A/N: I will apologize right now, there is a cliff hanger at the end. I promise to have the next chapter up soon.

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I was so happy. Our argument, are never ending argument was over.

We went over to Edward's house for an epic chess game. Alice had the thing set up in a matter of minutes. Jasper and Emmett, Alice and Rosalie, Edward and Carlisle, Esme and I, were to play each other in the first round. I will say that Edward, Alice, and I all had the advantage, so did Jasper, because Emmett couldn't play chess really well. I didn't think I could play well either.

I didn't cheat though, I refused to listen to Esme's thoughts. Yet, I still won. Maybe it was just beginner's luck. Edward beat Carlisle, Alice beat Rosalie, and Jasper beat Emmett. Alice had the next round all set up in no time. I was to play her and Edward and Jasper were to play against each other.

I refused to listen to Alice's thoughts as well. I won again. Maybe I was just really good at chess.

Just wait until you play me.

I looked over at him, he was still engrossed in the game with Jasper, but there was a slight smirk on his face.

Not even two minutes later, Jasper was in checkmate.

I was to play Edward. Somehow, I knew Alice had known this was going to happen.

I refused to listen to his thoughts as well, not that I could. He didn't even think about his moves, he just played. I knew I was going to lose because I thought too much about my moves so he knew just what I was going to do. I was surprised when we ended up in a stalemate.

We played again.

You're listening.

No, I'm not. You're doing a really good job not thinking about your moves.

So are you.

Than how did we manage to end up in another stalemate!

For sure enough, we were in another one.

We know each other too well.

We played once more and ended in another stalemate. We called for a rematch Friday night. For tomorrow, we would be playing baseball. I tried not to make my shudder visible.

Edward took me home after that. We wouldn't want Charlie to worry. Even though it was only four. He insisted that he carry me. When we had come here, we had run together, now he wanted to carry me. I let him.

It was great. I wasn't worried about a tree hitting me or anything. I didn't have to close my eyes. Everything passed in a blur, but it was like I could still see anything. In no time we were crawling through my window.

You amaze me Bella.

What? You've been the dazzling vampire since the day I met you and you're telling me that I amaze you?

You've taken to your change rather well.

I decided that I was going to let him continue, at the moment I was speechless, or thoughtless…

First of all, earlier today, well, yesterday, when we entered your house, any normal newly-created vampire would have had a hard time controlling themselves in the presence of two humans, even if they had just hunted. You handled that really well.

I had found my train of thought Maybe it's because they're my parents.

True…

Or maybe, I was hesitant on this subject, but it had been nagging at the back of my mind for a while now. Remember the time when I told you I could smell blood?

Which humans shouldn't be able to do…

And I insisted that I could, and that it smelled like rust and salt. Well, for me, as a vampire, it smells like rust and salt times a thousand. Honestly, if you hadn't been carrying me, I would have passed out from the smell. It was repulsive.

You looked fine though.

I didn't feel fine.

Odd, a vampire that cannot stand the smell of human blood. I know Carlisle's all but immune to it, and the rest of us exert a lot of control, especially me when I was around you, but this, this is something different. I'll have to talk to Carlisle about it and see what he thinks.

Great, I was a freak as a human, now I'm a freak as a vampire. I even hear voices inside of my head!

Edward laughed.

We spent the rest of the night contemplating on why human blood smelled this way to me.

Edward disappeared when Charlie came to check on me before he left. I had changed into my pajamas and was "sleeping" peacefully.

Soon after Charlie left, Edward was in my room again. I went into the bathroom and changed. Then I went to the kitchen with Edward close behind me.

As I made a list of what to buy for Charlie, Edward talked.

"Carlisle had no ideas on why human blood smells that way to you. His only thought is that it is a gift or enhanced trait."

"What a nice trait to enhance, the nasty smell of human blood. At least it's not my clumsiness."

"Well, at least we won't have to worry about you preying on any humans any time soon."

We both laughed.

I finished the list and was about to leave when Edward said "Your eyes! Where are the contacts?"

Oops, I left them in the bathroom.

I ran up to the bathroom and got them.

I hate these!

Don't worry, it's only for a year.

Lucky me.

We climbed into the Volvo and made our way to the grocery store.

Edward was fascinated at grocery shopping. I was actually surprised at first that he had never been, but then I realized, when he was growing up, they didn't have grocery stores like we did today. And since he became a vampire, he hadn't needed to.

I was almost done when I ran into Jessica.

What are you doing here?

"Bella, what are you doing here? The whole town heard what happened!"

Big surprise.

"On how you hit your head and ended up in the emergency room and how Dr. Cullen flew all the way there with Edward and Alice just to see you and then they brought you back here for special treatment…"

They don't know the half of it.

