BPOV

My heart leapt at his irresistible tone, I had a vague feeling that I should be scared, but as I inclined my head towards his crouched form, relief washed over me, just at his presence I felt I could breathe again. I tried to keep my focus on the screen but I saw him watching me and involuntarily I met his gaze. His eyes were dazzled me, they were butterscotch and his skin was luminous, his tired eyes less visible today,

"Please feel free to run out screaming at any point", he teased, his voice light but his eyes wary. My body was tense, I wasn't sure what I was supposed to do in this sort of situation, it's not something I usually had to worry about. He broke his eyes from mine and I followed his gaze as he looked at the monitor smirking, then his face was suddenly vacant as he stared at the dark wood desk,

"Carlisle once told me in his time, they used to dig up the bodies of dead children they suspected had been inhabited by the 'cold ones'. They feared they would rise from their coffins and murder the family as they slept. So intense was their superstition that parents were exhuming the bodies of their long-dead children for fear that the devil would take them. So they cut open the chest, tore out the heart and burnt it until there was nothing left", he smiled grimly,

"…. as if we need our hearts"

His voice was full of an ancient grief, his heavy eyes met mine and I was suddenly very conscious of the expression frozen on my face, betraying my feelings,

"Do I scare you?", he asked quietly.

I tried to respond but the words caught in my throat,

"I…"

He raised his brow, eyes appealing for me to continue. I gulped quietly, trying to think of something to say, a response that wouldn't sound completely ridiculous,

"Do you…. I mean have you…" I hesitated glancing at the IT guy crouched over his glowing computer screen. Edward tilted his head to one side,

"Have I…. what?" he spoke gently, prompting my answer,

"…. um…", I struggled to get the words out, it was like contemplating ripping off a band-aid,

"…do you…. kill people?" I hissed, speaking so quickly the words rolled into one.

To my annoyance his face lightened I could swear he was fighting back a smile,

"No. Well only if they deserve it", he winked.

"What do you…. "

"We eat what you eat, its just you prefer the meat, we prefer.."

"…the blood" I muttered under my breath, silence filled the air for a second.

When suddenly he let out a deep theatrical sigh, capturing my attention once more,

"Mind if I join you?" he asked breaking my train of thought. I couldn't help smiling,

"I thought you already had"

Edward straightened up, towering over me in my low seat, in an instant he was skidding towards me in a swivel chair. His pale hands shot out to grip the desk, stopping himself before he collided with me. He was grinning, his eyes dancing.

"Well this makes a change".

"What does?"

"You're usually much more….. intense", I finished sheepishly. His smile changed as his eyes became lost in thought,

"I have to admit, it's unexpectedly exhilarating; having no secrets from you."

I frowned staring at the deep blue carpet, he dipped his head to study my face, and I could feel his eyes on me, searching. They were always search for something and I didn't want to tell him the truth, that there was nothing there. I was hardly special, that fact had been obvious all my life. My own mother left me for someone better, although having a penis probably tipped the scales in his favour.

"What are you thinking?" his frustrated tone brought me back from my reverie, something in his claim about having no secrets irritated me,

"You never told me who those men were", I reminded him, realising as soon as the words escaped my mouth that I sounded like a sulky child. Edwards eyes flickered over to the IT guy, still lost in his 'work'.

"They were hunters" he whispered leaning so close that I could smell his breath, it was better than I remembered, sweeter and it almost made me forget what he was saying, but the word confused me,

"Hunters?"

"Times haven't changed much Bella", he smiled sadly "There are those who believe we work for the devil. They want to eradicate us from this earth." I suppressed a shudder at the thought of a world without Edward Cullen,

"…. and do you?" I whispered,

"Do I what?"

"….. work for the devil?", he snorted at my words bursting into laughter, a quick glare from the front desk caused him to force a straight face. He broke into a smile as soon as the unwanted eyes were occupied once more.

"The devil can do his own dirty work Bella, why would he need us?"

I scowled, how did I always end up feeling like an idiot around him. Suddenly his comment registered in my mind and my eyes grew large,

"…you mean…the devil exists?!"

Again he stifled laughter as he stared into my eyes,

"Silly Bella," he murmured, his voice low, causing my stomach to squirm uncomfortably.

I cleared my throat,

"So these hunters, what did they want with me?"

Edward lowered his face, he seemed to be staring at my lap. He shook his head slowly; bronze hair shining as it caught the light,

"I'm afraid that was my fault entirely, I should never have got you involved", he sighed quietly, "It's usually not as hard to stay away from humans", he paused, frowning

"These hunters aren't what you would call, honorable, they will use any means to achieve their goal, they're nothing more than cheap bounty hunters.", he curled his lip back in distain, "They will exploit any weakness for their own means", It was then he flashed his eyes to mine, my heart fluttered as he stared into my soul, I understood,

"I'm your weakness," I murmured, barely audible.

His eyes softened,

"Would you be adverse to coming to my home after school?" He spoke with such uncertainty it surprised me.

" …er… no I wouldn't be…adverse" I replied smiling slightly as I repeated the last word.

His pale face lit up as he rose from his chair,

"Good…" he grinned, " …because there's something you should know about Jacob Black"

A/N

Okay action next chapter promise :) and love to naughty eris for your lovely review yes everythings just lovely, lovelylovelylovely.

I was thinking next chapter in EPOV oui ou non?

I'm not sure this chapter was any good now i've read it through lol dammit thats why i never read through anything usually, i start to doubt everything :D anyway ...