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So here's chapter ten! Have fun.

Breaking Down More Walls

Edward did star in my dreams that night, and I think I even woke up with a maniacal grin on my face when my alarm went off. That was until I realized that I had only one hour left to get ready. I hastily got up and took a quick shower. After I had fixed my impossible hair I was standing in front of my closet, scanning through my pathetic collection of clothes. For the first time in my life I was asking myself the question 'What should I wear'?

I never really cared what I looked like, but today I wanted to look nice, obviously. Ten minutes later I was still completely clueless, and since I was running out of time I decided to keep it simple; jeans and a rather new blue blouse. It didn't matter anyway, I would still look plain next to Edward, even if I wore a designer dress, so why even bother.

I was all finished and chewing on my last bite of cornflakes, when there was a knock on the door. The butterflies were back again, and I took a deep breath, trying to calm myself down. It's just Edward, you've already talked to him a hundred times, I told myself. But you weren't in love with him back then, an annoying voice in my head pointed out.

It was rude to keep him waiting any longer, and I composed my face before opening the front door. He looked amazing. He always did of course, but I had never paid that much attention to it before. Now that I did, it was like seeing him for the first time. Just when I thought I could breathe again, he smiled that uneven smile at me.

"Good morning." He said cheerfully.

"Good morning to you, too." My voice sounded surprisingly normal, thankfully.

"You look nice." He commented, turning my brain into mush.

I shrugged and turned bright red, unable to speak right away. "Thanks… you look nice, too." That was a light way of putting it.

He chuckled, I guessed because I was blushing like an idiot.

"So… are you ready to go?" He asked.

I nodded quickly. "Yeah, all ready."

"Let's go then." He suggested, gesturing to his car.

I walked over to the passenger side, and he opened the door for me. Although it didn't surprise me anymore, it still made me smile. It also made me wonder why he did it... It was romantic, but very old fashioned. Not something that a normal boy his age would come up with all by himself.

"Why do you do that?" I blurted out immediately when he sat down next to me and started the engine.

"Well, if I don't start the engine, the car won't drive." He whispered in a mock conspiratorially tone while giving me an amused grin.

I groaned in frustration. "That's not what I mean… I meant why do you…"

"Oh, I know what you mean, I was just teasing you." He interrupted as he pulled out of the driveway, before I could make myself look even more stupid.

"Jerk." I muttered, lightly smacking his arm.

"Aahw, you're scaring me… But you do look cute when you're angry." He said as he turned his head to glance at me, almost sounding serious when he said the last part. His green eyes were hypnotizing me; how did he always manage to do that?

Count on me to blush like an idiot again. "So are you going to tell me?" I tried to distract him from my blushing face.

"Sure… it has everything to do with Esme and Carlisle, they did a good job at raising me, I guess." He explained.

"Yeah I guess they did then… I wasn't even aware of the fact that guys like this still existed, except in books." Oh no… I'd said that out loud, hadn't I?

His eyes were on me again. Why didn't he just keep his eyes on the road, where they belonged? I tried to figure out a way to make this sound better, preferably before I started blushing or stammering again. "I mean… guys that have… good manners. Those are very rare nowadays."

"Yeah, you're right, it is sort of old fashioned, the whole opening doors thing, and stuff like that… Look if it bothers you… just say so, alright?" His tone wasn't as confident as it usually was, and when I looked at his flawless face I was pretty sure that he was blushing lightly now.

He was unbelievable, he thought that it might bother me. As if! "No, it doesn't bother me in the slightest, I think it's cute."

Oh no! No, no, no. I said cute. I wanted to hit myself. Maybe I should keep my mouth shut for the rest of the day, nothing useful seemed to come out of it today. Luckily, he let it go, and I sighed in light relief as we drove past a sign that said: 'La Push Reservation, Welcome'.

I gave him directions to a place near to the beach, where visitors could park their cars. I had been here with Charlie several times, so I knew my way around.

When Edward turned off the engine, I reached for the door handle in order to get out, but he shook his head.

