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(EPOV)- "That's the worst picture I think I've ever taken." She muttered, looking over my shoulder. I turned to her with a witty comeback to her response, but was rendered speechless at the sight before me.

Isabella Swan wanted to kill me; or rather, wanted me to kill her. That was the only way to explain what I saw...

BPOV

I walked down the stairs to my living room, dressed and ready to go to the meadow he had wanted to show me. I caught Edward looking at my old grade school photos, and I internally cringed, hoping he wasn't looking at the one where I wore that ridiculous pink fluffy dress.

I peaked over this shoulder, and sure enough, that was the one he was looking at.

"That's the worst picture I think I've ever taken." I said. I stepped back to allow him space to turn around and to give me the joke I knew he had, when he just…stopped. We both just stood there, staring at each other. I was awkwardly fidgeting, wondering why he was looking at me so intensely.

He looked as though I was something to eat, and it only made me blush furiously. Embarrassed, I cleared my throat and walked towards the closet to grab my coat.

"Am I dressed okay, or should I go change?" I asked awkwardly, wondering if it was the outfit I had chosen that made him stare at me in that way.

"You're dressed exquisitely; it's the setting I'm worried about." His strained voice spoke.

"Exquisitely? Who even still speaks like that?" I teased, trying to lighten the mood as I shrugged my never worn burgundy pea coat on. I knew my mother's 'good luck in Forks' present would come in handy one day.

"Apparently I do. " He mumbled.

"Sorry, I didn't mean to upset you. I was just teasing." I apologized, giving him a small smile as I walked out the front door, Edward walking closely behind me. "But really, am I over dressed?"

He looked me over, head to foot, tapping his chin with his index finger as if he were thinking.

"Fine, I'll go change." I said, frustrated and turning to go back into the house. He grabbed my hand, squeezing it with his ice cold hands, sending chills up my spine. His fingers rubbed my knuckles and I looked up to his face. He smiled gently at me as he spoke.

"Really, Bella. You're stunning. You didn't strike me as the type of girl who really worried about this sort of thing. Let's go. " He said, pulling me towards his shiny silver Volvo.

"Neither did I." I whispered. He was right, I wasn't the type of girl who let clothes or boys mess with her head. But then again, Edward Cullen wasn't just any boy. He was a god; Adonis himself.

I carefully sat in the passenger seat, waiting as Edward closed my door and gracefully walked around to the driver side. I smoothed my skirt out, quite happy that I was able to find something in my closet that remotely resembled something that would be first date appropriate.

I chose a short grey pleated skirt my mom had purchased for me a long time ago, in hopes that I would wear it in the Arizona summers. Paired with black tights and ballet flats to match, I kept with the dark tones and wore a black v-neck sweater, with a simple sapphire pendant necklace that belonged to my grandmother. In all reality, it was a very simple casual outfit, but Edward made it seem as if I was clad in a garter belt and corset by the look he gave me in my living room.

I shook my head, clearing it off my thoughts.

The drive was tense, the lack of conversation stifling. I could see his knuckles taught over the wheel, and I wondered what put him so on edge. Was it me? Could I really have this type of effect on him?

He finally parked the car after a short drive, and my faced paled as I took in our surroundings.

"You…you want me to hike? You do realize this will most likely result in my death right?" I joked, nervous about the terrain. His eyes darkened at my comment, but he turned away before I could say anything else.

"That did cross my mind once or twice..." He muttered. "Here, take my arm. We'll walk slowly. "He said, extending his forearm.

"Thanks." I mumbled, beginning our journey through the forest.

We hardly talked as we walked through the woods, sometimes a comment about the trees or the lack of rain would emerge, but that was all.

"This, uh, moss is really...nice." I said awkwardly. I was having a hard enough time not slipping on the moss, butt o have to hold up the conversation too was wearing on my multi tasking skills.

"It does seem quite lush today." Edward chuckled. "We're almost there, I can see it. "

"Where, I don't see a thing?" I said, squinting.

"Right…there!" He said pointing at a small sliver of color. "See that purple? That's where we're going."

"What is that?" I asked, seeing color the closer we walked.

"Wild flowers." He said simply, giving me that award winning Edward Cullen smile.

"They're so pretty…" I whispered, now seeing the meadow in its entirety.

"I thought you would like it." He said, walking to the center and plopping down, resting his head on his arm as he lounged on his back.

I stood there in awe, slowly turning so that I could take in the whole view. I walked over and sat down beside him, still looking about me.

"This place is amazing, thank you." I said, smiling down at him.

"You're welcome."

" Do you mind if I ask you a question?" I asked, twirling a wildflower in between my fingers.

"Okay…?" He said hesitantly.

"The first day I came to school… why did you look at me the way you did?" I asked, holding my breath for the answer.

"I don't know what you mean." He said, stiffening.

"You… you glared at me, like you hated me. Why? I mean, you're nothing like that now, I was just curious."

Edward sat up, looking at me with that same intense look from earlier, as if searching my soul for something. After a few moments, we looked away and sighed.

"I didn't hate you. I…I wasn't happy, but I never hated you." He said.

"You want to know something weird? The reason I fainted, I don't really know why, but all I remember is this feeling of hunger, so desperate for something that I could have killed for it. It was weird, but it was as if I was possessed by something purely evil; it was a senses overload and I just fainted. Weird, huh?" I said absently, glad to finally have told someone what really happened. I looked up, thinking I'd see him looking at me like a crazy person, but instead found him looking at me in a pained, strained way. "What's wrong?"

"Bella…" He croaked out, then jumping up and pacing the meadow. "I...I can't do this. Why did you have to be so…so…amazing? If only you could have been like the others, spineless, brainless, shallow. "

"Edward, I'm not following. What are you talking about?" I asked, thoroughly confused.

"What you felt, how I looked at you. Oh god…" He said, his fists clenching.

"Calm down, come sit down again, please?" I asked him, afraid he was losing it. What had I said? What was he saying?

"I can't Bella, I can't. I thought that I could, but I can't. This was a mistake. Jasper was right, it was too soon." He muttered, still pacing the meadow.

I finally stood, and attempted to walk over to him. I held my hands up, almost like I was approaching a woodland animal. "Edward, talk to me. What happened? We were fine a second ago." I said.

"Stop! Don't come any closer; I don't know if I can handle it." He said. When did his eyes become so black?

"What can't you handle?" I asked, walking closer, despite his protests.

"Your scent." He said, before standing perfectly still, looking behind me. I turned, utterly surprised to see Alice.

"Alice? What are you doing here, what's going on?" I asked, becoming too confused to handle the situation anymore.

"Bella, come here please. I think we need to give Edward a little breathing space." She said gently, waving me over. I walked over hesitantly, not wanting to walk away from Edward.

"What's going on, what happened?" I asked her, maybe she would tell me he's crazy or skipped his meds this morning.

"Alice, NO!" Edward roared.

"Bella, there's no easy way to tell you this, but… Edward can't be near you right now because of your blood. We're Vampires, and you're blood is like heroin to him." She blurted.

My world started to spin, and I could see the wildflowers mixing with the sky. I could barely feel the cold spreading through my arms and something hard and frozen gripped my arms.

"I think she's going into shock." I singsong voice said.

"Well you didn't have to blurt it out like that!" He growled.

"It's like ripping off a band aid. Come on, we should take her back to the house, we can explain it all when she wakes up."

"This is my entire fault." Edward murmured. That was the last thing I heard before I went into the darkness.

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