Chapter 10

BELLA'S POV

The plane ride to Hawaii was bearable. Edward supplied us with CD's. He used the right headphone, and I used the left.

"Hang on, hang on! I love this one." I went back a track and rocked out in my chair.

"Bella, are you kidding? Not Linkin Park's best." Edward skipped over it.

"Edward!" I laughed, and went back one.

"Bella!" He tickled at my ribs.

"Stop it!" I pushed his hands away and tickled him.

"Newlyweds?" The older woman next to Edward asked.

"Yeah." I wiped a tear from my eye, still laughing.

"I could tell." She smiled.

She could tell? Are we acting very newlywed?

I don't know. This is my first time being a newlywed too.

"Can we listen to something more relaxing?" Edward took out the CD, and replaced it with Debussy.

"Ahhh." I laid my head on Edward's shoulder, and he laid his head on mine.

We laid there for awhile before being interrupted.

A couple walked by, first the girl.

What a nice looking guy.

I rolled my eyes.

She was followed by a boy.

That chick is hot…what nice boobs.

Edward's head shot up, and he snarled quietly, glaring at the boy as he walked by.

"Calm down." I pushed his head back down on mine.

He stopped snarling.

Would you like to join the mile high club, like that couple is about to?

I laughed out loud, and everyone turned to stare.

Edward laughed too.

Good, you were kidding.

"Of course I was."

"Well I didn't know."

The rest of the ride went mostly like that. But when the boy walked by awhile later, and 'tripped', he touched my chest. Edward grabbed his collar.

"Go back to your seat." He growled.

We didn't see the boy anymore.

When we landed, we hurriedly got our luggage and headed for the parking lot. Edward had ordered a special rental car.

"Oh my God." I stopped, and dropped my bag.

A stretch limo was waiting for us. A driver got out, and piled our bags into the trunk.

"Like it?" Edward put his arm around me, and led me to the door.

"How much money was this?"

"That's not exactly the answer I was looking for." Edward pushed me inside.

"It wasn't an answer, it was a question."

"Bella, we're married now. Just let me spoil you." He shut the door.

"Only sometimes. This isn't going to turn into an everyday thing."

He laughed.

I hope you won't be mad then.

Why?
I rented a house for our stay.

"You what!" I pulled away.

"Come on Bella."

"I thought you got a hotel room! Not a house!"

"Bella, just relax. It's a nice place."

"I just don't want to make your family go bankrupt." I mumbled.

"We won't."

I sighed as we finally pulled into the driveway of the house. Edward was right, it was beautiful. It was painted a bright orange color, with lime green shutters. Surrounding the house was a white picket fence.

"Now stop being a grouch and let's go get cleaned up."

"I'm not a grouch." I said, folding my arms.

Yes you are.

Am not!

To that, even I had to laugh.

EDWARD'S POV

After we had freshened up and gotten into different clothes, Bella and I headed down to the little shopping center. It was already getting dark – which meant that our skin wouldn't be sparkling.

"Bella, where would you like to go first?" I asked, swinging our arms up and down.

"Well I need a new swimsuit." Bella suggested.

I pulled her into the nearest store there was, and grabbed a dozen different bikinis to try on.

"Edward, are these my size?"

"Of course they are." I rolled my eyes.

In the dressing room, she tried on each swimsuit. Each looked amazing on her, and so I bought each one.

"Edward I don't need fifteen bikinis!" Bella stamped her foot.

"Just relax." I grabbed the bag and followed her outside.

"Jesus Edward, at least spend some money on yourself."

"I have and I will Bella."

We walked a ways before I stopped.

"What is it?" Bella asked.

"I have to stop in to the store for something. Wait here." I handed her the bag.

"Alright."

"Don't fall off a cliff."

Why do you ALWAYS say that to me? And anyways, I'm a vampire now.

So?

I laughed as she stood there, fuming.

BELLA'S POV

I didn't know what happened. I was just standing there, near a store, when all of a sudden, I looked across the parking lot, and saw him.

A man in a black overcoat was standing near a parked car, staring at me. His thoughts were blank, but for some reason, I lost control of my body.

