DISCLAIMER: 80%+/- of the characters ain't mine!!!

For those who read "what if?" I decided to shorten this version and deal with the problems one at a time so this story only revolves around the "Bella/Edward" problem.

Bella POV

Three weeks.

It took me three weeks to muster up enough courage to approach Edward Cullen.

It was after school that I decided to corner him. Well, I sort of did it without telling anyone in my family except Alyssa. Actually, I didn't tell her she found out but that didn't matter.

I sneaked away from my family during lunch break and walked to the Cullens' car. "Uh... Can I borrow Edward for a second?"

There was a tense awkward silence. Which was broken by Alice. "Sure, you can borrow Edward, we don't mind. Do you mind, Edward? No? No? Good! Now go talk to Bella." Alice pushed her sulking brother to me.

"Let's get this over with," he muttered.

I dragged him into the forest behind the cafeteria. "Edward, look, I'm sorry I never told you my secret but some secrets are better left unknown."

"Why couldn't you just come a vampire?"

I hesitated. "That is an example of 'better left unknown'."

Edward sighed. "When were you planning to tell me you were a... about your other side?"

"I hoped I didn't have to... Talk about it..." I said in a small voice.

"So you weren't planning to tell me."

"I never said that and you know what I mean... I just... It's that... I never... never thought you'd..." I let out a long breathe and started over. "I was planning to tell you. I just didn't know when the right time would be. I didn't know how to bring it up."

"So if there never was a right time you would wait for me to find out myself? So if I never found out it wouldn't matter?"

That ticked me off. "Three things, Edward. One, there is always a right time. Two, the wrong time is when we are talking about... hmm, I don't know, the teletubbies... So there we are talking about the teletubbies and suddenly poof, out of nowhere, I say, "Hey, Edward? I'm a vampire!". And lastly three, you are my friend; not my brother, not my father, not my babysitter. So yeah! It doesn't matter! Why do you care so much anyway?"

"You don't care, do you? Fine! I don't bloody care either! Now, did you call me here to tell about how unimportant I am to you?" I kept my mouth shut. "Okay, then! It's nice to know what you think of me!" he yelled sarcastically in my face and began walking away.

"You, Edward Cullen, are an egoistical jerk!"

"Oh, what a great thing to say to someone who saved your life. Twice, in fact." Once again, he was sarcastic and didn't even look back when he said it... But like his brother, it was easy to detect his emotions. Right now, he was hurt and I don't need an empath to tell me that. He was hurt.

And I had hurt him.

I walked briskly towards him and he didn't change speed. I eventually caught up with him and stood in his path. He stopped. "Edward. I guess you're right... Thank you... But I also wanted to apologize because I don't want to get off on the wrong foot."

"What do you mean?" he asked cautiously.

"We've been staying here too long. My family came here on a mission to eliminate human-blood drinking vampires and, it is apparent that you don't drink human blood. We have no reason to stay anymore. This is probably the last time you'll see me. I'm sorry Edward." I gave him a hug. "I hope we see each other again." I turned back and waited for him to say something. Anything. But when nothing came, I ran.

Away from Edward, away from Forks, to my family, waiting at Richard's packed RV.

Edward POV

I watched as Bella ran. I willed to say goodbye to her but my throat was clogged. It was only when she was out of sight that I yelled out in pain. Bella was gone. I would probably never see her again. "I HATE YOU BELLA!" I choked out, tears streaming down my face.

dun dun DUUUUNNN! Cliffy! Watch out for the sequel to this story! Oh, the irony :DD MUAHAHAHAHA!!!