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"Edward, I am not discussing this. There is nothing that you can say that is going to change my mind", I tell Edward who is standing in the doorway to my room. He has been walking around the house like a petulant little child who hasn't gotten his way. Carlisle said that it was curious that Edward could not read Bella's mind, but it was nothing to be alarmed about.
"But Rosalie she told you that she was going down to La Push, that alone should raise warning flags", he persists.
"Edward, you know that they are not allowed to share either of our secrets with people that aren't tribe members or family", I tell him continuing to brush my long hair.
"Like those mutts ever stick to what they say they are going to do", he says in a hateful manner.
"Thus far they have done nothing to us and us them", I tell him, "There really is nothing you can say that is going to change my mind Edward. I fully intend to pursue a relationship with her when she is ready".
He pauses for a moment before saying, "and when are you planning on telling her what you are"?
The one question that I have been pondering myself, the one question that haunts me at night. When the sun bids us farewell for the day and the darkness and solitude take over, and my mind runs wild with thoughts and fears. Fears that I cannot ever allow anyone to see. That one questions brings my biggest fear right now to the surface. Will Bella accept me when she knows who and what I truly am?
I say the only truth I know right now, "I'm not sure when exactly I will tell her. I am going to wait until I think she can handle it".
Not that I know when that will be either and then with my seer sister not telling me about any of the visions she may have had on the subject I'm completely in the dark.
"There's no guarantee that she will ever be able to handle it", he says in a flat tone. He's right and I know it. With no more to say he walks away.
I hate when he is right. There is absolutely no guarantee that she will be able to handle this. Am I being selfish for even attempting this? Yes, I am, but I'm Rosalie Hale and I am a selfish person.
I pull up to the Swan residence at 5:30 p.m. I can hear the sounds of a person moving around upstairs, and the TV on downstairs. I guess her father is watching some sort of sporting event. I make my way to their front door and raise my hand to push the doorbell.
I hear the creaking sounds of a person rising from a chair and the sound of shuffling feet as they move towards the door. The door swings open and I am met with the sight of a dark haired, brown eyed man in a flannel button down and faded blue jeans. I guess I found out where Bella gets her sense of fashion.
"Good Afternoon Chief Swan. I am Rosalie Hale, Dr. Cullen's daughter. I'm here to take Bella to a movie, is she ready", I say politely. He looks stunned and his mouth is hanging open slightly.
After a moment he closes his mouth and pulls himself together, " Er, yeah, come on in. She'll be down in a moment".
He moves further into the house and holds the door for me to enter. He moves his arm in the direction of what I'm assuming is the living room and I walk towards it. I'm met with a meek area. You can obviously tell that a single male lived here. I take a seat on the old couch and he moves over to the recliner that has an excellent view of the TV.
He grabs his beer that was sitting on the small table next to the recliner and turns to look at me, "So, you're Dr. Cullen's kid", he asks awkwardly.
"Yes sir", I answer simply. I can hear Bella upstairs, sounds like she is trying to get her shoes on.
"I've met him, he seems like a good man", he tells me.
"I believe that he is, thank you", I say. Truth be told Carlisle is a very good man. One of the best I've ever known, human or vampire, but that doesn't stop me from resenting him for turning me into the monster that I am. I know he had good intentions, but I would have rather died.
He scratches and nods his head before focusing his attention on me, "Uh, Rosalie", he begins, "I'd just like to thank you for helping Bella the other day with that Newton boy".
I smile internally at the fact that he refers to him the same way that I do, "It was no problem. I'm just glad that I got there before he could really hurt her", I tell him truthfully. I hear footsteps on the stairs. He nods his head again. As Bella enters the room we both stand and turn to face her.
"Hi Rosalie", she says shyly looking down at the floor. A small smile graces my face as I take in her attire.
"Hello Bella", I say. Her attire for the night is a bit of an improvement from her usual less than form fitting jeans and oversized t-shirts. She has on a pair of black hip huggers that fit her perfectly and a red and black low cut blouse.
"You look really nice", I tell her honestly.
"Thanks. So do you", she tells me while a blush spreads across her skin.
Her father clears his throat and we both look towards him, "Well it was nice to meet you Rosalie, tell your father that I said 'hello' and you girls enjoy your movie", he says.
"Thanks Dad", Bella says.
"It was nice to meet you as well Chief, and I will be sure to tell him", I say. He nods in acknowledgement and turns back to the TV and I know that he has tuned us out.