I began walking towards him, trying to stop myself.

Edward, help me.

Before I knew it, I heard Edward shouting.

"Bella! Bella stop!" I heard him shouting.

My body wouldn't stop. Suddenly, Edward grabbed my shoulders, and I was aware that a car was beeping at me.

"Bella! What the hell were you doing!" His eyes were angry, but they were more frightened.

"I…I don't know. I was just standing there and…"

I looked across the street, but the man was gone.

Edward tried to read my face, and held me in an embrace.

"Come on, let's go."

The walk home was quiet, and once we were in the house, Edward started in with the questions.

"What were you thinking? Walking right in front of a car! If it would have hit you, and you weren't hurt, what would the people think!"

"I'm sorry Edward. I told you I don't know what happened."

"What do you mean you don't know what happened!"

"Exactly as it sounds!" I went for the bedroom door. "Why do you have to yell at me!"

I slammed the door hard, but not too hard so that it fell off the hinges.

"Bella, open up." Edward knocked on the door.

"Why, so you can yell at me some more?"

"Bella come on."

I unlocked the door.

"Bella I'm sorry. You just scared me." Edward touched my face.

"I was scared too. All of a sudden my body just started walking into the street. I felt like any second, my mind would lose control too."

"Well whatever happened, it's okay," he kissed me, "let's not fight on our honeymoon."

"Let's not fight at all."

But all I could think about the whole night was that man. Why did I feel like I knew who he was?

While I took a bath, it hit me – that man was the black figure I had seen while Alice had driven me to Charlie's. But what did he want with me?

EDWARD'S POV

"Alice, it's Edward. You probably already knew I was calling, so I won't make this long. Something, or someone, tried to do something to Bella. Don't worry, she's fine. Just have everyone look out for anything weird there. Alright, I have to go." I hung up the phone.

"Edward," Bella came out in pj's, "who are you talking to?"

"The TV. I was thanking the weatherman for giving us cloudy skies tomorrow."

"Oh."

Are you alright?

Yeah why?

You seem upset.

I'm not upset, I'm just thinking.

"About what?" I laid down on the bed, and Bella laid next to me.

"About that dark figure I saw that I told you about. I think that a man in the parking lot today was the figure I saw in Forks. I think that he was the one controlling me."

"But why?" I propped myself up with my elbow.

"I don't know. I couldn't read his mind, it was blank. He was probably just concentrating so much on mine, that he wasn't thinking anything."

"Well until we figure out who he is, I don't want you leaving the house alone."

"Edward, I'm not a human anymore. I'm not breakable."

"Bella, he can control your body. You even said it yourself, your felt like any second, your mind would lose control too."

Bella sighed. "Fine. I won't leave the house alone."

I kissed her hair. "Thank you."

BELLA'S POV

I ran ahead of Edward. It was very early in the morning – the sun hadn't even risen yet. Luckily, it was going to be cloudy, so we didn't have to hide inside.

"Oh no you don't!" Edward caught up with me.

"Just face it, you're an old geezer." I laughed.

"Old geezer?" Edward grabbed me, and we rolled onto the ground.

"Edward!" I fought his hold, and had him pinned.

But he used his foot to flip me over his head, and he had me pinned.

"I believe the old geezer just beat you."

"Not a chance." I managed to throw a fist full of sand at him.

"Uggh, sick!" While Edward spit out the sand, I ran down the hill to where the tide came up.

I walked along the wet sand, my feet sinking.

The sky was beautiful. It was a nice, gray color. Clouds billowed overhead.

Suddenly, there was the man. He was standing out in the water.

I tried to stand still, but my feet led me into the water.

Bella stop! Bella!

I…can't.

Edward's strong arms pulled me backwards, and I landed on the sand with a thud.

"Bella!" He held my face in his hands.

"Edward, there he is!"

Edward looked up. "He's gone."

"I swear he was there!"

"Come on, we have to get out of here." Edward pulled me up.

"We don't have to leave."

"Bella, someone is after you."

"I'm sorry about ruining our honeymoon."

Edward stopped and held me. "You didn't," he looked up, "he did."