"Just a minute, you said you were okay with this, so I'm going to do this right." He smiled crookedly before getting out of the car and walking over to my side, opening the door and helping me out.

If he kept this up, I would most likely die at an early age because of a heart attack… but what a way to go…

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We were lazily strolling along the deserted beach. I was hyperaware of Edward walking so close to me, his arm brushing frequently against mine. The weather wasn't so bad, for once it wasn't raining, and this place was never really crowded. That was why I had always enjoyed going here with Charlie when I was younger, it was peaceful and quiet.

"It's beautiful here." Edward said, pulling me out of my thoughts.

"Yes it is, Charlie always took me here when I was younger, he has a friend that lives nearby."

"Ah, so you discovered this place quite some time ago?"

"Yeah, Charlie would go fishing with Billy, and I would preoccupy myself with the incredible art of building sandcastles." I said in an official tone.

Edward snorted.

"Hey, don't make fun of me! After some years of practice I became very good at it! I was unbeatable in every competition I held with Billy's daughters, Rachel and Rebecca, when I was forced to play with them." I informed him as I came to a stop, playfully staring him in the eye.

"Unbeatable, huh? I'm sure I can beat you! I've got an Y chromosome, therefore I'm naturally better at constructing things than you!" He announced, smiling smugly at me.

I narrowed my eyes. "Are you challenging me?"

"You bet I am." Edward replied, the smirk still intact on his glorious face.

"Then bring it on!" I yelled at him, falling to my knees and digging my hands into the moist sand.

I saw him do the same, and I did my best to recall some techniques I had last used so many years ago. It was too bad that I only had my two bare hands, a bucket and a shovel would've been helpful, but I did the best I could. Every now and then I sneaked a look at Edward's castle, and I saw him do the same.

"That's cheating, you know!" I warned him when I caught him staring again.

"I wasn't looking at your castle, I was looking at you, so that doesn't count." His tone was serious but there was definitely humor in his eyes.

He was evil, once again I didn't know what to say. It was as if he knew very well what sort of effect he had on me, and he was using it against me. "Cheater." I grumbled.

After a while I was completely covered in sand and dirt, but I was pleased with the result. My castle looked pretty impressive, but so did Edward's.

"Are you finished?" I asked him.

"Yeah, all done, how about you?"

"Done!"

We got up and circled around both castles, critically taking in each other's sandy artworks. We each had our own style, but both of them looked good.

"Urgh, you win!" Edward finally said, throwing his hands up in the air in defeat. "I'll admit it, you are good, for a girl. I think both our castle's are equally impressive."

"Yeah they are." I agreed. "Although mine looks much more stable than yours."

I was just teasing him, but he raised his eyebrows in disbelief. "You really think that? Let's test that theory, shall we?" He gave me an evil grin and leaned forward, his hand hovering over my construction of sand.

"You wouldn't dare, mister Cullen! Don't touch that!" I glared at him.

"Try and stop me." He purred, before lowering his hand and brushing it against the top of my castle.

"You've asked for it!" I warned him one last time, ready to attack him.

He swiftly moved his hand, and the entire upper part of the castle was gone.

"Look what you've done, you killed my roof!" I screamed in mock horror. "That was the most beautiful roof in the history of sandcastle buildings!"

"Hmm I'm sorry, maybe I should make sure that the walls match the roof." He mused, glancing playfully at me.

Without a warning, I threw myself on top of him, reaching for his hands so they couldn't do any more damage to my precious work of art. I had caught him by surprise and he tumbled back into the sand, still trying to reach the sandcastle while also trying to fight me off. He was much stronger than I was, and finally he reached out far enough to blow down the remains of the ruined castle.

"Oh!" I gasped as I looked down at him.

We had both stopped fighting but I was still sitting half on top of him. Our clothes were covered in dirt and even our hair was full of sand. He was smiling euphorically.

"You broke down my walls!" I accused him, looking at the pile of sand next to us.

He swiftly glanced at the sand too, but then turned his head to look at me again, his face instantly serious. His green eyes were staring into mine, and my breathing hitched.

"Yes." He whispered. "It seems I did…"

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