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Here's Chapter 10!

Disclaimer: See Chapter 1

Chapter 10: Showing

(Bella's POV)

I was on my way back from dinner, walking around in a dreamlike state. This was just too perfect. This amazing, mysterious, handsome man, who could have had anyone he wanted, just appears out of nowhere and chooses me, of all people.

I sighed and fell back on my bed after I entered my room. Where had Edward gone before? He just disappeared in thin air. How is that even possible? Is it even possible?

I sighed again. I didn't know what to think. But I did know one thing. Even if Edward had some magical ability to disappear or if he had this crazy whim to pop up whenever he pleased, I couldn't get enough of him. I wanted to have him near me. No, I needed him near me. I couldn't go anywhere without thinking about him. I wanted to hear his voice and smell his tantalizing scent.

I pulled myself up and got myself ready for bed. I climbed back onto my bed and closed my eyes. I let darkness flow over me as I dreamt of the most amazing man in all of the world.

I woke up the next day and jumped out of bed.

I fell asleep very fast last night, but kept waking up in the middle of night. Edward continued to slip into my thoughts during these times.

I was tossing and turning all night, debating with myself if I should just go looking for him, or let him come to me.

But in my current state, I was just too excited that Edward had chosen me to seek out and open up to, so I made a split second decision and quickly dressed in a simple dress (it as Saturday, so we didn't have any rehearsals) and pulled a brush through my tangled hair and quietly slipped out the door. I made my way over to the other side of the opera house and smiled when I heard the familiar soft melody coming through the ceiling. I made my way up the staircase and down the hall over to the secret passageway. I pulled the candlestick and walked down the corridor.

I quietly opened the door at the end of the hallway and, sure enough, I saw Edward sitting at his piano, his hands moving gracefully across the keys.

I slipped into the room and waited against the wall, waiting for Edward to finish his piece. I realized that Edward only played at certain times of the day. During the week he would play only at night and on weekends he would play during both the day and night. I guess that's just what he's comfortable with.

I saw that Edward had a slight smile on his face as he played. I wondered why.

Edward brought the song to a close and turned around to face me. His smile grew wider when he saw me. His smile knocked the breath out of me, it was so gorgeous. I smiled back at him. He held out his hand for me and I walked over and took his hand. He pulled me down next to him and pulled me closer to his side, his arm around my waist.

"Hello, love," he whispered into my ear. I shivered as his breath tickled my neck. I loved it that he called me "love."

"Hi," I whispered back. We sat there in the silence for a little while. Edward would occasionally kiss the top of my head.

"Edward?" I asked, breaking the silence.

"Yes, love?" he asked.

I chickened out of my real question and asked the safer one. "I was wondering about how you, well… how you disappeared from my room yesterday?" What I had really wanted to ask was why he was up here in the first place, but I didn't want him to feel uncomfortable. I would let him tell me on his own time.

He chuckled softly. "Is that what you've been thinking about?" I nodded, a slight blush creeping up my cheeks. He stood up and pulled me up with him. "I'll show you," he said.

"Really?" I asked, my eagerness slipping into my voice.

He chuckled again. "Yes, really."

He took me to the back of the room and pushed back a black velvet curtain to reveal a mirror. I looked at him confused. Why was he showing me a mirror?

He obviously saw my confusion and he chuckled softly and reached for a saw handle that I wouldn't have seen unless Edward had shown in to me. He pulled on the handle and the mirror opened to reveal a brightly lit tunnel like the one that led me to the secret room that we were already in.

He pulled me into the tunnel and led me into the bright light and we followed the twists and turns of the tunnel. He led me past other doors that looked like the one from back in the room.

"What are those doors for?" I asked.

"They lead to different parts of the opera house," he explained. He stopped in front of one door and opened it. It revealed another tunnel, only this one had dimmer lighting. He led me into the tunnel and we walked for about five minutes and stopped at the end. It looked like there wasn't a door or anything, but I was proven wrong again and Edward pulled what looked like some sort of tassel and the wall slid open to reveal a curtain.

Edward pushed past the curtain and brought me with him. I was amazed to see that we were standing in my room. I looked over at him with an awed look on my face.

"Is this how you get around the opera house?" I asked.

He nodded. "There are many different tunnels that I use." He was smiling slightly.

"I'm sure there are," I said.

He chuckled and pulled me to his chest. His sparkling emerald eyes bore into mine and I was trying my hardest to remember how to breathe. Edward's face got closer to mine and then his lips pressed lightly to mine. I placed my hands on his chest to support myself. This type of kiss should be illegal, it was so amazing.

I resisted the urge to tangle my hands into his soft, silky hair. I didn't want us to move too fast with this. I wanted to enjoy being with Edward. I wanted to be with him forever. The thought of being with Edward forever made me very happy.

Edward sighed when we stopped. He stared into my eyes again and brushed the hair out of my face. I smiled up at him.

And then our perfect moment was ruined when I heard a knock on the door and a very familiar voice call, "Bella, are you in there?" Alice. I felt Edward stiffen beside me. I wonder what that was about, besides the fact that he hadn't been seen my many people in a while… I think.

"Yes, one second," I called back. I kissed Edward one more time and then he smiled as he disappeared just as he did yesterday.

I went to go answer the door. "Hello, Alice."

"Hello. I was wondering if you would like to go shopping with me? It would be fun," she said. I sighed. There was no point in arguing with Alice over shopping, so I nodded and closed the door behind me as I followed Alice down to the carriage that would take us to the shops.

This was going to be interesting.

A/N: Edward is slowly revealing his secrets to Bella. This could be a good sign, don't you think? LOL, anyway I hope you enjoyed this chapter. Check out the banners for all of my stories on my website if you want. They're on my Fanfics page of my website.

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