At least it's mostly true, no horrible rumors…

It's the truth we let get out, no more.

I realized then that I had had more of a conversation with Edward in that conversation than with Jessica, because, for her part, it was rather one-sided.

Has she even taken a breath?

I'm not sure.

"So, Bella, what are you doing at the grocery store?"

"Shopping for Charlie, I come home and all I find is fish."

"Ooh, lucky you. Umm…Bella, are you okay, you look kind of pale?"

Where did she get so pretty? It's inhuman! Maybe I should go to Phoenix…

"I'm fine Jess, honestly."

"Okay,"

She even gives Rosalie a run for her money!

I'll be sure to tell her that.

At first, I thought he had spoken, but no, he had just thought it. Had I changed that much?

You look more beautiful that the day I met you.

I smiled at him.

"I'll leave you two love-birds to yourselves."

She left just as Edward swept in and kissed me deeply on the lips.

We finished shopping and took all the stuff back home.

When we got home, I was surprised to see my mother there.

"Mom, what are you doing here?" I said as I climbed out of the car.

"I figured we could spend some time together before I leave on Saturday."

"Okay, well, then let me put away the things…" I noticed then that Edward had just taken everything to the kitchen already.

Thank you.

I can put them away for you if you want…

No, that's all right, I'll be right in.

"Okay, honey, I'll wait."

I went into the kitchen and began to put things away.

See you tonight. He kissed me on the cheek and was gone.

"He sure left fast…"

"Oh, we're playing baseball tonight, he needed to go help set up…"

"But it's going to rain tonight!"

"Just over the Forks area, not in the clearing that we're playing, and if it does then oh well."

"Wait, did you say you were going to play baseball?"

"Edward's going to teach me,"

"You're sure changing a lot for that boy."

You don't know the half of it.

I finished putting everything away.

"So, Mom, what did you have in mind?"

"I was thinking we could go shopping…"

"Alice is taking me on Saturday."

"Alice…the one with the short, spiky hair?"

"Yeah, that's Alice, she's like a sister to me! She's so nice…"

"It's good to see you're making friends. So Alice and Edward are brother and sister?"

"They're both adopted. Dr. Cullen is their father."

"He's awful young…"

"Yeah, they're both adopted along with Emmett. Rosalie and Jasper are foster children that have been with Mrs. Cullen since they were eight."

I was surprised I still knew this stuff, now that I knew their real stories.

"That's really nice to take in all those teenagers."

"Yeah, except that Emmett, Rosalie, and Jasper will all be going off to college soon, it'll just be Edward and Alice."

"I see. I just hope you know what you're getting into."

"What do you mean?"

"Spending so much time with him! I mean I thought I loved Charlie, but I just hated Forks! That's why I was so surprised you wanted to come here!"

"I know, but ever since I met Edward, Forks hasn't been so bad."

"You left though…"

"That's because I didn't want to become attached to Forks, but then I realized that it's not worth giving up Edward just to live in the sun."

Wow, the extent of that…nice choice of words Bella. I thought to myself.

"Well, if you're sure this is what you want…"

"It is."

"Wow, it's already noon! Do you want to go out to lunch?"

Uh oh.

"Sure, why not?"

I drove her to a simple diner just off the freeway.

The waiter, I noticed, thought I was cute. I steered clear of his thoughts. I was glad that Edward wasn't here, because if he was, I'm sure that we'd have a different waiter by now. Or we would have left.

"I'll have the broccoli soup." My mother stated clearly.

"And for you?" The waiter asked.

My break's in one hour…

"I'll have a Caesar salad"

"Bella, are you sure that's enough? You haven't even touched your coke!"

"I'm saving it for when we eat."

When the waiter brought the food, I started picking at my salad, I took a few bites, it tasted like dirt, I'd have to cough that back up later.

"Bella, are you sure your okay?"

"I'm fine mom, I'm just not hungry." But I ate half the salad and finished my coke just to make her happy.

After lunch, mom and I spent the rest of the day just talking, college came up a lot.

To be truthful, I hadn't thought much about college, but it didn't really matter now, I had eternity to go to college. I told mom that I would apply to several different colleges. She asked me what my major would be. I wasn't sure. I really wasn't sure.

I was very glad when she left.

I ran up to the bathroom to cough up my lunch.

Bella, where are you?

Bathroom…

What's wrong?

I'm coughing up lunch. I couldn't not eat. Mom's worrying enough over me as it is.

I'll be right up.

Thankfully, I was done, and was stepping out of the bathroom as he raced up the stairs.

"Your mother's worrying about you?"

"She thought I wasn't eating enough."

"She's leaving on Saturday, so you have no need to worry."

