Bella sat looking out the window as Edward to school. The trees were covered in snow, weighing the branches down almost making the limbs touch the ground. The snow on the ground was imprinted by footprints and paw prints of different creatures.

The perfect winter wonderland held a killer.

Bella could feel Edward's gaze as she scrutinized the world around her. She turned to face her boyfriend, "I can feel you looking at me."

"You make it sound like it is a bad thing," Edward said with a smirk. He turned back to the road and signaled his turn.

"You staring at me like that makes me feel like you want to say something."

Edward only smiled as they pulled into the student parking lot. Both of them got out and hurriedly got inside of the school. Living in Maine might mean cold temperatures but that did not mean that the two liked it that way.

Bella expected some big spectacle to happen when she walked in the door with Edward, but nothing did. Edward got a few claps on the back from friends and smiles from teachers. It was like Edward was this shining god while Bella was a tiny fly on the wall. Bella was thinking this through when Edward pulled her to a stop. Bella looked up confused and saw Tanya standing before her.

Her hair was as perfect as ever and the boots gracing her feet were defiantly designer. One thing different about her, though, was her expression. Tanya looked at Edward and Bella with some kind of acceptance, "Bella, Edward. I hope you had a good break."

"We did," Edward said looking down at Bella, "got to spend some time with family."

"Good. Kate and Garrett say 'hi'," Tanya said as she started to walk past them.

"That was different," Bella said as Edward walked her to her locker.

"Tanya is just a person. It's not like she is some evil monster," Edward said playing with a piece of Bella's hair. "I will see you in history. I have to talk with a teacher about an upcoming project. Love you!" Edward said walking away from Bella.

Bella stood shell-shocked as he turned and was swallowed up by the crowd of people. Edward had told her that throughout the break without hesitation when they were alone in his room. And normally it was when she was in the haze of sleep. The first time he had said it she had thought that it had been a dream that had been warm and sweet. It wasn't until the second and third time that she realized that he said it every time she was falling asleep. The word "love" to Bella was foreign. No one in her family had ever used the word. It wasn't until she had started school had the heard it.

Edward threw around the word like it was common place. Because it is, Bella thought to herself as she collected her books and headed to her first period. Love was a living breathing creature in the Cullen household. Esme and Carlisle had built a home truly made of love and it was nice. But Bella still felt like the outsider looking in at times.

Bella sat down at her seat and waited for the bell to ring. She still couldn't stop thinking about Edward and his love for her. She just hoped that he understood that "love" for her was something that would take time.

I saw her.

She was in HIS car! They walk around as though they are a pair. That cannot happen! She is a TOY not a friend.

I fade back into the forest behind the school and start my trek back to my camp. I need to plan what is going to happen next. She does not look like she got my promise.

I will change that. She will understand what happens to toys that get lost.

When found, they are played with more and with more vigor.