, but i couldn't resisted that beautiful smile.

"Because, Even though you, and Carlise have both told me you were dangerous, i don't feel it. I feel like you are the one who needs protecting and i want to be that protector" i smiled shyly and turned to look at the over sized Television that sat on a oak stand in the center of the room.

"Awe" Alice, Bella and Reneesme all cooed.

Then I felt Sophie's cool hand under my chin and i was turned to face her. "You know human boy, i don't need your protection, I'm a big girl, but." she smiled and took my hand in hers flipping it over and tracing the lines in my palm. "I'm not going to say no if you offer"