What if she wants to spend tomorrow with me too?

Tell Charlie you're spending the night at Alice's then you have an excuse to stay through lunch at least.

I can spend the night?

This time, you will be spending it officially.

Then I heard Charlie's cruiser in the driveway.

I'll be back, with a car this time.

"Bella, you home?"

"Yeah, dad, be right down."

"Hey, dad, Edward was wondering…" I never finished, for the doorbell rang.

That was fast!

"Hang on Bells…"

"Hello, Chief Swan."

"Hello, Edward, Bella was just saying something about you."

"Oh, yes, we were going to play baseball."

I could see just see Charlie's reaction to that, I'm sure he hadn't forgotten the last time we had played, that had ended badly."

"Wonderful, it'll be pouring tonight you know."

"I know, sir."

"Take care of Bella, Edward."

Don't send her home crying like last time.

"I will, sir. I was actually going to try and teach her this time."

"More power to you."

"Oh, and sir, it might be late so Alice was wondering if Bella could stay the night."

"That's fine, I guess. You all packed Bella?"

"No, dad, but I will be."

It took me all of two minutes to have a change of clothes packed into the bag along with the saline solution for my contacts, which would be promptly taken out as soon as I was in the car.

"Ready to go?"

"Yes, see you later dad!"

I was very glad when we got into the car. The contacts were out before we had even left the driveway.

Have I mentioned that I hate these?

Yes, the most recent being this morning.

We drove to the Cullen's first, to drop off the car. Then we ran to the clearing. Edward went first, me close at his heels, enjoying every moment of it. We got to the clearing, I noticed Alice and Jasper throwing a ball back and forth, I could see it this time. The bases were already set up.

"We have even teams this time!" Alice said as she danced toward us. "We've already picked teams, you're on one with, me, Jasper, and Edward!"

"Wonderful,"

"Come on! Let's play ball!" Edward's eyes flashed in my direction and we headed off to the field.

"Who will referee?" I asked, remembering that Esme had usually done so, but now she was playing.

"We'll try not to cheat!" Emmett called.

"I'll only cheat if you cheat first!" Jasper called.

This will be a very interesting night.

Edward laughed.

He went to left field, I went to right, Alice was on the pitcher's mound, Jasper went to stand between first and second base.

Emmett was up first. Alice pitched and Emmett hit it into the surrounding forest, Edward was after it in no time. I was really glad that I could actually see them run this time, and not have to just wonder where they were. Edward got it and Emmett was out.

"Emmett hits the hardest, but Edward runs the fastest," Esme's words rung in my mind.

The game continued. Rosalie hit a ball straight toward me. I was really surprised when I found myself running to catch it, and did!

I caught it!

"Out!" Alice said.

Rosalie wasn't happy that I had caught the ball. But she cooperated without arguing.

Jasper caught the ball that Carlisle had hit and we were up to bat.

Edward, got a home run, Alice made it to third base, then Jasper hit her home, but only made it to third base himself because Esme was back for the ball. I was up.

You'll be okay. I told Carlisle to go easy on you.

Great.

Carlisle pitched the ball, I concentrated hard and managed to hit it! Jasper made it home and I made it to second base.

I knew you could do it! You're a natural when you aren't so clumsy.

Thanks.

Edward managed to hit us home.

It was very exiting, playing baseball with them.

It was a wonderful experience flying across the bases and inhuman speeds. It was amazing to be able to hit a ball without serious consequences.

It was a little disappointing in the bottom of the 7th inning when Rosalie caught my fly ball. They had stopped going easy on me sometime in the 2nd inning. But I enjoyed it none the less.

We were in the top of the ninth when Alice stopped mid-pitch, Carlisle poised at home plate. Edward's head snapped toward her, as did mine. We saw the vision through her eyes.

Billy and Carlisle were speaking in heated tones. At first, I couldn't recognize where they were, then I realized that they were in my living room. I couldn't hear what they were saying either. But, somehow, I caught the gist of it. I came down the stairs, I looked angry. I shouted something at Billy. He looked confused, then shouted something back. I took the contacts out of my eyes to reveal their true color. Billy looked shocked, then shouted something else. I looked like I would be in tears if I were human. I walked outside, and my skin glittered…

The vision stopped.

"Alice, what is it?" Jasper sounded worried.

"When is that going to happen?" Edward asked.

"I don't know, but soon." She told her vision to the rest of the family.

"What are we going to do?" I asked.

"We are going to go back to the house and talk this over." Carlisle stated.

As we ran, the only thing that went through my mind was, Billy, somehow Billy leads me to reveal what I am, and what the Cullen's are…

Don't worry, we'll figure out what to do.

I still worried.

A/N2: Well, there you go! R&R please!