Vienna

(AN I couldn't think of a fantastic song for this title, so this song shall have to do.)

Emmett stood with my book outstretched in his hand; the spine of the book facing me. I smiled timidly as I stood to grab the book from his large hand.

"Thank you," I mumbled as I took the book. Emmett smiled widely in return.

"Any time, Bella. Can I sit here for a moment? I have some news for you," Emmett said, walking towards my couch.

I shrugged my shoulders, and gestured to the couch. "Sure, go ahead."

Emmett grinned and sprawled out on the clean fabric, his arms dangling over the arm and the back of the sofa. I sat in the available space on the other side of the couch, looking at him curiously. "What did you need to tell me?"

Emmett sighed. "Well, your friend, Demetri," I wrinkled my nose at the thought of Demetri as my friend. It would be a stretch to even claim him as an acquaintance. Emmett smirked at my reaction to his words and continued, "is currently being watched by Carlisle and Jasper. We plan on taking shifts, asking him questions about why Aro feels threatened by us, just random stuff like that."

My eyes widened. "Will that work? I mean, will that be an effective way to keep the Volturi from coming?"

Emmett shrugged his shoulders. "We'll let him go back in a bit: just long enough for him to be a witness to our life, and short enough for the Volturi to remain unaware of his absence."

I simply remained silent. What if the Volturi came here? What if the Cullens hadn't calculated the time correctly? We'd all probably killed in an instant. I shuddered at the thought.

Emmett noticed my expression. "Don't worry; we have Alice. She can see if the Volturi decide that Demetri and you have been gone too long."

I nodded cautiously, then paused. If I knew Alice and Edward as a human, surely I knew Emmett before as well. "Emmett?"

Emmett smiled, "Yes?"

I took a deep breath, inhaling the numerous scents of the room in my nervous action. "Did I know you as a human?"

Emmett's smile widened and a deep chuckle exploded out of his mouth. "You were the clumsiest human I had ever met, Bella."

I scowled, and realized I would have been blushing. "I remember."

Emmett raised an eyebrow. "What exactly do you remember?"

"I remember almost everything up until I moved in with Charlie."

Emmett chuckled once more, the deep sound echoing off of my walls strangely. "That's convenient."

I felt my eyebrows pull together as I leaned forward, my chin now resting on my knuckles. "What do you mean?"

Emmett shrugged, "Well, why would you not remember the most important part of how you came to be a vampire? Why couldn't you remember Edward?"

I shrugged. "I don't know. But I do regret the fact that I can't fully remember Edward."

Emmett looked at me in confusion. "How much do you remember of him?"

"I remember seeing him in Italy, and that's the extent of my amazing memory," I rolled my eyes, letting sarcasm begin to control my words. "Edward did say, though, that we were close friends before my change."

Emmett stared at me for a moment before bursting into laughter. A growl could be heard from downstairs, the living room perhaps?

I raised an eyebrow. "Why were you laughing?"

Emmett waved his arms in front of him, stifling his laughter. "I'm not at liberty to share that with you, Bella." He stood up, adopting a mask of seriousness. "If you need anything, please let any of us know."

I nodded and smiled as he walked out of my room, closing the door behind him. However, as the door swung shut, a slender, pale hand stopped it from hitting the frame. The hand carefully opened the door, and Edward stood in my doorway.

"Can I come in?" He asked softly in his melodic voice.

I was dazzled briefly by the sight of him; he stood in dark jeans and a white shirt. His hair, as I had always seen it, was messy, sexy even. I tried to stop that thought, but my eyes drifted to his face. His mouth was in a crooked smile, though it didn't reach his eyes, which, though stunning, were cautious, careful.

I realized Edward was still waiting for my answer, so I quickly nodded, "Yeah, sure. Please come in."

He chuckled lightly at my reaction, though his eyes still held that cautiousness.

"I wanted to see if you would go on a run with me?" His voice echoed the carefulness in his eyes.

"Of course," I said, springing up from the couch, and leaving my book on one of the cushions.

"Great," He said, smiling widely. "I have a place in mind, though it is a bit far away."

I shrugged. "That should be fine. I've been in this room for a while, now, anyways."

Edward grinned and held the door open for me as I walked out of my room.

I said nothing to the man behind me as we walked down the stairs, then out of the door. Edward shut the door behind us, and I watched him begin to lead the way.

"Again, it will take a while to get there," Edward warned, making sure I was alright with this idea. I nodded, showing my acceptance of this idea, which received a smile from Edward.

I took a deep breath of the forest around me, smiling at the pine and freshness nature provided. Edward began to run, his legs moving at an impossibly fast pace. I faintly wondered how I could keep up with him, but began to run anyways when I saw Edward pause curiously a hundred yards away.

We made small talk, Edward asking me numerous questions. I wondered, after he asked me what my favorite color was, why he was asking me the questions. Didn't he already know this? Shouldn't I be the one to interrogate him?

"Brown," I answered finally, realizing Edward was waiting for my response.

"Why is that?" He asked earnestly, his eyes shining intensely.

I shrugged my shoulders as I lithely leapt over a fallen log. "I'm not one for colors, but I suppose brown is warm. I remember missing it..."

Silence followed, and I felt the urge to get Edward to speak. "What were you doing in Italy?"

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AN: GAH! I got 23 reviews, not the 25 I requested. I know, right now I seem like a needy little ****** (insert cussword), but I need to know if people are still enjoying this!

So, I am posting this chapter, and I am requesting 20 reviews, because it isn't that long. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE let me know what you think! I must know! Should I continue? Should I move on? I DON'T KNOW!

And, I feel awful because this chapter isn't too long, and it is mainly a filler. Sorry, guys. :(

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Oh, and this is the first part to "Vienna". I'm not posting the second part right now because (1) it's only halfway done, and (2) I'm on vacation right now, and I'm too lazy to write more at the moment.

(side note: I feel that this story may come to a close soon, in at least 5 chapters or so. Depends on if you read, or if I get reviews, or if I get bored. And the story-line is winding down...)

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