I move towards the front door and hold it open for Bella. She smiles her thanks and walks out ahead of me. We walk to my car which is behind her truck. I walk to the passenger side and open the door for her.
"Thank you", she says quietly. After she is in I close the door and move towards my side of the car. Once inside I strap on my seat belt and crank the car. It comes to life with a small purr. I love my car and cars in general. There's just something so sexy about a beautifully crafted engine. I pull out of the Swan's driveway and head towards Port Angeles.
"How was your visit to La push", I ask her breaking the silence that had fallen over the car.
"It was nice. The Quilluets are really great people. I was visiting my dad's old friend and his son", she tells me. I nod my head. I can't voice my opinion of the people down on the reservation.
"Is the closest theatre really all the way out in Port Angeles", she asks.
"I'm afraid so. Forks doesn't have a whole lot here", I tell her.
"So I've noticed. So what are we going to see"?
"I was thinking about 'Hereafter'", I tell her.
"Okay, cool, I actually wanted to see that", she says brightly.
"So, that's a winner", I say.
"How long does it take to get there", she asks.
"Well, if you're driving the speed limit, about an hour, but if you drive the way I drive, it only takes about thirty minutes, but since you're not used to my driving I'll go a little slower so it should only take us about forty-five minutes", I tell her.
We fall into a comfortable silence for the rest of the ride.
We arrive at the movie theatre at 6:25. Our movie starts at 6:45. After I park Bella and I stand in the line for the box office. There are a good few people inline ahead of us. It takes about ten minutes for us to make it to the window.
"What can I get for you ladies", the young girl behind the window asks.
"Two for hereafter please", I say while pulling out my credit card.
"That's going to be $21.50", she says. I slide my card in the slot towards her.
"You didn't have to pay for my ticket", Bella says to me.
"Here you go ma'am, enjoy your movie", the girl says sliding me my card and the tickets.
"Thank you. Bella it was no problem", I tell her. I open the door to the theatre for her to enter and follow behind her once she's in the door. I hand the doorman our tickets and he tells us to enjoy the movie.
"Would you like anything from the concession" I ask her.
"Yes, but I'll pay for it", she says.
"Bella, I asked you here tonight so it's only fair that I pay", I tell her. She bites her lip before reluctantly nodding her head ok. We stand in the line for the concession.
"Can I help you ladies", the clerk says. I turn to Bella as if to tell her to order.
"Um, yes can I get a small popcorn and a small coke and a box of skittles", she tells the boys.
"And anything for you ma'am", he asks looking me up and down.
"No. How much please", I ask him coldly. I hate when guys so blatantly ogle me.
"$13.75 ma'am", he says keeping his eyes on my face this time. I hand him my card as Bella begins to pick up her food. I retrieve my card from the boy and offer to carry the popcorn and drink for her. She smiles and hands me the popcorn.
We walk into the semi crowded theatre and find seats in the middle, once seated I hand Bella her popcorn. As the trailers begin to roll I glance at Bella from the corner of my eyes. She has her eyes glued to the screen and she just looks so innocent.
Can I really pretend to be something that I'm not in hopes of her understanding and still accepting me? Can I really lie to her? Lying is a part of who I am. Being a monster means that I am constantly lying to someone about something to uphold our cover story. The only problem is that I'm not sure if I can keep lying to her and continue to grow attached to her and then have to face the chance that she may run screaming away from me.
My thoughts continue like that for the rest of the movie, and by the end of it I know what I have to do.
"That was a really good movie and it makes you think", she says with a look of amazement on her face, "don't you think so Rosalie"?
"It was good", I tell her distractedly trying to figure out how to broach the subject.
"You okay", she asks me, concern lacing her voice.
"I'm fine. Would you like to go for a walk, there is a park just up the street", I say.
"Sure", she says. We wordlessly walk up the street to the park. Once there we find an empty bench and sit.
"Rosalie, what's wrong", she asks me.
"Bella, I'm dangerous", I say simply.
"No, you're not. I trust you", she says.
"You shouldn't, you don't know what I am", I tell her meeting her eyes.
She gives me a hard look before uttering words that I didn't expect, "Yes I do".
"What", I ask disbelievingly.
"Vampire".
Okay guys there you go. I promise that I'll tell you next chapter how and what Bella knows. I'm sorry for cutting it there, but I wanted to have somewhat of a cliffhanger. Anyone up for guessing or making some predictions? Let me know by clicking that review button. Thanks for reading.