A/N: So, three updates in two days. Wow, I think I'm doing pretty good.(: I'm gonna be taking a break for a bit, just like a day but it won't be that long. I need a "me and friends" day. I haven't done anything in a while.

Can I give a thank you to some peoples? Alright here it goes!

PachO'shea for reviewing almost every practical chapter since I began to work on this again!(: ilOVEyOUh.1001. because your reviews make me giggle.(: whitegurl2013 for reviewin' and because the year 2013 rocks! X-Ema Cullen-X for giving me hope! and also lisaflorence16, Jessica, CoLoRgUaRdGiRl01, and yhannlee for keepin' me going on these last few chapters! Thanks!

Anyhoo...here's Chapter 14. We learn about a few things in here and what not. It's enjoyable. Haha. Review?(:

Disclaimer: The lovely Stephenie Meyer owns everything, including my attention even after three years. Bahaha.

Chapter 14

Secrets

"So, do you like…kill people?" I couldn't look him in the eyes. This was too much of an embarrassing question.

He surprisingly chuckled and lifted my face with one finger under my chin. "No, Bella. My family likes to consider themselves vegetarians."

My forehead wrinkled in confusion. He sighed in amusement and went back to paying attention to the road which was a great relief to me.

"We hunt, yes but we don't hunt people. We like to hunt wildlife, I guess you could say."

"Like, deer?"

He nodded. "And the occasional mountain lion or bear. Whichever one is the most abundant at the moment."

"So you keep their population steady?"

"Yeah, it was Carlisle's idea. That's how he got us, my family I mean, because none of us wanted to be monsters."

"Edward, you guys could never be monsters. Even if you did go after humans, it wouldn't be as if you could help it. It's just the way you were created."

He looked over at me. "Yes, but some like to question our existence."

I opened my mouth to ask what he meant but we were already pulling up to his house. It was huge, three stories tall and looked modernly classic.

"You live here?" I said, my mouth agape.

"Yeah," he replied, stepping out of his car. I was frozen in my seat. When he opened my door and saw that I wouldn't move, he laughed. "Bella, we won't bite you." He grinned. "Okay, I might, but it won't be hard." He flashed me a smile, sending a shiver down my spine.

"Are you sure this is a good idea? I mean, I just found out about you guys and we're not even officially going out…" I gave him a worried looked.

Rolling his eyes, he ducked in the car to unbuckle me, reaching across me in the attempt. The seatbelt slid across my body and he didn't move from where he was. My heart began to thud and I knew he could hear it. As if reading my thoughts, he gave me his crooked smile. Smoothly he put his hands underneath me and lifted me out of his car. He stood me by the silver machine and put both hands beside me so I couldn't escape. My knees began to grow weaker as he leaned in.

"Bella?"

"Yes?" I wheezed.

His mouth was right by my ear and then he skimmed his nose on my jaw, back and forth. "Would you do me the honor of becoming my girlfriend?"

Truthfully, I wanted to be more. It felt as if we were more than boyfriend and girlfriend. But I didn't know what else to call him since I didn't want to scare him away (ha!). Edward and the word "boyfriend" just seemed strange in the same sentence. "Yes," I sighed again.

"Thank you," he repeated his words from earlier and gave me a light peck on my lips. He grabbed my hand and started to head to his house.

"You don't think we're moving too fast?" I blurted. I could kick myself in the face right now.

He stopped and looked me in the eyes.

"I mean, this isn't how it normally works…"

"Bella, since when would you consider our situation normal?" he mused.

Good point. "Right." We began to walk again when I stopped us once more. "I'm not underdressed, am I? I mean, I feel as if I should be wearing a skirt or a dress or something…"

He sighed and I could tell he was getting impatient.

"I'm sorry, it's just…I'm a little nervous!" I admitted sheepishly.

He put his icy cold hands on either side of my face. "Isabella, you'll be fine." When he saw my irritation, he pulled me up the steps and into the warm house before I could argue further. How did he know that I hated to be called Isabella?

