I woke up early the next morning and pulled out something I hadn't in a long time. My journal. Yes, I had a journal. I couldn't find it in me to write after Mom and Dad died. I still don't write in it, but I flipped through it. Tears escaped my eyes. I wiped them away and closed my journal. I hold it to my chest, my heart aching at the memories. I felt like a child, but I didn't really have anyone right now. Not in Forks. Charlie and Jacob don't know the truth, and Edward... I don't know if I was ready to tell him. If I ever would be. And my friends were in Mystic Falls. And my only living relative besides Uncle Charlie is Elena whose humanity was off.

I got lost in the memories and looked at the clock. I'm running late. Well, later than usual. I get dressed and give my hair a quick brush. Then I raced downstairs, My bag hitting my side. I stopped as I left the house, seeing a shiny silver Volvo in the driveway. Edward stood by it, waiting on me.

"Do you want to ride with me today?" Edward asked, amused.

"Yes, thank you. Sorry, I'm running late. I was... distracted. Granted with your speed, we can get there in no time" I said

Edward gained a smug look

"Wipe that smug look off your face. I already have to deal with Damon. I don't need another one." Even though he is more like Stefan, that smug look reminded me of one of my best friends. Damon Salvatore.

Edward and I got in the car

"You're not wearing a jacket. Aren't you cold?"

I looked at my arms and realized I forgot my jacket. "I guess I forgot."

Edward reached behind him and handed me a jacket, careful not to touch my skin. My face heated up.

"Thanks" I said before putting it on. The arms were a little but, but I just rolled the sleeves up. I snuggled up in the jacket, feeling a change in the temperature. "It's warm"

Edward smiled. "Good"

It had a cool touch to it from Edward's cool soon, but it made me so warm. I hadn't realized how cold I was until I wasn't.

"I still do not understand how you are so calm" Edward stated, looking over at me.

"I've been around the supernatural for the past two years. It is not exactly a new thing for me"

"You are the strangest human I have ever met"

I beamed at that statement. "Thank you"

Edward pulled into the school parking lot. "See. We are not as late as you had originally thought"

We were parked next to a red convertable with the top over it.

"Whose car is that?" I questioned curiously.

"Rosalie's" he answered.

We got out of the car, and he met me at the front. We walked towards the school. He was very close to me but was careful not to touch me with his cold skin. He honestly had similar fears as Stefan did when it was about control. However, Stefan gave into his feelings for Elena rather quickly.

Under the overhang of the cafeteria was none other than Jessica. Her eyes were wide open as she looked at us.

"Hey, Jessica" I greeted

"Good morning, Jessica," Edward said politely.

"Er... hi" Jessica stuttered, trying to gather her jumbled thoughts. "I will see you in Trig"

I nodded, and she walked away.

"What are you going to tell her? She will be waiting to ambush you with questions in class."

"Fantastic" I muttered sarcastically. "Can't she mind her own business?"

Edward let out a melodic laugh.

"What is she going to ask?" I questioned.

"That would be cheating" Said Edward.

I shook my head. "Not telling me what you know is unfair."

"Has anyone ever told you that life isn't fair?"

"It's been said a few times. Not that I wasn't well aware of that fact" I said with a bitter tone, thinking of all that had happened

"So who is Damon? You keep mentioning him" Edward asked me curiously

"Damon... Damon is like an older brother to me. I'm like a sister to him. He's dating my sister. Well, actually that is a complicated matter in itself"

"Isn't everything?" Edward asked rhetorically, and I sighed. "Would you like to meet my family?"

My eyes widened slightly. "When?"

"Tonight. I'll drive you to my house to meet them unless you are scared."

"Scared?" I scoffed with a laugh. "No. I'm not. I would love to meet your family."

"And since you aren't running away, I assume you still want a ride to Seattle?"

"You would be correct"

Edward sighed.

"You have more control than you realize. I should know. After almost two years. I'll tell you stories of my life after school. This isn't the best place," I told him.

Edward nodded as the bell rang.

"I'll see you at lunch" I said before heading to class.

In second hour Trig, I was basically ambushed by Jessica Stanley. She started asking me questions faster than I could answer. "Slow down. One question at a time."

"Did you both plan to meet in Port Angeles?" She asked.

"No. It was a total coincidence" I said, though it wasn't strictly true.

Jessica looked disappointed. "Are you both secretly dating?"

"Now if I told you, it wouldn't be much of a secret, now would it?"

"Does that mean yes?"

I rolled my eyes and didn't answer. Let her think what she wants. It didn't matter anyways. Jessica got excited at my silence, and I knew the rumor would be all over school by the end of the day. Maybe that will convince Tyler I'm not going to prom with him.

When lunch finally came, I sighed in relief and walked over to Edward at the table.

"Everyone is spreading rumors that we are dating. Jessica planned on the gossip since before you walked into Trig."

"Eavesdropping in someone's mind is a bit rude, you know." I laughed. "Besides, all I did was not answer her question and let her assume what she wanted to"

Eyes veered towards us because of the rumor

"Does the attention bother you?" Edward asked me.

I shrugged. "I don't notice it much. After my parents died two years ago, Elena, Jeremy and I received looks of pity and wonder of how we would get through this. We got casserole dishes as though that could make us feel better. So I'm used to the attention."

Edward sighed quietly. "I'm sorry for your loss."

"I'm sorry for yours."

"I hardly remember my parents. It's all fuzzy. Besides, Carlisle and Esme are my parents now. And there is no one else I would rather they be."

I smiled at that. "Charlie is not biologically my uncle. I was adopted. My father is my biological uncle. And my uncle is my biological father. But my mom isn't related to me. Therefore, Charlie isn't my biological uncle."

Edward nodded. "Your family sounds complicated."

"You dont even know the half of it." I chuckled with a smile.

"You want to leave this town and be with your family" Edward stated.

"To a degree, Yes I do" I looked at him.

"It would be safer for you"

I said, "Quit it. I'm never safe. If I can accept it, so should you."

"I care about you." Edward admitted. "More than I should. I just want you to be happy and safe."

I nodded slightly at him. "I know, Edward."

The bell then gave its familiar ringing tone, signalling lunch to be over and for us to head towards our next class.

"We should head towards our class" Edward said, and I nodded, standing up.

I dumped my food in the trash can, having hardly eaten while having my conversation with Edward Cullen. The two of us walked towards biology side by side until we reached the classroom