I was still glaring at him when we walked into the shockingly warm house but it soon turned into embarrassment when I saw Dr. Cullen standing there.

"Edward, this is a surprise," Dr. Cullen noted. He didn't seem as if he were angry, just generally surprised and in a good mood.

Edward grinned. "Carlisle, I believe you've met Bella Swan before."

Carlisle smiled and held out a hand. "Good to see you again Bella."

"Likewise," I said, reaching for his hand. My nervousness was fading away by the second.

Alice popped up out of nowhere and gave me a hug. "Hey Bella!"

I gave her a hug back. "Hi."

Jasper and a woman who had what I liked to call the 50's-look came down the stairs. Jasper stopped at the bottom of the stairs but the woman came forward and shook my hand.

"So nice to finally meet you Bella," she said. "Alice and Edward couldn't stop arguing about you."

My face flared. "Oh."

"Bella, this is my mother, Esme," Edward introduced. He gave her a pointed look and then gestured at Jasper who gave me a nod. "And Jasper."

"You finally brought her home!" a voice boomed. The biggest of them all, Emmett, came around from the kitchen with the beautiful Rosalie. She gave me a sneer and a low growl rose from Edward.

"And you also know Rose and Emmett," Edward added.

Emmett laughed and came up to me with a raised hand. I looked at it questioningly.

"High five?" He looked at me incredulously.

"Right," I said, having to do a little hop and almost losing my balance.

Emmett chortled. "Good choice Eddie!"

I glanced at Edward, actually enjoying myself. He was staring at Alice with a worried expression. She was gazing out into space.

Carlisle cut in. "Esme, why don't you show Bella around?"

Esme had also noticed the scene and gave me a polite smile. "Why don't we go out into the backyard? I'm sure you'll like it." She linked our arms and guided me out the back door. She sat me on a bench outside and took a place beside me. "Edward will want to show you around later."

I nodded. "Esme…what's going on?"

Her eyes widened. "Oh my, he hasn't told you anything yet…"

"It's just that I found out about you all only an hour ago, maybe two," I explained.

She smiled and patted my hand. I was getting used to their coldness. "I think Edward wants to tell you everything. I don't want to get into his business."

That just meant I would spend more time with him. Perfect. "So, you're okay with us to? You don't think I'm bad for him?"

"Oh, Bella," she chuckled. "I couldn't care if you had three eyes and were half duck. You make him happy. And that's all that a mother wants from their child, right? Happiness?"

I smiled at her. "Yeah, and I think you're doing a great job."

We walked into the huge and space full room, coming to the end of the tour. Each wall was a shelf, filled with books and CDs and in one corner of his room stood a very expensive stereo system. But it was completely glass where it looked out into the forest.

"I like it," I said, sitting on the couch. "It's simple."I could tell that he was a little embarrassed. "One thing though, no bed?"

He grinned his crooked smile. "No, we don't sleep."

"At all?"

Edward shook his head. "It's not a necessity for us, like breathing."

"You don't have to breathe?"

"No, but it becomes uncomfortable for us." He was walking around his room, looking at his shelves.

"What other secrets are you keeping from me, Edward Cullen?"

He looked back at me. "I can read minds."

My mouth dropped and I thought about all my previous thoughts. "So…you can read mine?"

"No," he muttered, suddenly appearing right in front of me. "That's why I was so attracted to you at first; your mind wasn't buzzing around mine annoyingly. But it can get very frustrating not knowing what you're thinking."

I frowned. "I always thought I was weird."

He laughed. "Yeah, compared to me and my family."

I grinned. "What else?"

"Well," he said, thinking for a moment. "Alice can see the future and Jasper can control and feel peoples' emotions." He was staring into my eyes, kneeling in front of me.

I looked at my hands in my lap and bit my lip. "You can't read my thoughts? Do the other two work on me?"

"Yes, oddly enough." He paused. "Bella, when I first met you at school, I wanted to kill you."

My eyes were wide as I glanced back up at him. "Why?"

"Because I've never met anyone with a scent like yours and I couldn't read your mind. It angered me and I wanted answers." Edward grabbed my hand. "Emmett has been in a situation like this before."

"Wha-what happened to the girl?" I asked, afraid I already knew the answer.

He didn't answer.

"I guess I knew that…"

"I promise, Bella, that I won't ever hurt you. You're far too important to me now that I wouldn't let anyone even come close." His hands were on my waist, mine on his shoulders.

"Is it still hard?" I whispered.

He nodded. "But I can handle it better now."

I looked at him in confusion. "Why?"

"Because I know that I'm never going to be in that situation I was in that night you got into the car accident and I had to wait with your bloody body until the EMTs came."

"That was you that I hit?"

"Yes…I was driving back home from hunting and I was listening to these strange thoughts, not even paying attention as I turned that curve. When I couldn't read your thoughts as you lay there, I thought you were already dead, but you weren't. So I just figured it was because you were unconscious. I was wrong though." I saw that he was still tearing himself up inside about it. But if I hadn't hit him and he hadn't called and waited with me, I might be dead. The ambulance could've gotten there too late.

I placed my hand on his cold cheek. He sighed and leaned into it. "Edward, that doesn't even matter anymore."

His eyes were closed as he ran his nose on my wrist. He opened them suddenly, looking at me sadly. "I'm sorry."

"I'm alive, aren't I?" I couldn't deal with the guilt anymore. I pushed him back onto the floor, falling with him. I smiled. "I could still beat you up."

He gave a little growl and rolled on top of me. "Is that so?"

I laughed. "I'm not afraid of you."

"You'll regret those words later," he said, pulling both of us up.

We pulled up to my house and by now it was dark, twilight. I looked at the lights turned on and the silhouettes walking around.

"Your father is wondering where you are. He just got home. Your mother, however, is making breakfast for dinner," he told me. "She's worried that she might burn it."

"I'm not in trouble?"

He shook his head. "Your mom got your note about going to hang out with a friend. She thinks you were talking about Jacob Black." He pursed his lips. "And, she thinks you two are more than friends."

Jake. I had forgotten all about him. I'd remember to call him when I got inside. I looked over at Edward. "Will I see you tomorrow?"

"You might see me sooner than you expect," he beamed. He grasped my hand and brought it to his lips. "Until then Ms. Swan."

My heart and blood was pumping as I got out of the car. My legs felt like jelly and I had to do my best not to fall over in my lawn. I heard his car take off just as I reached the door. I was hanging my coat up just as Charlie rounded the corner.

"Where have you been?" he boomed.

My stubbornness kicked in. "I left a note. Why don't you try talking to mom before you start to chew my ass out?" As soon as the words were out, I regretted them instantly. "I'm sorry."

He looked at me, wide-eyed.

My mom came out of the kitchen with a spatula. "Oh, thank goodness you're here, hun! I seemed to have burnt the last two pancakes. Could you…"

"Yeah," I said, following her.

When I had made a good batch of pancakes, and my mom was still working on the sausages, I used the time to call Jake up. He answered on the third ring.

"Hello?" I could tell he had been sleeping.

"Jake?"

He suddenly woke up. "Bells, what's up?"

"Nothing…I just was calling to make sure how you were doing?"

"I'm fine," he said with a yawn. "Sam's a little angry that you figured it out, but he'll get over it soon enough. I just feel better that you know."

I smiled. "Me too. You should get some sleep. You sound exhausted."

Another yawn. "Yeah, that'd be a good idea. Oh, and Bells? Be careful out there. There are just some things out there that are dangerous."

I hung up the phone thinking, Trust me, I know the truth to that more than you think.

Could Jacob be talking about the Cullens or another group of vampires roaming around Forks? Who knows! Bahaha, read the next chapter to find out! Thanks a bunches again!

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